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2022
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Description
Between Two Cities is a 30-minute tile-drafting game for 1-7 players in which each tile is part of a city. You work with the player on your left to build one city center while simultaneously working with the player on your right to build a second city center. On each turn you select two tiles from your hand, reveal them, then work with your partners to place one of your selected tiles into each of your two cities.
At the end of the game, each city is scored for its architectural grandiosity. Your final score is the lower of the scores of the two cities you helped design, and the player with the highest final score wins the game. To win, you have to share your attention and your devotion equally Between Two Cities.
The Essential Edition combines components from the original game and the Capitals expansion into one cohesive whole. While it features a bigger box than the original game, different art on some tiles, and a scorepad instead of a board, there are no new gameplay elements (i.e., if you own Between Two Cities and the Capitals Expansion, you already have everything).
—description from the publisher
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The Mill Discussion at 0:45 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
- 10-year anniversary edition announcement
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- Wingspan is available on Board Game Arena which is awesome
- I'm looking forward to Wingspan Asia to the table
- Desert Finch this is a grassland bird
- it costs three grain and has points uh worth six points
- the Wingspan is 26 centimeters
- that power is Lay one egg on this bird for each other bird in your grassland
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The Mill Discussion at 0:10 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
- Inserts/trays make setup easy and fast
- Two solitaire modes
- Expansion included or at least parts of the expansion
- Nice trays and inserts for organization
- Numerous Easter eggs referenced in the box
Cons
- Punching out tiles is labor-intensive and can be tedious
- Punching out components may delay setup for some
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Comparison games
- Between Two Castles (Original Edition)
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Quotes (from this video)
- All right, we definitely have the essential edition.
- two solitaire modes.
- we have two score sheets
- introvert variant.
- these beautiful inserts.
- Essential Edition includes the expansion or at least parts of the expansion.
- so many Easter eggs in here.
- There are 12 of these.
- I'm not going to go through and punch all these and try to show you how to get them all in.
- Oh, between two cities discount code.
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The Mill Analysis at 6:22
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- As usual, joy is always their goal. They want to bring joy to everyone's tabletops.
- They stood up for publishers and small businesses subject to the illegal tariff taxes forced upon by the US government.
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Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Discussion at 20:02 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- interesting two-player dynamic
- variant to play solo / Ottoman setup mentioned
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- two cities adjacent / scoring
- city-building
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- joint city construction — players collaborate/adjoin two cities and compare scores of each city
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- Our board game collection has grown a lot.
- We have to make a decision right now.
- Bamboozled is uh going to lead the collection.
- Beasts is a cooperative number game.
- This one definitely not leaving the collection.
- This is one of our New Year's Eve staple games that we play.
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mill Discussion at 0:17 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
- Expansion folded into the box
- Consolidated rule book
- Fits insert well with expansion pieces
- Great for conventions and accessibility
- Art remains appealing
Cons
- Diagram/tray diagrams may not match perfectly with the original
- There can be minor tray/color differences
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Comparison games
- Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig
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Quotes (from this video)
- I love Castles and Mad King Lidwick.
- Great game. Great for conventions.
- I love the art.
- Yep. If you never got anything with between two castles, get the essential edition.
- fits in so well like a puzzle piece feels so pre-planned
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Discussion at 4:32
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- Now onto the video that I already filmed where I talk about sponsorships and maybe if I get to it if I have time, my ranking of my top 10 favorite Stonemaier games.
- No money was exchanged. We're just kind of a figurative sponsorship rather than a a literal one.
- Why build roads when you can go to space?
- What better way to tour Japan than from inside a giant mech?
- Making sure everyone's vantage is never blurry.
- I love that a rum company is the sponsor of our wine making game Viticulture.
- When you can't find enough friends to use as bait to tame real dragons, you can do it on the tabletop with much less bloodshed.
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Stonemaier Games Discussion at 1:02 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- streamlined essential edition
- accessible for new players
Cons
- less depth than original base game for some players
Thematic elements
- partnership, urban planning
- cooperative city-building between teams
- cooperative drafting-wide collaboration
Comparison games
- Between Two Castles
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- cooperative_tile_placement — teams place tiles to build a shared city and score points
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Quotes (from this video)
- My job is to serve you. My job is to bring joy to your tabletop.
- Expeditions ... is a sequel very much mechanically and thematically.
- We are here to serve you and bring joy to your tabletop.
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