Hi Daniel, and thankyou for your extremely kind words about my rules summary work. Yes, it is just me (Peter) who does them all! And your description of the feeling of trust you get when you see one of my summaries is probably the most gratifying feedback I've heard in all these years of making them. Thankyou mate!
Dude! I love your work. You are single-handedly responsible for me getting back into the hobby. I was into hobby games in the 80s - 90s, and then took quite a long break (the last hobby game I played during that time was Pokemon CCG and Shadowfist CCG). I started getting back into things with Arkham Horror 2nd, and a lot had changed in games during my break! AH2e was a lot more complicated than games I was used to (Talisman). I had the hardest time learning that game, and got really frustrated. Then I found your rules summary on BGG, and it totally saved the game for me! Ever since then, I've been singing your praises. The work you do for the hobby is invaluable. I would actually pay you $100 to do a rules summary for Dungeon Crusade. :)
@@TheDungeonDive Well it just so happens I have a Patreon page if you want to have some influence in my choices. :) I'm very pleased to learn I had some part in you getting back into gaming, that's great. What you say in the video expresses perfectly why I make the summaries, and it made my day.
@@EsotericOrderGamers Daniel's experience is making me realize I had the exact same experience, though you were not responsible for bringing me back to the hobby with your Arkham 2e summary but actually bringing me into the hobby in the first place. Just wanted to also chime in and say thanks! And thanks to Daniel for continuing to make the hobby better with his exceptional videos. I just got a notification that Sleeping Gods is coming in the mail next week and I'm looking forward to it!
@@EsotericOrderGamers Peter I feel the same, your rules summaries give me comfort when I am about to embark on a game I don't feel comfortable with . Batman GCC being the latest one I needed your help with last week.
OK: convinced! Lovely to watch a discussion where the reviewer is so passionate (and I know from my own experience it’s also lovely to make vids when you’re so excited about a game). I will look for this at retail for sure.
Awesome overview! I can't stop playing since I got mine to the table. One note in terms of the combat "complaint" you had. It does give an overall combat Level of the monsters you'll be fighting in the encounter book. Take that level and match it up to the chart at the back of the rules book to tell if it's easy or very difficult. Can sway your choice sometimes. :)
It's exciting when a game with this amount of mystery comes out and we all get to discover it together for the first time. It's a game you just want to talk about, I can't wait to hear about other people's adventures, and how much our paths crossed and differed. Also, I suspect there are quest lines that require a ton of keywords and connecting the dots to ever discover them. That is super exciting.
@@dustinfreund5196 And best of all, the game itself is simple, but still interesting. You never have to think about a rule, and are just able to get lost in the story, the world, and the mechanisms.
@@TheDungeonDive I've been wanting to get 7th Continent back on the table, but I can't think of a better example of a game basically obsoleting another game in its genre. I'm wondering why would I play 7th Continent again when I have SG to get my adventuring fix?
Hi Daniel. Only discovered your channel recently but just wanted to stop by and say I love your content. You strike a really great balance between informative and succinct, yet all with a very laid back and conversational style. I have been eyeing Sleeping Gods off for a little while now and this video has clinched it for me. Thanks.
I started playing this game a couple of weeks ago. I’m suuuper busy with work right now, so I’m limited on time to play it. But it sucked me in and I love just thinking about it at night. I’ve never felt so engrossed in a tabletop game before. It’s amazing!
I love your enthusiasm for this game. It's refreshing to see a game that really really clicks in every way. It's interesting that you've only engaged in one battle. Combat seems to be an almost superfluous mechanism here. Makes me wonder if a game like this requires a 'combat system' at all.
I got this game last week and am probably 4 hours into my first campaign; I've had maybe 8-10 combat encounters...they were integral to several of the plot lines. Granted, I have not seen most of the quests but I wonder if it's simply a matter of different valid paths one can take through the game: combat heavy or not. In some ways, that would make the game even more impressive than it already is.
@@kurt-the-viking it'd be cool if you could get through an entire campaign in a combat-heavy OR combat-avoidance playstyle. Curious to hear more on this as more people play and review the game.
@@bluebotic2327 personally I've had about 5 combat scenarios in my first 5 hours. Many of them had the option to do something else instead though I've just chosen to fight (so far) given my story options.
That game looks amazing. I truly hope to see you do more videos on it. I would have loved to see that battle you were talking about play out. Keep gaming my friend.
Just got mine delivered a couple days ago and just unboxed today and found your video while looking for any tips before I start. So thanks for the starting cards tip. I was already excited to play but your enthusiasm somehow made me even more stoked!
