Man, thanks so much for this. I recently started learning this game and, even with the cheat sheet accessible to me, I still forget a few things like this. You're a pro!

Very useful video, I've now played about 4 games of this, and while im still enjoying the game, the rule book is easily one of the worst I've ever read/used. So many things wrong with the rulebook: 1. Needing to use an appendix, that's not included with the game box, to understand the basic rules/iconography is terrible. 2. Even with the appendix you need to look up the FAQ and Board Game Geek comments from the creator to still clarify some rules. 3. The rules that are there are written in such a way you constantly need to jump back and forth to find important information that should be next to each other. 4. This one is insane: there are MULTIPLE incorrect text descriptions in the appendix! E.g. the Pulley room and Library room dont have skill checks, but the appendix card mentions skill checks. The Giant's Strength text is what the text for Elemental Charge should be, the Elemental Charge text is talking about a card not in the base game i think, the set of the Lion equipment talks about adding to melee attack dice rolls when clearly the iconography is saying you should heal X health when performing a melee attack etc. etc. . There are so many errors its crazy, they obviously didnt proof read it properly. So as such, a video like this is SO useful for this game! Thanks so much! I've mostly tried to dig around for some of this info before finding this video, but I either had to house rule it or guess in some cases. Thanks again :)

Their dice free actions I think will always be a home ruling for me Even though it would make sense to spend it before ever exploring

Super helpful video! Thanks for posting it :). I especially liked the timestamps. I ended up watching the whole video, but after it was nice to jump around to the things I wanted to hear again.

You're a very pro gamer for this game, thanks for sharing!. I really love this game but the rule book is a mess, I have investigated through FAQ and Dized app just like you, because I have played always something wrong. Wow I was playing badly the panda and the bard!!! The last rule I understood wrongly is that when you rest after being knocked out, in that case you cannot take free actions!. But if you rest with at least one point of life, you can!. In Spanish the rules are even worst because of an error, you cannot move eather, so you can be stucked fighting against the final boss with that!! Hopefully I got the English rules!!! But anyway this game is a 9 for me!!! Thanks for your video

Excellent video, thank you!

I had to print out the entire appendix for this game because all the icons and numbers on the cards are not immediately obvious what they meant, even with the help of the icon guide in the manual. Quite a lot of the game was taken up by me and my friends trying to decode the icons on most of the cards.

For your "successful spell" rule, does "cast a spell" mean "successfully cast a spell"? Specifically for the Phoenix legendary set it says whenever you cast a spell add focus depending on how many items of the set you have. Do i get that focus: A. When i attempt to cast the spell (regardless of success or failure) B. When I pass the intellect check (regardless of whether i then pay the focus for the spell; e.g. for Fireball if i pass the 7 intellect required, but dont pay the 6 focus). C. When i cast a successful spell i.e. i pass the intellect check AND pay the focus for the spell. ?

4:25 when you said you didn't know, I was like "Ha! I saw a youtuber did it once at the start of the their turn, I knew it all along!" then you said "you could do this free action ANYTIME". I was mindblowned, am i dumb? lol

Still have the doubt if elemental charge or the wood elf ability let's you move up to your speed even if you already moved all that you can. Since in the rules it literalñy says "move up to your speed" I understand you can move "again" but seems to powerfull

Just did my first playthrough and completely missed the fact that I could leave the room if I started my turn with an enemy there! It slowed me down so much.

One thing on your video i sort of disagree with (and i know that the Dized app says the same as what you says, but i disagree with it too) is about enemies stopping your movement when they enter your room. I agree with what you said in terms of if you use the warhorn to bring an enemy into your room, or past you, it doesnt "end your movement", i.e. you can theoretically move later on this turn (whereas if you walk into an enemy my movement has ended for the turn, even if i then use the warhorn i can no longer move this turn). BUT based on the rulebook i think that you CANNOT move past an enemy if theyre in your room (i.e. you cannot leave the room), even though your movement hasnt ended. The rulebook says "When moving into a room with an enemy, you cannot move any farther this turn. Heroes cannot 'pass through' enemies unless they have the Stealth ability.", so the first sentence is what we covered above in terms of the warhorn, but the second sentence is more or less saying that even if your movement hasnt ended, you cant move past that enemy to leave the room anyway. The Dized faq seems to also say you can leave the room, but again, i feel like this is a mistake. Based on the rulebook, I think you first need to use some ability like the warhorn to move the enemies off your square, and then you can use your movement . I guess it depends on the definition of 'pass through', but in my mind if an enemy is on your space then you are having to 'pass through' them to leave that space, which the game says you cannot do; but i guess if you dont consider leaving a space with an enemy to be passing through that enemy then what you/dized said is correct.

