You’ll get a kick out of it for sure.

Thanks!

It is! It inflicted mental damage on my poor wife though. So did the outro joke. Love them! :D

@@WendyGa Thanks!

Agreed. Scrap this year's 'top 100 games of 2023' video and replace it with 'top 100 opening jokes'...

@@alfalpha243 Ha!

Thanks! They’re great!

Thank you.

Indeed. We’ll see.

Ha!

Yeah, I saw that. It will be interesting for sure.

Thank you.

Fantastic!

Thanks. I don’t know that this one is really that much heavier than the original, however. I’d say they are about the same level of complexity.

@@TheDiscriminatingGamer Good point on the weight. More decisions and things to think about may have been a better way to phrase that. But still a game at the top of my lift for sure.

I thought I saw one of the designers say that this is really more "Dune Imperium 2.0". Same game with some significant tweaks to address some minor issues with the original (sounds like the Spies fall into that category) as well as new features. Sounds like a reasonable description.

@@chrishillery Can you share where you saw that. Thanks.

@TheDiscriminatingGamer Afraid I can't - it was on a thread on a Facebook boardgame group and was likely third-hand there, so take it with several lumps of salt. It does feel like a reasonable assessment though.

Thanks!

Happy to help. Thanks.

So, from what I read dune imperium vanilla, Rise of Ix, and Immortality can all be mixed in and there are rules in the rulebook for how to do that.

@@sacredscars5758 yep, I downloaded the pdf to check. thanks for the heads up.

I’m interested to know when you think that future expansion backwards compatibility is unlikely. I’d be surprised if future expansions weren’t playable with the first game.

@@TheDiscriminatingGamer While DW has stated that Uprising is compatible with all previous Imperium products, there are several caveats to that statement in terms of preparing the board (which contains different spaces that have to be partially covered by the CHOAM overlay), recognizing that some portions of the board will not have printed observation posts, the need to curate the conflict cards from other expansions to avoid diluting the battle icon mechanic and that only one character will be eligible to use the Foldspace cards which have otherwise been removed from Uprising. That's a lot of details to remember correctly. For the diehard Dune fan I'm sure it's great having the ability to create a pseudo-modular gaming experience to a degree, but at the cost of an increasing organizational (and storage) burden. I can only imagine that if Uprising receives additional content, especially in the form of new mechanics as opposed to an expanded card pool, the integration of that material with previous versions becomes increasingly problematic in terms of player convenience and balance. For this practical reason, I think it is a strong possibility that future content is likely to be exclusive to Uprising, allowing for a deeper exploration of the distinct mechanics and themes relevant to that product. And if Denis Villeneuve gets to make a third film, we could see the IP mature further into a Dune: Imperium - Bloodline game (extrapolated from the Children of Dune source material) or perhaps a Dune: Imperium - Legacy entry, which will add new elements to combine the previous games into a super-campaign.

@@thomasromanelli2561 Interesting ideas. Thanks.

Sorry.

This is what dire wolf certainly wants you to think

@@MattCarvinI’m still thinking but if you do a boardgame is normal that you want to sell it

It's good at any player count. I don't recall differences in the app - it's been a while since I've played it. So no help there, I'm afraid. But yes, it's great at two player.

I suppose it's a matter of what you didn't like about the original. This one has many of the same mechanisms and dynamics - deck building, worker placement, resource management, etc...- so if those things didn't appeal to you, you may not like this one either.

Perhaps. We’ll see.

Great review. Would you say the solo and 2p rival is better than the original game? I’ll mainly be playing with my wife so if it greatly adds to the game I might pick this up

@@avengery2j I enjoyed the solo and 2p in the original game quite a bit. I haven’t played this one yet solo, but I do like the rival cards and how they function here. A little more streamlined.

There are cards that have text as well.

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Yes. It's a great game solo. I do prefer multiplayer, but solo is a lot of fun.

@@TheDiscriminatingGamer Great advice, thanks, it hasn’t left my table and I’m playing solo with Skirmish rules (ported from digital) mostly.

Up to you, I’m afraid.

Buy the new version .

Gun to my head if I had to recommend one over the other, I'd probably say this one. I feel like this one has most of the stuff from the first game, but adds a little more.

Imo the Dune Imperium Uprising is a much better game and a no brainer.

@@icewendigo2320 Why?

From the App Store.

Why?

@@TheDiscriminatingGamer A non-endgame intrigue that gives you 2vps for something you will most likely have a reasonable access to - that can be top-decked last turn for a massive lead on top of potentially multi-scoring conflicts? Losing because someone jumped 5vp up on a last turn because of a topdeck is just bonkers. Will it happen often? No, but when iot does on a close-tied game, it's just sad for everyone, winner included. Base game end-game intrigues for 2VPs had A VERY specific requirements. This doesn't. Not to mention you couldn't just play them for two separate chances of getting a vp. This power level in an intrigue is just unnecessary.

@@AllinWhenPlaying Interesting. Thanks.

Ha!