Unmatched: Battle of Legends, Volume One Review - with Tom Vasel

Tom Vasel takes a look at The remake of Epic Duels! Unmatched!

00:00 - Introduction
02:28 - Overview
10:54 - Final Thoughts

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[solomodegames]

I couldn't agree more with this. This was my biggest surprise of Dice Tower Con. I don't usually go for miniature skirmish games, but this one really knocked it out of the park.

[unbrewed]

What's interesting is how these characters feel after several sessions. At the start, King Arthur was constantly losing in our group until we began to understand when to boost correctly for killing blows. The game is also straightforward enough to be a great template for fan-made fighters

[jadedinosaur]

As soon as I heard “Star Wars: Epic Duels” I was sold. :D

[Tennethums]

That line-of-sight is genius! Not sure why more games don’t use that. You could easily use matching symbols or a kind of small “color wheel” icon if you didn’t want to sacrifice graphics on the spaces.

[jamesparsons]

At Origins I talked to the Restoration Games president, and he seemed to hint that they are working on a brick and mortar support program that very well could include some light organized play support for Unmatched. Either way, super looking forward to this game!

[sackofpeas]

I just stumbled upon this at the local game store and am absolutely hooked! Already a wargamer, so I picked up just one Robin Hood and Bigfoot starter to get a taste, but will definitely be picking up the core box later this week.

Excited to see what else comes of this series, as it looks like they've also licensed some expansions with a Jurassic Park and Bruce Lee packs coming out later this year.

[DrDribs]

The designer mentions on the bbg forum it also works as a free-for-all, and formal rules for that are on the way. This looks perfect for when you're hungover and have an attention span of a goldfish.

[Sweetestsadist]

I want to see what Sam thinks considering he's been wanting the Tannhauser "line of sight" rules in other games for years.

[andrebrynkus]

For a minute I panicked. I thought this was going to Kickstarter and the review meant that I missed it.

Straight to retail means no KS exclusive characters and I'm glad to hear this. It's great that there are publishers willing to do this again.

[timhipkiss]

I agree that we need more games at this level - fun and accessible for kids and also enjoyable for us parents! I guess King of Tokyo and Castle Panic fit this bill nicely.

[johna]

Someone else used the Tannhauser system. Someone call Sam!

[LeeroyPorkins]

Looks like Heroscape + Dice Throne + Wildlands + League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

[VeeeeryyyFaaaastSlooooth]

Agree with the review, though I'm surprised Tom didn't include this game in his top 100 board games because he seemed pretty enthusiastic in this. Probably got bored of it quickly. I think only Zee really likes Unmatched from Dice Tower team as he included it in his top 30.

[keatontj]

But Qui-Gon wasn't in Epic Duels... (nor was "Quee-Gon") :-)

[r.l.jeffries]

This makes me wish Restoration Games would do a reboot of Tannhauser from Fantasy Flight Games. Obviously couldn't use the same lore/names, but easy enough to put a WWI/II + occult theme on it.

[Tatsumaki]

What size card sleeves would I need for the cards?

[jasonzwink]

What if they did do a Star Wars license set and Mondo used a McQuarrie/McQuarrie-esque art style on the figures and cards. boy!

[guocaipan]

One of my concerns is whether the characters are balanced or not? Nice minis though...

[meravl]

Tom, why are you picking on Buffy? :(

[hegdepuffin]

Where did you get your hat Tom? I want one!