Return to Dark Tower - GameNight! Se9 Ep57 - How to Play and Playthrough

[@Litvi90]

Extra massive thank you for an extra massive episode of an epic game, the wonderful entertainment and editing efforts are greatly appreciated, as always!

[@HAbill]

Good game. I've done that scenario and Ashstrider doesn't always destroy buildings at such a rapid pace. There is an element of randomness that can lead to bad luck. Sometimes you need to move/attack just to get destructive foes into another kingdom (especially when the owner of the home kingdom has more than one corruption). Other players may choose to minimize the risk of loss by using a potion (if they have one) or attacking the adversary (even if you quickly retreat, the attack will result in the adversary moving to another kingdom). You also can make some preparations if needed as you control the timing of when the adversary is released on the board. Side note: After your initial count of advantages, it doesn't matter if you lose the source of the advantages. You can also choose to add in optional advantages during the encounter (including from items gained during the encounter). Thanks for sharing the video.

[@MemoryException]

Who remembers playing the original on Christmas long ago? I do! And that epic commercial with Orsen Wells…

[@HAbill]

Remember it well. I still have 2 complete working games. Classic. There is an Android app called Droid Tower that does a great job of recreating the original experience.

[@gtate135]

Still have it, just played it twice in last month.

[@blueeyedraven396]

That was very fun to watch. I stayed the whole 3 hours.

[@robertanushafedele7847]

I was wary of batteries-required gimmickry in this game when I learned of it (Lincoln expertly hit my other concerns), but the positive consensus around this title put it on my wish-list, and the GameNight! spot-light pushed it to a “Must-Have.” Hail, Brutal Warlord Nikki, and her sweet Gustav Klimt reference! Thanks, Players 😊

[@BrandonGraham]

Grant was a most excellent guest. Hope to see him back another time!

[@WaylanEE]

Earned a sub. Almost like playing myself. Every time I thought of something to say, one of you guys said it.

[@venomkohl]

GameNight is my go-to for a good time during my break on Thursdays. Thanks so much for the consistency, you guys are awesome. :) Can't wait for the SDJs' Specials. Much love.

[@moopio]

thanks for the video, just joined the second print campaign because of this.

[@matthewdavis101]

Got our copy last month and have really enjoyed the 2 player experience. Great fun watching you play with 4! The alliance expansion makes it even better!

[@MerrillWhiteKalEl]

We are loving this game. It is just plain fun!

[@AmyLou79]

This looks so cool! So jealous of anyone who has got to play this! Enjoyed watching!

[@machineFa8]

This is a modern take to new ways board games should be played, I think this is great game

[@rengarcia5189]

I owned the original Dark Tower game in the 80's--I got it for Christmas. It was a perfect game and I could kick myself for losing it after I went to college. This updated game seems overly complicated and has little of the charm and fun of the original.

[@richardblkmann3298]

So excited! I've been waiting for this one.

[@NileSings]

This was very fun to watch! Thank you!

[@WiseWizardGames]

Grant has the most expressive eyebrows 🤨loved seeing him as a guest with all of you

[@the_bearded_maximus4601]

Nikki, that colour in your hair is MAGNIFICENT!

[@starcloak]

Absolutely love a three hour long GameNight video, wish that hammer in the thumbnail was an actual prop hehe 😁❤️

[@pfefferle74]

Now I really want to watch them play a game of Twilight Imperium 😄

[@lazzater]

Dave's power was to move to any spot in current kingdom, not to any spot in his kingdom

[@amulomni]

the text of the Banner says "your kingdom"

[@tj1622]

@@amulomni It says "your current kingdom"

[@vegassims7]

I just ordered the game myself... its $190which is steep, but there are multiple play styles, like coop and against each other too, maybe another as well. Looks like great fun.

[@lawrenberghanson4401]

Super interesting game. Top 2 rules of adventure games: 1) always use the first round to build your gear 2) beware of the first major boss (the sister) take care of them quick.

