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1973
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Description
What happens when the hunter becomes the hunted?
In Tally Ho!, one player takes the role of the hunters and the lumberjacks; the other takes the role of the foxes and bears. Both players hunt each other!
At first the forest lies peacefully under the face-down tiles. As the players turn the tiles over and move them on the board, the forest awakens and the hunt destroys the serenity of the forest. The lumberjacks cut swaths through the forest to provide hunting fields for the hunters. The bears then use these same aisles to track the hunters and lumberjacks. And both sides hunt the ducks who are just trying to live in peace!
The two sides are balanced with luck dominating the early game, but skill taking over at the end. Good hunting!
Originally published by Spear Spiele in 1973 as Jag und Schlag, Kosmos republished the game in 2000 as Tally Ho! / Halali! as part of its Kosmos two-player series.
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Get into games Review at 0:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- incredibly fast and accessible once you know the rules
- compact portability for on-the-go play
- clear push-your-luck decision with meaningful consequences
- good social interaction and crowd-pleasing moments when tally up happens
Cons
- can feel chaotic with many players or riotous timing of tally up calls
- bust results can be frustrating for risk-averse players
- dice luck can overshadow longer-term strategy in short sessions
Thematic elements
- risk versus reward in a compact, push-your-luck framework; players chase opportunities to gain points while avoiding busts.
- Abstract, microgame style dice game focused on tallying points through rounds of selection and risk management. The tone is light, fast, and accessible, with heavy emphasis on quick turns and social interaction.
- host-driven instructional commentary that explains the mechanics in plain terms and emphasizes play-along excitement.
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- banking vs continuing — After rolling, players decide whether to stay in and bank the current round’s points or to leave and risk the unbanked points for a higher payoff later.
- bust on two stars — Rolling two stars means you bust and you lose any points you have not banked that round, creating a tension between risk and safe play.
- Dice Rolling — Each round, players choose three dice from a small pool that includes different distributions and risk levels. The chosen dice determine the potential point total for the round and influence future decisions.
- dice selection and rolling — Each round, players choose three dice from a small pool that includes different distributions and risk levels. The chosen dice determine the potential point total for the round and influence future decisions.
- set-aside dice and bonus roll — At the end (or mid) of a round, players may set aside dice and, if chosen, roll the bonus dice to try to accumulate extra points—risking a bust and losing everything if the bonus roll fails.
- tally up bonus dice — A special tally up dice introduces a volatile bonus phase; it can award big gains, undo points, or even negate the round depending on the roll.
- three stars tally-up bonus — If you roll three stars and are the first to call tally up, you gain a 200-point bonus and push your total closer to the end-of-round target.
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Quotes (from this video)
- It's a super fast, super fun, super addictive little game.
- Two to 10 players easily.
- I would highly recommend looking into Tally Up when you get the chance.
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Board Gaymes James Playthrough at 0:12 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Accessible and social
- Big scoring moments that energize play
- Varied risk decisions keep rounds lively
Cons
- App dependency may reduce spontaneity for some groups
- Scoring can be complex to track without tools
- Occasional confusion with tally rules during live play
Thematic elements
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- Push-your-luck dice, in/out risk management, rapid tally scoring
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- Indoors during winter; casual game night with friends
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- mixed
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- app-assisted scoring — A companion app helps track scores and reduces arithmetic burden.
- Compound Scoring — Tally up is triggered by certain conditions; caller gets 200 bonus, others get 100.
- In/out mechanic — Each player selects in or out before rolls, affecting scoring and risk dynamics.
- Push Your Luck — Players choose how many dice to roll and risk busting to gain higher scores.
- Tally up scoring — Tally up is triggered by certain conditions; caller gets 200 bonus, others get 100.
- Up dice — Certain dice add additional dice when rolled, increasing risk and potential rewards.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Never surrender. NEVER GIVE UP. TELL
- Tallied up.
- The app to make this game even remotely functional because it's like otherwise you have to do the math all the time.
- It's a cool neat little fun party game.
