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Kingdomino

Game ID: GID0180339
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Year
2016
Players
2-4
Age
8+
Playtime
20 min
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Description

In Kingdomino, you are a lord seeking new lands in which to expand your kingdom. You must explore all the lands, including wheat fields, lakes, and mountains, in order to spot the best plots, while competing with other lords to acquire them first.

The game uses tiles with two sections, similar to Dominoes. Each turn, each player will select a new domino to connect to their existing kingdom, making sure at least one of its sides connects to a matching terrain type already in play. The order of who picks first depends on which tile was previously chosen, with better tiles forcing players to pick later in the next round. The game ends when each player has completed a 5x5 grid (or failed to do so), and points are counted based on number of connecting tiles and valuable crown symbols.

Description

In Kingdomino, you are a lord seeking new lands in which to expand your kingdom. You must explore all the lands, including wheat fields, lakes, and mountains, in order to spot the best plots, while competing with other lords to acquire them first.

The game uses tiles with two sections, similar to Dominoes. Each turn, each player will select a new domino to connect to their existing kingdom, making sure at least one of its sides connects to a matching terrain type already in play. The order of who picks first depends on which tile was previously chosen, with better tiles forcing players to pick later in the next round. The game ends when each player has completed a 5x5 grid (or failed to do so), and points are counted based on number of connecting tiles and valuable crown symbols.

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Video VyZ3VfzK7dw Board Gaming Ramblings Top List at 3:59 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Can be played easily in 30 minutes, spent like 15 minutes playing it
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • tile drafting — you're drafting these domino tiles.
  • tile laying — you're placing it in your grid and you're trying to make areas of the same terrain type and getting these crowns on them so that a big area will multiply more times with the more crowns you have.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Do not play games in the car if you are driving.
  • If I wasn't regular board gamer, if we didn't have a YouTube channel, if we didn't play hundreds and hundreds of new games every year, I think Unmatched would be one of those I would bring back and play very often when I were two people because it is so much fun and the variability of the characters make it even better.
  • It is a great game and I don't think we will stop talking about it for a while.
  • And I would argue that most of these games you can also teach the rules and be done in approximately 30 minutes. Not all of them, but yes.
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Video J_uUkjy0CFw Watch It Played Live Show at 19:50 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • we need like a little intro fade in thing that would be good
  • we've got a game on the table I had no idea that we were going to be doing
  • we finished our near and far right our near and far playthrough
  • we plan to have a near for our promo
  • I feel like I'm I'm falling back in the group I'm coming down I'm losing some of my like Panic which is good
  • it's a push your luck game because you're going to be constantly removing your equipment
  • the biggest challenge honestly would have been early on realizing I really want to do this
  • that's why I say frequently I always feel like a great deal of gratitude that I've been able to keep working on this show
  • the games in my opinion are getting better all the time
  • Streamlining does not equate to dumbing down; it's about efficiency and elegance
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Video in2XdLpdnPU Watch It Played Discussion at 1:19:20 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.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • it was me Matt Marty and I forget the other gentleman's name it's bugging me that I'm forgetting his name he was fantastic he he was uh he worked with FFG and we played learned and played Great Western tra together Marty knew how to play and he taught us he did a fantastic job teaching the game
  • so yeah so that that was another game I was really glad to have gotten a plan of anything else you want to mention before we move on from BG
  • I love Jenga so of course I'm going to love what is wony what okay so it's uh it's just the these squares those little medium big squares but they're not quite squares the cubes are a little bit wonky you could say cuz they're like shaved on edges and so you can't really stack them properly you have to angle them
  • that reminds me cuz the game came up uh Tada someone some asked about games that make make you laugh sure recently especially uh tadada and hex casters were great for making people laugh like the whole yes you know when you have to roll dice with your elbows on the table especially when someone had already played something on you and you have to have your elbows on your table and while you're doing something else yeah well you have the head on your table too and it's just impossible yeah that game's about being ridiculous super ridiculous yeah
  • it's basically just looking around and seeing if there's vacant looks on everyone's faces like they don't understand what's going on especially if while I'm reading at the same time I'm not fully understanding the rules like if it's my first time reading through the rules trying to teach the game and I'm not quite fully understanding it so there's Factor number one if you as the teacher are like I'm not getting this working that's a great reason to box it up
  • I actually enjoy these live shows a lot more than than doing the table talks enjoy them more you know what I mean they're a different kind of work like this we sit down I prepare stuff in advance takes time to set up but then when it's done it's done with table talk it's like we shot it for a couple of hours now we need to go edit that then we I likeed having the viewers be a part of it so then getting in their stuff and editing their content and it all is kind of time consuming not in a bad way but it's like you have to create time for that though if you're going to do it
  • yes my hope is that we'll be able to have those uh available in the future as well
  • I just played with Luke overcooked it's a couch only Co-op game and boy did we have a lot of fun our first play of it we were just cackling while playing that game
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Video A6W3YDI_XxY Watch It Played Discussion at 3:56
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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)
  • if you donated during our seventh season fundraiser for watch it played then a survey has been sent out to you assuming you donated more than fifteen dollars I need to get some shipping information and some other details potentially based on your pledge
  • if you wouldn't mind pause this video if you donate it go check your inbox make sure you've got the survey and fill it out and again before you contact me just double check all the other places that the survey could be junk folders promotion folders and so on
  • if you missed our fundraiser we'd like to support the show still or maybe you're just looking for a really cool gaming accessory then I want to point you over to our friends at Dawg mic games we're currently running a Kickstarter for their newest line of custom made diced our dice storage combination products
  • this is a game back in 1995 when it first came out then I sucked a bunch of my friends into playing with me we all had our own gangs it's kind of a a gang style skirmish level miniatures game system with a full campaign and we played months and months this campaign and so the game is near and dear to my heart
  • well pack some plug which is occurring in November 2017 the current month of this recording is a convention focused very much on tabletop games first and I'm going to be attending that and helping them run a few sessions in there learn and play a room
  • oh my oh wow this this is pretty cool this is pretty cool check this out this is like a movie style poster from mansions of madness Avantika madness the show that we first launched the channel width was mansions of madness first edition and of course we've recently covered the second edition it's not that is awesome that is really really cool Fantasy Flight Games presents mansions of madness that lists here the names of the designers people who worked on the game itself that is Wow Wow that is fantastic I have a find somewhere down here to hang this up this is definitely going in the watcher plate studios thank you so much
  • oh look at this one this is uh can you recognize it it's Santorini you see it recognizes the Billy if you plate Santorini before then these pieces will stand out to you it's kind of like a young a minimalist design style when you say for these games
