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SCOUT

Game ID: GID0278708
Game Info
Year
2019
Players
2-5
Age
9+
Playtime
15 min
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Description

SCOUT is a ladder-climbing game in which cards have two potential values, players may not rearrange their hand of cards, and players may pass their turn to take a card from the current high set of cards into their hand.

More specifically, cards are dual-indexed, with different values on each half of the card, with the 45 cards having all possible combinations of the numbers 1-10. During set-up, whoever is shuffling the cards should randomize both the order of the cards in the deck and their orientation. Once each player has been dealt their entire hand of cards, they pick up that hand without rearranging any of the cards; if they wish, they can rotate their entire hand of cards in order to use the values on the other end of each card, but again they cannot rearrange the order of cards in their hand.

On a turn, a player takes one of two actions:

• Play: A player chooses one or more adjacent cards in their hand that have all the same value or that have values in consecutive order (whether ascending or descending), then they play this set of cards to the table. They can do this only if the table is empty (as on the first turn) or the set they're playing is ranked higher than the set currently on the table; a set is higher if it has more cards or has cards of the same value instead of consecutive cards or has a set of the same quantity and type but with higher values. In this latter case when a player overplays another set, the player captures the cards in this previous set and places them face down in front of themselves.

• Scout: A player takes a card from either end of the set currently on the table and places it anywhere they wish in their hand in either orientation. Whoever played this previous set receives a 1 VP token as a reward for playing a set that wasn't beaten.

Once per round, a player can scout, then immediately play.

When a player has emptied their hand of cards or all but one player have scouted instead of playing, the round ends. Players receive 1 VP for each face-down card, then subtract one point for each card in their hand (except if they were the player scouted repeatedly to end the game). Play as many rounds as the number of players, then whoever has the most points wins.

Description

SCOUT is a ladder-climbing game in which cards have two potential values, players may not rearrange their hand of cards, and players may pass their turn to take a card from the current high set of cards into their hand.

More specifically, cards are dual-indexed, with different values on each half of the card, with the 45 cards having all possible combinations of the numbers 1-10. During set-up, whoever is shuffling the cards should randomize both the order of the cards in the deck and their orientation. Once each player has been dealt their entire hand of cards, they pick up that hand without rearranging any of the cards; if they wish, they can rotate their entire hand of cards in order to use the values on the other end of each card, but again they cannot rearrange the order of cards in their hand.

On a turn, a player takes one of two actions:

• Play: A player chooses one or more adjacent cards in their hand that have all the same value or that have values in consecutive order (whether ascending or descending), then they play this set of cards to the table. They can do this only if the table is empty (as on the first turn) or the set they're playing is ranked higher than the set currently on the table; a set is higher if it has more cards or has cards of the same value instead of consecutive cards or has a set of the same quantity and type but with higher values. In this latter case when a player overplays another set, the player captures the cards in this previous set and places them face down in front of themselves.

• Scout: A player takes a card from either end of the set currently on the table and places it anywhere they wish in their hand in either orientation. Whoever played this previous set receives a 1 VP token as a reward for playing a set that wasn't beaten.

Once per round, a player can scout, then immediately play.

When a player has emptied their hand of cards or all but one player have scouted instead of playing, the round ends. Players receive 1 VP for each face-down card, then subtract one point for each card in their hand (except if they were the player scouted repeatedly to end the game). Play as many rounds as the number of players, then whoever has the most points wins.

