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2023
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Description
Your hand is always full in DroPolter, which makes it a challenge to drop only the correct items that the ghosts want to see.
To start the game, each player has a hand of five items: a red plastic cube, a blue wooden key, and so on. Each round, someone flips the top card of the deck, then players race to drop only the correct items from their hand. If you drop something you shouldn't, you're out for the round. If you're the first player who drops everything correctly, congratulations! You're rewarded with a tiny bell...that is placed in your hand and cannot be dropped in the future.
The first player who collects five bells wins.
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Top List at 20:43 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
- Delightfully strange and unique gameplay.
Cons
- Tiny jingling bells can be accidentally dropped and lost.
Thematic elements
- Ghosts
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- dexterity — Players must hold objects without dropping them, including collected bells.
- Set Collection — Players collect bells by fulfilling ghost's desires.
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- My number 77 game is galactic Renaissance this sibling designed to inish turned out to be far more polarizing than I ever would have guessed
- The Simplicity and speed of Luna combined with the unique abstract Challenge and Perfect Production make this one of the most fresh two-player games in years
- bitewing games is launching the most epic Riner Kia Kickstarter project ever and yes currently it is a secret but not for long
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The Cardboard Herald Review at 0:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Comeback mechanic feels like natural progression
- Pure joy and fun from a simple concept
- No heavy rules or thinking required
Cons
- The name could be better (why not Drop Poltergeist?)
Thematic elements
- scaring off a poltergeist
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- dexterity — The new dexterity game from Oink Games.
- Push Your Luck — The bells go into your hand. And if you drop a bell while trying to drop the items to scare off the ghost, it goes back to the supply, which means you've now lost all progress you made by winning that round.
- Set Collection — Whoever drops the correct objects and picks up the ghost people first wins a bell. Get five bells, and you win.
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Quotes (from this video)
- This was maybe the most pure joy I've gotten from a game in a while.
- No heavy rules to parse, nothing that required me to think, no thoughts, just vibes. and dropping cubes.
- And I don't think I have the words to tell you how much fun comes from that simple concept.
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BoardGameBollocks Review at 2:56 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- So simple.
- Dexterity game with a nice timing mechanism.
- Novel idea and it works really well.
Cons
- Insanely difficult for some players.
- Geared towards people with dainty fingers or young children.
- Component issue with draw erase markers where the fake artist X has been removed quickly.
Thematic elements
- Dropping tokens to grab a ghost
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- dexterity — Players use one hand to drop tokens from their hand onto a surface, aiming to be the first to grab the ghost token.
- Timing — The game involves a timing mechanism where players must drop specific tokens quickly.
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Quotes (from this video)
- we generally like to talk a lot of bollocks about tabletop gaming in general
- these oink games are about the size of my brother-in-law's penis
- it's like a sort of reverse Victory Point mechanism where you're trying to give other players victory points so that they lose
- the thing that we don't like about this is is for me personally it's insanely difficult
- don't expect a magnum opus these games have not fallen from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's ass
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Foster the Meeple Discussion at 11:13
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Random junk
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none
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Quotes (from this video)
- Bob Vance Vance Refrigeration Bob Vance Vance Refrigeration Bob Vance Vance Refrigeration
- Fashion show fashion show fashion show at lunch
- it's Halloween oh this is perfect this perfect timing
- The pens happened the pens happened
- Do you know who I am I'm Lizard King I'm the Lizard King
- that's dice jail when the dice rolls are bad you send them to jail
- well you're wrong because we talked to them
- if you think that any of them are wrong well you're wrong
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Jamie, Tabletoptiktok Review at 0:02 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Accessible and quick to learn
- Portable and easy to bring on the go
- Fun dexterity gameplay without a big setup
- Works well for casual groups and mixed-age players
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Lighthearted dexterity chase with a ghost and bells
- Casual, portable home setting; small footprint playable anywhere
- Non-narrative, abstract dexterity challenge
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- adv_mode — Advanced mode where players cannot look at their hand and must drop the right items by memory.
- dexterity — Players physically drop items from hand to match a revealed card.
