The Matt in a Sleeping Bag "worm" is my favorite SU&SD running joke and might be my favorite Crawling Joke of all time.

AVA AND QUINNS: "I dislike how slow and long this game is!" MATT: "I like to intentionally make my turns take longer to mess with people!" Ah, I think I see what's happened here,

Mighty big of you to include the rest of the team’s thoughts despite them being Wrong About Games, Matt. Downright upright of you, I’d say.

I do hope that panda situation gets resolved, but it's rare there's a black and white solution.

played this at the weekend with 3 others. was fun, brisk and tatical. I lost but I understand why I lost and want to play again

Need an episode of The Opener showing me how to make G̸̟͍̜̖̦͓͚̰̖͚̥̳̗͕̏̆̍̋͊̋͆̍̂̀̉̄̿ͅh̴̨̲͕̘̘͕̟̖̾ḁ̵̛͙͈̤̳̙̻̩̇̔͝u̷̧̘̟͈̪̦̘͖͛̽̒͂a̵̦̱̼̗͙̍̊ģ̷͚͍͚̖͖̟̗͍͖͎̝̆̏̈́͂͘h̴̡͍̙̺̙͍͎̜̺̩̙̮͜͝ͅǎ̵̫̮̗͈̓̌̉̐̾̓̌́͋̚͝͝͠͝g̶̪̥͈̞̭̖͈̳̝̝͊͆̌͑͑̃̊̑̅̀̅̈́͂̅͘u̷̼͑͛̾̊̃̎̃̚͘ȃ̶̢̠͓̲̦̙̥̰͓̹͔͘g̸̟̫̮̹̬͚̍̿́̒̉̋͌͘h̷̳̖̜̔̇̾̋ and custard.

My girlfriend and I had a blast with this game. Our games were very tight and on more than one occasion, came down to an intrigue card played during the final combat. There was also one time where I stole an intrigue card that gave me a one point victory during the endgame. I have also enjoyed it solo.

When you mention the Bene Gesserit "Bond" not been displayed like the other one, it is because there is a difference. Bond mean they get activated even if a card is played after. Normally this keyword is used for the Reveal phase. Here, you need to have played another Bene Gesserit card during your Agent phase in a previous turn. This is harder to achieve since you only get 2-3 agents per turn.

I think the sword bluffing reveals and the intrigue cards are what helps save the game as a Dune game instead of just another euro. It could be exactly Lords of Waterdeep + Dominion without it, but isn't some of the Dune theme about outthinking and surprising your enemy? My group all really liked Dune: Imperium. No mechanics are new, but the designer did a great job taking bits from other games and mixing them into something that just works really well. Live it really isn't that long either, our 4p games are maybe 75-90 min.

I've enjoyed this game immensely each time I've played it.

Best space desserts from a dessert planet I've ever seen!

Believe it was a panda mech. Roving about crushing the elderly. Much safer to stay indoors.

I've played Dune 3 times now and have enjoyed it more every time. It really does a great job of simulating the feel of the story with politics, intrigue, and combat woven into almost every decision. I was also impressed at the synergy available in the cards once you understand what it is they're capable of. About the only thing I really don't like is that some of the character powers flat out stink.

Now I'm wondering what comprises those desserts, with equal parts amazement and alarm.

As a big deck builder fan, I'd say this is more of a worker placement game with deck building elements. You can't really play it like a deck builder, as cards only get you so far. It's a lot more driven by worker placement. I'd say it's more fair to compare it to Lords of Waterdeep than Dominion.

This is one of the games where I am mesmerized that there are people that do not like it .... Such a great game. But hey, tastes.... Fair review Matt.

The long awaited return of the worm costume!

The alien desserts segment is exactly the kind of irreverent nonsense that makes SUSD the best channel on KZfaq. I'm not even that interested in the game (though I do find the colorful wooden bits strangely alluring) but I knew whatever you had cooked up would be worth the watch anyway and I was not disappointed!

Game gets a definite recommendation from me, at least. Full of tough decisions about which cards to use for workers and which to reveal, which fights you should try to contest and which you should stay out of.

Good to see the colonel's moustache is still getting roles. Oscar-worthy performance as Dr. Google.

11:31 Interestingly my 4-player board game group much prefers playing Imperium with all of us rather than just 2 or 3 of us. Perhaps that's just because we like having the whole group, but personally at least, I found having more spots on the board being taken up, more cards being bought and more people fighting over alliances made the game so much more dynamic. There's so much more that can go wrong with your plans that it really keeps you on your toes. 2 player games on the other hand, always felt a little too independent - there wasn't enough interference and overlap between what the players were planning, meaning often the only change you'd have to make to your plans was how aggressively you wanted to go into a conflict. There's nothing inherently wrong with that of course and 2 & 3 player were still great, it's just that we love 4 player even more.

Nothing I love more than cozying up by the fire on a rainy day and reading gripping tales from Herbert Heberberpt

After 5 months, I finally got the "Fremen with Bene Gesserits" joke. Bravo, well done.

