Slay the Spire: The Board Game Playthrough | The Game Haus

[@Touyakun2]

I can imagine how much work it was to add the card effects to make them appear on screen when theyre relevant and keep us that much more engaged, so it's very appreciated ^^ It actually reminded me alot of Wil Wheaton's old tabletop show, which was my favorite. I'm a heavy video gamer, so the idea of a single player game becoming available to play with multiple people is really enticing. Thanks for such a fun playthrough!

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Cheers thanks for such kind words and especially for the comparison to Tabletop that’s the kind of production value we are striving toward!

[@slackfish]

Agree that this game definitely benefited from the extra effort to show the card close-ups. It really made it easy to follow along. Also agree that the multi player makes for a nice change of pace from the familiar video game and gives the board game it's own distinct feel.

[@slackfish]

I also have to mention how much I love the floating head Murph icons. And the zoom in on the player boards. So much good production.

[@Touyakun2]

@@slackfish agreed! There have recently been a lot of quality upgrades to their recent videos.

[@ratmforthewin]

It is actually already possible to play in multiplayer. Spire Wtih Friends is a free mod that you can get for the game to play with your friends. This boardgame is however more tailored toward speicifically multiplayer, but Spire With Friends is still great!

[@brucelb]

The relic that hides enemy intents is called Runic Dome and it's actually really strong if you have the right type of deck. A Defect deck that generates tons of frost block every turn for example doesn't care what the enemy does. Loved the playthrough btw! Can't wait for this game!

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Ooo interesting! I may have to try a build like that. I Hatttttteeeeee that relic because I need them telegraphing lol! But yeah with a frost build it may not matter. Interesting, interesting

[@NDalll]

That's one of my all time favorite relics as it forces you to rely on your game knowledge.

[@jacobwansleeben3364]

Yeah, top-level players of the video game generally consider Runic Dome to be the most powerful of the non-character-specific Boss Relics that give energy other than Slavers Collar and Coffee Dripper because they know all the enemy action patterns.

[@gentleman_muk]

@@TheBrothersMurph if you are the watcher you could just kill the enemy before it attacks and not care what it does/s

[@lukecoleman3643]

in the video game it's also good if you have a lot of hours in the game and know enemy intents

[@robinvandenijssel5655]

Thank you for the play of the first act. This game looks super clean and in spirits of the original game. Also it looks really easy for people to play this that arent experienced in games like this.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Yeah! This is also a game that if one person knows the game they can run it and explain stuff as they go, and the other players can just focus on the fun

[@jobberslayer]

So at this point it's just a question of if I want to be $100 poorer or $145 poorer? Thanks for the showing it off.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Cheers! And yeah that’s a tough decision for sure!

[@dallastexas5653]

Obviously $210 poorer.

[@PixelatedPlanco]

@@dallastexas5653 I usually am one of the ppl that goes for all-in. However for this one it just didn't seem worth it. You already have player mats so I didn't feel that much for the table mat. The extra cards which are replacements with different art however cool, didn't seem to add much for me either.

[@brycedecker7142]

@@PixelatedPlanco agreed there’s just not enough going for it- if it had some miniatures of some of the monsters or something like that I’d consider it.

[@yousef858]

$210 poorer i want those beta arts

[@guillaumecloutier5162]

Great playtrough! Got me even more hyped up for the game!

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Heck yeah!

[@zebfross]

Great playthrough! You can tell how much work they put into making a quality game.

[@19kvet96]

I'm a first time viewer and I love how describe the rules while playing. You've won my subscription for sure!!!

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Hey thanks!!

[@scottevanbedell]

Enjoying watching brothers connect minds and spirits. Keep it authentic.

[@Dyskresiac]

Dudes, what an awesome spotlight to be the "Headliner" for the STS Kickstarter Campaign? You two deserve it. I love the energy you all bring, and the banter, it's just always so much fun to watch. And I actually cancelled my Spirit Island backing to back this BECAUSE of this playthrough. (I can only afford one this month.) I'll get SI Nature Incarnate eventually, what are you crazy? Of course I will. But right now, THIS made STS the hype game for me.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Wow Andrew thank you so so much for the wonderful comment!

[@billable1861]

What spirit island thing are you backing a year ago? Nature incarnate already delivered didn’t it?

