Top 10 Kickstarters - We NEVER should have backed!
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00:00:00 Hello, hello
00:00:18 How we made our lists
00:03:58 How many do we match on?
00:04:42 Isle of Cats
00:07:16 Sorcery Contested Realm
00:09:50 Endangered
00:12:20 Batman: The Arkham Asylum Files
00:15:05 Wild Serengeti
00:16:52 Tang Garden
00:20:40 Bardsung
00:23:10 Black Rose Wars: Rebirth
00:26:13 Merchants of the Dark Road
00:28:40 The Emerald Flame
00:31:17 Kabuto Sumo
00:33:25 TMB: Splice and Dice
00:36:30 Lizard Wizard
00:38:50 Terraforming Mars: Turmoil
00:41:40 Steam Watchers
00:44:22 Champions of the Wild
00:47:15 Zombiecide: 2nd Edition (boooooo)
00:49:30 Claustrophobia 1643
00:52:00 Bloodborne
00:54:30 7th Continent
00:57:35 That’s a list - We still back mistakes
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Great video. Very entertaining and informative. Thanks guys!
I've only played 7th Continent at 2 players, and it works very well. Me and my friend have played through almost every Curse together. I would say it's a strong solo game at glance, but an amazing coop experience for the right people. Right now I would never wanna play it without my friend, because of all the stories we've shared.
Absolutely. 7th Continent is awesome but somewhat demanding : not for everybody. Best played at 2 in my opinion too.
I'm shocked that rebirth was on your list. it's one of my big purchases coming in that i'm really excited about playing... I ended up buying merchants of the dark road, from the video you did at the boardgame cabin. that video totally sold me on it.
Saw the thumbnail and thought “wow! What an interesting idea for a top ten!” I’ve backed a lot of kickstarters but no regrets.
@Alex, the simplest fix for Lizard Wizard is to just setup the game for one less player than is actually playing (eg, setup for 2 players if playing with three). Pretty much fixes the length problem instantly. :)
As someone who never played the original Black Rose Wars, I was intrigued by Rebirth by both the amount of content, as well as the solo mode. I have been wavering between regret and excitement ever since I finalized that all in pledge and was charged for it. Some times I am excited, then I realize that there is still so long to wait. The best thing is that I have started painting minis since I backed this so when it comes in I will at least have a bunch to paint. This is great especially because I am about to exhaust all the minis in may game collection.
It's a really ineresting video and I really enjoyed listening to both your reasoning. I'm actually kind of regretting some of my backs, especially The Breach from Ludus Magnus, but at the same time I'm still excited for some of the stuff. I guess I'll just have to wait and see
Man, The Breach looked so good, but Ludus just leaves too poor a taste in my mouth. It felt overpriced, and Ludus always uses the rest of the world to subsidize European VAT, which means I'm paying even more.
I nearly backed it based off the Chris Ramsey preview too - then I saw the price, then I saw the shipping costs to the UK and noped out
I regret backing… Frosthaven. I backed because I should like it, it checks all the boxes for things I like. After backing Frosthaven I bought Gloomhaven JotL, and I struggled to complete the campaign (as a primarily solo player). I keep thinking I might like it if I find people to play with, but what if I don’t? So I will likely trade or sell it once it arrives.
Having solo played through Gloomhaven, JOTL and Forgotten circles (yes, I mean through it all lol) I enjoyed the huge Gloomhaven experience significantly more than jotl. With 11 characters to unlock on top of the 6 starting classes I found the most fun was pairing different characters with different synergies and combos where JOTL with only 4 classes really misses the party building dynamic and felt a lot more “on rails” both in story and gameplay decisions.
I regret not backing it :) if you want to change the shoppy address to me I'll happily buy it. Zero pressure.
@@BoardGameCo I’ll email you and we can discuss further.
I like playing the sorcery TCG. I’ve played it with the printable set of cards. I also backed it because I want to collect all the cards and play with my family members.
