Join us as we take a look at the space themed dice placement board game Alien Frontiers.
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@CheebyD2 ай бұрын
Really appreciate the production of this video. Top notch!
@jackburtonstwin3 жыл бұрын
Somehow, Alient Frontiers as always eluded me as a game, so I can't reflect from personal experience. But I can reflect on the format of your videos, which I think are absolutely excellent.The structure, pacing and length are ideally judged to allow enough time to break down these games, reflect upon their strengths and weaknesses and offer a final opinion. And, of course, the delivery is priceless. I hope this channel will continue to garner greater popularity as I consider you among my go-to reviewers for board games and appreciate that these reviews are not merely based on the latest and greatest new released, but take the time to go back catalogue for those older titles that many of us still have or want in our collections. Additionally, I appreciate the time and hard work that must go into each of these reviews (probably far more than I truly grasp).
@BoardGameBollocks3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the detailed feedback mate. Always trying to improve this stuff...👍🏻
@uplift-yourdailypickup64242 жыл бұрын
I ended up getting this game and literally everything on ebay together. It even has the Outer Belt expansion which they didn't reprint with the newest edition. I tried out the base game and it's simple and well-designed - feels like a classic. I think for it to really shine though it needs the factions.
@Proximityillusions4 ай бұрын
I have the Big Box edition of this game, and every expansion and promo is in there, and I love it. I actually like the race aspect and I haven’t found that the person who starts is the person who wins consistently. Although one could easily have a house rule that there are equal turns, and that wouldn’t change the game much at all. Just have some first player token in use. I like Factions, too, although I have rarely used them because I’m always teaching the game and so I don’t want to introduce them to first timers. This is a game I definitely would play more.
@squidracerX3 жыл бұрын
3:30 Nice sound effects :) Like the editing in your videos, you do a nice job!
@BoardGameBollocks3 жыл бұрын
Cheers geez 👍🏻
@Yaboishwa3 жыл бұрын
Love your reviews! I've been watching them recently and always find your game explanations to be a great help in considering games. I'm impressed by how succinct you're able to make them!
@BoardGameBollocks3 жыл бұрын
Cheers josh...succinct is a nice way of putting it. Me being a simpleton is prob why that’s the case.
@ryankasperowitsch80163 жыл бұрын
Hello sir...I started following you not long ago, and I really enjoy your videos. Your informative format is very easy to follow, and you seem to give a genuine perspective that is from the heart. Though I know you play a "character" in your openings, you seem like a really neat guy with a wealth of knowledge. Thank you for helping while I start into this new hobby of board gaming ❤ 🙏
@BoardGameBollocks3 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome mate...the character is me from 25 years ago.
@sockmonster35852 жыл бұрын
I love this guy and how he interacts with the audience
@danpalmer76763 жыл бұрын
Got this one for future son in law(2 postponed weddings-bloody virus) for Xmas before last and still haven't been able to play it because yes you quessed it bloody virus....hopefully one day life as we know it will return,won't hold my breath though.........i will send him the link to this.
@BoardGameBollocks3 жыл бұрын
That’s a shame. It’s a great game 👍🏻
@richyasi74243 жыл бұрын
Still my favorite dice placement game, especially with the Factions expansion, which adds some hidden scoring into the mix. As for the end-game condition, that rule is indeed terrible, but can easily be house-ruled out, i.e. after a player places their final colony all remaining players in the turn order get a final turn. Also agreed re: the time demands; even the manuals for the expansions warn against high player counts. Well, just drop the # of colonies per player down from 9 to 6 or 7 and it'll take @90 mins for 4 players, which is just fine.
@mattchase31533 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Oz! Great overview. I really like your format.
@BoardGameBollocks3 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate...how’s the wizard getting on?
@jecabreradc2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the recommendation. Cheers.
