Wyrmspan Review - It's Basically Wingspan But Better...For Us At Least

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  • Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
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    You are an amateur dracologist in the world of Wyrmspan, a place where dragons of all shapes, sizes, and colors roam the skies. Excavate a hidden labyrinth you recently unearthed on your land and entice these beautiful creatures to roost in the sanctuary of your caves.
    During a game of Wyrmspan, you will build a sanctuary for dragons of all shapes and sizes. Your sanctuary begins with 3 excavated spaces-the leftmost space in your Crimson Cavern, your Golden Grotto, and your Amethyst Abyss. Over the course of the game, you will excavate additional spaces in your sanctuary and entice dragons to live there, chaining together powerful abilities and earning the favor of the Dragon Guild.
    Wyrmspan is inspired by the mechanisms of Wingspan, though its unique elements make Wyrmspan a standalone game (not compatible with Wingspan).
    BGG Link - boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4...
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    0:00:00 - Overview
    0:06:30 - What We Like
    0:12:28 - What We Don't Like
    0:17:50 - Final Thoughts
    0:20:55 - Recommendations
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  • @m.schwarz
    @m.schwarz 4 місяці тому +2

    I'm so glad you included those last few seconds!

  • @warpo007
    @warpo007 4 місяці тому +5

    not falling for it! i'll wait a while.

    • @BoardGameCo
      @BoardGameCo  4 місяці тому +1

      I've always been a fan of waiting, see what outlasts the hype

  • @skankybadger
    @skankybadger 4 місяці тому +1

    great review and I love Meg popping on at the end

  • @rogerhuerlimann8875
    @rogerhuerlimann8875 4 місяці тому +1

    Balancing what to go for and how to get the most points is really something that comes with time. Same in Wingspan. Sometimes it's just not worth it to pursue a bonus card (in wingspan) or an end of round goal (in both games), if you sacrifice points elsewhere. So knowing what to pursue and what to let go is really part of the learning curve.

  • @EfrainRiveraJunior
    @EfrainRiveraJunior 4 місяці тому +2

    I haven't played Wingspan yet. I want to try both.

  • @jonathancheung8545
    @jonathancheung8545 4 місяці тому +1

    I’ll grab this when there’s a sale, looking forward to it as it’s more complex than Wingspan. I’m tired of spamming eggs in Wingspan.

  • @PeterSchott
    @PeterSchott 4 місяці тому

    My oldest also has a thing about birds so Wingspan just would never hit our table, as much as I think our family would enjoy it otherwise. Wyrmspan seems like it would be a good fit for us with that in mind. The only real concern I'd have after that is if it's playable on a normal-sized kitchen table as that's where we do most of our gaming. :)

  • @MartinRonky
    @MartinRonky 3 місяці тому +1

    Hair matching the board! Purrfection

  • @rogerhuerlimann8875
    @rogerhuerlimann8875 4 місяці тому +1

    Wingspan is my most played games of all, and that wont change anytime soon, but I'm excited to play this for a different take.

    • @BoardGameCo
      @BoardGameCo  4 місяці тому

      Most played of all time is always a feat

  • @sarahphua1099
    @sarahphua1099 4 місяці тому

    The wingspan in comparison is the base game right? How does it compare to wingspan with expansions though? Cos it fixes the eggs issue

    • @roxydevilhottie
      @roxydevilhottie 2 місяці тому

      Doesn't have any expansions at the moment

  • @chriss1400
    @chriss1400 4 місяці тому

    Wish they had chose a theme that appealed more to me, dragons aren’t really my thing and I already backed Dragon Eclipse from awaken realms

  • @ajtame
    @ajtame 4 місяці тому +1

    Interesting the thing that Meg didn't like I don't think will affect me since I'm only going to play it 2 players most of the time but at the same time suffers from the non refreshing row issue. Maybe in 2 players it needs a rule that refreshes the market each round?

    • @ProfessorMeg
      @ProfessorMeg 4 місяці тому

      Honestly, at 2 player I would house rule that!

    • @davidrendsburg9363
      @davidrendsburg9363 4 місяці тому

      At all player counts you do refresh the cards at the start of each round. I think the issue Meg is referring to is that over the course of six or more turns in around the cards weren't refreshing fast enough. Wingspan expansions added a refresh ability in the row activation which could help

    • @ProfessorMeg
      @ProfessorMeg 4 місяці тому

      @@davidrendsburg9363 Yes, I forgot but that is correct! Honestly, there were some turns I would have spent a coin just to refresh the market, but I'm sure we all wish we could do certain things in games

  • @ScytheNoire
    @ScytheNoire 4 місяці тому +2

    None of the cards mattering and not being that interesting is why Endless Winter fell so flat for us. It was a hodge-podge of mechanics, but overall just didn't work good enough.
    Is Dune Imperium the one that is often in these comparisons?
    LOL, Meg got it in the end. Shame on Alex missing it. :)

  • @ilqrd.6608
    @ilqrd.6608 4 місяці тому

    Interesting. Not caring about the cards is my main gripe with Earth but I seem to recall you liked that one just fine?

    • @BoardGameCo
      @BoardGameCo  4 місяці тому +2

      Not caring about cards is my gripe with both :) I like Wyrmspan more than Earth though.