That desserts gag at the end may well have the highest effort:payoff ratio I've seen in a SUSD vid and it is well appreciated

This video looks great! The lighting, colors, framing, etc. are all excellent!

I played this with 4, and had a blast. The other 3 players also enjoyed it, and I am definitely down to play it many more times especially with the expansion coming out later this year.

This has become a favorite of our group in no time! We’re also frequent players of TI4 and this came across as a shorter, Euro version of it. I think it is a bit of a missed opportunity that the review didn’t mention all the intrigue cards, how combat works, different opportunity cost decisions you have to make etc.

This pleasantly reminded me of the review on Taverns of Tiefenthal. Another nourishing video of Matt teaching us that games don't have to be perfect. I really appreciate those honest nuances. And those desserts looked so much better than anything the replicators in Star Trek TNG ever created!

„I‘m teleporting through Time and Space, mother..!“

When we want more casual deck-building + worker placement, we play Lost Ruins of Arnak. When we want a more tense strategy tussle, we play Dune: Imperium. Lots of fun had by all either way.

How is it not called a "Bene Gesserit scheme" when you play two cards. I demand a reprint!

You didn't even mention one of the spiciest parts of the game with the Intrigue cards.

We played a 3-player game of this recently and we all really enjoyed it! Tense, exciting, and satisfying. The theme is worn a little too loosely, but that was the only downside for us.

Damn, that printer has some excellent comedic timing.

It feels really bad when you absolutely love a game and you're the only person in the playgroup that does so. It's the main reason I won't touch anything without a solo mode.

I had just finish listening to your dune: imperium pod cast when this showed up in my recommended feed, lol

This was the most fun vid you've made in a while!

7:07 "I frankly resent giving the screentime to people who are wrong about board games..." ZING! 😂

Came for the Desert. Stayed for the Dessert.

lol Herbert Herberberpt what the hell haha I rewound that several times just to hear that! nice one

I NEED the return of the Matt board-game/meal episodes after this amazing ‘dessert’ highlight :)

No mention of the intrigue cards? Oh well, it is an amazing game... I've never read the books, but I get the theme (it's there, not strong), but the mechanics fit together so very well. What a fun game. SU&SD's opinion on the game was predictable, but being predictable isn't always bad. Keep up the good work, even if this game is much better than you think. ;)

Oh boy and it's not even worm month!!

Neat, thinking of adding this one to the collection and this helps a lot

is that... an aubergine stuck onto a celeriac dyed green? Impressive

The custard bit got me real good, lol. Great review, man. Cheers.

The Angel Delight must flow!

What about intrigue cards? those are the best part about the game

"Fremen with Bene Gesserits." Oh. My. God. You earned that thumbs up.

Dune Imperium reminded me of 2 other games : - Underwater Cities for the 'Worker Placement + play a card with a bonus' part - Arctic Scavengers for the "fight for victory points and other ressources at the end of the round with cards you didn't use during your turn" Great mix ! :) My only complaint is the difficulty to trash cards from your deck...

Wow, that final bit was fantastic. 😂

I disagree with 2 points here: 1) it is _very_ similar to Lost Ruins of Arnak 2) unlike LRA, it plays _extremely_ well at 4 players. Do be prepared for a 3-hour game but for those 3 hours to feel like 40 minutes (as long as you're all in the room, which team SU&SD unfortunately weren't)

How long did it take to make the space desserts? Or did you space-deliveroo them?

What's this 'June' game?

I’ve played Dune: Imperium twice in Solo Mode. The choices I faced as a player were delicious, but I definitely felt like it was a little too RNG for my taste. When the plan you’ve been setting up all turn can be ruined by a random flip of a card, that’s a little feel-bad. Still, fun game and I’ll definitely hold onto it for a while.

This was a 10/10 for me. I was gushing at how much I loved this while I was playing that I literally went home and bought my own copy.

The Space Dessert joke just killed me XD

I don't see the Ameritrash comparisons at all, frankly. Like many others, a bit shocked that neither intrigue cards nor the blandness of the cubes and central dune board were mentioned. This felt like a significantly lower effort review than the SUSD standard (though it's still a strong review, their standards are quite unfair). Overall, I have enjoyed the game a lot. I think I haven't played it with quite the right group yet, but it's still been good fun every time. Messy honestly feels like the worst word for it though, my take was that it's tight and crisp while trying to tie together some impressively disparate mechanics.

“the dessert planet” lol so good

I've only ever played it with four, and everyone has enjoyed it a great deal.

The game I play the most from my 50 game collection. Simple, short, and fun. It’s a game to enjoy, to let go off your daily routine. Absolutely love it. And I have only played it with another player (2 players). Can’t imagine with three.

Did you do the updated video on the game with expansions.. especially the Immortality ?

Just popping in to say, this is an excellent game and I absolutely love it in 1, 2, 3 or 4 player configurations. To everybody that is commenting about how this is an "okay worker placement game" I say unto you: the deckbuilding part is where the magic is happening. You're certainly missing out if you view this within the category of worker placement. I would describe that part as the segment of the rocket that falls away once it has left the atmosphere, leaving you with a sleek deckbuilding spaceship.

