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Greed - Board Game

Game Info

Year

2014

Players

2-5

Age

14+

Playtime

30 min

Collection

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Description

In the card game Greed, crime lords (the players) try to earn more money than anyone else through clever use of their cards.

At the start of the game, each player receives a random hand of twelve cards from a deck of 80. Players draft one card, pass the remaining cards left, draft a second card, pass again, draft a third card, pass again, then the game changes; players simultaneously choose and reveal a card, carrying out its effects, then they draft another card, pass the remaining cards, play again, and so on until ten "playing" rounds have passed, at which point the game ends and players tally their holdings.

The card types are thugs, holdings and actions. Thugs and holdings might have a cost to be played (perhaps cash paid to the bank or the discarding of a holding) or a condition that you must meet (having two thugs, for example, or a collection of symbols on cards in your possession) in addition to an effect, which is unique to each card. (Each action has a unique effect as well.) When you play a holding with one or more symbols, you place a token on that card for each symbol on it and an additional token for each symbol of that type already in your possession. These tokens are worth $10k each at the end of the game, and you add this value to whatever cash you've collected through your card plays.

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mafia
Mafia

Comparison games

Dominion
Kingdom Builder
Fantasy Realms

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Card Drafting — You're trying to build up an engine of cards um by drafting them and then kind of comboing them uh together, creating synergies and so on.
Engine Building — You're trying to build up an engine of cards um by drafting them and then kind of comboing them uh together, creating synergies and so on.

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So, Night Soul actually made my most anticipated list of games to be released in 2025.
Love this idea of um kind of Victorian London, The Sewage System.
And from the gist of what I've read, it sounds like a kind of contract fulfillment resource management game, but it does use dice placements.
Now, I tend to like the kind of mix of a Euro game with dice placement.
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And for everybody else, I'll see you next time on Chairman of the Board.

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Brutal (as intended)
Based on a classic game

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Comparison games

Greed Incorporated

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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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Pros

Features art by the highly praised artist Beth Sobel.
The theme of flower collecting is appealing.
Has an efficient playtime of 20-40 minutes.
Accessible player count (2-5 players).

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Thematic elements

Flowers

Comparison games

Herbaceous
Cascadia
Calico

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Drafting — The game involves drafting cards.
Set Collection — Players collect flowers.

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The first surprise is Becca.
We're playing Baseball Highlights 2045, the bases loaded edition today.
Tumblin' Dice. I wouldn't even say it's a hit, it's an obsession around here.
Friends, it's time for our JACKED UP MATCHUP.
This is one of my all-time favorite sport. Actually, it is my all-time favorite sports game, my all-time favorite baseball game.
Baseball's so brown. Did you ever notice?
You beat me. I only had three.
We're going to do a two, three, two, four match, so I'll play the first two games at home. You'll play the next three games, if necessary, visitors or at home.
You've probably seen stuff from Laser Vision come out of that.
Go Dodgers and Go Dodgers.

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I'm not an image guy.
Oh, my God, me and I look so freaking young.
We're innovators.
I don't know how to like talk about the game without like It's It's incredibly complicated.
I don't know how to win that game.
The raw and write is really good. Which is and it's really simple.
It's a trading card game where the sizzle is more than the steak there.
Harvest now, decrypt later.
I feel like I've talked about it for a long time.
You got to watch The Blues Brothers.
He's the second coolest guy of all time.
We're only on two We've only done two slides.
This is a super super deep cut.
I don't know what the name of this thing.
This is a movie that was on HBO or Cinemax all the time when we were kids.
My favorite movie of all time.
You don't know what you're talking about, man.
There's not that many laughs.
This is a deep deep deep deep cut.
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I'm not an image guy.
Oh, my God, me and I look so freaking young.
We're innovators.
I don't know how to like talk about the game without like It's It's incredibly complicated.
I don't know how to win that game.
The raw and write is really good. Which is and it's really simple.
It's a trading card game where the sizzle is more than the steak there.
Harvest now, decrypt later.
I feel like I've talked about it for a long time.
You got to watch The Blues Brothers.
He's the second coolest guy of all time.
We're only on two We've only done two slides.
This is a super super deep cut.
I don't know what the name of this thing.
This is a movie that was on HBO or Cinemax all the time when we were kids.
My favorite movie of all time.
You don't know what you're talking about, man.
There's not that many laughs.
This is a deep deep deep deep cut.
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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Interesting blend of puzzle and tactical play

