Hey hey BATT Family! Welcome to this Kickstarter preview for Honor's End! The new 1-4 player co-op deckbuilding game from the mad scientists over at IV Studios, this is a beast of a game that has both an adventure mode as well as a full campaign. Today we are going to be specifically previewing that adventure mode and talking about how well the game plays at the 2-4 player ranges. Featuring wonderful art, you feel pulled into the world of Valoria here. Be sure to check the episode out, hit up their Kickstarter page, and then get in touch with us about what you think on Honor's End! There is a great opportunity right now (as of time of publishing) that you can still get in on the playtesting for the later chapters of the game, so we'll be putting a link to their Discord where the playtesting is occurring below as well.
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This episode's segments:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:00 - How the Game Plays
00:09:30 - Learning Curve / Ease of Teach
00:13:34 - Artwork / Components / Iconography
00:19:25 - Replayability / Player Count
00:23:32 - What's to Like, What's to Dislike
00:37:37 - Recommendations
00:39:13 - Final Thoughts / Outro
--- Notes!
1) The Kickstarter Link! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ivstudios/honors-end
2) IV Studio's Website: https://shop.iv.studio
3) IV's Discord: https://discord.gg/iv-games-611272410880016390
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We'd like to thank our sponsors as well:
Grand Gamers Guild! https://grandgamersguild.com - We love their games and are so stoked to be partnered with them. Check them out as well as their most recent Kickstarter project, Endangered: Australia. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grandgamersguild/endangered-australia
Secret Door Games! https://www.secretdoorgames.org - They can be found at 215 S. Main St. in Elkhart, IN as well, Tuesday - Sunday opening each day at noon.
We'd also like to thank SoulProdMusic for the intro/outro music.
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