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2010
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Description
Castle Ravenloft Boardgame by Bill Slavicsek, Mike Mearls and Peter Lee
The master of Ravenloft is having guests for dinner – and you are invited!
Evil lurks in the towers and dungeons of Castle Ravenloft, and only heroes of exceptional bravery can survive the horrors within. Designed for 1-5 players, this boardgame features multiple scenarios, challenging quests, and cooperative gameplay.
Each player selects a hero; a ranger, rogue, warrior, cleric, or wizard. On their turn, each player can explore further into the dungeon (turn over new tiles), move through the already explored parts of the dungeon, and fight monsters. When a new dungeon tile is revealed, there is typically an encounter of some sort, and new monsters to fight are added. Slain monsters reward the players with treasure, and experience points, allowing them to level up and increase their skills during play. Players must cooperate to stay alive, slay the monsters, and achieve the goal of their quest. Each scenario has a different goal - from retrieving a relic, to slaying a vampire lord.
Integrates with:
Dungeon Command: Blood of Gruumsh
Dungeon Command: Curse of Undeath
Dungeon Command: Sting of Lolth
Dungeon Command: Tyranny of Goblins
Dungeon Command: Heart of Cormyr
Can also integrate with:
Dungeons & Dragons: Castle Ravenloft Board Game
Dungeons & Dragons: The Legend of Drizzt Board Game
Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of Ashardalon Board Game
Dungeons & Dragons: Temple of Elemental Evil Board Game
Dungeons & Dragons: Tomb of Annihilation Board Game
Dungeons & Dragons: Waterdeep – Dungeon of the Mad Mage Board Game
Dungeons & Dragons: Ghosts of Saltmarsh Board Game
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The Dice Tower News at 31:56 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- popular universe for Dungeons & Dragons
- fun
- great for families
- easy to play
- reprint of an older game
- can mix and match heroes and monsters from different sets
Cons
- players had issues with the original
- a marsh zombie in Castle Ravenloft because that's the card drawn
- regular version is $100
- premium edition is $200
Thematic elements
- Vampire
- Castle Ravenloft
- cooperative game with a D20 system
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- cooperative play — A cooperative game where players use abilities to move and fight, rolling a d20 to attack.
- Dungeon Crawler — Players go through a dungeon with their characters and fight monsters, leveling up once over the course of the game.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- "Goodest Good mornings to you all."
- "If you didn't back our game found, you get a a passing hello."
- "Good luck, Tom."
- "They're ending on a high note. They're going out with a bang or an explosion or"
- "Apparently taking the world out with them."
- "This is the Deutsche Spiel Price."
- "Wow. Really? That is that is getting such love. I do not get it."
- "I think it must be a bigger deal in Germany, right, than it is."
- "Welcome to the Shire."
- "No, I want welcome to Mordor."
- "We just made everything up about that. We do not know what they're doing with it. That's just us guessing."
- "I JUST WANTED TO CLICK SOMETHING."
- "In other news, I GOT FIVE PENS."
- "Um I don't like this also because you get one of those and you're like, 'What does this do again?'"
- "Yeah, I have to say the my favorite weird one I've ever seen released was a Kickstarter from some publisher, I forget who did it was the pendants."
- "Fantastic."
- "This is the size of a Calllex. Not a Call Cube. A Call."
- "Stop doing this stuff and get me more Final Titan."
- "You are the only one that played the Greek."
- "Did you know what I mean?"
- "This is very much in their wheelhouse right now. Bring this back."
- "2016 is one of the best years of gaming for for sure."
- "I wrote yours down so we can"
- "I have a kneeling bench. Any I kind of I don't need anymore, man."
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Rolling Dice & Taking Names Top List at 18:43 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Holds special place in heart for family memories.
- Great memories from early Gen Con experiences.
- Played extensively with family.
Cons
- Dungeon crawlers have gotten a lot better over the years.
- Likely to play newer versions over this one.