[@Dyskresiac]

@@billable1861 What? That's how time works. This video was Nov 1 2022. Both campaigns were running at that time. Also, STS also delivered, and holy crap did I make the right decision thanks to the Murphs. I got NI almost 50% off a few months after release and STS is indeed incredible

[@Adouken]

Okay... It's my first time watching a playthrough from you guys and not only did you convince me to get the game but I actually wish I could have a gamenight with you both 😂. That was alot of fun to watch. Great work and thanks!

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Oh wow thanks so much for the kindness and for giving us a shot!!

[@rockstarrzz7171]

Man this was so exciting to watch, there's a lot to unpack here. Been looking forward to the board game ever since it was teased a year or so back and so excited to actually watch it in action and very pleased with how it looks so far. -Love the way upgrades are handled, having sleeves for the cards is nice on it's own to protect the cards, but to actually have it be useful for the double-sided cards is a fantastic idea. -Although the Energy/Block/HP components seem slightly limited (rip 999 block dream), compared to what you can achieve in the original game, seems like a very neccessary evil so the game doesn't get too out of hand and complicated, like the way they're tracked and the mats look great! -The way status cards are implemented are pretty interesting, I was wondering if you had to sleeve them up and add them to your shuffled deck perhaps but like the way they're implemented here. -The whole pathing and the way acts are implemented seems great, 13 floors compared to the normal 16 so it's slightly condensed, but not a huge issue at all, hopefully we'll be able to see Act 2 and 3 being played soon too! Is there act 4 as well? Perhaps that's a kickstarter bonus, the Spire wouldn't be complete without the Heart!! -I was a bit anxious as to how relics would be implemented, as if you've played the digital game, they can become quite complex, especially the ones that count cards and crossover to the next combat, absolutely love the way they work with the dice rolls, although I'm sure it gets a little complex when you have 10+ relics at the end of act 3, having a dice roll to thin them out is a fantastic idea and never seemed too overwhelming. I'm sure a few have been ommitted or changed completely to make them viable in this format - I expect all the cards are there though. I also liked how the boss relics seem universal (Nuclear Battery for example isn't Defect exclusive), although shouldn't you still have a choice of 3? A bad boss relic can easily ruin a great run, not sure if that's a mistake or intended. -As an avid Spire player, everything seemed to flow well and make sense, I can imagine if someone played this without playing the video game before hand it might be quite complicated and slow-paced until they get the hang out if, but knowing how the original is played and how certain things interact, it was very easy to follow - the minor changes to Weak and Vulnerable (looks like they removed Frail?) might have a bit of getting used to, but seems good enough' -Really like the way enemies work, it's nice to see what rewards you'll be getting at the end of combat, and having it just be a dice roll to decide what they do makes most combats pretty simple, and only get a bit more complex for Elites and Bosses' -Liking how although all the numbers are simplified, there seems to still be a good amount of strategy involved and some of the card changes that are different than the original are pretty interesting. The cards where randomisation has been removed (All Out Attack & True Grit) seem especially strong if you can pick the cards, almost feels upgraded out the gate. I'm sure the game is balanced around that regardless, the upgrades for Strike and Defend seem surprisingly relevant too which is nice since it's more likely you'll be removing less and decks not being quite as big as you could get normally. Overall very excited to play this whenever it's finally out, already backed it on kickstarter and looking forward to whatever bonus stuff they release since it's already been fully backed. The Co-op element seems very engaging and interesting, being able to take your turn simulatenously and help each other out in combat, and trading coins and potions is a very fun element, but still seems great to play solo aswell as an alternative to the original. They really knocked it out the park with this adaptation in my opinion, I'm sure there will be a few kinks here and there but from this playthrough it looks fantastic. Great vid btw! Will you be playing Act 2 and 3 aswell? Would love to see more of this.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Wow thanks for such a thoughtful and well laid out response! On the note of the boss relics we were absolutely supposed to draw 3 each and choose from among them so we goofed that! And yeah I think the relics work well because even at the end of act 3 most will come down to that die roll and if you get a 3 you can quick scan for everything that triggers. I think that helps keep it somewhat manageable haha And we wish we could do act 2 and 3 but we were only given act one materials. Alas. We wanted to keep going so badly!!

[@rockstarrzz7171]

@@TheBrothersMurph Thanks for the response, after watching the video, I did find the Rulebook PDF online which answered a few of my questions regarding the boss relics and Act 4, shame you only got act 1 cards! Understandable though. Will have to patiently wait to see more I guess!

[@Electroloud]

KZbin finally recommended something interesting. LOVE the content, already subscribed with notifications, and liked the video!!!! Keep making this awesome content.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

You got it! KZbin recommendations finally coming through!

