Doom: The Board Game Review
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- Doom: The Board Game Review
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Intro (00:00); game overview (01:07); final thoughts and review (17:15);
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yes! I've been waiting so long for this!
Excellent review, as always. Thank you. My preorder nerves have been settled.
Your review influenced my purchase yesterday and we played it tonight - me, my son, and two of his friends at his New Years sleepover. Had a blast. Easy enough to learn the rules and teach 13 year olds in few hours. Such fun watching them work together and scheme to fight off the demonic hordes. And they won! By the skin of their teeth (and maybe me giving them a few freebies). But they won and were ecstatic. I can see this being played a lot more In the future. Really good game. Well balanced and a ton of fun.
Awesome. Glad to hear!
Thank you for your review! 🙂
Played this game yesterday and it was a blast. I enjoyed the aspect that you die and respawn. it really felt that I was playing a fast pace video game.
If I only had a Gears of War AI deck for solo play, I'd be all over this. Wife not so interested in being a space marine or a cyber demon...
I'm doing a research for tabletop gaming for an examination tomorrow. Really helpful!
Interesting. Good luck with the exam. You got me curious.
Camera is looking nice and sharp. Great video.
Thanks Dusty!
You gave me Frostgrave Bite! I have a set of townhouses coming from Tabletop World in Croatia. It's going to be really something special in three or four months when Massive Darkness lands and I got all my building terrain painted up to play some epic Frostgrave gameplay. I just love that game ever since the moment you first covered it. It freaking amazing! I have read the rulebook front to back and its super cool.
Awesome. MD should provide tons for it.
Drive Thru Review I'm buying either conan or doom which would you say is better
I prefer Doom.
Question for you, Joel. I play miniature games pretty much solo (Shadows of Brimstone, Fortune and Glory, etc.) Do you think this game would be fun and manageable to control both sides and play solo or would it not work so well?
Probably feasible. The hidden hands of cards can be tricky, but there's certainly ways to work around that.
Thanks for the review. Glad the game is great despite ffg's lack of Marketing of it
I really hope they release at least one expansion. We need more demons(hell knights, possesed, summoners and more) and multiplayer option(even the first doom boardgame had it).
What do you mean by multiplayer option? Like marine vs marine?
I made this game into a euro style shooter by introducing the following house rules:
Players play with the top card of their decks revealed (face up)
When a defending player uses a card for defense it goes to the hand of that player after which this player discards a card of choice
Activation order is revealed at the start of the rond
Whenever a figure is stunned it activates last during a round
Interesting!
Thanks for the review. I understand you enjoy this iteration of Doom vs Descent or Imperial assault, how would you rack and stack this against Conan?
I give this one the bump because of the configurability and versatility. It's built to have multiple decks and builds thrown at each of the scenarios. Conan is hard fixed, "Play this scenario using X, Y, and Z." The Conan system is awesome... very innovative. But, this feels much more robust.
in your top games list you grouped Doom with The Others. Do you have a favorite between those two?
Doom.
Final thoughts are actually at 17:15
Whoops! Thanks for the heads up.
No sir. Thank you for all the great content. Warfighter WW2 anytime soon?
Thanks for the review!
Quick question - how does it work with different player counts? Do there have to always be four marines out?
As in, in a four player game does one player have to control two marines and other two marine players control one each? Or can you simply add number of marines = number of marine players?
Thanks again!
Edit: Asked this question at 10 minutes, think you may have just answered it at 20 :)
No you can use only one. They get a special buff. I mentioned that in there somewhere :)
ive played it with one player. It is overpowered for the marine but you can make some house rules. four and three is the sweet spot
still have the original Doom board game from 2003; this looks like an improvement, and that old copy is falling apart from years of use. thanks for the video and keep up the great work!
Same: I have the original and its expansion and I played the absolute hell out of them (no pun intended).
I hate to say it - But this version is so much better.
What camera you are using? Thanks for the review by the way, good work
Thank you! Camera is Panasonic HX C920.
Thank you for the review, it sums up the game very nicely. I got this game for Christmas and boy it is fun.
Awesome. Glad to hear it. Thank you!
May I have a few questions for you, as I am not able to find it anywhere....
1. New round, action phase. Demons first. Demon attacks marine. Marine used ARMOR in defense. When this particular marine starts his round, does he pick a new card to his max hand, or does he start with -1, because he used ARMOR during the defense?
