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Year
2018
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Description
Duelosaur Island is built around a clever hand-management mechanism. Each card in the game serves three potential purposes. They contain the DNA sequences for dinosaurs you could create, the blueprints for attractions you can build, and certain actions that you can take by discarding them. Do you create the dinosaur on the top of the card to attract guests to your park? Or do you build the attraction on the bottom of the card, which can add to a player's hand-limit, income, and end-game victory points? Or do you discard the card to combine DNA towards creating another dinosaur?
Duelosaur Island comes with five new full-color "DNA dice". You can mix and match dice between Dinosaur Island and Duelosaur Island for even more variability in both games, such as the new security symbol that can appear on dice to upgrade your security level instantly!
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Meeple University Playthrough at 0:23 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- The game allows for strategic choices in drafting and building.
- The game has elements of engine building and resource management.
- The threat and security mechanic adds an interesting layer of management.
Cons
- Some dinosaurs are less desirable and players might drop them.
- The dice rolls can be 'measly' or lead to less ideal outcomes.
Thematic elements
- dinosaurs
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card drafting — Players draft cards for starting bonuses and make choices from available specialist cards.
- Dice rolling — Dice are rolled and then assigned to various actions or plot twists.
- engine building — Players invest in components like food icons and merchandise to increase their income in future rounds.
- set collection — Players collect specific types of DNA (e.g., yellow, blue, green) to meet the requirements for building dinosaurs.
- threat management — Players must manage a 'threat level' which can be increased by certain actions, and can be mitigated by increasing 'security'.
- Worker placement (implied) — Dice appear to be placed on action slots or cards to determine outcomes.
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Quotes (from this video)
- "hi I'm tank in on Stella this is one round play true of jewel saw Alan"
- "hopefully that has been useful to you that's one round play true of dualsaw Island we hope that you enjoyed this video and if you'd like to learn the rules to the game in full you can click on the link in the description to check out our how to play video for this game which includes as our special guest the games designer in mas to give you some tips and strategies on how to play well"
- "if you have any questions comments feedback or just want to say hi to us we'd like to hear from you so please write in the comment section below and if you like what you've seen here please consider subscribing to our channel by clicking on the Mabel in the corner"
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The Brothers Murf Top 10 List at 7:52 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Streamlined version of much larger parent game
- All DNA mechanics from original preserved
- Good art
- Compact size - fits with Dinosaur Island Rawr & Write in one box
- Two-player focused design
- Multiple game lengths available
Cons
- Games feel short even on longest setting
Thematic elements
- Building a dinosaur park and attractions
- Dinosaur theme park
- Abstract engine building with DNA mechanics
Comparison games
- Dinosaur Island
- Dinosaur Island: Rawr & Write
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- DNA resource management — Gathering and using DNA dice to create dinosaurs
- I cut, you choose — Cards split between dinosaur top and attraction bottom, players choose
- I split you choose — Cards split between dinosaur top and attraction bottom, players choose
- Multi-use cards — Cards can be used as dinosaurs or attractions
- Resource management — Gathering and using DNA dice to create dinosaurs
- set collection — Collecting attractions and dinosaurs for points
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Quotes (from this video)
- Look, we're not size queens. No, you know, sometimes smaller is better.
- This is something that happens a lot in board games where there will be a game and then there it's kind of like a spin-off, like a TV show
- Combo Womos. Love the wombo combo.
- I will always basically just play Trails
- Fleet the Dice game is so successful that there's now been a bunch of games that are like 80% the same
- It's honestly better than the original
- I would never suggest anyone start anywhere in this universe other than Jaws of the Lion
- This is the poster child for these kinds of games
- I never need to play Maraco again
- Sometimes when you're a trendsetter, you got to get the love and get the number one spot
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The Cardboard Herald Top List at 0:06 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- beautiful distillation of original Dinosaur Island
- extreme 90s aesthetic
- wonderful playground of genetic manipulation
- ingenious I split you choose system
- great theme
- great look
- plays way faster than original
- favorite version of Dinosaur Island
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- 90s aesthetic
- genetic manipulation
- dinosaur theme
- playground theme
Comparison games
- Dinosaur Island
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- dice drafting
- genetic manipulation
- I cut, you choose
- I split you choose system
- Resource management
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Quotes (from this video)
- there are a lot of great games and there are a lot of great games that play excellently at two players
- so simple and so elegant and so refined and yet so puzzly and ingenious
- one of the best tactical miniatures games out there without any miniatures whatsoever
- the thing is is that if you sell in bulk you get extra bonuses but if you sell early then you get the most valuable versions
- it gives you so much to consider and be cognizant of as you are drafting every single card but it is incredibly indelibly accessible
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