What are the best video reviews of Llamaland?

MindForge has curated 16 video reviews of Llamaland from top board game content creators.

What type of game is Llamaland?

Llamaland features mechanics including Polyomino, Resource Management, Tile Placement.

Llamaland - Board Game

Video UlSNl9x0OqY Watch It Played Discussion at 8:01 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Stunningly beautiful plateaus full of llamas
Focuses on growing potatoes, corn, and cocoa on mountain slopes
Can't get enough
Impressive crop growing area in about 45 minutes

Cons

Being a farmer isn't exactly easy with all those hills and mountains

Thematic elements

Being a farmer with llamas, growing potatoes, corn, and cocoa on mountain slopes.
Plateaus

Comparison games

Sushi Go!
Imhotep
Barony Park
Gizmos
Silver and Gold
The Adventure Game series
Cacao
Cacao: Chocolatiers
Archaeology: The Card Game

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Set Collection — In about 45 minutes you and your llama friends will have an impressive crop growing area in front of you.

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space the final frontier other than like our minds but no one wants to go in there because that would be terrifying
terraforming mars ares expedition where we again return to mars to give it a good old once over making it fit for human life but this time only using cards
you'd be forgiven for thinking that mars was well and truly terraformed but hey gloomhaven looked pretty finished until they released jaws the lion
if you find a mysterious board game possibly magical don't play it
bigfoot is real i fundamentally believe that
i do love modules in games like first class and taverns of teeth and phone and while this is probably going to be different to those something about having various modules to pit against each other that just sounds cool
i prefer to
is sagrada legacy yep that's pretty much all we know so far about that one but i do love sagrada so a legacy version where the game evolves and changes as you play from game to game sounds good no idea how it will work but i'm very interested
red raven have announced now or never the next game in the raven verse which is what i call it and almost no one else does but it follows near and far above and below and one north hollywood branch of in and out now or never has you and up to three of your friends though i prefer to play with my enemies competing to best rebuild your ancestral village and guide the rest of the villagers on their way home and although the creatures of the meteorite yep apparently there's a meter right now have lost much of their strength many of them remain and you must fight them off to protect traveling villagers now never is a competitive strategy game that has you choose one of four asymmetrical characters to play and you'll be rebuilding your village so that the returning villagers have a place to live and you interact with the other players by hiring their specialists to perform special actions they'll also have to combat dangerous creatures to rescue villagers or while you explore a fancy landscape filled with bizarre places technologies people and meteorites for heaven's sake watch out for meteorites and it includes two modes of play standard and story when playing in story mode you read from a storybook when you explore making choices and learning more about the characters and the world

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

llamas and hillside farming

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Beautiful production and art
Strong tile-placement decisions
Left with a visually impressive end product

Cons

Slightly heavier than Gingerbread House on the whole
May not be as accessible to families seeking lighter games

Thematic elements

animal-meets-building with llamas as the central motif
A llama-themed tile-placement game with a gingerbread-house feel
mechanics-driven with strong thematic flavor

Comparison games

Baron Park
Gingerbread House

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Polyomino — Place tiles to gain resources that can be traded for llamas and related bonuses
Resource Management — Trade resources to place llama meeples and complete scenarios on the board
Resource trading and llama meeples — Trade resources to place llama meeples and complete scenarios on the board
Tile placement with polyomino shapes — Place tiles to gain resources that can be traded for llamas and related bonuses

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

We're not saying this is objectively the top 10; it's our favorite games of 2021.
This is a combined list; we ranked separately then averaged.
Hadrian's Wall is our number one rolling right of the year.
Asymmetry is the number one thing that sells me on pretty much any game.
It's gorgeous; the production looks fantastic.

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Video 1c5tbjNocP8 Allies or Enemies Top 21 List at 6:29 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

great llama meeples
visuals are striking

Cons

some players may prefer 2D layouts

Thematic elements

stacking and coverage with llamas
three-dimensional llama-themed tile-laying
fun, family-friendly

Comparison games

Baron Park
Gingerbread House

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

3D build-up — stacking elements adds depth and bonus triggers
Layer Building — stacking elements adds depth and bonus triggers
Tile Placement — place tiles to build up and maximize bonuses

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

it's so interchangeable
this is jurassic park the board game
easy number one with a bullet arc nova
you can picture how kind of your different zoo is gonna be as well
it's the heaviest rolling right that's out there

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Video hQJErV7fTOM kovray Top 10 List at 10:38 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Phil Walker Harding's family-weight games draw people into the hobby.
Combines elements from other Phil Walker Harding games like Baron Park and Gingerbread House.
Nice puzzle.
One of his heavier games.

