Dune: Imperium Deluxe Box Review - with Roy Cannaday

[@elqord.1118]

Can’t believe it doesn’t cover Ix content

[@arkdeniz]

Roy: I’m a huge fan of the IP. I grew up immersed in this stuff! Also Roy: the um… the ah… the barony guys or whatever. Nothing like live unscripted performance!

[@martinljonsson]

I watched the old dune movies

[@Leiderg]

The missing Dreadnoughts are such a huge oversight for me, I mean you bling factions tokens and even the first player token but not 1 of the 2 "army" units in the game?

[@muCephei_]

The team at Dire Wolf are probably beating themselves up over it. Imagine how cool it would look for a looming dreadnought over arrakis or in battle.

[@JonTalbain777]

DI is in my top 3, so I splurged on this. SO jealous of that paint; Wendy did a great job! My set was missing a blue trooper, so I emailed Dire Wolf and they quickly sent me a replacement. The upgrade is lovely, and the storage is great, but it is expensive for something that is purely cosmetic. But for what it is, it's great. The little colored troopers in lieu of the cubes are my favorite bits.

[@Rik77]

I'm prob unusual here, but for me the cubes are perfect. They are functional and keep the board and box minimal. I'm really glad these are an extra to keep costs down. Miniatures are also not great unless you paint them, which is more time and cost.

[@-Markus-]

I too like the minimalistic look of the base game. I wouldnt mind a bit more stylized cubes, there are some on Etsy ive been thinking about that has some etchings on the sides, but I want them to remain cubes. The faction tokens and player agents I really like though.

[@vzjrz]

Wow those minis look great! Wendy did an excellent job painting them!

[@MaSchmi]

but I dont understand why there are no mini Drednouguts for the IX Expansion in this very very expensive bigbox...

[@kumanight]

This upgrade (along with the etsy bits) really make this game gorgeous. The box makes setup an absolute breeze, I get this game to the table much more now. If you love Dune I highly recommend it!

[@joseg.6187]

Roy is starting to pump out reviews!

[@bn5055]

And things like that

[@olivigarden]

Thanks for covering this, Roy! Still need to play Dune: Imperium, but this'll be really tempting if I get into it. Also, I think this is my first time seeing Wendy's mini painting work! Dang, she's really good! If she ever wants to put out some tutorial videos, I'd love to watch 😊

[@EvanHalbertDC]

Took me a minute to figure this all out when I got mine. Definitely needed a cheat sheet! The coin is boss! Finally picked up Rise of Ix yesterday....so now I may need to changes sleeves, which is a bummer.

[@TerrierHalo]

I guess I’m here to validate a purchase I already did, I’m luckily quite happy with it, it added a lot to the board. The sleeves were only a US thing though. Thanks for the review.

[@NATOnova]

surprised this got the seal of approval. doesn't even come with enough sleeves for the expansion, no upgraded dreadnaughts, and mini are not painted

[@EpicGamingNight]

I like the minis a ton! But obviously since it’s aesthetic people can make their own decisions! 👍

[@MrTwangstaable]

Cant wait to get started painting mine. Though the space fried egg points look a bit strange :D

[@jeovanyarvelo9127]

We need more Roy reviews/content!

[@r.l.jeffries1091]

I agree. I enjoy Roy's take on things and my gaming tastes align with his frequently.

[@footsoldier1468]

This is absolutely fantastic and should be the future for all games. Does anyone do sleeves large enough for the faction cards?

[@DoomCaliberQ8]

i would have never bought this game without this delux box

[@mckeoncrawford9262]

The cubes are still used for moving up the faction ranks right?

[@willhelm94]

This set may be worth it just because the regular wooden pieces have been wearing away from all the plays we've had

[@pilotvc]

I don't think it comes with card sleeves, does it? Can anyone confirm?

[@Twister4815]

Your hair is outta control

[@dreamofempire2114]

Thanks for the review, Roy, but the price is way too expensive for me to justify getting, especially as there are no expansion or resource upgrades. I like the idea of having mini figures instead of cubes for the conflict phase but I might pick up a copy of Risk 2210 for $10 and use the figures included in that game as a replacement.

[@Wolcik3000]

I wonder if it will fit the new expansion

[@jeannater2393]

I purchased this upgraded box and absolutely love it! Hoping some of the components along with the Dreadknot get some attention from dire wolf

[@marlonbarbero1585]

Nice to see a review from you Roy, great stuff. Too bad they did not really propose the upgrades of ALL components there. Still miniatures can really lift up the immersion feel for a game so forgetting price tag for a minute, looks like something to have (though Dune does not need much lifting up to my taste hey!)

