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Pocket Master Builder

Game ID: GID0248513
Game Info
Year
2022
Players
1-2
Playtime
30 min
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Description

A kingdom-building card game where players collect raw materials to construct buildings while building walls to resist barbarian invasions

Description

A kingdom-building card game where players collect raw materials to construct buildings while building walls to resist barbarian invasions

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Video c6whWG6Tc20 Chairman of the Board Discussion at 7:07 sentiment: negative
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Overall sentiment (raw)
negative
Pros
  • compact footprint
Cons
  • horrendous rules
  • fiddly components and mis-packaging of mats
Thematic elements
  • urban development in a compact box
  • tiny city-building microgame
  • light and accessible
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • card-based building — cards used to build and manage the city
  • housekeeping complexity — housekeeping and rule clarity can be onerous; mats issues reported
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Quotes (from this video)
  • I think this game is really cool
  • this is a very simple kind of family weight puzzly game
  • it's a very fantastic game
  • the rules are absolutely horrendous
  • I really love this game and I've played it a few times now and I think the balance is fine
  • Luke from the Broken Meeple thinks this game is really imbalanced
  • the row system where the positioning of your characters is important
  • one of the best two-player games I've played in some time
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