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Description
Blokus (officially pronounced "Block us") is an abstract strategy game with transparent, Tetris-shaped, colored pieces that players are trying to play onto the board. The only caveat to placing a piece is that it may not lie adjacent to your other pieces, but instead must be placed touching at least one corner of your pieces already on the board.
There is a solitaire variation where one player tries to get rid of all the pieces in a single sitting.
Goal of the Game:
Each player has to fit as many of his/her 21 pieces on the board as possible.
Components:
Blokus Game Board (400 squares)
84 game pieces (four 21-piece sets of red, green, blue, and yellow)
Each color inlcudes:
1 one-square piece
1 piece with 2 squares
2 pieces with 3 squares
5 pieces with 4 squares
12 pieces with 5 squares
Blokus Family
(5 games)
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Video Zv3w0ctKLFU
Game Night Picks - Pair Of Dice Paradise Discussion sentiment: neutral
video_pk 99991 · mention_pk 278215
Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
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Mechanics unknown.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Yes, Ollie is joining us today to ward off the bad luck that has been plaguing me this last week.
- But Ollie has a steep price, and that's constant pets.
- I'm going to need you to unpack that for me.
- That brain space had been dedicated to rubbing a dog, so I hadn't thought that far ahead.
- I'm changing it so we don't have the same answer and because I've decided dragons tell riddles.
- Don't correct me on camera, Google.
- That's And that's the problem with artificial intelligence. Unnecessary. So uppity.
- BoardGameGeek was built around a copy of Acquire, and that's the foundation of it.
- I need you to get one wrong if I'm going to catch up.
- If you're going through hell, keep going.
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Video jyrBrnQgPhE
Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Top 10 List at 2:09 sentiment: positive
video_pk 86787 · mention_pk 225874
Click to watch at 2:09 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Simple to teach and quick to play
- Strong two-player appeal
- Clear spatial-puzzle decisions
Cons
- Depth can be limited for some players
- May feel repetitive for heavy gamers
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Blokus
- Qwirkle
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Tile Placement — Players place polyomino tiles on a shared board with adjacency constraints (diagonal placement rules to own tiles).
- two-player abstract strategy — Direct head-to-head play emphasizing spatial planning and blocking opponents.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- you can only place your polyomino diagonal to one of your own
- you yell Boo and when you yell boo you flip them over
- it's this quick to get to play; you can play this whole game in probably 10 minutes
- you can keep going as long as you are still on one of those three rows
- it's basically match colors match symbols on a board
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Video 4Y8tGpy2k4Y
Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Top 10 List at 3:30 sentiment: positive
video_pk 86545 · mention_pk 224204
Click to watch at 3:30 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- compact setup
- two-player accessible
Cons
- simpler design may not appeal to all
Thematic elements
- polyomino-placement with blocking strategy
- two-player abstract small-box game
- abstract puzzle
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Polyomino — place pieces to block opponent and maximize scoring opportunities
- polyomino placement — place pieces to block opponent and maximize scoring opportunities
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I had a total of 50 games that came out before 2024 that I played for the first time in 2024.
- we're starting to get a lot of games that um we really enjoyed.
- Sea Salt and Paper oh really yeah I like that game.
- The Bears and the Bees this is a tile placement game where basically the first person to get rid of their little tiles they have in their hand wins.
- Summer Camp is a competitive deck building game where you are racing against other players to earn badges.
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Video k601Bs2OoIA
Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Discussion at 2:52
video_pk 86527 · mention_pk 224102
Click to watch at 2:52 · YouTube ↗
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Mechanics unknown.
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Video q2gS0mF7MKk
Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Top 10 List at 13:21 sentiment: positive
video_pk 85845 · mention_pk 220755
Click to watch at 13:21 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- tight two-player strategy
- Tetris-like appeal
Cons
- legal moves can be hard to visualize from photos
Thematic elements
- geometric tile placement
- abstract strategy for two players
- puzzle-like
Comparison games
- Tetris
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — block opponent's placements to limit options
- area control / blocking — block opponent's placements to limit options
- Polyomino — place shapes so that they touch only at corners; avoid overlaps
- polyomino placement — place shapes so that they touch only at corners; avoid overlaps
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Ticket to Ride ... this is the game that brought us into the modern board gaming world
- this game is simple enough to be taught very quickly to new Gamers
- it's a gateway game
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Video WYGsRorORyI
The Dungeon Dive Top List at 15:01 sentiment: positive
video_pk 83356 · mention_pk 209796
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Cool space game
- Players act as heroes fighting evil
- Looks fantastic
- Cool encounters
- Ship and ability leveling up
Cons
- Prototype sent, final product not yet seen
Thematic elements
- Playing as heroes in space trying to stop massive evil ships
- Space
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Encounters — Features cool things going on as far as the encounters go.
- Leveling up — Players can level up their ships and abilities.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- And in this video, I'll be discussing the best games that I played in 2025.
- And the golden torch award I am giving out to games that uh are just shining examples in the hobby. They are the golden torches and I think the game that I am awarding that to this year really really does deserve it.
- But my most disappointing was the uh the expansion for Talisman fifth edition, the co-op expansion. Man, what a disappointment.
- Those house rules created by Dragon Phoenix Games, which are the designers and publisher for Gathering Gloom, are great. they make the game how it should have been from the beginning.
- Wandering Galaxy was going to be my game of the year. It's a fantastic game.
- Conversely, my game of the year and the winner of the very very first Dungeon Dive Golden Torch award is shockingly just shocked me to like I couldn't believe that I am giving my game of the year to a Stonemer Games game uh from from uh from Jamie Stagmire and that is Vantage.
- It is so effortlessly easy to set up, to learn, to play. I mean, it literally takes about 5 minutes to set the game up and start playing.
