Nice job! The Headlamp that let you bury one of the worst Motion Tracker cards in the game was huge. Positioning your marines to effectively use defensive fire was also key especially around those tight corners where movement options were limited. Well played, great pacing, and fantastic commentary!
@PaulDarcy7 сағат бұрын
Glad you enjoyed this playthrough. I certainly get into it. It's tense, fun and will be hitting the table on my channel again soon for sure! Thanks for watching along!
@greybeard801212 сағат бұрын
Great play through still in my game of shamepile.Have all the game pics assembled but have not played it yet.😂
@PaulDarcy7 сағат бұрын
Don't we all have those games we were once SO excited for stockpiled. Ha ha! I'm trying to get to mine, but it's taking a long time. Of course, always buying more doesn't help! Thanks for watching along!
@mcstabba20 сағат бұрын
6:35 That blip goes the wrong way! Maybe he was worried he left home with his stove still on? Great playthrough. Would be cool to see Spartacus as well even though it isn't a natural fit for solo. I have the original edition with the expansion, never gotten it played! At least I can chuckle at the titles on some of the cards. Merry Christmas or God Jul as we say in my native Sweden.
@PaulDarcy7 сағат бұрын
Yeah, I did move that blip in a totally wrong direction. I was focused on the marines escaping! Ha ha. Happy holidays!
@MartinGregersen20 сағат бұрын
Nice playthrough. I really like this game, based only on your videos but really cool cardmechanic. Looking forward to the next one in the series 👍🙂
@PaulDarcy7 сағат бұрын
I do like how this one plays, and it can get pretty tense when the aliens start swarming! Thanks for watching along!
@MeetMeAtTheTableКүн бұрын
Thank you so much Paul this has been an absolute blast to watch. I look forward to a new video every day!!! you have made my week can't wait for more!!!! I think I need to pull this back out an play this game again!!!
@PaulDarcyКүн бұрын
This is such a blast to play! Gluing the models together was no fun, but the game sure is. Thanks for popping by and watching along!
@beowulfadrinor7242Күн бұрын
I don't know if you have heard, but a new edition of the game is out. No component changes just some rules clarifications in the new rules. Aliens now only break barriers on a 5 or 6. When blips are revealed they still finish their move and can attack if they are close enough. Their is also a another expansion out with the two pilots and 4 new xenomorph types. It called In The Pipes 5 by 5 I believe.
@PaulDarcyКүн бұрын
Yup, I have the new version and all the expansions. I did not mention this in this playthrough though. My bad! Thanks for watching along!
@beowulfadrinor7242Күн бұрын
@PaulDarcy cool, the only ones I don't have are In the Pipes and the environment pack I'll get it soon though. Thanks for your playthroughs.
@scottb.88822 күн бұрын
Love your videos, best part of my day! Keep it up!
@PaulDarcyКүн бұрын
Glad you enjoy them! Thanks for watching!
@tozmom6152 күн бұрын
No offence Paul but I suspect you’d roll a natural 10 on a D6.
@PaulDarcyКүн бұрын
Ha ha! You would think I'm playing with negatively loaded dice! Thanks for watching along!
@taitchison12 күн бұрын
I think they should give the aliens some guns would make the game more fun at the moment it more of a turkey shot on the aliens
@conner45473 күн бұрын
I bet you'd fuckin LOVE Dark Descent.
@PaulDarcy2 күн бұрын
I decided to pass on that one, but I have a ton of Sword & Sorcery, which I have yet to get to the table. So many games, so little time!
@Michael.Virtus3 күн бұрын
2:35 - This is the card that I house ruled out of my playthroughs. It is absolutely ridiculous and horribly unbalanced. Nice that you saved that Shoulder Lamp to place it on the bottom. However it is still possible to come back. I hope you can manage to reach the APC before that.🤞
@PaulDarcy2 күн бұрын
Yeah that card is a bit ridiculous. Maybe 2 blips, even 1 would be nasty enough, but THREE?! Ha ha! Shoulder lamp to the rescue! Thanks for watching along!
@orlondok3 күн бұрын
Well done Paul ... A very fun game !!!
@PaulDarcy2 күн бұрын
I had a blast playing this one and will get back to the Mutant campaign at some point. As always, thanks for watching along!
@MrBraun63 күн бұрын
Just a quick thank you for these continued play through series. You and I have very similar tastes in games and watching these play-through videos have pulled me from a solo gaming slump on many an occasion. Your last series on Maximum Apocalypse has inspired me to play the zombie campaign and remind myself of how good of a game it really is. Appreciate your continued efforts. Hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year with family and friends.
@PaulDarcy2 күн бұрын
Glad I could help! Happy Holidays to you as well!
@antcog97253 күн бұрын
Dungeons and Dragons has always been a friend and family favorite while actual campaigns take many many sessions and the Dungeon Master usually plans 4 hours for every 1 hour of actual session time. A game like this we can set up and play together rather quickly for comparison. Our normal dm takes control of all the monsters and that spawn adding a house rule. When we play as a group normally it feels like everyone draws monsters that attack themselves almost every time… it seems like an odd balance of self punishment.
