There was a Big Trouble in Little China board game that came out a few years back - never looked into it as it was out of my price range, but that would be a great adaption for a Prospero Hall game.
@@nathanjs55 BTILC is an ok game, I like it. The game company that did it sucks and if I realized it was them I wouldn't have bought it. I got the game half price cause they said the box was damaged. The box was fine so I lucked out. The game comes with a lot of cool minis also. Actually, I think you'd like the game.
Prospero Hall has really jumped out to be a designer that I'll bliind buy just about anything they put out. I've gotten so many of their game and I, my fianceé, and my friends have really enjoyed each one. It's great to see they knocked it out of the park again.
Thank you Prospero Hall for doing these IPs justice! You have shown to be a master class at designing simple-yet-strategic games that are good for the whole family. My family loves Horrified and Jaws and will be sure to pick this one up (and the Jungle Cruise one as well)! P.S. Please make an Indiana Jones game!
Prospero Hall please keep making movie IP games! Between this one and Jaws, I have complete faith in you! They both do a fantastic job at pairing the theme with the mechanics, and it makes for an immersive, fun experience! Well done!
I honestly can't believe the amazing work Prospero Hall is doing. I love their games. Villainous, Funkoverse, Horrified, Bob Ross, How to Rob a Bank... And all their upcoming games from Funko look stellar. Very excited for this game and any others they release in the future.
Prospero Hall have already made 3 of my top 20 games, Villainous, Jaws and Horrified. I now believe a 4th is incoming, I am in the UK and have it pre-ordered. Eagerly awaiting their next license, I know it won't be but wish they had the X-Files license, finally a company that I believe would do that license justice.
I've preorder it. I'm very impressed at how Prospero Hall continues to integrate the theme so lovingly with some Euros mechanisms. I'd love to hear them talk about their process on the BoardGameDesignLab or Ludology.
Definitely wait to see what the community says about the game in terms of replayability but the fact there might finally be a good back to the future game is very exciting.
I just purchased and finally played this game solo in preparation to introduce my 12 yr old niece to board games. I think this will be the perfect game to get our family into board gaming, then hopefully we will move on from there.
Man, I'm kinda tempted by this one: I can even see how they'd do an expansion where Biff is an antagonist player fighting the rest of the players over the Sports Almanac.
You could probably still keep it cooperative. Just add a new loss condition where if you don’t manage to steal the Almanac by game end you lose. Add new minis and characters for Future Doc and Future Marty who can never be in the same space as their doppelgängers and are the only ones who can get the almanac from Biff.
Smashing review, Tom. I'm a super fan of BTTF and I was slightly sceptical about the prospect of this game. I'm glad to say you have settled the nerves on that beast. Thanks again.
I was eagerly waiting that review, because not only I love those movies, but I LOVE the kind of "tintin/archie" art they went with. If it comes out in french, I'll be sure to buy this one.
@@deirdrecross4760 It's very cartoony, which is kind of a bold move for a movie adaptation, but they nailed the absolute perfect artstyle that just fits the tone of BTTF like a glove. That's some damn good design.
I am so thrilled that the game Tom was hinting at earlier in the week as being a likely candidate for his top ten this year turned out to be this one. Although I liked the game that came out a few years ago, I saw the flaws, and it was not co-op. Cannot wait to get this and play it. Thanks Tom!!! I am gonna make like a tree and get out of here now. LOL
I’m sold, the game looks amazing and extremely thematic! Has Prospero Hall had a misfire yet? They seem to have been firing on all cylinders from the get go. They may well be the hottest design team going right now.
Agreed! It would be awesome to have a trilogy of games to go with the movie trilogy. Plus the rule book for the second game could be the Sports Almanac, and for the third movie maybe they could use Jules Vern? And each version could have a different version of the clock tower. Oh man I really hope they are planning to make more!
We just bought it yesterday. We got our butts kicked. It was fun though. We love Alien, Horrified, Pandemic and Forbidden Island. Any other cooperation game suggestions? Great review by the way
just ordered it. I've already bought so many games recently but jungle cruise and jurassic park danger went out of stock before I decided, so no hesitation this time!
