How long does a game of Dune take?

A typical game of Dune takes approximately 180 minutes.

What are the best video reviews of Dune?

MindForge has curated 107 video reviews of Dune from top board game content creators.

What type of game is Dune?

Dune features mechanics including Area Control, Asymmetric Player Powers, Hand Management, Matching, Multi-Use Cards.

Dune - Board Game | MindForge

Video drWAnuW-mu4 The Dice Tower Discussion at 13:35 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Described as a 'great' game.

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

Thanks Celsius. Now, would you sponsor us?
Welding is in.
Hey, cheese it, IT'S THE COPS.
THIS IS THE 18TH King Frog lily pad and clothing brand billboard.
A man can be spoiled with all these wonderful sights here. This beautiful tree line, fresh open road ahead of us. Of course, the best vista of them all.
It might seem like we're sponsored by Bucky's. We're not. Bucky's, come on. We'll We'll We'll take it.
Brisket on the board.
You didn't need a crystal palace bowl, but you think about it.
Teach me more about Rousseau.
That's Favreau.
Rub the pen- penguin tummy for luck.
This exhibit is amazing. Above us, a mere quarter inch of glass separates us from being shark chow.
The world's most dangerous game.
Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Look at those scud muffins right there.
The animatronics are so lifelike.
Here we see a Kia Sorento in its natural habitat. Oh, that's a beluga whale. I'm sorry.
My goodness, Mike Kolar. I tell you the crowds here are busy. This is a very popular exhibit. I can't wait to get to more open air space like Gen Con.
Look at the impressive and clean undercarriage of that whale shark. I have not seen an undercarriage that clean since the new Kia EV9.
Do not touch, Mike. Do not touch the jellyfish jerky. It's not done drying and curing yet.
No wonder sailors used to talk about sea dragons and leviathans. That thing is the stuff of nightmares.
Oh my gosh, I feel like I'm looking at the face of Skeletor.
The Dice Tower will never sell out to corporate sponsorships. Never.
Cancel Gen Con. I think we've seen everything we need.
It's just an ever-flowing fountain of chocolate drizzle. I could live under that.
I look like I'm in pain because I'm in pain. Beautiful beautiful bananas foster shake pain.
I may be too tired to be playing this deduction game after to in the van this whole time.
King Vassal has decreed that off we go.
What in the world? I've never seen caffeinated chocolate milk spilt. Don't cry over it.
I race for pink slips, brother.
Kia, the whale shark of cars.

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Video a37byTgLJLM Tantrum House Rules Teach at 0:07 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Ability to add new growth to another player's plant.

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Growing plants, specifically a vine

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

player interaction — Deciding where on the player to your left's plant you want to add new growth.
Set Collection — Gaining cubes based on what is cut off of the plant and collecting leaves to support bean growth.
Tile Placement — Players draw and play tiles, adding one to their own plant and one to another player's plant.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

At the start of your turn, you can prune anything off of your plant that you'd like to and gain cubes based on what you cut off. Then, you'll draw and play tiles. One tile will be added to your plant and then you'll actually get to decide where on the player to your left's plant you want to add new growth.
Players will want to harvest beans and grow their plant as tall as possible to score end game points.
In this version of the game, you'll replace the bean tiles with new pumpkin tiles and you'll be trying to grow your garden as wide as possible. You'll also need to be prepared to suffer the blight of beetles eating away at the leaves of your garden.
When a chewed up leaf is revealed, you'll add it to the player who currently has the beetle in the garden, thus reducing their ability to grow pumpkins.
prune and place your tiles, grow the best veggies, and ultimately have the best vine.

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Video _wirV1eGtEU Rolling Dice & Taking Names Discussion at 55:58 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

classic game
iconic

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Card Game

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Hand Management — Players manage their hand of cards to be the first to play them all.
Matching — Players match cards by color or number.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

I've never heard a song called October trees.
Unless there's free stuff to it but I'd rather dress like a cow to get free chick-fil-a or go in a Krispy Kreme and get a free donut then it's long john silver's to get fish.
There should be no time limit on dress like a cow day Tony.
Fool I'm dressed like a cow right now could you just throw a brother a free sandwich or something and he didn't did he he did not.
Why do you guys build power lines and canals?
You are now mr. Instagram that's it it's done it's over.
Good god there's people everywhere it's oh it's it was on real Wow lots of people dude lots about but the tube is amazing that was fun.
And their main exports are sheep and coos all highland coos coos what Koot howls okay okay yeah.
One thing I noticed and I know I didn't get all of them but I did notice that every gaming store I went into there was no place to play.
I was watching one and they were like what what component of this game I'm like seven wonders people.
Me I know you don't have a switch but let me tell you for a little portable handheld gaming system these games are gonna be amazing on that system so let me understand this you're now making me want to go buy a switch I had
now and some one of the hottest games it's number one at BoardGameGeek and that is mezzo from colossal games so if you haven't checked it out Marty and I got to play to Gen Con and it was fun it was good it was like it was like blood rage mixed in with some other stuff it has that kind of feel to it
I'm sure it's already funded go check it out Tony and I'd really liked it and Tony I'll be getting this game yes I agree it's it's one of those games that I'm excited for
Wilke Forge be number one and two again we'll find out I was gonna ask you what was number one so key Forge and key for starter right yep he forged starter set was number one he forged X we're number two
so be sure to head over to miniature market calm and get your pre-orders in for key forge and save your money and not spend it on eBay where they're going for $75 just wait people

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Video p1T-2nsERCc Rolling Dice & Taking Names Discussion at 1:49:32 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

Positive

Pros

A game Marty and Tony enjoy sitting down and playing.

