Kingdom Rush Review - Little Polyominos Marching Towards Your Doom
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Kingdom Rush was all prepped to let me down...I've been hyped about this game since I first backed it...which is always a bad thing when it comes to games, setting expectations that might not be met...but Kingdom Rush delivers for me in a big way. Polyomino tower defense, great art, easy to teach and play, and challenging in a way that is rewarding without being over the top difficult...the rest result is a game that I'm thrilled to add to my collection.
TimeStamps:
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:01:40 - Kingdom Rush Overview
0:04:58 - What I Liked
0:09:16 - What I Didn't Like
0:12:15 - What I Can See Others Not Liking
0:16:49 - Final Thoughts
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@BoardGameCo 3 жыл бұрын
CORRECTION: The King's Pledge did have a tray that was meant for holding towers in game, I didn't realize it's purpose and thought it was a generic token holder or something. This wouldn't be in the retail edition but was in the kickstarter edition.
@RulebooksForYou 3 жыл бұрын
I made the same mistake! haha.
@GIVEPAUSEhobby 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it looks pretty generic (and not at all like you’d expect based on the KS pictures) until you plop the towers in and realize they fall into that perfect angle. I’ve been keeping some of each damage type back in a baggie for 3-4 player games so the damage trays are more manageable with all the options. Also, if a damage shape is really only needed for a certain tower, I’ve been storing them under those tower cards in the tray.
@memphisriver1001 3 жыл бұрын
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@stephenmarvin5416 3 жыл бұрын
@Memphis River instablaster :)
@millr8222 3 жыл бұрын
Sich an refreshing thing.. Starting of the video with the summary - yeah I could move on, but instead instant thumbs up and still watched the whole thing
@BoardGameCo 3 жыл бұрын
:) Thanks.
@millr8222 3 жыл бұрын
@@BoardGameCo I fully backed the game and am still waiting for the German version since it is still stuck in a container in China - was a bit bumped with some of the printing errors etc, but your review makes me feel better again about my decision to back the game. :)
@boardgametime3727 3 жыл бұрын
Another one to add to the list! Looks epic. Thanks for the review 😁😁
@BoardGameCo 3 жыл бұрын
Anytime :)
@conanthebarbarian4996 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this review. Subbed.
@BoardGameCo 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks :)
@mustakrakish 3 жыл бұрын
Interesting game. Thanks for the review
@robinrising9929 3 жыл бұрын
excited for the big box, but may just get the core on sale.
@marknemeth782 3 жыл бұрын
I think the plastic cards are so mutch better than the cardboard towers. I never going to buy, the 3D towers expansion. But I agree with you for the rest of the video. This is a great solo game, and yaah, it is realy challanging, but it's awesome. That's my new favorite board game.
@BoardGameCo 3 жыл бұрын
It's a blast to play :)
3 жыл бұрын
I built tower bases from foam. Makes color recognition much easier and better card handling. Can recommend it. Lots of fun with the game solo.
@infernowarriorarchive8073 3 жыл бұрын
yeah i really enjoy this game even not even being halfway my own 2p runthrough i am fairly confident i will be getting the new expansion coming also this had me go try out the games
@BoardGameCo 3 жыл бұрын
Nice :) And yes, it's really fun.
@RulebooksForYou 3 жыл бұрын
If anyone is concerned about the rulebook, there is an update to it, and also a new Puzzle scenario booklet to help learn the game. It'd be cool if you get a chance to check it out and leave a quick update about the Puzzles when they are officially released soon :) Trying to rapidly make a name for myself as a unique "tutorial style rulebook writer"... so hopefully everyone enjoys it, and if not, I'll just take some critiques and improve for next time!
@jonnyw2887 2 жыл бұрын
So a year on, how would you describe the replayability aspect? Do different scenarios and different characters feel similar to one another? Does the portal storm scenario change up what happens from round to round?
