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2004
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"These fields no longer yield grain the way they used to," complains the farmer. "We should settle new lands before our food runs out. Why don't we start farming olives, like our neighbors?"
The cart-driver nods: "Ever since them city folks started worshiping San Giorgio I have to travel further and further to new building sites. I'm on my way now to the new inn they built. I'll change horses there and deliver this load," he gestures towards the pile of wood in the cart with his head "to the sea beyond. Gonna start some fisheries there. It is said we'll conquer those olive-farmers before long. But their land is even more polluted than ours."
The farmer nods his head in reply. As the cart starts moving again, he returns to the field to harvest the last bushels of grain, growing between the stumps of what used to be a lush forest -- three turns ago.
Antiquity is a strategy game for 2-4 players. It is set in an environment loosely modeled on Italy in the late Middle Ages. Players choose their own victory condition: they can focus on population growth, trade, conquest, or city building by choosing their patron saint.
Each strategy requires a completely different style of play. Or you can choose to adore Santa Maria, the most powerful saint of all -- but you'll be expected to build a civilization twice as impressive as any other player.
While your economy is constantly improving, with more and more advanced cities bringing new options each turn, the land around your cities is slowly being depleted, forcing you to travel further and further to gather your raw materials -- until finally, there is no more land left to farm. Let's hope one of you has won the game before that time!
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Watch It Played Discussion at 1:36 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- these are going to make the board state much easier to read at a glance
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- BoardGameGeek is the world's largest website dedicated to supporting our hobby
- they'll send you a second for free so you can mix and match for the best ones
- these are going to make the board state much easier to read at a glance
- if you enjoy the frenzied frenetic pace of fuse then you might want to pick up this fuse wild die
- if you'd like some more plastic upgrade goodness
- this includes a bakery a goldsmith and a layer that you can just mix right into the game adding more variety to your sessions each time you play
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Getting Games Discussion at 48:10 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Ancient civilizations
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Resource harvesting with polyomino-like placement — Building and expanding with resource stacks; management of pollution and graves (described at length in transcript)
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- board games make me so happy
- I try to be happiness focused
- I don't speed up my playthroughs
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Meeple University Top 10 List at 15:09 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- It's fun.
Cons
- It's very hard to pass in your brain.
- It's hard to pick up in your mind.
- The cost is resources plus space, but the relationship is not intuitive.
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Horseless Carriage
- Food Chain Magnate
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action Pool Building — Starts with almost no actions and builds up the action pool by building buildings.
- Objective chasing — Players race towards different objectives (resource accumulation or area control).
- polyomino placement — Involves a polyomino placement puzzle.
- Tile Placement — Shares a tile placement element with Horseless Carriage.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- we are going to rank our top 20 heaviest games that we have played according to BGG rating whether we agree or not we'll tell you later
- delving into that ever controversial ever amorphous topic that is BGG heaviness ratings what do they mean no one knows no one can explain
- the fact that you can ruin your game very early on and this is is one of them
- it was hard to feel like you were achieving anything as well
- that's a real signal of how tough the entry point to this game is
- the bass rules are so dense and adding dog Arts Academy to it adds a whole extra thing to do
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UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 15:16
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Indonesia
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Clash of Cultures I like I like the the new the Revis Edition or whatever I thought that was good
- Last Light is the 4X face game that plays in an hour
- You heard me right it plays in an hour
- You know what band there's a band that I I love it's in my it me it maybe every once a while it would fall out of my top five bands but it's it it'll always remain like top six or seven
- When you were that good you're just that good
- I want to see the Chiefs win the next six Super Bowls I do
- I don't think it's a big deal why are you googling Board Game Geek stuff when you could just go to the website
- your guy doesn't do any attacks it's just all of his little minions do do his attacks for him
- Bone Razer is ready five bucks
- all the reviews Say it'll hit your dopamine pretty well
- the AI of it starts crumbling a bit so it gets really frustrating
- The revised edition is good
- Rules are tightened up
- Includes the old expansion
- It is a huge game
- Has a thousand things going on
- Plays in an hour
- Has over 2000 backers on Gamefound
- Did better than the first time
- One of the worst Productions I've seen the cards fall apart
- It's pretty good
- It's a Monty Python game
- The python game doesn't look good I just ped it because it's python
- Very much your standard Vampire Survivors
- Five bucks
- Definitely get five bucks with the fun
- Keeps unlocking new characters
- Has a lot of gameplay
- Hits dopamine well
- Leveling is really good
- Massive hit
- Early access
- AI of the game starts crumbling when automated elements are introduced.
