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Stronghold is a game telling the story of a siege. Players take opposite sides, one has to defend the stronghold, the other has to break into the castle as soon as possible. As time passes, defenders get Victory Points every turn for their efforts on the walls.
The game board represents the stronghold itself as well as the surrounding terrain, where enemy forces are placed and whence they proceed to the walls.
The defender has a small number of soldiers manning the walls, while the invader has an infinite legion of attacking creatures. A desperate fight is taking place every single turn. The invaders build war machines, equip their soldiers, train them and use black magic rituals to achieve victory. Meanwhile, defenders repair walls, build cannons, train soldiers, and do everything they can to hold the castle as long as possible.
Year Published
2009
Transcript Analysis
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Three Minute Board Games general_discussion at 4:17 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- historical/fantasy warfare
- medieval siege warfare and castle management
- grand strategy with siege elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- area control / war game — players contend for map control and resources in a siege environment.
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Quotes (from this video)
- there's something intrinsically incredibly rewarding about winning a game with a faction no one thinks is any good
- i love games that understand that family friendly doesn't have to be boring and awful
- the fact that there's a game for everyone out there is pretty cool
- i love designing board games
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Three Minute Board Games general_discussion at 2:21 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Solid game
- Still in print
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Siege warfare
- Medieval fortress
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- I used to call this a shelf of shame that was a pretty common thing to call it back in the day and I don't never really liked that term because I don't feel shame that I haven't got to these games
- this is mostly work like this is just a backload of things I probably should get to
- people will still be looking for it
- it doesn't matter if the game is like 20 years old people will still be looking for it
- I've painted this one and I spent a lot of time doing it
- there's no point putting them on the channel I think both of them have been out of print for like a decade
- one of the worst kickstarters by one of the worst studios in board gaming history
- Golden Bell Studios did everything wrong you could possibly think of
- purely toxic company run by incredibly terrible people
- it would be kind of a joke that I'd be able to do a three minute video of feudum
- this game has a tutorial video online that's like 40 minutes long
- The Rose explanation video feels like a parody but it's actually how the game is played
- nothing personally to me puts me off playing a game that then sitting down unboxing it and having a craft assignment
- stop making me spend hours assembling your damn games
- this is an uncontrollable mess right now
- I'm a full-time dad and I'm really doing this in the evenings
- I have a finite space and also it just puts pressure and stress on me having a whole bunch of crap there that I know I'm not going to get to
- I'm going to do a big cull
- I will be published by this company but that doesn't mean I'm going to be slavishly devoted to every single game they put out
- I am a sucker for cute animal games like I really am
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Unknown Channel top_3_list at 3:08 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- strong thematic flavor of siege warfare
- flavorful you-are-there feel with multiple scenarios
- encourages vivid storytelling and tactical imagination
Cons
- randomized elements can disrupt narrative flow
- expansion content influences balance
Thematic elements
- siege warfare and fortress defense
- medieval castle siege with defenders and attackers
- story-driven siege scenarios with dynamic battle narrative
Comparison games
- Dixit
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- asymmetric roles — Defenders vs attackers with distinct abilities and win conditions.
- infrastructure/battle progression via siege engines — Attackers deploy siege engines that are deliberately inaccurate but improve with misses.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Conan really captures the essence of those Robert E. Howard stories
- it's like a Conan story is playing out even to the fact that many of the characters are different in every story you listen to
- there's a ton of storytelling potential
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