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Paperback

Game ID: GID0239819
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Description

You are a paperback author trying to finish novels for your editor. Complete Westerns, Science Fiction, Romance or even the rare Best-Seller. Live the dream — and maybe pay the bills.

Word-building meets deck-building in the unique game Paperback. Players start with a deck of letter cards and wild cards. Each hand they form words, and purchase more powerful letters based on how well their word scored. Most letters have abilities that activate when they are used in a word, such as drawing more cards or double letter score. Players buy wilds to gain victory points. Variant included for cooperative play.

Year Published
2014
Transcript Analysis
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Video vR8e0_uKPeY general_discussion at 0:24 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • high replayability due to unique runs and character variation
  • satisfying word-formation puzzle
  • tight integration of word-building with combat mechanics
Cons
  • word element may deter players who dislike vocabulary constraints
  • depends on vocabulary; may limit accessibility for some players
Thematic elements
  • Word creation under deck-building mechanics; word-level combat
  • Literary world; word-building in a deck-building context
  • Puzzle-like, strategy-focused, meta-commentary on word choices
Comparison games
  • Slay the Spire
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • character-specific card pools — different characters have different card pools, altering strategies
  • deck-building — build a cycling deck with different card pools; each run is unique
  • hand management — select which words to form and how to use them to optimize turns
  • top/bottom card triggering — after forming a word, you arrange the cards so the top or bottom card activates
  • word-building — form words from letters in hand to trigger actions/attacks
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • it's basically Slay the Spire.
  • this game is so replayable and how everything's going to go each time
  • the core mechanism of making, you know, you're making a word to do your like attack each turn from your hand
  • Yes, like that was so perfect for what I needed to do
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Video dc1ZAul3C_w John Backus top_10_list at 5:12 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • engaging vocabulary-driven gameplay
  • satisfying sense of progression as your deck expands
  • app version available for mobile play
Cons
  • depends on vocabulary; some players may struggle with word choices
  • can slow as players think up words in longer rounds
Thematic elements
  • literary drafting and vocabulary
  • word-building and deck-building synthesis
  • clever, word-centric progression
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • deck-building — players draft letters to form words and grow their deck for future rounds.
  • market/upgrade cycle — accrued coins are spent to purchase new cards that improve future draws.
  • Word formation — longer, higher-scoring words yield more coins to buy better cards.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • the best lines are the ones that people actually use
  • arghhhh is a simple bluffing game that gets straight to the point of can you lie to your friends
  • the puzzle of role player is addictive with so many moving parts to consider
  • paperback is a word game that has you creating words with letter cards
  • Santorini is an abstract game which puts it in the same vein as chess
  • cartographers is a really satisfying puzzle to get lost in
  • the game is brilliant at making players look suspicious
  • railroading is the perfect puzzle game you can play in just 30 minutes
  • the temptation of pushing on risking death to reach the peak is what makes this game so fun
  • stockpile is all about trying to get a bargain and riding the wave of the market
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Video 9_NcqaHe2hA Adam Porter's Board Game Channel analysis at 10:08:20 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • Word creation
  • Publishing
  • Abstract thematic
Comparison games
  • Hardback
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Deck building variant - word construction — Players build decks of letters to create words, similar to Hardback
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • that sense of destruction sheer destruction of the playing space and you don't get that much in board games
  • i think that's a really nice level of interaction in games because it's not mean spirited it's not vindictive but it still means you've got to constantly keep thinking
  • i've got my own deck that alone is exciting and different to the vast majority of games that i had played in the past
  • the deck is created as we play we're buying cards from a central pool
  • everybody's got a bit of the same information a bit of different information and it makes the game really really intriguing
  • everybody's running around a table shouting over each other trying to find the people with the same card
  • i've played it with my german family and my english family who can't speak to each other because i don't speak the same language but they could all play happy salmon together
  • everyone's got their own set of poker dice and they're rolling them all at the same time you're not having to wait for somebody else
  • these are just the most fantastic little components that i've i've found in games i absolutely love them
  • it takes six minutes to play which is three rounds of drawing one minutes each and three rounds of guessing one minute each
  • it's so frustrating it just gets in the way it's not fun
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Video 5H_6XlF8d64 Actual Oh top_50_list at 12:33 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • great Scrabble-like flavor with approachable mechanics
  • powers add depth without heavy complexity
  • engaging word-building challenge even for non-experts
Cons
  • not highly interactive; more of a solitary puzzle while others play
Thematic elements
  • creative vocabulary and word construction
  • deck-building word game; cafe/wordplay vibe
  • light, puzzle-like engine-building around words
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Card Powers — Some power cards modify letters, draw more tiles, or alter scoring dynamics.
  • deck-building — Draft and buy letter tiles to add powers to your deck.
  • word creation scoring — Form words from your hand to score points; longer or better words yield more points.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • it's interactive and pushes you to think about what others are doing
  • there's so many cool formatic touches to this game
  • it's one of the most challenging guessing games
  • it's the purest example of a hidden movement game
  • there's Jeopardy your characters could die
  • I love word games
  • Clank is my favorite deck building game because of that push or luck
  • it's a completely different party game that blindfold surprisingly just adds something
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Video dwnoqgIIHZ4 Rolls in the Family top_5_list at 42:06 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • accessible for Scrabble-enthusiasts and deck-building fans
  • strong interaction via word choices and timing
Cons
  • word games may not appeal to all players
Thematic elements
