Battlelore (Second Edition) - Shut Up & Sit Down Review

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First published on July 12, 2014.

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@autolykos9822 7 жыл бұрын

16:00 - There is a counterexample. In Greek wrestling, if one of the fighters dies, he has automatically won - because he's now incapable of giving up...

@ithinkitsaurus 5 жыл бұрын

yeah but i bet he's disqualified from future matches.

@theo6525 5 жыл бұрын

If he got up and asked for anther fight I'm sure they'd let him have it

@elonwhatever 5 жыл бұрын

Talk about commitment :p

@Eidenhoek 4 жыл бұрын

I don't see that in the wiki. And given you'd...well. Okay, you'd get a point trivially, as having them touch the ground is...trivial. But if that's not the third point, they can't be ready for the bout to continue, so...

@thomasczernik2046 7 жыл бұрын

These reviews are so witty and entertaining. I like watching these not only for the game review but for the show!

@Yriel129 5 жыл бұрын

SU&SD is the low-key Top Gear of board games. If you enjoy the banter and the skits you don't even need to be a full-blown gamer to appreciate the concept.

@IvanSensei88 5 жыл бұрын

9:10 I didn't see the bow on that archer card and legit thought he was dabbing.

@GavinAnderegg 4 жыл бұрын

17:50 This is one of my favourite SU&SD videos because of this ending. It's so honest and human, and I love the tune. Thanks for making videos about games, you folks. You rock!

@markbaker465 3 жыл бұрын

That part at the end with the guitar - what a great point. If it's your thing and it helps you escape reality for a few hours, go for it. Isn't that why we play games? I think it's easy for a lot of people to forget that and get wrapped up in the latest, shiny thing or what the 'best' game is.

@execdd17 6 жыл бұрын

When this video started, I'll admit, I thought this guy was too silly and almost closed it. About 60 seconds later, I realized that he's absolutely hilarious! Entertaining and informative

@martyrking2288 2 жыл бұрын

I LOVE this game. I bought up every army expansion. But I’ve only played it 3 times. It is such a rare occasion I get a chance to play a 2-player game and the 2-player game category is so competitive that this game would get left out. So I painstakingly sold my Battlelore. Rebellion is my 2-player game of choice for a long game and I’ll stick with MTG or Onitama for a quick 2-player game. I still miss my Battlelore tho…

@GrubbinGrouch 7 жыл бұрын

Man, you guys are uploading like freakin crazy. keep it up , loving the reviews!

@Wolfvonhinslik 7 жыл бұрын

I have to say, I got M44 and hated it. I played several games that the whole game I didnt get a single left flank (or whatever) the whole game just to have my whole army die because most of it was on the left flank. they stood there and died. it happened in every game i played (3-4 games) so I sold it I picked up battlelore and the minor rules changes where you can discard a card to just give one unit an order anywhere, the magic, the fact that my units can attack back if they arnt dead, the army building and setup, the components, everything I found better. I hated M44 but I love Battlelore

@xGarrettThiefx 7 жыл бұрын

M44 is just too simplistic and shallow, what a pity though... if only it had more meat on the bone in a manner of speaking.

@Wolfvonhinslik 7 жыл бұрын

I wound up picking up Tide of Iron, WAY better game than M44 and actually has strategy and tactical decisions

@davidvoderberg6727 7 жыл бұрын

I have tide of iron, and asked people about Memoir. They said if you went tide, you dont need memoir...

@MrRipYourHeadOff 7 жыл бұрын

that's a typical "Command and colors" problem. It's why I'm not willing to spend 60 bucks on memoir 44 even though I know it can be a fun game. It's mostly just frustrating and feels like a total coin flip. To those above saying they prefer tide of iron, fuck yeah that game is awesome, but I think TOI is miles more sophisticated than memoir 44 and theyre almost incomparable

@brettthurston1704 6 жыл бұрын

I’ve never been so entertained while being taught a game before. I’m giving you all my internet points! Thanks for the video. Putting Battlelore on my Buy List!

@PaperJoelio 5 жыл бұрын

Theory: Paul is cute. Evidence: 2011 Paul is cute. 2014 Paul is cute. 2019 Paul is cute. Conclusion: Paul is cute.