Claustrophobia 1643 is a game I will keep on my shelf. I missed on getting the first edition and the prices where sky high so I was happy when the new edition was released. I believe it is one of the better 1 v Many games. My copy is well played. The rulebook has some issues and the rule rewrite from The Universal Head/Esoteric Order of Gamers helps a lot. There is also a player aid on BGG that helps streamline the game and removes rulebook lookups. It gets played at least once a year over Thanksgiving Holiday weekend as it is when my brother and I have some downtime and swap our favorite Gin and Bourbon finds over the year while we play.
It's a 2-player game where both sides control multiple characters/monsters. It's not 1 vs many game.
Great video! Quack!☺️
TM Turmoil was very nice because it gave the dual layer boards which are so nice for TM
Would love to hear about your favorite Kickstarters or ones that really landed for you
There are two games on this list that I have backed. One is 7th Continent which I love! It is one of my top 10 games. The other one is Bardsung, which I don't regret backing just because the minis and the terrain are perfect for my D&D campaign.
It is interesting you say 7th Continent is complex game, one of the reasons I love it is because it's incredibly simple. Rules are 4 pages long and components are all square cards. Elegant, beautiful game.
I was able to get an all-in pledge for Bloodborne for $75. My son is a huge fan of the video game, we painted the core box so far and we are having a blast with it. Alex is right, my son often comments on how much the video game is represented on the table.
$75?!? Jesus lucky you.
You got more than $500 worth of board game material for $75?!!
@@InvertedWIng yes!
I love Turmoil. I will always play TM with all expansions!
This was a rough list. I have and love Isle of Cats and Endangered. Not sure if I've not played them enough but so far I haven't had the issues mentioned. 7th Continent has been an interesting one for me. My youngest and I tried it and really enjoyed it right after it arrived from the second KS. Then life fell apart and we moved across the country and I just cannot find the motivation, like Jesse, to get it to the table.
Really interesting topic!
Just started getting in Bloodborne. Love it. Have all the base games and painted. Eventually I want the extras. Bit pricey for the kickstarter exclusives.
My biggest regret is backing Star Citizen. .. or does it have to be a boardgame?
You and me both!
Ha! Yeah. Every once and a while I stumble back onto their site to see if they've made much out of it. Maybe once there's actual interstellar travel it'll be more interesting.
You know you can go play the game whenever you want right?
@@benpuffer7891 you know that they paid for something that will never be finished ?
I wish i could upvote this about 50x
This is the video I need. I number of kickstarters I've gone all in on, as others have said the game is incredible - all are yet to arrive, but I probably didn't need that
That background noise gives the video a really cozy vibe 🙂
Totally agree about Isle of Cats. I’ll have to try explore and draw. Also agree re consistently - if I’m not confident a game will be fun every time I’d always choose to play something else
Going all in on Trudvang is probably mine. I'm just now getting to try the core game but my group I was to play it with disbanded during the pandemic.
Video started at 0:00 for me xd love every moment
Fun discussion ty!
Fun list !
Ogre Designers Edition. Kickstarting board games was a hot new concept, we were so excited, we've played it maybe 3 times, and now have this box the size of a coffee table chilling in our house. Maybe I should have known a game that also has a perfectly fine pocket edition didn't really need a shipping crate edition.
I totally get what you're saying about Claustrophobia but man you guys need to play 1643 it's phenomenal. For me I just like the look way better and that's why I got it. I agree with the point though. No need to rush to get 2nd editions if not enough/bad changes.
Completely agree on Too Many Bones Splice and dice. I have all the gameplay content (minus some promo stuff) and I tried the lab & build a tyrant mode, and you are right it is just too much. They have great prebuilt bosses. I honestly think this is only for people who have completely exhausted all other content in TMB.I dont regret backing it (new bosses, dual baddies), plus the separate gearlocs and trove chest (much needed with all the content).