Cons

May be less accessible to players who prefer traditional heavy war games

Thematic elements

sliding puzzle/trick-taker hybrid
Not explicitly stated in interview
puzzle-focused

Comparison games

Camp Charmwood
Last Olive Tree

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

slide puzzle — A puzzle-oriented mechanic that drives play.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

I'm going to learn Dutch. I already speak a little bit of French and a little bit of Spanish.
The board game industry is fascinating. It is extremely accessible in terms of starting a company and publishing your own games.
I want our games to have a clear message. I want them to be about topics that are not super well represented around the hobby.
95% of what I do is online now anyway. I'm going to tap into remote, digital resources.
The openness and willingness to share experiences in this industry is really motivating to me.

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Video kN7mVzJuY4c Good Time Society Rules Teach at 21:12 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Really good
Really fun
Goes by pretty quickly

Cons

none

Thematic elements

taking flowers from a garden and pressing them
garden

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Card Drafting — The game involves card drafting.
Set Collection — The game involves set collection.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

If you're on the good team, you're in the cult, you're branding people, you're doing weird rituals, you're making them call their loved ones and say they're never going to see them again.
The thing about Tumbling Dice is I need to be able to swear freely or I can't do it.
This is the cardboard version of it.
This is a blossoming strategy game of taking flowers from a garden and then pressing them.
I get plus three operation points no matter where I go.
He's handsome. He needs to become my best friend.

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Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

Skytear

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Card game — A game played with cards.
Fighting Game — A game where players engage in combat.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

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man, this theme and everything about this from One More Turn Games, I'm very pumped about this one. I love the I cannot wait.
It's a cool cover actually. It's just not very legible, but it's a life.
If you like gardens, that's great. You like dragons, that's great. You like them both, buy three copies.
This is teetering on the edge. This is almost more of a tainted grail type of a look to me.
I think of all the ones that we've mentioned, this is the one I'm least interested in
Never mind. This might be the one I'm least interested in.
Cuz Clank! Catacombs exists.
that's a really good-looking prototype.
This would have been my most anticipated game of the year or one of them had I known about it
This is one of my most anticipated games of the year now.
This is basically um a Star Trek version of Captain Sonar.
We know about this for a while. We've been very excited. We've already played it actually.

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Video aJSyaLusUsM Hungry Gamer Discussion at 5:47 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Host's favorite game of all time.
New official solo mode is considered better than the original unofficial one.
Engaging for players who enjoy deck building and fighting games.

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Fighting game.

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Deck Building — Players build their decks with new cards.
solo mode — Features an official solo mode designed by one of the podcast hosts.

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Quotes (from this video)

I like Dungeon Crawler Carl more than the original Unstoppable. I would say by a reasonable amount.
It retroactively makes the mechanics of unstoppable make more sense and be more thematic like the whole upgrading of cards.
Dungeon crawler Carl has actual bosses that come out and it's great because again this thematically linked to the book.
The mechanics that have been tweaked for dungeon crawler car unstoppable make it the best version of Unstoppable so far, I think.
The mana is a resource that builds up every round, you can keep it round to round and it makes the card design more interesting because they give a resource you can spend.
Mage knight co-op is not a great cooperative experience. Like you barely interact with each other a lot.
The biggest problem biggest problem in Dungeon Universalis is there's no index. I mean, there is an index, but it has like four pages listed. Like, it's just a disaster of an index.

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Overall sentiment (raw)

neutral

Pros

none

Cons

Adding expansions to the drafting deck can be problematic.
Large decks become cumbersome to shuffle.

