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Bad At Boardgames
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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 24 ต.ค. 2021
Welcome to Bad at Board Games, where we're bad, so you don't have to be. Well, Toph's pretty good at board games, but, Brad, well...
We're Brad & Toph, two friends who love many aspects of the tabletop hobby. Along with Aura, Haiden, and others, we make content about board games, what we like and don't like, finding new things to bring to our gaming group, making suggestions for your collection & gaming group, and bringing you along for the ride as we play through and review some amazing games.
Brad is the creator of Bad at Board Games. According to his kids, well, he's bad at board games. Topher joined Brad's gaming group and can confirm (and has the stats to prove it)! TBH, neither of us are bad at board games, we're just two friends who love this hobby and love to share it with others, win or lose.
Join us as we bicker, talk smack, win, lose, share, and explore tabletop gaming.
We're glad you're here! Whatever you enjoy, join us at the table!
We're Brad & Toph, two friends who love many aspects of the tabletop hobby. Along with Aura, Haiden, and others, we make content about board games, what we like and don't like, finding new things to bring to our gaming group, making suggestions for your collection & gaming group, and bringing you along for the ride as we play through and review some amazing games.
Brad is the creator of Bad at Board Games. According to his kids, well, he's bad at board games. Topher joined Brad's gaming group and can confirm (and has the stats to prove it)! TBH, neither of us are bad at board games, we're just two friends who love this hobby and love to share it with others, win or lose.
Join us as we bicker, talk smack, win, lose, share, and explore tabletop gaming.
We're glad you're here! Whatever you enjoy, join us at the table!
Nucleum - Is it Radioactive or Toxic Waste?
It's taken a while, but we've finally have enough plays under our belts to review Nucleum. Better late that never?
Nucleum was designed by Simone Luciani and Dávid Turczi, and published in 2024 by Board and Dice. It's a 1-4 player, heavyweight, route building, action selection, tech tree, Euro engine builder with asymmetric player abilities and multiple pathways to accumulate victory points. Sound like a lot? Yeah, we thought so, too. We played this pretty early on, pretty much as soon as it was delivered, but we had to get more plays before we could give it an honest review. Was it Great? Watch to find out our thoughts, impressions, pros, cons, value, rating, and more!
contact us at
badatboardgames.contact@gmail.com
00:00 - Start
00:20 - What are we talking about
00:29 - Why Watch?
00:45 - Designer / Publisher
01:14 - Theme
02:03 - Mechanics
03:36 - Player Count / Teach Time
05:01 - Turn Overview
07:43 - Summary
08:31 - Pro Toph
09:11 - Expanding on Pro
09:43 - Brad Pro
10:42 - Toph Pro
11:47 - Marker 13
11:48 - Brad Pro
12:21 - Toph Pro
14:02 - Toph Misc Pros
15:31 - Further Discussion
17:07 - Cons
18:34 - Toph Rebuttal
19:28 - We like Board and Dice
20:29 - Toph Con
21:58 - Toph Con
23:09 - Brad Con
24:51 - Toph Expanding
25:22 - Brad Con
27:01 - Toph Rebuttal
28:39 - How Games Trigger Ending
29:32 - Con Misc
29:48 - Weight Rating
31:23 - Value Rating
33:11 - BGG Rating
34:21 - Toph BGG Rating
36:24 - Who is this for?
38:23 - What do you think?
39:14 - Recommend Board and Dice Games
Nucleum was designed by Simone Luciani and Dávid Turczi, and published in 2024 by Board and Dice. It's a 1-4 player, heavyweight, route building, action selection, tech tree, Euro engine builder with asymmetric player abilities and multiple pathways to accumulate victory points. Sound like a lot? Yeah, we thought so, too. We played this pretty early on, pretty much as soon as it was delivered, but we had to get more plays before we could give it an honest review. Was it Great? Watch to find out our thoughts, impressions, pros, cons, value, rating, and more!
contact us at
badatboardgames.contact@gmail.com
00:00 - Start
00:20 - What are we talking about
00:29 - Why Watch?
