Game Info
Year
2010
Players
2
Age
14+
Playtime
90 min
Complexity
3/5
Collection
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Description
An asymmetric two-player siege game where a Necromancer assaults a stronghold that the defender must hold
Stronghold Family
(2 games)
Part of the Stronghold family — see Stronghold for the combined view.
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Rolling Dice & Taking Names Top List at 40:29 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
- Amazing art and production value from the Kickstarter.
- A very worthwhile nominee.
- Motivates continued hard work in developing great games.
Cons
- Took 4 years to be released.
Thematic elements
- Undead/Zombies
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- cooperative play — Implied by the context of defending a stronghold.
- Resource Management — Likely involved in building and defending the stronghold.
- tower defense — Implied by the name 'Stronghold' and the context of defending against undead.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Brian Boru High King of Ireland as soon as you put that on the on the table and as soon as I saw trick taking I was like uh oh I'm all in I I pushed all the chips in I was fully engaged in this game
- Clash of cultures Monumental Edition I'd like to commend the design development and Publishing team behind K C it's varied in strategy epic in scale and thankfully foot powder free
- man it's one of those games for me that just created an experience every time I played and I've played with four player I've played with three player I've played with two player and every single time I enjoyed what that game brought to the table
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Rolling Dice & Taking Names Other at 2:05 sentiment: other
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Disappointed (by delay)
Pros
none
Cons
- Delayed release was disappointing for the speaker.
Thematic elements
- Undead/Survival
- Stronghold Universe
Comparison games
- Stronghold
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Standalone — Can be played on its own or merged with the base game.
- standalone expansion — This game is a standalone version of the original Stronghold game.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's gonna be a standalone game for the original game stronghold but it's gonna be published by stronghold games
- we are proud and thrilled to announce a new line of expansion for you for detective written and designed by the best storytellers in the industry robbed of you pandemic legacy and Mike's a linker Pathfinder this will be a standalone case is a one case you can save your friends not campaign not something you have to devote the whole crew for that some of the weeks
- I love the name of this I love it Imperial settlers rolling right it leaves nothing to the imagination you know exactly what the theme is you know exactly the time for game of it it is it's like so blunt that it's perfect
- the fact that you can sit down and this this is true the example that they use with monolith arena is a fantastic idea because I can totally see sitting there and and asking a question hey how does this unit work and I'll explain to you how that unit works so I think that's a fantastic idea
- I personally I like it when publishers put out less games cuz you could put more focus on those games
- I was honestly surprised honestly surprised that he didn't have a video montage I may be looking at a portal through the years some games they released early on pictures of them early in the year so I'm really surprised that he didn't put that that together maybe on his youtube channel maybe the eventually he'll do that in the future
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Rolling Dice & Taking Names Other at 29:51 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Will be released via Kickstarter, offering potential for added content.
- Can be played as a standalone game.
Cons
- Kickstarter release date is May 2019, with potential delivery by year-end.
Thematic elements
- Undead invasion of a stronghold.
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Standalone — Designed to be a standalone game.
- two-player — Specifically designed as a two-player game.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's gonna be a standalone game for the original game stronghold but it's gonna be published by stronghold games
- we are proud and thrilled to announce a new line of expansion for you for detective written and designed by the best storytellers in the industry robbed of you pandemic legacy and Mike's a linker Pathfinder this will be a standalone case is a one case you can save your friends not campaign not something you have to devote the whole crew for that some of the weeks
- I love the name of this I love it Imperial settlers rolling right it leaves nothing to the imagination you know exactly what the theme is you know exactly the time for game of it it is it's like so blunt that it's perfect
- the fact that you can sit down and this this is true the example that they use with monolith arena is a fantastic idea because I can totally see sitting there and and asking a question hey how does this unit work and I'll explain to you how that unit works so I think that's a fantastic idea
- I personally I like it when publishers put out less games cuz you could put more focus on those games
- I was honestly surprised honestly surprised that he didn't have a video montage I may be looking at a portal through the years some games they released early on pictures of them early in the year so I'm really surprised that he didn't put that that together maybe on his youtube channel maybe the eventually he'll do that in the future
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Rolling Dice & Taking Names Discussion at 1:50:47 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
highly positive
Pros
- Standalone game
- Asymmetric gameplay
- Plays great
- Kickstarter potential for upgraded components and stretch goals
Cons
- Niche market may limit availability
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Asymmetric — The game is 100% asymmetric.
- Asymmetric gameplay — The game is described as 100% asymmetric.
- Cooperative (implied) — While not explicitly stated for Undead, the base game's appeal suggests cooperative elements.
