I appreciate the real talk during the STALKER campaign. I know it can be uncomfortable and there's no easy way to transition, but it's important to acknowledge the fatigue lest we get complacent.
@BoardGameCo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. It's so easy to forget, the occasional reminder is good...even when the source is unexpected.
@jackjackington1652
Жыл бұрын
@@BoardGameCothank you for making that aside. It might be awkward, and even frankly momentary; but it would have been so much easier for you to just say nothing. Thank you for saying it, and for not just letting our struggle be forgotten.
@philthephreak
Жыл бұрын
Over the years, I’ve found it helpful to accept that there will always be joy and tragedy in the world - and usually your own life - at the same time. It’s always both. And if you can figure out what your role is in the tragedies - financial support, remote service, direct action, etc - you play your role and trust others to play theirs. In that way, you are neither avoiding it, nor becoming overburdened.
@renatocarvalho6059
Жыл бұрын
Wholesome segment in STALKER coverage, thank you for those words, Alex. And don't feel the need to apologize for getting real, I find it to be important to talk about these things. :) I align with your approach to things in general a lot. I really do appreciate these moments. Since I started watching your videos years ago you consistently showed you're a very good person. The world would benefit having more people like you!
@Rai0h
Жыл бұрын
I can explain because it's exactly what I'm going to do IF I back Stalker: 1. Stokage: I don't want a big box full of minis just for one game when I can put a proper game in its place. 2. Board Management: When I see the number of token you can put in one board space + the size of the minis, I'm 100% sure we are going to have a CDMD situation, some spaces are even smaller than DMD tiles... Using standees will probably help a lot and the artworks looks beautiful too. 3. With playable characters being Minis, enemies being Standees and Anomalies being Minis in clear plastic (instead of standees), I think that reading the state of the board will be way easier. Also, Anomalies are kinda like "events", some represent fire, wind,... For me, it's something unique and related to the universe of Stalker/Roadside Picnic, so it's important for them to stand out of the board (more than enemies). The Terrain Pack is clearly a no go for me, between what you said and the first minutes of gameplay of Ant Lab Games when they put them away too... Yep, lol.
@barryc6785
Жыл бұрын
Phantom Epoch! Huzzah! It has also got gametrayz! Also unique dice! This should be getting at least half as much support as Stalker. Sure it doesn't have dozens of minis but for those of us who care about gameplay this one is one to watch.
@timf7354
Жыл бұрын
As a kid, I played the original Crossbows and Catapults as a 2nd-hand game. It had missing pieces, no instructions, but my siblings and I still had a blast shooting plastic disks across the hardwood floors at the other's castle. Lots of great memories there and if my kids were younger, I'd buy it for them! Another thing I remembered was building the castles in different way to try to protect it so it would not fall down as easily. It's quick and full of laughs as things get destroyed. (Hint hint Alex! Get it for your kids! :) ) As for Stalker, I'm flipflopping in my mind on if I want all the minis or not. I do play Core Space and really like 3d terrain and environment pieces. Watching playthrough videos, I missed the dotted lines on the board to denote places in the walls that you can jump through. So, those 2 combined means I'll get the walls. Also anything that shows the objectives better is a plus for me. Seems there are lots of places to make minor mistakes while playing the game. I hope it being more 3d/visual will mean less mistakes.
@kevinsayers5985
Жыл бұрын
I started watching your Kickstarter coverage years ago because the whole point of your to back or not to backs was your attempt to let us know, based on past campaigns, current prices and your opinion, if the project was going to hold its value or not. Now, often times, you don't even mention that at all, so these videos aren't nearly as useful because all you're doing now is just telling me what I already can read right on the Kickstarter page. I mention this because I specifically came to this video to check out your opinion on firefly and didn't get it and this has happened many times recently
@BoardGameCo
Жыл бұрын
Specifically with Gamefound campaigns I don't cover the value aspect nearly as much because of the nature of me being CMO there. It's an area where I specifically AM worried about bias especially when I'm not sure.
