Just got my in and to the table and just like you, I couldn't keep every board on my solo table, which is pretty good size. But other than that, it does look great. The rulebook is ok, but not great, still a little confusion, but as far as solo play it does play very well. Can't wait to get more to the table!
bear in mind i've got a prototype so final stuff could change (check the kickstarter page when it launches i reckon). but what i've got is 40" x 26" for the main board (plus extra space for the tech & pest & aid cards) and each player board is 10.5" x 11" (plus a bit more space for the tech cards) :)
Hopefully they will relook into this issue but also make sure the board is still usable. small boards may have their issues too. Venice ks have such a small board all the player pieces are blocking the icons on the board and things keep falling off
i'd say this is more strongly thematic, in large part because you're an active person in the world, rather than an abstract "middle manager" making things happen :)
i'd say there's really only one thing that *needs* to be done IMO: change the 2p rules for 1st and 2nd place on the various compeititons (like the "who's got the most people in the capital) so that there's a dummy 3rd player who has a fixed score on those metrics, and to come in first you ahve to beat that dummy player, and boom it's perfect. fingers crossed they do something simple like that
I have the same concerns and I think that a game like this needs some kind of automa to run properly at lower player counts because the game is inherently designed to be played with more people.
i gave them a LOOOOT of very blunt and direct "this is terrible, here's what you need to do to fix it" feedback, and while i can't promise they'll take any of that advice, they seemed to be eager to hear it, so fingers crossed! :)
What does paid preview mean? Does it mean you’re more exiting about it for show? Or are you still objectively telling what the game is about and sincerely telling what you like and dislike?
it means i was paid to objectively demonstrate the gameplay and that's it. some people believe that because i was paid to demonstrate the gameplay that my personal opinions about the game are null and void because i MUST be corrupted by money, so that's why i declare that it was a paid preview. of course, I disagree with that cynical worldview... if i were corrupt, i would cover NOTHING but kickstarter games (instead of my channel being less than 50% crowdfudning content which is where we're at now). i'd do 2 dozen paid previews a month! :) but the fact is, i say 'no' to covering the overwhelming majority of games i'm asked to because i don't like them. so i say 'yes' to covering games that my wife and i enjoy. and since we enjoy them, i also give my subjective opinions about why we enjoy them.
@@rahdo thank you for taking the time to answer my question so thoroughly! I see disclaimers about paid promotion a lot on UA-cam channels of people who cover BoardGames and was always wondering about or/how this affects the review/preview :-)
Great video, loved the review! I worked on the art for this game.
it's a great looking game! :)
And it's awesome art! Great work, Daniel.
Just got my in and to the table and just like you, I couldn't keep every board on my solo table, which is pretty good size. But other than that, it does look great. The rulebook is ok, but not great, still a little confusion, but as far as solo play it does play very well. Can't wait to get more to the table!
Thanks, Rahdo, for another great preview of another great game!
Thanks for reviewing! Do you happen to know the dimensions of the board? My table is 6 feet x 3.5 feet and I am not sure I can make it work.
bear in mind i've got a prototype so final stuff could change (check the kickstarter page when it launches i reckon). but what i've got is 40" x 26" for the main board (plus extra space for the tech & pest & aid cards) and each player board is 10.5" x 11" (plus a bit more space for the tech cards) :)
@@rahdo thanks!
Thanks to the both of you for thjs question and answer. I was coming here to ask the same thing about the size hahahaha. The game looks great!
I'm sure they will make a change ;)
Hopefully they will relook into this issue but also make sure the board is still usable. small boards may have their issues too. Venice ks have such a small board all the player pieces are blocking the icons on the board and things keep falling off
I know that the mechanisms are completely different, but which game would you say evokes the theme better, this or Messina 1343?
i'd say this is more strongly thematic, in large part because you're an active person in the world, rather than an abstract "middle manager" making things happen :)
Is this less complex than Barrage?
definitely
Any chance that this will be available in retail?
i don't know that the publisher has stated this anywhere, but it seems like plenty of people assume it will
The game sounds interesting, but as someone who plays almost exclusively at 2, your player count concerns...concern me. 🤔
i'd say there's really only one thing that *needs* to be done IMO: change the 2p rules for 1st and 2nd place on the various compeititons (like the "who's got the most people in the capital) so that there's a dummy 3rd player who has a fixed score on those metrics, and to come in first you ahve to beat that dummy player, and boom it's perfect. fingers crossed they do something simple like that
I'm sure they will make some changes ;)
I have the same concerns and I think that a game like this needs some kind of automa to run properly at lower player counts because the game is inherently designed to be played with more people.
So I was all in until I saw your face about the rules. A tight rulebooks is a must.
i gave them a LOOOOT of very blunt and direct "this is terrible, here's what you need to do to fix it" feedback, and while i can't promise they'll take any of that advice, they seemed to be eager to hear it, so fingers crossed! :)
@@rahdo thank you! And thanks for the great video.
What does paid preview mean? Does it mean you’re more exiting about it for show? Or are you still objectively telling what the game is about and sincerely telling what you like and dislike?
it means i was paid to objectively demonstrate the gameplay and that's it. some people believe that because i was paid to demonstrate the gameplay that my personal opinions about the game are null and void because i MUST be corrupted by money, so that's why i declare that it was a paid preview.
of course, I disagree with that cynical worldview... if i were corrupt, i would cover NOTHING but kickstarter games (instead of my channel being less than 50% crowdfudning content which is where we're at now). i'd do 2 dozen paid previews a month! :)
but the fact is, i say 'no' to covering the overwhelming majority of games i'm asked to because i don't like them. so i say 'yes' to covering games that my wife and i enjoy. and since we enjoy them, i also give my subjective opinions about why we enjoy them.
@@rahdo thank you for taking the time to answer my question so thoroughly! I see disclaimers about paid promotion a lot on UA-cam channels of people who cover BoardGames and was always wondering about or/how this affects the review/preview :-)