I've been watching your videos for quite a while now, and your enthusiasm for this one has certainly heightened my own excitement for this game to deliver tomorrow. You are refreshingly critical of games when need be, but your glowing reaction to this game is something else - thanks for the great content as always, friend!
I really enjoyed this video Daniel. I love your laid back chatty style. My copy of Sleeping Goods should arrive in the next few weeks. I'm even more excited about it now, given how much you like it! Your tastes are pretty similar to mine, so I'm really looking forward to playing it.
I tried pipe smoking a few years back, but in the end decided pipe tobacco never tastes as good as it smells. : ) Great video, I'm even more excited to receive my copy (out for delivery at this very moment). BTW, enjoyed your sailing story at the beginning. As always, thank you!
Wow, just found this review. This is my top game of all time. We have played 5 campaigns and I cannot get enough. So many questions and unsolved quests. Even better than DUN. (What am I saying!) Seriously the best game ever. Just love it. Do you still have it?
Didn't back this, but I did back ISS Vanguard, which sounds like it will hit many of the same notes. Wish I had the money and time for both, but had to go with one, and I like space more than the sea.
Thanks for this great overview and sharing your feelings(made of enjoyment and sincerity) about this game...Already had an eye on it, won't get this game before a little time I think,have to concentrate on those I've got and deserve I spend time with them(and almost can't spend more money in actually!) but however I'm just glad my impressions are in line with your first experience....Thanks to you,still watching your high quality videos and reviews!... Bye
@@TheDungeonDive I got this game on Kickstarter but need to find the time. Good news is I can definitely get set up and it sounds like my wife will dive in too. Just need to do the rule burn in, but listening to your review it sounds like it should be fairly straightforward. Good to watch genuine TH-camrs.
Quick clarification on knowing the monster difficulty. It'll say (Level 12) for example, and there's a chart I think in the rulebook which explains how deadly they are. But it's still a little vague.
@@TheDungeonDive man...im so f'd. Everyone is damn near dead, I feel like I'm spinning my wheels - every time I make money, I have to turn around and spend it to heal up... Wonder if I should start over again for the third time. This game is brutal!!! But, that makes it exciting.
I did earlier tonight. Was a tough fight. And earned the opposite of a reward. Then one brutal fight later and I’m not feeling real optimistic. I think my problem early is worrying to much about failing challenges. I need to take some damage rather than fatigue, so I can spend my money on weapons instead of inns.
Ryan said in his kickstarter update said this game was play tested for years and the game is meant to be hard fighting the enemies. He wrote in his update a beginner way to play so the game is not frustrating for people that want less of a challenge. He wants people to have fun with the game and not be upset. By the way, do you own the expansion 'tides of ruin'?
Great overview. You do such a good job of explaining a game in a quick, concise manner. 7th Continent is probably the game thats given us the best sense of exploration. The gameplay (other than combat) sounds really good. , but I'm really glad I skipped it. I absolutely hate the artwork and lack of survival bits might have bothered me. Ha!
I passed on the KS as Laukat's previous titles always felt a couple of cents short of a dollar for me. But I'm cautiously optimistic. Don't particularly care for hype-gushing videos like these, but I'll def. keep an eye on it. The theme certainly interests me, I too am waiting for Everrain and haven't had a good sea-based "me and my crew" feel since 7th Sea.
This isn't hype. I'm ULTRA critical about games. These are preliminary thoughts based upon careful and detailed consideration, and a few decades of playing hobby games. I don't hype up games, but when game comes along that is this good I will sing its praises.
@@TheDungeonDive I understand that, and that´s why I don´t dismiss this out of hand. But I find it only reasonable to at least get over the honeymoon bliss with a game before throwing "masterpiece" around.
To each its own , last year alone i think i haven't bought not one retail game but I have backed 116 games on kickstarter haha. So I'm good with games for the next few years haha
This game was a no brainer to back. Ryan has been in business for years and he threw in opportunities to buy metal coins, better resources and expansion "tides of ruin".
I'm conflicted. It looks great. But I'm trying to cut back on buying new games for a while. This is the type of game I would probably just watch a play through for. Maybe I just wish it were a video game instead, where it would be a fraction of the cost and I could pick up and play (and put away) until the end as a one-and-done experience.
@@TheDungeonDive I'm sorry. I started skipping while you were not talking about the game. And then kept skipping when I realised I couldn't see the game and realised that I wasn't going to learn much. I figured some feedback was better than a dislike. I don't know if "sense" is an insult or compliment.