We had the exact same experience you had with TMB:splice&dice but with Sentinels of the Multiverse: Oblivaeon. We played the heck out of SotM and had everything up to then. But when Oblivaeon arrived together with the BigBox it was just too much and it is sitting on the shelf since then like a big black menacing cube, too heavy to even lift properly to the table…
Same here.
I played through all of the core box curses in 7th continent and some expansion (sanctuary, swamp,...) ones as well and I can say that I love the IDEA of the game much more than the game itself. That is also why I sold my all-in copy almost 2 years ago. I do feel a bit sad about it from time to time but then I remember "hunting for food" and putting ALL THE CARDS BACK INTO THE BOX and yeah... It was fun while it lasted.
Another dissapointment would be Dinosaur Island (Back from Extinction). Some reviewers raved about it being the best worked placement game and all of that and for me is like a good game at best. Also everything from RED RAVEN GAMES. I dont know what it is but I backed Ancient World 2 and added every game from them (above and below, empires of the void, near and far, empires,...) and I sold every single game from them and never looked back. Actually Empires of the Void 2 very kind of neat.
Merchants of the dark road needs a good expansion I think. I only play it solo and I love it but I can see others not loving it as much
Fight of the Ramsey's sounds like a great game.. I should throw that on KS. :D
My opinion aligns with Alex so often, but his opinion on Isle of Cats kills me XD
Expansions definitely add a lot of variety, but not enough to change your opinions :)
Quack! Will you be breaking your backing freeze for Dune? Or Tainted Grail?
I completely agree with you guys. As much as I want to regret Marvel Zombies, I know that by the time it arrives I will have get over it the high price tag and be excited as I was before I saw the price tag.
I see Alex is already starting to work his magic and bashing his competitors.
I passed on Bloodborne after not being happy with my backing of Dark Souls. I've been staying clear of games similar to that ever since. I try to get games that have unique themes/ mechanics in my collection as I am just starting to get the disposable income to get more games. Your videos have been great for informing me on to why I should or shouldn't back and more often then not I am not backing. Not because I think the game isn't good but not good for me. I have limited time and opportunity to play these big games that garner all the hype. This was a great video showing why blindly backing or backing with limited information could lead to regret or disappointment and helps pull me back from over backing on games I don't want to miss out on. FOMO is a really scary thing to deal with and I feel kickstarter while great for helping companies get the funding to bring their vision to life prays on people who are susceptible to caving under pressure from FOMO.
Totally agree. Really great to see that the guys have gone through the same cycles and traps as seasoned backers in the space and I can totally see where they are coming from. These vids are a fantastic balance to the other side of the coin, what you are backing and endless lists. Like you Shut up and sit down is fantastic theatrics, but not my game style, but I really resonate with all your reviews and love your reasons to back/not to back the most… at times Ive even felt confident TO back also
The only I regret backing is Yokai Quest Strikes Back all-in cause of FOMO pledged them on last minutes. I still can't wait to play ATO and Castle Panic Deluxe when they arrive on my doorstep.
I love Chris Ramsey”s content too. But, what I’ve noticed is that Chris makes a lot more money than I do. He regularly spends hundreds and thousands of dollars of his puzzles. By inference, I don’t think he bats an eye at $500 for 3 puzzle games.
As a new TMB player (Base game + hoping to grab Unbreakable), i was still debating grabbing Splice and Dice: not for the funky/more complicated game modes, but solely for the extra baddies and extra ''regular'' tyrants.
Since Splice and Dice has 30 extra Baddies, and each 40 (...) in Daelore has 15, it all comes down to the extra tyrants in SaD vs the extra encounter cards in the 40s in Daelore.
Any tips from TMB veterans on which to prioritize getting?
I've held off on Splice & Dice as well. The only reason I want it is for the extra baddies and Tyrants as well. I will most likely pick it up as I have everything else, but will not play the BAT and NAP parts of S&D
I really enjoyed Slice and Dice. I think the build a tyrant variant is way to play a nice and quick game without setting everything up. Of course I have only played solo, it may be terrible for multiplayer.