Thematic elements

Comparison games

Seven Wonders

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Card Drafting — The game revolves around drafting cards from a central deck.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

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My answer, you know, hasn't changed, but the the way I put it has.
mostly my board game playing is in fact my games play testing them.
The most important thing is that we're having fun playing the game.
It's a project that will be easy to work on because you've got that whole framework there.
The secret to Dominion. So, you have a game I had a a classic game uh called Evolution from the 90s.
The secret to Dominion... is that instead of having a tableau, we've taken everything about your position and shuffled it away into this deck and you're only dealing with a small portion of it at once in your hand.
And so Domian does that trick and that that is the secret now, you know.
my biggest advice was was try to get games published. See what happens.

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Video Y1edq_CXsUA UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 1:29:36 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

Positive

Pros

Greed is a really really good game by him.
Greed is very good. I agree 100%. I would greed all day.

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

Battle Station's Lightseed, that would be great. I could use another pair of eyes on it.
Don't all volunteer at once, y'all.
I feel like that that that needs to be a a card that you can get in the uh Empire's End expansion or after the Empire expansion. Politically motivated and grouchy.
So that's homework for next week. Bring bring those three and and we'll uh we'll discuss.
I would say my favorite game designer is Ryan Mock basically because he somehow managed to make a really good game lugging that anchor Evan behind him.

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Video mBJKXw-78zw The Dice Tower Top List at 8:01 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Clever, slick, quick game
Theme works
Over-the-top art works to its advantage

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Getting the most money

Comparison games

Dominion
Sushi Go

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Card Drafting — Players draft cards from a set dealt to them, similar to Sushi Go.
Set Collection — Players play cards to gain actions and ultimately points (money).

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Quotes (from this video)

This is a category which before I started the list I thought would be um relatively wide ranging and and uh I came to find throughout get actually doing the research and getting ready for this list that maybe it's a little bit narrower than I actually expected.
Now, that makes sense thematically because, you know, a lot of the gangster movies or uh just cultural uh elements we've seen of mobsters involve like, you know, combat, fighting for control over areas and things along those lines.
The theme is probably not terribly integral to the game design itself.
those tend to be the games that I think best evoke a gangster or a mobster type of a theme.
This is such a cool take on this theme.
Speak Easy is a heavy Euro game designed by Vatital Lera who is known for heavy Euro games primarily and this is one that for a Euro which is usually considered Euro style games are usually considered to be you know not anti-theatic but the theme is usually not a huge element of them.
what Speak Easy does so brilliantly amongst many things is integrate the theme beautifully into the Euro style mechanisms that drive the game.

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Video MGkVjyD389s Rules Teach at 0:23 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Each of the four factions play very differently.
The game scales for different player counts with different counterweights.
The timing of scoring changes based on which tower triggers mayhem.
Upgraded actions for the police faction make them more powerful.

Cons

If there are three or more factions in an area, nobody scores.
If you bust in the Argent's press-your-luck mechanism, you lose actions and cannot add aggression to a tower.
The mob uses three out of four dice per turn, with the fourth dice doing nothing.

Thematic elements

Factions vying for control and scoring points
New York City

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Action Drafting — Players select actions based on placement on a rondelle (police) or by drawing chits from a bag (Grenell).
Action Point Allowance — Players in the mayhem phase spend aggression points (e.g., 3 aggression per turn) to perform actions.
Area Majority — Police score in areas where they have more pieces than another faction, and scoring can be influenced by the number of pieces from different factions present.
Bag Building — The Grenell faction uses a bag of chits to draw actions from, and can add upgrade tiles to improve their pool.
Dice Rolling — The mob faction rolls dice to allocate for actions.
Press Your Luck — The Argent faction flips cards with potential skulls, risking busting if they draw too many.
Set Collection — The mob scores where they have two different mob pieces (captain and grunt).
Variable player powers — Each of the four factions (Grenell, mob, police, Argent) play very differently with unique actions and scoring conditions.

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Quotes (from this video)

You're trying to have presents to score points in as many areas as you can in the burrow where and when mayhem triggers.
All four factions will all start on the board. And the factions that players aren't playing with are there to sort of clog up the boards and make things more interesting.
The three is the smallest, and the one is the largest. But one is actually the heaviest one.
Players are going to be doing things, then scoring when they run out of uh, you know, their aggression, which will may happen different times depending on the player and how much aggression they had that tower.
And that really changes the scoring and what you're trying to do in the strategic parts of the game.