@kevinsayers5985
Жыл бұрын
@@BoardGameCo I'm totally fine with it as I've been watching you long enough I know you're on the level but I'm sure others would totally be good with a quick disclaimer because it's really helpful info for me before I decide to back a campaign. I used to back a ton of campaigns but I'm recent years I've started to slow down because I have so many games I don't feel the need anymore or maybe I've just learned to control my fomo but when I do back one now I like to have all the info
@harmarize
Жыл бұрын
I dont know about the minitures. But I love orange juice with extra pulp, the more pulp the better. mmmm. My wife hates it, which means we usually end up having two bottles of OJ hah
@BoardGameCo
Жыл бұрын
How dare you...you monster.
@Groovestonenz
Жыл бұрын
I've literally being singing that for the past few days as I learn how to play it on my ukulele. Too much fun! Love the corny dad joke too
@gduncan1770
Жыл бұрын
Great video as usual. Following up on your question about Stalker threat minis and anomalies. I’m considering getting the threats but not the anomalies as the anomalies don’t seem to move at all, as far as I can see. Which is the reason I didn’t get the minis for ISS Vanguard as they hardly moved. The threats in Stalker are constantly moving. The anomaly minis look cool but are a bit pointless imo.
@BoardGameCo
Жыл бұрын
I can respect that
@ScytheNoire
Жыл бұрын
Thiefdom pledge manager being rolled up with a couple other campaigns is both great for backers for shipping cost, but also really odd and not sure how that will end up working.
@BoardGameCo
Жыл бұрын
Exactly how I feel :)
@geekchic8
Жыл бұрын
I suspect the surprisingly higher number of complete collection pledges over the Veteran pledges for Firefly is a result of there being a greater value of savings in the complete collection. An additional $90 for all the base and expansion content (less than the Veteran pledge itself) makes it tempting. I myself as extremely conflicted because I have all the game play content except for two ships (Jetwash and Esmeralda). Assuming the two ship additions cost $25 when they are reprinted for retail, that means my incremental additional cost for a complete collection is only $40 (because the shipping cost is the same for either pledge). If I just get a complete collection, I would effectively have two games which I could then gift my current almost complete copy to a passionate friend or to my kids when they are grown and find the need for their own copy. Or I could sell my current copy if I weren’t so averse to dealing with the process. 😂 I realize I am speaking from an incredibly fortunate perspective to be thinking that while $90 is a pretty large chunk of change, I would be willing and able to pay it for the increased overall value of the contents. But I also think anyone who is looking at either pledge level probably has a reasonable amount of disposable income available. Sorry for the long comment but since you seemed curious I thought I would share my personal perspective/insight.
@jonridley
Жыл бұрын
I really appreciated what you said about desensitisation.
@georgebell1684
Жыл бұрын
IF I back Stalker, and I am considering it, I will do the standee only version. The standees take up a tiny amount of space, they are colorful, and play perfectly fine. The storage will be better off as it will take up far less space. The cost will be lower as well, which is not insignificant. The Gloomhaven experience was great, and the standees performed their job admirably. There is no need for a million minis, UNLESS you are a painter, and I am not. I will not back the terrain kit either. The walls will be a huge pain to assemble and place. If the terrain tiles are done adequately, then the walls will be totally unnecessary. I drink OJ without pulp.
@HowardAbraham
Жыл бұрын
Did I miss the part where you said whether or not to back Firefly? I already pledged, but I still like hearing your verdict.
@BoardGameCo
Жыл бұрын
I usually don't specifcy in these videos, but no, I'm not...never played the original.
@Axman1915
Жыл бұрын
Have you had a chance to look more into Paragons: Age of Champions? The GameFound campaign opens tomorrow, and they released their official trailer this morning. If you enjoy TCG’s, you’ll definitely wanna look into this one.
