Game Info
Year
2023
Players
2-6
Age
10+
Playtime
30 min
Collection
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Description
An asymmetric deduction game where one player is the prince guarding the treasury while the others are brigands trying to steal fifty ducats
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The Dice Tower Discussion at 0:55 sentiment: negative
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Overall sentiment (raw)
negative
Pros
- Production looks fun
- Sounds fun
Cons
- Prince player makes the game unfun
- Prince player feels like a spoiler
- Feels too random
- Game could have been developed more
Thematic elements
- running a group of thieves
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action Point Allowance — Players get action tokens that can be put on a card.
- Area Control — Players go to different spots on the board.
- Card Drafting — Playing one or more cards and putting a number of brigands on that card.
- Set Collection — Collecting ducats to reach 50.
- simultaneous selection — Each player is going to run a group of thieves and one player is going to be the prince trying to stop those thieves.
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Quotes (from this video)
- These are six games that I did not particularly enjoy at all and I'm going to tell you a little bit about them and a little bit about why I don't like them.
- Unfortunately, the highest I rate any of them is a five, but let's get started.
- The prince player to me just makes the game tremendously unfun.
- This is a very small game that has too many symbols for how small it is and that's really my problem with the game.
- It's just an amusing thing for a very brief moment. Once you pass that brief moment, it's not amusing anymore.
- Artwork is fantastic. Unfortunately, that's the best I can say about this game.
- Oh no, we crashed is 52-card pickup.
- This is not a very good game for me, a four out of 10.
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The Dice Tower Review at 0:07 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- The game sounds fun.
- The production is liked.
- The game looks fun.
- Likes trying to read opponents (though this is lost in actual play).
Cons
- The prince player makes the game tremendously unfun.
- The prince player just feels like a spoiler.
- The movement feels completely random.
- The game could have been developed more.
- The prince has won all games played, suggesting a potentially unbalanced design or overwhelming strategy.
Thematic elements
- Players are thieves trying to rob locations while one player acts as a prince trying to stop them.
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- action selection — Players use action tokens to perform actions on their turn.
- Area Control — Players place brigands on different spots on the board.
- Card Drafting — Players have a hand of cards that match districts on the board.
- Set Collection — Players collect coins (duckets) with the goal of reaching 50.
- simultaneous selection — Each player makes their choices at the same time.
- Variable player powers — One player takes on the role of the prince, while others are brigands.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- the prince player to me just makes the game tremendously unfun.
- the prince just feels like a spoiler.
- I'm there to stop you from having fun. How is that a fun thing in a game for me?
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