Board Down Under: 7 Ankh gods ranked

[@MrNicktwin]

Am really growing to love this channel! Great coverage of a game I also really like. Lot's of depth. Hope this will be done for the expansion and other games as well :)

[@BoardDownUnder]

Thanks for the kind words mate. Means a lot to get this sort of feedback. :) Unfortunately I skipped the add-ons for this Kickstarter as I was really struggling with the overwhelming amount of content games were offering! Big regrets with that decision on this one though, because this ones a solid installment. Hoping the expansions become available at retail soon! If we do get our hands on it, we'll definitely revisit this list

[@oerthling]

@@BoardDownUnder And I was wondering why you stopped at 7. In a case like this (CMON game by Eric Lang especially) it's always best to go all in. If you don't care for an add-on it should sell easily - usually at more than you paid for it. Luckily you already have the stuff that's most expensive to get later. The rest should be in retail soon. Looking forward to a Pharao gameplay video by you guys.

[@MrNicktwin]

@@BoardDownUnder Keep up the amazing job! We need you kind of people on youtube :)

[@BoardDownUnder]

@@oerthling Spot on! Made a poor decision with this one! I was on the fence about whether to back it at all because while Blood Rage and Rising Sun are different games, I was very much thinking "I've got two _similar_ games in my collection with all the bells and whistles.... do I really have room and time for a third, and how different can it be!?"... mistakes were made. Looking at the popularity of Ankh I'd be surprised if these expansions don't hit retail, so I'm fairly sure I'll be scooping them up when they do!

[@ryanskrenes6247]

I appreciate your insight. I can see where you are coming from on a lot of these rankings. Amun is simply great overall

[@dnaseb9214]

Where are Set and Bastet ?

[@themagician1376]

Hi man, nice video. Horus is also pretty strong. If you control 1-2 regions with him (4-5 player game) you can really benefit from his special power. Every time when you are stronger in some specific region with your units you can prevent others from playing Plague of locusts or Chariots. Also at the same time you can easily benefit from Drought card. :)

[@BoardDownUnder]

Thanks for the feedback! Yeah this makes perfect sense - and I definitely think I'll be shuffling these gods around if I ever revise this with the pantheon expansion! I'm not a big fan of bidding in games - too much mind game for me to handle, haha, so I think this is why he really doesn't appeal to me much!

[@OrdemDoGraveto]

@@BoardDownUnder Horus is great for that. Ban the plague on 2 regions hahaha

[@skittlestitch7557]

I wonder how you rate the other Gods not mentioned from other expansions?

[@MattCrawley_Music]

Great list, I’ve only experienced 4 of the gods so far. Found Isis was so powerful, OP perhaps. Playing first 4 player game next week

[@BoardDownUnder]

Yep, I've seen Isis be a real nuisance! Plague of Locusts is the best way to shut her down, but that obviously requires followers which can put you in an awkward spot paying for Ankh powers. Less awkward for me as I usually end up forgetting to pay anyway, haha. #guilty #cheetah

[@robertdavey5582]

I've played Ankh 3 times now each at 4 players and our group thinks Isis is really weak. He power effectively locks you out of the Loki strategy and positioning is so important meaning you may not be next to your temples to get the bonuses from whatever you're attuned to. Plus, with 3 other people playing Plague of Locus her units usually get wiped out anyway.

[@TheDepolarization]

@@robertdavey5582 I’ve noticed this as well. Isis isn’t really desirable. Just move away from her. She can only influence one region, and she doesn’t save her warriors during plague.

[@shocknawe]

Hey mate. Do you have a follow up with the other 5 gods? Your insight is teally gonna help be teach and understand this better!

[@yuarthur455]

it would be awesome to know how you would rank the lang triology? which is your favorite which is your least favorite …

[@BoardDownUnder]

We are working through a review of the game. That it will probably be next up, but in that I think we will avoid talking about comparisons too much as we want to rate the game based on its own merit. There's a good chance we might release a comparison video after. :)

[@yuarthur455]

@@BoardDownUnder will be looking forward to that

[@MultiNICO360]

Osiris, is so impresive. It just spam miniatures in the table, in a combination with the mummy cats or the mummy, makes a great deal. All the games i have play, Ra make the most powerfull rush of points, its a good god for the early game. Isis it's good, nice counter to Anubis, but i feel it a little slow. Amon is the best god in games for 2 players. Anubis, i don't like it so much, but makes you constantly aware of his force. I havent played with the Phanteon expa, but at least, Seth call my attention.

