Mass Effect The Board Game Review & Scenario Play-through!
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Mass Effect The Board Game is here.
Skirmish type game vibes with a short linked campaign through individual scenarios with your favorite characters from the video game. How does it fare? Who is it right for? How good is it or is it just another scenario game? Let's talk!
Overview of what the game is doing, how it plays and then an as you go further dive into the mechanics. I'll run through 2 rounds of a beginning scenario to give you an idea while playing the dynamics, unique character abilities, rules, and enemy interactions that you'll be having along the way! Or skip to the end to hear my final thoughts.
FYI: I made a few small errors with the LOS rules while running the scenario here as marked during the video.
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Time Stamp:
00:00 - Mass Effect: What To Know
- The Books & Campaign via Scenarios
- Loyalty Scenarios Optional
04:06 - Scenario Key Concepts
- Victory Condition
- 4 Characters EVERY Time
- Dice Based Actions
- Hazard Deck (Enem
07:52 - Scenario Setup 1B Example
- Character Abilities/Upgrades
- Scenario Specific Objectives
10:45 - ROUND 1 of Gameplay
- Asymmetric Character Abilities
- Bag Pulling Random Enemies
- 3 Actions/Character (If I count correctly, lol)
- LOS Mistakes Noted.
27:18 - End of Round
- Paragon & Renegade Bonus FYI
28:12 - ROUND 2
36:65 - Elite Enemy Example/Explanation
38:20 - Mission Summary & Failure Conditions
- Additional Map Examples
39:37 - Pros & Cons
- Asymmetric Character Ability/Tech Tree
- 4 Characters in Each Game
- Depth without Too Many Rules
- Ways To Win Variability
- Dice Rolling Strategy
- Enemies: Types and Levels
47:02 - “Heavy Enough” for Some?
- No “Huge Box” Issue
- Miniatures vs Standees
48:27 - Final Thoughts/Comparisons