Hardback | Rahdo's Prototype Thoughts

[@guidohardinsky4875]

I am unlikely to get either of these but watch the whole videos because you crack me up. Keep up the great work.

[@GirlyGamer-BoardGameGran]

Just backed it. Love Paperback also. Glad to hear this one is fun also. Thanks Richard.

[@mythirdchannel]

I usually don't like deck builders, but I really enjoy paperback on my phone, this looks awesome, I'm sure I'll enjoy it too

[@dougglug1]

Backed!! Really enjoyed the runthrough!

[@priscillabasilio7738]

Thanks for making these videos!! I'm definitely backing this.

[@anactualcloud]

have you gone back and play the coop version of hardback?

[@rahdo]

never had the chance!

[@JaKamps]

Thank you for comparing this w/ it's predecessor Paperback. I enjoyed Paperback, but the set up & game length make me think I may appreciate Hardback more, since it has a end game timer built in. (Come to think of it, so did Paperback, w/ the word lengths). Which game tends to play through in less time?

[@kosterix123]

Hb goes to 60 points, aka stars. It can easily take 75 minutes. We usually play until 30 points when we're tired.

[@kindcentrumderots9589]

Do you think i can play this game making dutch words? In Paperback its not possible because of the frequency of letters and their cost. Those are based on Englisch words etc.

[@rahdo]

great question, i don't really know, but ask here: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/223750/hardback/forums/0 and i'm sure you'll get a well considered answer :)

[@kindcentrumderots9589]

@@rahdo Thanks! I will do that. Keep up the good work! Fan from the Netherlands :D

[@kosterix123]

yeah I just backed it, thanks to your story!

[@twentysides]

I find that the factions in Star Realms makes the card buying choices too obvious in some cases (for example, "there are 2 cards that cost 5, but this is in-faction, so I'll get it"). Do you see a risk of that making decisions too obvious in this game as well? Or is there enough decision space in the word creation and letter selection that obviousness in faction choice is a benefit?

[@kosterix123]

Good question, actually nothing is obvious in hb, because there are so many cards.

[@kosterix123]

We played hb tonight, it's such an awesome world you step into. Wow. Don't know, don't care about paperback. Hb is enough to last us for years, and we haven't even touched the expansion or AI.

[@rahdo]

wow, maybe i should check out HB again!

[@markegli7370]

Paperback is the only deck builder my wife will play. Here is hoping for lightning to strike twice.

[@kosterix123]

Hb is not a deckbuilder. It's more akin to star realms. You choose what to specialize in depending on circumstances. If you want a deckbuilder your wife will enjoy, try Valley of the kings afterlife, or Concordia.

[@danielb4480]

Hey, thanks for your awesome videos :) any update on which coop mode you like better? trying to decide which one i should buy :P

[@rahdo]

they never sent me a retail version of the final game, so i never got to see it...

[@danielb4480]

@@rahdo oh ok, still thanks for the answer!

[@d.b.4910]

Great videos. Thanks!

[@chuck00x]

Is it worth having both? If I already own Paperback (and I enjoy it,) is it really worth adding this to my collection as well? Are they that much different?

[@rahdo]

i talked at length about that in the very video you're posting to now

[@chuck00x]

Holy crap. Not sure how I missed that. That's what I get for trying to skip to the Cliff Notes. Thanks rahdo!

[@kosterix123]

The question you should answer is what exactly do you like so much about pb exactly?

[@Houjixful]

Is it expensive living in Malta? How did that happen

[@rahdo]

check faq.rahdo.com :)

[@KingOfNormans]

Wait wait wait wait... you have TWO dogs now? :D

[@windyhillbomber]

Is paperback available anywhere?

[@Jukejointjeze0n]

At a glance .paperbackgame(dotto)com seems to have it.

[@TorIverWilhelmsen]

Apparently it's in stock at the designer's store: www.fowers.games/collections/frontpage/products/paperback

[@windyhillbomber]

Many thanks - couldnt find it anywhere else and had read that it was completely out of print. Anyway, backed the new " pre-quill"

[@justinrrizzo]

Traded away PB after one game. Wife preferred other deckbuilders. Good game, just wasn't for us.

[@JaKamps]

I may like to trade or sell Paperback away in order to pick up Hardback, possibly.

[@crucius]

I can't decide between one and the other. And Tom Vasel says almost the contrary (Hardback, to him, is more complex)

[@kosterix123]

Nonsense. It's not complex. It's rich, that's different. Tom Vaseline is American, for them everything is complex.