@mcstabba3 күн бұрын
Impressive of Ripley to knife a xenomorph and somehow manage to not get sprayed with their highly acidic blood! I think I need this game and I'm blaming you for it Paul! Great playthough as usual.
@PaulDarcy3 күн бұрын
Ha ha! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Tons of shooty stabby fun!
@Michael.Virtus3 күн бұрын
From the official F.A.Q.: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WHERE IS THE ACID BLOOD? Q: How is the alien’s acid blood represented? A: Acid blood is factored in the Defense roll, its also one of the reasons that your armour may break when using it to defend. Acid Blood also shows up as a Hive Hazard card in the Get Away From Her You B***h! expansion. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
@deadwolf29783 күн бұрын
When using grenades you should roll one d10 per target.
@PaulDarcy3 күн бұрын
Yup, that and the flame thrower! Thanks for watching along!
@deadwolf29783 күн бұрын
@PaulDarcy i glad i could help :). Stay frosty, Marine!
@larsvanrossum49903 күн бұрын
Are you not missing lowering aim dials? I have seen in happen….
@PaulDarcy3 күн бұрын
I think I missed Crowe once, but they reset at the start of the next turn, and he rolled really well, so luckily I got away with it not mattering this time!
@Paddle653 күн бұрын
It always makes me laugh when the clenched fist comes in, from the side 😂
@stefve4 күн бұрын
That flamethrower must have been out of gas 🙄
@PaulDarcy3 күн бұрын
His finger slipped? Ha ha! Thanks for watching along!
@DimitrisKrommidas54 күн бұрын
Do you have Alien VS Predator:The Hunt Begins board game? It is awesome. Greetings from Greece.
@PaulDarcy4 күн бұрын
Nope. TBH, I've not even heard of that one. Lemme check it out!
@greggconsidine58845 күн бұрын
Great video 10 out of 10. 😂
@antcog97255 күн бұрын
How do they get their aim back up? Seems like the more you fire the harder it is to hit, gun recoil?
@PaulDarcy5 күн бұрын
You can use one action for an Aim action, increasing aim by one. At the start of every turn all Aim dials reset to their starting values.
@danieledwards33105 күн бұрын
Mathematically, you should be able to see a tiny sliver of the bottom blip with the bottom marine. Thematically, I agree with your choice not to reveal it. That being said.....that's a lot of blips, man!
@PaulDarcy5 күн бұрын
I've been messing up the LOS so far. Argh. Thin white lines do not block LOS, only the solid black walls. I will address this in an upcoming episode after the next one which was already filmed. Thanks for watching along!
@taitchison16 күн бұрын
|I don't think Paul you have moved some of the blips in point one for a couple of goes.
@PaulDarcy5 күн бұрын
I don't think I've missed rolling for Blip movement yet? Video and Timestamp if you find one, thanks!
@taitchison16 күн бұрын
we are not seeing much death on the human team which is not right as the humans got killed in the films there to much fire going on.
@PaulDarcy5 күн бұрын
I'm sure at some point they are going to get swarmed hard! Ha ha! Thanks for watching along!
@poeraven60446 күн бұрын
I think you might have misinterpreted the second alien tracker card it says if the spot is occupied move the blip four places for the nearest character. I believe you placed it as close as you could to the spawn point and then moved it four spaces
@PaulDarcy5 күн бұрын
Card reads, " If this Spawn Point already has a Blip or Alien model, move this Blip four spaces towards the nearest Character" I interpret this to mean the Blip about to be placed moves the four spaces. And when placing Blips you place them as close to the spawn point as you can if it's occupied. So, I think I did it right? I'm going to go with it anyhow.
@busybard6 күн бұрын
9:51 Hicks sticking his head through the ceiling tiles...
@PaulDarcy5 күн бұрын
See the community tab. ;)
@orlondok6 күн бұрын
Heheh ... Wow ... they are starting to group up to ambush the small group trying to escape ... very cool ... also ... You forgot to decrease Hicks' aim tracker after his shot ... no biggie ... might be an easy fix ... up to you ... This game is a very fun watch indeed ...
@PaulDarcy5 күн бұрын
Yup. Luckily for my goof aim dials reset at the start of each turn! Thanks for the catch, and thanks for watching along!
@taitchison17 күн бұрын
I can belief the is one left out of ten
@taitchison17 күн бұрын
How much defences fir is there to much
@PaulDarcy6 күн бұрын
You have seen the movie, right? Ha ha! So many pulse rifles unloading!
@taitchison17 күн бұрын
How many action do the characters get?
@PaulDarcy6 күн бұрын
2
@robertgodfrey72197 күн бұрын
Just started watching these and noticed you're being too hard on yourself with line of sight. The WHITE lines regulate movement but do not block line of sight. Only the BLACK lines block LOS. For example, on turn 1, as soon as Hicks moved one square he had full LOS to almost all of the blips. He didn't have to move 4 spaces to peak around the white corner. All marines could have moved 4 and started firing away at the revealed aliens.
