Hoplomachus Victorum: 5 Favorite Things...And 1 Disappointment

[@adrianbkelly]

The original Hoplo is my favourite game & Victorum looks like it will make it even better! Went all in on the Kickstarter & can’t wait for it to arrive.

[@mikeysboardroom]

I think you are going to love it! I wish I had gone in on some of the deluxe items, like the reusable campaign tracker and the dice tower 🤙

[@brianbaker3731]

I'm halfway through my first campaign and really enjoying it. I think your comment about wanting more CTG games is a common experience once people get a chance to play their games. I love them all! I haven't checked the Scion Epilogue book yet but I think it should have at least a little narrative in it.

[@mikeysboardroom]

Yeah the Scion Epilogues as well as the character paragraphs sort of flesh out a bit of a story. I think more narrative would get in the way of what makes this game great, I just can't help but want more from it since it is so much fun. Did you finish your campaign? I am curious how you did against the Scion...I beat the crocodile, but Taotie absolutely stomped me..

[@brianbaker3731]

@@mikeysboardroom unfortunately I haven't had time yet to finish up the last two acts.

[@mikeysboardroom]

@@brianbaker3731 Ah bummer. Let me know how it goes when you finish it up!

[@SoloBoardGamingKnight]

Big fan of the intro. Personally, that sets the mood for the game and the review.

[@mikeysboardroom]

Thank you, I appreciate it! Your videos always set the mood perfectly right out the gate, I'm glad I was able to duplicate that feeling 🤙

[@MagicBG]

Hoplomachus with a more of history it is Too many bones

[@mikeysboardroom]

That makes me very excited to jump into Too Many Bones! Thanks! 🤙

[@GoWtheFlow]

I know that you already got tmb base game and you mentioned you want unbreakable. I hope the base hasn't ruined it for you because I think unbreakable should be the best starting point. Base game is good value, but the design is inferior than undertow and subsequent gealoc expansions

[@mikeysboardroom]

@@GoWtheFlow I haven't had a chance to dive into it yet, but I am anxious to get going with it 🤙

[@voyageurastral]

Make me think of one of my recent buy war chest

[@mikeysboardroom]

Oh yeah, I can definitely see the similarity. I almost bought that game on sale once, but I don't have anyone to play these types of games with. That is one reason Victorum as a solo game works so well for me

[@voyageurastral]

May i suggest to try it on boardgame arena for free to see if you like it

[@mikeysboardroom]

@@voyageurastral Great suggestion! Thank you!

[@kosterix123]

7:55 you already knew that before ordering the product. Why didn’t you do your homework. No index is a good point though.

[@jazepi]

That's a sweet little gem over your left shoulder (Resurgence). Waiting impatiently for Victorum/Remastered, should arrive this week or next. Fingers crossed. If you like solo, Cloudspire is a master-class puzzle for solo play. CTG lays out each scenario and your job is to maximize (3 goals) achievements to carry-over some benefits/effects between each scenario. It's heavy, and bloated, and beautiful. Too Many Bones gets all the hype, and while just-deserved, Cloudspire is CTG's perfect game. ;)

[@mikeysboardroom]

I cannot wait to bust into Resurgence! Yeah...after playing through 2 campaigns I jumped on CTG's holiday sale before it ended and picked up TMB as well as Cloudspire... You just hyped me up all over again lol

[@jazepi]

@@mikeysboardroom If you got ALL of Cloudspire, it fits in the base box, incredibly (including the hard cover scenario books) with about 3-4mm lid lift. I just got my shipping notification for Riffle, super pumped to play them, and come spring, Unbreakable. It’s gonna be a great year for new board games.

[@mikeysboardroom]

@@jazepi That is amazing about Cloudspire! I got the base w/ 2 expansions and I did also get the first hardcover book since I read it really fleshes out the game and sort of adds a story. I am kicking myself for not getting Riffle, but at the time I didn't have any TMB content yet lol. Each year just keeps getting better and better for games, it's crazy!