I'm 54 and just getting into gaming. We're back into lockdown right down, so in particular, 1 player games are a must try. This is a truly great play through and very well explained. Having unboxed the game, I think I still need to watch this through a few more times though. Your calm voice and methodical approach to explaining everything does you proud, WELL DONE RICK. Stay safe everybody. Covid-19 BE GONE.
Thanks for all your comments guys ! Much appreciated. Hope you enjoy future walkthroughs. I hope to get the MK expansion on the table as soon as I can. Bye for now ! Rick
Bollocks! You told me that I would want to buy this game after your walkthrough... You were abolutely right! What a brilliant and elegant game and GREAT explanation!
I know this was 8 years ago but i stumbled upon this series 2 months ago. And couldn't stop watching until the end. Now ive returned and rewatched while playing along with my own MK game. You've made it soo much easier for me. Thanks!
Ricky, you are a legend. Thanks so much for making these. Today is the day I finally play Mage Knight for the first time and your vids have helped me progress from 'slightly unsure and very intimidated' after reading the walk-through book to 'I get this, lets go'. Lots of other MK series out there now, many of them pretty good, and whilst lots of of them have more modern production with snazzy graphics and better resolution this is still by far the best resource I've found for learning MK. Thanks to Tom (Slickerdrips) and Paul Grogan who lead me here. All the best.
Excellent tutorial. Because of this video I ordered the game. I am sure that I shall return when my memory fails me ! Thank you for giving me some confidence to finally get Mage Knight. Kind regards.
It just is how it played out. There is another series where I hope to cover some things we did not get a chance to see. Thanks for watching and commenting! Best wishes, Rick
Not a single downvote, now that is impressive. I love board games but have yet to get one, part of this enjoyment I think stems from the community that surrounds the hobby. Great series sir!
Just finished all the episodes while stepping through it with my new Mage Knight Ultimate Edition. THANK YOU SO MUCH! You showed all the cards and clearly explained every single step which allowed me to recreate everything on my table.
Fantastic walkthrough mate, very well explained and I've read over the rule book and then watched your video and feel very confident in tackling this game with a lot more knowledge of what I'm to do. 10/10, one of the best game play videos I've seen
After playing it 2x solo, 3 day night cycles to conquer 2 cities 5/8 difficulty, I thought I knew everything. After watching your 8 videos, I've added 17 rules corrections. lol. It's hard to convey the joy of 1p games and share it with others. lol
Thank you very much. Very nice playthrough and introduction to the game. Yesterday a friend and I played this game for the first time. And it was a blast back then. The learning curve is quite steep. It reminds me of the Heroes of Might and Magic computer game series ... But it is better, because it is a boardgame AND a game you can play with real friends. ;)
My family is buying me this game for my birthday (which is still a couple of week away) and I've been reading the walk-through and rulebook in anticipation, in addition to watching some videos. I have to say, yours was really well done and quite clear on the rules, thanks for that! Now I really can't wait to start playing this game myself ;-)
Seriously Ricky... I love your videos. Very well though out and presented. I always get a good feel for how the game would be like to play. Mage Knight and Robinson both stand out. Thanks again for taking the time to make these.
Lucidly explained. Terrific job. I got Mage knight and decided to see a you tube video to make it easier for me to understand the manual. Thanks a lot,
Awesome understanding of the rules and very clear videos. It helped me fix a couple of mistakes I was making, even after playing a couple of times the Walkthrough and have read the Rulebook. Thanks!
Great job with these first 8 videos! I've seen a lot of other people try to explain this game and your videos were the best. It's so easy to follow along with you. My compliments. I realize this is the introduction to the game but to me it seemed so anti climatic when fighting the monsters. I've always wanted to really love a fantasy fighting game but nothing for me has clicked yet. I think I'm going to get the Star Trek version of this game which has pretty much all the same mechanics in it.
Thx for the video. Just watched all 8. Wished you would have engaged that last ice dragon in combat for a finale! But, well done. Thx to you the game is easier to grasp
Thanks for this and series 2 Ricky, you saved me hours of rereading the rule books and got me off to a good start with this excellent adventure game. Bravo!
