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Year
2019
Players
2-4
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Description
Players engage in high-speed gladiatorial combat in the far future picking a champion from among Humanitys greatest warriors to be the last one standing
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Drive Thru Games Discussion at 3:50
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- so i might do a series of these some folks like the vlogs that i did last year during my move and stuff and so i don't actually have to do these about minis but if you want me to talk about my warhammer armies or something i could do that too
- so here we go here's the first one and this is club jericho here you can see there's jericho the captain with his uh first mate her sidekick scab okay and these are two necromanda models there jericho and scap
- so anyway that's like club jericho there are lots of necroman models with some of these uh chaos cultists these are from blackstone fortress
- so these guys are all black stone fortress minis there and then second to last here we've got my gene sitter cult
- so these guys would be good minis there if in case you're wondering what's in the background here this is a bloodborne uh this is you'll see a review of this come out next week
- so anyway that is uh that's that and if you want to see more of these vlogs or something or possibly maybe some vlogs about some of those armies or just any topics or anything uh shoot me a comment okay thanks
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Meeple University Review at 14:23 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Quick and brutal.
- Can be hilarious, especially with random outcomes like headshots.
- Good for setting up friends and having a quick game.
- Action points (actions) mechanic is good.
- Multi-use cards are a liked mechanic.
- Heroes are asymmetric with unique abilities.
- Fun casual game if you know what you're getting into.
Cons
- Very random, not strategic.
- Can die after one or two turns.
- Dice rolling can be frustrating.
- Not a good entry point for the Warhammer 40K world.
- Lacks strategy, army building, or outside-of-game development.
- Players might expect more depth or connection to the broader Warhammer 40K universe.
Thematic elements
- Miniature combat
- Arena
Comparison games
- Cold Express
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- asymmetric heroes — Heroes have unique, asymmetric abilities, with some focusing on ranged attacks and others on melee.
- Card-driven actions — Players receive combat cards each round, which dictate their abilities, including movement, attack, and defense.
- Dice rolling for combat — Attacks involve rolling dice, with the target having a chance to make armor saves or play cards to defend.
- Health and Wounds — Taking damage reduces health, leading to 'critical wound' cards that worsen abilities and can cause instant death.
- Multi-Use Cards — Cards are multi-use, typically for movement, attack, or defense.
- Turn Order Shuffling — Turn order is determined by shuffling cards based on player symbols, leading to random action reveals.
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- with tarant I shot him in the head and he immediately died um and he had I've never seen him laugh quite so much
- it is it's like um the wrestling you know there's a a high drama wrestling that's it right and then there's wrestling
- So there's like a nice juicy luck element thrown in there which when it's kind of strategic tactical game with Fair actually a fair bit luck but I I enjoy like in my games and I think it takes the edge off it's just a bit of fun
- The rules are pretty simple but then there's you know each each character has got different powers right there
- I would say a bees beer and pretzel game
- And the dice roll I'm really bad at that as usual while you are doing pretty well with that dice Hates Me I Swear
- if you're interested in getting into the Warhammer 40K world this probably won't convince you to get into that world
- I just wish it was just a bit more was put into this game before they released it a bit more love a bit more love yes yes
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