  • this is terraforming Mars so you see that we got the plant Mars there and this little tree growing out of it because it's being terraformed that is fantastic and I love the different sizes this is really really cool Frick's games and stronghold games presents terraforming Mars that is really cool very clever very creative
  • here's exactly what comes in the package you have 12 grain brick iron coal wood and pumpkin resources exactly as many as you need for the game of charter stone now obviously this is a luxury upgrade this is not something that you need in order to be able to play the game but they really are high quality detailed well-made components and I do think they enhance the experience
  • if you donated during our seventh season fundraiser for watch it played at the $15 or higher level you're automatically entered into this contest there's nothing more that you have to do but don't worry you never have to donate during our fundraisers to enter our contests all you have to do is go to the link in the description of this video that will take you to the contest enter your email address in there so if you win I have a way of contacting you and also put in the code word the code word is top-shelf gamer without any spaces all one word top-shelf gamer
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Video SwHIbEIdbe4 Game Night Picks - Pair Of Dice Paradise Discussion at 11:39 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
  • the award made the speaker aware of the game
  • the speaker liked it and had fun playing it
Cons
  • it wasn't a game the speaker felt needed a spot on their shelf
  • the speaker might not have looked at it without the award
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)
  • how much should we put an emphasis on board game awards the most prevalent being this builds yaris but the main criteria for the award is that it is released in Germany and must be mostly tailored towards families we hold the spiel des jahres as the highest honor a game can get when it actually represents just one margin
  • how much of an impact do gaming Awards actually have on the grand scheme of deciding if we should buy a game
  • Award winners really don't calculate into my buying decisions because it's kind of like the Oscars
  • Awards are no replacement for research
  • a game award tells me that it is not a completely broken game that I probably know one person will like it
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Video -MA_0d-Qlh8 Watch It Played Discussion at 3:56
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Pros
none
Cons
none
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • castle replacement — replace the castles that you already have with some that are a little more visually dynamic than the originals
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • everyone welcome to watch it played my name is Rodney Smith and in this video we're gonna take a look at some more promos from the BoardGameGeek store
  • you're supporting BoardGameGeek you're supporting us here it's a win-win and you get cool promos so it's really a it's it's a win win win
  • well this is a nifty penguin so there's not really an explanation required who wouldn't want a penguin
  • no one actually knows how to pronounce that game name
  • and I'm realizing now anyone who enjoys the way I say card in my videos probably quite enjoyed that explanation
  • but unfortunately the promo box is empty
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Video FryeK1jrS98 Meeple University Analysis at 9:21
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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)
  • It feels like we just celebrated 1,000 subscribers not good I say yeah thank you all for your support for bringing us to this milestone yeah what happened without you guys this means a lot to us
  • I think the the other one the fewer rules but almost the more difficult structure was Kanban
  • so trying to capture the rules and teach how you're gonna get your score and make that in a video that didn't blow out and become really circular that was quite a difficult one to put together
  • I think the the vision was always - I don't want to sit down and watch two hours of play I know that's a type of video it's got it it's got its market that markets not me
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Video VnVL5ajaqJI Shelfside Discussion at 4:39 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • Array
  • Medieval kingdom tile drafting
Comparison games
  • Catan
  • Ticket to Ride
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Target board games selection is gonna get a 7 out of 10
  • there's an entire corner of the store dedicated to just board games
  • I'm thoroughly impressed
  • the fact that there's an entire corner of the store dedicated to just board games means that there's still a notable presence of games that's definitely gonna include something you're gonna want to want
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Video 1L2GlKIr7yM Meeple University Discussion at 9:53 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Acknowledges colorblind accessibility by letting players choose colors.
  • Encourages using icons/symbols to differentiate colors (production aid).
  • Reminders of color identity to prevent confusion (visual reminders).
  • Engages audience with questions and comments; invites discussion.
  • Notes practical implications of color distribution with many players.
Cons
  • Some colors are less common (white, pink) which can limit choices.
  • Color distinctions can be hard for colorblind players if colors are too close (teal vs blue).
  • When many players, basic color palette is insufficient (seven players example).
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • color_selection/allocation — Discussion of how players choose and allocate colors, including leftovers.
  • I Cut, You Choose — Discussion of how players choose and allocate colors, including leftovers.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • purple yes like who would have thought
  • red is seen as more dominant slash aggressive
  • we usually ask him first to choose what color they want
  • we play king domino with four players
  • I usually pick up the yellow color or the black color on the pieces rather than my actual color
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Video yw-q35g05wY Meeple University Analysis at 9:55
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none
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none
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Automated Progression — The app does not let you continue to the next step until certain things are done, making it like a digital app.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • the apps in general they've played through the games pretty well especially when you're familiar with the game
  • it makes it portable
  • they don't all translate perfectly well
  • the i think what works very well with this sort of thing is that it does let you play a game quickly
  • the thing that doesn't translate well and that's cards particularly cards with text
  • that's where the app versions of games do flourish is that they introduce things that make the game easier to play
  • the challenge of changing from digital then from board game to digital game is like the space where is the focus where your eyes are seeing like the cards there's no way you can include all the cards all at once
  • it would tell you when there is no longer a tile that existed that would go somewhere
  • no one plays carcass on like that
  • board game arena although this is it's kind of like a digital one
  • the absence of taxi backsies
  • most of them are expected that you play the board game the physical game before playing that digital version of the game
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Video TBM0TILEanQ Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews Top 10 List at 2:36 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • very easy to understand for newcomers
  • great introduction to tile drafting
Cons
  • can feel lightweight for some seasoned players
Thematic elements
  • tile drafting with domino-like tiles
  • medieval kingdom building
  • light and approachable
Comparison games
  • Carcassonne
  • Dominion
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • set collection / area control — tiles contribute to scoring in a strategic layout
  • tile drafting — players draft tiles to build their tableau
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • it's just a great list of games that are just have a low buried entry basically
  • there's a game for everybody out there
  • it's a perfect choice to use to introduce people to games
  • it's not a game it's an activity
  • cooperative makes it easy to teach
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
Cons
none
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)
  • Turns out I'm not inflammable. I mean infallible.
  • We now know Funko is planning to bring us 40 games and I said that I thought there would be family games with big IPs attached I'm imagining a roster of family weight games with a host of intellectual properties attached to them.
