"I just wanna play Mage Knight." I get that. Sometimes I look at the games I have, including a few newish ones from the last few years, but the burden of learning new rules, having the phone handy to clarify rules, and it really does feel like a bit much you know. That position really helped me develop a stricter rationale with avoiding new games now. Case in point was you Scythe Expeditions video. I had considered it, Scythe is dear to me in its own way (how I really got into the hobby) but I realised I could never get Scythe Expeditions to the table regardless. Too many other great games in my collection, never enough time.
Ha! Yeah - I've actually reversed Krang and Tovak off camera for the last two weeks still trying to conquer 11-22. Might stream my next attempt but we'll see... :)
I was thinking the same - so I have started to make some playthrougs as well for this amazing game. Im 'only' doing lvl 8-16 but yea - making some content for it! Just check it out on my channel if you need more MK content haha
46:56 I think here I would have used the blue crystal with chilling stare and got Utem Guardsmen as well with the banner. Then I could decide if I want to keep them or discard the banner at the end of a round and disband them once a core tile is revealed
2:34:54 this. jumping in at this level with one of the trickier mages is just rough. in hindsight, the things that come to mind: - should have recruited the Utem Guardsmen to the banner when you had the chance before the dragon fight; would have made that fight much easier for you - pacing; you were spending 9-10 cards on enemies (lot of them sideways) that did not warrant that kind of "investment" - please use crystallise to actually gather crystals :) my optimal end-of-round crystal count is: 2 - 5 - 8 - 12 (or 1-3 if assaulting city) -... - not stopping on the crystal mine for at least end of turn when you had the chance - getting the Shocktroops and sacrificing them to the Ice Dragon may have saved you cards in net (meaning - having to spend less than 10 cards and a unit on the kill)
All good points! The Banner of Command thing is cool - it’s a tactic I never considered before. That said, between that spell offer, the terrain, Tovak, and that Ice Dragon, seemed I was pretty screwed and just got stubborn with those ruins. 🤣 You would have loved my next game off camera. I had 5 ranged fire attack entering a dungeon…and your friend showed up. 🤮
@@SoloPlaythroughs I am super nervous. but they have Phil on board so... there is a chance! I am also super excited, obviously. I guess we will hear more very soon!
"I just wanna play Mage Knight." I get that. Sometimes I look at the games I have, including a few newish ones from the last few years, but the burden of learning new rules, having the phone handy to clarify rules, and it really does feel like a bit much you know. That position really helped me develop a stricter rationale with avoiding new games now. Case in point was you Scythe Expeditions video. I had considered it, Scythe is dear to me in its own way (how I really got into the hobby) but I realised I could never get Scythe Expeditions to the table regardless. Too many other great games in my collection, never enough time.
Also I reckon your dice were rolled the wrong way around. Tovak for dummy and Krang for you. :)
Ha! Yeah - I've actually reversed Krang and Tovak off camera for the last two weeks still trying to conquer 11-22. Might stream my next attempt but we'll see... :)
Brutal ending. Really great playthrough though, thanks.
Thanks for the comment, Chris! Could have definitely played this one a bit different but it was a fun attempt anyway. :)
Thanks for the upload 👍🏾
You’re welcome!
Finally you have stopped slacking, so I don't need to browse through 3 year old content to get my Mage Knight fix 😉
Ha! The slacking is real! 🤣
at least there is a ton of those videos ;)
I was thinking the same - so I have started to make some playthrougs as well for this amazing game. Im 'only' doing lvl 8-16 but yea - making some content for it! Just check it out on my channel if you need more MK content haha
46:56 I think here I would have used the blue crystal with chilling stare and got Utem Guardsmen as well with the banner. Then I could decide if I want to keep them or discard the banner at the end of a round and disband them once a core tile is revealed
Hey, Mahdi! Yeah - Sajat also pointed this. Honestly, never considered that tactic before but it’s so good!
2:34:54 this. jumping in at this level with one of the trickier mages is just rough. in hindsight, the things that come to mind:
- should have recruited the Utem Guardsmen to the banner when you had the chance before the dragon fight; would have made that fight much easier for you
- pacing; you were spending 9-10 cards on enemies (lot of them sideways) that did not warrant that kind of "investment"
- please use crystallise to actually gather crystals :) my optimal end-of-round crystal count is: 2 - 5 - 8 - 12 (or 1-3 if assaulting city) -...
- not stopping on the crystal mine for at least end of turn when you had the chance
- getting the Shocktroops and sacrificing them to the Ice Dragon may have saved you cards in net (meaning - having to spend less than 10 cards and a unit on the kill)
All good points! The Banner of Command thing is cool - it’s a tactic I never considered before. That said, between that spell offer, the terrain, Tovak, and that Ice Dragon, seemed I was pretty screwed and just got stubborn with those ruins. 🤣 You would have loved my next game off camera. I had 5 ranged fire attack entering a dungeon…and your friend showed up. 🤮
@@SoloPlaythroughs you mean the Scouts showed up in a dungeon? is that not against the rules? :P
@@Sajatzsiraf Ha! Yeah - really weird. It’s a Scouts-centric expansion.
Are you in the mage knight discord?
@@sscr1p7 Unfortunately, no. I don’t spend a lot of time on Discord. To be honest, I don’t truly get it. 🤣
have you seen the news? new expansion?! :o
Yeah. Saw it. Cautiously optimistic…maybe?
@@SoloPlaythroughs I am super nervous. but they have Phil on board so... there is a chance! I am also super excited, obviously. I guess we will hear more very soon!
@@Sajatzsiraf Yeah - I’m hoping they stuck to scenarios. I would be really worried about deck balancing and such.
@@SoloPlaythroughs you are incorrect - we need new from everything, and in case you do not like some of it, you can just put that part to the side :P
@@Sajatzsiraf Ha! Yes. It is the only way…
2:32:50 how about early next week? I am free!
Ha! Maybe…