That being said 40 days is wonderful (even just for the extra days 1-3), I also really enjoyed the campaign addon as well for when I really want to have things set up for a few days.
I have almost everything (soon after the recent KS) except SnD.
The baddies in it are challenging, but like my friend who owns it commented, it cripples the game.
The already built tyrants are also a cripple to fight.
The dual baddie are just hassle to segragate and maintain.
Besides with all content + rage of tyranny (as a way to make every tyrant more tougher). The expansion just dont serve any purpose.
Also consider getting undertow. Stanza alone is way more important than the whole SnD in my own biased opinion lols. She is so fun!
I would go for Age Of tyranny, 40 days in Dalore (?), or Undertow before buying spice and dice, if your goal is to increase the content to play. Spice and dice would be good for someone who needs more challenges with a harder baddies, and you like the idea of creating your own.
The age of tyranny turns it into a campaign, which Is something missing from the base TMB game.
I think it will be more than 10 but I need to check... I think I improve a lot once I start to back less game
I've got a fair few as well, about 15 in total
We all have our wall of shame that we love to hate.
Wild Serengeti was a dud for us. Playing with 2 players even got quite confusing with all the animals on the board. We gave it a second try and both of us just wanted the game to be over because it didn’t feel as exciting as how it was hyped to be.
What's confusing just curious? We played a 2 and 4 player game and enjoyed it but its better with more players.
At this point, i regret backing Wild Assent and Stormsunder. My first two big Kickstarters. I will research the company behind the game better next time as I feel they’ve bitten off wayyyyy more than they can chew. Then i go back and look at the campaigns and I’d instantly fall for those minis again!
Admittedly I only late pledged Stormsunder a few months ago, but I have no regrets there. That game still looks like it is going to be amazing. Eventually™.
Hel: The Last Saga on the other hand...
Can still get refunds from Stormsunder. Why not refund if you regret?
I agree on Wild Sargent I was thinking my daughter would like it but she didn’t. It’s a complete bust. Didn’t get through 1 full game round.
Splice and Dice is my fav TMB content
Zombicide 2nd edition, Alex did not combine the previous edition miniatures from first edition. Once you do, the game is significantly harder and has more enemy variety. Types: Uniques, Shooters, Crawlers, Zombivors, Seekers, Berserkers, Toxic, Crows, Dogs. There's gonna be expasions such as The Boys, Ghostbusters, The Supernatural for more content as well.
Yet to play it - got Z1 and some exp real cheap - plus asmodee was dumping some for huge discounts - so got the complete upgrade cards - can proxy some minis - so that's lots of extras for cheap
@@nimblegoat Yeap. Tons of content. I have bought from Asmodee during the big discounts and other miniatures from Taobao. 2nd edition even has online template from BGG and quite easy to make own cards with mininal photoshop/GIMP skill. I personally have more than 100+ extra equipments ranging from Counter Strike, Fortnite, Team fortress 2 and copy ideas from other board games too. 👍
I love the Black Wars theme and combat. As for game mechanisms, I had to homebrew it to make it easier to play(primarily by streamlining the quest and Black Rose portion). I know this is taboo to some people, but it was necessary to get to the table. With that stated, it's the main reason I would never back the game in its entirety.
Is it raining in the background?
Has anyone heard updates on 7th citidel?
I also backed Bardsung, and now I can’t sell it and it is taking a lot of space (base game pluss SG box) 😀🤔
New Claustrophobia is way better than the old one if you like to have more strategic choices. Only reason I regret I sold old Claustrophobia is the expansion this new one don't have.... micromanaging that lizard man from the expansion is such fun.
We love Bloodborne, with no reference to the game. Fun minis. Painted. Love it.
There is kickstarters that I regretted supporting. I would find out staff were not paid although they surpassed their goal by a lot.
I might not have needed to go all in with Zombicide undead or alive right before going all in with marvel zombies but I don’t really regret that... yet.
