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Bad At Boardgames
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Welcome to Bad at Board Games, where we're bad, so you don't have to be. Well, Toph's pretty good at board games, but, Brad, well...
We're Brad & Toph, two friends who love many aspects of the tabletop hobby. Along with Aura, Haiden, and others, we make content about board games, what we like and don't like, finding new things to bring to our gaming group, making suggestions for your collection & gaming group, and bringing you along for the ride as we play through and review some amazing games.
Brad is the creator of Bad at Board Games. According to his kids, well, he's bad at board games. Topher joined Brad's gaming group and can confirm (and has the stats to prove it)! TBH, neither of us are bad at board games, we're just two friends who love this hobby and love to share it with others, win or lose.
Join us as we bicker, talk smack, win, lose, share, and explore tabletop gaming.
We're glad you're here! Whatever you enjoy, join us at the table!
We're Brad & Toph, two friends who love many aspects of the tabletop hobby. Along with Aura, Haiden, and others, we make content about board games, what we like and don't like, finding new things to bring to our gaming group, making suggestions for your collection & gaming group, and bringing you along for the ride as we play through and review some amazing games.
Brad is the creator of Bad at Board Games. According to his kids, well, he's bad at board games. Topher joined Brad's gaming group and can confirm (and has the stats to prove it)! TBH, neither of us are bad at board games, we're just two friends who love this hobby and love to share it with others, win or lose.
Join us as we bicker, talk smack, win, lose, share, and explore tabletop gaming.
We're glad you're here! Whatever you enjoy, join us at the table!
Arcs Blast off or Explodes on Launch?
Let's tale a look at the #1 hotness during Gencon!
contact us at badatboardgames.contact@gmail.com
00:00 - Marker 1
01:07 - Why Watch?
01:31 - Publisher / Designer
02:00 - Theme
02:15 - Mechanics
04:20 - Player Count - Best
04:42 - Time to Play
05:30 - Turnm Overview
11:53 - Battle Dice Discussion
12:36 - Pros
13:03 - Pro
13:36 - Pro
14:44 - Pro
16:14 - Pro
16:59 - Pro
17:42 - Pro
18:18 - Cons
19:24 - Con
20:10 - Con
21:23 - Con
21:36 - con
21:48 - Con
22:21 - Set up thoughts
23:25 - Weight Rating
24:20 - How Hard to Teach?
24:45 - Value Rating
26:30 - BGG Rating
28:51 - Who is this for or not for
30:37 - What do you think?
contact us at badatboardgames.contact@gmail.com
00:00 - Marker 1
01:07 - Why Watch?
01:31 - Publisher / Designer
02:00 - Theme
02:15 - Mechanics
04:20 - Player Count - Best
04:42 - Time to Play
05:30 - Turnm Overview
11:53 - Battle Dice Discussion
12:36 - Pros
13:03 - Pro
13:36 - Pro
14:44 - Pro
16:14 - Pro
16:59 - Pro
17:42 - Pro
18:18 - Cons
19:24 - Con
20:10 - Con
21:23 - Con
21:36 - con
21:48 - Con
22:21 - Set up thoughts
23:25 - Weight Rating
24:20 - How Hard to Teach?
24:45 - Value Rating
26:30 - BGG Rating
28:51 - Who is this for or not for
30:37 - What do you think?
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Your opinion is not isolated. The majority of opinions I have heard are saying the same thing .... "its ok ... kinda" I am excited to try it for sure, but still, this one is hype.
I appreciate your genuine review. No hyperbole, no sugar coating. I always wait for your take on a game, especially if there’s so much buzz and hype. You have saved me a quite a few times (example: Wyrmspan). Having said this, I will still try to play the game and see if I like it. But thankfully, you have tempered this mindless frenzy. Now, I feel there’s no need for me to rush and make an impulsive purchase. This is why I wait for your reviews. Thanks Brad!
Glad it helps, it’s hard giving meh reviews. I hope you like it but ya you can wait a little 😁
Regarding your argument at 3:05 (beginners choosing initial placements badly). That is why with a beginner the first few games you should play with the beginners setup (as explained in the rules). Typically after two games, they get the idea and you can go to the random setup. Alternatively from the second game onwards you help them with advice on the initial setups, say what you would do and why. I don't agree with many commenters below that the game is decided after the setup. I find it exciting throughout, especially with the bargaining. And end-game situations can become very exciting.