@Claymen7 4 жыл бұрын

Canada in peace mr. Dean I miss the ordinary feel of the oldschool SUSD without all the great production values they have now. Hope you're happy with your thing and you don't need the escapism anymore. :)

@Ptangmatik 7 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, and now he's fenced a bunch! Prophetic

@EpicGamingNight 7 жыл бұрын

I love this game! FFG don't let battlelore die!

@cardsandchit 7 жыл бұрын

If they treated Battle of Westeros ass well as they do BL2nd I would be so happy.

@thenachomancandysavage4074 5 жыл бұрын

and they let it die

@thepikay4378 4 жыл бұрын

@@thenachomancandysavage4074 I'm so glad I got all the Faction Expansion just in time. Would have liked to see another faction like elves and dwars though. :/

@gregorycuddey6911 4 жыл бұрын

I have the very first edition of battlelore. What a difference FFG made with the scenarios and goals! In the DoW version, you win by eliminating a specific number of units. The scenarios are also numbered the same way as they are in Memoir 44.

@benjaminteixeira4709 4 жыл бұрын

“A lot like the magic you’ll probably have in your own home”

@gabef9538 4 жыл бұрын

3:22 Palidan: That's just a stupid hippogriff! Druid: It's not just a hippogriff! It's a roc! [begins weeping] It's a roc. [sobbing] A rooc! A rooc! [climbing on top of the roc] It's a big, beautiful, old roc! Oh, the pioneers used to ride these babies for miles! And it's in great shape.

@jubez1875 4 жыл бұрын

This was the first SUSD review I ever watched. miniature market had BL2e on clearance so I picked it up, loving all Terrinoth games thus far, and watched this. Loved it. Subscribed.

@carpemkarzi 7 жыл бұрын

Man I love these reviews. Keep up the great work

@Luke-mt8dr 7 жыл бұрын

Hilariously creative! Thanks SU & SD!

@Zaloomination 4 жыл бұрын

This guy is hilarious! What an amazing video! I just came from SU&SD's review of War of the Ring and THIS game looks actually approachable and not totally scary! plus I love the fantasy theme. My son are first generation board gamers and we currently love Dragonwood, Castle Panic, Labyrinth. This game looks more complicated but that's a good thing, and it keeps with the fantasy theme we both love. Thanks for the review, I truly enjoyed watching!

@Dundoril 3 жыл бұрын

The game if thrones version is also good. And at least when I bought it pretty cheap

@briandjquinn 7 жыл бұрын

Oh you bought Rahdo's old glass table, good to see it still getting to see some games ;)

@northlakeghost 3 жыл бұрын

Stumbling upon this one really late. Love the current SU&SD crew, but miss you Paul!

@ballsofdoom3124 5 жыл бұрын

I played Heroscape religiously back in the day but had to sell off my entire collection due to unforseen circumstances. So now I'm looking to get back into some skirmishes. Does Battlelore have a huge following like Heroscape does? Are there tournaments? (I love playing in tournaments)

@ballsofdoom3124 5 жыл бұрын

UPDATE... I'm back playing Heroscape again. It's gonna be a long and wallet draining journey but my collection will rise again! (Like a Phoenix) Lol

@fmoros Жыл бұрын

so much work on each video. Thank you.

@CollectorsDomain 6 жыл бұрын

The way you describe this game names it sound exactly like heroscape!. Please do a review on that!

@loganmcallister3327 6 жыл бұрын

Somewhere in the legendary forest of Lewisham... there were police sirens

@greenghost2008 7 жыл бұрын

I love the closet's audio.

@VioletDeliriums 7 жыл бұрын

could you please tell me how big the hexes and tiles are?

@fuzzy4461 6 жыл бұрын

Its not technically a board game but you guys should reveiw Warhammer 40k at some point

@everchosenlily 3 жыл бұрын

@ARTHUR TROY Well, just "40k" propably means "The current edition of Warhammer 40,000"

@thenachomancandysavage4074 5 жыл бұрын

It sucks they discontinued this game,went on amazon and jesus the prices are insane now.

@iphatbass 2 жыл бұрын

I'm playing this on my phone right now! Can't wait to get physical edition, so i can play it with my friends!

@atheist_addict Жыл бұрын

Actual historical footage.

@Lugo428 3 жыл бұрын

It was a few weeks ago. And I spent money to get this game because of this review. SU&SD, I love you, but damn you.

@josh1674 4 жыл бұрын

These flanking mechanics work better for medieval combat than they do WWII combat so YES.