Cons

none

Thematic elements

none

Comparison games

Warchest
Monolith Arena

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

This is where Just One I think can sometimes have an issue because we happen like three times for us.
Monolith Arena with the brand-new expansion coming out at Gen Con from portal called academics.
to me that game was comfort food that game is just like ah I'm so sit down
The academics which is the brand-new faction and he introduces this new mechanic of mana where you can put mana on a unit and if you can generate mana it boosts it somehow.
there's also healing now so you can heal up units you can heal up your your banner which is basically like your base
all of a sudden you had to try to get around to it to take that sucker out exactly so you can't ignore that you gotta say okay if he is that supercharged mega blaster loaded up ready to go I'm gonna take a lot of damage
As soon as I pulled up that trailer and as soon as I heard the dog, chills chills.
people forget blade was one of the first ever comic-book movies you know from the 90s it's just forgotten because comic book movies want that big bin aside from Spider-Man blade was good
The Russo brothers who directed the Avengers movies they directed second Captain America movie Winter Soldier they did the last two Avenger movies they announced they're bringing to the big screen one of my all-time favorite cartoons that I've mentioned on this show before from the 70s battle of the planets
Y'all gonna be getting some games soon right you're gonna be buying some games you're gonna need some organizers for cards and bits and you can find all that stuff over at the broken token calm

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Video JVEBifbEhY0 Rolling Dice & Taking Names Analysis at 1:15 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Fixed cards in expansions mean you know exactly what you're getting.
Expansions are used to modify your own deck.
Gameplay modification happens before you get to the table, independent of other players.

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

Dominion
Dixit
Netrunner
Warhammer 40k Conquest
Lord of the Rings
Ashes

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Constructible Deck Building — This is a core mechanic of LCGs mentioned in contrast to other expandable card games.
Deck Building — Mentioned as a mechanic found in LCGs, similar to CCGs.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

Living card games are expandable card games are games such as Netrunner Warhammer 40k conquest Lord of the Rings dune town and ashes
LCG expansions have fixed cards in them you know exactly what you're getting and typically you only have to buy one of them
for me that really is the main distinction which goes back to the fact that LC gs-r CCGs with fixed expansions and CCGs are all about building tweaking and modifying your gameplay experience before you ever get to the table and independent of what other players are going to do with their decks
your game of the states completely shrink-wrapped from my local thrift store how am I supposed to be able to tell what state this game is in
Oh worse than the shrink-wrap though is the packing tape

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Video fvYAD2G4rsE Meeple University Discussion at 0:24 sentiment: neutral

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Overall sentiment (raw)

neutral

Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

hidden arrows and titles — Mentioned as a variant for Uno.
technology tracks — Mentioned as a variant for Uno.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

Actually, it's very simple, yeah? You just need to keep track of your science, culture, uh production of everything.
And uh of course, you need to have enough yellow cubes to be able to create people. But if you have too much people, you need to make them happy. And of course, you need blue cubes to have enough

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Video -TwQlixOFiI Watch It Played Review at 8:35 sentiment: neutral

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Overall sentiment (raw)

neutral

Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

word guessing — The game involves guessing a hidden word based on letter feedback and points awarded for correct letters and positions.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

this game is worse than chess to me sometimes

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Video 1vE6V0ZdB8o 3 Minute Board Games Top List at 34:16 sentiment: other

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Overall sentiment (raw)

Intrigued

Pros

Remembered wanting to understand how it works
Looked like it was really cool
Mechanically very similar to Rex

Cons

Overwhelming when first played
Became out of print
Remake (Rex) has a less engaging theme

Thematic elements

Comparison games

Rex

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

Hunter is another one of those games we ended up playing a lot at University mostly while drinking
Hunter has several problems it takes a lot longer to play than it should for what it is especially when you're doing the coup those can drag on quite a long time and also fundamentally it's pretty racist
I think the hunter idea of a Banana Republic itself is pretty dated but the idea of a corrupt government where players of different office members competing for positions and stockpiling money definitely has potential just there's got to be a better way to interpret it
Cosmic Encounter is still going strong and that is an achievement and a half
it's core idea of a simple gameplay element Modified by a whole bunch of variable Powers has had a profound influence on all of gaming and unlike a lot of designs from this period it still holds up pretty well today
so happy birthday to me for 42 years old today here's to 42 more
if you want to do the same thing yourself just go to board game geek click on advanced search and search by year published range and just fill in the year and feel free to post your list Below in the comments

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Video WcNz6eQu6PQ 3 Minute Board Games Review at 0:09 sentiment: mixed

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Overall sentiment (raw)

mixed

Pros

Absolutely nails its theme
tense and brutal game where every action can have calamitous consequences
Every battle is loaded with risk
Picking the perfect moment to act is an art form
Each faction is unique
The Bene Geserit win condition is an amazing concept

Cons

No solo mode
playing time is long
pretty complex game
forces take forever to replenish
resources are scarce
If you are not a fan of games where you can lose everything on one play you will not enjoy Dune

Thematic elements

The entire empire depends on spice and those who control the spice control everything
Arrakis a bleak and barren world

Comparison games

A Game of Thrones
War of Whispers

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Automatic win conditions — if the harkonnen had the Fremen leader as a traitor they would automatically win the battle regardless of strengths and cards
Combat bidding — Combat occurs when two players units are in the same region. Count your units, this is the maximum number you can bid on the battle wheel for combat strength. You must add a leader and then you may add treachery cards.
leader abilities — let's compare here the Fremen leader is protected by a shield but the Harkonnen leader is not.
Negotiation — players can then negotiate alliances after this phase
Sandworm placement — then reveal a spice card if it shows a sandworm place one on the region shown on the discard pile and remove everything from that region
Shipping and movement — next you Ship and move and you can only make one ship and one move. Shipping to a region costs two spice per unit or one spice per unit if is shipped to a stronghold. You can move any number of units to an adjacent region or if you control one of the northern strongholds you can use ornithopters to move three regions
Spice collection — finally each unit in a region with spice claims up to 3 each
Spice placement — draw until a region card is shown then place spice in that region
Storm movement — first reveal a storm card and move the storm marker that many regions removing all units not on strongholds from the board
Treachery Cards — deal treachery cards facedown equal to the number of players who's had of treachery cards is not full. These are bid on publicly one at a time but the cards are not revealed. They contain weapons, defenses, special cards and worthless junk
Unique victory conditions — some factions also have unique victory conditions
Unit recovery — players then recover units from the tanks. Some are free and you can pay two spice for extras up to three. If all your leaders are in the tanks you can buy one back for its rating in spice
Variable player powers — Dune has simple rules but almost all of them have exceptions.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

Kia Ora Kotou and welcome to Dune in about three minutes
Dune: you can't fear fear fear, fears the mind killer