Thematic elements
- Dungeon Crawler
- D&D universe
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Dungeon Crawler — A game that falls under the dungeon crawler genre.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Lorenzo that's that is the number one game I would not get rid of
- This is a game that I think people who like thinking games would like this as a filler
- for me a lot of rolling rights I've played has been like a pusher luck
- Castles of Burgundy was kind of a thinkI game and also think it translated well from the board game to the to the dice game this is the same thing
- The two things you like in games quick and dice and that's exactly what a rolling ride is exactly
- This game is a very hard game to master it will challenge you it will frustrate you but it was fun but special relations are not a thing for me
- A mark of a good game for me am i when I look at these things is a game that I even though if it hurts and I'm not good at it I always look at and say I can do better I will play it again so I can prove to myself that I can do better
- The Game Designers Documentary is a behind the scenes look at designers in their process for making games
- if you missed it you got a chance to go and be able to get a copy and get a digital copy you can get a physical copy but this is one project that was very interested in
- you may not realize you know the people behind the games were these designers and this stuff that they have to go through
- that is the outburst game table that is currently they'll be on Kickstarter on June 27th
- He's a pinball wizard and that's as far as I can go man
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The Discriminating Gamer Top List at 4:58 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Spooky theme
- Loved the theme, felt like horror
- Fun battles
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Dungeons and Dragons, horror
- Castle Ravenloft
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Play — Great cards and artwork.
- questing — Dungeons and Dragons put out kind of in these box lines where you're questing and and there's monsters that come out at you.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Builders of Balders's Gate is a great city building game where you are getting these building cards and kind of forming a tableau in front of you, but you also there's a bit of a push your luck aspect here.
- It's really a lot of fun. We actually had a blast with this game. Absolutely fell in love with it. I love this kind of when I talk about Euros, this is the kind I absolutely love. Deeply thematic, beautiful production, great minis for parts of the buildings, the fortifications that you build, and just really fun.
- There's a great tension there because you never knew where the attack was going to hit next because it's a it's a pull from a bag and really a lot of fun.
- Dungeons and Dragons Conquest of Nearoth is essentially Axis and allies in Dungeons and Dragons. Instead of bombers, you've got uh dragons. Instead of tanks, you've got wizards, right?
- It does not reward turtling. You can't just sit there and build up. You've got to go out and attack. That's how you're going to score points in the game.
- This is a great light war game. Some great minis. I love the the dice you're rolling. You're rolling different kinds of dice. It's a tremendous tremendous light war game with this wonderful Dungeons and Dragons theme.
- I am sad it is no longer in print.
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Rob's Tabletop World Discussion at 5:10
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Dungeons & Dragons
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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Watch It Played Rules Teach at 4:52 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Castle Ravenloft
Comparison games
- Wrath of aardon
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- this episode of watch it played is brought to you by game on looking for great board games what about role playing games and collectible card games or MERS find all this and more plus great prices and friendly service at game on in somerside Prince ever Island
- I want to say thanks to drown metal for contributing to this episode drown has been around since the very beginning when we did the Mansions of Madness videos and I'm glad you stuck around
- I don't know maybe the 720p resolution is going to be a bit of a curse for me cuz you guys are catching everything
- well it's not a problem what they say in the game is you only have to lay tiles on the exposed edges of the dire chamber entrance so if there's no room then you don't have to lay a tile there it just means you'll have a smaller chamber
- I couldn't find a rule that specifically addressed it but in my opinion this is not an unexposed edge until a hero gets over there and opens the door so if you know otherwise or have a rules reference that you can point me to please write in the comments and I'll update that in the next video
- the items have different things on them for instance like this one here says you use it during your hero phase and that doesn't take up a move or attack action
- I almost feel like I'm I don't even want to play with these anymore when I saw I just want to Turf them no it was wicked really nice paint job
- I'm sure of it okay so next what happens just gained five um so now it's so since it's already on a tile with a hero it's just going to do two damage to this
- I'm sorry am I boring you here no I'm a little tired okay end of a long week at school I understand okay
- thanks for tuning in and uh next time you see Andrea the hiccups will be gone hopefully
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Allies or Enemies Discussion at 5:27 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed to positive
Pros
- Card-based dungeon crawler with thematic flair
- Good entry point for D&D-adjacent board games
Cons
- Some players feel the system is a precursor rather than a fully modern dungeon-crawler
Thematic elements
- heroic dungeon exploration with card-driven encounters
- Dungeons & Dragons dungeon-crawl in Castle Ravenloft
Comparison games
- Gloomhaven
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card-driven events — Encounter cards drive the narrative and challenges.
- Cooperative Game — Players work together to overcome encounters and progress through a dungeon.
- cooperative play — Players work together to overcome encounters and progress through a dungeon.
- Events — Encounter cards drive the narrative and challenges.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- reaching 5,000 that's that's huge we never thought we would get this
- this channel has given us the chance to meet people who watch
- we wanted to make what we were saying would be what we would be if we didn't get a free
- it's amazing that this stuff happens
- our world had been opened up to this whole other level of board games
- there's no 100% right answer
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