The 4 Squares Dune: Imperium Review

Tom, Zee, Roy, & Mike Take a look at a Dune themed deck building worker placement game from the designers of Clank! Dune: Imperium!

00:00 - Introduction
01:31 - Game overview
10:19 - Final thoughts

Score 24:28

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[nicolaibendtsen]

Thanks guys, something i noticed about Toms Blue Yeti is that he doesnt have the front of it turned towards him. For the cardioid mic setting (optimal setting for 1 person), this is important for getting the best sound/voice. Zees microphone is just a bit too far from him and he sounds distant, the angle is correct though. Roy has the right distance to it but kinda talking into the top, should be angled a away from him, like Zees is :) I hope my input is useful for you guys :)

[goyasolidar]

I agree with Tom here; this is the better Dune game by far in terms of pacing and ease of play. And worker placement plus deckbuilding? Yes please.

[rawkyle]

You brought back the Miami Dice music!!! Thank You!

[MisterAbysmul]

I have zero complaints about the graphic design and art. The board is clean and really works well and is organized well. I like it. The tension and tightness of the game is fantastic, that last round tends to be very tension filled for us.

[richardscales]

I like the look of the base game. It's nice and clear without being too mimimal. I'm getting tired of over saturated graphic design boards. It also keeps the price down.

[KabukiKid]

I love, love, love the original Dune game... so I am extra excited to try this one. So happy it got a great review! :-D The world needs more great Dune games! ;-)

[ESCTom]

glad you did a 4 square review for this, as Im very much anticipating this game and wanted to get all of your opinions on it

[Skarpo]

I've gotta say, I took a look at that board and was immediately not interested even though it's Dune, your review made me wanna buy the game, the combination of deck building and worker placement like that sounds very interesting

[eggenbergever]

Cheers guys. First thing I thought was "man, that board's a bit bland". Three quarters of the way through I get carried by the guys obvious enthusiasm for the whole package. Truly, more than the sum of its parts. Ordered!

[RichardBreen]

This review is more than the sum of its parts

[brikov]

I love that these are now called the 4 Squares ... Review because it describes both the format and 3 out of 4 of the participants!

[tommyglisten]

This is a great review and I’m glad they mentioned the difference of the deck building in this game compared to others. What Zee said about deck builders playing themselves is what turns me off about deck builders in general, they all feel the same. This one seems like it’s up my alley especially since I like the theme.

[mrbastos]

I hope when we don't need to socially distance, you guys just webcam it up in the same room to keep up the 4 squares lol

[wiotrpolski]

THE music is back! :) And the series title is great!

[DominiusVulpies]

I just got the game and I have to say I actually enjoy the board it looks clean organized and crisp and has a goodly amount of "stuff" on it without being cluttered it looks sophisticated to me but obviously others don't share this view

[justicebolt]

Man i love when you guys(4) do a review for a game! Keep them coming !

[raykempinski]

Was listening to an old podcast, the state of gaming 2012, and Mr. Vassel was asked what two mechanisms he didn’t want to see combined in the future. Seems it was deck building and worker placement (and ASL and Twister). Can’t wait for the later now.

[jeffm]

There's nothing pretentious about the Dice Tower, Tom specifically. This is why their reviews are much more honest. They are not falsifying their opinions to say something 'cool' or 'controversial'. If they love a very popular, new game, they'll straight out come and say it. They don't pretend to dislike it because it's 'too' popular, unlike other, lesser reviewers. Dice Tower is King.

[BorgLeo]

I am really happy that I have pre-ordered the game and deluxe upgrade. I totally agree with the opinion about the game board, would have liked them to upgrade that.

[necrotoaster]

Long live The 4 Squares! The music was frosting on the cake. Love the layout, keep this review format going! The original "Dune" game is not really my style but this one is right up my alley. I knew very little about this game but having seen this I'm very tempted to head to the pre-order page. Thanks for the thoughts!