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A classic of the trick taking-games makes its return! Bottle Imp is back in a new edition, adding team modes and a 5 to 6 player variant to the usual 2 to 4 players configuration of the title.
In this game inspired by the eponymous novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, all players around the table want to acquire the cursed bottle that can grant all wishes... However, they need to get rid of it before the end! Score points by trying to take as many tricks as possible, but make sure to not finish the game with the bottle, or the Bottle Imp will take your points!
This new edition features 54 foil effect cards and two bottles, with art by Maxime Morin (Faraway, Codex Naturalis, Next station Tokyo, Next station London...)
—description from the publisher
Year Published
2024
Transcript Analysis
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Going Analog Podcast general_discussion at 2:02 sentiment: positive
video_pk 12596 · mention_pk 36748
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Unique twist on trick-taking with price-bidding
- Beautiful, thematic component design (glass/acrylic bottles) and art
- Multiple play variants (solo/teams/two-bottle mode) offer variety
Cons
- Rules can be non-intuitive on first read
- Could be opaque to players who only briefly glance at the components
Thematic elements
- temptation, consequences of deals, magical pact
- folkloric fantasy; a bottle containing an imp with a price that changes hands
- mythic/fable-like
Comparison games
- In the Footsteps of Darwin
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Point accrual via tricks and penalties — Winning tricks yields points; failure to dispose of the bottle by end of round yields negative points
- Trick-taking with price bids — Players lead by suit; winners are determined by who can bid under the current bottle price to capture the bottle and the trick
- Under-bid bidding — The price starts at a high value and players can bid downward; the highest card under the bottle price wins
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's a very strange game
- it's also really cool if you're watching this on YouTube
- the look as we said was really great
- this game might be my favorite Red Raven game to date
- simultaneous turns the dice placement and the races for scoring
- the rules are pretty intuitive
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Jamie's Channel game_review at 3:22 sentiment: positive
video_pk 7990 · mention_pk 23535
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Unique trick-taking mechanism
- Strategic depth
- Interesting card-counting element
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Trick-taking with a twist
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Trick-taking — Players play cards to win tricks, with a special bottle mechanic
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- every other Saturday night my family gets together... and we sit down around the dinner table and we play games all evening
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Chairman of the Board general_discussion at 11:47 sentiment: mixed
video_pk 4774 · mention_pk 13983
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
none
Cons
- host doesn't enjoy trick-taking games
Thematic elements
- trick-taking card game
- classic
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Trick-taking — classic trick-taking format; host is not a fan of trick-taking
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I really like Feld's AA line of games much more than the Queen collection
- this is a new Feld design, not a reworking or anything like that
- two-player only kind of cat and mouse bluffing game
- I'm quietly optimistic about Mindbug
- roll and write, OG roll and write
- I don't like tricktaking
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Rolling Dice and Taking Names general_discussion at 6:49 sentiment: positive
video_pk 1738 · mention_pk 5018
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Accessible family game, easy to teach
- Good for 4-6 players
- Interesting twist with passing cards
Cons
- Remake availability can be limited
- Strategy depends on partner moves
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Castle Combo
- Flip Seven
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card-passing — Passing cards between players to influence hand strength and trick outcomes.
- Trick-taking — Players play cards to win tricks; low cards can win but are penalized by the bottle in play.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- "this is our 10th year doing this"
- "we are live from the volunteer fire department"
- "the 10th Annual squirly Awards"
- "we can't do this without the other people here"
- "head over to our Discord Channel and tell us what you think"
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