Slay the Spire: The Board Game Review - Yes, This Does Feel Like The Video Game!

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Slay the Spire is a cooperative deckbuilding adventure. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and finally become strong enough to Slay the Spire!
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0:00:00 - Overview
0:09:30 - Ease of Play
0:10:14 - What I Like
0:14:01 - What I Don't Like
0:16:10 - What I Can See Others Not Liking
0:17:45 - Why Should You Get This?
0:19:03 - Final Thoughts
0:20:10 - Recommendations
5.0 - My absolutely favorite games. You can pry them out of my cold dead hands.
4.5 - Love this game! At the same time missing something that would make it a 5. Could be hard to table, lacking variability, a little light, etc.
4.0 - Really great game, almost always keeping, although has meaningful complaints as to what takes away from the experience.
3.5 - Really enjoyed, don't love it, may lose out to better games but the idea of never playing again is a bit sad.
3.0 - A good game, would play and suggest with the right people, if I never played it again wouldn't lose any sleep.
2.5 - A game I'd play again , but will never suggest it myself
2.0 - A game I don't want to play again
1.5 - A game I can't find any reason to recommend
1.0 - A game that is just bad.
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[@mistletoemonkey]

I was intrigued, but now that it's launched I have to say I have sticker shock. $100 is way more than I was expecting. I thought it would be more like a $60 game. There are a lot of cards but.. damn.

[@bofthechad8208]

i agree, I was expecting around 60-70$. But i loved the video game so much and I was really excited for the board game. Might get it anyway

[@mistletoemonkey]

@@bofthechad8208 I think I'll have to pass. Too much and I don't particularly like card sleeves and this game requires them and has me pay for over 400 of them. If you end up getting it I hope you enjoy it! I've certainly spent big money on games before, this one just doesn't hit the right value for me.

[@ilqrd.6608]

It looks like a 60 dollar game too

[@kumanight]

You don't even get deluxe pieces for the price, everything is still cardboard (other than the minis)

[@ilqrd.6608]

@@kumanight people will say „but it’s a thousand cards with sleeeeeeves“

[@kevinwallace1374]

This game is actually super close to the video game... way closer than I expected.

[@BoardGameCo]

They did a great job making it feel like the video game, but also to the point that fans of the video game will have to question whether they need this. For me. The answer is yes but it won't be for everyone.

[@kevinwallace1374]

@@BoardGameCo the cooperative play is what might convince me... always wanted co-op in STS

[@ilqrd.6608]

way closer than I would like

[@yersinia8929]

Thanks for the video, Alex. I was hyped for the game, but it is so similar to the video game, I will pass on the board game. Hence, important to have seen this video.

[@fireant202]

So close it begs the question why get it when you can get the game cheap and it does all the state management for you rather than having to remember to move all the trackers etc.

[@benji-menji]

What I think this needs is proper phases to help order the effects and place reminders. For something like the Heart, you probably need to have a phase tracker and a marker to remind you to take one damage every hit.

[@gjergjipocari8227]

Great review from someone that has played StS. Other reviews I have watched from other youtubers didn't compare it well to the video game and it was obvious they hadn't played it much.

[@CheddahSlammer]

I going to love both, The game looks so accurate to the vid game. The main bonus for me is the co-op aspect, as I would rather play games with my group instead of by myself.

[@o0TiMMeY0o]

Have played STS a loooot. It's my most played game on steam, so I'm looking forward to this. Will there be a coop or solo play through? Would really love to watch you play this :)

[@BoardGameCo]

Solo play tomorrow 🙂

[@LegoAssassin098]

It seems better than I expected. I love the board game. I was concerned about a few things that seemed difficult to implement especially with the dude with the orbs. They have really put a lot of work into making this feel like the original game. But I don't think I'm interested, especially with the amount of things I've been more interested in lately. I would likely play it solo mostly, so it begs the question of why I wouldn't just play the computer game (which is something I rarely consider) Though I am surprised that it didn't launch with 800 minis, which seems to be the usual modus operandi for video game games. Not that I am complaining.

[@dkyzar]

You mentioned that you have played all acts with all characters on TTS, but I can't seem to find it in the workshop (not this game anyway). Was the access limited to people that got the prototype?

