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Year
2020
Players
1-4
Age
14+
Playtime
45 min
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Description
You are one of the doctors that were just hired for the brand-new, cutting-edge Medical Center. Alongside your colleagues, you have to cooperate well, to admit, diagnose and treat various patients who need your help. Combine your strengths and treat efficiently the patients arriving at hospital, but be careful, because mistakes can be of the highest value in Rush MD!
'Rush M.D. is an innovative, real-time, cooperative board game that simulates the challenging and high-pressure nature of medical professions. A worker placement mechanism, using hourglasses as workers allows, but also limits, players to perform a multitude of actions. Each player handles 1 Doctor hourglass running around the hospital, admitting patients, providing immediate medical care, performing different kinds of exams as well as performing surgeries. Additionally, there are 4 more Nurse hourglasses, which can be used by all players. Nurses provide medicines to patients, supply all necessary drugs and equipment that you need to carry out all your exams and medical procedures. Any worker placed on an action space may not be used elsewhere before the sand within the hourglass runs out, making each decision important as time is limited.
The game plays from 1-4 players and lasts for 4 rounds of 4 minutes each. That means you only have 16 minutes in total to treat various patients, overcome many difficulties and challenges and manage to cooperate efficiently with your teammates, combine your forces into helping as many of your patients. A highly thematic experience that is equally rewarding for gamers and families, filled with fun, challenges and sharp decision making!
In Rush M.D. pressure is high as human lives are upon your hands! Can you handle the Rush, doctors?!
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Meeple University Event Coverage at 9:14
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- haha it's fella from university I'm here at essence field 2019 they are preparing
- oh you got that throw new promos for mental blocks oh wow we're giving these away for free so that's for free
- so get here early and grab them before they all gone
- I'm excited this is my first essence peel 2019 I've got few games that I am going to look at
- oh my good in the unique oh my good universe they have the new Dell game coming up my brain is not working is yet properly and also another Alex from the fish this game Maracaibo I think it's cold but seems like everyone wants to get it
- so psyche in this is probably the first one this the first time they're selling which in magnate I'm excited to get that expansion
- I'm representing packs unplugs in the US that's like in about a month or so it's in early December
- it's about survive and getting to the gate without being turned into monster
- well we've got they setting up the games rush MD will need to come back later because I'll probably bore you if I stay one place too long
- so this is the game that I want to get there it is new Dale just talking about earlier in there oh my good extension so this is it
- so I'm not just finished up fidgeting up soon so I can walk around as well and maybe maybe not I'll do live tomorrow and covering other poles as well
- oh my god I love unlock they're just like me and parents one of our favorite escape room games or date night games as well easy to play
- so hopefully I will see you again maybe tomorrow just let me know if you need to see you want to see anything in school if you helps missing out this year I might help covering that up otherwise have a good day bye bye
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Meeple University Playthrough at 1:09 sentiment: neutral
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neutral
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- Food Chain Magnate
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- soon he will have 30 that backer on this kind me and that's how to play food chain man
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Meeple University Discussion at 22:34 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
- Really enjoy playing it for two players.