[@indeimaus]

this is such a good game

[@Raraoolala]

Looks like a great game, thanks for the sharing. Really appreciate the effort that went into creating this playthrough, but would be pleased to see a little more risk-taking as opposed to drawn out discussions, and the guy in purple actually adhering to commas and full- stops when reading the tablet; it really helps those in the game and those watching feel a bit more immersed! With those improvements a playthrough like this would be far more streamlined and attention-grabbing.

[@KabukiKid]

Bugs Bunny quotes are always appreciated. ;-)

[@RobotButlerJ]

I really loved watching ya'll play this game!!!!! I also really loved the irony that at one point, Dave said that the corruption deck was not a problem...well spoiler alert lol....

[@tolkienfan4ever]

I rarely watch a video of this length but I had to due to the inclusion of Grant. This was a lot of fun to watch. Hate you made it that far and fell short.

[@andrewng7110]

other option if you are using a phone is to cast your phone screen to a tv so everyone gets a good view

[@dirks9816]

Thanks for the playthrough. I really liked Grant as an addition to your group :) Regarding the game, i passed on the kickstarter, but somehow regret it now. It's a cool game and while it hit you hard in the end, it felt quite generous in giving you gear and power before that. My main worry would be the tower itself, not the app. It has quite a few moving parts and lights and as soon as some motor or something stops working you dont have a game anymore. Still, i hope it will be available in retail in my country at some time.

[@AHTS_1997]

I believe there was an error with the Lamp of Hope at 2:02:54… The Lamp of Hope lets her cleanse *anywhere* instead of having to be on the same spot as the building. Also, the card says “WHEN you cleanse”, not “after”.

[@AHTS_1997]

Another one at 2:15:26 as well… Spymaster’s banner action says “Place your Hero on any space in your *current* kingdom”, so he couldn’t technically just jump back to his home kingdom…

[@TheDungeonDive]

Great video. Thank you.

[@aligalad9907]

With the reveal of the final boss on Lincoln’s turn meant there were 3 turns before Nicky’s next turn and so that becomes impossible for her to remove the corruption before game ends. It was impossible to win once boss was placed in her territory or if in Lincoln’s

[@miistercrayon]

Could they have used the move baddie potion to Daves zone after one corruption on Nikki - instead of just moving it to a favourable battle area for Lincoln?

[@aligalad9907]

I don’t think they had a move baddie - only a move hero - it was the only way they could have saved the game - but those cards had been used previously- I don’t think there are enough ways in the game to get rid of corruption- it seems that another player should be able to do that for someone ? I think there is a flaw.

[@moopio]

someone said in another comment that when you fight the boss and run away, it re-spawns in a different kingdom.

[@louiesamuel9189]

Good play through. I had the original as a kid. I’m deciding if $199 is worth it. Is it?

[@1puppetmaster1]

Oh yeah!! Another game that has caught my attention AND it's a lengthy one?!?! This will definitely be put into my Board Game Playlist AND help me decide if I want to add it to my collection or not. You guys are always awesome!!!

[@malixcorvin777]

It can definitely be lengthy. But, it really depends on how quickly your team plays too. If you are able to complete the main objective and have enough equipment to fight the big bad then you can win alot sooner. But, I’ve found that I usually win or lose by month 4 or 5.

[@andrewng7110]

I am pretty sure there are more than 4 ashkul's treasures in the treasure deck otherwise that companion quest would be impossibly hard. It's just that you need to get 4 to complete the quest.

[@malixcorvin777]

I think there are 6 total in the base game and the expansion adds two or three more.

[@WaylanEE]

Next game please. New everything except you guys. You guys are awesome. I could see myself enjoying your games of monopoly or risk. or Life or any retro game. You guys are fun to watch.

[@remconet]

51:05 you can start anywhere in your CURRENT kingdom, not your home kingdom.