[@sainttrish7544]

Would love to watch a full three part playthrough! Unlikely to happen I'd imagine, but a slay the spire fan can dream :) Great to see such a fun and knowledgeable playthrough of the game, well before it comes out; makes me want to buy it that much more!

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Cheers were really glad you like the video! And yeah unfortunately we were only given materials for Act One in The Prototype that we received but we are really keen to play a full game with all three acts and maybe do a live stream or something of it when the game comes out! We really wanted to continue our run because we had such a promising start

[@xIRODRiiGO]

As an avid board game player and a huge fan slay the spire aswell. this will be going into my collection, thank you for showing it off.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

You got it! Glad you enjoyed

[@bleybourne1]

Very cool, thank you. One comment: at 28:30 you dealt damage based on gaining block twice, but you only gained block once because you gave the other block to the other player. A minor point, especially since you are playing vulnerable wrong, but it just leapt out at me :-)

[@bubbaseats8206]

I noticed the exact same thing!! Had to rush to the comments ; I'm enjoying the playthrough so far!

[@ExBeeOne]

1:55 This "sleight of hand" was very well done!

[@tiredguy2753]

Ty for the play through . Game does look interesting especially since I am a fan of co-op.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

No prob! Thanks for watching!

[@DontWorryImNotImportant]

This playthrough convinced me to buy this game! Thanks!

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Aye right on!

[@James-sm7kn]

yeeeep I 100% would've said something if you picked wraith form as your first card reward lol. but I cannot be more excited to get my hands on this game. Been messing around with it on TableTop Simulator and it has been a blast.

[@nicka.9057]

I love the video game. It's interesting to see the changes made to adapt to table. I would love to get this some day

[@Pr1est0fDoom]

That was very enjoyable to watch. The game is quite faithful to the videogame, and you did a good job of explaining the rules and interactions you encountered.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Cheers we’re glad you enjoyed!

[@Johnsemgawl]

Awesome playthrough guys! Collectors pledge instantly for me on this one

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Niiiiiiice

[@matthewtaranto794]

Fun video to watch and the game looks great! I initially balked at the price but I might have to make room in my budget for this bad boy. It's surprisingly faithful to the excellent video game and the multiplayer component looks well-realized.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

We agree it’s definitely very slay the spire but the opportunities to work with multiple characters at once is really neat! It’s definitely an expensive game but it seems like you get a good amount of content for the price!

[@almoghh123]

Great video and playthrough! I really liked your energy and synergy 🙂 The game looks great :O

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Cheers thanks so much!

[@nicholasoates9653]

1:14:14 late to the party but fun fact: body slam scales with strength even if you have no block, so you could have still played body slam for 1 damage in this scenario, as well as +1 damage any time you play it with block.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

truuuuuth I do forget that sometimes good catch!

[@JenCamPlaysBoardGames]

This video made me buy the digital version! The kickstart is a little out of my budget right before the holidays, but def on my wish list for retail!!

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Welcome to the obsession that is slay the spire! Agreed the board game is pretty pricey so the digital feels like a steal by comparison

[@michaeldietz8797]

I think there is another, little mistake. The Juggernaut-Card says "Whenever you gain DEF, deal 1 damage." So, if you play the upgraded Defend, you get 2 DEF, but you only get it ONCE - so it should do 1 damage and not 2, like you guys did (otherwise, the Defend-Card would say 1Def, 1Def - which would trigger the Juggernaut two times). Anyway - great content, can't wait to play it myself!

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Thanks so much and yeah we made a couple goofs with that card for sure

[@michaeldietz8797]

Nevermind, you figured it out later - I really should watch the whole video before writing something. Guess I was too exited...

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Ha! No worries it happens

[@Nilimonster]

Also at 27:45 they forgot Ironclads weak-token. So the all the slimes would have survived with 1!