2. Grenade. Today we first used grenade. There were 4 demons in vicinity. Does every single demon picks a defense card agains the grenade, or is this particular "attack" without defense?
3. Mancubus´ flamethrower. Similar as point 2. Does the marine picks the defense card against flamethrower, or not?
4. Marine´s assault rifle magnum shot. This bugs me a lot. This is a reaction card. Is this reaction card played before the demon´s attack (meaning demon throwing dice to attack)? I am not sure if this is like "overwatch" function from XCOM PC game. Situation: Demon has a low health and marine has a low health. Any attack would kill either of them. It´s demon´s turn. Demon attack marine, and he uses the magnum shot. Who dies first (lets say that dices would show max hits)? Who´s attack happens first?
I would be forever in your debt if you can help me with those questions. Cheers!
I would post those questions over on BoardGameGeek.com You should get your answers much better than I could answer them. I've not played in a long while now.
Ok, np, thank you for the reply.
Do I have to move one demon at a time? Or can I move multiple demons. ie: let's say I have two imps on the map and the imp card says 4 speed, can I choose one imp to move 2 spaces and another one to move 2 as well? Or do I have to pick one imp to move in a single turn?
boots2asses365 Move and attack wth every Imp fully
Drive Thru Review so each imp can move four spaces?
Yep!
I've never played a game like this before and honestly don't know much about them, but I love the IP. How hard is the game to learn? Is it highly replayable?
Not very hard at all. Replayability is the biggest selling point for me. :)
I still have the original Doom board game and expansion. It was really fun playing it campaign style carrying over health and items, etc., over to the next mission. Thanks for the review. I wasn't sure just how different this one was going to be compared to the previous version. Part of me thought it was just a re-release just brought up to date for the new video game.
I owe it to (Doom tbg 1ed + expansion) . Great game :)
I enjoy miniature wargames, etc, but when it comes to combat board games like this, I want them to be pick up and play, smash and grab type affairs. This seems like a fun bloodbath.
rly gud review
Thanks for the review, just got this game and plan on playing it over Christmas with friends. One question I have in the game that has to do with the marines, I understand you start with 10 cards (4 standard, 2 sets of 3 for weapons). With using 1 main action card and using as many bonus cards as you want, wouldnt you run out of action cards quick considering every turn you refresh your hand to have 3 cards?
Matt B Reshuffle your discard pile into your deck when your deck runs out. Sorry forgot to mention that bit :)
Drive Thru Review awesome I missed it in the rule book also, thanks again!
The Revenants were added in Doom II, if memory serves me right :-) Does the game have a PvP skirmish for some good ol' fashioned deathmatch?
Ya that's right. I've played Doom a couple of times through, but Doom 2 maybe only once. There's no PvP mode as of yet :)
Thanks for responding :-)
If the first Doom game FFG published is anything to go by, wait for the expansion lol
How does this compare to Level 7 Omega Protocol?
Not played that one.
This is a great review, since I am getting enough money from gifts to buy this. I tried to save enough to buy the original, but so expensive. I love the DooM universe, had my PS3 not die, I would still be playing DooM 3: BFG edition.
Any idea on how it compares against the old Doom boardgame? Is there a lot of change in how it plays?
It's the same genre but the mechanics are pretty different. Hard to really get down to the nitty gritty details since I've not played the original, but know how it works.
thanks a lot for the quick response. Doom the boardgame has been one of my favorites, ever since it came out and I´ve been keeping up with the line and was wandering if this was 2.0 or something different, seems like I´ll just have to buy and try it myself. Greetings from Costa Rica
question, are the minis stuck to their bases?
Ya they are part of their mold.
@@DriveThruReview was hoping to integrate these into my Death Guard army somehow, didn´t want to ruin these bases but oh well
I have a question, this game or Blood rage? Which one do you prefer for 2 to 4 players
They are two extremely different games. I would say this would be better with two players for sure. The second player can control one marine or all four. Blood Rage is one of my all time favorite games though. So at higher player counts I would pick Blood Rage.
Drive Thru Review ok thank you
Plan on making levels from original doom with the tiles for a solitaire mode when i get this. should be fine to an extent from what i see here
Great idea!
Just to be clear. This can be played 100% cooperative right?