Thank you so much for the thorough review. I was getting caught in the hype and I’ve always deferred purchase until I heard your point of view. You’ve saved me quite a few times (example: Wyrmspan). I’ll still have to try the game myself but my impulsive desire has been fortunately dampened. Thanks again for taking the time to help us all out!
As someone who liked and ejoyed the game greatly, I really appreciate reviews like this, not all games need to be for everyone.
Thanks for the support
Loved the review! Gorgeous intro by the way. A second hand one of these showed up on the local boardgame store, hoping it is still there because this review convinced me to snag it! I enjoy worker placement, and the scoring mechanics seem to scratch my itch for the right amount of complexity! Have you tried/heard of Doggerland? It's a hunter gatherer themed worker placement game with map exploration and resource exhaustion, it's already one of my favorites!
I have not but will check it out and keep an eye out for it. So glad you enjoyed the review and intro!
The bgg rating right now seems so skewed. If this wasn't a Leder game, I think the game would be a lower rating and more split on it.
I think it will land around 7 but that is if the people who don’t like it rate it.
Sorry if I missed it, but did you say how many play you've had of Arcs at the time of the review? I am wondering because you have the same cons as most people that played it only a few times, yet many enthusiast claim that once you've had a few experience, the game clicks and you get to see how you can maneuver around the randomness and ''swinginess'' of the game. Are these enthusiast full of it?
No
They are not full of it they hopefully are honest anout their opinions. I just don’t share that opinion. My recommendation to people watching my reviews is to look at my top 10-20 of all time list and see if your likes align with mine. It helps to gauge of you should listen to me or not. There are a lot of pros as I went through but also some cons. Played it multiple times but not 10. I think this will be hit and miss. I did not get blown out by the game or personally swing that bad and some may like it and others may not. In the end I just did not enjoy it sadly.
They are not full of it. The more you play the less the randomness matters and the more you realize how to use the many many mechanics the game offers to get around it. If you don't want to commit multiple plays then that's totally fine but the randomness seems to only be an issue with players who have only a few plays.
thanks, Brad! Played once so far and .... meh. Not a fan of, like you said, needing to go after other people in order to secure a path to victory. I just don't want to be pushed into such tactics and strategy though am okay with a lot of games where toe to toe encounters are frequent.
Ya it is like a king of the hill game so I think that was what has me on the negative side of it.
Oh look, it's another Cole Werhle game to avoid like the plague. It's like they're designed from the ground up to be as repellent as possible to me. Always interesting, never fun. Opinions eh?! Thanks for your thoughts though, as always!
Hehe board game repellent I love that 😂
I’ll go out on a limb and say this: There are only two types of gamers. Those who love Arcs or those who love Ezra & Nehemiah :D
lol. I am the later for sure 😃😂
I’d rather try last light over this game. Thanks for the review.
Ya I want to find someone with that game to try.
when something is overhyped or too much on the hotness, it always puts me off, but I have to swallow my pride and acknowledge that this game is actually pretty good, I just played it a couple of days ago and it totally blew me away! and that's coming from someone who doesn't like root
I think that is awesome actually! Like I said for those who like it the cost is well worth it buy it will have a niche. I had a lot of pros considering my final rating. Wish we had enjoyed it more.
Love to hear your thoughts, keep producing great reviews!
Thank you very much Charlie!
I enjoy this game but I get it. Sometimes there's runaway points, not seeing card suits for multiple chapters, people stealing all your stuff, the person to your immediate left getting the initiative, etc. But I found the game and experience clicked for me once I treated the game more like poker in that I play the hand I'm dealt and play reactive (tactical) vs. traditional 4x games and try to be proactive (Strategic).
Yep very tactical and random with possible cards. I just think that is what people need to realize. I had a lot of pros but it came down to am I having fun in the end.
Thx for the honest review, Brad! Haven’t played Arcs yet, but from everything I’ve seen this one looks like a pass for me. I was dissappointed by Root and sold it tbh, but John Company and Pax Pamir look promising - haven’t tried those yet.
Ya I have a friend with those and I am looking forward to getting them to the table as well.
Didn’t back this and don’t think I’ll get a copy. Leder games are great but are hard to table.
Ya they can be. This did not seem hard to table just fyi but it will really depend on what games you like in comparison to this one. Also how much do you align with me on past reviews can be an indicator.
