Mage Knight - Solo Conquest 2020 - Epilogue

[@BeyondSolitaire]

Your videos were some of the first playthroughs I ever watched, and are part of the reason I became a KZbinr myself. Never would I have imagined that I'd one day get a shoutout. About, Mage Knight, no less!

[@wicaksonoadi1035]

You deserved it, Liz!

[@wombatgirl997]

I love this discussion at the end. For my group "that game" is Sentinels of the Multiverse. It's always the one we go back to when we can't agree what else to play (sometimes too often). We love the fiddlyness and number counting, and all the crazy rules interactions, as well has how crazy things can get when players support each other. We have easily played it hundreds of times and we still find new situations that come up sometimes.

[@cinesos77]

I’m glad we all came back to MK in this quarantine. Love these final reflexions. Like this feeling of being faithful to this wonderful old board game. Well done!!

[@patrickmcgee8318]

Just picked up a copy after the latest reprint. Can’t wait to play it. Thank you for your videos!

[@latelybug]

Thank you very much for this series and all of the other videos you have done Ricky! Your videos helped me choose to invest in this game as my first solo board game, and I'm so glad I picked up this one. As much as I get lost in my own games, it's always a terrific experience sitting back and watching you (and watching nervously at times, thinking you day 1 imps, and night 3 white tile...) give Mage Knight a go again. Just wanted to give a shout out for inspiring me to pick up this hobby.

[@noodlemans]

Thanks for the videos. I really enjoyed them. I’m on my third game (second of solo conquest) and I love the depth of the puzzle presented. I don’t find the game to be as difficult as I thought it would be, but that being said it’s not an easy game. There’s a lot of depth here that can only be appreciated with multiple playthrough. I’m excited for the journey. It’s funny that as I gravitate towards games like this, I’ve been steadily selling off games I never play to have a smaller collection. I’d rather play 20 games a lot than 50-100 games once a year or so.

[@Saio89]

For those in the US, Plano boxes are typically for fishing tackle. If you dont find what you need for a box at the hobby store, check out the sporting good section at your local retailer, specifically fishing section.

[@jamesrodriguez3667]

Fantastic series Ricky! Your original Mage Knight vids also inspired me to get an Ultimate Edition, and boy was it worth it. But its still nice to sit back and relax someone do a Solo game especially a player who is a s experienced as you are. Cheers!

[@BoxofDelights]

thank you James - that's much appreciated. hope you enjoy the game.. safe adventures!

[@NikoTeaJay]

Very enjoyable playthrough. Such a riveting comeback after the slow start. And a lovely epilogue to finish this series.

[@beebsman4331]

Great last video to close out the series. I very much appreciate your comments about finding games that are worth investing in and playing again and again. That is the standard I strive for in what comes into my small collection. My wife and I bought UE a few months ago and just finished our 7th playthrough. Still haven’t touched any expansion content and your videos are what sold me on the game and were invaluable in helping us learn it. Thanks for continuing to film the classics. Also, the same could be said for your War of the Ring videos which we greatly enjoy and a game we play frequently.

[@bhekking]

Great wrap up! I enjoy seeing all the possibilities and explanations. Truly a classic solo game.

[@WillHawkinsRock]

Thanks, Ricky---as much for the calm, ever-positive attitude as for the effort you put into making these videos. Awesome work.

[@RollingFerro]

Just finished this series, a lot of fun. Really enjoying the game thanks to you :)

[@metagaminguniversemgu2240]

From playing Cosmic Encounter and D&D in the 80's, Mage Knight reignited my interested in tabletop gaming. I can't thank you enough for your original Mage Knight instructional series that helped me understand the rules. One thing I will say is it is daunting at first, but once you learn them, they become second nature....except for PvP maybe, still haven't got that covered but I don't have to worry about it when riding Solo!

[@jesusredondo513]

This series was fun! I bought the game after starting watching your videos. Your final thoughts are really interesting, this is a board experience like no other. I have to pick renegade when it becomes available again in Europe. Hope to see more videos soon!

[@BoxofDelights]

thank you Jesús ! I do hope to do more some day....

[@Peroliver]

Thanks for this epic campaign Ricky! If possible, bring us more Mage Knight videos soon! (Perhaps a mines liberation campaign?)

[@cjpny1455]

Wow you’re still doing MK vids ! That’s awesome your videos about 7-8 years ago I thought were the last lol glad to watch them !

[@Potatis1337]

Awesome series, can't wait for more! 😉❤🎉

[@BoxofDelights]

thank you !

[@kevinerskine3299]

Thanks for the series Ricky. Definitely still my favorite game to play solo.

[@dimitarnikolov3340]

Thank you for another playthrough and sharing your thoughts in the end. I watched your first Mage Knight video a long time ago, and have enjoyed watching your videos since. Great camera work as always, and I really enjoy your delivery style and taste in games. Cheers!

