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The animals want to show how good they are at making tall pyramids! They must be skillfully careful: Who will position the penguin on top of the crocodile, the sheep on top of the penguin, the serpent on the sheep? The hedgehog wants to stand on top of the pyramid but the height is making him dizzy.
Tier auf Tier (a.k.a. Animal Upon Animal, Pyramide d'animaux, and Dier op dier) is a simple stacking game, listed for ages 4-99, with 29 cute wooden animals.
Each turn a player rolls the die and either places one or two animals on to the stack of animals, passes one of his or her animals to another player for them to place, or places an animal on the table, extending the base for other players to build upon. Of course, if any pieces fall off whilst you are building, you get up to two of them back. The first player to have used all of their animals wins.
This game, intended for children, is equally popular with adults.
Year Published
2005
Transcript Analysis
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Actual Lol game_review at 6:17 sentiment: negative
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Overall sentiment (raw)
negative
Pros
- visually appealing and approachable for kids
Cons
- too simple for adults
- die-rolling element can prolong randomness
Thematic elements
- family-friendly stacking fun
- stacking wooden animals into a tower
- simple, childlike
Comparison games
- Bandu
- Jenga
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- stacking / dexterity — players take turns placing animals to avoid toppling the tower
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This is stupid. It ain't falling over once.
- Growing up can't be that bad if I get to be like you.
- Timmy, you can come out now. It's like scalletwick.
- There's nothing super about being crushed by 10 tons of brick and mortar.
- Are you okay? Did you eat mommy's mango body butter as well?
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The Brothers Murf top_10_list at 4:18 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Timeless dexterity with a toy-like aesthetic
- Good for families and kids; scalable to adults
Cons
- Tower collapses can disrupt flow for some players
- May feel light for experienced gamers
Thematic elements
- family-friendly stacking game
- wooden animals on a balancing tower
- toy-like, playful, accessible
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- randomization — die determines which piece you must place next
- stacking/balance — players add wooden animal pieces with varied balance points
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Dexterity games are just silly fun.
- Croconol is one of the greatest games ever made. It's the greatest dexterity game ever made.
- I defy anyone to not enjoy themselves playing this game.
- Clask is just more fun than it has any right to be.
- It's insane. I love flip ships.
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One Board Family general_discussion at 1:00:15 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
very positive
Pros
- excellent for mixed ages
- satisfying from a stand-up perspective
Cons
- skill asymmetry can favor some players
Thematic elements
- folk-tantasy animals
- stacking animals
- family-friendly
Comparison games
- Meeple Circus
- Animal Upon Animal: Junior variants
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Stacking — players stack animal wooden pieces without toppling the stack
- visual_tidbits — balance and coordination under pressure
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Dexterity games it's a sport-like element, there's almost a sport aspect to a dexterity game.
- we love to hate games, we love to hate.
- Strike is a ton of fun and is accessible for a big group.
- it's not only like rewarding when you're actually able to make some really awesome throws but it's not like really complicated.
- there's social contract at the table of like we're around a table and it's okay to be a troll and to like cut people out of deals but there's that level you can take it.
- this is the best real time game that I have in my collection.
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