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Finding Calm

Game ID: GID0126971
Game Info
Year
2024
Players
1-4
Age
14+
Playtime
15 min
Complexity
1.2/5
Collection
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Description

A cooperative card game about managing anxiety and mindfulness where players use calming mechanics and shared decision-making to reach a peaceful resolution together.

Description

A cooperative card game about managing anxiety and mindfulness where players use calming mechanics and shared decision-making to reach a peaceful resolution together.

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Video 5U3bxPmr8W0 DaniCha Playthrough at 0:02 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Quick and easy to learn
  • Good for routine-building and mindful start to the day
  • Calming and stress-relieving theme
Cons
  • Some rules fiddly about flipping and placement
  • Limited thematic depth
Thematic elements
  • Array
  • modern lifestyle
  • instructional
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • card flipping — Certain cards flip other cards when sun icons trigger it
  • Deck drawing — Draw from the deck to place a new card
  • Discard and Move — Discard the top card to create a discard pile and move a face-up card to an open space
  • Endgame Pattern/Score — Endgame scoring based on number of face-up cards; aim for the fewest face-up cards
  • Tile Placement — Place a card adjacent to an existing card on a 3x3 grid
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Quotes (from this video)
  • this is a game that will help soothe through your mind
  • I think this is a very quick and easy way to kind of just set the tone for your day
  • it's perfect for kind of building into your morning routine
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Video 8BwAwHmsLHw The Board Game Garden Top 10 List at 6:32 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Beautiful components, calming experience
  • Nice morning game
Cons
  • Solo only may limit audience
Thematic elements
  • Relaxation, tarot-card reading vibe
  • Calm morning routine
  • Meditative, serene
Comparison games
  • Gentle Rain
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • card flipping — Flip cards to reveal and cover cards to reach a center card
  • pattern placement — Place cards into a 3x3 grid
  • single-use draw/flip — Goal to flip all but one card face down
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • I am not attending Gen Con this year
  • Gen Con is really good for the channel
  • it's hard for me to want to go and for me to afford to go
  • fingers crossed, packs unplugged at the end of the year
  • I cannot wait to try this one out
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