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Building a civilization in the mountains.
Somewhere resembling Peru, building a civilization in the mountains.

Comparison games

Baron Park
Gingerbread House

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Drafting — Drafting polyomino tiles.
Objective Fulfillment — Racing towards objectives that require building in specific ways or having llamas in specific spots.
Set Collection — Covering symbols on tiles to collect resources like corn and beans, which can be traded for llamas or villagers.
Tile Placement — Drafting polyomino tiles and placing them onto the table to build a base, then placing other tiles on top.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

There's something so satisfying about fitting the pieces in together and filling in this space
It feels like Tetris but a board game but it's Unique
that's half the fun of you know castles of mading lug is I think it'll fit there does it oh it doesn't oh you know that kind of thing
it is a dry dark black Euro
easy to learn and hard to master
It just has the basic Tetris like pie love
I just love the Wild West theme in general
there's just so many things to do here
Patchwork can be a really Cutthroat game of trying to deny the other player the pieces they need while also trying to get the pieces that you need
it is actually kind of fun to debate where things in your vacation took place
it's a rare polyomino game that has a theme and the theme actually works
that game is going to be miabi it is a polyomino game where you are drafting polyomino tiles and creating your own zen garden

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Llamas

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

polyomino placement

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

A Feast for Odin was a close second of mine actually for this category
The Magnificent now the reason I chose this one for strategy is because every turn matters so much but not in a punishing way I found like you can still make do and have a lot of various things of strategy of what you can do so it feels good every turn but it feels extra good when you make things work the way that you need them to work or the where the star is align and you have that perfect turn
what absolutely won this one over for me actually won not huge into the the wild west wild west is definitely not a theme I gravitate towards not at all uh but I think the animals made this one tolerable
the thing that absolutely won this game won the best them for in this game for me is is the bullets turning into tombstones yeah I think that is such a whoever came up with that genius because it's so funny too of like you go bang bang and then the bullets fly and then they are Tombstone yeah yeah and then they just flip up it as a tombstone and it feels so thematic
My game with the best theme is actually in the Hall of the Mountain King
I feel like a lot of polyomino games are not very fantasy themed a lot of them are very like practical that's true maybe that's what it was and I think this one does really stand out in that cuz it does it feels really different than a lot of the rest

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Fun strategic goal setting
Simple drafting and placement
Engine building potential
Satisfying to fill the board

Cons

Can lose scoring potential if goals are claimed by others.
Placing llamas can restrict room negatively.

Thematic elements

Collecting llamas

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Set Collection — Collecting llamas and other elements for points.
tile drafting — Players draft tiles from a common pool.
Tile Placement — Placing drafted tiles onto a personal board.
Worker Placement — Workers can be gained and used to build an engine.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

Hello everybody my name is Ilia and my name is Tyler together we make up C a couple that loves to play board games
so every year what we do is we do a themed month where we dive into to content and try to really understand a genre of games
Out of the 46 that we have played 46 46
if you're wanting a sneak peek feel free to support us by checking out our patreon page down in the links below
Baron Park just a heaps of Joy hitting it out of the baron Park
Lookout makes very good polyomino games
I genuinely have no complaints about this game
It is heavy and it's amazing
this game will always have a really really special place in my heart because of how fast it plays because of how fun it is and because of the memories we were able to build with this game
Congratulations to all of our winners we will be in touch to get you those games
if there's any other ways that people reach out to you it's not real it's fake news it's a scam be careful around those
what is your favorite polyomino game yes
what theme should we do next year

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Easy to introduce
Strategic llama placement
Fun engine building potential
Joyful to play

Cons

Incorrect llama placement can be a significant mistake.

