I only just found out about Voidfall in the last month. But the good news is they are making an expansion next year, and bringing back everything from the last campaign, so I'll be able to get in on it.
Ohhhh man! At 8:45, you begin to speak in such a way it’s as if you’re speaking directly to me! I used to have a game group, but no longer do. Now, I don’t get to play games as often as I’d like to, and my wife is my gaming partner. She simply will not play games that last more than 90 minutes. My kids are 8, 6, and 3. I can’t pull out most games and teach even my 8 year old. (People that claim their little kids learn euros and other difficult games are full of it!) I have so many games now that I am sitting on hoping to one day be able to play with my kids. I want them to play games because they love it, not because I am forcing them to play them. With all of these factors put together, I really slowed down on purchasing games to almost not purchasing any because I have plenty of games that I can’t play.
I cannot wait for Tales 2E to arrive at my doorstep. Literally every single person I know who’s played it has great things to say about it. I played a scenario at Gencon and knew I made the right decision backing the new print Edit: at first, I didn’t even give it a glance because of the artwork. But that art style has really grown on me. It enhances its light-hearted goofy fantasy theme in the best way tbh
You may want to reconsider your Dragon Eclipse segment, as most of the info you have given is incorrect. As of update #30 on Oct 9 for Dragon Eclipse, "With the development of Dragon Eclipse completed and all files sent to the factory, we’ve finally kicked off mass production!" This means things are finalized and all modes are finalized. Plastic production is underway and files will be in production soon. The game is expected to be in backers hands starting in December or January, which is far from being "way late."
I still very much want Legacy of Yu, but I'm on a budget - a pretty strict one where board games are concerned (kinda why I like watching your channel). And as much as I want it, how much will I really play it? - I think it has a one and done element to it? Will the other replayable part be as fun and keep me replaying?
For me Legacy of Yu was really good the first few plays (albeit also long) but once I “solved” it it became incredibly procedural and without enough to disrupt just doing the same thing over and over and easily winning (unless you got unlucky early but then you took a quick L and fired off another game). After like 5 or so games I was done with it and only slogged through the rest of the campaign to see the end then promptly sold it.
I play legacy of yu lots on my channel I just think set up and gameplay sit really well for me as a more solo board gamer. I’m on my 3rd run through of the campaign. Def my most played and fave Shem Philips game. I hope he does make another one soon.
Clash for Eternia is fantastic! One of the best (light) skirmish games available IMO (and the Gamefound campaign ** Europe ** has not delivered yet so I expect we'll see a surge over the next few months). It also sports a solid amount of Homebrew content. This is one of those games where the IP has overshadowed the game so most folks that own it are associated with the IP itself and not necessarily board games (so Masters of the Universe forums / groups, etc.)
I didn't get any of these. There were several that I was very interested in like Voidfall and Isofarian Guard but I ultimately decided they were too big or too expensive for me. I still have Terraforming Mars Dice Game on my watch list but I doubt I'll ever pick it up because there are just so may other games vying for my attention.
Agree, it's baffling to me that Garphill haven't gone with either more content for Legacy of Yu, or used the same mechanic with a different theme. I'd buy it....
I only just found out about Voidfall in the last month. But the good news is they are making an expansion next year, and bringing back everything from the last campaign, so I'll be able to get in on it.
Ohhhh man! At 8:45, you begin to speak in such a way it’s as if you’re speaking directly to me! I used to have a game group, but no longer do. Now, I don’t get to play games as often as I’d like to, and my wife is my gaming partner. She simply will not play games that last more than 90 minutes. My kids are 8, 6, and 3. I can’t pull out most games and teach even my 8 year old. (People that claim their little kids learn euros and other difficult games are full of it!)
I have so many games now that I am sitting on hoping to one day be able to play with my kids. I want them to play games because they love it, not because I am forcing them to play them.
With all of these factors put together, I really slowed down on purchasing games to almost not purchasing any because I have plenty of games that I can’t play.
I loved the theme - I've often wondered about trying to buy only the games that are still on the radar one to three years after being hyped.
I cannot wait for Tales 2E to arrive at my doorstep. Literally every single person I know who’s played it has great things to say about it. I played a scenario at Gencon and knew I made the right decision backing the new print
Edit: at first, I didn’t even give it a glance because of the artwork. But that art style has really grown on me. It enhances its light-hearted goofy fantasy theme in the best way tbh
Kings of Ruin was the best new game I played this year. But yeah obviously I played it for 50 hrs with another player. So ymmv.
War for Arrakis has a solo component. It is rather complex.
You may want to reconsider your Dragon Eclipse segment, as most of the info you have given is incorrect. As of update #30 on Oct 9 for Dragon Eclipse, "With the development of Dragon Eclipse completed and all files sent to the factory, we’ve finally kicked off mass production!" This means things are finalized and all modes are finalized. Plastic production is underway and files will be in production soon. The game is expected to be in backers hands starting in December or January, which is far from being "way late."
I hope this is correct, but I’ll honestly just believe it when I see it. Lot of things will have to happen between now and shipping.
I still very much want Legacy of Yu, but I'm on a budget - a pretty strict one where board games are concerned (kinda why I like watching your channel). And as much as I want it, how much will I really play it? - I think it has a one and done element to it? Will the other replayable part be as fun and keep me replaying?
Voidfall is and will probably remain my all-time #1.
still got it in shrink-wrap from the KS delivery.
For me Legacy of Yu was really good the first few plays (albeit also long) but once I “solved” it it became incredibly procedural and without enough to disrupt just doing the same thing over and over and easily winning (unless you got unlucky early but then you took a quick L and fired off another game). After like 5 or so games I was done with it and only slogged through the rest of the campaign to see the end then promptly sold it.
I play legacy of yu lots on my channel I just think set up and gameplay sit really well for me as a more solo board gamer. I’m on my 3rd run through of the campaign. Def my most played and fave Shem Philips game. I hope he does make another one soon.
Clash for Eternia is fantastic! One of the best (light) skirmish games available IMO (and the Gamefound campaign ** Europe ** has not delivered yet so I expect we'll see a surge over the next few months). It also sports a solid amount of Homebrew content.
This is one of those games where the IP has overshadowed the game so most folks that own it are associated with the IP itself and not necessarily board games (so Masters of the Universe forums / groups, etc.)
I didn't get any of these. There were several that I was very interested in like Voidfall and Isofarian Guard but I ultimately decided they were too big or too expensive for me. I still have Terraforming Mars Dice Game on my watch list but I doubt I'll ever pick it up because there are just so may other games vying for my attention.
I liked MOTU. For what it is, it is a good game with a lot of characters to play and lots of nostalgia.
I really like all three TM games.
Agree, it's baffling to me that Garphill haven't gone with either more content for Legacy of Yu, or used the same mechanic with a different theme. I'd buy it....
@1:38 across. Sounds like you said acrossed/acrossd
It’s my pet peeve. Sorry