The space desserts part was just 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I just picked up this game and look forward to playing it this weekend! I am a huge fan of Clank! Feed the Quinn paper to the worm shredder.

Wait i just looked up ameritrash and it includes Twilight imperium, war of the rings AMD the original Dune and you reccomded all of them. Whats your definition of ameritrash then? This doesnt seem that thematic pvpey.

I think at this point I'd quite happily watch several hours of Matt worming around

If you want another excellent deck building and worker placement game, try Lost Ruins of Arnak. Also, please have Matt get back in his sleeping bag, and crawl around, or just poke his head up from the table as a worm. I need more WorMatt in SU&SD videos. Please and thank you.

Who's June?

Would you do an update once it is possible to play it in person?

I quite like it and it's in my collection though I only played it once so far due to Covid. It reminds me a good bit of Quinn's favorite Arctic Scavengers which is why I'm so surprised he bounced off it (though that seems to largely stem from the random card selection for him). As a DUNE fan I'm just over the moon to have another good, simpler, game in that setting to play.

Herbert Herberberpt is a really underrated SUSD joke

would be good to compare it with your views of Lost Ruins of Arnak?

I got this a couple of months ago and love it. I wish I had more people in my immediate circle who were interested in it. I like how other players' decisions affect your options. Making difficult decisions that can affect the outcome of battles makes me feel like a powerful leader. The intrigue cards added an unexpected dimension and made you feel like you're in a turbulent world of cutthroat politics. It has a bit of a leaning curve, but once you get the hang of it, it really moves along, especially with the built-in timer of the conflict cards. I also like how it doesn't have a "screw you" mechanic other than stealing an Intrigue card from an opponent with too many. And that is really just to encourage players to use Intrigues instead of hoard them.

Great review as always, interested to know why you reversed the points system?

I agree with the two or three player recommendation. I'd also say burn the right most card from the deck pool at the end of every round. I like the game so much, I'd even consider doing a draft for a full refresh of the card pool in between each round to add some strategic meat. There's a feature in the app that also adds variability into the game which I'm playing with. It's a fun game and one of my favorite more recent titles. I'm hoping the new expansion takes it even higher.

I have a lot of fun playing this game. My only complaint is that the game is so short/you cant acquire cards fast enough. Building card combos is almost impossible. Once you get the cards you need there's only a a round or two left at best.

As it's now #13 all time on BGG, I guess he can say he was right.

Excellent review. Very entertaining, but also truly helpful in deciding whether this game is for you.

I totally loved this game. One of the things that I really liked was the thematic feel of the game, the importance of spice. And the immense difficulty of getting 💧. I absolutely recommend it.

The lighting and colours in this video is just pure joy. Well done, Matt. This looks amazing!

This is a great game. It can run a bit long though. If you’re not into the sci-fi theme, try Viticulture. I think they feel surprisingly similar.

Most of my plays were with 4, maybe when there are a lot of new players it doesn't work well with 4. What I love about this game is that there is a learning curve, even if there is some luck with cards and intrigue you need to play them right to win the game.

this show is just so fantasitic. I lost my shit at the bit with the disagr-o-meter XD

Just played this with my friends and loved it. I’m the kind of gamer who wants a mental workout and thinking through all the systems and how they work together and this game really hit the spot. Loved the honesty in the review and was hilarious.

Maybe you could've linked this one to Quinn's review of Arctic Scavengers, which is a deckbuilder with conflict. And I know you guys didn't love Lost Ruins of Arnak... Still, good on you Matt for standing up for what you believe.

Very helpful video!

Dune is one of those games that you can basically teach as you go. At first it seems so complex, but after we "try" a first turn everyone just agrees to keep playing since now they now the rules. And the game has got just standing ovations across every group i have introduced it to

I just found your channel, and im fucking love it! Im wathing alot of your videos, and you are great and funny. I do miss review om folklore and shadow of brinstone, keeep it up!!!!!

with the risk of soundling like the fanboy who loves sand because it gets everywhere; thats not how you get spice...

Finally a Dune review I can relate to...played something about 20 games already and still don´t have enough in our group.

I'm interested in trying this. My two favorite genres are legitimately deck builders (although I'm with Quins, I still haven't found one I like more than Dominion) and worker placement. And, I also like DUNE. So... I will definitely need to keep my eye on this.

Great timing, I was browsing through Zatu games when this video came up.

I love Dune Imperium and ( In person) find it quick, interesting & fun with 2-4 players (Haven't tried it solo yet.)

I don't fully understand why but 'Herbert Herberberpt' made me laugh very loudly.

Honestly loving that water glass next to the box through the whole video, I just really like geometric glassware.

THE WORM!!! this is just the best

Is it doon or june?

One of my favorite books

Just played my first time yesterday and absolutely loved it! Lots of options and strategic decisions to be made. And the combat phase spices things up even more ;)