Game Info
Year
2016
Players
3-8
Age
8+
Playtime
20 min
Complexity
1.2/5
Collection
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Video dr-LEGYgGiE
Rolling Dice & Taking Names Review at 13:06 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Fun family game.
- Takes the 'Spoons' concept to the next level.
- Engaging team play and signaling mechanic.
Cons
- May get old for adults before it does for families.
- The signaling mechanic can be misunderstood or lead to humorous errors.
Thematic elements
- Collecting families of animals and signaling for a squeaker.
- Animal camp
Comparison games
- Spoons
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Dexterity (Signaling) — Players use specific gestures (like sticking out their tongue) to signal teammates.
- Press Your Luck — Teams try to collect families and then race for the 'squeaker' before the other team notices the signal.
- Set Collection — Players collect sets of animal cards.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.
- We're just we're flying by the seat of our pants we're bunch of flying squirrels around here tonight.
- For the price of that game let me say C Mon FFG you boys need to go take some lessons right now.
- If I were to tell someone to go out and pick a game I'll say you really need to check out that theme before you pick between the two.
- It felt like I was doing and I was enjoy and I enjoyed that part of it.
- For a bunch of soon to be 50 shutouts ok we had a blast playing this game.
- It's just a brawl 2vs2 brawls you go in there you fight each other try to beat the crap out of the other person and if you do you win it's a quick game but some really cool mechanics I can't wait try it out.
- I'm not willing to compromise the quality of the vacation that I'm going to put on in order to try and do it at a time that wouldn't be ideal for what I'm trying to do.
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Video RH7e1T2hhPw
Actualol Top List at 0:28 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Potentially brings something new to the 'Wink in Camp' formula with new gestures and collection mechanisms.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Collecting cards with secret partnerships and secret gestures
Comparison games
- Wink in Camp
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Collecting — Players collect cards to complete sets.
- secret signaling — Players must use gestures to communicate with their partner secretly.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I'm John perkus today I'm doing a vlog about my top 20 most anticipated games coming out at essenfeld
- if you are coming to Essen and you'd like to hang out then check out the other video I've posted for more details
- I find from the descriptions in the essm preview on Board Game Geek that the party games are the easiest to understand they're the easiest to read and go oh okay I think I would like that game I find it a lot harder to read the slightly dull description of a Euro game and understand whether it's going to be enjoyable to me
- if London dreg can combine that kind of pressure on decisions uh also with some great horror theme I Lov that it's set in London because that's where I'm set and uh uh I'm always looking for a game to play at Halloween then I think London dread is going to be a game for me
- if this is just pandemic with a bit more of a theme and great artwork then I'm on board
- I really love a party game that tries to bring a sense of spectacle
- it's a bit complicated to explain but I think it's going to be really interesting to play
- to me living in London playing a game where you get to live in a home and have whatever you want in that home is is Fantastical as playing a game with dragons in it
- Those are my top 20 most anticipated games coming out Essen Spiel 2016
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Video 4w2MlnVCP18
Actualol Review at 13:41 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- clever signaling system with a tangible payoff (squeaky toy)
- light, social fun that scales with groups
Cons
- round stoppages and admin can feel tedious when chasing a big moment
- may not click for all players or couples
Thematic elements
- communication and teamwork with signaling gestures
- pairs-based party game with woodland animals and a squeaky toy element
- light, silly cooperative competition
Comparison games
- Wink
- Cockroach Poker
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- pair-based card swapping — Players swap cards with teammates to complete sets of five identical cards.
- randomized signals and rounds — Signals and card reveals lead to dynamic moments and near-misses.
- secret signaling to partner — A squeaky exclamation mark token is used; teams silently/secretly signal to coordinate.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's a lovely slice of bluff and Double Bluff
- the presidency can switch hand many times as players try to get the best deal for themselves
- how much corruption can you get away with
- it's very easy to get into it, plays in about 30 minutes and yet has an incredible depth of strategy
- Pantheon is a solid expansion; it adds a few extra elements without overcomplicating things
- the gods are powerful, copying symbols or boosting science can create big moments
- Checkpoint Charlie works well for what it is a simple speed deduction game
- there's so much going on in this game that it's very hard to pull off thought out moves
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