[@BioTheHuman]

Very interesting how they've been able to adapt the mechanics for a physical board game. The rules are a little bit complex, especially for newbies, but I think it works. The only complaints I can move (a far from the price that I've heard it's quite big) are: 1) As I said, the board game works, but still, isn't too similar to the original game? Maybe some kind of bigger diversity would have been better, it's no surprise that many pc players will just say "well, I already have the "digital" copy". It's also true that I don't really see how to make it different from the videogame ahahah 2) It seems a little bit too easy. Maybe it's a good difficulty for newbies or non hardcore gamers, but if someone is coming from Ascension 20, I'm quite sure he could get bored. I don't know if there are some kind of "increase difficulty" in the manual, but I think they should let enemies being able to attack different players (using a 4 face dice) not only the one in the row (just like players can attack on different rows) . Or, another alternative, especially in Elite and Boss fight, could be to put an elite/boss for every player (true that maybe in this way would be too hard). So maybe a could alternative could be to add an encounter of normal monsters per player over 1, e.g.: If you're playing in 3 the boss/elite encounter will be the elite/boss + 2 normal encounters. And now that I'm thinking about it, board game are good especially because you can easily "mod" by your own rules and pretty sure hardcore gamers will find the solution for a better difficulty ahahah

[@TheBrothersMurph]

1. I think you're in a lose lose situation there as the designer. Make it too different then all the comments will be "but that's not Slay the Spire" especially considering STS is already so similar to just a normal board game. But make it exactly the same and people will say, "so why wouldn't I just play the video game?" Personally we think they did well with what they changed. But that's us. 2. We can't really say on that as we only played the first act, but I assume Acts 2 &3 will become much more difficult

[@Alex-uz8or]

Actually there is an ascenscion mode described in the manual ! You can take a look at it on the crowdfunding page

[@4sakennations205]

I think both of these points work as a plus for me. I really like Slay the Spire, although I am not very good at it, and it is a lot like a lot of card games that I play with my family a lot. Having this game would be like being able to get my family to play a game I like all together, and also my dad and mom don't tend to be very good at games so the easier difficulty would allow us to have more fun

[@ImperatorZed]

Ascension is in this game too :)

[@kevenbouchard7973]

Rest assured the difficulty is there. I thought it was a piece of cake too. And I was playing with gf. We reached the boss from act 2 (not even ascension 1)with almost no hp lost but then, we suddenly got hit for 9hp each. Run ended right there 😂 There were a few decisions that could ve saved us but it was a close call. It felt good nonetheless, not an unfair loss, just a nice difficulty spike. The knowledge from the game matters a lot . Side note I play at asc 20 on the video game.

[@arnold2011]

Thanks for the Play-Through. Very good to see the game played before spending 200€ on it.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

We gots you

[@herocuke]

40:13 I'm grateful for the "Stuff it!" camera

[@teejleague3838]

I never played the video game but man did this one "slay" the KS campaign!!!!

[@alien5589]

Must. Resist. Urge. To backseat. I gotta remind myself this isn’t exactly the video game rofl. Thanks for showing off the game! Saw your video after I backed. Neow’s all in baybeeeeee

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Oh believe you me as we watch back we’re like “no no do this not that!” So we get it

[@TekGriffon]

Second combat and I'm already triggered, lol. You don't spread out damage in a game where enemies still do 100% damage at 1% health. Always focus fire.

[@pamitri3752]

Same combat but for a different reason for me. Something about being weakened by acid slime then doing the flex potion and cleave while still being weakened, but ignoring that you’re weakened.

[@Monkeyman3251]

Just played my KS copy and loved it! I too found myself going autopilot on some things b/c I'm too familiar with the video game that sometimes I just assume the text on cards and make things very hard for myself with how this board game runs comparatively.

[@cameronbambridge8085]

IM SO KEEN FOR THIS GAME. Im hoping they create an official "True Solo" variant.

[@Muhd_Akmal]

This looks way more fun than the video game to me. Always love playing deckbuilders with friends! Thanks guys!

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Cheers!

[@deanlowdon8381]

I love the video game!

[@Spilzu]

1:08:17 "What does this Catalyst do... these aren't like super crazy--I might just heal..." 💀

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Didn't even see it coming

[@MichaelLFazio]

28:15 I think you can't give the block to your teammate if you are also going to use the effect from Juggernaut, since the power only works when YOU gain block.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

That’s true we corrected it later

[@jacobshilling]

Came to say this.

[@zunzun1995]

I am so excited for my copy! I got the 210 one and it looks awesome!

[@dallastexas5653]

Maybe we can see a Monster Train game down the line.

[@yousef858]

best rogue like deck builders getting Board games is a dream

[@BrooksSoljah]

trading potions seems interesting, definetly want to know the right timing on that.

[@chuckmanion1128]

In the second encounter, you forgot to factor in the weak. He had his cleave do 3 damage (2 base +1 strength), but it should have been 2 (2 base +1 strength -1 weak).

