Hoplomachus: Victorum | Playthrough | With Mike

[@OneStopCoopShop]

0:00 - Introduction 1:04 - Game Overview 4:02 - Week 1 Travel and Set-Up 10:42 - Week 1 Bloodshed Event 21:47 - Week 2 Opportunity and Week 3 Travel 27:27 - Week 3 Sports Event 37:44 - Week 4 Travel and Set-Up 39:07 - Week 4 Bloodshed Event 49:58 - Spectating Example

[@BrentDubroc]

Are you going to be finishing off this act in a later video? I want to see what a Primus or Scion battle is like!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

@@BrentDubroc instead of finishing I'll probably do a follow-up video of just Primus/Scion fights. You can see my preview from the crowdfunding campaign. That showed an early draft of the Scion fight. The core rules have stayed mostly the same, just way tighter and more exciting :)

[@ChipTheoryGames]

Thanks so much for your coverage! Fantastic job of highlighting all the tactical decisions and the joy/pain of the dice rolls 🙂This will help a lot of folks learn if the game is for them or not.

[@browe]

Agreed. Really helpful presentation, very valuable. I've learned that (much to my surprise) Victorum isn't for me in the way Undertow was, but much love to local Twin Cities area creators like CTG!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

It’s a very different beast than all their other games, with such an epic campaign, so yeah won’t be for all

[@theblunder1983]

That sinking feeling when you know Mike is about to cost you 100s of dollars ;)

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I'm sorry!!!!

[@patrickmcgee8318]

Same! LOL. Just preordered everything. Game looks amazing.

[@kyelj13]

Yuuuuuuup!…

[@jaredlucev2705]

@Dungeon Bones, hate the game not the player! Well don't hate the game, it looks fantastic and I'm hoping to get in a pre-order soon.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

We don’t have to hate anybody, except Pluto and his dang scions RUINING everything!

[@mrsuitcase9799]

Yeah - need you to run a 12+ part series to do a whole game so I can experience this vicariously through you until November. Just change the channel name to "One Stop Victorum Shop" - folks'll understand.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Hahaha, we gotta get Colin or Bairnt a copy. They like to do the big series of videos. My job on the channel is usually more focused on new game coverage, for better or worse 😅

[@dayoltay]

Preordered already but I'm dying for a five and five even though I know its a great game your reviews are the most influential.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Coming right now! Like… I’m literally pushing the publish button now :)

[@tonybowers9490]

Thanks for sharing. A few mistakes? Pfffftttt..... You're filming, commenting, playing the game. I would be making all kinds of mistakes doing all of that. I backed the game and very excited about receiving and playing it. One aspect I think I may not like. The tactic? chips you put under a unit. I think that will make it difficult for me to keep track of them. Maybe it would help if they were different colors? I know they prefer to do everything via a chip. It is very intuitive on something like health and pretty neat. The taller the stack the more health they have. Just not sure that a white covered up chip is the best way to convey some things.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Can't disagree with you there. I will say it's MUCH easier to see them when sitting at the table looking from straight on instead of bird's eye view like in the video :)

[@PublicExecution]

Forgot to add that's a really cool intro song.

[@androgenius7510]

I played a few games of Onslaught and understood why there is not a single playthrough beyond the 2nd immortal. Because it is literally impossible to go further with the available resources. Maybe in 1 case out of 50 or even 100. And this is a 100% game-design problem. I doubt that the developers themselves - the creators of the game mechanics have at least once gone through this mode. And they should! And this stupid red die! It is just annoying. Why on Earth do you need a die with the same values on all of its faces??? Why throw it? Overall - a nice presentation, but, in essence, an unfinished game where everything depends on sheer luck (lots, lots, LOTS of luck!!!). Thanks for playthrough, tho. It's great! ))

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I don't mind that onslaught gets crazy hard quickly. That's what I expect from survival modes. It's a similar thing in the 20 Strong difficulty modes. It starts hard and goes to stupid levels of impossibility by the end. I'll never play those highest levels, but someone will be happy they exist :)

[@timotheedavi6578]

Mike, in this video, did you only have the gladiators from Victorum or did you mix in the ones from Remastered? (If you can do that; I could not find info on that). Thank you for the play through.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I got Remastered many months after Victorum, so this is just with the Victorum content.

