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I'm Jake and I'm 17 and this is my channel for anything and everything I'm interested in: board games, theater, movies!
Final Tony Award Predictions: Musicals
So many good shows, so few awards . . .
Intro: 00:00-00:17
Best Musical: 00:17-02:03
Best Revival of a Musical: 02:03-02:18
Best Actress in a Musical: 02:18-03:32
Best Actor in a Musical 03:32-03:55
Best Featured Actress in a Musical: 03:55-5:16
Best Featured Actor in a Musical: 05:16-06:00
Best Direction of a Musical: 6:00-07:00
Best Original Score: 07:00-07:50
Best Book of a Musical: 07:50-08:35
Best Orchestrations: 08:35-09:10
Best Choreography: 09:10-09:59
Best Lighting Design of a Musical: 09:59-10:50
Best Set Design of a Musical: 10:50-11:53
Best Costume Design of a Musical: 11:53-12:29
Best Sound Design of a Musical: 12:29-13:10
Outro: 13:10-13:29
Intro: 00:00-00:17
Best Musical: 00:17-02:03
Best Revival of a Musical: 02:03-02:18
Best Actress in a Musical: 02:18-03:32
Best Actor in a Musical 03:32-03:55
Best Featured Actress in a Musical: 03:55-5:16
Best Featured Actor in a Musical: 05:16-06:00
Best Direction of a Musical: 6:00-07:00
Best Original Score: 07:00-07:50
Best Book of a Musical: 07:50-08:35
Best Orchestrations: 08:35-09:10
Best Choreography: 09:10-09:59
Best Lighting Design of a Musical: 09:59-10:50
Best Set Design of a Musical: 10:50-11:53
Best Costume Design of a Musical: 11:53-12:29
Best Sound Design of a Musical: 12:29-13:10
Outro: 13:10-13:29
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Final Tony Award Predictions: Plays
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My final predictions in all play categories, make sure to see the musicals video for the rest of the awards! Best Play: 0:00-0:39 Best Revival of a Play: 00:39-00:48 Best Actress in a Play: 00:48-01:02 Best Actor in a Play: 01:02-01:38 Best Featured Actress in a Play: 01:38-02:31 Best Featured Actor in a Play: 02:31-03:20 Best Direction of a Play: 03:20-3:42 Best Lighting Design of a Play: 03:4...
Marvel United v Marvel United X-Men Review | Orpheus Games
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Hope you enjoy this comparison and review of both Marvel United and Marvel United X-Men! If you have any suggestions leave them below and I'll definitely take them into consideration! Thanks for watching! Timestamps: Intro 00:00 Overview 00:36 Artwork 1:54 Components 2:56 Theme 4:52 Complexity & Mechanics 5:38 Innovation 9:58 Price 12:34 Storage 13:12 You'll like this if . . . 14:11 You'll disl...
Top 5 Books of All Time | Orpheus Games
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I forgot to mention, Fire and Blood by George R.R. Martin is somewhere in the 4-5 range of my top 5 but I couldn't find my copy :) Thanks for watching! Timestamps: Intro 00:00 Honorable Mentions 00:31 Number 5 2:04 Number 4 3:12 Number 3 4:17 Number 2 5:40 Number 1 7:33 Pls subscribe :D 8:57
The Greatest Game of All Time: Tainted Grail Review | Orpheus Games
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Hello World! Thanks so much for watching I hope you really enjoyed the video on the objective best game ever! If you have any suggestions just leave a comment down below :) Timestamps: Overview 0:00 Artwork 2:09 Components 3:06 Theme 4:43 Complexity & Mechanics 7:06 Innovation 10:17 Price 11:24 Storage 11:54 Final Thoughts & Rating 13:02 Pls Subscribe :D 15:58
Batman Gotham City Chronicles After the Hype Review: Is it a Good Game? | Orpheus Games
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Hello World! Thanks so much for watching I hope you really liked my video! If you have any suggestions just leave a comment down below :) Kickstarter Page: www.kickstarter.com/projects/806316071/batmantm-gotham-city-chronicles-season-3-and-rpg/posts BoardGameCo's Video on Everybody Lies: ua-cam.com/video/S7O36dKici8/v-deo.html Tabletop Wolf's Channel: ua-cam.com/users/TableTopWolf1984 Timestamp...
