Game Info
Year
2021
Players
2-4
Age
8+
Playtime
90 min
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Description
A Wild West tactical miniatures game with card-driven movement and no dice where four rival posses compete for gold or survival
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The Dice Tower Unboxing at 3:34
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none
Cons
none
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none
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Mechanics unknown.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Hey everybody, welcome to the most boring unboxing on the planet earth
- Oh, that's a pretty game. That's a very interesting looking game. I hope it's good. I like how it looks.
- Well, that is once again another most boring unboxing on the planet Earth.
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UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 6:19 sentiment: negative
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Overall sentiment (raw)
negative
Pros
- Game play can be enjoyable if you want a casual skirmish game you can set up and play in under an hour once you learn it.
Cons
- Poor execution.
- Lack of play testing resulted in a less than robust rule book with multiple inconsistencies and omissions.
- Production quality was poor compared to similarly priced titles, with multiple minor print deficiencies including white spots, color variation in tiles, and slipperiness of poly to a cumbersome degree.
- Limited replayability.
- Bad balance.
- The game is not worth the $80 they are asking for.
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Auction — Has a really cool auction mechanism.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I'll trade a $60 euro for that in a heartbeat. Not even think about it because $60 euro game I reviewed I didn't give a [ __ ] about.
- No, man. I grew up I grew up with a scarcity mindset. I hold to that dear.
- The majority of the games that I have at this point in my attic are absolute horseshit.
- It's got a really cool auction mechanism. I think you call it you can't go back where essentially you get offers and you look at the offer and you have to immediately accept it or immediately reject it and move on to the next offer and you so you you don't know what you're getting into.
- My goal is to be almost 100% board game free other than like a small handful of things that I'll play with my kids.
- My favorite thing about Strike is that the first time people play it, they're like, "That's all there is."
- It's 1:15 in the morning. Not early. Boom.
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Tim Chuon Unboxing at 11:06 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Demo deck received
Cons
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Thematic elements
- Showdown
- Western
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none
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Mechanics unknown.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I did ask for a copy and Bezier graciously gave us a copy of Rebel Princess.
- This game is an asymmetric trick taking game.
- princes are bad in this game and each round has a different rule.
- also got some postcards of dogs with jobs. Super excited about this game.
- I love the art in this game.
- photo from Flip 7 getting a whole page spread with Junior, my other model, Florane, and Phil from One Minute Board Games.
- they did showcase the Super Boss Monster commercial.
- Thank you all so much for joining me on another haul, specifically the Gen Con haul.
- This concludes the Gen Con series.
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DaniCha Discussion at 0:03 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Very quick to play (about 10 minutes)
- Interesting, compact theme with duel mechanics
- Premium feel of components (edges and 'saloon' tiles) despite minor material quirk
- Surprise scoring dynamic adds tension and bluffing element
Cons
- Some component edge shavings on the playmat
- Not a huge fan of one tile design element
- Potential ambiguity around end condition specifics (nine face-up tiles including bounties)
Thematic elements
- Array
- Old West saloon
- Competitive, tile-based scoring with progressive reveal
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Bounty placement and effect — Bounties are placed under existing tiles and can trigger additional effects when resolved.
- End condition - fixed number of face-up tiles — Game ends when a set number of face-up tiles appear in the saloon, with bounties counted in the end score.
- hand/deck management — Players draw from a character pile to form a hand and may discard from hand under effects.
- Pattern/Connection Scoring — Points are awarded for matching connections between tiles (like rifle barrel halves) and for bullets facing the player.
- Tile Placement — Players place character tiles and bounty tokens to build a saloon tableau with scoring based on orientation and connections.
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's a very quick game
- I like the surprise aspect to it
- this is a very interesting type of game
- the premium feel in a way
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