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Year
2026
Players
1-5
Age
8+
Playtime
105 min
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Description
Cooperative adventure where legendary heroes command thematic decks to explore worlds face adaptive creatures and seal Voidrifts with dynamic narrative
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Video kCSOI79YxHw
Man vs Meeple Review at 0:01 sentiment: positive
video_pk 84461 · mention_pk 214634
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Lots of variability
- Character development
- Engaging multi-use cards
- Good for solo players
- Easy to get into (expected from publisher)
Cons
- Prototype limitations mentioned
Thematic elements
- Stopping beasts from coming through rifts
- A fantasy world
Comparison games
- Gloomhaven
- Aonzen
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action Points — Players have action points that help them perform various actions, such as moving or using card abilities.
- Boss battles — The game involves facing off against bosses, with multiple different bosses and setups available. Bosses have their own card decks and conditions.
- Combat — Combat involves comparing dice rolls against enemy stats like attack and armor. Players commit cards to influence attack and defense, with vulnerabilities and resistances playing a role.
- Condition Cards — Players can gain positive or negative condition cards that affect their stats or abilities, such as 'blessed' or 'cursed'.
- cooperative play — The game is described as a cooperative adventure game for 1-5 players, with scaling difficulty based on player count.
- Deck Building (Character) — Each character comes with their own character deck, and there are upgrade cards in a larger deck that players start with and can acquire.
- Doom Tracker — A doom tracker increases over rounds and if it reaches a certain point, the players lose the game. It also influences the emergence of more powerful enemies.
- exploration — Players explore different locations (A, B, C, D) on the board, drawing cards that may involve skill checks or grant benefits.
- Leveling up — Players can level up by spending experience points, allowing them to choose new upgrade cards for their deck.
- Multi-Use Cards — Cards have a top and bottom use: the top for attacks and the bottom for skill checks and building a tableau. Cards can also be discarded for extra actions or used for movement.
- Rift Closing — Players must close rifts around the board, which irritates the boss and helps to raise an 'awareness' track.
- Secret objectives — Players can choose one of three goals, which are secret quests aligned with their character, providing a personal objective within the cooperative game.
- Stat and Skill Checks — The mechanics are built around doing stat and skill checks across the board. These are performed by rolling dice, with cards influencing the number of dice and potential successes.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This is a preview of a prototype.
- Take that with a grain of salt because this is a paid preview.
- I like to show you games that I enjoy and hopefully I help you make an informed backing decision.
- The major highlight, the one really major highlight for me in this game is the character development.
- The cards look sort of like gloom haven cards.
- The bottom of your card is vital.
- There are so many ways to help you out with bad dice rolls in this game.
- The sheer amount of variability makes this game exciting.
- I think this will be in a good place. I like where it's at right now.
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Video Re1mmh_dteE
Hungry Gamer Review at 0:10 sentiment: positive
video_pk 84459 · mention_pk 214632
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Good art style
- High potential for variety with different bosses
- Fast and satisfying leveling up system
- Solidly different character abilities
- Feeling of being heroic and accomplishing many tasks
- Abundant card draws and resource generation, never starved for options
- Simple and clean resource system (legend points)
- Constant rewards for actions, even failures
- Easy to travel around the map
Cons
- Variety may be limited if other bosses are not significantly different
- Less variety in card flavor compared to character abilities
- Theme may be streamlined out due to focus on dice tests
- Dice rolls can be frustrating and rerolls may not always improve outcomes
- Penalty for rolling a 'one' on dice is too punishing and difficult to overcome
Thematic elements
- Legends closing void rifts and fighting bosses
- Various realms connected by portals
Comparison games
- Odelin
- Tenaris Adventures
- Tamarus Expeditions
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Movement — Players travel around the board, moving between different realms.
- cooperative play — The game can be played solo, and the descriptions of losing conditions (all heroes dead, doom tracker reaching 40, realms falling into despair) suggest a cooperative or solo experience.
- Deck Building — The game is described as a "deck building style game" where players draw cards to use for exploration, combat, or other actions.
- Dice Rolling — A "nice healthy chunk of dice chucking" is involved, used for tests, combat, and determining outcomes. Players can reroll dice, but there are penalties and costs associated with it.
- Quest Completion — Players accomplish specific quests related to the boss or the realms to progress and prepare for combat.
- Resource Management — Players manage 'legend points' which are used for movement and rerolls.
