Sounds like after level 2, you had an "Awakening". 😉

Designer here. Thank you for the thorough and thoughtful review. I think you might like the Manufactions expansion. It adds cards and vitamins as viable engine strategies as well as asymmetric player powers. Some of the powers are pretty game altering so it adds a lot of variety and replay value to the game.

The Machine's cards do not trigger end game, only yours. It is a great game, for sure.

The manufactions expansion is a must-have for me. It introduces vitamins into play (a new resource that adds or subtracts 1 from your dice results) and you start the game by selecting a corporate faction that grants unique powers and dictates how many resources you start the game with. Plus more contractors and more blueprints :)

Is that G.I Joe DBG good? I heard it's just missions so it'd basically be really repetitive over time which sucks :(

Love this game! ❤

Yeah I tried this game and didn't like it that much either. The minions don't make much sense and I'd rather have each deck you face do different things besides the minions being there all the time. It's an "ok" game but that isn't enough these days.

I can highly recomend a professional made expansion series made for GoK by Tor Gjerde including 4 complete new ancients, 4 sagas, 20+ new encounters, 20+ new skills and a lot more.

I am happy for you, that you like it that much despite his issues. I decided long time ago, that i want support games anymore, where developers give a f*** about solutions/options that a compact, less space consuming and therefore more environmentally friendly.

Your storage solution matches my style. I greatly appreciate that you don't NEED to 3d print an insert for boardgames. You can just stack cards next to each other and put in an A4 seperator.

Why won't I believe my eyes? Ah yes, the My First Powerpoint graphics quality. Why did you buy this product?

Did you try the Raid Rains expansions of Ashes Reborn? People are also raving about those, but I would like to hear another opinion like yours.

I had the same issue with my delivery, and I was missing half of the things from my order. But I will say Ludic Dragon was very good and quick to resolve my issues.

Love Fantastic Factories. It was first strategy game I got. Great solo game.

Thanks for featuring this one! I haven't thought about this one in a while, and this makes me want to get it back to the table.

In my opinion, when it doesn't spiral out of control, or when you are ok with it being a highly probable part of the game, and when you are ok with the underwhelming end of game resolve; then it is a really fun and challenging game. It never established a "wargame" feel for me. Yes, it does of course have the historical theme and it manifests it in many elements of gameplay but it never felt like a wargame to me. It's all way to steril and void of a perceivable human elements. I am not entirely sure how to precisely explain this notion. I had good and sometimes infuriated fun with it and then sold it off. Edit: Instead of Halls of Hegra, I would recommend a "Hill of Doves".

I’ve yet to see a review of this game that makes me regret my choice of going the MHW all in. I got mine a year earlier and I’ve not seen anything gameplay wise that is superior to MHW. Not saying it’s not a good game, just saying I’m not seeing the “superiority” of this game over MHW. I’m also all in on Icebourne as well.

Great review, thank you! This game has been tickling my interest for a while now, but I'm neither a war gamer, nor do I avoid war games, I guess I'm somewhere in the middle? I'm usually more fascinated by historical or real world themes in games by default, although I'm not much into history. John Company, Pax Ren, Pax Em, Robinson, Nemo's War - these sort of games peak my interest just from a quick glance and Halls of Hegra falls straight into that category. Maybe I'm more excited by beige? I''m also not opposed to games that feel like you're being strangled and hit on the head with a brick underwater, so Robinson and Arkham Horror series are one of my most beloved games. I should give HoH a try at some point. Also, you reminded me I should give The Magnificent another try, as I was not in the euro mood when I played it the first time.

Great video, appreciate the detailed analysis!

The Kickstarter for this had a PnP option, which I opted for. A bit of a bigger project for a PnP that I usually do, but it turned out good. This game has a lot of decisions to make and I think of it as what I might play instead of Robinson Crusoe, which I find to be more punishing than this one. Furthermore, I think the theme for this spoke to me a lot more than most euros. An uncouth philistine such as myself just can't get into saving endangered species, medieval farming, or plotting trade routes in a third-world country. OveralI, a good game with a lot of choices to make but not as hard to navigate as most euros or wargames I have learned.

Pretty cool material. Haven't went down the Mork Borg rabbit-hole myself (yet). I do still play skirmish games like Rangers of S.D. and Silver Bayonet occasionally, though. Cheers.

Thank you for detailed review

As a mini painter i am really happy that they did go for these awesome minis. Standees are always the worst option, especially for a game where the monster spins (is it looking in my or your direction again? I only see a thin line in the air) Spinning discs you can just print if you really want and sell the awesome minis. Not everything needs to be “you better keep up with the releases or you are out of luck” imo

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Give Kingdom Death : Monster a try, perhaps with the Gamblers Chest addon ... and your Top5 list will be changed forever. It's such a great BossBattler, a great Coop-Boardgame.

