To Back Or Not To Back - Skytear Horde: Campaigns, Trekking the World, Ada's Dream & More!!!

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In which I talk about the latest batch of Kickstarter games, brief overviews of the campaigns and whether or not they are games that will hold their values. A whole bunch of links below :)
Gleam Giveaway Link - gleam.io/wxqvS/super-board-ga...
TimeStamps:
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:01:08 - Cult of the Now
0:01:45 - Odalin Giveaway
New Campaigns
0:02:18 - Dark Blood
0:03:35 - Wastelandia
0:06:00 - Okinawa
0:07:20 - 2GM Tactics France & Total War
0:09:10 - Artefacts
0:11:02 - Ada's Dream
0:13:18 - Skytear Horde: Campaigns
0:17:50 - Trekking the World 2nd Edition
0:21:18 - Phantom Ink: Arcana
0:22:45 - Bubble Net
0:25:28 - Incubo
0:26:37 - Rise of the Wastelands
0:28:15 - Jomsvikings
0:30:31 - Picks of the Week
0:31:40 - Upcoming Campaigns
Links:
Cult of the Now - www.gamenerdz.com/robinson-cr...
Odalin Giveaway - gleam.io/wxqvS/super-board-ga...
Bubble Net - www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Dark Blood - gamefound.com/en/projects/mee...
Wastelandia - www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Okinawa - gamefound.com/en/projects/gab...
France & Total War - www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Artefacts - www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Ada's Dream - www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Skytear Horde: Campaigns - gamefound.com/en/projects/sky...
Trekking the World - www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Europa Universalis - gamefound.com/en/projects/aeg...
The Pirate Republic: Africa Gambit - www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Phantom Ink: Arcana - www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Incubo - gamefound.com/en/projects/moj...
Rise of the Wastelands - www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Jomsvikings - gamefound.com/en/projects/dar...
Sovereign: Fall of Wormwood - www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Hexplore It: The Mountains of Godai - gamefound.com/en/projects/hex...
Tsukuyumi: Amaterasu Rising - www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Illiad & Ichor - www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Blood - gamefound.com/en/projects/lms...
Odalin - gamefound.com/en/projects/dra...
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[@nickbentley6618]

Note: Trekking the World 2nd Edition is a signficant redesign. The original core mechanic (set collection) has been replaced by a new one (drafting an itinerary each turn), and almost every other mechanic has been changed too (I'm one of the designers - thanks for covering it!).

[@jasonpadgett1333]

Sadly, the publisher used a “VIP” pre-pledge campaign, so I will not be backing it.

[@rez9996]

Artefacts is very unique, guess it's now or never to get this gem 💓 9 years to create this game, just stunning !

[@BodvarBjarki12]

Artefacts is a unique and modular game but also a very beautiful project made with passion!❤ I pledge it !!!🎉

[@koklead7904]

"Artefacts - an expensive $180 game". Also... "Look at my CMON insert fomo title Galactus all in $'000s pledge so worth it!"

[@MerrillWhiteKalEl]

Either that ceiling is low or you are MASSIVELY TALL! 😀

[@BoardGameCo]

Ceiling is very low :)

[@CamObscura88]

@@BoardGameCoI hope you’re standing at least! Otherwise I’m picturing the office from Being John Mallovich 😂

[@namewithheld8115]

It's a little known fact that Alex gave up the opportunity for a wealthy life as a professional basketball player to pursue his love of boardgames and KZbin. He's actually 7'4".

[@warpo007]

my goodness, you have grown Alex!

[@BoardGameCo]

Lol thanks

[@bcantui]

Thanks for the video! Did you or will you cover HEXplore it Volume 5?

[@Oaklestat]

I'm waiting for your Blood video to pull the trigger. Although I might just do it for the minis!!

[@applecorc]

Did you cover Cysmic is a past to back or not?

[@Brend0ver]

Any idea of when your 20 Strong Tanglewoods video will go up? I know you're busy, but my excitement is hard to contain and the wait is made easier by watching videos.

[@BoardGameCo]

Unsure...as soon as I can I guess :)

[@Nasimi-354]

Thank you for this video ! To me, the boardgame that seems super interresting is Artefacts. I checked their kickstarter and oh boy ! It looks so ambitious and so modular. Kickstarter exist to finance that kind of game. From a small publisher, made with the heart. 119 euros seems a pretty okay price to me though, in regard of its equipment and its super long lifespan.