[@Paprika799]

Thanks for the video! Is Slay the Spire in any way comparable to Primal the awakening? If so, do you prefer one over the other? Never played Slay the spire but based on what you said, it sounds like if TMB and Primal had a baby…sort of

[@craiggaming9153]

After watching this review i'm getting very strong Xenoshyft vibes. I'm surprised that wasn't one of the recommendations at the end. I do have a question about progression. Is progression solely restricted to a single run? ie. once you've been through the Acts and either won or defeated, is there any persistent progression or is it lost at that point when you go back to Act 1? I know in the video game you have card unlocks as part of progression so in your first few runs the market may only be made up of say 10 specific cards, but the number and variety of cards available in the market increases the more runs you play until for example on your 100th run you may have unlocked all 20 cards available in the market (numbers made up for explanation purposes)

[@JoelkPoelk]

There is permanent progression, which adds more card variety

[@alesjanosik1545]

Oooooh myyyy gooooood! I couldn't believe when I saw they were making this! I've been playing this forever on PC and Switch.

[@BoardGameCo]

Yep, it's very exciting 🙂

[@alesjanosik1545]

@@BoardGameCo I showed it to my little boys and the deal is set, we are getting it!

[@JohnHoliver]

I put some more thought at it and I think you were on the spot with Mage Knight. I just got MK, and I don't see the same value in this Slay the Spire campaign to award the price.

[@danielkros2666]

Regarding "loosing against a trash mob because of bad luck drawing cards": you could always just shuffle your cards and restart the same fight and find out how to win a fight you have already lost before

[@BoardGameCo]

That's absolutely fair, I wouldn't in solo, but I could see it being helpful

[@CardboardBones]

Yeah, I was thinking when showing this to my friends making a house rule that says "the first time we lose, we get to restart the fight" just so that the constant dieing doesn't immediately turn them off from the game

[@danielkros2666]

@@TheDankFarmer well , it's up to you. In StP computer game i also did it because i liked the challenge of puzzling out a solution for a tough fight with bad draw luck. I prefer this over 100% losing just because of very bad luck. (In the digital game this works a bit different as you will start with the exact same cards)

[@caiofernando]

@@danielkros2666 Realizing this was possible kind of ruined the game for me, honestly.

[@fluffy841]

I think the main draw for this game for people who are familiar with Slay the spire would be the differences in playing it coop. To that end i would have been more curious hearing about aspects relating to that. For instance is the game big on cooperative player interaction or is it more of a simltaneous solo experience? Does higher player count slow down the game significantly? Is there individual player elimination in this 90-120 min game?

[@Zsaver3]

For both the card game and for the mod Spire With Friends (Created by Chronometrics for the Steam workshop of Slay the Spire), if one player drops to 0 the entire team loses. It's co-operative for a reason.

[@JohnHoliver]

100 bucks bf VAT and shipping, for a card game. I'll review the campaign later, but from that first impression I guess I'm out. Easily can get it cheaper retail or even online.

[@BenKrefta]

Thanks for the review. For me, I'd stick with the digital version for ease of play and price, but would be happy to play the board game version if someone else owned and suggested it

[@derrickhittson66]

Maybe I missed it, but how would you play this cooperatively? Do you take turns against the same enemies? The turn flow/encounters look straight forward for a solo experience, but how does that all work with more players?

[@Antherage]

Instead of flipping an enemy card just for yourself you flip one for each row and each player has their own row. Though,it sounds like you can help each other fight those enemies together? I'm not sure entirely, but it basically just spawns double monsters in a 2 player game, or I guess 3x, 4x for their respective player counts.

[@irrevenant3]

As I understand it: Simultaneous turns and everyone has their own row of monsters to fight but you can attack monsters in other rows and defend for other players.

[@jonavuka]

there is a playthrough on another channel and you can see how it plays for coop

[@christian_daigle]

Way too excited for this !!

[@MySqueezingArm]

I'm grabbing it for the co-op and as a fan of the original.

[@ilqrd.6608]

How does coop work?

[@Snikern]

i cant wait to get this, me and my buddy played this game to accsentioon 20 on all chars. im just thinking the options to add . or balance cards here

[@m.m.2341]

I don't know, I love video games, I love board games. But I play one or the other for different experience. But yeah, maybe the Coop experience enhances this one.

[@seansmith2650]

How's the enemy variety that stack doesn't look too big

Thanks for the review.

[@BoardGameCo]

Absolutely!