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none
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- I think the biggest thing for me is we play a lot of four player games four and five player that's sort of our the that's the best count for a lot of the games we play a lot of the heavier euro types of things mostly actually to four players I noticed yeah and where general we're kind of Care Bears when we play really we don't like the big area control sort of things all that much compared with resource building and we're not that take batty or vindictive about things and one of the well there are some exceptions but carry on and I think one of the bigger things in a three or four player game is that I don't like singling out someone to attack or singling out someone to block just for the sake of it and that's a key part of tactical gaming is blocking people out from things when you're playing with higher player counts it for me it's time to do it kind of like I know what you mean though it's like it's about a bit like King making as well especially if somebody is ahead and do you attack that person or do you attack the person that is I don't know that you think that always wins in the game or but is it based on the strategy or is it based on that particular game or you don't want to attack your partner because you're scared that you gonna get kicked out and sleep in the spare part anyway sorry carry on yes okay King making or the need to for the collective team to block each other equally is something that it's something I don't enjoy and I like when I like in a two-player game you strip all of the complexity of that away and a lot of the games that I find scale best to two players or that I like best as two players bring you down to a point where it's just as valuable to block somebody else as it is to forward your own game and that forms a critical part of the strategy so for me that's what I like in a two-player game particularly one that scales down is one where I've got a very clear way of responding to what my opponent is doing
- I think one thing that I like it I like it when a game recognizes that even though it could technically mechanically scale down to two players when they realize that they don't do it very well and they just leave that off the play account all right I think raise an example is flotilla it's a three to five player game I don't I don't believe there's any mechanic reason why you couldn't play that with two players but because it's got the sink side sky sky nezam and you need to what one side is doing affects the other yes that asymmetry is critical to the game and so they just drop two players off you're right I always wonder I haven't thought about that further why doesn't has to be minimum of three players in flotilla is because of that balance that needs to be you know you know strike for the sink site in the side side thank you
- I find treating it as a dual and responding more directly to mice I think it's two things firstly it's responding directly to my single opponents cards if I know they're getting a lot of attacks I'll go and get a lot of moats or whatever the defensive one is if they look like they going a fast game I've got to adjust my pace to that I find that a lot cleaner at two players and four players and the fact that the game almost always ends from the provinces being empty rather than the the decks being out I think that also to play it turns it into a race and I just find that works well for plays yes out of all the minions that you have well this this attacking one I hate I play this you get a curse god and although there's a other type as well that affects others I think I can I haven't played all of the minions played most of them I play more than your thing in Dominion there's a van cart and things like that that probably might change it a little bit but you're talking about the basic good just just any of the well the ones I've played certainly I've enjoyed it a to players and that's how we usually play it
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3 Minute Board Games Top List at 6:43 sentiment: positive
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Positive
Pros
- Lots of fun
- Incredibly noisy
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Running a hospital
- Hospital
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- dexterity — picking up organs with tweezers
- Mini-Games — completing a whole bunch of different mini games
- Real-Time — each time you take an action you place down a sandtimer
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The Brothers Murph Discussion at 17:04 sentiment: mixed
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mixed
Pros
- It's a real-time cooperative game.
Cons
- Can get very crazy and nuts.
- Players will likely be crying.
Thematic elements
- running a hospital
- hospital
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Cooperative — Players work together to manage the hospital.
- dexterity — Implied by the frantic nature and knocking things over.
- Real-Time — Players must act quickly.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
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- So, we're going for maximum psychological damage.
- Um, so to start, I got to do it. I got to start big. I got to start big.
- So, we're go with Deal with the Devil, a big chunky Euro game that is tough to play even for experienced gamers.
- I'm going to then crack open the rule book for the first time, sit there and read the rules in front of them, and then try my best to then explain the game, which will require several more references to that rule book. And I think that will really add to the uh torture factor.
- And now we have sand timers and you have to be quick and you have to yell and stuff and I think that will be such a wild shift in the other direction.
- We're going to play this game to completion. You cannot end the game once you start the game until the game ends.
- It's the same thing like the entire box. The entirety of Oath Sword at the end of the night. Huge campaign game. Really complicated. Tough to learn. Tough to play. Great game.
- So, down in the comments, let us know who had the best worst game day for new gamers.
- We want more board gamers, not less. So, don't do this to anybody, but have a thought about what you would if you did do it to somebody you didn't like.
- Hamlet. Um, Mike does not like this game. Hate to say it. Hate to say it. It's not a good game.
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Rolls in the Family Top List at 20:16 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Real-time cooperative game about running a hospital.
- Fun to save people.
- Can delegate tasks to Toby, like the outpatient stuff.
- Lots of things going on, but Toby understands more now.
- Good to have another real-time game in the collection.
- Well-designed.
