Mansions of Madness Second Edition Review - Oozingly Good

[@craigmars1393]

6 years later and you just talked me into buying this. Hoping to get it the end of the week!

[@NoPunIncluded]

Ooph, dunno, it has not aged well? I mean, it's still fine but I think I'd recommend looking into something like Forgotten Waters instead. Cheaper, the stories are more fun, got that piraty thing of "can I trust you?" happening. Here's a review: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZ2rmaaCqc19qac

[@blackdeath099]

It's been 6 years and Elaine speaking french "Maison de folie" still gives me chills.

[@MarkTizzy]

I can’t believe I’ve never scrolled to the oldest videos you tow have made! How sad I am that I missed your review of a fav in my collection. Great video! ❤

[@karolwieczorek5775]

wow I've seen several of your videos and I applaud the passion you have for the hobby. Sometimes I try to engage my wife in a post-game talk about the gameplay but she seems rather reluctant. She really enjoys playing games but not talking about them. So in-depth are your impressions of each game and such is the dynamic of your reviews that I always gladly return to your channel. I don't always agree with you but hey at least I know what other people make of a game. Thanks from Warsaw.

[@TonyHulk]

So somehow I have come upon this video....loved it! Now I am forced to alter my plain of looking for reviews of just this game to raiding the other videos on this channel. The review was just so well done. (and entertaining as well) Mind blown *BOOOOOOM*

[@FedeGomez2011]

You are both great! Hilarious reviews that make total sense :) Keep up the good work!

[@1969dennislewis]

Love you guys. Thanks for the excellent review!

[@benbaker5874]

The Kardashian comment was so hilarious that I finally subscribed after watching several of your videos.

[@dfernand101]

One thing is nice which I don't think you mentioned in the video is that the 2nd Edition comes with a 1st Edition transfer pack which enables players to take certain elements from the 1st game and use them in the latest. I pre-ordered it from Waylandgames and I think they had a 20% discount (or around that mark) which of course was negated due to foreign shipping costs as I was out of the U.K. I have to pick at the cellophane to open it and teach myself and large group of Spaniards to play this on Sunday so hey ho.

[@NoPunIncluded]

You will find learning and teaching this game a breeze! Just do what I did and give a very brief explanation (unless of course your players are confused as to what's going on - don't leave them clueless). Dice rolls, clue tokens and combat subtleties can be explained as you go along.

[@Akco007]

I would love to see a shutup and sit down + No pun included crossover. BETTER YET!! A twighlight imperium showdown.

[@Miny_pots]

I so want this game. Your review does nothing to assuage that want... Thanks for doing this and having so much fun doing them!

[@lukeduhal1009]

Love this game and love you guys - another excellent and tight review!

[@Possi_ball]

Was it Boris Johnson after all mate?

[@boundaryscience]

It was a slithering monster. Take that as you will.

[@Cymrusaint]

As usual top notch review! I already have this game and love it. I'm glad you agree, I knew you would, as like me, you were fans of the original despite all its problems. Your reviews are pure entertainment. I watch all your reviews even if I have no interest in the game. That puts you in an elite club of two, "Shut up and sit down" being the other.

[@NoPunIncluded]

That means so much! Thank you.

[@geirydp]

Great review, thank you!

[@TheMedianGam3r]

Best board game ever made alongside the lotr journeys in ME

[@marcop.8937]

Realy amazing review. Very entertaining to watch :)

[@BGBarbarian]

I'm sure they will add more scenarios like they did for Descent.

[@Sentientmad9m]

Calling pulp fiction overrated is an excellent way to make me question one’s judgement before watching a revoew

[@ianc6691]

Another great review, I never bought the 1st edition as I was to busy ploughing my money into pimping my arkham horror gaming experiance, which leads nicely onto a interesting point I think I'm correct in pointing out, fantasy flight stopping printing the arkham horror pre painted miniatures some time ago and although I have all the models they had available circa 18 months ago this did not include some items already sold out, however i believe they are going to reprint these under the mansions of madness label, so my obsessive compulsive disorder combined with adding another great arkham title to my collection may require some creative financing and me brushing up on my painting skills in the coming weeks well at least there isn't any other new arkham horror collections coming to market soon........ Oh wait....... Curse you fantasy flight fghhhhnugggh......

