Cuzco

Video LcqDIFrg6uI The Dice Tower Analysis at 7:39 sentiment: mixed

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Overall sentiment (raw)

mixed

Pros

Wonder if I'd like Bora-Bora more now

Cons

Did not like Bora-Bora back in the day

Thematic elements

Comparison games

Bora-Bora

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

So, because of that, I actually never got a copy of it um and haven't played it.
Um so, you drive cars around and shoot at each other. That's basically the game.
Looks like Carcassonne with Islands. That looks pretty good.
Do we need a card game version of it? And the answer to that is we really don't. Just play Camel Up.
This is a war game from Don Greenwood, Avalon Hill.
But if you like choose your own adventures type games, that's what this is.
It is a tile laying game that is about as exciting as it looks in this picture here.
So if you like Klask, um which is a fantastic two-player game, this is just a version for four.
I really like awkward guests, so why didn't I play the second one?
He gave it Seal of Approval. A seven out of 10. Well, there you go.
I think I'm going to have to go with the Bottom of it. It is a fantastic three-player trick-taking game that I like very much and think you definitely should check out.
If you really like what we're doing here at the Dice Tower, then there are different ways to support the Dice Tower. One of those ways is through Patreon.

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Video xlE9KlWMCKI Watch It Played News at 2:30 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Reimagining of 2013's dice-driven Bora Bora.
More Stefan Feld reprints are good news.

Cons

none

Thematic elements

City

Comparison games

Bora Bora

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

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Quotes (from this video)

Arknova is getting an expansion named Aquarius which is adding in a bunch of new elements to the game but focuses on sea animals that each have to be played in new special enclosures that must be built adjacent to water.
My money would be on this not being the last expansion for Arknova a game that has been so very hot for so very long.
The next two games in Stefan Feld's and Queen Games' Cities Collection were announced with Vienna being the reimagining of the classic 2014 title Isla.
Super Meatball only a couple years ago reprinted a classic game Java by prolific designers and change the name to Cusco.
Trick or Treat Studios... have been busy firstly with a semi-cooperative two to four player game The Texas Chainsaw Massacre based on the 1974 movie where we are told to find gas and van keys before Leatherface takes you to the killing room.
The latest offering from Eagle Griffin Games designer Petar Asunder and artist Ian O'Toole has been announced coming after games like Lisboa and On Mars is Inventions: Evolution of Ideas releasing sometime next year.
Flat Out Games have announced the one to six player puzzly tile placement game Fit to Print by Tiny Towns designer Peter McPherson where you play as editors of local newspapers in Thistleville.
2F Spiel have announced F F T for one to five players from Power Grid designer Friedemann Friese.
Did anyone else see the best board game cover of all time? Because I sure did and it's Frieza's other 2022 release Fancy Feathers.
eBay acquired TCG Player for $295 million.
This speaks to the strength and growth of the hobby and honestly things like this make me very hopeful.
eBay for one certainly seem to believe to the tune of almost a third of a billion dollars then the bubble has some room to grow.

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Video rNMaBST_a0c Watch It Played Discussion at 4:47 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Great strife element
Compelling tug-of-war between generalization and specialization
Awesome experience

Cons

Need to figure out what to let go of to specialize
Without specialization, you won't earn the big end-game bonuses

Thematic elements

Delivering information and gaining favor with gods
Inca Empire

Comparison games

Bora Bora
Cuzco

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

action selection — An action resolution system in which five to seven actions are available each round. Each player rolls three dice at the start of the round, then they take turns placing one dice at a time on an action.
Area Majority/Control — Try to compete on all fronts.
Dice Rolling — Players use dice to perform a variety of actions.
Set Collection — Collect offerings to win favor with the gods.

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Roll your meeple, build your city.
Supreme D says that I love the uniqueness of rolling meeples rather than dice, as well as the sheer amount of build options to customize your perfect city.
The game is also quite a looker with its plastic pieces in a variety of colors.
And you do, you roll your meeple, and you get very angry at your meeple, because they don't roll well, because they're meeple. And they land They are like wider than regular meeple. It works It does really work very well, but you just go, "Oh, come on. Why aren't you Why aren't you working right?"
And the game does have incredible, like, table presence, because you're building up these huge skyscrapers.
Join other ambitious guild leaders in mining and developing the famous city of silver during its period of rapid economic growth and expansion in the 14th century.
The game features a real-life supply and demand experience.
Kenneth K says that I recently acquired Coimbra, this is a very interesting game with an analog device for controlling stock market prices.
Luke P says that I replayed this fantastic economic game at AirCon and was blown away by how smoothly the game ran, particularly with new players to the game and with breaks for chitchat.
Everyone just seems to be really enjoying this.
Man, this is fun.
I do think that the box cover does the game a disservice.
Because the box cover is like it's black with a like a thing white like a coin some silver I guess on the front.
It's one of the most beautiful games I've ever seen on the table.
All the artwork and the dark and the the the buildings all brightly colored on the dark background and it's absolutely gorgeous.
It really is so much more beautiful on the inside of the game than on the outside of the box.
So it's one of those I'm going to have to learn eventually just because it's going to come up.

