2 things: - This prompted me to finally buy this! - I saw someone complaining about your intro - I love your channel, and love your intro. It’s a great way of acknowledging people who are maybe having a rough time. Keep up the fantastic work!
@TheDungeonDive Жыл бұрын
Thank you! :)
@MisterGrooves Жыл бұрын
One of the few games I've purchased just based off the description. Really happy with it so far.
@hariszark7396 Жыл бұрын
Simplicity. I like it. Narration driven. I like it. Co-op or solo. I like that. A lot of freedom to the player. I really like that. The game looks like a good purchase choice. 👍
@davidk6269 Жыл бұрын
For me, simple mechanics and a focus on narrative is the sweet-spot. The damage system is fascinating in that implications of being damaged can be across a spectrum of positive to negative outcomes.
@jonanjello10 ай бұрын
You have me really interested in this game. The smaller play area, measureless movement & ranged attacks, and one stat aspects are brilliant.
@perplexingruins Жыл бұрын
Awesome, thanks for covering this! Missed this on the radar, but it seems so great. The simplicity of the rules, make this really accessible and hackable! the marrying of RPG and skirmish is what really interests me. Would love to see more vids using your solo rpg toolkit with these kind of light skirmish games. Recommend having a look at Sword Weirdo - caught my attention recently. Cheers!
@BenjaminMarra10 ай бұрын
Ordered. I love Chris McDowall's games and game-design philosophy. I originally dismissed this because I'm not into miniature games, but now I'm super interested! Thanks for the vid!
@TheDungeonDive10 ай бұрын
I think this is a great entry point for people to get into this part of the TT hobby.
@JevousGaming Жыл бұрын
The shock-table roll is very similar to Space Weirdos, another very simple (cheap) skirmish game.
@TheDungeonDive Жыл бұрын
That’s another one I’d like to try some time.
@ImreRides Жыл бұрын
Space Weirdos is great and the newer fantasy spin off is even better @@TheDungeonDive
@cjwestphal3972 ай бұрын
@@ImreRides Yes, Sword Weirdos is really awesome.
@davidhebart-coleman8610 Жыл бұрын
Nice to see the Star Saga minis in the background...
@mattbarker3489 Жыл бұрын
Lovely to see a local lad getting featured. Do you watch Chris's Bastionland Broadcasting? He would make a fantastic DD guest. I saw this on the Osprey stand at some cons, will have to get a copy sometime
@KyleMaxwell Жыл бұрын
This has come a long way since the playtest of Grimlite! I wonder about running it on a VTT or similar...
@Crinklechip-s Жыл бұрын
I like your attitude towards skirmish gaming. I don’t have much stuff either (except my massive standee collection from League of Dungeoneers. Huzzah!) and yes you can still have a great time without a large collection of minis and 3D terrain. I don’t think you could ever separate out miniature modelling from the hobby though. People are very passionate about it. I’d be interested to know your thoughts on “Warlord Ascendant” by Alex T. (Blackoath). Another interesting new minis agnostic skirmish game.
@aleksandrivanchenko6323 Жыл бұрын
It feels far better than most "dungeon crawler" board games - really looking forward to dive in 🎩
@TheDungeonDive Жыл бұрын
Glad you seemed to have found something you love!
@peterpan5906 Жыл бұрын
Daniel. You dig the best stuff out. I had my eyes on The doomed for some time wondereing if is is something for me and zack dungen dive is presenting it! ❤
@markward1803 Жыл бұрын
Been looking at this and as a miniature gamer as well as board gamer who is getting into 3d printing, there are some really impressive but crazy looking models available out there that would be perfect for this. Thanks for the review
@kurtthecat3995 Жыл бұрын
I don't mind using existing figures, standies, card-board counters, paper terrain for my games. However I've read so many times in different forums people hold up gameplay for weeks/months until they have the exact type or painted minis and terrain to use. If you're into other rules that have an emphasis on generating a narrative with simple combat rules you might want to check out rules by Two Hour Wargames.