[@relentlessairwaves319]

I just can say great review again, i will buy the game as fast as possible! keep on the great work

[@kkplayrush]

Great channel guys....subscribed!

[@taylorlovell3072]

Did you miss the interaction between keeper and investigators? That was one of my favorite parts of the first edition.

[@NoPunIncluded]

Honestly, we didn't. We both feel like the balance between Keeper and Investigators in the first edition was wonky at best and was dependent on the scenario you were playing. It required a more "rpg" approach to adversity, which the app handles like a champ anyway.

[@taylorlovell3072]

Good to know. Thanks for the quick reply!

[@EnigmaofGR]

It seems like MM2E is to Elaine what Seafall is to Efka. I love your videos guys. Related to this video, have you seen much change between play-throughs of a story? My group has seen what amounts to two versions of the first game with some minor changes on the loot; I'm hoping that's more of a coincidence than anything else and wanted see if anyone else had seen if it was the case. Just as an explanation, we did one test game to learn it, one with new players to teach it, and then a third game to see if we could win, although we evidently played the wound rule wrong due a misread on my part in game 2.

[@NoPunIncluded]

We've seen little change between scenarios, although that sort of thing is very subjective. Even if there are two different maps for the same story, it seems like it's the tiles that have been switched out for other tiles, but the adventure remains mostly the same. There are multiple endings though, which is a nice touch.

[@jccusell]

The plural of seagull is seageese.

[@ithinkitsaurus]

so many nerd pronounciations in this video. words you've read but never heard out loud. It's great.

[@madsbritbo8005]

Isn’t a monster and a Boris Johnson the same?

[@pleiadis5]

That was a wretchedly entertaining review! You just got a sub. Why no reviews of KS projects?

[@NoPunIncluded]

Some morally grey areas there that makes us feel uncomfortable about reviewing something that the general public has no access to and won't for a good chunk of time. It works for others and more power to them!

[@hejtmy]

I spent those 100 bucks two days ago and as the package hasn't arrived yet, I started to doubt my initial decision as there were no reviews up yet. Will it be good? Have I just spent two weeks worth of food on a crap that's gonna suck? Thank you guys for this review. Now I know I will not starve for no reason. Well, I think I hear the postman with my oozing box :)

[@NoPunIncluded]

Sorry Lukáš, we forgot to mention that when you open the box, you unleash an unspeakable horror that will not stop until it turns you into a pot noodle. Hello Lukáš, are you there? Hello? HELLO? Oh well...

[@hejtmy]

Given that the postman was wearing a black cape and tried to stab me with a golden dagger, I think I will rather let some of my friends open it first. Thanks for warning.

[@CheddahSlammer]

Funny thing, I got this game out only once, and its because of the App, no one that plays wants to look at a screen when playing a board game, constantly switching back and forth took us out of the game and made us not enjoy it. I actually prefer Eldritch Horror over this game.

[@keithhammons2605]

Grey, the color of the blankets they give out at homeless shelters. XD

[@Mark-OutWest]

Makes me think of Pink Floyd. Day after day my love turns gray like the skin of a dying man.

[@davidk6269]

3:41 Slithering monster or Boris Johnson? Wait, do you mean there is a difference? ; )

[@hendersonlamar]

This is the second NPI video I've watched today with Efka hanging out under the table. Is this an ongoing theme?

[@mikejonesnoreally]

Great review! I had not heard of you before but I agree with and applaud your criticism. I think it's important for reviewers to tell the truth no matter how enthusiastic they are and few have even approached that touchy subject. Now the stuff you said about the *game* I also agree with but I think I'll pick it up because I think there will be more expansions and even though with me it's not so much horror (you forgot to mention that the man also only had two endings to his stories.) as it is adventure, and maybe it's my lack of skill at FFG Horror games but I don't really think I will exhaust this game in four attempts so for me at least I think I'll get the value out of it. I've also heard some great ideas about expanding the app to allow you to edit and create your own scenarios so I can hope for that as well. Keep it up you guys, that was some funny stuff!

