Game Info
Year
2023
Players
2
Age
8+
Playtime
30 min
Complexity
1.3/5
Collection
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Description
Modern remake of the classic dexterity battle game where players launch foam projectiles to knock down the opponent's fortress figures.
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Video 1vE6V0ZdB8o
3 Minute Board Games Top List at 30:56 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Nostalgic Positive
Pros
- Incredibly fun as a child (8-9 years old)
- Had so much fun with it
- Host has no regrets about this nostalgic pick
Cons
- Stretching it to call it a board game
Thematic elements
- Siege Warfare
- Medieval Combat
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Projectile Flinging — Involves flinging projectiles with crossbows and catapults at targets.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Hunter is another one of those games we ended up playing a lot at University mostly while drinking
- Hunter has several problems it takes a lot longer to play than it should for what it is especially when you're doing the coup those can drag on quite a long time and also fundamentally it's pretty racist
- I think the hunter idea of a Banana Republic itself is pretty dated but the idea of a corrupt government where players of different office members competing for positions and stockpiling money definitely has potential just there's got to be a better way to interpret it
- Cosmic Encounter is still going strong and that is an achievement and a half
- it's core idea of a simple gameplay element Modified by a whole bunch of variable Powers has had a profound influence on all of gaming and unlike a lot of designs from this period it still holds up pretty well today
- so happy birthday to me for 42 years old today here's to 42 more
- if you want to do the same thing yourself just go to board game geek click on advanced search and search by year published range and just fill in the year and feel free to post your list Below in the comments
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Video HykeFEB2EwU
Watch It Played News at 10:22 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Restored version of a 1983 game.
- Two versions available: Castle Battle and Fortress War.
- Re-engineered crossbows and catapults without elastic bands.
- Allows for more skill and finesse.
- Includes varied castle pieces and special structures (jail, turret, sanctuary).
- New weapons like trebuchet and ballista.
Cons
- Concern about spare ammunition flying under furniture or out windows.
Thematic elements
- siege warfare
- medieval castle warfare
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action Dexterity — New weapons like a trebuchet and ballista are included.
- Construction — Building castles with varied pieces and special structures.
- dexterity — Using re-engineered crossbows and catapults to destroy opponent's castles.
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Quotes (from this video)
- the crate generation of board games is upon us
- Challengers 2 has been announced by z-man games with what has to be the most eyebrow raising placement of an exclamation mark in board games since Clank in space
- like how I want to one day oust the other members of watch it played together we can do it
- this all just sounds cool to me I like spells
- I'd have called it scrambley everyone else
- this looks like a Nostalgia fuel fun time to me so I can't wait to play it
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