Game Info
Year
2025
Players
1-4
Age
12+
Playtime
45 min
Complexity
2.5/5
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Description
A cooperative dungeon-crawler set in the Age of Sigmar where one to four players battle the forces of Nurgle across a three-act campaign to reclaim the ruins of the Jade Abbey
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Video 7FZrM9iMsCM
The Dungeon Dive Discussion at 1:44 sentiment: positive
video_pk 83470 · mention_pk 210383
Click to watch at 1:44 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Interest in a new Warhammer Quest title with narrative depth
- Noted variety in setup and mission design hints at replayability
Cons
- The clip provides limited concrete gameplay details or mechanics
- Publisher/designer attribution is unclear in the transcript
Thematic elements
- narrative-driven, dark fantasy skirmish adventure
- Warhammer fantasy universe; skirmish-style scenarios in a dangerous, narrative-driven environment
- story-driven scenarios with multiple setup options and narrative hooks
Comparison games
- Blackstone Fortress
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- narrative progression — story elements and decision points influence campaign trajectory and character advancement
- scenario variety — multiple setups and missions that alter starting conditions and outcomes, driving replayability
- skirmish combat — small-scale, squad-based encounters designed around narrative hooks and varied terrain
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- the big one here that people are talking about right now, of course, is Warhammer Quest: Dark Water.
- I love westerns and I love sandbox games.
- If you want to see a video on all of this stuff, let me know.
- I'm always, you know, I I always discover stuff from the comments and when people say to check something out, I almost always do.
- these two we might take a look at together because they are both kind of like little small micro games.
- there is a ton of stuff in this box.
- I think I'll just play this kind of, you know, two-handed.
- I bought this offshoot. It's kind of a side game called The Pirates of Maraco and I think this looks really cool.
- I have a couple previews here. So, these were sent to the channel. So, these are two things that were sent to the channel.
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Video dHJbG72Itp8
The Dungeon Dive Review at 0:19 sentiment: positive
video_pk 83259 · mention_pk 209431
Click to watch at 0:19 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Worth the $50 price without miniatures
- Fantastic campaign structure with lots of variety
- Fast setup and put away
- Interesting objectives that are rarely just combat
- Great box art and mapbook art
- Good loot system that requires strategic use
- Feels like an evolved version of Blackstone Fortress encounters
- Campaign offers replayability with different encounters and bosses
- Campaign has a slight legacy element by adding content
Cons
- Not traditional Warhammer Quest from 1995
- Lose condition of discarding reward cards and replaying scenarios is not ideal
- Time limit on encounters can feel strict and puzzle-like
- Limited enemy variety
- No solo mode mentioned for this specific game (though implied by general Warhammer Quest
- Retail price of over $200 is too high without miniatures
Thematic elements
- Corruption of the Everspring by Nurgle, fighting forces of Nurgle
- Jade Abbey
- narrative skirmish game
Comparison games
- Warhammer Quest
- Silver Tower
- Shadows Over Hammerhall
- Blackstone Fortress
- Cursed City
- Lost Relics
- Underworld Quest
- Warhammer Underworld: Spire
- Shadows of Brimstone
- League of Dungeoners
- Dungeon Universe Solace
- Hero Quest
- Blood Bowl
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- campaign system — The game features a campaign structure with three acts, unlocking new heroes and content for subsequent playthroughs. It has a legacy element where players add content rather than destroy it.
- character abilities — Each character has core abilities (attack, move, aid) that can be powered up with energy, and also unique special powers.
- Dice rolling for combat — Combat involves rolling dice (2d6) and hitting on certain numbers, with critical hits dealing more damage. Enemies also attack with dice.
- Loot System — Players acquire loot cards that can be spent in different ways, some usable once per encounter, some once per discard, and some once per battle round.
- mapbook — A mapbook is used for setting up encounters, making setup and put away very easy and fast compared to tile-based games like Blackstone Fortress.
- Narrative skirmish — The game is described as a narrative skirmish game, with encounters that have objectives beyond simple combat.
