You guys are best in class. I am not 100% sure if we're a full overlap on game enjoyment, but that doesn't even matter...just how EACH of you talks about games, and give each other the SPACE to talk about games, is incredible. Best in class.
When you posted this yesterday I read it out loud to Maggie and it honestly made our day. Thank you so much for the kind feedback, it truly means a lot to us and makes it all feel very worth it âș
Your presentation of the game is so amazing. I love learning how to teach games better to my friends and family and I feel like your videos are a masterclass in clarity and how to build excitement for a game! Thank you!!!
wow this video is just incredible in so many ways. I'm just floored. you guys absolutely crushed it like into one of those little tiny cubes like that level of crushing.
Wooooooow this looks so good. I love to have all the details when thereâs a big KS like this and this preview was all I needed - EXCELLENT job on this video!!! đ§ââïž
Great preview and we were lucky to play the prototype last month as well and completely agree with your assessment and comments, great content. Such a fantastic game and enjoyed it loads as well.
Oh fantastic! Yes it's so nice to play from the very first game isn't it? I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching and for the lovely feedback! âš
Love Mindclash games. This was an instant back for me. This feels easier to teach than some of their heavier games and may find the table more often. They always have a nice heavy theme and interesting mechanisms. Very nice looking, Thanks for the wonderful close ups of the board. It really pops when you get those wonderful close ups.
Waaaaaaaaay easier to teach than any of their others! It's a really wonderful mid-weight game that feels crunchy enough and dripping with theme. Thank you for your feedback about the close ups, we've been working on improving our camera work so that means a lot. âș
This is the first crowdfunding campaign Iâve ever gotten involved with. I canât imagine not getting the deluxe version for this game! Itâs stunning and the integration of theme and mechanics I think works really well.
Excellent review. Hadn't realised this was Mindclash, and while a lot of their heavier games appeal, this might be one I can actually find people to play with. Same with Bot Factory, now I think about it.
Absolutely! This one is really quite easy to teach which is quite different to the other Mindclash games we own! Thanks for watching and commenting over here on youtube đ
Thanks for the excellent review! I'm undecided if I like that tension of possibly losing a witch. Sounds rough! I'll probably back this anyway since Mindclash always does a great job at deluxifying their crowdfunded games.
If my wife EVRR catches wind of how much I have backed based on y'alls previews, Small Talks, and Back Chats, she wouldn't allow me to watch your channel anymore. "Those Aussies are nothing but trouble!" AWESOME content. Love this channel.
Great review. Watching these two always puts a smile on my face. If you add Thinker+Themer and a cup of joeâŠâŠIâm ready to start my day. I was on the fence about this game but I think your review tipped me over the edge to back it. I am also backing the card game Pagan: Fate of RoanokeâŠâŠ.so I guess I will be âwitching it upâ in the near future.
I was already anticipating this game, but you two just put it over the top. My wife is going to flip when this arrives. I hope I can keep it secret until then.
Maggie, I wonder if you also like the way you pick your starting resources in Teotihuacan? I also wish that happened more often. It's somewhat similar in how you puzzle out the configuration because that determines where your workers start, choosing only 3 out of the 4 possible spots.
Backed this one earlier today. Your closeups of the game and components were beautiful. Especially liked the lighting. Do you have a new camera(s)? Thanks for the preview!
Ah, thanks for noticing James! We've been working hard to try to improve our camera skills. We have a new light in the new room which helps, and Maggie has been tinkering with more angles and video for the game components. I'm glad it made a difference. Thanks so much for taking the time to give us the feedback
Hehe I read this comment Sam and I thought "oooo i can't wait until they see the next video!" - I hope you enjoyed the tour and well done spotting the change ! Thanks for watching!
Always enjoy your perspective. Great content on this game. Saw some other content on it, and I was like warm. But hearing your positive thoughts has me looking into it again. Any chance you two do a playthrough before the ks is over?
Thank you so much for the lovely feedback. We only do playthroughs on Rahdo's channel & they've already covered it unfortunately (Kim did a playthrough!) We can certainly recommend Before You Play too for a two player playthrough. Also happy to answer any questions that are still on your mind! Thanks for watching.
Here I go backing yet another game. Can't wait to play this in like 2028 or something, depending on if the global shipping industry ever gets back on track.
