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The spark of life is about to jump from your hands to spread out in the world. Deploy your mountain ranges and your deserts, spread out your oceans and your glaciers. Handle wisely your continents to form environments suitable for the apparition of animal life and maybe you'll manage to create the most densely populated planet!
In Planet, each player receives a planet core without anything on it. Each turn, players choose a tile with mountain/ice/forest/desert on it and place it on the planet. Then the player who fulfills the most conditions for the appearance of certain animals gains its card.
—description from the publisher
Year Published
2018
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Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews game_review at 0:06 sentiment: positive
video_pk 62336 · mention_pk 154848
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Innovative magnetic, 3D planet board
- Short, quick plays (15-20 minutes per two-player game)
- Clear ramp-up in complexity with more decisions each round
- Encourages forward planning and biodiversity
- Accessible yet with interesting spatial decisions
Cons
- The 'twist' of stacking three dimensions can be challenging and may not be enjoyable for everyone
- Some players may find the cognitive load high due to planning ahead
Thematic elements
- Biodiversity and habitat-based scoring
- Planet surface with magnetic components where players place landscape tiles to attract animals
- Tile-drafting with spatial puzzle
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- biodiversity scoring — Points for diversifying colors/types; points for matching vs non-matching colors.
- Compound Scoring — Points for diversifying colors/types; points for matching vs non-matching colors.
- habitat cards scoring — End-game points from habitat cards based on achieved landscapes.
- magnetic planet board — Planet board uses magnets to attach landscape tiles; tiles wrap around edges.
- round-based progression — 12 rounds where number of animals to place per round increases.
- tile drafting — Players draft habitat tiles to place on their planet in rounds.
- Track advancement — 12 rounds where number of animals to place per round increases.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- this one's not this is three-dimensional
- you could roll this planet i guess
- i thought it was really innovative
- i love tire lane games like i absolutely love them
- ramped up really nicely for me
- anyways for me this is a win
- it's a really short package
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Unknown Channel top_5_list at 0:41 sentiment: positive
video_pk 61353 · mention_pk 154020
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- gorgeous components
- easy to teach / approachable
- full table experience
- upgrade bits
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- botany and garden display.
- A home garden where players collect plant specimens with acrylic resources.
- Array
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- gorgeous game where you are collecting different plant specimens.
- really cool acrylic resources.
- it's really approachable in what you're doing.
- you do get to have this full experience on the table and enjoy some upgraded bits.
- you have a cruise ship that you are trying to put your passengers on.
- the order in which the passengers come out and how you place them will change.
- approachable enough that you can teach it to people who don't have a ton of gaming experience
- they're going to get that full table experience.
- this game introduces deck building.
- you have this really cool like whirlpool that you actually get to spin
- it's really really cool
- deck building approachable
- This is the deluxe edition, so it is bigger because it has a whole bunch of expansions.
- it's very clear what it is, what it's worth, and the dishes that you are trying to make.
- there's so much happening that you feel like you got a full experience without feeling overwhelmed.
- you are traveling around the world and you are collecting different plant specimens to bring back to your estate.
- this is a big game that really spraws across the table, takes up a lot of room, but the rule set is very straightforward and approachable.
- the plant specimens are gorgeous.
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Unknown top_12_list at 25:40 sentiment: positive
video_pk 40840 · mention_pk 123903
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Overall sentiment (raw)
highly_positive
Pros
- Brilliant concept and strong family/fun appeal
- Works well with kids and adults alike
Cons
- Some confusion about the globe mechanics and theme alignment
Thematic elements
- Ecosystem building and animal habitats
- A globe-based map with magnetic tiles representing terrain
- Planetary ecosystem management with animal cards
Comparison games
- Calico
- Dominion
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- End-of-round animal-driven scoring — Round cards reward players for animal habitats and terrain adjacency.
