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Year
2024
Players
2-4
Age
14+
Complexity
2.3/5
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Description
A cooperative fantasy dungeon crawler where heroes explore the mysterious Hawthorn Point through narrative-driven tactical scenarios with an accompanying app.
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Hungry Gamer Top List at 14:05 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Previewed and enjoyed.
- Likes the test system.
- Likes the cool initiative system.
Cons
- Some people have said they didn't stick the landing on the delivery.
Thematic elements
- Fantasy world
- App-driven story
Comparison games
- Infinity Defiance
- Aristeia
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- app integration — Uses an app for story and other elements.
- dice mechanics — Mentioned as part of the gameplay.
- Dungeon Crawl — The game is described as a dungeon crawl.
- Initiative system — Features a 'cool initiative system' that the reviewer liked.
- Test System — Uses a system similar to Aristeia's 'test system'.
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Quotes (from this video)
- gimme and that is Dead Men Tell No Tales because we're going to go up and visit a friend of mine and his wife.
- this was my number two game of the year last year.
- Love the theme, love the look of it. I actually painted all the minis and I really, really enjoy it.
- This is just a fun tableau builder action selection game with a fun little gimmick bit of the minions that kind of hold the dice over their head and it's just really really fun, really clever, and I really do enjoy Collab
- Finally, thank you to Noble Knight Games the channel sponsor.
- Thank you to all of the channel members. I greatly appreciate that you are willing to not only give me your time, but give a little bit of money each month to help support the channel.
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Hungry Gamer Analysis at 23:07 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- App integration for one-off scenarios
- Quick game option available
Cons
- Heard feedback that it didn't 'stick the landing'
- Lots of initial feedback suggesting it didn't meet expectations
Thematic elements
- Dungeon crawl
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- app-driven — Luckily in the app they have it set up for just one-off scenarios you can do.
- scenario-based — So if you just want if you just want a quick game, you can play one quick game.
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Quotes (from this video)
- It's one of those games that's greater than the sum of its parts.
- The way you explore the dungeon is so unique.
- It's focused on strong female characters, which most games aren't.
- The only huge downside right now is it's nearly impossible to get in the United States because of uh trade wars and shipping is insane...
- Make sure whatever you're doing, make sure you're having fun.
- We are so blessed with variety.
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Hungry Gamer Analysis at 1:16:00 sentiment: other
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Previously exciting, but uncertain if it will make the top 10.
Pros
none
Cons
- Uncertainty about finishing the campaign.
Thematic elements
none
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- It's one of those games that's greater than the sum of its parts.
- The way you explore the dungeon is so unique.
- It's focused on strong female characters, which most games aren't.
- The only huge downside right now is it's nearly impossible to get in the United States because of uh trade wars and shipping is insane...
- Make sure whatever you're doing, make sure you're having fun.
- We are so blessed with variety.
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One Stop Co-op Shop Analysis at 4:13 sentiment: negative
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Overall sentiment (raw)
negative
Pros
- Core mechanics are pretty cool
Cons
- Actively say I think is kind of bad
- Totally messed up the balance
- Messed up the balance of defense and offense
- Grind of how long it takes to fight these enemies and for them to hurt you was just an odd system
- Was not for me
- Definitely a call
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Balance Issues — The host felt the balance of defense and offense was messed up, and the grind was odd.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Seven games kept out of 12. Although some of these were like favorites. They got reprints or, you know, competitive coverage of my favorite games ever or expansions for some of my favorite games ever. So, only a few of these are really surprising, I would say.
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Hungry Gamer Top List at 1:59 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Enjoyed playing a one-off scenario.
- Will dive into the campaigns.
- Looking forward to painting heroes and having more variety.
Cons
- App crashing requires starting over.
- Had to start over a few times.
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- app-driven — Can do one-off scenarios in the app, but if the app crashes, you have to start over.
- Campaign — Campaigns are about five games long.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- And before I jump into any of this, this is the last full monthly menu of the year.
- And what that does is it kind of takes away the advantage for games that are much shorter.
- I am going to be happy if I got three of the five picked for the month.
- It's not perfect because if the app crashes or something, you have to start the whole thing over, which was a little bit of a bummer.
