Game Info
Year
2012
Players
1-4
Age
14+
Playtime
90 min
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Description
Fast-paced miniatures solitaire board game played on a map supporting collaborative and competitive modes
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Board Games UnLocked Review at 0:18 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Has a lot of support and upgrade abilities.
- Death Glow mechanic allows for readiness and strategic plays.
- Good synergy with minion control and villain damage.
- Strong card draw capabilities.
- High health pool with upgrades.
- Versatile for offense, defense, and some threat removal.
- Excellent combo potential.
- Very fun and strategic to play.
Cons
- Can be overwhelmed if her engine doesn't run smoothly.
- Not as effective at wiping out large numbers of minions as Thor.
- Limited active threat removal.
- Requires some setup to get her engine running.
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Thor
- Gamora
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Attached Enemy Defeated — The 'Death Glow' card attaches to an enemy and when that enemy is defeated, the card is set aside and the hero is readied. This is described as a core part of her deck and strategy.
- Card draw — The reviewer highlights Valkyrie's strong card draw capabilities through cards like 'Valhalla' and 'Hall of Heroes', noting that 'drawing cards makes you feel more badass you get a lot more combos'.
- Damage modification — Her sword 'Dragon Fang' provides bonus attack damage when attacking an enemy with 'Death Glow'. 'Valkyrie Spear' provides bonus defense when defending against an enemy with 'Death Glow'.
- Health Increase — The upgrade 'Aragorn' provides a significant boost to her hit points, increasing her survivability.
- Hero Readied — Valkyrie can be readied when an enemy with 'Death Glow' is defeated, allowing for continuous actions and abilities.
- overkill — The card 'Have at Thee' gains overkill when attacking an enemy with 'Death Glow', allowing excess damage to hit other targets, like the villain.
- Threat Removal — She has limited but effective ways to remove threat, such as 'Flight of the Valkyrior' which removes threat after defeating an enemy with 'Dragon Glow', and 'Smash the Problem' which removes threat equal to her attack.
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Quotes (from this video)
- she sings way more than thor's deck does
- her death glow is like the crux of her entire deck
- drawing cards makes you feel more badass you get a lot more combos
- she has so many ways to deal damage while also keeping her alive while also drawing cards
- valkyrie is very fun to play i enjoy playing her quite a bit
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Board Games UnLocked Review at 23:16
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Quotes (from this video)
- I don't like Cyclops I think this is actually for me personally in my play style one of the weakest Heroes to actually come out.
- I just found him to be overall lackluster.
- He's very heavy support.
- I just don't like that they're temporary.
- I just find it in almost an [ __ ] card because normally when every single time I've played and people draw their hands and they're like oh man I'm gonna be either now I'm gonna do some cool stuff on my turn and but then you're like field commander yep you can still do cool stuff on your turn but I'm gonna go first.
- I just don't particularly like him I think he has too much against him to to warn him being super solid.
- So on a scale of 1 to 10 I think I'm gonna give him a five.
- This is the lowest in quite some time in quite a few Heroes.
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All You Can Board Top 5 List at 1:45 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Potential three damage to a minion when paid with lightning
- Provides value in minion handling and flexible use
Cons
- Overall stats are average
- Full damage potential relies on having a lightning resource
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Cost and stats — Three cost ally with three health, one thwart, two attack.
- Triggered Ability — After Valkyrie enters play, deal two damage to a minion; deal three damage if paid for with a lightning resource.
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Quotes (from this video)
- this is subjective because marvel champions is kind of a subjective game
- it's not always just about what is the most powerful because if it's not fun why are you sitting there solo playing it
- let me know in the comments which are your top five aggression allies
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Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews Top List at 15:46 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Very positive
Pros
- Same emotion and challenge level as Black Orchestra
- Shorter playtime (30-45 minutes) allows for more frequent play
Cons
- Black Orchestra is tough
- Black Orchestra can take 2-3 hours
- Black Orchestra can lead to quick death
Thematic elements
- Good guys within the German army trying to take down Hitler and his generals
- World War II
Comparison games
- Black Orchestra
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Cooperative — It is a cooperative game.
