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1883
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Description
Trap other pieces between your own to capture them, but be aware that the opponent may do the same. Pieces will change sides (colors) dozens of times. The winner is the one with the most pieces when no more pieces can be played on the board.
In Hong Kong, an advertising campaign by Texwood for its Apple Jeans involved the use of Othello sets, retitled Ping Guo Qi (Apple Chess). The sucess of the campaign raised the popularity of the game, and Ping Guo Qi or Apple Chess has since become an alternative name for Hei Bai Qi (Black and White Chess), the more traditional name for the game.
Goro Hasegawa changed Setup of Reversi a bit and renamed it as Othello inspired from Shakespeare's play.
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Meeple University Discussion at 50:02
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none
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none
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Comparison games
- Armello (video game)
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Mechanics unknown.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Pantera that was Prototype so I'm able to be bought just taken or whatever a peaceful garden obviously the one that I showed and here is the um the wind farms in Argentina correct correct well not volcano I'd like to probably sorry if I was in Uruguay yes so for on a volcano we just feel like a Harding's game I like to try it still
- nucleum this is also a prototype that I saw this is coming David Torchy's next one yes yes by um by ball and dice so this is one that the same day is actually nuclear but they make it in the alternative world because otherwise you'll probably too controversial for nuclear
- and then the um Star Trek Discovery black alert team assistant yeah that'll be the first Star Trek game in the in the new discovery Universe yep I'll just be um Spore driving all over the place
- and then there's a game called armelo now this there is a video game called amelo and they're making the board game so it'll be exciting I don't know if you play have you played our Melo I haven't actually played I'm a lawyer yet myself have you okay it seems like a good like artwork as well it wasn't on Sega Mega Drive I probably haven't played it
- it seems like a good like artwork as well
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Get into games Interview at 2:30 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
- Nostalgia
- Classic introductory abstract game
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Array
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- abstract strategy — Pure strategic play without luck, focused on positional dominance and flipping mechanics.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I think ratings in numbers are obviously subjective anyway
- you don't need to own them all
- it's all about Nick
- If something's free it's lovely actually that's you could buy that game for ten and you have to stop and ask yourself would I buy this game for a ten
- I rarely reviewed a game I've played less than five times
- Wingspan has got the most additional external upgrades to it
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The Dice Tower Top List at 4:37 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Completing quests.
- Fighting bad guys.
Cons
- Too many symbols.
- Too much going on.
- Convoluted for its simplicity.
- Could be streamlined.
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Deck Building — Players use a deck of action cards.
- Dice Rolling — The game involves chucking dice.
- Quest Completion — Players run around a board completing quests.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Fiction: Banned Books, this is from All Play. I really like the first Fiction, guessing a five-letter word. If you like things like Wordle, um this is a good sort of one versus others game because one person is trying to stop you from guessing the word cuz they lie they have to lie about a letter each time, but you know they lie, so they're picking the right time to lie. But this offer this adds some special powers and things to it, so it's slightly better than the first one, I think, if you care about the stuff. If not, you can still play it normally, so great little game.
- Got 5, a great deduction game for kids, wonderful components. Basically, um you everyone can see your numbers and you're guessing if this is higher or lower than your numbers and where they fit on a grid really works well for kids. There's a lot of good deduction games for kids these days. Another 8.5.
- And Catan on the Road, what a glorious card game version of Catan, one one few games that I am going to get a copy of this for my house because my kids and family liked it so much. We can play this with anybody. It takes Catan, it distills it down into 15 minutes. What a wonderful thing. Like it a lot.
- So, almost 15 minutes for 36 games.
- If you have thoughts on these games, you disagree, agree, whatever it might be, let us know in the comments.
- Like I said, you can find more information about most of these games on the Dice Tower channel or you will hear more about them in the future.
- Hey everybody, thanks for watching another video from the Dice Tower.
- Do you want to learn more about us, communicate with us? We have a Facebook group. We have a Discord channel. Lots of different ways to get involved with the Dice Tower.
- You can find that in our Linktree link below. So, just click that, it will take you and you can communicate with us on Facebook, join our Facebook groups. There's lots of cool things that you can find and become part of the Dice Tower.
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Get into games Discussion at 1:04:28 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
extremely positive
Pros
- Stands the test of time.
