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Innovation Ultimate

Game ID: GID0169011
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Description

Innovation Ultimate is a box set containing Innovation and all five of its expansions, which includes a brand new expansion titled The Unseen. Many, many updates have been made to this edition. First, Age 11 has been added, representing the recent past and potential near future at the time of release. Lots of language and mechanics have been streamlined, and in particular, the expansions have all been heavily reworked to be more accessible and easy to include while playing.

Year Published
2025
Transcript Analysis
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Video zEdz7-VHMHg Rolls in the Family top_3_list at 39:54 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • highly variable, chaotic but strategic
  • deep engine-building with many combos and counters
  • short games with high variability
Cons
  • complexity can be high for newcomers
  • the chaos can be off-putting for some players
Thematic elements
  • innovation across ages with dogma actions
  • historical progression of technology across eras
  • chaotic but strategic engine-building
Comparison games
  • Race for the Galaxy
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • dogma actions — two actions per turn with two types of actions; draw or play.
  • era-based card drafting — cards represent eras with unique abilities.
  • set/color/icon interactions — cards have colors and icons; playing colors can cover previous cards.
  • splade/splay mechanics — splays reveal more visible icons, increasing options.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • the tension around managing the whole currency
  • it's a gateway game, but interactive and not mean
  • the sandbox space of possibility is so big
  • arguably perfect game of Tichu
  • the game nails the gateway experience
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Video ihsD_n-q690 Rolls in the Family top_10_list at 1:43 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Highly interactive; you watch what your partner is doing and respond
  • Dramatic shifts in game state produce engaging, pivot-heavy play
  • Richly combinatorial with lots of interesting setups per run
Cons
  • Can feel chaotic or overwhelming for two players
  • Complexity may be a barrier for new players
Thematic elements
  • Cultural and scientific development
  • A broad arc of civilizations and technological progress across epochs
  • abstract, modular civilizational progression
Comparison games
  • Seven Wonders Duel
  • Arkham Horror
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • card drafting — Players draft cards to perform actions and trigger combinations
  • Color-based layering and replacement — Playing a card of the same color can top/replace previous ones, enabling dynamic engine interactions
  • Engine-building and combo-timing — Players build increasingly powerful combos through card plays and color interactions
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Quotes (from this video)
  • this one could potentially. we'll see.
  • you just want to play it again right after you get done because every time you play, it just feels like you're going to get just such interesting and different situations
  • the game state just changes drastically
  • it's wildly interactive
  • one of my like mustplay with you while you were here cuz I'm enamored with it right now
  • Planet Unknown... the best game in the month
  • Simultaneous play means you feel like you did so much in an hour
  • this is an absolute must own in my collection
  • absolutely a homerun purchase
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Video Vve_sl93jxE Rolls in the Family top_10_list at 1:00:38 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • deep strategic potential with repeatable variety
  • great for fans of Cube/genre-defining card games
Cons
  • can feel chaotic or overwhelming to newcomers
Thematic elements
  • chaos of civilization advances through card play
  • card-driven civ-building and civilization evolution
  • abstract strategic evolution
Comparison games
  • Race for the Galaxy
  • Through the Ages
  • Gaia Project
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Card-driven actions — cards unlock powerful actions and combos
  • simultaneous card play with engine-building — players select cards that drive civilization development
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • two-player Cooperative game dice game about trying to land planes this is Sky Team
  • reviews were great and glowing
  • it's such a unique game
  • the modular map... explores with base players
  • cooperative campaigns
  • this is the Nemesis experience that I'm going to want to have and play for years to come
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