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Video xSyF6GgxHwE The Dice Tower Top List at 11:15 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Unique gameplay mechanism with double-sided cards
  • Engaging ladder climbing
  • Portable
  • Seen a lot of play time
Cons
  • Can be 'mind bendy' at first
Thematic elements
Comparison games
  • Bonanza
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Double-sided cards — Cards have different values on each side and can be flipped once at the beginning of the game or when 'scouted'.
  • Fixed hand order — Similar to Bonanza, players cannot reorder cards in their hand after the initial setup.
  • Ladder Climbing — A trick-taking variant where players play combinations of cards that escalate in value.
  • scouting — If a player can't or doesn't want to play, they can 'scout' to take a card from the center of the table and strategically place it in their hand.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • You You sure you up to it? Maybe try that game to the left instead.
  • Oh, my goodness, this needs red lens technology to read it.
  • This is mom's favorite game. She'd be really sad if this low.
  • Look at me, I'm the King of New York.
  • Yeah, that's what we do when we're playing King of Tokyo, King of New York, King of Monster Island and King of Tokyo Duel.
  • I'm wearing cargo shorts, so yeah, it definitely fits in my pocket.
  • This is the best way of playing and I like playing the thief.
  • The Crew is 52. That rhymes.
  • Well, there we go. We're halfway done. Smooth sailing from here on out. Nothing but great games to come.
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Video A_4CVtw98SQ Let's Table It Review at 0:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Bright, cheerful artwork packed with personality.
  • Impressive production with fantastic wooden resource tokens.
  • Engaging push-your-luck mechanism that creates unexpected tension.
  • Cheerful, approachable, and plays faster than expected.
  • Unique push-your-luck twist.
Cons
  • The push-your-luck mechanism can sometimes lead to busting early, making players feel like they're spinning their wheels.
  • Some plant abilities felt stronger than others (noted as a prototype observation).
  • May not appeal to players who dislike games where luck can derail plans.
  • Might lack depth for those not drawn to the plant theme.
Thematic elements
  • plants
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Push Your Luck — Players push their luck by drawing nutrients into their pot. After every card you flip, you'll take one type of resource and decide whether to keep going or stop before your pot overflows. If you go over your limit, you'll lose half the resources you've collected, and some of your plants will wilt.
  • Resource Management — Players spend resources to grow plants, add new cards, revive wilted plants, or recruit roommate cards.
  • Set Collection — By the end, you're hoping your little indoor jungle has become the most valuable collection.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Most cozy plant games are relaxing. This one asks, "How lucky are you feeling today?"
  • The artwork is bright, cheerful, and packed with personality.
  • The push your luck mechanism creates tension in a place I wasn't expecting it.
  • We came away really enjoying Sprout.
  • If you're looking for a colorful, approachable strategy game with a unique push your luck twist, I think Sprout is worth keeping on your radar.
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Video TnRORWjHGkQ Rolling Dice & Taking Names Review at 0:19 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Awesome and incredible game
  • Requires strategy, skill, and dexterity
  • Gladiators are symbols of death
  • Allows for modification and customization
  • Challenging game
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • battle between gladiators
  • an incredible arena
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • area control/influence — Gladiators can convince others to join their team, implying a mechanic of influence or control.
  • Component Modification — Players can modify standard components of the game.
  • dexterity — Skill and dexterity are required to play the game effectively.
  • Dice Rolling — The game involves rolling dice, which are placed in a bowl.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • when there is an injustice done in the world and that injustice is taking a game such as shrug an awesome incredible gain and saying it is nothing more than dice in the bowl
  • it is not just dice in a bowl it is a battle between gladiators and an incredible arena that requires strategy skill dexterity
  • these gladiators would not be symbols of death on them
  • you feel that it is more than just ice in a bowl
  • this is more than just ice in a bowl this is a challenging game that everybody should at least get one chance to experience for their own and battle for the sole surviving right of saying you are the champion of stark
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Video fhMos63XPuQ Rolling Dice & Taking Names Analysis at 51:53 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • One of the favorite games from last year.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • The board is laid out in such a way that it's one of those I'm not going to try to explain what it is you take an action but what was so cool is on the board the steps of each action of where you put your piece tells you exactly what you get to do with that action so there's no reference sheet that you're looking at it's written directly on the board which is nice
  • The publisher's thing is being able to create combos where if you do this I get to do this and do that and do that and make a real rewarding turn
  • It's very simple all you got to do is make it so that a dial is in each of the colors so for example if you did red and green one dial must be standing on green one must be standing on red but the thing is the rope that goes between them Well it can't touch anything and each of the team members has to put down a dial
  • I got to say right now grits look gross
  • it's like cake batter that fell on the floor and got sand in it
  • my teeth hurt it doesn't even touch my lips but I can feel it in my lips I'm starting
  • I'm starting to get quite uncomfortable
  • I feel like I got a lump in my throat right now
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Video kMCW6E8tDAI Rolling Dice & Taking Names Discussion at 45:59:20 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Very easy to teach and learn.
  • Clever card mechanics that are engaging.
  • Plays quickly.
  • Good for introducing non-gamers to card games.
Cons
  • Some players might struggle with the habit of arranging cards in a typical manner.
  • May push some players who are accustomed to heavier games.
Thematic elements
  • Collecting sets of cards and managing your hand.
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Card Drafting — Players take cards from the middle of the table, affecting what is available to others.
  • Hand Management — Players must strategically manage their hand of cards, deciding which to play and when.
  • Push Your Luck — Players decide whether to continue drawing cards or stop to avoid depleting their hand too quickly.
  • Set Collection — Players collect sets of cards based on numerical value or color.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Hey y'all it's time for Rolling Dice and taking names.
  • The community is going to be friendly I don't think our community was any more friendly than the fighting game Community I mean everybody was super nice there and very polite.
  • If you like economic games this is an excellent economic game and that's what's so misleading about you look at it and it's like how is this an economic game and it strictly is.
  • So straightforward easy fast playing little war game very strategic is it something new something different not really but it is quick it's easy to play and I think the asymmetry of the two sides is what really makes this a good game.
  • If the whole thing about ethnos was the shifting of the area control or area majority and being able to battle for that is what made that game for you then this is not going to be archus society is not going to be a game for you.
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Video WKchhHOqXvI Getting Games Discussion at 23:42 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • outdoor adventure with scouts
  • scouts/after-school exploration
  • cartoony, family-friendly
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • grid_mmovement — grid-based movement via cards and board placement
  • hand_management — manage a hand to perform scout actions
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • "I'm going to be capturing the screen on my laptop here and will actually be going through the BoardGameGeek pages together as I talk"
  • "I'm certainly paying attention to this one"
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Video BrRCwVOQj0U Watch It Played Discussion at 6:37 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Small box card game from Japan
  • Picked up by Oink Games for wider release
  • Cards have two potential values
  • Get rid of all cards by playing better sets
  • Can scout a card and place it anywhere in hand
Cons
  • Cannot rearrange cards in hand once they are in there
Thematic elements
  • Japan
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Hand Management — Players try to get rid of all their cards by playing better sets, and can 'scout' a card to place it into their hand wherever they want.
  • Ladder Climbing — A ladder climbing game where cards have two potential values.
  • Set Collection — Playing better sets of cards than the previous player.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • irish kings battles royale and a murder what more could you ask for i mean other than a hundred thousand dollars of prizes i suppose
  • this aspect of history is so rich and intriguing constitutional shenanigans
  • this is one of my most anticipated games of the year it's an insta buy from me
  • i like to think i keep my nose to the grindstone of bald gaming news and one thing i noticed was all this talk of a small card game from japan called scout
  • i'm a really big fan of small card games this looks like a good one
  • at its heart decorum is a pretty straightforward logic puzzle
  • so i will be awful at it but i'm bad at lots of games so why let that stop me from enjoying decorum when it's released early next year
  • the world series of board games championship slogan is leave nothing on the table and they went and put a hundred thousand dollars of prizes on the table so someone's got to take it
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Video aQsk3xgnXBQ Watch It Played News at 9:49 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • i own and love
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • it's been a massive week of reprints reskins and new additions but it's the same old me hello i'm matthew and welcome to the board game news
  • it will straight up kill you yes absolutely yes
  • I'm unreasonably excited about this game
  • this is what i want in my life
  • frodo's cool vest or sean beans in it
  • can you believe it wow
  • I have no idea what that is is it cool