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Video xD9rjTKI7gU Top List at 0:00 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Welldesigned little card engine builder
Unique and gritty adult theme
Super refined and really clever gameplay
Great synergy between cards
Good sense of prioritizing actions
Quantity of cards provides replayability
Good balance of tactical and strategic play
Unpredictable but predictable enough
Quirky and doesn't bother with balance issues
Quick to play
Easy to explain
Juiciness of the game is on the cards
Well-designed

Cons

Perhaps a bit unfair being placed at number three (due to other games)
May have faded into obscurity because of its adult theme
Not for everybody due to adult theme
Not entirely sure it's perfectly balanced

Thematic elements

Mafia or criminal underworld

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Card engine builder — The core gameplay involves building up a hand of cards to create synergies and effects.
Closed draft — Players partake in a closed draft to initially build their hand of cards.
One in one system — After drafting, the game follows a simple one-in-one system where a card is drafted and then played.
Set Collection — Players collect cards with symbols that act as prerequisites for playing more powerful cards and building up holdings (buildings) to gain money.

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Quotes (from this video)

Greed is a really welldesigned little card engine builder and with a mafia or criminal underworld theme.
this doesn't shy away from um what it is. You know, there's there's killing, there's prostitution, money laundering, all the stuff you'd expect with a with a mafia theme, which I personally like.
the gameplay itself here is actually um super refined and really clever.
So really cool blend of cards here that all synergize with each other in weird and wonderful ways.
it strikes that balance really nice of being unpredictable, but predictable enough where it's not just wild throw caution to the wind.
this is one that I think has been definitely overlooked for a long time.
it's actually a really nice well-designed game.

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Video qF6eoyZ_hCo Discussion at 14:22 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Art by Beth Sobel

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Drafting — Described as a wonderful set collection drafting game.
Set Collection — Described as a wonderful set collection drafting game.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

May the fourth be have been with you yesterday.
Our first game we're talking about is Kohaku, the big pond expansion and reprint.
Pressed. Wait, this game sounds incredible.
I love Ascension, and even though I'm not the biggest Lord of the Rings fan, I I would want to play this because it looks amazing.
So, this is Justin Gary's deck building game.
On the table today is a Battle of Hoth.
Empire Strikes Back, the best of of the best movie ever released in the Star Wars universe.
So, this is a game based on Memoir '44.
And I think I like this implementation of the game better because you're the Empire instead of the Nazis.
Hoth did not fall today, friends.
Rebel scum, uh, you did it.

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Video VtwExH9oWME Shelfside Rules Teach at 0:26 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Simple, accessible setup; no dice needed
Tension and narrative focus; great for one-shot horror
Free-to-start if you own a Jenga tower; lots of online scenarios available
Adaptable to different group sizes and moods

Cons

Death is common; not ideal for long campaigns
Requires a GM comfortable with improvisation
Tower mechanic can be punishing in tense moments

Thematic elements

Survival horror, psychological tension, mortality, and storytelling
One-shot horror scenarios run by a GM; tense camping or slasher-style adventures, often in a single night
Story-driven, player choices influence outcomes; high focus on mood and suspense

Comparison games

Betrayal at House on the Hill
Mansions of Madness

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Physical Removal — Players pull blocks from a stacked tower to perform actions; success means progress, failure can topple the tower and end a character
Tower pull (Jenga-style) — Players pull blocks from a stacked tower to perform actions; success means progress, failure can topple the tower and end a character

Video topics + discussion points

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Quotes (from this video)

dread this is a one-shot horror story run by a single game master that wraps up in a single night
the game ends when the story wraps up to a close meaning that either the players have escaped the bad guy has been slain or more often than not all the players die
the coolest thing about dread is that you can start playing right away for free as long as you own a tower a jenga tower you probably do
this game doesn't have any complicated dice
the goal of dread is to have fun and tell an amazing story together
you can play this game for free just look up dread rpg online and you can find a ton of resources

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Video YCu3WjcE518 Totally Tabled Top List at 26:54 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

tight, card-drafting engine with strong player interaction
two-player variant is particularly strong

