How many players can play Carcassonne?

Carcassonne supports 2 to 6 players.

How long does a game of Carcassonne take?

A typical game of Carcassonne takes approximately 45 minutes.

What are the best video reviews of Carcassonne?

MindForge has curated 226 video reviews of Carcassonne from top board game content creators.

What type of game is Carcassonne?

Carcassonne features mechanics including Area Control, Area Majority, Compound Scoring, Dice Placement, Tile Placement.

Carcassonne - Board Game

Video -CT_BmREtu4 The Cardboard Herald Top List at 2:02 sentiment: mixed

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Overall sentiment (raw)

mixed

Pros

great game that you can put in a bag and bring the tiles
so easy to teach
so easy to play

Cons

a little bit bigger in dimensions than I want it to be
the board is the size of the box and the box is just a little bit bigger than any of the other games on here

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Tile Placement — easy to teach, easy to play

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Quotes (from this video)

Hey everyone. As you can tell, I'm not at the studio right now. I'm at beautiful NY Beach in Newport, Oregon on vacation with the family.
And I wouldn't necessarily bring all of these games on any given vacation, but these are some of the games that are kind of like my go-to travel games whenever I'm considering, hey, I'm going on a trip.
But it's it's a game that I need to let it set in.
And for whatever reason, just didn't make the top of the list.
As far as I'm concerned, Radlands is just one of the best head-to-head dueling games of all time.
But it's one of those ones where I know if I bring with me, I can get a bunch of games in, especially if there's someone else who likes head-to-head card games.
And it is so compact.
Hive is just one of those games that I it's going to be timeless. I think Hive is going to outlast me.
but this is the kind of game that I would definitely bring to a cabin if I knew that I was going to have other gamers there.
And you know what? Splender Duel hands down better than Splendor.
So, number five is on here because well probably Splender Duel is only two players and I need games that can accommodate a higher player count but have interesting mechanics but are easy to teach and you cannot go wrong with Sushi Go.
Sky Team itself is just one of the all-time great cooperative games as far as I'm concerned.
It's one of the all-time great two-player games, and it's one that I'm always going to bring traveling with me.
Oddlands, but it is just a fantastic tile placement game using cards where each card has four different terrain quadrants on it and then you're using that to place animals in habitats.
It also has a really good solo mode which if you're on vacation sometimes you find yourself alone and you got nice 20 25 maybe 30 minute stretch and you want to play some Oddlands or some other games solo.
Everyone tends to love Flip 7.
It's push your luck heaven.
It's kind of a cheating game, but it's Reicide.
Reisside is legitimately one of my favorite cooperative games of all time.
If you like high pressure, short playing, easy to learn but difficult to master games, Reicide is hard to beat.
This is Reicside and it's my all-time favorite travel game.
But above all else, thanks for being such a great community.

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Video OSjwEhoMwOs BoardGameGeek Discussion at 5:04 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

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none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Tile Placement — Mentioned as a game that started the love for tile placement.

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It's Whisper Wood, one word for one to four players.
It's much heavier than Flamecraft.
This is definitely a strategy game. Mid midweight mid to heavy strategy game.
it's a big game on the table. A lot of moving parts. Gorgeous, gorgeous game because we have Sandor Tang again and Sergio Chavez.
So, it's a bag builder. You're pulling out these tokens. What you pull out will determine what actions you take.
And y'all, it is good. It is good. But it's definitely much heavier than previous Cardboard Alchemy games. It's still gorgeous though. It's still gorgeous. Still a sprawling game. And I think for the the Euro strategy lovers, this is going to be a good one.
Whisperwood. All one word.
it's perennial uh by Emily Vincent uh published by Fatout Games and art by Beth Sobo who does one of the most beautiful nature art in board games period concerning my opinion.
we make a beautiful prairie garden
And yeah, this one looks gorgeous. I was like, "Okay, I need this."
I'm very excited for Perennial for sure.
But this is Electrify for one to four players from John Declair and Ian Hutchinson.
Uh, it is a engine builder.
It's a simultaneous action selection, slice selection.
So it's really interesting little engine builder. It goes from like coal all the way to nuclear and solar power and all these other electricity generating things.
And it's just such a nice combo. Everything's connected but quick because it's simultaneously simultaneous turns to it.
multi-use cards and I love that.
So some of the cards have arrows, so it will like allow you to activate other cards that it's connected to. So you get this long chain of actions, which is really fun.
It's very good. And I've played it and play tested it solo which is also good and it's one that I think is kind of my favorite of what they're coming out this year.
It's going to be on Kickstarter and I am very excited for this.
It's very interesting combo of mechanisms and it really is that engine builder goodness that I absolutely love.
And it really is that engine builder goodness that I absolutely love.
So, that's Electrify from AG.
I love seeing that and everybody getting along. No big incidents. I think that's just amazing that so many cultures come together in spread over three different countries because not only in the United States, United States is the most in games but yeah and everybody gets along people joining in on on marches, fan marches and I think that's just awesome to see.
But it was funny because it was a whole circle thing for me.
The minions sung the Beach Boys. The banana song is the Beach Boys.
Yeah. That was totally Beach Boys.
So, my moment of positivity is it was the 4th of July and so my mom and her friends took and I went with them we went to the July 4th firework spectacular at the Hollywood Bowl.
It was with the Beach Boys and John Stamos and we usually try to go to the Hollywood Bowl at least once or twice every year and it was a lot of fun.
It's almost 11 p.m.
Well, the most common things are Twitch, where you can find twitch.tv/joda.
Uh I stream on Tuesday. I have my coffee and crowdfunding where I drink coffee and I look at all the crowdfunding campaigns from the past week that have been launched criticizing the page the game and sometimes being positive and also always pick one game but I think well that was the best one for this week.