  • all i know is that in the 90s cartoon gambit was the coolest x-man right that on the show had an absolutely banging thing june
  • richard garfield's name always gives me confidence but so does reiner kenitzias
  • all i can tell you is that dream factory is a brilliant game
  • I'm a big fan which is what us fans of katan call ourselves okay
  • the expansion looks amazing
  • it certainly is contempting like tempting
  • the selection process for the shbielda jairus awards is veiled in an almost secret society type mystery
  • my guess was savannah park so i was big time wrong
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Video nf0N_vr1oBI Getting Games Top 20 List at 41:46 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • high accessibility to teach; scalable for many players
  • deep strategic depth; very engaging
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • hand management; deduction
  • card shedding; climbing game
Comparison games
  • Teach You
  • Tichu
  • Concept
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • dual-hand setup; scout mechanic — begin each round with two potential hands; choose one; you may scout a previous set by taking a card from table
  • scouting and hand manipulation — when you scout, you take a card from opponent's table and choose its side, then reinsert into your hand
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Scout was my number one game of 2021
  • i think this is my favorite game
  • it's a two player only game
  • every game plays differently
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Video pzvi-qW-K0Q Board Game Coffee Discussion at 43:57 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
  • Widely discussed
  • Spiel Approved
  • Small size
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • boom without a print it's back they just brought it back with uh new art
  • basically one person picks up these three cards and they have like that's a certain type of person they're looking for
  • i found the trouble with those games like i think they're fun to play but i think it's kind of weird when you give one person the power to assign the points
  • i didn't it's not cool like i'm probably never gonna book another uh like demo with them again because it was like it's that's just not i don't think that's cool
  • power chord call of cthulhu look at this now board and dice do awesome games i love board and day stuff
  • scout is uh i i don't know what this is but it's a tiny little game and everybody's talking about it
  • no bad karma is great
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Video h_KIC4q6LB8 Nights Around a Table Discussion at 5:52 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Perfect level of complexity
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • it was our first trip to gen con in indianapolis also known as the best four days in gaming
  • we have a very expensive toll highway in our neck of the woods so we always tell our map apps to ignore toll roads which means it's also going to ignore the toll tunnel and the toll bridges that would get us across the border in a reasonable amount of time so instead we drove through buffalo which i mean i don't recommend it that means we took the scenic route down to indianapolis which we are expecting to be about an eight-hour drive it was 13.
  • gencon was being super safe this year by requiring masks and proof of vaccinations so the first task was to wait in this unbelievably long line to show our vaccination papers
  • if you want to go hit the comment section complaining about masks and vaccines don't even bother because i'm going to delete it
  • we thought for sure that attending a conference of 50 000 people will get the job done but we stayed masked all week and when we got home look at that no covid it's funny how that works
  • if you're gonna go to gen con i definitely recommend eating first and lining up later
  • multiple cge reps described as bonkers so i can't wait
  • i thought the component quality was a little crummy even in this deluxe version
  • indianapolis wound up being my least favorite city that starts with i and ends in indianapolis
  • Match madness duo turned out to be a compelling hit
  • i just could close my eyes for a little bit
  • this was my favorite mask of the show by the way
  • detroit seemed way cooler than indianapolis by the way let's have gencon there next year
  • cheryl jerry rigged these tim hortons cups as rain barrels to keep us dry
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Video -RRb6lcWY7E kovray Top 10 List at 6:58 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • easy to teach
  • appeals to many families
  • great for casual play
Cons
  • reliance on guessing and timing may vary by group
Thematic elements
  • hand management of cards to attract audience
  • circus performers and talent show
  • mischievous, family-friendly circus theme
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Hand Management — keep and manipulate cards to perform tricks and attract customers
  • Set Collection — collect tricks and present them to attract more participants and money
  • set collection / trick performance — collect tricks and present them to attract more participants and money
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • winter is a new game from devere games
  • it's a really nice puzzle
  • it's not until it is exactly ... so this game is a very clever trick taking game
  • traveling through space and reaping the benefits of wormholes
  • it's a high energy game it's got a lot of laughs a lot of giggles
  • the box is also very cute
  • experience is the right word here
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Video bIrT4A-GxYo Watch It Played Discussion at 11:07 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Very good card game
  • Lives up to the hype
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • Card game with a unique ladder climb mechanic
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Card Drafting — You are drafting cards.
  • Hand Management — You can't move cards about unless you scout for a card where you can add a card to your hand.
  • Set Collection — Building sets out of your hand.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • I hated doing it so much it took I'll be honest it took a bit of the joy out of playing board games for me
  • I need to cull some board games I am surrounded I am on all fronts there everywhere I need to get rid of some games I cannot go on like this
  • The fact that if someone else I know owns the game I can get rid of it a bit easier a bit easier not just my friend Sean owns you know Shakespeare so I don't need Shakespeare of course I need it well if I want to play it
  • What were the surprises what were the games that no one was expecting that creeped up on you and went I'm brilliant
  • It made you feel like a genius because it rewarded you for playing the game it gave you those drips of endorphins as it went on
  • It's got one of the best tokens I've ever seen in the game which is a respect token that when your opponent does something amazing you give them this respect token.
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Video G6O15Z3G5jA kovray Top 10 List at 21:33 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
  • Amazing and portable
  • Clever card game mechanics
  • Never gets old
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Set Collection — it's a really clever card game
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • I think this game deserves much more love than it has gotten
  • it's a work replacement in real time which is just brilliant
  • this one is a lot of fun it's super super random it's also really it's kind of chaotic
  • I really like the combos of rice
  • Scout is amazing it's a game you can bring anywhere it's small it's compact
  • it's like pattern laying
  • it made my brain explode and I want more of that
  • who doesn't love Marvel United it's very fun
  • it's super well done I think it's a lot of fun
  • Zap Attack it was very fun and we still haven't gone back to it and we should because it was a really good game
  • Yak is fun it's very cool because you just like go around and try to collect resources build up these cubes to build up your pyramid and then score points based on how you've grouped all of your different color uh cubes and it's it's it's simple it's easy and the um Yaks alone are amazing and they go around there they're so cute and there's a little baby yak
  • what is our Z game we only have one and it's called zapotec which we both really want to play yes it's gonna play this yes we have wait when did we play it about a year ago I'm thinking of um yeah yeah we played zap okay Zap Attack it was very fun and we still haven't gone back to it and we should because it was a really good game
  • it's just been so long that's what happens when you have so many games
  • well that's been at least recommendations 26 recommendations there are some doubles in there but you know what we'll let you do the math how many games you recommended let us know in the comments down below not like we can compare our lists or anything does Tyler's double game count we don't know we'll find out boom
  • well if you've played any of these games that we've mentioned and you would also recommend them to other people in the board gaming hobby or who want who you want to play board games with let us know down in the comments below what are some of the games we missed and if you're feeling ambitious for it why you type the alphabet down the whole suggestions go from your collection because we love to hear what your recommendations are for each letter and which letter do you have the most games of true bars is s s
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Video QcMfPKEjmww Getting Games Q And A at 7:13 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • climbing and shedding — A card-drafting/ shedding style with variable scoring and passing
  • Climbing Shedding — A card-drafting/ shedding style with variable scoring and passing
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • I'm spoiled for Choice over here
  • Trans-Siberian railroad is indeed excellent
  • it was a joy to have the game go so sideways like everybody was just laughing like crazy
  • I thought it looked super cool
  • I'm actively excited I'm looking forward to playing that one
  • there's a mountain of prototypes off camera
  • Darwin's Journey was the first rule book I ever wrote from scratch
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Video VMYUVy3QeSA kovray Challenge at 8:46 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Fun card game
  • Easy to introduce
  • Small box
  • Perfect for a filler gap
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Card game — This is just like a fun card game that we have been enjoying so much.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • parade because it's a cute card game that we I wanted parade and I hope it fits in the spot that I want it to fit but we'll see
  • Arboretum it's another classic card game very fun a lot of enjoyment
  • I think I have to Mulligan Castle party there's no way for it to fit it doesn't fit
  • because Trails is fun
  • I'm gonna pick Cat Cafe instead very it's a it's another um rolling right but it's also very fun so
  • I'll take Town 66 it's an oink game hooray taking all the Oink games yeah because I know they'll fit
  • it's where you try to draw and you spot the difference it's very fun but I'm afraid that it won't fit
