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Year
2016
Players
2-4
Age
12+
Playtime
45 min
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Description
Challenge rival students to become the best in class in Arcane Academy, a board game of tile-linking wizardry that pits young spellcasters against one another in a duel for honor and prestige. Forge potent magic items and wield wickedly powerful elemental energies to out-think and out-maneuver your opponents.
Arcane Academy is based on the critically acclaimed, all-ages comic series Finding Gossamyr, which is set in a fantasy world in which math is the language of magic.
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Rolling Dice & Taking Names Analysis at 17:27 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Cool engine-building mechanic.
- Fast gameplay (20-30 minutes).
- Low take-that tone.
Cons
- Requires learning keywords and special abilities.
Thematic elements
- learning magic
- school
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Engine Building — Players create chains of activated tiles to gain resources and complete assignments.
- Resource Management — Players collect different types of resources to complete assignments.
- tile laying — Players lay tiles on their board to create an engine and gain abilities.
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- I think for the first time ever we are using an instrumental theme song that's right we have because I floundered gray liam coming up with a song title however this one marty is because of our five-minute initiative in this one cause of imperial the domination of it of the empire Plus this whole week they've been doing Star Wars own blows at tnt I don't know it's dynamite yeah whatever you know so I've been was another song we could use AC DC AC DC that's right but it was the fact that episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 we're all on TNT in order each night so I would be picking up various ones you know periodically like Return of the Jedi was last night got to watch the end of it and so I was like man which ones were on all of them in order so 4 5 & 6 1 2 3 4 5 & 6 no try that again four five and six you can deny all you want to deny oh I shall deny but you played a video game Star Wars galaxy that included the Gungans therefore you cannot deny that they were part of the Star Wars lore yeah but what was the best thing about playing Star Wars Galaxies with the Gungans we got to slaughter them exactly that's right we took every mission where we had to go to the island and kill them and enjoyed every minute of it brings back a lot of memories doesn't it yeah it does fantastic game but we aren't here to talk about video games however i would like to an episode on video game sometime but not this time we have got a great show tonight because we are going to do something that we've been talking about for a little while well we're going to do in-depth analysis of three miniature games
- people might be wondering why you guys will talk about miniature games and I think the main reason why Tony is cause I feel that the gap between board games and miniature games has been shrinking over time and I think there's this feeling of intrepid ation or our little nervousness about a board game are getting into miniature games and we just want to talk about how actually easy it is to get into these games because a lot of current board games actually use some mechanics for miniature games yeah and it could also be you know getting smaller because every freaking game now comes with miniatures escalating the prices way up out of our price range
- well it's that time of year again where the fall TV shows start coming on and Marty I don't know what's on your radar I'm sure nothing on CBS I'll see assuming every CBS show either involves a doctor or lawyer or cop that's cool yeah yeah there you go so you had bull and all that other stuff but what are you going to watch this fall the only things that we have said we'll give a shot was a good place Ted Danson and kristen bell that's the comedy was made by some of the other people that we like we watched the first show thought it was ok we'll we'll keep trying and what's on your list we haven't really tried a lot yeah a good place i enjoyed watching that I gotta give it another chance I did watch speechless that I enjoyed I thought but I enjoy the actor who's in that and an actress who's in that and as well as the guy who plays um bow II from Big Bang he's in it that one was really fun we actually watched that one of vanessa was like who is that guy I said come on Vanessa fake and I said voice you oh yeah that's right for Big Bang yeah so what do you think of it I thought it's actually pretty good show it was a lot like I told Vanessa I was a lot like Goldberg's to me the mom and this shows a lot like the mom and Goldberg's but we'll continue to watch it i think that that was a dish and show another show that we're going to try is that ties that show for NBC timely as will be mother time travelers the teasers look good but we'll see what we'll give it a shot I've kind of gotten to the point with new shows I want to see how their ratings are over the first several weeks and if they're not bad I'm not even gonna invest in the entire met him because I know they're going to be gone right and I think for me the biggest disappointment so far but one more shot is MacGyver I had to give it a shot any reboots I'm just reluctant to give a shot too but it's a reboot on CBS I'm out
- I think some of the most competitive some of the best gamers I've ever played against were miniature gamers by far I've played the heaviest of heavy euros and the amount of brain power it takes to play those to me doesn't compare when you're playing against somebody that really knows how to play these miniature games because there's just so many decisions that need to be made
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Watch It Played Discussion at 38:57
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none
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- tile laying — A game where players place tiles.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I think we did it. We've started on time. That never happens.
- The words are on both sides. No, but for them, they're going to be seeing this side.
- This was not a sponsored segment. They didn't ask me to like feature this on their content.
- I think that's why I go half elf cuz I I do like role playing.
- Well, technically you could do this. Um, we just don't feel it creates an optimal playing experience.