So glad to hear there's finally a good Back to the Future game coming. I love The Back to the Future Trilogy but I really hated that card game by IDW. Also really loved the Horrified game so I can't wait for this one.
Good review, but the way you raved against Biff, I feel like there was a missed opportunity here... Thomas F Wilson would have totally telecommuted to argue with you for part of your review.
Thanks for review and overview Tom. I like a lot of Prospero Hall games. Horrified is one of my favorites. This on unfortunately seems like a miss for me. Have fun gaming.
Well, I hope the game gets two standalone expansions for the two sequels as well. That would solve the 'achieving the same goal every time' issue. It looks great with this comic style artwork.
This is already looking like it's selling out and getting maybe a 10% discount at launch. I REALLY need this game, even if it's a play once or twice type.
Did you Try allready JAWS?. AMAZING. As I love Movies I hope this will came to Spain soon. Between this one and Horrified which one you would choose? Or can they have together???. Thanks.
Back to the Future is the one of the best movies ever! We just watched it for the first time with our kids. Cannot wait to get this game. SOLD! Thanks for a great review, Tom.
Clock tower aka dice tower is 2 cardboard pieces, it took me 5 seconds to put together lol Other than that 100% agree with this review, its a really fun game, what we did was made a game night out of it with pizza and pepsi "perfect" while playing the first then second movie in the background, made for a fun night
Throughout the rules explanation, I thought to myself how similar it seemed to Horrified, then Tom said it's the same designers; makes sense! I do feel it might be too similar though except without the variety of Horrified.
Finally got this game yesterday. One play and I've resold it. It is fiddly (all that flipping of tiles) and Biff is overpowered. It's just not fun, so away it went! Merry Christmas, someone! I have better co-ops. :)
I really want this game but it seems like it problems with replayability. I feel like once you beat the game thats it, or at least some magic is gone. There are so many cooperative games and they have different missions. But this game has only one! A great mission thou, but maybe after you finish it you tweek some things to make it harder.
I like Einstein to crowd control Biff, then move in position for Jennifer to whistle me over on her turn to help complete any big rolls. Jennifer is also a great counter to Biff as she specializes in love with her two love starter tiles.
I was going to say it has elements of their Horrified game. The dice tower is cool. I don't use dice towers but I'd use this one. Kids would like throwing the dice down it.
That's the rub for this game, 2 players is nightmarishly difficult. So many suggestions on how to bend the difficulty back online ie. as ignore the Biff movements on the movement cards when playing 2, use 3 flipped up Power cards or start at 6 on the love track. With so many suggestions means it really was an unfair difficulty for 2-player out of the box.
Biff IS very likely to mess up your game unless you stay on him CONSTANTLY, let me tell you. Also I personally feel the 2 person turn tracker is too short, but my family isn't used to this style of "every turn has multiple phases" game, so. . . *shrug*
What's up with the spaces? The way the board is divided is weird. Am I missing something? In the top right spaces' border even cuts through some buildings. They could have drawn a street there. Even with forced perspective a town grid already lends itself to being divided up. You don't even need borders, there are streets. I get that it's supposed to be stylized but that just seems like a weird place to get crazy.
IS it me or it really sounds similar in feel to almost every other coop type games? I mean, in a way, games like Horrified are different in that you draw stuff from a bag but at its core, you run away from a monster (biff here) and use special abilities to move around and do stuff faster than whatever timer you have. Move george around or move civilians around. Am i missing something or are those almost exactly the same game with different IP? Oh wait, I wrote my comment before the final thoughts where he compares to horrified. Lol. So yah....I played horrified 3 times and resold....so repetitive and non-engaging. My wife was bored. It DOES look very great for theme though.
This game absolutely sucks. I'm returning it and it's the first time I've ever done so. They take the worst part of the game, "managing biff" and make it 90% of the game play.