  • The Goonies: Never Say Die being designed by Prospero Hall the design team behind Villainous, FunkoVerse, Pan Am, Top Gun, Wonder Woman, talk about Fast and Furious which they also designed.
  • Maximum Apocalypse Wasted Worlds is the anticipated continuation of the cooperative roguelike game series.
  • It's that most wonderful time of the year where we all gather around our festive monitors and rekindle our love for board games by saying things like what on earth is that game.
  • Fantasy Realms is really a four year old game I suppose it's new release in German makes it eligible for a nomination but it does strike me as an odd choice as it's an older game but it's fun just maybe kind of weird to see.
  • It's not controversial but it's interesting and I like talking about board games give me a break.
  • The Goonies: Never Say Die is a one versus all asymmetrical game full of skill checks and minis and traps and treasure and puzzles and challenges as you try as a group to find hidden riches before the Goondox master which definitely has the acronym GM can undo your plans by sending the outlaw Fratelli family or even One-Eyed Willie himself after you.
  • The Adventures of Robin Hood is a storybook driven game as you live out ever evolving daring deeds.
  • MicroMacro which started its promotion last year as a series of cryptic social media posts and postcards as you solve 16 cases that span an intricate massive map.
  • Zombie teens evolution is the sequel to Zombie Kids Evolution where you'll be working to collect ingredients to find the zombie antidote before time runs out.
  • CGE has begun their launch of the solo campaign for the Lost Runes of Arnak with a free four chapter solo campaign named the Search for Professor Cuttle.
  • In the campaign the famous Professor Cuttle's expedition has vanished somewhere in the uncharted waters of the Pacific Ocean while searching for a mysterious island nobody believed existed which it seems the professor may have found but no one knows what happened to him or his expedition.
  • What an incredible burden I don't know how I do it.
  • Brass Birmingham digital has been more formally announced following last year's tease about the possibility it's allegedly most likely going to be making its way onto Steam and other platforms sometime in the very near future.
  • Dominion is getting an app now you might say to yourself Dominion already has an app is two of them and a website you can play it on but this is different and new Temple Gates Games are fitting the new app with a whole bunch of artificial intelligence which is of course deliciously ominous because it's smart enough to be able to play even win with cards that have yet to be designed essentially the AI doesn't learn how the cards work it instead learns how each element of each card works meaning that those elements when they're used on new cards you'll already know how to use them against you as you play against it.
  • Looks like an Elder Scrolls board game is on the horizon.
  • There Will Be Ghosts a new game by Isaac Vega of Dead of Winter fame.
  • It's slated as actually being a scary board game which is a concept I couldn't be more excited about.
  • The new game is being specifically designed to be a horror game that will legitimately try to frighten its players.
  • We'll be there the whole darn team to play games hold events and generally support the convention in any way we can so it's an exciting venture and we really think you'll enjoy the con.
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Video uJtABP6BOIQ Watch It Played News at 4:44 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
Cons
none
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)
  • Turns out I'm not inflammable. I mean infallible.
  • We now know Funko is planning to bring us 40 games and I said that I thought there would be family games with big IPs attached I'm imagining a roster of family weight games with a host of intellectual properties attached to them.
  • The Goonies: Never Say Die being designed by Prospero Hall the design team behind Villainous, FunkoVerse, Pan Am, Top Gun, Wonder Woman, talk about Fast and Furious which they also designed.
  • Maximum Apocalypse Wasted Worlds is the anticipated continuation of the cooperative roguelike game series.
  • It's that most wonderful time of the year where we all gather around our festive monitors and rekindle our love for board games by saying things like what on earth is that game.
  • Fantasy Realms is really a four year old game I suppose it's new release in German makes it eligible for a nomination but it does strike me as an odd choice as it's an older game but it's fun just maybe kind of weird to see.
  • It's not controversial but it's interesting and I like talking about board games give me a break.
  • The Goonies: Never Say Die is a one versus all asymmetrical game full of skill checks and minis and traps and treasure and puzzles and challenges as you try as a group to find hidden riches before the Goondox master which definitely has the acronym GM can undo your plans by sending the outlaw Fratelli family or even One-Eyed Willie himself after you.
  • The Adventures of Robin Hood is a storybook driven game as you live out ever evolving daring deeds.
  • MicroMacro which started its promotion last year as a series of cryptic social media posts and postcards as you solve 16 cases that span an intricate massive map.
  • Zombie teens evolution is the sequel to Zombie Kids Evolution where you'll be working to collect ingredients to find the zombie antidote before time runs out.
  • CGE has begun their launch of the solo campaign for the Lost Runes of Arnak with a free four chapter solo campaign named the Search for Professor Cuttle.
  • In the campaign the famous Professor Cuttle's expedition has vanished somewhere in the uncharted waters of the Pacific Ocean while searching for a mysterious island nobody believed existed which it seems the professor may have found but no one knows what happened to him or his expedition.
  • What an incredible burden I don't know how I do it.
  • Brass Birmingham digital has been more formally announced following last year's tease about the possibility it's allegedly most likely going to be making its way onto Steam and other platforms sometime in the very near future.
  • Dominion is getting an app now you might say to yourself Dominion already has an app is two of them and a website you can play it on but this is different and new Temple Gates Games are fitting the new app with a whole bunch of artificial intelligence which is of course deliciously ominous because it's smart enough to be able to play even win with cards that have yet to be designed essentially the AI doesn't learn how the cards work it instead learns how each element of each card works meaning that those elements when they're used on new cards you'll already know how to use them against you as you play against it.
  • Looks like an Elder Scrolls board game is on the horizon.
  • There Will Be Ghosts a new game by Isaac Vega of Dead of Winter fame.
  • It's slated as actually being a scary board game which is a concept I couldn't be more excited about.
  • The new game is being specifically designed to be a horror game that will legitimately try to frighten its players.
  • We'll be there the whole darn team to play games hold events and generally support the convention in any way we can so it's an exciting venture and we really think you'll enjoy the con.
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Video n5sKFa_EbJk kovray First Impressions at 346:54:40 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Good two-player game
  • Adds randomness to King Domino
  • Clever implementation
  • Highly dynamic and variable
  • Almost liked more than King Domino
Cons
  • Can be frustrating if desired dominoes never come up
Thematic elements
Comparison games
  • King Domino
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Dice Rolling — Players roll dice to draw cool little symbols.
  • Domino creation — Players essentially make dominoes, and these dominoes can be anything, unlike the set dominoes in King Domino.
