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Game Info
Year
2015
Players
4-6
Age
8+
Playtime
30 min
Collection
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Description
In Duos, a.k.a. Team Play, players compete in teams of twos to score points. On a turn, a player can draw two cards, pass 1-2 cards face down to their teammate, and complete one or more goals in whatever order they wish.
Cards come numbered 1-8 in magenta and blue with multiple copies of each card. Each player has a personal, face-up goal, with one public goal being available for all players, with goals being something like have four blue cards in sequence, have three of the same even number, or have two magenta cards that add to a third magenta card.
As soon as you have the right cards in hand, you can discard them to complete your personal goal or the public one, after which a new goal is revealed, with the achieving player being able to reject the first one revealed. When a team has completed eight goals, each player has one final turn, then whichever team has scored more points for its goals wins.
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Preview at 3:48 sentiment: mixed
video_pk 69141 · mention_pk 165497
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Unique silent communication mechanic
- Engaging mind games and deduction
Cons
- Cannot talk to partner, relying solely on card play for communication
- Difficult to describe or categorize fully
Thematic elements
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- drafting — Drafting cards with the intent to mislead opponents or help partners.
- Objective claiming — Partners work together to complete objectives.
- Partners card game — A card game played with partners.
- set collection — Players aim to complete sets, both personal and public objectives.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Everyone seems to be chasing this new card game fascination.
- As a person who really enjoys when a game comes with great packaging and great graphic design, they really did, I think, a good job setting this product apart.
- This is one of those quiet games at the table. It's very thinky.
- This is like one of those rockus party games where everybody's going to be yelling at each other.
- I'm a sucker for packaged sets of games. I really am.
- Until next time though, make sure everyone has fun at the table, and we'll see you then.
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Top 10 List at 6:57 sentiment: positive
video_pk 66106 · mention_pk 160662
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Appealing steampunk theme
- Label and concept around steam-powered inventions
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- steampunk; Victorian era; inventions
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I am so so looking forward to seeing them
- 13 games that I am so, so looking forward to this year
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Meeple University Top List at 2:35 sentiment: positive
video_pk 64590 · mention_pk 158079
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Energetic steam-powered theme; potential engaging engine-building
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- steam-powered energy production
- energy production theme; steam-powered
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Worker movement/engine-building — Moving workers to fuel a steam system.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I am very keen on this game
- This is a energy production type of game; it's a steam powered game.
- it's a heavy pen and paper game
- it's got cute dragons
- Storm Raiders coming out on Kickstarter
- card management for taking your actions and leveling up your actions
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Meeple University Review at 0:17 sentiment: mixed
video_pk 64269 · mention_pk 157721
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- family-friendly and accessible to a wide age range
- two theme variants add variety
- narrator-based scoring creates interaction
- language independent makes it usable by non-English speakers
Cons
- humor and connections can feel forced or not funny in some plays
- not a strong fit as a traditional adult party game
- requires two copies for full flexible play
- some rule explanations and playthrough can be confusing
Thematic elements
- image pairing with color-coding; narrator-driven clues
- Fairy Tales and Sports themes (two variants)
- narrator-centered guidance for matching pairs
Comparison games
- Dixit
- Codenames
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- double-sided thematic cards — cards are double-sided with different themes (e.g., Fairy Tales, Sports) affecting play and scoring.
- image-based pairing — players look at images and attempt to form four pairs of related objects using color cues.
- leader and scoring dynamics — one player is the leader; players score when their selections align with the narrator; movement ends after each character has been narrated.
- multiple theme sets via two copies — the game can be played with two copies to mix themes and increase difficulty/variety.
- narrator-driven matching — one player acts as the narrator and others try to match images to what the narrator is matching; scoring based on how many players match with the narrator.
- Speed matching — one player acts as the narrator and others try to match images to what the narrator is matching; scoring based on how many players match with the narrator.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's a party game
- language independent and they don't really speak English
- we did have fun with it
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Video clQyNf-k-Q4
Tantrum House Playthrough at 1:40 sentiment: positive
video_pk 1827 · mention_pk 5274
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- plays for 2, 4, or 6 players in team format
- simple set collection mechanics
- quick gameplay
- large number card visibility
- accessible to older players and younger learners
Cons
- no table talk allowed about goals
- need to complete 8 goals to win
Thematic elements
- set collection
- teamwork
Comparison games
- Skip-Bo
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Grab your dice and shuffle your deck. It's game time now.
- We're playing games with wood and meeples.
- It's a hit. Everybody enjoys it.
- Really low entry to rules. Just move and pick and it's fun.
- I would love to share even more thoughts on it. It's in my top 10 games I've played this year.
- Don't give candy corn to trick-or-treaters - it's only good as candle jar filler for decorations.
- This is a set collection game with team-based gameplay.
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