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Moby Trick

Game ID: GID0212687
Game Info
Year
2024
Players
2-4
Age
8+
Playtime
20 min
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Description

Narwhals are the trump suit in Moby Trick, but not always because the orcas, sperm whales, and blue whales can also turn the tide.

All the familiar rules of trick-taking games apply, but there is a special twist: Whoever wins the trick chooses a card that has been played and scores it, but whoever played this card receives bonus effects for one of the next rounds. For example, they can change the trump suit or influence the round in other ways.

Description

Narwhals are the trump suit in Moby Trick, but not always because the orcas, sperm whales, and blue whales can also turn the tide.

All the familiar rules of trick-taking games apply, but there is a special twist: Whoever wins the trick chooses a card that has been played and scores it, but whoever played this card receives bonus effects for one of the next rounds. For example, they can change the trump suit or influence the round in other ways.

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Video J5Kw8JDxCPk The Dice Tower Discussion at 7:23 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
  • Not a bad game
Cons
  • Didn't feel comfortable recommending
  • A little bit too far on the chaotic scale
  • Not a whole lot of agency
  • Some production issues
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Trick-Taking — It's a trick-taking game.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • And then Wild Blooms, a game in which you have these flowers that you're collecting. A nice a nice game. Uh you collect a flower, and it activates everybody else. Interesting ideas in it, seven out of 10.
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Video 0Zsl0JiC4fo Getting Games Games Radar Vlog at 32:25 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
  • Features a clever pun in its name.
  • Interesting mechanic where the winner scores a card, and the owner of that card gets a benefit.
  • Potentially allows for strategic plays even when not winning a trick.
Cons
  • Designer's only other listed design on BGG.
Thematic elements
  • Whale-themed trick-taking
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Card Drafting — The winner of a trick chooses a card that has been played and scores it.
  • Trick-Taking — The core mechanic is trick-taking, with narwhals as a potential trump suit.
  • Variable player powers — The player whose card was chosen by the winner receives a special bonus effect for one of the next rounds.
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Quotes (from this video)
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  • players utilize an Innovative limited action dice mechanism M to strategically choose cards such as plot whisper event March and sail with the options to follow other players actions
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  • your player board starts out small they're caves and at the beginning of the game your cave is Tiny I think there's only room for one Dragon but as you play through the game you can dig out your cave allowing you to put more dragons in there
  • Wormspan looks cool I like dragons I think they're cool I think the artwork looks neat
  • I'm intrigued like wingspan is one of the more popular games to come out in the last seven years and here is a follow-up game with a new theme and some new mechanics I want to see how this one goes
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