So this game is the exact same plot as the movie… Why not just watch the movie? There’s no real variation in what will happen in gameplay so there’s no replay value. The plot is the exact same as the movie with no player agency To affect it, Meaning that we are the Just literally playing the film. So I ask again, why not just watch the movie?
Well, in my opinion, there is replay value. There are some different cards you will draw and for me that’s good enough. I played it many times solo by controlling 2 characters. I would also watch the movie and play the game since you get to experience the movie through a game as well.
"I think we can all agree that Back to the Future is one of the greatest movies ever made and if you think differently you're wrong". LOL! Also true!
Given your icon that comment looks even better.
Einstein was Doc Brown's dog in 1985, Copernicus is his dog in 1955.
Exactly! Einstein was the first time-traveler and he traveled with Marty and Jennifer from 1985 back to 1955!
nice catch
I go with the theory that they are the same dog.
Gotta scrap all the boxes and print them again now.
so who is the dog in 1885
Prospero Hall, do Ghostbusters!
Yes!
@@nathanjs55 Big Trouble in China would be the golden standard for me. It would be my ultimate board game. Ghostbusters would rock too.
There was a Big Trouble in Little China board game that came out a few years back - never looked into it as it was out of my price range, but that would be a great adaption for a Prospero Hall game.
@@nathanjs55 BTILC is an ok game, I like it. The game company that did it sucks and if I realized it was them I wouldn't have bought it. I got the game half price cause they said the box was damaged. The box was fine so I lucked out. The game comes with a lot of cool minis also. Actually, I think you'd like the game.
@@panthwolfy Good to know. Is it pretty complex?
Tom's excitement is contagious so I am looking forward to this one. Thanks for the review.
Prospero Hall has really jumped out to be a designer that I'll bliind buy just about anything they put out. I've gotten so many of their game and I, my fianceé, and my friends have really enjoyed each one. It's great to see they knocked it out of the park again.
Awww shucks :) - Thanks for the kind words.
Give me a Prospero Hall Scooby Doo game with this art.
James Brazeal a straight up deduction game scooby doo theme would be soncool
That would be great!
Theres a Scooby Doo themed betrayal game
Thank you Prospero Hall for doing these IPs justice! You have shown to be a master class at designing simple-yet-strategic games that are good for the whole family. My family loves Horrified and Jaws and will be sure to pick this one up (and the Jungle Cruise one as well)!
P.S. Please make an Indiana Jones game!
Thank you for playing!
Prospero Hall please keep making movie IP games! Between this one and Jaws, I have complete faith in you! They both do a fantastic job at pairing the theme with the mechanics, and it makes for an immersive, fun experience! Well done!
Oh, and the Home Alone game as well!
I just picked this up in mint, complete condition at Goodwill for $2.99!
I honestly can't believe the amazing work Prospero Hall is doing. I love their games. Villainous, Funkoverse, Horrified, Bob Ross, How to Rob a Bank... And all their upcoming games from Funko look stellar. Very excited for this game and any others they release in the future.
Feeling the love :)! Thanks you guys!
Ouh! The Delorean is trully awesome! :D
It´s nice that they took the effort to produce a cool looking mini for it.
Im so glad they did not screw this one.. I need this one
I really good
The way I see it, if you're going to build a theme into a board game, why not do it with some style?
Prospero Hall have already made 3 of my top 20 games, Villainous, Jaws and Horrified. I now believe a 4th is incoming, I am in the UK and have it pre-ordered.
Eagerly awaiting their next license, I know it won't be but wish they had the X-Files license, finally a company that I believe would do that license justice.
The truth is out there.... :)
Fantastic response, now "I believe" ;)
@@kevindriske3354 LOLOLOL
"He's trying to fix things so he can get back to the present..." **sigh**.. I think you meant to say... BACK TO THE FUTURE!!
I've preorder it. I'm very impressed at how Prospero Hall continues to integrate the theme so lovingly with some Euros mechanisms. I'd love to hear them talk about their process on the BoardGameDesignLab or Ludology.
ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-224-putting-the-fun-in-funko
@@KetNg Wow! Fantastic. Thank you Ket :)
Definitely wait to see what the community says about the game in terms of replayability but the fact there might finally be a good back to the future game is very exciting.
If my kids are watching........... I want this game for Father's Day!
Me too!
This game will be available... IN THE FUTURE!
Also: Biff is the ancestor of Bob from Time Stories.
I just purchased and finally played this game solo in preparation to introduce my 12 yr old niece to board games. I think this will be the perfect game to get our family into board gaming, then hopefully we will move on from there.
How did that go for you?
Man, I'm kinda tempted by this one: I can even see how they'd do an expansion where Biff is an antagonist player fighting the rest of the players over the Sports Almanac.
You could probably still keep it cooperative. Just add a new loss condition where if you don’t manage to steal the Almanac by game end you lose. Add new minis and characters for Future Doc and Future Marty who can never be in the same space as their doppelgängers and are the only ones who can get the almanac from Biff.
Yes. And what about a campaign mode, in which the characters are affected some way in the whole trilogy from one installment (game) to the next?
Or a version in which Marty alters True 1985 back from Biff 1985.
Smashing review, Tom.
I'm a super fan of BTTF and I was slightly sceptical about the prospect of this game.
I'm glad to say you have settled the nerves on that beast.
Thanks again.
I was eagerly waiting that review, because not only I love those movies, but I LOVE the kind of "tintin/archie" art they went with. If it comes out in french, I'll be sure to buy this one.
That's Les McClaine, he's pretty cool. In fact he's done some Archie covers.
The art is super cool right!?
@@deirdrecross4760 It's very cartoony, which is kind of a bold move for a movie adaptation, but they nailed the absolute perfect artstyle that just fits the tone of BTTF like a glove. That's some damn good design.
@@stainedglasspixie Les McClaine for internal components and George Bletsis on the cover! Sweet combo!
Prime day 2021, this game is $10
Damn missed out, but good to know this goes on sale for that cheap :))
@@tuanh_duong It is on sale again!
I am so thrilled that the game Tom was hinting at earlier in the week as being a likely candidate for his top ten this year turned out to be this one. Although I liked the game that came out a few years ago, I saw the flaws, and it was not co-op. Cannot wait to get this and play it. Thanks Tom!!! I am gonna make like a tree and get out of here now. LOL
That’s about as funny as a screen door on a battleship.
@@amoore05 How 'bout you make like a tree... and go back to the future.
I can see there being a Part II and III if this does well.
I am so excited about this game. Perfect choice for Father's Day!
I’m sold, the game looks amazing and extremely thematic! Has Prospero Hall had a misfire yet? They seem to have been firing on all cylinders from the get go. They may well be the hottest design team going right now.
I remember a Prospero Hall game that Tom didn’t like too much. I think it was called Jungle Cruise.
Back to the future is my all time favorite movie. Really happy to see this game live up to expectations. Hall continues to knock it out of the park.
Thanks so much, we are blushing :)
Man, imagine games from the other two movies! Fixing the alternate timeline from the second movie, and speeding up the train from the third movie
Agreed! It would be awesome to have a trilogy of games to go with the movie trilogy. Plus the rule book for the second game could be the Sports Almanac, and for the third movie maybe they could use Jules Vern? And each version could have a different version of the clock tower. Oh man I really hope they are planning to make more!
Prospero Hall is on a roll with amazing games back to back
We just bought it yesterday. We got our butts kicked. It was fun though.
We love Alien, Horrified, Pandemic and Forbidden Island. Any other cooperation game suggestions?
Great review by the way
just ordered it. I've already bought so many games recently but jungle cruise and jurassic park danger went out of stock before I decided, so no hesitation this time!
Is this the Back to the Future game I’ve been waiting for???
:)
So glad to hear there's finally a good Back to the Future game coming. I love The Back to the Future Trilogy but I really hated that card game by IDW. Also really loved the Horrified game so I can't wait for this one.
