Hallelujah! Someone who does great playthroughs has finally done one that actually uses one of the expansions. I never thought I would finally see the day. This is a personal favorite of mine, so it’s great to see.
When the publishers designed Dark Tower, their primary goal was to make life difficult for TH-cam board game channels filming playthroughs. That's the only reason why there is the tower in the middle of the board, so it will obscure the other side! That and because it looks cool. Okay...probably mostly because it looks cool! lol Looking forward to watching, Colin!
Thanks for the play through. I just played covenant for the first time! I really enjoyed the play through although I had far worse luck than you. I was playing the quarry wrong, which could have made things a bit easier. I was just living the bird, not the foe attached to it! Thanks again! Excited to give it another go!
Looking great again, Colin! That Lazy Suzan works like a charm. Must be a huge one, because the play mat is huge. Can you make a (short) video how you made that. You probably had to do some 'custom handywork' 😆
So my wife is the wood worker of the family and she did make this! I will see if she will be willing to show his it was done. Basically we just cut a piece of wood and then used a lazy Susan from the store and mounted the wood on it.
After you built the monuments I don't think you could also go and move the caravans, I thought that would be considered a quest which is a heroic action and since you already took a heroic action (building the monuments) that would mean no more Heroic actions could be taken. Am I wrong?
@MeetMeAtTheTable For what it is worth. This is by far one of my favorite videos on the channel and I personally appreciate the heck out of you for it. Thank you.
kept thinking you were saying query token not quarry token. APP for this game only seemed to enhance the game, showing you on the APP the location where stuff happens better than drawing form a deck IMO
Played the original back in the day. I still remember the original commercial with Orson Wells. Check it out on TH-cam for a nice retro blast. Sadly I don't have it anymore. And getting a working on one now is pretty pricey although there are apps that simulate it so you can see what it was like. It was very different for the time,81' to 82',but it's pretty basic and the combat is very random. The one thing that makes it really hard compared to the new one is that you need to have food for your troops or they starve. Interesting but annoying. Lol. Might be an interesting difficulty mode for this game. So when I heard about this a couple of years ago I picked it up right away. Especially since the creator of Gloomhaven helped in it's design. I've played it a bunch of times and it is a good game although a bit too easy in single player. Playing with 4 people really ups the challenge since everyone has to work together and it's easy for things to get out of control. Haven't played competitive mode yet though which is a different thing altogether. Have all the stuff for it, including a rotating base for the board thanks to having a lot of cake decorating equipment,but haven't gotten the Covenant expansion yet. I like the Alliances expansion mainly for the new cards and characters but it does make the board even bigger. Lol. The app didn't bother me but I did have to go out and buy a new tablet as my old one wouldn't play nice with the app. Lol. I've heard some people say that they would have liked the Tower itself to have the app built into it with a screen on it like the original Dark Tower but that would probably make the cost of the game insane and it is enough already as it is. Either way it's nice to see you play it Colin. I mentioned it once before but you might be interested in playing Robotech Attack on the SDF-1. Great single player and co op game that is like Star Trek Panic on steroids.
That is awesome!! I remember you telling me about that game! I'll have to look it up. Thanks so much for watching! I think the biggest reason is didn't like the alliance expansion was good it made the board larger... I don't need that haha!!
@@MeetMeAtTheTableNo I hear you. I like the idea of having mercs that you get to help you and I think it's good but it has it's pros and cons. I have enjoyed your playthroughs of games for years now since I saw you play Sword and Sorcery. But looking at what you have played O do think you world like the Robotech game. There's a bit to it, although not as much as say Mage Knight,but it's surprisingly fun. I call it the Macross game after the original show instead of the American version but it's all the same. Either way thanks for your work over the years and check out that Orson Wells Dark Tower commercial you'll get a kick out of it.
@@MeetMeAtTheTableI also have to say that the monster minis for the game are cool if you find them. Lol. But I've heard people say that the characters and cards ECT are great for Covenant. But the colored skulls are better for the Alliances expansion and the wastelands are just kind of annoying. So it sounds like a combination of the best elements of both expansions would be the perfect expansion. Pity you can't mix and match them. That would be interesting.
@@MeetMeAtTheTable lol, all good, I really enjoyed watching the playthrough, you explained everything so well, there are so many things you have to keep in mind when playing this game, getting 99% of the rules right is super impressive.
Hallelujah! Someone who does great playthroughs has finally done one that actually uses one of the expansions. I never thought I would finally see the day. This is a personal favorite of mine, so it’s great to see.
I just LOVE this game!! It's a beast to record so I understand why we don't see many plays haha!! Thanks so much for watching!!
Great to see more Dark Tower Gameplay. Thank you Colin.
Thank you for watching and commenting!
This game looks like a lot of fun! Thanks for the playthrough, Colin!
Thank you so much for watching Stasia!!
When the publishers designed Dark Tower, their primary goal was to make life difficult for TH-cam board game channels filming playthroughs.
That's the only reason why there is the tower in the middle of the board, so it will obscure the other side!
That and because it looks cool. Okay...probably mostly because it looks cool! lol
Looking forward to watching, Colin!
Haha!! I beat that then with the Lazy Susan!! Thanks for watching Paul hope you enjoy it!!
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Sure did thanks, Colin, it was a blast!
Meet Me At The Table, Subscribed because your videos are so much fun!
