What's interesting is how these characters feel after several sessions. At the start, King Arthur was constantly losing in our group until we began to understand when to boost correctly for killing blows. The game is also straightforward enough to be a great template for fan-made fighters
I couldn't agree more with this. This was my biggest surprise of Dice Tower Con. I don't usually go for miniature skirmish games, but this one really knocked it out of the park.
That line-of-sight is genius! Not sure why more games don’t use that. You could easily use matching symbols or a kind of small “color wheel” icon if you didn’t want to sacrifice graphics on the spaces.
At Origins I talked to the Restoration Games president, and he seemed to hint that they are working on a brick and mortar support program that very well could include some light organized play support for Unmatched. Either way, super looking forward to this game!
I just stumbled upon this at the local game store and am absolutely hooked! Already a wargamer, so I picked up just one Robin Hood and Bigfoot starter to get a taste, but will definitely be picking up the core box later this week. Excited to see what else comes of this series, as it looks like they've also licensed some expansions with a Jurassic Park and Bruce Lee packs coming out later this year.
The designer mentions on the bbg forum it also works as a free-for-all, and formal rules for that are on the way. This looks perfect for when you're hungover and have an attention span of a goldfish.
I agree that we need more games at this level - fun and accessible for kids and also enjoyable for us parents! I guess King of Tokyo and Castle Panic fit this bill nicely.
For a minute I panicked. I thought this was going to Kickstarter and the review meant that I missed it. Straight to retail means no KS exclusive characters and I'm glad to hear this. It's great that there are publishers willing to do this again.
It’s one of the advantages of the simpler, more “mass-market” approach. Since they aren’t dealing with as niche a market, they don’t have to worry as much about losses and therefore don’t need to secure funding and sales ahead of time.
It's a l little disappointing that the Bruce Lee set will be mostly only available in the US due to needing to attend gen con to get a license to even sell them
Agree with the review, though I'm surprised Tom didn't include this game in his top 100 board games because he seemed pretty enthusiastic in this. Probably got bored of it quickly. I think only Zee really likes Unmatched from Dice Tower team as he included it in his top 30.
This makes me wish Restoration Games would do a reboot of Tannhauser from Fantasy Flight Games. Obviously couldn't use the same lore/names, but easy enough to put a WWI/II + occult theme on it.
When the effect triggers, just check to see if the fighter is in the same space that they started their turn in or not. If they are, it stays at 3; if they're in a different space, it changes to 5. On defense, this can happen if your opponent has an effect that moves your fighter before the attack. For example, Merlin uses command the storms to move your fighter adjacent to Arthur for a big hit. When Arthur attacks and you play Momentous Shift in response, you're now defending with a 5 because your fighter was in a different space at the beginning of the turn.
Oh my god, this game looks so good! I really hope it's successful enough to come out in Spanish, it seems great to play with younger people but language could be an unavoidable barrier there.
Man, I'm willing to throw down the cash for ALL the games. But it's SO hard to get in Singapore, and for some reason Mondo doesn't ship internationally for these games too.
Medusa seems underpowered for being a major Greek mythology antagonist. Her back story is true tragedy. Seems that her stone transformation gaze should be one of the strongest abilities as unless someone can fight her without looking at her, then she should be able to be unstoppable as she is a archer on top of that.
Her gaze of stone is the highest potential damage of any single card in the game. Obviously, we need to make everyone balanced, but she's plenty tough.
@@RestorationGames Yeah her attack has the potential to be OP if unblocked. I believe Darth Vader had a card in his deck called All Too Easy and if unblocked practically a K.O. I think there might have been other similar cards like that in Epic Duels too, like maybe in the Han & Chewy deck the card Never Tell Me The Odds. But I don't own that game no more and don't really remember.
I feel Dungeon Command was that perfect "enough strategy to entertain competitive players but simple enough for kids to play, understand and enjoy", shame WotC doesn't know how to let their babies grow.
I was sorta like eh....and staring at the copies of MtG: Arena of the Planewalkers that I still haven't taught myself to play...then learned there's a Robin Hood vs Bigfoot expansion. Sold.
To be clear: Robin Hood vs. Bigfoot can play all on its own and is a great way to try out the system and see if it works for you. We assume most people won't buy every single set that comes out but might mix and match the ones that really interest them.
