Game Info
Year
2009
Players
4-12
Age
12+
Playtime
45 min
Complexity
2/5
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Description
A fanboy retelling of the Battle Royale saga where international students compete on a deserted island in a game mixing hand-management bluffing and strategic negotiation for up to twelve players.
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Video 5Lw7BUyw1OA
Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Unboxing at 1:04 sentiment: positive
video_pk 87030 · mention_pk 226804
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Beautiful artwork on the character components
- Strong solo component support with minis
- Deluxe Kickstarter edition provides extra content
- Clear rules and step-based play flow
Cons
- Board appears to have a peeling fold issue requiring reinforcement
Thematic elements
- Array
- Woodland/forest during winter
- Character-driven woodland critters trying to forage and survive the season
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Deck Interaction / Card Deck Building — Critter decks and recipe/forage decks form the player's toolkit and can be customized through gameplay
- Hand Management — Players manage their hand size, drawing, discarding, and revealing cards to perform actions
- Resource Management — Players gather foraged food cards to fuel crafting and scoring through recipes
- Resource/Forage Card Utilization — Players gather foraged food cards to fuel crafting and scoring through recipes
- Seasonal/Turn Structure — Gameplay cycles through seasons (Spring, Summer, Autumn) with resets and seasonal effects
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Quotes (from this video)
- Survival of the fattest this is the deluxe Kickstarter Edition so there's going to be some stuff in here that is not in the regular edition
- nice artwork let's get inside the box here and see what's inside
- oh I would love to see Miniatures of these
- I'm excited about that
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Video VO9yek6ELU8
Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Discussion at 0:33 sentiment: positive
video_pk 86654 · mention_pk 224994
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Beautiful artwork and adorable animal miniatures
- Clear and accessible instruction manual with good examples
- Fast setup for deluxe edition and scalable with expansions
- Multiple critter abilities promoting varied strategies
- Supports solo play with three modes and three levels
- Polished production values, especially deluxe edition components
Cons
- Steep initial learning curve for first plays
- Box is large/heavy which may be intimidating
- Endgame/refresher references could use an additional player aid for the reset phase
Thematic elements
- Foraging hierarchy and survival among woodland animals; the biggest animal tends to dominate.
- Woodland creatures forage for food over three seasons to prepare for winter.
- Story-like flavor with critter lore, including a background tale of Old Grizz.
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Deck Building — Each player uses a Critter deck consisting of tricks and forage cards to perform actions and earn resources.
- deck-building / hand management — Each player uses a Critter deck consisting of tricks and forage cards to perform actions and earn resources.
- Drafting / card reveal — During foraging, players reveal and compare cards to determine order and options to forge.
- End-of-round resets and scoring — Every four rounds a reset occurs: deck, stash, and market are refreshed; scoring happens for completed recipes and bonuses.
- Resource Management — Food/resource cards can be stashed for future crafting and endgame scoring.
- Resource management and stash — Food/resource cards can be stashed for future crafting and endgame scoring.
- Score-and-Reset — Every four rounds a reset occurs: deck, stash, and market are refreshed; scoring happens for completed recipes and bonuses.
- Set collection / crafting of recipes — Collect cards to fulfill recipes for scoring and to stash resources.
- Worker Placement — Players take actions at specific locations (Trading Post, Market, Foraging areas) using their limited action phases.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I really like this game.
- This one's a keeper.
- Two thumbs up for me, I really enjoy this one.
- I could see kind of the beauty in this game.
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Video cLZx2IUedso
Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Playthrough at 0:43 sentiment: positive
video_pk 86640 · mention_pk 224882
Click to watch at 0:43 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- engaging stash mechanic
- beautiful standies/artwork
- accessible yet strategic for light-to-mid weight
- great theme and components
- enjoyable for livestreams and teaching
Cons
- rule clarifications sometimes needed
- deck size/management can be overwhelming
- setup can be bulky and components heavy
Thematic elements
- foraging, recipe crafting, resource management within a seasonal cycle
- woodland creatures navigating Spring, Summer, and Autumn to prepare for Winter
- seasonal progression with emergent scoring through foraging and crafting
Comparison games
- Creature Comforts
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Compound Scoring — traps typically give negative points unless stashed; Rascal's ability can flip ends by endgame scoring.
- Deck Building — each Critter has Forge and Trick cards drawn from a shared Critter deck; cards can be shuffled back from discard.
- deck-building — each Critter has Forge and Trick cards drawn from a shared Critter deck; cards can be shuffled back from discard.
- feeding and survival — Critters must be fed; failure to feed ends the creature and affects final scoring.
- foraging phase — during forage, players reveal and play Forge cards from hand to collect food; order determined by forage values.
- hand/resource management — manage hand size, draw and discard rules, and stash to optimize recipes.
- market and trading post interactions — complete face-up recipes from market to gain market bonuses; trading post effects enable card transfers.
- Resource Management — manage hand size, draw and discard rules, and stash to optimize recipes.
- scoring modifiers — traps typically give negative points unless stashed; Rascal's ability can flip ends by endgame scoring.
- Season progression — rounds proceed through Spring, Summer, and Autumn with resets and end-of-season scoring.
- stash mechanism — revealed cards can be stashed in a personal stash to be used for recipes; stashed traps may become points.
- Worker Placement — use locations (Trading Post, Market, Foraging locations) to take actions and gather resources.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- the artwork in this game is right up our alley
- this is a hit for us
- we love the stash mechanic
- we saw it on three Dice Tower top 10 and had to get it to the table
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Video C9m3Wz_cH0M
Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Top 15 List at 28:31 sentiment: positive
video_pk 86239 · mention_pk 222549
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- adorable art and approachable theme
- memory and path planning add depth
Cons
- can feel light for some players after longer play sessions
Thematic elements
- foraging, feeding, and seasonal tasks
- woodland animals surviving through seasons
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- resource gathering and memory — gather foods and remember recipes, with endgame scoring
- seasonal rounds — three seasons to complete tasks and feed your critter
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- the box cover is awesome
- I love the bumping mechanism
- this game is going to last you a long time
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Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Top 10 List at 2:52 sentiment: positive
video_pk 85255 · mention_pk 218149
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- strong tie-in with January top list
- easy to pick up for quick play sessions
Cons
- not deeply elaborated in this segment
Thematic elements
- resource management and resilience
- post-apocalyptic or survival theme
- casual/accessible
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- not deeply described in this segment — Referenced as part of the January top list
- party-based or group decision-making — Referenced as part of the January top, with play emphasis on survivability and interactions
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This is a quick game. Makes you think.
- This is Stamp Swap... Automa Factory knocked it out of the park this with this one because what the Automa does, they're going to rate them based on the rarity of them.
- The artwork in this game is phenomenal.
- This game is a wordplay game, and every word matters when you're trying to do this.
- I really enjoy this game. It It was a lot of fun.
- Wonderlust Discover the World… a travel planning game.
- In Cities you are building the best city.
- The windmill rotates and you choose which side you are going to do things from.
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