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Year
2013
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Description
Samurai Gardener — first published as Edo Yashiki — is a tile-laying game with an historical Japanese theme in which players try to construct as impressive gardens as possible.
Each card consists of six sections of several types of areas (pond, floor, garden, etc.). Players lay the cards side by side or overlapping in order to create long rows of the same area type. Each round, rows/columns of the same area type are awarded points, and the player with the most points when all building cards are depleted wins.
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Rolling Dice & Taking Names Review at 42:04:51 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Can be a good game for young families
- The most talked-about game of Saturday (implying memorable, if not entirely positive)
Cons
- Requires dexterity which some players dislike
- Rulebook had errors that caused confusion
- Scoring can be re-done on the same elements, leading to rapid point accumulation
- Not suitable for a group of experienced gamers looking for depth
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- dexterity — Involves actions like slapping the table and cards, leading to cards flying everywhere.
- Rulebook Ambiguity — A significant issue was a mistake in the rulebook regarding diagonal placement, causing confusion and extending playtime.
- Set Collection — Players aim to build a garden to score multiple points, potentially by collecting sets of elements.
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Quotes (from this video)
- It's like putting together just a perfectly fit puzzle.
- If you enjoy doing Excel spreadsheets, this game is for you.
- This game feels a lot like an RPG for miniatures.
- The math spreadsheet thinking part of the game, Oh My Heavens, our heads were hurting.
- It is it is is a social game it is a bidding game it is very much a economic game it's a bunch of different things crammed together that I think actually works pretty darn well.
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Tabletop Tokki Discussion at 41:25 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- gorgeous art and production
- engaging tiling with approachable rules
- mentions of a solo mode; potentially good for solo play
Cons
- potential complexity for new players
- assembly/setup and component handling can be involved
Thematic elements
- tile-laying and garden aesthetics with a samurai motif
- feudal Japan garden-building theme
- thematic and whimsical
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Pattern Building — tiles and features create scoring opportunities based on layout
- pattern_building — tiles and features create scoring opportunities based on layout
- Resource Management — money tokens and other components influence scoring and choices
- resource_management — money tokens and other components influence scoring and choices
- tile_laying — players place garden tiles to form patterns and improve their position on the board
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Quotes (from this video)
- these games look so cool I'm so excited it's been so long since I've had a big box of games to just unpack
- I literally couldn't wait I was so excited
- thanks to Noble Knight for being an awesome sponsor for the channel
- like there are so many items listed under the sale I was shocked
- I couldn't help myself of course I had to get some games
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