Game Info
Year
2023
Players
2-5
Age
8+
Playtime
30 min
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Description
AI Space Puzzle is a co-operative board game in which most players take on the role of people who have been evacuated from Earth on spaceships and one player performs as a distressed AI that has partially malfunctioned. Its task is to help passengers during this difficult journey, and to do so it must try to create an effective communication system so that the passengers can be directed to the proper rooms while holding the correct security keys. The AI player uses various tokens to convey the required combination of colors and pawns, but the meaning of the tokens is up to the players to decide.
The game includes dozens of scenarios with increasing levels of difficulty, each with new challenges that you must overcome to survive. Beep boop!
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Rolling Dice & Taking Names Review at 40:04 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- A blast to play.
- Fun puzzle-giving experience.
- Challenging and engaging.
- Creative use of clue-giving tokens.
- Good replayability with different scenarios.
- Nice production quality.
Cons
- Can be too open-ended for some.
- May not be fun with more than five players.
Thematic elements
- Deduction puzzle game where players guide astronauts.
Comparison games
- Code Names
- Codenames
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Deduction — Players must deduce the correct placement of astronauts based on clues provided by the AI player using tokens.
- Grid Movement — Players move astronauts on a 4x4 grid.
- Set Collection — Players collect clues or actions based on icons and colors.
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Quotes (from this video)
- We're in the the stage of our life to where it's like it's kind of really got to be really unique and something that's like whoa I just haven't done that before to kind of like Get room on our Shelf to replace something else
- I would never want that to change but I do miss that kind of closeness that we used to have but I've noticed recently in the wall Wally world that the game session has been moved to the back shelf
- that was one of the most vile things I've ever tasted
- if you're not in the Golden Age then it's kind of like who cares what does it matter you know you're in the declining years and I don't think we're there yet
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UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 2:53:51 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Neutral
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Puzzle
- Space
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Puzzle — Described as a puzzle game.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Gotta shoot for shoot for the moon if you miss you'll wind up with the Stars
- I don't know man I mean it's just like when somebody wants to like get all up in my uh area and and and like and like I said I'm trying to give him empathy and saying I understand you know you have a shitty day a lot of people are like probably all up in your uh uh business about it
- It's just like instead of you could just come up with so many real reasons why why that guy's just an idiot and what's my what's my expression I don't know what's your you have enough ammunition stop trying to load a knife into the chamber
- The convention hall was just so so let me let me ask for I'll ask you how did Saturday feel I didn't I didn't really see it much
- My favorite part of John Conan was this year my hug
- I I love and hate you all in equal my favorite Jenna my favorite line that I've used that I stole from you and I've used it dozens of times is I used to have a friend that look just like you
- I don't know he's got he said he's got a fever and he's got sore throat hopefully he hopefully it's mild
- I was like you know what you know you know what really chaps my ass I'm just G to say this right now this really chapped my ass and I I I realize this is political and I apologize for it and and I'm willing to let people say say what they want to say but you know I think that Donald Trump Trump is a complete and total [ __ ] [ __ ] and I think that JD Vance guy is a complete and total [ __ ] [ __ ] as well and there is in a world where I would vote for either of them I wouldn't put them in charge of a 25 cent pay toilet
- It's like you know like wrestlers who come out and just say you know what I was driving into Minneapolis Minnesota that's where we're from yeah just like he said the name we're in the city we're in it's just it's just and so what it does then is that it gives the people that like are are are gonna vote for them it gives them all of the like ammunition in the world to say those idiots blah blah blah couch jokes you know it's just like instead of you could just come up with so many real reasons why why that guy's just an idiot
- I mean you guys pay attention to me but nobody else wrong again SC okay by the way also Twitter I hate that site
- I mean you guys told everybody to f off and they did and now you're suing them because they like what world is this now I don't know if anything they did is illegal not not a lawyer yeah but uh I suspect they probably didn't really do anything illegal in my just observations I don't know they're like oh so much has come to light I'm like huh really
- So Scott we we really need to do that well I forgot what you sent me the the lifetime VIP oh lifetime badge didn't we try to do a lifetime v no we just need we just need Gen Con hot games room VIPs for life bch
- There's a lot of games those see did anyone see the game it was there just demo I think um String Theory I saw it yeah that thing looks ridiculous it's basically there are it's they're hex tiles with these like spools on them I see it and you get actual string and you string together uh all these conspiracy theories
- I was like I'm not gonna play it probably so oh the big bucks yeah it was it was a definitely like i i i i i 50 bucks for a car I hesitate to say this it's a steep hill I hesitate to say this if if I had seen Ted there I would have tried tooo him first TR trade yeah and then I would have felt bad about like I don't know just you would have got over it
- I mean you know when I think about it the booth that was ridiculous for us from my my booth they had so many games at the end of the C they had to pack back up and take home
- I mean you know it's like oh yeah we you know we offered to pay more we offered this with that and just like yeah nothing you can do like you'd think there was only one convention in America it's crazy
- I mean you know it's like oh I I I I I I 50 bucks for a car I hesitate to say this it's a steep hill I hesitate to say this if if I had seen Ted there I would have tried tooo him first TR trade yeah and then I would have felt bad about like I don't know just you would have got over it
- People are still going to get really really sick from it and people are going to get really are going to you know die from it as well right but it is one of the nice things about viruses is that you know viruses are with us forever is that they do you know as they mutate and change and whatever you know our bodies adapt and and and grow more used to fighting it because you're just get exposed to it you get exposed to it you get exposed to it just except when long Co would hit you w you know you're believe everything you read
- they're hex tiles with these like spools on them
- you get actual string and you string together all these conspiracy theories
- sold out every day fairly quickly
- how's your hand he's like it really started to cramp up
- The Cat In The Box hat they had in the booth 50 bucks
- it's a really good game
- it's so good brilliant
- You're gonna be sad you passed on that
- perfect game for me
- it's a meaningful ending apparently
- and then you can start over with different characters different race different um class tons of classes tons of races tons of quests
- was landmarks one of the very few games I did play was things in ring
- if you don't advertise with me f off
- I will not be blackmailed with money but I will be blackmailed with chocolats
- there's a lot of dark chocolate
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UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 716:26:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Engaging and fun puzzle
- Requires players to develop their own communication methods
- Good replayability due to the puzzle-solving aspect
Cons
- Not a strategy game
- Can take a few plays to get the hang of the communication system
Thematic elements
- Cooperative puzzle-solving to prevent a crash
- Space station
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- communication limits — Players have 'limited tokens of communication'.
