Let’s Play: Dark Souls – The Board Game
August 7, 2017 by thisisazrael
After our colossal unboxing, Az gets into a Let's Play of Dark Souls The Board Game with Alex and Jamie from Steamforged Games.
![Let's Play: Dark Souls - The Board Game [Part One]](https://images.beastsofwar.com/2017/08/Dark-Souls-Lets-Play-article3.jpg "Let's Play: Dark Souls - The Board Game [Part One]")
In Parts One and Two of this Let's Play the guys will be explaining the mechanics and how they brought the spirit of the video game to the tabletop.
The guys use a variety of tactics and play-styles, employing the strengths of their various character classes and equipment, in order to stay alive as they battle skeleton warriors and the imposing Sentinels.
Could you make it this far without dying?
Designer: David Carl, Alex Hall, Mat Hart, Richard Loxam
Publisher: Steamforged Games Ltd
Players: 1-4
Play Time: 90-120 mins
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Was the end question referring to watching the video or playing the game?
Great game guys! got my own copy and looking forward to play it very soon 🙂
Love the game, going to try to pick it up.
I will say it did nothing for me, i know its just a combat game….but…but…it came alive with the mini boss…the AI cards, with attack arcs, and weak zone, and just to remember what card is next was a very cinematic battle,i will tune in for the next boss battle….
Great video guys! How do I find all the other let’s play videos?
Hey @earlburden, The other parts are not out yet but when they are you will be able to find them on the homepage here or visit this page specifically about the game:
http://www.beastsofwar.com/dark-souls-the-board-game/
Really enjoyed this, thanks chaps!
i’m out the country for the next week or so but this is getting watched on my return.
really interested to see this one play out.
“It’s all or nothing.”
*checks video run time*
uh-oh…
great video, thanks guys! Seems like SF translated dark souls perfectly into a board game. Az reactions been priceless! 😀
Very entertaining let’s play fellas, I’ve played this one myself a couple of times with my gaming group. It’s great fun, nice and challenging with a fantastic upgrade and equipment system, double thumbs up from me on the game and your video. 🙂
This video both reassures me and confirms my suspicions. I backed because of the awesome looking miniatures and just hoped the game would be good too. I heard positive things about the game that nevertheless made me go ‘huh?’. I don’t know the computer game at all, but rinsing and repeating in a board game doesn’t sound like a lot of fun. And this play through cutting some of the repeated combat rather suggests that it wouldn’t have made for good watching either. That said, the game did look more tempting and more fun than I was preparing myself for… Read more »
I actually feel like it’s less punishing than some games like Elder Signs where death is final. At least here you are making progress, leveling up your characters and equipment. It just happens to be one of those games that takes a long time to play through so sitting through the entirety would be a big ask for most people.
You should definitely give it a go though, the tension of trying to stay alive is palpable!
Just played my first of round of Dark Souls today. We were only two players but the game adjusted really well. I like the game a lot and even learned a few rule mistakes we made today. Looking forward to the second part.