With a beautiful game like this, with linen finish cards that look like modern Tarot designs, it's such a difficult decision whether to sleeve the cards or not. I'm paranoid of someone damaging a card from a kickstarter that is essentially irreplaceable, but they take away from the tactile experience of gently handling the cards in that deliberately reverent way like the aforementioned Tarot deck. đ€·
For what it's worth we decided to buy the sleeves for it...and we don't usually sleeve.. but you do handle the cards a fair bit. Thanks for watching đ
Thank you! :) I saw this game first on the BGG hotness list and was intrigued when I saw it was advertised as a game with positive player interaction. From your overview I could see that the player can benefit from each other by selecting the same action. Sounds great. The only thing is when your suspicion track is already on a high point, another player could actually on purpose try to guess your next action to trouble you. Did that happen in some of your games?
That's exactly right!! We didn't ever purposely change our action to match with another player (to increase their suspicion)... your actions feel so limited in number that it probably wouldn't be worth it. It does say in the rules that you can negotiate with your opponents in a kind of semi-coop capacity but we never did that either. Matching with Septima gives you a nice planning-for-matching option. Great question and thanks for watching!
@@ThinkerThemer Thank you very much đ The semi-coop approach sounds interesting đ Btw: You both do a really great job here on the channel! Thank you! đ
"My wife"... Still ridiculously thrilled for you two. Wish I'd been on the left coast while you were here. I backed this, and even after your preview, I'm still on the fence. Do either of you feel it fills a niche in the collection? Other than to be able to shout, "She's a witch!" or, "She turned me into a newt," at inappropriate times.
Aww, thank you so much. I have to say (amy here), it still makes me smile everytime I say it as well. I think that Septima is a great mid-weight game, in a beautifully thematic package. It feels like an all-rounder - a game that would satisfy most gamers. A lot of our games in that category tend to be worker placement (Viticulture, Architects of the West Kingdom) so for me it's a nice alternative to those. Whether or not you need more of those in your collection is up to you... we have a lot of "new" gamers in our lives. Perhaps we will cross paths at a convention in the future! Do you have any planned? :)
@@ThinkerThemer probably not until PaxU in December. May try to do Essen, this year. If the stars align. I generally avoid big cons, but willing to make certain exceptions.
I assume the matching (and suspicion) is mandatory even if by accident? Also, is the Rites board easier to use with 3 or 4 players? I would think those matches would be slightly easier with more opportunities.
Hi Darrell... yes that's right that matching/suspicion is mandatory (although taking the secondary action it enables is not [but most of the time you would if you could]). We played mostly at a higher player count and still found the Rites board challenging. The side paths are easier as they have blanks that help you move upwards, but often you will go through the centre to try to achieve an objective (that requires you to be on a certain part of the Rites track) or to grab a wild resource crystal/gem. Hope that helps!
@@ThinkerThemer You're not the first reviewers to speak ill of the Rites board. Hopefully, they develop that a little bit more. I think I would play without it, and use the smaller expansions of Omens and Shapeshifting, although probably not first time out, since you say it alters the game significantly.
It looks great, but for some reason it's just not clicking with me, so I'm gonna be passing on this one. For this month Skyrise is taking my money. Thanks for the review, it helped me to make up my mind on it.
So happy to hear the preview helped you save some money! With so many wonderful games you definitely need to be selective (that was the collective 'you', hehehe). Thanks for watching as always!
No you can keep playing but you'll have no special abilities and won't be able to score any of your book of divinations (end game objectives) if you don't work on getting them back!
Hi Amy and Maggie. You sorted your game! That means top-10 BG's of all time (except No. 1 - what was that again?) coming soon!! IAQ: Where are the post cards?? This game is not for me: It combines thematically a very bad episode of human-history with pseudo-science, which (witch) nowadays is just another phantasy-setting... Great video as always. Thanks so much.
Hehehe you noticed in this video! Nice spotting Ralf!! Don't worry the postcards are still in our other little filming spot. We'll never get rid of those!!!!...... top 10 hey... hmmm ... đ€đ
A bit much for what? You aren't obligated to watch them all, and lots of options means people can find the preview style that works for them. I'm always baffled by any and all 'Too much content!' comments.
@@ChrisSmithSmooth not a too much content comment. Just a bit much advertising for my taste. Thereâs a barrage of ads on all the channels that I like all on the same day.
This preview is so ridiculously good. You two are truly setting a new standard for game previews. Itâs clear, deep, yet concise, and honest. Thanks!
It made us so happy to receive this feedback Olivia, thank you so much for taking the time to write it.
+1
You guys are best in class. I am not 100% sure if we're a full overlap on game enjoyment, but that doesn't even matter...just how EACH of you talks about games, and give each other the SPACE to talk about games, is incredible.