Wow where do i even begin? These videos were amazing! Everything you did from playing the game, to teaching us how to play and all the unseen hard work of recording and editing the video, was top notch! I was sitting on the fence on whether or not to purchase this game, seeing on the one side it is rated by many as the best solo fantasy adventure game but on the other the game is quite length and very complex! But thanks to your hard work I've decided to order my own copy of the game. SO thanks!
thank you so much for these videos!! I was convinced to go ahead and buy the ultimate edition because of your videos and i don’t regret it!! finished my first game last night, which went by smoothly thanks to you :) such an awesome game, it’ll be hard for me to stop playing it haha
I bought Mage Knight on a whim without knowing anything about it. It was a good price on FB marketplace and quick google set it was a great solo game, which I'm really starting to get into. Anyways, I only started looking into the details of the game after I bought it. I was a bit daunted by all the mentions of how complex it was, etc. But man, your videos really cut through those concerns. I haven't even read the rulebook yet. But your videos have given me a great base prior to doing so. I think I'll likely watch the series again after reading the rules. Thanks a ton!!
Fantastic. Thanks you very much for your video series. I am now watching the series with Lost Legion. Thanks to you I already played twice, planning a third time for tomorrow night and next month I plan to buy lost Legion. A game bought to fill the avoid until the arrival of Tainted Avalon, is quickly becoming one of my favorites,
This 8 part walk-through really helped me get a grasp of the core game concepts, will see what I need more for a coop/pvp/multiple player setup. Getting together with some friends this weekend and having a go at it. (just bought it earlier this week) Thanks a lot.
Huzzah! I applaud you in your most excellent walkthrough of this sometimes fidgety but overall wonderful game! All was enjoyable; from camera to lighting to sharpness and dialogue - can't say enough good things! Would LOVE to see a different scenario played in the future!
Super helpful walkthrough series!! Great explanations and nice pacing so new players can follow. One thing I thought I noticed though was at one point you remembered to mark down your reputation to what I thought was the last zero to the left. But at the end when you defeated the rampaging orcs, it appeared your reputation was at the middle zero. I think all that happened was the marker was only moved halfway to that last zero. No impact on the game, but I just wanted to make sure I did not miss something. Thanks!
Awesome video! I looked for a review on the game, but found in this video so much more. You really helped me decide whether I should get it or not. The answer is a definite YES :) Great video, beautifully done.
Great walkthrough. Would love to see you do a solo conquest. I have only played it once but man, those cities are hard to take down. I took a total of 16 wounds in 2 different turns trying to take down a blue city, I was only able to find one town in all, seems pretty hard to finish it, especially without taking so many wounds.....
Thank you so much for these video. You are fantastic! I just bought the game thx to you. Now I will watch the robinson Crusoe videos to see if I might like or not as I try to build solo-included board game shelf.
Thanks for the series, Ricky. Using the included guidebook in conjunction with these videos make this game not nearly as intimidating as it's been made out to be.
Yep. I played Volkares return scenario last night, and enjoyed it. It has a different feel to it than the basic conquest scenarios, which I liked. Of course, Volkare can always be used pretty much like a city if you want.
Mr. Royal, First i would like to say thank you for all of your help. If you have time, i would like to ask you a couple of questions: [1] Today i played with Norowas and i gained the skill that gave me another command token. Can i recruit out of turn? I had to empty spots and the skill spot allowed me to recruit with a discount. [2] Drawing cards: [2a] What to do if a card tells you to draw and you have no deck? [2b] Do you mark the day switch, shuffle and continue to draw? [3] for my action, if i lay enough influence can i recruit any, appropriate, number of units/adv.deeds? [4] At the end of the game, i was under the suspicion, that we can carrie our fame, rep,armor,units, skills, mana, and adv. deeds to the next? I will continue to search for these answers. Thank you for your time and God bless!
