So a quick note. If you look under the space where the settlement box goes, you'll find the place where you can keep the Blood Pool & the new "tree" terrain card. It's a really neat piece of storage engineering I wanted to highlight.
So relaxing hearing you geek out over this absolute deluge of new game content! And anyway, I could just listen to you talk about anything and everything all day because you sound so cool in general :)
Long but worth every second! I learned that I have my box organized completely wrong...and with the Gamblers Chest I can do it all better! Thanks for the Video!
I unboxed a while ago but this was still a fun watch! There's so much content in Gamblers chest i struggled to close the box after unpacking it (and admittedly sleeving most of it). I'm glad i use binders for the gear!
I just found your channel a few weeks ago and i love it. Between you and Bra Mithra's channel i think I have all the KDM content i need on youtube, seriously lol. There's a severe lack of KDS vids on YT and you have the absolute best.
This was fantastic and will be really useful along with the follow up videos. I have the main models assembled now and about to start painting, not sure I am ready to mix the 2 core boxes together yet so might run another couple of campaigns before diving fully into the Gamblers Chest.
i’m so pleased you liked it! there’s definitely a lot to experience even without the Gambler’s Chest - hopefully by the time you’re ready i’ll have more videos to make it easier to get started! 🖤
This certainly helped quite a lot. Thanks so much for a stellar job!! p.s Had to put the GCE in the core box due to lack of space for I sleeved all the cards 😆 (except for the gear ones)
thank you! 🖤 so far i've really, really enjoyed it! it's shocking how much content it adds, probably at least 5 years' worth of play at the rate i'll go through it. i've only been able to arrange one session with my group, but we got through several lantern years. we loved both the Croc and the Smog Singers, and the Philosophies system feels extremely juicy and and interesting!
@@anawfulfeelingThat's great to hear!! I have the opportunity to pick it up right now, but it's still a lot of money end of the day and takes up a lot of shelf space. So I'm trying to persuade myself to pull the trigger 😊. But from the sounds of it, it's worth it. My one fear is that it adds a crazy amount of book keeping and additional complexity, especially since I only play 2P and solo. How did you find the added complexity so far, especially with arc survivors?
it definitely does add a significant amount of bookkeeping and complexity - i already think core Kingdom Death was way too much for one person to do solo! i've mostly played in a group of either 2 or 4, but i haven't yet played the Gambler's Chest with only 2! personally i think it would be manageable but a definite step up in admin and stuff to keep track of, so much as i'd like to say "go for it!!!" i think it might warrant a bit of thought! 🖤 i really hope that helps!
way back a decade or something ago i bought enough sleeves from a company called MAGE to sleeve everything except the GCE-specific shaped cards like Philosophies and the Bone Eaters encounter cards. but i think they’ve gone out of business now so i’ve bought the official Kingdom Death ones for my second Gambler’s Chest copy! i think they’ll be the best option, though it would be even better if they made opaque-backed ones!
Man. This is becoming my grail game. I'm like this looks so cool. I just don't know if I can justify dropping $800 and time for model building. Maybe I can ask for Christmas/birthday or something. But it might be a bit of a stretch to ask for. Is it good playing solo or should I really only do it if I have a dedicated game group that's into hardcore mature campaign games?
eeek its a tough call, i’ll do my best to advise you 🖤 Kingdom Death is obviously my favourite game of all time, but i’ve never seriously played it solo and i probably never would-it’s a social game to me and the stories that happen to your group and bonds each player has with their survivors are part of the magic. plus it’s just absolutely monstrous to organise and keep track of a whole settlement. however, i have three things i want to mention: - you can definitely easily play with 2 players (like in my Affliction playthrough on this channel), you don’t need 4! - lots of people do play solo, even if i personally wouldn’t - they use the Scribe app to do the record keeping. i wouldn’t recommend it but it might be worth asking someone who does, maybe on the Lantern’s Reign KD:M discord! - Kingdom Death: Simulator is amazing value for money, a perfect reproduction of the board game, and will give you a good idea of what it would be like to play solo or with a group if you can find someone else to play with. i’d strongly recommend trying that first before dropping the full 800 dollars! i hope that helps!! 🖤
Thank you for this great guide! I need to ask for your advice: My last potl campaign is back two years now and was still 1.5. Before diving into GC, I want to do one more PoTL campaign but with 1.6 included. Anything special I need to look after when installing the legendary card pack? Or any other advice from your side what to take into consideration? I value your opinion and guidance a lot 😊🖤
such good questions! i’ve been thinking about whether to make a legendary card pack video, but i’ve already installed mine so i’ll need to get another one to make it i think! i remember the installation guide it comes with being quite clear so i’m sure you won’t hit any snags 🖤 i think the biggest change that affected us was the one to the Vespertine Bow, but now i really want to make a video to study the rest of the changes in more detail!