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Video OgAMbmnzQ6E Watch It Played Interview at 56:10 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

Downforce is now available to play as a beta
I almost had it... but it just couldn't quite make it happen
Fair Dinkum time
test test test test everything

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Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

This is the same designer back with another car driven engine building game back in outer space.
It's terrifying though we know that warship gaming is a gaming company we don't quite know what type of gaming company they're going to be.
Critical role the hugely successful actual play dungeons and dragon show have announced that they're getting into the board game game with their new venture and publishing company darrington press.
Paper tails is a car drafting game of kingdom building war and victory points.
Carpe diem is a game that while i love it i do i think it's really good fun.
I'm happy that he's getting a third edition that is in yes a much more subjectively attractive package.
Azmoday who legally now own me after a contract negotiation gone awry released a new line of print and play games in their connect and play initiative.
And as tokyo game market is single-handedly the convention that i want to go to more than any other.
Satish was by all accounts just a real wonderful person and while i didn't have the pleasure to know him personally i certainly have benefited personally from his impact on the board game industry indirectly.

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Video dyi6OBy828U 3 Minute Board Games Top List at 14:49 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Plays quicker than Twilight Imperium 4th Edition.
Has the narrative hook of the Dune setting.
Brutal and unforgiving.

Cons

Suffers from some of the same problems as Twilight Imperium 4th Edition.

Thematic elements

Dune

Comparison games

Twilight Imperium

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Negotiation — wheeling and dealing
Risk Management — managing large quantities of risk

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

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Video Sb_e-aA0dQE Watch It Played Analysis at 4:48 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Donating one pound for every sale to Great Ormond Street Hospital

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

it wouldn't be another day on planet earth without a massive board game kickstarter
competition seems to be a good thing and game fans seem to be providing some of that in the crowdfunding world
i have a love-hate relationship with peaky blinders
it's a divisive topic
like it or loathe it which seem to be the only two options when it comes to talking about cyberpunk
it's essentially picky blinders your cybernetic implants have been giving me jib me yet killing me why dario come down the cup with me me mon again upon your banks is daniel was in i'm not gonna lie my autoq just did not know how to process what i just said

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

spice economy and political intrigue
desert planet Arrakis
epic science fiction

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

you were so close to it
it's been a while since we played that one
we time this is interesting
i forgot about dune

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Video 5GOD4e5A0yM Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews Top 10 List at 6:11 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

globally recognizable
simple and fast-paced

Cons

can be luck-driven

Thematic elements

color/number matching with action cards
family/tabletop
classic

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Matching — Players match color or number to play cards.
Multi-Use Cards — Draw twos, reverses, skips and other action cards affect play.
Special cards — Draw twos, reverses, skips and other action cards affect play.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

"it's absolutely hilarious"
"it's a ton of fun"
"Go Fish simple game"
"shoot the moon"
"our number one games match-up and it's euchre"

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Video Pxq_WX2FU6E Meeple University Top 10 List at 25:06 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Tight deck building
Push your luck element
Gorgeous artwork
Thematic
Funny

Cons

Can be punishing
Can be random

Thematic elements

vampire

Comparison games

King of Tokyo
King of New York

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Deck Building — Essentially a deck building is really tight deck building with board movement or track movement.
Push Your Luck — It has that push your luck element where you have to go on the track, you try to build your engine to go out as far as you could.
Set Collection — You get to collect as many points and gain points on going points engine buildings.
track movement — Essentially a deck building is really tight deck building with board movement or track movement.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

It has deck building, the mechanic of deck building that I wish I have in some others that makes my life easier in deck building.
It all fits together very cleverly.
This is the first sort of ultra heavy, above 4 on BGG type of game that I've liked this much for quite a while.
It makes for really interesting decisions.
The components are really great in here as well, they've got lots of little buildings and metal coins and all sorts of fun stuff.
It's really a three-dimensional puzzle.
The limited amount of actions you can do makes it like it's so tight that you have to think ahead.
It's just a really simple, really elegant, thinky, you know two player push and pull back and forth sort of game.
The theme is so fun, it's like the puns in the shop and everything else.
It is also a lot more interactive than your typical one.
It's really a deep strategy game.
It's been really close every time, with high scores around about 100.

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Surprising solo rules
Quick to play
Enjoyable pattern laying

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Runes

Comparison games

Spollopolis
Orchard

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

card laying — you're sort of laying out cards they can either overlap or go adjacent to each other
Set Collection — you're just creating areas of three different types of runes
solo modes — there's actually solo rules and there's three different solo modes

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

thanks again to ed for having me on his channel to chat today
so these are not games that i rated like a 10 and everybody else said it's a four these are ones that are just kind of lesser known
this is what happens when you have too many games
but i digress
hopefully this was fun and enjoyable to see these sure i'll be back again take care enjoy playing solo bye

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Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

this is one of those things where you spin it around it's sand and all the sand comes down like this isn't here
top shelf billing goes to the anniversary edition of cartoons beautiful like such yeah for those who don't know i love carcassonne
this has been fed to me on ads on my like it's like facebook instagram everything i'm getting ads fed for it to me for this thing constantly

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

resource control and political maneuvering
desert planet power struggles

Comparison games

Twilight Imperium

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

alliances / betrayal — player negotiations and shifting loyalties
asymmetric power — factions with unique abilities and goals

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

There are way better games than monopoly
one day my friends will play this with me
it's like an expansion to sidmar civilization board games technically
we're like 30 minutes late i need 30 more minutes

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Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

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Oh my goodness oh my goodness oh gosh oh God I have so many
It's my roommates so it's less my shelf a shame and more his shelf of Shame it's shared shame
Well it's actually head to the by itself now
I have a lot of Legacy games on my shelf of opportunity because you need the right combination of people just it's so difficult to get to the table it's a big overhead and figuring it out is a lot once you start if somebody decides they don't like it you've got problems just takes hours
I'm talking to somebody who's in game nine of charterstone with no hope in finishing
It's so terrible that they vowed me not to sell it and I've had it for so long they can basically make him make me hold on to it
I don't buy board games I hate to break it to you but there are yarn shells of Shame and there are bookshelves and I I have subscribed I'm at the top of the list for both of those but I'm not I can only be on so many shelves of shade the shame is gone now

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Video gM5OGYh0jFo Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews Discussion at 4:50 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

accessible to all ages
quick, social gameplay

Cons

predictable for seasoned gamers

Thematic elements

color-matching & action cards
family card game
casual, quick, family-friendly

Comparison games

Euchre
Spades

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

card shedding — players try to be the first to discard all their cards.
Climbing Shedding — players try to be the first to discard all their cards.
Multi-Use Cards — action cards alter flow and add twists.
Special cards — action cards alter flow and add twists.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

Masterpiece was kind of this bluffing art bidding game that was one of my favorites.
Risk was one that we we played a lot with the new Meyer side of the family.
This is the only hobby where you can walk into a game store, play a game with people, and then a stranger will invite you to their house next weekend.
I would say it was Gen Con 2013 that convinced me this is a real hobby.
it's a social hub this is why we do this these things because we like to talk to people.