Thematic elements

Llamas

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Engine Building — Players can build an engine with characters if they choose.
Set Collection — Collecting llamas for points.
tile drafting — Players draft tiles.
Tile Placement — Players place tiles to gain resources and race for llamas.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

Hello everybody my name is Ilia and my name is Tyler together we make up C a couple that loves to play board games
so every year what we do is we do a themed month where we dive into to content and try to really understand a genre of games
Out of the 46 that we have played 46 46
if you're wanting a sneak peek feel free to support us by checking out our patreon page down in the links below
Baron Park just a heaps of Joy hitting it out of the baron Park
Lookout makes very good polyomino games
I genuinely have no complaints about this game
It is heavy and it's amazing
this game will always have a really really special place in my heart because of how fast it plays because of how fun it is and because of the memories we were able to build with this game
Congratulations to all of our winners we will be in touch to get you those games
if there's any other ways that people reach out to you it's not real it's fake news it's a scam be careful around those
what is your favorite polyomino game yes
what theme should we do next year

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

beautiful production and accessible depth
clever tile interaction and endgame planning

Cons

theme may feel whimsical to some
planning heavy for players new to euros

Thematic elements

llama herding, resource management, and terraforming-like expansion
llama-themed strategy on a tiled landscape
family-friendly, accessible strategic depth

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

endgame objectives and llama meeple placement — place llamas to influence end scoring and terrain development
Polyomino — place pentomino-like tiles to expand llama land and trigger scoring
polyomino tile placement — place pentomino-like tiles to expand llama land and trigger scoring
resource collection — cover icons (corn, coca, potato) to gain resources

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Quotes (from this video)

the tempo of the game it feels fast at the beginning but then as more properties kind of plop out onto the field you're trying to navigate what are the best places to put your property
Barcelona is an absolute Gem of a board game
suburbia is a classic tile placement city-building game

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Phil Walker Harding game
Multi-layered tile laying
Nice cool theme
Could be a nice revisit to a liked game style

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Llamas

Comparison games

Miyabi

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Tile Placement — Described as a multi-layered tile laying game.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

I just got back from the UK Games Expo. I had a great time as always and I just wanted to make a quick video talking about all of the games that I acquired during the expo.
The brig and buy was was great, but it was very chaotic and long long cues and longer than we've had before.
So, definitely um was at capacity. Yeah, the brig and buy was was great, but it was very chaotic and long long cues and longer than we've had before.
So, I definitely recommend going at least once if you have the faintest bit of interest.
But for everybody else, I'll see you next time on Chairman of the Board. Bye-bye.

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Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

llamas

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Tile Placement — Mentioned as a type of game.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

if you are watching this during the gameon you've got this you got this we got this you got this we're all out here just trying to survive playing games and not sleeping it's great
this is going to be the name that game challenge which we did three years ago like I said I am wearing my same sweater because I want to relive
we're going to describe them and how you get points is you guess correctly but is it if I describe it and you guess correctly I get the point no you get the point
all right how many did I get six
that wasn't so I have six points no I have six points okay oh I put the name WR that's fine
you're picking games we've played like one time
well you know what that's your fault you made that decision I did good game better luck next year
do you think I won
why are you picking these weird normal games would normally know about
you just don't know would you do you want to lose
I just could not remember the name of the game because honestly I don't really like it that much
why wouldn't you pick games I like I was just scrolling

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Appealing to both families and experienced gamers
Unique endgame goal scoring
Challenging tile placement due to shapes
Pleasant and enjoyable experience
Exceeded expectations

Cons

Contracts deplete in value, requiring speed
Llama placement can block future building
Tile shapes make placement harder

Thematic elements

Building a landscape

Comparison games

Miyabi
Number Nine

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

area enclosure — You also have to place a llama on your map, which again will tie in to those objectives, but it'll also kind of act as a blocker on your board as well because you can no longer build on top of that particular space.
Engine Building — They'll act as kind of little engine building benefits.
Resource Management — This is a tile placement resource management game.
Set Collection — You are building up this landscape as you know spreading wide as well as building up trying to cover up these different icons on your tiles.
Tile Placement — This is a tile placement resource management game.

