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Floriferous

Game ID: GID0130191
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Description

YOUR GARDEN AWAITS
Spend the afternoon in your Floriferous garden. Relax while enjoying this elegant game of strolling through your garden and collecting flowers. Find joy in the abundance of nature. Find the most joy by collecting flowers and pairing them with abundance, desire, and mastery cards.

Floriferous is played over three days, which are divided into five turns. Each turn, a player moves one step through the garden. After each move, the player picks up a flower or desire card. After three days, players sum their scores for their desires, mastery, and points earned during the game. The player with the most points wins.

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Year Published
2021
Transcript Analysis
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Video r3hk7zfDwII Our Family Plays Games Vegas general_discussion at 24:36 sentiment: positive
video_pk 11632 · mention_pk 34155
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • pleasant theme and artwork
  • cohesive feel for a light game
Cons
  • brief appearance in the session; limited detail
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)
  • no one's made a game about that
  • decorum is a co-op yes it is not too co-op
  • we would shut the game down
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Video zJqdKED3NmM Board Games Hitting My Table general_discussion at 12:55 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Tight drafting with a pleasant flow
  • Recommended for fans of light euro games
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • Set collection, drafting, and initiative
  • Floral-themed drafting
  • Playable, light, approachable
Comparison games
  • Delicious
  • Sunset Over Water
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • drafting with initiative — Draft cards and use bonuses to influence actions
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • one of the coolest initiative mechanisms that I've ever seen
  • this is like an essential because it is that good
  • an absolute blast playing these couple of games
  • the two-player card game on the market
  • Mandala is absolutely smooth as silk
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Video 64zYfRqpZw0 Our Family Plays Games top_11_list at 15:05 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Colorful and accessible
  • Simple rules with satisfying drafting/collection
  • Good for teaching and family play
Cons
  • Light weight; limited depth for heavy gamers
Thematic elements
  • flower drafting and set collection
  • Colorful flower garden
  • light, visually vibrant drafting game
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • colorful production — colorful components and art emphasize the floral theme
  • drafting — players draft from a market of flower cards
  • set collection — collect flowers to form scoring sets
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Splendor duel really is a great game and I love that it's really its own entity
  • it's not hard to learn to play, you don't have to know how to play Splendor to play this
  • it's a fun game and we played it four times
  • thematic, very thematic on how you shift your gears and that determines the number of cards you can get
  • No Thanks is the top one with 15 plays
  • Ticket to Ride on SNL is crazy and mainstream now
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Video CI_lYSL3TPk The Broken Meeple top_10_list at 5:09 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
  • Beautiful flower artwork by Clementine
  • Excellent filler game
  • Perfect balance of zen-like and engaging
  • Quick teaching time
  • Good player interaction
  • 30 minute gameplay
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • Collecting and arranging flowers
  • Botanical garden
  • Filler card game
Comparison games
  • Herbaceous
  • Delicious
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • card selection — Choose cards from columns, manage turn order
  • scoring cards — Scoring conditions determine lucrative combinations
  • set collection — Gather specific color and type combinations
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • you just gotta play it to find out I can teach this in no time at all
  • death by gorgeousness
  • theming wise Wings man edges over Arc Nova to deserve the tap spot as the best nature game there is
  • I'm invested I'm immersed I'm building my Zoo
  • it just screams out a nature theme
  • when it comes to their tasting games
  • I want this game to not drag on to 90 minutes two hours to finish a four player game
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Video j2vkr97YPHo Dice Tower top_100_list at 15:10 sentiment: positive
video_pk 6150 · mention_pk 18210
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positive
Pros
  • beautiful, minimal feel with rich decisions
  • very teachable
Cons
  • some players may want more direct interaction
Thematic elements
  • plant collection and card-driven scoring
  • flower-collecting in a cozy garden world
  • charming and approachable
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • kingdom/ Domino-style drafting — draft from a column, bottom items offer scoring conditions
  • player-driven scoring — you decide which scoring criteria to pursue on the fly
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • This is almost the perfect filler to me. This is Batswana.
  • It's a 20 minute knife fight.
  • You can play it with just about anybody.
  • This is one of the most punchy games in the series.
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Video 9LPSlgBtxvw Board Games Hitting My Table general_discussion at 10:27 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
  • well-balanced drafting with thematic charm
  • strong filler with good balance of strategy and luck
Cons
  • some players may find the luck component or theme lightweight
Thematic elements
  • garden/card drafting vibe
  • card drafting and set collection with floral/card attributes
  • family-friendly filler
Comparison games
  • Rapido
  • Evergreen
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • auto-balanced order — round order shifts based on previous picks to balance play
  • drafting — draft cards with differing values and attributes
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • this little Tableau building game is where you're building up this little engine of money creating cards as well as Point creating cards
  • it is aged very well
  • a gimmicky Style game that feels so distinct
  • the top row is worth negative points everything after it is worth positive
  • fascinating I think it is a wonderful deduction game
  • spiritual successor to photosynthesis
  • this Japanese game where you are trying to create these routes connect these passengers
  • Notre Dame cathedral in the center of the board
  • notredam cathedral and the rat threats
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Video TGxB6hd-6Ak Our Family's Game general_discussion at 43:40
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none
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • we are having a giveaway yes yes from inside up games yes yes summit
  • Summit is so thematic
  • it's a gateway game
  • we're going to meet people at the Cardboard Caucus
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Video OOlGupJ5hTk OFPG Voices general_discussion at 28:24 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • High replayability
  • Beautiful component art
  • Engaging scoring decisions
Cons
  • Not perfect compression of strategy every play
Thematic elements
  • Botany, garden planning
  • Flower fields and flora
  • engineer-focused, highly strategic
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • drafting — draft scoring and flower cards to build your engine
  • engine-building — build scoring engine around draft outcomes
  • set collection — collect flower cards and scoring objectives
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • we hear ofpg voices our goal is to make this world a better place one board gamer at a time
  • being playful has power it is infectious unifying and gratifying
  • humanity is a co-op we are co-opting together to make this world a better place
  • treat people the way you want to be treated
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Video cvthbqIgJ5I The Broken Meeple top_10_list at 23:38 sentiment: positive
video_pk 898 · mention_pk 2563
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Beautiful card art that is sublime
  • Pleasant and Zen-like experience
  • 30-minute game that keeps to time frame
  • Great variety in scoring opportunities
  • Simple turns but deep decisions
  • Quality filler game with substance
Cons
  • Solo mode could be better (main complaint)
Thematic elements
  • Collecting and arranging flowers
  • Flower garden
  • Zen-like collection game
Comparison games
  • Herbaceous
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Column Selection — Players select cards from columns
  • Scoring Card Selection — Players choose which scoring cards to pursue
  • Timing and Bluffing — Balance between position choice and information
  • Turn Order Management — Selection position determines next round turn order
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • I'm sorry I'm sorry please forgive me I blatantly overworked myself through September
  • this is such a cool unique Innovative idea but it plays really well
  • such a good Gateway game that deserved the award
  • one of my probably my favorite dice that existed any game ever
  • Scythe is just such a cool big Euro engine builder game
  • all the decisions feel like juicing the agonizing but in a fun way
  • you will constantly regret the order that you did those four actions in because there's no technical right answer
  • most thematic laserder game
  • card art in this is Sublime Instagram is wet dream
  • I think it is a 10 out of 10 game for me
  • Hidden Gem one that I never saw coming at all
  • Shut Up And Take My Money
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