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Show Manager

Game ID: GID0286221
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Year
1996
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Description

The players put together four shows in any order. To accomplish this, players draft actor cards from a constantly changing queue of cards. Each card represents actors of varying skills at roles. Once a player puts together all the needed roles for a show, the value is judged against all the other productions of that type, with points given relative to the other productions.

This is a Queen Games reprint of the db-Spiele original, Premiere.

Description

The players put together four shows in any order. To accomplish this, players draft actor cards from a constantly changing queue of cards. Each card represents actors of varying skills at roles. Once a player puts together all the needed roles for a show, the value is judged against all the other productions of that type, with points given relative to the other productions.

This is a Queen Games reprint of the db-Spiele original, Premiere.

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Video PpT9AI0yzF4 Actualol Interview at 0:42 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • gateway-friendly entry into hobby
  • strong theatre-themed premise
  • clear set collection/hand-management tension
Cons
  • dated artwork
  • less buzz in modern online circles
Thematic elements
  • theatre management
  • theatre productions and auditions
  • humorous gateway-game vibe
Comparison games
  • Chinatown
  • Lords of Vegas
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • hand management — limit on casting actors before performing the play
  • set collection — collect actors to assemble a show
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • it's a gateway game
  • I like it because of the theme
  • the storytelling book in War of Mine is really well-written
  • I would love every video to be as entertaining as my best ones
  • patreon would grow to a level where I could work with other people
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Video ePrJDdG3qLU Actualol Discussion at 4:07 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • under-the-radar gateway game
  • thematic and mechanism synergy
Cons
  • artwork described as not strong
Thematic elements
  • theater production and show business
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • set collection — assemble shows with actors and manage performances
  • set collection / role allocation — assemble shows with actors and manage performances
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • the production is incredible
  • this is a long one there's a few games of my collection
  • I'm keeping this one forever
  • it's a great family game
  • it's basically a social deduction game and it's really clever
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