- Tile drafting onto a globe — Draft magnetic hex/tiles onto a spherical globe to build terrain.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- for 14 bucks I'm buying it
- it's an excellent deal
- the grid moving mechanism just makes the game so much more interesting
- I loved how unique this is
- if you like Harry Potter World then you should buy this game period that's all
- for 39 bucks absolutely
- Planet is brilliant this is one of my first reviews that I did for this channel
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Adam Porter's Board Game Channel top_10_list at 0:16 sentiment: negative
video_pk 12868 · mention_pk 37628
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Overall sentiment (raw)
negative
Pros
- beautiful appearance
- really popular game
Cons
- very simplistic
- boring gameplay
- looked good but played poorly
- didn't hang on to it
Thematic elements
- world
- planet
- globe creation
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Objective Completion
- piece placement
- rotation
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- these games have amazing table presence by which i mean people are going to glance across the room and go what is that person playing and i want to play all these games
- stacking games have table presence like nothing else
- looks beautiful it looks like a load of sweets on the board
- one of my favorite games of all time
- i don't like that sort of game i find that one of the most frustrating game mechanisms
- the central marble dispenser is your main draw in this game
- absolutely brilliant strategic game quite complex game
- it's actually my favorite of the mask trilogy
- i'm almost scared to say this but i don't really like azul very much
- biggest most overlooked game on this list
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Unknown design_philosophy at 7:01
video_pk 12788 · mention_pk 128143
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- pirate motif with a rocking ship
Comparison games
- Gazanka
- Strandunter
- Picoco
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- the defining feature of picoco was not the gameplay as i'd imagined but the presentation
- a strong physical presence can really lift a product
- the spark of an idea can come from anywhere so why not a contraption, a cardboard device, a gimmick, a widget
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Cardboard Herald general_discussion at 2:03 sentiment: positive
video_pk 5431 · mention_pk 16178
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- solid, approachable space strategy
Cons
- overlap with Terraforming Mars may dilute distinct identity
Thematic elements
- terraforming and resource collection
- space-themed resource management
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- set collection / engine-building — collect resources to optimize scoring and engine output
- tile placement — board-driven scoring and building placement
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- they are kaput they're gone
- the rights of the game has reverted back to the designers
- this expansion sounds neat
- expansion fatigue
- as long as I get to just shout boy all the time then I'm good to go
- I'm looking forward to cool things happening in the board gaming community
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John Backus general_discussion at 33:46 sentiment: positive
video_pk 1285 · mention_pk 3769
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- tactile magnet elements
- simple rules with deep strategy variance
Cons
- magnetic tiles can be finicky
Thematic elements
- planet formation and geography,
- Planet-building with magnetic tiles
- abstract, approachable
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- magnetic tile placement — Place magnetic tiles to build a planet, aiming to meet objectives.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- this is from I games in Ukraine and this is from one of the designers of mysterium
- we had a lot of laughter with this one
- surprising amount of skill to hitting that Tower
- this is a reversed dungeon cruel
- I had loads of fun with it last night
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Board Game Hangover top_5_list at 2:03 sentiment: positive
video_pk 1034 · mention_pk 2917
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Accessible for younger players
- Engaging spatial placement with magnets
Cons
- Magnets can be fiddly for very young players
- Component durability concerns
Thematic elements
- Space exploration and habitat creation
- Planet-building, magnet-based territory placement
- Casual, family-friendly
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- magnet-based interaction — Magnets used to attach or arrange pieces on a central planet board
- set collection / territory placement — Players place planetary regions to maximize scoring based on card conditions
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- first one is coconuts this is probably my first fun game to play with my kids
- sushigo is a simple drafting game
- the polar fox ... if who has the most snow will score the polar fox
- it's a simple card game you can actually play it and i have when i was a kid with simple cards
- it's 5 minute marvel well that's pretty self-descriptive it takes 5 minutes to play
- plus the cute artwork just adds to the game immensely
- the next one is actually a very old old game no not monopoly not shoes and ladders
- in europe it's called black peter
- and i actually have a funny story when my wife's sister was visiting and my three-year-old was playing this with us
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Video 92eBXahV8J0
Our Family Plays Games top_5_list at 44:30 sentiment: positive
video_pk 704 · mention_pk 87951
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- strong value at a lower price point
- accessible for new players
Cons
- component quality and depth may vary by release
Thematic elements
- gateway strategy, resource management
- Garden/garden-plot themed table presence
- light, approachable
Comparison games
- Calico
- Cascadia
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- competitive/shared state — Players influence shared garden state and outcomes.
- set collection — Gather resources to plant and harvest plants.
- set-collection — Gather resources to plant and harvest plants.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Our goal is to make this world a better place one board gamer at a time.
- We love you bye now.
- A down is a down.
- Ticket to Ride San Francisco is a compact, accessible entry to the series.
- We are going to talk about life and board games.
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OSPG Voices general_discussion at 29:09 sentiment: positive
video_pk 372 · mention_pk 1135
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- unique sphere-board mechanic
- educational and visually appealing
Cons
- some find it complex
- component setup can be involved
Thematic elements
- Tile placement on a spherical board
- Space-themed planet-building
- Puzzles and planning
Comparison games
- Maglev Metro
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- pattern matching — align animals and terrains to score
- tile placement — place tiles on a spherical substrate to form a planet
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's a filler card game
- it's a fun game
- you cannot cut corners publishers
- this is big news
- unbox now is gonna feature digital guides and tutorials
- it's a really cool set collection game
- overshadowed by Splendor
- the money and the product are the same card
- we wore out the cards
- it's a unique sphere game
- it's calming
- check out the little paintbrush components
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