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Chivalry

Game Info
Year
2026
Players
1-4
Age
12+
Playtime
90 min
Publisher
dlp games
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Ratings
Creator Score
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Waiting on more creator content
Description

Knights in King Arthur's realm seek glory and renown through quests and encounters in an area majority game by David Turczi

Description

Knights in King Arthur's realm seek glory and renown through quests and encounters in an area majority game by David Turczi

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Sentiment: pos 2 · mix 2 · neu 2 · neg 0
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Video xgufPHahRF8 Board Games UnLocked Playthrough at 2:27 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
  • Allows for close combat.
  • Becoming chivalous can enhance card effects.
  • Penalties for dishonoring the code.
Cons
  • Requires following specific rules.
  • Can lead to taking damage for dishonoring.
Thematic elements
  • Knightly conduct
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Card Play — Playing cards like 'throw the gauntlet' and 'daring strike' which have effects related to proximity and combat.
  • Chivalry code — There are rules and consequences for dishonoring the code of chivalry.
  • Movement — The player moves closer to the opponent.
  • status effect — Becoming 'chivalous' triggers certain card effects or rules.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • We are kind of sort of in the quarterfinals.
  • We got the we separated the what is it? The weak from the wheat from the chaff.
  • Yeah, he is he is something else, dude. Like he literally lives for second wind.
  • So, I have a ton of tons of ways to draw.
  • Yeah. It's I mean, yeah, you had four four mana left.
  • I stacked up on mana. But I I don't know. I I my theory just cuz we played a ton of games uh of this is I do not see a season one person not winning this tournament.
  • Yeah, No, they're they're all OP. They're disgusting.
  • And it almost feels like every s uh sequential season they've tried to make them less and less OP.
  • Yeah. They're more grounded.
  • I hate these these abilities are so like against the player.
  • I mean, the relics are good, but I don't know.
  • It was like a watered down great value version of the knight of the knight. Yeah. Of the saint.
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Video mIkOrc00hyo Board Stupid Top List at 11:38 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Strong Arthurian Legend theme
  • Designed by a creator known for deep, thematic games
  • Expected to be an expert/heavier game
  • Incorporates loved mechanics like area control and deck building
  • Promises interesting discovery elements
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • knights seeking power, glory, and influence to honor King Arthur
  • Arthurian Legend
  • Players experience the daily life of a knight, from riding out to making camp and attending feasts.
Comparison games
  • Anachrony
  • Vinhos
  • Nucleum
  • Imperium Legends
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Area Control — Supposedly 'one of the main mechanics' of the game.
  • Deck Building — Some deck building will be involved.
  • Phased gameplay — Gameplay is structured in phases representing a knight's day: morning for actions/adventures and night for making camp, calling retinue, and attending feasts.
  • Relic/Rune Discovery — Elements of discovering relics and runes.
  • Variable player powers — Players will have unique abilities.
  • Worker Placement — There will be a 'little bit of work placement' and 'moving around your knights'.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • It's time for yet another episode of the Hype Factor.
  • Yeah. But instead, [laughter] you you're going to be playing a board game, which this man also will be.
  • This is uh Kubernet which is a reimplementation as this is the year of the reimplementation of a game called Cuba from 2007.
  • Uh so I'm I'm really curious to understand what is he going to do with this one because his potentials are high.
  • Yeah. A little bit of shot and fo.
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Video n1Die8dveXQ The Dice Tower Discussion at 26:31 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
  • The cards look pretty good.
  • I like that better.
Cons
  • You would get tired of it throughout the entire every card in stained glass.
  • the cover doesn't look as good.
  • The person standing on the card is not done in a stained glass window style.
Thematic elements
  • Knights undertaking different skills
Comparison games
  • Lord of the Rings
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Worker Placement — you have different knights and you're going to ride around with these knights in Camwatt and you're going to do different skills.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • I am convinced that the Shiel Essen deliberately times their announcements the week before Gen Con because they're jerks.
  • This is a terrible name. It's a terrible title. It's a terrible logo, my friend.
  • So, um, this is a new boutique publishing initiative.
  • It's a games market validation.