What is the advantage to putting the dividers behind the stack they belong to rather than in front? Or is it just personal preference? (Also, thank you for the organization tips.)
So im fully invested into KD but havnt made it very far (using core game only). I dont seem to have the time and i kind of suck at it. Anyway, would you recommend adding GC or play more core +/- expansions? Im ok playing more core. There is much for me to do.
it’s a really hard game sometimes! especially if you’re just playing with the core set-expansions can make it quite a bit easier, so don’t be discouraged! 🖤 i would probably not recommend adding in the GCE right away, because there’s so much to experience with the other expansions (also the GCE adds a lot of complexity). it is fun though so follow your heart! if you’d like to make things a bit easier for the core game, you could add in the flower knight and Gorm or try the people of the sun campaign from Sunstalker!
you're welcome!! 🖤 do you mean for the box i showed right at the end? if so yes! it's a beautiful wooden one made by a guy called Claudio Floreani - i requested it by email a looooong time ago but i'd really recommend him if he's still making them!
@@anawfulfeeling Yes! That's awesome, i'll have to check! It seems like you find really good resources to customize everything. Video suggestion, share all of your wisdom! (show off all the cool custom things you have for kdm) :) just a suggestion though any video is a great video :D
@@komakon oooh that's a great idea!! thank you! i try very hard to only use things that fit with the aesthetic of the game, i'm flattered that you picked up on it 😊i think something like that would be good for me to post on my free Patreon i've been working on for more ramble-y kinds of videos! i really appreciate the suggestion! 🖤
Is this for if you only going to play the gamblers Campaign? Or should you do all this if you plan on playing the Lantern campaign but with new stuff from the GC?
good question! this is for the Dream Keeper campaign. for PotL you can install different parts using the instructions for each in the rulebook. i can make another video for People of the Lantern if people would like one!
i think you just add it rather than replacing another card! according to page 64 of the GCE rulebook, “Use the existing Hand card divider to store Suspicious” 🖤 it doesn’t say to remove anything.
I understand this is to play the people of dream campaign. There should be no cards from any other expansions. Now, what about playing people of the lantern? I didnt find anything on mixing the GC cards (innovation, FA, etc) with other expansions
it’s definitely possible but not made entirely clear in the rulebook (it’s the ‘Pillars’ rules off the top of my head that explain it) - i plan to make a video about it early this year to make it easier for people to run People of the Lantern with the GC features! 🖤
How can we use Gambler Chest new rules to play People of the lantern? How do we integrade wanderer into People of the lantern? Can we intergrade Hooded Knight into Gambler Chest game?
i can make a video about that! i haven’t tried to do it myself yet but i know it’s possible so i’ll learn how and make a tutorial 🖤 it might take a while though, so boardgamegeek or the Lantern’s Reign discord might be good places to check until then!
Wow I am SO grateful you made this video as someone unpacking their box currently and feeling so overwhelmed lol
i'm so glad to hear that! i think you'll love the next video in this series, hopefully i should be finished with it soon! 🖤
So a quick note. If you look under the space where the settlement box goes, you'll find the place where you can keep the Blood Pool & the new "tree" terrain card. It's a really neat piece of storage engineering I wanted to highlight.
OOOH that's incredible! i had no idea! i'll add it to the description, thank you!! 🖤
I know right? Amazing stuff and they didn't shout it out to us!
If you take out the rule books the entire GC tray with everything actually just fits in the 1.6 box... But it makes it so dam heavy!
Leave the mini box out
So relaxing hearing you geek out over this absolute deluge of new game content! And anyway, I could just listen to you talk about anything and everything all day because you sound so cool in general :)
thank you! it really is staggering how much the Chest added! i’m so glad it was a fun listen 🖤
Great Job! GCE is a lot to take in.
thank you! it sure is!! i'm gonna watch some of your playthrough now to keep me sane until i can get my IRL group back together! 🖤
Long but worth every second! I learned that I have my box organized completely wrong...and with the Gamblers Chest I can do it all better! Thanks for the Video!
glad you liked it!! 🖤 it's surprising how many little details there are that you can miss!
I unboxed a while ago but this was still a fun watch! There's so much content in Gamblers chest i struggled to close the box after unpacking it (and admittedly sleeving most of it). I'm glad i use binders for the gear!
thanks so much for watching it even though your GCE is already installed! i'm so glad it was fun! 🖤
Finally picked up a copy. I am so excited. This "expansion" looks beautiful.
congratulations!! i’m sure you won’t regret it! 🖤
I just found your channel a few weeks ago and i love it. Between you and Bra Mithra's channel i think I have all the KDM content i need on youtube, seriously lol. There's a severe lack of KDS vids on YT and you have the absolute best.
thank you so much, that's incredibly kind! 🖤
Love your videos! You should definitely collab with Fen on some special occasion! And thank you very much!