[@WestChamber21]

How is the quality of the cards? I feel they will wear more than most as going through the deck will happen more in this than most other games.. It’s going to depend on the price for me whether I get this or not. If it’s around $100 I think I’ll wait for hopes of retail or nothing. Around $60-$80 I feel comfortable from what I have seen so far.

[@taylorkowbel7078]

The game used sleeves as defauly due to upgrading cards, so likely not a big issue with quality

[@kumanight]

I play Deck building Rogue-Likes daily. Used to play Slay The Spire (it's fantastic), right now I'm playing Path of Champions. The biggest hook of this genre for me is how quick it is. I'm in a game in a minute, and I can be done in 20 or 60 depending on how far I feel like going. That doesn't really translate into the board game and I don't really have interest in co-op. Hopefully this gets a retail release so I can try it on the cheap.

[@wtfserpico]

I'm right there with you. I played quite a bit of Slay The Spire and enjoyed it, but not enough to actually take the time to set it up and play it as a physical game. For me this was a "few minutes here and there" kind of game. For as much as I enjoy it, I absolutely would never pull this off the shelf to play it over other board games.

[@Daniel_Piccirillo]

Did you also play griftlands? Would you recommend it. I'd rather choose a veteran's opinion over a video game outlet every day if the year.

[@kumanight]

@@Daniel_Piccirillo Haven't played it yet but it does look good. I'll probably pick it up during a Steam Sale

[@ollieopolis]

@@Daniel_Piccirillo its very interesting. The downside is the gameplay loop is really involved. Runs are quite long. It's worth picking up on sale for sure but the storytelling vs the card play sometimes felt at odds for me

[@TheMirksta]

Runs are suprisingly short once you fast forward the text sections after playing enough to have seen all of the encounters and options. It is certainly a different experience on those first few runs though.

[@khatarin]

This seems to be a faithful implementation of the video game, but I'm uncertain if I need a board game version to complement the original 🤔 I do like the original a lot, so if I didn't have it this'd be a good deck builder for any collection!

[@khatarin]

And now that I've watched the whole video I started to think about the whole co-op aspect... Oh god 😅😅

[@khatarin]

And an answer to myself.. 100€ for the base pledge is the deal breaker here.. That + shipping, puts this in a really bad position and if anything I'll see when this arrives to retail how expensive it is :|

[@irrevenant3]

Seems like you should get this if you're the sort of person who'd want to break out Slay the Spire and play it at the table with friends. I'm shocked at the price too but will probably pay it. I don't need food *that* badly...

[@novaminerr66]

i agree with everything you said and i would buy it but the problem is the price tag 100$ for a board game is high even very high and thats the base tier is they would do 60$ as the base and 100$ for the second tier i would even maybe buy the second tier but when the base game is 100$ id rather play the video game and use my money for other things

[@nagitokomeda747]

Now the estimated date before they are released it to the public are 2023 in December?

[@maxf.7262]

Ty for the video!

[@JJ_TheGreat]

By roguelike, do you mean that if you die, you have to start all over again? Do you lose all of your leveling up progress - or how does it work?

[@kumanight]

Yup if you die you start over and lose everything

[@johnmickey5017]

There is no leveling up, you always start the game with the same base deck and add cards from random drafts as you play.

[@spons6843]

It’s been a while since I have been so hyped for a campaign. This one will explode and for good reason. Enjoy the ride!

[@hongpinglo]

Is it me or the video seem laggy?

[@BoardGameCo]

The whole video or just the first few seconds?

[@kumanight]

@@BoardGameCo it's laggy until about 40s in

[@hongpinglo]

@@BoardGameCo For me it goes through the whole video , I‘ve refresh the page after watching the whole video, the lag still there, not huge lag, just a lot of small stutter along the video.

[@Cr3dos]

Same for me whole video

[@Miltch]

Thats just the game.

[@Tharukan]

Looks really enjoyable, love Deck Building, but does not feel like a 100 $ game to me. Sure, the branded sleeves are included, which is neat, and the shipping rates are great, but I don't see myself paying that much for this, especially when the video game exists and costs way less.

[@XileboW]

Can we get a timed setup/teardown from you please? *Setup/Teardown is still better than most boardgames* is such an unquantified plus, let's do better :) Also how much new stuff is there if sb. played through a lot digital StS. Coop seems cool, but are there new/different working skillcards/enemies that pose a new challenge that need new approaches. Also: awesome review, thank you!!!