- Standalone Game — This is a standalone game and does not require the base game.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- The fashion world being a magnet
- I've never seen Devil Wears Prada you're dead to me
- this is a heavy euro I'm not talking like an imperial settlers he said this is a heavy crunchy euro heavy euros kind of have a niche market
- The art of those units that is so flippin cool
- there's going to be an Alexis skill such that there's going to be a standalone case that's narrated and handled by an Amazon Alexa its k-6
- this is to me personally I think this is trailblazing if other publishers don't see this going on and doesn't duplicate this they're crazy
- I think to this day that's - this is still one of my favorite two-player board games of all time
- The boxart for academics the art of those units that is so flippin cool
- I love economic games any I don't know why because it is so dry it is dry when you've got a market and you have a supply and demand and you drive up the price you drive down the price that sounds so boring to people when you explain it but I love love those games like stockpile
- The flowchart for how to play raccoon Tycoon which by the way if it's approved by bgg you should see it out there
- money is secret and if you had a bunch of stacks of coins and things like that it's not as easy as taking those paper bills fanning them out under the table to count them real quick versus a bunch of little tokens that you need to do
- The game ends when two out of the three items are void in other words the towns the railroads or the building tiles two out of the three have to be void before the game will end
- this game blew me away it is simple to play your flowchart is amazing
- Raccoon Tycoon top game for 2019 yes it's February imagine that
- it's always a fun tradition for us each year
- I can't believe it's our fourth annual fourth annual squirrely award I know I can't believe you came up with this four years ago amazing
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Rolling Dice & Taking Names Discussion at 38:31 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- The game is a standalone expansion to Stronghold.
- It can be combined with elements from the base game.
- The reviewer liked what they saw in the prototype.
- The game board is large and impressive.
- Ignasi (the designer) is a funny and great friend of the show.
- The game features new spells and tiles for the defender.
- The slow learning process ensures a good understanding before playing for real.
Cons
- The rules are still being worked on and tweaked.
- Learning the game can be a slow process due to the complexity of each side.
- The prototype components were basic (copy paper, penny sleeves).
Thematic elements
- Invaders vs. Defenders in a stronghold.
- Fantasy
- Asymmetrical gameplay where each side has distinct playstyles and objectives.
Comparison games
- Netrunner
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action Point Allowance — Players likely use action points to perform various tasks.
- Area Control — Defenders are inside a stronghold, and invaders attempt to breach its walls.
- asymmetrical player powers — The invader and defender sides have entirely different rules, units, and objectives.
- Combat — The core of the game involves conflict between invaders and defenders.
- Hand Management — Players manage cards, possibly spells or unit abilities.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Since H of sigmar came out you've had a problem because there's a faction that you wanted to play that you struggled getting an army together.
- The Army's beast carburetors by the way if you're familiar with ages Sigma and this is an army with an extremely low model count on the table and extremely limited unit choice.
- So they have these four grand allegiances now order chaos death and destruction.
- The other faction is brand-new like these models let this beast of bones box is your first chance to get a hold of these models and what are they they are called the Aussie arc bone Reapers.
- Doug has gotten Kapow - white wizard gaming that means it's gonna be able to get a lot more distribution
- So in that same theme same mechanic but instead of cards that you're using dice so I think it's a great arrangement relationship between those two entities
- The model starting at the bottom will go all the way through the top and can be used all the way the big game it's really smart this model that Games Workshop has put together.
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Rolling Dice & Taking Names Discussion at 1:08:46 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Will be released in 2019.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- You will not do your what was that called oh crap his spiel what's that called wow that was a joke that just totally flat on his face right there
- We're just lolling people to sleep where the music of the board game board game podcast group you know music is like it's there but you don't notice it and then when you finally hear it you just realize how annoying it is
- I'm just not really into euro games meshed with push your luck cuz again I run the odds man in my mind I'm running the odds
- Why do you make me go out and buy $18 readers I haven't bought in the Sam's multi pack yet
- It's not an alliteration but anyway pod pledge okay so but if you say it too fast podge pledge oh you know so but thank you chairs
- The biggest thing in the hobby right now is roll-and-write
- It's the one that you can keep making and making money from that's my definition
- Good games are not good enough you need great games number one and you need games that are marketed well and stand out in some way
- A game from his experience has about a two-week shelf-life that if a game doesn't catch hold within two weeks it's gone and forgotten
- The reason why I was asking about that because if you don't know Steven is is really into he's I guess a beer connoisseur beer aficionado
- We're the background noise of podcasting or board games Kirk I guess that's beautiful
- It's just the fact that it's kind of the worker placement portion is matched with putting these cards in the play that becomes an engine builder much like a game you know you dimension seven wonders or something like a mural settlers but it's not an engine it's a city
- it does get a little long Tony because as in typical engine builders there's a lot of AP that can happen there is based on the cars
- you know the fifth year anniversary would you ever consider coming out with a deluxe version with the nice player boards and everything that people tend to buy third party
- So it's like lightning in a bottle catching lightning in a bottle
- you know that the three months of sales where you can then see what's gonna happen with the game
- We have a wonderful pre-order program and I believe you still do that at a discount right Steven
- There are still plenty about regular badge sales and kids badges oh nice
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