War Chest Review - A Bubbling Vat of Consequence Soup

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[shutupandsitdown]

Hello! Tom here - A previous upload of this video contained a rules error! It’s my first, it will not be my last, do I get a medal.

The rules error in question pertained to one specific example where multiple troops were deployed to multiple spaces on the board in a unique way. When it happened in the game I was playing it in I went ‘Huh, that’s a cool weird use of those chips that I didn’t think of before’.

Turns out it was such a cool and weird use of the pieces in the game that it was… not allowed in the game.

I have now excised that error from the vid and can only pinky promise you, the viewer, that said rules error did not impact my playtesting of War Chest - in fact, 90% of the playtesting was done in an online implementation of the game that doesn’t allow idiots like me to goof it, and the 'multiple troops of the same kind on the board' happened in just one game I can recall.

Apologies, and enjoy the rest of the day it is today
xoxo

[thursday]

Tom fits in so perfectly with the SU&SD aesthetic and tone that I am half-convinced they cooked him up in a sinister lab somewhere outside Bristol

[ubeinn]

Try having a draft of the units instead of picking them at random, it adds a lot to the game and makes it more enjoyable in my opinion. We deal three cards (at random) to each player: pick, pass, pick, discard. Repeat and there's your four starting units!

[超粒方]

0:50 glad to see Christopher Nolan joining SUSD

[Reflexzzzz]

The editing, pacing and humor of the intro are just... excellent. Glad you're part of SU&SD!

[cplmackinnon]

At 1:18, there is a bug making its way from the plant to the tray!

[JEGranberg]

Does it have Uncle Iroh’s favorite White Lotus tile?

[jesseclark]

STOP SHOWING ME MORE GAMES I WANT TO OWN, YOU'RE DESTROYING MY INCOME AND STORAGE SPACE.
PLEASE have mercy on me and review something bad.

[stefanopaolini]

I have both War Chest and Undaunted: Normandy. I feel like there is a huge gap in accessibility between those two, and also the strong presence of luck in UN (even if is not so prevalent it can really ruin some games, and it happened twice) makes me a lot more prone to propose someone to play this instead of UN. Also, the presentation. I really like the higher agency you feel due to the low numbers of chips compared to cards you have in the deck and how many you draw per turn. It really feels like a quicker to explain and quicker to grasp game, and it has far enough depth to be interested in mastering it. Since unamtched this was my best acquisition in the board game department. I really advice to buy this if you likes UN but find it difficoult to involve people in playing it, the chips feels fenomenals in hand and the strategy goes a lot longer then just "choose the best path to reach the square with the points" and "decbuilding optimally", like in UN. It feels a lot deeper and more strategic and chess-like and more asimmetric then UN. It is a pity because i love UN, but I really struggle to see when I would pull it off instead of WC (ok, i should probably write the name extended: War Chest).

[aclabonte]

Think this is a first, I own a game *before* the SUSD video comes out. I get to sit back and watch the SUSD Effect from my easy chair

[Ipsenscastle]

Haha I loved the kinetic quick cut component intro followed by just sweeping the entire thing onto the floor. Genius.

[Carsf]

Really love war chest, especially the 4 player rules. The coins themselves are super satisfying to just mess around with between turns, too, so I don't mind waiting.

[abhimanyuyeri]

Tom you have a young fan. My 8 year old son loved it. Mid way he exclaimed " Dad buy this game".
And at dinner table he was telling his mum " if you focus on defence you cant attack" ie parroting your words. 😀.
And as instructed I have ordered it😎

[pandubiel]

I have a thought, is there a rule that only Quinns can use a table in a review? Is that some kind of challenge?

[tylerrapillo]

Tom's chaotic energy at the beginning of this video gives me strong Caddicarus vibes

[rubesqubes]

Great work finding a unique personality so early in your reviews! Really knocked it out of the park here. I am thoroughly entertained and informed. I look forward to seeing more of you in SU&SD's future

[sirqxxvii]

I actually screamed out loud when he put the chips in his mouth, great review

[SigynsHope]

I've watched and loved dozens of zany Tom videos. Only now do I discover he wasn't there all along and I'm shocked because he's so good and fits in so well with the others. Tom, you rock! You deserve your SUSD spot ❤

[PL-pxgw]

That is the most well behaved bird I've ever seen.

[mwm]

Think the whole SU&SD team deserves an applause on Tom. Great hiring choice and Tom is killing it.