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Space! For millennia, humans have marveled at the cosmos. Modern astronomy gives us valuable insight about what’s happening in the universe, but there is still a sense of wonder to be had in looking up at the expanse above us.
In Stellar, you are stargazers, calibrating your telescopes to bring into view celestial objects of various types — planets, moons, asteroids, interstellar clouds, black holes, even satellites — as you create a beautiful display of the night sky!
You have eleven rounds to play cards to your telescope and notebook, building a night sky tableau. After that, you'll calculate your points, and the stargazer with the most point wins!
—description from the publisher
Year Published
2020
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top_10_list sentiment: positive
video_pk 62910 · mention_pk 155830
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positive
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none
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none
Thematic elements
- astronomy and exploration
- space-themed card placement with journal and telescope
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Quotes (from this video)
- Stellar is not a super well-known, well-talked-about game. I found it randomly in a local board game store.
- it's basically a two-player only game, asymmetric
- Lost Cities is a hand management game
- Patchwork is a tight, solid Uwe Rosenberg design
- Santorini is my favorite abstract game
- Castles of Burgundy... there's nothing like it for me in two-player
- Race for the Galaxy is my number two two-player game of all time
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All You Can Board top_15_list at 41:09
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- Small box games can sometimes get a bad rap because there's so many board games that release every year.
- Flip Tunes is a really small box clearly.
- it's such an easy game to teach
- Scout is one of the best card games I've played in the last little bit.
- Cascadia Rolling Rivers is a really satisfying game to manage the habitat cards.
- Take Time is a cooperative game that boils down to two sets of cards, 1 to 12.
- The Crew Mission Deep Sea is a cooperative trick-taking game for three to five players.
- Stellar is a really great smallbox game that left my collection.
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Shelf Help general_discussion at 14:23 sentiment: positive
video_pk 60285 · mention_pk 152713
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- great family party game using Dixit cards
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none
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Quotes (from this video)
- It's your game night, so you get to decide.
- Storing your games vertically isn't perfect.
- If your shelves are overflowing, why not play a game that doesn't take up any space because it's Hearthstone.
- This is your game night.
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Board Game Garden general_discussion at 20:21 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Beautiful space-themed card art
- Strong tableau mechanics with replayability
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Space exploration and planetary aesthetics.
- Outer space tableau-building with planetary cards.
- Bold, cosmic artwork with stark contrasts and vivid colors.
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Deck/hand management — Manage a hand of space cards to optimize draws and combos.
- tableau building — Construct a tableau of planets and space items for scoring potential.
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Quotes (from this video)
- the art on the cards are absolutely stunning
- the cards are gorgeous
- I absolutely love the art in Similar
- the art in this game is so freaking cute
- Meadow is one that everyone talks about how beautiful the cards are
- the art is absolutely stunning
- the artwork is absolutely fabulous
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Unknown Channel top_50_list at 46:18 sentiment: positive
video_pk 33651 · mention_pk 148221
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- strong party-game vibes
- overlaps well with Dixit-style play
Cons
- can be less accessible for those unfamiliar with the art
Thematic elements
- creative association using picture cards
- storytelling image-card game
- party game with storytelling
Comparison games
- Dixit
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Compound Scoring — points awarded when others uniquely connect to your clue
- sparks scoring — points awarded when others uniquely connect to your clue
- storytelling/art association — players create connections between pictures to form clues
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- this is where it's at
- Scout has this really interesting aspect of you can only play cards that are next to each other in your hand to try to beat things
- it's a great escalation
- such an amazing feeling of like oh my gosh we're gonna go another round
- you either lose because you miscommunicate with your own team twice or you win because you intercept the other team's code
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No Rules Bard playthrough at 0:51 sentiment: positive
video_pk 12023 · mention_pk 100082
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Encourages social interaction and storytelling
- Tense and engaging, especially as connections form or fail
- Good for groups and mixed player ages
Cons
- Punishes risk-taking, which can frustrate some players
- Scoring can be opaque and requires careful tracking
- Can hinge on hive-mind dynamics rather than individual creativity
Thematic elements
- human connection, interpretation of imagery to form connections
- Casual social gathering (board game cafe environment in London) where friends discuss imagery that connects to a word
- image-based prompts with open-ended associations
Comparison games
- Dixit
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Elimination risk — If a player points to an image that no one else chose, they are out of the current round.
- Image Deciphering — A word is revealed and players select images from a deck that they feel connect to that word.
- Image matching and scoring — Players gain points when their image selections align with others or form a special connection with another player.
- player elimination — If a player points to an image that no one else chose, they are out of the current round.
- Special connection — If two or more players select the same image, they all gain extra points; if only one shares it, that pair also gains points.
- Word-to-image association — A word is revealed and players select images from a deck that they feel connect to that word.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Stella is a weirdly risky game; it's very tense because you are punished for taking risks.
- This is a joyful game but you it's a dilemma and that’s why I think this game has so much more teeth than something like Dixit.
- Stellar is a weirdly risky game; you are punished for taking risks and for being the person who identifies the most connections.
- It's a dilemma; it's a real dilemma and that's why I think this game has teeth.
- Special connections are the key—if two players share an image you both gain points.
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Foster the Meeple general_discussion at 8:59 sentiment: positive
video_pk 3244 · mention_pk 9523
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
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Quotes (from this video)
- We have 63 games to talk to you about today.
- Grab a coffee, we're gonna go quick.
- We love board games and board gaming things.
- I just bought too many bones and dungeons dice in danger.
- If you're interested in buying board games, I feel like we missed a bunch.
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Rolls in the Family top_20_list at 4:20 sentiment: positive
video_pk 2335 · mention_pk 101986
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Excellent crowd-pleaser for groups
- Great for large groups and multi-age play
Cons
- May feel repetitive to some players who crave heavier strategy
- Dependent on group dynamics for the biggest moments
Thematic elements
- party/social deduction through clues
- Word association with Dixit-like artwork
- group-driven, clue-based rounds with sparking moments
Comparison games
- Dixit
- Mysterium
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Dixit-style clue giving — Players select a card that best matches a clue word and others guess which card fits.
- Super Spark moments — A highlighted moment when players collectively realize the best match, creating excitement.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- There are four of us. Uh this we were three for four. 75% pretty good.
- I like to be the ghost. I like True. I like to give the clue giving and figure out ways to uh help my fellow players guess their person, their place, and then their object.
- Push your luck and in this game you can do that.
- Eight out of 10 for Dune.
- This is Times Up title recall.
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