Good review, but the way you raved against Biff, I feel like there was a missed opportunity here... Thomas F Wilson would have totally telecommuted to argue with you for part of your review.
It's almost impossible for me to think about Back to the Future without remembering how absolutely cuckoo for coco-puffs Crispin Glover is.
Well, it is his density.
Also you can take the black and white picture and slowly paint it in as you play the theme song from Family Ties! :D XD
The movie franchisr is one of the rare I still watch in French to this day, so hopefully they release it in French eventually
Really wish we could get this in the UK!
Haha nice variation on dripping/oozing/and now brimming with theme. We need some more adjectives to replace it with... sweating? bleeding?
The game is totes SWEATING with theme!
I hope there's makeshif skateboard and manure cards.
@@commandercaptain4664 There are!! I've seen them! LOL
Did he mention that the Clocktower is also a dice tower? Because I think I saw on twitter that it is. Kind of like Wingspan.
If there's a will, there's a dice tower :).
@@prosperohall9551 Congrats on the great review by the way! Your team is killing it! Can't wait to pick this one up :)
Thanks for review and overview Tom. I like a lot of Prospero Hall games. Horrified is one of my favorites. This on unfortunately seems like a miss for me. Have fun gaming.
Don’t hear from this game much, did it just fade away?
I love the movie, is it better than Horrified? Thanks Tom
It’s gonna be hard to resist this one. A seal of excellence to a BTTF themed game by the designers of Horrified. That’s a lot of ticked boxes.
Well, I hope the game gets two standalone expansions for the two sequels as well. That would solve the 'achieving the same goal every time' issue. It looks great with this comic style artwork.
We got this over a week ago and play it several times a day. Challenging and lots of fun. We win about 50% of the time.
What about replayability, is it still fun even thou you beat it?
I'm so glad this is great .I bought Jaws,Jurassic Park Danger so when this arrives over the pond I'm in.
Already preordered! This is heavy.
This is already looking like it's selling out and getting maybe a 10% discount at launch. I REALLY need this game, even if it's a play once or twice type.
Great review. Placed my pre order after watching this
Wish I could find people playing this game. Can't find anything about it but for this video and your unboxing.
It's not quite out yet, but I think you'll be seeing more reviews and information coming out in the very short future.
People are already playing this in Biff's timeilne.
I found someone playing it but it didn’t help at all, this game is overly complicated
I have since purchased this game. It's actually fairly simple once you sit down and play it. Iv'e come to enjoy this game very much.
@@Magicman1625 we just got it for Christmas and figuring it out
Got mine in the mail today excited
Awesome review. Thanks Tom!
How is Prospero Hall coming up with so many good games so fast? They must be an army of designers!
Eat, breathe, drink GAMES :)
Prospero Hall I’ll send you an energy drink case! You need it!
@@prosperohall9551 I have a Vitamix -- will that do for blending up and DRINKING the games?
Did you Try allready JAWS?. AMAZING. As I love Movies I hope this will came to Spain soon. Between this one and Horrified which one you would choose? Or can they have together???. Thanks.
Back to the Future is the one of the best movies ever! We just watched it for the first time with our kids. Cannot wait to get this game. SOLD! Thanks for a great review, Tom.
Clock tower aka dice tower is 2 cardboard pieces, it took me 5 seconds to put together lol
Other than that 100% agree with this review, its a really fun game, what we did was made a game night out of it with pizza and pepsi "perfect" while playing the first then second movie in the background, made for a fun night
Throughout the rules explanation, I thought to myself how similar it seemed to Horrified, then Tom said it's the same designers; makes sense! I do feel it might be too similar though except without the variety of Horrified.
Finally got this game yesterday. One play and I've resold it. It is fiddly (all that flipping of tiles) and Biff is overpowered. It's just not fun, so away it went! Merry Christmas, someone! I have better co-ops. :)
Looks good, so being co-op can it be played solo?
Love Prospero Hall!
We love you!
You didn’t like the Chrononauts retheme?
I really think that the replayability is an issue here, also is very easy when you are used to eldritch horror difficulty.