Thanks for sharing ! I did almost the same as I’m using a third party insert, now waiting for my sleeves to come. The fun part is coming 😂
Thank you for this! Just starting my first potl campaign and am going to reorganize my core box after seeing yours 😊
exciting! good luck in your campaign! i'm so glad the video was useful 🖤
@@anawfulfeeling thank you; I've been streaming it and it's been such a blast 🤗
This was fantastic and will be really useful along with the follow up videos. I have the main models assembled now and about to start painting, not sure I am ready to mix the 2 core boxes together yet so might run another couple of campaigns before diving fully into the Gamblers Chest.
i’m so pleased you liked it! there’s definitely a lot to experience even without the Gambler’s Chest - hopefully by the time you’re ready i’ll have more videos to make it easier to get started! 🖤
Bless you: you're doing Atnas' work.
thank you! it's my pleasure! 🖤
Thanks for the video
you’re very welcome! 🖤
Thanks for posting this!
you're very welcome! 🖤
This certainly helped quite a lot. Thanks so much for a stellar job!!
p.s
Had to put the GCE in the core box due to lack of space for I sleeved all the cards 😆 (except for the gear ones)
i’m so glad it was useful!! 🖤
Very helpful, thanks!
yay, glad to hear it! 🖤
Great video guide which I will definitely use in the future! What has been your thoughts and impressions of the chest so far?
thank you! 🖤 so far i've really, really enjoyed it! it's shocking how much content it adds, probably at least 5 years' worth of play at the rate i'll go through it. i've only been able to arrange one session with my group, but we got through several lantern years. we loved both the Croc and the Smog Singers, and the Philosophies system feels extremely juicy and and interesting!
@@anawfulfeelingThat's great to hear!! I have the opportunity to pick it up right now, but it's still a lot of money end of the day and takes up a lot of shelf space. So I'm trying to persuade myself to pull the trigger 😊. But from the sounds of it, it's worth it.
My one fear is that it adds a crazy amount of book keeping and additional complexity, especially since I only play 2P and solo.
How did you find the added complexity so far, especially with arc survivors?
it definitely does add a significant amount of bookkeeping and complexity - i already think core Kingdom Death was way too much for one person to do solo! i've mostly played in a group of either 2 or 4, but i haven't yet played the Gambler's Chest with only 2! personally i think it would be manageable but a definite step up in admin and stuff to keep track of, so much as i'd like to say "go for it!!!" i think it might warrant a bit of thought! 🖤 i really hope that helps!
Wonderful video! Glad to see you used chapters to help break the content down. When we getting some new love or simulation games again? 😊
i’m hoping to make another episode of my Affliction settlement series very soon! 🖤
Love your videos and Channel! What sleeves does your group use? Recommend any for this monster?
way back a decade or something ago i bought enough sleeves from a company called MAGE to sleeve everything except the GCE-specific shaped cards like Philosophies and the Bone Eaters encounter cards. but i think they’ve gone out of business now so i’ve bought the official Kingdom Death ones for my second Gambler’s Chest copy! i think they’ll be the best option, though it would be even better if they made opaque-backed ones!
and thank you!! 🖤
Man. This is becoming my grail game. I'm like this looks so cool. I just don't know if I can justify dropping $800 and time for model building. Maybe I can ask for Christmas/birthday or something. But it might be a bit of a stretch to ask for. Is it good playing solo or should I really only do it if I have a dedicated game group that's into hardcore mature campaign games?
eeek its a tough call, i’ll do my best to advise you 🖤 Kingdom Death is obviously my favourite game of all time, but i’ve never seriously played it solo and i probably never would-it’s a social game to me and the stories that happen to your group and bonds each player has with their survivors are part of the magic. plus it’s just absolutely monstrous to organise and keep track of a whole settlement. however, i have three things i want to mention:
- you can definitely easily play with 2 players (like in my Affliction playthrough on this channel), you don’t need 4!
- lots of people do play solo, even if i personally wouldn’t - they use the Scribe app to do the record keeping. i wouldn’t recommend it but it might be worth asking someone who does, maybe on the Lantern’s Reign KD:M discord!
- Kingdom Death: Simulator is amazing value for money, a perfect reproduction of the board game, and will give you a good idea of what it would be like to play solo or with a group if you can find someone else to play with. i’d strongly recommend trying that first before dropping the full 800 dollars!
i hope that helps!! 🖤
Thank you for this great guide!
I need to ask for your advice:
My last potl campaign is back two years now and was still 1.5.
Before diving into GC, I want to do one more PoTL campaign but with 1.6 included.
Anything special I need to look after when installing the legendary card pack?
Or any other advice from your side what to take into consideration?