@PaulDarcy7 күн бұрын
Oh damn! Correct. Now that I look more closely those white lines do not border black "walls" Hmm. Will not affect too much for the first bunch of episodes I think, but I'll need to keep a closer watch on that from now on! Thanks for the catch, and thanks for watching along!
@robertgodfrey72197 күн бұрын
@@PaulDarcy It's a very common mistake because the walls in the first mission actually do line up with the white lines. Working around door frames and tables while rescuing Newt doesn't really prepare you for the tunnels in mission two. You're right that it won't change much for the first episodes but long term it slows down the marines enough so the aliens overwhelm you before you can make it through that tight corridor.Adding one more turn without drawing motion tracker cards should help to correct the timing.
@orlondok7 күн бұрын
Lol ... how many 10s in a row was that ... heh ... bad luck there ...
@PaulDarcy5 күн бұрын
Too many. Way too many! Ha ha!
@Kryosleep7 күн бұрын
+1 for the algorithm.
@orlondok7 күн бұрын
I noticed when measuring from Ripley's current position to spawn pt. 3 that the red line went over a wall ... is that allowed when measuring LOS ??
@PaulDarcy7 күн бұрын
Believe it or not, it just misses the wall. I measured it again to be sure! Thanks for watching along!
@PaulDarcy7 күн бұрын
Oh, and LOS is any point in the character's square to any point in the target square.
@robertgodfrey72197 күн бұрын
@@PaulDarcy Also, similar to my post on Episode 1, the white lines do not block line of sight. There is a clear LOS from the door of the APC to Spawn Point 3. This is good for the Marines! You want them to be able to shoot the aliens from far away. I'm afraid the slow start for Hicks and crew is going to be the death of them.
@PickleTheHutt7 күн бұрын
Since that alien survived the defense roll, do all of those characters have to discard a card for that effect drawn later?
@PaulDarcy7 күн бұрын
Yes, but Hicks is the only one with a card. All of the grunts don't have a hand of cards. I do catch this after the next episode! Thanks for the catch, and thanks for watching along!
@MartinGregersen7 күн бұрын
Why not put Newt to work at the terminal, I know her tech skill is not good, but at least there is a chance...
@PaulDarcy7 күн бұрын
She could (her tech skill is 2) but I think she needs to recycle cards as much as possible! Thanks for watching along!
@Major_Havoc7 күн бұрын
Find new D10's
@scottb.88828 күн бұрын
“Hudson, sir. He's Hicks.”
@PaulDarcy7 күн бұрын
It never gets old, does it! Ha ha! Thanks for watching along!
@donleaman20188 күн бұрын
I see a lot of rest actions from Newt and Rippley to recover all those exhausted cards.....
@PaulDarcy8 күн бұрын
That's Newt's number one job! Ha ha! Thanks for watching along!
@DimitrisKrommidas58 күн бұрын
Greetings from Greece.
@antcog97258 күн бұрын
I love this board game…. My friends and family find this one hard to play against me. Lots of set up and don’t play often enough to remember actions to make game go faster
@MartinGregersen8 күн бұрын
I know I am late on this. But should Ripley not be adjecency to the spawn point from the start, she was next to it in the end of previous episode... 🙂 Great play through as always 👍
@vanksteinvanker10628 күн бұрын
On your first turn you attack sea zone 12 with a fighter and a sub as Germany, and mistake the UK cruiser there as a transport! Tragedy
@BitJam8 күн бұрын
Small correction: The Mortar and Pestle removes all status effects OR reduces hunger by one. You only used it to reduce hunger so you are fine.
@PaulDarcy8 күн бұрын
You are correct! I misspoke! Thanks for the catch, and thanks for watching along!
@taitchison19 күн бұрын
maybe you should start with a monster and make it difficult and also it is a zombie apocalypses so it sort of makes scene any wise the games is to easy if you dont so mabe you should not house rule that you don't put monsters or zombies. Just a thought.
@taitchison19 күн бұрын
did you find the other stuff you needed medical the two medical supply's and two files?
@antcog97259 күн бұрын
So I am 75% sure driving into a new map it makes sense that would draw noise that zombies would hear and notice. If all missions start at the van, the van made noise for them to follow and hear.
@EmanuelsWorkbench9 күн бұрын
wow! is this going to be a trend? Bad luck with dice, good luck with cards... When I saw the title, I wondered how the episode would turn out! Good game. Really enjoyed the playthrough.
@brandonb71209 күн бұрын
When I saw “finale” I didn’t know what way it was going to go - came on quick!
@PaulDarcy9 күн бұрын
I was surprised for sure. For future setup maybe the A token and Hospital should be on opposite ends of the map mixed in with say 6 tiles so you don't know for sure which one it is. Otherwise, I had a great time with this game! Thanks for watching along!