[@TheBrothersMurph]

This is true

[@RubenGarcia-pt8tp]

Bodyslam still does damage if you don’t have block, but you do have strength!

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Truth

[@Madillusionist]

It's cool to see a popular digital card game translate into a physical board game. Just feel it's a chore manage all the monsters and tokens.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Yeah it’s a bit to manage for sure but we like the way they simplified things to keep it easy and it’s worth it for the multiplayer experience. :)

[@joshwhalen17]

Honestly I would buy this just for a physical copy of the StS card set.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Good call

[@LudosErgoSum]

Nah, not really that cool. Once people cool on the game, you can pick it up cheap.

[@bbedeschi]

22:04 actually you need that pinky to hold a sword that's how the Yakuza disciplines and used to: chopping that pinky off cuz so you won't have a strong grip on your katana and therefore, not rebel against your superior

[@TheBrothersMurph]

I appreciate the history lesson in reaction to our very absurd joke thanks!

[@bbedeschi]

​@@TheBrothersMurph hard to read feelings in texts but I believe you mean it. :) how I know this is much less impressive though: I was playing Yakuza last year and there was this scene where this stuff happened and I read the Wikipedia out of curiosity lol

[@XBrainstorm]

Was the Cleave attack at 27:34 not wrong ? Should the weakend state not reduce the attack from 3 to 2 ?

[@sc-mh3jj]

I was wondering how they were gonna implement card upgrades. Flipping them around in the sleeve is genius!

[@DylanSzerlip-ce2uw]

Biggest damage I got in the board game was 90 damage

[@nihlify]

Now that I've recieved the game I'm pleasantly surprise how well it works and the production quality is quite nice. One of the better kickstarters I've gotten.

[@mTTore_]

Can't wait for a mod for an actual game that will change the game for a board version

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Wut?

[@LudosErgoSum]

Terrible idea. The digital is already a board game with automation.

[@zacharymays660]

Great job on the production, really enjoyed watching the play through. Are there any plans for additional gameplay videos of higher ascension levels or showing off the other 2 characters defect and watcher? Thanks.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

We’d love to do that someday but we were only provide materials for the first act so that will have to wait until the full game releases I’m afraid

[@MoiMagnus1er]

27:43 Did you forget the weak token? Or does having a strength allows you to ignore the weak? Or did I miss something else?

[@TheBrothersMurph]

I think we did forget that weak token. Strength gives you plus one damage when you attack, and weak gives you minus one damage. So they basically negate each other for that one attack

[@TeodorKarabelov]

They did forget. Cleave should have dealt 2 damage.

[@donnyhotard8575]

I was excited to see this, but the price is too steep for me now (especially with no stretch goals). I'll continue to play Across The Obelisk on PC to have a co-op game in this style or possibly download the Slay The Spire co-op mod for now! Edit: For all the people commenting about the stretch goals, those were not posted with the kickstarter. The kickstarter launch page was bad and didn't even include a rulebook. Considering how long this game took to reach kickstarter and they didn't even have a funded banner ready to go is yikes.

[@bubblemaximus6500]

I think there's Stretch Goals coming, they just haven't posted them yet. On the rewards section, it does say "includes all stretch goals"

[@JRHMC]

Apparently stretch goals will include Colourless cards

[@Nibbieful]

Technically it does have stretch goals, but they made so much the first day they just automatically met them and will reveal them over a few days. The first stretch was colorless cards

[@MrTeucro99]

what a great translation to a boardgame. i play the game to death, but im kinda itching to get this.

[@s0rastardf343]

i am a fan of slay the spire and this board games looks cool cant wait to get gremlin nob irl XD

[@TekGriffon]

This was a great introduction to the game!

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Thank you!!

[@Evoken111]

Really good playthrough :) All of them should look like your's!

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Cheers we're glad you liked it! We really try to focus on providing that high level of production value!

[@LifezAGame]

How is the balance going in to act 2 and 3? Really looking for a strategic challenge for the group. My Kickstarter arrived last week. Playing tonight. So excited.

[@stereotype5888]

it seems to me that it would be cheaper and better to just add multiplayer to the spire or release a new character . but as the developers want .

[@TheBrothersMurph]

I think it was more about making an analog tabletop experience moreso than adding on to the video game but it'd be rad to get a multiplayer option to that as well!

[@LudosErgoSum]

The digital version is superior. It's great for couch gaming with friends - just let everyone pitch in on the discussion.

