Game Info
Year
2024
Players
1-4
Age
13+
Playtime
30 min
Complexity
2.1/5
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Description
Updated Boss Monster where players compete to build the ultimate side-scrolling dungeon by drafting room cards playing spells and luring adventurers
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Rules Teach at 0:23 sentiment: positive
video_pk 69163 · mention_pk 165527
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Solo mode works well and is a favorite player count.
- Theme and whimsy add a lot to the enjoyment.
- Interesting card combos and puzzly bits.
- Plays quickly.
- The solo mode presents a good puzzle for players.
- Worker placement abilities offer variety.
Cons
- Can have 'feel-bad' moments due to 'take that' mechanics and player interaction.
- Multiplayer can sometimes feel like watching someone else play if an engine is running.
- Understanding abilities can create initial analysis paralysis.
Thematic elements
- Evil super bosses
Comparison games
- Boss Monster
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Deck building — Players build their own dungeon by adding rooms.
- hand management — Players manage a hand of room and spell cards.
- set collection — Players collect treasure icons and hero types to lure specific heroes.
- solo mode — A new mode for single-player play with specific adjustments and win/loss conditions.
- take that — Spell cards can negatively impact other players' rooms.
- worker placement — Introduced in this edition, players send minions to a town board.
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Quotes (from this video)
- The other thing to note, since I'm showing you the solo mode here, there is a QR code in the rule book here, which will send you to this, which I just printed out.
- And again, you do want to uh use only, well, actually, in this case, if you're playing the solo mode, you want to only use the heroes from Super Boss Monster. You don't want to use heroes from the rest, uh, you know, of the sets.
- So, the other part of this is is the worker placement part. And so the other part of it that I find is a little bit again a little bit of the feels bad is where you can especially early game is you can send somebody I mean it depends who you play with but you know particular people I play with sometimes is you can you know send a hero to somebody and they're obviously not ready for it.
- Um but yeah, so I was really, you know, like I said, intrigued by the solo and it really pays off.
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Video GXRy7vt2R-0
Review at 1:13 sentiment: mixed
video_pk 69001 · mention_pk 165307
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Successful in preserving the game's identity and offering backwards compatibility.
- Provides more stability in obtaining new cards and heroes.
- Offers a bit more interaction between players.
- Smart compromise and best entry point into the series.
- Has native solo support, which is welcome.
- Provides more stability and a few more choices than the original.
Cons
- Felt too dependent on luck and had too few choices in the original.
- Host wished it went a little further in embracing the new version's potential.
- Could have had a massive expansion on capabilities.
- Missed opportunities for asymmetric powers from the get-go, more nuanced relationships between rooms, dynamic hero abilities, or more interesting consequences for actions.
- The host feels there's a different, more desirable game in an alternate universe.
Thematic elements
- Tower Defense, dungeon building
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- drafting — Described as 'in essence a drafting game' where players draft room or spell cards.
- hand management — Drafting room or one-time use spell cards for their hand.
- Modular board — Building rooms in the dungeon extends the route or overlays existing rooms.
- set collection — Heroes are attracted to dungeons based on who has the most of their desired loot.
- solo mode — The game has native solo support with default and challenge modes.
- tableau building — Players build a room on their dungeon, extending the route or overlaying a room.
- Variable player powers — Boss cards act as avatars and confer a unique minor power activated after building the fifth room.
- worker placement — Players place a worker at an available space for a boon.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- Super Boss Monster is in essence a drafting game.
- At its core, it's still Boss Monster, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.
- I just can't help but wish that it went a little bit further.
- As it stands, Super Boss Monster is a smart compromise.
- both being the best entry point into this series, period.
- However, if you're looking for something that offers the same theme but is significantly more dynamic or offers more rich strategic complexity, then your prince or princess is likely to be in another castle.
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Video qQ53yRaR2XI
covery Playthrough at 0:29 sentiment: positive
video_pk 66031 · mention_pk 160491
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Rules are explained as self-explanatory during play
- Fun, thematic dungeon-building interactions
- Appealing artwork (e.g., slime-themed visuals)
- Engaging drafting/building turns and player interaction
Cons
- Potential rules mistakes mentioned by the players
- Complexity with many cards and counters can be challenging
Thematic elements
- Souls collection, dungeon-building, hero combat
- Dungeon-building fantasy setting with a town, minions, heroes
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Adventure/Hero resolution — Heroes enter dungeon, take damage or die, granting souls.
- Card draw/discard during build — Draw or discard cards during the build phase.
- Counter mechanics on rooms — Place and move counters on rooms to modify outcomes.
- drafting — Draft cards (rooms, minions, spells) each round.
- Dungeon Crawl — Heroes enter dungeon, take damage or die, granting souls.
- end game bonuses — Game ends when a player reaches a souls threshold; souls are counted.
- End game condition (souls) — Game ends when a player reaches a souls threshold; souls are counted.
- Minion placement — Place minions in the town to gain effects.
- Once-Per-Game Abilities — Some cards grant once-per-turn effects.
- Once-per-turn abilities — Some cards grant once-per-turn effects.
- Room building — Build dungeon rooms to extend the dungeon and trigger effects.
- Simultaneous reveal — Some phases are revealed simultaneously.
- Treasure economy — Treasure/money tokens influence play and resources.
- XP scoring and turn order — XP values determine who acts first.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's a dungeon building card game
- collect Souls by building dungeons that we will attract Heroes to
- we draft then place our minions
- this game gets going once you it does
- it's pretty self-explanatory
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