  • Variability — The dice add variability, meaning players might not get the same dominoes each game.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • This is probably one of the most unique roll and writes I think I've ever played.
  • It's got a lot of challenging things in it and it's not a simple roll and write.
  • You're taking tiles out of this central area, you're drafting tiles, and then you're placing those tiles into your grid on your paper.
  • And then the scoring is based on sets of symbols.
  • It uses very minimal components, just a pencil and paper.
  • We're doing a giveaway.
  • We'll be talking about the two games that we're being we'll be giving away actually today so if you're looking to win a copy of silver and gold or sonara then make sure you comment down below and check out our other videos to get even more.
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Video cv97B7V7CK4 Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews Top 10 List at 6:35 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • evolution of a beloved domino系列 with nice components
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • tile placement with domino-inspired design
Comparison games
  • King Domino
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • "this is going to be a really hard list"
  • "the cover art is amazing"
  • "pop-up book game"
  • "it's a game but it's a pop-up book"
  • "all new monsters every single one of these monsters has all new wind conditions"
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Video H-ZHprQqvuU Allies or Enemies Top 10 List at 2:12 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Easy entry point for families
  • Fast to play with clear decisions
  • Cute theme and visual appeal
Cons
  • Depth is light; may feel shallow for some players
  • Limited interaction beyond drafting and placement
Thematic elements
  • Tile-drafting to build landscapes and score by land types
  • Medieval kingdom with tile-based growth
  • lighthearted and approachable
Comparison games
  • Dixit Odyssey
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • tile drafting — Players draft one tile each turn and add it to their kingdom; tiles are placed domino-style.
  • Tile Placement — End scoring is based on clusters of land types and adjacency patterns.
  • tile placement and scoring — End scoring is based on clusters of land types and adjacency patterns.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • one player chooses a card and says any word or words that might relate to it
  • every answer feels kind of right and every card is inherently interesting
  • it is all kind of zen and people get so wrapped up in the pictures and the guessing that it is rare that anybody gets too serious about the score
  • flip a card then everyone draws the tetra shape on their maps
  • the rules are simple
  • you all play it once all the time
  • the lines on one card need to match the lines on the other
  • this is an ultra fast and ultra messy card game
  • the art is adorable look at those guys
  • draft asaurus which plays up to five all the fun of drafting but with the cool tactile pieces shaped like dinosaurs
  • survive escape atlantis
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Video dTWSEdVRDT8 Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews Shopping Guide at 0:59 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Simple and slick for kids
  • Accessible entry point to tiling games
  • Family-friendly and easy to set up
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • dragon eggs and dragon-themed family game
  • introductory tiling with baby dragons and eggs
  • light, charming, kid-friendly
Comparison games
  • Jack Domino
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Pattern Building — place tiles to connect and collect eggs
  • tile drafting — draft tiles to form patterns and connections
  • tiling / pattern-building — place tiles to connect and collect eggs
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • it's so simple it's so slick our four-year-old can play it
  • this is crazy chaotic fun
  • this is a hilarious dexterity game
  • it's the most advanced but at the same time the rules themselves are easy
  • you can level it to your child
  • it's engaging for literally all ages
  • it's a game that can be played for players age like 4 to 99
  • love it it is a great one
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Video DqTtIUhCPlY kovray Top 5 List at 3:46 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Multiple modes increases accessibility
  • Fun theme
  • Good for introducing new players
Cons
  • Theme may not appeal to all
  • Can be simplified for advanced players
Thematic elements
  • kingdom-building with domino tiling
  • prehistoric kingdoms with mammoths and volcanoes
  • family-friendly, approachable
Comparison games
  • King Domino
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Compound Scoring — areas scoring based on symbol multipliers
  • Dice Placement — place domino tiles to maximize fire symbols/territory
  • multi-mode design — three game modes from basic to more complex
  • set collection/area scoring — areas scoring based on symbol multipliers
  • top placement of dominoes — place domino tiles to maximize fire symbols/territory
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • this is the five games we've decided to bring to our family
  • we'll do that at the end of the video so stay tuned
  • mind management... wow
  • there's so many little easter eggs in it that it's just so much fun to play
  • these are the games that we've never introduced to our families
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Video kMPOW1EE4N4 Watch It Played Top 10 List at 15:48 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
  • Love those cave person meeples.
  • Curious to try this one out.
Cons
  • I didn't love how Queen Domino built on it.
Thematic elements
  • The prehistoric era of King Domino
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • scoring — Regions in players' territories earn points if they contain fire, which is either part of the train or earned by adding dominoes that contain volcanoes.
  • Tile Placement — Plays similar to the original game but introduces new components for additional actions.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • What a game very easy to make real life enemies when they snatch victory from you in the final round not that I hold any grudges or anything
  • Drawing for cards and playing them lost in time and space is a nice theme for Fluxx
  • All in all in all in all in all in all in
  • Such a great game and the frustration of almost having it worked out is definitely part of the fun
  • Pearls add versatility to existing strategies and open up new paths to victory.
  • It's the game that brought me into the hobby.
  • This Marvel version really makes me want to dive in.
  • More content for one of the best card games out there.