Hi Frank. Some answers for you.. (1) no, you must recruit at a location as your [interact with locals] action on your turn. (2) it depends on the context. If you must draw to perform an action, and you have no deck, then you cannot perform the action; if you "may" draw in response to an event, then you simply do not draw. e.g. if you play TRANQUILITY and your draw deck is empty then it does nothing, so you might be better to play it sideways instead! (3) you can buy as many cards as you wish if you generate enough influence when interacting. (4) no, you cannot carry them into another game. But there is nothing to stop you making up a rule to allow you to :) Hope this helps! best wishes, Ricky
Ricky Royal awesome...i miss worded my first question. Say you have three command tokens. This first one is filled with peasents. The second and third are empty. Youre next recruitment would go to the second spot. Can you recruit out of turn meaning can you recruit for spot three instead of spot 2? The reason why i would want to do this is for the discount that the third command token has attatch to it for the skill of that character.
This game was just delivered to my house yesterday. Foolishly I decided to take it out and try to play while reading through the rules. After about 2 hours I packed it back up and went back to reading. These video's are fantastic though, I really appreciate the work you put into them. It is pretty daunting just starting out with all the rules and nuances to remember. I'm going to stick with it though as it looks to be a pretty rewarding single player board game experience.
Just watched the entire series, nice work! Beautifully explained without being boring or tiresome (e.g. no endless changing of mind like some other reviewers). I had missed the rule about starting on a magical glade, so thanks! Just wondering why you kept revealing the core tiles when you knew it could end the game? Remember in solo mode, First Recon lasts four rounds (see p15 of the Rulebook).
Andrew Swan Ah, the "reverse" is the side with the "achievement bonuses" when you are playing solo; you still get all the points for the co-op and solo scenarios, but you ignore it when playing FR solo.
Thanks a lot for this Mage Knight series Rick. I’m very late to the party on this game, only just got my UE copy. I was a bit intimidated by the infamous learning curve but your walkthrough (which I have watched 3 times now) has given me a solid platform to build off in tackling this game. I’ve also started working my way through your other videos, there’s so much great content I don’t know where to start! Great to see you’ve just started a new MK playthrough also. One question - what are your thoughts on Gloomhaven? I was surprised to not see it in your playlists, I would have thought it was your jam 😊 (I love it).
Hi, good luck with Mage Knight. Great choice! Re Gloomhaven: I've never played, and not sure it's a game I'm ready to pay out for... I've heard good things though! R.R>
Thank you for this awesome walkthrough! It was very clear and understandable, an excellent way to get to know the game. =) I've been struggling with the temptatian to buy it for a while... it's quite expensive and I am extremely worried about the time it consumes to play a scenario. There's also lots of mixed reviews in BGG. However, it looks like pretty much my dream game: lot's of light combat, deck building, a slight dungeon crawlish elements and... well, Vlaada Chvatil as a designer. =D
Pretty much. Even the competitive ones you can play solo and just go for high scores, like in the regular conquest. Volkare, from the expansion, adds more variability to missions. The game is not so much about completing missions though, not in the same way as other, more thematic games. This one is more like a "free-roaming" adventure, where you experience the game as it unfolds.
I'm 54 and just getting into gaming. We're back into lockdown right down, so in particular, 1 player games are a must try. This is a truly great play through and very well explained. Having unboxed the game, I think I still need to watch this through a few more times though. Your calm voice and methodical approach to explaining everything does you proud, WELL DONE RICK. Stay safe everybody. Covid-19 BE GONE.
thanks Graham. You've picked a beauty of a game ! Good luck, and safe adventures! Ricky.
Thanks for all your comments guys ! Much appreciated. Hope you enjoy future walkthroughs. I hope to get the MK expansion on the table as soon as I can. Bye for now ! Rick
Bollocks! You told me that I would want to buy this game after your walkthrough... You were abolutely right! What a brilliant and elegant game and GREAT explanation!
I know this was 8 years ago but i stumbled upon this series 2 months ago. And couldn't stop watching until the end.
Now ive returned and rewatched while playing along with my own MK game. You've made it soo much easier for me. Thanks!
my pleasure! enjoy your adventures ! R.R>
Ricky, you are a legend. Thanks so much for making these. Today is the day I finally play Mage Knight for the first time and your vids have helped me progress from 'slightly unsure and very intimidated' after reading the walk-through book to 'I get this, lets go'.
