Shackleton Base Review: Modules. Also, Modules.

[@linker12795]

I appreciate the flow of the rules overview in this video! Easy to follow for a complex game

[@DT_Wendy]

Cool Thanks

[@JohnClem56]

Thanks for the review. Gave a good overview of how the game plays with enough info to have a good idea of whether it's something to look into further.

[@kristiangranmo]

Would be great if you zoomed in on the player board when showing and explaining what the different spaces do.

[@simonhan9880]

I think you guys might explain a rule wrong. on pg 9 rule of the rulebook on "Retrieve Astronauts from the crate" - it state "the player who has the biggest total structure size in the row facing the astronaut gains it and places it in their base, if able. If the player has no room for the astronaut, it is returned to the Lunar Gateway.In case of a tie, the astronaut goes to the tied player with the biggest structure in the sector closest to the astronaut slot.If there is no structure from any tied player in this sector, then check the second closest sector, etc." - Not just the biggest structure closest to the Astronauts

[@delorean-88]

Exactly right. At 6:00, Wendy made a mistake: the purple would get both yellow and red workers. I wonder if they thought the game is less cutthroat than it actually is, because they got this rule wrong. At the same time, I think this area majority "per row" is one of the more interesting and new mechanisms in this game.

[@vincentlievaux2841]

you're right, she used the "in case of a tie" rule :)

[@DT_Wendy]

@@vincentlievaux2841 That was on me. We did play it correctly, but I miss read those specifics when glancing over the rulebook right before the overview.

[@vincentlievaux2841]

@@DT_Wendy keep up the good work ! You did a great job explaining how to play this game in such a short time :)

[@RedEyedGhost1]

This is a game of the year contender for me. So good! And the level three building definitely fell powerful for their end game scoring, but they are not need to win.

[@TheSludgeMan]

Just played this twice and loved it. Engrossing from the first turn, the production is amazing and you get an insane amount of content for an affordable price. It's definitely a "modern euro" with a brain melting amount of systems but as far as that type of game goes I can't imagine one being more fun, so a 10 for me.

[@simonairey8982]

I was waiting to see what the post credit we have never been to the moon moment was going to be and it didn't disappoint

[@robertvandenbergh5454]

Cool! A buy for me😊

[@JeffKoper]

Stay on Earth. We have Doritos. Well played Chris Yi!

[@HashStrid]

Hey, game is misspelt on the title. It's 'Shackleton'

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

Too many little rules to remember on some actions that aren't within the board iconography and no player reference aid made the solo learning games a bit of a chore. It's not bad so far though prob more a 6 currently, have to see how multiplayer games fare. Having a selection of corps is pretty cool though you have to deal with 3 other bits of sub rules each game....

[@kennychan8054]

Still waiting for your overdue review!

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

@kennychan8054 Prob not till January I only got the game last week and just done solo plays.

[@martinpersson1412]

It feels like 9 out of 10 games get an 8.5

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

Does seem to be a common number. Though I call it 9 as I don't believe in decimals. 😅

[@borreholic]

Each of these games could very well be of quality 8.0/10 or higher in a vacuum, but I think it raises a question I've been thinking about lately: With all these great 8.0+/10 Euros coming out each year adding to the pile of games of similar greatness from years prior, doesn't let's say a newcomer to the hobby have less and less reason to *ever* bother looking into a game that is "only" a 7 or even a 7.5/10?

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

@borreholic well I will still play a game that's a 5 but then 5 is average on my scale. A 9 would be excellent but Shackle is currently operating at a 6 for me. Many people will ignore anything under 7 though.

[@thedicetower]

Well, of the 310+ games I played in 2024, only 28 have gotten an 8.5 or higher. That's less than 10%,. What it is, is that you are watching the games that get good reviews. Watch a series of 6 games I played so you don't have to, and you'll see the other end of things.

[@thedicetower]

Well, no. Because OUR ratings aren't yours. You might think a game I gave a "7" is a "10" for you. Don't worry about our ratings, listen to what we SAY. That will help.

[@delorean-88]

This game frankly has too many rules

[@joshjenson8111]

The look of the game is so bad, I can't play games this ugly