- Set Collection — Players collect cards of different rarities (common, uncommon, rare) as they level up, aiming to acquire better cards for their deck.
- Variable player powers — The heroes have unique core abilities that influence their playstyle and strategic focus.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Oo, that looks tasty.
- Welcome folks. Day the Hungry Gamer is back with another crowdfunding preview.
- And before I get started, please note that everything you're going to see here is still in the prototype phase and is subject to change.
- Now, what this game is is this is a game where there are portals kind of opened up everywhere to all these different realms, and you are going to take on the role of a legend
- And the way you're going to be doing that is through a deck building style game with a nice healthy chunk of dice chucking.
- If all the heroes are dead at the same time or a solo hero dies three times, you have instantly lost.
- You really do feel heroic. You are doing everything.
- So, you're never starved for resources. And that's really nice.
- This game just showers rewards on you just constantly.
- I don't know. If the other bosses aren't interesting in different ways than the first boss, then there's not going to be much variety here, which means you're not going to play it that many times.
- But there you have it, folks. That is Spell Rift Legends.
- As always, thank you so much for watching. Have a wonderful, wonderful day.
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Video IzKL3aEFXFs
Board Games UnLocked Top List at 1:16:49 sentiment: other
video_pk 83689 · mention_pk 211438
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Excited
Pros
- Gives off Eldritch Horror vibes.
- Features heroes from different time periods (Hercules, Merlin, Miyamoto Musashi, Brunhilde).
- Thick character decks with dual-effect cards.
- Awesome miniatures.
- Dragori Games makes a lot of content for their games.
- Appeals to players who enjoy standalone, shorter games (even if campaign-focused).
- Unique board layout and location-specific event decks.
Cons
- Potential for characters to feel the same if not well-designed.
- Fantasy Flight is not doing an Eldritch Horror second edition, making this a potential alternative.
Thematic elements
- Cooperative deck-building adventure against the void
- Fantasy
Comparison games
- Eldritch Horror
- Gloomhaven
- Taneris Adventures
- Odalis
- Taire's Expeditions
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Adventure game — Players embark on an adventure, defeating monsters and overcoming a big bad.
- Card Drafting — Character cards have both top and bottom effects, implying strategic card selection and play.
- cooperative play — Players work together against the void.
- Deck Building — Features deck building as a core mechanic.
- Event decks — Each location has its own unique event deck, similar to Eldritch Horror.
- Modular Board — Uses a circular board with tiles that can be rearranged.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- So, like every year, we go over the games that we are most excited for in next year, whether or not we know if they're going to be good.
- 2026 is shaping up to be an awesome year.
- From my understanding, one engaging narrative with impactful choices leading to multiple paths throughout various missions and p personal journeys.
- So, it's like that could be either really really cool or incredibly cringey.
- Throughout the journey, the decision you make will permanently shape your character's personality and the relationship with other individuals, opening and closing possible paths along the way.
- That alone differentiates this from a bunch of like other games of this type because no other game really has like a a relationship meter or a whatever.
- So I think this could be really cool.
- It's a fairly simplistic game.
- Um, and you're going through and you know, you build your convoy and you're just doing it's it's it's one of those it's kind of hard to explain like you're like I said, you're trying to race.
- But you know, this is a fun one and it's it's I'm excited to see how streamlined they make it, you know, uh, and see how much faster it makes the games go.
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Video MZrCvVJNxWM
Board Of It Discussion at 0:36 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Deep card driven action and multi-use cards
- Dynamic AP management adds tension and choice
- Large variety due to card deck and potential bosses
- Interesting story elements that some find engaging
Cons
- Prototype rules and missing components in previews
- Complexity and potential chaos from many spawns
- World writing polarizing to some players
Thematic elements
- Eldritch fantasy with mythic bosses and realm-based encounters
- Fantasy dungeon crawl across multiple mythic realms with a void deck theme
- encounter-driven storytelling with world cards and boss arcs
Comparison games
- Eldritch Horror
- Return to Dark Tower
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action Point System — Each round grants action points used to move, explore or reroll dice; points can be saved for future encounters.
- Action Points — Each round grants action points used to move, explore or reroll dice; points can be saved for future encounters.
- Card driven skill tests and multi-use cards — Cards provide combat and test dice; players decide how many cards to spend for a test and what to keep for later tests.
- Encounter based map and realm structure — Board is divided into nine realms; encounters align to realm and can involve fighting, closing rifts or resting.