- cooperative play — Described as a 'Cooperative game'.
- Pattern Building — Players place tiles to communicate solutions to the puzzle.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- You just, uh, write your lie and your truth down... and then everybody reads them out, and you try to figure out which one is the lie.
- It's a lot like, uh, a secret Hitler-style type game, but without the, uh, the whole fascism thing.
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watch it played Rules Teach at 0:12 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
- 40 unique scenarios in the book
- Scenarios arranged by difficulty with clear tutorial (gray), easy (green), difficult (yellow), and hard (red)
- Replayable AI-driven layouts with new AI strategies each game
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Cooperative deduction where astronauts interpret AI clues to repair the ship
- A spaceship with 16 rooms represented by a 4x4 grid of cards that form the ship's map
- Hidden AI clues guiding players with limited communication
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- AI clue deployment behind screen — AI player selects up to a maximum number of tokens to place behind their screen to convey clues to the astronauts.
- Astronaut actions phase — Astronauts perform actions equal to the scenario's value; four types of actions to move, relocate, or remove astronauts.
- Dice-related actions (optional in some scenarios) — In dice-enabled scenarios, dice are used; players can move dice with astronauts and change die values; dice are carried with astronauts.
- End Game Bonuses — Rounds end when the round marker is lowered; the AI reveals the final combination; if all conditions are met, the team wins; otherwise they lose.
- End-round and victory conditions — Rounds end when the round marker is lowered; the AI reveals the final combination; if all conditions are met, the team wins; otherwise they lose.
- Key panel and color markers — Markers on a key panel indicate color-key associations; players adjust the panel to assign colors to keys; tokens can be flipped to indicate confidence.
- Neutral tokens and reminders — Purple neutral cubes exist to remind players of other information; these can be used as reminders on the key panel.
- Sabotage mode and crisis cards — Optional crisis/crisis final combination cards and saboteur cards introduce additional challenges and hidden roles.
- Scenario variability and replayability — 40 scenarios with replayability; AI will draw a new final combination card each time.
- Scenario-driven setup with final combination cards — Choose a scenario; 40 scenarios; yellow/green/red difficulty; setup uses a ship map keyed by final combination cards.
- Token rotation/overlap behind screen — Tokens may be rotated and overlapped behind the AI's screen as long as they remain face up.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- the game is played over a series of rounds and each round is divided into two phases
- you can never place your screen so it overlaps the ship cards themselves
- the astronauts can talk as much as they want in fact it can be helpful for the AI to hear what they're thinking
- the AI player knows what the astronauts need to do to save the ship which is represented by these symbols they have here on their hidden final combination card
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Foster the Meeple Review at 35:15 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- clever deduction mechanism with clear cooperative feel
- scales in difficulty with scenarios
- good fit for puzzle lovers
Cons
- not everyone enjoys deduction games
- thematic fit may feel dry to some players
Thematic elements
- cooperative clue solving with astronauts
- Cooperative space-themed deduction
- procedural puzzle solving
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- cooperative deduction — Team-based guessing game where clues guide the guesser toward the solution.
- tile/astronaut placement — Player turns involve selecting and arranging tiles to convey clues; astronauts move between cards.
- Turn-based actions — Five turns per game with three actions available per turn for clueing and movement
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- the theme really helps for sure
- it's quick at two players that's for sure
- the rules are simple enough that anybody can play
- it's freaking cute
- straight up Tableau engine builder
- not my type of game
- you probably will love this game
- it's a great little set-collection game
- this is another level of Santorini with gods and powers
- insane amount of variability
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Rolling Dice & Taking Names Discussion at 0:08 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- collaboration to solve spatial and logic puzzles
- space-themed puzzle environment with cooperative challenges
- puzzle-driven, cooperative
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- cooperative puzzle solving — Players collaborate to solve spatial and logical puzzles against the game’s constraints.
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Before You Play Top List at 12:42 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- deduction-driven co-op with an AI twist
- scenarios offer varied challenges
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- artificial intelligence and cooperative puzzle solving
- space, ship evacuation, AI-assisted survival
- scenario-based, high-stakes cooperation
Comparison games
- Landmarks
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- cooperative play — all players work together to survive and complete objectives
- deduction-based gameplay — players deduce optimal routes and actions guided by a ship AI
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- we did not include any games on our list that are demo only
- this time we have four honorable mentions because they are mainly games that were on our previous list
- it's a standalone game in the same franchise as Mar Kaio but apparently it's a lot more accessible to learn
- the game seems like it's Snappy quick
- two-player only trick-taking game
- it's an asymmetric deduction card game
- we are going to be discussing 10 games that we are ENT anticipating
- we're in the business of crafting and selling dreams
- this is a Tablo building kind of engine building game
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