00:45 - Designer / Publisher
01:14 - Theme
02:03 - Mechanics
03:36 - Player Count / Teach Time
05:01 - Turn Overview
07:43 - Summary
08:31 - Pro Toph
09:11 - Expanding on Pro
09:43 - Brad Pro
10:42 - Toph Pro
11:47 - Marker 13
11:48 - Brad Pro
12:21 - Toph Pro
14:02 - Toph Misc Pros
15:31 - Further Discussion
17:07 - Cons
18:34 - Toph Rebuttal
19:28 - We like Board and Dice
20:29 - Toph Con
21:58 - Toph Con
23:09 - Brad Con
24:51 - Toph Expanding
25:22 - Brad Con
27:01 - Toph Rebuttal
28:39 - How Games Trigger Ending
29:32 - Con Misc
29:48 - Weight Rating
31:23 - Value Rating
33:11 - BGG Rating
34:21 - Toph BGG Rating
36:24 - Who is this for?
38:23 - What do you think?
39:14 - Recommend Board and Dice Games
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Shadows of the Galaxy: Opening Packs
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As set 2 became available I sit down and see if I got lucky and drew a showcase or some cool legendary cards 😁 contact us at badatboardgames.contact@gmail.com 00:00 - Start 01:30 - Pack 1 02:10 - Rare 02:41 - PAck 2 03:26 - Rare 03:40 - Talking Showcases $ 03:58 - Pack 3 04:39 - Rare 04:52 - Talking 05:12 - Pack4 -more talking 06:15 - Rare 06:28 - PAck 5 07:14 - Rare 07:27 - PAck 6 08:18 - Rare...
Pampero: How does it compare to other Euro's?
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Will this make my top 10 Euro list? What is my BGG rating? Have you backed it played it? Let's take a look! contact us at badatboardgames.contact@gmail.com 00:00 - Start 00:16 - Why Watch ? 00:34 - Designer / Publisher 01:09 - Theme 01:50 - Mechanics 03:45 - Player Count 04:27 - Turn Overview 07:48 - Pros 08:40 - Pro #2 09:31 - Blue Marker 11:06 - PRo 3 12:13 - Pro 4 13:13 - Cons 14:22 - Con #2...
Which Expansion is the Best? Review of Age of Apocalypse!
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Rapid review on Age of Apocalyse and I talk about which of teh three expansions I like best to wosrt. Altough none are bad but we still need to rate things here! contact us at badatboardgames.contact@gmail.com 00:00 - Start 00:29 - Why Watch 01:14 - Mechanics 01:29 - Best Player Count 02:34 - Time to Play 02:58 - Turns / Learning Curve 03:46 - Weight Rating 04:49 - Value Rating 05:32 - BGG Rati...
What is Essential? Let's Look at Jagged Earth
มุมมอง 516หลายเดือนก่อน
Continuing the search for essential expansions is this the one? contact us at badatboardgames.contact@gmail.com 00:00 - Start 00:17 - Why Watch? 00:39 - Publisher / Designer 01:09 - Theme 01:31 - Mechanics 03:46 - Player Count/ Best 04:26 - Turn Summary 10:35 - Pros 12:19 - Pro #2 Branch & Clow / Jagged Earth 14:17 - Pro #3 15:32 - Cons 16:37 - Con #2 17:55 - Con #3 19:02 - Con #4 19:32 - Weigh...
Dungeon Petz
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Older game for sure but very worth still talking about! contact us at badatboardgames.contact@gmail.com 00:00 - Start 00:14 - Why WAtch 00:39 - Designer / Publisher 01:10 - Theme 01:32 - Marker 4 04:14 - Player Count 04:48 - Time to Play 05:20 - Turn overview 09:47 - Pros 11:41 - Pro #2 12:23 - Pro #3 12:45 - Cons 14:38 - Con #2 15:54 - Con ish 16:29 - BGA vs In Person 18:07 - Weight Rating 20:...
Ezra & Nehemiah: Game of the Year?
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What is brown and tan and puzzly all over? A Euro!... what more could Toph like? Well, he didn't play it and, well, I passed on the Kickstarter... not my jam (or so I thought)! Ezra and Nehemiah is the 2024 game by S J Macdonald and Shem Phillips, and published by Garphill Games/Renegade Games Studio. We played it this week in our gaming group, and I've got some thoughts about it. Let's take a ...
Heat Heavy Rain: Expansion Review
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Is this essential? Is this worth your money? Let us take a look! contact us at badatboardgames.contact@gmail.com 00:00 - Start 00:56 - What are we talking about 01:18 - Why Watch? 01:38 - Publisher / Designer 02:47 - What's in the box? 04:05 - 4 Pages of rules 04:15 - Theme 05:03 - Mechanics 07:33 - Player Count 08:44 - Solo? 09:07 - Time to Play 09:33 - What a Turn Looks Like 12:11 - Pro 13:52...