@@riChchestMat the first part of this playlist is a video that shows the game. And there will be many more videos to come. Sometimes I do 5 - 20 videos on a single game, going super deep, looking at every single card. th-cam.com/video/ub9JNL8EhJ4/w-d-xo.html
Hi Daniel, and thankyou for your extremely kind words about my rules summary work. Yes, it is just me (Peter) who does them all! And your description of the feeling of trust you get when you see one of my summaries is probably the most gratifying feedback I've heard in all these years of making them. Thankyou mate!
Dude! I love your work. You are single-handedly responsible for me getting back into the hobby. I was into hobby games in the 80s - 90s, and then took quite a long break (the last hobby game I played during that time was Pokemon CCG and Shadowfist CCG). I started getting back into things with Arkham Horror 2nd, and a lot had changed in games during my break! AH2e was a lot more complicated than games I was used to (Talisman). I had the hardest time learning that game, and got really frustrated. Then I found your rules summary on BGG, and it totally saved the game for me! Ever since then, I've been singing your praises. The work you do for the hobby is invaluable. I would actually pay you $100 to do a rules summary for Dungeon Crusade. :)
@@TheDungeonDive Well it just so happens I have a Patreon page if you want to have some influence in my choices. :) I'm very pleased to learn I had some part in you getting back into gaming, that's great. What you say in the video expresses perfectly why I make the summaries, and it made my day.
@@EsotericOrderGamers Daniel's experience is making me realize I had the exact same experience, though you were not responsible for bringing me back to the hobby with your Arkham 2e summary but actually bringing me into the hobby in the first place. Just wanted to also chime in and say thanks! And thanks to Daniel for continuing to make the hobby better with his exceptional videos. I just got a notification that Sleeping Gods is coming in the mail next week and I'm looking forward to it!
@@taylornormington963 Thanks Taylor, that's great to hear. I haven't got my copy yet either but it's on the way!
@@EsotericOrderGamers Peter I feel the same, your rules summaries give me comfort when I am about to embark on a game I don't feel comfortable with . Batman GCC being the latest one I needed your help with last week.
OK: convinced! Lovely to watch a discussion where the reviewer is so passionate (and I know from my own experience it’s also lovely to make vids when you’re so excited about a game). I will look for this at retail for sure.
I love being excited about a game. :).
Awesome overview! I can't stop playing since I got mine to the table. One note in terms of the combat "complaint" you had. It does give an overall combat Level of the monsters you'll be fighting in the encounter book. Take that level and match it up to the chart at the back of the rules book to tell if it's easy or very difficult. Can sway your choice sometimes. :)
Every time I watch your channel I end up discovering something new that I want to immediately dash out and buy.
Top 10 without a doubt, very likely higher. Much higher. The more I play, the more I love it.
It's exciting when a game with this amount of mystery comes out and we all get to discover it together for the first time. It's a game you just want to talk about, I can't wait to hear about other people's adventures, and how much our paths crossed and differed.
Also, I suspect there are quest lines that require a ton of keywords and connecting the dots to ever discover them. That is super exciting.
@@dustinfreund5196 And best of all, the game itself is simple, but still interesting. You never have to think about a rule, and are just able to get lost in the story, the world, and the mechanisms.
@@TheDungeonDive I've been wanting to get 7th Continent back on the table, but I can't think of a better example of a game basically obsoleting another game in its genre. I'm wondering why would I play 7th Continent again when I have SG to get my adventuring fix?
Hi Daniel. Only discovered your channel recently but just wanted to stop by and say I love your content. You strike a really great balance between informative and succinct, yet all with a very laid back and conversational style. I have been eyeing Sleeping Gods off for a little while now and this video has clinched it for me. Thanks.
Right on!
I started playing this game a couple of weeks ago. I’m suuuper busy with work right now, so I’m limited on time to play it. But it sucked me in and I love just thinking about it at night. I’ve never felt so engrossed in a tabletop game before. It’s amazing!
It sure is! Top ten of all time. Love it. :)
I love your enthusiasm for this game. It's refreshing to see a game that really really clicks in every way. It's interesting that you've only engaged in one battle. Combat seems to be an almost superfluous mechanism here. Makes me wonder if a game like this requires a 'combat system' at all.
I got this game last week and am probably 4 hours into my first campaign; I've had maybe 8-10 combat encounters...they were integral to several of the plot lines. Granted, I have not seen most of the quests but I wonder if it's simply a matter of different valid paths one can take through the game: combat heavy or not. In some ways, that would make the game even more impressive than it already is.
