Queen by Midnight - GREAT game, FRUSTRATING rulebook | Board Game Review

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Queen by midnight is a battle royale deckbuilding game from Darrington Press - the queen has died and players take on the role of the princesses vying to replace her. The game itself was fantastic, but we had some major issues with the rulebook (and things missing from it) that created a frustrating experience in our first few games. I have reached out the the publisher to get some clarification on those things and will post here when we have those answers. You can download the player reference card here: https://darringtonpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Queen-by-Midnight-Reference-Sheet.pdf This is not a review copy, we purchased this game from our local game store. #QueenbyMidnight #Review #DarringtonPress #boardgames #playthegame #PlaytheGameHQ #PlaytheGameChannel #Tabletop #TaletopGames #FamilyGames #Kidsplaining #bestboardgames #bestfamilygames #hottestboardgames Queen by Midnight is a deckbuilding game where players take on the roll of different princesses vying to replace the queen. Queen by Midnight has 6 unique characters with different abilities and complexities. Each character in Queen by Midnight has their own unique marketplace deck that they can buy cards from, in addition to the public bazaar marketplace that anyone can purchase from. As the Queen by Midnight game progresses, the available cards in the Bazaar get stronger, giving players more abilities to attack, defend, and hopefully defeat the other players. Queen by Midnight features a stunning and actually functionally justified 3d clock tower that acts as a round tracker and rotating marketplace. 00:00 Introduction 00:49 Game Overview 01:05 3D Clock Tower 02:13 Character Decks and Overview 04:41 A Frustrating Rulebook 07:11 You should never have to ASSUME rules 08:55 Blind playtesting is important 10:11 The Armory Issue 10:43 Correction 12:11 Telling Character Decks apart 12:58 A Really Frustrating Start 13:17 No Card Reference 16:04 The Clocktower FITS IN THE BOX 16:38 The Insert Failure... 18:35 On to the GOOD! 18:40 Game Overview (again) 18:58 The Clocktower deserves to exist 20:11 Really strategic culling choices 21:18 Strategic Pressure to not over-buy 23:12 Cost to buy AND play 23:56 Characters Overview - A good range of complexities 26:34 Pledging allegiance 28:18 Wrap Up From the Publisher: The Midnight Queen is dead… As her kingdom weeps, the Queen’s dying command was to invoke the Rule By Midnight: a trial of combat and guile, where the Princesses of the Twelve Lands meet in secret to battle and scheme against one another. At the stroke of midnight, the most powerful Princess left standing will be crowned the new Midnight Queen! Queen By Midnight is a battle-royale deck-building card game of guile, deception, and brawn! Six Princesses each feature unique tactics to battle for the right of the Midnight Court, but only one (and maybe their inner circle) will be the winner. The centerpiece of this game is a stunning Clocktower that tracks turns, offers cards to buy, and rolls your dice! It spins to face each player on their turn. Nearly 200 cards are themed to your specific Princess, with an additional 75 Bazaar cards available to customize your deck. Tokens, trackers, boards, and other cards make gameplay easy to track even when things are getting heated. ---------------- Play the Game HQ a youtube channel dedicated to sharing our love of boardgames. Our flagship series, Play the Game, is a high quality multi-camera board game play through series featuring a bunch of friends gathered around the table playing board games. Play the Game takes its inspiration from other shows like Tabletop. Our Mission with Play the Game is to highlight the joy that comes when you gather around the table with friends and play a board game. Play the Game features a dedicated board game playthrough studio with 7 cameras, a custom board game table, an awesome custom made back-lit logo on the wall, and tons of easter eggs sprinked through the studio space. Play the Game is also the home of the Kidsplaining tutorial series, where Jarred (12) and Peyton (9) teach some of our favorite games in high quality, scripted board game tutorial videos. Kidsplaining started as a way to share our love of board games and help those who were intimidated by more complicated modern board games take a chance on new ones - because if a kid can teach it, how hard can it be? https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/386198/queen-midnight