I value your opinion and guidance a lot 😊🖤
such good questions! i’ve been thinking about whether to make a legendary card pack video, but i’ve already installed mine so i’ll need to get another one to make it i think! i remember the installation guide it comes with being quite clear so i’m sure you won’t hit any snags 🖤 i think the biggest change that affected us was the one to the Vespertine Bow, but now i really want to make a video to study the rest of the changes in more detail!
@@anawfulfeeling great response with the best possible outcome 😃🖤
Then I will happily await your video before tackling this exercise 😃🖤🖤
i’ve just ordered a new Legendary Card Pack! don’t wait up to start your campaign if you’d like to though! it might take a little while to arrive 🖤
@@anawfulfeeling you're fantastic!! 🖤🖤🖤
I will happily wait 🥰😍
What is the advantage to putting the dividers behind the stack they belong to rather than in front? Or is it just personal preference? (Also, thank you for the organization tips.)
ah, i've always done it that way around! i never even thought about it! am i weird?? you're very welcome, i hope they were useful! 🖤
So im fully invested into KD but havnt made it very far (using core game only). I dont seem to have the time and i kind of suck at it. Anyway, would you recommend adding GC or play more core +/- expansions? Im ok playing more core. There is much for me to do.
it’s a really hard game sometimes! especially if you’re just playing with the core set-expansions can make it quite a bit easier, so don’t be discouraged! 🖤 i would probably not recommend adding in the GCE right away, because there’s so much to experience with the other expansions (also the GCE adds a lot of complexity). it is fun though so follow your heart! if you’d like to make things a bit easier for the core game, you could add in the flower knight and Gorm or try the people of the sun campaign from Sunstalker!
@@anawfulfeeling Thank you!
Ty for the guide. Question. Is that a custom box organizer in your main box? Mine broke :( and was looking for options.
you're welcome!! 🖤 do you mean for the box i showed right at the end? if so yes! it's a beautiful wooden one made by a guy called Claudio Floreani - i requested it by email a looooong time ago but i'd really recommend him if he's still making them!
@@anawfulfeeling Yes! That's awesome, i'll have to check! It seems like you find really good resources to customize everything. Video suggestion, share all of your wisdom! (show off all the cool custom things you have for kdm) :) just a suggestion though any video is a great video :D
@@komakon oooh that's a great idea!! thank you! i try very hard to only use things that fit with the aesthetic of the game, i'm flattered that you picked up on it 😊i think something like that would be good for me to post on my free Patreon i've been working on for more ramble-y kinds of videos! i really appreciate the suggestion! 🖤
hey @@komakon! i made this video now, it's up on my Patreon for free! i hope you like it! 🖤
awesome!! thanks a ton for letting me know, I'll go check it out right now :) @@anawfulfeeling
Is this for if you only going to play the gamblers Campaign?
Or should you do all this if you plan on playing the Lantern campaign but with new stuff from the GC?
good question! this is for the Dream Keeper campaign. for PotL you can install different parts using the instructions for each in the rulebook. i can make another video for People of the Lantern if people would like one!
Sleeve your cards. KDM deserve the best treatment and care!
i do! 🖤 i showed the copy my group actually use to play sleeved at the end, but the cards would be too shiny on camera with my sleeves on.
I'm wondering... at 24:57 you place the hand AI card together with the core box hand AI. Doesn't it replace an older hand AI card?
i think you just add it rather than replacing another card! according to page 64 of the GCE rulebook, “Use the existing Hand card divider to store Suspicious” 🖤 it doesn’t say to remove anything.
@@anawfulfeeling thanks for the clarification. Love your content!
you’re welcome! i’m so glad you like it! 🖤
I understand this is to play the people of dream campaign. There should be no cards from any other expansions. Now, what about playing people of the lantern? I didnt find anything on mixing the GC cards (innovation, FA, etc) with other expansions
it’s definitely possible but not made entirely clear in the rulebook (it’s the ‘Pillars’ rules off the top of my head that explain it) - i plan to make a video about it early this year to make it easier for people to run People of the Lantern with the GC features! 🖤
You are a legend. I will try to fo through it myself, but I am heavy ADHD, so I need to learn from others. Dumb me.
Thabks heaps @@anawfulfeeling
i know the feeling and i don't think it's dumb at all! i really want to make the videos i wish existed 🖤 i hope they'll help!
How can we use Gambler Chest new rules to play People of the lantern? How do we integrade wanderer into People of the lantern? Can we intergrade Hooded Knight into Gambler Chest game?
i can make a video about that! i haven’t tried to do it myself yet but i know it’s possible so i’ll learn how and make a tutorial 🖤 it might take a while though, so boardgamegeek or the Lantern’s Reign discord might be good places to check until then!
This is great, thanks !
you’re welcome, i’m glad you like it! 🖤