[@sebastiang.5032]

Do cards that have a multi-player effect (like switching rows) have no effect in a solo run? Or are those cards switched out for solo-play cards?

[@TheBrothersMurph]

We haven’t played it solo so we aren’t sure on that but if you ask over on the KS page (linked in the description) I’m sure they can answer that for ya!

[@jacobwansleeben3364]

I find it a bit odd that relics that are usually character-specific or event-specific aren't like that here in the tabletop version (we saw that here with both Mutagens and Nuclear Battery). Unless some mistake was made here.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

We may have made a mistake but in everything we saw the Relics are more generalized and you just draw from that stack. Again, may have made a mistake in that but we haven’t heard so to this point

[@cadespaulding3837]

This might be a fun 2v2 competitive game

[@cragor]

I wonder if Weak and Vulnerable effects were accidentally implemented wrong. In the video game one stack of weak and vulnerable lasts one turn whether the player/enemy attacks or not. In this game they stay on you until you attack. So if you have weak, you cannot get rid of it by just having a defensive turn. You actually have to waste an attack to consume weak. The same goes for enemies. If the enemies happen to have a debuff turn and you timed your weak badly, you are not penalized when the enemy does not attack because weak stacks do not get removed on each turn.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Yeah those things are changed for the board game and now trigger when attacks happen vs lasting for a whole turn. Now they last until the next attack and each attack itself removes a token

[@LudosErgoSum]

Digital is superior. It has automation and tactics.

[@zeroranger]

Just beat act 1 yesterday with my gf, loving the game!

[@elqord.1118]

Those better be god-tier sleeves man

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Haha now what we had there aren’t finalized but even those were solid. Since they’re so essential to play I imagine they’ll want them to be really durable

[@n.riffer]

While playing the videogame, I thought multiple time that it would be so cool have this in RL. I love the videogame and Im extremly excided to hold "kind of the original ingame cards" in real live, but otherwise Im not sure if I should spend a lot of money, just to play the exact same videogame on my table. I love the speed of the game, so Im not sure if I like to handle all the things that the computer do autom.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Respect respect

[@LudosErgoSum]

Yep, the STS board game is a far inferior product. Edpecially the automation can't be overlooked.

[@luigiabbiati8461]

Nice video and nice play-through! One question: in Slay the Spire the videogame, it can happen you choose and add to your deck multiple copies of the same card... Are there extra copies of cards also in Slay the Spire the boardgame? Because I think I have not seen any in your video (or maybe I just have missed something...).

[@TheBrothersMurph]

I’m not sure to be honest that’s something you can definitely ask over on the Kickstarter page and they will give you the answer for a card like anger or some thing. We didn’t come across anything in our Playthru that had cards that multiply themselves

[@luigiabbiati8461]

@@TheBrothersMurph Thanks for the reply. Cards like "Anger" that you mentioned fall into the multiple copies category... I guess my question was even more generic: have you seen in the decks multiple copies of, just to make an example, "Cleave" or "Poisoned Stab"?

[@ManlyPicnics]

@@luigiabbiati8461 There are definitely multiple copies, as to how many I'm not sure. In the video, a second Cleave does show up.

[@mastercheif978]

Super late reply, but I have received my physical copy and can answer. In the reward deck, there are 2 copies of commons, 1 for uncommon and rare cards. The rarity being the color of ribbon on the name of the card

[@Elezshar]

Completely forgot about the debuffs against the slimes in the second fight.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Oops

[@kobarsos82]

one more mistake found on the video by the way fyi. In early game ironclad gets "weakened". He cleaves, but the minus 1 damage from the weaken is not counted. This changes that combat significantly as the enemies would not die and play their turn. Its insane how easy it is to do mistakes in this board game variation. I think it might need a type of organizer/coach player to check through all the stuff that no mistakes are made when playing with a group for sure.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Yeah respect with a game like this I feel like things will get missed. If each player can kind of check each other it helps and then of course with more plays I’m sure it’d get easier to remember to track everything correctly

[@kobarsos82]

@@TheBrothersMurph Yup, still I loved the video and positivity you guys seem to let out through the screen! Always happy to see fellow sts fans playing with this energy, cheers! In my opinion the video game is nothing short of a deckbuilding masterpiece by all counts. It has literally nailed everything that makes a roguelike deckbuilder great. Its nice to see the main feeling kept the same in the adaptation and the main sellout I think is the co-op feature, although this seems best for a duet 2 player count, no more.