Best in class.
When you posted this yesterday I read it out loud to Maggie and it honestly made our day. Thank you so much for the kind feedback, it truly means a lot to us and makes it all feel very worth it âș
@@ThinkerThemer You're some of my favorite people I've ever met! Thanks for being you!
I came here and was not dissappointed. You both have such an amazing way to fully cover the facets of a game. Goodness miss you both!
Aww thank you so much!! That feedback means so much coming from you. Can't wait to cross paths again friend xx
Your presentation of the game is so amazing. I love learning how to teach games better to my friends and family and I feel like your videos are a masterclass in clarity and how to build excitement for a game! Thank you!!!
wow this video is just incredible in so many ways. I'm just floored. you guys absolutely crushed it like into one of those little tiny cubes like that level of crushing.
This feedback is everything! Thank you so much for this lovely comment, it really made our day to read it. â€
Oh my gosh, this looks great, thank you!!
Thanks for watching Ryan! âș
Thanks for the preview! I really appreciated the effort put into this. :)
Thanks so much for saying that Evan! We hope it was useful! Thanks for watching đ„°
Thank you so much Amy and Maggie!! I will definitely be backing this after your video! đ€đ
Can't wait to hear what you think of it when it arrives! Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment! âș
Wooooooow this looks so good. I love to have all the details when thereâs a big KS like this and this preview was all I needed - EXCELLENT job on this video!!! đ§ââïž
Wonderful review as always! Thanks ladies!
Thank you so much for always always commenting, it makes us smile đ„°
This is the best video explaining Septima thus far.
Thank you for the kind feedback Joshua! I'm glad it was helpful âș
Amazing preview. I'm sold!! Heading over there to back it now. Thank you!
Thank you! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts when it turns up! Thanks for taking the time to comment âș
Thank you for your great preview! This will be my very first Kickstarter and I am very excited. đ
Ooo wow that's so exciting!!!! It's like buying a present for your future self đ Be careful, it's a slippery slope!
Thank you for the preview! Very insightful discussion on your thoughts about the game.
Thanks for taking the time to provide this feedback Blayne, it means a lot to us!
oooooh wow the little expansions sound so fun! great job Amy and Maggie, def got me excited! đ€đ
Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment!
I am always looking forward to the next Mindclash release, and this game looks really good.
Same! This one is much easier to teach than some of the others though... :) thanks for watching as always and hope you've been well! âș
Such a great review. Nice work! And happy to hear youâve communicated with Mindclash about upping the witch representation đđŒ
Thank you! I hope we do see more! Thanks for the lovely feedback it means a lot
What a great breakdown, it was very informative and quite useful for me. Keep up the great work! Cheers âïž
You guys sold me on the game đ€. I've been debating on backing it and while I was watching the video I went and backed it!
Can't wait to hear what you think of it when it arrives âș thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment!
What a fantastic preview! Iâm dying to play this now.
I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed it Don!!! A nice all-rounder I think, and easy to get to the table. Hope you're having a lovely weekend!
Insta back for me. Thanks for the preview and review. Excellent as always.
Thank you so much David! We really appreciate the feedback âș
Great preview and we were lucky to play the prototype last month as well and completely agree with your assessment and comments, great content. Such a fantastic game and enjoyed it loads as well.
Oh fantastic! Yes it's so nice to play from the very first game isn't it? I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching and for the lovely feedback! âš
Love Mindclash games. This was an instant back for me. This feels easier to teach than some of their heavier games and may find the table more often. They always have a nice heavy theme and interesting mechanisms. Very nice looking, Thanks for the wonderful close ups of the board. It really pops when you get those wonderful close ups.
Waaaaaaaaay easier to teach than any of their others! It's a really wonderful mid-weight game that feels crunchy enough and dripping with theme. Thank you for your feedback about the close ups, we've been working on improving our camera work so that means a lot. âș
This was an instant back for me. The art, the bits, the theme, the mechanics. I am just so excited for such a lovely game.
Same here! So excited to give this a shot! đ
So happy to hear Olivia(s)! It definitely delivers :) thanks for watching!
Looks like a lovely game, great preview. Will probably be backing this one
It is a lovely game!! Thanks for watching and commenting here đ„°
Great preview! Thank you :) Will go back the game now ;) Hope you are both doing good!
It's a good one! can't wait to talk more friends....!!!!!
This is a really good preview of the game. Already getting it along with the metal tokens.
