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Matt wilkins
United States
Приєднався 26 лип 2006
I'm all about the board games and book reviews from the Star Wars Expanded Universe. No discrimination or intolerance on my channel. All are welcome to watch and share their thoughts as long as they're respectful to others!
Thanks for watching, game on and long live the Expanded Universe!
Thanks for watching, game on and long live the Expanded Universe!
Відео
Princes of the Universe 365: Cruisin
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Brandon and I talk about cruise ship vacations
Saturday Morning Samoflange 364: Top 5 Albums
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Today my brother and I countdown our favorite albums!
Foundations of Rome
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#689 I review the base game as well as the expansion "Fortune of Rome"
Saturday Morning Samoflange 363: 5 80's Movie sequels wed like to see
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Note to Hollywood: PLEASE DON'T MAKE THESE MOVIES
Princes of the Universe 362: DSOTR SE5 Ep 9&10
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Princes of the Universe 362: DSOTR SE5 Ep 9&10
Saturday Morning Samoflange 362: Top 5 WrestleManias
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Saturday Morning Samoflange 362: Top 5 WrestleManias
Princes of the Universe 361: DSOTR Ep 7&8
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Princes of the Universe 361: DSOTR Ep 7&8
Saturday Morning Samoflange 361: Top 5 Sequels that ruined Legacy Movies
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Saturday Morning Samoflange 361: Top 5 Sequels that ruined Legacy Movies
What I love hate about board game channels
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What I love hate about board game channels
Princes of the Universe 360: DSOTR SE5 Ep 5&6
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Princes of the Universe 360: DSOTR SE5 Ep 5&6
Saturday Morning Samoflange 360: Top 5 Candy Bars, Chips, Fruit & Batman Comics
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Saturday Morning Samoflange 360: Top 5 Candy Bars, Chips, Fruit & Batman Comics
I was very enjoyed watching these episodes back in the day. Miss these days. One of the reasons I love this show so much is that the nostalgia feeling it gives.
So you admit to being blinded by nostalgia. I rest my case. Take off the rose-tinted lenses, pal. This show ain't the masterpiece you think it is.
Yeah, not gonna lie, this episode isn't that great. Having a monster that the GAR has to defeat after they accidentally unleash it on its home planet is one thing, but taking it to Coruscant is honestly just not a good idea.
Filoni combined King Kong and Godzilla. Very creative. Saved him a lot of time having tp come up with anything original.
Maxine mentioned! im shocked you didn't include the NJO comics series
Thanks for doing all this content Matt, it's a treat for someone beginning with the EU. For me the EU is more canonical than Disney Star wars as it was overseen by GL, however I am not sad about it being discontinued. If Disney continued it it would have been a low priority, they would have wanted the best writers for their new "canon". I also think there is a right time to stop, like the Beatles or Led Zeppelin quitting or an artist dying. There is a time for it to stop. I sort of feel like Lucas 6 films are the heart and the EU supports those, in ways that Disney material just doesn't. I think Star Wars will remain a culturally significant event, especially the OT but all of the Lucas era material is related to it. The EU exists as a rich tapestry of stories, that can be dived into and reread and savoured, that is where we are now. There are bits of Disney content I have enjoyed Rogue One and the 1st 2 seasons of the Mandalorian, they're addenda. I don't see there being another Star Wars era that will eclipse the George Lucas era there was a charm about them and they were personal to their creator, that will never happen again, not that they won't try to milk the franchise but as fans we can enjoy the stuff we like and move on to other things.
Tapestry. I bought it because i just wanted to buy something. I didn't want to go home empty-handed. Two years now
Love the videos. If you want a decent box for the game, I bought a handcrafted wooden box for the game from Etsy. It’s expensive but perfect.
Interesting. So would hold all of the expansions and promo tiles? I'll look into it. Thanks!
I also have the winter edition mixed in with a base game. We play the river tile first for both with the river 2 to spread out in opposite directions. We have adopted a rule where to connect a snow tile to a grass tile, you must have a connecting feature like a road or city - otherwise, you cannot connect snow to grass. This is used to disrupt farmers, you have to pick snow or grass to score them separately. It adds a layer of tactical play, where you can cut off some one’s farms by trying your use snow tiles or vice versa. It is very satisfying, and when you throw in the sheds and towers you can curb each others high scoring ability 😂
The theme song from the cartoon was badass.