@@RestorationGames Has it been announced when Unmatched is going to be available? This was kinda my first time hearing anything about it, they were talking about it on their recent Dice Tower Con video and I had to go find this, and after a cursory Googling, all I could find was "Fall 2019".
I gotta admit this got me interested. It looks SO freaking polish!!! My only issue... expansions... I hope we get 4 characters expansions, like stand alone expansion... I hope they do not put out fewer character expansions... it will make collective the game unnecesarily more expensive.... EDIT: Just saw the other videos and lost interest on this title :(
Really disappointed in the loose hit point dials. I have put these type of dials together for years and I have never had any that fit so poorly until this game. Other than that it is very well put together and high quality.
Smart using public domain i.p in most of there games and also getting licenced i.p too Fictional characters of literature and mythology for the public domain and then movies & tv shows for the licenced i.p characters
I wish there was an IP attached to this. Tom might like random people fighting but I think it doesn’t make sense. Superheroes, sci-fi, fantasy or non-fiction but not all in one. Love the system but hate the characters chosen.
You'll be happy to know that there are IP sets coming soon. That's a big part of our partnership with Mondo Games. We've already announced a Buffy set. And we've got another big one we hope to announce real soon.
Restoration Games great to hear. I’m not against public domain at all. Seeing Greek heroes fight monsters or Arthurian Legends duel all sounds awesome. Thanks also for the reply as it shows you care about what the players think. I hope you have a bright future restoring games from the past!
As a fan of Epic Duels, calling this a remake of Epic Duels seems like a bit of a stretch... also, this seems to be similar enough to wild lands, and I'd rather play that instead.
Jesse Chapman Unfortunately I think this game will receive way more support than wild lands. I have all expansions for wildlands, but it seems to be losing momentum especially with the new non compatible judge Dredd version coming out.
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What's interesting is how these characters feel after several sessions. At the start, King Arthur was constantly losing in our group until we began to understand when to boost correctly for killing blows. The game is also straightforward enough to be a great template for fan-made fighters
I couldn't agree more with this. This was my biggest surprise of Dice Tower Con. I don't usually go for miniature skirmish games, but this one really knocked it out of the park.
@Xzavier Lyle definitely, have been using Instaflixxer for years myself :D
That line-of-sight is genius! Not sure why more games don’t use that. You could easily use matching symbols or a kind of small “color wheel” icon if you didn’t want to sacrifice graphics on the spaces.
As soon as I heard “Star Wars: Epic Duels” I was sold. :D
At Origins I talked to the Restoration Games president, and he seemed to hint that they are working on a brick and mortar support program that very well could include some light organized play support for Unmatched. Either way, super looking forward to this game!
I just stumbled upon this at the local game store and am absolutely hooked! Already a wargamer, so I picked up just one Robin Hood and Bigfoot starter to get a taste, but will definitely be picking up the core box later this week.
Excited to see what else comes of this series, as it looks like they've also licensed some expansions with a Jurassic Park and Bruce Lee packs coming out later this year.
The designer mentions on the bbg forum it also works as a free-for-all, and formal rules for that are on the way. This looks perfect for when you're hungover and have an attention span of a goldfish.
I agree that we need more games at this level - fun and accessible for kids and also enjoyable for us parents! I guess King of Tokyo and Castle Panic fit this bill nicely.
I want to see what Sam thinks considering he's been wanting the Tannhauser "line of sight" rules in other games for years.
For a minute I panicked. I thought this was going to Kickstarter and the review meant that I missed it.
Straight to retail means no KS exclusive characters and I'm glad to hear this. It's great that there are publishers willing to do this again.
It’s one of the advantages of the simpler, more “mass-market” approach. Since they aren’t dealing with as niche a market, they don’t have to worry as much about losses and therefore don’t need to secure funding and sales ahead of time.
It's a l little disappointing that the Bruce Lee set will be mostly only available in the US due to needing to attend gen con to get a license to even sell them
CHAO JUN TEH it'll be available via Mondo's online store after GenCon.
@@MrLordWeh I don't live in the US so shipping is gonna be an arse
CHAO JUN TEH I don't live in the US either, but yes, but at least the option is there if you want it.
Someone else used the Tannhauser system. Someone call Sam!