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Video gM5OGYh0jFo Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews Discussion at 4:52 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

very accessible
quick to teach and play

Cons

can feel repetitive for seasoned gamers

Thematic elements

color-matching and action cards
family card game
family-friendly, casual

Comparison games

Euchre
Spades

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Action Interruption — cards with actions modify play and disrupt opponents.
card shedding — players attempt to be the first to empty their hand.
Climbing Shedding — players attempt to be the first to empty their hand.
Special action cards — cards with actions modify play and disrupt opponents.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

Masterpiece was kind of this bluffing art bidding game that was one of my favorites.
Risk was one that we we played a lot with the new Meyer side of the family.
This is the only hobby where you can walk into a game store, play a game with people, and then a stranger will invite you to their house next weekend.
I would say it was Gen Con 2013 that convinced me this is a real hobby.
it's a social hub this is why we do this these things because we like to talk to people.

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Video 0NwYb79CE5U Getting Games Discussion at 3:02

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Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

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Video BZ6WzqzUSoc Nights Around a Table Discussion at 1:44 sentiment: neutral

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Overall sentiment (raw)

neutral

Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

Twilight Imperium

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

it's a game that's so big and hairy and compact takes so long to play and requires so many players I only get it to the table once a year nobody wants to play with me other times of the year you can just so rarely get it to the table but it's the one that you really want to play all the time
I kept ending up in jail and that's why it's in the sales table
Twilight Imperium probably dozens of times it's really calm complicated and like my friends and I are all like fairly new so like teaching it to like other people takes me forever
it's more a matter of having the right group for it and being able to organize that group
you get little pieces of Honey the bees are fuzzy it's a really fun game and you get to shape stuff out of clay and then people have to guess it

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Video ssLWRiKwvpU Allies or Enemies Top 14 List at 3:03 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

unique timer-driven tension
interesting twist on worker placement
grows more comfortable with familiarity

Cons

initially stressful and potentially overwhelming
not as approachable for all players

Thematic elements

real-time / time pressure

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Action Timer — an inversion of standard worker-placement dynamics using timers.
real-time action placement — timers drive worker actions; players must place and time actions as timers flip.
timer-driven decisions — players must adapt quickly as the timer moves and lock-in positions.
work replacement with timers — an inversion of standard worker-placement dynamics using timers.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

it's a real time game, so the pace is fast but the tension comes from timers
the art in the new Libertalia is excellent
Wingspan is an ambassador of modern board games

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Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

dog

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

look how cute this is fabulous game as well
look how great this is like components like just soing amazing
look at this like amazing amazing
this is a really fun social deduction
it's really like you you should bit shy on social deduction you can you can like a little bit of a puzzle deduction as well
this is a very popular game when it was out
it's a logic game
puzzle deduction game

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Video bW7pvYTDawk Quackalope Analysis at 5:31 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Merging of adventure and storyline
Good strategic choices
Plays very quickly
Highly recommended by other reviewers

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Adventure and storyline combined with strategic choices
Rescuing a kidnapped bride/wife
Summoning cards into your row or column, progressing through tower cards that are events you're trying to overcome

Comparison games

Friday
Final Girl

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Deck Building — summoning these cards into your row or your column
Dice allocation — very careful dice allocation
Dice Rolling — a little bit of dice allocation and some risky rolling mixed in
Hand Management — reminds me in some ways to a simplified version of the hand management style of final girl
Press Your Luck — slowly pressing your luck by drawing cards and using the icons and resources on these cards to claim them for yourself or progress you up the tower
Resource Management — a lot of resource management

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Quotes (from this video)

hello welcome to gualou thank you for being here today we're highlighting a publisher doing something in my opinion substantially right over the course of this year you will be able to back a brand new solo game every single month from one of my personally favorite designers Gabe Barrett
you're going to be rolling Dice and trying to complete quests based off the dice number that you get you'll be a ble to unlock rewards upgrade your stats get some items and gear that help you then manipulate and mitigate those dice rolls
if you like a game that combines theme with strategy plays very very quickly uh and gives you the sense of uh you know kind of being a uh you know John Wick climbing a tower to rescue your one true love
I found this game especially at the higher levels to be challenging and thought-provoking
I really love what the publisher what Gabe is doing with this series of games I love the idea that they finished established products that have been refined they've been developed the work and time has been put into them and he's using the crowdfunding platform as a way to gauge the market and as a way as a small publisher to survive make a living and produce good quality games for this Marketplace
remember to do the important thing always always always play solo games with someone who's slightly more intelligent than you

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Video Apc520Z58ME Watch It Played Top 10 List at 10:20 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

thematic and tactile artwork
flexible rule-set that invites player-driven rule creation

Cons

none

Thematic elements

trick-taking with hidden trump

Comparison games

C Net

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

trick-taking with hidden/variable trump — players play cards; the first three determines trump; scoring depends on trump and round outcomes.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

hi I'm Chaz maror watch it played host and board game Enthusiast
every time I play this game I get a story out of it even or especially when I lose badly
thematically dogs playing card games is a winning combination let's be frank

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Video VVeaZzhp9F0 Chairman of the Board Discussion at 10:36

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Pros

Has covered some of these on the channel already in review format.