  • So the Magic the Gathering and Marvel is together and I just bought and we just looked at the starter set which was the only thing we could afford.
  • The box is very simple on purpose, of course.
  • It's weird how it's like they're not putting them in an actual
  • We really live in confusing times.
  • I hate the collectible nature of this a lot. I I do.
  • You're buying miniature board game. You're collecting a replica of a thing you collect.
  • No other hobby can I think of that does that.
  • This is so realistic that Gloom Haven does not fit in the CL.
  • My son's like, 'Why have we never seen them before in the movies?'
  • It's like, 'Ah, we're open.' Which is not good when you're running.
  • I think this is going to be a thing now between this and the game makers and everything else.
  • It's a very self-reerential thing.
  • This is another DLP game. This is David Turtzy.
  • I kind of like the uh stained glass artwork. That's a that's a new style.
  • If everything was in a stained glass vibe, it gets a little heavy-handed, though.
  • So, we're almost back to the days of fantasy flight games here where CGE announced this surprise game.
  • This is a surprise Lost Runes of Arnack expansion at Gen Con.
  • The cat's like, 'Give me that box.' And the dog's like, 'I'm just glad to be here.'
  • Why are dogs stupid?
  • Cats plan. Dogs don't plan.
  • Cats are intelligent.
  • You know what I mean? Like, cats plan. Dogs don't plan.
  • Joey read a leaked script for Doomsday and wants to tell everyone.
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Video jvoYxwIT1as Getting Games Discussion at 7:06 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • dice-based actions — dice action mechanisms noted; mentions of a rondelle in the middle of the table
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • it's an ongoing ripple effect of me changing the channel up and not making reviews any more
  • I've been thinking about doing this for a while and I finally went about changing my audio setup in here
  • thanks for watching
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Video qloYht5MuMk Getting Games Discussion at 21:40 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
  • interesting dice-rondelle mechanic with thematic flavor
  • character cards add variety and draft-driven strategy
Cons
  • game is fairly light; some players may seek more depth
  • downtime can be noticeable depending on group
Thematic elements
  • honor, valor, justice, sacrifice
  • medieval knights around a rondelle
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • card-discard synergies — some cards require discarding other cards to activate bonuses
  • dice orientation and tableau matching — players must orient dice and cards to match tableau conditions to gain abilities
  • end-of-round scoring and character cards — characters provide additional end-game or drafting modifications; rounds alternate
  • rondelle with dice and colored tiles — dice values (red/green/blue) drive movement around a central rondelle and trigger abilities
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • I love it
  • the fact that the game has you making a long-term strategy and really thinking lots of turns ahead but forcing you to reconsider your plans at every step of the way
  • I was not expecting to like this game at all what happened is that I not only liked it but I loved this game
  • this is dominating all of my desires to play games over this last month
  • it's a very light style game
  • this is absolutely a puzzle style experience
  • the randomness of input adds freshness
  • the beating heart of this game is the bag
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Video xy44u3NO1Ew Discussion at 8:10 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Beautiful cover art.
  • Bag building euro game from a known publisher (DLP games).
Cons
  • Very little information available.
  • Details are scarce.
Thematic elements
  • Knights involved in conflict, possibly against Saxons.
  • World of knights, possibly Arthurian.
Comparison games
  • Orleans
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • asymmetry — There's a lot of like asymmetry or going out to different areas to take actions.
  • Bag Building — The bag is filled with workers (knights) and used to take actions.
  • Worker Placement — You are going out to different provinces taking actions.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • I really enjoy a the production of this game is incredible.
  • There's a really great kind of tableau build if you're into like Arc Nova, that kind of, you know, you're building out multiple cards with different tags.
  • It's really, really fun. I enjoy it every time. I do something different every time.
  • My best month is going to be Lords of Water Deep.
  • This game is great. like this game is genuinely just like really solid.
  • One of the first kind of big worker placement games. It wasn't the first worker placement game, but kind of one of the ones that put that kind of mechanic on the map,
  • It's just good. It's just clean. It doesn't do anything fancy.
  • It is really kind of straight up contract fulfillment.
  • It's easy to teach.
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