[@schoko-fan4370]

Just looked it up, it costs 125$ but very cool with that tower. Sometimes you opened up the wrong gates - you missed, that the gates themselves were blinking inbetween the side-blinking columns. Maybe some more skulls would have come out earlier for you that way. I wonder if the app will always be there in the future - slight concern imo with games that require an app

[@roberttsikretsis5014]

That is my biggest concern. A lot of money and poof it’s gone without your control.

[@jameslarochelle8501]

Good thing to remember is to get back to the main screen before dropping skulls in the tower or else I believe the app doesn't track it. If you drop a skull in the tower and there's no sound, you're still in the same turn. I've messed that up a few times.

[@malixcorvin777]

You can actually put your finger in the top and it will register like a skull dropped in.

[@jameslarochelle8501]

@@malixcorvin777 oh! Nice! Thanks for sharing. I'll do that next time I mess up.

[@malixcorvin777]

@@jameslarochelle8501 I found this out by accident lmao. I went to lift the tower briefly and my finger went in the slot lmao. It advanced my turn. Lesson learned.

[@alyssagambone5544]

You were opening the wrong doors. It's tricky to see, but for example Dave's should have opened the middle one on his first time, and Nicky the top one.

[@geneinkc]

We made that same mistake on our first couple of plays.

[@alyssagambone5544]

@@geneinkc Yes, it's very easy to do until you notice the red glowing in the middle of the door, and don't focus on the bright red lights showing the side of the tower that activated.

[@HowIsThatHot]

Yeah, that's what I thought, thanks for pointing it out!

[@IllBuythePopcorn]

This game has caught my attention and I can't wait to try it out. I saw you guys at bgg spring. Wanted to say hi but didn't want to bother y'all. 😊

[@boardgamegeek]

Oh, you should have stopped us, that’s one of the reasons we are there! Next time. Thanks for the note and for watching.-Lincoln

[@rojamojr8578]

yep, remember the original, actually found it about 10 years ago in the back of my fathers basement. Got it running for almost 1 full game before it died for good. I missed backing this so will look for second hand or next go around if there is one.

[@logan5ive]

Expansion plus 2nd print Kickstarter is coming soon.

[@TheNathanlockhart]

I think it's probably a far better method to place cubes on items/advantages you have used when you use them. It prevents the weirdness like when Nikki decided to have used the sword and then discarded it.

[@edmartindale1795]

Where does Lincoln find the awesome jerseys?

[@mre7515]

Every time you battle the adversary... and retreat... it moves to a new kingdom. Could have gotten it out of her kingdom that way. (next time... knowing is half the battle :))

[@roberttsikretsis5014]

Longest video I’ve ever watched in game play. I had and owned the original. This was much more difficult to win. This game cost direct from developers $190.00 The original needed no app. And still can play the game 40 years later. There is an app that is the original game. I play that too. I have to play this game solo because coop is long.

[@Alluvian567]

I don't think the skull drop counted the turn change when they dropped a skull without hitting continue in the app on their battle/quest

[@Adam360_]

Great video. What bit holder are you using?

[@SBBurzmali]

Love the show, but the trips across the 180 degree line are a bit confusing from time to time. I'm not sure if that can be fixed with camera tricks though.

[@davidko9289]

I'm impressed with the tower, although was there a way to avoid losing? It seemed like once the Big Bad was spawned, there was no way to avoid Nikki getting her 3rd corruption (short of randomly having the right potion) and/or turn order letting her heal a corruption.

[@FonWin]

I'd like an answer to this. it seems in this instance (and maybe every instance if the game purposefully spawns the boss in the zone prior to the player activating it) that players have to save move foe potions.

[@Penguinref1]

If I remember correctly, the boss moves kingdoms after you fight it. Of course they had no way of knowing this.

[@davidko9289]

@@Penguinref1 Repeat plays would help, since they could make sure they were spread out before spawning, but it does seem a bit hollow.

