Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this solo playthrough + review of Between Light & Shadow: Chapter I – Dawn by Boardgame Racoon, I dive into a complex solo experience of dice manipulation and placement, resource & equipment management, and branching encounters.
After the full playthrough, I share my review with key takeaways on difficulty, decision space, and who I think this is for.
Description on BoardGameGeek:
"Between Light & Shadow is a complex solo game full of adventures, tales and brainburning mechanics. Combine, manipulate, and place your dice skillfully, use your equipment and resources smartly and choose wisely on encounters and each of your tasks. Each chapter can be played separately or as a coherent campaign, each offering different mechanics and new challenges."
A huge thanks to Boardgame Racoon for providing me with a review copy!
Find the game here: boardgame-racoon.de/games/between-light-and-shadow
Check out 'Between Light & Shadow: Chapter I – Dawn' on BoardGameGeek:
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/354975/between-light-and-shadow-chapter-i-dawn
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:32 Disclaimers
02:13 Tea Time
02:25 Setup
06:55 Story + Overview
11:05 Playthrough
43:07 End of the Game
44:01 Review
46:31 Summary
46:50 The Silver Sir Thecos Ace of Games Award!
47:14 A Huge Thanks to all my Patreon Supporters!
47:22 Thanks for your support!
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Intro and Outro Music: bensound.com
In this solo playthrough + review of Between Light & Shadow: Chapter I – Dawn by Boardgame Racoon, I dive into a complex solo experience of dice manipulation and placement, resource & equipment management, and branching encounters.
After the full playthrough, I share my review with key takeaways on difficulty, decision space, and who I think this is for.
Description on BoardGameGeek:
"Between Light & Shadow is a complex solo game full of adventures, tales and brainburning mechanics. Combine, manipulate, and place your dice skillfully, use your equipment and resources smartly and choose wisely on encounters and each of your tasks. Each chapter can be played separately or as a coherent campaign, each offering different mechanics and new challenges."
A huge thanks to Boardgame Racoon for providing me with a review copy!
Find the game here: boardgame-racoon.de/games/between-light-and-shadow
Check out 'Between Light & Shadow: Chapter I – Dawn' on BoardGameGeek:
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/354975/between-light-and-shadow-chapter-i-dawn
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:32 Disclaimers
02:13 Tea Time
02:25 Setup
06:55 Story + Overview
11:05 Playthrough
43:07 End of the Game
44:01 Review
46:31 Summary
46:50 The Silver Sir Thecos Ace of Games Award!
47:14 A Huge Thanks to all my Patreon Supporters!
47:22 Thanks for your support!
-----
Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/sirthecos
Support me on Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sirthecos
Join my Discord Server here: discord.gg/9xu6V3dUZf
Get in touch with me on Twitter: twitter.com/sirthecos
Get in touch with me on Instagram: instagram.com/sirthecos
Mail Contact/Business Inquiries: sirthecosyt@outlook.com
Check out my collection on BoardGameGeek: boardgamegeek.com/user/Sir_Thecos
If you enjoy this content, like the video and subscribe to my channel! 😎
Intro and Outro Music: bensound.com