Top 5 Campaign & Legacy Games of ALL TIME! :) | Orpheus Games
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Hello all! Hope you enjoyed this list! If you enjoyed it then subscribing would really help me, but don't feel obligated. If you have any suggestions/critiques then just comment below! Thanks for watching! :) Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:01 Number 5 4:35 Number 4 8:15 Number 3 11:30 Number 2 16:20 The Best Campaign Game of ALL TIME 19:33 Pls Subscribe :)
Destinies Unboxing | Orpheus Games
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This is an unboxing of Destinies from Lucky Duck Games Thanks for watching Orpheus Games, make sure to stick around to check out videos like our Great Wall review and Black Rose Wars unboxing! Pls subscribe :)
Dice Throne Season 2 Review | Orpheus Games
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This is a review of Dice Throne Season 2 - Battle Chest by Roxley Games. Hope you enjoy! Leave any suggestions or ideas in the comments below! :) Timestamps: Intro 0:00 Overview 0:45 Artwork 1:25 Components 2:23 Theme 4:48 Complexity 6:20 Mechanics 6:57 Innovation 7:41 Price 8:18 Storage 8:52 You'll like this if . . . 9:22 You'll dislike this if . . . 9:55 Alternative Reccomendations 10:13 Fina...
The Great Wall After the Hype Review: Still good? | Orpheus Games
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A review of Awaken Realms's The Great Wall. Features discussion on game design, practicality, and appearances with alternative recommendations. Thanks for watching! :) Intro 0:00 Overview of Mechanics 0:38 Appearance 1:11 Components 2:00 Theme 4:28 Complexity & Rulebook 6:27 Mechanics 8:38 Innovation 10:30 Price 11:38 Storage 12:20 You'll Like This Game if . . . 14:28 You'll Dislike This Game i...
Oath Unboxing | Artemis Games
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An unboxing of Cole Wherle's Oath from Leder Games. Retail edition bought in 2022. Make sure to stick around for more fun videos and help us grow. Enjoy! :)
Black Rose Wars Unboxing | Orpheus Games
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Black Rose Wars is a game for 1-4 players where you learn magic, cast spells, destroy rooms, other mages, and even learn the forgotten magic of the black rose itself! Thanks for watching! :) You can subscribe/like/comment and all the jazz if you want the algorithm to like me.
I just stumbled across this review of yours and just wanted to say a few words of kindness. Your delivery is so articulate and elegant. You must make your parents very proud. I've been into modern board gameing for around 20 years but have only just recently begun playing adventure games. I've been enjoying Arkham Horror LCG this last month or so. In waiting are Sleeping Gods, VagrantSong, Pauper's Ladder, and Etherfields.
Thank you so much, that's so kind of you! Adventure games are awesome, Etherfields is great and I've heard amazing things about Sleeping Gods!
I don’t want a jukebox musical to win Best Musical.
Well done, new sub.
great video!
Great format and very level headed review. You're also a quite well spoken. 👍
That’s so nice, thank you!
Better quality and pragmatic content/format than most board game reviewers here. 👍
Thank you so much! That’s very kind of you. Anything you’d like to see in the future?
Out of curiosity in what game do you have a similar cube assigning and recovering system for your action? And that with the river tile as it work seem unique to me especially in skirmish game. One that has a really cool system is level 7 omega protocol with the adrenaline point. Maybe you could speak a bit slower and take time articulate more or nuancing more your voice to give a better melody to it. Boardg & co is clearly speaking too fast and articulating enough most of the time. ^^
I haven’t played it but I think Conan from monolith has a similar river system. I haven’t heard about level 7 omega protocol, is it good?