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Video _wirV1eGtEU Rolling Dice & Taking Names Discussion at 19:19 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

available on Nintendo Switch

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

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I've never heard a song called October trees.
Unless there's free stuff to it but I'd rather dress like a cow to get free chick-fil-a or go in a Krispy Kreme and get a free donut then it's long john silver's to get fish.
There should be no time limit on dress like a cow day Tony.
Fool I'm dressed like a cow right now could you just throw a brother a free sandwich or something and he didn't did he he did not.
Why do you guys build power lines and canals?
You are now mr. Instagram that's it it's done it's over.
Good god there's people everywhere it's oh it's it was on real Wow lots of people dude lots about but the tube is amazing that was fun.
And their main exports are sheep and coos all highland coos coos what Koot howls okay okay yeah.
One thing I noticed and I know I didn't get all of them but I did notice that every gaming store I went into there was no place to play.
I was watching one and they were like what what component of this game I'm like seven wonders people.
Me I know you don't have a switch but let me tell you for a little portable handheld gaming system these games are gonna be amazing on that system so let me understand this you're now making me want to go buy a switch I had
now and some one of the hottest games it's number one at BoardGameGeek and that is mezzo from colossal games so if you haven't checked it out Marty and I got to play to Gen Con and it was fun it was good it was like it was like blood rage mixed in with some other stuff it has that kind of feel to it
I'm sure it's already funded go check it out Tony and I'd really liked it and Tony I'll be getting this game yes I agree it's it's one of those games that I'm excited for
Wilke Forge be number one and two again we'll find out I was gonna ask you what was number one so key Forge and key for starter right yep he forged starter set was number one he forged X we're number two
so be sure to head over to miniature market calm and get your pre-orders in for key forge and save your money and not spend it on eBay where they're going for $75 just wait people

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Video jSheNGNlR2I BoardGameBollocks Top List at 2:31 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Offers something new every time
Satisfying strategic choices
Highly expandable with numerous expansions
The definitive tile-laying game

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Area Control — Placing meeples to control cities and fields.
scoring — The game involves strategic scoring, especially for fields.
tile laying — The core mechanic involves laying tiles to build the game world.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

So, remember, if you're new here, consider subscribing to this channel and the like button and all that YouTube [ __ ] We'll see you after this.
But without Catan, you wouldn't be playing all of those games that you think are better than this one today, right?
So, no decent board game collection is going to be complete without a dungeon crawler, yeah?
If you are starting your collection and you like to get smashed out your face and have a laugh, then Monikers should really be on your radar.
So, the penultimate category is the war game, yeah.
But the game that we think is the only one that you need to begin your collection is Twilight Imperium fourth edition.
So, there you go. That is 10 games that we recommend that you start your collection with.
Obviously, if you're a seasoned board gamer, then you've got absolutely no right to criticize my list.

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Video 4OHWCxS0MJk Rolling Dice & Taking Names Discussion at 1:31:02 sentiment: neutral

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Overall sentiment (raw)

neutral

Pros

none

Cons

Lost to Connect Four in a popularity poll, suggesting it's not known by the general public.

Thematic elements

Comparison games

Connect Four

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

it's a popularity contest
those are your gateway games that will eventually lead to the pandemics
I'm not gonna begrudge anybody to sit and play Monopoly that that's all they know man
if you like monopoly you might like and then suggest something else
I will play Monopoly with you anytime as long as we play by the rules
there's the problem everybody has a slight what do you play with this particular rule no there's no house rules play by the real rules
I think that's a natural step and I think people could easily go from monopoly to ticket to ride

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Video kB_P2uQwglA Watch It Played Discussion at 4:41 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

3D printed meeples and markers in a preferred color can be made.

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Markers — Custom markers can be printed.
meeples — Custom colored meeples can be printed for players.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

do you buy toys for your toys in other words do you purchase or make some enhancements to upgrade the components that come with your game just to bring that something extra to the gameplay
so i borrowed some petri dishes and radioactive labeling tape to give my pandemic game some more character
having physical treasures or keys adds more weight to how the story might be told
we also recently picked up i dark overlord and to show who the overlord was i got out my black cape
i went to a windshield shop and i got them to cut out a custom sized piece of plexiglass which i could then lay over top of the board once all the trains on there
i have my dreadfleet game in a pirate's chest and use a holo atlas book for the cards to go in
listen no one said the upgrades had to be expensive
as 3d printers become more and more mainstream and more affordable don't you just think this is going to dominate how board game prototypes are made
i have replaced the paper money in most of my games with poker chips for they are more solid and make a nice clinking sound
my only guilty pleasure is my dice tower i hate dice that roll on the floor
if our dice roll off the table onto the floor we always re-roll them even if the dice land on the table but they're on top of a token and they're just slightly slanted we re-roll those as well if it's not flat we take it back that's our smith's rule
i found some actual game of thrones souvenirs which would normally be way too expensive but they were 50 off i couldn't resist
fish tank gravel
i went on board gay geek and i found the file that lets you play sort of the game from the ghostbusters theme
they all will they're the ones i will use for playing relic
i designed my own pitches
i found painted figs.com
when you take damage in the game you will be inflicting pain to your victim so you put a little pin in there where you take damage
i totally saw yours and copied your idea
damn dice box now they won't go all over the place

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Video p0Lv8LHadMc Watch It Played Discussion at 6:43

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Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

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none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

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At the core of it, I really want this show to be about teaching you how to play games and then showing you how they're played so you can decide for yourself whether or not they'd be a good fit for you.
It It's scary to be honest at times because basically I'm relying on the generosity of our viewers to donate during our yearly fundraisers that we usually hold around June time.
I really just want to feature published games on Watch It Played. Games that are widely available that already have finished components and more importantly finalized rules.
I really don't like recommending games ever.
I just have a certain discomfort with the idea that someone would use my opinion as the basis for them spending money in search of entertainment.
Speaking of which, Joel Eddie of the very excellent and highly recommended drive-thru review series asks, "Rodney, is it true that Canadians are forced to live in the forest once their igloos melt in the spring?"

