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Year
2017
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Description
The greatest origami masters face off for the title, using their magic to make origami creations come to life! Can your knowledge of the art of folding paper impress the judges and earn you the title of "Best Origami Artist"?
Origami is a fast, fun card game for everyone! You won't need to fold any paper, except for one: You can make your very own first player origami sculpture! During the game, you collect folds to play origami cards, scoring additional points when you use special abilities.
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Getting Games Discussion at 36:42 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- simple, elegant abstract card game with strong combo potential
- great artwork and approachable teaching for new players
Cons
- some readability issues on the card design (cost vs fold value and instant/ongoing cues)
Thematic elements
- five suits (birds, insects, African savannah, ocean, farmyard)
- origami animals theme
- card-combo engine with folding cost mechanics
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- cards as currency with folds — each card has a fold cost and a value; you discard folds to pay for playing other cards
- instant vs. ongoing effects — cards have instant effects or ongoing actions, enabling chaining/combo-building
- suits and randomness — five suits are used; the number of suits used depends on players; a row of face-up cards provides play options
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Quotes (from this video)
- "I am officially going pro at this"
- "I’m going to be running a February pledge drive"
- "two videos a week"
- "this is one of the best board gaming experiences of my life"
- "the game ends once somebody gets all of the tiles out"
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Getting Games Review at 0:02 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Cards as currency mechanism with exact cost requirement
- Satisfying and interesting combos
- Wonderful artwork on the cards
- Small box with potential for expansion
- Bird suit provides interaction and aggression options
Cons
- Difficulty reading fold costs due to card icon design
- Bird suit can be disruptive and may hurt some players' experiences
- Suits feel insular and don't intermingle well mechanically; variability could be higher
- Downtime can increase with higher player counts
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Building on existing origami cards with stacking rules — New cards must be placed on top of an existing face-up origami, keeping tableau columns even and managing access to special actions.
- Card abilities and instant effects — Many cards have instant effects when played (e.g., discard one card to draw two from the top).
- Different action types on cards (instant vs. special) — Cards can have instant actions or special actions that may activate immediately or later.
- Draw cards from middle with a total value cap — On a turn, a player draws cards from the middle of the table and can take as many as they want as long as the sum of their fold values does not exceed 4.
- Endgame trigger and turn sequencing — When the draw deck cycles and is reshuffled, the endgame is triggered after the current round completes, with one final round for all players.
- Exact-cost card play using folds as currency — To play a card, you must discard folds equal to the card's cost; you cannot overpay and must match the cost exactly.
- Layer Building — New cards must be placed on top of an existing face-up origami, keeping tableau columns even and managing access to special actions.
- Scoring through red victory points and scoring cards — At the end, players sum points from red icons on cards and any scoring cards.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I think this is a pretty cool game
- you must always pay this number exactly
- the combos are definitely there you have to work for them
- I recommend this game
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