Game Info
Year
2014
Players
2-4
Age
13+
Playtime
60 min
Complexity
2.5/5
Collection
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Description
A fantasy sports miniatures game where teams battle for ball control and territorial domination in a brutal arena
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Rolling Dice & Taking Names Event Coverage at 9:43 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Super cool game
- Not dice based
- Great fast-paced game
- Has layers of depth
- Miniatures look fantastic
- Competitive
- Hilarious and surprising
- Good option for friends to get into the game
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Brutal fantasy sports game
- Fantasy
Comparison games
- Arcadia Quest
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Holding down control points.
- card-driven — It is all card-based.
- Sports — Brutal fantasy sports game.
- Team building — You can buy team upgrades.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- for your second year this is an incredible job
- we make a lot of games and we do fairly well on kickstarter
- zombicide was a huge success on Kickstarter it kind of give us a new business model
- it's a really great fast-paced game but what I really like about it is it's not dice based
- everyone's fighting everyone's beating each other up it's complete chaos it's hilarious and it's surprising
- it's basically a deck-building Game with a tower defense mechanic and a sci-fi theme
- it's brutal it's it's super hard
- when you flip that card over and you see what's next that reveal as a moment for everybody playing
- it's a celebration for us and we want to keep doing these
- the designers will actually listen to the feedback
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Watch It Played Review at 0:13 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Bonus points for aggressive play and eliminating opponents.
- Magnetized board pieces.
- Subtle depth beyond just tackling and scoring.
- Complex economy for strategic choices.
- Variety of special abilities for ringers and teams.
- Tactics cards add layers of strategy.
- Customizable character abilities.
- Expandable with new teams and tactics.
Cons
- Fouls are incurred for cheating, which can penalize at the end of the game.
- Low rolls on dice can be detrimental.
- Using high-value cards early can limit options later.
- Ties require dice rolls for resolution.
- Taking damage can reduce team members.
Thematic elements
- fantasy sports game of Total Domination
- fantasy
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Moving into a 'Kill Zone' can trigger an attack, and occupying squares is part of the gameplay.
- Card Play — Players play cards with numerical values to resolve contests, adding them to their team's stats. Once played, cards are out for the period.
- Cheat Cards — Cards that allow players to cheat, which incur fouls but can provide advantages. Bribing officials is used to offset these fouls.
- Contest Resolution — Contests are resolved by adding a card's value to a player's stat. Ties are resolved with dice.
- Draft — Ringers are acquired through a pre-game draft.
- Fouls — Fouls are incurred by playing cheat cards and penalize players at the end of the game, requiring bribery to mitigate.
- Player roles — Teams are comprised of Runners (who can score) and Bruisers (who can tackle and fight).
- Resource Management — Leftover cash can be used to bribe officials to ignore fouls incurred by playing cheat cards.
- Ringers — Special characters bought in a pre-game draft that can do everything Runners and Bruisers can, plus have unique abilities.
- special abilities — Ringers and team expansions have special abilities that alter gameplay, such as attacking diagonally or moving farther.
- tactics cards — Cards that allow players to perform special actions on the board, such as creating fire hazards or walls.
- Team Upgrades — Passive abilities that can be purchased to change how the team plays in general.
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Quotes (from this video)
- The meanest game in the world everything goes.
- you get bonus points for like not just you know tackling and getting points no you just wipe those guys off the board
- as with most Eric Lang games there's a lot of like subtle depth
- cheating cheaters never Prosper it's coming true right here
- It's literally like anything your like childhood mind and heart can fantasize about being on this field fighting these other teams you're providing it.
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Watch It Played Giveaway at 5:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Five different ringers to give away.
- Extra full teams from Cool Mini Or Not given away.
- Warlocks have a unique special ability (frog transformation).
- Barbarians have a unique special ability (enraged by injuries).
- Very fun to be able to give away full teams.
Cons
- Host wrapped up ringers and teams randomly without knowing what was inside.
Thematic elements
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Barbarians (team) — Get enraged as they take injuries, becoming better at contests when wounded.
- Contests — Players participate in contests.
- special abilities — Teams have unique miniatures and special abilities.
- Warlocks (team) — Use magic. If they win a contest by two or more, they turn their opponent into a frog.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I think you'll like them so stick around
- Ian thanks again for sending the game along to us I really appreciated that and especially your very kind words of support it's really nice to hear from someone who's been watching us for so long and still is watching that that really means a lot
- he says he's just kidding of course I know you enjoy the game as much as I do and I hope you enjoy the added effects of the expansion
- why don't I just open up and I'll show you guys what this looks like
- this is just going to give us more stuff to put in it so thank you Barry again for saying this along to us that's really nice
- Luke's been growing up on watch it played it's pretty wild
- so not only does each team have their own unique Miniatures but of course they have their own special abilities as well
- congratulations
- that's all the prizes distributed I'll try to get these out as quickly as possible congratulations to all of our winners and thank you to everyone who participated in the contest
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Watch It Played Event Coverage at 5:10 sentiment: negative
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Overall sentiment (raw)
negative
Pros
none
Cons
- Both Eric Lang and Tom Vassel destroyed my team
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Team-based gameplay — Features expansion teams that can be displayed.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- hi everyone welcome to watch it played
- I wanted to share with you the experience that I had there just in case some of you were curious about the event
- cool minor not was originally and still is a website where you can post your Miniatures projects and paint jobs for visitors to rate
- it was not a packed event and cool mini plans to keep it as a smaller more intimate experience
- what distinguishes it from other Cooperative deck builders in my opinion is that you truly do interact with one another
- it really is incredible
- it was an absolute riot
- the event was just a really great experience
- what is this well these are zomie Side characters that were designed by very popular illustrators and concept artists that have been working in the games industry for some time
- I hope you enjoyed getting a quick look at the coolman year not Expo
- well once again I hope you did enjoy getting a quick look at the cool Min or not Expo
- but until the next episode thanks for watching
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