@BoardGameCo
Жыл бұрын
I'll be looking into it more, but didn't yet
@garylaframboise2721
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for a great video. I am still on the fence with STALKER. Looks like a solid game but I am concerned that there is a lot of similarities with Zombicide. Except for dealing with tons of zombies, the mechanics appear to be the same. Don't think I need another game like that. Take care
@matejmatuska6623
Жыл бұрын
Exactly as you said!
@joeferreti9442
Жыл бұрын
Well, I guess that companies that made it through the shipping crisis without asking for more either have better management/organization skills or they had bigger profits for years to work with. Well, I guess CMON took it mainly from the Marvel Zombies backers and Cyberpunk backers and in smaller extends from any future backers instead of asking for more money for shipping Zombicide UoA.
@Torkeep
Жыл бұрын
I always wonder what goes through Alex's mind when he pauses at the end of the video for his Dad joke. For today's video, it was perhaps not the mane event, but he can still feel some pride in his delivery. ;)
@BoardGameCo
Жыл бұрын
solid ;)
@Torkeep
Жыл бұрын
@@BoardGameCo not purrfect? ;)
@Nidamir
Жыл бұрын
At that moment I'm in for Stalker+minis+anomalies. Not conviced in terrain pack with enviro pack.
@BoardGameCo
Жыл бұрын
That's where I am.
@HeeeeySteve
Жыл бұрын
You are thinking of Backyard Chickens and Rise of the Gnomes that were packaged together. Backyard Chickens, while a bit clunky, is a really good one for the money. I’m glad I backed it but didn’t pair it with the Gnome game so not much saved with their unique pitch at August Games.
@CB-yh3db
Жыл бұрын
I drink orange juice with the pulp but everyone in my household hates it, so I am relegated to drink it without the pulp. ☹
@BoardGameCo
Жыл бұрын
Lol
@Gwanosh
Жыл бұрын
No artificial pulp, but far prefer pulp in my fresh juice, orange or otherwise. I considered stalker + miniatures - anomalies because: 1. painting prospect 2. alternative use Anomalies don't much look paintable (1) and I like to try to marry the love of board games with the love of DnD for which I tend to look to repurpose some of the game minis (as either heroes, npcs or monsters). Anomalies, while not unusable, seem less useful Will end up most llikely having to skip it though unless I talk myself into justifying the cost
@ryanmiddleton6335
Жыл бұрын
Another great video Alex. I’m surprised you didn’t mention the extremely high shipping for the Tiny Epic boxes. I looked at them but when I realized the shipping would be 50% of my pledge, it was easy for me to tap out
@BoardGameCo
Жыл бұрын
Good call, I don't tend to look into the board game adjacent category as much.
@ryanmiddleton6335
Жыл бұрын
@@BoardGameCo completely understandable as you have to manage your time well. It’s just crazy to me that people will rake other companies over the coals for their shipping but hardly anyone is mentioning this. It’s more of a “take my money”. There are only a few comments on KS about the high shipping. I will caveat however with it’s been a while since I looked at the KS page so the number of complaints about shipping could have increased.
@TimYoung1984
Жыл бұрын
Alex, are you going to cover the CMON Metal Gear Solid game? I heard you mention you should have done that next week and would try to get to it this week.
@Gwanosh
Жыл бұрын
Regarding firefly - a few of the reasons for the interesting data point, which would make me only a potential all-in backer People who grew up with firefly now may have expendable income There's a large uptick in board game interest in general, which should overlap with firefly fans A lot of people were in places were the game was either not available or not marketed well if available, seing now for the very first time
@JacobPorterLadder
Жыл бұрын
I don't understand the point of the clans of Caledonia thing... I get maybe having their own campaigns makes them each stand out, but why not do a 3 game campaign?
@BoardGameCo
Жыл бұрын
Mixed campaigns historically are harder to pull off.
@mercuzio711
Жыл бұрын
These are interesting games, but this month I'm only backing Burning Banners, maybe I'll consider late backing Stalker in the future, will see.