  • small box perfect for the cube
  • this is the bust for me I think I'm gonna take that's pretty clever and if it doesn't fit in my shelf it doesn't fit
  • it did not fit
  • I for sure thought that space of the top would have been perfect and then I would have grabbed all filled in the cracks of everything else I thought I could pull off
  • no maybe trying to take that's pretty clever when I knew it wasn't gonna fit because I could have fit like a couple smaller games in yeah way more games in but that's my own fault for being greedy
  • I like my Cube so I wouldn't change anything
  • which Cube do you prefer whose game night would you come to mine or Tyler's
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Video BJheTfIb3SQ Board Gaming Ramblings Top 10 List at 13:45 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Clever card-value interaction
  • Compact and quick to teach
Cons
  • Can rely on player table position and card sequencing
  • May feel luck-influenced to some players
Thematic elements
Comparison games
  • Haramikoji
  • Lost Cities
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • card value puzzle — players try to play cards with higher values than those already on the table, sometimes playing multiple cards at once; adjacency matters for combos
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • "it's basically a deck bowling game"
  • "a game that is always fun to play"
  • "the best card game ever made"
  • "it's a cooperative trick taking game where you have to win specific tasks"
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Video 9OUp2mXZLRY kovray Top 10 List at 4:44 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Simple concept
  • Feels unique
  • No rearranging needed in hand
  • Plays on something familiar from other card games
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • Recruiting entertainers for a circus
Comparison games
  • Idiot (Norwegian card game)
  • Fool (Russian card game)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Card Drafting — Players draft cards from a central pool or their hand.
  • Hand Management — Managing a hand of cards to play pairs and runs without rearranging the hand.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Gateway Games well for those of you who do not know Gateway games are essentially games that are easy to uh kind of introduce you into the hobby get you involved a little bit more they're not too overly complicated and they're a lot of fun
  • essentially the game that you put on the table and you see somebody's eyes just Firework and all of a sudden they have a collection of 58 board games a month later
  • so it's a very quick game you can play it like slower if you want to but there's no need to you can choose the time and you place it and then place other tiles and you can all so place them on top of each other which is nice building it
  • I feel like not a lot of games you can rearrange like you always rearrange your hand and I am the chaotic person that never rearranges my cards so like if they can go like together everyone's like give us a moment we gotta make sure all of our twos and all the things go together in other games not Scouts and I'm just like nope this is my hand so this game is perfect for me
  • essentially what's really fun about this game is as the game progresses you're always doing something on your turn even when it's not your turn
  • it's very very satisfying with the marbles clicking together
  • it's a lot of fun to just grab the tiles that maybe the other players need or that you really need to make sure you're getting the right ones to score yourself the right points
  • that tight little finish at the end where you don't know if somebody's gonna end the game because they've made a horizontal line
  • the quick start guide is something that I'd love to see in more games because this game essentially has a two-page document that walks you through your first feature
  • this is a Cooperative real-time game
  • it's cozy yet delightfully crunchy in a way as well
  • it's so hard and my brain wants to do all the puzzles at the same time
  • for us I think I'm speaking for both of us when I say like it's just to luck based like getting those files that you want
  • I swear there was one game where we rolled 11 four times in a row like consecutively and everyone was just losing their mind and I was sitting there just raking in the points and it was amazing and I was just mad
  • but it can be a mean game
  • the quick start guide yes I want to see more of this in games
  • this is a breath of fresh air
  • it is cozy yet delightfully crunchy in a way as well
  • this game burns my brain so very very much
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Video iSUJ2VZhzMo Getting Games Top List at 48:41 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • this is a trick taking game
  • this is a deck shedding ladder climbing game for two players
  • don't break space-time Continuum
  • I strongly recommend you subscribe to it
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Video o5kAq2_PVHM Getting Games Discussion at 26:27 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • the solo rules for Darwin's Journey were a mountain among themselves
  • my wallet thanks you for Darwin's Journey and Ostia
  • Nana toridori
  • Hachi Train is a game that came out last year that I really liked
  • Tigers and Euphrates is very dry except the river part of the title
  • Newton has no theme
  • Aura at Labora you are just going through the motions
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Video VzPenO2Q68E Brains On Games Review at 0:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Quick to learn and teach
  • Good for families and casual players
  • Unique variant of trick-taking with interesting hand management
  • Interactivity and dramatic swing in points
Cons
  • Theme feels tacked-on
  • Significant luck factor
  • Less depth for experienced players
  • Best with 3-5 players; 2-player variant changes balance
Thematic elements
  • Circus performance, circus acts, collection and replacement of active sets
  • Circus-themed environment around performing and shedding cards; players manage a circus show with a clown car mechanic
  • Abstract, light circus flavor; players rarely focus on the art next to the numbers
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Climbing Shedding — Players try to shed cards by playing runs or identical numbers to replace the current active set on the table.
  • End-of-round trigger — Round ends when a player runs out of cards or no one can beat the active set.
  • Hand Management — At the start of a hand, players decide to hold their cards upright or upside-down, affecting which numbers are used.
  • hand orientation choice — At the start of a hand, players decide to hold their cards upright or upside-down, affecting which numbers are used.
  • points chips and scoring — Players gain/lose points via chips and by capturing cards when active sets are replaced; at round end, many rules define penalties or bonuses.
  • scout/show synergy on one turn — Scout and Show can be used together when a Scout is followed by a Show in the same turn via a clown car special action.
  • shedder/replace active set — Players try to shed cards by playing runs or identical numbers to replace the current active set on the table.
  • show and scout — Players can 'show' by playing a higher climber to replace the active set, or 'scout' by taking a card from ends when they can't beat the active set.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Scout is a shedder meaning that you're trying to get rid of cards from your hand as much as you can
  • this is a game that is quick to learn and quick to teach
  • there's no real reading involved
  • it's a unique style of trick taker
  • we enjoyed the game
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Video pgsjZJmPEkE Gaming with Edo & Jessica Review at 0:04 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Remarkably like Fuji Flush but possibly better
  • Fantastic designers mentioned it
  • Great cards and components
  • Easy to recommend
  • Fun to play
  • Plays fast
  • Enjoyable
Cons
  • Might pick Fuji Flush over it if forced to choose one
Thematic elements
Comparison games
  • Fuji Flush
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Hand Management — Players draw cards and cannot reorder them in their hand initially. They can choose where and in which orientation to place a scouted card, influencing future plays.
  • scouting — A player can choose to 'scout' instead of playing a set, taking one card from the played set into their hand, with the option to place it strategically.
  • Set Collection — Players aim to make sets of matching numbers or sequences. Sets can be a single card, multiple cards of the same number, or a sequence of cards.
  • Trick-taking (implied) — Players play sets to the table, and subsequent players must play a higher-ranking set to win the trick. If no one can beat a set, the player wins the hand.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • hey everybody Edo here and this is Scout
  • this is fantastic but anyway let's go back to scout
  • you get what you get you don't get upset
  • that's the other part of the hook
  • it's simple it's fun
  • cards are great components are great easy to recommend
  • if I had to pick one I'd probably pick Fuji flush but they're both welcome in my collection and easy to take out and play
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Video ub38X82ReHs Tim Chuon Top 10 List at 4:51 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
  • distinctive card-drafting approach
  • interesting mechanical ideas
Cons
  • noted as overhyped by the speaker
Thematic elements
  • card play with drafting mechanics
  • modern/abstract card-duel vibe (not deeply narrative)
  • low narrative emphasis; focus on strategy and comparison
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • deck_building — build and optimize an evolving deck throughout the game
  • Hand Management — manage hand size and timing to optimize plays
  • hand_management — manage hand size and timing to optimize plays
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • objectively the greatest game of all time
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Video Yq89CUEGH-k Beyond Solitaire Review at 43:57 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Really enjoyed it
  • A little game
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • The goal of the game is basically that we're working together to prepare our village for winter.
  • In Winter rabbit I'm looking at sort of cultural ideas... in the sense that like we may be looking at stories that are fictional but they tell something about a particular time period a particular culture and a particular set of values within that culture.
  • I want to make sure that we hired Cherokee artists to do the art because I wanted to make sure that everything was as authentic as possible.
  • It felt very validating because I have done a lot of background research and a lot of work to bring this game up to where it was and presenting that to our cultural consultant and having them go through and go actually this is all really good.
  • The Forex framework is very much built on a sort of colonialist capitalist kind of idea so the you know uh what are they uh explore expand uh exploit exterminate like very hard core colonialist kind of ideas.