Cons

older title; may be hard to find new copies

Thematic elements

crime drama
mobsters and illicit businesses

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Card Drafting — Closed drafting: players pass hands and draft to build combos.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

that was an absolute chaotic mess I don't even know if this video is watchable or not
the ultimate board game travel kit
absolute chaotic mess and yet I had fun talking about 16 games

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Accessible, quick to play
Great for casual gamers and party settings
Strong film theming and humor

Cons

Limited depth for players seeking heavy strategy
Dependence on visual hints can be limiting for some players

Thematic elements

Cinematic mystery/puzzle
Frames from films presented as clues
Frame-by-frame visual puzzle

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Pattern Recognition — Players identify films from a sequence of frames
Social Deduction — Participants propose film guesses based on visuals
social deduction/guessing — Participants propose film guesses based on visuals

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Quotes (from this video)

Let's do framed and then we'll do your origins
Drive is amazing. You have to see that movie.
Freya's swamp is good and looks amazing
This is one of the great factions in the seven kingdoms in a Game of Thrones
The future is now
Hammer time is correct

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Video SueKLr7k_i8 Chairman of the Board Top List at 8:50 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

well-designed engine with strong card synergy
edgy, adult-themed topic that stands out from typical euro themes
deep drafting decisions and clear action prioritization

Cons

may feel unbalanced or punishing to some players
adult theme may not be suitable for all audiences

Thematic elements

crime, money, corruption, money laundering
mafia/criminal underworld
gritty, adult

Comparison games

Dominion
Kingdom Builder
Floriferous
Palopony
Estari line

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

action timing and prioritization — Deciding when to play cards to maximize money and synergies while anticipating opponents' choices.
Card Drafting — Closed drafting to assemble a hand of cards with varying types and synergies.
Hand Management — Deciding when to play cards to maximize money and synergies while anticipating opponents' choices.
set/holdings economy — Cards include mob members, holdings, and other types that build money and enable powerful plays.

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Quotes (from this video)

this is a card shedding game where, as you'd expect, you are racing to shed the cards from your hand quicker than the other players.
I would not rather play this one over any of those other games I mentioned.
Thoroughly impressed and I hope this one does well when it does come out on the crowdfunding platforms.
Misos at number one. This is like a hybrid between Floriferous and Palopony boiled down into this one simple, clean, fun, and familiar card game that I thoroughly enjoy.
the symbology on the cards is very clear.

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Video TM9LOsBt8v0 Beyond Solitaire Interview at 47:34 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Innovative modular track that changes race dynamics
Strong mythological flavor with godly powers
Tension and excitement from path-changing elements

Cons

Potential complexity from multiple path options
Development timeline uncertainty (long iteration)

Thematic elements

Greek mythology and divine powers influencing a race
Ancient Greece; mythic realm featuring gods and race-themed play
mythology-inspired, race-driven with modular pathways

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Gods' abilities — GODS grant occasional actions or bonuses, adding strategic depth.
Modular Board — A circular board composed of wedge-shaped pieces that alter the race path.
Modular path board — A circular board composed of wedge-shaped pieces that alter the race path.
Press-your-luck dice — Dice can be rolled for movement with the option to press luck or hold position.
Push Your Luck — Dice can be rolled for movement with the option to press luck or hold position.
Race — Players race to the finish using dice-based movement and special abilities.
racing — Players race to the finish using dice-based movement and special abilities.

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Quotes (from this video)

All kids deserve to learn at their level every single day.
Gifted education hasn't had an easy time; we need to design for broad access.
Design is about the process as much as the product.
We have to be human in the classroom and honest about our limitations.