@the_Mike_d Жыл бұрын
The skirmish games that are coming out are great - I think they've realized just how many people play solo or want random scenario generators. I like some of the older stuff as well (Dracula's America, Last Days) but I don't think it's as geared for solo play. So happy these are getting more popular. I just picked up Fistful of Lead - Fantasy and Reloaded, along with Warrior Heroes - Adventures in Talomir but I haven't had a chance to sit down with them. There's just so many awesome games to play with any number of really unique themes. I do think you're right - the simplicity of play really makes this one a standout and a great place to start.
@TheDungeonDive Жыл бұрын
I really want to get into Warrior Heroes, but I think it might be a bit too complex for me.
@the_Mike_d Жыл бұрын
@TheDungeonDive It definitely tilts more into "classic" war gaming than something like The Doomed, but that's also what's so cool (to me) - the wide variety of rule sets really allow you to fine-tune the level of detail you want. To me, Nightwatch, Rangers of Shadow Deep and 5 Leagues from the Borderlands offer the same general fantasy experience but on a spectrum of complexity. I know everyone thinks we're in a golden age of board gaming, but I also think the miniature agnostic rule set age is having a bit of a moment as well. :)
@TheDungeonDive Жыл бұрын
I'd say we're simply in a golden age of TT Gaming in general.
@TheEr910 Жыл бұрын
I like this game. I think it would work well with Zombicide tiles also.
@TheDungeonDive Жыл бұрын
Totally.
@Biodelic Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this great video. Like most of your videos, it caused shiny coins to leave my purse and the weight in my shelfs to increase. 🤣 Would you be so kind and enlighten me on what the battle map you used is exactly, I couldn't identify it properly from the audio only. Thank you very much.
@TheDungeonDive Жыл бұрын
Loke Battle mats - cyberpunk
@Biodelic Жыл бұрын
@@TheDungeonDive Thank you very much.
@MisterGrooves Жыл бұрын
I'm really digging The Doomed. There's so much unpredictability from one scenario to the next. The one stat system is a breath of fresh air. The ONLY thing I do not like is the choice of the narrow font used in the text. My old eyes strain on it quite a bit.
@jfuente4 ай бұрын
Anyone aware of Osprey 's PDF policy? Don't see a print + PDF option.
@marksdicetales Жыл бұрын
I really like the doomed 6ish games in solo, few horrors and battles get a bit much solo but not overly so, similar game is blood and bone the nightwatch. The Doomed might be the 1st game I complete a campaign on! Also using all fantasy figures just imagining wands and staffs as guns
@TheDungeonDive Жыл бұрын
The great thing about it is that there are so many ways to roll up a scenario, so if a few don't work you still have many more options.
@astrallass4634 Жыл бұрын
Mmmm! I believe Nightwatch blood and bone is by Patrick Todorov, creator of the wonderful Zona Alfa + Kontraband. Great solo rules and narrative in the roadside picnic genre. It’s a wonderful game that even a muppet like me could get my head around.
@tobyr21 Жыл бұрын
Daniel, despite your excellent advice on playing "the doomed" with simple 2D pieces for the board setup, I am interested in buying a bunch of model pieces (houses, walls, trees and/or etc). Can you recommend a good web site to do this? Thanks, toby
@TheDungeonDive Жыл бұрын
Right on! I cannot, because I don't buy them. :) I got some a long time ago from Amazon, and do see that they also sell cheap 3D printed stuff. But I am pretty much totally out of the modeling loop.
@johnberry5296 Жыл бұрын
Daniel, what one of the Loke battlemaps are you using in this video,please?
@TheDungeonDive Жыл бұрын
Cyberpunk.
@IlPiTube2 ай бұрын
Great review! Maybe you said it and I missed it, but what is the map book you are using?
@TheDungeonDive2 ай бұрын
I don't remember exactly, but one of the bigger Loke Battlemats - I think the cyberpunk one.
@IlPiTube2 ай бұрын
@@TheDungeonDive thanks! I will look it up
@asowle Жыл бұрын
I have the rules and need to try them out...I do have some samuria figures so a period version with demons, or use my bolt action ww2 for a game in 2940`s europe...mmmm it does get the mind racing....
@joebothehobo58954 ай бұрын
Hey if you would please tell what minis those are from if so thank you😁
@TheDungeonDive4 ай бұрын
Star saga.