  • I want people to see an art style that is not Southwestern... but also they can look at it and go yeah this is this is this is Native American art but it's different.
  • I want it to be a solid entry in the hobby game market... but then also something that people within the culture can see and appreciate.
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Video FPPW6mrCS1w Quackalope Other at 19:37
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • what do you enjoy what made you subscribe to this channel why are you still here why are you clicking on a video that's a channel update why are you interested in uh whatever it is that's going on behind the scenes and in front of the camera
  • if I don't enjoy creating it it's not going to make it to The Cutting Room floor
  • it's hard right now to sit down in front of the computer for six seven eight hours and dive head first into a video project
  • I love collaborating with people I love sitting around and playing games and having fun with friends it's one of the best feelings ever
  • I'm not an actor I am me This is how I talk if you were to meet me in person this is the way that that we would engage with each other
  • if you don't want me talking about things like ADHD like mental health like depression like the type of whiskey I like like the books that I'm reading like my son who is the most remarkable incredible wonderful thing to exist in my life outside of my marriage then I don't I don't I don't know what I don't know what to offer you
  • we will lower the production quality as far down as necessary so that we can continue and get back to regular consistent scheduled posting
  • go get married and make a baby it's a pretty good it's pretty good pretty good part of life
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Video -bSGZVU2bb8 Chairman of the Board Top List at 5:08 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • One of the best card games out there
  • Really good back and forth
  • Like the flow
Cons
  • Cards in hand stay in a fixed order unless manipulated by previously played cards.
Thematic elements
  • Creating runs of cards.
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • hand manipulation — You can take previously played cards and slot them in the gaps between those cards to try and create longer runs.
  • Shedding game — Trying to create these runs of cards.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Hey everybody and welcome back to my top 100 ball games of all time this video is the third installment so it will cover game 80 all the way up to number 71
  • So that is Mexica at number 80
  • Excellent little game criminally underrated that is Ohanami at number 79
  • It's number one for a reason the reason it's Fallen is because um you know I feel like I've played this enough now to kind of get my fix from it now objectively is a fantastic game but the desire to play it has slightly Fallen but it's a difficult one to rate because the game is that good but the desire has kind of lessened over time but that is Brass Birmingham at number 78
  • So that is Devon at number 77
  • So that is Scout at number 76
  • So that is Marra bunter at number 75
  • So that is World exchanges at number 74
  • So that is Air Land and Sea at number 73
  • So that is Suah I definitely don't don't um bypass this one based on the that dry Dusty euro look it's not you know not the best look at in the game but it is a fantastic game in terms of game play so again sell at number 72
  • So that that is Saal Landy at number 71
  • So there we have it that concludes another portion of my top 100
  • Hopefully you have enjoyed it and discovered a game or two if you have please be sure to hit like And subscribe to the channel check out my other video too and of course keep your eye out for the remainder of the series for everybody else I'll see you next time on chairman of the board bye-bye
  • this is a dry Dusty Euro where you are trying to collect these tokens and push up the value of the tokens you've collected based on this kind of commodity speculation mechanism
  • lots of blind bidding in this game as you are trying to you know V for majorities trying to bid enough to get to obviously win the round to get some extra bonuses but not too much where you're overspending
  • I definitely don't don't um bypass this one based on the that dry Dusty euro look it's not you know not the best look at in the game but it is a fantastic game in terms of game play
  • this is one of the newest Kia root building style games as you are trying to build up chains of these hot air balloons by venturing into different territories and then launching those fleets to score as many points as possible
  • I actually do like the way that the game kind of keeps you on the straight and narrow and forces you to make a decision within a confined space
  • I personally like it it's very Charming
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Video e34Tr29sQ88 Rolling Dice & Taking Names Analysis at 3:51 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
Cons
  • Standard card box versus small box packaging led to confusion about components.
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • If we knew more about our sleep, what would we do differently?
  • Usually [music] you add sauce to the food, but when the sauce is this good, the food is just there to get the sauce [music] to your mouth.
  • No kidding, y'all. Marty had written school wagon for me to say, like he's from the 1800s or something.
  • God, Atlanta traffic. Y'all y'all can have that. Just have it.
  • The ones that's come out in retail, like a Barnes & Noble, is a bigger box, and people don't want that. people want, you know, the small box so they can just throw it in their pocket or throw it in their bag or something like that.
  • So, it was remade, like you said, look like it's a in the same that would come out like with Uno or Rook or something like that.
  • Free cookies and milk.
  • You know, there's there's a lot of businesses around there. So, it was a great location.
  • So y'all, we got to play two hot games from last year that everybody talked about and then two games that are newer for this year.
  • Biggest surprise of the games that we played.
  • Biggest disappointment of the games that we played.
  • So, after the when they say 40 minutes per player, they ain't lying.
  • It's just one of those things, Tony, you and I, it's like maybe it's just not for us, right?
  • Basically, what we used to think was just fun is now considered death traps and you'll never see them again sort of deal.
  • When there is the least chance of snow, the guys who have the brine trucks to get it ready, they they get excited and they have to go spread brine.
  • You look like an old man sitting there with a blanket around your shoulder. Turn on the heat.
  • Can't do it. State can't State won't allow it. Too many crazy people out there.
  • They'd pick you up, take you back, and that's how they made their money. Hey, worked.
  • So, what that is is when a bus in North Carolina, cuz you know, we don't have crossing guards here for tracks.
  • Now, hopefully you looked for the reason why you were running the tracks. You needed to see if there's a train coming.
  • I got off the bus. I looked left. I looked right. And there was this big ass train sitting there.
  • So, they were shifting the um tanks around, shifting them around u disposing or unloading them.
  • It's a civ style tech tree game, which is what it was with the Beyond the Sun.
  • The game was coming to the to to an end.
  • So, I I don't Here's my final thoughts on this game. I'd play it again. No doubt.
  • So, that is Chu Han from Tom Leman and Mato Games.
  • So, that is Beyond the Horizon from Kio Creations and Capstone Games.
  • Another reason come visit the Discord channel for Rolling Dice and Taking Aims.
  • Did you see they're re-releasing Nurosima Hex?
  • So, for moving wild, it is fast. It's quick. Those are synonyms, but that's all right because that's the intent of it.
  • So, I I definitely think leave it in your game bag for a 10 to 15 minute game at night.
  • And the first thing I'm going to say about this game is it is not a trick-taking game.
  • Flowcharts. I know you don't need rule books if you got a flowchart. A good flowchart.
  • This is definitely a player interaction conflict game. This isn't a Euro where you're just sitting there playing look at your own player board.
  • So, the ambition you set is also determined by the cards.
  • So, I mean, yes, you're going to get [clears throat] screwed if you don't have a higher value than what was played because you're going to be denying yourself actions, but you're always guaranteed to at least do one of something.
  • So, I wish there was a way to take care of that.
  • So, a lot of people said Arcs was their game of the year. I think it's a very solid game.
  • I like the mechanics that were in there. I would play it again with people who know it. I would not go through the teach again.
  • And believe it or not, it is a trick-taking game.
  • This is definitely a player interaction conflict game.
  • I really enjoyed the battle perspective of this game. It was very quick and it was over very fast and you took on the chance of getting hurt based on the dice that you were rolling.
  • It was a tough teach.
  • It's a unique experience. I haven't played another game that's like this.
  • Believe it or not, it is a trick-taking game.
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
none
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
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  • spoiler alert is the worst Legacy game I've ever played
  • it's a fun trick taking game I'm looking forward to play like all the chapters
  • it was a complete bust for me at least
  • it just fell flat
  • it wasn't exciting at all
  • it's lighter than I remembered
  • it's a medium game
  • it's like you are there's a city and it's in a crisis and there's like Point SCS basically
  • it's like a semic coop thing because everyone can end up losing but it's a very fun game
  • it is a a great game I really really like it I was very happy to be able to play it again
  • it's such an amazing game
  • I just love age of innovation
  • it's my number one as well it's a fantastic game for all the reasons you said
  • playing heyo because it's really fun
  • everybody's just like vibing
  • it's it's just like silly fun
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Video k9LepsTDgSc Our Family Plays Games Top List at 47:14 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Still a good game
  • A lot of fun
  • Was hot for a while
Cons
  • Cannot rearrange hand once cards are dealt
  • The fixed card order can be hard to understand.
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • action selection — Players can either play cards or scout (take a card from the current set).
  • Hand Management — Players cannot rearrange their hand of cards after they are dealt.
  • Ladder Climbing — A ladder climbing game where cards have two potential values.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • It is the is the is the filler game of 2024. It really it is the filler game of 2024.
  • Players give gifts to each other while trying to remember who gave what and which gift they have in front of them.
  • You got to say it with confidence, you got to say it's a bat.
