Thank you Zee, have been waiting for this review. Guess I will pick it up once it is available in retail. My most favorite expansion is still Japanese Islands, both mechanics wise and theme wise.
Thanks as always for the in-depth review! The new background's aesthetic is very pleasing to the eye (except when I'm squinting while trying to make out the book titles 😅). A small gripe however; during the explanation the camera's focus from this angle is a bit blurred. Hopefully it's something which can easily be tweaked for future videos?
Great review! And he's right, the Japanese island Uminenko clan is definitely the most complex clan with its added phases. The Saikoro clan difficulty is listed highest, but that's difficulty to win, not to play... Its powers are actually very simple, but winning is challenging as it consistently improves by rewarding or trading with opponents, making it require more attention as to how to minimize your positive impact on them.
I love this game, but sadly my group had a bad experience with imperial settlers and I can't convince them that this game is different enough to warrant them giving it a try. Luckily, the solo mode is also great.
Great video Zee. You make this expansion seem very good. I think the islands are reaching their limit in terms of unique combinations. It is still a very good game.
In the Portal Trailer for this expansion, they have the card with the "typo" Zee mentioned on it - "I Want to Belive" in it. I wonder if that misspelling is intentional, like the card "De-Nile" which seem to play on the word sounding like "Denial."
Got mine pre-ordered and should be out by the end of the month. These factions/clans definitely intrigue me. What's your favorite faction so far? Mine is Umineko with the docking/storage phases. I've heard if this does well, there will be a second arc of expansions. Considering they brink lots of interesting mechanisms to the game, I think it would be fantastic to get more down the road.
Thanks for the details! ..... Zee, not misremembering Japanese faction being more complicated than others. Uminkeo (the shipping faction) is wacky for sure!
Sorry this is unrelated to the video but how come the "Zee Reviews" playlist isn't updated anymore? I really like having Zee's reviews on in the background but it seems like it hasn't been updated in a year or two?
Zee, you need to make a "ranking the factions" for this game. Just like you did with the original Imperial Settlers :)
Thanks for the review. I really like your new studio. Looks great.
Thank you Zee, have been waiting for this review. Guess I will pick it up once it is available in retail. My most favorite expansion is still Japanese Islands, both mechanics wise and theme wise.
Portal is supporting EotN really well
Thanks as always for the in-depth review! The new background's aesthetic is very pleasing to the eye (except when I'm squinting while trying to make out the book titles 😅). A small gripe however; during the explanation the camera's focus from this angle is a bit blurred. Hopefully it's something which can easily be tweaked for future videos?
Cannot wait for wrath of the lighthouse solo campaign
Great review! And he's right, the Japanese island Uminenko clan is definitely the most complex clan with its added phases. The Saikoro clan difficulty is listed highest, but that's difficulty to win, not to play... Its powers are actually very simple, but winning is challenging as it consistently improves by rewarding or trading with opponents, making it require more attention as to how to minimize your positive impact on them.
Well, it is "North" Africa ;)
Great review Zee!
My question is "How south can they go?"
Cthulhu kingdoms of Antarctica.
I love this game, but sadly my group had a bad experience with imperial settlers and I can't convince them that this game is different enough to warrant them giving it a try. Luckily, the solo mode is also great.
Great video Zee. You make this expansion seem very good. I think the islands are reaching their limit in terms of unique combinations. It is still a very good game.
You may not be Ignacy's favorite reviewer, Zee. But your mine.
In the Portal Trailer for this expansion, they have the card with the "typo" Zee mentioned on it - "I Want to Belive" in it. I wonder if that misspelling is intentional, like the card "De-Nile" which seem to play on the word sounding like "Denial."
Thanks Zee, I am hoping for a review of Imperium: Classics and Legends. A comparison against Empire of the North would be ideal.
Got mine pre-ordered and should be out by the end of the month. These factions/clans definitely intrigue me. What's your favorite faction so far? Mine is Umineko with the docking/storage phases. I've heard if this does well, there will be a second arc of expansions. Considering they brink lots of interesting mechanisms to the game, I think it would be fantastic to get more down the road.
Love these Civilisation games... although honestly I prefer the computerized versions only because they're easier to keep track of and understand :3
Hoping for a EotN decks ranked in the future.
Thanks for the details! ..... Zee, not misremembering Japanese faction being more complicated than others. Uminkeo (the shipping faction) is wacky for sure!
These should come with more solo scenerios
The solo mode in the core is one of its strong points, but it's disapointing how they diluted the solo content on the expansions.
Sorry this is unrelated to the video but how come the "Zee Reviews" playlist isn't updated anymore? I really like having Zee's reviews on in the background but it seems like it hasn't been updated in a year or two?
Thanks for pointing this out. We've had videos set to automatically populate in the correct playlist, but something must have happened.
Looks like I'm waiting for the second printing with the typo fixed lol
same
Probably would have been a 10 if Ignacy had just put Zee on the list 😛
There are typos but it doesn't feel sloppy? huh?
Eh, Egypt is north of at least something. So the name still fits 😅
Love the monkeys :D
Empires of the north...ern hemisphere