Sorcery Contested Realm is very real, and very cool. You'll see.
Buyed Wild Srengeti from someone then resold it xD too long for what it is but i'm kind of glad i did because i kept the extra animeeples and they're just awesome ! I can't say if i regret backing any games because i'm yet to play any i received, they're at my parent's house, not on the same continent at the moment...only Parks, i don't really like it but i can't say i regret it either, it's a beautiful game and i want to keep it for now.
I pledge for endangered with the thinking worse case would have some good animal meeples and hve really enjoyed it and have not had a game go bad yet..... kabut sumo went in as price point was ok if game bomded and does really get p,ayed much but still enjoy it. Im still on the fence with zombicide as have all the previouse boxes for it but has not been played yet. I wanted to get 7th citadel but not a big solo player and hard to organise game meet ups for campaigns with my group. My biggest regret was Rivet wars i had went ll in as loved the looks of it all and every game i played just fell flat ended up selling it all.
Quack! In the end you said that there are also games that you regret not backing.... interesting theme for a video as well, don't you think?
I like Merchants and Lizard wizard :D We have Tang Garden, never played, so it is ahead of us. I missed the others, was not interested.
7th continent seems sweet for 2 player.
I’m looking at you Batman Gotham City Chronicles.
Preach. I sold mine and used the money to get everything for marvel/xmen united.
Kickstarter is tricky, there is the whole FOMO and you can get sucked in by the pretty graphics and how deluxified the game is but really we don't know.....is it a fun and engaging game to play until it arrives. I have 3 kickstarters yet to arrive, I hope they turn out to be fantastic and engaging games that I really wanted.
This room could use some sound proofing.
I kind of regret getting Defense of Procyon 3. I think I ruined it for myself though. The initial presentation I saw reminded me of something like Battlelore 2E. It just isn't that. I like the modularity of the aforementioned, and this was just 4 races set up in a certain way (with some different scenarios, sure) and this one deckbuilds, this one has a dice pool, this one has a tableau...it just didn't feel riveting to me. Looks great, of course.
Watching this video. I am glad I passed on Splice and Dice.
I think these kind of lists are important for the content creators if they want to be honest towards the viewers. So many people watch well justified beliefs and take it like ”i understand what you are saying”… this must be a good game.
So i think its good to inform if your views about the game changed afterwards even if some people possibly dont like it. After all, honesty is everything if you want to have a viewers in a long run.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Isle of Cats: drafting the cards is important, but hate drafting the tiles is where some of the fun is at...
Is it raining? I'm guessing the mics picking it up may have been a concern but it's kind of making the video really relaxing.
I noticed that too. Must be raining hard and hitting the window.
Bloodborne and 7th Continent? Both fantastic games.. ;)
What about the games you backed and still have yet to play after a year or more?
I accept that it may not be for you (maybe because of being bad at escape rooms), but 7th continent is fantastic and plays fantastic at two players.
Damn Alex you sold bardsung for double? That's nuts. There's a guy in my city who has been trying to sell his all-in of Marvel United for over a year (listed for $500) and no one has bitten lol
SeaRovers was a "take the money and run" kickstarter...and thus a big regret.
I would ask if there’s a Quack & Co rule that participants in a list vid must use different criterion to make their lists, but that would take too much planning and coordination! 😝
I shouldn't have backed Wolfenstein Euthia or Uprising. Just since they don't get played, and Wolfenstein is such a beast to prepare with having to build miniatures.
*Oh but how could I forget. My biggest regret by far is backing Eternal Adversary as it's likely it won't be made at this point, and I can't get a refund.
I can’t imagine regret for backing Marvel Dice Throne. I paid more than the Kickstarter price because I wasn’t paying much attention to tabletop games back when its Kickstarter launched, and I have zero regrets. But I will say that it’s my only copy of Dice Throne, so maybe that’s what the regret is about… already having tons of Dice Throne and not needing more.
