What would your house look like? Would you rather have a huge bedroom with an elegant canopy bed or a spacious living room with a grand piano? You are going to play a part of designers who will plan a house and add more and more rooms to it.
Dream Home is a family game about building and furnishing your new house. Over twelve rounds, players collect pairs of cards consisting of a room card and an accessory card (roof, helper, furnishing or tool) and place them on their personal boards, creating their dream homes.
At the end of the game, all players’ houses are finished and fully furnished. Players compare their houses, counting points for functionality, good design, quality of roof and furnishing. The player with the nicest and most comfortable house wins.
- Beautiful artwork
- Distinctive, family-friendly theme
- Streamlined mechanics that are accessible to both families and experienced players
- Rich and playful scoring opportunities
- Thoughtful tiebreaker involving hidden children in illustrations
- Might be considered too light for heavy gamers
- Some players may crave more variability or deeper strategy
- Interior design and family life
- Family home-building in a contemporary setting
- Sims-like, light, family-friendly house-building
- Seven Wonders
- Sushi Go
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- drafting — Players select a pair of cards from a common display each turn.
- Resource cards — Resource cards grant actions such as swapping cards, moving rooms, or triggering scoring opportunities.
- Roof cards and scoring — Collect four roof cards for extra points, with color matching bonuses.
- set collection — Players collect room cards to build and score their houses.
- tile/room placement — Rooms are placed bottom-up on the board with placement restrictions by room type.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- It's perfectly beautifully executed
- This game works very, very well
- It's a totally Charming game
- The artwork is Sublime
- I loved it
References (from this video)
- quick play
- visual appeal
- depth of strategy
- board game dilemmas may slow late play
- domestic life, home design
- house-building/room placement game
- dilemma-driven choices
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- tile placement — Choose rooms and features to build your dream home.
- tile/draft placement — Choose rooms and features to build your dream home.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- I'm John Perkus thanks for watching and Merry Christmas
- Beasts of Balance this game will Captivate you
- The 3D ship brings you into the story of the game
- pandemic Iberia gives you the feeling of being a hero trying to save the world in a Race Against Time
- Code Names Pictures is the perfect gift to buy yourself keep your family entertained and have them arguing over Clues instead of politics
- Sushi go party is a great gift because it's incredibly cute it's a really enjoyable game that's quick to pick up and different every time you play it
- Dream Home is the perfect gift for people new to board gaming within minutes you're not just playing you're hooked
- Celestia is a great game for a friend who would enjoy the bluffing and social aspect
- Happy Salmon is a wonderful burst of energy competitiveness and excitement
- I'm actual L on Facebook and Twitter I'm John perkus
References (from this video)
- accessible for families
- expansion adds decisions
- meaningful theme
- card drafting may feel familiar
- home-building and interior layout
- card drafting to design a multi-floor home
- familial, accessible
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card drafting — rows of cards are laid out and players draft cards across rounds
- floor placement / positioning — deciding which floor and where to place items within a house
- start player token — the turn order token drives who gets first pick
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- this is top 100 games for adam in wales
- it's entirely subjective right
- there are going to be some games on this list that are objectively poor games but i've had a fantastic time with them in the past
- the emotional connection is what drives the list
- happy salmon was a huge hit
- it's chaotic but it's really really fun
- I was hooked because I loved ice games
- this is a roll and write game
- it's a memory element
- it's the only collectible card game that i've ever played
- the sheriff's badge
References (from this video)
- gateway-friendly and easy to learn
- beautiful artwork and table presence
- solid decision points and room placement tension
- box is quite large for contents
- home design and layout optimization
- A domestic dream: designing a home
- gateway-style card drafting with spatial constraints
- Carcassonne
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card drafting — Draft two cards (rooms) per turn to place into your house layout
- set collection / room completion scoring — Complete room sets for higher scores; basement/placement rules constrain what can be built
- thematic bonus scoring — Extra points for thematic features (e.g., bathrooms on top floors, basic necessities) and other bonuses
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- this is my favorite game from Essen
- it's just such a clever idea
- it's up there with fake artist goes to New York or mysterium
- the blindfold they're clueless
- it's really a cool game that people are going to want to be playing
- I was really surprised by how much I like this one
- the box is massive it's far too big for what's in there
- it's a very simple party game
References (from this video)
- simple gateway feel
- engaging scoring twists
- not the deepest game
- family gateway real-life scenario
- home-building and interior design
- light, approachable design-centric play
- Sushi Go
- Dream Home expansions
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card drafting — draft cards to build rooms and score points
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- Junk Art might be my favorite dexterity game of all time
- the system is very clever... the way that you select the Domino's and the way that they fit together
- Pandemic Iberia just takes basic Pandemic puts it in olden times and has a bit more theme to it
- When I Dream is a brilliant party game
- Captain Sonar adds a big hit of a game this is a big group game