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2023
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Description
Pop open the tube and start chucking dice with family and friends! In Chicken!, players will be rolling dice each turn—pressing their luck to score more Chickens while avoiding those foxes.
On a turn, a player must choose to roll all the dice passed to them or "Chicken Out" to roll fewer dice. Players will score points from the Chickens they roll, but they will bust (and score no points) if 3 or more foxes appear across their dice.
For each Egg symbol rolled, a die is hatched from the Coop and then the active player will choose to reroll all of their blanks, eggs, and newly hatched dice, or they may score their points and pass the dice to the next player. If a player chooses to "Chicken Out" at the start of their turn, they lose a point for being a chicken, but they get to place all Yellow and Orange dice back into the Coop.
The first player to reach 25 Points from their Chickens wins the game!
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Video M4_wo1JlGpQ
Watch It Played News at 2:58 sentiment: positive
video_pk 89240 · mention_pk 236752
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Pressing your luck to score the most chickens while avoiding pesky foxes
- Key Master's production levels are just top tier
Cons
- Risk of busting and scoring no points if three or more foxes appear
Thematic elements
- Collecting chickens while avoiding foxes
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Dice Rolling — Players roll dice to score chickens.
- Press Your Luck — Players choose to roll all dice or chicken out.
- Set Collection — Scoring points from chickens rolled.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- players tried to escape from Minecraft's fiery Underworld the nether
- in it you'll be sprinting through rugged Landscapes full of magma and lava navigating and defending against dangerous monsters and only if the players complete the dash to the portal in time while also taking out the mantras Guardians can you survive the adventure together
- the quest can you protect the Village from raiding illagers is poised
- an illager is the name of a persistent mob spawn in Minecraft this is an illager evil son of a gun
- your helpful Animal Companions will stand Faithfully by your side whatever that means because you know that sounds nice to me
- I was really surprised by Builders and biomes actually it was a quality game so why not more Minecraft board games I say I'm all for it
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kovray Top 10 List at 10:30 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- on our list
- really want to buy that game
- looks so much fun
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)
- next up is that Cosmo octopus
- it's such a unique theme yes and the gameplay is really fun it is it's great it's a great game
- If you liked like King Domino this is like almost a step up in my opinion in terms of like uh you're building a three-dimensional pyramid.
- it tickles your brain in such a unique way.
- Six player fit to print is some of the best experience that you can possibly have.
- The art in this game is absolutely gorgeous. There's a capybara that's a unicorn.
- it's a very nice introductory uh well delving game.
- It's also super clever how they did the dice and you have to combine them in their grade in the grade and it creates the space that you have to play.
- This is a fantastic kind of filler gamer conversationalist game.
- you get to make waffles
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Video ZFXiPrA6Oko
Watch It Played Top 10 List at 18:41 sentiment: positive
video_pk 88319 · mention_pk 232560
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- family-friendly and approachable
- quirky theme with appealing visuals
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- dice-press-your-luck
- farm/animal theme
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Dice Rolling — Roll dice to score chickens and risk busting on foxes.
- dice_rolling — Roll dice to score chickens and risk busting on foxes.
- Push Your Luck — Players keep rolling to improve score but risk busting.
- push_your_luck — Players keep rolling to improve score but risk busting.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- the Temptation may be to make the simplest path possible but there in lies the strategy of foolishness
- it's a really good game you can play with a bunch of people and you it's like a light war game but of civilization building war game
- a zombie game a survival horror board game
- the game that most other games taste like if you want a yachi like experience but in a way that's just like got a theme it's lovely to look at
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Grant Lyon Top 10 List at 6:44 sentiment: positive
video_pk 88123 · mention_pk 231532
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- very light push your luck
- unique mechanism of hatching more dice
- escalating risk with different dice types
- fun as a party game
- plays up to 8 players
- plays in about 20 minutes
Cons
- risk of busting if you get three foxes
Thematic elements
- chickens and foxes
Comparison games
- Zombie Dice
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Dice Drafting — when you roll an egg you hatch more dice you add more dice to your pool
- Dice Rolling — you are just rolling Dice and you are trying to get chickens for points and avoid foxes
- Push Your Luck — it is a very light push your luck dice rolling game
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This is the closest to a card game on this list
- There are these really cool little magazine tiles and the magazine tiles are getting you points at the end of the game in different ways
- I think that's just a really cool way to do an auction to have to arrange your hand in a specific way before we even start drafting at all before we start bidding at all
- This was also my top two-player Only Game of the Year
- Every card that can be purchased by one side or the other can also be destroyed by the opposing side before that person can buy them and add them to their deck
- I constantly have to agonize over whether I want to spend my resources to hurt you or to buy a card that helps me
- There is a board a little board element to this game where there is a force and the force is sort of going back and forth between either side
- I had a bet with my brother that I could hit 10,000 subscribers by the end of the year and it looks like I am going to lose that bet
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Video 6UfFJJ9MafA
Meeple University Review at 8:47 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Big quick playing push a luck game
- Party context works well
Cons
- Escalation felt too quick
- Limited interesting decisions
- Only obvious strategy is to roll and hope
Thematic elements
- Scoring chickens and protecting them from foxes
Comparison games
- Zombie Dice
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Dice Rolling — Dice are rolled to determine outcomes, with more dice added to the pool as eggs are scored.