@@theorpheusvarietyshow for sure Conan has the same river. But it was invented for Conan. And Batman mostly is a Conan reskin from the same designer so he is still the one that come with these ideas. My question is outside of these 2 game since you said it is something we have seen around I'm curious to know what game, because I like this system. Because to me yes assigning cubes or anything that symbolize action point is not unique but what differ is the way it is executed. I.e L7OP has a token system but totally different from Batman and any other game. The river in Ark nova is just an other thing that might look like it but it's not. And 1st it came after Conan/Batman and 2nd it just don't function the same way. For gameboard mechanism it's better to look at it properly. Otherwise every game with cards or dice can be categorize as the same. In boardgame a small tweak can make a difference. I.e not reshuffling your discard pile in a deckbuilding game and boum, when you play, what card and order will become more important. To be precise Fred Hendry's design for Conan/Batman is called Tactical Homeostatic System, THS. . One point that is fun is the Flexibility of being able to do your turn in any order and to the scale of only 1 action per player and not being forced to play your whole turn before the next player. For now I might only know one game like this that, it should be spirit island. For L7OP you should watch the dice tower review , and spoiler they adore it :) . Other than that, too big, too expensive , too much iconography without any player aid, too constraint for the heroes since 1 gem is pure gold in this game... it's kind of too much for me too. ^^ That last point imply the fact that the game is to easy for the overlord make it less fun for me as I'm always playing OL. But after a couple of game with the balance variants introduced in the new rulesbook, it seem better on that point.
:(( but my favorite dudes all stuck in the 1st kickstarter.
Did you playthru entire campaign solo just by one character?
Yes, it took me a few starts to figure out who I wanted to play as, but I finished the whole base game solo :)
@@theorpheusvarietyshow thanks a lot, I was worrying if I have to play multiple characters.
The weeee sound is amusing 😁
Thank you! I hope it wasn’t annoying 🙃
Hi, the video is very nice and interesting. I don't know a lot about boardgames so I might not be the targetted public but I would suggest to display the game title somewhere when you first mention it and to have more video footage of the said game while you talk about it. That would help me see what kind of game it is.
I wish i could play Legacy games with a group. Maybe someday someday.
Subscribed. You sure are well informe, nice paint job and nice cinematography 😁 Also im quite confused are you quite young?
The game sounds interesting, but the art is completely inappropriate for me: I much prefer Howard Pyle or the pre-Raphaelites for Arthurian illustration.
How does it feel to cross pollinate Season 1 & Season 2? S1&2 Locations+S1 Heroes+S2 Villains? Do you think the S1 heroes feel weaker in comparison to Xmen heroes?
I’d love to see you do a massive darkness 2 video :D
I’d love too, but I’m not going to be home until early august, so unfortunately I’ll have to wait until then :). Thanks for watching!
Well elucidated! Keep up the great vids!!
You said you aren’t good at teaching games, but I’ve been watching people’s overviews of the Marvel United/X-Men United games all day, and yours is clear, concise, not rambling or stumbling. I think you did a fantastic job! 👍🏽
Thank you so much! That was very kind :)
What are your thoughts on Marvel United? Which do you prefer?
Season 2 by a far margin. Season 1 are the famous stuff, but they play too simple, or outright too insanely challenging. Season 2 has a perfect balance of fun, mechanics and challenge
@@jfducusin7186 I definitely agree! Who’s your favorite character?
@@theorpheusvarietyshow Heroes it will be Dr Doom by far. villains its definitely Sentinels+Nimrod and Legion. have u tried all villains?
@@jfducusin7186 I’ve heard Dr Doom is really good! I haven’t played all villains yet, but I’m definitely getting there!
@@theorpheusvarietyshow play well haha. do u paint first before playing them?
Good list! Love the energy!
You such have great taste. I've been looking for books to read and I this gave me real inspiration...