Lots of other MK series out there now, many of them pretty good, and whilst lots of of them have more modern production with snazzy graphics and better resolution this is still by far the best resource I've found for learning MK.
Thanks to Tom (Slickerdrips) and Paul Grogan who lead me here.
All the best.
you’re too kind ; thank you . so glad it helped! Safe travels adventurer !
Excellent tutorial. Because of this video I ordered the game.
I am sure that I shall return when my memory fails me !
Thank you for giving me some confidence to finally get Mage Knight.
Kind regards.
How is the game?
He has not replied because he is too busy playing the game.
Spent the afternoon watching your vids which I've thoroughly enjoyed. I'm off to play it for the first time! Many thanks.
It just is how it played out. There is another series where I hope to cover some things we did not get a chance to see. Thanks for watching and commenting! Best wishes, Rick
I can't imagine a much better walk-through. thank you rick.
Not a single downvote, now that is impressive. I love board games but have yet to get one, part of this enjoyment I think stems from the community that surrounds the hobby. Great series sir!
thank you ! I hope you jump in and enjoy playing !
Just finished all the episodes while stepping through it with my new Mage Knight Ultimate Edition. THANK YOU SO MUCH! You showed all the cards and clearly explained every single step which allowed me to recreate everything on my table.
great choice of game! I hope you enjoy playing the Ultimate Edition - that's a real bonus! R.R.
haha i did the exact same thing just now.
Still doing this a dozen years later. Good series.
Thank you Rick. I learn MK with your excellen video. Now I'm an addict player of MK, a wonderful game. Thanks again.
Just watched them all. It made the game learning curve much better. Thanks for the excellent series!
you're welcome!
I watched the entire series and really loved it. Very well done !!!
Fantastic walkthrough mate, very well explained and I've read over the rule book and then watched your video and feel very confident in tackling this game with a lot more knowledge of what I'm to do. 10/10, one of the best game play videos I've seen
After playing it 2x solo, 3 day night cycles to conquer 2 cities 5/8 difficulty, I thought I knew everything. After watching your 8 videos, I've added 17 rules corrections. lol. It's hard to convey the joy of 1p games and share it with others. lol
Thank you very much. Very nice playthrough and introduction to the game.
Yesterday a friend and I played this game for the first time. And it was a blast back then. The learning curve is quite steep.
It reminds me of the Heroes of Might and Magic computer game series ... But it is better, because it is a boardgame AND a game you can play with real friends. ;)
My family is buying me this game for my birthday (which is still a couple of week away) and I've been reading the walk-through and rulebook in anticipation, in addition to watching some videos. I have to say, yours was really well done and quite clear on the rules, thanks for that! Now I really can't wait to start playing this game myself ;-)
Pleasure ! And happy birthday (...for a couple of weeks away) and a great gift choice :)
Just finished watching the walk through. Thanks.
My copy arrives today
hope you love it! Safe travels adventurer!
your voice is unintentional ASMR
Great tutorial videos. Thank you. It's always better if someone explain the game to you than to stick to manual and figure this out yourself. Thanks.
Seriously Ricky... I love your videos. Very well though out and presented. I always get a good feel for how the game would be like to play. Mage Knight and Robinson both stand out. Thanks again for taking the time to make these.
thanks Tim :)
Lucidly explained. Terrific job. I got Mage knight and decided to see a you tube video to make it easier for me to understand the manual. Thanks a lot,
Awesome understanding of the rules and very clear videos. It helped me fix a couple of mistakes I was making, even after playing a couple of times the Walkthrough and have read the Rulebook. Thanks!
+Pau Gonzalez It's a pleasure! Thank you for your comment :)
Another awesome video Ricky and really helped me get a good understanding of the game. Top stuff.
Thank you very much for this series! I will definitely be picking this game up when the next printing is available.
