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2023
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Description
Work together in Disney Animated like the team at the famous Walt Disney Animation Studios to create movie magic!
In the game, you need to produce five classic Disney films using detailed background art, vibrant paint colors, and lively sound to bring cherished stories to life on the screen — but the villains from these feature films will rush your deadlines and create all the calamity they can. As a team, you must use the strengths of the animation studio — heart, focus, inspiration, grit, and teamwork — to vanquish the villains and finish your films in time.
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Watch It Played News Segment at 5:42 sentiment: positive
video_pk 88877 · mention_pk 235163
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Cooperative gameplay
- Focus on producing classic Disney films
- Utilizes studio strengths like heart, focus, inspiration, grit, and teamwork
Cons
- Villains rush deadlines and create calamity.
Thematic elements
- producing classic Disney films
- Walt Disney Animation Studio
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- cooperative play — Players will be working together in the Walt Disney Animation Studio to create some movie Magic of your own.
- Resource Management — You need to produce five classic Disney films using detailed background Arts vibrant paint colors and Lively sound to bring classic stories to life.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- The heroes and maps are also compatible with regular unmatched so that's cool as well
- This looks a lot like another here's more game expansion instead of a here's a whole new area you now have to manage.
- The artwork I think looks awesome
- I thought writing this script was time consuming well thank you I guess it's a matter of perspective
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Video xiFO9mgrNV8
Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Review at 0:00 sentiment: positive
video_pk 86764 · mention_pk 225669
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Strong Disney theming and artwork
- High-quality components and artwork (cards, tiles, boards)
- Rulebook is clear with good examples, plus a QR code for a playthrough
- Cooperative play with supportive interactions and negotiation
- Expandable with future Disney films and expansions
Cons
- Steep learning curve and initial confusion
- Complex interactions and some misinterpreted rules early on
- Long setup time and potentially lengthy play sessions
Thematic elements
- Producing an animated film under deadline while villains try to undermine progress.
- Disney film production studio across five classic Disney films (Alice in Wonderland, Aladdin, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Fantasia, 101 Dalmatians).
- puzzle/strategy-driven, tile-placement with theme-driven narrative.
Comparison games
- Canvas
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action tile selection and conveyor belt — On each turn a player selects an action tile, performs its action, then slides the tile down the conveyor to represent ongoing options.
- Background placement and token linkage — Background pieces go onto the player's board; some provide special abilities and grant tokens (magic tokens) enabling other actions.
- Calamity cards and villain phase — Calamity cards from each movie deck hinder progress; during the villain phase, the deadline track advances and players discard cards to seven; negative effects trigger if not completed.
- Character placement and free ability use — When a character is placed, their ability is available for free that turn; subsequent uses cost the required animation cards.
- Cooperative play and sharing actions — No single-victory; players can help each other by returning tokens or enabling another player to perform actions.
- Deadline tracker — A deadline/track limits how much progress can be made; it moves forward as rounds progress and calamities occur.
- End Game Bonuses — There is minimal direct scoring; victory is achieved by completing a film, often evaluated by a flip-based status sheet.
- Endgame and Scoring — There is minimal direct scoring; victory is achieved by completing a film, often evaluated by a flip-based status sheet.
- Magic and sound tokens — Magic tokens enable higher-level actions; sound tokens grant additional effects and allow assisting other players.
- Power timing and collaboration — Some character powers are more useful early; others require setup and timing to synergize with other players, encouraging discussion and planning.
- Resource Management — Players collect and spend ink, paint, animation cards, and background tiles to place characters and complete film scenes.
- Resource management: ink, paint, animation cards, background tiles — Players collect and spend ink, paint, animation cards, and background tiles to place characters and complete film scenes.
- Rule-driven penalties and timing — For each uncompleted calamity, penalties apply; misinterpreting rules could slow progress.
- Time Track — A deadline/track limits how much progress can be made; it moves forward as rounds progress and calamities occur.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I love Disney. I've been a huge Disney fan since the 90s.
- there is no one person victory in this one you both either rise or you either fall at the same time
- the artwork on these is fantastic
- the communication part is really key though
- this one was a learning game for sure
- I could see them adding many more movies to this
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Video xsiKsXHI_vQ
Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Top 10 List at 6:22 sentiment: positive
video_pk 86669 · mention_pk 225137
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- cooperative play
- artistry of the cards
- theming with Disney movies
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Cooperative Game — Players work together to complete movies before villains block progress.
- cooperative play — Players work together to complete movies before villains block progress.
- Tile Placement — Collect backgrounds and movie tiles; characters provide powers.
- tile placement / background collection — Collect backgrounds and movie tiles; characters provide powers.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- the solo mode was really really good in this one
- it's a cooperative game because there's limited communication
- I like the real-time aspect of it
- I really like the variability with it and the different strategies
- you end up with a 9 by 9 tile grid
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Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Top 10 List at 17:00 sentiment: positive
video_pk 86669 · mention_pk 225142
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- cooperative play
- appealing Disney theming
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- character powers and tile placement — Powers come from movie characters; backgrounds and tiles drive progress.
