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Set a Watch: Forsaken Isles

Game ID: GID0453580
Game Info
Year
2024
Players
1-4
Age
14+
Playtime
75 min
Complexity
2.2/5
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Description

A cooperative game where heroes defend a campfire from monsters and bosses over eight nights on tropical islands

Description

A cooperative game where heroes defend a campfire from monsters and bosses over eight nights on tropical islands

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Sentiment: pos 1 · mix 1 · neu 0 · neg 0
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Video 9L2EuAXV2D0 Allies or Enemies Review at 0:31
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Pros
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Cons
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Thematic elements
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  • Cooperative dungeon crawler with character variety, dice-driven combat, and item management; epic quest framing.
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  • Fantasy dungeon-crawl adventure set on Forsaken Isles with a line-up of monsters and a camp-management phase.
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  • positive
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • it's an abstract Dungeon Crawler
  • the box folds out to become where the Camp is
  • the rocktopus was our favorite monster
  • for two players you each get two characters and that worked well
  • it's very much a wrestling game but it's like a fighting card game
  • the base game is smoother; the extreme version adds barb wire and explosive matches
  • the rule book was a challenge to get through
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Video B5nPKMymjG8 The Cardboard Herald Review at 0:41 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
  • Cool things in the box, including a favorite adventurer.
  • Kraken hunting mode provides a faster game.
Cons
  • More of the same if you own previous Set a Watch content.
  • Loses some variety with set lists for Kraken hunting mode.
Thematic elements
  • Standalone expansion
Comparison games
  • Set a Watch
  • Swords of the Coin
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Doom mechanic — Introduced in Forsaken Isles, this is described as another lever that monsters can pull to knock adventurers out.
  • Kraken hunting mode — A mode providing a shorter, five-round game as opposed to the standard nine, but requiring a set list of creatures, locations, and unhallowed.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • The answer is maybe but let's get into that
  • I think my favorite Venture and everything is in this box the Druid for anybody who's wondering but it just is a little bit more of the same
  • setat doomed run is the big box container for all of your set ofat boxes with a little cubby here to hold all three
  • The loop that they introduce of getting a new difficult stipulation that you have to navigate through figuring out how to navigate through it playing four rounds with that stipulation and then getting a reward as a beautiful little carrot at the end uh is great
  • I think that just wouldn't be worth it for me
  • organizational issues aside I would recommend getting this
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Video hzr110PtCyI Tabletop Tokki Top 10 List at 1:23 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • immersive dark fantasy vibe
  • solo mode where you control all four characters
  • updates and content add depth
Cons
  • headier rules for a solo experience
Thematic elements
  • dark fantasy, doom, monsters
  • Fantasy camp defense against monsters over eight rounds
  • wave-based defense with distinct party roles
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • defense management — managing a four-member party to defend a central camp
  • doom and resource tracking — doom increases over time, requiring careful pacing and planning
  • Role-based actions — one member defends, the others manage resources and combat
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • one of my favorite pieces of content that I get to share with y'all all year which is of course my top 10 solo board games from this year
  • it plays in just about an hour so it's really easy to get to the table
  • this is just such an immersive fun experience
  • The Last Lighthouse is definitely one that has held my attention in terms of its overall presentation
  • Sweet Lands is my number one solo game of 2024
  • I love the multi-use cards, being able to destroy nightmares and turn them into traps
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