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2020
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Description
A 3-player trick-taking game with a must-follow trump card, but there's a 4th player (a robot: 'Robo' in play).
Suits are 1 to 13 in 4 colors. Robo will play cards according to their program, so it depends on their program whether to play small and large number cards when following suit.
You can win up to 3 tricks out of 12 tricks, but if you win 4 tricks or more, you lose points.
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The Dice Tower Discussion at 7:23 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Not a bad game
Cons
- Didn't feel comfortable recommending
- A little bit too far on the chaotic scale
- Not a whole lot of agency
- Some production issues
Thematic elements
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Trick-Taking — It's a trick-taking game.
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Quotes (from this video)
- And then Wild Blooms, a game in which you have these flowers that you're collecting. A nice a nice game. Uh you collect a flower, and it activates everybody else. Interesting ideas in it, seven out of 10.
- Uh Morty Morty, which is nominated for the Spiel des Jahres. And at this point, you know if it's won or not. I don't know if it's won or not. But at the we didn't like it at all. I gave it a five out of 10.
- And then King of Tokyo Godzilla, what a great breath of fresh air, great themeing, really cool. I like King of Tokyo anyway. This is the best version since I played, a nine out of 10.
- Hey folks, thanks for watching another one of our videos. If you like our videos, if you like our channel, if you would love to game with us at one of our conventions, check out Dice Tower Cruise, Dice Tower East, and Dice Tower West.
- False Logic Puzzles by Norman D. Willis. I haven't read a good book in a while, and I'm afraid that trend is going to continue here.
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Getting Games Discussion at 17:03 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Astonishingly good; addictive trick-taking mechanics; robots/cards interaction
Cons
none
Thematic elements
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's a competitive two-player version of dwarf romantic
- I'm actually super excited about this one
- it just looks like absolutely my kind of game
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Getting Games Games Radar Vlog at 32:25 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
- Features a clever pun in its name.
- Interesting mechanic where the winner scores a card, and the owner of that card gets a benefit.
- Potentially allows for strategic plays even when not winning a trick.
Cons
- Designer's only other listed design on BGG.
Thematic elements
- Whale-themed trick-taking
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting — The winner of a trick chooses a card that has been played and scores it.
- Trick-Taking — The core mechanic is trick-taking, with narwhals as a potential trump suit.
- Variable player powers — The player whose card was chosen by the winner receives a special bonus effect for one of the next rounds.
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- Tiny Epic Game of Thrones it's a 2024 game it says assume the role of a mighty House of the Seven Kingdoms
- players utilize an Innovative limited action dice mechanism M to strategically choose cards such as plot whisper event March and sail with the options to follow other players actions
- players will yield an immense amount of Power with their respective houses through a versatile hand of multi-use cards that allow players to plot against the influential houses of Westeros orchestrate grandio events and partake in exhilarating battles
- Worms span I'm being factious this is like one of the most talked about games over the last few weeks this is a reimplementation of wingspan all about dragons
- Build a cavernous Sanctuary for Dragons of all shapes and sizes
- your player board starts out small they're caves and at the beginning of the game your cave is Tiny I think there's only room for one Dragon but as you play through the game you can dig out your cave allowing you to put more dragons in there
- Wormspan looks cool I like dragons I think they're cool I think the artwork looks neat
- I'm intrigued like wingspan is one of the more popular games to come out in the last seven years and here is a follow-up game with a new theme and some new mechanics I want to see how this one goes
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Board Gaming Ramblings Analysis at 15:01 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Really cool game
- Interesting to decide when to win a trick
- Excited to make a top 10 trick-taking games list
Cons
none
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Cooperative (partially) — The robot player's hand is visible, influencing decisions.
- Hand Management — Deciding when to win tricks with high cards versus avoiding them to minimize negative points.
- Trick-Taking — A trick-taking game played with three players and a robot as the fourth player.
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's a very tight economical puzzle where you are placing your production on the board trying to place it where it's both cheap and makes sense and you can build like in your network
- my number two is going to be clans of calonia because it's a fantastic game
- my number one is going to be another prototype it's going to be sweetlands
- the artwork is amazing the gameplay is so brain burning and cool
- it looks so good it looks like a finished game
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Getting Games Top 13 List at 25:52 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- innovative robot mechanic adds puzzle-like tension
- teaches quickly and scales with play style
Cons
- three-player only limit
- availability may vary post-Essen
Thematic elements
- trick-taking with robotic participant
Comparison games
- Robot Trick
- Rick
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- score accumulation and negation — First three tricks are positive; subsequent tricks contribute negative points.
- three-player trick-taking with a robot — Robot's behavior is visible and influenced by leads; no bidding, scoring toggled by initial tricks then negative cards.
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Quotes (from this video)
- the rules are super simple
- it's a mean game
- a dynamic economy where everything that you do will ripple out and have positive or negative effects on everybody else
- it's a 60-minute game
- I wrote the rule book
- this is an incredible design and it deserves a reprint
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Board Gaming Ramblings Discussion at 6:37
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Robots
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
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Quotes (from this video)
- My biggest let down is the rules for uh Transgalactica.
- I think it's fun that a game can be the biggest disappointment and number one in the same month.
- It's an old school Euro. Like it's high interaction, very low on the rules overhead, but a lot of interesting choices.
- I still am unbeaten in Shipyard, which I think I I just have to stop playing it now because at some time I will not I will not win.
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Board Gaming Ramblings Top List at 18:21 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
- Superb game
- Takes dummy player concept to a new level
- Engaging gameplay with robot
Cons
- Can be harsh
- Players can get negative points
Thematic elements
- Playing a trick-taking game with a robot opponent
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Dummy Player — There was also a four player but that's the robot or the dummy depending on how well they play. And they're going to have different rule cards every round. So you know which card they're going to play. Their hand is going to be face up.
