Imo, apart from the player boards (and the box art), I dislike the art style a lot, very simple, scarce, the board is horrible compared to the other one which was much clearer.

I have the old one. Love it. Would like it if I could just get upgraded minis.

Happy to see that the only big changes are cosmetics and as I like the old look better, I will be able to upgrade my game just by printing the new rules and the new tile player's aid. Nice for new owners, but I'll stick with my old version

I found the balance changes which is one of the big draws from me possibly getting blood and sand, and they all look really good. I'm glad they nerfed Initiative. It still looks worthy of the 4 PP cost without being a brain dead OP tile to always try and buy. Legion is more expensive which I think is totally fair. Looking through at it all I think Matagot did a GREAT job in knocking off the rough edges of the Tile balancing.

Teenage Tom making an appearance at 5:00

Thanks for the comparison Tom! What do you think about the new end game? Do you prefer it to the old one? Or it can drag due to leader bushing?

I strongly disagree with regards to the tiles. The original tiles look much better. The symbology on the original tiles is much clearer and more easily understood. The original board is WAY better. I don’t know what they were thinking with that board. I also like the more colorful original box cover, not that that really matters much.

I heard that the cardstock for the cards is quite thin and cheap. Is that true?

Thanks Tom! I never owned it so I bought the new version on your recommendation and review

Excited to pick this up at retail in August!

This looks awesome esp the new minis but yea prolly just stick with my old version of Kemet. I’m not even sure I agree that the new pyramids are better, it was quite clear to me just looking at the number on the 4-sided die what the level was, now you would need to judge the height of the pyramid piece.

The rebalancing of tiles (especially the blue/sapphire track) was actually my biggest draw. I wonder what you thought about veteran tokens. They are nice but another rule that feels like it could have been incorporated more with the rest of the game. I agree about the map, very hard to find temples at a glance now.

They also added ports along the Nile that allows leaving the delta.

I bought this about a month ago and it came with all the upgrade trays and stuff so maybe they're part of it now

B&S is not required to play with the new Book of the Dead expansion - Matagot said as much during the campaign, and green “pyramid” dice were available as a separate add-on to be able to incorporate it into the original edition.

The new edition looks pretty cool. Hope to see it published in my country.

Can you play this version with the old board? Would that cause any problems?

There is a lot of nostalgia affecting these comments and opinions which I totally understand but as someone who didn't own the first one I far prefer every aspect of Blood and Sand. Just my personal opinion, no one is right or wrong so I'm not sure why people are hating on B&S so much, just don't buy it. Everyone has their own opinion. One of mine is that the old art looks like an episode of the Thunder Cats or GI Joe visiting Egypt.

Which do u prefer, nexus ops or kemet?

Not showing those 3 bars on the tiles if they are empty would have made them look much better. I'm not sure why they decided to make them that way. The art on the tiles also looks more washed out than the original. Strange decision.

I own and love Cyclades and have always been tempted with Kemet. I was hopeful that this edition would be my jumping in point, but I’m struggling to get past that board. It looks photoshopped and not at all polished. Shame...maybe I’ll wait for 3rd edition.

With Tom Vasel 1? Is there more than 1 Tom Vasel? Is that how he's able to handle the crazy amount of content he makes and running the Dice tower? EDIT: The title has been edited - it used to say "with Tom Vasel 1"

Anyone know where to get those power tile trays?

They also readjusted the Divine intervention cards.

Not feeling compelled to upgrade. I'm not even convinced yet that I should use the 1.5 rules.

I don't think I've ever seen an updated edition that gets everything wrong as much as this one. Even the new iconography on the power tiles is worse. Hopefully the old version is still readily available for people to buy, because Matagot really, really missed the mark with Blood and Sand.

I have Kemet.. I like the idea off tweaking some but that art style is so much worse. Just why whould you do that when you have a great looking game?

Is the old board compatible with the new version?

Why does everything look like some early 90s computer art? I hate it so much, absolutely hideous. Apart from the box cover, which does look quite cool. It's such a shame, because I like the game a lot and was looking forward to the new version. But I can't bring myself to spend any money on that.

but i love the older box :(

One biggest change to game play is everyone starts the game with a free level 1 tile, totally changes the dynamic of the game

Be aware: the unblockable damage on the card is damage you have to deal to yourself.

Felt like he kept noting how they were "the same", and yet kept denoting the new one is so much better. Not convinced... I think my orig with 1.5 rules will be my version moving forward. The tiles and board are sharper on the old version imo.

Will they ever make a solo version? This game is so cool and beautiful.

Great video, respect you opinion, prefer the 1st edition.