[@timotheedavi6578]

@@OneStopCoopShop awesome. It looks like a great game. Your play through made it look like they really perfected the original hoplomachus. I think it was Colin who gave me his copy of Hoplo: Origins a couple of years ago and I remember enjoying it a lot!

[@Copterman]

Been waiting for a Hoplo video drop! Mike was first; more goodness to come from other content providers. It's Christmas!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I think we are doing a big pow wow live stream of 4 content creators in a week or 2. Should be awesome to compare experiences

[@paulkalogeras7333]

Thank you Mike!!! Loved your high energy playthrough. I believe tactician at 44 min mark can move but not attack. He was dazed 🥴

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Dang it! That would have helped me a little bit more to survive! Good catch.

[@elqord.1118]

Holy heck I can't wait to finally get my hands on this one. Been waiting for your playthrough as well. Thanks!!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Hope you enjoy it, and that everyone gets theirs soon!

[@xradio19x]

Im all in on this bad boy and can't wait to get it. Thanks, Mike for the playthrough. As always, you rock!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Hope you have a blast once it arrives!!

[@ancientvirus]

Thanks Mike, been waiting for this to drop all week. Thats tonights viewing sorted and probably several more times until I receive my copy 😁

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Haha, just don't judge me too much for how I mucked up the chariot priorities on your second and third viewing 😅

[@ancientvirus]

@@OneStopCoopShop Never Mike, I never worry about rule gaffs. As long as fun is being had that's all that matters

[@CivilGoreTim]

Thanks Mike! I went all in on this KS. I always enjoy your playthroughs thanks to your clear teaching style. Looks like it's going to be a blast!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks so much! I think you’ll have a blast when it arrives

[@tonybowers9490]

@48:12 "The Volcanic Brute is a big boy, he can take the HEAT!" 🙂

[@OneStopCoopShop]

HAHAHA, gotta give my squad some personality!

[@PublicExecution]

Is that dice tower completely silent? I'm in the market for a dice tower, but I don't want to hear the dice knocking all over the place.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I'd say not completely, no. You hear the dice clacking against each other, of course, and a bit of noise bumping on the fabric. But it doesn't ADD noise to the affair, like a wooden tower would, if that makes sense :)

[@PublicExecution]

@@OneStopCoopShop gotcha. Would you happen to know where I could get a noiseless dice tower?

[@OneStopCoopShop]

@@PublicExecution honestly this is the only one I've owned, sorry! But also, "noiseless" would indicate that you want it to somehow cancel out the sound of dice impacting one another... which would be impossible unless the insides of the tower were somehow entirely noise canceling. I think something like this is the closest you will get!

[@PublicExecution]

@@OneStopCoopShop oh yeah, I don't care about the dice clanking next to each other. It's more a matter of having there be no noise within the tower itself. So yeah...wood and plastic towers are out.

[@kevinerskine3299]

Looking forward to this :)

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I'm excited to hear what you think!

[@StidjenPlaysSolo]

Oh Mike, you’ve grown so predictable. Here I was going in like ‘I hope this doesn’t make me wish the game was here any faster’, and lo and behold, here we are, me and that nagging craving for this gorgeous game. Such a shame! ;)

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Hahahaha, I’m an open book!

[@boardgametime3727]

Yesssss !!! Grabbing my blue moon and some chips, I’m ready for a good time! 😜 Thanks, Mike!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

It shows that I play too many board games… when you said “get my blue moon” I pictured you grabbing the old Reiner Knizia card game 😅😅😅

[@boardgametime3727]

@@OneStopCoopShop 🤣🤣🤣

[@elqord.1118]

This is so well designed…I can see how expansions can bring new crazy cool stuff to it.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

For sure, or even getting Hoplomachus Remastered when it's done and bringing these fighters and champions into that game.

[@jorgemontero7905]

You saved me a lot of money :) Good game but not my cup of tea. I prefer Too Many Bones. Keeping the money to purchase the new Gearlocs (Polaris seems awesome)

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Happy to help!

