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Menara

Game ID: GID0207058
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Description

As a tight-knit team in Menara, players use pillars and wondrously-shaped temple floors to build a spectacularly soaring structure full of nooks and crannies. Cooperation and static skills are in demand since for each mistake in construction, you have to add another floor to the temple.

A steady hand, an alert mind, and mutual assistance can help you successfully complete what seems to top out at dizzy heights...

Year Published
2018
Transcript Analysis
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Sentiment: pos 5 · mix 1 · neu 0 · neg 0
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Video 6JVMgTqpZyc John Gets Games top_10_list at 7:04 sentiment: positive
video_pk 11862 · mention_pk 34738
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • unique tactile/kinetic experience with high-energy social interaction
  • highly replayable co-op with varied challenges
  • great for groups that enjoy face-to-face collaboration and problem-solving
Cons
  • cooperative constraints may be frustrating for some players who prefer competitive play
  • learning curve around the aerial/dexterity mechanics can be nontrivial
Thematic elements
  • cooperative engineering/stack-building with thematic towers
  • cooperative stacking/dexterity style game centered around a stylized tower/zen-like construction
  • story of building and stabilizing a tall tower through teamwork
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • cooperative challenges — teams must work together to meet a flip-based challenge (easy/medium/hard) without toppling the tower
  • Dexterity/stacking — players place and stack wooden cylinders/holders as part of a cooperative tower-building challenge
  • timed/turn-based execution — on each turn a challenge card dictates the required placement or movement, driving discussion and coordination
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • the asymmetries which are really wonderful
  • every turn is the main engine; you're trying to build up these combos
  • this game is a big winner
  • holy cow this is amazing
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Video NqUWBeSFnVM Unknown Channel game_review at 0:56 sentiment: mixed
video_pk 9682 · mention_pk 28592
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
  • Cooperative dexterity focus that is somewhat rare in the genre
  • Strategic tension from choosing when to place columns
  • Difficulties/difficulty progression adds challenge and replayability
  • Decision points around card difficulty and risk balance provide meaningful choices
Cons
  • Aesthetics of components and overall look are not appealing to some players
  • Some challenge cards can be effectively unsatisfiable if drawn early, creating frustration
  • Cannot swap columns from hand after drawing; limits planning and can feel restrictive
  • Game is quite difficult even on easy mode, which may deter casual players
Thematic elements
  • Architectural construction under cooperative pressure, balancing stability with progression.
  • A camp/depot context where players build a temple-like structure by stacking columns on tiles, aiming to reach specific level objectives before constraints collapse the structure.
  • Abstract/constructive, with light thematic framing around temple-building and ascent.
Comparison games
  • Jenga clones
  • other stacking/temple-building dexterity titles mentioned implicitly as reference points
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • balance_and_stacking — Construct a tall structure by stacking tiles; stability is ongoing and columns must be placed to prevent collapse.
  • card_scrap_and_reuse — Option to scrap a drawn card and move its top tile to the ground level, under specific constraints to keep the build connected.
  • challenge_cards — Reveal a construction or challenge card each round and fulfill its instructions to advance or restructure the build.
  • color_matching — Place columns to match the color/space requirements on tiles; misplacement can block progress or trigger reshuffles.
  • exchange_and_drawing — On a turn, exchange any number of columns from your hand with those in the camp, then draw new columns from the bag.
  • hand_limit_and_replenishment — After actions, replenish to the hand limit, influencing future planning and potential moves.
  • level_structure — Advance through levels by filling bases; the number of level cards dictates win conditions and required height.
  • tile_placement — Place columns on temple tiles, ensuring that colored spaces align with the spaces on the tiles.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • it's bloody hard
  • excruciatingly difficult to complete this one
  • i can't think of any cooperative dexterity games
  • it's probably the only cooperative stacking game that i can think of that exists
  • looks like someone's drunk too much vodka and then sprouted out a load of pavement pizza
  • choosing when to place your columns adds to the strategy of the game
  • this is one of the only cooperative dexterity games that i can think of
  • it's excruciatingly difficult to complete this one
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Video AC0OZsvhWXg Foster the Meepolo top_10_list at 10:24 sentiment: positive
video_pk 8303 · mention_pk 24359
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Had a freaking blast playing it
  • Very unique dexterity game
  • Love it
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • Dexterity challenge
  • Architectural
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • dexterity
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • We love trick taking games
  • This game is so much freaking fun
  • I adore GMT games, they are becoming one of my favorite game publishers
  • If you remember Vast Crystal Caverns is in my top five games of all time
  • We bloody love it
  • We can't stop playing
  • It's a blimp game not a train game
  • That's just work
  • I don't think I want to play it
  • I'll get it eventually
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Video 40f7UEKf4pQ Unknown Channel general_discussion at 1:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • cooperative play that is accessible to families
  • unique twist on a familiar Jenga-like idea
  • learns together with kids
Cons
  • can become fiddly coordinating colors and columns
  • may require older kids to maximize efficiency
Thematic elements
  • cooperation and tower building
  • abstract cooperative stacking
  • procedural/abstract
Comparison games
  • Jenga
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • cooperative building with color-coded columns — players use limited colored columns to build upward toward a goal, coordinating turns and colors to reach a high structure
  • spatial/tile restriction — you can only use specific columns at specific times, enforcing teamwork and planning
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • it's very important that kids and grown-ups enjoy it
  • you either lose together or win together
  • menara would be a great unique option for this
  • one guy is a quick polyomino speed game ... it's a bit thinky
  • the avengers robin hood is a storytelling adventure game
  • it's a story game where you are pirates and try to fulfill your destiny
  • you can play magic maze... it's a real-time experience
  • don't blame the kid if you lose
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Video 5tDzvghiMcY Beyond Solitaire interview at 4:18 sentiment: positive
video_pk 7013 · mention_pk 20780
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Good for ADHD treatment
  • Requires focus and presence
  • Tactile experience
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • Building tall structures
  • Tower construction
  • Dexterity challenge
Comparison games
  • Rhino Hero
  • Ice Cool
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • dexterity — Tower building game with balance challenges
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • change your mind you can change the world
  • there's a tool for every task
  • 95 percent of therapy is building relationship
  • the opposite of anxiety is not calmness it's actually trust
  • games are vehicles for emotion
  • i'm a mood doctor
  • failure you the winner you learn
  • there is no such thing as a purely rational logical gaming experience
  • every single aspect of your life is emotional
  • grades are fine but like the way we use grades to evaluate people that is violence
  • it's all contextual and it's all what i'm doing it's all what the person is responding to
  • games are part of the human experience
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Video zD_qiW67avc Foster The Meatball general_discussion at 16:51 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • unique, tactile, engaging
Cons
  • can be fiddly for new players
Thematic elements
  • Resource gathering and upgrading a central structure
  • Middle eastern-inspired tower-building
  • engine-building flavor with a vertical track
Comparison games
  • Rhino Hero
  • Agricola-inspired titles
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Dexterity-like stacking and action choices — stacking elements to build a tower/structure and take actions
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • it's a deck deconstruction game where you have a bunch of cards in your hand with differing values
  • it's mean but like the funny thing is it's mean but like you don't necessarily get a Target so somebody usually ends up being the punching bag
  • we did a video on the new iteration of libertalia Winds of galecrest from stonemeyer games you can go check that out
  • this is one of those games where it's like a badge of honor if you win and we've just had such a great time with it
  • it's a really cool experience I think that's the best way this is a really cool experience of a game to play
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