I’m still struggling to fully grasp/learn every rule and game flow of Men-Nefer, which you did not say was quite this complex. With this game likely being more complex and tighter than Men-Nefer I’m gonna have to pass. I appreciate you putting that out there as I love most games from Devir.
I did make a teaching video for both games if that helps. I would say that Men-Nefer presents easier choices to make while Daitoshi is much more opaque in how things will affect others, making it harder to grasp for me at least.
Thanks John. I was very interested in your thoughts on this game and how it stacked up to the other heavier Essen releases. This was one I had on hold for purchase. How difficult would this be to get back to the table in between plays over time.
I would say if you play it 3 or more times before you shelve it initially, you will be Ok. The main difficulty of this game is the first learning of it and keeping track of everything. I am going to make a teaching video because I don’t want to have to learn it cold again, but, since you only take 2 fundamentally different actions, I don’t think it will be that hard to remember with a little bit of a brush up. I am comparing this to Lacerda titles where you can take 4-8 completely different and complex actions. That’s much tougher.
I like Nucleum better for sure. It seems a bit more complex in some ways than Nucleum, but easier in others. It’s probably too different to compare outright though. Nucleum decisions seem easier to make I guess to me.
I’m still struggling to fully grasp/learn every rule and game flow of Men-Nefer, which you did not say was quite this complex. With this game likely being more complex and tighter than Men-Nefer I’m gonna have to pass. I appreciate you putting that out there as I love most games from Devir.
I did make a teaching video for both games if that helps. I would say that Men-Nefer presents easier choices to make while Daitoshi is much more opaque in how things will affect others, making it harder to grasp for me at least.
Thanks John. I was very interested in your thoughts on this game and how it stacked up to the other heavier Essen releases. This was one I had on hold for purchase. How difficult would this be to get back to the table in between plays over time.
I would say if you play it 3 or more times before you shelve it initially, you will be Ok. The main difficulty of this game is the first learning of it and keeping track of everything. I am going to make a teaching video because I don’t want to have to learn it cold again, but, since you only take 2 fundamentally different actions, I don’t think it will be that hard to remember with a little bit of a brush up.
I am comparing this to Lacerda titles where you can take 4-8 completely different and complex actions. That’s much tougher.
How would you compare this to Nucleum? Is it heavier and more complex? And ultimately, which one do you like more?
I like Nucleum better for sure. It seems a bit more complex in some ways than Nucleum, but easier in others. It’s probably too different to compare outright though. Nucleum decisions seem easier to make I guess to me.