- What I care about is having an experience of having a fun experience of exploration of discovery of mystery of of that kind of illusion of infinite possibility.
- And I can't think of another game that gives me that illusion better than Vantage does. It is absolutely truly the modern adventure game perfected.
- So, all right. Well, hey, let me know some of the best games you played.
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Video navw8T9-GE0
Chairman of the Board Other at 15:47
video_pk 82279 · mention_pk 206844
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Video 2kXjIN23B9w
The Dice Tower Top 10 List at 7:40 sentiment: positive
video_pk 81711 · mention_pk 204123
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Four players is the sweet spot
- Classic abstract with approachable flow
Cons
- Abstract and potentially dry for some players
Thematic elements
- spatial puzzle
- abstract tiling
- pure abstract puzzle
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- color/area control through blocking — complete tiles color-wise to secure spaces and block opponents.
- Tile Placement — players place polyomino tiles to maximize coverage and block others.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Four players is what we're talking about today.
- Four is the sweet spot.
- This is the classic board and dice game, Teayotiwakan.
- This is a four-player game to me.
- World Order nudged out Root from the number one spot because I thought, 'this is the four-player game'.
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Video m0-umcE2lVw
CA Couple Rapid Reviews at 24:11 sentiment: positive
video_pk 74123 · mention_pk 178360
Click to watch at 24:11 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Enjoyed more at a higher player count.
- Silly and fun, especially at four players.
- Quick game length and easy setup.
- Open information allows for playing the player.
Cons
- Can be disadvantageous to team up on someone.
- Less fun with only two players compared to higher counts.
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Blocking — Players try to block opponents from placing their pieces.
- Corner Adjacency — New pieces must touch at least one corner of a previously placed piece of the same color.
- spatial reasoning — Players must manage their available pieces and the shrinking board space.
- Tile Placement — Players place their colored pieces on the board.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I feel like even though this is a not it's not an old game it's a like the last five four five years it feels like a classic to me
- this is almost some more fun multiplayer Patchwork
- emptying the cooler emptying the cooler
- this is one of the fastest Legacy games I think we finished
- my favorite Parts is you have bullets and when you shoot the Banis they become tombstones
- the mechanics in this game blew me away
- I love seeing the world wonders on the board the they're just so pretty and they're so vibrant
- auction games are not really my thing this is like a nice little like push into the auction space where it is very important to get your stuff but you don't get left in an unfortunate space of not being able to do anything
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Video SaLC02LEhmE
Rules Teach at 2:07 sentiment: positive
video_pk 67654 · mention_pk 163836
Click to watch at 2:07 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Clever and different trick-taking spin
- Shifting dynamics make the game interesting
- Cute artwork and good production quality
- Accessible design with clear iconography
- Strategic depth despite being quick
- Interactive player screwing
- Fun and quick to play
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Scaring players
- A cabin
Comparison games
- Power Grid
- Fishing
- Stickham
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Follow suit — Players must play a card of the lead suit if possible.
- Set Collection — Players take out certain cards from the deck depending on the number of players.
- Trick-Taking — Players play cards to win tricks, with the highest card of the led suit winning, but the total value of cards played affecting the score.
- Wild cards — Zeros are wild cards that can always be played and can win a trick if they are the highest value.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- It's basically how far you are away from zero, and that's how many points you score. And you don't want to score points. You want the lowest points possible in this game because I think the points represents how scared you are.
- The twist in the game is normally in trick taking games. It's the player uh who No, it's it's still the same rules. You have to play a card of the lead color in order to be able to win, but the value of the card still affects the total.
- Friedman Preer, I've played a lot of his games over many many many years, designer of Power Grid. Um, but he's one of the most versatile designers. Uh, and I am a fan and I think he is a genius.
- This is lighter. This is easier. This is more accessible. I think this is more fun as well.
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Video 7F8jRBi2DAY
Top List at 9:50 sentiment: positive
video_pk 66582 · mention_pk 162256
Click to watch at 9:50 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Abstract geometric gameplay
- Minimalist art and graphic design
- High replayability and fun
Cons
- Requires molds for unique polyomino shapes, a considerable upfront cost
Thematic elements
- Abstract
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area denial — Players try to make it harder for others to place pieces.
- polyomino placement — Players place unique polyomino shapes on a board.
- spatial reasoning — Pieces lock into place by corners touching, but not flat edges.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- games don't need no necessarily need a huge art budget to be a great game.
- I think this is one way for some games, not every game, but some games to really shine with a much lower sunk cost budget than other games.
- You don't need necessarily a bunch bunch of fancy components, dozens and do dozens of illustrations to have a really great game.
- We can all have slightly different definitions of this.
- It all leads to subtle and interesting choices.
- When everything feels like it's on fire around me, it's nice to find a bit of rest by respit in a gentle rain.
- This game is a chaotic good time, but in the best way.
- the components fit into a small box. They're they're very sparse components.
- But uh but they come across they end up having a fairly big table presence and I've gotten a lot of replayability out of multiple oint games.
- you can get a lot out of these games that rely on a wide variety of rules of words just by having words in the game. You don't necess you don't need
- By this I mean games with minimal components and or art.
- I think it's a great reminder for me and maybe you as a designer that games don't need no necessarily need a huge art budget to be a great game.
- So I think this is one way for some games, not every game, but some games to really shine with a much lower sunk cost budget than other games.
- there's a huge emergent narrative that comes through in Rumble Nation with very minimalistic components.
- I kind of thought of it as a combination of all those different things with some variances.
- investing in a really beautiful box cover is really really important for the game and investing in great graphic design is really really important for the game.
- I think valuing and investing in great graphic design is can can elevate a game even when you don't have much of an art budget at all.
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