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Quotes (from this video)

This episode might have the highest mean average of five games that I've done yet because all these games are pretty damn good. Um, some of them absolutely excellent.
It's just a really nice tense little package.
This games has that feel to it, but with a more familyfriendly, breezy vibe, but with still a good degree of tension in the background.
For me, I don't really see another party game this year holding up to Itto. It just seems to um just do everything it needs to do perfectly.
This game kind of is a a one-stop shop for all of those root building mechanisms that I kind of love.
This game is so beautifully minimalist and the actions you can choose are are so easy to understand.
It really is more of a game of positioning and savviness than anything else.
For me, this is kind of on the Mount Rushmore level of area control dudes on a map game.
It has that real traditional Euro rich, timeless feel to it, which are the games that I want in my collection.

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Goals make the game stand out by allowing players to declare their intentions.
Strategic decisions about which goals to prioritize are interesting.
The ability to shift strategies from initially claimed goals is a good dynamic.

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Llamas

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Objective Fulfillment — Players work towards specific goals for scoring, with turn-based token placement on these goals.
Resource Management — Covering spaces yields tokens that can be exchanged for llamas.
Set Collection — Collecting llamas for points based on placement and goals.
Tile Placement — Players pick and place tiles on their board, expanding or covering spaces.
Worker Placement — Character cards with abilities act as workers that can influence the game.

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Quotes (from this video)

I feel like even though this is a not it's not an old game it's a like the last five four five years it feels like a classic to me
this is almost some more fun multiplayer Patchwork
emptying the cooler emptying the cooler
this is one of the fastest Legacy games I think we finished
my favorite Parts is you have bullets and when you shoot the Banis they become tombstones
the mechanics in this game blew me away
I love seeing the world wonders on the board the they're just so pretty and they're so vibrant
auction games are not really my thing this is like a nice little like push into the auction space where it is very important to get your stuff but you don't get left in an unfortunate space of not being able to do anything

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Accessible and quick
Tension around the end-game scores

Cons

Scoring nuance can be tricky

Thematic elements

Low score competition with llamas
Tournament-style card shedding
Competitive scoring with end-game swing

Comparison games

Other shedding/low-number games

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Chip scoring — Points tracked with chips; strategic bonuses for ending with few points
Climbing Shedding — Play cards to reduce your score; top of the mountain influences play
Turn-based card shedding — Play cards to reduce your score; top of the mountain influences play

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Quotes (from this video)

this is the first ever board game version of saboteur
it's designed to bring people together
I for the most part hate cooperative games this is one however that I really like

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

delightful, approachable theme with humorous flavor text
potential for strategic llama management with cute visuals

Cons

publisher and designer are not specified in transcript
some players may find theme lighter or simpler

Thematic elements

agriculture, alpaca/llama farming with a lighthearted tone
A high-altitude farm surrounded by hills and llamas
light, whimsical farming simulation

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

resource collection / animal placement — players gain llama carts and place llamas to earn points
tile or board placement — use terrain features to optimize llama production and scoring
Tile Placement — use terrain features to optimize llama production and scoring

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

this game takes place just after an evil overlord with ruthlessly poor decorating taste has died
this is a flip and write game meaning that the active player reveals a card on their turn that has a polynomial shape and then everybody plays one of the monster cards
llama land looks like a mixture of the game's gingerbread house and number nine
the loop offers four different game modes in which altruistic agents gather powerful artifacts
set in the whimsical world of alice in wonderland you and your teammates have been appointed as the new royal gardeners
these objectives will bring players closer to the final showdown between the shadows and the shamans

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Beautiful art
Accessible for families

Cons

Some players may prefer heavier euros

Thematic elements

Resource gathering and llama collection
Whimsical llama-filled landscape
Family-friendly tile placement with llamas

Comparison games

Gingopolis
Acropolis

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Resource Management — Gather resources to attract llamas and fulfill objectives.
resource management / set collection — Gather resources to attract llamas and fulfill objectives.
Tile Placement — Place tiles to create landscapes and connect llamas to resources.

Video topics + discussion points

No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

This video has been sponsored by munchpak so thank you to munchpak.
Tapestry is a game that has just continued to increase on my list; I've always liked it a lot.
Rhino Hero Super Battle... this game is so much fun.

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