Well thank you so much and welcome to the community!!
Thanks for the play through. I just played covenant for the first time! I really enjoyed the play through although I had far worse luck than you. I was playing the quarry wrong, which could have made things a bit easier. I was just living the bird, not the foe attached to it! Thanks again! Excited to give it another go!
Oh yeah that would make it much harder!! Thanks so much for watching!!
Fantastic playthrough! Thanks for using the new expansion. I have it and been on the fence on whether to try it out or not :)
Thank you so much!! Hope it helps you decide if you want to pull it out!
Great playthru and I’m definitely thinking of buying - quick question do monsters move events occur just in expansion or in base as well ?
That happens in the base as well!
Looking great again, Colin!
That Lazy Suzan works like a charm. Must be a huge one, because the play mat is huge. Can you make a (short) video how you made that. You probably had to do some 'custom handywork' 😆
So my wife is the wood worker of the family and she did make this! I will see if she will be willing to show his it was done. Basically we just cut a piece of wood and then used a lazy Susan from the store and mounted the wood on it.
You've made a happy man very old - I had the original 😁
Oh nice!!! And sorry about that! Haha!
After you built the monuments I don't think you could also go and move the caravans, I thought that would be considered a quest which is a heroic action and since you already took a heroic action (building the monuments) that would mean no more Heroic actions could be taken. Am I wrong?
You are likely right I don't remember sorry!!
At 1:23:53, you should have lost warriors if spine fiends were in your kingdom, not just adjacent. Minor issue, I think. Great play through as always!
Thanks for that I'll make a note and appreciate you watching!!
love this game so much! can you do a base game playthrough?
I can I think I prefer the game that way! Less to track!!
@@MeetMeAtTheTable when do you think you will be able to do it? super keen
Can we get another playthrough of this. There are not that many channels with this.
I might! It's a ton of work with the app which is likely why pple don't do recordings of it!
@MeetMeAtTheTable For what it is worth. This is by far one of my favorite videos on the channel and I personally appreciate the heck out of you for it. Thank you.
@Gadgets2059 thanks so much!! Made my day!!
kept thinking you were saying query token not quarry token. APP for this game only seemed to enhance the game, showing you on the APP the location where stuff happens better than drawing form a deck IMO
I'm with you! The app works quite well in this one! Thanks for watching!!
Played the original back in the day. I still remember the original commercial with Orson Wells. Check it out on TH-cam for a nice retro blast. Sadly I don't have it anymore. And getting a working on one now is pretty pricey although there are apps that simulate it so you can see what it was like. It was very different for the time,81' to 82',but it's pretty basic and the combat is very random. The one thing that makes it really hard compared to the new one is that you need to have food for your troops or they starve. Interesting but annoying. Lol. Might be an interesting difficulty mode for this game.
So when I heard about this a couple of years ago I picked it up right away. Especially since the creator of Gloomhaven helped in it's design.
I've played it a bunch of times and it is a good game although a bit too easy in single player. Playing with 4 people really ups the challenge since everyone has to work together and it's easy for things to get out of control. Haven't played competitive mode yet though which is a different thing altogether.
Have all the stuff for it, including a rotating base for the board thanks to having a lot of cake decorating equipment,but haven't gotten the Covenant expansion yet. I like the Alliances expansion mainly for the new cards and characters but it does make the board even bigger. Lol. The app didn't bother me but I did have to go out and buy a new tablet as my old one wouldn't play nice with the app. Lol. I've heard some people say that they would have liked the Tower itself to have the app built into it with a screen on it like the original Dark Tower but that would probably make the cost of the game insane and it is enough already as it is. Either way it's nice to see you play it Colin. I mentioned it once before but you might be interested in playing Robotech Attack on the SDF-1. Great single player and co op game that is like Star Trek Panic on steroids.
That is awesome!! I remember you telling me about that game! I'll have to look it up. Thanks so much for watching! I think the biggest reason is didn't like the alliance expansion was good it made the board larger... I don't need that haha!!
@@MeetMeAtTheTableNo I hear you. I like the idea of having mercs that you get to help you and I think it's good but it has it's pros and cons. I have enjoyed your playthroughs of games for years now since I saw you play Sword and Sorcery. But looking at what you have played O do think you world like the Robotech game. There's a bit to it, although not as much as say Mage Knight,but it's surprisingly fun. I call it the Macross game after the original show instead of the American version but it's all the same. Either way thanks for your work over the years and check out that Orson Wells Dark Tower commercial you'll get a kick out of it.
@@MeetMeAtTheTableI also have to say that the monster minis for the game are cool if you find them. Lol. But I've heard people say that the characters and cards ECT are great for Covenant. But the colored skulls are better for the Alliances expansion and the wastelands are just kind of annoying. So it sounds like a combination of the best elements of both expansions would be the perfect expansion. Pity you can't mix and match them. That would be interesting.
@kellinwinslow1988 sweeettt! I'll check it out!
was this played with the neoprene playmat?
Yup! That's why it was so huge!
1:13:38 😂 you skipped a whole land mass
Apparently I was tired!! Haha!
@@MeetMeAtTheTable lol, all good, I really enjoyed watching the playthrough, you explained everything so well, there are so many things you have to keep in mind when playing this game, getting 99% of the rules right is super impressive.
@BruceRose it is a game I enjoy but don't play enough due to setup time! Which is a bummer because it's quite good!!