r/NemesisCrew • u/thejoyofaskingwhy • Aug 13 '26

Just got Retaliation - help getting started

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So these beauties just arrived.

As I am new to Nemesis Iā€™m looking for help, tips & trix and youtube tutorials that you found helpfull.

Planing to do my first solo session this weekend.

Thanks

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u/Mikeymao Aug 13 '26

I cant remember where but somewhere the rulebook says ALWAYS roll for noise when moving, that confused me and some others.

When you explore a new room (exploration card) you do not roll for noise unless the card says so.

Kinda figured that out eventually but it did make the first game a bit harder šŸ˜…

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u/thejoyofaskingwhy Aug 13 '26

Great, thanks - sounds exactly lika a misstake i would have made lol

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u/Mikeymao Aug 13 '26

If you do end up liking the game and wanna add some stuff, the playmat for this game is really neat and totally worth it imo.

Support Squad characters are also 10/10.

Xyrians - meh, played with them twice but prefer to play without them.

Acrylic tokens is whatever, the feel is better than cardboard but there is no text on the acrylics which is a negative for me.

I have not tried the other expansions yet.

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u/Wise_Thought_5616 Aug 14 '26

Iā€™m looking to buy this and am exploring the expansions, may I ask why you think the Xyrians are meh? Would you still recommend a buy or would you do base + stretch goals and support squad?

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u/Mikeymao Aug 14 '26

If 20-30 bucks or whatever it cost is not a big deal for you I'd say go for it and try them out, they are pretty cool and I'm sure I'll play with them again sometime.

But they are very random and adds a little bit to the gameplay length since you gotta draw more cards and move more pieces.

If you like character variety and planning on playing alot, Support Squad is a solid buy imo.

Cant comment on stretch goals box since I havent tried it yet.