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Video 6GuLVAZ0zoE Watch It Played Discussion at 16:59

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Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

farmer — A rule related to a 'farmer' was forgotten during a play of Carcassonne, affecting how the rest of the game was played.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

at a certain point you're going to start feeling like you're playing the game not just for yourself but for the other person as well and that's that's not nearly as fun
this is not only a game it is also a logic puzzle until we get all the pieces of the logic puzzle together the game won't play as smooth as it can
if you make a mistake that's critical to the outcome of the game then you're going to feel worse about it than if it's just something oh you know it might slow slow down my progression in the game or something that's a little more negligible
I'm a big advocate of player aids and cheat sheats
when I win a game especially a Cooperative game because of a rules mistake I'm no longer satisfied with the win and I have to play again
the first game doesn't count
there's all kinds of mistakes we can make right off the bat just in comprehending the rules in understanding the strategies behind it
the problem is probably in the delivery if people have the impression that the rules lawyer is just kind of sitting there at the edge of the table waiting to pounce every time you make a mistake
I think a gamer should want to earn their victories
if it's something really really obvious then I would want the person to to see it and take advantage of that opportunity not have me be the one taking advantage of that opportunity
if you keep taking back your turns and all that even if you win it's a tainted Victory
bouncing back from those really big mistakes that I feel really makes a victory very fulfilling

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Video uS3z2T_7BTk Rum & Board Rules Teach at 0:16 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Can be played collaboratively (with drinking rules)
Generates many points through certain tile placements
Good for quick plays or as a drinking game

Cons

Farms are hard to complete
Can be 'evil' when placing tiles

Thematic elements

Medieval construction and land control

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Area Control — Controlling farms appears to be a significant way to score points.
Feature Completion — Completing roads and cities is key to scoring points.
meeple placement — Meeples are used to claim features like roads, cities, cloisters, and farms.
Tile Placement — Players draw and place tiles to build the landscape.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

all roads lead to Rome
You take a drink every time Jesse calls someone a dick
I won that was unexpected

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Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

Awards can set our expectations so high for the game that the game can really do nothing but disappoint us in the end
while Game Awards don't influencing my purchasing choices they do influence what is available for me to purchase
The actual winners are the board game fans
Awards provide at the very best a good footnote a marker in time or just a good jumping-off point for discussion and exploration
Awards matter for the reasons that others have highlighted and as you've mentioned they inspire discussion they put games in our mind that might not otherwise have gotten there but perhaps the most valuable thing they do is they force us to consider why do we like the games we do

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Video wpZdn5fcHN0 Meeple University Interview at 13:04

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Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

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none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Tile Placement — Mentioned as a type of game Phil Walker Harding enjoys and has designed games similar to.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

I feel like my biggest achieve the thing I feel most kind of happy about having done is I think it would probably be when I see pictures or hear about online people playing sushi go like all over the world and say that the game has like yes so many different types of people in so many different age groups so many different ashin a letís yeah are enjoying sushi go around more that I think is the thing that gives me the most fulfillment
A lofty aim is to you know create a new classic you know a game that people are playing in 50 years
I think the middle part where you're just churning through like that tests and trying to get it to work and it really just feels like work you know and you've just got a repeat and repeat and change and repeat that process is where you can get stuck
I find that if I have multiple games stuck in that same period being able to jump between them helps keep my brain operating
Often you designers start with something that's quite complex and I kind of my advice often why not try to make a card game just with one deck of cards first

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

there's big explosive turns of combo tastic scoring going on in between two castles of Mad King Ludwig
Tetris II polyomino type things are fun
I quite enjoyed Vindication

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

Origins is obviously a lot smaller than Gen Con
I quite liked it
overall I had a good time at origins
it's a heavy game with a really neat card and worker placement mechanism
I actually quite enjoyed this one

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Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

Pandemic
Ticket to Ride
Small World

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

every live show is just flop sweat and panic before it starts so many problems
I don't rate my games
ratings around games on BoardGameGeek is serious business
I don't really talk about my thoughts and opinions on games I try to avoid that for the most part
I think it's really helpful to be able to say it out loud to yourself and then actually build up the confidence to realize no I do not explain this from start to finish I know how do I know the beats of explaining this and I've now done a sort of a dress rehearsal bring the friends over and let's go
Blind playtesting please also don't don't worry about over-explaining over-explaining is better than under explaining
that's a good one
you are very generous you're very generous in kind
every live show is just flop sweat and panic before it starts
well we're here we're here and this is the first live show since January
the technological element of it is it's a little tenuous
the best way to send your question to me is in the comments to put all caps question and then your question
Google search watch it play guild BoardGameGeek it'll take you right there
it does this neat little job of summarizing your BoardGameGeek collection and telling you a little bit about what that collection looks like

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Video WBFfa8edLDo Shelfside Discussion at 9:19 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Accessible strategy
Low complexity

Cons

Digital adaptation overshadowing board game too much

Thematic elements

Array
Medieval landscape building
Tile placement and area control

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Area Control — Players score points for features they complete
Tile Placement — Players place land tiles to build a medieval landscape

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

the clues can be literally anything
this is like the pinnacle of accessibility
it's the best that games can be accessible to all ages
we all had fairytale the stories as a kid

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

pleasant gameplay
potential for competitive play

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

meeple_placement — placing meeples to claim features
scoring_completed_features — points awarded for completed roads/cities/cathedral features
Tile Placement — placing tiles to form roads, cities/castles
tile_placement — placing tiles to form roads, cities/castles

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

Carcassonne is a very on the face of it can look like a very pleasant pleasing game and it is and can be super cutthroat.
the best way to do it is to start your question with the word QUESTION in all caps

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Video o2Dfaki3-IE Meeple University Discussion at 9:19 sentiment: mixed