I love watching your videos. Keep them up you're gonna go far in this industry if you're consistent with these. I would say invest in a better mic though that you can attach to your shirt or have nearby. That is my only bit of advice for now :)
Thank you that’s very kind! I’ll look into that :)
Yo goated taste big beast
Wow, Jake, I stumbled upon your channel when I found the link to this video on bgg. I don’t know how long you’ve been doing these kind of videos, but I think you do a phenomenal job at your young age. There are a few things I like especially: the structure of your video is very clear and you keep a nice balance between scripted text and talking ad-lib. Some constructive criticism, if you’ll let me: at some points I’d like you to show the viewer what you’re talking about when you’re talking about it. For example: when you were talking about the components, we got to see some footage of the art book. Why not show footage of the time dials when you mention them, why not demonstrate the card mechanism while you’re talking about them, see? Secondly, although you speak very eloquently, I sometimes wished you went a tiny bit slower. And lastly: breaking up a longer talk with a small joke for example would keep the attention of the listener better. I’m going to subscribe to your channel and I hope you can rise up to the level of my favourite boardgame reviewers “shutupandsitdown”. You see, although I really like most of their videos, they are a bit too anti-Kickstarter games and you don’t share that view. I’m hoping you could balance that out a bit. Perhaps you can watch some of their videos and steal some ideas or techniques from them… In any case, you’ve definitely got my humble attention and I hope you can make me a full-fledged fan.
Wow that was so kind of you thanks so much! I also adore Shut Up and Sit Down! One of the challenging things with B-Roll for this video was I didn't want to exactly spoil anything for the game, which is why I didn't show the dials in the book of secrets, but I definetly will change that in the future. My family comments on how fast I talk and I'll work and that and jokes. ;) Thanks for watching, this meant a lot to me!
Please fix your audio: 1. Too much echo. 2. Your volume is peaking.
Hello! I moved my mic around so hopefully it's fixed in my latest video, a Marvel United review. Thanks for your feedback! :)
Excellent video. I'm just starting out with Tainted Grail. Great to hear it's worth it!
@@alastairbishop2450That’s how I ended up, and don’t worry about restarting! It took me a few tries to get off on the right foot! :)
Hey Jake! Firstly, great video. You speak so well! I'm very impressed. Also, great taste in games. I saw in your shelf that you have Etherfields. I would like to know your take on it, as I am currently thinking of purchasing it. Thanks for the great content and keep at it!
@@theorpheusvarietyshow Thanks for the reply. That's alright. If you get it to the table, make sure to let us know your first impressions!
What’s your favorite game?
Cthulhu Wars
Great video Jake!!! I shared it already!!!
Thanks so much! It means a lot to me!
Top review and very concise for someone at 15 years old. Good job!
Thanks a lot! :)
Good job Jake! There aren’t many good alternatives for board games with a Batman IP. There’s the Batman who laughs and another one based on the animated series which are supposed to be good. I’ve heard almost nothing but negative about Gotham City Chronicles but they supposedly fixed the rule book with the release of season 3. I went in with a 1$ pledge hoping more info would come out before I have to decide what I’m going to buy… also I find the prices are really high.
I would say the idw batman animated miniatures game is more easy to get to the table for me. I am getting the rpg though since I have the base and could use the minis great review
Thank you!! I am excited about the rpg but a bit worried about the price. Can I ask which books you are going to get? I’ve heard that the animated game is good. What are your thoughts on that?
@@theorpheusvarietyshow I am personally just getting the core book but that's because I just wanna see what the rules are and with the board game I really enjoyed . I just have the base with the arkham expansion and like the amount of missions that they have and how the solo mode is with the dark knight mode.I feel that the combat is fun enough for me with the dice rolling and cards but very simple for me to teach friends.Only issue I have had was the core doesn't have a lot of heroes and wish I got the all in.
@@BillySpenc Ok, that's cool! I have to see what I'm going to get. Thanks for watching! :)
Hey Jake. Great video here and really informative. The miniatures appeal to me but I'm not so much interested in the game mechanics as it all seems really convoluted. Fun I'm sure if you get past all that.
Great job with your content! I shared it
Thank you so much that was very kind of you! Any suggestions?
You forgot knight models the miniature game. Super expensive but cool game
I’ve seen that game it looks really cool! I don’t need more of these minis though :)
Dang kid, how old are you? Really impressive video for someone your age. Articulate, well thought out, instructive, good structure and length. Well done. I’m curious to see we’re you will be in 10 years.
I have to say the same. I am really impressed with your review. I watched other youtuber which are way older review boardgames and you doing a better job. Dont let the view number discourage you. I see a lot of potention here.
I agree completely. I love the game, it is exciting and visually appealing, but you don’t need all the stuff to enjoy it. 5 heroes and 5 villains with goons, just one smaller box would make it perfect, even replace some figures with cardboard pieces.