- Gets really frustrating.
- Still has bugs.
- Feels like it has stolen Pokemon IP without actually stealing it.
- It was fine
- Puzzly
- Really simple
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UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 27:56
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Pros
- it's a good game though
Cons
- the big box has has new artwork so you can't go and mix and match if you can find the missing ones with the new one because the Arts all different
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Clash of Cultures I like I like the the new the Revis Edition or whatever I thought that was good
- Last Light is the 4X face game that plays in an hour
- You heard me right it plays in an hour
- You know what band there's a band that I I love it's in my it me it maybe every once a while it would fall out of my top five bands but it's it it'll always remain like top six or seven
- When you were that good you're just that good
- I want to see the Chiefs win the next six Super Bowls I do
- I don't think it's a big deal why are you googling Board Game Geek stuff when you could just go to the website
- your guy doesn't do any attacks it's just all of his little minions do do his attacks for him
- Bone Razer is ready five bucks
- all the reviews Say it'll hit your dopamine pretty well
- the AI of it starts crumbling a bit so it gets really frustrating
- The revised edition is good
- Rules are tightened up
- Includes the old expansion
- It is a huge game
- Has a thousand things going on
- Plays in an hour
- Has over 2000 backers on Gamefound
- Did better than the first time
- One of the worst Productions I've seen the cards fall apart
- It's pretty good
- It's a Monty Python game
- The python game doesn't look good I just ped it because it's python
- Very much your standard Vampire Survivors
- Five bucks
- Definitely get five bucks with the fun
- Keeps unlocking new characters
- Has a lot of gameplay
- Hits dopamine well
- Leveling is really good
- Massive hit
- Early access
- AI of the game starts crumbling when automated elements are introduced.
- Gets really frustrating.
- Still has bugs.
- Feels like it has stolen Pokemon IP without actually stealing it.
- It was fine
- Puzzly
- Really simple
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UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 2:52:02 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
- High-quality components (mentioned positively)
Cons
- Slow to sell out
Thematic elements
- civilization building
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- civilization building — Players develop their civilization, implied by the theme.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- we're gonna play access and Al for the first time together
- 1942 um and that's where I'm drawing a line you know after that it's going to get it's a big time sync that I don't think anybody will really put into it
- so I picked it up and it became like a staple diet every weekend with me and my mates
- it had some like event things that would happen and you would read a paragraph and then you would populate the rim with monsters
- everything else is basically if you can see on their outline in the thing if it's not gray you can hit it
- the heroscape big thing is you can learn like the synergies of like oh okay if I use this units and this units together then this enhances this and then this enhances that
- Nexus out was a good one Nexus Ops was good
- Vegas Showdown we played Nexus Ops a lot we played Vegas Showdown a lot I loved Vegas Showdown but that was like that game should still be around
- man I I bought three copies of Queens Gambit at Toys R Us
- risk Shadow forces in 2002
- the lady who was checking me out was Hispanic and she said to the other tyer in Spanish and I knew what she said it's like oh my God this big game is only $1.99 I'm gonna get one
- the Red Dot you would you could hit it yeah you just had to put your eye line behind the characters and if you could see to the other any part of them yeah
- you can change the rules of the terrain pieces and it just makes the game interesting
- hot lava death
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Heavy Cardboard Discussion at 42:11 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- hell yeah I would love that
Cons
- my copy of antiquity grew legs at heavon last year which was a super huge bummer
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Stressbotics Odyssey is probably the heaviest Euro, biggest Euro, craziest Euro I've ever played.