@BoardGameCo 2 жыл бұрын
Yes on all counts. Still loving it a year later, only changes accessibility and how often I play it
@francoruggiero6584 3 жыл бұрын
Mine's in customs! Can't wait to have it!
@BoardGameCo 3 жыл бұрын
Enjoy!
@rgoresjr 3 жыл бұрын
Just saw they will be launching KR Season 2 on Gamefound next month. As details about it come out, I'll be curious to see if the original KR stays fresh enough to warrant investing in a Season 2 as well, or if the experience is done justice with one or the other. I haven't played KR yet, but I do like polyomino games and tower defense. Certainly intrigued by it. Perhaps Season 2 will offer me the chance to get the deluxified content I crave :)
@BoardGameCo 3 жыл бұрын
I'll be covering it :)You'll get my thoughts.
@ndclub67 3 жыл бұрын
I love Lucky Duck, I love Kingdom Rush and tower defense, I love how unique the game is, however we have not enjoyed it yet. It is pretty much a solo game at all player counts and I generally do not like solo games. The first few scenarios don't scale for difficulty the way the later scenarios do (which is why I think so many complain about the hardness). Add to that the fiddlyness, rule clarifications (I rarely feel like I am playing the wildcat correctly etc), portal cards being all or nothing and don't give gems, and necessity of quarterbacking to succeed I kind of regret going all in. I will give a few more tries but I wish I was as happy with it as you are.
@BoardGameCo 3 жыл бұрын
Totally hear that. The solo aspect of it is what I had to adjust to. Still worked for us with 2 and 3 but it really does feel like a solo game that you're giving up some degree of optimization to play with more.
@LennyV95 3 жыл бұрын
I just played it for the first time yesterday (2-player game). I also really liked it, but indeed, the rulebook leaves something to be desired. I also thought it was a tad too difficult. I don't know if we've been playing it wrong or not, but we only won 1 out of 3 games. At first I actually regretted getting the towers (I backed this when I just started backing kickstarters, so I went all-in), but I think it is much better with the towers! Wouldn't have it any other way :D
@BoardGameCo 3 жыл бұрын
Are you playing true solo? I'm playing two handed solo which might matter.
@LennyV95 3 жыл бұрын
@@BoardGameCo We played with 2 players (each player one hero) on difficulty 3 stars (since this was what the game advised) I'll go over the rulebook once more to make sure that we didn't make any mistakes :D
@th1ngo 3 жыл бұрын
I'm definitely in the camp for "make a big pile" of distinct components, vs tediously sort everything out. The polyominoes here are certainly the former. "Shipyard" is one game in the latter category.
@jonathana6298 3 жыл бұрын
Not using the King's Pledge tray to organize the towers? I like it.
@BoardGameCo 3 жыл бұрын
Completely my bad. The King's Pledge did have a tray that was meant for holding towers in game, I didn't realize it's purpose and thought it was a generic token holder or something. This wouldn't be in the retail edition but was in the kickstarter edition. I posted and pinned a comment.
@patriziopastore9895 3 жыл бұрын
I have the retail edition and looks fine although is taking a lot of space and is not super fast to setup and play, I wish it was more easier to start scenario
@BoardGameCo 3 жыл бұрын
Yep, more fiddly then Id like but solidly enjoying it so far.
@Vascariz 3 жыл бұрын
Can see this game becoming very tedious quickly, fully expect to see this leave the collection in a year
@BoardGameCo 3 жыл бұрын
I don't :) I could well be wrong but I love it so far.
@RulebooksForYou 3 жыл бұрын
@@BoardGameCo Game is incredible.
@LiiChinHo 3 жыл бұрын
Things just makes me wanna download the apps again xD
@BoardGameCo 3 жыл бұрын
Go for it :)
@samh62695 3 жыл бұрын
When you said the towers needed a tray system haven’t you got the kings pledge? That comes with trays for the towers.