@CamObscura88
Жыл бұрын
I’m getting the miniatures pack but not the anomalies for STALKER! I feel the figures add a lot more to the table presence than just waypoint type things.
@himynameisjesse
Жыл бұрын
+1
@philthephreak
Жыл бұрын
Ha, ok so counterpoint: I would be more likely to get anomalies only. The monsters are just the usual lumps of gray plastic that I don’t want to paint. (Granted, AR minis are always high quality.) The anomalies look very vivid and unique, and I feel would bring a real pop of color and weirdness to the board in a very thematic way.
@toddferrullo1871
Жыл бұрын
I am cautiously backing Stalker for now but I am definitely waiting to see what may change; as I am not too keen on several aspects including the whole legacy sticker aspect and the generic "universal" nature of the actual stalker miniatures.
@NatanelApfel
Жыл бұрын
By popular demand singing Alex has returned to the channel! 🎉
@BoardGameCo
Жыл бұрын
I mean 3 seconds at the end barely counts 🙂
@maxf.7262
Жыл бұрын
@@BoardGameCo oh... it doese!!! 😉
@toaofpi
Жыл бұрын
I caught the show in its original run, but I complete missed the original Firefly board game (partially because my interest in board gaming used to be pretty casual, but really exploded over these past few months), so the all in is a really nice option for me to go for. I've seen some videos of it being played, and looked at some reviews, and it looks like something I would enjoy playing (I used to love playing pick up and deliver games on my computer back in the day).
@Rai0h
Жыл бұрын
If you like Star Wars, Outer Rim could be a less expensive game to pick up, they are extremely similar and SW:OR play time is way shorter than Firefly.
@toaofpi
Жыл бұрын
@@Rai0h I'll have to take a look, thank you for the recommendation.
@21Kikoshi
Жыл бұрын
i wish gamefound had other payment methods, its payment processor is flagged as fraud by my bank, so was unable to back something the other day
@welwitschia
Жыл бұрын
Sad that Find the Fun cancelled the campaign. I was indeed interested
@BoardGameCo
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I was very sad to see that
@MiguelArciaCaballini
Жыл бұрын
Hello Alex, How would you rank Stalker, Assassin's Creed and the Witcher?
@morgaknightgames
Жыл бұрын
Nothing for me this week. I'm definitely backing fewer Kickstarter campaigns this year. I appreciated your aside in the Stalker segment. We sometimes need those reminders/realizations
@steveowen7508
Жыл бұрын
I drink orange juice with pulp.
@BoardGameCo
Жыл бұрын
I finally found one!
@siriactuallysara
Жыл бұрын
I’m backing stalker and phantom epoch. I just got vampire the masquerade chapters and I love it a lot. First time a game with a bunch of standees that I want to play a LOT
@chrisporter3486
Жыл бұрын
Always love these videos each week! We reached our funding goal for Kraken Skulls in our first week! It’s my first game as a designer, artist and publisher. Would be super grateful if you could include in your next back or not to back, it would help us continue to get some exposure for the game. Huge fan of your videos, thx for making these every week. Always learning new and interesting games that are out there 🤙🏾
@BoardGameCo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Will try to include it next week :)
@brettimous
Жыл бұрын
Where was Metal Gear Solid? Have you covered that pre-order in another video yet?
@BoardGameCo
Жыл бұрын
Crud...I totally meant to cover it this week and didn't :(
@jcapo5
Жыл бұрын
You do a comparison or play this not that for phantom epoch and iss vanguard
@BoardGameCo
Жыл бұрын
Not for quite some time :) and more akin to a gloomhaven
@chrisnenzel582
Жыл бұрын
Alex - did I miss it or did you forget to let us know whether Firefly is a good back?