[@marcelbreitbach7315]

Not sure if you are overestimating Oriris. His ability is not equal to pyramid attunement as he can only summon 1 extra figure regardless of how many underworld token he has on the board.

[@BoardDownUnder]

Yep, spot on, it's a "lesser" pyramid attunement, and I shouldn't really have referred to him as having pyramid attunement. Personally I like spreading across the board and having my finger in every pie, and I like the tricks you can perform with placing tiles on the map. The only thing I really enjoy more is Amun's double card power. Osiris enables both these things, and I don't have to pick up pyramid attunement to do so, which is why I have him ranked so high.

[@MattCrawley_Music]

Also sorry for all the comments but I have to ask: What are your thoughts on the merge?

[@BoardDownUnder]

No need for apologies! We love the interaction :) I've certainly got my opinions on the god merging. Too many to mention here, haha! But we are hoping to get our full review of the game out this weekend and in that we talk about our views of the god merging, so stay tuned :)

[@MattCrawley_Music]

@@BoardDownUnder I look forward to it. I’ve only played 2 player games of ankh but next week I have a 4 player game planned. The ankh Facebook group has people talking about house rules for the merge but also a lot of people saying positive things.

[@sirremicable]

Sobek is amazing parking him on a water tile between 2 temples while attuned gives you a great buff and then use his water tiles to shrink areas down to lock them down I loved my plays with him so much. I think if you combine him with some of the water based guardians it could be amazing

[@BoardDownUnder]

Glad your enjoying him! He is definitely strong, and I think the part I like best about him is placing those water tiles and messing with the landscape!

[@MattCrawley_Music]

I guess with all those water tiles you can make a river running down the middle of the board

[@zmann4444]

What about the other Gods?

[@BoardDownUnder]

Yeah... made a poor life decision and didn't grab the Pharaoh add-on during the campaign. Insert the facepalm here! Provided it shows up for retail I think we'll be picking it up, and at that point we might do a joint revised list

[@MattCrawley_Music]

Do you mean pantheon?

[@BoardDownUnder]

Whoops. Yep, I do! Although I don't have either expansion so keen to try both.. The new gods definitely interest me more though!

[@MattCrawley_Music]

@@BoardDownUnder hopefully you’ll talk about pantheon when it comes to retail. I ordered it from retail as I didn’t pledge for it and I wish I did!

[@rexx_da_weiler7513]

Panteon and Pharaohs are the only 2 of the expansions that add playing mechanics The others mostly come with extra pieces and information inserts for characters.

[@nizmotube]

Great video, appreciate the write up 👍. It’s interesting they didn’t try to balance the factions better when it’s been hailed by many as a great 2 player game.

[@BoardDownUnder]

You're welcome! This is a great 2 player game, without a doubt, and while I do think there are imbalances I think you would have to have two very experienced players to truly know the impact. I'm positive there are ways to counter the effectiveness of some gods which I'm not aware of yet, haha. These are my initial impressions after several plays, and the rankings I provided aren't just "power" based, my opinion on how fun they are weighs in heavily!

[@franmigarba]

IMO Amun is so overpowered in this game that It takes a lot of strategy to catch Up with him in the devotion track. It never merges in any of our games.

[@LizGamerGirl]

Osiris is the one that interests me the one the most simply bc I have a new nephew names Osiris. Really excited to play him now! Now to get my pledge... one day...

[@BoardDownUnder]

That's awesome! Hopefully you'll have two new Osiris' in your life soon, haha

[@MattCrawley_Music]

Sobek is great, but I didn’t do well with him because I didn’t win battles with sobek until the end of the game!

[@BoardDownUnder]

Crikey! Crocodiles out of water isn't what you want to see. Sounds like a rough game, haha. Hopefully next time you get to set him up sooner

[@MattCrawley_Music]

@@BoardDownUnder haha. Sound like a proper Aussie there

[@AJ-nc4vr]

Board Down Under: 7 Ankh gods.... R-ANKH-ED? :D :D :D

[@BoardDownUnder]

Well played! TH-ANKH you for the morning laugh ;)