Cons

none

Thematic elements

none

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

this is where I talk about all of the games that I have acquired over the last couple of months
this is one of the most interesting um combat systems that I think I've ever seen
one of the coolest components um of the year for sure that is these pens and shields
Arboretum which which is one of the best card games probably ever made a very nasty game but um but it's brilliantly designed
it did feature on a a ranking video and it didn't do as good as I thought it would
it's safe to say it's not for me
it has this kind of beer and pretzel feel to it
I'm sure it'll do well because I know these kind of games have a big audience
so I'm going to be doing again a full video covering the gy series and talking through them in my you in my priority order and how much I like them
definitely diversifying in what I cover on the channel here

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Video AReB41ShYMk Tabletop Tokki Discussion at 28:00 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

deep cultural roots, historic context, large table presence

Cons

none

Thematic elements

gambling heritage and family gathering during Lunar New Year
Korean horse racing with traditional elements
cultural, festive, communal

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

dice-controlled team racing — teams of horses race to the finish based on dice outcomes, with multiple horses per team
Hand Management — players coordinate movement using strategic card/dice resources and track layout
hand management and routing — players coordinate movement using strategic card/dice resources and track layout

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

this is one of my favorite two-player games
oh my gosh it is so cool and so inventive
the components look so yummy
this rogue agent I believe adds some new characters

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Video _U5JnRJ04_4 3 Minute Board Games Top List at 9:01 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

Positive

Pros

Intense negotiation
Rewarding experiences
Single best win condition

Cons

Not for everyone
Requires a serious commitment

Thematic elements

Alliance building between factions

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Alliance building — building different alliances ever shifting alliances between factions
Negotiation — intense negotiation game
Variable player powers — game-changing and unique powers

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Video otH0bFrAkDc UndeadVikingVideos Analysis at 8:36 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

The host really liked the auction aspects of the game.

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Auction — The game had some auction aspects.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

the whole uh idea behind this and theoretically videos later will be to talk about certain mechanisms uh that I've enjoyed and why I've enjoyed them and these are the mechanisms that I like the ones that if I see them in a game um unless the game really does something bad to screw it up I'm probably going to enjoy myself and today it is uh auction or bidding
when I was probably like six or seven watching all these old people just saying you know seven n 15 16 17 okay go ahead you know and I was like what what are they I just heard these numbers being thrown out into the universe and I didn't really get what was going on
it's a complete free form depending upon the game it is a complete free form uh of aspect of the game that is completely removed from the the the core mechanisms of the game and it is completely and totally dependent upon the people that are playing at it
most board games you play are very very very regimented and very structured they they are set up in a way that like the rules State this and you can't change it
I really liked that aspect of it and and so in a weird way and I I don't think it's like a subconscious reason why I enjoy it but I can see the connection there between like I can do whatever I want with this aspect of the game
I do feel better when I achieve something really really good in a game because of my skill uh not just because I happen to just get the right card at the right time kind of situation
so yeah I mean and that's just kind of why I I just like it I I I like how the interaction is I like how it affects the game I like how it challenges me challenges the other players and there really is some head-to-head there going on it isn't a garden aspect I'm not auctioning with myself I I am auctioning with the other players and I'm trying to outsmart them and I'm trying to outdo them if you will

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Video YK-T_HmsasI UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 1395:34:40 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

One of the most amazing game experiences.
Features asymmetrical factions.
Complex and engaging strategy.

Cons

Can be perceived as dated in some respects.
Requires playing with the right people due to its interactive and potentially confrontational nature.
Playgroup hated it, calling it one of the worst games and experiences.

Thematic elements

Politics and warfare in a desert planet setting.
Arrakis

Comparison games

Dune: Imperium

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

asymmetrical factions — Each faction has unique powers and abilities.
Combat — Combat involves bidding for leaders and using strength, with treachery cards playing a significant role.
Resource Management — Players manage resources to deploy troops and influence the game.
Treachery Cards — Players use treachery cards to influence combat and gain advantages.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

It's the longest running weekly live stream uh on YouTube.
I felt like garbage, I still got this stupid cough that just will not go away.
After the Empire, it's a game where you really feel like you're in charge.
The complexity is part of the appeal.
It's like a cute woodland creature war.
Every game feels like a different experience because of the factions.
Everdell, it's just so pretty to look at on the table.
I love the feeling of building up my little city.

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Brilliant card drafting mechanism
Highly interactive
Tight gameplay
Smart for two players

Cons

Might be too interactive for some
Could be too expensive for some

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Card Drafting — Features a unique card drafting mechanism where players set prices for cards in their tableau, influencing opponent purchases.
contract fulfillment — Players fulfill contracts using resources.
Resource Management — Players gain resources and must manage them to fulfill contracts.
Tableau Building — Players build columns of matching cards and rows of different cards in their tableau.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

Rebel princess is a trick taking game where the theme is amazing you are princess is a you are a rebel princess you're trying not to marry Prince Charming because you a rebel basically
it's very fun fre taking game and there are a lot of variability as well
very very clever card drafting game
hunt for really broken combos that will give you a whole lot of points
currency in the form of stones which are worth one three and six points but you're not allowed to make free change and you're limited to the specific number of stones not the value of stones you can hold
feels a lot like dwellings of elderil but set in in the space
I just love that mechanics just makes it feel you have to balance how many workers you do and then how often do you do that action
when you bring a piece back you can essentially use it with some energy resources to activate an entire row of your Tableau
all the actions have timing engaged in them
everything is so Linked In with timing for what other players do
the most clever thing is the way the solar system rotates
you are encouraged to score points this and this was in your um I think it was 19th you sorry so it's the way you being encouraged to score points Within game because then you get to pick the uh the better objective for endgame scoring
it's going to scratch the itch of someone who wants sandx gentle sandbox do your own kind of thing
action selection mechanism unlimited advancement rondle
every action is so re what other players do the timing uh wanting to do something before somebody else is so baked into every single action
limited capacity for storage which makes it really tight
it's like Dominion with every good expansion cram into a really compact deck building game
six unique captains in the game as well with their own decks and some of them have their own powers

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Video K9F0o1ii-7M Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews Top List at 22:30 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

Extremely Positive

Pros

Cherished holiday tradition
Embraces house rules for fun
Chaotic and exciting card play
Unique special cards
High sentimental value

