Mage Knight Review - Still Worth it?

Join us as we take a quick look at the 2011 boardgame Mage Knight designed by Vlaada Chvatil and published by Whizkidz...
We give you a brief overview of the rules (if thats possible), we tell you what we DO like, what we DONT like then we tell you if Mage Knight is still worth playing today and in the future.
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[@justthink124]

I agreed with all your criticisms, except 1) The Shades of Tezla expansion was fixed in newer print (mine was perfect) and 2) with the right group, the multiplayer can be amazing- cooperative at least, I have little experience with competitive. One player needs to be a rules master, probably the owner- play a solo game or two or watch a full playthrough. My group has had multiple 8+ hour games of this thing, sometimes all at once, and the endgame fights can be absolutely insane. My favorite part about this game is you start off already feeling powerful, and at the end of the game youre flinging godlike spells, abilities, artifacts, and units at hordes of elite units. Not for the feint of heart, the rulebook is dense, but it’s incredibly rewarding and is responsible for some of my favorite moments in boardgaming.

[@KujoPainting]

I feel like I've stepped into a parallel universe where Guy Ritchie produces boardgame videos. Great channel, nice one. :)

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Hahaha!!!! Made me laugh...thanks 👏🏻

[@BSunE]

But while producing those videos, he can't wake the baby up that is sleeping in the room next door.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

That’s right mate...you psychic or what?

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Why don’t you turn your sound up?

[@fufu1405]

@@cymaddux3131 He's not whispering. Some people don't have to yell to be heard, yknow

[@HedleyPhillips]

Picked the Mage Knight Ultimate Edition up recently on the back of this and other reviews. You are yet again, spot on. It's a masterpiece. Only criticism. My wife has recently been awarded a PHD doctorate which is great news except, I have to call her Doctor which annoys me (a lot) and she still has no idea how to play this game. So your review is not accurate. But what a chunky, thought provoking, tricksy epic this is. I love it.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Congrats to your Mrs. I’m pondering doing one next year but part time. Yet to decide if 6 years is worth it.

[@adriang6259]

Another great video. Yes, I want this game. It's about timing now. Christmas is too close.

[@Pvg1m]

The Ultimate Edition fixes the Tezla tokens colors mismatch. Great summary of the rules. Your bad points are legit.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

That’s good to know. Thanks mate 👍

[@jonathonfreeman9233]

rapid response would be greatly appreciated ... but I found a complete MK bundle on a local adlisting for like $75usd ... but the Shades box is still in shrinkwrap ... which he's not sure if it'll have the rampant component issues or not. ... my question = is there a gameplay workaround for this issue IF the copy I have does have the mismatched tokens and whatnot? ... or would you still suggest I go straight for the Ultimate edition?

[@BoardGameBollocks]

If you do end up with the borked Tesla components then you can contact whiz kids for replacement parts so either way you should be good to go. Obviously the replacements option would take longer but then I wouldn’t recommend chucking that in until you’re experienced anyway. Hope that helps 👍🏻

[@teejaymmk]

Going on 13 years and the king of heavy solo games has yet been dethroned

[@TheNikadokum]

You were an actor in green street hooligans I didn't know they played board games :)

[@BoardGameBollocks]

I turned down the lead role mate…wasn’t hardcore enough.

[@furretthefuzzynoodle3896]

I’m buying it for something to do during Coronavirus lock down

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Watch my next video 😉

[@killer_bro_empireitsme3613]

Same best game really changed on how I see bored games

[@shortydancer]

So funny. I bought Marco Polo last year. I watched your video on it when I was deciding if I should buy it. Now I’m eyeing Mage Knight and am watching your video on it!

[@BoardGameBollocks]

What did you decide? Did you pull the trigger?

[@1974greymalkin]

@@BoardGameBollocks I dont know about him, but I bought it 2 days ago, with all the expansions! For solo play, WOW love this game!!!

[@BoardGameBollocks]

It really is amazing. I got a week off work so I’m digging it out again. Thanks for reminding me guys! 👏🏻

[@shortydancer]

BoardGames4K Yeah im going to get it. I found a good deal on the ultimate edition!

