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Description
Sea of Legends is a narrative-driven, open-world tabletop game for 1-4 players. Swashbuckle and swindle your way to victory as one of four unique captains. Raid ports, bury treasure, fall in love, and defeat your nemesis, as you compete to become the most legendary pirate on the open sea.
Your decisions will make waves throughout the Caribbean as each player takes part in shared adventures woven together by our companion app. Choose wisely. In Sea of Legends, the fickle winds of fate can fill your sails or turn against you at any moment. Navigate the shifting tides as you pursue multiple paths to victory and forge your own tale.
Will you answer the call to adventure? The sea awaits.
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Nights Around a Table Discussion at 61:02:56 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Considered a great pirate game
- Currently on Kickstarter
Cons
- Thematically goofy elements might not appeal to all players.
Thematic elements
- Pirate game with goofy elements
- Pirate theme
Comparison games
- Dead Reckoning
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting — Mentioned as a key mechanic.
- Dice Rolling — Implied as part of the gameplay.
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Quotes (from this video)
- welcome everybody. welcome to all six of you good to see you
- omelet is going to be moderating for us for this very special this very special stream
- i don't know so if i missed something please let me know and chat if people subscribe or if things happen i'm not going to get notified
- we have the very best people
- i don't wanna miss any of these i don't wanna miss any and you might see my jammies don't don't be shocked don't be shocked to learn that i don't wear pants on stream or uh practically ever in my entire life
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Nights Around a Table Review at 0:11 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Fixes issues found in Merchants of Marauders
- Streamlined port actions
- App is available on PC and mobile
- Excellent miniatures
- Fun and engaging narrative choices
- Oozes personality
- Lighthearted and goofy writing
- Easier to teach than Merchants of Marauders
- Scales difficulty
- Cooperative-competitive gameplay with interesting decisions
Cons
- App can be buggy
- Potential app longevity concerns
- Requires a large table
- Misprints on some base game components (reprints available)
- Potential for players to get lost in the app integration
- Can be time-consuming, especially on stream
Thematic elements
- Pirates
- Caribbean
- Story-driven with choices and consequences
Comparison games
- Merchants of Marauders
- Dead Reckoning
- Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- App-driven gameplay — The game utilizes an app for managing events, stories, and game state, which is available on multiple platforms including PC.
- Area Control — Players can take over ports, which affects their notoriety and the game state.
- Cooperative-competitive — Players work together against the game's challenges but also compete individually to achieve victory conditions.
- Dice Rolling — Dice are used for combat and challenges, with various modifiers and crew abilities affecting the outcome.
- Modular Board — The game features different sea zones and ports that players navigate, with the board layout potentially being influenced by expansions.
- Set Collection — Players collect crew members and items, with certain combinations or values contributing to victory points.
- Storytelling/Events — The game incorporates narrative elements through story cards and app events that present choices with consequences.
- Variable player powers — Each captain has unique abilities, and players can influence their game through 'lover' and 'rival' mechanics that grant buffs or debuffs.
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Quotes (from this video)
- This is just one of the most fun games that I've played in the entire year
- This game fixes what went wrong with Merchants Marauders
- The minis are awesome
- Queer as hell
- It's silly it's goofy there's neat choices to make
- I haven't geeked out about this game about a game like this in a very long time
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Nights Around a Table Top List at 1:05 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Really enjoyable every time it's played.
- Don't care if you win or lose, just having fun.
- App fixes bugs and has stories.
- It's fun in the box.
- The story elements add to the theme.
- Fixes the problems of Merchants and Marauders.
- Splits up port actions making them faster.
- Co-opetitive gameplay is unique.
- Events make bad guys stronger as players improve.
- Player vs player combat is gentle.
- Has a sense of humor.
- Story text is pithy and respectful of player time.
- Upgrade to the app keeps the ship's log.
- Makes the player feel like a pirate.
Cons
- Bugs in the app were present but not game-breaking.
- Rulebook is hard to write in because rules are ambiguous.
- A natural 20 on a D20 for fame points can feel random.
Thematic elements
- Pirates
- App-assisted stories
Comparison games
- Merchants and Marauders
- Ziya: Legends of a Drift System
- My Father's Work
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- app-assisted — It's app assisted and that might turn you off, but it keeps the ship's log.
- Cooperative — This is a cooperative game but it's unique in that it's co-opetitive.
- Deck Building — It's a deck builder. People criticize it because they don't think it's deck building enough, but if certain cards come out that let you trash cards, it becomes more deck building.