If you've moved on then by nature you no longer have regret. Perfectly OK to have games drop off lists at that point.
I haven’t bought Splice and Dice yet. Don’t feel a need for it yet. I do love the lab rats though
50:17 Considering that the original Claustrophobia was very Euro-ey, I doubt that Sam would have really liked it...
I luckily have only one KS miss, but it was by far the bigger and most expensive game I backed :(
Time of Legends: Joan of Arc
Such a mess... The rulebook was bad, the scenario book had scenarios that could not be set up (or had missing rules), outside of two or three scenarios that they demoed at conventions the balance was non existent and the strategy was terribly obvious - make a stack of death with your best units and use that for everything, there are 0 reasons to split up units over the board, they are better in offence, better in defense and ultimately with the way activations work you get the most out of your activation cubes if as many units as possible are in one spot.
Additionally it takes 30+ minutes to set up and tear down and the components really get in the way of the game - the minis don't fit on the hexes (yes the is a unit limit per hex, but when you had that many units together they would not fit) and the small minis keep falling over on their bigger bases (3 minis are on one base, but can't be glued on, since there isn't enough bases for all units in the game, so you have to "build" the units on the bases every setup).
And then there wasn't even enough dice in the game - not even for 1 player, let alone 2...
But did you back "Abducktion"? Seems like that would have to be a game for you. It's got lots of ducks in it.
I love Zombicide 2nd Edition and die all the time in it! I will never understand how Alex can say they tried to die and couldn't. Quack!
Same. The hard missions are truly hard. So easy to die when an activation card is drawn
I've yet to try the 2nd Edition, but I get your comment! I've died plenty in Zombicide Invader, while Alex kept saying he never died :( Unlucky with abominations, instant kill, game lost.
On that note, Invader was my biggest regret for like a year, and then I tried the game again. And again. And again. Got hooked, played through it all, bought Black Plague and played that a lot. Close to 50 games combined with those two now :)
I agree, in invader, the normal enemies are good to handle, but we died very often to additional abomination movements. When you draw an abomination card, you not only get a new one, all other Abominations get a free action/move. If you have 3 exits in a mission, you may very well draw 2 abomination cards in a row and that can kill even a survior that keeps its distance. Its game over then.
Bloodborne is so good! While I love Tainted Grail and 7th continent I still regret going all in because I would be completely satisfied with the core experience at a fraction of the cost. Bloodborne on the other hand I have absolutely no regrets.
They didn't pay for ad?
Absolutely love Bloodborne, but the boardgame didn’t stick with us. Some of it was how the rule book is organized, our first game was a slog, and it’s just one of those games where I went all in and it never sees the table, but I love the IP and don’t want to sell it, yet.
There are plenty of those here as well.
Zee is the champion of Claustrophobia 1643.
Regrets - boy I would have many. So I’m just going to pretend I did not see this video and go to the next subject.
I regret backing Massive Darkness 2, not because it isn't a great game, but I will never again back a $500 all-in. As much as I want all of the stuff, it just isn't worth it in any way shape or form, especially if you include shipping. Unless you are buying it to paint AND you actually paint it. As soon as I got it, I sold it for full price and never looked back. OK, I looked back a little. I repurchased the base game and the MD1 upgrade kit. I don't regret that decision.
These haven't arrived yet, but would be on my regret list, unless I can sell them to get my money back or at a profit.
Etherfields Gameplay All-In - Awaken Realms just messed this one up through sloppy editing, changing the board, messing up the rulebook. This keeps me from ever backing another AR game.
Zombicide Undead or Alive - Only because right after this finished, they went and did Marvel Zombies, and I don't think I need two Zombicide games, and Marvel is probably the superior one.
El Dorado Games - Windward & Age of Atlantis - They just can't write a rulebook. Seems like they may be out of the board game business.
Everyone probably regrets backing anything from Petersen Games, Mythic Games, Grey Fox Games, Blacklist Games. Some companies...
