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Game Info
Year
2015
Players
1-4
Age
14+
Playtime
120 min
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Description
Mistfall is a fully co-operative adventure game set in a fantasy world of mystery, eldritch powers and high adventure.
At the start of the game each player chooses a hero with a fixed deck of equipment and power cards, before embarking on a dangerous journey through a set of monster-ridden locations. Each hero also comes with a pool of advanced abilities that can be added to their basic deck during the game to customize and expand their powers. A variable board setup, randomized encounters and enemies, a simple but robust monster AI – all that makes for a game that is a varied and challenging experience both solitaire as well as with a group of up to three friends.
Gather up your resolve, check your gear and get ready to brave the unrelenting Mists. A world of perilous adventures awaits!
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The Dice Tower Discussion at 6:32 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
Cons
- Very complicated rules
- Haven't played it
Thematic elements
- RPG in cards
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- RPG — It's like a RPG in cards.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I know it has its own little like um uh you know sub cult of people who enjoy it.
- I don't particularly like it because I think it has a very strong rich get richer.
- If you start winning an Outpost you were going to continue winning because if your engine gets going faster than mine there's not much I can do about it.
- But yeah this one does not This one is one I wanted to like a lot more than I did.
- it's a good back and forth two-player game.
- I like the theme of it a lot. Seems like most music games I play aren't very good.
- I I find this one amusing.
- It almost feels like you could play it randomly and have the same amount of fun, but it's a nice way to pass some time.
- It's a great little filler.
- I don't think a lot of people have played this one.
- It was replaced by Nobody is Perfect, too, because they didn't get it right the first time.
- This is what a lot of people were talking about.
- It was one of those games that I saw a little bit of buzz and I was like, "Ooh, I'll have to play that sometime." and then never heard anything else about it.
- I think that's just a really solid two-player game from Catalia.
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Box of Delights Playthrough at 0:08 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Deep tactical layer with range, positioning, and shield management that rewards careful planning
- Tactile components (glass tokens, clear tracking) improve readability and immersion
- Robust player aids and explicit phase structure help players navigate complex rules
- Rewarding progression and meaningful upgrades via shop-like rewards and recovery options
Cons
- First-print typos noted; rule ambiguities (e.g., rounding in focus calculations) can slow down play
- Steep learning curve and setup time may deter new players from jumping in
- Encounter balance can feel punishing if players mismanage resources or underestimate the threat
Thematic elements
- Adventure through dangerous locations against beastmen and rival foes, with a focus on tactical combat and progression
- Plane of Ice, Wildlands, and quest-driven exploration with perilous encounters
- Campaign-like episodic quests with encounter cards, location reveals, and progression tokens guiding future rounds
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Deck-building / advancements — Players can discard resolve tokens during travel to buy advancements, shaping a personal deck that influences future actions and options.
- Enemy focus track and reinforcement — Enemies engage heroes based on a focus track, and the encounter includes a reinforcement mechanic if the level of threat rises.
- Location exploration and peril — Travel to a new location flips the location card, marks it with a wound, and triggers a perilous encounter with specific enemy types and setup rules.
- Range-based combat and shields — Attacks have a defined range; enemies have shields against physical or magical damage, requiring strategic target selection and card play to overcome shields.
- Reflexes, fast actions, and deck cycling — Fast actions can be repeated under rules, while reflexes provide situational responses; using cards moves them between zones (hand, hero area, discard) and influences future draws.
- Rest and restoration cycle — After encounters, players rest to heal and restore cards, with location modifiers providing additional recovery opportunities.
- Time track and enraged enemies — A time card can trigger enraged states for certain enemies, altering their behavior and threat level and pushing players toward resolution.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This is so cool, isn't it? I love it. I love it.
- It's just easier to see, you know, what's happening on each of the tracks.
- This is kind of like a deck building element in the game.
- I love it. I love it. And we haven't looked at the extra ones yet.
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