Clank! Catacombs - Just Played!

We JUST played Clank! Catacombs, and we are ready to discuss the newest Clank! experience from new publisher Dire Wolf. Does it offer enough for Clank! fans? Is it too overwhelming for new players? Join us as we dig into the game, what it's doing, and who it might be for.

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[gurnblanston]

I've been in the hobby for maybe 3-4 years now, and Clank was a game that always sounded like a lot of fun to me, but never quite made it into my collection. Hearing that people would figure out the ideal path and just run through that every time was a deterrent, for sure. When I heard about the tiles in Clank Catacombs, I was sold right away. I got it for Christmas, and after only one game, I can't imagine playing this game with a set board. I love this game, but feel no need anymore to play the older titles.

[aaronkoenigseker]

100% agree. Enjoyed Clank; really liked In Space; love Catacombs. The tiles + lockpicks + other map features really make this a winner that addressed all the shortcomings of the previous iterations. Have played several times with various groups and thumbs up from everyone. I even got nailed by the mentioned tile rotation that ruined my egress route, forcing me to go a longer, unexplored route that actually worked out better - but I didn't know that at the time. Looking forward to more plays and expansions.

[catherinetaylor]

I’m loving the ‘Just Played’ series.
This looks likes a really fun version of Clank - more tactical perhaps which I prefer- the flipping tiles to discover where you going sounds right up my street too and really fits the theme

[MerrillWhiteKalEl]

Very interested to play this. It is now a true explore game.

[strangevenom]

I just played this as my family's entry to Clank! By family, I mean me, my 4-year-old son and my 6-year-old son. It wasn't too complicated for them (a source of pride for me as a gaming dad). They LOVE it. The sense of adventure is incredible.

[totalinsanity]

Thematically this adds so much to the Clank! Series. What I’m still not sure of is a potential trend of players exploring the catacombs in different directions not to get their target artifact stolen… Need to play few more times to better understand!

[davidbauer]

Thanks for showing this one. Was very curious what was going on with it.

[kaseyschertenleib]

It kind of reminds me of Tsuro mechanics added to Clank. Very interesting game I’ll have to check out.

[DualistGamer]

I’d love to try this, thanks for a great first look. I do wonder if the randomness of the tiles might be a bit grating… someone just lucks into a great artefact or secret where someone else struggles through trick tiles. Did you find it balanced out? Have they addressed that somehow?

[andersarnell]

that game on the wall behind the guy with the blue shirt (***esses something), what is that?

[jhowd]

"They get zany" Ryan 2023. Put it on the box

[flotin]

Hello. Is it possible to play it solo ?

[JonTripp]

It occurs to me that I may get to the point where I will have played all the Clank!s except for the original. I have Clank! In! Space! and Legacy and Catacombs both intrigue me.

[ScytheNoire]

The biggest issue is one that enough reviewers are not covering: the component quality is absolutely atrocious.
They completely cheaped out in the manufacturing and the component quality is that of a Hasbro game, not something you expect from Dire Wolf.
Extremely disappointing and cannot recommend until they come out with a properly produced version that wasn't made to the lowest quality standards.

[gomezthechimp]

Way too long for a light family game, and as in the base game, there are so few ways to trash cards, you just end up with a massive deck with cards you might only see once.

[Schlagathor]

This was my biggest disappointment for 2022. I liked original Clank but this felt too random. I died while not pushing my luck and scored 0 points.

At least in other Clanks I could strategize my path/turns easier.

Glad others like it, but I will not be coming back to this version.

[jgruyters]

I've got this coming in next week together with The Wolves from Pandasaurus. (To The Netherlands) and I'm looking forward to both of them. So I found it funny that those two boxes where hanging side by side in the background.
So much looking forward to them.