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!
@martinljonsson3 ай бұрын
I watched the old dune movies
@Leiderg2 жыл бұрын
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_5 ай бұрын
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.
@JonTalbain7772 жыл бұрын
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.
@Rik772 жыл бұрын
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- Жыл бұрын
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.
@vzjrz2 жыл бұрын
Wow those minis look great! Wendy did an excellent job painting them!
@MaSchmi2 жыл бұрын
but I dont understand why there are no mini Drednouguts for the IX Expansion in this very very expensive bigbox...
@kumanight2 жыл бұрын
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.61872 жыл бұрын
Roy is starting to pump out reviews!
@bn50552 жыл бұрын
And things like that
@olivigarden2 жыл бұрын
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 😊
@EvanHalbertDC2 жыл бұрын
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.
@TerrierHalo2 жыл бұрын
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.
@NATOnova2 жыл бұрын
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
@EpicGamingNight2 жыл бұрын
I like the minis a ton! But obviously since it’s aesthetic people can make their own decisions! 👍
@MrTwangstaable Жыл бұрын
Cant wait to get started painting mine. Though the space fried egg points look a bit strange :D
@jeovanyarvelo91272 жыл бұрын
We need more Roy reviews/content!
@r.l.jeffries10912 жыл бұрын
I agree. I enjoy Roy's take on things and my gaming tastes align with his frequently.
@footsoldier14682 жыл бұрын
This is absolutely fantastic and should be the future for all games. Does anyone do sleeves large enough for the faction cards?
@DoomCaliberQ89 ай бұрын
i would have never bought this game without this delux box
@mckeoncrawford92622 ай бұрын
The cubes are still used for moving up the faction ranks right?
@willhelm942 жыл бұрын
This set may be worth it just because the regular wooden pieces have been wearing away from all the plays we've had
@pilotvc5 ай бұрын
I don't think it comes with card sleeves, does it? Can anyone confirm?
@Twister48152 жыл бұрын
Your hair is outta control
@dreamofempire21142 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
I wonder if it will fit the new expansion
@jeannater23932 жыл бұрын
I purchased this upgraded box and absolutely love it! Hoping some of the components along with the Dreadknot get some attention from dire wolf
@marlonbarbero15852 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Will the Immortality expansion fit?
@DTChrisYi Жыл бұрын
Sure does!
@chrisjohnphillips6352 Жыл бұрын
@@DTChrisYi That's wonderful news! Just to clarify, we are talking about the base game + Rise of Ix + Immortality, correct?
@DTChrisYi Жыл бұрын
@@chrisjohnphillips6352 Yeah, both expansions and base game fit.
@chrisjohnphillips6352 Жыл бұрын
@@DTChrisYi Much thanks, Chris!
@jasonc27842 жыл бұрын
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.
@DTChrisYi2 жыл бұрын
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.
@rafad57672 жыл бұрын
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.
@stellaraphid5652 жыл бұрын
Why didnt they include a giant wurm figurine?
@TheAmazingYeti2 жыл бұрын
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.
@happydimsum82217 ай бұрын
Can i use these for uprising?
@commandoryu6 ай бұрын
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.
@D2CGaming5 ай бұрын
Did you end up getting this for Uprising? Wanted to understand your experience.
@happydimsum82215 ай бұрын
@@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
@commandoryu5 ай бұрын
@@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.
@sertaki2 жыл бұрын
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 :/
@Twister48152 жыл бұрын
They will in the Ix deluxe box
@sertaki2 жыл бұрын
@@Twister4815 ok, that makes sense.
@TaylenReyn2 жыл бұрын
This dude comb his hair with a weed wacker?
@jankoo9992 жыл бұрын
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
@MerrillWhiteKalEl2 жыл бұрын
Its cool, just WAY overpriced.
@chaosinthechasm2 жыл бұрын
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!
@stevenmill98872 жыл бұрын
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!
@meccanised2 жыл бұрын
pity it is out of focus, you can't see the minis at all
@jacobhawk93112 жыл бұрын
Oh no Roy is a RED shirt. Sorry my dude
@IDM297 ай бұрын
Useless, too big for the board size.
@BricktheSystem2 жыл бұрын
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.
@EpicGamingNight2 жыл бұрын
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!
@EfrainRiveraJunior2 жыл бұрын
Too bad the actual expansion seems to not live up to the main game standards.