This feels like Through the Ages mixed with 7 Wonders.
@hugesinker10 ай бұрын
Ack.. the automatic focus definitely is NOT working for showing the game. When your arm comes out to point at anything on the table, you lose focus and it is headache-inducing. You need something that allows you to manually step between a short focus and table focus.
@DorkingtonHacker10 ай бұрын
Yeah, I think they should just lock focus and use a second camera for close-ups. I ended up skipping the gameplay summary because focus searching was so offputting.
@Poiuytrew.Q10 ай бұрын
I agree. My eyes hurt.
@parmacody389910 ай бұрын
I like the addition of Joey
@VJMorph10 ай бұрын
Very interested in this game, but need to see a play through before I would pull the trigger. Any plans for a full play video?
@ryankelly3692 ай бұрын
It's on BGA in alpha right now.
@JohnQSpartan10 ай бұрын
Definitely a game that is now on my radar, thanks!
@astod779210 ай бұрын
Are there any quality concerns in the review copy used? I didn't hear Tom make any of his usual comments on quality...
@trashmyego10 ай бұрын
Well, the main thing I'd be concerned about is that the game uses 100% AI art.
@astod779210 ай бұрын
Asking about components (cards, mats, cubes, etc.)
@hugotremblay42334 ай бұрын
How does it compare with Mosaic? Mosaic is for me the reference on the simplicity and speed of play but also look good
@MadmanCZ10 ай бұрын
Just one question, if buying a card is an simultaneous action for everyone, what if two players go for the same card? Or am I just missing something? Need to watch a 4 player playthrough.
@thedicetower10 ай бұрын
There is a tiebreaker rule - I mentioned that in the review section.
@sarumon1710 ай бұрын
How would this compare to “mosaic”?
@mjaew110 ай бұрын
I was interested to know this too.
@thedicetower10 ай бұрын
They're very different games, albeit both quick snappy turn based civ games. Maybe we'll do a comparison video at some point.
@andymcguire23710 ай бұрын
Nothing like it, really.
@jacobjslee10 ай бұрын
Funny, I wanted to ask this, too. I felt sort of burned after getting Mosaic right after watching their review. I sold it within a couple of months. I want to be more careful this time.
@sarumon1710 ай бұрын
@@jacobjslee I think they review a lot of games well that just may not work for everyone. I also want to be more careful. I have a very limited collection, so I'd actually rather buy a solid game from 2018 than gamble on something brand new.
@redshadow31010 ай бұрын
We have gotten 3 plays of this in since I brought it back from Essen. This and Rats of Wistar have been the biggest hits so far.
@ErmacFellwalker10 ай бұрын
I get Hadara vibes from this - warranted or totally off target?
@thegamesninja311910 ай бұрын
If it has to do with interacting with the game, that is a good thing. Hadara is automatic and fast.
@roblong17279 ай бұрын
Tom mentioned at the end that he gets Hadara vibes from it, so yes!
@Slyfox177510 ай бұрын
How does this compare to centuryspice road ? Seems like cube pusher
@danvenables4935Ай бұрын
"In this game each player's trying to get points" Umm yeah Tom, you could say that about 1000 other games you've reviewed 😄
@ArnieHorta10 ай бұрын
Any idea on a US release?
@thedicetower10 ай бұрын
No word yet
@Julian_t_x10 ай бұрын
@@trashmyego word!!
@saracox3727 ай бұрын
Where can this be purchased within the US?
@paintingwithmartin10 ай бұрын
Played it in essen and bought it straight away. Very interesting choices. Great artwork.
@astod779210 ай бұрын
Shhh... you can't say anything good about the AI generated artwork
@paintingwithmartin10 ай бұрын
@@astod7792 lol. I might hurt the AI feelings!
@superhans76247 ай бұрын
I want to like it, but I am so cautious after the Mosaik Review. DT praised it sooo high and the German version at least is almost unplayable and not fun at all….Hope I can play test this first somewhere
@MrLinguist8810 ай бұрын
Suuuuper complicated looking game... o_O
@jamesjacobthomson619810 ай бұрын
Shame there's no discussion of the AI artwork, I'd be interested to hear TDT's stance.
@Spelpojken10 ай бұрын
Came here exactly for this. They don’t even mention how the game looks, which is really weird since they usually do. Guess they’re afraid of the hot potato.
@matheusfonseca282610 ай бұрын
I think they talked about AI art in one of the Back Talk episodes?
@Crs907210 ай бұрын
Why would you care what their stance is? This is not something people should even take stances. If your personal opinion is that you don't like AI art, then don't buy the game. What someone else feels about it should not matter to you.
@SnareSpectre10 ай бұрын
@@Spelpojken 6:12
@trashmyego10 ай бұрын
Because it's The Dice Tower and it's setting a precedent in regards to its use in the industry? AI art shouldn't be accepted with open arms in any industry. It's stolen labor. It's soulless. It's lazy. And it's insidious in what it'll do to the leverage of meaningful labor in the future. @@Crs9072
@Michael_Sean_OConnor10 ай бұрын
Path of cilization + AI artwork would have been an interesting concept if the theme was Path to uncivilization, where Robots take over the world. And question, did the AI work make the game cheaper than it would have been otherwise ?
@TheSludgeMan8 ай бұрын
Doesn't seem like it. The price tag for this game seems way out of alignment with the quality of the production.
@FalkFlak4 ай бұрын
they still seem to try to cash in on it. Saw it on a trade fair yesterday for 65 Euro which is ridiculous (Mosaic for 30€ btw.) It's not only that the persons in the art look super uncanny (literally everyone can do that for free now) I think with AI it never was the plan of this tech to pass the savings on to the customers. It's on to us to Not support this until price drops. to be fair, it won't go away but you have to be more creative than "create photorealistic XY".
@fabiengridel10 ай бұрын
🥰😍🤩
@lastburning10 ай бұрын
So many games getting 9s or 8.5s
@12345678abracadabra10 ай бұрын
You shouldnt be buying games based on ratings, use your own taste and judgement. I've enjoyed 7s and hated 9s from dice Tower, but love hearing their opinions
@MrBlubb8010 ай бұрын
I don't mind the Ai, but this game just does bot look attractive. Too abstract. Probably the price to pay for a clean and clear layout. It's a bit like 7 wonders. I like to play it from time to time and the mechanics are cool, but I'm just not very attracted to playing it because it's too abstract.
@notsaved10 ай бұрын
I gotta say... it does look bad, bad art bad graphic desig
@trashmyego10 ай бұрын
Well, when a game uses AI art, you get such horrible results.
@notsaved10 ай бұрын
@@trashmyego oh I didn't follow... makes sense then. Will age poorly
@thegamesninja311910 ай бұрын
AI art does that.
@ArnieHorta10 ай бұрын
Yes I am certain that the AI art looks worse than the art in Terraforming Mars and we see how poorly that has done 😀
@Julian_t_x10 ай бұрын
VERY weird that the DT crew said nothing about the topic. They usually comment on art, presentation and production profusely. I hope it is hot willful ignorance. AI art is a huge topic in the industry atm, doesn't look good just ignoring the thing altogether.
@elqord.111810 ай бұрын
Not really thematic. Feels like it could have been anything really
@iggyflop377710 ай бұрын
Art design : A. I.
@fabiengridel10 ай бұрын
🙃
@beanis862410 ай бұрын
Did I really just see a "Decolonization" card? 🙄
@osullive10 ай бұрын
Well, it was an actual historical event from the 1950s….🤔