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Ostia is a strategy game for 1-4 players. Players lead a large fleet to explore the ocean, trade and develop the port.
Make good use of the Mancala system to strengthen your personal board and aim for the highest honor!
The player chooses one of the six spaces on his board.
Corresponding resources will be produced for the number of ships in that space.
After that, take all the ships in that space and place them one by one clockwise.
Take action corresponding to where the last one ship was placed.
By repeating this, you can build a new ship on your personal board, strengthen your ship to a larger one, or build a building in the harbor.
—description from the publisher
Year Published
2022
Transcript Analysis
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John Gets Games general_discussion at 35:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- strong aesthetic with screen-printed wooden buildings
- clear, tactile activation mechanic
Cons
- not everyone loves mancala-driven activations
Thematic elements
- mancala-inspired euro with map and buildings
- ancient Ostia
- euro-game flavor
Comparison games
- Trajan
- Crusaders
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- asimmetric activation — start and end position influence choices and scoring
- Mancala system — board-based activation with six spaces and ship resources
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Quotes (from this video)
- the theme of this one says it's a science themed work replacement game set in the 17th century
- this is enough for me to be interested
- it's a really strange game it's called first rat and thematically it's about a bunch of rats in a junkyard trying to make a spaceship
- the cover is stunning and the game looks gorgeous
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John gets games general_discussion at 0:59 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- thematic and historical flavor with solid Euro mechanics
- dense decision space without being overly punishing
Cons
- game state and rules might be a bit opaque for newcomers
Thematic elements
- trade, empire-building, logistics
- Ancient Rome port and trade hub
- historical/engine-building flavor
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- multi-step planning — strategic planning to maximize efficiency and scoring opportunities
- Resource and action economy — manage resources to enable actions and progress on the board
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- this Ram was always full with all the things that need to happen
- open this is a very long preamble but I’m pretty excited about it
- this is my full-time job and I acknolwedge that
- I feel like I leveled up in a video game
- the project management software has templates built in to plan things out
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