[@JonathanA]

Do the madness cards ruin the solitaire experience?

[@NoPunIncluded]

No, as each card is marked with the requisite number of players and if you draw one that's not appropriate you discard it and keep drawing till you get the right one.

[@NikoTeaJay]

You lost me at Pulp Fiction. But picked me back up with Jackie Brown.

[@noahschone6933]

A slithering monster "or" Boris Johnson XD

[@TheFearlessFew]

I love your crazy Robin Williams just escaped from Jumanji look in these older videos. You’re the best my man, well done!

[@vladvlads]

Great review.

[@fmoros]

Thanks!

[@FanfromVenezuela]

Pulp Fiction overrated??? Unsubscribed!!! Just kidding! I love that movie tbh. Awesome review as usual. This game is something really special.

[@1966miket]

keep up the great work.

[@Olvenskol]

Great opening

[@michaelwardle7633]

The conversion kit upgrade to incorporate the old minis was a major disappointment. They don’t actually integrate into other missions besides two specifically created for them, which is highly unintuitive at best and cynically misleading at worst.

[@spackln2507]

So $25 dollars per play....wonder if the additional scenarios will be pay per?

[@NoPunIncluded]

They've announced two packs that will give you all the minis and tiles from the first edition core set and expansions. Each of those packs will come with a free scenario. If you already have the first edition stuff, you can just use the two new scenarios for free. After that, who knows? But I would bet a good amount of money that they will be optional paid content a la Time Stories.

[@mikeyoung9810]

You two are more entertaining than the games themselves, or most of television. :)

[@1966miket]

Your costing me a fortune, just stop these great fantastic reviews! For god's sake have a care, I'm weakened, but only one more week of selling blood and I can buy "The Networks"

[@NoPunIncluded]

Little known fact: we have started this channel with a specific intent to bankrupt 1966miket even though we have probably never met them. Probably...

[@donaldhavasy2356]

Mansions of headaches. Mansions of nonsense. Mansions of depression and sadness. I don’t know why it is so hard to make a good board game... everywhere you look reviewers say this is one of the best... and it still SUCKS. I mean it has its elements, but overall, it’s seems we always leave the table exhausted and disappointed at the outcome.

[@salvosalva]

Bought it new on offer for 60€. One of the advantages of being a very patient man...

[@Rastayeti666]

"look how big it is, look how big, it's miiiiine" you guys are so funny, thx for this

[@Klatubarada1979]

I stopped watching at Jackie Brown was better than Pulp Fiction.

[@danpsou]

Same. I don't think I'll be able to still enjoy NPI videos after this.

[@Thataussiebattler]

i love this game :)

[@Gontzal7]

my problem with this game is that is has very little decision making, even compared to eldritch and arkham. In addition it has too much dice rolling that make you forget about the story. The lovrecraftian word is not about hordes of monsters but a single one that lurks in the shadows

[@NoPunIncluded]

Well, we agree with you that there's a lot of dice rolling. Arkham and Eldritch are the same sadly. And for us it represents Lovecraft better in terms of atmosphere. As for decision making - you're also probably right, but all the decisions you do get to make are narrative based which are the most exciting decisions for us.

[@mihcim5323]

Pulp fiction overrated. Jesus that edge

[@piotrch.3081]

they became custists already, this is blaphemy

[@TheFewzz]

Overrated, you spend half your time watching your phone/tablet, the other half you spend looking for tiles etc during the game, the puzzles need to be removed, you can spend many many turns just solving a puzzle ffs, last one i did took 24moves to solve, thats alot of turns, we just played the puzzle in one go then moved on before the others fell asleep lol Ive never felt i was playing the game, it felt like i was just carrying out the instructions the APP constantly gave me. They added more scenarios but you got to pay for them then the APP will update with them. The models lok a bit shit too and those stands...... wtf one of them is even bigger than the tile itself, just put away the models and stands and just use the little monster cards, but then the cost is the cheap models......

[@swvi9459]

Eldritch Horror is better.

[@geoffreyweller]

Misread this as Manholes of Madness. Different game. Maybe better.

[@xshadowscreamx]

Only worth playing 4 times? Pass