[@IzzGoobyTime]

man, I got over a hundred hours in StS. I might pick this up

[@BoardGameCo]

It's an amazing game, I love having the board game in addition to the video game

[@cruzdt]

The amount of time to play one battle on the board game I would have finished at least three on the video game. I think the game is too 1:1 with the video game which makes it too fiddily. They should have diverged even just a little like incorporate the splay system from Paperback Adventures.

[@naturesfinest2408]

What is the splay system?

[@adamd4838]

It looks like contention games have done an excellent job translating this into a board game. I think I would have preferred this as a leaner "card game" though. It looks like a bit too much setup/teardown. Regardless, I am sure they will do incredibly well on their kickstarter campaign. 🙂

[@irrevenant3]

It does look like a moderate amount of setup/teardown but I'm not sure you could capture the StS feel with any less.

[@craiggaming9153]

Encoding a bit iffy on this Video, the picture is a bit choppy...audio is fine thought. Almost like the video was recorded at one frame rate and the editing software has re-encoded the video to a different frame rate causing skips.

[@BoardGameCo]

Yep, it happens in the first few minutes, gets better after...not sure what happened

[@johnmickey5017]

As someone with 600+ hours in STS, I cannot fathom bothering with this version when I could do 3-4 runs in the same amount of time on my Switch.

[@axelsaunfrost6850]

Anybody can tell me the names and links to the games recomended in the end? I can't understand what he is saying and there is no link anywhere. I ironically was looking for games LIKE slay the spyre but physical, so I can play it with my friends. This one ... does fit the criteria, but I don't know if It can be shipped to europe at an afordable price

[@hanseathl]

Star Realms and Mage Knight while I would say that Hero Realms (follow up version of SR) fits even better considering the theme.

[@axelsaunfrost6850]

@@hanseathl Thanks a lot

[@Sebastian-rt9qf]

great sweater/hoodie...

[@kenttsui6024]

Good Review, with details to know that its not for me. Thanks Alex!

[@Cornchps827]

As a big fan of the video game I’m curious how fiddly this game must get when you are almost done beating the game and there is a dozen Villain effects going on and you have a dozen effects going on all at once

[@TheIcarusKid]

Going to need some prescription medication for this one

[@naturesfinest2408]

If this allows you to go up as high as in the video game then there should be tokens that denote 50, 20, 10, 5, 1/blank. If you cant go that high i wonder how the balance will be. For me personally i like making using and creating lots of poison, trying to get it to the hundreds. If i can only go up to 10 then it feels like a waste to play certain characters. If this game comes with organized trays, which it should, i would find the buffs/debuffs less fiddly. My main gripe right now is the cost. 100 for the base and a few things over 200 for everything? Thats a lot. This game seems fun but i can buy 3 to 6 other games for that price. And compared to everdell, where you get everything for about 300 dollars with upgraded components, StS boar game gives you some mats and beta cards. I dont know what the cards are (havent finished vid if in vid) but do they add anything to the game? I do like the idea of co-op and possible new cards/combos if they need to balance the game for lower numbers.

[@petergross7235]

I'm trying to figure out why my $19 video game is better as a $100 board game. So far the video game just seems better in every single way. But I often struggle to see why video games convert to board games, it's counter to what evolution of a game really is. The ultimate form of a great board game is being published as a video game in my opinion. But I'm sure I am in the minority here. Great review as always Alex, I just don't understand the draw on this one.

[@frankndice]

Looks great but I feel most people are just going to stick with the video game. Looks to be a table hog and a bear to keep up with the upkeep

[@jonathana6298]

I wish I had a playgroup who loved Slay the Spire as much as I do. Multiplayer is the reason to back this campaign. I’ll likely cancel my pledge before the campaign ends. I’m still curious to see what the stretch goals are. But if I want to play Slay the Spire, I’ll just load the app on my phone. 🎃

[@Aquablade95]

Wish after the board game comes out they make a announcement or something that there adding multiplayer to the video game

[@bryanep]

I was so excited when I heard this was coming out. I really was hoping they would create a "new experience". Now that we're able to see more of the game is just looks like a poor table top version of an amazing digital game. STS is an amazing game , the best in slot for its genre. This "port" looks way to demanding and feels like its going to be a lot of work to play. I really wish they took the theme of STS and made something new. Seriously would rather just play MageKnight over this everytime and this is coming from someone who has over 250 hours of gametime in STS.