  • Every artist working on this game keeps bringing the good stuff, expansion after expansion, card after card. Chef's kiss
  • Curious to try this one out though. Love those cave person meeples
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Video TUAhRclsLqc Watch It Played Discussion at 1:35 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
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)
  • it's a bloody travesty is what i call it
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Video 6u24g5mCwKA All You Can Board Discussion sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
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)
  • the best game in your collection is bears versus babies
  • we prioritize patrons
  • you gotta flip the box upside down or the other way around
  • top shelf villain
  • this is a really nice little hobby zone kind of thing
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Video 6u24g5mCwKA All You Can Board Discussion sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
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)
  • the best game in your collection is bears versus babies
  • we prioritize patrons
  • you gotta flip the box upside down or the other way around
  • top shelf villain
  • this is a really nice little hobby zone kind of thing
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Video 6u24g5mCwKA All You Can Board Discussion sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
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)
  • the best game in your collection is bears versus babies
  • we prioritize patrons
  • you gotta flip the box upside down or the other way around
  • top shelf villain
  • this is a really nice little hobby zone kind of thing
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Video 6u24g5mCwKA All You Can Board Discussion sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
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)
  • the best game in your collection is bears versus babies
  • we prioritize patrons
  • you gotta flip the box upside down or the other way around
  • top shelf villain
  • this is a really nice little hobby zone kind of thing
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Video 6u24g5mCwKA All You Can Board Discussion sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
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)
  • the best game in your collection is bears versus babies
  • we prioritize patrons
  • you gotta flip the box upside down or the other way around
  • top shelf villain
  • this is a really nice little hobby zone kind of thing
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Video 6u24g5mCwKA All You Can Board Discussion sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
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)
  • the best game in your collection is bears versus babies
  • we prioritize patrons
  • you gotta flip the box upside down or the other way around
  • top shelf villain
  • this is a really nice little hobby zone kind of thing
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Video 6u24g5mCwKA All You Can Board Discussion sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
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)
  • the best game in your collection is bears versus babies
  • we prioritize patrons
  • you gotta flip the box upside down or the other way around
  • top shelf villain
  • this is a really nice little hobby zone kind of thing
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Video 6u24g5mCwKA All You Can Board Discussion sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
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)
  • the best game in your collection is bears versus babies
  • we prioritize patrons
  • you gotta flip the box upside down or the other way around
  • top shelf villain
  • this is a really nice little hobby zone kind of thing
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Video 100uIPQylR0 kovray Review at 5:55 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Prefer it over King Domino games
  • High variability
  • Streamlined and simple
  • Tense gameplay
  • Enjoyable dice drafting
  • Portable
  • Works well with two players
Cons
  • Can feel 'hate drafting' sometimes
Thematic elements
Comparison games
  • King Domino
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Dice Drafting — You're drafting the dice that come up.
  • Dice Rolling — You're rolling these dice.
  • scoring — Same scoring as King Domino Duel because some of the dice will have little x's exactly so those would be like crowns but it's shields this time.
  • Tile Placement — And then drawing them onto your board in a way that makes them connect.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • it's very asymmetrical the miniatures in this is stunning the art in this is stunning it's a very clever game
  • it's so clever it's so thematic
  • the games tend to be like super close down to the last play
  • i love that it's gonna be cross-compatible because it's just it's such a like it's a great experience to kind of elevate to four players
  • it is one of my favorite two-player games
  • the waze design is just extremely skillfully it's one of the most elegant and beautiful games in the two-player variety
  • i think the theme really shines out too because basically it's like technology versus nature industrialization yeah
  • i think one of the most underrated two-player games in my opinion
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Video 8t09mqalJRY Getting Games Discussion at 23:33
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Pros
none
Cons
none
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)
No quotes stored for this video.
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Video DYaIz8chzvU Tabletop Tolson Top 10 List at 14:39 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
  • Bright aesthetics and approachable rules
  • Accessible to new gamers
Cons
  • Not as deep as heavier games; sometimes lacks variety
Thematic elements
  • Tile-based area control with bright visuals
  • Cartoony tile-laying kingdom-building
  • Casual banter and comparisons
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Resource/territory scoring — scoring based on arrangement and adjacency to bonuses
  • Tile Placement — players place domino-like tiles to create territories
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • it's fast it's fun
  • I never win but I have so much fun
  • our very favorite game of all time ethnos
  • it's the sign of a good game
  • it's so fun I scream and talk
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Video gosHlgIGp8U Hungry Gamer Discussion at 3:58 sentiment: negative
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Overall sentiment (raw)
negative
Pros
none
Cons
  • Only six games played all year, needs four more to complete the 10x10 challenge.
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)
  • it's one of the best games Don has randomly found like ever
  • know your energy level and pick the games that fit it
  • it's a lot of stuff but most importantly before you even tell me how you're doing today Don what is your brood beverage
  • it's just a big chunky game that makes you think and sometimes you just want to play something light and and thoughtless
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Video k601Bs2OoIA Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Discussion at 14:36
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Pros
none
Cons
none
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)
No quotes stored for this video.
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Video SK_09TcPjB4 Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews Top 100 List at 12:21 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Fun, accessible drafting
  • Cute theme and solid design
Cons
  • May feel light for heavy gamers
Thematic elements
  • Array
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • tile drafting — Draft domino-like tiles to form and extend your kingdom with placement rules.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • it is insanely clever
  • this is a full Cooperative game by Matt Leacock
  • it's a sandbox game you can do whatever you want
  • this has replaced Code Names for me
  • it's elegant design
  • it's so silly and so funny
  • two stages in this game you're placing trees everywhere
  • you will not win it by chance
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Video 3Ndq1AwcEak Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Top 15 List at 33:04 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Engaging drafting with turn order impact
  • family-friendly
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • land types and crowns for connected sets
  • kingdom tile placement
  • family-friendly
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Area Control — build connected areas to score points
  • area_control_and_connections — build connected areas to score points
  • tile_drafting_and_placement — draft land tiles for your 5x5 kingdom
  • turn_order_and_score — tiles chosen affect turn order and scoring with crowns
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • the dinos are so cute
  • it's an easy beginner drafting game
  • the rondelle idea of this of going around this circle and you only have three tiles that you can draft from
  • In Bot Factory you are doing a little worker placement where you're placing a worker onto one of four different Factory floors
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Video x8egULH_65w Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Top 10 List at 13:45 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • clever interaction between tile choice and turn order
  • accessible and fast
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • tile placement and territorial scoring
  • Kingdom-building with domino tiles
  • light
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Tile Placement — place tiles to build a kingdom while connecting and expanding regions
  • tile-placement — place tiles to build a kingdom while connecting and expanding regions
  • turn-order selection — the order you select tiles determines your next round choices
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • I highly recommend it.
  • It plays exactly the same as Ticket to Ride as far as your cards go and claiming routes.
  • This is a really fun tile-laying game.
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Video Jwj3xPNUzhM Gaming Rules! Other at 50:12 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Great game and a really good gateway game.
  • Very simple rules and short playtime.
  • The digital version is very good.
  • The host is surprised it took so long for a digital version to be released.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
  • Katan
  • Ticket to Ride
  • Baron Park
  • Tower Up
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Drafting — Players select tiles from a display.
  • Tile Placement — Players draft and place domino-like tiles to build their kingdom.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • I'm actually going to be doing a little bit of rulebook work for Wizards of the Coast, which is quite exciting, but it meant I had to go back and play Magic the Gathering, which still has exactly the same problems as it did back then.
  • It's my number one favorite game and I don't get a chance to play it. So, I'm doing a solo playthrough of Mage Knight on Thursday the 3rd of July, which is my actual birthday.
  • And then on Friday, we are having a Games Workshop themed day. We are playing a fourplayer game of Forbidden Stars in the afternoon. And then to end the week, we are doing the thing which I said would never happen. I'm going to be playing Talisman.