- Status Effects — Enemies can inflict status cards on heroes, some temporary and some permanent throughout the campaign.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Dark Water is my favorite Warhammer Quest game since Silver Tower.
- For me, at $50, I can't think of another game that I have purchased at that price in the last few years that offers up as much cool cardboard and as much cool game as Warhammer Quest: Dark Water does.
- The mapbook is just so easy to set up and so easy to put away.
- I love the campaign system in this game.
- The objectives are interesting. It's almost never just combat. There's always a little something extra to do and something you need to think about.
- I am very, very happy with Warhammer Quest Dark Water.
- I wish that Games Workshop would take into consideration people like me, a lot of people who watch the Dungeon Dive, people like us who really just aren't into miniatures and just want to buy the cardboard and have a fun time.
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Video x92cZSjQ3tg
Rob's Tabletop World Discussion at 11:36
video_pk 82224 · mention_pk 206545
Click to watch at 11:36 · YouTube ↗
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Warhammer
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Undaunted 2200 which is a very good game. Tactics II, very very good.
- I've got all the Killforths.
- Nemo's War, great game.
- Defenders of the Realm, love that game. Love it.
- I got some BattleTech on painting. Going to start painting again.
- Ogre, great game.
- We're going to be back in business, folks. We're going to be back in business.
- We're going to be back to full strength again. Just like the old days.
- People that want to work with me, great. People that don't want to work with me, great. Don't care.
- Getting hacked, man. It was very It took a lot of wind out of my sails.
- I'll get us there. All right, we got the other cable coming within the next month or so. Uh, they're going to be running that up here, so we're going to have fiber.
- I got 10 videos I got to get done. I got more stuff coming.
- We're turning the old game around.
- I don't think I've ever been this busy. And I'm pretty happy about it.
- We'll come back and uh, next week we'll start we'll start doing nice little short live play. Maybe we'll do uh, Val Petra.
- Everything feels better. You know, everything feels good.
- It is your old pal Earl.
- This has been a long time coming and it's showing the subscriptions have gone up.
- It's been a rough 2 days. But don't worry about it. I'll shake it off. I'll come back stronger than ever.
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Video HCp5U4g23co
Rob's Tabletop World Discussion at 7:13
video_pk 81477 · mention_pk 202562
Click to watch at 7:13 · YouTube ↗
Pros
none
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)
- This is a fundraiser for us.
- Please bid with some decency and help us out.
- We could really use your help.
- It's your old pal Rob.
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Video 61iIQA4g-Gc
Analysis at 0:42 sentiment: positive
video_pk 78756 · mention_pk 191821
Click to watch at 0:42 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Brilliant push-fit models
- Beautiful quality miniatures
- Quick assembly
- Gets players to the table faster
- Great for newer players and hobbyists who want to play sooner
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Blood Bowl
- Warhammer 40,000
- Necromunda
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Push-fit/snap-fit miniatures — The core of the discussion revolves around the benefits of pre-molded plastic miniatures that snap together without glue, contrasting with older methods.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Now, snap fit has been around for a long time, but I recently picked up Warhammer Quest uh Dark Water and I picked up Bloodbull.
- And it's all the little pieces and and a lot of it isn't so much me as it is that I'm just getting older and I don't see things as well and I my hands don't stay as steady and things like that.
- And how they figured how how to do the push fit is unbelievable.
- Part of the hobby is putting it together for some people.
- It gets you closer to playing the game a lot quicker and uh the stuff goes together flawlessly.
- And I think Games Workshop needs to be commended on doing such a fantastic job without losing too much of the quality of of their fantastic miniatures.
- Well, here's something I've learned, okay? Over the years, okay? Nothing stays the same.
- Everything moves on. Everything changes.
- And by doing this and perfecting this, and I really think they perfected it, you know, it's more change, but it's change for the better.
- But anyways, until next time, it's your old pal Rob. We'll see you soon, everybody.
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