Where's Brad: Lost in Star Wars Unlimited
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What's been going on fewer videos and why trying to get the mojo back. Also a new addiction go figure LOL. contact us at badatboardgames.contact@gmail.com 00:00 - Start 02:39 - Card Game Snob? 03:06 - Liked Board games not Card Games 03:35 - Star wars: Unlimited 04:31 - Last Addiction 04:50 - Sold Oathsworn 05:34 - Sell Some KDM But Planned 05:59 - Star Wars Over 200 Plays 08:14 - I started las...
Inventions: Evolution of Ideas - A Lacerda Civ?
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This one's a doozy, so let's get into it! We love Vital Lacerda's games, but what do we think of this one? Join Brad and Toph at the table as we discuss Inventions: Evolution of Ideas, the 2024 game designed by Vital Lacerda with artwork by Ian O"Toole and published by Eagle-Gryphon Games. We'll talk about our thoughts, our ratings, what we think of the value, and more. Have you played it? What...
An Age of Reviews - Let's Take a Look at An Age Contrived
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Join Brad and Toph at the table for a first impressions video of An Age Contrived, designed by Chris Matthew and published by Bellows Intent. We'll give our first impression ratings, thoughts on game play, what we liked, what we didn't like, and what we think of the value of this game. What do you think? Did you back it? Have you played it? We'd love to know!
Dig You Way Out - Rapid Review
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Fours years old but an interesting little game for up to 5-6 players even! contact us at badatboardgames.contact@gmail.com 00:00 - Start 00:22 - Designer and Publisher 00:40 - Why Watch? 00:57 - Player Count 01:20 - Theme 02:02 - What you do on your turn 03:00 - Mechnaics 03:37 - How to win 03:55 - Time to play 04:23 - Pro / Con 05:18 - Weight Rating 05:41 - Value Rating 06:13 - Marker 13 06:21...
Skyrise - Rise or Fall? Review
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contact us at badatboardgames.contact@gmail.com 00:00 - Start 00:15 - Why Watch? 00:33 - Designer / Publisher 01:00 - Theme - B Roll 01:30 - Overview of Play 02:17 - Game Mechanics - How To Play Summary 04:18 - Area Multiplier - B Roll 05:08 - Objectives 05:26 - B-Roll of Snake/Build Mechanc 06:05 - Mechanics Summed Up 06:39 - First to Build all Buildings 07:00 - Pro - Easy but has Depth 08:23 ...
Board Game Anonymous - Hello My Name is Brad and I have a Boardgame Problem
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Do we buy to many board games? YES Do we still want more YES! contact us at badatboardgames.contact@gmail.com 00:00 - Start 00:32 - Board Game anonomus 00:40 - Botany 02:36 - KDM - Black Knight 03:42 - An AgeContrived 04:38 - Vidal LAcerda - Innovation 04:48 - I got to Play 5 Tribes and Dig Out 05:03 - My New Obsession - SWU 08:19 - Addictive Personality?
Dangerous Box Opening!
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A large knife and a board game what can go wrong? contact us at badatboardgames.contact@gmail.com 00:00 - Start 11:57 - Marker 1 12:16 - Miniatures 13:32 - What do you think?
New! Mind Bug Battlefruit Expansion - Gamefound
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New! Mind Bug Battlefruit Expansion - Gamefound
Don't Be Afraid - Is this the best Lacerda?
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Don't Be Afraid - Is this the best Lacerda?
Is This the Best One? Gaia Project or Terra Mystica?
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Is This the Best One? Gaia Project or Terra Mystica?
It's the Galactic Senate! Well Sort Of
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It's the Galactic Senate! Well Sort Of
Random question, are the two of you going to gen con this year? Thank you for your hard work on the channel
We have it and totally love it! Expansion makes set up a bit complicated as some things have to come in and others out. But gladly play at any count! Take a look at some NSKN games (which you can get VERY cheap now) - which is their old name. I think you'd love Dragonsgate College and Simurgh.
Very cool will have to look up those games! Thank You for sharing 😁
Just got the expansion. We really like this game.
Awesome glad to hear It is a hit for you!
I've played Nucleum solo and at 4-players, and I couldn't agree more with all of your assessments. 👍 I don't cull many games, but I can't see me playing this again, especially solo (which for me was painful).