- Highly accessible to anyone.
- Satisfying to play.
- Could be released today as a new game.
- Doesn't need a theme; the joy is in the strategy.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- abstract strategy
Comparison games
- Checkers
- Chess
- Shoboo
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- abstract strategy — A game of pure strategy with no theme.
- Area Control — Players aim to control the most tiles.
- Flipping — Players flip opponent's tiles to their own color.
- Tile Placement — Players place discs on a grid.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Accessible board gaming.
- Board games are fun for everyone, aren't they?
- The PJ effect. The PJ effect is what?
- Cards.
- Steal money bags. Colt Express.
- Board game nights are only as good as the games you bring to the table.
- Not as in how accessible colorblind friendly a board game is, but how how accessible a game is to games night.
- It is the perfect step up from a Monopoly
- I think Forks is possibly the greatest game of all time. The greatest card game of all time.
- you get Play-Doh, tubs of Play-Doh. You have to make things.
- gamers might sort of cast aside because they're not heavy enough. They're not crunchy enough. Actually, sometimes that is the perfect game.
- it's not about necessarily winning.
- The rule book is a little bit comp.
- I don't know how to play Brass Birmingham. I am so confused of what I'm doing or how I'm doing any of this.
- It's flanking and flipping.
- it doesn't need a theme. Like it doesn't have a theme.
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The Dice Tower Analysis at 11:27 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
- A Fell is a fine game.
- It's a classic for a reason.
Cons
- I think it's sort of broken.
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none
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — You just work towards those corners. You get a corner, you win.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This is a pile of mid games as I take a look at board games on boardgamegeek.com, a repository of all things about board games.
- These are games that don't get talked about as much.
- it really is a very simple game from Prospero Hall.
- This is kind of one of those games I wish I had played back in the day.
- This is one of the best fillers out there where you have a bunch of swimmers out there.
- I think A Fell is a fine game. I just think it's sort of broken.
- It's a classic for a reason.
- what a fantastic party game.
- Phoenicia Tom Lehmann killed his own game. He eventually came out with Race for the Galaxy, which was a much, much better Phoenicia, which is why this game has kind of disappeared.
- one of the longest rule books in history.
- It is so complex.
- Of all the games I talked about today, I actually I think Lynx City I like Asking for Trouble's a lot, but Lynx City is my favorite.
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Board Games UnLocked Analysis at 7:55
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none
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none
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none
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Quotes (from this video)
- I feel like they just uploaded this one.
- I have realized that I pay a lot more attention to publishers more than designers, which probably doesn't bode well, cuz you want to kind of follow the designers more than the publishers, but hey, what can you do?
- All right, same rules looks like they kept, which is nice.
- I didn't even try on the designer cuz I knew I wasn't going to get it.
- I've only ever heard of this game from Tom Vassal.
- It's something you'd see in a fever dream.
- Wow. Kind of want to play it now, though.
- I don't think I'm going to do that well on this one.
- I just care about that.
- I don't know who designed it.
- I don't think anyone knows.
- I've never seen that before in my life.
- Do I see the red down there?
- Did CMON pick this one up, too?
- I don't know.
- I don't think they did, but Colossal Games definitely makes sense.
- Didn't I know that?
- Just because that's my go-to apparently.
- Well, I'll I don't know enough to prove them wrong.
- I'm sure someone did.
- This is a great two-player game.
- Who published it?
- Damn. That one's Arcane Wonders.
- It's a Hasbro. Haba. Damn it, not Hasbro. I meant Haba, but I mean, I'm not going to give I don't [ ] know. But yeah, Haba makes more sense.
- No, dang it.
- I know I did not do as good as last one.
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Going Analog Interview at 13:41 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
- classic abstract with a literature-tinged origin
Cons
- memory-based identification by players
Thematic elements
- abstract strategy with black and white discs
- one word, literature-inspired names
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- flip-based area control — capture opponent's discs by bracketing them on a grid
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- they do a lot of their own game design the game arts the marketing and blah blah blah
- it's constricting i hate it it's like super constricting, i feel like someone's choking your game
- we dress up for the first episode and he's like shoe you ought to dress up as well but i hate it
- you can find us on redravengames.com and on Twitter
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