@OmegaViper 4 жыл бұрын

boardgames practically require having nails :P

@refreshdaemon 4 жыл бұрын

I wish the game had at least one more faction come out for it before FFG closed the doors on it. But it's still fun with what we got so I'm glad to have at least this much for it.

@ultimasys 5 жыл бұрын

I was born in 2000, that joke made me smile lmao

@MrSaturn012 2 жыл бұрын

Time to remind SUSD that they're getting old by pointing out that the joke at 3:55 is slowly becoming accurate :)

@dennisduigou5384 2 жыл бұрын

Or...eliminate the VP and muster rules. Get all expansions and play with all units available to each faction, to the death (modify a reserve unit rule to suit your taste). Add beer/weed and Iron Maiden concert DVDs and Bob's your uncle, you are in for a good evening.

@Dezfafara88 7 жыл бұрын

really funny, subscribed at 9:20

@SaxonChronicles 6 жыл бұрын

this is the first time I have ever watched this channel. the guy is so talented at what he does. this is great

@bartekbziukiewicz2651 3 жыл бұрын

Im in a cubboard was act funny . Thanks for your work i want to buy a board game but i dont want to buy games just to find out if i like them. Verry helpful video thank you

@Zaloomination 4 жыл бұрын

I have a question on retreating. If an archer rolls a flag and forces me to retreat at such an angle that there is not one hex directly behind me but 2, a left and a right, which hex do I retreat to? Thanks for the help.

@rowbot5555 4 жыл бұрын

It should be your choice in that case

@NikoTeaJay 3 жыл бұрын

Attacker decides before rolling

@Zaloomination 3 жыл бұрын

@@NikoTeaJay ive since discovered boardgamegeeks.com rules forums which are essential 😍

@lovroklaric1346 3 жыл бұрын

any idea where to get expansion for battlelore second edition these days looked everywhere and justcant find it :(

@user-ju6vo2rk7d 3 жыл бұрын

It's OOP. Probably gone forever unless FFG decides to revive Battlelore. There is still hope though since new Descent might give new life to other Terrinoth games.

@dexteradams3392 7 жыл бұрын

This video is brilliant. Best review of an amazing game I've ever seen.

@Lugo428 3 жыл бұрын

Now I have to look for a place to store this game. God damn it...

@willrfrench 2 жыл бұрын

Miss you, Paul

@LaserCat006 7 жыл бұрын

Answer me this! is Battle Lore better then Mage Wars Area? im trying to find a really good 2 player game to play with my friend but both these games seems to have a lot of expansions....so im not sure which one to dive into...?

@gunnargud 7 жыл бұрын

Battlelore

@LaserCat006 7 жыл бұрын

Ok, but how much better is it from Mage Wars Arena?

@daekwankim 7 жыл бұрын

One thing definitely Battlelore has on top of Mage Wars is that you can pick up and go with new players.

@LaserCat006 7 жыл бұрын

daekwankim Cant you do that with Mage Wars too?

@daekwankim 7 жыл бұрын

From my experience, Mage Wars would be too much for anyone without previous CCG experience. Battlelore is a great intro to mini games. Mage Wars is a great 1v1 game for Magic enthusiast. Battlelore is basically done with expansions though. Mage Wars pumps out new expansions for the hardcore fans. These expansions makes the game deeper, but it also builds walls for new comers.

@istandonfeet 2 жыл бұрын

Can anyone tell me what the tune is?

@OmegaViper 4 жыл бұрын

It needs a Tower and a Cannon

@lc7664 4 жыл бұрын

Battle Masters?

@colmhain 4 жыл бұрын

Its a Krelmet

@DieterDietz1 7 жыл бұрын

Nay to M44 but yay to Battlelore.

@fritzbauer5043 3 жыл бұрын

great video

@yitan345 6 жыл бұрын

i killed all the other side in a game of bloodbowl and draw because my players never could grab the slipery ball and score

@Celticjesus 6 жыл бұрын

I was always disappointed Battles of Westeros...which is BattleLore: Game of Thrones, but more personality-driven. And I consider that a positive.

@davedogge2280 7 жыл бұрын

I knew this was made last summer as he claims he didn't fence but I saw him in a video with swords. Also I dunno if these guys are in London, Canada or both !

@HayabusaTaichou 7 жыл бұрын

They've had videos on their own website for a while but started using youtube a bit back. Most of the videos you see here are old ones they've been re-uploading; for the sake of having them all here and giving people who recently found them content I guess. Conan was their last really new video, Paul lives in Canada, Quinns and Matt in England.