[@sanderschippers2708]

All the components looks so nice. But then you see the hero tracking paper.... :( Hope to see gameplay of Hoplomachus Remastered.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I’ll certainly cover remastered once it’s out in the US! And I’m pretty sure they have a neoprene add-on for the hero boards (of course, lol), though I’m happy enough with the paper

[@sirtrevis]

I, too, have been waiting for this. I will take a sip of my morning coffee, press the play button, and start the day in an excellent way. )

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Have fun!

[@LeetTreet]

The image of a knight riding a camel riding a chariot 👌😂

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Holy crap, didn’t even think of that! Amazing :)

[@Metroidam11]

Just got my copy in the mail. This video helped prime me for the flow of gameplay so it’s easier for me to read the rules. Loved it!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Hope you have a blast!

[@fredericcourcy1915]

Mike awesome work ! Hype train 😅 what a suffering to have to wait until shipping 🤣 Really love your style and how you keep it realist with the swingy part of it. This increase the importance of planning and help to show the importance of the choice around the dice. Love the depth, planning and simple mechanics around it Happy to be a lucky strategist and to support CTG all in since cloudspire. And happy to follow your channel 🤩😍🤩

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks so much! And wow, I’m honored to meet one of the fabled “strategists” 😜

[@fredericcourcy1915]

@@OneStopCoopShop 🥸 Myyyy preciousss !!!! 🥸 😶‍🌫️ 👻

[@aloharay]

the week three sporting event seemed like a lot of time spent maneuvering for such little combat

[@OneStopCoopShop]

It does happen sometimes. Though keep in mind when you aren’t narrating a video those battles can go super quickly ;)

[@sirtrevis]

My admiration for the heroic was pained by your disregard for Ruhani's survival. ... : O

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I shed a tear! A manly tear!

[@sirtrevis]

@@OneStopCoopShop lol.

[@picklebuckeye]

So it begins… 😉

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Let loose the dogs of war!

[@DMBuc2k1]

This looks excellent! Can't wait for my copy to arrive!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jazepi]

Awesome! Goodness I can't wait for fulfillment of this.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Me too!

[@donsharma6136]

I like it!😁

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Me too!

[@northlakeghost]

What fun!! Thank you, Mike. Can't wait to get this game.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Thanks for watching!

[@eredus3869]

HYPE! Placed my all in order during Gencon. Cant wait!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Oh cool, didn't know they were doing those at the convention

[@eredus3869]

@@OneStopCoopShop Yeah. They had a QR code at the demo table to preorder.

[@kevinerskine3299]

This looks incredible. Mine is supposed to be here today. Will be on my table right after Christmas :)

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Yes! Hope you have a blast Kevin!

[@kevinerskine3299]

@@OneStopCoopShop How's this for timing. Fedex pulled up just as the video ended :)

[@OneStopCoopShop]

@@kevinerskine3299 ALL ACCORDING TO PLAN

[@RaymondMillbrae]

nice! And being solo-only...even nicer.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I'm certainly a fan ;)

[@ГеоргийПаркин]

Good vidio

[@ZuluagaSD]

Please do more videos of this amazing gem of a game!

[@OneStopCoopShop]

I certainly plan to, though only after I cover a bunch of other stuff. The games don’t stop coming 😅😅

[@aarongelb9793]

wait - when/how do non-generic enemies get placed in the bag??

[@OneStopCoopShop]

One or more local units (taken from the supply, organized by faction) are encountered in each battle. Either you will defeat them, meaning they go in the bag, or you will recruit them, meaning eventually they might die in battle and go in the bag. It's a cool system, where you start out with only basic units but more and more interesting ability-heavy units get added as the campaign progresses.

[@aarongelb9793]

unsure how i missed that! i have been either recruiting them or putting them back in the stadium (if sport) or killing them (remove from game if blood). whoops - so your bag must be chock full!? seems like you would never pull any banes. i’ll have to reread that rule book

[@OneStopCoopShop]

@@aarongelb9793 check "cleanup" on page 28. It'll take care of you :) And yeah, it means you don't get banes every time, but that's a good thing!

[@cardboardconflicts]

Sigh…more waiting for me.

[@OneStopCoopShop]

Sorry! I hope everyone's copies come ASAP. This game is great!