It cannot. It's 1 vs Many.
Drive Thru Games dang. I liked the simplicity of the game for solo play.
True, you don't NEED an expansion... But we all sure would have loved one!!!
It could have added a lot of different modes of play and demons: Spider Demon Mastermind, Arch Vile (along with a boss mode mechanic), a PVP mode, actual campaign elements (with carry over effects).
Not to mention: Doom Eternal board game... Come on Fantasy Flight and Id - Make it happen!
Hey Joel, I am taking a really hard look at this game and thinking about pulling the trigger on a purchase. What scale are the minis? I know 28mm is the old standard with some companies promoting 32mm as "Heroic Scale" but the newest trend seems to be pushing 40mm on tabletop skirmish games. I'm really hoping for the latter in the Doom game so I can use the miniatures in my 40mm Savage Rifts rpg but if the Doom minis are 28mm, do you think they would still work on a table with 40mm humans? How tall is the Baron of Hell miniature; he is one of the main villains in my campaign so it would be nice to drop him on the table. And apologies for my being all over the place here. I'm running on very little sleep and still working on my first cup of coffee.
No worries. I don’t have the game anymore, but I would ask on the BoardGameGeek page for the game. Someone is sure to know those details.
@@DriveThruReview Okay, thanks man.
@@DriveThruReview what made you get rid of it?
@@GhostKingGeorge Storage space :)
@@DriveThruReview gotcha. I thought about pulling the trigger on getting this. Looking at Doom, Batman animated adventures, TMNT, and starcadia quest.. any recommendations? .
Looks awesome! I am concerned though that it plays too much like Gears of War...is there enough different to have both? I love GoW.
Nothing like GoW really. Cards aren't health :)
Drive Thru Review Thanks!!! Defo buying it now :)
cool review! also,
"Revenants are monsters introduced in Doom II
that are easily recognized by their high-pitched shriek. They take the
form of very tall animated skeletons in metallic silver body armor
equipped with shoulder-mounted missile launchers, and blood and gore
running down their ribcage and legs. Their running movements are a
herky-jerky approach akin to a stringed puppet.
According to the manual: Apparently when a demon dies, they
pick him up, dust him off, wire him some combat gear, and send him back
into battle. No rest for the wicked, eh? You wish your missiles did what
his can do."
Ah that's right! I vaguely remember that now that I've Google'd the images.
Something tells me I need to get the whole DOOM experience going while playing this meaning dark room with the board surrounded by candles
Totally.. with the soundtrack from the first game playing :)
This game still rock, I got Batman GCC and woaw I can't understand why it's not fun as Doom.
Doom is easy to grasp and frantic game play, Batman hard to learn and just slow heroes stuck by hindrance. And OL is just to scripted in Batman only blocking space will give you the win.
This looks to be the only one vs all game that allow the overlord to go all in
Decent, imperial assault, they always feel like the overlord has to hold up a little, let the other players have fun, but the overlord ends up only conducting the game, and we already have RPGs for that IMO
Ya it's great for that all out experience.
Looks great, but you're wrong. The original doom is the best and forever will be the best :D (have you seen all the mods for doom ? It's crazy, you could play it for the rest of your life and never ever play the same experience twice. The doom community is amazing.)
Btw, you say an expansion is unnecessary, but I noticed quite a few monsters are missing from the box... Well, it's FFG so I wouldnt be too worried haha.
Oh I love the original Doom and Doom 2. I do not speak of Doom 3 (it's "ok"). The later levels on those old ones are classic.
Tell me - is how the game flows any different from the original Doom: The Boardgame? If yes, then which one, in your opinion, is better?
Also, does the map you've demonstrated consist of all the pieces to be found in the box or are there any more?
There's many more pieces. Not played the original, but this is a different flow and set of mechanics entirely.
Fair enough. Thanks.
This looks like a fun game. For some reason I really like how the turn order is shuffled each turn. I bet it adds suspense.
It does. It's especially interesting for the Overlord/Invader because you have your cards for the whole round, so it can be a "think" when it comes to spending them. "What if I don't see an initiative card for a while?"
"Doesn't need an expansion" - just you wait! I give it 6 months ;)
"need"..... :) I could see a PvP expansion or something. That could be fun... maybe.
I guess to some extent it might depend if the computer game gets more content, then FFG could plug that into the game.