[@KMReviews]

I think it was keeping skulls at the top because they removed the wrong pieces at first

[@Bradleythebrain]

In Reinforce you can either get the free reward or the paid reward. Cannot get both.

[@Sorroris]

Hey Nikki or Lincoln, what is the size of your table if i may ask? It looks like it fits everything pretty well! Awesome playthrough btw!

[@boardgamegeek]

Matthew I will measure the interior vault for you tomorrow when we do some filming.-Lincoln

[@luigiscazzari4724]

It feels a bit anticlimactic that after all that build-up the game ended before the boss fight. The production value, however, is amazing

[@beerman2000]

Love this game. Excellent co-op experience. I'm only 1 month in, but the strategy confuses me. "We need to get these 4 specific treasures" "Let's buy everything except those".....

[@Solsiva]

Their strategy didn't make a lot of sense to me, but I do really wish I could play it. 200 for the base game, even with such cool bits and bobs is too much for me.

[@TheNathanlockhart]

They saw an early card that made you discard treasure cards and got scared they'd be forced to discard one of the quest treasures if that's all they had.

[@TalsarGeldon]

Sorry, but you guys messed up how the broken seals work. If you'll notice, the leds indicate which side, the seal that is breaking, will glow. If you pull up the seal and the glyph isn't glowing, you pulled the wrong one. I've made this mistake myself.

[@paulcoy9060]

I only have the dragon and the 4 heroes left. Lost everything else somewhere.

[@RickKoeppen]

I need Grant's glasses. 😳

[@jayvalentine2046]

Why can I find every restoration games in store except this one

[@boardgamegeek]

Jay, this one was a Kickstarter and was limited copies after that. They are doing another campaign with another expansion on Backerkit right now.-Lincoln

[@WhatIsNumberOne]

I'm pretty sure Dave is using his banner action incorrectly. You move to a space in your current kingdom. You don't teleport to any space in your kingdom.

[@KannibalBeats]

Why is Lincoln repeating Dave's script under his breath in every intro?

[@boardgamegeek]

Every intro? -Lincoln

[@KannibalBeats]

@@boardgamegeek essentially --Me

[@Sajatzsiraf]

All I can say is: yummy!

[@scottsmartky]

I'm pretty sure you misplayed the glyphs. They're active for everyone when they're in only that region. At around the one-forty-five mark, Nikki had to spend 1 spirit to reinforce, but she wasn't in the region with the glyph.

[@SharienGaming]

they also seem to forget their leather armor constantly^^

[@beerman2000]

On the first one he 100% removed the wrong door on the tower. The glyph that was lit up was the door above

[@vir2oso72]

Nikki removed the wrong seal as well at 1:36:50. It seems they were always removing the bottom one. I did the same thing on my first play.

[@jameslarochelle8501]

I've been playing it the way they did but your comment made me doubt myself. The rulebook says "While a revealed glyph is facing your home kingdom..." Unless there's an errata?

[@andrewng7110]

@@jameslarochelle8501 rulebook is correct the glyph affects the player it is facing where ever region they are in, not all the players in that region. so it only affects one player ever. that is why the rulebook says home kingdom. it doesn't make much sense the glyphs affect you when players cannot see it

[@mihaidiaconescu7060]

If you go in a region that has a foe, you can't move out of it without going to battle with that foe. You did this several times in this game, massive asterisc :)

[@wesg92]

That’s not correct. Nothing restricts movement.

[@TheKiltedKraut]

I'm wondering if Lincoln was stoned during this taping. Just Wow!!

[@boardgamegeek]

Nah, just tired. I've never drank alcohol or taken illicit drugs. It was just a long day of filming. -Lincoln

[@JS-wy6uw]

Wow. Annoying

[@gtate135]

Looks beyond bad, correct me if I’m wrong What even the point of the tower? I want a “board” game not an app game