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Year
2014
Players
3-5
Age
10+
Playtime
60 min
Collection
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Description
In Helios, players are high priests in a distant world of the sun god AHAU, and the power of the sun drives everything in the game as players try to build temples, expand cities, and make their civilization flourish.
Development can succeed, though, only if you've secured a supply of the limited raw materials available, and the more that you've built of your temple, the more expensive the remaining parts will be. Glass manastones are the game's currency, and with them you can acquire people, increase the number of points you'll score, and more.
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Getting Games Discussion at 42:54 sentiment: positive
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positive
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.
Quotes (from this video)
- the solo rules for Darwin's Journey were a mountain among themselves
- my wallet thanks you for Darwin's Journey and Ostia
- Nana toridori
- Hachi Train is a game that came out last year that I really liked
- Tigers and Euphrates is very dry except the river part of the title
- Newton has no theme
- Aura at Labora you are just going through the motions
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Getting Games Discussion at 16:49 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- amazing game
- had a trade for it and keeps a copy rather than borrowing
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)
- two videos a week is the goal for 2024
- it's the curse of being self-employed
- check out my steam power mod
- virtual tabletop lets you just be stuck in a browser
- maps of Myera is a game about cartography where you are making a map of an island
- I fell in love with Medina second edition
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Getting Games Top List at 37:16 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- incredibly mean
- hidden/shared incentives
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)
- this game has a really cool action selection system
- the fact that you can sell stocks in Union Station is fascinating
- it's a tile L game
- the clock of the game
- I really like Caesar it's an excellent two-player game
- there are Dice and cards, so this is a must follow trick-taking game
- fully Cooperative kind of escape room type game
- it's an incredibly mean game
- this is a cube rails game about dinosaur magnates
- the incentives make you feel like you should do terrible things
- Hatchi train is a climbing shedding card game
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The Dungeon Dive Top List at 14:20 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- fantastic game
- love it
- random quest generator
- love the dice system
- like the characters
- like the world of Hellboy a lot
- game does a good job of simulating the action scenes from the comic book
- fantastic game
Cons
- huge huge discrepancy between the retail version and the deluxe Kickstarter version
- do not recommend the retail version at all
Thematic elements
- World of Hellboy
Comparison games
- Warhammer Quest Silver Tower
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card system for scenarios — like the card system for how you put together the scenarios
- Random Quest Generator — love that it has a random quest generator
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Fallout with the expansions with the California expansion and the atomic bonds um Atomic bonds expansion the small expansion that basically fixes the game uh yeah out of the box wasn't a great game I liked it more than most people did but those expansions greatly Elevate the game it is a great great post-apocalyptic game that does have that unique Fallout feel
- The combat is a little fiddly and just never really feels natural I always forget uh how to solve combat in that game but uh everything else I really like the questing is super cool and just it's a neat world to be in and I think they did a really good job of capturing the uniqueness of Fallout
- But once you start adding in all of the incredible expansions for Defenders of the realm then the game really does feel like this Grand epic adventure game
- It's a cliffhanger game fortune and Glory the Cliffhanger game it has that old Cliffhanger serialized feel to it where you jump for a cliff and you fail that roll and you miss and then on your next turn you have to pick up on that Cliffhanger and you're hanging on by a thread
- This is probably the most unique game on this list and that is B in one aard game all about Brighton and that is the 2022 it's the uh 10th anniversary edition I believe it's the newest edition that he just put out and this is a game all about having a adventurous day in the city of Brighton and it's a modernday urban Adventure game and it is so Charming
- It really is it's impossible to keep up it's impossible to play all the games it's impossible to play the games I want to play enough to to satisfy me because there's just so many things coming out and so many things competing for for our hobby intention
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Tim Chuon Discussion at 2:36 sentiment: negative
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Overall sentiment (raw)
negative
Pros
none
Cons
- Super slow compared to Ragnarok.
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Lords of Ragnarok
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- player count scaling — Goes to six players.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- If you've played heavy games at six players or more, I would love to hear your thoughts.
- I'm actually thinking about culling Seven Wonders after today.
- Like again, these are two like nostalgic games where I'm just like don't play anymore.
- This is such a goofy, silly game that I got from Japan.
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Board Gaming Ramblings Analysis at 22:27 sentiment: other
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Overall sentiment (raw)
culled
Pros
- I'm very happy I didn't back the one with a 16 billion expansions.
Cons
- It never got like the biggest splash of people liking it.
Thematic elements
- football manager
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- So many games and we can't play them all because we're not robots. We have to eat and sleep and do other things as well.
- I really enjoyed the concept of this. It's a co-op game. This we got even before I started going to say hating co-op game, but understanding they weren't for me.
- It sounds okay, but it also big and we don't need it.
- This is actually not sad. It's actually a positive thing getting these out of the house so we can get more games into the...
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The Broken Meeple Analysis at 20:20 sentiment: negative
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Overall sentiment (raw)
negative
Pros
- Artwork is not bad, considered fine.
- It's nice that cards go on top of your deck, allowing quick access to purchased cards.
- The idea of 'illegal tech' cards is interesting.
Cons
- Rulebook is mind-bogglingly stupid and poorly laid out.
- Player board text is too small and rules are unclear.
- Unique architect abilities are almost unusable due to high cryo token costs.
- Randomness of events is extreme and punishing.
- Game is not designed for 3-4 players, events become overwhelming.
- Negative VP from 'illegal tech' is not rewarding and makes the game un-fun.
- Some illegal tech cards are not worth the negative VP.
- Balance of cards is poor, with some being 'crap' and others 'insanely good'.
- Not enough turns to recover from bad turns or use abilities effectively.
- Events cascade out of control in multiplayer, making the game practically unplayable.
