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What would happen if an Escape Room and a Strategy Game had a baby? Find out in my review of The Initiative which is a unique co-operative board game of story, strategy, and code-breaking.
0:00 - Introduction
0:07 - 2-Min Overview
1:31 - 1-Min Final Thoughts
2:44 - Full Intro
3:23 - Full Overview
7:57 - Full Final Thoughts
13:39 - Blooper reel
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/328908/initiative
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Mostly playthroughs and reviews. The Initiative is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 22 reviews, 11 how-to-play guides, 31 recorded sessions, 3 unboxings, and 5 other videos.
1 - 4 players
30 - 60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
About The Initiative, from BoardGameGeek:
The Initiative - a unique co-operative board game of story, strategy, and code-breaking - lets players take on the role of teenagers in 1994 who have found a mysterious board game called "The Key". Not only will they play The Key, but players will help the teens through a pivotal chapter of their lives by following a series of missions linked together via an interactive comic book.
The game's campaign is broken into a number of chapters, each taking 30-60 minutes to complete and each starting with you reading a page of the comic book. The story advances even if players fail a mission, but winning may provide a reward in the future. Each chapter builds on the knowledge and story from previous chapters, weaving narrative, code-breaking, and mystery into one thrilling game experience.