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Dark Tales

Game ID: GID0085555
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2014
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The card game Dark Tales is inspired by classic fairy tales, retold in a dark style. The land of Dark Tales is populated by disturbing creatures and sinister characters, and the interaction between cards and magic items is the key to success: A character, event, or sword used at the right time can determine the fate of the game! Thanks to the many setting cards, the items you collect change their power from game to game.

Description

The card game Dark Tales is inspired by classic fairy tales, retold in a dark style. The land of Dark Tales is populated by disturbing creatures and sinister characters, and the interaction between cards and magic items is the key to success: A character, event, or sword used at the right time can determine the fate of the game! Thanks to the many setting cards, the items you collect change their power from game to game.

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Video 8t09mqalJRY Getting Games Discussion at 35:06
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Video kIsOmI6J7vg Getting Games Discussion
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  • it's just a really exciting experience to pitch these games
  • Jessica did all of the graphic design
  • I believe in these games
  • I don't think I'm ever going to make money off of these maybe I will who knows
  • Spiel felt like Disneyland for five days
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Video kIsOmI6J7vg Getting Games Discussion
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  • it's just a really exciting experience to pitch these games
  • Jessica did all of the graphic design
  • I believe in these games
  • I don't think I'm ever going to make money off of these maybe I will who knows
  • Spiel felt like Disneyland for five days
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Video 9eQ9sVz9Ys8 Chairman of the Board Discussion at 17:38 sentiment: negative
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negative
Pros
  • Dream setting (Medieval Dark Ages).
  • Had theme, area control, engine building, Euro mechanisms.
Cons
  • Very slow, plodding pace.
Thematic elements
  • Dark Ages, siege engines, castles, kings and queens
  • Medieval
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Area Control — Mentioned as a mechanic in the game.
  • Engine Building — Mentioned as a mechanic in the game.
  • Euro mechanisms — Built on the foundation of Euro mechanisms.
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  • Um I'd have slight concerns about the replayability of the game, but please do correct me uh on that.
  • Maybe a little bit maybe a bit oversaturated in terms of how many there are out there.
  • Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with either of those.
  • Um I also thought that there wasn't enough mitigation in terms of activating the spots that you wanted.
  • Um and pretty much the uh the cards not doing anything terribly interesting either.
  • Um but I just like it in every way. But I'm a big sucker for really good Dawn games. I think he's a brilliant designer.
  • Um hopefully I'll get copies of those for for sale relatively soon.
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Video MxrXmoZ4Jkk The Dice Tower Analysis at 8:52 sentiment: negative
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Negative
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Cons
  • too slow
  • too boring
Thematic elements
  • Historical
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  • Carcassonne: Over Hill and Dale, this is one of those expansions that I just missed.
  • This is a big, grandiose game with a lot going on, and it's too slow and too boring for me to enjoy it.
  • This is my least favorite Carcassonne game. I hate this game.
  • This is one of the biggest, longest games I've ever played.
  • It's the bad quality's bad.
  • This one is fine. Um this one is not as bad as the other one I played was that you go around and you find stuff. It doesn't look very good though, does it?
  • Leaders on the other hand are a great two-player game where you have a bunch of leaders and you're trying to capture your opponent's leader.
  • Of all the games I talked about today, I think my favorite is actually Leaders.
  • Leaders is a very, very excellent two-player game.
  • This is a re-implementation of Survive: Escape from Atlantis.
  • A little auction game. There was just some really neat like there wasn't many games like this. Now, there are many, many, many games like it.
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Video YVWoQ3wJ4WY BoardGameCo Analysis at 2:38 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Deserves to be reprinted.
  • Low downtime even at high player counts.
  • Fantastic and amazing game.
  • A beauty of a game.
  • A gem.
  • Top 10 game for Assaf.
Cons
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Thematic elements
Comparison games
  • Civilization (video game)
  • Sid Meier's Civilization
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Area Control — Military elements and area control are present in the game.
  • Civilization Game Aspects — The game has some aspects of a civilization game, though not in the vein of more complex titles like Sid Meier's Civilization.
  • Euro game mechanics — The game incorporates elements like economy management and victory point collection, typical of Euro games.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • This is the number one civilization game that I have ever played in my life period.
  • Nobody's talking about the base game because the base game is not good. If you want just the base game, don't don't bother. Spare your money.
  • It's a true true 4X game which is already a rare thing.
  • Dark Ages is fantastic. It should be reprinted.
  • Euro games that don't feel like Euro games and Dark Ages is 100% one of them.
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Video ggBkWOpe-gQ Chairman of the Board Top List at 1:53 sentiment: negative
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Overall sentiment (raw)
negative
Pros
  • appealing on paper: medieval battles, engine-building and resource management
Cons
  • pace is too slow to get going; long churn before payoff
  • dice combat and overall pacing detract from enjoyment
Thematic elements
  • empire-building, resource management, and expansion
  • medieval civilization-building with exploration and defense against barbarians
  • grand strategy
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • 4X-like exploration/expansion — expanding territory and developing new areas as you progress
  • Combat: Dice — combat resolved via dice with risk and mitigation
  • Dice combat — combat resolved via dice with risk and mitigation
  • Engine Building — developing resources and capabilities over time to enable more advanced actions
  • Resource Management — balancing inputs to support growth and expansion
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Quotes (from this video)
  • there's next to no replayability of the game
  • it was too slow to get going it was such a churn and a slog to start gathering resources
  • i'd rather play one of those canonical classics
  • I would happily play this one again
  • it just felt like a bunch of different games mashed together in a pirate themed game
  • not for more experienced gamers
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