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2020
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"Wait a minute, Doc, are you telling me you built a time machine...out of a DeLorean?"
The photo of the McFly family is slowly fading... It's 1955, and you're wrapped up in a time paradox with Biff, Lorraine, George, and Doc Brown! Cooperate to move around Hill Valley to get the DeLorean ready, avoid Biff and his gang, help George and Lorraine fall in love, and crank the DeLorean up to 88 MPH — all just in time for the lightning to strike the Clock Tower, sending you back to the future!
In the fully co-operative game Back to the Future: Back in Time, each player takes on the role of a major character from the movie: Marty McFly, Doc Brown, Jennifer Parker, or Einstein the dog. The objective of the game is to have the characters move around 1955 Hill Valley, collecting certain items in an effort to fix Doc's famous DeLorean time machine, defeat Biff Tannen and his gang of trouble-making friends, while ensuring that Marty's parents fall in love. Only when that is accomplished can players then accelerate the DeLorean to 88 MPH down Main Street before the clock tower strikes 10:04 pm!
—description from the publisher
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Getting Games Discussion at 0:52 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- cooperative play — Players work together to achieve a common objective.
- Dice-driven resolution — Dice are used as a core mechanism to resolve actions/outcomes.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- this is a ravans burger release and they're a huge board game publisher
- it's a cooperative dice game
- Back to the Future as a movie franchise is all about time travel
- you are going to be building out network tiles all across this map
- hidden movement
- I think this is a wonderful looking cover
- this is an incredibly ambitious game
- the decisions that you make have a lasting impact on game to game
- history is embedded in each copy
- there are no scripted narratives or predetermined end points
- it's a work replacement style game but the workers are communal
- the unique meeple distribution system and innovative mechanism of mining the resources
- the card game looks like it has a lot of similar things to fresco the main game
- in the dice game version you are going to be rolling dice exactly three times
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Meeple University Top 10 List at 3:56 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Nice alpha avoiding mechanic
- Neat game
- Nicely balanced co-op
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Cooperative game based on the movie Back to the Future
- 1955
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Cooperative — Described as a typical co-op.
- Dice management — The game was described as a dice management sort of game.
- Dice Rolling — Mentioned as a mechanic.
- point-to-point movement — Mentioned as a mechanic.
- Set Collection — Mentioned as a mechanic.
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Quotes (from this video)
- our top 10 games of 2020
- it's the games we associate with this year
- all the games i really liked were mid-weight games
- i haven't seen any party games in 2020
- i'm not a stagnant object i vary from time to time
- i was super surprised when i played the crew and i love it love it love it
- it's such a simple idea taking trick taking you know traditional style essentially traditional trick taking and turning it into a cooperative puzzle
- it is the most innovative thing that I've seen in gaming this year
- oh my gosh that game oh i blew my mind
- there is nothing innovative in this game
- it is just a perfect interlocking of things that already exist to make something that is really satisfying
- what is your top ten from the comment sections below
- it is subjective because this is what we personally like
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UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 1:22:01
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Pros
none
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none
Thematic elements
- Cars, mostly vehicles, mostly cars and TV movies
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none
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Quotes (from this video)
- I'm not an image guy.
- Oh, my God, me and I look so freaking young.
- We're innovators.
- I don't know how to like talk about the game without like It's It's incredibly complicated.
- I don't know how to win that game.
- The raw and write is really good. Which is and it's really simple.
- It's a trading card game where the sizzle is more than the steak there.
- Harvest now, decrypt later.
- I feel like I've talked about it for a long time.
- You got to watch The Blues Brothers.
- He's the second coolest guy of all time.
- We're only on two We've only done two slides.
- This is a super super deep cut.
- I don't know what the name of this thing.
- This is a movie that was on HBO or Cinemax all the time when we were kids.
- My favorite movie of all time.
- You don't know what you're talking about, man.
- There's not that many laughs.
- This is a deep deep deep deep cut.
- We're trying to throw our goblins cuz like tossing goblins is the only thing I could think of.
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The Dice Tower Top List at 8:25 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Fantastic game
- Fun pieces
- Very strong theme
- Really comes out if you like the movie
- Comes to life incredibly well
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Time paradox, getting George and Lorraine to fall in love, returning to the future.