- System Distillation — Takes the Black Orchestra system and scales it way down and distills it quite a bit.
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Quotes (from this video)
- This is Tag Team. This is a dueling game, but it's a deck programmer as well.
- So, this is five, Bethany's number four. Yes, this is a legacy game um based on Flash Point.
- And this is one of I you can you can speak to this as well, but this is probably this the only legacy game that I would ever go back to just because of how it's set up.
- My number four is a Valkyrie, a Black Orchestra game.
- Whereas Valkyrie gives you that same emotion, that same challenge level, but in a half an hour, 45-minute package.
- This is Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, a trick-taking game.
- Uh, think something like The Crew, I guess, would be the most similar, most relatable kind of game.
- And uh, it's I just really enjoy being able to see all these little Easter eggs and little plot points from the books popping up throughout these card games.
- I love The Crew and this is way better than The Crew.
- My number two is Potions of Azmaré and this is an order for fulfillment game where there's just a bunch of people coming into your village and so you're building all these um you're making all these potions, but there's all also these kind of like um kind of tech trees, but not really that you're trying to build up so you can do better things, more things and you kind of have to go up on everything to do well on everything.
- All right, my number two is a game called Flip Tunes.
- I saw this game and I just hated the artwork. I didn't like that classic old school like Disney cartoon style artwork or Cuphead. And they had that vintage cartoon and I just don't I don't know. It doesn't appeal to me. It's a big turn-off. And this whole game it uses that artwork.
- But, I do love deck-building games and I will try any deck-building game I can get my hands on.
- Um and it's just kind of a race to get to to 30 fame and then you have one final round after that as well.
- This is Luthier. Luthier is from Peterson Games and it is basically a big old Euro where you are a luthier who is either making instruments, repairing instruments, or doing performances with certain kinds of musical genres, musical instruments as well.
- It's absolutely stunning art. It's a huge table hog.
- This right here is a giant pipe organ dice tower.
- So even if you take all the cool stuff away, this is one of those perfect games where you can see a unique and interesting theme that you haven't seen before implemented so well into the gameplay.
- Man, Lutiear so good visually, gameplay, every bit of it is awesome.
- Number one game of 2025 Lutiear.
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Review at 0:15 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Thematic co-op experience similar to Black Orchestra.
- Streamlined and fast gameplay.
- Quick turns make for efficient gameplay.
- Strategic importance of recruiting and using allies.
- Tough choices presented during interrogations.
- Short playtime is preferred over long games.
- Creates a story through its gameplay.
Cons
- Can be too fast, ending almost too soon.
- Luck plays a big part, with dice rolls significantly impacting outcomes.
- Can be frustrating to lose due to bad dice rolls after doing everything right.
- Outcome can be swingy, with potential for very quick wins or losses.
Thematic elements
- Enacting a plot to kill Hitler
- Germany, World War II
Comparison games
- Black Orchestra
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action Point Allowance — Players take actions such as moving, searching, collecting items, sharing items, and conducting a plot.
- Card Drafting — Allies can be drafted and placed on the board when certain conditions are met.
- cooperative play — Players work together as characters with special abilities to achieve a common goal.
- Dice Rolling — Dice are rolled for actions, interrogations, and to attempt the plot to kill Hitler. Dice can be re-rolled in some circumstances.
- Press Your Luck — The 'C' option in interrogations involves rolling a die with potential for no effect or resolving multiple negative outcomes, creating pressure.
- Set Collection — Players gather items like explosives and detonators, as well as access cards, to enact the plot.
- Variable player powers — Each player is a character with special abilities.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Valkyrie is a cooperative game where each player will be a character with special abilities and you're going to be gathering items to use to try to create a plot to kill Hitler.
- This is definitely a streamlined version of the original game for sure.
- The quick turns is great.
- I love that there's tough choices in the interrogation most of the time.
- It's almost too fast. It's almost like whoa, it's over already.
- Luck plays a big part of this game.
- It's a swingy game. You got to know that going into it.
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