- Push Your Luck — Players roll dice, aiming to score chickens, but risk busting if they roll too many foxes.
- Race — The game is a race to 25 points.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- everyone we've been busy playing games
- we have these games that we've been playing in between heavy games
- I'm Stella and this is Teran from Maple University
- that's it that's is everything ever which is Teran is unbeatable
- Great Well Done Taran
- it'll get you in the Christmas spirit
- we will be doing our top games of 2023 but we want to wait until the very last minute until we make the video
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Video 0wT4Ums8IMA
Our Family Plays Games Discussion at 18:43 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Cute little game.
- Easy for all ages to learn and play.
- Good for families.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Chickens and foxes
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Dice Rolling — It's just dice
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- If I bring Cheetos to your game night I hate you
- Cheetos and Doritos and other O's that have on your fingers not Al loud
- don't try to do the Chopsticks and try to pick them up with chopsticks don't do that
- Don't they all say that though don't they all say that
- I'm the only female that she spoke with so the only woman you represent I'm representing for the women women at PC's
- We just don't want to see people sitting over at a table struggling talking to F
- No one's not going to be alone here
- You can learn new games you can try stuff before you buy stuff
- what makes a theme sing for you and what makes a theme kind of really feel like those Nails on the chalkboard for you
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Video 2vJTErz2k_s
The Brothers Murph Discussion at 0:13 sentiment: neutral
video_pk 85903 · mention_pk 221035
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Chickens
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Dice Rolling — The game involves rolling dice.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it say a poop it's a poop what are you e ew what are you doing baby what what are you doing here is that what the chickens are doing a chicken oh yeah five six all right you want to roll the dice go ahead I go the dice go for it I got it do you think you win the game do you win yeah yeah I can't argue with that yeah
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Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Review at 0:41 sentiment: positive
video_pk 85517 · mention_pk 219313
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Quick to learn and play
- Compact and travel-friendly
- Scales well to large player counts (2-8)
- Engaging push-your-luck dice mechanic
- Expansion adds variety and fun
Cons
- Artwork is minimal/not highly thematic
- Luck-based outcomes may frustrate some players
Thematic elements
- push-your-luck dice rolling with eggs, chickens, and foxes
- farm/chicken coop, dice-based poultry management
- light, family-friendly
Comparison games
- Circus Faucati
- Deep Dive
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- bag_and_storage — Dice are stored in a tube/bag for convenient rolling and travel.
- bust_risk_and_stop_scoring — Players may stop to score what they have, or push their luck to roll again at the risk of busting and losing dice.
- Dice Rolling — Roll four dice each turn (two white with eggs, chickens, fox; yellow and orange dice with different distributions) and resolve outcomes.
- dice_rolling — Roll four dice each turn (two white with eggs, chickens, fox; yellow and orange dice with different distributions) and resolve outcomes.
- expansion_elements — Egg expansion adds new dice (dog and bark dice) that modify fox interactions and egg-hatching dynamics.
- hatch_and_redeploy — Eggs hatch new dice, increasing future rolling options and potential points.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I really like the push your luck aspect in this one.
- the dice rolling part of it really makes you feel like I just want to roll those dice.
- Chicken was a big hit for us right away.
- Push Your Luck has quickly become one of our favorite mechanisms in board gaming.
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Video ol36GeMVsjg
Our Family Plays Games Discussion at 59:03 sentiment: positive
video_pk 85166 · mention_pk 217744
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Fun
- Fast-paced
- Easy to learn
- Easy to play
- Dice are heavy
Cons
- Mat needs to be weighed down
Thematic elements
- Chickens and foxes
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Dice Rolling — Core mechanic involves rolling dice.
- Push Your Luck — Players decide whether to continue rolling dice or stop to avoid negative outcomes.
- Set Collection — Players collect dice representing chickens.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- The game could be played by anybody because I mean, the rules change per the card. You just got to be able to read the card. Read the card. Do what the card says. Play the game.
- This game will make non board gamers board gamers.
- It's a mean game, family. It's a mean game. But you can get a lot of people around the table. But it's mean, Stala. It's mean.