@@kurt-the-viking it'd be cool if you could get through an entire campaign in a combat-heavy OR combat-avoidance playstyle. Curious to hear more on this as more people play and review the game.
@@kurt-the-viking Wow. Wild. I'm about 5 hours in, and I've had 2 combat encounters.
@@bluebotic2327 personally I've had about 5 combat scenarios in my first 5 hours. Many of them had the option to do something else instead though I've just chosen to fight (so far) given my story options.
That game looks amazing. I truly hope to see you do more videos on it. I would have loved to see that battle you were talking about play out. Keep gaming my friend.
Great review. You’ve convinced me this is a must-buy.
I have watched you enough to know you are discerning. I am super excited about this game. Thanks.
Just got mine delivered a couple days ago and just unboxed today and found your video while looking for any tips before I start. So thanks for the starting cards tip. I was already excited to play but your enthusiasm somehow made me even more stoked!
So it's been a couple of months since you said you got it, so how is the game? I'm still on the fence a bit as it is a bit expensive aswell
I've been watching your videos for quite a while now, and your enthusiasm for this one has certainly heightened my own excitement for this game to deliver tomorrow. You are refreshingly critical of games when need be, but your glowing reaction to this game is something else - thanks for the great content as always, friend!
Thanks! I hope you enjoy it even 1/2 as much as I do. :)
I really enjoyed this video Daniel. I love your laid back chatty style. My copy of Sleeping Goods should arrive in the next few weeks. I'm even more excited about it now, given how much you like it! Your tastes are pretty similar to mine, so I'm really looking forward to playing it.
Thanks! It's so good.
I tried pipe smoking a few years back, but in the end decided pipe tobacco never tastes as good as it smells. : ) Great video, I'm even more excited to receive my copy (out for delivery at this very moment). BTW, enjoyed your sailing story at the beginning. As always, thank you!
This is true. The best part about pipe smoking is smelling the tobacco before it's smoked. :) Thanks!
You look like someone that would be in an old cozy Irish pub back by the fireplace telling the stories of "the sleeping gods". :)
Mission accomplished! :).
Great overview. Keep going. Thanks
Wow, just found this review. This is my top game of all time. We have played 5 campaigns and I cannot get enough. So many questions and unsolved quests. Even better than DUN. (What am I saying!) Seriously the best game ever. Just love it. Do you still have it?
Oh yeah. In my top 10.
Didn't back this, but I did back ISS Vanguard, which sounds like it will hit many of the same notes. Wish I had the money and time for both, but had to go with one, and I like space more than the sea.
So excited for this! My copy should be here today!
Nevermind, it got stolen off my front porch because it got delivered a day early and the delivery driver didn't ring the GD doorbell.
:(
Played my first session today. Very much enjoying it so far!
Thanks for the video. Looks like a proper implementation of gamebook in board game format! Maybe Like Fabled Lands?
I'd say its more like Tales of the Arabian Nights with a better game foundation.
Man that is a stylish hat.
My game got here yesterday but I got my Tainted Grail all-in on Monday so....choices.
My buddy made the hat.
Thanks for this great overview and sharing your feelings(made of enjoyment and sincerity) about this game...Already had an eye on it, won't get this game before a little time I think,have to concentrate on those I've got and deserve I spend time with them(and almost can't spend more money in actually!) but however I'm just glad my impressions are in line with your first experience....Thanks to you,still watching your high quality videos and reviews!... Bye
Sure thing!
Pipe, whiskey, and board games!? Subscribed!
Full disclosure - the pipe is empty. :) Although I do puff on it now and again. When I turn 65 I'm going to start smoking again.
@@TheDungeonDive full disclosure... doesn’t matter!! Ha! I stopped years ago when I got married/had children. Cheers!
Great review. Thanks!
Sure thing!
@@TheDungeonDive I got this game on Kickstarter but need to find the time. Good news is I can definitely get set up and it sounds like my wife will dive in too. Just need to do the rule burn in, but listening to your review it sounds like it should be fairly straightforward. Good to watch genuine TH-camrs.
I just saw a dungeon expansion for sleep gods listed to release in May. Seems they are fleshing out the dungeon crawl aspect more.
the dungeons are SUPER hard. Super punishing. At first I thought I would love them, but I'm not so sure now.
Looking forward to hearing more about this. Definitely interested in getting it after this. Thanks for another great video! 👍
Sure thing!
