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Reviews: The First Tsar: Ivan the Terrible

Author
TheaterGeeks / Decision Space Gaming
Published
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Episode Link
https://boardallthetimegaming.podbean.com/e/reviews-the-first-tsar-ivan-the-terrible/

Hey hey BATT Family! This time around we've got another review copy that was provided to us by Hobby World of the game The First Tsar: Ivan the Terrible. This was designed by Stan Kordonskiy with art by Michele Esposito. If you like tactical, light-to-midweight Euro games then there is a lot in this box for you to check out. We did come out pretty split on the game, so we hope you enjoy the review and The First Tsar itself! Feel free to hit us up on any of our regular contact methods to let us know what your opinions are on it! 


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This episode's segments:


00:00:00 - Intro


00:01:14 - How the Game Plays


00:08:43 - Learning Curve / Ease of Teach


00:10:32 - Artwork / Components / Iconography


00:14:04 - Replayability / What's to Like, What's to Dislike 


00:19:11 - Recommendations 


00:20:22 - Final Thoughts / Outro


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Notes!


1) No notes this time around!


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