- Cooperative Game — Players work together across multiple movies to stop villains.
- cooperative play — Players work together across multiple movies to stop villains.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- the solo mode was really really good in this one
- it's a cooperative game because there's limited communication
- I like the real-time aspect of it
- I really like the variability with it and the different strategies
- you end up with a 9 by 9 tile grid
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Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Top 10 List at 21:34 sentiment: positive
video_pk 86545 · mention_pk 224205
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- thematic tie-in with Disney films
- quick to teach
Cons
- expansion potential may be required for depth
Thematic elements
- building a film and defeating villains within a movie universe
- Disney movie world with animation-themed tiles
- family-friendly, film-based
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Polyomino — placing tiles to build scenes while collecting powers
- polyomino-like placement — placing tiles to build scenes while collecting powers
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I had a total of 50 games that came out before 2024 that I played for the first time in 2024.
- we're starting to get a lot of games that um we really enjoyed.
- Sea Salt and Paper oh really yeah I like that game.
- The Bears and the Bees this is a tile placement game where basically the first person to get rid of their little tiles they have in their hand wins.
- Summer Camp is a competitive deck building game where you are racing against other players to earn badges.
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Video 3Ndq1AwcEak
Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Top 15 List at 24:52 sentiment: positive
video_pk 86143 · mention_pk 222156
Click to watch at 24:52 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Strong cooperative theme
- fun action drafting mechanic
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- cooperative movie showdown
- Disney animated movies
- family-friendly cooperative
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action Drafting — draft actions from large tiles in the middle
- Action Points — taken actions cost points; actions slide down the belt
- action_drafting — draft actions from large tiles in the middle
- conveyor_belt_action_points — taken actions cost points; actions slide down the belt
- tile_drafting_and_placement — draft and place tiles to progress the movie and stop villains
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- the dinos are so cute
- it's an easy beginner drafting game
- the rondelle idea of this of going around this circle and you only have three tiles that you can draft from
- In Bot Factory you are doing a little worker placement where you're placing a worker onto one of four different Factory floors
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Video RekpLh9tKGE
Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Top 15 List at 14:11 sentiment: positive
video_pk 86076 · mention_pk 221966
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Thematic integration with Disney animation lore
- Encourages teamwork and shared planning
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Array
- Disney film animation studio
- Team-based artistic production
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Conveyor / waterfall card flow — Placed cards shift down (conveyor belt style) as new cards come into play.
- Cooperative Actions — Players use colored cards (heart, focus, inspiration, grit, teamwork) to place tokens and complete film scenes.
- Cooperative card placement / resource synergy — Players use colored cards (heart, focus, inspiration, grit, teamwork) to place tokens and complete film scenes.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I really like this whole cooperative nature of, okay, where can I place dice so that hopefully next time you can do some stuff.
- 62nd City is the way to go if you like to be a little stressed out, but yet have fun while you're being stressed out.
- This stresses me out, too. I don't know why I'm recommending games that stress me out.
- Five Minute Dungeon is a lot of fun. It was really crazy because we're throwing the cards down and clearing stuff out.
- There you have it. There are 15 cooperative game suggestions.
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Video cxhpBkZ1x3I
Let's Table It Top 5 List at 3:02 sentiment: positive
video_pk 66133 · mention_pk 160745
Click to watch at 3:02 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Cooperative and family-friendly
- Theming and production value (acrylic overlays)
Cons
- Not very deep or heavy; light weight
Thematic elements
- Cooperative, family-friendly adventure
- Disney movie scenes; each player has their own scene and villains to face
- Asymmetric, per-scene movie storytelling
Comparison games
- A Gentle Rain
- 9-Minute Kingdom
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Asymmetric roles per scene — Each player has their own movie scene with villains to contend with.
- Balancer mechanic across players — If one player repeats a strong action, balance must be maintained across the group.
- Cooperative action selection with escalating power — As things move, if actions aren’t taken, they become more powerful the next time.
- Cooperative Actions — As things move, if actions aren’t taken, they become more powerful the next time.
- Difficulty scaling via card counts — Rulebook provides guidance to scale the game's difficulty for different groups.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- It's a really nice thinky puzzly type of game.
- The action selection mechanism... pointers that say 1 2 3 4 or 1 through four.
- The art is gorgeous.
- Not cutthroat by any stretch.
- It's a calming experience.
- It's a good one to pull out with the kids.
- Not deep. It's not heavy. It's a lighter weight co-op.
- Creature Comforts always hits for us and I would highly recommend giving it a shot.
- It's a gorgeous and stunning presence on the table.
- It's a very small pencil-first solo-only game.
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