Game Review: King of Tokyo: Origins

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@lsav10 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video, Eric. I love KoT and all of its content. We just hosted the second annual “Tokyo Tumble” tournament a couple of weekends ago. Your “party style” explanation echoes my sentiments. I find it to be a great game to introduce to people unfamiliar with hobby board gaming. Even those who were knocked out early were invested in rooting for their friends against those trash talking vets (i.e. me). It’s light hearted and involves enough luck to give rookies a legitimate chance at winning while the power cards can give more strategic-centric players something to focus on. Maybe the cardboard “Champion of Tokyo” title belt I won is clouding my judgement, but King of Tokyo, to me, has been a great way to bring people together. I welcome all challengers with open arms and clenched fists for next year’s Tumble.

@boardgamegeek 9 ай бұрын

"Champion of Tokyo" title belt?! That's awesome - and yes, that really leans into the spirit of the game. I mean, the design is a take on the children's game "King of the Hill", so I think it's meant to be taken lightly. -WEM

@Hieronymus-Pseudonymous 9 ай бұрын

It should perhaps be noted that if a monster isn't included in a product released through standard distribution, it doesn't get its own Evolution cards, so that there's no mechanical difference to having them.

@elementalist3190 10 ай бұрын

For the regional monsters for example, there is one for my country, The Czech republic, the Golem based on our capital's folk tale. So yeah there are a lot of them out there, and you really don't need them all.

@boardgamegeek 9 ай бұрын

They're cool extra bits to add flair. I don't know whether Richard Garfield carries a unique monster with him to conventions to hand out to folks, but I think everyone would love to stomp on Tokyo with a Phelddagrif... -WEM

@gyroh6593 9 ай бұрын

I thought of the idea of deck construction in KoT. Where a player makes a deck of 15-20 cards taken from their own power up card deck. And so everyone has a customized small deck that focuses on a more niche strategy. I also created my own monster with its own evolution cards.

@Hieronymus-Pseudonymous 9 ай бұрын

8:04 You can't hold onto that. "Discard" cards are not taken and then used at a time of your choosing; they are resolved when you buy them.

@boardgamegeek 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the correction! -WEM

@rla128 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for this. I'm considering downgrading to this from my copy of King of Tokyo + Power Up + Halloween (which in my mind is too complex for the filler game that it is). Though I'm worried I'll miss the option for 5-6 players.

@mikehuff2693 10 ай бұрын

Is there just an upgrade kit? Seems a waste to buy the entire game if you already own the original..🤔

@boardgamegeek 9 ай бұрын

An upgrade kit could consist of the fourteen new cards; or the cards and the monsters; or the cards , monsters, and dice...at which point you have pretty much the entire game. As I said on the video, if you have the original KoT, then this is more of a gift item for someone else to try out the game. -WEM

@mikehuff2693 9 ай бұрын

So probably not worth it then if you already own the base game?

@81suze 9 ай бұрын

For me it’s good to travel with kids and to play it quickly after lunch etc

@BuckFu 8 ай бұрын

I think it’s a great version. The extra bits and tokens that are used in first and second edition are really not pivotal to the overall feel of the game. We’re not hardcore gamers but love king of Tokyo and will probably pick up a copy for a travel size. I will say we picked up king of monster island but haven’t really got into it, it’s a little more heavy, a lot of bits to add to the board and track. Maybe someday we’ll dig in more.

@eddieharr 3 ай бұрын

very interesting explanation regarding target. Thanks. great video.

@kevinpratama5679 10 ай бұрын

Why the king of tokyo dark edition dont have a power up expansion?

@boardgamegeek 10 ай бұрын

I imagine that the reason is because "Dark" was a single printing spinoff, so it's not like more people can acquire "Dark" over time - which means the market for an expansion is extremely limited. "Dark" itself had new gameplay features, so that was that. -WEM

@PowerPandaMods 10 ай бұрын

They put out the "Even More Wicked" mini expansion to bring all of Dark Edition's gameplay into the main game, so that it could be combined with other expansions.

@kevinpratama5679 10 ай бұрын

I want power up expansion on dark edition with the original design card "dark edition" haha🤣

@HarryBuddhaPalm 10 ай бұрын

@@kevinpratama5679 There is absolutely nothing stopping you from using Power Up with the Dark edition.

@FlatRiverGroup-Games 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for featuring the new King of Tokyo: Origins! 🎲🗼🦖

@Hieronymus-Pseudonymous 9 ай бұрын

Does the Origins rulebook tell you that you can add more players?

@boardgamegeek 9 ай бұрын

It does not, but the only difference in gameplay would be resolved by drawing another circle on the game board. -WEM

@Hieronymus-Pseudonymous 9 ай бұрын

@@boardgamegeek So players wouldn't be aware of the Tokyo Bay rule even if they did spontaneously decide to add players beyond the printed maximum player count...

@CarlToonist 10 ай бұрын

Nice teach using the theme 😁

@boardgamegeek 9 ай бұрын

Thanks! Demonstrating through play is my preferred way to go when possible. -WEM

@PowerPandaMods 10 ай бұрын

This is a great idea for Target. Remove the 2 extra dice and the status tokens, but otherwise keep the game the same. I think this will sell well.

@foyoGames 10 ай бұрын

So only difference is baby Chibis? ...oh Power Cards

@boardgamegeek 10 ай бұрын

Yes, in terms of gameplay, only the fourteen new power cards are something you haven't seen before - but this game is aimed at a marketplace where for the most part, all of it is new. -WEM

@foyoGames 10 ай бұрын

@@boardgamegeek Well, atleast something is new.