Fantastic observations, terrible channel name. Subscribed I think I agree with 99% of your impressions, you hit all the nails and thus I am very interested in seeing how you feel about games I do not own and I'm interested in buying. The one exception in which I disagree is tracking rounds. I too used to forget until I put a little note on the aid, tracking to 10 is important for some monsters, and also the more defensive heroes with low dmg output.

I passed on this solely because of that game board. Seems really lackluster not being able to move around.

I playing the app game of this. Fun and pretty but hard to punish.

Got the game a few weeks ago, love it but the space and time commitment is tough as someone with little free time. Still I cancelled most of my pledges a few years ago but kept Primal and I am glad, the game itself is excellent.

3 hours per play? maybe it's different solo, with 3 players we consistently hit 1 hour per encounter, but have not tried it solo.

This review is excellent. I got a much better sense of whether Primal would suit me from this video than any other review I've watched on it. Thanks for taking the time to walk through so many facets of your play and storage experience!

I finally bought some glass display shelves because of this game. The large box is only necessary to store the minis. Without the minis, the rest of the contents can fit into one expansion box and terrain box.

Loving the game. I've cleared through the campaign once solo three handing. I'm looking forward to getting multiplayer games in soon. I agree with a lot of the points made here. One thing I'd emphasize is that I feel the expedition mode with recommended sets seems a really solid way to get into the game without the time in between choosing gear. I do hope they offer an alternative retail accessible version and sell the minis separately for those that want them. The game is accessible enough that it could get a lot of traction. For me, I love the minis. I consolidated all the content besides minis into the card sleeve box with all minis in the large box. I plan to create an insert for one expansion box go have one choice monster, terrain, and characters so I have just what's necessary to play if taking it outside my house.

I’ve actually been dreading this game arriving. I didn’t have a clue how big it is. I’m not buying games with minis anymore, it’s ridiculous. Give me standees any time.

Great review. The size of the game is crazy. I found using a briefcase storage with an insert to hold all the cards, tokens, boards, and books super helpful. It makes setup, upkeep, and tear down so much easier and faster. I also chose to put the minis on display which makes it easier/faster to access them as well. Trying to store the game in boxes even if you condense to the core box is impractical. I picked up MHW after getting Primal just to see how it is. The game is fun and faster than Primal without a lot less admin work to keep track of. However, Primal wins out for me for one simple reason and that is freedom. You are very limited in choice of builds for MHW. Upgraded weapons give you set cards to replace. Even the choice of weapons is limited for each type of hunter. I could see some people preferring that simplicity as it’s makes upgrading faster.

Afterthis review, I'm definitely buying the game if there ever is a miniless reprint.

I think that the large minis are awesome and really add to a game like this. I just need to find a way to fit it into the core box. I think some people have been working on an insert for that. I'm glad this isn't going to be a drip feed LCG myself.

I loved the monster Hunter board game and have been floundering to find something else as engaging. This just might have to be a pick up for me.

Amazing review

I really wish more of these big games would embrace an option with acrylic standees. With a good illustrator tey can look fantastic and barely take up space

I love minis and I also paint, but I am running out of space. I do hope we see more games offering standee options.

Thanks for the review! What is setup time like (I may have missed it while playing MC lol)? Also, even if I'm playing alone I still consider it "analysis paralysis". I loved Jaws of the Lion but had to get rid of it because of AP.

Great review. I missed the previous KS, but I read that they plan to relaunch the game later this year for a reprint. Is that your understanding as well?

Me too on the Undaunted series! Really, really must play it. My Reinforcements box however is not the original larger one so I'm stuck with 3 boxes.

Love your stuff! Which house rules do you use for 7th Continnent?

Okay, definitely an unboxing and mini review. But I would also add 'mini-tutorial' because now I think I could basically play the game if it was put in front of me lol.

Great list! Marvel Champions is one of my most played games. I also play Aeon's End, but need to bring it to the table more. Final Girl is something that looks super fun too, but for some reason I have been putting off buying it =/

this was a great breakdown of these. been eyeing them both for a while. I wonder if you've much experience playing solo rpgs. the emergent narrative is always there, but player agency is the playing itself!

I appreciate that you put a disclaimer up front... and you can check out my playthrough from the first campaign to get more "good vibe" of the game. 🙌 You bought a fantastic game and as you already stated in the disclaimer you like it. So have fun with this fantastic game. best Chris

Excellent topic for a video. I always have 5 or 6 (or more!) games waiting for me to 'crack'. A mix of boardgames, RPGs and wargames. Depending on my mental acuity at the time, my decision will be influenced on what I choose to go to battle with. Some mornings I wake up with a little extra cerebral fortitude than usual and look at a specific problematic rectangle, mouthing the words: "It's on motherfucker..." 😈⚔