Spectral Review - Not All That Glitters Is Gold...Or Gems For That Matter

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Legend tells of the abandoned Spectral Manor coming to life at the stroke of midnight on a Crimson Moon - an event that rarely takes place more than once per century. On that night and that night alone, in certain rooms vast treasures appear, granting unspeakable wealth to those brave enough to find and claim them. But those who enter this mansion do so at their peril as some rooms awaken ghosts and curses that claim any who are foolish enough to enter. Rumors speak of glyphs and sigils found within the manor only on Crimson Moon night; these markings offer hints and clues - indicating both where treasures can be found and where paranormal traps lie in wait.
In Spectral, players control competing bands of treasure hunters. These bands enter the Spectral Manor on the night of the Crimson Moon and race to uncover and stake out the locations of the treasures before midnight. As they discover and decipher the glyphs, they can avoid rooms where demons secretly slumber and selfishly keep such information from their rivals. Meanwhile, locations of the manor that promise to conjure the most treasure will see multiple clans clashing over the territory. Through deduction, bidding, betting, and bluffing, players will uncover and harness the secrets within. The game ends after a player has placed all of their treasure hunters or if all players consecutively pass. The band that claims the most treasure while avoiding cursed rooms will come away victorious.
Spectral features multiple challenge levels - beginner mode, standard mode, and advanced modules - so that you can tailor the game to your experience.
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TimeStamps:
0:00:00 - Overview
0:13:34 - Ease of Play
0:14:08 - What I Like
0:17:11 - What I Don’t Like
0:18:05 - What I Can See Others Not Liking
0:19:18 - Final Thoughts
0:19:54 - 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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[@ryancourtney7498]

Thanks for the review!

[@s_215]

Finally Spectral! Nice review as always Alex.

[@JJ_TheGreat]

18:32 And there is a 1/4 (4/16) - 25% chance every game that a player will find a curse card to start out with - so I could see that being a common complaint about the game.

[@JJ_TheGreat]

19:18 Maybe you can make copies of the sheets and even laminate them (?)

[@KMReviews]

I got this game as well and did an unboxing of the deluxe version on my channel. Really been enjoying it.