- You could call it bad, but everyone wins eventually.
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Going Analog Discussion at 37:36 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Fast, accessible, with big moments
- High-stakes tension and crowd-pleasing moments
Cons
- Thematic depth is light
- May rely on luck in late game
Thematic elements
- Risk management and decision-making
- Push-your-luck dice game with a simple scoring track
- Casual
Comparison games
- Flip 7
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Dynamic pot management — Players decide when to bail to bank points, with potential bonuses via a circle-based mechanic.
- Push-your-luck dice drafting — Players select dice to maximize score, risking busts to grow the pot.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- We're Grant's minions. We play all the games and they are good.
- our current favorite new party game, which is Bullseye.
- We ate a ton in Vegas. It was not healthy for that reason.
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Going Analog Discussion at 14:26 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Fun push-your-luck gameplay.
- Creates exciting moments.
- Simple to learn and play.
Cons
- Can be risky, leading to losing points if not careful.
Thematic elements
none
Comparison games
- Flip Seven
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Dice Rolling — Players roll dice to generate a pool of points.
- Push Your Luck — Players decide whether to continue rolling to increase points or bank their current score, risking a bust.
- Set Collection — Players collect dice that produce point values.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- We're not going Analog Podcast anymore. It's the Going Analog Show.
- So, we're going to do a pal- pallet cleanser, right?
- This is not a campaign on the website like this is not a campaign cuz that's what you think because even on the back of the box I'm looking at right now it says non-campaign
- from that tableau, you're trying to combine some um different cards that your word qualifies for, but they have to be orthogonally adjacent, and you have to be able to trace a pathway through the cards that you're going to score.
- There's this extra puzzle element of not just like, oh, I'm not rewarded for just the longest word. I might have the longest word, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's going to score well.
- if I pick these scoring word scoring tiles over here, I can make a pretty good word. But, if other people also use the same scoring cards, then the value of that card goes gets lower and lower.
- So, if you've played Point Salad, this feels very much like Point Salad. There's going to be a But with fruit.
- Each basket will have its own scoring condition based on what fruits are in that basket.
- the rocks then you could keep them in your discard pile. They're worth a point each or fill up your bonus baskets with rocks, which eats up one of those three spots.
- It is mean, but because it's so easy just to get more fruit and more baskets, it's not that big a deal.
- he threw a rock down making it impossible for me to meet that goal because I need three specific fruit for a high value and now he a rock is eating up one of those spaces.
- It is mean, but at the same time it's like Too mean, but adds a layer of strategy to the game, you know?
- It's It was garbage day when we were recording today.
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kovray Event Coverage at 20:03 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Combo-tastic points
- Good luck
- Nice vibrant
Cons
- Can bust and not get points
Thematic elements
- Dice rolling for points
Comparison games
- Flip Seven
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Dice Rolling — Rolling dice to get points without busting.
- Push Your Luck — Deciding whether to stay or continue rolling to avoid busting.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- It's a gem.
- It's a bop.
- It's just this combo-tastic game where there's a bunch of different actions happening that you'll have to go through.
- It is such a clever game that is still very unnatural because you're trying to create gaps with tiles, and my brain despises that cuz I like when things go together nicely.
- It is the silliest game because what you're trying to do is you have stacks of cards in front of you in different stacks, and you're trying to get each of those stacks to have all of one item.
- This is such a good small card game from Capstone.
- The art on Dixit is just unparalleled.
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Board Stupid Discussion at 15:24 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
- Really fun
- App works smoothly
- Handles math well with app
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Flip Seven
- Craps
- Zombie Dice
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- app integration — Features a web app to manage game math.
- Dice Rolling — Players roll dice to gain points or trigger effects.
- Press Your Luck — Similar mechanics to Flip Seven and potentially Zombie Dice where rolling more can lead to a bust.
- Push Your Luck — Players must decide whether to roll more dice or bank their current points.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- There was a a new version of Mexico which is actually part of the Mask trilogy of games. And this new version looks absolutely awesome.
- if you like old school Eurogames like I do, go check that out. It's an old school Euro area control game.