@IAcePTI Жыл бұрын
Looking to see the gameplay of this game. I indeed looked at this book and realy looks fantastic, added to that Osprey book quality are top notch.
@TheDungeonDive Жыл бұрын
There's some gameplay videos up on the On Tabletop Channel. I don't do game play videos on the Dungeon Dive. :)
@IAcePTI Жыл бұрын
@@TheDungeonDive can you link it?
@TheDungeonDive Жыл бұрын
If you just search for "the doomed skirmish game" you'll find them.
@verlandes1 Жыл бұрын
What is the product name of that map-book on the background?
@TheDungeonDive Жыл бұрын
I say it in the video - 2:25
@verlandes1 Жыл бұрын
@@TheDungeonDive whoa, missed it! Thanks!
@TheDungeonDive Жыл бұрын
No prob! :)
@skeys795 ай бұрын
Anybody have recommendations on affordable minis? I went through a 40k phase in my 20’s now 44 😬 those minis are long gone and I don’t want to pay the GW prices anymore.
@TheDungeonDive5 ай бұрын
You could always use Pathfinder Pawns. They have fantasy and SF. Very good. I use them for all kinds of games.
@stephenoshea3471 Жыл бұрын
Great review, narrative skirmish games are where it’s at for emergent narrative…you must check out Five Leagues from the Borderlands, I think you’d love it
@TheDungeonDive Жыл бұрын
Have it! A bit too complex for me, but there is a lot to like about it.
@shadedreaver2 ай бұрын
Hot take having to pay for basically 2 books if you want the pdf and the hard cover.
@mattbarker3489 Жыл бұрын
Would this be playable on a 16x16 grid? (So I can re-use my battle boards from other games)
@TheDungeonDive Жыл бұрын
I think that would be too small, unless you shrank everything down to like 10mm.
@ctorusАй бұрын
Some interesting ideas, but the rules are a bit simplistic for my taste.
@TheDungeonDiveАй бұрын
Yeah, that’s pretty much the entire point of the game.
@vincenzogiambusso7 ай бұрын
Try to guess who's buying this game NOW?
@TheDungeonDive7 ай бұрын
Better not be @vincenzogiambusso ;)
@alejotm000 Жыл бұрын
I love most things about this game but the wargamer in me cries when he sees how handwavey movement and other things are in it. 50% of playing this sort of game is the stats and keeping track of things, at least for me.
@TheDungeonDive Жыл бұрын
That’s why it’s so good! :).
@alejotm000 Жыл бұрын
@@TheDungeonDivehaha yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm not the target audience for this, regardless of how much I like a lot of the things it's doing. Glad it exists, though!
@TheDungeonDive Жыл бұрын
I wonder if you could add more crunch to it?
@alejotm000 Жыл бұрын
@@TheDungeonDiveoh yeah, it's certainly possible, but I assume for most it would defeat the purpose of the game's existence, haha
@brilliantgrass8789 ай бұрын
Yes! So many games with 20 stats and mods you need a phd to keep track of. I actually want to play a game! Love that more casual options are available after crunchy games kept me away.
@dannyrobinson3358 Жыл бұрын
Please get rid of that Intro. I know you mean well, but after some time it starts to sound disingenuous. You make people feel well by what you do anyway so there's no need for it. Please don't take this the wrong way, I'm a big fan of the channel, but that is really starting to grate on me.
@stephenwhitney1265 Жыл бұрын
Great review (as usual). May pick this up as something a bit simpler than 5 Parsecs from Home. Also... Happy Holidays for those who celebrate them and hope everyone is doing well.
@TheDungeonDive Жыл бұрын
@@stephenwhitney1265thanks! It’s a neat game. Have a good one as well!
@mattbarker3489 Жыл бұрын
Whereas I love it and it only takes a couple of seconds
@TheDungeonDive Жыл бұрын
There are a few people who don't like it, but a lot do. I think it it bothers people too much it's good that there are so many other board game channels out there for them to enjoy! Often when something really small begins to get on my nerves I just take a break from the thing for a while.
@gillcaz Жыл бұрын
Just skip that segment. The content is great. I wonder if any Loke maps connect up.