- Game is a chore and not well-designed.
- The theme is generic and doesn't mean anything.
- Setup is complex due to individual decks for factions and architects.
Thematic elements
- great leaders vie for control
- shattered solar system
Comparison games
- Star Realms
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Players vie for control and can place embassies at locations.
- Card Drafting — Players acquire cards from a market.
- Deck Building — Players build their deck with cards that have effects, similar to Star Realms.
- event cards — Negative events flip over and require defense or cause negative effects for players.
- Movement-based — Gameplay involves moving around different planets.
- Set Collection — Players collect cubes and deliver them to different planets as part of 'request cards'.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- The expo just frankly does not have enough content to keep me going for three days.
- So, you know, it's just literally to try stuff uh and socialize with people and pretty much get in the atmosphere. That's main main reason I go to the expo.
- I don't get this obsession with buying designer labels or pattern tops or anything like that.
- It's like, I don't care about fashion trends. I'm not fashion conscious.
- It feels meaningful. Like if I wasn't there to do something, I feel like things would fall apart in certain respects.
- It's very refreshing to have it back. It's a much more laidback culture.
- You know, I mean, I say chum troll feedback we're talking maybe if I was to take a hundred comments then 95 would be nice comments they would be agree comments they would be disagree comments but reasoned counterarguments respectful comments that kind of thing and then five would be trolls who are just there to basically insult you.
- The person who won the game didn't win it because they were a skillful player. they got lucky with a couple of cards and then you know they just didn't get hosed by the game as much as everyone else.
- I mean, this has got so many problems with it. It's insane.
- Why do you have negative victory points in this game?
- These events are so random and punishing that they are not fun. They kill any sense of enjoyment in the game.
- You know, this one clearly was not [designed for 3-4 players].
- I mean, this is just screaming in the face that this is another four player game.
- So, you know, why the hell has this got an average rating of seven?
- I mean, I don't know, but that's the way.
- I mean, we're talking about one in a minute, actually.
- It's it's stuff like that. But whatever.
- So, it's it's interesting. Um, you know, similar dynamic, but uh, yeah, suffice to say, Deepod is going to have some fans.
- That's the whole point of a critical review video, you know, why is this a concept that's so hard to understand in 2026?
- So, you know, maybe I'll revisit that.
- So, yeah, there's definitely themes I like, themes I don't, and everybody else is going to have their opinions out there.
- The theme is important. It can't not. It's impossible.
- Remember, no trolls. You will be dealt with.
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The Dice Tower Event Coverage at 12:13 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- All right, I heard there's just shy of 4,000 people in the building at this point in time.
- Trying to find something to eat is hard here. Not because it's hard to find something to eat, but just because there is so much delicious food to eat.
- So, we say end of the year the game will be available.
- this was incredible friendliness that we saw here. Incredible outpouring of just people wanting to gather and play games.
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kovray Event Coverage at 20:26 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- It's fun.
- It's so silly.
- It's so clever.
- It's so easy.
- great one to just show families, jump into it, and just have a silly old laugh.
- the art incredible.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- presenting characters to the queen
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action Point Allowance — moving characters one by one into better points
- Set Collection — you have a card of which characters you want to succeed
- Social Deduction — Collectively decide if yay or no, you have presented well or off with their heads. If only one player doesn't agree, at least with their heads.
- Tile Placement — first placing your characters
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Which was Jinxo, which we brought brought to UK GE to play with people.
- It is one of the spiel de Jarus uh um nominees and we had not played it before.
- It is so much fun.
- We played it with three separate groups every time. We had plenty of laughs.
- This has hit one of our top party games.
- Jump Masters. This is a prototype copy, I believe, of a new game from Chip Theory Games. I actually don't know much about it, but I'm excited to try it out because Chip Theory produces some really high quality stuff.
- So, by limiting the amount of space you have in a suitcase, you can limit the num the amount of money and games you bring home.
- No, you have to. It has to be have six sides, but that's the only rule.
- I didn't follow that rule when making my die.
- Tyler made a ridiculous die because it's more fun that way. Don't try to make a regular dye.
- Paddington, UKG was pretty amazing and honestly just the people along the way.
- Not to not to be dramatic, but I think I would die for Paddington.
- We saw the musical, not just the bear. We saw Paddington the musical, which was 10 out of 10.
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Discussion at 0:11 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- covers a lot of things
- the communities' pictures of their shelves, collections, all of that
- competition between me and Yianni
- really love doing those
Cons
- don't get a lot of views
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)
- Shelfies would have been my number one pick.
- It it it kind of covers a lot of things. First of all, we look at the communities pictures of their shelves, collections, all of that.
- He's very competitive.
- I think one of my favorite series or video that we have ever done ever done was planting insane.
- Yianni has upgraded Cascadia and I took War of the Ring
- it takes stupidly long. Like to make one of those it took like months.
- but it was so fun.
- And then just seeing his expression it felt so real and there was a story in everything.
- And I would love to do those more of those.
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All You Can Board Discussion at 10:16 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
- Compact, two-player focused design
Cons
- Limited availability and unclear publishing details
- Not much detail provided in the discussion about mechanics
Thematic elements
- Two-player strategy with focused interaction
- Two-player abstract/strategy game
- abstract/strategy
Comparison games
- Dos Rios
- Fjords
- Container
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Two-Player Only — Designed specifically for two players; not multiplayer.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- the rivers will always flow from high ground to low ground
- it's so fighty and kind of weird
- this river thing is just so cool. I've never seen anything quite like it
- First plays are for discovery
- fun is much more important than winning in board games
- gatekeeping is the worst part of the hobby
- do not listen to recommended player count or reviews on board game when you make a board game purchase
- cards are better than dice
- minimaxing kills games
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