  • Nanolith. It's a cyberpunk themed cooperative narrative driven adventure game, I think, from what I know about it.
  • The funny story about this is Dirt and Dust is being published by Albi. Albby are a Czech publisher, and they they've done a number of other games in the past. Last year, they did Tea Garden for one of them. And guess who works in the marketing department at Albi? It's Peta himself.
  • Now, it's a Euro game. So, don't let the fact that it's Dungeons and Dragons put you off. It is a Euro style game. It is very much a Euro style game, but it has the D and D Baldersgate theme.
  • I'm super excited about next week. You can't imagine just my my joy at at taking a week off work and getting to play games which I really want to play.
  • The patron support is fantastic. But if you want to support me, you are you are more than welcome.
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Video BgDl33BNWs8 The Brothers Murph Discussion at 58:17 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
  • It's really good.
  • A lot.
  • There's really a lot.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
  • King Domino
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Telestrations is one of the greatest games ever made.
  • Legitimately, I think probably the greatest party game ever made. And one of the greatest games ever made.
  • Telestrations, which is just telephone with drawing, is in terms of pure fun, might be the funnest game ever made.
  • So good. Tiny Towns kind of plays a rage con. I love this game. I'm playing a butt ton on BGA right now.
  • Verdant such a good game, man.
  • Verdant of the Calico Verdant Cascadia line Verdant always feels like the one that gets left behind and I think it's my favorite of the three.
  • Viticulture I taught Viticulture I would play Viticulture Tuscany. It was great freaking love Viticulture.
  • The White Castle absolute banger.
  • The rule I and maybe this changed from the original version and the version we have, but in the version we are playing, when you take the action where you collect the blue meeples, and you're multiplying the amount of blue meeples you you collect times the amount of blue building spaces in the nine, including the space you're on, spaces, you can add cards to that.
  • YES. I DID NOT KNOW these things.
  • There were multiple rules in like Pandemic we used to play wrong cuz we read the rulebook once a long time ago, but just never read it again.
  • Someone in the comments is like looking at these cards Murph might be OP I'm like I don't know I don't know I don't think so I think we're I don't think they're that I don't think they're that great. I think we're fun and interesting but I don't think we're the strongest characters ever made.
  • I love the theme of it a lot it looks really cool it looks really cool.
  • I picked up Alhambra all time classic for me. $20 here.
  • You don't really seem to like solo games that much. I really like it. I think you'd find the card play interesting.
  • I enjoyed it. I think I enjoyed it. Me and Paula enjoyed it. Or no, Paula was just watching. Was it just you and me playing?
  • I just feel like Dinosaur World, they had the opportunity to clean up Dinosaur Island, and they just made it bigger. And I feel like it was a it was a very big missed opportunity.
  • Necessary is such an interesting question.
  • However, the game is a lot better.
  • We're not going to play without the expansion.
  • literal everyone says no one says essential. I don't think it's essential. I think it's if you got the money and you like A Feast for Odin, definitely do it. You'll never go back.
  • it levels up the game.
  • And then they just redid it again. It's it's very confusing what they're doing with that.
  • I really like Onirim. I really like Castellion.
  • A lot of other people don't like that game. It's like one of the lowest rated Oniverse games.
  • The general plan is that every year we do a Kickstarter there will be a new game.
  • I really like Onirim.
  • So, naturally being at a resort has got me thinking about like a game centered around like a resort and stuff
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Video cXfwLRQqw7k The Broken Meeple Analysis at 3:23
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Digital Playthrough — The host discusses doing playthroughs of digital versions of board games.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Devir Games really need to make less games in less games in a year because then they might actually put out some belters rather than just a bunch of meh games.
  • It's using the conveyor belt mechanism that I adore from uh art from AR Nova and Civilization: The New Dawn, but there's only four slots.
  • All right, so this is giving me a very um pursuit to happiness vibe here, but with a slightly different take on it.
  • It's a very dry mechanical game.
  • This artwork looks nice. Oh, wow. Oh god. Yeah, that is pretty.
  • I like Underwater Cities. It's on my shelf. Um I like this game a lot.
  • Cascadia, which is already probably one of the best gateway games in existence.
  • So you've got new artwork, new graphic design, updated mechanics, wooden meeples, uh same quick play time that gives a 4x feel in under 90 minutes.
  • This is an expansion that's not going to really add that much to the game?
  • It's basically the snorefest of themes, but this is a new version of it.
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Video fnZQzHTJN3E Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews Top List at 2:38 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Super adorable
  • Endearing due to fond memories
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • Matching landscapes to find baby dragons
Comparison games
  • King Domino
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Set Collection — Some of them have babies on the other side, baby dragons. Some of them do not.
  • Tile Matching — You're just trying to match like uh landscapes together.
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  • But that doesn't mean that board games didn't come out. So, what we're going to be talking about is the top 10 games that came out that year in 2020.
  • So, my number two is uh Vic Counts of the West Kingdom.
  • So, my number two, this is Sorcerer City. What a wild game.
  • All right, so, we're finally here. We're at our number ones of 2020, and this has been such a great list.
  • my number one is Pandemic Legacy Season Zero.
  • All right, so my number one game of 2020. Uh this is Conbon EV.
  • If you want us to continue these series as the years go on, so in 2026, we can do 2021 and all of that and even compare our lists from top 10 list in the past, let us know in the comments below.
  • And be sure to let us know what your favorite games are from 2020. What What was your board gaming experience like in 2020?
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Video 0afpgLejfx8 DaniCha Rules Teach at 0:06 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Great graphics and detail
  • Thoughtful design
  • Player profile tracks score and mini map
  • Tutorial is informative and walks through scoring
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • building the greatest kingdom
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • scoring — Crowns make your lands valuable. Count your dominoes in the territory. Multiply them by the number of crowns and watch your score grow.
  • tile drafting — Dominoes are sorted from lowest to highest value. Your v your choice decides next turn order. By claiming the top domino, you'll be first to select the next domino on the next turn.
  • Tile Placement — Any domino can be placed next to a castle, but dominoes can only be placed next to other dominoes if terrain types match.
  • turn order bidding — Lower value dominoes let you pick earlier, but higher value dominoes can score more points. To keep things fair in a two-player game, the two-player who goes second will the player who goes second will also take the third turn.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • Welcome, friend. I am King Bruno, and I'll be your guide as you build the greatest kingdom in all the land.
