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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1) No notes this time around!

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