I know, right! And then it could be like $50 and everyone could have a chance to enjoy it! And then all the stretch goals could just be in a separate box. Thanks for watching! :D
Batman: The Animated Series Adventures is the closest I’ve seen to this game, it’s made by IDW and based on there game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles City Fall/Change is Constant. As for storage, it got much worse in season 2 with the picking zone (every mini in a separate box). I’m currently backing season 3 for there updated rulebook/character sheets, Solo/Co-op mode and there new storage system for season 2. I’m also getting all the new material in season 3 just because I’m a Batman fan but just season 1 is plenty if you just want to play the game.
I’ve heard about the animated series but haven’t seen it anywhere to purchase, is it good? I might be interested for a simpler version of the game! I’ve seen about storage problems, and season 2 was crazy with all the individualized character packs!
@@theorpheusvarietyshow IDW closed down there board game department, so not sure how hard it is to find. I have seen board game stores carry them though. I didn’t get the Batman Animated Series game since I already had Batman Gotham City Chronicles and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle game it’s based on. I enjoyed my plays of the T.M.N.T game, it’s definitely not as complicated as BGCC though I’ve heard they changed a few things between them for thematic reasons.
@@isaacraze4301 Oh wow I hadn’t seen that! Maybe I’ll look into it!
What are your thoughts on Batman Gotham City Chronicles? Will you be backing the season 3 kickstarter?
Love the game not backing season 3 VAT just makes it a bad value for money to me. Don't think I will enjoy solo mode as it seems fiddly managing all the cards, and paying again for a rulebook I have learned the hard way and player aids I have already printed ages ago leaves a bad taste. I would have gotten the other two but being locked out of the stretchgoals also makes me angry.
@@malcolmdouglasmichaluk8263 Yep the stretch goals annoyed me too being pledge specific, and dealing with VAT stinks. I’m sorry!
What’s your favorite campaign game?
very good much like video
Thank you!
Nice video and well structured. One thing I like in this kind of videos is to see some close up takes of the components. Keep doing videos!
Thanks so much that’s very nice of you!
Have you played the black powder expansion? It makes the battles much more important.
Your Intro was flawless. Congratulations.
Really nice review, keep the good work, a little advice, everyone that watch review videos, love some kind of "score", so recommend that you use some kind of score method (can be the typical 1 to 10, or maybe a different score like "buy, not buy, o buy on discount", etc).
Thanks for the feedback! I’ll think about that. In my dice throne review I thought out a system of don’t reccomend/I would buy it again/Everyone should try it. Does that work? I explained it in that video
Thanks for the review! Very well structured and articulated. I'm wondering about one thing: how tight would you say the game is? The reason I ask is it seems to have that Euro concept of tradeoffs between resources (advisors that convert one resource into another or tack on bonus acquisitions etc.) but I don't know if the game is quite forgiving and lets you build up an engine, or if it is quite punishing and you barely scrape together the resources to enact your plans.
Thanks for the reply! I haven't played a lot of euro games, I prefer more amertirashy :), so I don't have much to compare it to. In my experience you have time to build up an engine, the difficulty can come from when other players take an advisor you want or won't help you fill up a worker placement spot (because then it won't activate and you therefore won't get the resources) But in general I have enough resources, and if I really need more they aren't that difficult to acquire. Hope this helped!
@@theorpheusvarietyshow Awesome, thanks! Looking forward to your next reviews, this was very informative.
@@LinearConvolution Thanks so much! That means a lot :D
Would you want to see a play through of destinies?
What are your thoughts on Dice Throne?
its good but I still prefer unmatched. Just not a big fan of Dice games I guess, but its still a fun or good game.
@@jfducusin7186 I’ve heard about unmatched but I’m not sure it’s worth owning both, what do you think?
A bit of feedback - from around 6:34 to 7:15, you kinda talked yourself in circles, when just one or two of you phrases tied up your ideas nicely. "It's straightforward, but it's a bit wonky in how it is executed." worked perfectly, and you didn't need to elaborate unless you were going to give an example.