Hoplomachus Victorum: 5 Favorite Things...And 1 Disappointment

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  • Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025

Комментарии • 21

  • @adrianbkelly
    @adrianbkelly 2 года назад +4

    The original Hoplo is my favourite game & Victorum looks like it will make it even better! Went all in on the Kickstarter & can’t wait for it to arrive.

    • @mikeysboardroom
      @mikeysboardroom  2 года назад +3

      I think you are going to love it! I wish I had gone in on some of the deluxe items, like the reusable campaign tracker and the dice tower 🤙

  • @brianbaker3731
    @brianbaker3731 2 года назад +2

    I'm halfway through my first campaign and really enjoying it. I think your comment about wanting more CTG games is a common experience once people get a chance to play their games. I love them all!
    I haven't checked the Scion Epilogue book yet but I think it should have at least a little narrative in it.

    • @mikeysboardroom
      @mikeysboardroom  2 года назад

      Yeah the Scion Epilogues as well as the character paragraphs sort of flesh out a bit of a story. I think more narrative would get in the way of what makes this game great, I just can't help but want more from it since it is so much fun. Did you finish your campaign? I am curious how you did against the Scion...I beat the crocodile, but Taotie absolutely stomped me..

    • @brianbaker3731
      @brianbaker3731 2 года назад +1

      @@mikeysboardroom unfortunately I haven't had time yet to finish up the last two acts.

    • @mikeysboardroom
      @mikeysboardroom  2 года назад

      @@brianbaker3731 Ah bummer. Let me know how it goes when you finish it up!

  • @SoloBoardGamingKnight
    @SoloBoardGamingKnight 2 года назад +1

    Big fan of the intro. Personally, that sets the mood for the game and the review.

    • @mikeysboardroom
      @mikeysboardroom  2 года назад +1

      Thank you, I appreciate it! Your videos always set the mood perfectly right out the gate, I'm glad I was able to duplicate that feeling 🤙

  • @voyageurastral
    @voyageurastral 2 года назад +1

    Make me think of one of my recent buy war chest

    • @mikeysboardroom
      @mikeysboardroom  2 года назад

      Oh yeah, I can definitely see the similarity. I almost bought that game on sale once, but I don't have anyone to play these types of games with. That is one reason Victorum as a solo game works so well for me

    • @voyageurastral
      @voyageurastral 2 года назад +1

      May i suggest to try it on boardgame arena for free to see if you like it

    • @mikeysboardroom
      @mikeysboardroom  2 года назад

      @@voyageurastral Great suggestion! Thank you!

  • @MagicBG
    @MagicBG Год назад +1

    Hoplomachus with a more of history it is Too many bones

    • @mikeysboardroom
      @mikeysboardroom  Год назад

      That makes me very excited to jump into Too Many Bones! Thanks! 🤙

    • @GoWtheFlow
      @GoWtheFlow Год назад +1

      I know that you already got tmb base game and you mentioned you want unbreakable. I hope the base hasn't ruined it for you because I think unbreakable should be the best starting point. Base game is good value, but the design is inferior than undertow and subsequent gealoc expansions

    • @mikeysboardroom
      @mikeysboardroom  Год назад

      @@GoWtheFlow I haven't had a chance to dive into it yet, but I am anxious to get going with it 🤙

  • @kosterix123
    @kosterix123 Год назад

    7:55 you already knew that before ordering the product. Why didn’t you do your homework.
    No index is a good point though.

  • @jazepi
    @jazepi 2 года назад +1

    That's a sweet little gem over your left shoulder (Resurgence). Waiting impatiently for Victorum/Remastered, should arrive this week or next. Fingers crossed. If you like solo, Cloudspire is a master-class puzzle for solo play. CTG lays out each scenario and your job is to maximize (3 goals) achievements to carry-over some benefits/effects between each scenario. It's heavy, and bloated, and beautiful. Too Many Bones gets all the hype, and while just-deserved, Cloudspire is CTG's perfect game. ;)

    • @mikeysboardroom
      @mikeysboardroom  2 года назад +1

      I cannot wait to bust into Resurgence! Yeah...after playing through 2 campaigns I jumped on CTG's holiday sale before it ended and picked up TMB as well as Cloudspire... You just hyped me up all over again lol

    • @jazepi
      @jazepi 2 года назад +1

      @@mikeysboardroom If you got ALL of Cloudspire, it fits in the base box, incredibly (including the hard cover scenario books) with about 3-4mm lid lift.
      I just got my shipping notification for Riffle, super pumped to play them, and come spring, Unbreakable.
      It’s gonna be a great year for new board games.

    • @mikeysboardroom
      @mikeysboardroom  2 года назад +1

      @@jazepi That is amazing about Cloudspire! I got the base w/ 2 expansions and I did also get the first hardcover book since I read it really fleshes out the game and sort of adds a story. I am kicking myself for not getting Riffle, but at the time I didn't have any TMB content yet lol. Each year just keeps getting better and better for games, it's crazy!