  • literary deck-building and word crafting
  • word game with deck-building flavor
  • thematic wordplay and scoring
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • deck-building — build a deck of letter cards to create high-scoring words.
  • word drafting/creation — form words to gain money and purchase more letters.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • D's not a rules follower
  • on each person's turn you know one person draws calls out a resource and then everyone has to place that resource
  • it's a gateway game and it looks beautiful on the table
  • the alien player is giving the human team a word and saying this is the score for this word
  • Lost Cities is tense and cutthroat in a very clean, simple way
  • this is basically Dominion but with words in Paperback
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Video gpjhduhuZZQ Chairman of the Board top_10_list at 4:40 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • flows really well
  • gateway-level accessibility for word game fans
  • beautifully thematic and approachable
Cons
  • word-game genre familiarity can bias experience
  • not as deep as heavier deck-building games
Thematic elements
  • spelling and word construction for scoring
  • word-building with a deck-building backdrop
  • literary/family-friendly
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • card drafting/upgrades — buy new cards to deepen your engine and scoring
  • deck-building — starting with a basic letter deck to enchant words
  • word crafting — use letters to form words; longer words yield better cards
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • this is a game that really impressed me
  • the strategy in this one is a lot deeper than your standard deck building game
  • this is an amazing fun game probably one of the big hits of last year for me
  • you can really strategize and focus on what you want all through the use of building your different decks
  • the engine building in this game is fantastic
  • Concordia is one of the best games out there in my opinion
  • Legends is legendary, Marvel deck-building game
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Video wF9w1EUwcaQ Watch It Played top_10_list at 0:11 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Innovative word building mechanism
  • Scrabble meets deck building
  • Neat implementation
  • Letter quality system
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • words
  • writing
Comparison games
  • Dominion
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • board games are diverse but card games really could feature anything
  • players are all doing this simultaneously and so you want to be the player that stays in the longest
  • if you turn over to many matching cards then you end up with nothing
  • auction games are are well served by the sort of card game mechanisms
  • play very quickly for three to six players
  • an excellent excellent game
  • take that card games or I think the most combative sort of card games
  • totally silly extremely random but essentially we're playing cards to attack other players
  • still one of my favorite games
  • each card is a floor on a building
  • there's a whole genre of what we call take that card games
  • you could place bombs or or murderers into these buildings or the police can then take away a murderer
  • Seven Wonders was the sort of figurehead for the cloud drafting games
  • sushi go has been an enormous hit
  • now the figurehead for the genre is probably sushi go
  • deck building was created really by the game of Dominion
  • there's something delightful about the simplicity of a game like Dominion
  • you can teach to people really easily and play very very quickly
  • a form of set collection again
  • classic tableau builder would be something like San Juan
  • this is a fantastic card game
  • buying cards laying them out in front of us and they're going to keep generating us money
  • this really is one of my favorite genres
  • anybody can play these games and not everybody can play them well
  • I love speed games I think it's a fantastic category of card games
  • trick-taking games very very straightforward in their basic format
  • the basic mechanism can be turned into all these different games
  • all tweak it slightly in different ways
  • my top ten card game mechanisms
  • hopefully I've given you a broad picture of the world of card games
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Video qJ1a0VDYB-E actual lol general_discussion at 1:01:56 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • clever twist on word games
  • great for couples/duos
  • very accessible to non-gamers
Cons
  • thematic flavor is light
  • word knowledge can influence success
Thematic elements
  • book publishing/writing
  • word game in a deck-building format
  • light, wordplay-focused
Comparison games
  • Scrabble
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • deck-building — build a deck of letters and use them to form words
  • word drafting — draft letters to craft high-scoring words
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • we're doing a fundraiser to raise money for Black Lives Matter
  • we support the protesters that are fighting for racial equality and justice
  • we've put together this fundraiser so tonight all the donations will go to Black Lives Matter
  • we'd appreciate you to donate
  • look out Eric Lang on Twitter; he talks about his experiences suffering racism
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Video My1GnSLxdOk Going Analog general_discussion at 21:51 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Elegant word-building engine
  • Tight scoring and pacing
Cons
  • Potential dominance by vocabulary movers
Thematic elements
  • Story of publishing and wordplay
  • Word-building with deck-building
  • Deck-building with word-making
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • deck-building — Acquire cards to form a hand and words
  • Word creation with letter cards — Form words to score points, with card purchases shaping future hands
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • The cards are the things you tend to use.
  • Longer rounds at higher player counts, the marshal track isn't as realistic with fewer players.
  • If you’re going to cover a game that you got for free, disclose it to the audience.
  • Transparency behind where coverage is coming from is important.
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Video 470Zk9TcmZM Actualol top_10_list at 8:35 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Scrabble-like appeal without analysis paralysis
  • Fast turns and high interaction
  • Nice box design and expansions
Cons
  • Word-building can be intimidating for non-lexical players
  • Subject to letter luck
Thematic elements
  • Creating words to earn points and buy more letters
  • Word-building and literature
  • clever, humorous
Comparison games
  • Scrabble
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • deck-building — draw and play letter cards to form words
  • word-building — build words to score and acquire new tiles
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • it's a great short one to play with your partner
  • the aim is to get rid of all of your cards
  • This isn't a board game there isn't a board there are no cards there are no plastic or wooden pieces
  • the feeling you get from solving a case it's even better than beating pandemic
  • it's such a satisfying two-player game
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