[@chrisjohnphillips6352]

Will the Immortality expansion fit?

[@DTChrisYi]

Sure does!

[@chrisjohnphillips6352]

@@DTChrisYi That's wonderful news! Just to clarify, we are talking about the base game + Rise of Ix + Immortality, correct?

[@DTChrisYi]

@@chrisjohnphillips6352 Yeah, both expansions and base game fit.

[@chrisjohnphillips6352]

@@DTChrisYi Much thanks, Chris!

[@jasonc2784]

The paint job looks great but I think I'd rather have had the review done before the paint job. Otherwise, it feels like a misrepresentation. Especially since this product is purely aesthetic. I wouldn't mind seeing the painted miniatures at the very end or as a separate video.

[@DTChrisYi]

That's why we shot the separate b-roll footage in there of the unpainted minis. It would have been preferable, but we painted them for the live-play from last Spectacular.

[@rafad5767]

Looks really cool, but as it doesn't cover the expansion and it doesn't include the upgraded resources it will be a pass for me.

[@stellaraphid565]

Why didnt they include a giant wurm figurine?

[@TheAmazingYeti]

Just echoing what others have said. This is massively overpriced. The lack of resource upgrades hurts this. The basic plain, grey mini statues are worthless. Unless you paint them. You have no idea who has what looking across the table. We just went back to the chits. The agents are almost as bad.. luckily you have colored rings. However.. we went back to the agent meeples eventually. Especially because there aren't minis for the expansion. Literally the only thing we use are the color specific minis for combat.. and the metal coin. That's it. Never been so disappointed in an upgrade. This more than doubles the cost of the game and makes it worse. I'd absolutely avoid getting this unless you plan on painting the minis. Even then.. it's stupid expensive.

[@happydimsum8221]

Can i use these for uprising?

[@commandoryu]

Yes. You just need to add the Spy tokens, and then the upgrade box will work for either game. Uprising already includes the Sandworm minis (and the wooden ones) for you to use everything minis or everything wooden depending on preference.

[@D2CGaming]

Did you end up getting this for Uprising? Wanted to understand your experience.

[@happydimsum8221]

​@@D2CGamingyeah I ended up buying the upgrade and it's great. You don't use the Mentat mini but it's still great and really adds to the immersion none the less

[@commandoryu]

@@D2CGaming Same as Happydimsum, I think it's great, definitely worth it, though I already had it for Imperium and just reused it for Uprising.

[@sertaki]

This edition is really cool, adds a lot more flavor to the table :O Just extremely disappointed they didn't include dreadnought figurines. Also big miss on not having enough sleeves for the expansion :/

[@Twister4815]

They will in the Ix deluxe box

[@sertaki]

@@Twister4815 ok, that makes sense.

[@TaylenReyn]

This dude comb his hair with a weed wacker?

[@jankoo999]

Kinda annoying that most of the component showcase is out of focus - it's a shame because they look stunning on the B-roll! Great job with the painting! Too bad box doesn't fit sleeved cards well as people buying expensive deluxe upgrades tend to cover their cards in shrinkwrap :P

[@MerrillWhiteKalEl]

Its cool, just WAY overpriced.

[@chaosinthechasm]

Thanks for the review! Man, I do think this product is cool, but it's just way too expensive for what it is. Like, almost shockingly overpriced. I think the IX expansion is overpriced, too, but I bought it. This, I will not buy. These prices are actually turning me off from Dire Wolf as a company, tbh. I just played Teotihuacan earlier, and the price of that entire big and well produced game is less than the IX expansion, and less than half of what this largely empty box costs!

[@stevenmill9887]

Cheers Roy. Love the game and Ix expansion but this is seriously lacking. Unpainted figures, no upgraded resources and leaves out the Ix expansion - and is bloody expensive. I would rather buy a new game!

[@meccanised]

pity it is out of focus, you can't see the minis at all

[@jacobhawk9311]

Oh no Roy is a RED shirt. Sorry my dude

[@IDM29]

Useless, too big for the board size.

[@BricktheSystem]

1:42 Kind of cringey here. I'm expect you don't mean to minimize her, but she is actually contributing to this copy of the game by doing some painting. She is more than Chris' wife.

[@EpicGamingNight]

I’m good friends with Wendy! She is amazing! Great painter and reviewer and a beast at winning games! Chris is also Wendy’s husband! And I do mean to minimize him!

[@EfrainRiveraJunior]

Too bad the actual expansion seems to not live up to the main game standards.