It is! We found the fairly large box and card dividers to be particularly nice touches. The individually packaged ready-to-play decks also really lower the barrier of entry and allow people to dive right into the game without having to worry about assembling a deck.
This looks like it is off to a good start. I particularly like the release model and how it relates to the factions. Not cramming them all into the core seems like a good call.
Agreed. Not cramming as many factions into the Core Set seems to be the better approach for expandable games. Also, not following the FFG pack-a-month model and instead having fewer but bigger expansions is a more sustainable release model as it limits shipping and packaging costs, is more environmentally friendly, creates more excitement around each release, and is just generally more practical for all parties involved.I also particularly like the concept that if you do not want to play a particular faction you can skip that expansion. That will make getting into the game far easier for a new player once the game is a few years into its life, which was a significant pitfall of the FFG LCGs.
@@thecardsmiths1262 Yeah! It seems like a good idea all round. FFG seems to think so as well! The big box part at least. They are moving Arkham onto that release model as well and Marvel Champions is already using it I believe (Though I don't follow champions closely at all).
@@Rhadagar Yeah that Arkham announcement was pretty surprising. Great to see FFG finally make a shift in their distribution model. Perhaps we'll make a video covering it. Thanks for your continued support!
Ooo that's awesome! Hal and I finally got the game to the table over the Christmas holidays as well but we only got to play a couple of 2 player games. I haven't had the chance to play Malkavian yet, I played Toreador and the Thin Bloods from the first expansion. The conspiracies seem cool though, especially in multiplayer. Keep us posted if you get to play more, we'd love to hear more of your thoughts on the game and the other clans :)
@@thecardsmiths1262 2 player game seemed lacking to you guys? I forget what the Toreador specialize in? Howd yall like the thin blood potions? Will let yall know when I finally table it again, I think 1 of the guys in my group wasn't too fond of it, so no telling when that'll be.
@@foyoGames 2 player was fine and we had fun but I think the game would really shine with 3 or 4. A lot of the cards such as Schemes and Conspiracies seem better suited to multiplayer. The Rivals element and the interplayer dynamics of multiplayer seem interesting as well. Would love to try out multiplayer sometime and see if these predictions hold true for me. Toreador specialize in Social Conflicts and at attaching Retainers. I quite enjoyed playing the Thin Bloods, it was cool to see how the swarm faction performed in this game and I thought the theme of their deck was really strong. I found the potions to be pretty good as well. Increasing a base stat is pretty strong but that's balanced by having to exhaust the character for the turn to brew. Ah gotcha, that's totally fair. I think it's going to be difficult for Hal and I to table a multiplayer game of this as well.
@@thecardsmiths1262 oh yeah, gotta be much better @ 3 or 4. Ah, gotta tap a turn to digest the potion...& Toreador sounds intriguing too. The sad thing is any given Saturday you can find 20 commander players in a place, but not 1 will want to try out something like Rivals.
@@foyoGames Oh yeah those potions don't brew themselves hahah. I completely agree. It's a shame it's so much harder to find players for LCG/ECG games. The games are excellent.
Nice looking set!
It is! We found the fairly large box and card dividers to be particularly nice touches. The individually packaged ready-to-play decks also really lower the barrier of entry and allow people to dive right into the game without having to worry about assembling a deck.
This looks like it is off to a good start. I particularly like the release model and how it relates to the factions. Not cramming them all into the core seems like a good call.
Agreed. Not cramming as many factions into the Core Set seems to be the better approach for expandable games. Also, not following the FFG pack-a-month model and instead having fewer but bigger expansions is a more sustainable release model as it limits shipping and packaging costs, is more environmentally friendly, creates more excitement around each release, and is just generally more practical for all parties involved.I also particularly like the concept that if you do not want to play a particular faction you can skip that expansion. That will make getting into the game far easier for a new player once the game is a few years into its life, which was a significant pitfall of the FFG LCGs.
@@thecardsmiths1262 Yeah! It seems like a good idea all round.
FFG seems to think so as well! The big box part at least. They are moving Arkham onto that release model as well and Marvel Champions is already using it I believe (Though I don't follow champions closely at all).
@@Rhadagar Yeah that Arkham announcement was pretty surprising. Great to see FFG finally make a shift in their distribution model. Perhaps we'll make a video covering it. Thanks for your continued support!
Finally got it to the table. 4 player game, won with Malkavian agendas (or conspiracies, whatever u call em)...rather enjoyable.
Ooo that's awesome! Hal and I finally got the game to the table over the Christmas holidays as well but we only got to play a couple of 2 player games. I haven't had the chance to play Malkavian yet, I played Toreador and the Thin Bloods from the first expansion. The conspiracies seem cool though, especially in multiplayer. Keep us posted if you get to play more, we'd love to hear more of your thoughts on the game and the other clans :)
@@thecardsmiths1262 2 player game seemed lacking to you guys? I forget what the Toreador specialize in? Howd yall like the thin blood potions? Will let yall know when I finally table it again, I think 1 of the guys in my group wasn't too fond of it, so no telling when that'll be.
@@foyoGames 2 player was fine and we had fun but I think the game would really shine with 3 or 4. A lot of the cards such as Schemes and Conspiracies seem better suited to multiplayer. The Rivals element and the interplayer dynamics of multiplayer seem interesting as well. Would love to try out multiplayer sometime and see if these predictions hold true for me.
Toreador specialize in Social Conflicts and at attaching Retainers. I quite enjoyed playing the Thin Bloods, it was cool to see how the swarm faction performed in this game and I thought the theme of their deck was really strong. I found the potions to be pretty good as well. Increasing a base stat is pretty strong but that's balanced by having to exhaust the character for the turn to brew.
Ah gotcha, that's totally fair. I think it's going to be difficult for Hal and I to table a multiplayer game of this as well.
@@thecardsmiths1262 oh yeah, gotta be much better @ 3 or 4. Ah, gotta tap a turn to digest the potion...& Toreador sounds intriguing too. The sad thing is any given Saturday you can find 20 commander players in a place, but not 1 will want to try out something like Rivals.
@@foyoGames Oh yeah those potions don't brew themselves hahah. I completely agree. It's a shame it's so much harder to find players for LCG/ECG games. The games are excellent.