Game Info
Year
2018
Players
2-3
Age
8+
Playtime
40 min
Complexity
2.1/5
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Description
In passtally, you take turns placing tiles on the game board to create a line connecting your player markers. The more tiles the line passes through, and the higher those tiles are stacked, the more points you score!
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Chairman of the Board Top List at 5:49 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Abstract strategy with root building
- Dynamic gameplay where everything is changing
- Cross-contamination between players' plans
- Simple mechanisms (place a tile or move markers)
- Attractive components
Cons
- Highly AP prone
- Significant downtime watching opponents
- Fun factor might be lacking, too zero-sum and transparent
- Optimal placement exists and is hard to find
- Time consuming
Thematic elements
- Root building and connecting markers on a grid
- Abstract strategy
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Race — The game is a race to get to 50 points.
- Route Building — Players aim to connect their markers on the extremities of the grid by passing through root lines on the tiles.
- Set Collection — Points are scored based on the number of tiles passed through and the height of the stacks.
- Tile Placement — Players place tiles with different root patterns on a communal board.
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Quotes (from this video)
- This is where I take a look at the last five new to me board games that I've played and I rank and review them in order of preference.
- The production value is absolutely insane and not an EAS it Gorge to look at.
- I think it's a gorgeous design this is like my tailor made style of artwork kind of has this kind of stained glass medieval look that suits the game perfectly.
- My oh my is this game fantastic.
- This one for me is like s tier Kia like the best of the best.
- Could not recommend this one enough if you like the style of games that I do.
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