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2023
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Description
When hungry Numbsters form a line, arrange them well and you’ll be fine. But when they all begin to munch, avoid the Mouth or you’ll be lunch!
Numbsters is a solo game that can be played in your hand or on a table. Each of the hungry Numbsters features a number and special ability. Starting with a stack of 6 random Numbsters (plus the Mouth card) you’ll need to eat, move, and manipulate your way to victory. If you can get down to just one Numbster and the Mouth remaining in your hand, you win!
—description from the publisher
HOW TO PLAY
Each turn, draw a new Numbster into your hand, placing it at the top of the stack.
Next, you may move one card to a different position in the stack OR swap any two cards’ positions.
Lastly, it’s feeding time: one Numbster must eat another one.
Typically, this requires two sequential Numbsters (for example, 16 and 17) separated only by the Mouth card. The smaller Numbster in the sequence can eat the bigger one, discarding it and starting a new turn.
Of course, these Numbsters are odd creatures. Each one has an optional special ability that changes how the other Numbsters eat, allowing for powerful plays and big bites!
The ability on the top Numbster in the stack is considered active while showing; when it’s used, that Numbster slides to the bottom of the stack. But be careful – if at any point the Mouth card reaches the top of the stack, it triggers its game-ending special ability…and eats YOU!
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DaniCha Top 20 List at 47:34 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- compact wallet-sized game
- excellent solo play
- easy to pick up
Cons
- rules can be counterintuitive at first
Thematic elements
- numbers as monsters
- abstract number monsters
- wallet-game / micro-game
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card play / order management — arrange numbers to maximize scoring while avoiding the eight card (top card).
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Quotes (from this video)
- If I needed to just pick one game to keep in my collection for the rest of my life it would be Wingspan.
- This is your desert island pick
- Wingspan is a staple
- I love this game so much
- Raising Robots is my number one
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Foster the Meeple Discussion at 38:02 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
- addictive
- replayable
- engaging
Cons
none
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card game — You could play it in your hand.
- number sequencing — you are trying to get your pile of cards down to one plus the eight card. So it's falling off of the classic riddle joke. 7 8 9. So lower numbers can eat larger numbers and they just have to have the eight in between them basically.
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- Survival of the fittest, baby. It is what it is.
- you need to win. you need to defeat everybody else and it is not a nice game
- Root is a very mean game because it does have kingmaking which is very mean and also very competitive
- It's so freaking cute.
- because what's more whimsical than a cafe where cappy bars are serving you?
- I think Get Bit is not loved enough.
- Phenomenal game. Phenomenal solo trick taking. Amazing.
- It is meant to be a mindful activity for solo players.
- you can play it so many times in a row, you will never get sick of it.
- It's a great game for me time.
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The Dice Tower Discussion at 3:44 sentiment: neutral
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neutral
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- Secrets. This is a Bruno Faidutti Eric Lang game. It's kind of like a social deduction game where each It has some of these nice poker chips. You're on different things, taking things. It works well. It's not great, but I think it was a solid little game.
- Tapple's one of these games that I'm always I'm It's just It still sold very well. It's mass market, but it works incredibly well.
- I just really didn't like it at all. And I like Isle of Cats. I think it's fun. I didn't I this was a great follow up.
- Wow, I love the look of this game. So many neat things you're going through and as the the the character here and just rolling dice up, it's just very lucky. It's a big choose your own adventure game that's very lucky. I wish I liked it more.
- FunkoVerse Strategy Game. Eight out of 10 for me. I really like the FunkoVerse Strategy Game.
- This is basically just giant sandworms coming and you're jumping cars and shooting them. It has all the silliness of the series of movies and I think it's it's one of those movies that could have been an IP, but but isn't.
- Manhattan Project 2. No, I thought the newest one was okay. But this one I actively disliked.
- Curse Court's a great game. I've played Curse Court I think two or three times this year already, which is a lot considering I have to I play lots of new games.
- Well, it's kind of weird. I I mean, on one hand, my favorite is Curse Court, the one I just mentioned. But, also Kids Chronicles: Quest for the Moonstones is a pretty fantastic kids game. So, I have a lot of respect for that.
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Foster the Meeple Top List at 2:13 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Already backed on Kickstarter
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- numbers
- unknown
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Quotes (from this video)
- it was one of the coolest experiences I had at Pax
- anything that involves tile placement I am here for
- it is just a freaking blast
- the mechanics are just so good that none of the other stuff really kind of like matters to me
- I've fallen so much in love with undaunted
- if you put a cute cover on a game I will buy it I will play it and there's a very good chance that I will love it
- it looks incredible
- final girl is definitely one of my favorite games of all time
- the cover art drew me in it reminded me of like old war propaganda posters
- if anyone out there wild has red red ball or seen the red wall artwork this game is that
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