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Overall sentiment (raw)

mixed

Pros

different strategies
scalable with player count

Cons

not a game that grabbed me
downtime with many tiles/rules at larger player counts

Thematic elements

Comparison games

Catan
Ticket to Ride Europe
iPad version of Carcassonne

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Meeple scoring — meeples used to claim features and score
rotation — manipulating tiles to fit spaces
Tile Placement — players place tiles to build features
Tile/Map Shifting — manipulating tiles to fit spaces

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Quotes (from this video)

"it instantly made me want to go out and get it"
"it's so simple but it has enough different pathways to victory"
"there are so many different themes as well and extensions"
"the game would tell you when there was no longer a tile that could go in a space"
"Ticket to Ride that is my favorite out of the three"
"it's the first game that introduced me to route building"
"Seafarers book has scenarios in it"
"introduced me to the engine-building mechanic"
"it's a tricky one"
"Jaipur I remember that"
"the red dragon inn"

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Video 6W1z7J6uwIQ Meeple University Discussion at 43:09 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

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it's a race game to fulfill these different tasks
we've played Gaia Project a few times and that was really exciting
Isle of Skye and you know had hidden information
Planet Unknown ... implemented really well
I've played about 200 games of it
Paladins is heavier than Architects
Toy Story Obstacles and Adventures cooperative
Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle
Seven Wonders
carcassonne's also on bokeh marina
I've been playing Everdell on tabletopia
Code Names which is now recently available at Czech Games

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Good early game for introducing children

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Tile Placement — Played with rules that didn't involve the farmer initially, adding farmers later.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

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I always like to start with theme I know some people say start with the objective I like to get you kind of invested in the setting and what we're going to be doing a little bit first
rules turn all this lifeless junk effectively into possibly an incredibly fun experience that we're gonna have
the success of an IP based game I think is a good thing for our hobby overall
The more people I meet in life the more I realize that the way I see things it's you know it's so clear to me the way things are but to somebody else it's something else entirely different
You know what I was gonna say I was gonna say mechs vs. minions but I completed that game and if I remember correctly I gave that away to someone in my game group so that means now I'm not gonna bring it out but my biggest game box is the reckoners
The challenge with table talks is I like to pick topics that I feel feel personally invested in some way that I have like what I think is some kind of perspective to share
So sorry we're late it was yeah well look we're here now right
Let us know in the comments are you seeing and hearing me
Write question in all caps and then put a colon and then after that you will write your question
Ian and Kathy who maybe are watching tonight are having their 31st wedding anniversary
It's a nice, relaxing little game, I think that's how I'd describe it.
It's so satisfying to play.
It has a constant underlying tension.
The deduction is great.

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Pros

none

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none

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none

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Mechanics unknown.

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So i've collected a few board game terms that i'd like to define for you, and none of these individually warrants a full video.
So first up is the word "orthogonal."
Orthogonal is the other one.
So, you get this concept of "orthogonal adjacency."
This is just when, uh, the decision space in a game is so complicated - there are so many different things, different levers to pull, and different wazoos to wiz-wang - that you just go into, like, a catatonic state, and you can't make up your mind, and you can't play your turn, and your fellow players get frustrated with you.
Meeple.
A portmanteau - a mashup of two words = the words "my," and "people."
This is a concept where you have a playing card on the table, and it has a power or an ability, and in order to use that ability, to remind you that it is used, you turn it 90 degrees clockwise.
And for many many, years board game manufacturers were very... litigation shy, and they didn't want to call the mechanic in their game "tapping,"
But around the board game table, people who know games will almost always call that action "tapping."
So we have this concept of turn order, which isn't too difficult to understand: the first player goes first, and the second player goes second, and on down through all the players in the game.
But in snake order, it goes in turn order, and then it goes in reverse turn order backwards from the player in the lowest rung of the totem pole back up to the top.
So it sort of - you know - wends and winds itself like a snake.
So I hope that helps! i plan to do a few of these terminology grab-bags in order to just clarify a few terms for newcomers to modern board games, in case you're wondering, or you're reading reviews and you have no idea what people are talking about, you can find the answers hopefully here!
For my TAs in the room: if you can think of any of these pieces of terminology that you think would make good entries into this little grab-bag collection, please let me know in the comments below, or you can tell me in person by using that link at the bottom of your screen on the Discord server, where we all hang out and talk about board games every hour of the day!

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Video yw-q35g05wY Meeple University Analysis at 0:56 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

The app helped with understanding the game state, specifically tile placement limitations.

Cons

none

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none

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Mechanics unknown.

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the apps in general they've played through the games pretty well especially when you're familiar with the game
it makes it portable
they don't all translate perfectly well
the i think what works very well with this sort of thing is that it does let you play a game quickly
the thing that doesn't translate well and that's cards particularly cards with text
that's where the app versions of games do flourish is that they introduce things that make the game easier to play
the challenge of changing from digital then from board game to digital game is like the space where is the focus where your eyes are seeing like the cards there's no way you can include all the cards all at once
it would tell you when there is no longer a tile that existed that would go somewhere
no one plays carcass on like that
board game arena although this is it's kind of like a digital one
the absence of taxi backsies
most of them are expected that you play the board game the physical game before playing that digital version of the game

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Video q0WP0awz050 Getting Games Discussion at 20:54 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

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none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

it's gorgeous
the magic of board games involves another human being
practice makes perfect
it's such an amazing resource
2020 has permanently changed my life
i love board games and i want to keep giving this a shot

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Video fD6RoY3NOt4 Getting Games Top 11 List at 28:12 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

tight two-player experience
clear and impactful tile placement
easily expandable to multiple players

Cons

none

Thematic elements

territory/meeple-based scoring
medieval tile-laying

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

End-game scoring — Game ends when all tiles are placed; final scoring determines winner.
tile-laying with meeple placement — Draw and place a tile; place a meeple to score in cities, roads, or farms as it develops.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

nostalgic for me the copy of can't stop that i have is one that i played as a six or seven year old
finca is a wonderful little euro game
the windmill is different every single time you play
it's such a cool mechanic
teach you call is really why this game is amazing

