For Every Action There's a Reaction - Eldfall Chronicles Review

[@EsotericOrderGamers]

Freecompany have made a series of How to Play videos which explore the mechanics of Eldfall Chronicles in detail. They start here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmmzdqp9faeeb6c

[@darkaiel]

I saw the kickstarter for the expansion/new starter and have been considering this game, this review was incredibly helpful. Thanks!

[@davidk6269]

Yes! I absolutely adore your rule summaries!!!!! Thank you!

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[@wolfshieldchronicles]

Great review! I'm just now getting into this game and it is a little different from games like MCP and warmachine, but I'm willing to learn the active/reactive kinda play that this game offers. Also, thank you for the breakdown of the rulebook. I'm sure it'll help e understand the game better.

[@EsotericOrderGamers]

You're welcome, have fun!

[@asuranshadow9491]

Great overview and review, especially appreciate your background on the type of games you do have a preference for. Have appreciated your rules summaries over the years, thanks for continuing to nake those!

[@EsotericOrderGamers]

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[@wesleyvandenbroucke9670]

2nd time I watched this channel. I´m sold. Great reviews and previews. Just subscribed.

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[@brianw3880]

I looooove infinity, and so I really liked that your video made it pretty obvious that infinity players who want to diversify their genres will like this

[@EsotericOrderGamers]

Infinity is one of those games that just didn't grab me (I've got a battle report on my channel in which we absolutely mangled the badly written rules - which is probably the reason!), but maybe I'll revisit it one day. It's certainly very highly regarded.

[@CTCParadox]

Apparently the game was made by one of the Infinity players that used to play in the group I now play in in Japan. He went back to Slovenia and made this game. The influences are clear but I tried a game the other day and it plays pretty differently.

[@fy8798]

Damn, I don't want another game, but this looks really cool. Good video! Really gave appetite for it, even if I have to hold back :D Love that reaction system.

[@williammyles]

Enjoyed your review as always thanks so much mate 😊

[@DarthFener]

Thanks for the review. Very helpful! I prefer simple skirmish too

[@eldfallchronicles]

Thank you for making this amazing video! ^^

[@EsotericOrderGamers]

Thankyou for sending me your cool game to check out! 😃

[@tiredguy2753]

I think the best way to describe eldfalls is if you like the infinity skirmish game but you wished there was a fantasy version- eldfalls is that. That being said if you don’t like the gameplay of infinity then yeah I don’t think eldfall will do anything for you.

[@EsotericOrderGamers]

Indeed!

[@kuro_haku]

Thanks for the review! I'm also in the age where I prefer easier and funnier games. In germany we call them "Bier & Bretzel" games. Currently my favorites are Freebooters Fate, Warcry and Moonstone. They really hit my taste and your review helped me in my decision for Eldfall Chronicles. Maybe I'll get some of the minis anyway because they look amazing.

[@EsotericOrderGamers]

They're called 'beer and pretzel' games here, I wonder which came first! Though I'd usually put even simpler games in that category; I still need a bit of brain power to play Warcry and Moonstone. 😆

[@oneofmanyAndyRobertsons]

In my dietary case, lighter games are more a case of 'tonic water and tamari almonds'. Which *really* doesn't have the same ring to it! 😅

[@cammo1397]

Have you tried MidGard? By Too Far Lardies. Sounds like you'd enjoy it.

[@EsotericOrderGamers]

There are just so many tabletop miniatures games out there these days, it's very hard to try them all!

[@MrGreg972]

Thanks for the review! Would you consider it more complex than Warhammer Kill Team?

[@EsotericOrderGamers]

Yes.

[@kevinfrench1881]

Very nice review.

[@derekgarcia3069]

I love the idea of the action/reaction system, but I think it might be a bit crunchier than we want right now. That said, I absolutely love the theme and have my eye on the upcoming dungeon crawler they're doing. I'm more open to heavier co-ops, as you don't have to worry about one player having more experience and running away with the game.

[@EsotericOrderGamers]

I'll have more information on the dungeoncrawler in a week or two as I'm getting a prototype.

[@derekgarcia3069]

@@EsotericOrderGamers excellent!

[@fy8798]

@@EsotericOrderGamers If you do, could you have a look at complexity and variability? At least in the German community, there's a pretty big concern on that right now, with people seeing it as possibly too simple (which clashes a bit with your view on the rules for the skirmish, but the crawl may be different). Could help to have more info on that, as a lot of people seem uncertain what it's going to be like.

[@EsotericOrderGamers]

@@fy8798 Leave it with me!

[@Triaglon]

Thank you for your nice review. If this is not your favorite game in the genre, what other game do you recommend instead? In a fast style and less fuss

[@EsotericOrderGamers]

I mentioned a few others I'm enjoying at the moment which have lower overhead rules-wise - I don't have a 'favourite' as such, but Relicblade, Moonstone, and Warcry are all fun fantasy skirmishers that are a bit more straightforward.

[@Triaglon]

@@EsotericOrderGamers Thank you ! I will see that.

[@oneofmanyAndyRobertsons]

I definitely second Relic Blade if you're after a fun fantasy skirmish with strong Saturday-morning-cartoon vibes, otherwise, post-apocalyptic jungles and dinosaurs game The Drowned Earth also has an engaging reaction mechanic and a dynamic, parkour movement system...

[@Rob749s]

Awesome. Now I don't have to make my own homebrew fantasy version of Infinity!

[@EsotericOrderGamers]

That's going to save you a lot of work!