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This beautiful and functional board has room for two teams of large marbles. Players take turns pushing the marbles around the board, with the goal of pushing six of the opposing player's marbles off the board. The central idea is that a column of marbles has weight given by the number of marbles in line. Someone will need to push with a heavier group of marbles in order to push the column along that axis. However, with six possible directions, it's difficult to defend yourself perfectly. Also, it's possible to play the game with up to six players when supplemental marble sets are purchased.
A winner of the 1988 Concours International de Créateurs de Jeux de Société.
Year Published
1987
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Unknown Channel general_discussion at 9:34 sentiment: positive
video_pk 11926 · mention_pk 115359
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- tense, memorable nights
- clean rule set and strong group dynamics
Cons
- can be punishing for newcomers if not guided
Thematic elements
- hidden alignment and cooperative deception
- Arthurian legend in a social deduction setting
- tense, accusatory, and political at the table
Comparison games
- Blood on the Clock Tower
- Quest
- So Clover
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- discussion and voting — players discuss and vote on who to suspect or support each round
- hidden roles — players have secret allegiances; some are evil among the good
- Voting — players discuss and vote on who to suspect or support each round
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- What's the best entry-level board game? Wrong question. There is no best entry-level board game. There's only the chart.
- This is the chart chart.
- Don't optimize too hard. We aren't playing scythe right now.
- This is the gateway to an entire genre.
- For entry-level gamers, you want to have that fun to admin ratio heavily tilted towards fun.
- If someone has real enthusiasm for a game, just play it.
- Trust on your group, trust on your instinct.
- It's the gateway game that opened the floodgates to the modern industry.
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Adam Porter top_10_list at 7:24 sentiment: positive
video_pk 988 · mention_pk 2774
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- classic abstract feel with tactile pieces
Cons
- some find the strategy non-intuitive at first
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Gobbler
- H Hive
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- pushing/knocking discs — aim to push six discs off the board or position pieces for advantage
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Quotes (from this video)
- these games have no theme
- it's a toolbox for you as a game designer which of these mechanisms do you want to employ in your own abstract strategy game
- product design is everything
- the single most impactful feature of connect 4 was that little hatch beneath the frame
- abstract strategy games are some of the most interactive games in existence
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Unknown Channel analysis at 5:21 sentiment: positive
video_pk 959 · mention_pk 113020
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Accessible entry point into the genre
- Strong variants and replayability
Cons
- Some rules complexity; scripts can vary in quality
Thematic elements
- logic-based social deduction
- Arthurian fantasy
- puzzle-like roles
Comparison games
- The Resistance
- Secret Hitler
- Feed the Kraken
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- hidden roles — Loyal servants of Arthur vs. traitors.
- Merlin/Morgana variants — Special roles with unique information and powers.
- No moderator — All players participate; no external moderator is required.
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Quotes (from this video)
- The Resistance and Avalon retain all that paranoia of werewolf, but everyone gets to play the whole game without the need of a moderator or any player elimination.
- Blood on the Clock Tower is a gigantic step forward in this genre.
- It's the board game equivalent of Carcination.
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