Omg what a let down 6 ?? Of course it s fun, whole family loved it on my end - 10/10 for me
I am very glad it is a hit and I think that is how it is going to be. With the randomness of the cards and dice and taking on other opponents people just need to understand what they like about their games vs getting drawn into the FOMO. Sorry to let you down but he one thing I said I would do on the channel is just give my honest opinion be it good or bad and see how it goes.
@@BadatBoardgamesyes but you get to choose which dice. And many games with cards are random to an extent. But like any trick taking, you can keep track to an extent what’s been played and know what’s left and it’s about being tactical with how you use the cards available to you. Etc. But any game can be explained away, at the end of the day, some people will enjoy it and some won’t. This is a game for me I enjoy playing but I have no interest in owning.
@KMReviews yes any game can be explained away but from my standpoint is what I am trying to give people who align with my tastes to help them spend money on things they might like. Glad you like it! I so wanted to. It will be hit and miss I think but that’s most board games 😂
@@BadatBoardgames I’ll admit I skimmed through a little bit but did you do the campaign portion?
@KMReviews no that was not at gencon that I saw. I ask for the all in and it was base game, leaders and miniatures.
I have much preferred this to Oath, felt a lot more locked out and for much longer periods in Oath than this, but I'm not sure I'll keep Arcs.
Oath is a different beast and I think that’s what surprised me about it.
@@BadatBoardgames I liked the abilities, but it just presented too much potential for sitting around not accomplishing much of anything. I really wish I liked it more. To me, most of Cole's games feel like they exist in a very bitty microturn design space where it feels more like an ecosystem you get to tweak slightly every turn than an actual game with real player agency.
Yes that is a good way to explain them. It does make me want to play a coin game though lol
@@BadatBoardgames I suspect I won't like coin games, but for some reason I like Root, still need to try the new factions and the Hirelings. Hoping they add a bit more of a catch up mechanic to the game.
Here it is the most anticipated review of the year!!!
Do you have a gate on your audio? It sounds like it, and like the settings are off such that it’s cutting off some words and almost making your voice sound choppy.
This is an old video a lot has changed since but the answer is probably at that time.
Also wonder how long until this and a few other KDM bosses get a release. Wish I could have been there to see them in person
Ya these are Going to be crazy
Artist that you're probably talking about is Gustave Dore (for Dante's Inferno) or for non-Dante's Inferno there's Hieronymus Bosch, Fra Angelico, Lochner, Memling. There's a lot but those one's are popular
Yes well done very cool!
1 Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition (Has Not Moved) 2 Too Many Bones 3 Batman: Gotham City Chronicles (Down 1 Spot) 4 Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island 5 Heroscape Master Set: Rise of the Valkyrie 6 Cosmic Encounter (Down 2 Spots) 7 Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game 8 Dead of Winter: The Long Night (Down 3 Spots) 9 Dinosaur Island 10 Terraforming Mars
Very awesome list! Robinson is super tough!
@BadatBoardgames It is super tough. But I love the cooperation in it. For me it's my pandemic. Something tough fun and cooperative haha.
Cool !
Haha I love the explosions intermittently added in! Kept me in the moment!
Thanks!
@@BadatBoardgames of course! Loved the b-roll, I know it’s a lot of work but definitely adds to the video!
Ya I haven’t done much lately but it is fun when I have some good ideas
Hi Brad. Did you end up backing? I’m waiting for your Arcs review to choose between the two. GameNerdz has the AE Deluxe All In available and the Arcs + expansion + campaign too and am very interested in both.
I did not back this one but I did get arcs with the minis and leader expansion. I am not seeing a campaign in my set.
@@BadatBoardgames Arcs: The Blighted Reach Expansion is the name of the campaign box. Thanks! And I am passing on A.E. For now.
It’s the Oblivion Mosquito
Excellent
Thoughts on the game?
I love this game believe we did a review on the channel. Complex so it will depend on how heavy a game(s) you like.
How late is it open at night
This one I think 24hrs
I have my copy ready to go and organized. Now I just need to convince my game group to play a heavy euro 😂
It is good not as hard as lacerda
What game are they waiting for
Hard Rock
Congrats I take it you’ll be doing a video on your other buys and highlights
Wait… so GenCon is basically just a “waiting in line” game? Now it makes sense
Lol
Was there any particular game you were looking to get
Thought I would get Arcs from leeder games but that line was crazy long lol
@@BadatBoardgames😢
Wow 8 hours is a long drive. Be safe on the road and have fun at gen con. Can’t wait to see some short videos on it. Even some hot new game snippets. Wish I could go too
Would be good to game together