[@naturesfinest2408]

What would you have rather seen? What new experience? I want them to add more playable characters and coop cards. They could also add new monsters that are coop specific. I dont want to fight the same monsters ive been fighting for hours. They have the ability to make this a different, coop, experience but i dont see that happening. I like that its the same thing, go up the spire fight stuff then the boss. I dont like that nothing was added. There is no reason for me to pick this up, especially at the price point.

[@maspleben]

I am sorry, English is not my native language, and I cannot figure out what are the names of the games you are recommending at the end, could you write them down for me please? Thank you! And sorry. Very good video to make a judgment on whether to buy it or not. As a lover of the video game that always wanted to share the passion with my tabletop group of friends, it is a no brainer, but I wanted enthusiastic and critical confirmation from someone who has played the video game.

[@akadam90]

well tbf its a rogue like which goes really well with the concept of deck building...

[@JJ_TheGreat]

11:43 What are the compromises?

[@firelordeliteast6750]

Alright, it's quite simple. This is a board game, based on a video game, which is based on a hybrid of card games and roguelikes, roguelikes being based on the original Rogue which is partially styled off of Adventure for the Atari.

[@gbgamerxp]

Awesome I didn't know there was a card game also.I love the video game!

[@BoardGameCo]

It holds up nicely :)

[@mathieubeauvillain3759]

Oddly enough, from what I can see, this reminds me of Primal the awakening. Just the less epic fomo version of it x)

[@RoomandBoardReviews]

That's a cute hoodie on you! You look very handsome!

[@chandlermcgowan2038]

I think I'll just stick to the video game that I've already completed with every character. Doesn't offer me enough that's different besides co-op. Glad it's doing well though.

[@mike9139]

You are awesome! ❤

[@BoardGameCo]

Thanks :)

[@seansmith2650]

Still not live yet?

[@Misiodziej]

I have slayed the spire to oblivion. I think I expected groundbreaking magic (not a true adaptation) to make this work in a multiplayer setting. My bad, easy pass.

[@williammcneil2045]

how will people make modded characters, like in the video game ?

[@TheIcarusKid]

Sharpies.

[@DRjaffy]

I read many comments having sticker shock of the cost of the game. I dont personally feel like this is a game to appeal to StS fans, its more for boardgame enthusiasts. I backed it and enjoy StS but the main selling point was that i can play with 3 other people instead of by myself. StS never felt like it should only be single player, and the social element will be the biggesr draw for this game.

[@MySqueezingArm]

I am unbelievably excited for this game.

[@BoardGameCo]

Likewise 🙂

[@ThePolwac]

Everything looks great except the price :( I'll have to stay with the digital version.

[@SeanGabrielMcClelland]

This is a really tough call. I played the video game a lot. Too much, I'd say. I almost wish the board game had something new to add to the overall game, though, in addition to co-op of course. New enemies or heroes, something. If my wife will play it with me, I might pick it up. It is pricey, but seems to come with a lot of stuff.

[@patriziopastore9895]

I saw now the campaign... I want to see your back or not to back considering the cost of this game... that include the sleeves... what?!!?

[@elzheiz]

It looks great, plays well (I tested the TTS mod) but I don't think it's worth the price tag when you can just play the video game instead....

[@vanharjc]

Has anyone tried this on Tabletop Simulator yet?

[@octavus4858]

by the way of overly complicated management- I would say I do not need this game) I have fantastic mobile version. something similar to Through the Ages board game-mobile version simplify it so well...

[@zerorequiem42]

They really need to add some unique things not found in the game for me to want it.

[@naturesfinest2408]

This. They have to add different cards, a new character, cooperative cards. I dont know if they had added anything if they have it hasnt been stated. I enjoy that they are making it close to the original. I dont enjoy that it is essentially the video game. The only thing selling it, to me, is the Cooperative experience but for over a 100 dollars i may pass untill i see it stores.

[@coooolibri]

the price is bad, and it has many cool small details which i really like. but the strike, defend should be just one, and the enemies should do proper damage like in the steam game. otherwise it makes some combos completely irrelevant.

[@lazyDude77]

I thought I would love it if all they did was just port the game, it's a good game. But honestly I would rather just play the app. The selling point it seems is the coop which I don't see happening on my table.

[@ghyslainabel]

I see the appeal, but I will stay with Aeon's End. It skips the dungeon part and goes directly to the boss fight.