[@lordvyvyan]

The Ultimate Edition is amazing! My family back home cant wait for me to bring it when I visit so we can all get down lol

[@Rkkkkkkkmmmmnnnn]

Sold. Great approach to introduce games and answer those lingering questions. Just curious, who are you referring to when you say "we"? Are there more than yourself working on these videos?

[@BoardGameBollocks]

I shoot and edit the videos myself but ‘we’ refers to our group who you can see in our live playthroughs. 👍

[@hunterkarr]

just ordered MK after much deliberation; because of your blinding enthusiasm for the game 😉 I am thinking of trying it "solo" with me and my kids running the character together. Wish me luck 😏

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Wat h the Ricky Royal playthroughs…makes the learning experience much easier

[@lordvyvyan]

Got my Ultimate Edition a few months ago, absolutely love it!!! Watched your review prior to purchasing, but I dont think I left a comment... Thank You!!!

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Great stuff. Glad I could be of assistance. The game will be with you for life. Congrats 🥳 🎉

[@christianhorvath791]

What is your favorite board game. Or top 3?

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Check out my top 100 playlist 👍🏻

[@SmoHuffmister]

Got a link for that cheat sheet? Would really appreciate it.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Prob on bGG but I’m banned so I don’t have the link

[@amansparekh]

It’s just so expensive! If I can find it I will pick up the base game

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Bummer. Top game.

[@vincent9329]

I love this game! Oh and yes I changed again.....this time. No I'm kidding. PUNKS don't change. 😄😄 I gotta find something to do. I think I'll play Mage Knight. This game is awesome! 🙂👍

[@PeteZahjutt]

This guy sounds like the Parks & Recreation’s radio show guy

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Never seen it 🤷

[@stevielambert8262]

It's so different to the original MageKnight which was a precursor to Heroclix.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Yea. Didn’t like heroclix tbh. I use the minis in heroscape.

[@stevielambert8262]

BoardGameBollocks I must admit I found Heroclix got very challenging over the years. New rules and complicated ideas that kept changing. Great minis though. The quality really improved. Thanks for your reviews. Really helpful.

[@aoxingfang6246]

Would you recommend this game to a newbie? I just started tabletop games last month, and I bought the Onirim game series (I liked it) , and the Tiny Epic Galaxy (I didn’t like it). Everybody says Mage Knight is a really great game, but I just wonder if it’s a game I’d enjoy given its complexity.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Probably not. If you do get it then watch the solo playthrough by a bloke called Ricky Royal. He does an amazing job of showing how the game works. Even then it’s a tough nut to crack. Maybe try something a bit simpler like Legends of Andor first?

[@arthursimsa9005]

I’ve heard that 2player is not any longer than solo.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Another turn per round doubles the game length in my experience.

[@BS-bv9rg]

Mage knight!!!!! 😍

[@vincent9329]

You gotta run laps around the table playing this game. 😄😄 The game is a marathon. 😄😄

[@BoardGameBollocks]

I tried to play a 3 player game once….only once.

[@vincent9329]

This game is a real challenge.

[@MystiqWisdom]

The board game whisperer

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Most people just turn up the volume...😐

[@mzbatman]

Nice vid but why are you whispering?

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Turn the volume up maybe

[@mzbatman]

@@BoardGameBollocks but my question stands. I know how to turn up the volume.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Just went back to it and I’m not whispering in the video. Must be your audio

[@mzbatman]

@@BoardGameBollocks whispering may have been the wrong word. You are speaking quite a bit lower than your recent videos that’s all. It’s not that serious. Maybe you watched to wrong video. Cheers.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Maybe go and troll someone else mate

[@handyhomebrewnetwork2142]

I loved this guy in every Guy Ritchie movie.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

I was Jason Stathams stunt double

[@handyhomebrewnetwork2142]

@@BoardGameBollocks Transporter is a classic!

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Apart from the 4th one….if you look closely you’ll spot me

[@ronaldg7522]

You look like a boardgame hooligan

[@BoardGameBollocks]

So they keep telling me…