Ascension Tactics is Stupid Fun! | Gameplay with

[@BoardGameDave]

I was wondering when you were going to upload this! From an almost-strictly Euro gamer, Ascension Tactics was a big surprise! SO much fun! ☺️

[@Quackalope]

Yea, it was such a blast - I still want to play you again XD

[@BoardGameDave]

@@Quackalope Let's play it again the next time we're together! ☺

[@successfulgeek]

Ascension Tactics is way more fun than I expected it to be. Complete surprise how much I am enjoying it.

[@jeremyerb9435]

I have a fully painted copy of the original ascension tactics (took me a year to paint). I was thinking about playing it at origins this summer

[@darendunking7399]

Nice! I painted my set as well. Posted the whole process on ascension reddit page. It was so fun to paint each champion. I’m excited to paint all these new miniatures!

[@thegamesninja3119]

A Quackalope sounds like an entity found in the Ascension universe.

[@reedmccullough7137]

Enjoyable until the end, way to stay classy Dave. Still, this definitely makes me want to check it out

[@BoardGameDave]

Haha, thanks! I tried not to gloat too much! 😉

[@darendunking7399]

Id really enjoy to see you play the original or a rematch of inferno! Maybe you can mash them together and play as an expansion? May have to remove most of the duplicate center cards in inferno, I wonder if there is a marking to show “new” cards to quickly add to center deck. Are the card backs the same or can you tell them apart? How do the miniature power levels match up? I did a tier list video for the first game, maybe you could do one for this game?

[@maxf.7262]

Ty for this video! Quack!

[@redspit123blackops]

@ 20:23 Mr rules cheats by stopping at a treasure then using a treasure to reactivate the same champion. Can't do that, either move the total 5 and end turn on treasure or move the full 5 and don't, can't have it both ways

[@edwardkirick5690]

looks like such a sweet game

[@db8094]

Wow this is from the old WoW miniatures people? That game was great. You think the Inferno campaign will have the option to get the base miniature game? 🤔

[@rajidahae4220]

It does btw... ;)

[@jasonforella7295]

QUACK! we love flavor text!!!

[@darendunking7399]

Hey big fan of the original tactics. Did they get rid of the 2 power every turn rule? Also wondering how this will fit as an expansion, emri is in this game and the original. Seems you will have to mix and match what you can add in

[@kirilivanov92]

First tactical Quack :D

[@Quackalope]

Best Tactical Quack :P

[@mattmc20]

Is this an expansion to Tactics or stand alone

[@Quackalope]

Stand alone - but it can merge :)

[@mattmc20]

@@Quackalope I’ll quack to the merge!

[@RiHa_Games]

You are stupid fun😜 although I know something that would make it waaaay more fun 🐦 ;) what about those people :-p

[@Jutsuss]

Quack

[@Jammy88]

Quack 🦩

[@Phildelapardo]

Seemed unbalanced, opinions?

[@Quackalope]

Nah, this game he was able to get off the gate faster than me. The other games we have played don't indicate that it is unbalanced - just depends a bit on card draw!

[@darendunking7399]

Its a fast pace cut throat game one wrong decision and your opponent snowballs to a win. Luckily the games only take 30 minutes or so. You can play 6-7 times in a game night

[@darendunking7399]

Personally 2v2 was the best mode from the original game. 4 player free for all was too slow. In 2v2 you and your partner take your turn simultaneously so its the speed of 1v1 with so much more action on the board.

[@xilconic]

Not sure about unbalanced. First player rushed for the centerspot resulting in 4 points / turn when uncontested. 1st turn with 5 movement due to market card giving +2 additional movement enabled the subsequent turn to capture that centerspot. And using a unit that needed 2 'Control' to activate and (while left unexplained) there seems to be a default 2 control each turn to use. Jesse however played 2 monsters who each needed 3 Control to activate, which in his 2nd turn caused him to not be able to contest any of the center spaces. Not opening with a 2 Control monster as well to enable him to contest the center-spot rush that Dave as going for quickly did him in. Jesse's 3rd turn he did not contest the centerspace, and opened a 2nd portal instead. Increasing the point deficit to 8, which could have been a Deve 6 - 0 Jesse situation to contest one of the portals with Dave only gaining 2 points / turn instead of 4. Turn 4 by Dave, helped by another +2 bonus move from a treasure, enabled Dave to end with a 14 to Jesse's 0. Jesse commanded 3 of his monsters, and nothing still contesting the now +6 points / turn boardsituation by Dave. Jesse's turn 5 had no control in his hand, prevented Jesse to contest any of the points gain by Dave, putting Dave at 20 with Jesse at 0 and Dave basically 2 turns away from GG. In hindsight, I think if Jesse would have opened with Arha Paladin and rushed for center stage too he could probably taken out the Ravenous Gorph and ending up with a more favorable board position to continue play from there. Having said that (beauty of hindsight and all that), there does seem to be a first player advantage. 1) Typically will be the first to get the +4 points / turn space on the map, especially because you get the points immediately at the end of the turn, disallowing any counterplay from the opponent. 2) Also getting first pick from a fresh market given some additional control over what cards to leave to your opponent. 3) And first player to reshuffle deck to benefit from stronger cards to be drawn, which can feed into snowballing as I would imagine not only first in boosted economy but also I assume being able to attack 'first' with better cards to increase chances of further changing boardstate favorably.

[@manzell]

Dave rockin' the Zelenskyfit A+

[@BoardGameDave]

Bro, you are too much. 🙈 I appreciate the comparison, though! 💯