Cons

Deviates significantly from official Uno rules

Thematic elements

Peanuts/Charlie Brown
Christmas
Nostalgic

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Card Play — you have to in order to start one of these Expeditions start one of these colors you have to it actually costs you there's an investment being made then you have to make that money back up and then some to gain points
Jump-In Rule — we have a what we call a jump in rule where if you have the exact same card outside of Wilds that someone else played you can jump in your card on top of the pile out of order out of order
Rule Bending/House Rules — we play with a lot of house rules we let the twos stack the plus twos stack

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Quotes (from this video)

you are drafting um vegetables in order to score or you are drafting um scoring cards and that's that's the entire game
it's another chill two-player game
this is a push your luck game where you are trying to go down into the water and get the best treasure
this is one of those kinds of games kind of like uh Puerto Rico where you when you enact uh on your turn you enact one of the phases of a game um and then everyone gets to do that same phase but you get a better version of it
the Pips the numbers aren't good or bad they just are different things that you're able to do
this is this is a monster Euro but it is oh so satisfying
this is a reimplementation of Brugge the previous fail game is kind of perfected in Hamburg
I absolutely love a this kind of this particular kind of Uno with a particular group of friends with a particular group of set of house rules at a certain time of year
we play with a lot of house rules we let the twos stack the plus twos stack and guess what we love it we don't care it's really fun sorry Uno purists

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Video 1Fw1CPMd9XE Chairman of the Board Discussion at 6:23 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Kind of a weird little bidding game
The bidding system is quite cool

Cons

none

Thematic elements

null
null
null

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

bidding — A bidding system where monetary value isn't increased/decreased, but relies on card usage and guessing opponents.
Set Collection — Acquiring item cards that give points based on sets.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

hey everybody and welcome to February's edition of board game Buys
I only have eight games here to talk about but hopefully there's something here to grab your attention
it's just more to give you an idea about what's coming up on the channel
let's start with probably the the heavy hitter of the bunch which is setti the search for extraterrestrial intelligence
it kind of got relentlessly positive reviews
I generally like the games that cge put out there
so I have can I have played this one a few times already
so that is seti the search for extraterrestrial intelligence onto an older Euro now then this is um hadara
always had my eye on hadara but never really managed to um to find a copy at a reasonable price
so that is hadara another more recent game is a message from the Stars
so I'll leave it at that I do need to play this one some more before I solidify solidify my thoughts
so that is a message from the Stars a couple of fillers now uh tempura is one of those an awful game name
hit uh also known as no mercy
and this is hit extreme which I think adds in some more kind of special rules and special powers
so yeah finally got this one played um and yeah I'll share my thought thought soon
Druid is another one that was very kindly um sent to me
so that is Druid another one that I'm sure you guys wouldn't have heard of is time of War
this is a kind of a negotiation auction game
this is definitely a homemade product know definitely um self-published which I think is always cool
no spoiler I've got some positive things to say about um this game
so that is uh time of War and the final game is a game I know nothing about actually
so not to end it on on a high uh this is uh shitenno I don't know anything about this game at all other than it's got some very nice Vincent D trait artwork
so that is shitenno let me know if you've played that one cuz I'd like to hear your thoughts
that's it really that's all of the games that I have um picked up
so some pretty pretty wacky games here old games kind of forgotten about games um self-published games kitsa Classics uh and sell on little card games and even some Euro such as setti uh and hadara
so hopefully you've enjoyed the video
see you next time on chairman of the board bye-bye

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Unique bidding system
Smooth flow and general idea
Looks nice on the table

Cons

Decision-making can be automated, leading to less engaging play if not mindful.

Thematic elements

Acquiring items to collect sets for victory points.

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

bidding — Players bid with fixed cards, not gaining currency, and matching bids cancel each other out.
catch-up mechanism — Darkness cards penalize leading players, forcing them to discard down to the weakest player's card count if not counteracted.
Hand Management — Players use cards from their hand to bid.
push-your-luck — The 'chicken mechanism' where bidding the same as others wastes your turn.
Set Collection — Acquiring item cards to collect sets for victory points.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

Chairman of the board ranking video this is where I take a look at the last five new to me board games that I played and I rank and review them in order of preference
it's a good one but not up there with the greats like circus flati in my opinion
it's just so versatile you know Euro gamers are going to love this one Gateway gamers are going to love this one
the gaml is strong enough to be highly enjoyable and the fun factor is um is high in my opinion

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Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

Playing games at two players is my favorite way to play games, frankly.
I'm here to win.
I would buy all of them instantly.
Two-player versions hit and they miss.
What dual versions of games have you really enjoyed?

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Video ah0ZN8SKrgU Hungry Gamer Discussion at 44:45 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

Positive

Pros

Timer fits the theme and adds stress without being overbearing.
Spy Hunter vibes are a strong positive for fans of the classic game.
Clever puzzle-like mechanics and cause-and-effect gameplay.
Small footprint, easy to play in various locations.
Scenarios are different enough to provide variety.

Cons

Player count concerns at 3 or 4 players, with a preference for 2 players.
Learning curve for understanding cause and effect of actions.
Solo play can be less engaging without player interaction.

Thematic elements

Escape with incriminating evidence
Car chase
Scenario-based

Comparison games

Spy Hunter

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

action selection — Players choose actions like driving, shooting, or moving, and pass around weapons like pistols, shotguns, and Uzis.
Area Control — Players influence the movement and destruction of vehicles on the table.
Chaining — Causing damage to one car can lead to crashes that affect other vehicles, creating chain reactions.
cooperative play — Players work together to achieve scenario objectives.
Dice Rolling — Dice are used for actions like shooting, with outcomes potentially influenced by coin flips.
scenario-based — The game features multiple scenarios with different objectives and enemy types.
timer — A countdown timer adds pressure to complete objectives within a set time.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