[@LudosErgoSum]

Yeah, the board game is ripe for mistakes, and it just doesn't look that good. Plays way too slow, especially at higher play counts. Digital is good enough and the only STS item worth investing in.

[@damaddestgamer]

Looks super fun.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Heck yeah

[@ink7033]

(translate) It's a pity that we won't see the 2nd act of this game, although your decks were very interesting

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Yeah we wish we had the act 2 stuff so we could have kept on going we really liked the builds we had!

[@MattyGHerring]

I’m only midway through the vid so maybe i missed something, but shouldn’t juggernaut be dealing damage when a 3 is rolled for captain’s wheel?

[@TheBrothersMurph]

I do believe so yes. Probably just missed it

[@Bosko2k]

27:45 mistake there, strenght and weaken chancel each other out, so he would just do 2 damage to everyone in the row, but maybe its fair cause you played vulnerable wrong xD

[@brunodubois8245]

Great video !! GG guys

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Thanks so much!

[@leviberruezo5862]

Hello guys, First of all, just to mention that I love your videos and content. I annoyingly miss the late pledge and I will wait for the retail version. However I wanted to ask you about your opinion on replyability of the game. Thank you

[@TekGriffon]

Don't sleep on card remove. The dream is to get to the end with none of your basic strikes or defends left in your deck.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

You right

[@bahadraktas3418]

1:12:30 Inflame is reusable in the video game. It doesn't say to exhaust as well. Why did he put away the card under the juggernaut? Is it. a goof or are the rules different?

[@TheBrothersMurph]

It’s been quite awhile since we filmed this but I believe that’s a difference from the video game

[@natclo9229]

waith form is very strong, but just because you cant die (and it gives you another turn for 1 hp cost), your teammate can die

[@TheBrothersMurph]

That’s a really good point. Definitely a new thing to consider! I suppose it’d be nice to have one player have wraith form so they don’t have to worry as much about their defense so they can focus attacks on their teammates enemies

[@xicy133x]

28:05 out of curiosity, wouldn’t you only deal 2 since you’re weakened?

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Yeppers I do believe we missed that one

[@Benusr]

28:10... Wait... How did he kill the second/third slime? He gained block once... Then you gained block? Really sorry, if I'm being nitpicky, but should that have happened?

[@brianadriolo6056]

Not them completely forgetting about the weak token on their board.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

shhhhhhhhh you never saw that

[@alesjanosik1545]

I already want it!

[@DarkN3r0]

So, this game strictly requires non-transparent sleeves (since you can see the other side of the cards otherwise)?

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Yes but the game comes with the card sleeves so you don't have to go out and buy them

[@muhammadkhairiaimran6218]

nice video and game bro, FYI, I'm one of Slay the spire biggest fan, been pouring hundreds of hourse in the game. But I'm kinda detered how slow the game for the board game is, just so used to the PC hahahaha. Nevertheless, I'm still stoke about this board game being made to reality. I might buy one in the future

[@muhammadkhairiaimran6218]

this would fun for veteran players like us, but not sure for new comers

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Yeah the board game will be a different experience from the video game for sure. Won’t be as quick and slick so we like that many abilities are simplified in terms of the math you’d need to do so you can keep things moving. And we love that you can now team up and run multiple characters at once and combo all your abilities one after the other. We too are just excited and happy to see the game being made into reality

[@muhammadkhairiaimran6218]

@@TheBrothersMurph true dat, being to play with friend together in STS is something different unique, reminds me of DND a bit haha

[@darrenwong7945]

is vulnerable not 50% more so technically u were correct no?

[@Sunderved23]

Wouldn’t the damage that the elite enemy dealt due to you playing skills, have bypassed the shield? At least that’s how I remember it working in the video game. Maybe I’m just misremembering tho

[@TheBrothersMurph]

I think it still hits the shield

[@zXd12]

Page 18 of the ks rulebook : Can Block prevent an effect that says “Lose X HP?” No. You can only block damage. Damage comes from hits and “damage” effects. If feel that it will take a lot of time to get to know every details of the game rules. I hope that the final version will address those types of cases in a clearer way.

[@TeodorKarabelov]

It does hit the shield, but the way it is written is kinda confusing. I am pretty sure there was a discussion and it was decided that it should have a sword in the effect description.

[@Nibbieful]

No, you are misremembering. It says "take damage", not "lose hp". The latter goes through block, the former does not. After all, the nob just gains strength in the game, which is obviously blockable.