- It's take Flip Seven, mix it with craps.
- The really cool things that they've done, you can play without, but there is an app that actually takes away all the mean math that you normally have to do with Flip Seven, for example.
- Ubongo is a cooperative dexterity game and it is the dumbest, most amazing thing. It's so stupid.
- This is the perfect pub game.
- Ridiculous fun.
- Worth a pop for like 15 quid. Great fun. We had a blast with it. Very silly. Very, very fun.
- I met Hugo Myatt who played the original Treguard in uh, in Nightmare and uh, my face just absolutely lit up.
- the Eden game was can't wait and I couldn't wait can't win, sorry. I couldn't I couldn't wait to go and grab it. It's it's all gone. Sold out. It was sold out literally like 10 minutes after the the show was open.
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BoardGameBollocks Event Coverage at 11:48 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Generated lots of laughs.
- Best game played at the expo.
- Awesome shitty little game.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Flip Seven
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Dice Rolling — Choose three dice from the six that are available. They're going to roll them.
- Push Your Luck — If you roll two stars, you bust. But if not, then you'll add up all of the points on the dice and you can bank them.
- Set Collection — Bank them.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- So, my throat is like a piece of sandpaper that I've used to wipe my ass with.
- if you have been living under a [__] rock for the last 20 years, the UK Games Expo is the UK's biggest exhibition of tabletop games.
- I don't know, just felt kind of lame.
- So, [__] that. I'm not I'm not going to spend that much money on this dexterity game.
- it was a drab looking game. Kind of like too much work for what it was.
- This could quite easily have been done with a couple of tokens that you flip over. But fact that it comes with these little gimmicky dog things made it absolutely fantastic.
- one of the best Dexterity games, if not the best Dexterity game that we've ever played.
- it is a timeless classic that is only going to grow in stature in the future.
- Birmingham is vile, but luckily for you, the NEC is nowhere near that steaming hole.
- If you've never been or you turn your nose up, then you are missing out and you're a [__] idiot.
- I don't give a [__] what games you picked up.
- I only attack certain people. A people that use breath smells, people with BO, and people who are under 5' 3.
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The Brothers Murph Top List at 4:48 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Everyone is involved
- Love the boom and bust nature
- Always interesting
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Flip Sider
- Craft
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Betting/Wagering — Everyone else is involved in this in deciding how long to stay in the round... you can decide at different points to basically bow out of the round, bank the current points you have, and you're safe.
- Dice Rolling — This is a dice chucking push your luck kind of group push your luck game where the active roller is going to choose three dice from these six.
- Push Your Luck — It's a dice chucking push your luck kind of group push your luck game... You get two stars, you bust. No points.
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Quotes (from this video)
- This is our mid-year Oscars.
- This is really like the pre-Gen Con the pre-convention season list.
- So, number 10 is going to be a game that I didn't uh know anything about until I saw it pop up on Board Game Arena.
- Cascadia: Alpine Lakes. This should be delivering very very soon.
- This is a standalone version of Cascadia, where not only are you building out, you're now also building up.
- I really enjoyed the 3D aspect of it. But then you still have that kind of Cascadia goodness.
- This is Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers trick-taking game.
- This is probably truly my favorite.
- It's a cooperative trick-taking game uh that is set in the Lord of the Rings story.
- In this one there's three storylines going.
- simple polyomino game.
- cozy game for the moment for us.
- It messes with my head in a good way that I really like where it's still super super simple, super easy.
- Trismegistus second edition, baby.
- This game is really, really heavy in general. Like it's just It's one of their heavier games.
- your head will be thumping after this one.
- And now it's all reinforcing stuff. So I can I'm like oh, I know how this works. This is all this is all intuitive and makes sense.
- I think it's awesome. Like I'm so glad this was like I did never expect them to do a redo of this.
- So it's our favorite of the year so far.
- Our July is jam-packed. It's ridiculous. Absolutely jam-packed with playthroughs many of which are going to be games that are releasing at Gen Con.
