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From the publisher Zoch:
“Safranito” is an extraordinary action-filled game that challenges skillful tactics as well as tactical dexterity.
Like no other game before, “Safranito” is a combination of dexterity and tactics providing the game with a new, superb playing experience. At an Indian spice booth, the players bargain for the precious ingredients they need for their exquisite meals. Thereby, everyone throws their Indian coins face-down onto the bowls depicted on the game board. The players may bluff and push the opponents’ coins aside. A clever coin thrower is able to arrange the coins on the game board in a way that allows him to do both: sell his spices at a high price and purchase cheap spices as well. Eventually, the first player wins who has been able to acquire the spices needed to serve the maharajah his desired meal.
- Interesting blend of dexterity and Euro mechanics
- Hidden scoring potential based on where discs land
- dexterity/euro style with market trading
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- dexterity-based resource/distribution — Dexterity-based Euro where you throw chips onto the board to acquire goods; disc landing determines access and determines the value of goods
- set collection — Aim to collect sets of goods to earn money and victory; disc landing influences price
- set collection / market sales — Aim to collect sets of goods to earn money and victory; disc landing influences price
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- I'm very excited with how things are going and I hope it continues
- it's by far the best month of the entire life of the channel
- I essentially needed a little bit of a taste to see what was going on
- the channel has simply been growing at a very surprising rate
References (from this video)
- Offbeat and creative theme
- Poker chips provide unique flicking feel
- Hidden disc values add surprise element
- Recipe-based scoring
- Probably quite hard to come by
- Spice trading
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Accuracy goals
- Flicking
- Flicking poker chips
- Reversible piece values
- set collection