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Video 27K23b4hkNM Watch It Played Discussion at 44:33

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Pros

Good entrance into the hobby

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

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it's not my intention to do multiple multiple multiples of these today to catch up even though that's what it feels like right now
live streaming so much fun
if you're into the lore of gloomhaven then there's gonna be quite a bit to dive into here and unpack and the artwork is really really nice
marvel or dc i'm a marvel guy but i grew up reading a lot of superman
dc tends to be gods among men kind of storytelling where you have these all-powerful creatures or beings or whatever and then marvel superheroes i often think of as down on your luck kind of humans who ended up with these powers that end up being kind of a curse along with a blessing
it's not surprising that board games did the same thing
oh that's what every woman feels like when they read a book oh i hadn't really thought of it that way because of course i didn't because of course this language was always catering to me traditionally
society does not typically change without some kind of effort
when the original blue haven came out i was like isaac childress what in the heck are you doing this is it this is doomed to fail in my mind because to me it looked like way too much game for anybody
you can't you you have to miss out there's no option but to miss out because no matter what you're playing there's like 100 other great games you could be playing

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Video TBM0TILEanQ Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews Top 10 List at 4:32 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

easy entry point into euro-style games
works well with families

Cons

can scale less well with larger player counts

Thematic elements

tile-laying with territorial scoring
medieval landscape and towns
gentle, approachable

Comparison games

Catan
Isle of Skye

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

area scoring — points awarded for features completed as tiles connect
Compound Scoring — points awarded for features completed as tiles connect
Tile Placement — place terrain tiles to build a landscape
Tile-laying — place terrain tiles to build a landscape

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

it's just a great list of games that are just have a low buried entry basically
there's a game for everybody out there
it's a perfect choice to use to introduce people to games
it's not a game it's an activity
cooperative makes it easy to teach

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Video GLQh6EGBpMU Getting Games Top 10 List at 11:04 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

exceptional two-player experience with tight competition
can be played in a friendly or cutthroat manner

Cons

at higher player counts interaction shifts away from the two-player dynamic

Thematic elements

territory control and building
medieval tile-laying with roads, cities, and fields
classic euro

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

scoring via features — roads, cities, and fields score based on meeple placements.
tile placement with matching edges — on each turn, place a tile that matches edges; place meeples to score features.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

this is a puzzle game realistically where you're trying to make that work
not a victory point game realistically you're just trying to get to the threshold before anyone else
this is a hidden gem that no one ever talks about
i cannot recommend equinox enough
every single card can be a different champion
it's basically scrabble without the words

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Video raf1xZquD9U Watch It Played Interview at 17:50 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

none

Cons

none

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none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

tomorrow matthew and i are going to live stream sagrada the physical copy of it actually playing that together
they introduced me to like catan
Castell is a big one I like
Gentes Cinque Terre which is hard to get
Ticket to Ride is constantly up there
For Sale... prior to 2000. that's a game I still love today
Resistance and still play it loads
Blood on the Clocktower
Don't mess with Cthulhu it's another great
Deception Murder in Hong Kong is a big favorite
the concept's fantastic the idea that you just buy a pack and you're good to go and there's nothing to build now
this is going to disrupt the entire system
I love teaching that to people

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Video RMPqdTKVrrA Getting Games Top 29 List at 2:06 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

city-building with a two-player focus
Carcassonne world (castle variant)

Comparison games

Carcassonne

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

meandering victory point track — A curved VP track doubles as the walls of the castle
meeple placement — Meeples are placed to score points and control areas
Tile Placement — Players place tiles to build structures and score points

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

the roman republic is coming to an end but not before a power struggle between caesar and pompeii
this expansion has several modules and scenarios
this is a cooperative deck construction dice rolling game
this is going to be their big essence spiel release later on in the game
Sleeping Gods is the latest game from Red Raven Games
Terra Futura is an engine building card game in which you build your land of tomorrow
the big thing ... if you connect a port early you increase the stock value

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Video zy_r6jm1M0U Drive Thru Games Analysis at 2:23

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Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

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none

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Mechanics unknown.

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the biggest tool out there is boardgamegeek.com
this does favor kind of the heavy strategic games just the general sort of user base of this website
people that like azul also like these other games so this gives you a nice jumping off point there
rodney smith he does probably the best how to play videos in the whole industry
the bigger the community the worse it is it seems like
i find that these targeted groups are very good
the weight rating is kind of in the middle range whereas if we go back here we can take a look on the side here and we'll go to azul remember it was a 2.4 for wingspan this one is a 1.76 so the order of magnitude in the weight is very very important here
two players is not really that good i mean it works and it plays fine but compared to playing with three four maybe even five players it's going to be a kind of a different experience
the main thing is having a good welcoming fun group that you can get along with and become friends with over the course of this hobby

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Video MQ_QVOBukV4 Drive Thru Games Discussion at 4:40 sentiment: mixed

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Overall sentiment (raw)

mixed

Pros

none

Cons

didn't like back then

Thematic elements

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none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

I'm genuinely curious about your origin story and sort of how you got more involved in whatever hobby it is.
Exposing a child to games is probably a really important thing.
It's like baseball cards but you play a game with that seems stupid.
I really loved it and got into that
I just got sucked back into board game geek because I had you know been on it like in 2005
I just got like sucked in
I never really liked Puerto Rico or Princess of Florence but I really like Power Grid
The DM sucked and I didn't really like it at all
He's just like the worst, you know pictured like the worst kind of DM RPG type of personality that was that guy

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Video T7rta6VyM1E Watch It Played Discussion at 12:51 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

