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Published — 05. November 2025 ⏭ Shelfside

Twilight Imperium 4: Thunder's Edge | Shelfside Review

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Von: Shelfside
05. November 2025 um 16:30

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We review the latest Ti4 expansion, after playing it four times! Well technically, we played Codex 4 3 times, then this once, but there’s a lot of crossover! This 2nd expansion for the top BGG game, Ti4 (with Pok) includes more asymmetric factions all the way to new 4x mechanics (Thunder’s edge + fracture). Explore the fracture and invest into the new legendary planets! Or play an entire new game mode with drafting, in Twilight’s Fall! There are patched cards from the codexes and cardboard pieces like the strategy cards. With the 20 galactic events, you can fix voting or even introduce RTS-isms with the Monuments to the Ages! Will this be the definitive first expansion to get, even with Prophecy of Kings already being out? How do the 6 new factions fare? What has become of the massive product Twilight Imperium, as maybe there could be a Ti5 one day?

Table of Contents
Overview - (0:00)
What’s New - (1:50)
Pros - (2:37)
Cons - (18:15)
Recommender Score - (20:36)
Alexander’s Personal Score - (26:21)
Ashton’s Personal Score - (28:42)

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Published — 04. November 2025 ⏭ Shelfside

Arydia Exceeds All Expectations!

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Von: Shelfside
04. November 2025 um 15:23

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Shelfside's thoughts and impressions after reaching level 4 in Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread! A campaign board game heavily inspired by ttrpg's like dnd, players will create characters to adventure and roleplay with a d20 checks system and pre-painted minis! With by far the BEST components we've ever seen coming out of massive kickstarter projects alongside incredibly smooth story and tactical gameplay using 2 standard and 1 minor actions from your loadout of equipment and abilities.

Arydia gets a reprint soon! https://gamefound.com/en/projects/far-off-games/arydia-2nd-printing

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Table of Contents:
Preamble - 0:00
Game Overview - 3:34
Why Components Are Amazing - 5:43
Combat Simple Yet Thoughtful - 10:34
Very Smooth Experience - 13:10
Wrap Up - 16:20

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