- We're trying to make it more brand friendly.
- Spain has late dinner times (9:30 PM to 10:30 PM).
- The fact that war games continuously using real conflicts to base their games on... I kind of fall on the opposite side of that.
- You lose the passion with AI you can see him working works of art that's fair yeah like I don't want AI making movies and so like where do you draw the line or making music and right yeah no just anyway I'm curious I'm I'm going to delve into that briefly to just get a feel for it I'm glad I've had nothing never heard of the game nothing yeah
- Over easy it's probably number one.
- I think Clinic's great I love small City more that is a top 50 game for sure probably higher
- all AI art looks the same to me it's instantly identifiable to me and that's not a good thing
- you lose the passion with AI you can see him working works of art that's fair
- I am grateful to that uh it's just another benefit for yall for sure
- Please like And subscribe legitimately it helps half yall that watch this don't subscribe it really does help the channel
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Heavy Cardboard Top List at 14:48 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- It is a phenomenal game.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- now starting off number 10 is four it's lost in the middle it's not prime just two doubled hash unoriginal and and In some cultures unlucky you're lucky you make the list for
- eight number 10 couldn't be a dozen but also thinks it's Big Man on Campus on this list got to keep it humble looking at you 10
- seven pie 3.14 pie Jess and I went to this place called the Red Arrow Diner the other day and it had an entire display case full of pie and it was fabulous she got a death by chocolate cream pie it was it was everything that you thought it pie
- six is three and why three here in number six because in numerology people with a life path aligned with three have some significant strengths and weaknesses such as they're creative they have a strong imagination come up with ideas quickly they're communicative they're great at writing speaking artistic expression they're social they enjoy socializing have a large usually a large circle of friends tend to be optimistic they have an infectious enthusiasm that draws others to them they they excel in problem solving they think of new ways to solve problems quickly and creatively however there are some kind of drawbacks to those on the life path or the the life path aligned with the number number three and those weaknesses can include scattered energy they may they may have time trouble focusing and may make hasty decisions
- five I mean I feel like this is probably the biggest no-brainer of the entire list it's the golden ratio of 1.68 I mean symmetry duh the middle yall saw that coming right like you knew all right I I'm going to give you all the benefit of doubt that that's the case
- four arguably could be considered my favorite but only at number four and it's ul's number now I realize so for those that don't know it's uh 27182 also known as e now I realized that some people mispronounce it Oilers rule or law or number or whatever um this is heavy cardboard this is my channel so therefore nepotism is ul's number plus screw Edmonton if you know you know
- three going to be a bit of a surprise to a lot of y'all is seven cuz everybody is going to put seven higher I mean seriously it is the most common lucky number out there so everybody who is going to put this higher I ain't basic
- two number two is two it's the silver medal it's almost as good as as one it's second best always on the podium got to give props to number two
- finally number one 249 it just flows off the tongue 249 you see that and you're like wow that's not much money that's that's a good deal almost anything that you see for 249 is great so 249 and and if you double oh moment hold H if you double 249 that get you our absolute best number of all time number zero 498 say it with me 498 man that's a great number so there you have it my top 10 numbers 1- 10 hopefully yall enjoyed that
- now this is what happens when you get a little punch drunk uh so uh shout out to Kyle Ken and Greg after our our stream the other night we got to talking about this and thought we would have a lot of fun
- Railways of Los Atlas so that is looking forward to that it is a build your own customizable map which I thought was not going to be good I was flat out wrong
- This has been threatened to be on the channel for years and as a solid I'm finally breaking this out Rob has requested it and so Rob this one's for you uh hko and Stein is going to be on the show on Sunday
- a lot of people been asking for old school splatter we haven't done Antiquity in a very long time plus it is a phenomenal game so Antiquity is definitely on the docket
- stress btics Odyssey we're going to be replaying that again we've played a partial game of it once we've played the base game a number of times we stream that publicly and we're going to be doing a sponsored stream later on possibly as soon as two weeks from now but for the patrons on Sunday about 4:30 or so we're going to do probably another partial game of stress bs Odyssey
