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2026
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Description
Inspired by the hit mobile game, Clash of Clans, which has captivated hundreds of millions of players worldwide, and has over 120 billion hours of gameplay and counting, Clash of Clans: The Epic Raid is a board game that players can experience around the table together to build defenses, deploy units, and raid friends’ bases in a fast-paced, highly strategic battle that brings the thrill of the mobile game off the screen.
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The Dice Tower Review at 0:17 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Well laid out and easy to play
- Smooth and straightforward gameplay
- Accurate playtime estimate
- Building the town aspect is liked
- Can be a good gift for someone who likes the mobile game
Cons
- Attacking can be tricky with walls and towers
- Attacks don't feel epic
- Battles often come down to who rolled better
- Can feel a little too streamlined with few edges
- Lacks a spark or unique feel
- Worker placement spots can become constricted
- Limited number of attacks near the end of the game
Thematic elements
- Simulating the mobile game Clash of Clans
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — You're going to be filling out my camp. You can also buy more troops, like this dragon or a giant.
- Combat — When you do that, you'll be bringing in a troop to fight, and then you're going to use the stats of that troop.
- Dice Rolling — And if it rolls enough hits to kill the barbarian, which requires only one, then the barbarian doesn't even get to do anything. Otherwise, the barbarian's going to roll their dice, which have these swords on them.
- Resource Management — There are three resources in this game. There are gold coins, there is magic and there are gems which basically count as either one of those.
- Set Collection — Players can also buy more defenses, getting more cannons, archers, which can target flying units most the cannons cannot do that, and wizards towers, which can do even more damage against the enemy.
- Victory Points — Players will start with a gem in their treasury but you'll get more by building more of these different gold collectors and elixir collectors and as you build buildings you're going to be adding them to different spots in your town.
- Worker Placement — Players are going to be taking turns going through each round of the game until somebody reaches 30 points. Now what players are doing on their turn is they're placing workers out on various spots on the board.
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Quotes (from this video)
- It feels a little empty.
- there seems to be lacking a spark of wah.
- The attacks never ever feel epic.
- It's a very simple game.
- The game plays very smoothly.
- It feels like a very streamlined version of this kind of game.
- It's well laid out, easy to play, very straightforward.
- I'm stopping shy of recommending it though because it feels a little empty.
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Man vs Meeple Rules Teach at 0:09 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- The game escalates well from simple early rounds to more complex and engaging later rounds.
- The raiding mechanics are a key, fun part of the game.
- The worker placement mechanic is central and drives the gameplay.
- Beautiful miniatures and components (in the actual game, not the TTS mod).
Cons
- The TTS mod uses placeholder components.
- Certain strategic attacks can be risky and fail.
Thematic elements
- Building and defending a village while raiding opponents.
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Players place buildings and defenses on their player board, which can be attacked or protected.
- Combat — Units attack defenses and buildings using dice rolls, with defenses having a certain number of hits needed to be destroyed.
- Push Your Luck — Initiating attacks involves dice rolls where success is not guaranteed, and failure can result in units being destroyed.
- Resource Management — Players collect and spend gold, elixir, and gems to build and upgrade.
- Set Collection — Players collect point scoring tiles and buildings to increase their score.
- Village Building — Players construct buildings and defenses within their village to generate resources, score points, or protect other components.
- Worker Placement — Players place workers on action spaces to perform actions like building, collecting resources, or initiating raids.
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Quotes (from this video)
- The whole point of the game is to build your village and then defend it as it gets raided while you're raiding your opponents.
- It's definitely going to be a game that progresses. You're going to end up with these giant epic raids.
- The game definitely escalates like I think a game based on Clash of Clans should.
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Grant Lyon News at 29:19 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- worker placement with attacking
- build up your village with tiles, walls, protection, and special abilities
- raid other players' villages to steal resources
- can choose worker placement spots to build village, build defenses, or raid others
Cons
- can be attacked and have your village ruined
Thematic elements
- village building, raiding
Comparison games
- Clash of Clans (mobile game)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — You are going to go to worker placement spots and you can build up your village. You're going to get more tiles. You're going to get walls. You're going to get protection.
- Combat — But you are also going to raid other people's villages. And so you are going to try to mess them up. You're going to try to steal resources from them.
- Engine Building — You're going to get more tiles. You're going to get walls. You're going to get protection. You're going to get special abilities based on the tiles that you buy, that you upgrade, that you collect and how you build out your village.
- Resource Management — You're going to try to steal resources from them.
- Worker Placement — At its core, it is a worker placement game with a lot of attacking in it.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Sorry this video is coming a little bit late this month.
- I have been on tour with my board game comedy show.
- Almost every single show has sold out so far which is better than I could have hoped for.
- So I hope to see you at those shows as well.
- This is a cooperative party game.
- The grid is smaller.
- This is a trick-taking game at its core.
- The twist of the game, the thing that makes it interesting and different from other games, is you will have sort of a background card and a transparency colored card. And when you combine those two things, they will create a different color.
- There is worker placement. There is hand management. There's a betting and bluffing aspect to the game.
- So yeah, that is 23 games coming to retail here in the month of June.
- I have been releasing episodes of It's All Funny and Games.
- Thank you so much. I'm Grant with Grant's Game Rex.
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Grant Lyon Top List at 9:48 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Clan Wars expansion adds team mode for 4-6 players.
- Team mode involves working with a partner but scoring based on the lower score within the team.
- Adds new spell cards and units for a new experience.
Cons
- Base game is a 2-4 player game, expansion changes this.
Thematic elements
- building and raiding
- village
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — You'll be building up your village, and then you'll be raiding other people. You'll be attacking their villages, trying to destroy their stuff, trying to destroy their capability to create points.
- Worker Placement — It is a worker placement battle game. You'll be doing some worker placement stuff.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I'm coming to you from another hotel room because I am still on tour with my board game comedy tour.
- So, you know, check the dates on my calendar. Uh grantsgamerecs.com.
- this one is really one of those expansions that's just adding a lot more content to the game.
- So, if you want a lot more content for Fin Span, then check out Sharks and Reefs.
- this Tomb of Horrors Maps and Monsters expansion actually changes the game into a cooperative game.
- So, a lot of replayability for that, but yeah, definitely changes the game into a cooperative experience.
- As always, I hope you found something that you're excited about.
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Grant Lyon Top List at 15:25 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Deluxe collector's edition with many miniatures and tokens
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Building a village and attacking other players
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — You're trying to defend your own village as it creates points and resources and other cool abilities and destroy other players abilities to do so.
- Worker Placement — Clash of Clans is a worker placement game where you're going to be sending workers out to various spots and then using the abilities of those spots to build up a village and to attack other players.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Uh The Op is also releasing the card game Tap Four.
- Uh this is a plays two to eight players in 15 to 30 minutes and it is uh you know, a strategic card game, but maybe on the edge of lightweight to medium weight card game.
- So, the op is creating a more mass-market friendly version of this underground hit card game.
- So, if you like card games, then check out Tap Four.
- And finally, Tycoon Games is releasing Everdell Emberland.
- Uh this is a new game set in the Everdell universe.
- Um whereas Silverfrost, which was one of the more recent Everdell versions that came out, sort of made the game tighter and more punishing, Emberland makes the game a little bit more open and a little bit more friendly.
- And, you know, comes with the same adorable artwork and same, you know, cozy vibe to it, but still with a lot of sort of engine building and strategic decisions.
- So, that is Everdell Emberland.
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