Thanks and that may help Toph not play the solo 🤣
I like the action selection. My first game I made the same mistake as Toph and put too many tiles out and then had to use my ? tile to get more. While I ultimately got decent at the game, I just don't get enough enjoyment out of the game to make it worth the brain power and time.
Yes I find action selection to be a mechanic I enjoy as well! We agree with your assessment 😃 Thanks for watching and commenting!
Good to see you again, Toph! Love the dynamic between you two friends.
It was a blast to be back in the studio and hang with you all! Schedule will still be busy, not I'm trying to be back more. Plus it's fun to hang out with Brad--just don't tell him I said that! 😅
The teach would be a con for me. I struggle with teaching games, especially to non gamers.
This one is a lot for sure.
@@BadatBoardgames probably not a game for me then. Thanks for the thorough details on this game.
Glad it is helping!!! Thanks as always for supporting the channel 😁
I’m a fan of the standard game so this is an automatic buy for me. If I didn’t like ASoIaF would I be excited? Maybe not, but I would probably still enjoy just playing it.
Awesome! I am glad It hits the right spot for you. I am obviously in a different camp but I think it is because I enjoy the modeling and painting side as well as the complex rules of 40k.
Wow you got 3 boxes that’s insane
Addict
Just got into MC over the past month and I love it!! I can’t find a local multiplayer group, so if anyone in the central NC area wanna play hit me up
My friend alex found someone on redit and they do it over a camera and discord
How’s the game play?
I really like the game. Takes all the good mechanics from other TCG and wrap it in an IP I love.
I know nothing about this game but I love Star Wars and I used to have a problem buying ccg’s, so I have a special place in my heart to watch people crackin packs.it’s fun to watch someone having fun with the unknown. Mtg and Star Wars destiny kind of burned me out but fun to watch others, thanks
Ya I have not played a ccg in 30 years lol this one got me 😭😂🤣
Time stamp reads FASN BOY OF HEAT :D
lol Oops
Add the Hydra Soldiers you will like it more, also I can’t wait for DCeased
I will have to try them! Ya I have DCeased backed but I did restrain myself we will see what happens on the used market if I like it lol 😂
It is one of the best from Garphil games! It is REALLY good
I absolutely agree!
Do Note that the expansions are not solo compatible. Thanks for the overview.
Good to know Thank You !
Can I ask for help, here? I'm new to Zombicide: Heroes Resistance, I couldn't find ANYWHERE in the rules what the teeth mean on the dice?
Definitely!The teeth are Hunger. I will look tonight when I get home to make sure I explain it correctly. But I believe you move your hunger track up when you roll that symbol
Page 21 it talks about the hunger and that is what happens when you roll the teeth symbol. Let me know if you have any questions after that.
@@BadatBoardgames Marvel Zombies: Heroes Resistance rule book pg 21 is the first Mission MO - Tutorial. Still nothing about the teeth or Hunger.... You may be referring to Original Zombicide? Maybe I wasn't clear, sorry!
Great review thanks
Thank You kindly !
I'm still waiting for my copy to arrive. But I'm glad to hear it's an 8 for you, and overall that's not so complicated as a Lacerda. BTW Julian Pombo started by helping Lacerda testing games, helping in some designs and then he created his own games with some Lacerda's observations.
That’s cool to learn! Ya I just think the reading the rules might be Thank You harder part lol
The game was a great deal for the kickstarter price. It was $85, or $90 for preorder, with included clear skies expansion (stretch goals). The clear skies expansion would add more variety with the companies and objective cards. The cheapest I saw for retail was $100 which could be a good value. I feel it's a game that you are going to be bouncing off of what other people do a lot. It's a mix of area control and euro mechanics.
Ya that is a good deal from kickstarter plus the shipping I wonder what that cost. Yes you do have to watch what other people are doing because you might need a location and they get ahead of you. It did not feel like area control which is good for me more like permanent worker placement lol.
I really like the theme! I've bounced off Lacerda style games bcause they are too procedual for my tastes. Probably going to wait for a copy to hit the 2nd handmarket and then give it a go if the price is right! FYI: The mechanics intro was a bit loud using headphones!
Gotcha I will lower the sound track Thank You. Ya I think this would be worth the 2nd hand market for sure.
Finally played it this past weekend. I bought a copy and the friend I played with bought a copy. I give it an 8.5, could be a 9 with more plays. 😊
Awesome! So glad you like it!!!!!
