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2004
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In Battlestations, you and your friends each play the role of a crew member on a starship that faces whatever grief the Enemy player throws at you. You'll blast enemies, pull outrageous maneuvers, unlock the secrets of alien cultures, and crank the last bit of juice out of an overtaxed engine while trying not to get yourself, your crew, or your starship blown to bits in the process.
In more detail, one player acts in the role of The Enemy and controls aliens, evil characters and any surprises that will come up. The other players take the role of starship crew. Players first build a ship with various tiles, with each tile representing a different location on a ship, such as a bridge, engine room, torpedo room, teleporter room, etc. Players can go to the appropriate room to take the designated action. At the same time, the game is played on a second board representing the space around the ship. The game is played in scenarios. The goal of the game is to complete the scenario specific mission. The crew will win, as a team, if the scenario goals are accomplished.
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UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 8:59 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Simulates being in a Star Trek/Star Wars scenario effectively.
- Distinct weapons and characters make 'everything matter'.
Cons
- The 300-page rulebook is very complex.
- Requires a GM/player to manage the enemy AI.
Thematic elements
- Simulating being in a Star Trek/Star Wars-like scenario
- Space
Comparison games
- FTL (video game)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- character abilities — Characters have unique skills like piloting, combat, engineering, and science, with associated dice roll requirements.
- Programmed opponent — Players work together against a programmed opponent with different behaviors and events.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- the one other game that took us by surprise was Crackle or Rackle, which is a drawing game where you draw a word.
- It's a Viking game without much Viking Vikinging.
- Endeavor Deep Sea, amazing if anybody's played that.
- It's one of those games where you think you can just do better every next no next game I'll do more you know better.
- It's a really good poker dice game that from Schmidt and it's No one ever talks about it and it's so good.
- The games were all the library. It's all for charity, by the way.
- We sold $11,500 worth of games in an hour.
- It's like, "Oh, you have Mestre Schmidt 57. Amazing."
- I just got talked into reviewing a a war game because I like the people. They're so nice. I was like, I don't like war games.
- It's like, "Wow, this is cool."
- I mean, they're like, "Take them, right?"
- It's a year-long internship. It's life-changing.
- I am on the verge of victory here.
- He can take any stealth card from the discard pile.
- It's really good. You see James Bond just losing his mind screaming at people.
- The Phoenician scheme. Asteroid City is not in the box set.
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UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 52:30 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Dramatic table presence
- Character progression elements
- Unique gameplay in the starship combat genre
Cons
- Can be overwhelming for new players
- Requires a large setup
Thematic elements
- Starship combat
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- miniatures — we play with 6 in minis that people walk around on.
- Modular Board — I got a 10x10 thing with magnets that I do for the hex map.
- Role-playing elements — it's like a role playing game because you rank up your character and get more special abilities and stuff.
- Starship combat — There's no Starship combat game with characters on it that even comes close.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Maybe, just maybe, no one wants your $200 dice, or knockoff stickers.
- Quit trying to tear down conventions when the problem isn't them.
- You're controlling titans and there's like this whole Titan thing where you're training them. They're like God of War, the board game.
- I mean, it's just uh it's crazy stuff out there, man.
- The whole world's on fire. Nobody cares, you know.
- It's walking money.
- The attendance is like around, isn't it like 20,000 or 30,000?
- I feel like the work is worth it, you know?
- But people saw the front cover of After the Empire and they were like, "What is this?"
- And then they want to buy it.
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UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 2:20:47 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- fun
Cons
none
Thematic elements
none
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Maybe, just maybe, no one wants your $200 dice, or knockoff stickers.
- Quit trying to tear down conventions when the problem isn't them.
- You're controlling titans and there's like this whole Titan thing where you're training them. They're like God of War, the board game.
- I mean, it's just uh it's crazy stuff out there, man.
- The whole world's on fire. Nobody cares, you know.
- It's walking money.
- The attendance is like around, isn't it like 20,000 or 30,000?
- I feel like the work is worth it, you know?
- But people saw the front cover of After the Empire and they were like, "What is this?"
- And then they want to buy it.
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Rob's Tabletop World Discussion at 12:44 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- good game
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Undaunted 2200 which is a very good game. Tactics II, very very good.
- I've got all the Killforths.
- Nemo's War, great game.
- Defenders of the Realm, love that game. Love it.
- I got some BattleTech on painting. Going to start painting again.
- Ogre, great game.
- We're going to be back in business, folks. We're going to be back in business.
- We're going to be back to full strength again. Just like the old days.
- People that want to work with me, great. People that don't want to work with me, great. Don't care.
- Getting hacked, man. It was very It took a lot of wind out of my sails.
- I'll get us there. All right, we got the other cable coming within the next month or so. Uh, they're going to be running that up here, so we're going to have fiber.
- I got 10 videos I got to get done. I got more stuff coming.
- We're turning the old game around.
- I don't think I've ever been this busy. And I'm pretty happy about it.
- We'll come back and uh, next week we'll start we'll start doing nice little short live play. Maybe we'll do uh, Val Petra.
- Everything feels better. You know, everything feels good.
- It is your old pal Earl.
- This has been a long time coming and it's showing the subscriptions have gone up.
- It's been a rough 2 days. But don't worry about it. I'll shake it off. I'll come back stronger than ever.
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The Dice Tower Top 100 List at 8:56 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- All-in-one experience; rich, varied gameplay
Cons
- Can be lengthy; complexity may deter casual players
Thematic elements
- multi-genre experience combining RPG, space combat, and board play
- space battle aboard a modular starship
- hybrid, modular, collaborative with combat and exploration
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Modular Board — Ship is built from modules; players customize loadouts.
- Modular ship construction — Ship is built from modules; players customize loadouts.
- Role-playing elements — Some RPG-style decisions and actions within a board game.
- space combat and exploration — Players fly around a space map, fighting and boarding.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- this was the game that put cooperative games on the map because I played this I played Lord of the Rings from Knizia, but this was the game that did it and also added that traitor aspect which was so interesting.
- I really enjoyed playing it.
- the cleanest version of Carcassonne I think
- Mystery of the Abbey is fantastic.
- It's a game of pure logic until it's not.
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The Dice Tower Review at 5:36 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Really unique and weird and odd
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Spaceship combat and boarding
- Space/Futuristic
- Role-playing game elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Boarding Combat — When ships encounter each other, players can board opponent ships and engage in combat inside.
- Role-playing — Incorporates elements of role-playing, where players interact with the game world and its narrative.
- ship building — Players construct their own ships.
- ship movement — Movement occurs both within the ship and on a larger map where the ship flies around.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- So, we're going to jump right into these here. I'm going to take a look at them and tell you what I think about them.
- This game is now 20 years old.
- It's not nearly as good as made by the people who made War of the Ring.
- This is my favorite because all the pieces move like rooks sort of and you're trying to take over other people's pieces and each one has a special power and I like the theming of it.
- Layers expansions bring it up to a nine. Layers is amazing.
- I think the base game is fine, but when you I mean it's it's very it's enjoyable, but when you add the expansion it's fantastic.
- Nothing here I think is amazing.
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