  • Straight memory.
  • It's like Black Mirror, y'all.
  • Buttonshot probably has one of the most tariff resistant business models.
  • It's all about memory and and bluffing.
  • The more people are sitting at the table, the more things you got to remember.
  • You got to bluff with a straight face.
  • This is straight memory. It's straight memory.
  • trio is straight memory game with a little bit of go fish in there.
  • It's quick to learn, quick to play. You know, before you know it, you've played like three, four, five rounds in just a few minutes.
  • I would like to hear about uh Aldi from BGG.
  • I say Star Wars so we can have DC Star Wars.
  • We are going to BGG Spring.
  • The $6 million man. If they do a re ru reboot. A reboot. It would be the $6 billion man today due to inflation.
  • The weather is horrible.
  • We love the weird of Portland. We love the weird.
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Video NxIVil98scE Board Gaming Ramblings Top List at 23:48 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • clever card game
  • love this from the first play
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
  • Bonanza
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Ladder Climbing — A card game where players play cards in ascending or descending order, or specific sets, to beat the previous play and get rid of their cards.
  • Set Collection — Players aim to create sets of cards (e.g., runs or same-rank cards) to win tricks or score points.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • Wingspan is great. You probably know all about it.
  • Scout is a clever card game and yeah, it's a ladder climbing shutting game.
  • Pirates of Marbo hasn't made Mark Kybo worse. I think it has. I think I think it doesn't like not like it hasn't made the game worse, but it made it so if I go back and play Mario Kbo, I'll probably have fun. But I would also think I could get 80% of the same feeling in 80% less time.
  • Tainted Grail. Yep. I still think Tainted Grail is a great game. All the remembrance I have of it, but it has fallen a bit for me because of some of the things that I hope the new version makes better, but still a great game.
  • The Magnificent. It feels kind of unique and that's why it's on my list now. I don't know why it wasn't in 2019.
  • Electropolis is a great game. One of my favorite city building games.
  • Clank Legacy. Even though it's a long time ago and yes, the other like legacy campaign games from that year has fallen off the list, that still holds a fun memory for me and it was a really fun experience.
  • Cooper Island. That's number one for the reasons.
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Video tLncdhJj5jw The Command Zone Other at 1:23:22 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Mixed
Pros
  • Provides card draw and hand refill
  • Deals damage to opponents who discard
  • Flashback offers a second use
  • Optional discard/draw gives flexibility
Cons
  • Four mana for five cards is considered inefficient compared to other wheels
  • The damage rider is often secondary to the wheel effect
  • Flashback cost is high
Thematic elements
Comparison games
  • Wheel of Misfortune
  • Windfall
  • Wheel of Fortune
  • Will of the Jesse
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Damage — Deals five damage to each opponent who discarded their hand this way.
  • Flashback — Can be cast from the graveyard for an additional cost.
  • Wheel — Each player may discard their hand and draw five cards.
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  • if you're not a lifeg deck, you probably don't run it.
  • This is the ancient green warden text for lands, but also birds.
  • This card is sort of like Panharmonicon stapled to a conjurer's closet
  • It feels like it just instantly goes in all landfall decks.
  • It's very interesting card that I am kind of having trouble evaluating
  • This is the only one where the activated ability doesn't work unless the static ability has.
  • I think this is probably I don't know. It's the blue one's very raw powerful in mill as well. It's this is a very powerful effect in a very powerful strategy being plus one plus one counter decks.
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Video RlTlWsrkMP4 The Broken Meeple Analysis at 1:03:17 sentiment: negative
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Overall sentiment (raw)
negative
Pros
  • Quick game (20-30 minutes)
Cons
  • Not fun
  • Low decision space
  • Luck of what other people play
  • Flipping hand over doesn't add strategy
  • Feels like going through the motions
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Hand Management — Players manage their hand of cards.
  • Push Your Luck — Flipping hand over to play cards.
  • Set Collection — Playing sets of cards.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • Imperial Steam. Oh god. Maybe this one's been a bit harsh because I have only played it the once a friend of mine to me, the one who likes train games. But I do remember disliking it.
  • It it it's punishing. It's a boring theme. Like anything to do with trains is a boring theme. Yeah, fight me.
  • This game is trash.
  • I worry about the sort of games you play if you think this is fun. Seriously, this game is trash.
  • Terraforming Mars, I think I might have rated a three or four when I first played it.
  • Before Mars is still a six out of 10 for me.
  • And Great Western Trail, you know, you know, my jump to New Zealand, you know, that one being one of my favorite games, you know, and uh despite hating the first edition of Great Western Trail.
  • So, it seems I mean Feed the Kraken to some extent. Maybe Blood on the Tower a little bit. Imperial Steam just cuz I haven't played it that much, but even then not much.
  • We all like different stuff. It's just the nature of the beast.
  • What do you care if I hate them?
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Video RlTlWsrkMP4 The Broken Meeple Analysis at 1:07:20 sentiment: negative
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Negative
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Imperial Steam. Oh god. Maybe this one's been a bit harsh because I have only played it the once a friend of mine to me, the one who likes train games. But I do remember disliking it.
  • It it it's punishing. It's a boring theme. Like anything to do with trains is a boring theme. Yeah, fight me.
  • This game is trash.
  • I worry about the sort of games you play if you think this is fun. Seriously, this game is trash.
  • Terraforming Mars, I think I might have rated a three or four when I first played it.
  • Before Mars is still a six out of 10 for me.
  • And Great Western Trail, you know, you know, my jump to New Zealand, you know, that one being one of my favorite games, you know, and uh despite hating the first edition of Great Western Trail.
  • So, it seems I mean Feed the Kraken to some extent. Maybe Blood on the Tower a little bit. Imperial Steam just cuz I haven't played it that much, but even then not much.
  • We all like different stuff. It's just the nature of the beast.
  • What do you care if I hate them?
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Video 2fPvDjtBODs UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 2:07:15
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Pros
none
Cons
none
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none
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
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  • I'm not an image guy.
  • Oh, my God, me and I look so freaking young.
  • We're innovators.
  • I don't know how to like talk about the game without like It's It's incredibly complicated.
  • I don't know how to win that game.
  • The raw and write is really good. Which is and it's really simple.
  • It's a trading card game where the sizzle is more than the steak there.
  • Harvest now, decrypt later.
  • I feel like I've talked about it for a long time.
  • You got to watch The Blues Brothers.
  • He's the second coolest guy of all time.
  • We're only on two We've only done two slides.
  • This is a super super deep cut.
  • I don't know what the name of this thing.
  • This is a movie that was on HBO or Cinemax all the time when we were kids.
  • My favorite movie of all time.
  • You don't know what you're talking about, man.
  • There's not that many laughs.
  • This is a deep deep deep deep cut.
  • We're trying to throw our goblins cuz like tossing goblins is the only thing I could think of.
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Video tAEkS8w3NYs Grant Lyon Top List at 17:23 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • interesting hand management puzzle
  • unique rule about not rearranging cards
  • fun at 3-5 players
Cons
  • not ideal at 2 players
  • no theme
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Card removal — you can remove cards from your hand to combine other cards.
  • Hand Management — you're just trying to manage your hand.
  • Ladder Climbing — it's a ladder-climbing game where you are trying to play a better set of cards than the last person.
  • Set Playing — play a better set of cards than the last person. So, if if this person over here played uh two twos, I have to play a pair that is higher than that uh or I could, you know, play uh triples or quadruples or something like that.
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  • At this point, I feel like it wouldn't be a Grant's Game Rex top 10 unless I threw an 11th game into the into the mix, into the list, onto the list.
  • Number three on my list is in fact the newest game on this list.
  • I absolutely love Flip Tunes.
  • Although again, probably one of the more strategic games on this list.
  • And so, every round there is an excitement factor, a level of excitement that I think that makes the game really fun where you're like, you're flipping cards out and you're like, "Yes. Oh, I needed that one to come out." OR LIKE, "NO, I NEEDED that one to be on the top row and now it's on the bottom row, dang it."
  • Number two on my list of the top 10 pocket games of all time is probably my most played game of any on this list and it is the game Love Letter.
  • This is one of those games that sort of got me into the modern hobby of board games.
  • And I love the player interaction and it's very simple to teach.
  • And the number one game when I think of my top pocket games of all time.
  • And the reason this is number one is when I thought about doing this topic as a video, this is the first game that popped in my head and that is Deep Sea Adventure.
  • And the further out from the submarine you get, the farther out from the submarine that you get, the higher value the treasure. But also, the harder it is to get back to the submarine before the oxygen runs out.
  • Everybody thinks they're going to make it back. You're not. You're not going to make it back.
  • The sort of table trash talking of Deep Sea Adventure is really fun and I've had memorable moments playing Deep Sea Adventure in countries all over the world.
  • If you have really great pocket game that you feel more people should know about, put it in the comments.
  • Thank you so much for being here. Thank you for liking, subscribing, and all that great stuff.
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Video v2sqpnpRsFU Rolling Dice & Taking Names Discussion at 15:33 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • A real good one to to introduce them to.
