Street Masters: Tide of the Dragon

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• Action brawler — this little fun action brawler game.

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• Welcome to Shelf Life, the monthly series where I look at games I covered about six or seven months ago and let you know whether they're still in my collection.
• This is a solo cooperative adventure game, very much influenced by Arkham Horror, uh, but it's got a cyberpunk theme.
• I think if you went to Great Western Trail, you should trail elsewhere.
• And yeah, this is the best Assassin's Creed has been.
• And hey, this is my only keep for the month.
• This is sort of like a worker placement game. It's kind of crisis management like Pandemic, but then you also like go on dates and have uh friendships with some of the characters.
• Street Masters can be amazing. It can also be pretty rough.
• I think it's probably the best attempt I've seen at it.
• So, this was a lighter month than pretty much any of the ones this year.
• Almost 60% of you called it correctly that I kept one hit heroes out of all the rest.

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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• Boss Battler — Minions and bosses spawn with set stats and special abilities; players must prioritize targets and manage multiple threats.
• combat rolls — Dice are rolled for attacks and defenses; criticals can alter outcomes and grant bonuses like extra hits or guards.
• Deck Manipulation — Resolve the improvised effect of each card you control; cards may grant extra draws, power, or direct damage.
• defense_tokens — Gaining and spending defense tokens to block or mitigate damage; multiple token types exist (kick, grapple, punch, etc.).
• Improvise — Resolve the improvised effect of each card you control; cards may grant extra draws, power, or direct damage.
• loot cards — Loot cards grant ongoing benefits or direct effects (e.g., heal, direct damage, or stronger attacks) when used or discarded.
• minion/enemy cards — Minions and bosses spawn with set stats and special abilities; players must prioritize targets and manage multiple threats.
• Power economy — Power is accumulated and spent to activate moves, draw loot, or trigger card effects; managing power is central to offense and defense.
• stage cards / boss behavior — Stage turns add boss movement and new active objectives; objectives can be flipped to active/complete, dictating map control and threat progression.
• threat/react phases — Threat phase draws and resolves enemy actions; react phase allows responses to threats before enemy turns.

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Quotes (from this video)

• Street Masters Tide of the Dragon expansion.
• I'm finding it to be a very interesting game.
• Gosh. I hope I'm playing right.
• Kung Fu T. During your turn, discard this card to play a card.
• I'm still learning Street Masters, so forgive me for any mistakes.

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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• Combat: Dice — Combat resolution relies on dice rolls as part of attacks and defenses
• Cooperative Game — Players collaborate to achieve common objectives against the game challenges
• cooperative play — Players collaborate to achieve common objectives against the game challenges
• Deck-driven actions — Each fighter uses a customized deck to determine actions and abilities
• Dice-based combat — Combat resolution relies on dice rolls as part of attacks and defenses
• Modular Board — The game uses a map with various stage and deck components to drive scenarios
• Modular board and decks — The game uses a map with various stage and deck components to drive scenarios

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• this is a prettyy hefty box not the most portable
• I like the art in this I'm not really sure if there's has been any controversy about art I feel like the art is always up for debate when it comes to games but I like it really gives you that like Street Fighter type of vibe which I think is kind of the goal
• this is a standalone expansion
• I think this would probably keep me busy for a while
• two covers in this I wonder if that was intentional

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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• Attack dice resolution — Attacks are resolved by rolling a number of dice to determine hits and effects
• Boss Battler — Boss and minions activate, move and attack; a boss drives stage progression
• Combat: Damage Based — The game uses defense tokens to limit damage and grant shields
• Deck Manipulation — Players discard top cards of their deck to modify attacks or trigger bonuses; draw new cards
• Deck top-card manipulation — Players discard top cards of their deck to modify attacks or trigger bonuses; draw new cards
• Defense tokens — The game uses defense tokens to limit damage and grant shields
• Enemies and boss mechanics — Boss and minions activate, move and attack; a boss drives stage progression
• Events — Stage-specific events and collective objectives influence win/lose conditions
• Loot and power resources — Loot cards grant coins/power and can be spent for effects
• Movement — Fighters move across a grid-based stage using move actions and distance tokens
• Offbeat cards and damage — Offbeat cards trigger special effects and may cause damage to the active fighter
• Stage events and objectives — Stage-specific events and collective objectives influence win/lose conditions
• Traps and defeated minions — Defeated minions attach trap cards to the fighter, triggering penalties on adjacents
• Turn structure: Player, React, Enemy — Turns alternate between player actions, reaction phase, enemy activation, and stage progression

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Quotes (from this video)

• I love how arrow Isabella is, and maybe that's why I'm drawn to her deck.
• I really like Isabella's deck. Um, might be my favorite one so far.
• What a tongue twister.
• This felt pretty intense.
• I only have one health left, which is crazy.
• I lost the game. But this felt pretty intense.
• Street Masters Tide of the Dragon using Isabella against the Fire Cloud Gang.

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