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Abandon All Artichokes

Game ID: GID0013270
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Description

Abandon All Artichokes isn't your garden-variety card game!

A bumper-crop of prickly produce has overtaken your patch, and there's only one choice: abandon all artichokes! Prune your deck by harvesting fresh vegetables, each with a special power that lets you swap, discard, or compost cards. You need luck, strategy, and a green thumb to grow a winning hand!

—description from the publisher

Year Published
2020
Transcript Analysis
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Video JrDFtTQ0PmQ Good Time Society rules teach sentiment: positive
video_pk 12974 · mention_pk 37943
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Unique deck-building mechanism
  • Playful vegetable theme
  • Simple to learn
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • Deck-building card game about composting artichokes
  • Vegetable garden
  • Playful vegetable-based gameplay
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Deck building — Players manipulate their deck to remove artichoke cards
  • hand management — Players strategically play cards to remove artichokes
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • if a player manages to draw a hand free of artichokes at the end of their turn they win their game
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Video DNTyOzH6Jh8 Chairman of the Board top_10_list at 0:31 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
  • lightweight and quick
  • accessible to casual players
  • simple deck mechanics with some clever combos
Cons
  • limited depth after a couple plays
  • luck and card disparities can dominate
Thematic elements
  • artichokes, deck deconstruction
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • card_synergy — cards interact to enable shedding and predictability
  • deck_deconstruction — shed/discard artichoke cards by playing other cards
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • "This is a deck deconstruction game where you want to be the first player to abandon all of your artichokes"
  • "hidden movement games are a strange one for me"
  • "it's a very light game it's very quick bit of silly fun"
  • "the more weird a theme is the heavier the game is"
  • "Revive is such a great card driven Euro"
  • "best game from 2022 No Doubt"
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Video tMcWwW1qe5k Our Family general_discussion at 18:52 sentiment: positive
video_pk 12348 · mention_pk 36007
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • fun for families with kids
  • charming artichokes
Cons
  • more enjoyable with more players
Thematic elements
  • Playful artichoke rivalry
  • Artichoke-packing/market game
  • Fun, lighthearted family game
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • hand management — manage cards to optimize artichoke production
  • player interaction — direct competition in cards/actions
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • it's a gateway game
  • the artwork will make you hungry
  • we love talking to you guys we do we love it
  • awesome to see the final product
  • Parks just looks beautiful
  • we're going to check it out
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Video YymPSJrVy9o Brothers Murph top_10_list at 6:38 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Unique and interesting win condition
  • Cute art and presentation
  • Interesting deck manipulation mechanics
  • Significant depth in small package
  • Multiple different card mechanics keep it fresh
  • Very enjoyable experience despite mean mechanics
  • High replayability
Cons
  • Can have mean player interactions
Thematic elements
  • Deck manipulation and vegetable collection
  • Garden with vegetables
  • Cute themed puzzle
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • card drafting — Some vegetables allow you to pass cards to other players
  • Card draw manipulation — Draw cards from opponents' decks or your own to manage deck composition
  • Deck wrecking — Modify your deck by buying vegetables to get rid of artichokes
  • Push Your Luck — Potato cards create risk-reward decisions about drawing from deck
  • Win condition puzzle — Win by drawing no artichokes when you draw back up to five cards
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • You play games less than you think. That is true.
  • I play this game a ton. It's like I probably only play the game like three times. It just feels like more because the gameplay is so robust.
  • This is what makes it so kind of infinitely playable
  • I think that's one of the reasons why Pandemic was such a successful gateway game
  • You didn't know board games could be this
  • if you've only ever played Monopoly and sorry these kind of mass market games you got to show them something that's just different to that
  • I've just I didn't know any of this could exist
  • it was nuts. We were throwing down like six games a week probably easily. It was insane
  • Better arches is unreasonably fun
  • And then we finally dove farther and farther in and here we go
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Video FenSIi6hRRA Foster the Meeple general_discussion at 23:01
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none
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none
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Two recommendations per category — a curveball for Jeff since he didn't know I was pulling out two classic picks.
  • Draftasaurus and Catapult Kingdom are great for kids because eight-and-a-bit-year-olds can engage with simple rules and bright components.
  • We want other people to love games, so you're going to get them games for Christmas whether they want them or not.
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Video uPPQnVqDp6A Bonnie & Devine rules teach at 0:21 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Extremely easy to learn and teach
  • Fast, snack-sized gameplay ideal for fillers
  • Family-friendly and approachable for casual players
  • Appealing, cute artwork
  • Fresh twist on deck-building with a focus on hand management and removal rather than acquisition
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • Humorous, garden-themed mischief centered on removing artichokes from play to win.
  • A whimsical garden where players harvest vegetables and manage a hand of cards.
  • Bright, casual, light-hearted with a playful tone