Thanks for taking to the time to make the videos in this series! It really helped clarify the rules especially the meaning behind the dummy player.
kendawg44 it's my pleasure ! best wishes, Rick
I'd say like all the other viewers :thank you for these series :)
my pleasure! Happy gaming !
I finally took the plunge and bought this game. Can't wait to get it to the table. Thanks for these videos. They will really help.
Excellent run thru really enjoyed it and learned a lot...love the way you explain things..tks for your time
you're welcome !
I just recently bought Ultimate Edition - so even after so many years, still very helpful video series. Thanks! Watched all parts!
Great job with these first 8 videos! I've seen a lot of other people try to explain this game and your videos were the best. It's so easy to follow along with you. My compliments.
I realize this is the introduction to the game but to me it seemed so anti climatic when fighting the monsters. I've always wanted to really love a fantasy fighting game but nothing for me has clicked yet. I think I'm going to get the Star Trek version of this game which has pretty much all the same mechanics in it.
Thx for the video. Just watched all 8. Wished you would have engaged that last ice dragon in combat for a finale! But, well done. Thx to you the game is easier to grasp
Thanks for this and series 2 Ricky, you saved me hours of rereading the rule books and got me off to a good start with this excellent adventure game. Bravo!
thank you ! Hope you have fun with Mage Knight ! R.R.
Wow where do i even begin? These videos were amazing! Everything you did from playing the game, to teaching us how to play and all the unseen hard work of recording and editing the video, was top notch!
I was sitting on the fence on whether or not to purchase this game, seeing on the one side it is rated by many as the best solo fantasy adventure game but on the other the game is quite length and very complex!
But thanks to your hard work I've decided to order my own copy of the game. SO thanks!
Man I am enjoying these videos! Seems like I am almost playing it!
Thanks for taking the time to make these vids, played this games a couple times solo, turned out i had a couple of the rules wrong too!
Great walkthrough, thanks for doing it. Really superb!
thank you so much for these videos!! I was convinced to go ahead and buy the ultimate edition because of your videos and i don’t regret it!! finished my first game last night, which went by smoothly thanks to you :) such an awesome game, it’ll be hard for me to stop playing it haha
Great stuff! Congrats on a great choice of game ;) Safe adventuring!
Thanks for reducing the steepness of the learning curve !
I bought Mage Knight on a whim without knowing anything about it. It was a good price on FB marketplace and quick google set it was a great solo game, which I'm really starting to get into. Anyways, I only started looking into the details of the game after I bought it. I was a bit daunted by all the mentions of how complex it was, etc. But man, your videos really cut through those concerns. I haven't even read the rulebook yet. But your videos have given me a great base prior to doing so. I think I'll likely watch the series again after reading the rules. Thanks a ton!!
Thanks for watching! A great choice and yes, a daunting one because of the game’s required mind shift. Happy adventuring!
Fantastic. Thanks you very much for your video series. I am now watching the series with Lost Legion. Thanks to you I already played twice, planning a third time for tomorrow night and next month I plan to buy lost Legion. A game bought to fill the avoid until the arrival of Tainted Avalon, is quickly becoming one of my favorites,
Superb walkthrough. Finally saw it all. This was a master piece of video streaming.
Thanks for the great walkthrough! I really enjoyed the series.
Thank you for this. It helped so much. Also, the hidden gem of these videos is your editing.
Brilliant videos! you helped me learn the game by just watching them, very well done.
Great series, really enjoyed it and learned much! Thanks for putting this together.
Thanks for watching!
This 8 part walk-through really helped me get a grasp of the core game concepts, will see what I need more for a coop/pvp/multiple player setup.
Getting together with some friends this weekend and having a go at it. (just bought it earlier this week)
Thanks a lot.
Thank you!! Since I saw this review, I've decided to buy this game! I'll check your next scenarios in order to learn the rules better!
It was my pleasure. Thanks for watching!
Awesome video,after I watched it i went and bought the game...can't wait to play it :)
Great job on the walkthrough :)
Thank you. I'm definitely a visual learner and this has helped considerably!