I was waiting for him to rush in and takeover this review, but I guess Tom was able to do it when he wasn't around
Agree with the review, though I'm surprised Tom didn't include this game in his top 100 board games because he seemed pretty enthusiastic in this. Probably got bored of it quickly. I think only Zee really likes Unmatched from Dice Tower team as he included it in his top 30.
But Qui-Gon wasn't in Epic Duels... (nor was "Quee-Gon") :-)
Looks like Heroscape + Dice Throne + Wildlands + League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
That sounds about right.
Just wait till cobble and fog
This makes me wish Restoration Games would do a reboot of Tannhauser from Fantasy Flight Games. Obviously couldn't use the same lore/names, but easy enough to put a WWI/II + occult theme on it.
What size card sleeves would I need for the cards?
Any idea of retail release?
Battle of Legends is September 18. (Robin Hood vs. Bigfoot is 10/16.)
Restoration Games Will there be a release in Germany as well?
What if they did do a Star Wars license set and Mondo used a McQuarrie/McQuarrie-esque art style on the figures and cards. Ooooooooooo boy!
Tom, why are you picking on Buffy? :(
Because Eric is a Buffy fanboy :P
@@bobbyt2131 Oh... That explains it a little bit.
I think Alice's sword isn't necessary originally big, she was just ver small when she picked it up
Does anyone know when this will be available for purchase?
Battle of Legends street date is 10/16.
So glad this is straight to retail
One of my concerns is whether the characters are balanced or not? Nice minis though...
Given how asymmetrical the decks are, that's a big concern for us too. We did over 500 playtests of just this first set.
Calling Merlin Arthur's minion? Not sure, if he'd like that! :D
4 players can do royal rumble?
I love how when they dump the box I know immediately whether or not I have to own the game.
Fun fact: they actually vacuum up the components and reverse the video.
Can you use star wars epic duels with unmatched?
My brother keeps declaring when he defends with ‘momentous shift’ that he moved on his turn so his defense is a 5. Is this right? Or is he cheating?
When the effect triggers, just check to see if the fighter is in the same space that they started their turn in or not. If they are, it stays at 3; if they're in a different space, it changes to 5.
On defense, this can happen if your opponent has an effect that moves your fighter before the attack. For example, Merlin uses command the storms to move your fighter adjacent to Arthur for a big hit. When Arthur attacks and you play Momentous Shift in response, you're now defending with a 5 because your fighter was in a different space at the beginning of the turn.
Hes cheating
@@euphoricheavymetalpancakes8728 i eventually figured it out. 😂
Looks like a fun little game. That board though... eek lol. Seems like a the board could be easily customized. For a decent price I’ll pick it up.
Looks great. I really want this game!
Where did you get your hat Tom? I want one!
I just got Tannhäuser with the Novgorod expansion. Welp.
Oh my god, this game looks so good! I really hope it's successful enough to come out in Spanish, it seems great to play with younger people but language could be an unavoidable barrier there.
Also, Buffy ftw
We're looking for localization partners. I think there's a good chance we'll see this in other languages, including Spanish.
@@RestorationGames Yay!
@@RestorationGames I'm sure DEVIR would be interested in this one
Man, I'm willing to throw down the cash for ALL the games. But it's SO hard to get in Singapore, and for some reason Mondo doesn't ship internationally for these games too.
Isn't this like a smaller Wildlands?
How does this game compares to Super Fantasy Brawl by Mythic Games?
Wow! Love the yellow shirt
Awesome review!
This game looks pretty cool.
I could see Jack The Giant Slayer being one of the characters in this game. He lived in the same Era as King Arthur and worked for Arthur's son.
Medusa seems underpowered for being a major Greek mythology antagonist. Her back story is true tragedy. Seems that her stone transformation gaze should be one of the strongest abilities as unless someone can fight her without looking at her, then she should be able to be unstoppable as she is a archer on top of that.
Her gaze of stone is the highest potential damage of any single card in the game. Obviously, we need to make everyone balanced, but she's plenty tough.
@@RestorationGames Yeah her attack has the potential to be OP if unblocked. I believe Darth Vader had a card in his deck called All Too Easy and if unblocked practically a K.O. I think there might have been other similar cards like that in Epic Duels too, like maybe in the Han & Chewy deck the card Never Tell Me The Odds. But I don't own that game no more and don't really remember.
