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2019
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Description
Roll the dice, choose the ones you want, and put them together in pairs to create your dominoes. Domino by domino, fill in your map while entrusting the territories of your kingdom to loyal dignitaries. Gather favors from wizards in order to cast powerful spells that will allow you to rule without having to share.
Kingdomino Duel is a standalone game that preserves the essence of the acclaimed original Kingdomino. In this game, instead of adding dominoes to your kingdom, you will choose two dice to combine into a single "domino" that must then be drawn into your kingdom.
—description from the publisher
Kingdomino Family
(6 games)
Part of the Kingdomino family — see Kingdomino for the combined view.
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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.
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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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All You Can Board Discussion sentiment: positive
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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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All You Can Board Discussion sentiment: positive
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positive
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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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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.
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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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TheGameBoyGeek - Hi Quality Hi Energy Board Game Reviews Top 10 List at 2:49 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Two-player, quick to learn
- Accessible family weight with strategic tension
Cons
- Lighter than the original King Domino
Thematic elements
- territory adjacency and kingdom creation
- Medieval kingdom building with domino tiles
- two-player roll-and-write drafting
Comparison games
- King Domino
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Adjacency Scoring — Score points for touching matching codes and crosses.
- Once-Per-Game Abilities — Limited upgrade/ability boosts via card mechanisms.
- One-time boosts — Limited upgrade/ability boosts via card mechanisms.
- Roll-and-write drafting — Roll dice, draft and place tiles to form kingdoms.
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Quotes (from this video)
- This is $5 on the site.
- A great onboarding pro game to get people to understand new hobby games.
- It's a fantastic game that mixes card play and dice in Star Wars Destiny.
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Adam in Wales - Board Game Design Analysis at 1:24 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- extremely portable and quick to teach
- tight two-player competitive tension
Cons
- less depth than the classic King Domino for larger groups
- not as appealing for non-two-player play
Thematic elements
- kingdom-building constrained to two players
- two-player, portable, roll-and-write adaptation
- compact, portable, family-friendly
Comparison games
- King Domino
- King Domino Origins
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- roll-and-write with domino pairing — two players roll four dice and form domino from dice results to place on a grid
- two-player competition — races to fill rows with bonuses and end-game bonuses
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Quotes (from this video)
- Dragomino is wholly successful in creating a gorgeous engaging Domino matching game for young children
- a master stroke, King Domino is such a product
- the central drafting mechanism is brilliant
- Dragomino is a wonderful game for young children
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Our Family Plays Games Discussion at 0:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Two-player adaptation keeps it tight
- Gateway-friendly
Cons
- Less depth than the base King Domino
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- dice rolling / drafting — Two-player rolling-draft variant
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Quotes (from this video)
- Point salad is a great gateway.
- This is a wonderful hobby.
- We had a lot of first time visitors to the game night.
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