Carcassonne

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

if you want to buy a game and you really like the look of it and you think oh that game looks really good that looks right up my street I like the theme I like those mechanics I like that designer that publisher never lets me down whatever your reasons are maybe all of those reasons are there and then you find out the games ranked 5 out of 10 on board game geek as a general ranking of the game or it's really far down in general of the all the games in rank order so it's like at number 20 000 on boardgamegeek should you really pay attention to that
ultimately the only person that needs to like that game is you
don't let other people tell you what games you can and cannot like but do your due diligence look hard and research if you're gonna spend your money on something make sure you're spending on something that you like
blasting top 40 hits while i'm trying to think about my next tile placement absolutely not
what is the game that you're most happy you own not necessarily the most expensive game not necessarily the most rare game but what is the pride possession of your board game collection

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

it's a bloody travesty is what i call it

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Video 8RHG5X5nAOU All You Can Board Discussion at 0:59

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Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

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Video It_mW7aST24 All You Can Board Collection Roast at 1:39

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Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

this is one of those things where you spin it around it's sand and all the sand comes down like this isn't here
top shelf billing goes to the anniversary edition of cartoons beautiful like such yeah for those who don't know i love carcassonne
this has been fed to me on ads on my like it's like facebook instagram everything i'm getting ads fed for it to me for this thing constantly

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Video vjIfF8nOj2g Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews Discussion at 9:37 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

accessible and iconic
great for families and groups

Cons

variability in scoring can feel random
may lack depth for heavier players

Thematic elements

tile-laying and strategy
medieval landscape building
casual to mid-weight

Comparison games

Power Grid
Dominion

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Tile Placement — lay tiles to build a landscape with features

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

No quotes stored for this video.

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Video BJ1iD4BBwag Gaming with Edo & Jessica Analysis at 6:44 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Unofficial solo variant works nicely
Quick and easy puzzle
Difficult to get a complete map

Cons

Has an official solo variant, but the discussed one is unofficial
Haven't tried the official solo variant yet

Thematic elements

Completing features like cities and roads on a map

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Grid Building — The unofficial solo variant is all about just creating a 7x7 grid of these tiles.
Tile-laying — A tile-laying game where you have cities, roads, and other features that you are completing in order to score.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

so alambra was sort of my introduction to unofficial solo variants and it was awesome
the solo games where your decisions have a direct impact on what happened to the solo opponent
official solo variants included with games that on the box say one plus are awesome but you can also find really really great ones out there that are unofficial from either fans or other designers who really like the game and just want to make it solo friendly
having those out there is really awesome just going back to where I started with this video finding that solo variant for Alhambra that was kind of what catapulted me into playing solo games

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Video gM5OGYh0jFo Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews Discussion at 6:19 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

easy to teach
strong tile-placement appeal

Cons

modern variants can dilute original flavor

Thematic elements

tile-laying and area control
medieval landscape development
tactical, spatial

Comparison games

Dominion
Power Grid

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Area Control — placing followers to claim features and score.
area control / followers — placing followers to claim features and score.
Tile Placement — players place follower- bearing tiles to expand the map.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

Masterpiece was kind of this bluffing art bidding game that was one of my favorites.
Risk was one that we we played a lot with the new Meyer side of the family.
This is the only hobby where you can walk into a game store, play a game with people, and then a stranger will invite you to their house next weekend.
I would say it was Gen Con 2013 that convinced me this is a real hobby.
it's a social hub this is why we do this these things because we like to talk to people.

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Video t47jFiuUQx4 Meeple University Top 10 List at 4:59 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Cooperative version of Carcassonne

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

Carcassonne

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

cooperative play — This is specifically highlighted as the cooperative version of Carcassonne.
Tile Placement — It's a cooperative version of Carcassonne, which is a tile-placement game.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

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uh yes sister Ami yes by boarding guys and it has rondel worker placement game Wheel rather than a Rondo thank you thank you um but it was you know for everything that you'll see here it's fundamentally a uh simple worker placement leading to a tile placement but it's very interesting tile placement
plain craft this is this was successfully kick-started we this is the deluxe edition with beautiful components by cardboard I can't say things right now cardboard Alchemy yeah very uh very big in the hotness at the moment this one indeed indeed
next one is Evergreen now this is by the designer of photosynthesis it has some same feeling but I think it's not as special as rotationally as photosynthesis yeah you really struggle to uh to visualize what was going on with photosynthesis and even I did and I can rotate stuff in my head oh right yeah it's very challenging that one yeah this one Evergreen
next one is endless winter now this is this is the uh the Australian version which has got gas Studios so I am part of goth Studios with Mark and Carl so there's no way I'm gonna review this game I'm just telling you that I think this is going to be it's well anticipated well anticipated it'll be a in my anticipated list not because I want to get it but because I'm excited for our partner Fantasia games so it's liberation
if you're in Australia um Essen weekend corresponds with Pax Australia week and it'll be a demo there as well and hopefully be for sale there as well
this is we're helping Mozart in his last days and this is also it is going to be I think it's really good the components are great it's double layered it's from Denver games which is the rectil guys let me show you the back of the box it boxes kind of like typical Euro gaming and I was looking at the components I was punching it out the other day and look at this side it's so cool it's like it's music book but it's a double layer player board ta-da it we have not played this yet as of today but it looks like kind of like the Concordia style card play which the deck building pool building pool action Action Pool thank you so theme is great so excited for this one
so again what are your release am I going to see you at Essen let me know let us know in the comments section below and I'll be happy to also check it out maybe it is your game maybe someone else's game I don't care in any cases write in the comments and I'll check it out anything else Sam
if you enjoy this video and you want us to make this sort of video or you know maybe our most anticipated other games or our whole Essence Hall games it's probably like should be another one which is showing and then compare this video with the next one anyways if you do that please let us know like the video comments below and subscribe and hit the bell

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Video 2iYAkcWK-zI Getting Games Discussion at 5:31 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

Carcassonne

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

I think I can already say I would really like to try at some point just from the table presence alone.
Honestly Cooperative games are far from my favorite type of game but I love Carcassonne so that is enough to have me quite intrigued if I have an opportunity to try this one.