@RulebooksForYou 5 жыл бұрын

RIP

@gordonstewart5774 5 жыл бұрын

The first edition of Battlelore had many expansions and scenarios, much better IMHO.

@koshgam 3 жыл бұрын

Love this review, thx Paul! Your amazing!

@stuartreed944 2 жыл бұрын

8:15 I spotted a UFO!

@BaggyMcPiper 7 жыл бұрын

FINALLY

@OmegaViper 4 жыл бұрын

Dead Footballers.. that would be Mutant League :P

@shady610 7 жыл бұрын

The price point is keeping me away. That and being only 2 players. But I would love for someone to bring it to game night so I can play it m

@davedogge2280 7 жыл бұрын

Mario Sickenberger I think ffg are having a flash sale for this game.

@jcfmansson9243 7 жыл бұрын

Mario Sickenberger it's currently 29$ on Amazon

@paintmylittleworld4367 7 жыл бұрын

Link please!

@davedogge2280 7 жыл бұрын

paintmylittleworld yeah I've got it already but I see it as around $60 or £60 depending on which amazon country you are looking at.

@gordonstewart5774 5 жыл бұрын

The first edition of Battlelore had many expansions and scenarios including an Epic exp. for 4 ,6, or 8 players.

@30Salmao 4 жыл бұрын

I fence since 2013 (it's 2020 as I write this), if you are thinking as you fence you are doing it wrong xD You think training and execute when fencing. cheers :)

@user-ju6vo2rk7d 4 жыл бұрын

Watch their review of Conan, where Paul actually learn how to fence!

@jaapnijhof5701 6 жыл бұрын

I love Battlelore too, I have painted all the miniatures. And I love the gitaarsong.

@tazgirl_ 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you see this comment so bad, I’ve seen you reply to new comments on old videos before so let’s hope you see this one as I have a burning question: how does Paul have a minecon exhibitor badge?

@trinstonmichaels7062 4 жыл бұрын

Trinston was here

@TheWhokulele 7 жыл бұрын

This reminds me a little of heroscape.

@dustinboatman6134 7 жыл бұрын

Being an old Heroscape player, this game replaced it for me. I love Heroscape but the size of my collection, and the time to set up made this game a better fit for me and my house, lol. I would say if you are a HS player you would love this.

@ballsofdoom3124 5 жыл бұрын

Dustin Boatman Are there expansions for this? I played Heroscape for years as well, loved the game but had to sell off my collection.

@williammcneil6730 5 жыл бұрын

paul i need you to sing stone hinge by spinal tap :)

@Bakobiibizo 6 жыл бұрын

Lies. You've fenced

@Jessie_Helms 4 жыл бұрын

This is why an American accent is better for clear communication imo... law and lore sound very different with my accent.

@PMMagro 24 күн бұрын

This game is like Memoir 44 but better. Fro me the big scenarioes with multiplayer is teh only better part of M44 and also the theme.

@jejouejeuxpartageolivier8867 7 жыл бұрын

Monti python like :)

@TheShapingSickness 5 жыл бұрын

9:35 stop doing that! you'll ruin the card edges :'(

@Garuda989 7 жыл бұрын

For many of my friends, and myself as well, it is hard to get over the Second World War theme of Memoir '44, and it'd be much easier to enjoy Battlelore. You know what I'm saying? Like some Hollywood movies can feel more like American propaganda and a rewriting of history (i.e. 'Blackhawk Down', and even 'Patton'), so can I game like Memoir '44 feel that way. You know? Am I crazy?!...

@dustinboatman6134 7 жыл бұрын

Plus, the Lore mechanic is just cooler than vanilla Memoir 44.

@shaneannigans 6 жыл бұрын

Rodrigo Sanches do Valle Silva 100% agree with you mate!! Memoir 44's theme, just like all historical war themes, turns me right off. I feel that war isn't a simple good vs evil thing and the fact that many soldiers on both sides weren't fighting for the political beliefs of their leaders as they'll have us think frustrates me. HOWEVER, throw a fantasy theme in where there are armies of demons unapologetically killing people or a souless, mindless undead force puppeteered by a power-hungry and mad necromancer and I'm in. I have Battlelore and it is AMAZING!!! How amazing? I'm a solo boardgamer so I control both sides. It's one of my favourite games and I've never even played against another human player!!! :)