Dune Imperium | Shelfside Review

A top 20 boardgamegeek euro worker placement with deck building, this is the Dune game that rates the highest among all the Dune tabletop board games! Dune Imperium incorporates a unique blend of buying cards to upgrade your deck alongside more standard meeple placement to gain resources. Those components matter a lot though, and players will constantly fight over spaces for their precious spice and water. The victory condition is simple: reach 10 points, but there's so many strategies to get there, and this review is going to cover all the mechanics that make this game so special... alongside the jank surrounding the rulebook.

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Games featured: Dominion, Dune Imperium: Rise of Ix

Table of Contents:
Intro - (0:00)
Overview - (0:30)
How to Play - (1:06)
Pros - (4:00)
Cons - (18:19)
Recommender Score - (29:04)
Daniel's Personal Score - (34:44)
Ashton's Personal Score - (39:23)

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[Cecekcz]

The imperium row, the cards that are available to be purchased, is supposed to be 5 cards. You guys have 6 in all of the footage. No idea how you got that idea, it literally says 5 everywhere. :D

[XxfieryfirexX]

Love it when we see both Ashton and Daniels score in the review. You both bring your own charm to the video. Excellent work

[WatchItPlayed]

Great review - really enjoyed watching. This is one of my current favs. I hope you get a chance to try the expansion soon. I think you’ll like it!

[fightingkitchen]

17:25 that’s not the only thing that happens when you take control over a region, the rules also say, “When a Conflict card is revealed for a space that you already control, you receive a defensive bonus: you may deploy one troop from your supply to the Conflict.”.

[DoctorJack]

Another great review! Your channel is easily my rip 3 best board game channels! Thanks!

[warpo]

I'm putting 6 cards in my imperium row from now on. 1st class review and production. Massive.

[brence]

I normally tease my more euro-minded brethern, however this one… this one just nailed it! Theme is nicely added and the game has so many options to get to your final goal! Got IX in and hoping to play next week. Then lets hope there’s another expansion on the horizon :).

[NickCadmium]

First video I've watched on your channel. Really enjoyed it. Great stuff. Subbed.

[keanus]

I got the game a few weeks ago, and I'm glad someone else also noticed all the silica bags!

[athullnexus]

Sorry to ask but I’m new to board gaming, when he says it’s a Euro at 17:12, is that a genre of board games or is he just saying the game is European?

[comicgreen]

The intro was hilarious. Didn’t expect the movie intro x McDo mashup 😂

[Scooterspade]

@28:58 you actually captured the troublesome look of your friend having the Plans within Plans Intrigue card :)

[emanuelsantiago]

Great in depth review, im hoping you also review rise of Ix expansion

[ManFromTheFizz]

I believe the biggest problem with ALL of Shelfside's reviews, which continues to irk me for all eternity, is all the friends they have that support them in their hobby and are enthusiastic to actually play board games with them

[Lengytam]

+1 point for the authentic american Sardaukar theme song at 15:00 :D

[Cronos]

Saw all the Ashes expansions on the background ;)

[NATOnova]

Been playing this with the expansion on tabletop simulator and I'm hooked. Great depth, variability, meaningful choices, and like the theme as well since I loved the movie

[muppetjoe]

Great review guys! Loving your channel ☺️

[fightingkitchen]

11:37 I don’t know if the reverse “ bene gesserit “ was intentional or not but it was funny.

[mightyted]

Nice review! One of my favorite games.
The location control rewards are marked by the flag icon in the first place slot of the conflict cards. Not sure if you missed that.

I like this channel. Ashton has good taste in games. Brass B is my favorite game.