I love your tips. Thanks man. I have one simple question. Is just for the spell that we gain the focus from the dices before doing the action or is it for every other actions? For a melee attack for example, I roll 3 dices and I took 5/+2/+1, should I receive it before or is should be after my action? Thanks in advance.

A friend gifted me this game and it's super good Thanx for the tips

Your videos made me re-visit the game, and I've just bought like the last playmat in Europe for 40€ plus 61€ shipping :D.. I don't know why I hesitated when I had a chance during the KS, I guess 30€ was too much for me then lol... I'm cursed

Great video! I have a question.. If the monster die lands on the Torch Down icon, what is the monsters roll to match to your heros defence for damage?

14:04 Here's something I didn't know: Focuses from unused dices can only be added to your character when the roll was for a "skill check", you don't get focus from attacking with melee or missle attack, played multiple times and I still mixed it all up lol

First off great video. Just wanted to ask something about spells and loot. When a spell is used - is it discarded ? Or it can be used multiple times. Also can I choose to discard my items and spells anytime ?

TNX for the videos :) super ! i need a video to explain every spell PLSSSS !! GL

I believe the rules said that you don't gain focus from spell rolls, but the symbols can pay for the spell directly.

So if this is an annoying question, but... Are you sure about when you gain the Focus when casting a spell? The reason I ask is this: If you Fail the roll, you definitely do not gain the Focus from the dice -- it has to be Successful. Because of this, I would have thought the spell would need to be successful FIRST (and so the Focus used up) and THEN, since Successful, the 'new' Focus gained. Am.I wrong?

When I first played I thought the torch on the Boss mat activated every time the torch moved down on the torch track....

Thanks for the video, It Is very interesting for me. But i have a question, If I am casting a spell, but fail to cast it, will the enemies then counterattack me? Or i Lost only the hero action? Thanks you very much for tour time

I see many people walking after playing a heroic action but i think in rules says that when you walk in a room with enimies and when you did a heroic action, I can't move out from here.

Great job 👏. If you move the torch as a free action, as I understand it activates. Also, after you end your turn you move the torch. Does it mean that it moves 2 times ( one as a free a action and one after you have ended your turn) ?

Wow I just played for the first time and the counter attack for Elemental Charge was devastating. And now I realize it should not even have happened 😂

I thought for ranger attack that required line of light like the bow the hero and goblin/ minion could not be in the same room?

I had a situation with the viper set. When the torch moves down to enemies attack, The character does one or more damage to each enemy in the room before resolving the enemies attack. My question is are all the goblins killed simultaneously or one by one? Because the first goblin I had was a mixi goblin and it gave me a potion that caused all monsters to attack. That’s why I wanna know well all the current Goblins in his space die therefore they do not attack? Are they die one at a time resulting each one at a time?

IF a hero falls unconscious after losing all health points and with 5 remaining focus (out of a max of 8), when they rest, their health goes from zero to 3 and their focus goes from 5 to 8, yes? I had a friend who said if a hero falls unconscious BOTH health and focus drop to zero. Which is correct? GREAT video!

Can i use the stealth action after i enter a room that reveals an enemy or i must pay the focus before the move?

Hello there. Is enemy counter-attack part of the heroic attack action? Can I use a free action (except dice modifying) before an enemy counter-attacks? For example shoot him and then teleport out of his sight.

Thanks for this video, i bought the game and did my first game tonight. I just have a question about the rules that I can't quite figure out: if an enemy (minion or boss) takes a spell that does direct damage (like Gerrund's magic arrow), does it counterattack if the hero is within range or in the same room ? I search a lot, but didn't find a sure answer.

What happens when you got the Phoenix set? Does the focus gain apply before or after have to pay the focus cost of the spell?

I have a question. When we battle 2 bosses and we enter one lair. Does it mean we should open the other lair?

I have a question: when taunting a boss, does he get to attack after moving or just moves and stares at you without attacking?

In the rule book at the bottom of pg 7 it says 'skills with a -room flip- icon negate the requirement that you move into the room after revealing it.' We've been playing, that if the room has that icon, you don't have to move into it. But since all goblin/minion rooms have that icon, (and all videos I watch don't say anything about it) I feel like we're doing that wrong. Would you know what that pg 7 description means?

Can free actions in a room be activated multiple times? E.g. the room with the table with food in it

I always play using Dized so I don't miss anything.

You need to read the card appendix. The free actions inspire and intoxication can be used to increase the dice for skill checks so they could be used on a trap when first encountering the trap.

10:15 - she cannot attack enemy in the same room with a bow/distant attack, does she?

Apologize for not being able to link to the rules, but you are wrong on spell casting. From the rulebook you can use the dice energy to cast the spell.

Yeah let's overcomplicate a already overcomplicated game... if its the same symbol i give a s* If the rules say you can take free actions during your turn- i/we will do it.