[@FrogTflo]

Artefacts is a unique game so modular❤

[@BoardGameCo]

It seems fascinating

[@FrogTflo]

Yes I made a few games with Franck on TTS and I can say that all the components, all the mechanics and the lore are thematic. Each detail is chosen with taste and it's a pleasure to configure your own artefact, each time a different one, and try it in the arena, then modify it etc.

[@chucktelschow]

Curious if you’ve looked at Effortless Prepping for Adventure. It just dropped on kickstarter. We played it at DTW and it was super fun!

[@barnmadegames]

Glad to hear you enjoyed it!

[@Qyro]

I think Wednesday is a better day for this anyway, as most projects get launched on a Tuesday. By the time it’s Monday it’s already too late for things like 48hr rewards, or projects that only last a week.

[@BoardGameCo]

Ya that's always been complicated. Part of the reason I don't like doing the new projects that launched yesterday, is often the extra few days can give me a lot more information on whether the games are liekly to hold their value.

[@ralder1]

Will you be covering Nightshift? Very interested in that one with how they approach the subject matter!

[@BoardGameCo]

I won't, but I'll likely be doing a full video on why not.

[@michaeljoesph8687]

@@BoardGameCoproud of you. Doesn’t deserve any attention same goes for another title in the BGG top 20 hotness 🥴

[@quashmonkey]

hmmm tsukuyumi isnt on this list, I guess it still has a while until it closes

[@Luke_L]

Oof. That joke was pretty bad! Keep ‘em coming! I’m backing the phantom ink expansion. I enjoyed the base game, although I may have liked it more than the rest of my game group. Ah well. I was really interested in Ada’s Dream and Trekking the World, but I have a couple of pet peeves (subsidized VAT and pre-pledges) that save me money :) For next week, I’m curious about what you have to say about Odalin. I’m in for a base pledge at the moment but will likely drop it. I can wait a couple years for the 1.5 or ultimate version of the game.

[@LEF3133]

No coverage of Nightshift when it’s doing so well?

[@Exozik]

Are you covering Blood? The new Boss battler from Ludus Magnus Studio.

[@inoutsoccer11]

Sounds like a video for it is coming soon!

[@lystic9392]

Don't overlook Sovereign ^_^ Especially if you enjoy cardgames ala 4 player Netrunner. I'm backing that, and Odalin, and I'm keeping an eye on Kemet and Sirens.

[@morgaknightgames]

Also backing Sovereign!

[@BoardGameCo]

I'll be covering it next week :)

[@onendonlysmithy1498]

It's a-dah for Ada's Dream.

[@JohnClem56]

Ay-dah

[@BoardGameCo]

I'd say thanks...but even now I'm unsure :)

[@JohnClem56]

@@BoardGameCo Haha. Long "a" as in ate followed by "duh". Looks like an interesting puzzle game no matter what you call it though.

[@westcoastavengers1]

The ceiling is too prominent in the video.

[@TravistheGREAT03]

Correction: The numbers you read for Ada were Pound not Euros which different to Euro vs DOllar is quite a significant difference.

[@lazulin]

Right, that's basically add 20%, even at perfect exchange rates. As opposed to euro... which is 'add a little'. Honestly, I'm pretty reluctant to back any heavy euros these days - it's just really easy to make a heavy euro that's merely 'good' and they're hard to get to the table, so merely good never gets played. I can't really tell the difference between great & good from the campaign page, so it's always a gamble. I do make exceptions if I had the chance to play the game at a con, but even then you can't be 100% confident (no way to know about balance and all that).

[@FunForEvery11]

Hey Alex if you clean up your room, you don't have to stand on your gaming table to film your videos 😂

[@BoardGameCo]

lol, I have a standing desk :)

[@GearDiego23]

Im from Mexico 👋🏼😀

[@BoardGameCo]

Heya!

[@mithrandir510]

Attack on titan !

[@BoardGameCo]

Wait...what did I say about that.

[@EfrainRiveraJunior]

H2C3PO

[@TheSchaef47]

Huh. Somehow i managed not to see you at Origins

[@BoardGameCo]

I'll be at gencon next :)

[@TheSchaef47]

I'm local to Central Ohio so Origins is an easy yes for me. But i have kids so it's tough to make even the short jaunt to Gencon these days.

[@shachna]

First.

[@shachna]

I now have Weird Al playing in my head "I commented first on a KZbin video."

[@BoardGameCo]

And I'm glad you did :)