- small City deluxe edition a lot of s this one can't surprise the heck out of me a lot of people have been asking for this so you know what we're busting this bad boy out again tomorrow
- oath I mean how can we not bust out more oath right
- and uh Atlantic chase this is one my most anticipated war games that I desperately want to get played um so Atlantic Chase is definitely going to make it before the end of the patron stream so super super stoked for that
- we have gained 45 new patrons and we've only lost one that is ridiculously aming amazing I am so grateful for that
- speaking of so far in the patron drive so here we go what have we done I mean this and more right the the arcs campaign has continued uh uh we've had a game about oranges and lemons that has a killer action selection mechanism if you all haven't heard about it I would recommend go check out that stream I thought it was great I think it's a really good game I think you all would enjoy that
- James Ken and oath need I say more if you haven't watched our latest stream of oath and you enjoy watching board game content I think I can unequivocally say you should watch that
- The NeverEnding game of ofle come Ross that was that I I was entertained the ridiculous ending of Cribbage in our traditional card game stream we did cribbage Rook Spades and hearts I mean all you need is a deck of cards right
- all three of them not me but the other three solid really solid I was impressed
- it has been brought to my attention that some of y'all watched how oath ended and thought that doesn't look good rest assured that I we have been blessed with a very very good group that no one takes anything too seriously the games are just the games there is no uh serious hurt feelings there there can be grudges but they're friendly grudges like I still hate shy because of something he did an Intrigue like five years ago it's okay I still invite him back he and I are still friends mostly so I imagine James and kenel it'll continue but it'll be entertaining and it's mostly friendly they actually hugged it out afterwards so it's all good
- James from Dad's on a map is going to be joining me Thursday night we're going to enjoy a couple of adult beverages and and chew the fat about their tournament as well as just games that we've been playing and and stuff so that should be a good time
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Heavy Cardboard Analysis at 6:24
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
none
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 Dominoes Ah
- based on reviewing the Wikipedia for dominoes um that doesn't that seem that year seems wrong. That seems way late.
- but anything that is like a Domino's game we would recognize doesn't occur until the very end of the 18th or beginning of the 19th century.
- and tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m., we're finishing up with Antiquity, which is pictured behind Ken's head over there.
- Of our 402 games, only 13 are published before 1990.
- So you got Spirit Island, you got Lizboa, you got Quest for Elorado, and 22 other games that are on one person's list.
- 2019, PAX Premiere, Crystal Palace, and 24 other games.
- 2015, Gallerist, Trickarion, Food Chain Magnate, 16 other games.
- Brass, Birmingham, Obsession, Root.
- John Company, sure. Weather Machine, Carnegi, 19 other games from 2022.
- Age of steam. Age of steam, right? Yeah. Yeah. Obviously, right. Yeah.
- Like trying to narrow it down is a hard thing when you when you have maybe the newer you are, the less hard that is.
- there's going to be another one tomorrow where we go through tutorial number four of Atlantic Chase.
- I might have a latest greatest version of Crossrox. I'm so excited about this game after hearing you guys talk about it.
- Every game that you guys play, you're playing. It's oath.
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Heavy Cardboard Analysis at 49:10 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Very Positive
Pros
- Fantastic game
- Will likely see increased demand after discussion
Cons
- Not enough people have played it
Thematic elements
- Civilization building with themes of death and pollution
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- city building — Implied by the theme of civilization building.
- Resource Management — Implied by the theme of civilization building.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's Dominoes Ah
- based on reviewing the Wikipedia for dominoes um that doesn't that seem that year seems wrong. That seems way late.
- but anything that is like a Domino's game we would recognize doesn't occur until the very end of the 18th or beginning of the 19th century.
- and tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m., we're finishing up with Antiquity, which is pictured behind Ken's head over there.
- Of our 402 games, only 13 are published before 1990.
- So you got Spirit Island, you got Lizboa, you got Quest for Elorado, and 22 other games that are on one person's list.
- 2019, PAX Premiere, Crystal Palace, and 24 other games.