- Player Elimination — Player killing so you can there's player versus player combat but it is so gentle that it's a setback.
- Work replacement — Work replacement, and then you have a deck and then you're drawing cards.
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Quotes (from this video)
- So these are the biggest shiniest examples of board games that we absolutely adore.
- It's fun in the Box.
- For me it's a theme all the way.
- It's just so smart and so cool.
- It's neat. It's unique. It's really cool. It's mechanic and services of theme which I think is really interesting.
- It's our backyard game so whenever I think of that game I think about being out in the sun I think about playing on the patio table.
- You will rather adulter than play this game with me.
- It's a sandbox game.
- It's the game that made me want to paint my minute.
- I absolutely despised I didn't like it all but I like to set these two up as as counter examples.
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UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 1:22:02 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Mixed
Pros
- Interesting simulation with NPC factions
- Thematic faction goals
- Complex AI programming
Cons
- Did not work well in a four-player game
- NPCs did not achieve their designed goals
- Turn times were long in a four-player game
Thematic elements
- Piracy
- Pirates
- Choose your own adventure
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- AI Flowcharts — NPC factions operate based on predefined AI flowcharts that dictate their behavior and targeting.
- Area Control — Factions attempt to take over and liberate ports, indicating an area control element.
- Choose Your Own Adventure — The game incorporates choose-your-own-adventure elements into its gameplay.
- NPC Faction Control — Players control NPC factions on their turn, influencing their actions and targets.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- You know, you know what's not a grumpy Lance for the rest of it and then I'm like you know what was not a grumpy
- When you have people that like actively work against the grain to make it less fun that just drives me absolutely crazy
- It's just like you you you you contact me you tell me to do this or else you can't do this so I do this and you still can't do what you told me but apparently they must have got a hold of them or something
- The whole thing was is that you had you had your order tokens where and they looked all they all faced down they all faced down and so you talk to people it's like look you need to like we need to work on like you know like sh up the yeah Shoring up this
- I don't know man what did I do where that happen recently
- You know it's like if look you know I'll give you a break or once you know you know we can try to like send this stuff out to you but you got to pay the you obviously trying to fleece me or or like it was your mistake you screwed up and you're looking for a way to try to like make it my fault so then like I'll send you some I'll send you something on the cheap
- I just don't care about the animals I mean I kind of did at at the beginning like oh wow there's so many cool different animals but there really that many different yeah yeah they're kind of almost there's a lot of the same stuff but it's starting slow then going yeah you got slow on this made a bunch of unique buildings which are that's not that's not a good strategy yeah unique buildings are not good because you only get the one bump from them when you buy them and never and never again
- It just it's it's it's very Vivid In My Memory because and it was like a couple of years ago but it it pisses me off that I that it happened
- You know it's like when um other people are just like oh yeah something came up what what okay you know just like and it's always like something that just you know doesn't seem I mean we're adults you just say okay fine I understand but it's just like you know it's like really you you you just found out your wife was going to be out of town going to a concert with her friends and and it's just like you know it's like you know I just and what do I know I mean my wife is very understanding about like my time and I say I'm going to go do this and she's like that's fine go ahead you know I mean like and I don't I can't speak to anybody else's you really sh that just drives me crazy and what really drives me crazy is that like when the person that is actually like in charge of the person the referee the game master the dungeon master when they're the flake and when they're like it's like when you we can't pin you down to a time and of you showing up and being available on a regular basis it like we can't play without you if you're the Lynch pin dude
- I would have rather he had just done his mind Hunter yeah sure I mean then I mean I don't I mean
- it's a pirating game and it's a choose your an adventure game that's pretty good
- my most favorite game of uh of space space base was when I was at the in California at the with the AG folks and we and we we busted out two copies and put them together and we had a game of uh 12 people crazy
- I don't like the the second expansion I think it adds Pointless Stuff to it
- man that chaos order game it's like good about it it's like every single person's little um your your faction has its own way of winning it's totally asymmetrical
- I ruined a book club with playing diplomacy
- Game of Thrones is good Kabuki
- I was taken aback by the massive amounts of intrigue that I didn't enjoy
- Chinatown is a fantastic game
- everything's binding you can't undo something
- Santiago I love Santiago
- that one's not binding either right no it is not binding at all you have to trust that people will give you the water