- Multi-Use Cards — Cards provide combat and test dice; players decide how many cards to spend for a test and what to keep for later tests.
- Rift and boss phases — Rifts contribute to ongoing story cards; boss phase spawns threats and imposes conditions for next rounds.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- theres a lot of things spawning on the board
- the action points are basically usually movement or reroll dice
- we were calling it Scythe on Sea, something like this
- it's basically like a deck build, but really its like action building
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Video OCFlJT5pDxc
Meeple University Rules Teach
video_pk 6074 · mention_pk 166695
Pros
none
Cons
none
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)
- Heroes rise, dice may betray you.
- A round resolves in three phases.
- These are persistent positive or negative effects on double-sided cards which heroes may gain during play.
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Video 1DQGXORM4-Y
Unknown Channel Review at 0:00 sentiment: positive
video_pk 5870 · mention_pk 17396
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Engaging deck-building with dual-purpose cards that deepen tactical choice
- Solid cooperative design for 1–5 players with clear team goals
- Dense thematic presentation supported by numerous miniatures and evocative cards
- Asymmetric quests and secret objectives boost replayability and strategic variety
- Strong production value and a consistent visual language across cards and components
- Transparent, customer-focused backer communications in prior campaigns
- Narrative hooks and modular exploration offer compelling sense of discovery
Cons
- High all-in price point (for example, near $349 with all-in components) and heavy shipping considerations
- Potential delays or extended timelines common to complex, large-scale campaigns
- Large component footprint can be intimidating and storage-intensive
- Some practical nitpicks: counting large card pools and inconsistent measurement notations on minis
- Art direction discussions and public commentary around AI-generated visuals may affect perceived value
Thematic elements
- Cooperative deck-building with adaptive foes, region-based exploration, and quest-driven progression in a high-fantasy setting.
- A fantasy multiverse where rifts awaken chaos across planes, forcing heroes to converge from disparate worlds.
- Branching, objective-driven with asymmetric hero goals and evolving encounters that depend on player choices.
Comparison games
- Gloomhaven
- Athena Arena
- Ultimate (Dragori Games)
- Odelin
- Star Realms
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- asymmetric quests — Hero-specific paths and objectives create varied trajectories and replayability.
- Boss Battler — Fast-paced, strategic combat against a world-devouring boss and other adversaries.
- combat pacing — Fast-paced, strategic combat against a world-devouring boss and other adversaries.
- component-driven storytelling — Artwork, card text, and board design synergize to convey immersive lore and world-building cues.
- Cooperative Game — 1–5 players work together to defeat monsters, seal void rifts, and complete quests before realms fall.
- cooperative play — 1–5 players work together to defeat monsters, seal void rifts, and complete quests before realms fall.
- Deck Building — Players curate and refine a personal, evolving deck to generate actions, combat options, and exploration capabilities.
- deck-building — Players curate and refine a personal, evolving deck to generate actions, combat options, and exploration capabilities.
- dual-purpose cards — Cards serve multiple roles—combat and exploration—enhancing decision depth and resource management.
- experience and level up — Experience gained from victories and milestones unlocks new powers and improves the deck.
- miniature-driven presentation — A large suite of miniatures and themed components that reinforce immersion and tactical planning.
- Multi-Use Cards — Cards serve multiple roles—combat and exploration—enhancing decision depth and resource management.
- quest/objective system — Quests and secret hero objectives drive player goals and offer unique rewards and unlocks.
- region/board exploration — A modular map or board segments present varied regions with distinct challenges and rewards; player movement shapes encounters.
- Skill checks — Encounter resolution via pass/fail checks that influence future events, rewards, and deck development.
- Storytelling — Artwork, card text, and board design synergize to convey immersive lore and world-building cues.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- The realms knew peace until the void awakened. Legends were summoned from every world for an epic battle.
- One to five heroes unite in a co-op deck building adventure.
- The unique deck of challenges to be explored. Doublesided. Cool.
- Choose your path. Seal void rifts, complete quests, and defeat monsters to save realms.
- Face immersive situations. That is a lot of text on that card. I love it.
- The video was really rock solid, getting me excited, very deck building game.
- Dual-purpose cards both in combat. And I see like I see the different colors.
- Complete your secret objective. You get to pick the objective, too.
- Spell Rift in action. Forge a new world.
- Nine boxes for $300? That doesn't feel bad.
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