  • Dominoes are sorted from lowest to highest value. Your v your choice decides next turn order.
  • Lower value dominoes let you pick earlier, but higher value dominoes can score more points.
  • Crowns make your lands valuable. Count your dominoes in the territory. Multiply them by the number of crowns and watch your score grow.
  • I really love the graphics here. Like the the fact that this looks like a waterfall because it's on the edge. It's really nice. Lots of great detail here, too. So, really, really great design here. Very thoughtful.
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Video I5qhAwv6TiQ Board Gaymes James Playthrough at 1:29 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
  • Balanced gameplay relative to Nar
  • Engaging engine-building through card and dice synergy
  • Beautiful or appealing components and aesthetic discussions
  • Supports variants and flexible play styles
Cons
  • Some card abilities feel underpowered or not immediately useful
  • High end-game luck can dramatically swing the outcome
  • Component quality issues (bends, humidity effects) noted
  • Complexity and multiple variants may hinder new players
Thematic elements
  • Array
  • Prohibition-era tavern economy
  • Competitive engine-building through card and dice combinations
Comparison games
  • NAR
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Card Drafting — Players draw, view, and select cards to keep and use for future turns.
  • card drafting / hand management — Players draw, view, and select cards to keep and use for future turns.
  • Dice Rolling — Players roll colored dice to determine actions and resources; orange and blue dice unlock different active effects.
  • Engine Building — Cards provide ongoing benefits and enable stronger future actions; players try to chain benefits.
  • Resource Management — Moon tokens and other tokens are earned and spent to perform actions and acquire cards.
  • resource management with tokens — Moon tokens and other tokens are earned and spent to perform actions and acquire cards.
  • Set collection / color matching for scoring — Points are earned based on color cards and color-based bonuses.
  • Simultaneous Actions — After initial rounds, actions are performed simultaneously rather than strictly sequentially.
  • Simultaneous Play — After initial rounds, actions are performed simultaneously rather than strictly sequentially.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • Nar is a great game.
  • I did not like Nar. I mean, it's very unbalanced, runaway leaderish. This was much more balanced.
  • This is Elus's galaxy blue. It's so pretty.
  • What a ridiculously sized box though.
  • I think this game is better with more people.
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Video gGbY5yiijds Stonemaier Games Discussion at 5:45 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • retains the feel of King Domino while making it gentler for kids
  • dragon hatchling flavor adds charm
Cons
  • still a simplified experience; depth may be limited for older kids
Thematic elements
  • tile placement with dragon hatchling flavor
  • fantasy/dragon-themed light strategy
  • light, family-friendly
Comparison games
  • King Domino
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Compound Scoring — scoring based on completed patterns and regions with a dragon hatchling twist
  • pattern/area scoring — scoring based on completed patterns and regions with a dragon hatchling twist
  • Tile Placement — players place tiles to create optimal layouts and score areas
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • it's a smaller version ... it's just colors ... you just draw from a random deck in this game and as an experienced board gamer I like to have those options face up especially since there's no text to read on those cards it's just colors
  • there are no points and I think this is really clever they got rid of all the points you're scoring in a Tickets to Ride
  • it's a race to complete as many tickets as possible. Tickets that say things like 'okay you need to get from Denver over to Atlanta'
  • it's King Domino with dragon eggs that you get to hatch
  • the ghost player is trying to communicate which of these five cards is the correct card for us to pick and if we get it right we we proceed further in the game
  • the twist is ... instead of using visuals it uses sound. This is a tambourine that comes in the game of Mysterium Kids, and the ghost has to communicate using this tambourine
  • not only that but because this is such a fun component you wouldn't want to play a full game of mysterium kids with only one player as the ghost. Instead this passes around the table; players take turns being the ghost
  • I think that's a really clever way to onboard someone onto a game not even just a kid but anyone onto a game to layer these pieces one step at a time
  • storytime chess had helped her teach my nephew how to play chess it's a story book where you open the story book and you play a very simple version of Chess using only one type of piece as the game explains how that piece works and then it adds another piece
  • it adds another piece and so it kind of lay layers on the rules for chess until you know fully how to play
  • we published my little side ... a fan of the game he wanted to play it with his daughter and so he created a My Little Pony themed version of the game
  • My Little Pony wasn't interested in licensing their brand for the game and so we made it my little side
  • it's a much simplified version of scthe (sic) where you still have actions inside you're running around you're picking up resources off the map
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Video gGbY5yiijds Stonemaier Games Discussion at 5:50 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • streamlined, approachable with recognizable family-friendly theme
  • core gameplay remains satisfying and accessible
Cons
  • not as deep as some heavier tile-laying games
  • the dragon-hatch variant Dragino forms a separate product line rather than a direct expansion
Thematic elements
  • tile placement and kingdom-building
  • fantasy land with domino-style tiles
  • light, abstract
Comparison games
  • Dragino
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Set Collection — collect favorable land patterns for higher scores
  • set collection/territory control — collect favorable land patterns for higher scores
  • Tile Placement — players place domino-like tiles to claim land and score points
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • it's a smaller version ... it's just colors ... you just draw from a random deck in this game and as an experienced board gamer I like to have those options face up especially since there's no text to read on those cards it's just colors
  • there are no points and I think this is really clever they got rid of all the points you're scoring in a Tickets to Ride
  • it's a race to complete as many tickets as possible. Tickets that say things like 'okay you need to get from Denver over to Atlanta'
  • it's King Domino with dragon eggs that you get to hatch
  • the ghost player is trying to communicate which of these five cards is the correct card for us to pick and if we get it right we we proceed further in the game
  • the twist is ... instead of using visuals it uses sound. This is a tambourine that comes in the game of Mysterium Kids, and the ghost has to communicate using this tambourine
  • not only that but because this is such a fun component you wouldn't want to play a full game of mysterium kids with only one player as the ghost. Instead this passes around the table; players take turns being the ghost
  • I think that's a really clever way to onboard someone onto a game not even just a kid but anyone onto a game to layer these pieces one step at a time
  • storytime chess had helped her teach my nephew how to play chess it's a story book where you open the story book and you play a very simple version of Chess using only one type of piece as the game explains how that piece works and then it adds another piece
  • it adds another piece and so it kind of lay layers on the rules for chess until you know fully how to play
  • we published my little side ... a fan of the game he wanted to play it with his daughter and so he created a My Little Pony themed version of the game
  • My Little Pony wasn't interested in licensing their brand for the game and so we made it my little side
  • it's a much simplified version of scthe (sic) where you still have actions inside you're running around you're picking up resources off the map
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Video qc48EbZ0ITo The Brothers Murph Analysis at 17:00
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Pros
none
Cons
none
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)
  • This is my worst pick. This is actually the pick my lowest pick on this whole list.
