HERO REALMS Encounter #1 THE RUIN OF THANDAR Campaign Solo Play

[@ItsMeEbby]

I play Star Realms and love it. Your awesome videos got me to get Hero Realms. Already did some solo games and is now my favorite. Great job on these videos.

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@James Ebenger Glad I was able to steer you towards another game you like!! Happy Gaming! :)

[@stewartking9653]

I love this game. I have not played in awhile, looks like I will have to get it out. Another great play thru.

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@Stewart King It had been on my shelf for a long time too. It's a good quick deck builder. :)

[@mathew1891]

Really enjoyed this video!!! Love the art style of the cards and really liked the simplicity of the game! I got Dune vibes for the deck building, but I don't have many games like this. I will have to try and track this one down! I can imagine this would be awesome with a group, question though, would the boss have higher health with more players? It would make sense haha!

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

Hope you can find a copy on sale! I think for multiplayer the villain deck is modified. Good luck! :)

[@krmchl]

great playthrough as always! i think that when the enemy discards you can look at the top card and then choose to put it back on top OR at the bottom of the deck.

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@Paulo Camacho Thanks for watching, and the clarification! :)

[@Sean-or1bv]

Great job...this looks fun!

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@Sean Gibbons. Thanks for watching! :)

[@ronsilva7394]

I like the beginning tavern story . The cards don’t seem to meet the theme of the scenario . Is there something I’m missing ?

[@frankblack5931]

You inspired me to use the life counters from marvel champions. Thanks!

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@Frank Black They're not just for Marvel Champions! :)

[@the250mikec]

Never even heard of this one. Probably cause I don't do deck builders. Seems like aeons end more than legendary. Looks fun, enjoyed the gameplay, and you're awesome👍

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@the250mikec Yep, if you're not a fan of deck builders, definitely not one to catch your eye. Thanks for watching! :)

[@the250mikec]

@@DaletheCasualGamer think it's more the legendary and flux types. I'll totally watch you play this one. Just like I watched your entire aeons end and pathfinder. Please put me down for more of this if it affects anything. (Just to be clear) You rock

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@@the250mikec Sounds clear ... we rock! :D

[@CanjeStudios]

Another fantastic playthrough. Thanks for the video, Dale. Keep up the great work.

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

Thanks Canje ... same to you! :)

[@SoloBoardGamingKnight]

I know you’ve been into this hobby for a while. Although it’s only been about a year for me, that’s long enough for me to know that it is NOT cheap to sleeve games. I noticed that every time you play a card game, you do the same thing I do and sleeve everything! Do you repurpose games that you don’t play or do you sleeve them all? I sleeve them all but I am considering alternative options like reusing sleeves from games that don’t hit the table too often. I know I’ve mentioned this before but you do a great job clearly explaining what you are doing while playing a game. It makes it really easy for me to understand and follow what you’re doing. That’s not easy! Everything you show calls my attention but I have to slow down. This looks great but so does the rerelease of both LotR LCG (I never played it yet) and Arkham Horror (also never played).

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

I sleeve all deck-builders, games with secret identities or games that have a lot of shuffling. When I sell games, I unsleeve and then use those sleeves again. Thanks, and hope you enjoy the re-release for LOTR and Arkham! Both are fun games! :)

[@karammelkon]

Awesome playthrough as usual Dale! just a quick question, how do you shuffle that massive deck in the middle?

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@Karam M. Very carefully. ;) Break it down into several smaller decks and swap sections. Or get brave and try them all at once, and then watch them fall on the floor.

[@davidedelstein6600]

Where did you get the life number counters? I've been looking all over for something as simple as those, nothing fancy. Great playthrough, thanks!

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@David Edelstien I borrowed the life trackers from Marvel Champions. :) Thanks for watching!

[@writerguy911]

A great little card game, both as a two player and a solo experience. Excellent video!

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@writerguy911 Thanks for watching. Do you have this and Star Realms?

[@writerguy911]

@@DaletheCasualGamer Only this one.

[@idjester]

great job as usual Dale... I looked at this game, decided not to get it then looked at it again.. and again decided not to get it.. then looked at it again... and again decided not to get it... what is your opinion of this game as a solo game even though you play co-op... for me I just don't think there is enough stuff to it... its too simple for my tastes but maybe I am missing something... what do you think?

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@idjester For solo "deck-builders", I think Aeons End still wins for me ... although when it comes to solo card games, I think you know which one gets all my play time. :) I enjoyed the game, and love the simple mechanics, but it's not a game I'd go back to again. But for the price point, I still think its worth it.

[@royssologaming4912]

loved the gameplay, its like a marvel champions / Dominion crossover. i liked it, now to find a copy for myself XD.

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

lol oh, and don't forget about Marvel Legendary if you love marvel and deck-building games! :)

[@thatubrewdude]

I have one gameplay question. Where does it say we reset health and deck after encounters. I saw some play with the deck they built going into the second encounter. I want to be sure I'm doing it right either way.