Quick clarification on knowing the monster difficulty. It'll say (Level 12) for example, and there's a chart I think in the rulebook which explains how deadly they are. But it's still a little vague.
Ah. I wasn’t sure what the chart was for. Lol.
Holy shit! Those dudes who almost totally killed me are ranked as "easy." LOL! I'm in danger!
@@TheDungeonDive man...im so f'd. Everyone is damn near dead, I feel like I'm spinning my wheels - every time I make money, I have to turn around and spend it to heal up... Wonder if I should start over again for the third time. This game is brutal!!! But, that makes it exciting.
Have you gone through the event deck one time?
I did earlier tonight. Was a tough fight. And earned the opposite of a reward. Then one brutal fight later and I’m not feeling real optimistic. I think my problem early is worrying to much about failing challenges. I need to take some damage rather than fatigue, so I can spend my money on weapons instead of inns.
Ryan said in his kickstarter update said this game was play tested for years and the game is meant to be hard fighting the enemies. He wrote in his update a beginner way to play so the game is not frustrating for people that want less of a challenge. He wants people to have fun with the game and not be upset. By the way, do you own the expansion 'tides of ruin'?
Did not get the expansion. I never go all in on KSers. Will probably pick it up at retail since I now know I like the game
:).
Open container with liquid in, next to gaming materials? You're banned.
Always. The more the merrier. :)
Great overview. You do such a good job of explaining a game in a quick, concise manner. 7th Continent is probably the game thats given us the best sense of exploration. The gameplay (other than combat) sounds really good. , but I'm really glad I skipped it. I absolutely hate the artwork and lack of survival bits might have bothered me. Ha!
Thank you.
Where'd you get that wooden looking card holder against the back wall? I like it!
Amazon. Just search for wooden playing card holder. All kinds of different options.
I passed on the KS as Laukat's previous titles always felt a couple of cents short of a dollar for me. But I'm cautiously optimistic. Don't particularly care for hype-gushing videos like these, but I'll def. keep an eye on it. The theme certainly interests me, I too am waiting for Everrain and haven't had a good sea-based "me and my crew" feel since 7th Sea.
This isn't hype. I'm ULTRA critical about games. These are preliminary thoughts based upon careful and detailed consideration, and a few decades of playing hobby games. I don't hype up games, but when game comes along that is this good I will sing its praises.
@@TheDungeonDive I understand that, and that´s why I don´t dismiss this out of hand. But I find it only reasonable to at least get over the honeymoon bliss with a game before throwing "masterpiece" around.
I'm glad it's going to be available at Retail. I'm never, ever going to back anything on Kickstarter.
Oh yes, don't ever help someone fulfill their dream project... 😒
To each its own , last year alone i think i haven't bought not one retail game but I have backed 116 games on kickstarter haha. So I'm good with games for the next few years haha
Haha. Ok.
This game was a no brainer to back. Ryan has been in business for years and he threw in opportunities to buy metal coins, better resources and expansion "tides of ruin".
I'm conflicted. It looks great. But I'm trying to cut back on buying new games for a while. This is the type of game I would probably just watch a play through for. Maybe I just wish it were a video game instead, where it would be a fraction of the cost and I could pick up and play (and put away) until the end as a one-and-done experience.
It’ll be available at retail for a long time, so no need to rush.
How does it stack up to Secret Of The Lost Tomb?
Very different in just about every way. Hard to compare them right now.
@@TheDungeonDive Was thinking of your "top ten" if i remember is SOTLT in the one spot :)
Ah! Can't really say right now. If SG continues to be this great, it will be pretty high on the top 10.
Is this your first Red Raven game?
Nope. I’ve played most of them. This is the first I’ve loved.
That sounds promising because I've also not loved his other book games and yet I keep buying them in the hopes of finding the one.
Yep. Same. This is it. He nailed it.
It would help if we could see the game
I explain why i don’t show the game in this video in the video, and also say that much more is to come. Lol.
@@TheDungeonDive I'm sorry. I started skipping while you were not talking about the game. And then kept skipping when I realised I couldn't see the game and realised that I wasn't going to learn much. I figured some feedback was better than a dislike. I don't know if "sense" is an insult or compliment.
@@riChchestMat sounds like maybe my channel and style aren’t your thing. That’s cool though. :). Plenty of others out there to enjoy.
@@riChchestMat the first part of this playlist is a video that shows the game. And there will be many more videos to come. Sometimes I do 5 - 20 videos on a single game, going super deep, looking at every single card.
th-cam.com/video/ub9JNL8EhJ4/w-d-xo.html