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Video wF9w1EUwcaQ Adam in Wales - Board Game Design Top List at 0:09 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Quite good
By respected designer

Cons

none

Thematic elements

none

Comparison games

Sushi Go

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

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Quotes (from this video)

board games are diverse but card games really could feature anything
players are all doing this simultaneously and so you want to be the player that stays in the longest
if you turn over to many matching cards then you end up with nothing
auction games are are well served by the sort of card game mechanisms
play very quickly for three to six players
an excellent excellent game
take that card games or I think the most combative sort of card games
totally silly extremely random but essentially we're playing cards to attack other players
still one of my favorite games
each card is a floor on a building
there's a whole genre of what we call take that card games
you could place bombs or or murderers into these buildings or the police can then take away a murderer
Seven Wonders was the sort of figurehead for the cloud drafting games
sushi go has been an enormous hit
now the figurehead for the genre is probably sushi go
deck building was created really by the game of Dominion
there's something delightful about the simplicity of a game like Dominion
you can teach to people really easily and play very very quickly
a form of set collection again
classic tableau builder would be something like San Juan
this is a fantastic card game
buying cards laying them out in front of us and they're going to keep generating us money
this really is one of my favorite genres
anybody can play these games and not everybody can play them well
I love speed games I think it's a fantastic category of card games
trick-taking games very very straightforward in their basic format
the basic mechanism can be turned into all these different games
all tweak it slightly in different ways
my top ten card game mechanisms
hopefully I've given you a broad picture of the world of card games

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positive

Pros

Genuine nerve-wracking tension with simple rules
Accessible entry into horror role-playing concepts

Cons

Tower mechanic can feel gimmicky for some players
Not for players who dislike Jenga-like stakes in gaming

Thematic elements

survival horror with a cinematic feel
Horror movie in a modern setting; players trapped in a narrative
role-playing with direct choices and a framing DM element

Comparison games

Last Night on Earth
Betrayal at House on the Hill

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Jenga tower tension mechanic — pull blocks from a Jenga tower to determine the outcome of actions; a wrong move can doom your character
Narrative Choice — players attempt to live out a horror movie while the DM directs peril
Physical Removal — pull blocks from a Jenga tower to determine the outcome of actions; a wrong move can doom your character
Player-driven peril — each failed action raises stakes and danger for the group
Pseudo RPG narration — players attempt to live out a horror movie while the DM directs peril

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it's the best time and boy do we have some creepy crawlers for you
for most lists for nrb i try to feature mostly games we haven't covered before but for this one i'm going to be covering a few ones that we have
it's a pulpy cinematic style game for movie fans and zombie heads alike
it's a heady tense and brutal deduction game
there's no horror experience like nemesis

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Greed Deep Dive

What the Community Thinks About Greed

Greed is a card-drafting game that has quietly earned respect among board gaming enthusiasts, despite remaining somewhat overlooked compared to more prominent titles in the genre. Reviewers consistently praise its elegant design and the depth hidden within a deceptively simple premise. The game's gritty crime theme and clever mechanical balance have earned it loyal fans who recognize it as a genuinely excellent engine builder that deserves far more attention than it currently receives.

Core Mechanics That Define Greed

Card Drafting as Strategic Foundation

At its core, Greed uses a closed drafting system similar to Seven Wonders where players draft one card and pass the remaining cards left. This simplicity is deceptive: the drafting mechanism carries all the game's decision-making weight. Players must constantly balance immediate value against long-term strategy. Do you take a card that helps you now, or let it filter through to the next player and hope to recover it later? The brilliance lies in how each game uses only a fraction of the thick deck available, meaning players cannot rely on a predetermined strategy. Every game demands tactical flexibility while still rewarding strategic thinking about card synergies.

Engine Building Through Synergy

The card pool consists of mob members, holdings (buildings), instant abilities, and other synergistic effects. Cards reward playing certain combinations and symbols, the more you play cards with matching symbols, the more money you generate through your criminal enterprises. This creates a genuine engine-building experience where cards interact in weird and wonderful ways. A player must consider not only what a card does immediately, but how it compounds with cards already played, stolen from opponents, or yet to come. The interplay between these elements means most victories come from discovering unexpected card combinations rather than following a single predetermined path.

The Greed Experience

Unpredictable Yet Balanced

Because each game uses a subset of the deck, no two games feel the same. Games can range from those with abundant powerful synergies everywhere to games where synergies are scarce and focused. This unpredictability keeps the game fresh across multiple plays, though reviewers note it may not be perfectly balanced, some games offer more combo-heavy setups than others. Yet this quirkiness doesn't diminish the experience. The strategic puzzle adapts to what cards are available, and winning often comes not from following a perfect plan, but from reading what's available and committing fully to the best path emerging before you.

