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2017
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Description
Chimera Station brings a new twist to the worker placement genre: customizable workers. Each worker can be modified in-game by splicing claws, tentacles, leaves or additional brains (or any combination of those) on them. These workers are used to gather resources: points, food, credits, and living parts of aforementioned workers! During the game you'll build and expand the space station and open up tons of different strategic and tactical possibilities.
Featuring a grand total of 12 standard action spaces and 40 additional ones (modules), 22 perks, 16 different ways to configure your aliens (via components), and 4 different races, the possibilities are endless!
Artwork has been done by Brian Patterson from the webcomic "d20Monkey".
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The Mill Interview at 44:21 sentiment: positive
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positive
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none
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none
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's a great great interview it's long because I know I am a terrible interviewer and I had a ton of questions and Ryan is just a very gracious person to interview and talk to
- this is the end of scythe and we've just handing over the tools go play here's the keys to the kingdom you know you just make it whatever you want
- I really do think it's one of the higher content expansions out there as far as just amount of content
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UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 47:36 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Worker placement with unique worker powers was exciting
- Considered a solid game by some
Cons
- Disappointing Kickstarter performance ($88k)
- Artwork was not good
- Mistakenly associated with Stefan Feld
Thematic elements
- Worker placement with unique worker powers
- Space
Comparison games
- Orléans
- Scoville
- The Castles of Burgundy
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Asymmetric Player Powers — Workers have unique powers and abilities.
- Worker Placement — A core mechanic where players use workers to take actions.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- The Grudge and Spaceballs yes Kabuki that one five oh uh Bill pman Bill pman yes you got there that is correct nice PA I could see his face but pton came to so as as side sleepest in Seattle fine whatever romcom whatever like Bill pulman is Melanie Griffith's like fiance or whatever and they have this whole thing where it's like and and but she's like like with Bill fulman and and everything like that and then they have like their their meal or whatever and then then they've got the moment where the lights turn on at the whatever place and she realized she needs to go to the skyscraper to meet Tom Han because and like like literally like she's been with this bill pulman guy for years get married and then then he she's just like I have to go and and and and meet this guy that i' I've never met in real life or whatever or anything like that and then she like they have like a long like weren't they emailing or something no that was that was you got mail he was reading her his books or something I don't know I forget why but I was always just like bill fman got hosed in that movie he's just like he was he wasn't a jerk he wasn't an a-hole he he had like some things about him that were kind of maybe a little bit annoying like he was a hyper condra or I remember he had like a stuffy nose or something and like you know she was always handed him Kleen X I think was one scene but it was like also and then and then like he was just a nice guy and then she's like I'm sorry I can't marry you or whatever I have to go meet this complete stranger on a skyscraper and he's just like are you okay with this and he's like yeah it's fine you go I don't remember like thanks for wasting years of my life I really I really just I Really they had to move the plot along
- The horrible thing the horrible thing about Hollywood is that if an actress gets old she doesn't get movies anymore but men do it's it's just it's it's an incredibly like weird misogynistic sexist thing that happens in Hollywood
- I worked security for a concert where Marilyn Manson was the opening opening act for White Zombie I'm trying to remember what the second band was it'll come to me in a second I can picture them the Melvin no
- He was such an unknown he was just wandering around in the crowd and people didn't recognize him and like and he was just sign people were walking up and they're like oh my gosh are you Mary Manson and he was like so out of his gour like either either he was out of his gour on drugs or he was acting like it or he was just really weird and he was just kind of Mechanical Animals was the one I was thinking oh yeah and people were like people were like are you m he was like yeah
- It's tough to explain but that movie is like reading Japanese fiction how like everything's just got everything's got a backstory and everything's got something else behind it and surprising things happening all constantly and stuff like that bull tree really really good movie yeah it's one of those movies that like you think oh I can just kind of half pay attention to this and no but like it it kind of grabs you and you start I don't know it's highly enjoyable
- The Scandinavian version of Let the Right One In is way better than the American have you ever watched that