[@LudosErgoSum]

This is why the digital version is superior in every way. Automation for everything and no disambiguity.

[@Spaghetti4RoRo]

Is poison dif here? You never took any off after dealing dmg.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Yes poison just stays on. You don’t take away one after each turn

[@SSStephen_o7]

Really great job at walking through the game mechanics! Been such a huge fan of the video game, backed this project immediately. Quick question, has there been a distinction made by the game designers on how much of these features are still in development or is this version pretty set in stone for the final product?

[@TheBrothersMurph]

We can't say on how far along the design process is, or how final everything is. To us, when we played it, it seemed pretty well done. But again we don't have any insider info on that so we can't say

[@SSStephen_o7]

@@TheBrothersMurph I gotcha, thank you for the response! Just curious if you guys were given any early access disclaimer, it does seem really well done; especially so given its only the second or third board game the developers have made.

[@TeodorKarabelov]

@@SSStephen_o7 It is mostly set in stone, but right now the co-op is significantly easier, so we might see changes to enemies to be stronger in co-op.

[@jonathanfryer1319]

It is expensive, as others have said. Just how much strategy is involved?

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Granted our experience with the game is limited to act 1, but it seems as though there’s a bunch. Just like the video game you have to deal with what’s coming at you, with what cards you have in hand

[@jonathanfryer1319]

@@TheBrothersMurph Thank you. Good to know. 👍

[@LudosErgoSum]

Nah, get the digital game. You will make tons of mistakes here and it's just clunky to play.

[@Roflpawnched]

@@LudosErgoSum Sure the video game is way more streamlined, but the main draw for this board game version is the multiplayer and social aspect that the video game does not have. Not to mention if you like collecting board games and are an StS fan it's an easy decision to pick this up. If you don't play board games or don't care about the multiplayer aspect, then I agree you should just get the video game.

[@edwardjones7583]

Super cool video but I just want to say I would totally rules lawyer right here and talk about how he didn’t gain the block so he can’t do the juggernaut damage but I do a lot of nitpicking so your fine 28:05

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Yeah we missed that for sure

[@Celestial-yq6hz]

Really hope I can play this myself

[@LudosErgoSum]

Just get the digital version then. Cheaper and faster, and superior to this in every possible way.

[@nerd_splaining]

Watched this video while playing on yhe PC. It has taken evey ounce of my self control to not back/buy this game. I have it on the PC...do I really need the tabletop version? I want it so bad....

[@Snikern]

me and my bro (buddy) coop on slay all the time. over discord and share screen. THIS board game is a must. where and when can i get this ? this looks friking incredible

[@Snikern]

just ordered it, ty for this awesum video

[@TheBrothersMurph]

so glad you were able to order it!!

[@kaiman6958]

is there a way to get the game early?it looks amazing!

[@TheBrothersMurph]

The earliest way to get the game will be to back the Kickstarter campaign currently going :)

[@andrewnice794]

Any chance y’all can play another round? Maybe different characters or continue the run?

[@TheBrothersMurph]

We definitely wish we could but we were only given materials for the first act and then had to return the prototype after filming so we’ll have to wait for the full game to release before we film more.

[@satekoi]

Lighting engine is good, but Blizzard engine is best. Always get armor, and deal 2 damages each frost orb that was channeled.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

I just can't turn down lightning

[@LudosErgoSum]

Yeah, but if the game doesn't always give you the cards/resources needed to make thah build work. If you play and restart 10 times to get that build going, you lost 9/10 games to get there. That makes your strategy bad. A good player must adapt and use what they are given, not rely on "builds". I have completed all 20 Ascension levels for all characters so I'm talking from actual experience, not dreamt up something that "might work".

[@satekoi]

​@@LudosErgoSum How can you play the board game? Its not yet released. And what "experience" you have in board game? I was talking about board game. Not videogame. Did you even watch this video.

[@BigBusk]

Is neows blessing a 1 time thing or does it happen at the start of every act?

[@TheBrothersMurph]

I believe just the first act

[@LukeFromNY]

Why all the “they” for a singular monster? Where’s the groups????

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Wut?

[@teini94]

I think u did deal 2much dmg with the Juggernaut card , u only gained block 2 x2times block not 4 times

[@TheBrothersMurph]

You probably right

[@Nibbieful]

Are you sure you this was with the non upgraded juggernaut?

[@phillymct]

Is there something with the terror card for the silent? That honestly seems... super terrible