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Video ACx6W_QOeiA Meeple University Unboxing at 51:11 sentiment: neutral

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Overall sentiment (raw)

neutral

Pros

Squishy components
Works with the base game

Cons

Warning against combining with all expansions
Potential for high downtime with many players/expansions

Thematic elements

Mining, settlement
Gold rush era

Comparison games

Carcassonne

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Area Control — Players claim features on the map.
Tile Placement — Standard Carcassonne mechanic, with new components like slime tiles mentioned.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

I have not learned from previous years previous conventions had too many games
this is a transportation and game which must have some sort of roots so that's always exciting for me
this is the bit I like this is what makes me potentially see the game
we people would run there line up in front of their booths and then slowly getting to the booths grab the game and then pay it's insane
Spill feels like Disneyland for me
wow look at this oh musics
this is like beans everywhere

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Video y5wsf_2SISA Board Gaymes James Discussion at 1:56 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Cons

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Area Control — Points are scored based on completed features controlled by players.
area control / scoring — Points are scored based on completed features controlled by players.
Tile Placement — Players place tiles to build features (cities, roads, fields) and claim ownership.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

I'm heading off to Essen Germany for Essence Spiel 18 soon and I wanted to share with you a few tips and tricks for a good travel experience
I personally like carcasson because they'll put me to sleep
If you see me there find me I will hopefully hunt some lovely gamer or Ally tags for you

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Video 9Z-RXd-SSBM UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 1:12:33 sentiment: mixed

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Overall sentiment (raw)

mixed

Pros

Can be played in 45 minutes
Everyone knows how to play
Chill atmosphere, good for conversation
Farmers role made simpler in newer editions
Has a fun dice selection mechanism

Cons

Farmers role can be unbalanced and lead to large point swings with little skill
Newer editions have different artwork and rule changes, making older editions feel less relevant
Farmers are no longer in the rulebook for the base game
Can be too random
The order of dice placement matters and can be tricky

Thematic elements

Comparison games

Ticket to Ride

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

meeples — Used in Carcassonne and other games. Available in different styles, including clear acrylic.
Tile Placement — Tiles are hexagonal and can be stacked or connected.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

the best game we played of the day was Nana
it's a stupid memory game
100 bucks I will not be buying that
it was fine I I enjoyed it I had a good time
it's really good it's very good
Frost Haven's already on the top 100
I miss the old art
we offer a championship midgard for 40 bucks
it's too random it does you can't mitigate it at all and it's just rough
the dice mechanism is cool
there's a million copies of space games sitting around

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Video 9Z-RXd-SSBM UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 2:48:24 sentiment: mixed

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Overall sentiment (raw)

Mixed, regarding changes

Pros

Can be fun

Cons

Farmers removed from rulebook
Artwork changes in new editions can be off-putting to some

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Tile Placement — roll dice and place the buildings

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

the best game we played of the day was Nana
it's a stupid memory game
100 bucks I will not be buying that
it was fine I I enjoyed it I had a good time
it's really good it's very good
Frost Haven's already on the top 100
I miss the old art
we offer a championship midgard for 40 bucks
it's too random it does you can't mitigate it at all and it's just rough
the dice mechanism is cool
there's a million copies of space games sitting around

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Video a14R3dTjHEg Watch It Played Discussion at 12:44 sentiment: positive

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positive

Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

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none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

hello welcome to watch it played that's literally what we do
the Labyrinth of mystery and pain
I'm fairly confident with my general knowledge of board games I feel like Ron Swanson going into our Home Depot

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Video xJWmuNz7giw UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 1:03:47 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Enjoyed the constraints of printed maps and borders
Can be brutal and nasty
Enjoyed playing with the maps and tokens

Cons

Requires base game and expansions for maps
Can be brutal

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

memory element — Players can gain or lose points based on matching face-down tiles.
Scoring based on Map Features — Points are gained by matching tiles to map features and covering tokens.
Tile Placement — Players place tiles to build up the game board.

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Giving out one deck is sort of like what are you gonna do in one deck?
The cards look amazing.
it feels like a Tetris game like if Tetris made this game people would Rave if it was a Tetris branded it would be so far
great filler weight game
The way the DMV and where I live goes they they give you a ticket you go and you sit down in this big room with all these chairs and it's like it's in this old mall where that has 95 of them all is is vacant and they're actually planning on tearing the whole thing down
it has an ending that makes you think and makes you actually go whoa that's huge
it is the most graphically violent like movie that it is it I don't it's and it's very um it's very psychological as far as the horror goes
it's one of those things where uh I I I want I I seriously want other people to watch all of Martyrs so I can actually talk to them about the ending so I can discuss what you think theUATION the ending means
it is it is a extremely difficult watch
the ending has stuck with me for like days
it is completely and totally like uh totally popcorn TV it is there's nothing there is it is perfectly solid B material that you can just have on and like you can literally not watch it
it's like the monster's not gonna come out of the movie
the one genre that will be affected least by the strike will be horror because most horror films are independent
Mario made a billion bucks let's not discredit that
the sound is like unreal it was like one of the best sounding movies I've ever heard
Dunkirk had the rapid noise
I hated seeing it the movie before yeah it's awful and then I noticed a bunch of movies followed that afterwards it annoyed me every time afterwards too
250 000 views and you only got 30 bucks

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Video v6ocajo45bk UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 1:26:33 sentiment: mixed

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Overall sentiment (raw)

mixed

Pros

Good game
It's a good game no question

Cons

Hard to make your game stand out nowadays
Too much luck in it

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Cooperative — Discussed in the context of a co-op version.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

you only have five tries to do it
it's too lucky
someone can just Crush by getting some good roles
The core still is flawed
I want to like it more than I do
she got that Mr carcasson age
Kickstarter is still where you gotta go
we call those people normies
I like to think that nobody's above the law
it's a train wreck
the acting is great
there's not a weak person weak actor in that group
the last lost no wow
absolutely sucks that Lance Reddick is no longer with us
The Mamas and the Papas I listen to that song a lot
It was great and then and then they just [ __ ] all over themselves
it's a little late

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Video v6ocajo45bk UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 3:20:36 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

The second module was explored.
The speaker is interested in how the third and fourth modules work out.
There's a mini-expansion that can be used with regular Carcassonne.