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@Andrew Ellis Good question, I don't see it explicit in the campaign rules except on page 5 for setting your cards to your starting health, and then just the "standard" rules for the start of each game to be at starting health. It will definitely up the difficulty and make you look for healing cards during the game. Good luck!

[@thatubrewdude]

@@DaletheCasualGamer I will say tho, when you fight the ritual monster...it DOES say to use the same deck (which makes me thinking not using the same deck in new encounters before was implied?)

[@thatubrewdude]

@@DaletheCasualGamer also, I love watching your playthroughs. Informative, steady pace, and I love when you catch your mistakes 😂 it's like a nail biter waiting to see if you catch it

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

lol I play a lot of different games, so mistakes are bound to happen. They generally don't break the game, but then again, my goal is mainly to highlight a game showing how it plays to help viewers decide if it's a game for them, or not. Thanks for watching! :)

[@sammyspoelders8375]

Where did u get those card holders for the boss and market? They look nice. Also nice playtrough, made me help understand it better.

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@Sammy Spoelders Thanks for watching! They are UberStax and you can find purchase information for them at www.uberstax.com . I also did a video highlighting them at kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnOxg3SEd9p-iZY and a handy attachment tray at kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqqmap2fqrSlrcU . Hope that helps and happy gaming! :)

[@sammyspoelders8375]

@@DaletheCasualGamer Thanks for the info. Appreciate it.

[@JJEMcManus]

Pretty frisky for a five year old game. Well played. Considering how much DMG you applied on the last turn it isn’t fair for the text to describe the minions as “unconscious” Those damage dials look awfully familiar but I can’t quite place them.

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@JJE McManus Those dials were just laying around ... like those unconscious minions. ;)

[@Ultra4]

i did enjoy

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@Ultra4 Thanks for watching! :)

[@jakecooke4602]

I can't seem to find in the rulebook what constitutes as a "starting deck"

[@PaintingwithFlare]

Looks like a combination of Marvel Champions and Marvel Legendary. @Dale how is your experience with this game compared to the two?

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

A campaign version of Marvel Legendary would be nice! But without the campaign, this game really reminds me of the DC Deck Building Game or Ascension. :)

[@wenchwoggYT]

Is there a Star Realms variant of this? Solo campaign

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@wenchwogg I'm not aware of a campaign for Star Realms (didn't see anything after a quick search), but definitely has solo and coop options. Thanks for watching! :)

[@dustheg]

I thought you dont prepare your champions until start of your turn? Which means the gaurd is off on them and damage goes thru. That would be the reason to not expend a champion or you leave yourself open for attack

[@silversungaming9451]

Champions prepare at end of turn.

[@tonybowers9490]

Thanks for sharing. I have this game, but I don't think there many 'interesting' decisions to make during play. Not all, but most choices (card buying, playing, selection) are obvious. I enjoy Shards of Infinity more. It has a solo game. I find SofI card play more 'interesting'. Have you played SofI?

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@Tony Bowers I think I played it once, but I was really into Star Realms and it didn't seem different enough for me at the time to buy it, but agree, most decisions on purchasing cards just come down to how much money do I have. Thanks for watching! :)

[@tonybowers9490]

@@DaletheCasualGamer On the topic of deck building. :-) I'm mentioning this because you play a lot of deck builders and I appreciate your opinion. Often (in Hero Realms, Shards....) there is a common pool/deck for purchasing and there can be some very expensive/powerful cards showing up early in the card pool/draw deck. They just sit there several rounds until someone can afford them. Then, if a person snags 1 or 2 of them early (and other players don't) the game can become imbalanced. I'm no game designer and not a pro player, but I have thought many times it might be a neat mechanic to have tiers (maybe 3?) of cards in the draw deck/pool. Each latter tier containing better cards. The draw deck/pool begins with cheaper/weaker cards that you can purchase and the better cards don't show up until later when you can afford them. I guess that is a crazy idea, because I don't think I've ever seen it used. What are your thoughts on this idea? (I know it would require a bit more set up time to sort cards, construct the tiers, but it may be worth it.)

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@@tonybowers9490 Sounds like a solid idea to me!! And with the amount of cards in those games, I don't think that would to much to make tiers.

[@olliha3935]

I really love this game ... but it is sad that there will be no continuation after chapter 1 in german 😢

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

That is sad indeed.

[@SuperXmarvinX]

can masters heal beyond max health?

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

I don't recall anything stating they couldn't, but it's been a while since I played. Nothing jumped out looking through the rulebook quickly.

[@idjester]

ha ha... and you are using your marvel champions disks like I do when playing other games... and you gave me hell about it.. but it looks like I inspired you to do it after all...

[@DaletheCasualGamer]

@idjester lol I actually recorded this in October last year. Just now pulling it out of the archives. And yes, I'll give friends grief for things I actually do too. When components are good, they get more game play in other games. :D