Thank you so much! We really appreciate the feedback. Those metal tokens look aweeeesome.
This is the first crowdfunding campaign Iâve ever gotten involved with. I canât imagine not getting the deluxe version for this game! Itâs stunning and the integration of theme and mechanics I think works really well.
Excellent review. Hadn't realised this was Mindclash, and while a lot of their heavier games appeal, this might be one I can actually find people to play with.
Same with Bot Factory, now I think about it.
Absolutely! This one is really quite easy to teach which is quite different to the other Mindclash games we own! Thanks for watching and commenting over here on youtube đ
Looks great. I think I need to look further into it.
Definitely one worth checking out! :) Thanks for watching as always!
Thanks for the excellent review! I'm undecided if I like that tension of possibly losing a witch. Sounds rough! I'll probably back this anyway since Mindclash always does a great job at deluxifying their crowdfunded games.
You have shelves!! :)
Great video
Thanks for noticing and hope you were able to find our video all about them! Thanks for taking the time to comment âș
If my wife EVRR catches wind of how much I have backed based on y'alls previews, Small Talks, and Back Chats, she wouldn't allow me to watch your channel anymore. "Those Aussies are nothing but trouble!"
AWESOME content. Love this channel.
Great review. Watching these two always puts a smile on my face. If you add Thinker+Themer and a cup of joeâŠâŠIâm ready to start my day. I was on the fence about this game but I think your review tipped me over the edge to back it. I am also backing the card game Pagan: Fate of RoanokeâŠâŠ.so I guess I will be âwitching it upâ in the near future.
Omg i love this game!
I was already anticipating this game, but you two just put it over the top. My wife is going to flip when this arrives. I hope I can keep it secret until then.
Awww yay!! A surprise gift... that's such a lovely gesture. Your secret is safe with us đ€
Maggie, I wonder if you also like the way you pick your starting resources in Teotihuacan? I also wish that happened more often. It's somewhat similar in how you puzzle out the configuration because that determines where your workers start, choosing only 3 out of the 4 possible spots.
Love this review! **So excited** for this game!! Would you ever do a full playthrough for CZcams?
Backed this one earlier today. Your closeups of the game and components were beautiful. Especially liked the lighting. Do you have a new camera(s)? Thanks for the preview!
Ah, thanks for noticing James! We've been working hard to try to improve our camera skills. We have a new light in the new room which helps, and Maggie has been tinkering with more angles and video for the game components. I'm glad it made a difference. Thanks so much for taking the time to give us the feedback
Love the new shelves in the background! (sort of an IAQ: you should spend some time talking about the shelves in your next Smalltalk!)
Hehe I read this comment Sam and I thought "oooo i can't wait until they see the next video!" - I hope you enjoyed the tour and well done spotting the change ! Thanks for watching!
Aww yay! Congrats on having it all done!
Always enjoy your perspective. Great content on this game. Saw some other content on it, and I was like warm. But hearing your positive thoughts has me looking into it again. Any chance you two do a playthrough before the ks is over?
Thank you so much for the lovely feedback. We only do playthroughs on Rahdo's channel & they've already covered it unfortunately (Kim did a playthrough!) We can certainly recommend Before You Play too for a two player playthrough. Also happy to answer any questions that are still on your mind! Thanks for watching.
While I donât think this one is for me (bring on voidfall) I want to compliment you both on such clear game previews
Thank you so much! We're equally happy if it helps someone work out that it's not for them. :) Really appreciate the kind feedback âș
green weed and mushrooms...sign me up! đ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł
I was going to wait for retail but I have to have that deluxe edition so I am in đžđž
The wooden resources are so nice and now I want those game trays thanks for watching as always!
Here I go backing yet another game. Can't wait to play this in like 2028 or something, depending on if the global shipping industry ever gets back on track.
It is quite unpredictable at the moment isn't it? But I guess we have to try to be optimistic...!
@@ThinkerThemer I shouldn't complain too much because I know it's harder for you in Australia.
Anyway, I love your videos!
I wasn't going to back any more games this year, but if there had to be one more, this would be a solid choice, right? Looks awesome!
A very solid choice! Hope to play it together in person sometime!