- Short answer is yes. I am going to dive in.
- It was a tense hard game that came down to the last two turns if we were going to be able to survive and we did.
- It has a very cool simple solo mode where you're pulling little tokens out of a bag and that's sending the bot you're playing around.
- And the art is just so great in that game.
- Because I only played it solo several times, and I played Uprising solo several times, but also played a four-player game, which is much, much lengthier, the tiebreak went to my actual number five, which is Uprising: The Curse of the Last Emperor.
- The solo mode just really opens this game up as something that I will play so much more than I have in the past.
- Just really, really great game. Really enjoy it and definitely has new life for me.
- And this is a game that I'll say that I think should be played either solo or with three or four players. I don't think it shines at two.
- And I definitely didn't shine at two cuz I lost that game 25 to one. Got utterly smashed.
- And it's rare for me to play a game and get beaten so badly that I'm just like, well, this is just miserable. And I definitely got there at one point.
- Still want to keep playing and smashed so bad that I was like, is this game over yet? Still want to keep playing.
- It's not an Andromeda's Edge Killer. Different games. They just both say Andromeda. Simmerred down Luke Lori and Peter Vaughn. That's all I'm saying.
- And this is a Rhino Kenichia game from All Play. though. I am pretty sure it is a reimagining reworking of one of his older games.
- And this is one that uses the Dutch auction system where you're trying to get cards and the longer you wait, the cheaper things are. And someone can jump in and they got to pay full price.
- And it's a super point solid game with a fair amount of chaos, a fair amount of randomness thrown in there.
- It's really a fun, clever little game and one that I'm definitely gonna be taking with me to the next local con as one to kind of get out on the table, play quick.
- This game is takes three minutes to teach, takes five minutes to play and it's just so much fun.
- You are throwing down cards, tiles as it were, and you take a picture of everything and the app does everything you need.
- It has all these variants with all these asteroids you can flip one way or the other or player powers you can turn on or off and it's just a blast.
- Just one of the best low stress games. It's very high stress but very low stress because when we play we do like six or eight second turns.
- Really, really clever. Really, really fun. Really enjoy it.
- And this and now that I actually have a copy, this is one that I suspect you're going to be seeing on monthly menus fairly regularly going forward.
- And one of the best things about being a board game media person is every once in a while you get to meet really cool people.
- And in this case, several years ago, I got to e meet and then eventually at conventions met in person. I got to meet Jerry Hawthorne, the designer, and we become gaming buddies.
- And we played through the entire second campaign. And threequarters of that we played this month and just a great time.
- Had a great time playing through the story. And uh we didn't do very well.
- And I learned something. I learned that it is possible to complete the campaign and still kind of lose the campaign, which was just so funny and I'm really excited to play more of it.
- As I said, I don't have any except for Sea Shanties, which is on the list, and then everything that is on my game of the year contenders.
- Noble Knight Games is the place to go.
- Thanks to all the channel members. I'll point out that we have two new members this month, and I'm very excited about that.
- The little bit of money that comes in through memberships is just such a boon for me.
- Well, there you have it, folks. This is the last regular monthly menu of 2025.
- And finally, if you happen to be in the San Francisco Bay area, come come play some games with me at Kubicon Fall, which is the weekend of November 15th in Berlingame.
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Hungry Gamer Top List at 3:35 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Had a good time with it
- Enjoyed it
- Glad I played through that
Cons
- Didn't quite stick the landing
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Campaign play — played through one of the campaigns. I played through the Kickstarter bonus campaign.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- And so there we have the new list. And as you can see we got Flamecraft Duel's played which is a really good head-to-head two-player cozy game set in the world of Flamecraft with the adorably cute theme of this is the lunchtime game that the Flamecraft dragons play tiling.
- The deluxe edition is just a freaking triumph [snorts] of production. Beautiful beautiful game.
- This is a very cool production. It looks like a book.
- Really clever game in that it uses this idea of you place multiple workers down on each space that you do and that determined who gets to act first. And then all the worker placement spots activate in order.
- It is the most generic name with the most beige-y generic looking boards. But really good.