- 2015, Gallerist, Trickarion, Food Chain Magnate, 16 other games.
- Brass, Birmingham, Obsession, Root.
- John Company, sure. Weather Machine, Carnegi, 19 other games from 2022.
- Age of steam. Age of steam, right? Yeah. Yeah. Obviously, right. Yeah.
- Like trying to narrow it down is a hard thing when you when you have maybe the newer you are, the less hard that is.
- there's going to be another one tomorrow where we go through tutorial number four of Atlantic Chase.
- I might have a latest greatest version of Crossrox. I'm so excited about this game after hearing you guys talk about it.
- Every game that you guys play, you're playing. It's oath.
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Rahdo Runs Through Top List at 50:28 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Highly Positive
Pros
- Fantastic combination of set collection and Mancala mechanics.
- Three levels of simultaneous nested set collection.
- Sharp and very thinky gameplay.
- Simple rule set with a lot of depth.
- Cool art pieces represented by wooden blocks.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Collecting art and artifacts
Comparison games
- Cafe (Publisher's other game)
- Guggenheim (Museum)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- action selection — On a turn, players can collect items, put items into collections, or display collections at museums.
- Mancala — A core mechanic involves moving items out of warehouses into a Mancala-like system to fulfill collections.
- Nested mechanics — Involves three levels of simultaneous set collection: collecting art, making local collections, and making international museum displays.
- Set Collection — Players collect art pieces (fossils, paintings, sculptures) to fulfill collection cards.
- storage management — Items collected must be stored in warehouses, with special powers tied to the size of the warehouse used.
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- Ants. And I loved this game. Um it is a phenomenal worker placement game where we are controlling a colony of ants trying to, you know, spread out into the uh the countryside, um you know, set up pheromone trails of scavenging ants, exploring, dealing with big scary bigger bugs than us, like centipedes and millipedes and whatnot, getting to the far reaches where there are huge benefits if we're the first player to occupy, and, you know, basically expand our little ant kingdom.
- And unlike most other ant colony civilization games, there is no player versus player in this game. No direct attacking. We just have to fight, you know, the the other big bugs that are out there.
- this is a conveyor belt game, folks, and I love conveyor belts. The conveyor belt here is the life cycle of our ants.
- Everything about this game is fantastic.
- It's the second best game we played this month. It's Ants.
- The Last Droids.
- This game is phenomenal.
- It's an I split, I choose game, which is a fun little thing.
- That decision, which do I keep for myself, which two do I give to the other players, is phenomenal.
- The rules actually suggest that once the cards are revealed before the lead player hands them out and keeps one for themselves that players could say, "Hey, I really want that one."
- The art in this game is stunning.
- It is the best game I played this month as a three-player game.
- As a two-player game, I don't know. So, I'm going to have to do a follow-up in a future roundup, I assume.
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UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 40:24 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- teach you if you wanted
Cons
- takes nine hours
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- What a load off my mind. Holy cow.
- So tasty.
- Don't hit me with a good time.
- Get a ticket for the flea market.
- You got a golden ticket.
- That's the one hour I ask.
- You know what? It might be have to be Friday night then because Friday the only thing I've got going
- I know, but who do I kick out?
- It is a good movie. It is a good movie.
- My favorite John Cusack movie is um Eight Men Out.
- Say anything. Hold hold hold the hold the the Ben's iconic man.
- Are you going to be able to play Station Fall next week?
- That'll be fine for me.
- I got to go.
- You could do a 900 p.m. Saturday night.
- I have to be on this crazy secure line. Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. Whatever.
- Not looking forward to it. But maybe I don't know get cancelceled, but it might. But I'm just I'm just I'm leaving it open in case they do need me.
- The thing is Wednesday night is usually there's no momentum to play anything big, you know, because you're kind of like, you know, I mean, the momentum is not there yet.
- If you don't get knocked out, it's an evening. It takes a long time.
- My head
- Oh, my god.
- That's a seven out of 10.
- You need to get some sunglasses for that one. That's a CSI Miami joke.
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- Vampire Survivors live on Kickstarter right now. $361,000.
