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It's a tricky-sticky situation: a game that rewards patience, but only for so long...
Win tricks in Marshmallow Test by playing the highest card in the established color. The longer you wait to go out, the more points you score — but don't delay too long or else you get nothing! Find the sweet spot and victory is your ultimate prize!
Year Published
2020
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Board Game Brodie game_review at 3:19 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Accessible and family-friendly
- Fresh twist on classic trick-taking mechanics
- Short playtime (~20 minutes)
- Fun marshmallow theme and tactile component
Cons
- Can feel swingy or luck-dependent at times
- Scoring nuance may be confusing for new players
- Requires careful tracking of points and tricks
Thematic elements
- Delayed gratification and trick-taking
- Family game night with kids; marshmallow eating theme
- Educational, instructional
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Elimination and endgame — Players go out based on a target number of tricks for the round count; reaching 20 marshmallow points ends the game
- Marshmallow tokens as points — Marshmallows function as scoring tokens (5-point marshmallows vs 1-point marshmallows)
- player elimination — Players go out based on a target number of tricks for the round count; reaching 20 marshmallow points ends the game
- Scoring based on opponents' tricks — When you go out, you score points equal to the total tricks won by other players, not your own
- Trick-taking — Lead color, follow suit; highest card in lead suit wins; later rounds introduce trump to win tricks
- Trump color selection — In later rounds, players can choose a trump color to beat other colors for the duration of the round
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Quotes (from this video)
- this is such a lovely trick-taking game that you need a place so grab some marshmallows some cards and play marshmallow test
- the more players you have the planning becomes a little more important
- you will be trying to lose tricks as well as win tricks
- lovely trick-taking game that you need a place so grab some marshmallows
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