- Hegemony so if it if it's it's something you negotiate that can be fulfilled done right that now it's binding anything promised in the future is is not is not yeah
- the number one hot podcast in Hobbies was a knitting podcast
- the NFL is liable for 4.7 billion in Sunday Ticket
- the lawsuit claimed the league broke Anti-Trust laws by selling the package at an inflated price
- Deadpool and Wolverine oh Deadpool yeah
- Twisters comes out July 19th
- Inside out two anybody watch that
- The Right Stuff is a is a classic
- money in the bank you suspend a briefcase above the ring and 10 wrestlers fight it out for the briefcase
- McMahon still part of w no he's gone he's G he's gone yeah something happened with him he got disgraced or something
- well yeah he he he had arrested for sex trafficking so yeah
- everybody said oh it must be awesome working in board games no it's it's stressful and it is tough and it is I have I like every other job on the planet yeah it's just get over yourself
- hegemony so if it if it's it's something you negotiate that can be fulfilled done right that now it's binding anything promised in the future is is not is not
- I was taken aback by the uh massive amounts of intrigue that I didn't enjoy
- it literally took him like 60 70 hours to make and he said it just wasn't worth it because he wasn't getting paid for it
- I don't know man we we there was all kinds of that's also a game that had a this was my early days of gaming with my Dallas game group so
- I think patreon is really the the way of the future for that that kind of stuff
- YouTube is killing this Channel or this isn't working anymore or whatever
- The subscribers say the league restricted compensation by offering competition by offering Sunday Ticket only on a satellite provider so you basically had to buy satellite to get the Sunday Ticket
- I just don't care about the animals I mean I kind of did at at the beginning like oh wow there's so many cool different animals but there really that many different
- It's not that many yeah I don't know you know one person tells you out of like what 10,000 miss the booth
- so many companies are sending stuff so early to to people that people like it used to be that that the first time you you would see the game
- 90% of the people who came up were like big fans of the video game and and you know they're they're board gamers they're didn't even know the game existed
- I don't know what the hell the game is hold on let me see I can figure
- The problem is is David Fincher always has like other stuff going on it's the same reason why mind Hunter like ended which was like supposed to be five seasons long and they only got like two
- Enjoy the birthday of your country by blowing a piece of it up
- Vince McMahon is like million pages long
- Money in the bank you suspend a briefcase above the ring and 10 wrestlers fight it out for the briefcase need to need to get a ladder need to climb the ladder you need to grab the the the the briefcase inside the briefcase is a contract that guarantees a chance to to to to wrestle the champion and you can turn it in at any time you want
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Nights Around a Table Unboxing at 34:31 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Gorgeous
- Bigger than the board
- Board gets a little bit cramped with all the amazing minis
Cons
- Mats are thinner than other games' mats
- Mats do not have stitched edges
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I am pioneering a new term as of this video you heard it here first folks the term is TGOO which stands for thank God I missed out
- This is the kind of thing this is why I don't get to sleep is I just lay awake in bed langage changes right
- The moment you make the thing it's automatically trademarked but that isn't true for the United States
- The big dumb box for big dumb dummies fits perfectly in a cax cube isn't that so smart
- My tummy is saying it's time to wrap up
- The number one most frequently played game in our entire flipping collection
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Watch It Played Top 10 List at 12:35 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Rich narrative potential and app integration that supports evolving play.
Cons
- App-driven design may deter some players who prefer fully analog play.
Thematic elements
- piracy, swashbuckling, and intrigue
- pirate-themed open seas with a shared adventure
- narrative-driven, app-assisted progression
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- app-driven — Companion app weaves the adventure and governs events.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- It's time now to walk through the most famed geisha street, Hannah Makoji.
- And this really is an engine.
- Little Tavern's great. There's randomness to it. There's a lot of take that and a lot of silliness, but it really does just go over well.
- It's one of the alltime classic two player card games.
- There’s a great balance to be had just like a just like a good cup of coffee.
- Sea of Legends is one of those very app-driven games. It's fully app-driven.
- Riddle of the Sphinx expands Santorini into a cooperative campaign with riddles.
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The Dice Tower Analysis at 4:36 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- really like the idea of this
Cons
- the rules were terrible
- the app was not very well done
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Hey everybody, I'm Tom Vasel and welcome to look back where I take a look at reviews that I've done here in the Dice Tower. Last year this time, 5 years ago, 10 years ago, and 20 years ago and I tell you what I think about these games now if I think about them at all.
- So there you go folks, those are the games I reviewed one, five, 10, and 20 years ago.
- I'm Tom Vasel and this is look back on the Dice Tower.
