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2019
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Description
Mental Blocks is a game of puzzling perspectives, with players trying to complete a puzzle using oversized foam blocks, despite seeing only one perspective of the design. You have to co-operate to complete the puzzle as a team, but you have a time limit, so don't just sit around staring at the pieces. In addition to the time pressure, players have other challenges, such as not being able to talk or to touch certain color blocks.
Mental Blocks features sixty puzzles: thirty "family mode" puzzles and thirty "challenge mode" puzzles that ramp in difficulty. For an even wilder game, you can add a traitor to the table to block your block-building...
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Meeple University Event Coverage at 0:38
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- haha it's fella from university I'm here at essence field 2019 they are preparing
- oh you got that throw new promos for mental blocks oh wow we're giving these away for free so that's for free
- so get here early and grab them before they all gone
- I'm excited this is my first essence peel 2019 I've got few games that I am going to look at
- oh my good in the unique oh my good universe they have the new Dell game coming up my brain is not working is yet properly and also another Alex from the fish this game Maracaibo I think it's cold but seems like everyone wants to get it
- so psyche in this is probably the first one this the first time they're selling which in magnate I'm excited to get that expansion
- I'm representing packs unplugs in the US that's like in about a month or so it's in early December
- it's about survive and getting to the gate without being turned into monster
- well we've got they setting up the games rush MD will need to come back later because I'll probably bore you if I stay one place too long
- so this is the game that I want to get there it is new Dale just talking about earlier in there oh my good extension so this is it
- so I'm not just finished up fidgeting up soon so I can walk around as well and maybe maybe not I'll do live tomorrow and covering other poles as well
- oh my god I love unlock they're just like me and parents one of our favorite escape room games or date night games as well easy to play
- so hopefully I will see you again maybe tomorrow just let me know if you need to see you want to see anything in school if you helps missing out this year I might help covering that up otherwise have a good day bye bye
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Board Gaming Ramblings Discussion at 16:11 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- innovative concept and puzzle design
- great for party and family gaming
Cons
- depends on group dynamics; some hints may be unclear
- not ideal for solo play
Thematic elements
- Communication-based puzzle building
- Architectural reconstruction puzzle
- Cooperative puzzle with communication constraints
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Cooperative Game — team attempts to align visions of a building across perspectives
- cooperative puzzle — team attempts to align visions of a building across perspectives
- hidden information / perception — players describe and infer building structures without visual cues
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's a lot of fun
- we're keeping it
- i would call this anyways because i'm not a huge fan on ticket to ride
- it's beautiful and we are having it nice
- this is the big box one two three boom
- it's the most fun this week
- it's a very good game
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Board Gaming Ramblings Top 100 List at 9:27 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Cooperative storytelling and puzzle-solving
- Accessible and unique for groups
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- cooperative puzzle building
- Party puzzle/coop
Comparison games
- Dixit
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Cooperative Game — Players describe and assemble a tree/puzzle from different perspectives.
- cooperative_puzzle — Players describe and assemble a tree/puzzle from different perspectives.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's easier to bring to the table than mysterium
- it's so brain burning and so much fun
- it's a long game but it's very good
- this is so smooth and so fun I really love the game
- it's a pure spatial puzzle where you're patching like a quilt together
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Board Gaming Ramblings Review at 0:04 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- high replayability with 60 puzzles
- accessible to families and casual players
- tactile components and satisfying physical puzzle pieces
- versatile: supports from party-style to purer puzzle play
Cons
- chaos and potential downtime with eight players
- some players may have little to do in larger groups
- edge-case rules can be non-intuitive for first-time players
Thematic elements
- spatial deduction and collaboration
- abstract spatial puzzle; players view different angles of a puzzle
- none
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- angle-based puzzle visibility — Each player sees an angle of the puzzle and must help assemble the full picture without sharing exact content.
- Cooperative Game — Players work together to assemble the correct puzzle from multiple angles.
- cooperative puzzle solving — Players work together to assemble the correct puzzle from multiple angles.
- double-sided puzzle cards — Puzzle cards are double-sided with easy and hard versions to scale difficulty.
- Player-count scaling — Rules adapt to player count from 2 to 9 players.
- timed rounds — Rounds are timed to create pressure and pace.
- Voting — Players vote on whether the puzzle is complete and correct; majority success wins.
- voting/validation — Players vote on whether the puzzle is complete and correct; majority success wins.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- The puzzle is amazing and I really like that replayability here is of course high because we have 60 puzzles.
- I rate it 7.5 and I really enjoy these kind of puzzle games.
- It's a pure puzzle game... no heavy wacky stuff, and I love that.
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The Dice Tower Other at 1:23 sentiment: neutral
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neutral
Pros
none
Cons
- Only for conventions
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none
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none
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Quotes (from this video)
- Shelf 16 is kind of a an odd mix here
- This shelf has twice as many games as most shelves
- one of my favorite two-player games, but it's very difficult to learn and play
- Fantastic abstract strategy game
- Such a classic game and I like it a lot
- I don't know why I like it so much, but I do
- one of the most beautiful dexterity/party games there are
- There are so many games on the shelf
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