@BoardGameCo
Жыл бұрын
I try to avoid commenting on value on Gamefound campaigns with the exception of of it's the value pick of the week
@Thebrewgeek1
Жыл бұрын
What’s your position at Gamefound? I know you mentioned it but you said it so fast I couldn’t understand what you said.
@ryanmiddleton6335
Жыл бұрын
He’s the CMO (Chief Marketing Officer). Of course if this is incorrect I hope he pops on here and corrects me 😜. I just remember this from a video a while ago.
@rawkyle9385
Жыл бұрын
The box is more expensive than the game. Ok we have reached absurdity
@BoardGameCo
Жыл бұрын
Hardly the first time :)
@Koop-Karla
Жыл бұрын
Interesting and nice opinion to some topics ❤
@andrewstewart7078
Жыл бұрын
Ah just went to back Find The Fun and it's now been cancelled :(
@joeferreti9442
Жыл бұрын
I was really interested initially, but I will skip STALKER. It doesn't offer enough for the big money it costs. Orange juice with pulp can be good if it's fresh enough. But the standees are too ugly, so the miniatures are essential also for the anomalies. The STALKER Legacy Collectors Chest is really just merchandise crap and an ugly diorama miniature for a big lot of money. :D
@draphsor
Жыл бұрын
I think what you do to not get desensitized is to find something you can actually do to try to make things better-to use the pain and sadness as motivation to take action. But that's really hard. I struggle with this a lot.
@Dwarfurious
Жыл бұрын
CROSSBOWS AND CATAPULTS HAS DWARVES? ooooooooh shit
@BoardGameCo
Жыл бұрын
Good luck :)
@Oaklestat
Жыл бұрын
With pulp, 100%
@BoardGameCo
Жыл бұрын
You monster.
@Oaklestat
Жыл бұрын
@@BoardGameCo Muhaha.....
@ketami2
Жыл бұрын
I only have tony epic vikings, might be worth it for 1 box....
@crockpot5921
Жыл бұрын
The shipping to the US is a joke
@21Kikoshi
Жыл бұрын
fun the find is cancelled and moving to kickstarter
@ilqrd.6608
Жыл бұрын
Innovation stretch goals are an absolute joke at that price point. Half of that stuff you would firmly expect to be part of the base game anyway
@jeffharned3905
Жыл бұрын
Deep thoughts with alex redmond
@BoardGameCo
Жыл бұрын
Lol yep
@richardmagel4247
Жыл бұрын
A video takes as long as it takes. It's not like you're on network TV which needs to cap its show runtimes.
@BoardGameCo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks :)
@Qyro
Жыл бұрын
Shipping arrangements for Theifdom are a huge turn-off. Lay Waste games forced me into that for their Dragoon expansion. It’s been 3 years and there’s still no sign of it, thanks to the second game suffering it’s own delays. Having to wait for someone else’s game to finish production before yours will leave the factory is super rough. Never wilfully doing that again.
@justacynic
Жыл бұрын
I can’t believe your ego has grown to the point you no longer apologize for excessively long videos. 😉😂
@BoardGameCo
Жыл бұрын
Just give me another few years.. I might start doing 3-hour monologues
@vantuantran5160
Жыл бұрын
Find the fun is already cancelled
@BoardGameCo
Жыл бұрын
Ya, saw that :(
@johncameron6357
Жыл бұрын
😂😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊 😊
@ingridboswell2407
Жыл бұрын
I have been doing really good at shelf control. But I lost all will power this week, Firefly got me, I have been playing a friends game, but want my own copy so I am one of those 4,000 all in ( and in add on’s there are 2 that you have to add that are counted as separate games in addition to flux so going back and forth on the completionist in me on if i need it or not😂, and also added the Shiny upgrade for the more chunky pieces) Theifdoom got me, I am also sitting at a $1 for Inventions cuz I also am not sure if I understand how the play works😂 but I do like thinky games and I got in at the very end of Witchcraft, it was not a good week for control🫣😆 but in 2 years when all the games roll in its going to be so much fun playing them all!
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