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Year
2017
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Description
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A dark void has opened, and undead creatures are attempting to enter our world. You have come together as guardians who must work together to force the undead back through the void. However, the longer it takes, the stronger the undead become, threatening to overwhelm all.
In The Banishing, players collect cards from the Void to form melds to cast unique spells and effects in an effort to complete the ritual of Banishing, which will hurl the undead back through the Void. Players must work together to create those melds, as well as to protect and heal each other from attacks by the undead in order to succeed.
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Getting Games Review at 0:02 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Great collaborative puzzle-solving with teammates around the table
- Strong asymmetry between characters that matches thematic roles
- Tension and emotional rise and fall during play with cool abilities
- High variability with eight asymmetric characters and diverse interactions
- Tiny box that is travel-friendly and packs substantial content
- Low amount of quarterbacking; turns encourage discussion and cooperation
Cons
- Stamina/exhaustion mechanic can feel restrictive and reduce access to powers
- Graphical presentation is form over function; boards are text-heavy and visually drab
- Front cover and art communicate little about the game's theme
- Two-player viability exists but the game is designed for 3-5 players; two players works but is not ideal
Thematic elements
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- asymmetric roles — Eight asymmetric characters with unique powers to differentiate gameplay.
- color-coded card types — Red (offensive), Green (support), and Blue (banish/cycle) cards with distinct roles.
- Cooperative Game — Fully cooperative game where each player takes on an asymmetric hero and works together to banish undead.
- cooperative play — Fully cooperative game where each player takes on an asymmetric hero and works together to banish undead.
- deck management and banishing — Win by banishing ten cards; cards move between hand, void, and banishing pile.
- exhaustion/stamina — Characters have a stamina and a health level; taking wounds can exhaust a character and lock their powers.
- grid-based void — A three-by-three grid (the void) from which players draw rows/columns and take actions.
- Hidden hand information — Players cannot reveal their hands to others, though they may discuss potential moves.
- Item cards — Items like wand, shield, and armor are obtained via rows/columns and have lasting effects.
- Multi-Use Cards — Items like wand, shield, and armor are obtained via rows/columns and have lasting effects.
- on-turn actions — On a turn, players can swap cards, trade with another player, or rest by discarding cards.
- Reclaim as Action — On a turn, players can swap cards, trade with another player, or rest by discarding cards.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I strongly recommend the vanishing I think that it's a really good package
- there is less quarterbacking going on than I thought
- it's a small box with a big deck of cards
- a three by three grid of cards
- the top three of these actions are identical for all of them
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Getting Games Discussion at 33:55 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- cooperative puzzle with strong asymmetric play
- interesting action interplay and discussion opportunities
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- monster-hunting/banishing with a 3x3 central grid
- fantastical, cooperative scenario with asymmetric characters
- descriptive-explanatory
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- 3x3_grid_action_selection — each turn you select a row or column to process cards, with discard piles and wound tracking
- asymmetric_characters — each player has a unique ability; some can banish wounds or focus on specific card types
- set_collection_and_banish — collectively banish 10 cards while managing damage and card effects
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's really great to see that we've made it to 10 episodes
- this is going to be the meat of the variety vlog
- I would love opinions on all of these various things
- it's a fun little podcast where we talk about board games
- the dragon is catching people and doing damage to them
- I think this might actually be a bit of a mey game experience for them
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