@teddyrynning55613 жыл бұрын
Good review. I´ve never played Alien frontiers but is now considering getting it. I already own Pulsar 2849... If you have played Pulsar 2849, how does this compare? Are they different enough so you should own both? Or is Pulsar 2849 similar but with a larger bowl of point salad and less player interaction?
@BoardGameBollocks3 жыл бұрын
Pulsar is a bit more complex. I like both and they’re different enough to own each one imo.
@teddyrynning55613 жыл бұрын
Will probably get the game then. Cheers
@BoardGameBollocks3 жыл бұрын
The factions expansion adds faction specific abilities and few extra cards with zero extra complexity. We never play without it so I’d recommend that too.
@teddyrynning55613 жыл бұрын
@@BoardGameBollocks Been watching a few other reviews now and a few others says the same thing, that the factions expansion makes the game even better abd is essential. A bit expensive but sounds like it worth it. Like when you start assymetricly and get an advantage in a certain kind of strategy or way to win the game. Factions are always a good add on. Or as you said in the review of Adrenaline, that it would be more interesting if the characters had different special abilities.
@teddyrynning55613 жыл бұрын
@@BoardGameBollocks Bought and played the game yesterday. Really enjoyed it and what you said about Frontiers and Pulsar is true, totally agrre. Ordered the expansion as well. Thanks for inspiring me to buy this game and happy weekend
@AmigaFanatic19803 жыл бұрын
Does house ruling in an extra turn at the end for all other plays (to even out everything) break the game in anyway?
@BoardGameBollocks3 жыл бұрын
I dunno mate. I haven’t had the authority to try it as my wife usually wins because of the extra turn.
@richardscales95603 жыл бұрын
Still a favourite dice chucker. Enjoyed as much for carding around with the tech card effects as anything else.
@BoardGameBollocks3 жыл бұрын
Simple, old school game. Great stuff
@richardscales95603 жыл бұрын
@@BoardGameBollocks I'd go as far as to say it's the dogs. :)
@BoardGameBollocks3 жыл бұрын
👍🏻
@kidmarine39943 жыл бұрын
😁 first time I’ve heard clagnuts come up in a board game review. My girlfriend calls them clinkers. Nice review, not heard of this one.
@BoardGameBollocks3 жыл бұрын
First time for everything I suppose...🤷
@petermillen69243 жыл бұрын
Well it is a worker-placement, area-control Euro game, right. So that’s me out of here, yes? Actually I am less scornful of AF than, for example, the bollox that is Rococo. I wouldn’t buy it or choose it, but if pressed I would participate without screaming. It has simplicity, is fairly thematic and player-interaction almost a throwback to the German games of the last century. It does hold a historic badge of infamy, though as it launched the board game Kickstarter market, source of as many steaming piles as the Euro game designers and that is saying a lot.
@BoardGameBollocks3 жыл бұрын
I had no idea this was a KS game originally...surprising considering how KS has almost destroyed the industry by making it collapse into its own soiled arsehole.
@vinclash77633 жыл бұрын
I love this game! Great review about this game. 🙂👍
@whitleypedia3 жыл бұрын
great production values
@BoardGameBollocks3 жыл бұрын
Filmed on a Nokia 3210
@konradliddy3 жыл бұрын
Love it as ever, nice work
@BoardGameBollocks3 жыл бұрын
Cheers bruv 👍🏻
@mangs99403 жыл бұрын
broke my rule and got this one with expansions on ebay.
@BoardGameBollocks3 жыл бұрын
Did you get the factions expansion?
@mangs99403 жыл бұрын
@@BoardGameBollocks yes. It came with almost all the expansions. More than I will probably end up using.
@BoardGameBollocks3 жыл бұрын
Nice 👍🏻
@mangs99403 жыл бұрын
@@BoardGameBollocks do you often play with the faction expansion boards or just the extra cards?
@BoardGameBollocks3 жыл бұрын
Depends who I’m playing with. My wife prefers just the base game with nothing added. Factions is a great expansion and adds a lot of variety.