Great talk! The Weezer tradition is amazing😂 Man, you guys had some great choices on here! This was tough. Kid A is amazing, and it was so hard to pick one Radiohead album so I picked two. Here’s my top 5: 1. In Rainbows - Radiohead 2. OK Computer - Radiohead 3. The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place - Explosions in the Sky 4. System of a Down - Toxicity 5. Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music for Airports
Wow. I'm very surprised there's so many Radiohead fans! Lol Thanks for sharing your picks!
Your Queen Games shelf is a shameful shelf 🤣🤣
I always seem to have about 40 as there are some that I bet never get played. 😂 The newer it is the better chance it has of getting played. Or if it has a solo mode. I face two challenges in that I don’t have a game group that I dictate what we are playing that it sounds like you do. I have one that’s pretty close, but that group only meets 1-2 months and the games HAVE to be light due to some attendees. The other challenge is the flip side in that I am competing with others to what game is played and surprisingly, even though they are gamers, never seem to recognize the game I propose, only popular titles. And I have one person that gets upset for no good reason if I’ve never played it before, no matter how prepared I am. Some of the oldest I bet are around 7 years old. I want to say it’s Rolling Freight. 😢
That's understandable
Having lost /gave away most of my (150? ) mostly Avalon Hill game collection 40 years ago, except for about 30 them that I managed to keep. Nowadays I am rebuying a "few" of my old collection , about 1 every 2 months when I can afford it. Luckily so many old board gamers are dying 🤔 the resell market from estate sales ☹, has many of the old games I am looking for, at basically the same price I paid for the same game back around 1980. LOL $ 10-20, the shipping cost is often more than the game. But basically all my games reside in boxes of shame , as I have no-one to play them with, and my mobility is limited to travel , and I live in BFE, so God only knows if or when I might move somewhere where there are "people" to play these games with. The few games I buy, I for nostalgia , It is nice just to read the rules of old war//board games , and look at the maps and such. , I am pretty proud of my old "Shelf-O-Shame"😎 which is my entire collection now.. ------------------------------------------- Anyway yes , I do have 1 actual "Shelf-o -shame" game, IMO. A game I bought to play with family on a holiday and it totally didn't work. $80 because it was highly wanted, now worth $20 And that is "Jaws" by Ravensburger (2019). But you never know , perhaps , one day , "I will just have to go back to the Island" per Leon Russell And watch the sun go down" And try to play that damn game Shelf O Shame agin, Maybe I might find a bunch of Parrotheads/boat/beach-crowd in the future. . 😎 They might like Jaws. LOL IDK
I get it. I lost my gaming group this year and made drastic cuts to the collection as a result. I was fortunate enough to find a few people to cobble together every once in awhile for a game night but it's not like the good old days anymore. I understand your situation if you're living in a small town it's a lot harder to find a game group. That, and the fact that the older I get the less friends I make making it even harder to meet new people to join a gaming group. But I'm glad you're finding those games for cheap. A lot of the market these days seems to be overpriced. Good to hear you're finding them at a reasonable price
Just 3 games on my shelf of shame right now. Colonists has been on there for about 3 years. The play time is what keeps it there.
Dang. Thought I'd catch you with more once this video came out. Lol
I've some old games that you had years back Santa Cruz Signorie Goa etc
Still have them today. Great games!
We gonna get some vintage reviews soon ?
When I get more in, sure! : )
@@kidcardco Try "Wizard''s Quest" by Avalon Hill with your group (3-6 players) the more the merrier, , It is about $12 +sh. Great game
My shelf-o-shame is 0. 😎
Right on.
One of my favourite episodes in the entire show!!! This concept is so interesting and fun. Thanks Dave and George for gave us this amazing concepts in this phenamonal show!
Too bad the writing is crap! Just like this show!
@@SlayerOfShills #CryBaby
@@BrandontheAwful That would be you.
