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2023
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Description
Black Rose Wars: Rebirth is a highly competitive fantasy game of combat, strategy, and deck-building set in ancient Italy. Black Rose Wars: Rebirth is the second chapter in the Black Rose Wars series. Even though 25 years have passed after the Lodge was destroyed, Mages have not forgotten the Old Ways. The Black Rose calls to them. They return to the Lodge to repair and rebuild the glory of the Black Rose who still imbues every inch of the place, to hold their tournament to name the Crown Holder of the lodge for the following century. The Black Rose demands a champion.
Every player represents a Mage in this struggle to prove themselves as the true beholder of the Black Rose's power. The mages will program spells to their board and execute them in turn order. Those spells may disable other mages spells, arm traps, arm powerful defensive moves, deal damage, or summon otherworldly beasts. The battle is played out on a hexagonal arena that requires tactics and planning to ensure each mage can pull off the perfect move. When a mage finally succumbs to their wounds, they will die and return to their room. This disrupts position and planning but no mage is ever out of the fight!
Black Rose Wars: Rebirth plays well with 1-4 players and is best played with lots of players for even more interaction. The expansions add a very large amount of options for replayability as well. This game is a stand alone game as well as an expansion for the original Black Rose Wars game.
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Top List at 15:06 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Perfect for a four-player brawl with constant action
- Deeply strategic and creative spells
- Damage dealt acts as area majority
- Recaptures the fun of playing games with friends
Cons
- Aggression might turn some players off
- Can feel juvenile
Thematic elements
- arena combat using magic spells, traps, and summoning
- the lodge
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- action programming — Players program actions during a programming stage.
- Area Control — Gaining control of rooms in the lodge grants special powers.
- Combat deck building — Players build decks to cast spells, lay traps, and summon monsters.
- player elimination — Mages try to deal damage to eliminate opponents.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Nemesis Retaliation is a brilliant game providing one hell of a unique interaction and experience.
- Brass's duality of interaction even extends into the route building portion of the game.
- Dominant Species, like life, found a way.
- Every faction creates this awesome dance at the table.
- This isn't your typical worker placement game. This is an economic brawl, and to have fun, you need to get a little dirty.
- Black Rose Wars does its best to recapture the days you played Quake against your buddies over the modem on your family computer, and I think it does a great job.
- Food Chain Magnate's interaction is relentless and just so damn fun.
- Keyflower is a game that has easily stood the test of time, and is not only one of the most interactive euro games out there, it is honestly one of the best board games ever made.
- The entire game of Pax Pamir rests on the idea that your fate is intrinsically tied to everyone else at the table. The second you stop paying attention to other players, you've lost.
- When it comes to interaction, Twilight Imperium is the undisputed king and I'm I'm not really sure it'll ever be dethroned.
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Tim Chuon Discussion at 3:44 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Loyal fan base among the gaming group; continues to be a hit
- Introduces new spells and avatars that add variety
Cons
- Some commentary on AI avatars and maintenance, with mixed feelings
Thematic elements
- Magic spell-crafting and battlefield dominance with creature upgrades
- Fantasy arena where guilds wield magic and monsters contend for control
- Competitive fantasy combat with expanding spell options
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- June honestly was one of the best months in gaming because we had so many so many good games played.
- Andromeda is so good.
- I cannot wait to share more about ARs and about the one and only Andromeda.
- this is very, very initial early thoughts about this game and I still want to tell you about it
- it's so fun this game is so good y'all
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ON TABLE Board Games Discussion at 0:24 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- High production quality with a consistent card layout across mage decks
- Clear color-coding for room types improves readability
- Personal organizers and player tokens enhance gameplay flow
- Expanded spell taxonomy and upgrade options add depth
- Maintains lineage with the original Black Rose Wars while improving the design
Cons
- Prototype status means some rules balance may shift
- Increased complexity and more components could raise learning curve
Thematic elements
- Magic, ritual power, and factional contest within a mythic city
- A fantasy duel among mages in a magical arena, with modular rooms and ritual artifacts shaping the battlefield.
- Card-driven, modular, expansion-friendly with evolving stage components
Comparison games
- Black Rose Wars (original)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card-driven action system — Mage cards and spell decks drive actions and effects.
- deck customization and upgrades — Introduction of upgrade deck and new school-based cards.
- Jinx cards and nightmare/evocation cards — Negative and disruptive effects that can affect mages.
- Modular board — Rooms change via flip side; different abilities on each tile.
- Modular board with rooms and activation tokens — Rooms change via flip side; different abilities on each tile.
- Monster and evocation card presentation — Stats and artwork shown on cards with 뒤쪽 imagery.
- Player Board | Main Board — Personalized boards with scoring and resource tracking.
- Power board and scoring track — Personalized boards with scoring and resource tracking.
- Quest cards and moon-phase structure — Phase-based objectives guiding round progression.
- School-based spell systems — Alchemy, Technomancy, Agony, Shamanic, Nightmare schools with distinct card pools.
- Tokens and counters — Trophies, defense, persistence, and activation tokens per player.
- Variable Phase Order — Phase-based objectives guiding round progression.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- everything looks very functional
- it's nice that the color of different types of rooms are maked you know more clearly
- the first version of this game is one of my favorite board games
- watch my review about it in my polish channel
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Tabletop Turtle Review at 6:31 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Complex strategic gameplay
- Unique spell combinations
- Chaotic fun
Cons
- Complicated rulebook
- Long play time
Thematic elements
- Mage battle arena
- Magical lodge
Comparison games
- Whiz War
- Mage Wars
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Spell Casting — Players unleash powerful spells and summon creatures
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- You can't take it with you when you die.
- We don't need all these games.
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cardboardrhino Preview sentiment: positive
video_pk 1150 · mention_pk 3318
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Increased replayability
- New mages and schools of magic
- New miniatures
- Can be mixed with original game
- Detailed component improvements
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Magical competition between mages
- Nova Ayatos universe, 25 years after previous game
- Dark fantasy
Comparison games
- Black Rose Wars (original)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action Planning — Players select and order spells in advance
- Area Control — Modular hexagonal room arena with special abilities
- Deck building — Players build spell decks with light and dark sides
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Each player is one of the powerful mages of the Black Rose order and aspires to become the new supreme magister
- The Black Rose itself is present in the game as if it were another player
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cardboardrhino Preview sentiment: positive
video_pk 1150 · mention_pk 140505
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Increased replayability
- New mages and schools of magic
- New miniatures
- Can be mixed with original game
- Detailed component improvements
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Magical competition between mages
- Nova Ayatos universe, 25 years after previous game
- Dark fantasy
Comparison games
- Black Rose Wars (original)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action Planning — Players select and order spells in advance
- Action points — Players select and order spells in advance
- Area Control — Modular hexagonal room arena with special abilities
- Deck building — Players build spell decks with light and dark sides
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Each player is one of the powerful mages of the Black Rose order and aspires to become the new supreme magister
- The Black Rose itself is present in the game as if it were another player
References (from this video)
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