I have regrets backing the Bloodborne game. When I saw photographs depicting the tall stack of boxes for it, I said "I'm so glad I didn't back the all-in package." Then when I played the game, I cried "WHY DIDN'T I GO ALL IN?!"
Siegestorm for me definitely.
My biggest “regret” is getting the ‘All In’ bundle for Heroes of Land, Air, and Sea. I didn’t back it, so it’s not a Kickstarter regret, I bought the everything bundle on their site afterwards. I like HoLAS well enough, but if I could, knowing what I know about it today, I would only buy the base game… Maybe the Order & Chaos expansion. I don’t like the Mercenaries (especially Cthulyte, I feel he’s super OP), the siege engines are only ok, the nomads are kind of dumb, the Pestilence expansion is gimmicky, the Pestilence mini-expansion isn’t worth it… The only thing really worth it from the bundle is the painted heroes and the neoprene mat (and, honestly, the paint jobs worth is questionable).
I regret backing Gunship, because it seemed like a great modular starfighter combat game, but was cumbersome to play and its only hit the table once. I regret backing Fairytale Games: The Battle Royal because it was a very simple card combat game, with a tacked on exploration mode, and painted on dark fairytale theme - Unplayable.
But I most regret Up Front and Whelps to Wurms, and Dungeon Dice: The Lost King because they never delivered
What about duck salad??😂
Let’s see… Wizard School, TMNT Shadows of the Past
My biggest regret is backing multiple copies of soooo many Cmon games thinking I could pay off the copies I bought for myself. (Someone encouraged me too and backed it up with maths). Newsflash… eBay is the best place to sell in the UK and after eBay and PayPal fees, what looks like a high price point yields no profit whatsoever when you think of inflation!
I regret backing The 7th continent all-in (all in shrink about to sell). I’ve played it in a group twice and hated it! Backed The the Citadel all-inc… will be sold straight as it arrives, Dark souls, big pledge (on Facebook marketplace atm), then played it at UKGE and hated it, so never opened it.
I late backed Rum and bones all-in, all seasons, paid extra shipping and astronomical import duty and taxes and it’s never been played. Going to sell it!
Whelps to Wryms. Funded 18/7/16… still not delivered even though it might be reincarnated (games are in a warehouse in china, have been for years!)
Siege of the citadel, posthuman, kingdom rush, vengeance & expansion campaign, massive darkness, Zombicide green horde, all wasted money and selling them atm
Arcadia quest including backwards first edition, riders etc… all in, never played, never will, going to sell it as it doesn’t fit my games group style. (love Maamorra, nice neat fun dungeon explorer and a fraction of the price, keeping that… AQ will be sold).
Basius basing moulds, never had time to make them despite ambitions to paint and base, life’s too busy, will sell
Rise of tribes expansion… base game is amazing, the expansion is waaaaaay too imbalanced and therefore kills the game!
Gloomhaven (sold), frosthaven (will sell), I just don’t have time or shelf space for them! Trudvang legend (just arrived) and Malaya lands of legend will both fill that space
Bloodborne is a 6 for me. I picked it up at retail, and my problem is that the combat (outside of bosses) feels so obvious and bland. The combat almost has a Euro feel to it due to how easy it is to calculate and the fact that it's nearly deterministic. There's no hooks in the combat to keep the me interested.
Additionally, the game's difficulty arises solely from the timer. But, the timer typically isn't a problem due to how easy it is to avoid death in the game. So, it mostly comes down to how much you want to level-up your character before ending the chapter.
Last the board reset is a huge thematic disconnect. You have the boss down to 1 HP? Oh, well the timer just ticked past this spot, guess it's back to full HP. It forces players to make decisions based on the timer, rather than based on what actually moves quests and chapters forward.
It feels like a game that would suddenly be interesting as a 1 vs many. There could be a really interesting card-based combat with both players playing the card face down, and then flipping the card to see how combat plays out. That'd be much more engaging than what's currently there.