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2016
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Description
You and your adventuring companions are just returning to the bustling city of Greyport after your latest adventure. You are all looking forward to relaxing and spending some of your hard-earned loot at The Red Dragon Inn. The party will have to wait, though, because the city is under attack by evil monsters!
Battle for Greyport is a cooperative deck-building game based on the characters and world of The Red Dragon Inn. You will travel to important locations around the city, fighting epic battles and recruiting whatever heroes and items you can along the way. Each encounter presents more opportunities to improve your deck, but also brings more dire foes for you to face!
With five playable characters, seven different scenarios, and an assortment of variants, you can have a new game every time, adjusting the game’s difficulty as you improve.
Will you defend the city from the monsters and defeat their nefarious boss, or will the city (and the tavern!) be overrun?
The Red Dragon Inn: Battle for Greyport also contains two items for use with any of the standalone The Red Dragon Inn titles: Chronos the Time Mage character deck and Drog's Special Reserve drink card. The Deluxe Edition also includes Firewater of the Fire Mage and The Iridescent Wyvern.
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Board to Death TV - Board Game Reviews Review at 0:15 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Stands out with mechanics to be somewhat original.
- Provides enough player interaction and fun factor to keep players invested.
- Components punch out smoothly and are of good quality.
- Game is tactical and strategic.
- Distribution of probabilities on dice is sufficient.
- Solid replay value due to multiple scenarios, heroes, and card sets.
- Certainly surprised us and is worth checking out.
Cons
- Still doesn't get rid of the alpha gamer aspect in co-op.
- Reviewer was never a fan of the artwork style (though acknowledged it's consistent with the publisher's other game).
Thematic elements
- The fantasy world of The Red Dragon Inn
Comparison games
- The Red Dragon Inn
- Kronos the Time Magic
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Character progression — Players choose a character and start with a level one card, later replacing their hero card with the next highest level one.
- Combat — Players fight active monsters, with rules for attacking 'tank' monsters first and not attacking 'ranged' monsters last.
- cooperative play — It is explicitly stated to be a 'co-op deck builder'.
- Deck Building — The game is identified as a 'deck builder' and a 'co-op deck build'.
- Dice Rolling — Heroes or items may require rolling dice for damage, and the 'dice does add an element of luck'.
- recruitment — Players can recruit cards using 'recruitment coins' during the cleanup phase.
- scenario-based play — The review uses the 'introductory scenario the interrupted party' and mentions scenarios, conditions, monster decks, locations, and win/lose conditions.
- Taunt — A 'taunt' ability is available, allowing the player with the round marker to add a monster to their group.
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Quotes (from this video)
- this is our review of battle for greyport
- The Red Dragon Inn is a publisher's poster boy game.
- The game is very tactical and peppered with strategy.
- The dice does add an element of luck but how they spread the distribution of the probabilities on each is enough for me to give it a half Point penalty only.
- Battle for Greyport certainly surprised us and it's definitely worth checking out from us it scores a 7.5 out of 10.
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Hungry Gamer Review at 5:31 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Underappreciated
- Easy to transport from a convention
Cons
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Quotes (from this video)
- I was not granted a media badge, which means I have not gotten all of the emails from all the publishers about kind of what they have.
- Customs is a thing and customs is a nightmare.
- This is a game that I've said multiple times is the type of game that if I went to a booth and I did a demo of this, I would buy it right away.
- If you're flying, we all know how space work.
- I'm not leaving Gen Con without a Pookie Plushie.
- I'm going yoink and I'm taking one.
- If you come find me and you say, 'I'm hungry for promos,' I will give you a promo card of your choice.
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Hungry Gamer Playthrough at 0:09 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Delightful game
- Great co-op
- Great deck builder
- Fun to play
- Character builds up well (Natalie)
Cons
- Very hard, often don't make it to the third round
- Can be overwhelming with the number of threats
- Mistakes can be made easily
- Requires full healing between rounds to manage difficulty
Thematic elements
- Fighting off attackers on a sailing vessel with arcane gnomeish craftsmanship
- Enchantment Park
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Ambush — The host mentions an 'ambush' mechanic where a monster moves to an active location.
- Cleave — The host mentions using abilities with 'cleave' to hit multiple targets.
- cooperative play — The host refers to it as a cooperative deck builder and discusses playing with characters like Natalie and Brin against the game.
- Cursed — A specific enemy, the Arcane Wyvern, is described as 'cursed.'
- Deck Building — The host repeatedly refers to the game as a deck builder and discusses recruiting cards to their deck.
- Ferocious — A monster is described as 'ferocious' and follows the player.
- Hand Size Reduction — The transcript mentions 'That player's hand size is reduced by one for the round.'
- Mounted Enemies — The transcript describes 'mounted pirates' and 'pirates riding dragons.'
- pierce — The host mentions abilities with 'pierce' that seem to bypass defenses or affect targets differently.
- Raids — The transcript mentions 'raid two' and 'raid ability', indicating a mechanic where threats escalate or attack.
- recruit — The host discusses recruiting cards from markets into their deck.
- Retire Card — The host mentions retiring cards from their hand or discard pile as a reward or strategic choice.
- Shield — The host gains 'shields' which seem to block damage.
- Snipes — The host uses abilities that 'snipe' targets, often for specific damage amounts.
- Taunt — The host uses abilities described as 'taunt' to draw enemy attention.
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Quotes (from this video)
- And as I've said many times on the channel, this is my favorite deck builder.
- Definitely my favorite cooperative deck builder.
- So, I kind of won either way.
- And I bet that I could beat one of the Slugfest team and if I did, I got a free Dragon Breath ale tiki mug.
- this one's so hard. So, so hard.
- for those of you that have never played this game, it is just so so delightful and I cannot recommend it enough.
- intensely underrated.
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UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 1:26:12 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
- It's a good game.
- A lot of fun doing that.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Pirates
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Deck Building — The game is a deck builder.
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- Battle Station's Lightseed, that would be great. I could use another pair of eyes on it.
- Don't all volunteer at once, y'all.
- I feel like that that that needs to be a a card that you can get in the uh Empire's End expansion or after the Empire expansion. Politically motivated and grouchy.
- So that's homework for next week. Bring bring those three and and we'll uh we'll discuss.
- I would say my favorite game designer is Ryan Mock basically because he somehow managed to make a really good game lugging that anchor Evan behind him.
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