I love your videos. They are very helpful in deciding where I want to spend my gaming dollar. Even if I don't get excited about a game though you are quite entertaining and fun to watch!
Thank you so much for taking time to write this. It means a lot to us to hear, and it makes making these videos a lot more fun. Thank you for being here 😁
What a fantastic game! Had the chance to playtest it twice and it is just a masterpiece of a classic euro game. So simple actions and so tough decisions. One more to join the other classics from Nuno and Paulo. 👌
Which version of the 3p dummy player is preferred : the basic or advanced version? I also consider this game a masterpiece -- a masterclass in clean eurogame design.
Looks like a plain beige page for a main gameboard plus the respective player boards. Thus this negative, offsets any other positives like the good game mechanics , thereby leaving a sour taste in the mouth of the potential buyers of this game. Excellent video and explanation though and please keep many of your high quality reviews coming. Thank you
We try to do our best, so we are happy to hear you're enjoying the videos. I personally like the look of the game. It's not the prettiest game ever, but I love how easy it is to read the state of everything, which is very important in this game.
I really struggle with the horrific artwork, graphic design & component quality of this game. Purely based on the mechanics I would have gone for it but with this production I will have to skip it - too many other board games which are equally good but look much better…
I would have loved it to be a bit more «deluxe», but the gameplay is always the most important for me! If you think it sounds fun, give it a tryif you get the chance some day! 😊
I don’t mind the artwork, and I am unsure how they could have made it as readable with a different stule. If you are into mechanical games, I think you should at least give it a try :D
I have been reading up on the situation, and according to the artist there is no AI art used! :) I choose to believe him, as his explanation makes sense!
@@BoardGamingRamblings I wish I could believe him, but... if that's not AI then it's just a bad imitation of AI artwork. Weird keyboard with melted keys, a tower from the wrong Asian country (and time period) which is also missing a leg, a suit with a lapel on one side and not on the other...
@@BoardGamingRamblings There is really lazy tracing that is then slapped together in a way that looks bad enough that people thought it was AI. On top of that special parts of art that just don't really make sense unless they were going for a dirty kind of blurred art style which....doesnt fit the rest of the art. I would like the believe the artist but its very difficult to do so.
I love euro games, but I mostly play with 2 players and I really don't like area majority games. I always seem to get a bad feeling from them... and unfortunately a lot of games seem to include this nowadays. So despite it is a game from such good designers, I will be passing for this game.
Thank you for continually releasing well rounded honest and informative reviews of the latest boardgames. I can always count on you guys!
Thank you! It means a lot to hear, so thank you for taking time to write this comment. 😊
I love your videos. They are very helpful in deciding where I want to spend my gaming dollar. Even if I don't get excited about a game though you are quite entertaining and fun to watch!
Thank you so much for taking time to write this. It means a lot to us to hear, and it makes making these videos a lot more fun. Thank you for being here 😁
What a fantastic game! Had the chance to playtest it twice and it is just a masterpiece of a classic euro game. So simple actions and so tough decisions. One more to join the other classics from Nuno and Paulo. 👌
Agree! Glad to hear you enjoyed this one :)
This looks beige, boring, mechanical and I LOVE it! Really appreciate these reviews marathon.
All the things to make a game fantastic 🥳 Thanks for the kind words!
Which version of the 3p dummy player is preferred : the basic or advanced version? I also consider this game a masterpiece -- a masterclass in clean eurogame design.
How they went from that cover to THAT board is beyond me. Goddamn
I guess you would prefer Shackleton Base over this one?
They are vastly different games, and they fit different needs. Both fantastic games, and of the best of the year so far!
Looks like a plain beige page for a main gameboard plus the respective player boards. Thus this negative, offsets any other positives like the good game mechanics , thereby leaving a sour taste in the mouth of the potential buyers of this game.
Excellent video and explanation though and please keep many of your high quality reviews coming.
Thank you
We try to do our best, so we are happy to hear you're enjoying the videos.
I personally like the look of the game. It's not the prettiest game ever, but I love how easy it is to read the state of everything, which is very important in this game.
I really struggle with the horrific artwork, graphic design & component quality of this game. Purely based on the mechanics I would have gone for it but with this production I will have to skip it - too many other board games which are equally good but look much better…
I would have loved it to be a bit more «deluxe», but the gameplay is always the most important for me!
If you think it sounds fun, give it a tryif you get the chance some day! 😊
How can you increase your investment fund tracks so you can spend more actions in one tiger?
There are a couple of bonus tiles, but for most of the time, you cannot! :)
The mechanics sound awesome. I just can’t get past the bland artwork unfortunately
I don’t mind the artwork, and I am unsure how they could have made it as readable with a different stule. If you are into mechanical games, I think you should at least give it a try :D
This looks really interesting. It's a shame about the AI art on the cover...
I have been reading up on the situation, and according to the artist there is no AI art used! :) I choose to believe him, as his explanation makes sense!
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@@BoardGamingRamblings I wish I could believe him, but... if that's not AI then it's just a bad imitation of AI artwork. Weird keyboard with melted keys, a tower from the wrong Asian country (and time period) which is also missing a leg, a suit with a lapel on one side and not on the other...
@@BoardGamingRamblings There is really lazy tracing that is then slapped together in a way that looks bad enough that people thought it was AI. On top of that special parts of art that just don't really make sense unless they were going for a dirty kind of blurred art style which....doesnt fit the rest of the art. I would like the believe the artist but its very difficult to do so.
Atrocious artwork and graphic design. Unless the purchase price is dirt cheap it will be a pass for me.
I love euro games, but I mostly play with 2 players and I really don't like area majority games. I always seem to get a bad feeling from them... and unfortunately a lot of games seem to include this nowadays. So despite it is a game from such good designers, I will be passing for this game.
Nippon works really well with 2 players despite of Area control. There is a clever 3rd rival build in. Try it!