I really do love this game, especially as a huge Conan fan. You can absolutely tell it's by the same designers of the similarly-excellent "War of the Ring".
Well it's been my absolute favorite game for years now, but I agree it is fiddly. However I can point out one thing from your review that added to the fiddliness is that each player is not supposed to roll the fate dice. The player who wins the first Conan bid rolls them, then what they roll forms the dice pool and players, in turn, choose one of the available dice from the pool until they're gone then the next player rolls them and forms another dice pool. I'm curious as to what it said you could do that you could not find an advantage for?
Good point about the dice. To be honest, it's been a few months since I played this and recorded the review. I don't recall what exactly at this point, but I just remember the frustration with the rule book.
@@TheDiscriminatingGamer well about the rule book.. I read it and after 2 hours and some quick look ups on the first game I can't say that it was a drag. The game is quite straightforward
I'm finding that my taste seems to line up pretty close to yours. I'm hoping to get it on the table someday but too many games and not enough gamers or game nights!
A very interesting review, I was wondering about this game. How does it work with lower play count? And have to ask Cody where does Conan come from? You got too many syllables there. :)
X-wings minis player here (also a FF game). I don't quite understand how a company this successful, handling so many big name franchise products, manages to continuously issue rules, game cards, etc. that are so poorly written. the original rule book for x wing is about 27 pages iirc, and the errata for it, which you have to access online, is much larger, plus a large percentage of the cards have had to be rewritten. New editions/expansions come out (and its been five or six years since X wing has debuted and many expansions later) and guess what? new cards, poorly written! I would think that someone would hire an editor for the rules writers there, but nope.
Thanks for your candor... I am an avid collector of Conan the Board Game, and saw this title on eBay... I am going to pass, as it sounds just as frustrating as it is enjoyable
I really do love this game, especially as a huge Conan fan. You can absolutely tell it's by the same designers of the similarly-excellent "War of the Ring".
And I haven't been able to get through a full game of War of the Ring yet- hope to someday.
Well it's been my absolute favorite game for years now, but I agree it is fiddly. However I can point out one thing from your review that added to the fiddliness is that each player is not supposed to roll the fate dice. The player who wins the first Conan bid rolls them, then what they roll forms the dice pool and players, in turn, choose one of the available dice from the pool until they're gone then the next player rolls them and forms another dice pool. I'm curious as to what it said you could do that you could not find an advantage for?
Good point about the dice. To be honest, it's been a few months since I played this and recorded the review. I don't recall what exactly at this point, but I just remember the frustration with the rule book.
@@TheDiscriminatingGamer well about the rule book.. I read it and after 2 hours and some quick look ups on the first game I can't say that it was a drag. The game is quite straightforward
Is there any chance of reviewing the Ares version with the expansion? I can't seem to find any video reviews about it.
Nahum Flores Probably not. I'm in no big hurry to play this one again.
I picked up the Ares version and it's sat on my shelf for about a year now. You've hit upon my fears for it. :(
I've had people swear up and down to me that it's a fantastic game, but it just left me kind of flat. Maybe you'll like it?
I'm finding that my taste seems to line up pretty close to yours. I'm hoping to get it on the table someday but too many games and not enough gamers or game nights!
A pain I know only too well...
the only real problem is the rulebook, but order of esoteric gamers solved it nicely, so dont be afraid this game is amazing once you understand it
So with that last song about "AGE OF BARBARIANS" Are you implying that Conan was some kind of longhair?
Peter Terry Lets face it- he was a draft dodger and he did vote for McGovern... I'm just sayin'...
Ares published an expansion for AoC. But besides trying to fix the adventures and contest rolls a bit, it only brought in even more fiddly rules.
I was worried about that.
Which as a completionist i love, because it makes the expansion totally unnecessary and saves me some ammount of cash yay
A very interesting review, I was wondering about this game. How does it work with lower play count? And have to ask Cody where does Conan come from? You got too many syllables there. :)
Whenever I've played it it's been with four. Robert E. Howard. Conan comes from the mind of Robert E. Howard.
Try this reference guide by yours truly.
boardgamegeek.com/filepage/37326/age-conan-reference
The dreaded Fantasy Flight rule book. I know your pain.
At least now they break down the rules into a learn to play and rules reference guide. Makes learning games much easier.
X-wings minis player here (also a FF game). I don't quite understand how a company this successful, handling so many big name franchise products, manages to continuously issue rules, game cards, etc. that are so poorly written. the original rule book for x wing is about 27 pages iirc, and the errata for it, which you have to access online, is much larger, plus a large percentage of the cards have had to be rewritten. New editions/expansions come out (and its been five or six years since X wing has debuted and many expansions later) and guess what? new cards, poorly written! I would think that someone would hire an editor for the rules writers there, but nope.
I didn't know you were a member of 5th Diminution? I can't knock your singing because you are still better than me.
Fantastic!
I think Conan was Pre History Earth so it might be Africa. I could be wrong.
Could be.
Conan's world is uchronic, not prehistoric.
Thanks for your candor... I am an avid collector of Conan the Board Game, and saw this title on eBay... I am going to pass, as it sounds just as frustrating as it is enjoyable
Happy to help.
Cody cody cody...
did u review the wrong Conan game? ;-)
Nope. Age of Conan. I looked at the box before I reviewed it. ;)