Very fair review. You captured my thoughts on the game perfectly. My biggest gripe is the tracking of various cards which isnt a big problem solo but when playing with multiple people I feel like I am either tracking everyone elses cards for them or biting my tongue just letting them miss and forget about effects they have available to them.

Great video as usual, Tom... and I REALLY think the same about the game, as you! Great but not amazing!

Hey Tom, after a LOOOONG time, I'm finally getting back to this game after it arrived and hit my table several times. Really appreciated all your comments and found them very well balanced re: Pro and Con points and agree wholeheartedly with everything said. The rule book was by far the biggest let down but, once "overcome" there is a great game to be had. I've played solo many times now, lots of "admin" re: card upkeep but would envision taking on this "role" in a multi-player game (let others focus on their character(s). Thank you for your time reviewing - I felt it deserved more attention than it ended up getting in the community... Hoping BL Games manage to turn around their current situation re: shipping and get to come back stronger than ever, maybe with an app to assist re: admin (which works great for Nemesis from Awaken Realms!)

Approved for solo...Tom is that you???

Great game. I like their card system and how it works. Played this every day over the Christmas hols and easy to learn and play.

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Game looks very cool, thanks for the review!

I love this game so much! It's the only game I'm playing since I got it 2 months ago. I just can't think of playing anything else (also afraid I'll forget some rules *cough* *cough*). I love it so much that I pledged a good chunck of Street Masters from Indiegogo, I pre-ordered Contra and Buddy Cop and I'm waiting for Hour of Need to show up on their website to get it as well (missed the KS).

Off topic, whats the name of the outro music?

15:21 What did the Czechs ever do to you!? :P

It's s nice development of the street master's game engine. I prefer Alterquest as the quests bring a more satisfying goal to the game. It's lovely playing the different characters and pulling off the cool moves. Only played 2p so far. Couple of finer points of the rules could have been better communicated but Dr bandage on bgg will set you right.

Most of the feature cards don't need checking unless a hero is adjacent, so more out but as the game progresses but you soon realise which to check. As for threats they are constant(ish) throughout.

solo play - with how many characters?

I'm looking for something to play solo that is similar in complexity and setup/playtime/breakdown as Tales from the Red Dragon Inn. Is this the one that is going to deliver that same experience? If not, what do you recommend?

Love this game. Will be playing tonight

Not to worry everyone. A couple of members of the solo crowd that Tom mentioned in the video is going to review this soon :).

Tom, I think you should make a video about top 10 fun games with short setup time (5 minutes or less). The setup time for this game terrifies me, and as a lazy person I would not want to set it up no matter how fun it is.

Thanks for the review! Still need to get this to the table; Etherfields has taken over for the moment lol.

when the hammer came down i flinch.

Hey Tom, you're missing an important credit from that opening screen: "Narrative Writing - BRYAN C.P. STEELE " ;)

Yep. We need more zero to hero games, and fewer campaign games. Totally agree.

No component drop?

Yeah, was sooooo excited for it but lost some steam when it was delivered. Kind of hoped they would make it more streamlined than SM but alas... no.

Have this on the shelf but had no time to learn/play will try it out next month (maybe)

The Sadlers have great ideas, but often at the expense of elegance. If you don’t mind keeping track of lots of things, this is a good, if somewhat repetitive experience; the variation from the Modular Deck System does make up for this though. I would definitely ignore the campaign mode; I know Kickstarter loves campaigns, but if you are just slapping a campaign on without it being integral to the game design, just leave it to one offs, Kickstarter be damned.

Confused I thought a rating if 8/10 gives a seal of excellence.

15:48. Did Tom say "that can be a bitch" which was then partially edited out but still audible in the video? Or is this one of those cases where different people hear different things? 🤔

Look a the musCUlarity

@ sneaky pink rubber action

I like this game, but it's a lot more complex than Street Masters. SM is easier to set up, too.

Completely agree with everything in this review, great game and the 1 off adventure aspect is the best feature. 2 characters solo is a fantastic, but I think 2 players 4 characters is the optimal experience.

HeroQuest!!!!!!!!!!! Pssssssst! Drink the strange purple liquid

A dungeon crawler that can "slow down to a crawl". I see what you did there.

I think games that are 1. An investment 2. Part of a crowded marked, always merits comparisons to its competition. I can tell it looses to most on the art department, though.

When i think altar quest i imagine a bunch of desparate single people racing to get married!

A build up of "too much to watch at" is my signal to not play.

The new way to show components is welcomed but could you at least flip the table or something, I miss the old component drop.

Not last.

Neat but passed after seeing users report 3-4 hour sessions average... Not cool when they listed 30-90 minutes. Glad it's good but we just don't have that much time for something like this, and if I wanted solo, I'd still likely go for something quicker and/or cheaper.

HeroineQuest....lol

Too fiddly for me... Sooo many things to check...

Ah man- no component dump? I guess the interns are on vacation.

Solo crowd? That's a small crowd! :)

This game is dead. Not in stores.

It may be good, but it is sooooooooo generic. There is no style or theme to it. Looks even more generic than Sword & Sorcery.

Too fiddly. Too random. Too generic. Forgettable.