- They're not going to make money off of all the board gamers who are suddenly going to jump to League of Legends because of this board game.
- My brain like blew out the back of my head.
- It's not a fake word. It might not be a common word to some of our listeners.
- The puns definitely got worse.
- I'm still above Daredevil. But again, I just in general just so impressed with how they're bringing those characters to life.
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Watch It Played Rules Teach at 0:00
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Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- hello and welcome to watch it played my name is Pep and in this video we'll be learning the two to four player game Arcane Academy
- an ancient evil is stirring and it is not sword but sorcery which will defeat it players will gather at the Academy of magical studies in order to learn powerful spells and Forge fantastic items
- do you have what it takes to become Best in Class join me at the table and let's learn how to play
- Arcane Academy is played over a series of turns in which players will be gaining will and shards in order to complete assignments all the while improving their slates in order to cast greater magic in the future
- on your turn you must either cast or rest
- The placement of new tiles is very important
- gaining actions from linked tiles does not exhaust them only the originally chosen tile receives a token
- instead of casting ing you can choose to rest which removes all exhaustion tokens from your slate
- pencils down
- The player with the most prestige points is declared valid dictorian
- that's everything you need to know to play Arcane Academy
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Watch It Played Rules Teach at 0:29 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Assignments grant points at the end of the game.
- Spells are paid for with will and have immediate effects.
- Magical items provide ongoing or end-game effects and can have usable abilities.
- Adding new tiles to the slate grants more actions.
- Linking tiles allows for activation of multiple actions.
- Resting allows removal of exhaustion tokens and drawing new assignment cards.
- The game ends when a player completes eight assignments.
- Final turns are taken after 'pencils down' is called.
- Points are counted from assignments, prestige tokens, and potential end-game assignment bonuses.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Players gather to learn powerful spells and forge fantastic items to defeat an ancient evil.
- Academy of magical studies
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- action selection — Players choose to either cast an action from their slate or rest.
- Hand Management — Players have private assignment cards in hand, and can discard and draw new ones when resting.
- Resource Management — Players gain and spend will and shards to complete assignments and cast spells.
- Set Collection — Players complete assignments from their hand or the center of the table.
- tile laying — Players add new tiles to their player board (slate) which grant new actions.
- Variable player powers — Players can add new tiles to their slate, which can alter their available actions.
- Worker Placement — Activating an action on a player's slate requires placing an exhaustion token on it.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- hello and welcome to watch it played my name is Pep and in this video we'll be learning the two to four player game Arcane Academy
- an ancient evil is stirring and it is not sword but sorcery which will defeat it players will gather at the Academy of magical studies in order to learn powerful spells and Forge fantastic items
- do you have what it takes to become Best in Class join me at the table and let's learn how to play
- Arcane Academy is played over a series of turns in which players will be gaining will and shards in order to complete assignments all the while improving their slates in order to cast greater magic in the future
- on your turn you must either cast or rest
- The placement of new tiles is very important
- gaining actions from linked tiles does not exhaust them only the originally chosen tile receives a token
- instead of casting ing you can choose to rest which removes all exhaustion tokens from your slate
- pencils down
- The player with the most prestige points is declared valid dictorian
- that's everything you need to know to play Arcane Academy
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Meeple Mountain Promotion at 2:21 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Strong two-player feel with elegant design
- Thematic tie-in with Hanamikoji-style gameplay
Cons
- Some players may prefer different themes or more direct interaction
Thematic elements
- diplomatic favor and scholarly ranking
- Geisha-themed court of scholars within a academy setting
- stylized, game-like depiction of court intrigue
Comparison games
- Hanamikoji
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Hand Management — Managing a hand of cards to present to scholars
- hand_management — Managing a hand of cards to present to scholars
- Pattern Recognition — Reading opponent choices to optimize plays
- pattern_recognition_guessing — Reading opponent choices to optimize plays
- Set Collection — Gathering sets to gain influence in the academy
- set_collection — Gathering sets to gain influence in the academy
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's for one to five players so there is a solo player mode in it
- we are all trying to create them wackiest but simultaneously most efficient factory at the table
- claim is a two-player trick-taking game where the key has died and we are both fighting for claim of the throne
- five different fantasy races and they are all going to have different mechanics that are kind of specific to that fantasy flavor
- we're bringing claim to the sequel over early 2020
- this is board game Brody I hope you enjoyed this video
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Adam in Wales - Board Game Design Top List at 10:18
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Pros
none
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- exhaustion tokens linked activations — placing exhaustion tokens triggers linked tile abilities for synchronized effects.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- tableau builders feature a wide and diverse range of markets and currencies
- the beauty of this mechanism is the chain reactions that it creates when you take your turn
- it's a really nice feedback loop
- the world feels bigger than your own little player area
- tableau building is a core, solid mechanic that many designers build around
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