Game Info
Year
2025
Players
2-8
Age
13+
Playtime
80 min
Collection
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Description
Players take control of megacorporations and infiltrate governments to expand their power in a satirical strategy game.
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BoardGameCo Discussion at 7:26 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Really enjoyed it, great job with the various leverage and options to control things.
Cons
- Wonders if a fourth round of gameplay could add to the game.
- Depends on what comes out each round, some rounds are action-heavy, some less so.
Thematic elements
- Political influence in corporations and governments.
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- influence — Players put control into corporations and governments and various parties to influence outcomes.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Honestly, it really is an interesting deep dive that I almost want to do a full video on it because it kind of talks about the nature of how the industry has changed over the years or over how a distributor publisher relationship has changed over what it takes to make a game stand out and be popular and be received and the the unfortunate and fortunate reality. It kind of is both.
- Crowdfunding to a large extent is both a glorified pre-order, a marketing system, and a way to bring games to life. It's a little bit of everything.
- I will say I really enjoyed it. I thought they did a great job with the various uh, leverage and options you have to control things.
- Ironically, my least favorite part of it is the monolith itself.
- I think Drillers is excellent.
- I think the Hive expansion is really really well done, but I need to play it more because right now I'm still feeling stifled by whether I can do enough in the game.
- Oh my gosh, I think this might be my favorite way to play Tend, but that is said after game one.
- I think it's so good. I think it's a really, really good game. I love the puzzle of it, and I want to put it back on my table now.
- Get rid of games that you are not sure about. Every once in a while you will need to get one back. Don't worry about it. Is well worth it.
- I will always pick a game that is accessible and easier to dive into over a game that requires a homework assignment to dive into.
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BoardGameCo Playthrough at 0:03 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Aggressively fun if you don't care about the theme of lobbying and politics.
- Interesting puzzle.
- Provides control as the name implies.
Cons
- Potentially distasteful theme for some players.
- Can be mean.
- Round 2 had many negatives and few positives.
Thematic elements
- Controlling the world, influencing halls of power, taking stakes in corporations.
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Majority — Having the most influence in various regions, political parties, or corporations is key to achieving goals and payouts.
- Asset Investment — Players invest assets into political parties and corporations to influence outcomes.
- Card Drafting — Players can draw new corporations or choose to discard and draw two to select a new corporation.
- Control Cards — These cards have a variety of effects and may require certain restrictions before play.
- Goal cards — Players have personal goal cards that define how they score points, requiring influence in various regions, parties, or corporations.
- Voting — Players vote on various bills to influence the game's direction.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- If controlling the world is your thing, if influencing the halls of power, if taking skate stakes and corporations and uh controlling big farmers so that you can do good, I mean make money, uh then this might be your game.
- This game might be arguably distasteful if you don't like lobbying and politics, but it is aggressively fun if you don't care.
- Oh, it's so twisted.
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