  • @srebme2
    @srebme2 4 місяці тому +1

    Thanks for playing Wyrmspan with me at Level Up. We bought a copy and I’m excited to teach my game group.

  • @bryanwinston8820
    @bryanwinston8820 4 місяці тому +2

    Based on everything I've seen this is a better game than Wingspan. I absolutely like it better. However it's not so much better than Wingspan that I'd buy this and get rid of Wingspan, especially as my family loves Wingspan and I'm all in on Wingspan.

  • @ekurisona663
    @ekurisona663 4 місяці тому +1

    how will you play the expansions if you get rid of it in 6 months? 🐦🐉

  • @robstien
    @robstien 4 місяці тому +1

    I agree with the adjacency dragons being are underwhelming, probably never worth doing.

    • @BoardGameCo
      @BoardGameCo  4 місяці тому +1

      Yeah, there are a lot of work without enough payoff

  • @HexStarDragon
    @HexStarDragon 4 місяці тому +3

    Thanks for taking the time to check out the game and share your thoughts for everyone!

  • @kurtwolffjr9727
    @kurtwolffjr9727 4 місяці тому

    Would you say that you like Wyrmspan more than Raising Robots?

    • @BoardGameCo
      @BoardGameCo  4 місяці тому +1

      Unsure...likely very neck and neck

  • @xshadowscreamx
    @xshadowscreamx 4 місяці тому

    How do I be full of life like Meg?

    • @BoardGameCo
      @BoardGameCo  4 місяці тому

      I recommend a lot of energy

  • @jamessherman7797
    @jamessherman7797 4 місяці тому

    Wyrmspan vs Earth. What do you think?

  • @reznor_59
    @reznor_59 4 місяці тому

    This is near the top of my list now because of the way you guys and our friends have talked about it, especially in it being better than wingspan. The theme was enough to keep me from getting wingspan but the theme for wyrmspan is the cherry on top for me.

  • @xxhawkdancerxx
    @xxhawkdancerxx 4 місяці тому

    Your thoughts about the cards not feeling unique or special is actually exactly why I didn’t love Wingspan, especially when compared to Everdell. I just have no attachment to any of the cards, and as a result they just felt very random

  • @EfrainRiveraJunior
    @EfrainRiveraJunior 4 місяці тому +4

    "It's a Mespan, not a Wingspan thing." - Meg

  • @goldsmeeth2771
    @goldsmeeth2771 4 місяці тому

    Raising robots and biome are very similar to wingspan

    • @BoardGameCo
      @BoardGameCo  4 місяці тому

      Agreed on raising robots, I haven't played biome

  • @theuncarvedblock6565
    @theuncarvedblock6565 4 місяці тому

    Why is she "Professor" Meg?

    • @jhowd78
      @jhowd78 4 місяці тому

      Pokemon professor..its an actual status and where she started

    • @BoardGameCo
      @BoardGameCo  4 місяці тому

      Jeremy has you covered.🙂

  • @BenBoersma
    @BenBoersma 4 місяці тому

    What is with the graphics design on the cards? It does not showcase the art and feels... Pretty poorly thought out and executed.

  • @joeferreti9442
    @joeferreti9442 4 місяці тому +1

    I bought "Wingspan", I won't buy another "Wingspan".
    Also, those dragon pictures and the art style is pretty bad.
    Also, "Wingspan" wasn't that great in my experience.

    • @ScytheNoire
      @ScytheNoire 4 місяці тому

      This would also apply with Dune Imperium, Everdell, and Terraforming Mars.
      Stop trying to sell us the same game over again.

    • @ianwilz1979
      @ianwilz1979 4 місяці тому +3

      @@ScytheNoireI mean this isn’t the same game other than at the very base. There are 14 differences that change the game greatly from Wyrmspan.

    • @goldsmeeth2771
      @goldsmeeth2771 4 місяці тому

      ​@@ianwilz1979similar amount of differences that CMON zombicide quotes

    • @ianwilz1979
      @ianwilz1979 4 місяці тому +1

      @@goldsmeeth2771 Never played it but this game is way different and much better than Wingspan IMO.

    • @goldsmeeth2771
      @goldsmeeth2771 4 місяці тому

      @ianwilz1979 wingspan for me is a 4/10. Yea I agree wyrmspan is much better, but I'm still unimpressed by 6/10

  • @LeeKenshin7
    @LeeKenshin7 4 місяці тому

    Seems like it plays best at 2-3 and has low player interaction with uninteresting cards (besides the art). I think I will stick with Wingspan: Asia for now.

    • @BoardGameCo
      @BoardGameCo  4 місяці тому +2

      For whatever it's worth, my complaint about uninteresting cards is exactly the same in wingspan 🙂

  • @BWells5152
    @BWells5152 4 місяці тому

    Why does Meg shake her chest in her introduction in every video?

    • @ProfessorMeg
      @ProfessorMeg 4 місяці тому +4

      I know I tend to tilt my head to the side every time, it might just be where your focus is. My head is connected to my neck though, which, coincidentally, is attached to my chest.

    • @BWells5152
      @BWells5152 4 місяці тому

      @@ProfessorMeg my focus is on the games. It's your body and obviously, you can do with it whatever you choose. My comment was unnecessary and I apologize if I offended you. I enjoy your opinions on games and look forward to more videos in the future.

    • @craigandrews7544
      @craigandrews7544 4 місяці тому

      Why so offended?