- The humans humans are having a sausage sizzle. Yes. And it's drawing a crowd of hungry Aussie critters.
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Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Review at 44:14 sentiment: other
video_pk 80553 · mention_pk 196333
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Keeper
Pros
- silly fun
- Comes in a cute little tube.
- Super small, compact, easy to store.
- good New Year's Eve one or just a night when we want, you know, every once in a while like, you know what? Let's just have a silly fun game night.
Cons
- For people who hate push or luck, this isn't a game for you and you're going to probably hate it.
Thematic elements
- trying to get the eggs that will then hatch into chicken without staying away from the foxes
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Dice Rolling — It's a push your luck dice rolling game
- Push Your Luck — It's a push your luck dice rolling game
- Set Collection — You have to play trios.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- We are going to get another copy so we can experience some of the other parts of it that we couldn't finish.
- I didn't think I was going to like this game. I really didn't.
- It's a game of chance. If cheese is needed in two of your dishes and cheese never comes up, you never get that bonus for the perfect plate, which is kind of irritating and aggravating, but it's a game of chance.
- Easy keep that one. It's one of our favorites.
- This one's hard.
- It plays better with more than two people because you don't have that dummy character that's just blocking stuff.
- It's one play like the cafe might be a maybe for me.
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The Dice Tower Analysis at 12:58 sentiment: negative
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Negative
Pros
none
Cons
- Hated by the reviewer.
- Feels too random and lucky.
- Push-your-luck aspect is boring.
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Dice Rolling — It is roll some dice, see what happens.
- Push Your Luck — push your luck.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- So, we have a game here called Sequoia. This is from 2022.
- It's It's fine. I'm giving it a six. Uh Beasty Bars is is is a fun style game where you're playing these different type of animals, and I think each additional expansion made it more complex and less fun.
- Trias is an old dinosaur game that originally came with cubes, and eventually they had little dinosaurs in it instead. And it's kind of grow out to different things. This is a very I have this ranked as a seven. Probably now, the next time I go through my rankings, I'll probably rank it as a six because it's fine, but it's showing its age.
- All righty, of all the games we talked about today, my favorite here is clearly David Goliath, although Hooky is a very close second.
- Either way, it's always good to talk to you all.
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Video BiBbP7S8OqU
Discussion at 0:42 sentiment: positive
video_pk 67701 · mention_pk 163885
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- One of the most fun push your luck dice rolling games.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Players try to get chickens and avoid foxes.
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Dice Rolling — Players roll dice to achieve game objectives.
- Push Your Luck — Players engage in a push-your-luck mechanic.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- You want games for a party where nobody plays games? You need something you can teach in 30 seconds that plays a lot of people that is very social and doesn't take long to play.
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Tabletop Tolson Review at 0:25 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Short play time (roughly 10–15 minutes)
- Supports 2–8 players, scalable crowd appeal
- Very approachable and family-friendly
- Colorful component design and thematic flavor
Cons
- High element of luck can dominate outcomes
- May feel chaotic with larger player counts
Thematic elements
- Poultry-focused, lighthearted push-your-luck scoring around a central coop
- Farmyard / rural setting featuring chickens and eggs
- humorous, family-friendly, fast-paced
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Dice drafting / rolling — Players roll white and colored dice, then allocate outcomes to eggs and chickens on the center board.
- Dice Rolling — Players roll white and colored dice, then allocate outcomes to eggs and chickens on the center board.
- press-your-luck / risk management — After each egg or favorable result, players decide whether to continue or stop to bank points, risking busts from foxes.
- set collection / scoring by chickens — Chickens gathered during a turn contribute to the player's score, with certain outcomes yielding multiple chickens.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's super fun it's super fast takes 10 to 15 minutes to play
- fantastically fun familyfriendly just wild cool game night
- this is a silly game don't worry about it
- lots of silliness
- you could just do mutton busting and chicken and just roll the dice and see what happens
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The Board Gaming Doctor Top 10 List at 4:28 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Rosenberg design flavor
- digital tools help track requirements
Cons
- learning curve due to iconography
Thematic elements
- tree-growing and resource management
- forest-themed artwork; tree-building/woodland tableau
- tile-drafting centered, light narrative
Comparison games
- Patchwork
- Applejack
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- scoring via tableau — score based on completed arrangements and requirements
- Tableau Building — construct a personal tableau to progress
- tableau-building — construct a personal tableau to progress
- tile drafting — draft and place tiles to build a tableau
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's a very interactive card battling, lane battling type of experience with some betting and bluffing and above the table aspects which I do enjoy in a lot of games.
- The major issue with Finsspan for me was how long it took to play this game.
- Epoch is one of the best approximations to a real-time civ game such as Age of Empires.
- Sweet Lands is the perfect game for me this year.
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