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Game Info
Year
2020
Players
1-4
Age
6+
Playtime
15 min
Collection
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Description
Tired of seeing Bandido always escaping? Beware, a new gangsta’s coming to town...
Which side will you choose this time: will you play cop and try to prevent Bandida from running away, or join the wild side and help her? In this new Pocket game, you will find all the things you loved about Bandido and more. Three different ways of playing and cooperating all together bring even more fun.
Can be combined with the prequel, Bandido.
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kovray Review at 1:16 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- fast and easy to learn, making it accessible for casual players
- portable; the box can double as a dice tray
- strong head-to-head interaction in a two-player format
- aesthetically pleasing dice with a space-like marbled texture
- clear progression curve; patterns become recognizable after a few plays
Cons
- longevity concerns due to a relatively small card pool (12 cards)
- potential predictability once players memorize card patterns
- replayability may rely on preference for confrontation over discovery
Thematic elements
- Bird photography collection with tactical dice manipulation
- Global bird photography expedition with dice-based scoring
- conversational, instructional, and enthusiastic
Comparison games
- Railroad Inc
- Draftasaurus
- Wingspan
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting — Draft three face-up bird cards each round and place them into your banda, triggering top and bottom actions.
- card_drafting — Draft three face-up bird cards each round and place them into your banda, triggering top and bottom actions.
- Compound Scoring — Incorporates seeds or tokens that subtly modify scoring dynamics and provide hidden scoring opportunities.
- Dice Drafting — Draft dice from a color-coded pool to influence actions and outcomes on your bird cards.
- dice_drafting — Draft dice from a color-coded pool to influence actions and outcomes on your bird cards.
- hidden_scoring_tokens — Incorporates seeds or tokens that subtly modify scoring dynamics and provide hidden scoring opportunities.
- round_based_progression — The game advances through four rounds with drafting and cleanup phases shaping end-of-round scoring.
- set_collection_and_scoring — Build a hand of bird cards to trigger scoring via bottom actions; manage scoring cards and seeds to optimize points.
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Quotes (from this video)
- the heart of this game is dice manipulation
- it's fast it's simple and it's extremely portable
- it's a heart filler
- the progression and how the game is played is tight and strategic
- it's quick to learn and portable
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Video 5teFv-T9uPU
Tantrum House Top List at 16:03 sentiment: positive
video_pk 86495 · mention_pk 223880
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Mechanics are right up reviewer's alley
- Interesting card play mechanism
- Strategic planning involved
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Building family prestige
- Baghdad's Golden Age
- Card play with triggering abilities
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting (implied) — Playing a card and pushing another out suggests a dynamic card interaction.
- Hand Management — Core mechanic involving managing cards.
- Rondel — A rondel mechanism is used in the game.
- Tableau Building — Players build a tableau of cards.
- Worker Placement — Worker placement is one of the game's mechanics.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Baghdad crafting the cosmos from Office dog is my next game on my most anticipated games list
- you are an Interstellar architect competing to build the Galaxy one star at a time
- manipulate the laws of the universe to your advantage shifting gravity or the flow of time to activate useful Power Cards and even spawn Advanced life that can earn you extra victory points at the end of the game
- use your resources wisely as you craft your Cosmic creation
- the last one on my list is propolis from Flatout games
- I'm really excited about this because of what it says the game's all about worker placement engine building area control and Tableau building woo it's getting me excited
- my one concern is it says it plays in 15 to 30 minutes with all those different gameplay mechanics I'm concerned is the game going to play too fast for my taste
- they usually put out really really good games I mean they put out Cascadia they put out Calico Point salad um love love those games
- this game you are taking on the role of competing medieval be colonies and taking turns to deploy your worker bees to collect pollen fortify their positions and construct your hives to appease your queen and become the most glorious in the land
- theme's kind of cute um but the gameplay could be amazing um I hope it's amazing as my number one on my most anticipated list here
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Board Gaymes James Discussion at 0:00 sentiment: positive
video_pk 62058 · mention_pk 154656
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Bandida offers more player abilities for variety
- Compact, quick play
- Can be played solo or in groups
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Array
- Urban crime scenario
- Minimal
Comparison games
- Bandido
- Bandida
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card placement — Players place cards to form a maze with the aim of trapping the burglar.
- Solitaire and group play — Playable solo or in a group.
- Unique Player Powers — Bandida includes more player abilities than Bandido, providing more options.
- variable player abilities — Bandida includes more player abilities than Bandido, providing more options.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Love it.
- Nice and quick.
- Smallbox game.
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