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • composting — Artichoke cards can be disposed of via composting to remove them from play.
  • deck-building — Players manipulate a personal draw deck, aiming to remove artichoke cards from their hand rather than accumulate points.
  • discard and redraw — After finishing their turn, players discard their remaining hand and draw five new cards.
  • End-game condition — If the newly drawn five-card hand contains no artichokes, the player reveals their hand and wins the game.
  • garden row — A row of face-up cards in the garden is available at the start of a turn; players harvest one into their hand.
  • hand management — On a turn, players may play as many cards as they can, but artichoke cards have no effect when played and must be managed strategically.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • it's very fast
  • this is a filler
  • easy to learn
  • easy to teach
  • you can play this with families
  • it's really easy to get in and out of
  • it's super cute
  • Artwork is adorable
  • designed by the wonderful Emma Larkins
  • it's also published by Gamewright
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Video -VfpxFvhXeo Adam Porter top_10_list at 2:49 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • easy to teach
  • clever vegetable interactions
  • short playtime
Cons
  • some luck dependence
  • light on depth for some players
Thematic elements
  • vegetables and artichoke elimination
  • Domestic kitchen/family game night feel with vegetable cards
  • light, humorous
Comparison games
  • Pandemic
  • Forbidden Island
  • Sushi Go
  • Seven Wonders
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • deck-building — players build a deck of vegetable cards and manage hand composition
  • draw/discard and reshuffle — when the central deck is exhausted, discard piles shuffle to form a new deck
  • hand management — players play any number of cards from hand and discard the rest to a personal discard pile
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Quotes (from this video)
  • it's terrific
  • the central puzzle is so slight that it allows loads of scope to expand
  • i've really enjoyed it
  • the game is beautifully presented as always with osprey games
  • this is the heaviest game i have in my entire board game collection
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Video k-Mt5QDCCRo Foster the Meatball Channel top_10_list at 15:59 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Cute theme; portable tin
  • Very easy to travel with
Cons
  • May be too light for some players
Thematic elements
  • Rid yourself of artichokes using vegetable cards
  • Garden theme; card-driven hand management
  • Light, cute family game
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • hand management — Play vegetable cards to gain relief from artichokes
  • set collection/hand thinning — Get rid of all artichokes first
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • it's a deck of cards that's all it is
  • it's a mean trick taking game that is a bit unique
  • it's very easy to set up
  • open the box that's your arena
  • it's so easy to travel with
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Video sTFDuSSXxf8 design_philosophy at 10:41 sentiment: neutral
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neutral
Pros
none
Cons
none
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • customers don't purchase products they purchase a better version of themselves
  • the outward presentation of our product sets expectations in the user
  • it's central to the design
  • it's an observation i can relate to
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Video x9vzhprSX1c Adam Porter top_100_list at 0:37 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Accessible for children
  • Compact, portable package
  • Clear, focused objective (get rid of artichokes)
Cons
  • Very light weight; may lack depth for some gamers
Thematic elements
  • vegetables (artichokes), deck-exhaustion objective
  • family game night, kitchen-table
  • humorous, light
Comparison games
  • Sushi Go
  • Seven Wonders
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • deck-building — Each round you add a card from a display to your personal deck and draw/play from it.
  • hand management — You manage a small deck and aim to draw a hand with no artichokes.
  • take-that / interaction — Cards interact with other players by moving or removing artichoke cards from decks.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • it's basically a deck builder that has been stripped back to its very very core and made accessible for children
  • it's such a small package and you've got really quite a deep abstract strategy game in there for two players
  • it's frantic sort of race of observation trying to spot these minor differences
  • it's a trick taking game ... the great thing about adding pi to it is that you never end up with a tie
  • it's a roll them right game with a little bit more going on than some other examples in the genre
  • Bandido is such a small package with that nice helvety graphic design
  • it's a really good clever game neat little mechanisms fun simple
  • it's a great flicking game
  • the unique little twist here is that we're actually writing onto cards
  • it's a rolling right game
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Video 3oJ40IFcaCI Foster the Me seasonal_recommendation at 16:57 sentiment: mixed
video_pk 4453 · mention_pk 13070
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
none
Cons
  • Artichokes go bad in winter, not good recommendation
Thematic elements
  • Artichokes going bad
  • Vegetable-themed
  • Humorous card game
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • it's almost like a cozy kind of game cuz you can play it solo if you want
  • heat is something that we all need in the winter because if you don't have heat guess what you freeze to death
  • when I see a train I think winter every time
  • it might be the weirdest racing game we've ever played
  • winter was such a thing it was a Vibe
  • the snowsuits were on point
  • winter I would I would have been doing two things all winter I was either on the pond skating playing hockey or I was um at my neighbors like my grandparents Hill sledding sledding all winter that's all I did
  • Jeff I just wish winter would end but it is endless
  • you wear a mask when it's cold outside protect your face that's good advice
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