It is disrespectful of me to do something with my evenings.
There is a special circle of hell for people who show up to a graduation with an air horn.
I really appreciate El Paso, you know, taking pretty much that same experience but distilling it down to the essential moves and it's a quick I don't know how long it took us. Less than an hour.
It's really hard and it can be really swingy.
You don't always have to teach a new game. Sometimes it's good to go back to something you know people like.
It is hard to teach because of the exact thing that I watched Don's face get confused about when you say you're in my garden. I'm in your garden.
It is chesslike in that you just try to optimize your moves over everybody else's moves.
It's a heavier game than I usually like, but I just think it's really clever the way it's put together.
The timer fits the theme in this game. You're driving 50 miles an hour in traffic trying to fight off bad guys.
Definite Spy Hunter vibes from this game.
The dice represent nature, which screws up your whole plan for that magic.
If you're going to play Twilight Imperium, you need to drink water, hydrate or not play.
And so Gunnet is a game that was sent us specifically reached out to me, asked me if we wanted to cover and they were interested in us covering it on this podcast, which is a first first time.
The core of the game is having the discussion of, okay, well, I'm going to give you this because you're going to act first and the first thing that's going to happen is we're going to drive the car to the left one space and then you're going to shoot.
I usually don't like a game with a timer, but you know, the timer fits the theme in this game. You're driving 50 miles an hour in traffic trying to fight off bad guys.
For a game that's seems like it's about making you feel stressed out for a brief moment and then that stress turns into moments of joy and glory. Like I think it accomplished that more often than it didn't.
The other game is Rollin One, uh, which is a golf game. Again, small footprint. It's a small box.
You take turns designing the course. So you take a number of cards that represent parts of the the you know the golf course and you put them together.
The golf clubs are represented by dice. So there's a d20, d12, d10 and so on.
And so there's actually some serious strategy to picking your club.
I thought it was very clever and I think both of the games are pretty darn thematic.
Make sure you are in the mood for the thing that you're going to partake.

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Overall sentiment (raw)

Neutral

Pros

Fine
Fine enough game
Would probably play it again if you asked me

Cons

Definitely is not as good as Azour
Don't understand why it exists
The original Azour is much better
A much better two-player game

Thematic elements

none

Comparison games

Azour

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

STI, I will give this an A. I played this twice. I really like the game. I don't know how much I will like it in the long run, but I really enjoyed and I could imagine actually owning it.
It's like a um it's kind of a tile puzzling and resource management game. Um in a pretty short play time, very simple, very red, like very streamlined, which I like. Um but it like at the end it wasn't too special.
One of my most favorite word games. I would give this an A. We're trying to like um prevent goats from taking like the letters from a from a printing office. Very very cool.
Star Wars Imperial saw to play for the first time. Um and we're actually playing it again today. And I really like what I really like this. Um there was a lot of setup. The setup isn't very streamlined.
Tiny Towns on my list for a while. Finally, I got a copy and I really like this. I will give this an A for now as well.
Walking Birano. I will have to like do this here because this one also gets an S. Like always a great game to play. Really love this little puzzly game.
Wingspan amazing amazing my most favorite game ever. You know that. So of course Srank
It's a very good uh word game. I would give this a B. I enjoy that one.
Duel which is fine. It definitely is not as good as Azour. It's It's a fine enough game. I would probably play it again if you asked me, but I don't understand why it exists.
At the Helm, a deck building game by Buttonsh Games with only 18 cards, which is pretty good. Um, I'll give this an A as well.
Animal Kingdoms. That one surprised me. It's like a uh you like place cards down in specific regions and you're trying to get like the majority there.
And then Aon's End, of course, always gets an S for me. It's my most favorite solo game, and that will probably not change for a while.
And then I've also finally gotten Seventh Content. I got a like a huge collection. I've got almost everything that you can get at retail, uh, including like the cool white box and stuff. Um, and I would give this I've only played this once, but I would give it an A for now.
Loads of A ranks this time. Not bad. Not bad. Um, and a lot of B's as well and quite a lot of S's. No D's this time and only a few C's.

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Video OKBMchaors8 UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 59:25 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Intense combat
Compact gameplay suitable for coffee tables
Inspired by Elden Ring/Dark Souls

Cons

Speaker might order it online instead of getting it at Gen Con due to availability.

Thematic elements

Elden Ring or Dark Souls

Comparison games

Elden Ring
Dark Souls

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Grid Movement — Played on a 3x3 grid.
Miniature Combat — Uses miniatures for combat on a small grid.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

It's with Charize Throne. Like there's an Old Guard 2 and everybody's like, "Oh my god, there's an Old Guard, too. How amazing."
Charliss Therone as an immortal like a from ancient history, like ancient times. like she's been alive for thousands of years.
She's badass.
The whole team of immortals is badass.
Oh, I started watching Squid Game season two because I never and I saw Squid Game season 3 is out and I'm like, guess I better watch season two.
Do any of you guys watch Yellow Jackets?
Watch it. Lord of the Flies and um yeah, like a Lord of the Flies kind of thing.
Kabuki Kid says yellow jacket is good.
I know I'll end up buying like Shackleton base, even though I don't need it and I won't play it, but I'll be like, "Oh, I should probably get this because it's supposed to be really good."
I remember going to that movie with my buddy Scott and I remember and I was like because he said I heard somebody say it was really good and I was like well we should go check it out
and I remember we went to it thinking you know this is before you could look [ __ ] up and like see everything and know everything, right? And so nothing about it. We went we went we went to it
and I remember I mean we couldn't breathe. We were laughing so hard
It's absolutely insane.
remember the little like um like they would get done with a a scene and then they would have that like music cutaway of everybody dancing.
The second and third one sucked.
I mean um the first one though. I mean uh what was it was magical
you shot me. You shot me right in the arm.

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Video 4_-MDvaIKo0 The Mill Discussion at 8:54

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Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

Don't let your experience be interrupted by something that probably might be a little bit minor.
universal rule of thematic fun.

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Video 1dNEZzRzurs Rolling Dice & Taking Names Event Coverage at 128:27:44 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

Positive

Pros

Features a Roman theme.
Appeals to fans of Martin Wallace.

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Roman

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Worker Placement — The Roman theme attracted one speaker to this worker placement style game.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

Zombie Princess is brutal. Like, it's just brutal.
The horde is coming. You just gotta do your best to try and survive.
It's another one of those train games where you're building routes and delivering goods.
The economic engine in this game is really satisfying.
Lost Ruins of Arnak is just gorgeous.
It's a really interesting mix of worker placement and deck-building.

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neutral

Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

it's really exciting time to be a Stonemer fan.
Should have Dragon Academy and Tokaido Duo coming sooner.