- Hand Management — Each player starts with five items and must choose which to drop to satisfy the card.
- hand_management — Each player starts with five items and must choose which to drop to satisfy the card.
- risk_and_penalty — Dropping bells loses bells; dropping the wrong item ends the turn without progress.
- Set Collection — Dropping the correct items awards a bell; collecting bells advances toward victory (five bells).
- set_collection/points — Dropping the correct items awards a bell; collecting bells advances toward victory (five bells).
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Quotes (from this video)
- This is a great game because anybody can play.
- It's super quick. It's super fun.
- It's this dexterity in your hand game and everyone always has a good time.
- It's small. It's great because I can keep this on me and I can play it pretty much anywhere.
- I definitely recommend Drop Holter.
- What's your favorite oint game?
- Give me a like and a follow and I'll keep bringing you more board game content.
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Board Gaming Ramblings Discussion at 0:57 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- fun and silly
- great party/dexterity game
- accessible to a wide audience
Cons
- short playtime
- limited depth for longer sessions
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Rajas of the Ganges
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- dexterity — one-handed handling of components; remove items from hand based on card instruction
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Quotes (from this video)
- this is so good this might be one of the best oink games there is
- this is one of the best oink games there is and it's just silly fun
- it's a one-handed dexterity game
- this is a review copy
- it's not a stayer for us
- subscribe to the channel
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Board Game Garden Top 10 List at 32:26 sentiment: positive
video_pk 40520 · mention_pk 189109
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- fun party dexterity game
- easy to bring to gatherings
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- releasing items without dropping wrong ones
- dexterity dexterity game
- speed-dexterity with hand actions
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Dexterity/hand management — grab items, drop the ones shown on a card without dropping wrong items; collect ghost then bell token.
- Hand Management — grab items, drop the ones shown on a card without dropping wrong items; collect ghost then bell token.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Railroad Tiles is a game from Horrible Guild and this is a tile placement version of Railroad Ink.
- Huton Life in the Rainforest is absolutely wonderful and it is definitely one that I recommend.
- Pergola is such a beautiful game and the base gameplay is straightforward.
- The Anarchy is Hrien's Wall but different and just so good.
- For the Emperor is a fun, easy two-player game that's great as a stocking stuffer.
- A Nice Cupa has been really, really fun and one that I recommend for a stocking stuffer.
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Chairman of the Board Review at 0:02 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- fast-paced and frantic
- compact and portable
- acts as a great icebreaker and energy booster
- catch-up mechanic adds tension and excitement
Cons
- may feel gimmicky to some players
- potentially short shelf life for players seeking deeper strategy
Thematic elements
- Hand-eye coordination and speed with a set of small, collectible items
- Casual living room setting; quick dexterity challenges
- Lightweight, party-focused, energetic
Comparison games
- Drop It
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Catch-Up — Bells earned in rounds carry over; the more bells you hold, the more challenging it is to drop the required items, creating a catch-up tension.
- dexterity grabbing and item loading — Load items into the palm, reveal the top card, and race to drop the specific items shown.
- point-carrying through bells with catch-up — Bells earned in rounds carry over; the more bells you hold, the more challenging it is to drop the required items, creating a catch-up tension.
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's a hell of a lot of fun
- the catch-up mechanism I think it's genius
- it's an absolute blast to play
- in such a small box this is going to fit that niche perfectly
- it's not going to take up much room on your space at all
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The Broken Meeple Discussion at 11:46 sentiment: mixed
video_pk 22 · mention_pk 120912
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Quick play
- Fun in casual group
- Accessible
Cons
- Sometimes random outcomes
- Difficult to separate bells later
- Materials can be fiddly
Thematic elements
- Dexterity/chaos with dropping hand-held items
- Party night in a casual gaming session
- Absurd, humorous
Comparison games
- Love Letter
- Dominion
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Dexterity/hand management — Players shake and drop items from their hand in response to a card; aim to drop specified items while keeping bells for points.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Tabletop Simulator is easily my worst one by country mile.
- it's a silly little party game
- these online platforms are here to stay
- AR NOA takes like a good three plus hours in real life
- I would rather play it in person
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