- Has a lot of tuning for difficulty and variety.
Cons
- Toby sleeps on the job sometimes.
- Hearts are very hard to pick up with tweezers.
- Bad feeling when you fail to save a patient due to oversight.
- Hospital reputation suffers if patients die.
Thematic elements
- running a hospital
- hospital
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- action selection — Choosing actions to take during timed rounds.
- cooperative play — Players work together to manage the hospital.
- Difficulty scaling — The game has tuning options for difficulty.
- Real-Time — Gameplay occurs in timed rounds.
- Resource Management — Managing supplies like syringes and pills.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- The games keep getting better.
- From the future of Rolls in the Family himself.
- He is more qualified to be on the channel than I am. I'll just say.
- Planet Unknown.
- I do like like putting that like spinning it and put and picking whatever I want and putting the tiles on the planet.
- Yeah, you're getting to pick from the lazy Susan.
- The game presentation definitely makes it look more complex than it is. Like it's a fairly accessible game that also has some very nice modules and depth.
- Escape.
- Escape the temple.
- Try to get out of the temple.
- Yeah, and you're having to do it kind of fast, aren't you?
- It is amazing the punch it packs in just 10 minutes.
- You feel like you explored everything.
- Do you get nervous when the gauntlet the music gets faster and you have to get back?
- I got that trap that I went into it and it just moved me all the way around the temple to like a different area?
- And you got trapped.
- This is our second video we've filmed in a row.
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Review at 0:16 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Improves on the core game in many ways
- Adds more mini-games and patients
- Objectives with the expansion are better
- Captures the overall feel and theme extremely well
- Mini-games are a good addition and more involved
- Modular lab board is cool and allows restructuring
- Cleaner version of objectives with higher stakes
- Makes the game more difficult but also more fun
Cons
- Makes things a lot more overwhelming
- Some mini-games are fiddly (long sticks)
- Mini-game cards for long sticks are too thin and don't stack well
- Objective system is not the favorite, wishes there was something more to it
- Exacerbates everything about Rush MD, which might not be for everyone
Thematic elements
- Hospital setting and medical treatment
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Deck Building — The red deck is almost doubled in size with the expansion.
- dexterity — The defibrillator and some mini-games involve balancing components or precise movements.
- Mini-Games — The expansion adds more mini-games, which are described as the heart of the game and are more involved.
- Modular Board — The lab board can be combined in different ways, allowing for modular play.
- Objective Cards — The expansion changes the objective cards to have increasing difficulty levels.
- Real-time gameplay — The core game is a straightforward real-time game, and the expansion adds to this.
- Set Collection — Some mini-games involve collecting specific tiles or cards in order or based on patterns.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Viewer discretion is advised.
- I absolutely loved it. Super fun game
- But now there's a lot more going on.
- So, I I think that's really cool. you can kind of restructure the lab.
- So, I think they're they did a really good job of adding in the labs because the mini gamess are kind of like the I probably say the heart of this game.
- This is definitely an expansion that I probably just wouldn't play without.
- If you like Rush MD, I think this is going to be an expansion worth checking out.
- If you don't like Rush MD, then you will hate this expansion because it makes it just it kind of exacerbates everything about Rush MD.
- It's more hectic, more chaotic.
- On a scale of 1 to 10, I'm going to give the Rush MD ICU an eight.
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Review at 0:16 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Engaging real-time mechanics without being overwhelming
- Innovative use of hourglasses as workers
- Good blend of mechanical gameplay and thematic elements through player discussion
- Dynamic player interaction where roles can shift and players need to be flexible
- Enjoyable mini-games that add variety
- The syringe component is a neat and pleasing aesthetic element
Cons
- The game does not feel thematic in its actions, only through player discussion
- Significant table space required
- Fiddly components (syringes, rolling tokens) can be frustrating
- Can be difficult for multiple players to manage shared resources and mini-games due to table layout and component access
- Objectives can be bland and straightforward
- The component layout can make it hard to remember where everything is
- Playing the game may require players to stand due to the layout
Thematic elements
- managing a hospital and treating patients in real-time
- hospital
Comparison games
- Kitchen Rush
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action Point Allowance — Players manage their doctors and nurses, sending them to specific locations to perform actions like scanning or admitting patients.