[@nimblegoat]

Easy miss for me - shipping to NZ in rest of world - stupidly priced - when have no setup video game - prefer solo on PC anyway - as cheap and heaps of options

[@cancelcable7508]

I want this so much, love the video game and really like the concept. But they are on drugs if they think that price works lmao.

[@naturesfinest2408]

Its adds nothing to the original game except coop. They did a good job making it like the original, which i like, but it needs something more to justify the purchase. I think they should add new, original characters that meld well with coop but can solo. Cards that are specific to coop running like buffing, negating, and generally helping allies. They could make a healer class now that you are with other people. Another thing is the price point. Im paying at least 100< for this. And it adds nothing new? I think they are capable of doing it, look at how well they transfered it over to a board game. I dont think i can back it without more things being added to justify the price. I may wait for retail unless something changes.

[@hmgrraarrpffrzz9763]

Art looks great, components look great, gameplay looks fun, but it's just far too expensive and is too close to the video game for my taste. With my partner I play board and computer games together, and if a game has no multiplayer mode we either have a video call and share the screen or we sit together in front of the computer. I don't see any reason why the board game would be the superior experience (considering especially the costs involved, the shelf space, environmental impact and so on). The campaign is a huge success, so that's great, but not for me, even though I highly enjoy the pc game.

[@MiscName]

I tried to count how many times you say “go ahead and…” but I gave up.

[@BoardGameCo]

Go ahead and try again ;)

[@toadsicle1200]

Slay the spire is one of my favourite games of all time. This is too similar to the video game for me. Weird decision to make it nearly a copy.

[@svachalek]

When they make a board game into an app they usually keep it the same, game wise, so there’s a certain sense to doing it the other way around if possible. But, I agree, I would have been a lot more interested if this was a lighter faster version of the game rather than a full clone.

[@TheIcarusKid]

Yeah, I've put hundreds of hours into STS, and this just feels like a way to drastically slow down the same experience without much benefit. I LIKE having the computer do the math for me!

[@bryanep]

Seriously, I feel like anyone who has beaten A20 of STS will kind of be turned off by this. Either a lighter version or a different take altogether would have been a much better imo. I really feel a lot of people are going to buy this, suffer with set up , have one play through and then be like; man playing online is way easier and more fun . This is going to be all over the resellers market real quick.

[@dancrowdus]

@@bryanep With a rogue like this cruel, you WANT to make it easy to start over

[@johnmickey5017]

@@bryanep as an A20 player I cannot imagine sitting my non-StS friends down to co-op this. “Hey guys I already have 600 hours in this game, wanna give it a try?” And for new players, the complex setup is going to destroy their chances of giving runs another try

[@rustbeltpipes]

Eh, I bought the game on mobile for 9.99, and I don't have to manually do all the upkeep. Pass for me.

[@BbBb-zx6sx]

Draconis invasion is less cost with better looking cards and more professional looking. The art and scoreboard looks like 1970-80s to me

[@AudriusZilinskas]

Seasons cost 50 euro which is awesome, has a lot of cards, but this will not be that good and the price tag 100 for what? Add 20 more and you'll get Gloomhaven. Stupid prices in KS. They added 4 plastic figures and they think that now it's solid. Should be avoided because of insane price tag.

[@lombanth]

I was really interested in this game but after seeing the price, I will have to pass on this. $100(USD) well $130 Canadian without the shipping, I can't justify just cards, small pieces and card board characters. I have supported many games and have seen better bang for your buck when I compare 100$ games or even 70$ games. I wish all the best to this board game and may purchase it in the future when I see it in the stores.

[@PugsLongs]

It does come with over 700 cards and multiple boards

[@xTobsecretx]

OMG the game looks so cute 🥰

[@Borgadzim]

For a $100 base pledge price, it's a hard no for me.

[@pesmerga275]

Man same here. I was curious but that doesn't even look close to being worth $100. Shame, but I backed out the moment I saw it was the base pledge for a regular box of cards and sleeves. Eesh.

[@zSanityz]

It's expensive, but saying it's overpriced is terribly naive to the prices of these kinds of things. It's a fairly priced game with a shit load of high quality components

[@tortuga7160]

This isn’t UNO. These larger complex board games cost more, because you get more. Take a look at Gloomhaven, twilight imperium, descent for example. Xbox/PS5 games cost $70. Horses for courses I guess.