- It's not a flip and write game but it's basically a flip and write game except instead of writing you have little cubes you're putting out. And it's just a really satisfying fast game and the way it works out and the way the cards come out and the way you get to customize your own board, it's a really really satisfying game.
- everything I'd heard was it didn't quite stick the landing and it didn't quite stick the landing but I did have a good time with it.
- This is a co-op real-time word game that is just so very clever.
- And one of the cool things about this new expansion is this is one of those expansions that is a sometimes used. And I find that that is very very rare.
- This was all the rage at Gen Con and what a cool game.
- It's probably Mrs. Hungry Gamer's favorite game.
- This is a dungeon crawl that's actually a pretty light and simple dungeon crawl as far as the gameplay goes but like a Dungeon Universalis has all of the rules that you can imagine. Rules for almost everything and the s- stick is it has this beautiful cardboard scenery. I mean beautiful scenery.
- This is not one that's like a Tales from the Red Dragon Inn or a Wanderer's Cult of Barnacle Bay that I'm like, 'Okay, yeah, get this to the table.' This is one that I'm going to play by myself a lot.
- I really like adventure card games. I don't really care about Cthulhu. So, I'm curious how this is going to drive for me.
- And he [clears throat] loved it. He played it multiple times at the con. And so, now I'm extra excited to play this game.
- This is a game that was my honorable mention game of the year two years ago as kind of like my heavier than normal game for me that I thought was really really good.
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Hungry Gamer Review at 0:14 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Really good character variety that plays very differently.
- A lot of control over actions and freedom in how they are performed.
- Players get to pick and mix different character abilities each scenario.
- Face-to-face dice rolls feel thematic and exciting, with interesting symbols triggering effects.
- The app integration makes story, checks, and enemy tracking easy.
- The mechanic of tinge cards (corruption) powering up characters while being a negative is liked.
- The initiative system is clever and works well, with multiple activations per round.
- Regular events on the initiative track add interest and interaction.
- Solid game, better than plenty of crawlers played.
- Plays quick with lots of interesting stuff.
- Minis look pretty darn good.
- Doesn't take up a lot of space, decently small box.
Cons
- App has misses, like the inability to zoom out when setting up territory tiles on a small phone screen.
- Combat can feel like a slog, a war of attrition rather than a satisfying takedown.
- The town phase between scenarios lacks depth.
- Random events in the event phase feel disconnected from the story.
- Managing four full characters with all their abilities and gear can feel overwhelming.
- Iconography can be overwhelming and lead to missing things.
- Initiative tokens for bad guys are hard to identify without clear labeling.
- So much lore is present but not well-explained, making it hard to follow the story without prior knowledge.
- Rulebook is hard to find things in and lacking in lore explanation.
- Did not hit the 'great' heights hoped for.
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Infinity Defiant
- Oath Sworn
- Tales from the Red Dragon
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- action selection — Players place cubes on their character card to activate actions, with different requirements for activating spots.
- app integration — An app is used for story delivery, tracking checks, enemy health, and managing spoils.
- character abilities — Characters have basic powers, unique abilities triggered by actions, and can choose new abilities each scenario.
- Dice Rolling — Face-to-face dice rolls are used for combat, where damage dice, armor dice, and special symbols are rolled simultaneously.
- Resource Management — Players manage spoils to buy consumables and deal with 'stain' and 'tinge' cards that affect characters.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I really, really enjoyed, but eventually let go because I just couldn't gro the rules.
- It just did so many things that I really liked. I thought it improved upon the basic dice system which I really liked.
- So, I really like the way that that works. I also really like, as I said, this action selection.
- This is awesome, thematic and great.
- But what really makes it work and really makes it feel like you are fighting something is sometimes, not all the time, but sometimes the bad guys, their defense dice hit you back and they do damage back to you.
- The theory behind it is great, but they just feel really random and that doesn't necessarily feel connected to the story at large.
- And because the story expected me to know a lot of that, I had a hard time again groing the entire story, which I think was pretty interesting.
- this is a solid solid game. It is better than plenty of crawlers that I've played.
- And I think this is one that is a solid game that could have been great.
- So, I like all of that. Doesn't take up a lot of space. It's a decently small box.
- So, so this is one that I recommend if all those things that I said as quibbles aren't going to bother you.
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