- Action Points — Players manage their doctors and nurses, sending them to specific locations to perform actions like scanning or admitting patients.
- dexterity — One of the mini-games involves balancing a disc on its corner while placing a doctor on it.
- Real-Time — The game operates in timed rounds, with a digital timer for 4-minute rounds and hourglasses used as workers.
- Resource Management — Players manage resources like pills and syringe liquid to administer care to patients.
- Set Collection — Some mini-games involve collecting specific tokens or discs to fulfill patient needs or complete tests.
- Worker Placement — Hourglasses function as workers that are flipped over when assigned to an action, and can only be moved after the timer runs out.
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Quotes (from this video)
- This game is an absolute blast.
- I really enjoy that whenever you send your doctor, where is it? Your doctor worker to a location.
- While the game itself doesn't feel thematic because it is literally moving around and uh you know flipping hourglasses, so [snorts] the actions you're taking, it's weird. The actions you're taking, I've never once felt like I was in a hospital while playing the game, but as you're talking about it and the things you're talking about back and forth with the players does bring out that same feel, if that makes sense.
- It just works out extremely extremely well that it's just kind of and it's short burst chaotic fun.
- The table the the table hog of this game is insane.
- And on a scale of 1 to 10, I'm going to give this one an eight. I really I really like it.
- It is I like the medical point system uh because that makes sense. you're not helping patients who are coming in being administered but at the same time I find that the game itself is not overly difficult.
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Top List at 8:16 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- So much fun
- So good
- Means you get out of your seat
- Full-out standing in this game
- So much fun
- So stressful
- Bananas
- Absolutely love this game
- Really, really fun
Cons
- Not a game you can play every day
- Not a game you even want to play every month because it's just It takes a lot out of you
Thematic elements
- Medical emergency
- Hospital
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- cooperative play — you're cooperatively working together
- dexterity — you have to use these tweezers like put things in there.
- Real-Time — This is a real-time cooperative game where you are working in a hospital... And you have 4 minutes per round to do so. This is a simultaneous cooperative game that is timed. It's a real-time game.
- sand timers — all of your workers, it's a actually a worker placement game, are sand timers, 30-second sand timers.
- Worker Placement — actually a worker placement game, are sand timers, 30-second sand timers.
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Quotes (from this video)
- So, these are games that have some kind of big moment, usually. Um it could be a good moment, could be a bad moment, let's be honest.
- Yeah, I think it's like a magical thing that board games can do is create like these, again, core memories of of gaming.
- Rhino Hero Super Battle does that very well.
- This game just creates really fun moments.
- Ready, Set, Bet. This is a real-time horse race betting game.
- So, what's really fun is to play this game as high-energy as possible.
- And it is so fun and silly and epic and you just get totally wrapped up in it
- Number one is going to be Flip Ships.
- Flip Ships is like uh kind of like if Space Invader was a dexterity game.
- And when you hit that mothership and you blow it up, it is exhilarating.
- It just puts you on your feet and just it's just so hard to not have a good time with Flip Ships.
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Board Gaming Ramblings Discussion at 12:28 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- interesting theme
- family-friendly
Cons
- potentially chaotic
Thematic elements
- healthcare operations
- hospital/medical theme
- realistic, clinical
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- resource allocation — allocate staff and equipment
- Time management — manage tasks under time pressure
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's whimsical it's really a classical fantasy tale
- a speed game that I think is a fund
- it's a dropping game where you try to drop treasures you're drafting
- it's a great game to play at the end of a game weekend
- I would never play with any other account because it doesn't I don't care anything about what happened when we play four players
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