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2018
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Description
Orchard is a quick solitaire "tile laying" game that plays in under 10 minutes and that won the 2018 9-Card Nanogame Print and Play Design Contest. The aim of the game is to harvest fruit (score points) by playing cards so that their fruit trees overlap other trees already in the orchard that bear the same fruit. The more trees you can overlap, the more fruit you'll pick.
There are 18 cards, of which you use 9 in any one game. For "print and play" you'll need 15 dice (5 each of three colours) to keep track of your increasing harvest, and two cubes to represent "rotten" fruit. These allow you to lay a card that you wouldn't otherwise be able to — but come with a points penalty, so you must decide if and when to play them.
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Meeple University Playthrough at 3:55
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's a tower defense game first and foremost
- our aim is to close two portals
- it's ultimately a puzzle
- there's not a lot of randomness
- upgrade early upgrade often
- cooperative game
- the app is chaotic
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Gaming with Edo & Jessica Top List at 1:21 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Super small package
- very small play area
- Dice used as trackers
- Very quick but very thinky
- High score is difficult and challenging
- Works so well for using just nine cards
- Affordable price point
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Thematic elements
- creating an orchard
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Overlapping — You are overlapping cards and creating an orchard with different trees.
- Dice as Trackers — Dice are used as trackers which is a really nice way to use dice.
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Quotes (from this video)
- it is all for fun
- these are games that have stood the test of time
- the rumor and asset system I really like but it is the narrative experience that I really really love about the kilforth series.
- some of the rules aren't 100 clear there's things you have to look up and some rule books.
- I really have never seen something like it.
- it's the only game in my collection that has a perfect score.
- everything just works so well.
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Meeple University Discussion at 3:43 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Nine-card solitaire structure but playable with multiple players
- Compact design suitable for travel or casual play
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none
Thematic elements
- growth and scoring
- orchard / fruit growing
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Compound Scoring — points come from fruit levels and lineups
- Hand Management — players hold a hand of two cards and play them to the board
- hand_management — players hold a hand of two cards and play them to the board
- pattern_matching — cards on the board must be overlapped to score
- set_point_scoring — points come from fruit levels and lineups
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- Endless Winter ... in the Ice Age ... area control ... set collection ... capturing animals as you grow your tribe and trying to master the most points in this very Euro worker placement deck builder
- the real trick of the game being that we're trying to encourage the physics and understanding how the balance works as opposed to um dexterity side of the game
- Orchard nine card solitaire game
- yesterday I played bamboo which is the new Deva Devi games
- pendulum fifty dollars rescuing Robin Hood it was a great card game that one
- Lego Minifigures oh this is awesome
- it's the hill I do sometimes
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Gaming with Edo & Jessica Top List at 9:42 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Favorite of the trilogy
- Challenging despite simple appearance
- Fun and exciting moments when achieving good overlaps
- Cute components
Cons
- Non-matching overlaps result in negative points
Thematic elements
- Growing fruit
Comparison games
- Grove
- Forage
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- scoring — Dice values increase as cards are overlapped matching colors/types, and non-matching overlaps result in negative points from worm tokens.
- tile laying — Players are overlapping cards (tiles) to match colors and types.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I went through and picked out a bunch that are mostly in small boxes.
- And these are ones that I know that when I don't have a lot of time, I can just grab them and the setup process is going to be pretty quick.
- It's just fun. And this one is just one of those nice, delightful sorts of games that I like so much that really doesn't require a lot of work and getting it to the table.
- I think sometimes with setup with bigger games, if you don't have a useful insert or if you don't have things sorted, that can increase the setup time.
- So, all these ones that I'm talking about have easy setup times.
- I have chosen many bird themed games. I like birds if it's not obvious.
- It's just about having some fun with organizing some chickens in a farmyard.
- I've seen a lot of boxes that have wasted space and I don't think this is one of them.
- Food Chain Island, which might be the least coziest of the games on this list, uh, because this is about animals eating each other, but in a not terrible way.
- There's so many other great little box games that have quick setup times.
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3 Minute Board Games Top List at 0:56 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- portable and quick to play
- decent puzzle for a nine-card setup
Cons
- not deeply engaging or highly recommended
- relatively simple and niche
Thematic elements
- pattern matching and dice-based scoring within a simple grid
- a compact solitaire puzzle with a nine-card setup.
- abstract, puzzle-driven
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- blight penalty — mismatch in an area costs points
- Card matching — place cards with matching symbols on top of each other
- Dice Placement — each successful match allows placing a die to represent points
- dice placement scoring — each successful match allows placing a die to represent points
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's just a simple nine card puzzle game
- it's fine for what it is
- it's not going to be a deep game that holds Brass's attention
- it's actually surprisingly fun
- oh hanami is a great game
- small box games can be great games
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