- Back Vampire Survivors the board game.
- It's great. It's my game of the year.
- Hero Forge, if you're watching, I'd love to make another video for you. Send me some more credits.
- That [__] is addictive. Oh my god.
- Gnome Hollow is a delightful game. Whether you're an avid board game player or new to board games, this game is very suitable for both. The gameplay is smooth. You have many action to choose from, but but it still remains clear. We really like the theme. Gnomes always do well. The ring markers are magnetic, which is super handy. That makes them easy to keep on your player board.
- Hughes and Q's is quite good.
- I felt like it's one of those games unfortunately after I play it once I was just like well and I never need to play this again.
- A+ for style points. Super cute theme and artwork. I give this a low rating based on the fact that I myself just can't really play it. The spatial aspect of the rings with all their twists makes it hard for me to plan my turns and you can't get around the spatial aspect and to aim for a win through other methods.
- People love to be harsh.
- Tile laying that's been done before. The tile laying is really dull. Even though there are seven tiles to choose from, there are ever only one or two viable choices because you want to close the path as soon as possible. There is nothing new to see here. Move along.
- I love people and I hate them at the same time.
- Well, that's harsh.
- We're in the happiest timeline right now.
- There's no like RPG stuff there really.
- I think that Morborg is just a garbage thing. It's just like it's it's it is it is it was a flash in the pan.
- Yeah. And it's just like we got we're going to just have all these Borg things and I just like what are we doing?
- I just need this remote control and this chair and that's all I need.
- The Color from Outer Space. It showed up.
- Well, what you need to go see or stream is um Renfield with Nick Cage.
- That's just over the top ridiculous. It's It's amazing.
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Heavy Cardboard Preview at 3:40 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- A straight reprint is looking feasible.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- We feel that Greed Inc. needs a little bit of extra game design to reprint it.
- The Bailiff of Boskoop because it has two big themes thematically that have always fascinated me.
- The judges are not the game system, but they're actually players.
- The game is built on what I would call a solid economic engine.
- It almost feels a little bit like an area majority type of game.
- It is 100% open information.
- It is very difficult to foresee all the ways that people can react to you in the beginning.
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The Dice Tower Top 10 List at 0:37 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- thematic potential around art pieces and museum display
- clear set-collection framework
Cons
- theming is shallow in the actual gameplay
- forgettable over time and not widely discussed
Thematic elements
- antique collecting and exhibiting artifacts
- museum / art collection
- abstract, utilitarian
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- row/tile selection — Players take turns selecting rows of items before opponents, then exhibit to score.
- Set Collection — Players collect antiques and cards to form sets and progress toward bigger point-scoring cards.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Seven giant heavy games. Good grief.
- The ideas are cool, but there's just something missing from Space Bureau.
- This is not a bad game. My rating for Antiquities is a 6 out of 10.
- frankly the new version is a lot better.
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Review at 0:12 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Has a flow to it
Cons
- Hard to read logo
- Doesn't look particularly engrossing
- Forgettable
Thematic elements
- Collecting antiques
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Mancala Aspect — There's even a little bit of Mancala aspect here.
- Set Collection — It's essentially a set collection game where you collect things to get cards and then turn in those cards to get bigger cards that are worth points.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Just a bad logo in general.
- It's just forgettable.
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Meeple University Rules Teach at 0:27 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- assemble popular art collections and display them in museums and galleries
- fast-paced world of art and antiquities
- instructional
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Auction — On a turn, the player selects a row or column on the auction board to take all art there (with the exception of at most one relic box); relic boxes may be left behind; pieces are stored in a warehouse and bonuses resolved.
- Auction / Bidding — On a turn, the player selects a row or column on the auction board to take all art there (with the exception of at most one relic box); relic boxes may be left behind; pieces are stored in a warehouse and bonuses resolved.
- Collections and exhibition — Move art from warehouses to exhibition rooms by emptying a chosen warehouse and assigning art to collections cards; relic boxes act as wild; completed collections yield points.
- End-game trigger — The game ends when any player has at least as many museum cards as the trigger; otherwise play continues for a final round for all players.