Why are the cards a brighter shade from in the lab! I don’t like that. You can have a good idea what’s coming next.
Are Paul and Hollace Davids still around. I'd love to get the Jedi Prince books signed. As goofy as they are they were one of the first EU I read as a kid in the 90s.
Ditto!!
Godzilla corssed with Star Wars. A fun concept, except for the part where it gets brought to Coruscant. Fun concept that could have used better execution.
The scientist in this episode remided me of Qwi Xux from the Jedi Academy Series 😅
Best Godzilla x Star Wars crossover ever
What i think of Zillo Beast is that it's an episode that I could see it as an in-universe holofilm that I believed to be released only on the Coruscant, rather than endangered species to fight against.
You missed an ”l” in Zillo Beast
Can’t wait meet you at LC2 Matt, or before 😉 !
At this point I’d pay money to meet Matt lol
And as someone else said, you can't make a direct U-turn with the River, as that could make impossible situations. You got so many things wrong with the Flying Machines. You CANT land in a Field as a Farmer, and you CAN land on a already claimed road, city, or monastery! You can even have two meeples on the same tile (yours or an opponents) I was looking forward to seeing the rest of the vid, but I think I'll stop here.
They are releasing a cardboard only retail version called Foundations of Metropolis in a regular box size. That's worth mentioning.
Yes, I got to see it. Glad they have a reasonably priced version for people who can't afford this one.
Man, anyone remember the menancing Durge? Cause I do. Way better than Cad Bane and crew. A menancing figure in intimidating battle armor who can hardly be killed... way better than a space cowboy. Anyway, another Filoni fail.
Cope.
@@LegendsLiterature Says the guy coping.
@@SlayerOfShills What am I coping for? That some kid on UA-cam doesn’t like the Clone Wars? I don’t even like the show myself, I just find your constant complaining annoying. Literally everybody knows you don’t like the show, that’s your only personality trait.
@@LegendsLiterature You can't handle the fact that I am spittin' facts. Oh, there is so much to me than just hating TCW.
@@SlayerOfShills you claim to be an EU fan yet your only comments on this channel are TCW hate. Go post a positive comment about a book you like dude!
The game is not overproduced imo. Light/medium gamers also deserve deluxified components. Even heavy games can be played with cheaper components. I am glad they made the game this way
Agree 100%
Oh Dang! I'm just starting reading EU books and am reading "I, Jedi" I'm half way through, I was having some issues with how egotistical the main character was and the shoddy the depiction of Luke, but this took the wind out of my sails, it's going to be super hard to finish it now.
I've just discovered your channel (very enjoyable and informative) & am just getting into the EU, a little late, I did read the Thrawn trilogy a few years back, but I picked up a couple of these out of order, but I really liked them, they were quick but good adventures and loved getting more Qui Gon.
Awesome to hear! These stories feel more true to the original characters than what you see anywhere else. (in my opinion of course) : )
Dave Filoni, the man, the wolf lover who thinks he is the king of Star Wars these days
I'm back after recovering from a minor health issue, and will continue to write my analysis of each episode. Anyway, this episode was amazing like the all other episodes. Amazing action, Hondo is a goat and more devalopment for Anakin Skywalker. This show doesn't miss!
Who's Hondo again? Oh right, another forgettable Filoni creation. More fake development for one of the worst versions of Anakin Skywalker put to screen. This show is nothing but misses.
@@BrandontheAwful Congrats on recovering
@@LegendsLiterature Nah, he's still suffering.
@@SlayerOfShills Hayden Christensen praised TCW and said that Filoni understand this character more than him, because he spend a lot of time with George for devaloping Anakin. So when the man who portrayed the Prequel Anakin, the Anakin version you're shilling for, says this how can it be the worst version of Anakin. Checkmate, fake fan.
@@BrandontheAwful Yeah, he never said that. Unless you can provide an actual quote, I don't believe you. Checkmate, fake fan.
i mean its better than the crystal star
I loved some of the ideas, most of the book is pretty good, but as much as I dig the concept of the Eye of Palpatine, it was just so ridiculous to imagine gammoreans and tusken Raiders etc brainwashed to be Stormtroopers. Even if they weren’t trying to wear ill fitted armour it would be ridiculous. The rest of the movie I can easily digest and the enclave on Belsavis in Plett’s Well sounds very cool.