Cons
none
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Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Anything with Lord of the Rings attached to it. I'm interested.
  • It was great. This was great. I'm ready to play this again.
  • Frenzy is a good word for it, right?
  • This has got a Seven Wonders feel to it.
  • This is much better use of those cards.
  • This is much better than the two-player version of Seven Wonders.
  • This game sounds good. We're bringing it out at Mother's Day and we're going to play that with my family.
  • I love deduction games.
  • This is Got Five from Blue Orange.
  • I love those things.
  • Y'all, let's flip this around. Instead of an office desk, if you were to get one of these E-Win desk, and they're good size, 62 in long, 24 in deep, you could raise this up. This could become your gaming table, especially if you put a game topper on it.
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Video iqXIc2ljEyE Tim Chuon Discussion at 4:55
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none
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none
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
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  • Probably the most complex game I have in my collection, which is Lisboa.
  • Wild Garden, super fun, but the group I played it with just took so long in their turn so I'm like, I need a break from this game for a second.
  • Thunder Road: Vendetta continues to be a game that I introduce to brand new players and people just have so much fun with this game.
  • I played and I love this game.
  • this was so much fun.
  • This game slaps.
  • It feels like a 2D arcade scrolling game and we're looking for it.
  • I've had so much fun with Street Fighter and I've always kept it around because I just love the miniatures
  • This is a really fun building game.
  • This plays so different from other Lacerda games of course, because it's way easier.
  • I just think the style overall just feels a lot more like flowy, a lot more straightforward than his other games
  • Snow Planner, really love this game.
  • Thank you to Leder Games for sending this one over. Of course, I cannot wait to play this.
  • With that in mind, the final count is 160 games.
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Video zmdNL54gBZA Meeple University Top List at 4:16 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • Keeping houseplants alive
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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)
  • Welcome to May 2026 where we're talking about our favorite games of last month, which is April 2026.
  • So many, many great tips from all of you on our previous flock of not actually last month. It's UKGE anticipated games and also asking you to for our travel to UK.
  • I like our way better.
  • If you know any board games meet up in the evening one
  • This is a game that is 10 years old.
  • You have to plan out your actions.
  • So you're constantly managing this inventory of tokens of houses that you can build up.
  • The unique part is that the assistant action where you just spread out your assistant.
  • That's really is unique. It's very Yokohama. Like I have not played any games that's quite like that actually.
  • So, this is the Dungeon Crawler Carl version of the game already out by John D. Clair called Unstoppable, which is a card crafting building game based on the popular lit RPG series Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman.
  • Unstoppable was my in my top games of last year.
  • It's a game where Yeah, it takes card crafting to like a three-dimensional level almost because you are endorsing two cards together and one of them is a threat, and you have to defeat that threat for it to then join your hand as a card that you play, and then you can upgrade that twice, which makes the card stronger, but also the threat stronger.
  • Your deck is your enemy. Your enemy got bitten and then that becomes your deck by flipping it and then once it's cycle out and then it becomes enemy again and so on and just like this what do you call it? The treaty cycle? Yeah, it's a thing.
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Video p3Q7HOK5LiU Board Game Animal Analysis at 12:24 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
  • Praises have rightly been sung because of its clever use of dual-sided cards.
Cons
none
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none
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • dual-sided cards — clever use of dual-sided cards
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  • This iceberg in and of itself is maybe, in fact, the tip of an even bigger iceberg.
  • What's great about all of them is you just need some traditional sets of dominoes.
  • Because they have two big big things. What are those two things? Well, the aforementioned concept of the numbers, orientation, and all that, but also the physical component, the delectable clicketity clack, that tactile nature.
  • I already know that dominoes make games better from a physical standpoint.
  • The game is just so satisfying when playing with the dominoes in their true clicketity clacky forms.
  • It was so funny to have that revelation, that realization that wait a minute, I like that in games and Domino's are just already bringing that to the table.
  • That means dominoes have been hiding in the games you've been playing and you didn't even know it.
  • I think dominoes need to be given a little love.
  • you can get a Domino set or two anywhere. And for a few dollars, you're opening yourself up to a tremendous world of gaming that is just hidden right there beneath the surface.
  • Dominoes really are infectious, and I have put out two domino designs now on Board Gamegeeek.
  • Dominoes make games better. Yeah. Yeah.
  • I've fallen for it. I've fallen for the delightful sounds of the clicketity clacky.
  • I'm buried in bones.
  • If you have any questions, comments, or want to discuss any of the games mentioned here, please, please do.
  • get yourself some dominoes, fall down the rabbit hole, and don't forget to play board games.
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Video xwoYD9LwIZw The Dice Tower Analysis at 1:04:19 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • closet thing to dominoes partnership dynamic
Cons
none
Thematic elements
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Trick-Taking — Partnership trick-taking games offer a similar feel to the partnership aspect of dominoes.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • If we transform what's happening into a Q&A, maybe we this would be be what's happening.
  • Halfway through, if you guys don't entertain me enough, I will pull out a game and start playing. That's That's the threat.
  • I'll never understand it.
  • I understand it. I'm just kidding.
  • Please don't don't explain it to me.
  • Looks toxic.
  • Some of the stuff they put out definitely looks like nuclear runoff.
  • Okay, everybody. What's going on?
  • I hope you're having a fantastic Monday so far, folks.
  • Good morning, good afternoon to some of you.
  • I guess some of you are in places where it is already afternoon.
  • What is that about?
  • Question colon and then something that will help me spot your questions.
  • I'm also going to make this a little bit bigger here so I can see.
  • Volume is okay. You guys can see me
  • The area of the hobby I feel is being squeezed out is actually the middle. Those 45 minute to an hour and 15 minute family weight games are the ones that I think have a much harder time making a splash because they require a lot of production.
  • I can't review a prototype. So, no, I don't have the time.
  • It's not normally the math I'm concerned about because the the the arithmetic is not that complicated. I think it is the a a heavy rules dense euro game tends to be harder to reconstitute the abstractness into concrete thoughts.
  • I'm looking to buy an unmatched game, but I don't have much funds to buy multiples. If I had to invest in just one, which one would you recommend?
  • Donkey juice. You can really make a meal out of those two words. That's a big part of it.
  • It's part of the collective unconscious, says Mike Delisio.
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Video tiGFmYMgN3k The Command Zone Playthrough at 23:32 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
  • Deals significant damage based on discarded cards.
  • Can be flashed back for additional impact.
Cons
  • Effectiveness relies on having cards to discard.
Thematic elements
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Damage Trigger — Deals damage based on discarded cards, potentially amplified by other effects like Cool but Rude.
  • Discard Outlet — Allows the player to discard cards.
  • Flashback — Can be cast from the graveyard.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • All right, Monoro Red time.
  • So, I'll move to my endstep. I'm going to put an influence counter on the palunteer. Then I will scry two.
  • I'll take the damage.
  • Destroying target artifacts. Target artifacts being portalia.
  • Oh my gosh, Boexia stinks.
  • So now I will go to combat
  • Draw two cards and make two one- one elementals.
  • I'm going to pay four. I'm going to cast Snort.
  • Easiest decision I've ever made in my life.
  • So I'll put three cards on the bottom of my library and I'm going to draw that many cards plus one.
  • All right, I am going to discard my hand and I will draw five cards.
  • And let's tap eight and recast Lubu.
  • So, it's a five five flyer.
  • Wow, facts.
  • Lubu will get plus 2 plus O until end of turn.
  • Yikes.
  • Lubu is an 1110.
  • Horsemanship's real cool.
  • Good game. TWO IN A ROW.
  • TALIA the new mono red queen.
  • It was just based on your proclivity to play.
  • Monor red. I wasn't even in this. That's how you add value to Monor Red.
  • BAD SCIENTIST.
  • Convoke. Convoke. Stoke the flame. So it deals four damage to any target your face.
  • WELL DONE.
  • WHAT A BEAUTIFUL BIRD WIN.
  • TALIA RED.
  • cardkingdom.com/command is the best place to go to get all that stuff.
  • ultaro.com/command.
  • patreon.com/commandzone is a place to go to do that.
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Video 7FQag4NTyc4 Meeple University Rules Teach at 0:05 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
  • Growing new plants for powers and points.
  • Flexibility in managing resources and actions.
  • Green thumbs act as wild resources.
  • Reviving wilted plants saves points and reactivates abilities.
Cons
  • Risk of busting in the nutrient phase.
  • Wilted plants incur a negative point penalty.
  • Ongoing powers on wilted plants are not active.
  • Green thumbs in the pot can turn into wilted plants upon busting.
Thematic elements
  • Roommates competing to keep their plants alive.
  • An apartment
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Card Drafting — Players draw plant cards from a market or from the top of the deck.
  • Hand Management — Players manage plant cards and roommate cards in hand.
  • Push Your Luck — Players draw nutrient cards and decide when to bank them, risking busting if a limit is exceeded.
  • Resource Management — Players collect and spend nutrients (water, sunlight, plant food, love) to grow plants and take actions.