Thanks for the comparison. I have the original and as much as I love it, it doesn't seem to hit the table as much as it should. Having said that. I will definitely not upgrade. While the new one has some positives, there appears to be a lot of negatives too. The new tiles don't seem as nice as the old. I never found that any tiles were unbalanced, but that may be because I haven't played the game so much to be completely immersed in the meta of it. The trays are not a big deal, I slid all my tiles into plastic coin holders which greatly helps with setup. The new board is straight up awful. The old one may be showing it's age a bit design wise, but the new one is just ugly. The overlays look hideous. I had no idea those were supposed to be "storms" until you said it. Thought it was some weird tie-dye pattern or vortex or something. The pyramids are ok, i guess.. but not enough to make me leap into getting this. I still like the old D4s (even though they're technically not pyramid shaped). The one thing I do like, are the army pieces, the larger ones look nicer for sure. The player mats are fine, but the old ones were fine as well. So most things seem slightly nicer in the new one, but it doesn't blow the previous one out of the water. So I would agree with you, if you have the original, no need for this one.

Having both expansions, and moreso having the Cyclades crossover, I'll be sticking with my old version.

What is up with the board! I understand if they game the storm cover-up tiles to save on printing two sides of the board...but if they're gonna have art on it anyway (which I find pointless as you need the board to play and I don't see anyone framing a board game board) then why bother at all in the first place! If anything they had to spend more to print the storm tiles additionally...although I'm not sure if it has any relevance to the game, haven't played Kemet in years.

I will not be so sure the balancing of the power tiles in B&S is really that balanced. I think original Kemet was perfectly balanced and I played Kemet a lot. Also not sure the new version is an improvement ruleswise.

I'm guessing the version reviewed was a retail not kickstarter

Who is Tom Vasel 2?

I thought I was going to be the only that liked the first edition better. I don't know what it is I just am not compelled to switch to this.

i like the art of old one better

Anyone know if this game is going to be available in Retail?

cool

Just get both and combine it to a better game all together.

Meh, I’ll stick with my old version. The fact the games are still pretty similar will make the older version worth a lot more in the years to come because people will want the original over the new, eventually. With the advent of 3D printers you can print the trays or player board covers. I actually prefer the dice pyramids to the pyramids and yup...if the 3D printable pyramids aren’t out already...they will be soon. More than likely, those will look even cooler than the ones included in this box.

I can hardly tell the difference between lvl3 and lvl4....

still undecided after this video

As far as I'm concerned, there's no Cthulhu in the green expansion. They wanted to make it Cthulhu, but reskined it last minute.

I kinda like the more vibrant colours of the original more over the rather washed out look of the new one. I mean, just look at the font on the box. It has that glorious over the top style over the minimalist approach of today's world.

Oof new tiles look so washed out compared with the original! Kind of glad I kept my original copy overall, but still basically the same great game with Blood and Sand, so don't hesitate to get it.

In what universe are those new player boards better than the old ones? I never played Kemet so I thought the old boards were the new ones when you showed them. Maybe they're functionally better because of the player colors but that's it! Good to know though that I don't need to buy the new version of this game.

This is not a better variant, and the reason is simple: the original Kemet made it rewarding to attack, by lowering the punishment for doing so. The new (well, already in 1.5, but here it goes even further) rules punish you for this, and so hugely change the dynamic of the game and it's absolute best point.

What names did they change ?

The main problem with Kemet is the rule book! It is just not acceptable! And as a new player who havent played the old Kemet its very hard to google rules and guides since half of them are just wrong and the others are for some old rules or some weird interim rules

The new board is a real downgrade compared to the original. And I hate the overlays, it's such an ugly bleh on the map.

I like the new board myself, but the playmat even more.

old one, better everywhere

uglier than the old version for sure. whay do they have changed the dice pyramides, thats one of the collest thing about the first kemet.

Interesting how Tom didn't mention the new rulebook. It's really bad.

I have the original and all the expansions. I chose not to back this one, as it seemed like more of a money sink. I think they were planning on adding a Green colored set of powers too. How much variety do you really need in a game like this? The original worked fine as is. I downloaded the 1.5 rules but that's where I decided to stop investing in Kemet. I believe on the KS they were offering some kind of "upgrade" package but I didn't buy that either. The only problem with the original is unfortunate terminology like references to white power and slaves, which I believe they fixed here.

I do agree with reprinting games, but you think with as vocal and as critical as board gamer tend to be they companies would hire an art consultant or something. At least screen some of the art in front of people. This isn't the only tragedy of this kind of "makeover." The functionality of it i love... but im not spending a premium price on something that looks this awful. And Kemet is a game I want in my collection. Im the one they are trying to sell to.

Tiles - New color style look terrible Pyramid - Good50/Bad50 Miniatures - More Details and Bigger (Curved spear as always) Map - Clean but not bring any gorgeous No battle card, Obelisk in VDO

IMO I love my original Kemet, I love the art and graphic design, it just has a classic look. It's strange how they managed to make the remake look drab and to me more bland and the board.. looks terrible. Old school Kemet all the way!

Man, the new board really sucks.