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Video 9LNzad3V9m8 Good Time Society Discussion at 17:17 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Super cute
Terrific game

Cons

Can be intense

Thematic elements

Saving dinosaur eggs from extinction

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Bag Building — Players draw from a bag that contains 'bad stuff' that hinders their progress.
Pick-Up and Deliver — Players are trying to deliver all the eggs to safety.
Push Your Luck — Drawing from the bag and facing negative outcomes implies a push-your-luck element.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

This is episode 75 of Good Morning Society. Believe that?
USA Today besteller in the house.
Praise be.
This is the star of the show, the actual turntable that Yes, it does turn.
It's not Jenga.
Oh, Dino.
This is officially the hardest game uh of all time for me not to
One freaking point.
Becca Park is the best. We said it and we meant it. Come to your park for best park.

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positive

Pros

doing pretty good

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

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Go look up Europa. You're talking almost $400, $500 a game.
my first edition Blood Bowl is rare.
My Warhammer is worth a ton.
First edition of Space Hulk is worth a lot.
It's It's literally tasteless [ __ ]
Tastes like the color white. If white paste had a flavor, like white diarrhea [ __ ]
I will cut you out of my life without even thinking without even thinking if that's what you want to do
You either figure it out and see that these people aren't here for you. You're just entertainment for them. Or I'll just take you from this world.
You get it out of your system or I'm not gonna let you kill your mother, I'm gonna kill you.
I think the most important thing is is that you never give up on your family, on your children, on your grandchildren, and you give everything that you got.
All I want written on my damn gravestone is I wish I was up there reading this.
If in all these years I helped somebody, you want to know something? That's worth more than all the subscriptions, all the views, and all the [ __ ] YouTube YouTuber influencer [ __ ] that you can have.

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

House rules for reverses make the game more fun.
Compounding draw cards add strategic chaos.
Playing Wild cards even when another card is available adds flexibility.
Drawing until a playable card is found removes downtime.
The 'Dice Match' rule can lead to large draws.
The 'Double Turns' rule can speed up gameplay.

Cons

Oversized cards are unwieldy.
The 'Skip equal trade hands' rule caused significant negative reaction ('Oh no', 'screaming').
The 'Draw eight on Uno' rule can be a significant setback.

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Compounding draw cards — Draw Two cards played on top of each other compound, forcing the next player to draw the sum of the cards.
Dice match — A reverse card rule where if the number rolled on a die matches the number of the card played, the opponent draws that many cards.
Double turns — A rule where each player takes two turns consecutively.
Draw eight on Uno — Instead of winning, a player who calls Uno is forced to draw eight cards.
Draw until playable — If a player cannot play a card, they draw cards until they can play one, instead of the standard one-card draw.
Reverse cards with custom rules — The game uses custom rules for reverse cards, drawing a random rule each time a reverse is played. These rules modify gameplay significantly.
Skip equal trade hands — A rule triggered by a skip card where players exchange their hands.
Wild card flexibility — Players are allowed to play a Wild or Wild Draw Four card even if they have another playable card.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

Can you believe that there have been 100 of these episodes, of which so far you have appeared in two?
We developed stranger and stranger rules for what the reverses did.
These cards are large.
This is getting pretty intense.
Skips equal trade hands.
Luckily, you instead of winning can draw eight.
Thank you, Matthew, for that rule. I think you should really get some appreciation for that.

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Achieved objectives
Successfully completed the game

Cons

none

Thematic elements

matching colors and numbers on cards

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Card drawing — Players draw cards when they cannot make a valid play or to fulfill objectives.
Hand Management — Players hold cards and must select which ones to play based on matching criteria.
Set Collection — Players need to collect or play cards of specific colors to achieve objectives.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

5-minute one-piece, can we do it in 2 minutes?
Good job.

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Simple core mechanic
High accessibility
Nostalgic appeal
Broad cultural ubiquity

Cons

Rule misapplication is common with wild draw rules
Some variants feel gimmicky or overstuffed

Thematic elements

Array
family game night around a circular table
informal, humorous review

Comparison games

Uno Attack
Exploding Kittens

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Draw cards — If you cannot play, you draw a card and your turn ends (with occasional playability of the drawn card).
Hand management & bluffing around draw penalties — Players can bluff or control through plus two/other draw cards and via the bluffing aspect of Wild Draw Four when challenged.
Matching — Players must play a card that matches color or number
Wild cards — Wild cards allow color changes and can be used for strategic manipulation; Wild Draw Four introduces bluffing and challenge possibilities.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

Uno might be the most popular card game in the world.
It's Uno Spin has a center dial spinner that can introduce a lot of randomness.
No Mercy, the brutal, ruthless, unapologetic version of Uno.

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Overall sentiment (raw)

neutral

Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Dune

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

They ended really strong in book three. It was a good ending of sorts and I really liked it.
I don't care about it.
They have multiple multiple uh points of view which I was fine following the one person.
I just found it to be maybe the last book will bring everything back together, but I doubt it. I just don't care anymore.
Look, I'm okay with characters dying and things that you need that to progress a story sometimes, but good grief. Does it have to be that bad all the time?
The mobs are out there and the mobs are going to hunt you down and no matter what you say.
It has definitely become a witch hunt in many ways where people like as soon as they hear the word the letters AI, they're like, 'I'm out.'
I think the backlash is and people going and rating games one on BoardGameGeek is kind of ridiculous.
That has nothing to do with the game. It really doesn't. That's that's just nonsensical.
I'm kind of mind-boggled with how much people complain about prices of games.
Yes, games are expensive. They're really expensive to make.
You don't go yell at your gas station attendant, you shouldn't when gas goes up. That's not them who are doing it.
It should be a friendly place to go to.
I always try to put some monkeys in my zoo, period. Just so I can say I have some monkeys.
I dislike the cat character a lot and I found it to be okay.
But I will warn you, I noticed that a lot of people when they do this, they also forget about the part where they you should make money.
Wash it in the shower?
If I ran BoardGameGeek, if I saw someone rate a one with a comment of 'I hate what they did here.' I would just delete that rating instantly.
I think are you kidding me? This is so nonsensical.
I love going to bookstores.
Any place that has unique interesting thing, a hot sauce store, a a beef jerky store, whatever.

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