Game Info
Year
2023
Players
1-2
Age
14+
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Description
Snap Ships Tactics is a revolutionary miniatures battle game you play with modular, fully customizable ship models.
In the future, humanity is under constant attack from a brutal alien hive mind known as The Komplex. Facing them are the pilots of the Forge: commanders of spacecraft known as Snap Ships. Fast attack craft, interceptors, armored bombers, dropships, and support craft - Snap Ships are constructed from modular components allowing ships to be outfitted on-the-fly for the specific mission at hand.
In Snap Ships Tactics, each player builds a custom miniature ship (or a squadron of them) and commands them in intense tactical combat over a series of rounds. Ships are completely modular and built from a library of hundreds of unique plastic components. Ships maneuver across a freeform battlefield, as players allocate power to their ship's unique systems to move, evade, and fire many different weapons. They can take advantage of battlefield hazards and terrain to gain the upper hand and seek to destroy the ships in their opponent’s squadron.
Game Features:
BUILD a ship from scratch and equip it to fit your play style
DETAILED miniatures using the quick-to-build yet high fidelity Snap Ships system
BATTLE across a configurable play space using an innovative movement system
HUNDREDS of components to choose from across multiple ship and unit sizes
VS, CO-OP and SOLO modes with a card driven AI system that lets you dogfight against the game
Snap Ships Tactics: because the best ship is the one you create!
—decription from the designer
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Bower's Game Corner Preview at 0:32 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Doubles in size with expansion and reprint.
- Award-winning game.
- Visually appealing with gorgeous booth presence.
- Clear 'Can you do it?' message established early.
- Well-executed video with good shots showcasing the game.
- Millions of new combinations possible due to double the parts.
- No other game allows building as quickly and creatively.
- Unique stats and abilities for each component make ships play, look, and fight differently.
- Offers tactical gameplay and movement on the map.
- Described as a lifestyle game, akin to X-Wing or Warhammer.
- Highly customizable units.
- Clean and clear pledge structure.
- Nice and functional add-on section.
- Revised core rules and clarification of edge cases are provided.
- Excellent Toy Factor (10/10).
- Customer service is great.
- Slams hard on 'Do I want it?'
- Funded in one hour.
Cons
- Main image is a smidge bit blurrier than others.
- The 'Can you do it?' aspect is hard to gauge for a $350 all-in pledge due to it being two Kickstarters worth of content and marketing more towards more players, which may not be as appealing.
- The value proposition of the $350 all-in is questioned due to the focus on multiplayer, which diminishes for larger player counts.
- The bonus unlocks are not clearly highlighted on the page.
- The Capital Ships Box expansion's conveying of its purpose was not strong enough at the end of its video.
- It's a 'lifestyle game' which may not appeal to everyone, as the host doesn't typically play them.
Thematic elements
- Constructible miniature game involving battleships and capital ships.
Comparison games
- X-Wing
- Star Wars X-Wing
- Mage Wars
- Warhammer
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Constructible miniatures — The game is an award-winning constructible miniature game that doubles in size with new parts and capital ships. Players can build and rebuild ships with infinite variety.
- cooperative play — Co-op or team-based action is available.
- Deck Building — Implied through the discussion of spellbooks in Mage Wars as a comparable game where planning in advance is part of the appeal.
- Modular — The game is described as modular, suggesting a customizable setup.
- player vs player — Battle head-to-head.
- Solo Play — Players can play epic scenarios in solo mode.
- Worker Placement — Each ship you fly is like a little worker placement puzzle, where you're trying to fit your worker.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- Oh my god, Lego beats X-Wing.
- Each ship you fly is like a little worker placement puzzle.
- Toy factor of absolute 10 out of 10.
- And they're making a rival to Legos and that should really be a question, but they slam so hard on do I want it.
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BoardGameCo Rules Teach at 0:02 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Engaging toy factor with modular ship building.
- Encourages creativity in designing custom ships.
- Clear instructions make assembly straightforward.
- Satisfying assembly process, similar to LEGO.
- Cool feature of releasing a smaller ship from a larger one.
Cons
- Assembly can be time-consuming.
Thematic elements
- space skirmish with buildable battleships
- space
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action/Launch mechanism — A specific feature allows a smaller ship (rover) to be released from the larger battleship by pressing a button.
- Interchangeable parts — The parts of the ships can be interchanged and connected in various ways to create different ship configurations.
- Modular Building — Ships are constructed by snapping together various parts, allowing for customization and the creation of unique designs.
- Ship assembly — Players assemble different ship models from kits, with clear instructions and variant build options.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- It's assembling little SnapShips. They all snap together. You can create your own designs. You can go ahead and use the kits they have. You can kind of build your armaments as you go.
- If you are a fan of LEGO, this will all be very familiar. It's that kind of thing.
- So, you get the release of the little uh you know little little rover that's running around.
- My son who is a LEGO master builder... he's going to be going ahead and grabbing a whole bunch of assorted snapship parts and putting together a capital ship for you.
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Nights Around a Table Discussion at 1:44
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Pros
none
Cons
- Can't get it.
Thematic elements
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none
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Mechanics unknown.
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Quotes (from this video)
- do you have a grail game do you have a holy grail game
- board gaming is my hobby and my job so most of the games that i really want i just buy
- the thrill is in the hunt am i right
- i have so many unplayed pieces of cardboard in my house
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The Discriminating Gamer Review at 1:32 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
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Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I'm super disappointed. I was so close to winning the most congested nose competition, but then I blew it.
- It's a toy and yet it's a really really fun game, a really fun miniatures game.
- I forgot how much I love Snap Ship Tactics.
- Really, really, really, really love Snap Ship Tactics as a system.
- And this box just brings more of a good thing to your table.
- I'm going to give Snap Shship Tactics Swarm Box an eight out of 10.
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