Game Info
Year
2020
Players
1-4
Age
8+
Playtime
15 min
Publisher
Synapses Games
Collection
Ratings
Creator Score
Mechanic profile
Waiting on more creator content
Vibe profile
Waiting on more creator content
Description
Players stack wooden blocks on floor cards to build a precarious tower in cooperative saboteur and solo modes
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BoardGameBollocks Review at 0:11 sentiment: mixed
video_pk 154531 · mention_pk 431637
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Accessible due to familiar mechanics (Jenga, Tetris).
- The traitor element adds an interesting dynamic.
- Good quality wooden blocks.
- Good value for the money (around 15 quid).
Cons
- Poor quality floor tiles that slide easily.
- Confusing rulebook layout.
- Solo mode challenges are considered junk.
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Jenga
- Tetris
- Rhino Hero
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Hidden role — One player may be a saboteur trying to make the tower collapse, while others are architects trying to build it.
- Pattern Building — Blocks must be placed to align with shapes on the floor tiles, similar to Tetris.
- Stacking — Players stack blocks on top of each other to build a tower.
- tile laying — Players place floor tiles on top of existing blocks.
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Quotes (from this video)
- if you've got those two formulas you can chuck them in there so look do you want to play a game don't worry it's not like a really complex ball game but you know Jenga you know Tetris is exactly the same as that
- The Saboteur will win if the tower collapses on an architect's turn
- whilst the blocks are really good quality the actual tiles that they sit on a really really bad quality and that's a real shame
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BoardGameBollocks Analysis at 2:31 sentiment: negative
video_pk 154293 · mention_pk 431076
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Overall sentiment (raw)
negative
Pros
- Comes with nice wooden blocks
Cons
- Component quality is dire
- Cardboard is made out of flimsy paper
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Stacking — A stacking game.
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Quotes (from this video)
- we're going through around 10 games at a time showing you the extent of damage that was done to my collection when i was just going apeshit and buying games i didn't even know anything about or want a place
- it's just basically a guessing game
- what a complete we were waiting for maybe some way to translate this piece of crap into english but we haven't found it
- it's just [...] festering there with all the wood lice and all that sort of thing
- it's just [...] off where this is a game that we thought was going to be excellent but it turned out to be a load of [...]
- this is an example of when a publisher hasn't got a clue what they're doing
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