@nickpickel8318 3 жыл бұрын
I was going to say the same thing
@piotrjasik2835 3 жыл бұрын
yeah i thought i saw that in unboxing
@samh62695 3 жыл бұрын
If you go on lucky ducks KZfaq channel there is a video explaining how to use the king pledge
@BoardGameCo 3 жыл бұрын
Completely my bad. The King's Pledge did have a tray that was meant for holding towers in game, I didn't realize its purpose and thought it was a generic token holder or something. This wouldn't be in the retail edition but was in the kickstarter edition. I posted and pinned a comment.
3 жыл бұрын
Played three scenarios true solo so far with no damage to kingdom. Lilith almost got me, killing my hero with an unexpected double damage. I read that you play double handed, so I was wondering if you have tried true solo yet an if so, which you preferred? I built DIY foam tower bases. Much needed since I did not get the king pledge...
@BoardGameCo 3 жыл бұрын
Yep, I've only lost this game twice so far, and once was to Lilith with double damage. So far I've only played with two heroes, I enjoy the interplay between them
@AlessandroScaltritti 2 жыл бұрын
Your videos are great but I've to play them at 0,75x 😂
@igorpersin7484 3 жыл бұрын
Glad we didn't pick this up in the end, exactly because of reasons you mentioned...Alpha player problem, fiddly, not rly 3-4p game.
@BoardGameCo 3 жыл бұрын
Yep, those are all solid reasons not to back.
@ryanmiech2380 3 жыл бұрын
Anyone else play the original Kingdom Rush back before it was a mobile game on Kongregate Games .com?
@BoardGameCo 3 жыл бұрын
Not me :)
@fy8798 3 жыл бұрын
Interesting video! Expected you to dislike it after the weekly summary video, the listed negatives seem really fair. Agreed on 4 players. It gets so fiddly, and getting a plan is so much harder. I can see why people with 4 player groups end up with "impossible to win" scenarios while soloists playing *as* 4 players are not thinking it to be *too* tough.
@BoardGameCo 3 жыл бұрын
Yep, I've liked it as solo and even 2. Haven't played with 4 yet but even 3 was pushing it.
@DanRoberts44 3 жыл бұрын
So.....keeping KRush and Circle the Wagons is #50. But selling Dwellings of Eldervale. Well......, it is 2020. Still a fan, but trying to figure out your taste is a head scratcher. Lol
@Vascariz 3 жыл бұрын
I guess that what happens as a reviewer, you need to form impressions fast, pump out a video then move onto the next game to review.
@piotrjasik2835 3 жыл бұрын
@@Vascariz playing throught 10 sessions is fast impressions?
@Vascariz 3 жыл бұрын
@@piotrjasik2835 if you mean KR specifically then 10 games is nothing as it's fast paced scenarios...
@BoardGameCo 3 жыл бұрын
@vascariz I'm easily more than 10 hours into Kingdom Rush. Rushing through that game will kill you. You need to think, rethink and take your time. Don't get me wrong, there are games I've reviewed with 3 plays under my belt, but this is far from one of them.
@BoardGameCo 3 жыл бұрын
@dan roberts Dwellings I just didn't enjoy nearly as much as these 2. At the end of the day you should 100% decide if you get value out of my tastes, but you should use our general overlap as an indication over any single exception. Dwellings did not ring that bell for me. I'm happy it did for others.
@mr_pink800 3 жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie this game may be my least favorite in my whole collection. It such a pain to set up and tear down for a game that is interesting at best
@BoardGameCo 3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy the polyomino challenge :)
@petergross7235 3 жыл бұрын
The game doesn't scale well. There is no true "easy". A LOT of games have removed scaling and just start at hard and go to impossible. I find this really annoying. A loud minority got their way and only want things rogue-like. I don't have a problem with a challenging game, but different people need different levels...not just hard...super hard....and impossible. But like you say....maybe me and my entire circle of friends didn't play it right....or maybe it's just ridiculously hard.
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