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Rangers of ShadowDeep: Still good in 2026?

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Late to the party but I finally play Rangers of ShadowDeep. Quick overview and my review!

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Free Reference Downloads:
Quick Reference Sheet: https://tinyurl.com/5kn5pm4h
Minimalist Character Sheet: https://tinyurl.com/4utwy7ak
Character Sheet: https://tinyurl.com/3v38a7c5
Heroic Abilities & Spells: https://tinyurl.com/2k8pharx
Monster Cards: https://tinyurl.com/m7r3y764

0:00 GGGG
0:41 Intro
2:04 Requirements & Resources
3:30 Overview: Character Creation
4:50 Missions
5:17 Ranger Phase
9:27 Creature Phase
10:35 Companion Phase
11:01 Event Phase
11:25 XP & Upgrades
12:11 Review
17:07 Outro

18 Comments

@nammyung 1 day ago

Rangers of Shadowdeep is my absolutely favorite game!

@Sigxy 1 day ago

As a Zombicide: Black Plague player, it's charming to see those minis being used for this!

@Paul_S_7 1 day ago

Rangers of Shadowdeep plays well as a solo game. It is the only way I play it.

@dreadknot69 1 day ago

I played the Blood Moon expansion with my daughters and reskinned it to a fairy tale/big bad wolf version. That was fun.

@CraftoftheYeti 1 day ago

I also just started playing this. I'm glad I'm not the only one late to the party. Thanks for the video!

@stevenkennedy4130 1 day ago

Frostgrave is a blast to play. This doesn't look so bad either. Thanks for the share!!

@kennydavis5338 1 day ago

RoSD is set up on my table now! Getting ready to start a new multiplayer campaign this month.

@drewbakka5265 12 hours ago

I had a great time with the game.
Only problem is that I cant solo game, because to me the best part of these games is sharing the story of the dice with a friend.
Still great with a girl friend co-op

@jasonstatham5879 1 day ago (edited)

I played it a while ago, but haven't made the time to play it recently. It's a long weekend in Canada, so maybe I'll take it to the table this weekend.

I also used my Heroscape tiles to lay out my map. Worked pretty good, but I found my water tiles had become brittle :(

@Giddoens 1 day ago

I'm 3d printing the village house now to start a new campaign (solo) its a great game!

@Decado1628 14 hours ago

I started playing ROSD this year. It is my first exposure to solo miniature games and I am enjoying it. I am also playing a co-op campaign with my son. We are getting ready to head into the lower levels of Tor Varden. I would love to see Mordheim converted to ROSD.

@BrewsGamesRides 5 days ago (edited)

This is great, also planning to start my first playthrough after receiving the new books a couple months back. Cheers 🎲🖌️🎨💙 Also there is a new Pdf out as of last week, cheap purchase and print includes Pdf on wargames vault.

@breandan3280 1 hour ago

Yes, yes it is.

@rayleighh_ 1 day ago

can you do a video inkl painting tutorial for the new hagglethorn hollow evermaze set?

love you videos!

@brunoduchesne6663 1 day ago

Yes great cooperative game. Have you tried the game "Guards of Traitor's Toll" . I think you might like it too.

@CC3782-r9n 1 day ago (edited)

Great video. Your links are not working for the reference downloads. Are you able to supply an updated link? I want to try out this game. Also what battle mat are you using? Thank you

@tiredguy2753 1 day ago

I think it is same as it ever was , that is you like rangers in the past then you wil probably stil like it now . Conversely if you hate the D20 usage, you find the game to easy/ simple etc… then your opinion is probably not going to change .

I think the “make or break” for people regarding Rangers and heck most of the Joe Mc games are going to your opinion on the D20 , I.e… the folks who hate how swingy a D20 can be then Rangers wil probably be a pass .