Themer Solos | Too Many Bones: Undertow (Standalone Expansion) Board Game Review

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After a long time of wondering if this game would be my cuppa tea, I decided to dip my toe into the Too Many Bones world via the Undertow standalone expansion. What ensued was a learning saga! *Due to the highly reflective nature of the playing chips it's hard to see the face of some of them during the battle flow explanation. I tried to add a separate image of the chips as I discuss them, as well as an image of the battle mat to try to compensate for it. Apologies for that 😅 For my review of The Automaton of Shale (Pop Up Book Adventure for Too Many Bones): https://youtu.be/os_WAoDSGT0 For more game info: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/235802/too-many-bones-undertow Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:03 Game overview 01:27 Theme 02:16 Expectations & what I'd heard pre diving in 03:28 Surprisingly steep learning curve 05:18 Intro to game flow & basic set up 07:18 Meet the gearlocs 08:48 Sample round 32:01 Character skill dice & how I found my way around 34:06 What it's like to play 35:14 Exploring campaign mode 35:53 The less fun things 36:39 The fun things 37:05 Will it stay in our collection? 38:36 Who this game is for Thanks for stopping by! We're Amy & Maggie aka ThinkerThemer. We're an Australian couple with two very different perspectives of what makes a great board game - Amy (Thinker) is all about the mechanics and enjoys tight, competitive games, and Maggie (Themer) is all about the storytelling and the theme of the game, and the 'world' that the designer is trying to create. Subscribe to our channel to hear us talk about these two elements of a game, and how well integrated we feel these are in delivering a cohesive and wonderful game experience... Are you #teamthinker or #teamthemer? ❤🏳️‍🌈🇦🇺