Great (Scott) vid, thanks. Slightly dark to watch though.
Gettin it.
I really want this game but it seems like it problems with replayability. I feel like once you beat the game thats it, or at least some magic is gone. There are so many cooperative games and they have different missions. But this game has only one! A great mission thou, but maybe after you finish it you tweek some things to make it harder.
Sir, do you know if an italian version will be available as well?
I got this game today.
Can this be played with three players ? Or it 2 OR 4 players thanks
This game can also be played with 3 Players. The reverse side of the Turn Tracker is designed for 3-Player Set Up.
Deirdre Cross thanks I thought it was 4 player some videos says 2 Or 4 players.
Great Scott!!! I want this game!!
This has such a cute look! I love these movies. :D
Having it set in the 50s, it makes sense to give them an Archie meets Tintin comics vibe.
Prosper Hall, do BATMAN 1966 (tv show)
Prosper Hall, do James Bond (1960's Connery version)
Each game I've played, the love wheel was so far from the goal. We must be awful lol Originally I thought Biff was just OP.
I’m thinking Biff is a little OP as well. The love meter part is where we usually fail when we play.
I like Einstein to crowd control Biff, then move in position for Jennifer to whistle me over on her turn to help complete any big rolls. Jennifer is also a great counter to Biff as she specializes in love with her two love starter tiles.
Cool, I had high hopes for this one!
I was going to say it has elements of their Horrified game. The dice tower is cool. I don't use dice towers but I'd use this one. Kids would like throwing the dice down it.
How well is this game for 2 players?
That's the rub for this game, 2 players is nightmarishly difficult. So many suggestions on how to bend the difficulty back online ie. as ignore the Biff movements on the movement cards when playing 2, use 3 flipped up Power cards or start at 6 on the love track. With so many suggestions means it really was an unfair difficulty for 2-player out of the box.
Biff IS very likely to mess up your game unless you stay on him CONSTANTLY, let me tell you. Also I personally feel the 2 person turn tracker is too short, but my family isn't used to this style of "every turn has multiple phases" game, so. . . *shrug*
What's up with the spaces? The way the board is divided is weird. Am I missing something? In the top right spaces' border even cuts through some buildings. They could have drawn a street there. Even with forced perspective a town grid already lends itself to being divided up. You don't even need borders, there are streets. I get that it's supposed to be stylized but that just seems like a weird place to get crazy.
IS it me or it really sounds similar in feel to almost every other coop type games? I mean, in a way, games like Horrified are different in that you draw stuff from a bag but at its core, you run away from a monster (biff here) and use special abilities to move around and do stuff faster than whatever timer you have. Move george around or move civilians around. Am i missing something or are those almost exactly the same game with different IP? Oh wait, I wrote my comment before the final thoughts where he compares to horrified. Lol. So yah....I played horrified 3 times and resold....so repetitive and non-engaging. My wife was bored. It DOES look very great for theme though.
We love this game 💕
Funko is making a Godzilla board game
You had me at Horrified.
Cthulhu reskin when?
Cool game. Wish it had graphics of the movie instead of the cartoony drawings or at least art that looked like the real thing like the video game.
1:07 Back to the present? C’mon Tom :/
At last, after all the mediocre attempts to create a "Back to the Future" board/card/dice game, we have a winner!!!
This game absolutely sucks. I'm returning it and it's the first time I've ever done so. They take the worst part of the game, "managing biff" and make it 90% of the game play.
Cool minis, terrible artwork
Wish I could go back in time and not played, this game is terrible.
So this game is the exact same plot as the movie… Why not just watch the movie? There’s no real variation in what will happen in gameplay so there’s no replay value. The plot is the exact same as the movie with no player agency To affect it, Meaning that we are the Just literally playing the film. So I ask again, why not just watch the movie?
Well, in my opinion, there is replay value. There are some different cards you will draw and for me that’s good enough. I played it many times solo by controlling 2 characters.
I would also watch the movie and play the game since you get to experience the movie through a game as well.
Cause you can PLAY a GAME.