- Get your favorite picks in the comments below for what you've enjoyed this year so far.
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Review at 0:17 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Plays up to 10 players with little to no extra downtime.
- Accommodates high player counts with simultaneous decision-making.
- Companion app makes scoring very easy.
- Great value for the price ('only a tenner', 'probably a pint').
- Delivers 'bucketloads of memorable moments'.
Cons
- Lacks a cumulative sense of risk.
- Risk of the app/website disappearing if the publisher goes bust or stops support.
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Flip Seven
- Zombie Dice
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- app integration — A QR code leads to a scoring app that greatly simplifies tracking points.
- Dice Rolling — Players 'roll some dice' and the dice have 'various numbers of points on the dice.'
- push-your-luck — The game is described as a 'very, very small push-your-luck game' where players choose 'whether to stay in or go out, and avoiding the dreaded two-star bust.'
- Set Collection — The core loop involves rolling dice and banking points if not busting, with potential for modifiers from an 'up die.'
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Talk gaming in general.
- We'll tell you what we do like, what we don't like.
- Yeah, players at a 10, right?
- Because you'll all be playing simultaneously.
- The scoring would be so much of a headache. I probably wouldn't want to subject myself to such pain and suffering.
- The fact you're just going to be rolling dice and then resetting those dice every time you roll it.
- That's going to be a major [ __ ] ball ache, yeah?
- Tally Up is surprisingly the standout hit from our visit to this year's UK Games Expo.
- This is hands-down one of the best push-your-luck small box high player count games that we played this year.
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Review at 0:15 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Works for all ages
- Good for family game night
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Flip Seven
- Farkle
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Dice Rolling — The game involves dice rolling, with players selecting three dice from a pool of six to roll.
- Press Your Luck — Players decide before each roll whether they are 'in' to continue or 'out' to bank their current points.
- Push Your Luck — Players can choose to keep rolling to add more points to their total, but risk busting if they roll two stars.
- Set Collection — Certain dice rolls, like rolling two stars, result in a bust, while rolling three stars triggers a bonus opportunity.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- If you like dice rolling and big emotional moments, check out the little game Tally Up.
- This is a very easy to learn dice game that works for all ages.
- It's perfect for a family game night and it comes with lots of cheering and heartbreak.
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Watch It Played Rules Teach at 0:14 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Clear demonstration of rules and how to play
- Shows risk/reward decisions with stay in vs out
- Explains scoring with in/out, tally up bonuses, and bust mechanics
- Uses a score app and paper scoring explicitly
- Engaging host explaining components and setup
Cons
- Rules can be complex for new players
- Requires multiple players to experience fully
- Limited strategic discussion beyond rules demonstration
Thematic elements
- risk management, scoring, and timing in a push-your-luck style
- multiplayer table-top game setting with a focus on dice-based risk and scoring
- Array
- instructional demonstration
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- you'll pick your level of risk and then push it as far as you dare
- the longer you stay in, the more points you could gain, but the more likely you'll bust and score none of them
- three stars tally up now scores a 200 point bonus
- if all three dice show a star, as it says here, you've rolled a tally up
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TheGameBoyGeek - Hi Quality Hi Energy Board Game Reviews Top 10 List at 12:51 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- very chessy feel for a light two-player game
- puzzle-forward with quick rounds
Cons
- older title; print availability varies
- less appealing to larger groups
Thematic elements
- motion and spatial puzzle with luck elements
- desert/island fox-hunting themed abstract
- elegant, chess-like puzzle with luck modifiers
Comparison games
- Stratego
- Lost Cities
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- short, fast play (two-player focus) — emphasis on quick decisions and spatial foresight
- tile flipping and spatial placement — players reveal and place tiles to influence the board state
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Quotes (from this video)
- This started a whole new genre of games.
- Finca is underrated.
- Camel Up revitalized and broadened the appeal of betting-themed games.
- Splendor is a top 100 game.
- The second edition fixes a major problem that many people had with the first edition.
- Arboretum is two-player only and still shines with the right group.
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