Boardgame Heaven How To Play & Review 101: Arena: The Contest (Dragori Games)

[@sethpeterson8261]

Thanks for the video. I went all in on the Tanares kickstarter on day 1 just from word of mouth. Everyone raves about it in reviews, but the more reviews and playthroughs I watch, the worse it looks to me. I keep hoping to see something that changes my mind to keep me in on it.

[@BoardGameHeaven]

Well, I can only say I really liked the PvP and PvE of the core box so far, reminds me of the D&D boardgames, and Tanares is just going to make all that incredibly EPIC from what I've seen.

[@GoWtheFlow]

Thanks for the review! Are you getting the painted dragon collection? What is dimensions of the core box? Does the core box fit in a kallax?

[@BoardGameHeaven]

You're welcome, thanks for watching! I may get the dragons, I'll have to see. I'd love them in any case! 32x32x13cm, it fits in a Kallax just fine! :)

[@dualgamer8403]

Amazing review, I wonder which one is better between Arena: The Contest and Altar Quest. Which one is your favorite? Thank you

[@BoardGameHeaven]

Thanks! I still need to play Altar Quest. May be a while before I can play that one. Many other games to review first ;)

[@BoardGameHeaven]

I recently did a review on Altar Quest, and I have to say I much prefer Arena: the Contest myself. You can find the review on my channel. :)

[@ChazTyldsley]

Thanks for the review. How engaging is the actual story / writing?

[@danderson5084]

Very good explanation. This game looks visually fantastic but for whatever reason, doesn't really draw me in.

[@BoardGameHeaven]

Thanks! There is a Tabletop Simulator version, so you could always try before you buy ;) there's many playthrough videos online too.

[@ClintK.]

Know of any game like Diablo with heroes where you can level up and get tons of epic loot and killing lots of monsters and bosses?

[@BoardGameHeaven]

Where to begin... Gloomhaven? Maybe you'll like Sanctum. Middara comes to mind. Kingdom Death Monster...

[@BoardGameHeaven]

Oh and I assume you know because it brought you to this review perhaps, but there is also Tanares Adventures on ks right now, see link in the video ;)

[@sethpeterson8261]

Sword and Sorcery, Massive Darkness, the upcoming Chronicles of Drunagor

[@Sharingandud]

www.kickstarter.com/projects/1449412950/stormsunder-heirs-of-ruin?ref=cwowd&token=3bfa09f1

[@AFatalPapercut]

Sanctum

[@jeroenvanderhorst1513]

Hey Raymond er zit een vervelende storing in het geluid. Jammer want ik kijk erg uit naar je review van Arena.

[@BoardGameHeaven]

Oh ja? Waar precies? Ik hoor niks geks... Weet je zeker dat het aan mijn video ligt?

[@jeroenvanderhorst1513]

@@BoardGameHeaven Er zat een tik/storing in gedurende de hele video (ik heb m ondanks dat toch helemaal afgekeken). Voor mijn bericht aan je heb ik eerst uitvoerig getest. Ik heb andere KZbin videos afgespeeld: niks. Alleen jou video stoorde. Op mijn mobiel, op pc en op chromecast via tv. Ook als ik terugspoelde en herstartte zaten de storingen er in, op dezelfde plek. En nu kijk ik weer : weg?! Ik snap het niet. Maar lijkt opgelost gelukkig. Dank voor je review! Ik ga voor de core box + heroes/muren expansion.

[@BoardGameHeaven]

@@jeroenvanderhorst1513 Oh gelukkig! Misschien een KZbin glitch geweest?

[@kosterix123]

Looks like a paid preview. Is it?

[@BoardGameHeaven]

What makes you think that? I'm curious to know. To answer your question: No, this is not a paid preview. It is a review, since I share my thoughts on the game, and it is not paid for, since I backed this project on KS. Dragori did sponsor the core box, the rest I added myself. When I make a preview, it is titled as such, and I always make it clear that it is a paid for video. None of my Reviews are paid for. :)

[@kosterix123]

@@BoardGameHeaven the way you sit on the table. It's typical for paid previews.

[@BoardGameHeaven]

@@kosterix123 Is it? I always sit behind my table for the intro and the final thoughts. A lot of reviewers do... I don't think that's a good criterium to judge whether a video is paid for or not tbh. 😉hehe, but thanks for watching! I hope now that you know this is not a paid preview, but an unpaid review, it helps you with deciding if you want the game or not.