- Hey, thanks for watching another video here on the Dice Tower. We really appreciate you stopping by and checking our things out. Thanks so much for joining us today and hey, if you really like what we're doing here at the Dice Tower then there are different ways to support the Dice Tower. One of those ways is through Patreon. We have links in the description to this video and we have links to lots of other things we do down there so definitely check it out but either way we're glad you watched us. Tell your friends about the Dice Tower. Until next time though, I'm Tom Vasel and I hope you enjoyed this video.
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Review at 4:14 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Fixes issues found in Merchants & Marauders
- Beautiful map with vibrant blue water
- Streamlined port actions make for faster turns
- App integration reduces board clutter
- Great miniature sculpts that inspired the host to paint
- Diverse and inclusive representation
- Variability through modular faction selection
- Engaging lover/rival mechanic
- High quality components in expansions (metal coins, translucent plastic)
Cons
- App has had ongoing issues
- Some players may not like app-assisted games
- Initial rulebook had some errors and iconography issues
- Storage for components can be cumbersome
- The 'update kit' cards may be confusing if you have newer printings
Thematic elements
- Pirates
- Caribbean
Comparison games
- Merchants & Marauders
- Spirit Island
- Settlers of Catan
- Lost Ruins of Arnak
- Dead Reckoning
- Monumental
- Wonderland's War
- Imperium Horizons
- Marvel (card game)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- App-assisted gameplay — An app is used to manage game elements and events, reducing clutter on the board.
- Card Drafting — Players can draft new crew members or choose lover/rival cards.
- cooperative play — Players work together to some extent, but with individual victory conditions.
- Dice Rolling — Dice are used for combat and other game actions, with options to upgrade dice.
- Modular Factions — Players select a combination of factions for each game, increasing variability.
- sandbox — Players have freedom to explore and choose their own objectives.
- Variable player powers — Different captains and factions offer unique abilities.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- In my opinion they fixed everything that was wrong with Merchants and Marauders and then added a ton of fun on top of that.
- If you're going to play a pirate game and it doesn't have blue blue water uh what are you even doing?
- I don't like Cooperative board games uh at all.
- I fell the heck in love with this game I adore it.
- It's a bit breezier, it's a bit heavier on the fun I think than Dead Reckoning.
- The artwork is goroo in this game.
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Shelfside Review at 2:09 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Fixes and enhancements based on feedback from base game
- More content and variability
- Better integration with Last Night expansion
Cons
- Potentially steep learning curve for new players
- Balance considerations with new mechanics
Thematic elements
- expansion-driven expansion to deepen the world
- Avalon region; new content themed after the Fall of Avalon
- expansion chapters that integrate with main story
Comparison games
- Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
- Last Night
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Expanded deck-building / encounter options — More varied encounters and options to influence play
- New traits and keywords — Adds new mechanics, keywords, and card interactions
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- the ending of Fall of Avalon is just asinine
- it's not satisfactory at all
- this is a 40-hour long tutorial
- the world of Tainted Grail is just so cool
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The Dice Tower Discussion at 1:29 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Issues have been fixed
Cons
- Had major rulebook and app issues
Thematic elements
- Seafaring adventure
- Ocean/maritime
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This is easily on this shelf. The most checked out game. Wonderlands War I see played every time.
- Foundations of Rome despite how big this game is. It gets checked out all the time.
- Everyone's really upset with Grimlord Games cuz they never delivered their last Kickstarter, but another company has picked it up.
- I don't I still don't understand why companies can't put names on the sides of their boxes. Come on now.
- Frostpunk, the board game if you're ready to have a depressing day.
- I think Mosaic is a fantastic civilization game. So fast and easy to play.
- People love Smashup. I have almost everything for Smashup, but it just barely gets played.
- Probably Twilight Imperium is my favorite of all these here, even though I don't play it that much.
- Last Kingdom is a kind of a really fun game from Games based on said TV series. Uh but pretty good. Think Game of Thrones style.
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Going Analog Interview at 4:25 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- rich thematic canvas and plenty of storytelling options
- good for groups who enjoy swashbuckling adventures
Cons
- kickstarter-era production and maintenance may vary
- not for players who want strict Euro mechanics
Thematic elements
- narrative-driven piracy and exploration
- pirate-themed open-sea adventures
- narrative sandbox with app-assisted components
Comparison games
- Merchants & Marauders
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- app_assisted_narrative — digital/story elements guide and augment pirate skirmishes
- story_navigation — players explore branches of stories and outcomes
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- this is the board game quiz show
- i'm quizmaster christina
- viewers you can feel free to pause after the questions to play along at home
- it's just great
- i started with agricola
- it's a fantastic game
- you can check out our bi-weekly podcast
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