- Goal cards — Public goals are available for all players; private goals are drawn for individual scoring; goals determine scoring potential and end-game interactions.
- Loans — Use collections cards to acquire museum or gallery cards by overpaying; museums provide points and sometimes tickets; allows displaying internationally with specific costs.
- Loans and display in museums — Use collections cards to acquire museum or gallery cards by overpaying; museums provide points and sometimes tickets; allows displaying internationally with specific costs.
- Resource Management — Purchased art is stored in one of three warehouses with fixed capacities; overflow moves to the vault and can incur end-game penalties; vault is unlimited but inefficient.
- Warehouse management — Purchased art is stored in one of three warehouses with fixed capacities; overflow moves to the vault and can incur end-game penalties; vault is unlimited but inefficient.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- In Antiques, players are curators in the fast-paced world of art and antiquities, trying to make their names internationally as the greatest curators.
- There are five standard types: paintings, bones, jewelry, artifacts, and ceramics, as well as relic boxes, which count as wild and can be substituted for any other type of art during the game.
- Your vault has unlimited capacity, but generally speaking, it's bad for your art to end up here. It represents inefficiencies.
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Playthrough at 6:32 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Offers deep strategy and requires careful planning.
- High replayability due to variable setup and choices.
- Satisfying resource management puzzle.
- Polyomino tile placement is engaging.
- Variable player powers (Saints) add strategic depth.
- The struggle and challenge are part of the fun.
Cons
- Can be overly fiddly with many components and rules.
- Punishing and easy to make mistakes that significantly impact the game.
- Player interaction is not always direct, requiring a certain mindset to appreciate.
- Can feel slow to get going.
Thematic elements
- City building and survival
- Implied historical/ancient
Comparison games
- Indonesia
- Food Chain Magnate
- 18xx games
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- action selection — Players choose actions from a set of available options each turn.
- Area Control — Zone of control around cities dictates building placement and resource access.
- city building — Players construct cities and buildings on a modular board.
- Negative Consequences — Famine and pollution mechanics penalize players for poor planning.
- Resource Management — Players must manage various resources like wood, stone, food, and luxury goods.
- Set Collection — Gathering specific sets of goods is required for certain victory conditions.
- Tile Placement — Polyomino-shaped tiles are used to build structures within cities.
- Variable player powers — Players choose a saint with unique abilities that influence gameplay.
- Worker Placement — Workers are assigned to buildings to perform actions.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This is my top 10 or is in my top five.
- I love this game, it honestly truly and from its core hates me but I do.
- The struggle is real in this game and it's for all the reasons that both of you said.
- The moral of the story civilizations will fall without... a brewery.
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All You Can Board Discussion at 12:05 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
- Polyomino-driven depth
- Slaughter-game pedigree for heavier play
Cons
- Very heavy and potentially inaccessible for some players
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Polyomino — Heavier polyomino-driven tableau/area control with tile placement.
- polyomino placement — Heavier polyomino-driven tableau/area control with tile placement.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- two players, not enough time
- steal someone's donkey
- bang for your buck
- eight maps in the base box
- you can draw from the deck. Each card has its own way of like yes, you can use it as an item, but it's also one of the endgame conditions
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The Dice Tower Top List at 12:37 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- no randomness; outcomes are driven by player decisions
- interlocking systems create deep strategic space
Cons
- high complexity and heavy planning could overwhelm some players
- theme may feel abstract to some audiences
Thematic elements
- city building and patron saint management
- Renaissance Italy
- historical-sim economy with a puzzle-like city grid
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- long-term consequence management — famine and pollution create cascading effects on city growth
- tetris-like city building — buildings tessellate on your board; space constraints matter
- Worker Placement — assign workers to build, explore, and advance plans
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Balancing what actions you get on either side of the action space is kind of the whole fun of this.
- This is one of those weekend night games where this low overhead is quick to play, but it still has an interesting hook that keeps me coming back.
- There is no randomness in the game. Once the board is set up, all outcomes are on you and your decision.
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