I like Aquatica. The combos make the game for me. And it's quick. Quick to set up, quick to teach, quick to play. But I eouldn't keep it if it didn't also give some brain burn.
Toph liked it , I thought it was a little to tight. That and it had a lot of hype so I think I was really high on it, so maybe my expectations were to hi not sure.
I literally don’t get the massive change in opinion for Rails to the North. Just because a new iteration of a game comes along and implements things differently should not be an indicator in such a massive drop off. Preference to play one over the other? Sure. But such denigration? Odd
Well I just don’t like it think it feels clunky but just my opinion others like it
@@BadatBoardgames respect
I bought both the sinister and guardians of the galaxy retail before i knew about the Kickstarter exclusives... now I'm really regretting it lol
They are all good though
@@BadatBoardgamesi dont doubt it, i just hope i dont end up buying twice for the miniatures 😂
@@mdfootball4ever I feel ya there!
The rules interpretation mistake is Massive. That’s a real shame.
Mentioned this is other comments we played it correctly talked about it wrong here. For that rule. Still does not change rating and opinion
@@BadatBoardgames You responded to justinandmax’s comment that you must have played wrong? To consider the pawn location to matter for binding energy after an ordinary monument section completion would completely ruin the experience… as compared to it only mattering for the two player tracks. It would make it clunky and awful to play.
Getting worried there, I miss Brad at Boardgames!
Thank You!
1. Dune: a game of conquest and diplomacy (this is the movie version of classic dune) 2. Power rangers heroes of the grid 3. Terraforming mars 4. Ghost stories 5. Kinfire delve
Great list!
Vagrantsong is great 😅
Well I am glad you like it!!
Brad is back!!!!
Mutant Genesis is definitely the best of these offerings and Magneto is the best final boss of any box they've done to date. However I still rate Sinister Motives as joint first for box quality alongside MG.
Ya sinister motives is really good especially if you like spider-man and his villians!
i feel the same way as you guys on Inventions.... it's right at a 7 for me.... I like it slightly less that Weather Machine.... really love to see your thoughts on Weather Machine. But still my to three Lacerda ones; Kansan EV, On Mars and Lisboa
Weather machine is next but Toph is getting his masters so it’s a slow go at the moment.
The name is Dig Your Way Out, not Dig Out.
Good review, (other than the bit of random rambling for a bit in the middle but no biggy). Your channel should have more eyeballs. Thinking about buying this some day for the Monty Python Zombicide expansion I bought.
Thank You 😄 we do tables some but have been working on it lol. I almost bought the monty expansion but was trying to have some self control lol
@@BadatBoardgames I have next to none, damnit: 256 games, 38 I've never opened. Duhhrrr
@@ROOKTABULA preach!
I like your review format. The important thing about Spirit Island is like you said that it is a puzzle game. You win by ordering your powers in the best way to mess with the invaders which behave almost entirely deterministic. It also has a difficulty that is easy to tune according to your skill level so that you should always be able to create a game that treats you fairly. Although you discuss Jagged Earth here, as an entry point, Horizons of Spirit Island may be a good lowcost sampling of the game system to figure out if you want to delve deeper. A cheaper option still is to find the game digitally where you can play a few turns for free. I would say that beyond a handful of plays of the base game that either Branch and Claw or Jagged Earth is essential. The addition of events that both expansions offer adds a small dimension of risk and unpredictability that the base game sorely lacks.
I agree on all points and Thank You for the compliment. I really like the expansions and can’t see me wanting to play the base game anymore without them. Thanks again for watching and commenting!
I would kind of agree with the statement it is not a game, still rated it 8/10 on bgg. It is an experience. Nemesis largely plays itself with minimal player input, has got some clunky mechanics, like noise markers, and some straight up game breaking ones like luck driven player elimination Played as semi coop most of players will die, quite likely all of them if counting flying not to earth or broken engines as death. But that's the fun of it. Being in an alien movie on board you expect to be, betrayed, killed, have tons of bad luck, essentially be helpless and not make it. Ripley was the chosen one. And you are not Ripley.
Well said we are not Ripley! Thank You for taking the time to watch the old video and comment! Much appreciated 😀
@@BadatBoardgames It just so happens that we played 4 player semi coop Nemesis in our group a week ago :-) (Ps. Everybody died XD)
@Sanderus hehe ya that happens lol