Unraveling Oath: Chronicles of Empire & Exile - An examination & review

Decided to do a deep dive on this one, so make liberal use of timestamps if needed:
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - Background & The Team Behind the Game
01:54 - Game Concept
04:07 - Player Roles
06:22 - Rounds, Turns & Actions
08:28 - Combat
10:17 - Legacy: Persistent Elements
12:47 - Criticism
13:50 - The Clockwork Prince (Solo & 2 Player)
14:45 - Final Thoughts

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[cauegouveia]

WOW! Finally! The kind of explanation of Oath I was looking for. Other reviews have given me a notion of the rules and stuff, but you really showed the feel of it. Great content! Thanks 😊

[GIVEPAUSEhobby]

This is top-level commentary on this game. Obviously there's a ton to love (and also obviously, you very much do), but you make a great distinction between the tidal wave of hype and the actual reality of the gaming experience to be found in this box. There's a lot of great game to be had, but maintaining realistic expectations of everything that takes place within the confines of each play as well as everything that has to go into it beforehand is crucial. Awesome work, man.

[mtg]

Best overview of Oath I've seen. Will likely have friends watch this before I teach it so they'll have such an excellently done context.

[willmcdono]

This is a fantastic description on a rich and complicated subject. Thanks very much. When I bring in new players to Oath, I'll be showing them this first.

[andrewp]

Great review, Jack! I really like the way you present and review games. Keep up the excellent work. My friends and I played our first game of Oath last week, and we'll probably do game 2 soon.

[jonaskissling]

I love how you started this review! What you said there is pretty much why I love Oath and this company in general so much - its because we could follow this project along: from the game play videos in their office, via the Designer diaries, to the coloring stream with Kyle...
its like following a author and wondering what surprizes come in the next book.
Keep up your great work!

[ZombietHeart]

Just backed the Kickstarter expansion! So excited to come back to this beautiful piece of art

[dipdip]

THE best review of this game I have seen so far. Thank you!

[GeffreyMercier]

Great review. Very thorough, well filmed.

[TheLEHaskell]

The review that made a subscriber. An excellent overview of what the game is (and isn’t) and how the rules bring that to life, without a dense recitation of all the rules. Yours are the video equivalent of Dan Thurot’s essay/reviews: thoughtful, informative and well-researched.

[joshsimons]

Great review of Oath, Jack. I don’t think this one’s for me, but I wouldn’t turn it down if someone could teach it well enough.

[kaljakad]

A good review, I just bought another game so I probably wont be playing this anytime soon but I have been looking forward to it for some time now. Keep it up!

[curumu_yt]

11:50 cat

Good review! I have been very curious about this game

[BeingFriends]

Playing for the first time tonight!!! also YES pax pamir and root are both in my top 10 as well 😍

[CreakyTableGames]

Great video with a very clear message. Thanks!

[hellboy]

I can't wait to play this game. For me, it represents the most attractive aspects of board games. I have heard that the author is working on improving the experience for two players.

[joerihessels]

Great review! The game is indeed complex, I liked my first play, but hope future plays will become a bit smoother :)

[the-Grey-Fool]

This is really helpful. We’ve invested a lot in Root and debating whether it is worth it to grab Oath. Hardest part is the price tag since we missed the Kickstarter. It’s just my wife and I around the table so we are not sure. Appreciate your work! Any final thoughts that should push us over the edge? Or keep us in the world of Root? ;)