I propose changing the official name of the herb to "the green weed"
that's why I need my themer hehehe
With a beautiful game like this, with linen finish cards that look like modern Tarot designs, it's such a difficult decision whether to sleeve the cards or not. I'm paranoid of someone damaging a card from a kickstarter that is essentially irreplaceable, but they take away from the tactile experience of gently handling the cards in that deliberately reverent way like the aforementioned Tarot deck. đ€·
For what it's worth we decided to buy the sleeves for it...and we don't usually sleeve.. but you do handle the cards a fair bit. Thanks for watching đ
Thank you! :) I saw this game first on the BGG hotness list and was intrigued when I saw it was advertised as a game with positive player interaction. From your overview I could see that the player can benefit from each other by selecting the same action. Sounds great. The only thing is when your suspicion track is already on a high point, another player could actually on purpose try to guess your next action to trouble you. Did that happen in some of your games?
That's exactly right!! We didn't ever purposely change our action to match with another player (to increase their suspicion)... your actions feel so limited in number that it probably wouldn't be worth it. It does say in the rules that you can negotiate with your opponents in a kind of semi-coop capacity but we never did that either. Matching with Septima gives you a nice planning-for-matching option. Great question and thanks for watching!
@@ThinkerThemer Thank you very much đ The semi-coop approach sounds interesting đ Btw: You both do a really great job here on the channel! Thank you! đ
"My wife"... Still ridiculously thrilled for you two. Wish I'd been on the left coast while you were here.
I backed this, and even after your preview, I'm still on the fence. Do either of you feel it fills a niche in the collection? Other than to be able to shout, "She's a witch!" or, "She turned me into a newt," at inappropriate times.
Aww, thank you so much. I have to say (amy here), it still makes me smile everytime I say it as well. I think that Septima is a great mid-weight game, in a beautifully thematic package. It feels like an all-rounder - a game that would satisfy most gamers. A lot of our games in that category tend to be worker placement (Viticulture, Architects of the West Kingdom) so for me it's a nice alternative to those. Whether or not you need more of those in your collection is up to you... we have a lot of "new" gamers in our lives.
Perhaps we will cross paths at a convention in the future! Do you have any planned? :)
@@ThinkerThemer probably not until PaxU in December. May try to do Essen, this year. If the stars align. I generally avoid big cons, but willing to make certain exceptions.
I assume the matching (and suspicion) is mandatory even if by accident?
Also, is the Rites board easier to use with 3 or 4 players? I would think those matches would be slightly easier with more opportunities.
Hi Darrell... yes that's right that matching/suspicion is mandatory (although taking the secondary action it enables is not [but most of the time you would if you could]). We played mostly at a higher player count and still found the Rites board challenging. The side paths are easier as they have blanks that help you move upwards, but often you will go through the centre to try to achieve an objective (that requires you to be on a certain part of the Rites track) or to grab a wild resource crystal/gem. Hope that helps!
@@ThinkerThemer You're not the first reviewers to speak ill of the Rites board. Hopefully, they develop that a little bit more. I think I would play without it, and use the smaller expansions of Omens and Shapeshifting, although probably not first time out, since you say it alters the game significantly.
It looks great, but for some reason it's just not clicking with me, so I'm gonna be passing on this one. For this month Skyrise is taking my money. Thanks for the review, it helped me to make up my mind on it.
So happy to hear the preview helped you save some money! With so many wonderful games you definitely need to be selective (that was the collective 'you', hehehe). Thanks for watching as always!
What happens when you lose all of your witches? Are you out of the game?
No you can keep playing but you'll have no special abilities and won't be able to score any of your book of divinations (end game objectives) if you don't work on getting them back!
That would be hard work trying to get a witch back. Cheers đ»
Hi Amy and Maggie. You sorted your game! That means top-10 BG's of all time (except No. 1 - what was that again?) coming soon!! IAQ: Where are the post cards??
This game is not for me: It combines thematically a very bad episode of human-history with pseudo-science, which (witch) nowadays is just another phantasy-setting...
Great video as always. Thanks so much.
Hehehe you noticed in this video! Nice spotting Ralf!! Don't worry the postcards are still in our other little filming spot. We'll never get rid of those!!!!...... top 10 hey... hmmm ... đ€đ
Instaback!
Whoohoo!
So many other CZcamsrs are coving this game. Honestly kickstarters advertising on CZcams is a bit much.
A bit much for what? You aren't obligated to watch them all, and lots of options means people can find the preview style that works for them.
I'm always baffled by any and all 'Too much content!' comments.
@@ChrisSmithSmooth not a too much content comment. Just a bit much advertising for my taste. Thereâs a barrage of ads on all the channels that I like all on the same day.
I did not like this game at all. It was repetitive and grindy... do not agree with the reviewers on this one.