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The Little Flower Shop: Open for Business

Game ID: GID0337862
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2025
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Description

This game is in Dr. Finn's Book of Solo Strategy and Word Games. The game requires 4 dice and 1 game sheet from the book.

In the game, you add items to your inventory and sell them, hoping to maximize your profits. On each turn, perform 3-4 steps. In step 1, you roll 4 dice and choose 3 of them to increase your inventory. In step 2, you roll 2 dice, which affect the market values of the items. In step 3, you must sell all items of 1 inventory type at its current market value. In step 4 (which happens twice in the game in specified turns), you choose a custom order that you can try to fulfill at game end for additional profit.

—description from the publisher

Description

This game is in Dr. Finn's Book of Solo Strategy and Word Games. The game requires 4 dice and 1 game sheet from the book.

In the game, you add items to your inventory and sell them, hoping to maximize your profits. On each turn, perform 3-4 steps. In step 1, you roll 4 dice and choose 3 of them to increase your inventory. In step 2, you roll 2 dice, which affect the market values of the items. In step 3, you must sell all items of 1 inventory type at its current market value. In step 4 (which happens twice in the game in specified turns), you choose a custom order that you can try to fulfill at game end for additional profit.

—description from the publisher

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Video kL3rKu-bsEM Rahdo Runs Through Review at 7:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Done very well.
  • Enjoyed more than other big market games.
  • Engaging business simulation.
Cons
  • Host is not typically a fan of buy low, sell high games.
Thematic elements
  • Buy low, sell high business simulation
  • Flower shop
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • buy low, sell high — This is a buy low, sell high business sim
  • market fluctuation — the dice have a tendency to raise the or lower, crash the value of the different types of flowers.
  • Objective Fulfillment — there are different objectives that you can assign to yourself to ensure you've got um, like post-game sales that okay, I'm trying to sell I'm trying to sell them at the right time.
  • Set Collection — you're collecting the ones hoping, you know, you're collecting the ones that that have a high premium.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • This is maybe one of the best raw game play for buck bargains you will ever see in the board game industry because again, they're all great.
  • These are some of the best roll and write experiences I've had. They are all crackerjack brilliant.
  • Dr. Finn's Book of Solo Strategy and Word Games, highly highly recommended.
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Video 0wb80sFaqxE One Stop Co-op Shop Review at 21:55 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Lots of variety and value in a small package
  • Fun and engaging market manipulation
  • Good score achieved in playthrough
  • Successfully fulfilled a challenging custom order
Cons
  • Lack of score indication charts
  • Can be repetitive if playing the same game repeatedly
Thematic elements
  • Flower shop market and sales
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Dice Rolling — Used for gathering inventory and fluctuating market prices.
  • Market Speculation — Buying low and selling high based on changing prices.
  • Push Your Luck — Deciding when to sell goods based on current prices versus potential future gains.
  • Resource Management — Managing inventory of different flower types and other goods.
  • Set Collection — Collecting specific combinations of goods for custom orders.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • This one's a book of solo games, eight different solo games in all.
  • If you don't reach the base planet you get not only zero points, but you get negative points equal to the difference.
  • I only got a 30 last time. Did I cheat again? I probably cheated again.
  • The only thing I wish they had given is an indication of what scores are better cuz really this is just beat your own score and compare it to how you did last time.
  • If you're looking for a ton of solo variety in a very small package, I think this is a good time.
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Video XNZnleyVSRo Tabletop Tokki Unboxing at 5:23 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • charming components and themes
  • family-friendly play style
Cons
  • unknown publisher/designer
Thematic elements
  • cute shop management with decorative components
  • floristry shop in a quaint town
  • light and family-friendly
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Tile Placement — open a shop, decorate, and fulfill thematic shop tasks
  • tile/placement and set collection — open a shop, decorate, and fulfill thematic shop tasks
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • I love solo, love puzzling natured stuff, love solo games.
  • This box could be yours. I'm trying to call again and get rid of some more games.
  • I love word games. If y'all have any recommendations for cool word games, let me know.
  • Wizards Cup I already have technically on there. Horos—two-player game from Buttonshy.
  • The English version with English cards—it's going to be better than my mouth.
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