  • Set Collection — Players aim to collect specific combinations of nutrients to pay for plant cards.
  • Unique Player Powers — Sprouted plant cards can provide ongoing effects or trigger abilities.
  • Variable player powers — Sprouted plant cards can provide ongoing effects or trigger abilities.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • And hey everyone, it's Della.
  • And Tarrant, welcome to Maple University.
  • Ooh, I need this info. I can't even keep my cactus alive.
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Video fjVK4Lotnds Allies or Enemies Top List at 0:54 sentiment: positive
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positive
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none
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none
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Quotes (from this video)
  • So today we are talking about 10 games that we would recommend for playing at a picnic.
  • first of all, they've got to have a small enough box that they're going to be easy to take to a picnic.
  • Second, they've got to actually fit on a picnic blanket.
  • And third, we want them to be at least a little bit safe from the wind.
  • If you haven't heard us mention them, go check them out. They are great backpack games.
  • This is one of these games that I'm like, I why didn't I think of this? This is so smart.
  • So, you're just like constantly like trying to trick each other.
  • So, once you've got two of those, you're so scared of taking the upside down card.
  • It feels a little bit like Bomberman, where you set off these bombs and then they're going to blow up sometimes like in all directions.
  • The tiles are pretty neat. They're like this like thick paper cardboard that have this great texture.
  • We do talk about this one a lot, but it's so good, especially for this, especially when you're teaching this to new players.
  • I've not taught this to someone who hasn't gone out and bought it or even bought it while we're playing it.
  • It is really tricky to manage that limit of 10 because most well, all of the groups will score more if you have more of them.
  • I just I love a game like this that you can teach like I taught you the whole rules.
  • This does play excellently for picnics, especially if there's not a lot of wind because you are playing cards down to the ground.
  • To win by tragedy, which is probably the most fun way, you are trying to cause different characters to die, and they're going to die in all different thematic ways.
  • it makes it really tricky to draft cuz every time when you draft cards, your opponent plays first, giving them the opportunity to possibly win.
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Video VjfVnPJLsVE Let's Table It Top List at 1:07 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
  • Fun
  • Appealing theme (plants, houseplants)
  • Bright, colorful art
Cons
  • Can have rounds where you feel like you can't do anything due to busting in the push-your-luck element.
Thematic elements
  • Growing and collecting plants, taking care of them.
Comparison games
  • Planted
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Push Your Luck — A significant element at the beginning of each round where players might bust.
  • Resource Management — Players gather resources to obtain and score plants.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • And today we've got something a little different. Today we're going to talk about our favorite games that were new to us that we played in June.
  • If I'm honest, June, like I didn't feel like there was anything really maybe in June that really knocked my socks off.
  • Yeah, I don't think it necessarily was, you know, I don't think any of these will appear on a a top 10, you know.
  • It looks so cute, but it is deep. Like there is some strategy. There's a lot going on with this game.
  • We love a good production and it's cute and it's got strategy.
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none
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Quotes (from this video)
  • These were our top five new to us games
  • that we played
  • from June 2026.
  • One round.
  • Planet.
  • Kingdom Crossing.
  • Sprout.
  • Ecosfera.
  • Check out our full thoughts.
  • Live now on the channel.
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Video mXJzWnUNKyU Top List at 0:22 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
  • Lot of fun
  • Super portable
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • Circus performers
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Card Play — Trying to beat the cards played down by the person ahead of you. Playing more cards even if numbers are lower or playing cards of a higher number. Playing both sets and runs.
  • scouting — If you can't do anything, you're going to scout a card.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • So, unfortunately, it's summer. I hate summer. I like fall. I like winter. I like cozy clothes and blankets and cloudy days, but it's summer.
  • And in this game, the board is a ferris wheel.
  • So, those are four games that have a carnival or a fair theme to them.
  • I would love to know what would you add to this list? What did I miss?
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Video GD6cDpE-Le4 Review at 0:03 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Incredible artwork and components.
  • Combines two favorite hobbies (board games and houseplants).
  • Well-balanced push-your-luck and strategy.
  • Satisfying progression over rounds.
  • Plays quickly (30-45 minutes).
Cons
  • Wish there was a solo mode.
  • Wishes there was something else to denote the bank.
Thematic elements
  • Houseplants
  • An apartment
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Hand Management — Starting with and acquiring plant cards and roommate cards with special abilities.
  • Push Your Luck — Players take risks during the nutrient phase, with the possibility of busting and losing half their gains.
  • Resource Management — Collecting sunlight, fertilizer, water, and love/care tokens to play plant cards.
  • Set Collection — Collecting plants with different point values and abilities.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • This is definitely me in a board game and I would love to know if this is also you in a board game.
  • Also, let me know your favorite houseplant.
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Video U2wdmW-s_c8 Rules Teach at 0:06 sentiment: positive
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positive
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none
Cons
none
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • card shedding — This is a card shedding game. Be the first to get rid of all your cards.
  • Hand Management — You can also play a single card to another player's set or spend your turn rotating your entire hand.
  • Set Collection — Place the sets of cards in front of you.
  • Set Comparison — If you want to play a set of cards from your hand that's the same size as another player, the values that you use must be higher than theirs.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • What if down was up and up was down and inside out and everything was the right side up?
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Video qJvTQpQrWZc Preview at 1:25 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Fabulous art with plant personalities
  • Cute aesthetic and components
  • Engaging push-your-luck mechanic
  • Strategic use of 'love' resource
  • Unique roommate cards with abilities
  • Appealing theme of plant nurturing
Cons
  • Risk of over-nurturing leading to wilting
  • Busting causes loss of resources and potential wilting tokens
Thematic elements
  • Players are roommates bringing home new houseplants that need to be nurtured with specific nutrients.
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Card Drafting — Players can draft plant cards from a face-up nursery or top-deck from the deck.
  • Hand Management — Players manage plant cards and roommate cards in their hand to play them during the sprout phase.
  • push-your-luck — Players reveal nutrient cards, deciding whether to keep going for more resources or stop before exceeding a round's limit and busting.
  • resource collection — Players collect four types of nutrients: food, water, sunlight, and love, using tokens and cards.
  • Set Collection — Players collect plant cards and roommate cards to achieve victory points and trigger effects.
  • Variable player powers — Roommate cards provide unique abilities that players can play.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • Sprout is published by Rabble who's sponsoring today's video, so huge thank you to them and is designed by George Lee and this is literally the perfect game for the Board Game Garden.
  • When I saw the theme and art in this game, I immediately knew that I had to share with you guys.
  • the art in this game is just absolutely fabulous. I am obsessed.
  • So, play is going to continue like this until players have either decided to opt out of the round, exit the round, or unfortunately, they bust.
  • Love is never a nutrient that you are needing to play out these cards, but you can spend love to do a few different things.
  • Remember, you are somebody's reason to smile and I will see you in the next board game video.
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positive
Pros
  • Immensely popular card shedding game
  • Create runs of cards
  • Play the strongest display
  • Never rearrange cards in hand (fixed order)
  • Bolstered and stronger hands as game progresses
  • Easy to work
  • Only two choices: pick up a card or play a display
  • Makes you feel smarter
  • Feels good when constantly building stronger hands
  • Perfect balance of relaxing and clever
  • Back and forth flow is wonderful
  • Widely accessible and inviting
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • Creating runs of cards and playing the strongest display.
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • card shedding — Players play runs of cards to beat the previous display.
  • Drafting — Players can pick up cards from the center to add to their hand.
  • Hand Management — Cards in hand stay in a fixed order unless picked up and rearranged.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • coloretto which has been a go-to filler game for me for such a long time now
  • Get on Board now this is a flip and right Style game where you're trying to uh make this bus route on this communal board trying to pick up passengers and drop them off to their desired locations um gaining points as you do so in different ways
  • floriferous so floriferous is part of the pencil first series of set collection games and it's my favorite of the bunch actually
  • I love the drafting system in this game as each round there's going to be a display of cards and you're going to be going through these cards from left to right or right to left column by column
  • but despite that sounding like there's some turn angsten and there is what's good about this game and what makes it a good fit for this list is that there's always a compromise there's always a plan B
  • wonderfully Illustrated lovely flow uh only about 20 minutes to play
  • it's quickly actually risen my personal ranks when it comes to the best filler games out there every single play I enjoy it that a little bit more
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