Dune Imperium Boardgame Strategy Guide - Thorvald

Welcome to the Dune Imperium Boardgame with an overview of House Thorvald! Let’s look at the differences between Memnon and Ariana and get some strategies on improving your first couple games with them!

“As a leader of one of the Great Houses of the Landsraad, raise your banner and marshal your forces and spies. War is coming, and at the center of the conflict is Arrakis – Dune, the desert planet.

Dune: Imperium uses deck-building to add a hidden-information angle to traditional worker placement.”

- description from publisher

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►0:00 - FANCY BROLL FOOTAGE
►0:40 - INTRODUCTION
►1:11 - EARL MEMNON THORVALD
►1:37 - #1 High Council
►2:25 - #2 What is Spice used for?
►4:18 - #3 Three cards to look for
►6:00 - #4 Influence is Key
►7:15 - COUNTESS ARIANA THORVALD
►7:42 - #1 Less spice & More spice
►8:27 - #2 A natural alliance
►9:00 - #3 Stock up the Garrison
►10:01 - #4 Three cards to look for
►12:04 - OUTRO

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[LordoftheBoard]

CORRECTION: FREMEN BOND: you may use this effect if you have 1 or more other FREMEN cards in play.

QOTD: What game will you be playing today? comment down below :)

[PaulOttaway]

Fremen bond just means you've played another Fremen card this round (not alliance). It's actually in the rule book.

[FranzBazar]

These are the best strategy guide videos I have found for Dune Imperium. The most useful strategies, including overviews of cards good for particular leaders, and the best produced video quality as well! Keep up the awesome work.

[jamesgriff]

Can’t wait for the next one! Something about your videos just makes me happy. No matter what you teach!

[sirvliam]

I just got my copy this morning, so excited to give it a go! It was awesome seeing you in the brothers murph twitch chat the other day!!

[Xorgrim]

I just had my smoothest victory ever with Ariana. Had the Fremen Alliance and a lot of Bene Gesserit cards. I kept trashing cards consitently to synergize with her card draw from spice addiction. And I used her +water heavily. At first, it wasn't going well because I couldn't get the solari for a seat on the council or the swordmaster. Got the swordmaster at Turn 5. I scored 2 early victoy points via conflict resolution, though. On Turn 8, I went from 7 to 10 by going ham on card draw and the conflict. Bought my first Spice must flow for 8 due to Sietch Reverend Mother's Fremen Bond and won the conflict. My deck was very thin. 9-11 cards. I think that was key. Curious to find out if it was an outlier or if I can replicate success with such a slim deck and card draw.

[johnnyboi]

Smugglers thopter and carryall are two borderline broken cards with Ariana. Smugglers lets you draw 3 cards if you visit the imperial basin for no cost (as long as you have 2 influence with the spacing guild) and carryall fixes the main problem of Ariana which is that she tends to not be able to accumulate spice for big end of game pushes for highliner. Honestly, if I don't these cards in the starting 5 I tend to not pick her up, as I find her to be a bit underpowered even with a solid signet ring resource. I do think she would be better if her spice addict ability was optional.

[martinbutcher]

Four excellent videos. Played this game for the first time over the weekend (2 games) and think it is great. Thanks for your insight on each character.

[niconicolas]

The troop from Duncan Idaho can be deployed in battle directly (not only garrison) since the agent used will be placed in a combat space.

[JoshSmith-onyl]

I believe I’m getting this game for 🎄 Christmas can fi truly can’t wait. Thanks for doing these!

[skeezaworkan]

Wait, Duncan Idaho card is playing only with blue circle places, that are conflict places, so can play the troops gained from the card straight to the conflict if you want. Not necessarily into the garison.

[stickandmud]

Cool video. I've got a rules question, hope someone can help. With Arianna, if I don't have any water, can I go to a space that requires one water (Hagga Basin) with my signet ring that gives me water via Hidden Reservoir, and spend that water?

[ChooseConnect]

Hey, another great video! Good tips. Question about the game's terminology. I know that an "alliance" means you have gone up far enough on a house track to get the victory point and alliance token. But what about these "bonds" that show up on cards, sometimes? Are they different than the alliances, bc I believe I've seen cards that use both words or either word.

[svendhondt]

I hope Santa brings me this game. I noticed that a Fremen alliance works very good with most characters, so I'm wondering if they are balanced with the other factions. After watching your videos I have a feeling they're always the best go-to or am I wrong?

[BuildswithAnna]

It’s the hat for me 🔥

But seriously this is on my Christmas list for sure 🙏

[evancampbell]

I love that LOTB hat and can’t wait till I can get one! Will I be able to get one?

[mikedon]

Another great video! Will this be replacing the Galeforce9 Dune for you?

[peacelovehappy]

sweet video :) I hope to play everdell!

[OlorinGrayhame]

Does gaining the spice from Seitch Rev. Mother count as 'harvest' spice? If so, you won't gain it, and the RM is a bad card for her.

[Tyler_Ruben]

Love this keep up the great work 👏 👍 👌 🙂