[@kevinerskine3299]

This seems like a coordinated attack by you and Liz Davidson to get Mage Knight back to the top of the Solo game list. I applaud that! :)

[@BoxofDelights]

:D :D

[@bookaddict777]

You can never have enough Mage Knight as far as I am concerned, Ricky. I actually go back and watch your older MK series on a fairly regular basis. I am looking forward to the next!

[@Copterman]

So appreciate this final video. You're a great teacher, Ricky! And you keep it fun.

[@francoisgodbout6835]

It has been a great joy watching you play! That playthrough was awesome! Seeing you start the game and get a rough start but still pushing through and managed to get a win was great fun. I was watched multiple playthroughs now. 3-4 from Colin of one stop coop shop, first reconnaissance from Liz, two from solo playthroughs and then yours. I also watched the rules videos from Liz. I finally decided to jump in and get the game in a trade for a used copy! I’m eager to play! Will you bring another playthrough in 2022?:)

[@BoxofDelights]

Great choice! Safe adventures Mage Knight! Will I do another video? I think I will.. it's been 10 years since my first.....

[@francoisgodbout6835]

@@BoxofDelights gotta celebrate that somehow! :p

[@davio14]

Great series. Mage Knight is often not about 'if' you can do something, but 'how'. I find that in multiplayer games there is often a lot of downtime when players are figuring out how to combine all of their cards to do something, especially later on when players have more cards and are dealing with bigger monsters. Maybe it works best as a 2 or 3 player coop game where players just play with all of their cards faceup and see if they can figure it out together.

[@JamesBaxterAHorse]

awesome series

[@BoxofDelights]

thank you !

[@MrSpartamark]

Thank you, I've enjoyed your series. Stay safe

[@BoxofDelights]

thank you !

[@alcfdantas]

I demand more!

[@yardswimmer]

Seeing another play through of Renegade would be fun

[@felipedacostanunes8716]

I also love Mage Knight, it is one of thr best board game Ive ever played, i love it, Ive been playing it for years and I still lovr it

[@penoyer79]

Other games I wouldn't mind seeing you revisit Robinson Crusoe... specifically a scenario from the Mystery tales Expansion if you've got it. Too Many Bones... with 2+ gearlocs... perhaps when Splice & Dice hits your door step. Darkest Night... if you've got the 2nd edition (it's a beauty) Cloudspire... And maybe one of the Lovecraft games Eldritch Horror/Arkham Horror. Your original Arkham playthrough is one of my favorites.

[@byronwild4742]

Dammit, now I'm going to have to get Mage Knight to the table again. Love your story-based approach to this game, it's how I play it as well. But I realized I've been playing it wrong all these years by not adding tokens to conquered cities for every unit giving +rep.

[@BoxofDelights]

have fun! thank you for your kind words R.R.

[@ExeFBM]

Really enjoyed watching you run through Mage Knight again! Any chance you might revisit Arkham Horror as well at some point?

[@avicell]

That last shot of yours, I think that the characters became much more distinguishable once they released a 2nd unique basic action card for each character. Part of me wants to try a game using all unique basic cards in a deck and just see how much terror I can bring!

[@randomfleming]

I always feel like Mage Knight and Xia are similar-feeling games. They’re quite different but both are great at telling fun stories. Mage Knight has allows randomness mitigation through abilities and cards. Xia is dice heavy but allows the player to travel the star system quickly to make beneficial choices for fame points. Both excellent and deserve to be in gamer collections!

[@BoxofDelights]

is Xia only multi-player competitive?

[@randomfleming]

@@BoxofDelights Not with the expansion: Embers of a Forsaken Star. It's become a fun solo endeavor. Rolling Solo has a good solo game posted on YT.

[@randomfleming]

Ricky Royal here’s a playthrough of Xia solo: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpqbioqYfLNpbbc

[@yadayadayada]

Thanks again for the playthrough Ricky. Such an epic adventure :)

[@MrSpartamark]

You mentioned 2 games during this, cloudspire and something else I couldnt catch? Could you let me know what that was? Many thanks,

[@BoxofDelights]

Hoplomachus ?

[@CarlosVedovato]

Very nice! Suggestion for next MK play through, you've done Volkare's Quest, how about Volkare's Return?

[@ptitepeluche05]

Great idea !

[@Vincent_RPZ]

How about the link the videos you mentionned at the end?

[@BoxofDelights]

thank you for the reminder! Added ... :)

[@marceloaam]

Ricky, correct me if I'm wrong, but I never heard your thoughts about gloomhaven. Did you ever try it? Did you enjoy it? Where do you think it would place in your solo games ranking? And I want to thank you for 2 things: mage knight and Robinson crusoe! I actually bought these 2 games after your playthroughs, a few years ago.

[@KristianHerner]

Thanks for the playthrough, Ricky! I bought Mage Knight (ultimate) 4 months ago after watching your playthroughs. I love the game. I am however looking for something a little lighter as well, do you have an opinion on HEXploreit?

[@Flying.Muttley]

I'm not sure you would have got the extra level up. I think you had a small maths error when you took the fame from the first assault on the white city. Great playthrough though.

[@Flying.Muttley]

Ignore me...an eye error on my part :D