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Year
2016
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Description
The city of London has been shaken by heinous crimes, and Scotland Yard is groping in the dark. 13 Clues, set at the end of the 19th century, puts players in the shoes of the detectives, each trying to solve their own mystery. Each player sees the clues — person + location + weapon — for the other players but not their own. They investigate by asking questions, by consulting the secret informant, and by making accusations in order to collect clues and rule out suspects. The goal of the game is to identify which of the 13 clues match their case before the others do!
—description from the publisher
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Video NxIVil98scE
Board Gaming Ramblings Top List at 7:39 sentiment: positive
video_pk 85567 · mention_pk 219561
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Really like this game
- Best puzzle solving escape room experience
- Very good
Cons
- Not family-friendly
- Not pleasant
- Subsequent installments are not as good
Thematic elements
- dark and gritty
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Escape room — The game is categorized as an 'escape room game.'
- Puzzle solving — Highlighted as a core element, 'puzzle solving at its finest.'
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Wingspan is great. You probably know all about it.
- Scout is a clever card game and yeah, it's a ladder climbing shutting game.
- Pirates of Marbo hasn't made Mark Kybo worse. I think it has. I think I think it doesn't like not like it hasn't made the game worse, but it made it so if I go back and play Mario Kbo, I'll probably have fun. But I would also think I could get 80% of the same feeling in 80% less time.
- Tainted Grail. Yep. I still think Tainted Grail is a great game. All the remembrance I have of it, but it has fallen a bit for me because of some of the things that I hope the new version makes better, but still a great game.
- The Magnificent. It feels kind of unique and that's why it's on my list now. I don't know why it wasn't in 2019.
- Electropolis is a great game. One of my favorite city building games.
- Clank Legacy. Even though it's a long time ago and yes, the other like legacy campaign games from that year has fallen off the list, that still holds a fun memory for me and it was a really fun experience.
- Cooper Island. That's number one for the reasons.
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Video NxIVil98scE
Board Gaming Ramblings Top List at 30:13 sentiment: positive
video_pk 85567 · mention_pk 219580
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- still super solid
- really deserves a attention and a spot on this list
- best one
Cons
- the second one was the worst, and the third one is the middle
Thematic elements
- mystery
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Wingspan is great. You probably know all about it.
- Scout is a clever card game and yeah, it's a ladder climbing shutting game.
- Pirates of Marbo hasn't made Mark Kybo worse. I think it has. I think I think it doesn't like not like it hasn't made the game worse, but it made it so if I go back and play Mario Kbo, I'll probably have fun. But I would also think I could get 80% of the same feeling in 80% less time.
- Tainted Grail. Yep. I still think Tainted Grail is a great game. All the remembrance I have of it, but it has fallen a bit for me because of some of the things that I hope the new version makes better, but still a great game.
- The Magnificent. It feels kind of unique and that's why it's on my list now. I don't know why it wasn't in 2019.
- Electropolis is a great game. One of my favorite city building games.
- Clank Legacy. Even though it's a long time ago and yes, the other like legacy campaign games from that year has fallen off the list, that still holds a fun memory for me and it was a really fun experience.
- Cooper Island. That's number one for the reasons.
References (from this video)
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Video y_hOtRof50I
Game Night Picks - Pair Of Dice Paradise Discussion at 6:39 sentiment: positive
video_pk 35155 · mention_pk 219176
Click to watch at 6:39 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Iconic, enduring classic
- Strong theme and social interaction
Cons
- Can feel slow for some players
- Older edition conventions may be less approachable
Thematic elements
- whodunit deduction
- Murder mystery in a mansion
- tabletop deduction with hidden information
Comparison games
- Awkward Guests
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Deduction — Players deduce killer, weapon, and room through questioning and card management.
- Turn-Based Discussion — Players suggest and refute possibilities to narrow suspects.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Ace is all in. All in, baby.
- Listen to your heart.
- The real answer for those who want to know is indeed that his first name is Philip Israel.
- Net nothing.
- I went with Cludo. It's spelled Cludo in the UK, controversy around the name.
- Canada right there.
- Here's what your wager is. This is so tricky bidding for the other person.
- The parrot place in front of me looks like this.
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Video E2KIe7ZlZqQ
The Broken Meeple Discussion at 6:12 sentiment: positive
video_pk 302 · mention_pk 914
Click to watch at 6:12 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Accessible, quick-to-teach rules that scale well with player counts
- Compact footprint and online play options (Board Game Arena) improve accessibility
- Fun, light, brain-teasing deduction suited for mixed groups
Cons
- Susceptible to a drop in engagement for players who dislike deduction-focused games
- Some players may crave heavier complexity or more thematic integration
Thematic elements
- light, deduction-focused party/edge-of-deduction game with clue cards and hidden information
- plausible mystery with deduction and deduction-based clues
Comparison games
- Cryptid
- Planet X
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- asymmetric hand visibility — Each player holds information cards and must infer from the questions asked and answers given, guiding elimination logic.
- light deduction — Players deduce three cards for an opponent from a pool of clues; information is partially public and partially private, requiring questioning to infer what others can see.
- simultaneous/turn-based deduction play — Turns rotate with players using questions and deductions to narrow down the opponent's three-card selection.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's only a game
- expansions can be really good
- storage is the problem with expansions
- bloat can be a problem
- campaign expansions can be very good value
- I would rather spend the money on a new game
- this is a neat little pluto game
- deluxe box set a nine out of ten
- flashback system is brilliant
- the scenarios were challenging without being too overpowered
- Days of the Siege released in 2020 really I could have sworn I saw it in Essen 2019
- campaigns can be really good expansions
References (from this video)
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