- Trick-Taking — Robot Trick is a three-player only trick taking game where you are playing a trick taking game.
- Variable rules — They're going to have different rule cards every round.
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Quotes (from this video)
- The Crew Mission Deep Sea. the crew uh and the crew search plan 9 was one of the first like it was the first co-op trick you're taking ever played I think and deep sea is better because the goals you get are v more varied
- It takes like a dummy player to a whole new level.
- So, the reason The Crew is not on my list is because they kind of share this spot. So, you can say I've made a top 11 and the crew is you're my number two and this is my number one. But they're they are different.
- It's a fantastic game. You follow the Lord of the Rings story and there's going to be two more boxes.
- James is the one who is editing all our videos. So thank you so much for that. doing a fantastic job. H these videos wouldn't be as good without James. So, please leave a comment saying hi to James and thanks for the the work.
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The Dice Tower Top List at 44:46 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
- Awesome because it functions as a four-player game with a robot.
- Surprisingly tricky to play against the dummy player.
- It becomes a very fun puzzle.
- Really good and tight.
- Specifically made for three people to play against that one robot.
Cons
- Hate dummy players.
Thematic elements
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- bidding — Implied by trying to win the right tricks.
- Dummy Player — Functionally playing a four-player trick-taker, but one of them is is a robot.
- Trick-Taking — An obscure trick-taking game.
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Quotes (from this video)
- with three, there's that more player interaction, and there's more stuff happening from turn to turn.
- But this one is just tailor-made for three people, I think.
- So, I I like the combat in this game quite a bit.
- I really dislike this at four. I think it's too long.
- I In fact, I will not teach this to four players even. That's I'm so snobby about that.
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Review at 0:26 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Gives a feeling of agency
Cons
- Difficult to account for variables
- Hard to predict trick outcomes
- Card values can change unpredictably
Thematic elements
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Trick-Taking — The game is identified as a trick-taking game, and its mechanics are analyzed in relation to typical trick-taking game experiences.
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Quotes (from this video)
- While it does give you this feeling of agency, this is also what I would consider to be a very chaotic trick-taking game, right?
- There's so many things that you can't really account for.
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John gets games Game Discussion at 1:53 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- innovative AI-driven trick-taking
- engaging and strategic
- great production/art
- three-player dynamic with a robot adds variety
Cons
- learning curve for the auction/strategy
- hard to acquire and access (import from Japan, etc.)
Thematic elements
- robot AI
- three-player trick-taking game with a robot opponent
- explanatory/teaching
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- AI card changes every round — a new AI card is introduced for the robot at the start of each round
- must follow trick-taking — players must follow suit when led
- position shift of robot — the robot moves between players as rounds progress
- Programming — robot uses an AI card that dictates how it will play that round
- robot AI card per round — robot uses an AI card that dictates how it will play that round
- robot as fourth player — one robot participates as the fourth participant in a three-human/one-robot game
- scoring by tricks with positives and negatives — the winner of a trick scores the robot's card; players can accumulate up to three positive cards; the fourth card scores negative points equal to its value
- Trick-Taking — players must follow suit when led
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Quotes (from this video)
- this game is just so fresh and simple and fascinating
- Robo trick is arguably the best game that I played at the convention
- the production is wonderful
- this is such a hilarious game
- I taught it like it's a normal qrails game and then I keep hinting at the madness to come
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Heavy Cardboard Review at 2:57 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Unique and interesting mechanics.
- Clever design.
- Exciting gameplay.
- Thematic cryptid theme.
Cons
- The font is terrible.
- Difficult to track cards and gameplay.
- Can be confusing.
- The card stock is sticky and tacky.
Thematic elements
- Cryptids
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Cycling — Cards that are discarded by winning tricks are recycled back into the player's hand, creating a dynamic and difficult-to-track game state.
- Hand Management — Players discard cards from their hand based on the trick they win. The lowest pit value determines the number of cards to discard, creating a new hand.
- Trick-Taking — A must-follow trick-taking game with no trump suit. Every off-suit played acts as a trump, with the highest off-suit winning the trick. The goal is to survive by not being the last player with cards.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Actually designed this game out of spite of trick taking games.
- if two players play the same number, they knock each other out, which is so fun and chaotic and I love it so much.
- Bidcoin. One of my favorite trick-taking games of recent.
- The goal of the game, it's one hand is to survive.
- It is the weirdest. It's a standard trick taking game in a sense that for the f until people start recycling their hands because then you can't track what cards have left the game coupled with who has won what cards.
- The overwhelming majority of tricktaking games are mid or bad.
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The Dice Tower Review at 3:11 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- One of the most brilliant trick-taking games ever made
- Smart algorithm system
- Mostly scoring against AI creates tension
- Tight scoring mechanics
- Fun to change algorithm each game
- Coolest, smartest trick-taking game
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Robot opponent
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Algorithm-based opponent — Robot follows specific algorithm based on whether following suit, leading, or unable to follow
- Trick-taking vs AI — Three human players play against automated robot opponent with face-up cards
- Variable algorithm — Can change robot's algorithm each game or every round
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Quotes (from this video)
- This is an excellent, excellent trick taking game that you should have in your collection
- One of the most brilliant trick-taking games I've ever seen
- The game has the word kids in the title, but it's better than you might think, but it's simpler than you might think
- Really pleasant. Really surprising how good this is
- There are games that are fine and then there's games that have a lot of tension and those like those games that are really tense, that's when I love it
- It's awful. It's really awful
- I think that it's wonderful. It's an eight for me. Oh, I lost that bout, but my popcorn's popping. Love it
- This is a cool trick taking game
- I would 10 out of 10 times recommend you play distilled instead of this
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