Accessible Yet Nuanced

Greed is easy to explain to new players, draft cards and play them to earn money. The real elegance emerges through play. The game runs quickly (only a few rounds), which means players can grasp the full arc without becoming overwhelmed. Yet beneath this accessible surface lies genuine decision-making about timing, hand management, and opportunity cost. Do you steal from another player now, or wait for the perfect moment? When do you play your drafted cards, and which combinations create the strongest engine? These questions keep the game engaging for experienced players while remaining teachable to newcomers.

What Makes Greed Stand Out

Thematic Depth and Boldness

Unlike many modern games with anthropomorphic or nature themes, Greed embraces a gritty criminal underworld setting without shying away from its implications. The theme includes killing, prostitution, money laundering, and the full scope of mafia operations. This mature, adult-oriented theme feels refreshingly different from the typical board gaming fare. Reviewers specifically note that this bold thematic commitment may have caused the game to fade into obscurity, not all players want a game about crime lords building illegal empires. But for those who appreciate the theme, it adds genuine flavor to the mechanical experience. The cards aren't abstract, they represent real criminal enterprises with real consequences, lending weight to each decision.

Designer Pedigree and Overlooked Legacy

Greed was designed by Donald X. Vaccarino, the creator of Dominion and Kingdom Builder, both legendary games in the modern hobby. Yet Greed has somehow fallen into shadow despite coming from the same hands. Reviewers suspect the adult theme bears much of the responsibility for this obscurity, as games with such explicit content face natural audience limitations. Nevertheless, the design quality is undeniable, this is a game by a proven master of card-driven mechanics, and it shows in every layer of the game's structure. It remains one of the best examples of how a deceptively simple premise can yield profound strategic depth.

Potential Drawbacks

Thematic Content May Limit Audience

The game's unflinching approach to its criminal theme is a double-edged sword. While it makes the game memorable and thematically coherent, it also restricts its potential audience. Players uncomfortable with violence, crime, and mature content may pass on Greed entirely, regardless of its mechanical merits. The theme isn't window dressing, it's integral to the experience, so players seeking lighter fare should look elsewhere. This thematic boldness, while applauded by some, may explain why Greed remains less widely discussed than mechanically similar alternatives with softer themes.

Possible Balance Variance Across Plays

Because each game uses a different subset of the deck, some games naturally offer more balanced card pools than others. While this unpredictability is part of the charm, it can occasionally result in games where one player finds obvious synergies while others struggle to build coherent engines. Reviewers note that the game's quirkiness means they're not entirely sure it's perfectly balanced, though they find the variance interesting rather than problematic. Players seeking perfectly tuned competitive balance every game may find occasional plays feel lopsided, though the quick play time and card variety encourage playing multiple rounds.

If You Enjoy Greed

Greed belongs in the collection of anyone who loves card drafting games like Sushi Go or Seven Wonders, particularly those drawn to engine-building mechanics. Players who appreciate Dominion for its deck-building depth will find similar satisfaction here in the interplay between cards. If you enjoy games with modern, mature themes and aren't afraid of a criminal underworld setting, Greed offers genuine mechanical richness wrapped in a refreshingly bold package. The game deserves rediscovery, it's a genuinely well-designed engine builder that somehow fell through the cracks while less interesting titles captured wider audiences. Reviewers express surprise at how thoroughly they enjoy this overlooked gem and hope it finds new players who can appreciate what Vaccarino created here.

What Reviewers Are Saying

"Greed is a really well-designed little card engine builder with a mafia or criminal underworld theme. It's certainly fallen into the shadow of more modern engine builder card drafting games, and I think maybe a big portion of that is because of the more adult nature of it."
— Chairman of the Board

"Greed is a game that's been unfortunately forgotten, abandoned, and oh man, I really hope that this game comes back, maybe with a new theme and a new form, because it could really use some expansions and things like that to freshen it up."
— Totally Tabled

"There was a Donald X. Vaccarino arena game called Greed that was quite good. It's a closed draft like Seven Wonders where you get a hand of cards, you pick one of the cards, and you pass it on."
— Adam in Wales

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