Cons

Cannot beat the second module to get to the third one yet.

Thematic elements

none

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Area Control — Players claim features like cities, roads, and fields with followers (meeples).
Campaign/legacy elements — The game has modules and missions that can be explored over multiple plays, suggesting a campaign or legacy aspect.
Tile Placement — Players place tiles to build a medieval landscape.

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Quotes (from this video)

you only have five tries to do it
it's too lucky
someone can just Crush by getting some good roles
The core still is flawed
I want to like it more than I do
she got that Mr carcasson age
Kickstarter is still where you gotta go
we call those people normies
I like to think that nobody's above the law
it's a train wreck
the acting is great
there's not a weak person weak actor in that group
the last lost no wow
absolutely sucks that Lance Reddick is no longer with us
The Mamas and the Papas I listen to that song a lot
It was great and then and then they just [ __ ] all over themselves
it's a little late

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Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

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none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

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I'm not saying that you're right or wrong here but I mean people do do so it just seems like a lot of work to get a free game.
I feel like if you had printed it all out and set it on a table and started playing it you would have been like oh that's a problem.
I do not think it's worth the price.
It's a trick taking game where every trick has a contract.
The reprint's relevance and price are questioned, suggesting it might be a 'money gouge'.
The icons are not as big as advertised and difficult to read.
The lack of appeal for Dice City is a recurring theme.
It's really fun and what it comes up with makes everybody sort of like, 'Oh, why did you play that?'
The creators of the promo pack were from the same team as Cards Against Humanity.
It's so mind-boggling to me that they were like, 'Yeah, this will be fine.'
The process of getting marijuana legally in some states is convoluted and expensive.
A general decline in personalized customer service across various industries.
The US predominantly uses the Imperial system, while most other countries use the Metric system.
I made a video for carcass on maps and the rules go for East or West map you know so I tried to upload one video to two separate pages and it won't let me do it
I just thought it was weird you know so I try to go do something you fought the law it's got upset got upset set his goons out Nicki came over here and whooped my ass she was upset she had to take her for like from L.A
it's just people stations like I don't understand that one
wingspan wingspan I don't understand that but I love it
I just called it idiotic and stupid what they did because they got a cease and desist from stonemeyer games
how did you [ __ ] think this was gonna go like did you think they're just gonna be cool with that adding like nuclear missiles to [ __ ] wingspan
it's so mind-boggling to me that they were like yeah this will be fine
duh you know you reach out to the company first like I that's like that seems stupid idiotic like you you're in the industry you're one of the people create Cards Against Humanity get your head out of your ass you should know this
well I'm glad they got slapped down another money
I destroyed the [ __ ] out of the box but I was super proud of it because it was a hard shot
I'm gonna show you this board game Atlas baby board game trick shots
I haven't planted an unboxing video soon where I unbox a game with a guitar and it's just me smashing the game with a guitar
so don't tell me there's something wrong with these guitars if it's a diesel guitar
it's just weird to me if you got the money sometimes it's just more convenient to buy it than fix it man
the rat's gonna rape me again in January so I've been gearing up to see how the changes have come to Disney World
I think it'll die just like the Dice Masters died
it's just such a it seems like a scam to me
it's like carrying a gun it's a pain in the ass
he likes to imagine it's for the skin
I really do every time I'm with my wife and we pass somebody at Walmart I'm like ah they're having a good trip
I think alcohol is way more destructive than wheat is in my personal opinion
that's one thing with people who are always on weed you know there's never arguments usually usually it's over food but other than that there's no argument everybody's having a little easier you know
it's it's like I I I I don't do Coke you know
I spent it or snorted it differently I wasn't inject it I'm glad I didn't do that
I mean I mean I I I don't whenever you hear about you know like cops make those mistakes and they're they're hideous and what have you and but I always try to that's all you do here though is the mistake
it's it's pageantry to me
all right everybody thanks so we did start late but uh we should be doing it normal time next week no we are no you got the draft thing oh that's right that's right it'll be late again tomorrow night late again next week

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Video McNJc1mg_o0 UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 1:00:32 sentiment: mixed

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Overall sentiment (raw)

mixed

Pros

Cool little worker replacement
Highly enjoyable
Good game

Cons

Went under the radar
Table hog
Artwork on tiles blends in
Money grab with new artwork on the cover and insert

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Tile Placement — The game involves placing tiles, with the comment that the artwork on the tiles in the big box version has components that blend in, making them hard to distinguish.
Worker Placement — Described as a 'cool little worker replacement' game.

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Quotes (from this video)

I think Baldur's Gate three is okay and it's just okay
There's just too much stuff to do and it's like and it's all over the place
If you're not eating your your Reese's peanut butter got frozen you're insane
The sun is gonna burn my house yes and the fire is gonna heat it
People are like oh I don't want AI to create art I want AI to do things like my taxes I'm like well then so accountant's gonna be out of work but artists can'
I think I got my uh Bazaar of ubar today
you should play that it's a good game
highly enjoyable
the people wanted me to teach them uh troyos
it's a heavier game
go back uh world of midgard and back it again and again
buying miniatures that you don't and then buy a bunches it's a plastic in a drawer

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Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

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none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

This is just a really solid deck builder.
It's one of those games that if you're going to bring something to a table that's got a lot of new players, I think it's a fantastic choice.
It's probably going to take you about 15 minutes to set up.
But it's a game that feels substantial and it feels like you've accomplished something.

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