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Video gyq_pDFmIcs Adam in Wales - Board Game Design Top List at 1:04 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

concept of height as a rewarding mechanic
adds a tangible spatial dimension to strategy

Cons

can be abstract for some players
weighting of height may overshadow other strategies

Thematic elements

Height advantage in tile placement
High-altitude Andean setting with elevated play elements
Abstract strategic layering

Comparison games

Climbers
Llama

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Height / 3D positioning — Higher positions confer advantages; verticality affects control and scoring.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

every card should work in exactly the same way and the simplest way of doing that is saying that you play the card once you get the benefit and then you discard the card
it's a streamlined system so every card should work in exactly the same way
the goal in a game of hive is to surround the queen bee
you can see it laying out on the map as things get shut off by the other players
there is something really satisfying and unusual about that experience
a legacy game once in a while played with my wife
it's basically a form of set collection... many different variations of sets which create different words

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Video UIU74i2IfK4 Adam in Wales - Board Game Design Discussion at 11:55 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Area control
Inca civilization
Thematic

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Area Control — Controlling regions

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

It wasn't just the hundred sort of best designed games this was the hundred games that I feel that I'm particularly sort of connected to
The games that have a place in my heart really games that I've got a lot of nostalgia for
It felt a bit like doing a roll and write game but without all of the sort of convenience
I wish I still had castles of burgundy and notre dame
The main thing that got in the way for me was all the iconography
I do use board games as an escape from screens and technology
I really like the production of cockroach poker
I found it was a game where I could see the ending coming and then someone would just go and there we go we've got another 20 minutes now
It feels like something other than a board game
The decisions you make in the game are very very slight
Right up my alley
I do really like push your luck
That's my favorite game
Abyss is my second favorite game
I love pekka pig
I just think it's ugly

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Video GHDui2jydwY Gaming Rules! Top List at 2:05:20 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.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

Void Fall is my number one game of 2023.
I will be donating all ad revenue to charity; it’s a long-running commitment of mine.
Kickstarter print runs can be problematic when issues are discovered after release.

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Video DxHuai-94pY Getting Games Discussion at 21:28 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

curiosity about tweaks and reimplementation

Cons

none

Thematic elements

dice drafting with re-theme
reimagining Bora Bora in a dice-feel game

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Dice Drafting — standalone dice-game reimplementation in the Bora Bora line; selection drives actions

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

I'm actually going to split this into two parts today.
I'm going through the board game geek Pages for each one of them in alphabetical order.
I think it's time to start talking about these games.

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Video 5pWq6uuccRM BoardGameBollocks Top List at 2:21 sentiment: neutral

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Overall sentiment (raw)

neutral

Pros

strong thematic hook

Cons

unclear rule depth from transcript

Thematic elements

culinary strategy or tile/phase-based play
kitchen/cooking theme
countdown-style showmanship

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

tile-placement — arranging tiles to optimize a culinary board or recipe layout

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

This could be the end of the world.
the most bizarre thing I've ever seen

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Video TAbAK1xrVBY Adam in Wales - Board Game Design Top List at 8:10 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Absolute masterpiece by Wolfgang Kramer
Three-dimensional board with height importance
Great component quality with resin temples
Fantastic production
Part of Mask trilogy
Strategic depth

Cons

Can slow down with analysis paralysis players
Requires players who make strategic decisions quickly

Thematic elements

Building cities and temples in landscape development
South America - Inca civilization
Area control with elevation

Comparison games

Tikal
Mexico

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Action Points — Six action points per turn for various actions
Auction / Bidding — Players bid with festival cards for victory points
Elevation/Height — Height more important than majority in cities
Festival Bidding — Players bid with festival cards for victory points
Temple Building — Build temples if you occupy highest position

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Quotes (from this video)

I haven't had that many games that have sort of left out to me and I'm sort of screamed for my attention
It's hugely satisfying to see those magnets moving around the board as if by magic
High society is a classic it's a modern classic
I think Skylands is flying under the radar and I think it deserves more buzz
After a couple of games once you get into that flow it's really satisfying
This is a real gateway level game it's so much simpler than those other games
Blitz Bowl fixes everything about Blood Bowl
You're not gonna find deep strategy in this box this is simple simple stuff really
I cannot beat my partner at Bunny Kingdom I constantly try and get close but it's difficult

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