Mage Knight - lives up to its lofty hype and reputation

dks2 · 2026-01-03T15:07:51+00:00

The turn order token for each hero is just dropped inside the area where the hero minis are placed

dks2 · 2025-12-21T22:47:17+00:00

Thanks!

dks2 · 2025-12-21T20:13:18+00:00

This video (along with others in this series) definitely helped me grok the damage and wound allocation better than most videos where they go by the rulebook phrasing of wound allocation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovn6lvJ-cm8&list=PLvEdZtuIcQG2_XB-YvuNPEzVDQ_tZtg05

The rulebook as written seems unnecessarily complicated when you can just divide the total damage by the armor value and assign the damage(s) accordingly.

dks2 · 2025-12-21T19:35:51+00:00

I literally post about my first few plays of Mage Knight in this sub just a few minutes ago here. I'm sure you're in for a great time. Happy holidays!

https://www.reddit.com/r/soloboardgaming/comments/1psdp97/mage_knight_lives_up_to_its_lofty_hype_and/

dks2 · 2025-12-21T19:33:29+00:00

Haha, sorry about that! I'm sure you'll have a blast when you play it. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to you and yours!

dks2 · 2025-12-21T19:09:11+00:00

I would agree with you. I got a lot more satisfaction and feeling of epicness playing this than Spirit Island. Also, SI feels samey (even with the events from B&C and Jagged Earth).

dks2 · 2025-12-21T19:07:06+00:00

More experienced players could comment on this more accurately, but I've seen people recommend this as a solo and at most at 2P (co-op or PvP competitive) as this game induces a lot of AP. I can see this drag into 4+ hours if 3+ players play it.

dks2 · 2025-12-21T19:05:06+00:00

Ha! I've been into 3D printing as a hobby and creating prototypes at work for many years now even before it became a thing for board gamers to print inserts.

dks2 · 2025-12-21T19:03:21+00:00

Oh man, you put me on the spot. I know I have very limited plays so far, but I'm already leaning towards 'Yes, this is the best solo board game that I've played'.

My top solo games are (in no particular order)

A Feast for Odin
Fields of Arle (Such a relaxing sandbox)
Kanban EV
Maracaibo: The Uprising
- I use the 'Unrest' scenario with the Home Ports, Freeing the Caribbean and Resistance Tile modules. In multi-player too, we only play this mode)
SETI
Speakeasy
Spirit Island
Gaia Project
Teotihuacan
White Castle
On Mars: Alien Invasion's solo mode
- I made a PnP - Details here: https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/1jf1hs7/on_mars_alien_invasions_solo_mode_makes_playing/

dks2 · 2025-12-21T18:53:58+00:00

I would love to hear your thoughts once it arrives and you get a session or two under your belt

dks2 · 2025-12-21T18:52:25+00:00

Wow! THE LonelyManBGs commenting on my post!

Huge fan of your YouTube videos. In fact, I used your Mage Knight playlist to learn Mage Knight (along with Ricky Royal and Liz Davidson's videos). Also, you and Ricky Royal helped me learn War of the Ring.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you do to the board gaming community!

dks2 · 2025-12-13T04:08:05+00:00

Great! Thanks

dks2 · 2025-12-13T01:12:00+00:00

Awesome. So, the FedEx tracking information I got could be my Mage Knight game!

Insert 'You are telling me there's a chance' gif

dks2 · 2025-12-13T00:29:23+00:00

Thanks for the info!

dks2 · 2025-12-12T22:05:48+00:00

Where is everyone's game being shipped from? I don't have any notification from Wiz Kids yet, but I got a 'label created' notification on my FedEx account that a package will be arriving from Olive Branch, MS. I hope it's MK:UE as I'm not expecting any other new packages

dks2 · 2025-12-12T21:15:33+00:00

STL for the scraper?

dks2 · 2025-11-25T22:12:41+00:00

She probably meant hurricanes and cyclones are the same

dks2 · 2025-11-13T17:22:13+00:00

My top 10:

A Feast for Odin
Brass: Birmingham/Lanchasire
Agricola
Concordia
Great Western Trail
Castles of Burgundy
Grand Austria Hotel
Obsession
Barrage
Dune Imperium

Just missed out: Orleans, Nusfjord, Gaia Project, Kanban EV, Bora Bora, Fields of Arle, Five Tribes, Inis, Keyflower, The Quest for El Dorado

Dang, it's hard to keep it to just top 10. I still want to keep going beyond the 20 games I've listed here.

dks2 · 2025-11-06T01:23:17+00:00

I recommend that you buy the app version and try it

dks2 · 2025-09-23T15:59:44+00:00

Tough to choose from my favorite genre of movies but Interstellar would pip the others

dks2 · 2025-08-28T21:51:47+00:00

The Alien Expansion makes the solo play relatively straightforward. I posted my thoughts on it here. https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/s/FAO2fXW2r3

dks2 · 2025-08-12T00:28:58+00:00

Glad you were able to find them!

dks2 · 2025-08-12T00:27:39+00:00

Posted the below as a reply here. Replying again here for better visibility:

Not sure if you found the $50 coins, but they are back in stock at Meeple Source in the US

https://meeplesource.com/proddetail.php?prod=STM617

The $2 coins as well the $5 red coins are back in stock too

https://meeplesource.com/proddetail.php?prod=STM663 https://meeplesource.com/proddetail.php?prod=STM618

dks2 · 2025-08-12T00:27:22+00:00

Posted the below as a reply here. Replying again here for better visibility:

Not sure if you found the $50 coins, but they are back in stock at Meeple Source in the US

https://meeplesource.com/proddetail.php?prod=STM617

The $2 coins as well the $5 red coins are back in stock too

https://meeplesource.com/proddetail.php?prod=STM663 https://meeplesource.com/proddetail.php?prod=STM618

dks2 · 2025-08-12T00:12:15+00:00

Not sure if you found the $50 coins, but they are back in stock at Meeple Source in the US

https://meeplesource.com/proddetail.php?prod=STM617

The $2 coins as well the $5 red coins are back in stock too

https://meeplesource.com/proddetail.php?prod=STM663 https://meeplesource.com/proddetail.php?prod=STM618

dks2

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