Filoni canon...Ehhhhh it ain't Gendy Tarkovskys Clone Wars that's for sure. And each episode was 2 mins long!
I just went down a rabbit hole of old eu songs on UA-cam about Anakin , jacen , jaina , etc
Funny enough in the Behind the scenes Filoni talked about the cloaking device and said that he didn’t want to include it initially, but George Lucas insisted.
Yeah, pressing X to doubt since Filoni is a known liar.
@@BrandontheAwesome So Filoni continously talks about George's mandates in the behind the scenes and interviews. Last one I watched was on the Mortis arc and he talked about how they wanted to use Revan and Bane, but George ultimately decided to take the scene out because it didn't fit in with how he viewed the force. With all this in mind you think Filoni continuously lies about this and George or any of the staff working with them in the writers room never called him out on it?
@@Aistis1918 Wrong, Filoni lies about George's mandates, because Filoni was more interested in doing whatever the hell he wanted. Yeah, and? The Mortis arc was still crap. Why, yes, yes I do believe Filoni continously lies about this. George didn't care, and the writers didn't either. Nice try.
@@BrandontheAwesome I've presented evidence to the contrary. Baseless belief in something doesn't substitute for an argument. Consider toning down the smugness.
@@Aistis1918 You have not presented anything. Filoni is indeed a liar, and there is undeniable proof of that. Consider the fact that you are wrong. Sorry, not sorry.
I can't believe Trajan wasn't in your list, especially after you said you love rondels. Burgundy, Trajan, La Isla, Oracle of Delphi, Bruges, Macao, Carpe Diem, Amerigo, Merlin, & Rialto are my top 10 -- don't know what order, though. I have Marrakesh but haven't been able to get it to the table. Love the T-shirt, btw. 👍👍
Yeah I know a lot of people love Trajan, and though I've never played it myself when I look at playthroughs I'm not impressed. Perhaps it's one I need to try next time I go to BGG springcon
This is fascinating to watch in light of the latest earnings on star wars. Long live the EU.
I will check the list. I just posted a Vintage Charlie Chan Detective Mystery Board Game copyrighted 1937 with all the game pieces and in pretty good condition considering it could be well over 75 years old. Still has original price tag of $1.95. Love old board games
KS takes advantage of Feld fans.....
How many versions of the same game will Feld "completionists" buy?
Good question. : )
I own everything Feld has published, but that first "City Collection" KS broke me -- I'm done buying reprints from that company.
*Sigh* Another terrible episode. I'm seeing far too many fake fans running damage control.
So, first of all, the title sucks. Second, bad writing galore. I'm seeing way too many idiots running damage control. Yet another dumpster fire. Throw it on the pile of crap that is this show!
in the time line remember this episode happens before Ashoka is introduced
Stop trying to damage control and spare yourself some dignity.
The cloaking issue was kinda explained with how the TIE Phantom worked. It uses Stygium Crystals which is different from the Cloaking devices used by Thrawn and the Empire. I should also point out that both the Scimitar and the Stealth Ship were both created by Sienar who probably owns a patent on the technology.
But how does that transfer to here? Oh wait, it doesn't. You guys are just running damage control.
@@SlayerOfShills Excuse me?
@@DatacronKeeperEvan You heard me, fake fan.
@@SlayerOfShills Yeah sure, calling the person who has so far collected probably 73% of all EU publications and content. Yeah, sure I’m the “fake fan”.
@@DatacronKeeperEvan Giving how you are trying to run damage control for Filoni, yeah, I'd say you are.
I think this one is pretty neat, I like it. You can always explain away the invisibility thing, it's a few episodes from now where some tech gets crazy, like the 'information retrieval' thingie, that's just very obviously a writing tool to get the character that's using it to where the writers want the plot to be.
So, ignore the crappy writing. Geez, you Filoni Faithful are pathetic.
Congrats, you just explained how bad the writing in this episode is.
Razors Edge and Honor Among Thieves are out of order.🧐