[@trifortay]

I am playing through the board game... the hardest part is enemies gaining strength

[@BoardGameCo]

How are you playing the board game?

[@seansmith2650]

This is definitely a back for me. One thing about slay the spire is I don't really like the art

[@DuGStp]

You gotta turn on all the beta art. 😅

[@riado4351]

Unpopular opinion: if it tries (and succeed) to be so similar to the video game, I prefer just playing the video game

[@denilias4012]

the game is 100 dollars !?

[@furman24903]

My biggest complaint is that it's too cheap. How are they going to afford to make sts 2 if they charge less than $150?? I shudder to think what the retail price will be.

[@BoardGameCo]

Too cheap?

[@furman24903]

@@BoardGameCo 😛 I'm just joshing around, noticed that every comment seemed to be about price even though we don't even know the retail price haha. Super excited to start playing, thanks for the great review!

[@hannahr5037]

Maybe it does feel like a video game but it costs too much on Kickstarter+shipping. I have the videogame and after completing the goal I lost interest in it. It's nice, but there are other video and board games to explore.

[@BoardGameCo]

Totally reasonable, I'm a big fan of only spending money on games that really compel you

[@raz6321]

So this is basically the video game, but more expensive and what the video game used to do for you automatically, you have to do it yourself. One upside would be that you can play with other people. It's a hard pass from me.

[@BoardGameCo]

Basically yes, ultimately you have to be someone who wants a tabletop version of the game, which clearly does have an audience based on how the Kickstarter is doing, but that doesn't mean it's for everyone

[@maspleben]

Well that exactly what draws me to it in fact. I loved the game, but from the get go I was like "I wish it would be a board game that I play with friends", or as said in the video play "physically" to understand the rules better, or better to improve at the game. Especially to play it with friends to learn together how to get better at the game. I admit I am still bad at the game and cannot deal with the randomness efficiently, I am very easily overwhelmed and so the game has made me very annoyed and angry at times, not playing it again for months because of it.

[@Lowzone16]

I don't understand what justify the price point of the standard pledge. A 100$ for a couple of cards? I won't back it even if it looks super interesting.

[@jonathana6298]

Between Steam, Switch, and iOS, I’ve played thousands of hours of Slay the Spire. Literally 2000+ hours. A lot to like here. And yet, I was hoping for more? I was hoping for Slay the Spire 2.0. I wanted them to announced there were now 10 Acts instead of 3/4 to progress through. Instead of offering Beta art versions of the cards, I wish they turned Beta card art into actual monsters and encounters. Edit: I agree with your final conclusion that this game is for people who want to the tactile physical feel of the cards and for people who want to play multiplayer. I don’t think the physical components are enough for me. I would rather just open the app on my phone. If I had a regular group who equally loved Slay the Spire, I can see myself easily backing this campaign. As it is, I’ll stay with the campaign for now to see the stretch goals, but I will likely cancel before the end.

[@raphaelstocker9874]

Not knowing the video game I am kinda turned off by the looks. Is this the same look as in the video games?

[@ilirtanku9722]

If its like the videogame its a big no.Its easier to play in pc than in boardgame.I hope they include some new features otherwise why should be playing the same game.the co op is a plus.And one piece of advice for you Alex;try to slow down your talking because you speak too fast and is difficult for non english people to understand you.

[@Mylesperhour20]

What’s wrong with the fps in this video? It’s unwatchable

[@BoardGameCo]

If I recall correctly it's for the first minute only, not sure what went wrong on it

[@aarondowning5791]

Then why not just play the video game for 10 bucks?

[@weeurey]

The frame rate of this video is making me feel sick

[@BoardGameCo]

Yep sorry about that, don't know what happened. It's the first 40 seconds or so, then it mostly gets better.

[@rorobear1940]

Absolute rip off at $100. Waiting for a stripped down retail release at a saner price point

[@BoardGameCo]

Definitely wait for retail if you don't care about the extras, it will be cheaper.

[@Seawolf159]

The game seems cool, but too tedious.

[@ewenneiertz8362]

Really not a fan of the way it looks...

[@stephm.1547]

I have a lot of respect for your work but you speak too quickly for a non enghlish speaking. It's a pity!

[@Max-pj9km]

At $100 + Shipping. I won't back it. This is not Eclipse or a high-end production game. It's a shame. Knocked-off copies will pop-up at this price point.