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Year
2020
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Description
The magic exam is tomorrow so you and your classmates head to the library! With the knock of a magic wand on a precise stack of books — tada! — you can learn an entire subject in an instant. In exchange for this after-hours intrusion, however, the security guard asks you to clean up and organize the library shelves. So roll up your sleeves and get to work!
In Atheneum: Mystic Library, you must study for the exam while cleaning up the library! During the game, you can score points for objectives by placing books on your shelves in specific configurations. At the end of the game, you score points for full shelf compartments, decorative candles, and shelved books of your favorite subject. Whoever collects the most points wins!
—description from the publisher
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The Board Game Garden Top List at 22:39 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Beautiful theme and aesthetic
- Indulgent for solo play with a fan-made solo mode
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- book collection and conveyor-belt objective system
- magical library / fantasy academia
- thematic, story-light
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- closed drafting — Draft cards that grant colored books and abilities
- tile/board interaction with conveyor-belt objectives — Drafted cards feed into a conveyor-style objective track to score and gain abilities
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Quotes (from this video)
- Remember, you are somebody's reason to smile.
- I absolutely love this game. It is in my top 100 games of all time.
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Board Game Garden Discussion at 8:29 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- thematic and visually striking
- innovative solo variant by James on BoardGameGeek
Cons
- card-drafting with AI interaction can be fiddly for new players
Thematic elements
- book collection and magical scoring
- magical library full of books and enchantments
- mythic, whimsical
Comparison games
- Seven Wonders
- Batoku
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card drafting — hand of cards drafted with passed options flavored by card details
- tableau building — build bookshelf with color-coded books to score
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Quotes (from this video)
- this game is so much fun solo
- I immensely enjoyed myself
- I really really enjoy this because there's two different phases
- I absolutely love the theme I love the art and just the vibe of this game
- Welcome To Your Perfect Home was so much fun to play on a live stream
- Dungeons Dice and Danger is a fantastic roll and write
- I think I enjoy Tiny Towns solo more than I enjoy it multiplayer
- Coffee Roaster is the only solo game that I have so it is very special to me
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Board Game Garden Top 100 List at 25:51 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- unique theme with elegant drafting
- interesting conveyor-belt objective mechanic and thematic depth
Cons
- solo mode is community-created rather than official
Thematic elements
- book drafting and magical shelving
- A magical library with colored book genres and conveyors of objectives
- conveyor-belt objective fulfillment with drafting mechanics
Comparison games
- Seven Wonders
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Clos drafting (card drafting with pass) — Draft and pass cards similar to Seven Wonders to build your bookshelf.
- public objectives on a conveyor belt — Public objectives move along a belt; fulfilling them scores VP as they appear or fall off.
- wands and bookshelf placement — Place wand tokens on objectives and swap books to optimize scoring.
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's been a long time since I've played this one but it is one that I like continuously think about
- Nana is the Japanese version
- this is a wonderful card game that is so much fun
- I really enjoy the art and the world Ryan Lockett has created
- Above and Below has a special place in my heart
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