Huzzah! I applaud you in your most excellent walkthrough of this sometimes fidgety but overall wonderful game! All was enjoyable; from camera to lighting to sharpness and dialogue - can't say enough good things! Would LOVE to see a different scenario played in the future!
Great series! Hoping to break out some Mage Knight in the next couple of days.
Thanks for the great walkthrough! I bought a copy based on this walkthrough and BGG reviews. cheers!
Just watched all of this series, thank you very much @Ricky I think I'm ready to play!!
Super helpful walkthrough series!! Great explanations and nice pacing so new players can follow. One thing I thought I noticed though was at one point you remembered to mark down your reputation to what I thought was the last zero to the left. But at the end when you defeated the rampaging orcs, it appeared your reputation was at the middle zero. I think all that happened was the marker was only moved halfway to that last zero. No impact on the game, but I just wanted to make sure I did not miss something. Thanks!
good spot ! yes, that was a bit of mis-management at the table. thank you !
Thanks TheMishraile. I hoped the close-up style would give folks that feeling. Glad it worked ! Thanks for your comment. Rick.
Awesome video! I looked for a review on the game, but found in this video so much more. You really helped me decide whether I should get it or not. The answer is a definite YES :)
Great video, beautifully done.
Great series! Really helped ease the learning curve. Thanks!
Great walkthrough. Would love to see you do a solo conquest. I have only played it once but man, those cities are hard to take down. I took a total of 16 wounds in 2 different turns trying to take down a blue city, I was only able to find one town in all, seems pretty hard to finish it, especially without taking so many wounds.....
thanks for all the help understanding this complex game. Best walkthrough ive seen without a doubt. keep it up!
Thank you so much for these video. You are fantastic! I just bought the game thx to you. Now I will watch the robinson Crusoe videos to see if I might like or not as I try to build solo-included board game shelf.
Hel Ran Robinson is a winner. These are my top 2 solo !
Great, I will buy it next month :)
Thanks for the series, Ricky. Using the included guidebook in conjunction with these videos make this game not nearly as intimidating as it's been made out to be.
thanks for watching Andrew. Hope you enjoy the game ! Good luck :)
Yep. I played Volkares return scenario last night, and enjoyed it. It has a different feel to it than the basic conquest scenarios, which I liked. Of course, Volkare can always be used pretty much like a city if you want.
Mr. Royal, First i would like to say thank you for all of your help. If you have time, i would like to ask you a couple of questions:
[1] Today i played with Norowas and i gained the skill that gave me another command token. Can i recruit out of turn? I had to empty spots and the skill spot allowed me to recruit with a discount.
[2] Drawing cards:
[2a] What to do if a card tells you to draw and you have no deck?
[2b] Do you mark the day switch, shuffle and continue to draw?
[3] for my action, if i lay enough influence can i recruit any, appropriate, number of units/adv.deeds?
[4] At the end of the game, i was under the suspicion, that we can carrie our fame, rep,armor,units, skills, mana, and adv. deeds to the next?
I will continue to search for these answers. Thank you for your time and God bless!
Hi Frank. Some answers for you..
(1) no, you must recruit at a location as your [interact with locals] action on your turn.
(2) it depends on the context. If you must draw to perform an action, and you have no deck, then you cannot perform the action; if you "may" draw in response to an event, then you simply do not draw. e.g. if you play TRANQUILITY and your draw deck is empty then it does nothing, so you might be better to play it sideways instead!
(3) you can buy as many cards as you wish if you generate enough influence when interacting.
(4) no, you cannot carry them into another game. But there is nothing to stop you making up a rule to allow you to :)
Hope this helps! best wishes, Ricky
Ricky Royal awesome...i miss worded my first question.
Say you have three command tokens. This first one is filled with peasents. The second and third are empty. Youre next recruitment would go to the second spot. Can you recruit out of turn meaning can you recruit for spot three instead of spot 2?
The reason why i would want to do this is for the discount that the third command token has attatch to it for the skill of that character.
You can assign a unit to ANY command token. So yes, you can use the discount.
Very well done! I look forward to your future videos.