So you want an unstoppable character in the game? Glad you weren't actually involved in the game's development...
this sounds like a lighter version of wildlands? in that level of complexity and skirmish I mean, not necessarily exact mechanics
Yup, I get the same feeling. I like the added depth in Wildlands though, even though rules are just as easy.
I feel Dungeon Command was that perfect "enough strategy to entertain competitive players but simple enough for kids to play, understand and enjoy", shame WotC doesn't know how to let their babies grow.
I was sorta like eh....and staring at the copies of MtG: Arena of the Planewalkers that I still haven't taught myself to play...then learned there's a Robin Hood vs Bigfoot expansion. Sold.
To be clear: Robin Hood vs. Bigfoot can play all on its own and is a great way to try out the system and see if it works for you. We assume most people won't buy every single set that comes out but might mix and match the ones that really interest them.
@@RestorationGames Has it been announced when Unmatched is going to be available? This was kinda my first time hearing anything about it, they were talking about it on their recent Dice Tower Con video and I had to go find this, and after a cursory Googling, all I could find was "Fall 2019".
@@bygfoote Battle of Legends will hit retail Sept 18 and Robin Hood vs Bigfoot hits shelves Oct 16.
Thank you
They should make a version of this featuring characters from Fate/Grand Order.
Really fun game!
I gotta admit this got me interested. It looks SO freaking polish!!! My only issue... expansions... I hope we get 4 characters expansions, like stand alone expansion... I hope they do not put out fewer character expansions... it will make collective the game unnecesarily more expensive.... EDIT: Just saw the other videos and lost interest on this title :(
Unmatched or Super Fantasy Brawl? 🤔
when tom starts a video he almost explodes out of my screen lol
You didn't mention that this is the Tannhauser line of sight system.
Really disappointed in the loose hit point dials. I have put these type of dials together for years and I have never had any that fit so poorly until this game. Other than that it is very well put together and high quality.
Smart using public domain i.p in most of there games and also getting licenced i.p too
Fictional characters of literature and mythology for the public domain and then movies & tv shows for the licenced i.p characters
I still have star wars epic duels ;) one of the best games
i think they missed the mark on the characters in the first release. This game will live or die on the IP characters you will get ..
Buffy takes down both Arthur and Alice ;-)
Cant get used to this board art ; strange mix of heroes chosen ; hero cards at 9:15 look strange hard to read and only 4?
"You know I like these things, Duel of Ages, Heroscape..."
Anachronism.
*triggered Tom*
I didnt know that. Tom doesn't like Anachronism??
Yeah, but it's because I think it's a bad game, not the theme.
talisman is talked down a lot on this channel I see lots of similarities ; ill take talisman
Regardless of whether or not you like Talisman, this game really isn't like it at all.
The artwork is pretty bland imo
Sturwurz. Id rather take a nap.
I wish there was an IP attached to this. Tom might like random people fighting but I think it doesn’t make sense. Superheroes, sci-fi, fantasy or non-fiction but not all in one. Love the system but hate the characters chosen.
That’s funny because I prefer it like thus
You'll be happy to know that there are IP sets coming soon. That's a big part of our partnership with Mondo Games. We've already announced a Buffy set. And we've got another big one we hope to announce real soon.
@@RestorationGames Where can I buy this game? I try to pre-order from Gamenerdz but soon after this review this product sold out.
That's funny, because I'm immediately turned off by games with an IP. I have to be really sold on a game like that before I'd try it.
Restoration Games great to hear. I’m not against public domain at all. Seeing Greek heroes fight monsters or Arthurian Legends duel all sounds awesome. Thanks also for the reply as it shows you care about what the players think. I hope you have a bright future restoring games from the past!
As a fan of Epic Duels, calling this a remake of Epic Duels seems like a bit of a stretch... also, this seems to be similar enough to wild lands, and I'd rather play that instead.
Jesse Chapman Unfortunately I think this game will receive way more support than wild lands. I have all expansions for wildlands, but it seems to be losing momentum especially with the new non compatible judge Dredd version coming out.
Apparently a big box expansion is coming for wildlands in August 2020. Yup in 13 short months.....