  • I feel like this one's going to be pretty good.
  • That dropping down to your eighth pick is wild.
  • Oh my god, that's not good.
  • Again, that is what I expected. That is your lowest pick of your draft.
  • For a nine pick, that's a gift.
  • That's a solid score for a nine.
  • Wow, that's low for your nine.
  • That's a really great Your nine and 10 were really solid.
  • For a total of 54,000.
  • Helge, if you're watching this, you screwed me over, damn it.
  • Multiple in the top 100, yeah.
  • It came down to three.
  • The worst designer? Yeah, who's got the worst bottom seven?
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Video hijwyZRPPqU Stonemaier Games Discussion at 37:00 sentiment: other
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Acknowledged
Pros
  • Uses dominoes
Cons
  • Very light euro game
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Dominoes — Uses dominoes as a component.
  • Tile Placement — Involves placing tiles.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Nearly 10 years to the to the day since I was last in Ireland and I'm so jealous of your trip. Did you rent a vehicle or utilize public transportation to get around?
  • Ah, this just isn't enough This isn't complex enough for me.
  • Have a great day, and I will see you next week or Geekway if you'll be there.
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Video NyJ0GfKrkU0 UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 1:51:16 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
Cons
none
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)
  • It's called Schllock. It's pretty good.
  • I love Habitats.
  • You're making a you have a movie theater and you're making like Bem movie posters to draw people into your theater and uh Yeah. It's pretty neat.
  • It's like a poker game where you're trying to predict who wins the wins the hand.
  • I had for our quiz today, I had I even showed the three frigin stripes. I'm like, that was way too easy.
  • The scammers have figured out a way around my anti-scammers work.
  • It's like an arms race.
  • It's like, you know, like you you know what you want. You have expressed it. But but when it was like the the fourth and fifth time that he brought it up in the thing trying to get people to to ban behind him that that was that was the you know I I I understood shooting his shot, you know, saying saying what he wanted out of his out of his board game so he could have a really awkward game night.
  • It's like, Oh, I want to play X. Well, I've got X. I can bring it. And so, it has matches.
  • The thing I couldn't figure out was I finally got it to figure out how to go to the geek and like if your game is like, 'What the hell is this game?' You can click on it, it'll go to the geek, it'll do a search for Ghost Tower.
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Video zXkygFfQIkI The Dice Tower Top List at 26:20 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • More complex and thinky than King Domino
  • Solid for 3-4 players
Cons
  • Less successful than King Domino, likely due to complexity
  • Added complexity may not appeal to all fans of the line
  • Not as good for 2 players
Thematic elements
  • abstract strategy
Comparison games
  • King Domino
  • King Domino: Origins
  • King Domino: Valyria
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Area Majority — Scoring based on control of certain areas or tile types.
  • income engine — Players build up resources or scoring opportunities.
  • tile drafting — Players draft tiles from a central selection.
  • tile laying — Players place tiles to build their board.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • I really want to push up this uh, you know, the tradition track because that'll help me score big. And they bring up this moral dilemma and you go, oof, I am not very personally on the side of tradition here, but I want the points. So, we're going to go that way anyway.
  • Quadropolis. Quadropolis did it first. #justice for Quadropolis.
  • This is an auction game where you have infinite dollars, infinite money that to spend on on everything.
  • Brilliant. So simple, so straightforward. You know, I'm surprised that hasn't been stolen yet by any other deck building game.
  • Specifically saying plus commodities.
  • No. Without commodities, QE would not have been my number one.
  • It adds something for second place for lack of better.
  • Quest for El Dorado is my number one.
  • It's almost cozy at this point. You know what I mean?
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Video zXkygFfQIkI The Dice Tower Top List at 40:51 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
  • Very solid for 3-4 players
  • Introduces an income engine mechanic
  • Several variants offer replayability
Cons
  • Doesn't play as well for two players
  • Can feel a little big for its britches due to many moving parts
Thematic elements
  • Cavemen
  • Prehistoric
Comparison games
  • King Domino
  • King Domino Origins
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Drafting — building tiles on on your on your board and area
  • Engine Building — having a little bit of this kind of income engine.
  • Tile Placement — building tiles on on your on your board and area
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • I really want to push up this uh, you know, the tradition track because that'll help me score big. And they bring up this moral dilemma and you go, oof, I am not very personally on the side of tradition here, but I want the points. So, we're going to go that way anyway.
  • Quadropolis. Quadropolis did it first. #justice for Quadropolis.
  • This is an auction game where you have infinite dollars, infinite money that to spend on on everything.
  • Brilliant. So simple, so straightforward. You know, I'm surprised that hasn't been stolen yet by any other deck building game.
  • Specifically saying plus commodities.
  • No. Without commodities, QE would not have been my number one.
  • It adds something for second place for lack of better.
  • Quest for El Dorado is my number one.
  • It's almost cozy at this point. You know what I mean?
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Video p3Q7HOK5LiU Board Game Animal Analysis at 12:07
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
none
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • This iceberg in and of itself is maybe, in fact, the tip of an even bigger iceberg.
  • What's great about all of them is you just need some traditional sets of dominoes.
  • Because they have two big big things. What are those two things? Well, the aforementioned concept of the numbers, orientation, and all that, but also the physical component, the delectable clicketity clack, that tactile nature.
  • I already know that dominoes make games better from a physical standpoint.
  • The game is just so satisfying when playing with the dominoes in their true clicketity clacky forms.
  • It was so funny to have that revelation, that realization that wait a minute, I like that in games and Domino's are just already bringing that to the table.
  • That means dominoes have been hiding in the games you've been playing and you didn't even know it.
  • I think dominoes need to be given a little love.
  • you can get a Domino set or two anywhere. And for a few dollars, you're opening yourself up to a tremendous world of gaming that is just hidden right there beneath the surface.
  • Dominoes really are infectious, and I have put out two domino designs now on Board Gamegeeek.
  • Dominoes make games better. Yeah. Yeah.
  • I've fallen for it. I've fallen for the delightful sounds of the clicketity clacky.
  • I'm buried in bones.
  • If you have any questions, comments, or want to discuss any of the games mentioned here, please, please do.
  • get yourself some dominoes, fall down the rabbit hole, and don't forget to play board games.
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