- 1955
- Based on the first movie.
Comparison games
- Pandemic
- Forbidden Island
- Forbidden Desert
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- cooperative play — Players work together to achieve the goal.
- Thematic integration — Strong integration with the movie's plot and characters.
- Time travel — The game is set in 1955 and involves returning to the future.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- Time travel is pretty much impossible to do properly.
- You just have to kind of ignore those flaws and just go with it.
- And the same thing is with board game. How do you make a time travel board game?
- Time travel is just debt time travel.
- It's really interesting how much time you're spending.
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Watch It Played Rules Teach at 0:12 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Cooperative gameplay encouraging teamwork.
- Rich thematic integration with a time-travel story and love subplot.
- Flexible support options: players can assist each other and use items freely.
- Varied challenges with dice-based resolution and multiple reward paths.
- Rich component set and strong table presence.
Cons
- Rules can be complex and multi-layered, requiring careful setup and tracking.
- In-video demonstration sometimes ignores certain restrictions for clarity, which may differ from full gameplay.
Thematic elements
- time travel to repair the DeLorean and secure Marty’s existence by ensuring his parents fall in love; collect DeLorean parts
- Hill Valley map with ten named spaces
- cooperative, instructional playthrough with explicit rules and guided setup
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Cooperative interaction and assistance — Players can assist one another by spending face-up items and power tiles during challenges.
- DeLorean parts collection — Collect three DeLorean parts by rolling knowledge/wild symbols; move parts to Doc Brown’s house; collecting all three allows progress of the DeLorean.
- dice challenges — Roll dice corresponding to flipped tiles to resolve challenges; reroll unblocked dice; Biff symbols hinder progress; symbols include courage, speed, knowledge, love.
- Item/reward system — Opportunity rewards grant power tiles or items; items are drawn and exhausted until flipped face-up; can be used on future turns.
- Love meter and photo sections — Love meter tracks relationship progress between George and Lorraine; photo sections determine outcomes and potential loss if they fail; events move the meter and can flip photo sections.
- Movement and trouble cards — Draw and resolve movement cards to move characters; trouble cards impose ongoing effects on the board.
- Power tiles and actions — Flip power tiles to perform actions; exhausted tiles cannot be reused that round; tiles can be exhausted repeatedly to perform multiple actions; players can assist by exhausting their own tiles.
- Turn tracker phase — Move the turn tracker cube along the track based on the number of players, revealing symbols and resolving effects in each space.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- we're going to learn that two to four player game back to the future
- join me at the table and we'll learn how to play
- it's a cooperative game and we know that we're all working towards the same goals
- we're working together to repair the DeLorean by finding the necessary parts
- you can assist each other during particular challenges by exhausting their own face-up power tiles
- the sixth and final section of the McFly photo is turned face down
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No Rolls Barred Top List at 1:25 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- cooperative and family-friendly feel
- charming aesthetic and components
- appeals to movie fans
Cons
- some players may want heavier Euro depth
- license-dependent availability can impact resale
Thematic elements
- cooperative time-travel and romance subplots
- Hill Valley, time-travel scenarios around 1950s-1980s
- whimsical, cartoonish, family-friendly
Comparison games
- Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle
- Groundhog Day
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Cooperative Game — players work together to achieve mutually beneficial objectives across time
- cooperative play — players work together to achieve mutually beneficial objectives across time
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Quotes (from this video)
- one of the cutest games i've ever seen
- it's a great time for a movie nerd to cross those streams and get into board games
- the thing infection outpost 31 or everything epic's awesome big trouble in little china aren't on here
- the back in time is also one of the hardest games i've ever played
- this is a license to print money but a hell of a game
- it's not just the art style which is super evocative and cool
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Foster the Meeple Discussion at 10:24 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- co-operative feel
- strong IP
Cons
- two-player expectations may vary
Thematic elements
- cooperative time-travel adventure to restore parents' romance
- Back to the Future universe, past to future time travel
- movie-licensed narrative
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- cooperative play — players work together to achieve goals
- theme-licensing and puzzle-solving — coordinate actions to move through time
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- "we're going to go through all the games that we bought"
- "we acquired them"
- "we made it"
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