- I mean you kind of want your kids to watch it but like not at that age you're at now okay I think it's R date night movie got it yeah it's it's the 1985 version oh nice love what yeah it's just like Strangers in the Night just ah he he um the guy played the vampire is just so good and uh Peter Vincent Fearless Vampire killer Yes Rod McDow yep yeah yeah he's good he's great
- The whole concert was good but man body count was for real man they were just okay I didn't even know now I'm excited you see you never you never you know go go listen to body counts album is I mean they I think they have two or three and they they were they were good freaking albums
- I'm planning on making a Spotify list of all bands that I've seen and then going through it like because I've a lot of them I love but some of them I don't know
- It's just like you know I mean that was the thing that annoyed you know why was that like that was like what I liked you know and so it was like it was annoying to my my parents that it was like something that I was like all about you know so maybe it's different though you know this it's been you know 10 15 year social experiment is basically what social media is I mean this has affected people in ways that they did not understand or predict back when it was built you know it's arcade games that's different in my opinion it's that didn't change the way people think like this does it doesn't make sheep out of people like social media does
- I got a grievance I got a grievance all right forgot defly Tred to be pretty happy but good lucky uh I follow for a handyman filled out a form online to have a local haing man come uh actually yeah I got a damn I got a double [ __ ] grievance that both connect
- I am crushed it right now I'm feeling good this email feels good some of them feel not so good this one feels good
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UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 1:44:28 sentiment: other
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Fun
Pros
- Fun
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none
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Mechanics unknown.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- And then and then um you know, could I get some bacon? And she's like, of course you can get some bacon now. But I'm I with the bacon, if you could if you could make it really rare, like really rare, like very I mean like raw if possible, if that's possible, if I get get that. And she's looking at him like, 'What do you'
- It is the greatest game. Every single group of people that I've introduced that game to that I've seen people immediately take out their phone and buy it.
- He's like, 'It's raining outside. this this this guy standing next to me with a with a Viking sweatshirt on and and he's with with with Crocs with Ver Crocs and and uh and and gym shorts screaming at me that I yelled at this kid a couple of You know what? I'm just going to throw my cigarette away and get back on my bus and drive away.
- I'll fight it and send it to you.
- And the thing is like she's got like 20,000 subscribers and it's just she just doesn't care. She's just like yeah I'm going to do this. This is this is what I'm going to do. I'm just going to talk about every episode of Columbbo and I just god bless her heart you know.
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The Brothers Murph Unboxing at 148:38:40 sentiment: neutral
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Neutral
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Quotes (from this video)
- Our board game collection has surpassed the 1,000 board game mark.
- It feels like it's time to do another collection tour.
- This is Tiny Epic Galaxies. It's a really fun dice rolling, resource management, engine building kind of game.
- Terraforming Mars. This is a classic.
- The feeling of terraforming Mars is just epic.
- Too Many Bones. This game has some of the coolest dice I've ever seen.
- It's a cooperative adventure game with really satisfying combat.
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Rules Teach at 0:07 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Double-sided player boards with faction powers and starting resources.
- Mechanics for worker placement, tile placement, and resource management are clearly explained.
- Special round effects for round 3 and round 5 that enhance gameplay (doubled points, tripled points).
- Clear final scoring steps and a tiebreaker mechanism.
Cons
- Not having enough food to feed workers results in losing prestige points.
- Cannot place a worker on an occupied space unless specific abilities are gained.
Thematic elements
- becoming the greatest faction
- commerce hub of Chimera Station
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- End game scoring — Points are awarded at the end of the game for leftover resources like coins, food, and components.
- Resource Management — Players gather and spend resources like food, coins, and genetic components (tentacles, brains, leaves, claws).
- Set Collection — Collecting different types of genetic components contributes to scoring and tiebreakers.
- Tile Placement — Module tiles are taken from a reactor and placed on the main board, granting prestige points and benefits.
- Variable player powers — Player boards have faction powers and starting resources can be chosen.
- Worker Placement — Players place workers on various locations to gain rewards, with limitations on occupied spaces and specific rules for displacement and the splicing lab.
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Quotes (from this video)
- The tiebreaker is components in their supply either attached or not.
- The goal is to accumulate the most prestige points by the end of five rounds through various actions like building modules and gaining bonuses.
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