Game Info
Year
2021
Players
2-8
Age
10+
Playtime
20 min
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Description
A party game where players find links between two icons and score for matching other players answers
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- easy to learn and play; quick icebreaker
- great for meetups and icebreakers
- replayability due to two sides and multiple boards
- customizable board categories
- scalable to many players (up to eight)
Cons
- there are better word games
- time pressure can be stressful
- forces you to play safe sometimes
- the game doesn't distinguish itself in a huge way
- subjectivity of concepts depending on players
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- board creation & customization — players can create own board categories
- Compound Scoring — 2 points for a match with another player; 1 point for valid but unmatched; 0 if majority rejects
- concept writing — each player writes 10 linking concepts within a time limit
- dice-driven category alignment — roll colored dice and insert into matching slots to align with categories on boards
- one concept per entry — cannot use more than one concept per attempt; multiple concepts per board are not allowed to be paired together
- player count flexibility — supports up to eight players; no fixed lower bound stated
- scoring by matching with others — 2 points for a match with another player; 1 point for valid but unmatched; 0 if majority rejects
- two-round play with replayable boards — gameplay spans two rounds; boards have two sides for replayability
- Variable Set-Up: Player — supports up to eight players; no fixed lower bound stated
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- it's a perfectly fine game
- it's an easy party game
- it's a good sort of icebreaker at a meet-up
- there's a lot of variety
- two sides ... extra replayability
- you get two points if you match with another player
- you get no points if the majority doesn't think you've come up with something sensible
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