This game was just delivered to my house yesterday. Foolishly I decided to take it out and try to play while reading through the rules. After about 2 hours I packed it back up and went back to reading. These video's are fantastic though, I really appreciate the work you put into them. It is pretty daunting just starting out with all the rules and nuances to remember. I'm going to stick with it though as it looks to be a pretty rewarding single player board game experience.
Good job again. Looking forward to the next game.
Great walkthrough. Thank you very much for uploading this.
you're welcome :) Thanks for watching, Rick
Thanks, that was very watchable (and kept me occupied while I wait for the game to be battle it's way thru a snowstorm to the mailbox).
thx for making this very clear and understandable movies!
You're welcome Arron. Hope you are enjoying playing the game
Great review and walk through. It helped clarify a few things. Thanks and Awesome game!
Great game and fantastic series!
Thanks for your great and easy to understand explanation of the basic rules.
fantastic series! thank you for these wonderfully edited and made videos!
This has been excellent and very helpful. I'm loving the game :-)
Thank you. That was fantastic. I can't wait for polish version ... because of you!
You are welcome. Hope you get a copy and enjoy the game.
Thanks for the videos!
Great Series! I look forward to the other ones. Thanks for doing these!
Thank you for demonstrating the intro walk through so well :)
Awesome! You're very welcome. Thanks for taking time to comment. Rick
Just watched the entire series, nice work! Beautifully explained without being boring or tiresome (e.g. no endless changing of mind like some other reviewers). I had missed the rule about starting on a magical glade, so thanks! Just wondering why you kept revealing the core tiles when you knew it could end the game? Remember in solo mode, First Recon lasts four rounds (see p15 of the Rulebook).
thank you ! There are bonus points for completing a day or so early :)
Only in Solo Conquest though, not in First Recon, where you're told to ignore the reverse side of the achievements card.
Andrew Swan Ah, the "reverse" is the side with the "achievement bonuses" when you are playing solo; you still get all the points for the co-op and solo scenarios, but you ignore it when playing FR solo.
Great pace and well explained. Thank you!
thanks man that was fun just watching you do the walkthrough
Thank you for taking the time to make these videos.
Enjoyed the series, thanks.
No worries. Thanks for your support, Rick
Thanks a lot for this Mage Knight series Rick. I’m very late to the party on this game, only just got my UE copy. I was a bit intimidated by the infamous learning curve but your walkthrough (which I have watched 3 times now) has given me a solid platform to build off in tackling this game.
I’ve also started working my way through your other videos, there’s so much great content I don’t know where to start! Great to see you’ve just started a new MK playthrough also.
One question - what are your thoughts on Gloomhaven? I was surprised to not see it in your playlists, I would have thought it was your jam 😊 (I love it).
Hi, good luck with Mage Knight. Great choice! Re Gloomhaven: I've never played, and not sure it's a game I'm ready to pay out for... I've heard good things though! R.R>
That was awesome. Would of loved to see you battle that Ice Dragon though. :)
Phenomenal job on this series. Thank you.
Thank you for this awesome walkthrough! It was very clear and understandable, an excellent way to get to know the game. =)
I've been struggling with the temptatian to buy it for a while... it's quite expensive and I am extremely worried about the time it consumes to play a scenario. There's also lots of mixed reviews in BGG. However, it looks like pretty much my dream game: lot's of light combat, deck building, a slight dungeon crawlish elements and... well, Vlaada Chvatil as a designer. =D
Sensational videos! Thanks a lot & greetings from Switzerland ;-)
Thanks Bernhard - much appreciated - merci/danke ! I hope you enjoy the rest of the channel. Bye ! Rick
Great series!
Pretty much. Even the competitive ones you can play solo and just go for high scores, like in the regular conquest. Volkare, from the expansion, adds more variability to missions. The game is not so much about completing missions though, not in the same way as other, more thematic games. This one is more like a "free-roaming" adventure, where you experience the game as it unfolds.
Thanks for your hard work mate, just got the game and looking forward to it even more now :)
Great. Yep, a 3rd series is planned! Stay tuned......
Thanks man. Going out to but this game tomorrow.