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2009
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Description
The little magician apprentices have lost some magic objects inside of the master’s maze. Now they try to collect them before the Master notices anything. However, in the maze there are invisible walls and only one of the missing objects is revealed at a time. So they have to make their way through the maze by means of a good memory and lots of skill.
Each player moves their magician over the board while trying not to bump the labyrinth below. Each magician is joined with a magnetic ball so if you hit a wall the ball drops and you have to start all over again.
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Board to Death TV - Board Game Reviews Review at 0:37 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Easy, fast-paced gameplay
- Great for the whole family
- Innovative components (magnetic pawns and magnetized balls)
- Great memory element
- Cute artwork and clear rulebook
Cons
- Limited replay value for older players
- Maze must be rebuilt each game, which can reduce variety and playtime
Thematic elements
- Fantasy adventure and memory/maze navigation
- A magical maze inside a wooden maze box where players search for magical items
- Minimal narrative framing; players race to collect five items within a shifting maze
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Item deck / draw — Upon reaching an item, a new one is drawn from a bag; first to collect five items wins
- Magnetic pawns and balls — Pawns sit on a metal ball under the board connected magnetically across the maze
- Maze construction — Wooden walls form the maze; players must consider the walls' positions as they move
- Memory / deduction — Remember where imaginary walls are to avoid crossing them in future turns
- Movement dial / die — Roll or spin a dial to determine 1-4 spaces to move per turn
- Replay value via maze rebuilding — The maze must be rebuilt each game, which impacts replayability
- Roll/Spin to Move — Roll or spin a dial to determine 1-4 spaces to move per turn
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's an easy fast-paced game with lots of laughter and surprises it's great for the whole family
- the game is innovative and fun
- the rule book is great
- it's an awesome family game
- we're giving it an 8.5 out of 10
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Video X58Sg81gSJM
Watch It Played Review at 3:02 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Good for families or young children
- Provides a memory challenge
- Configurable difficulty
- Randomized board setup can be used
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Magicians collecting magical symbols
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Hidden Information — The board has hidden walls created by wooden pieces underneath, revealed when a player's magnetized piece reaches a certain spot and a ball drops.
- Movement — Players can move their pieces forwards, backwards, left, or right, but not diagonally.
- roll and move — Players roll a die to determine how far they can move.
- Set Collection — Players are trying to be the first to collect five magical symbols by reaching the corresponding spaces on the board.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I really struggle with the idea of telling somebody else what game they're going to like
- This has been sponsored by our sponsor The Cult of the news
- The game is called the magic labyrinth
- these magician pieces are actually magnetized so this ball was attached underneath of the board
- I think that is probably the fastest how- to playay video we've ever done
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Video LsMuzsj7nkM
Watch It Played Analysis at 12:53 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Enjoyable for adults as well as children.
Cons
none
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Memory — A game that the speaker personally enjoys.
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Quotes (from this video)
- And they realize I can hold my own train pieces and Ticket to Ride how exciting is that going to be
- With some games we won't play them until Zach has read the rules himself which he does as feverishly as reading a Lego catalog
- I don't think children are able to distinguish those differences early on so you're kind of burdening them with um a difficult responsibility if you expect them to know when to turn that on and off when they're quite young
- Letting kids win is not always a good idea
- if winning is not the most important part of the game then why why are you letting your child win every time you're basically making winning the most important part by your own actions
- And then when I finally won it felt so good I felt like I'd really accomplished something
- that's a very important life lesson to teach your children
- because this gives them a legitimate way to win because sometimes they're going to get lucky and that's great it levels the playing field
- and I don't think that any of our gaming systems have been turned on for you know couple of months probably since we started board gaming
- I've seen marked improvements in his reading skills his strategizing his problem solving especially his attit towards attitudes towards uh being fair play and and being a good loser
- you can't force them into it obviously a gentle push in the direction to get them started is fine but you have to let them decide what they do and do not like on their own
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Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Top 10 List at 11:04 sentiment: positive
video_pk 85845 · mention_pk 220754
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- unique hidden-maze mechanic
- fun family puzzle
Cons
- remembering wall layouts can be challenging
Thematic elements
- maze navigation and discovery
- hidden labyrinth
- puzzle-oriented
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- hidden maze with shifting walls — board is partially concealed and walls are placed to create a challenge
- Tile/Map Shifting — players navigate to collect tokens while walls shift
- tile/space exploration — players navigate to collect tokens while walls shift
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Quotes (from this video)
- Ticket to Ride ... this is the game that brought us into the modern board gaming world
- this game is simple enough to be taught very quickly to new Gamers
- it's a gateway game
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Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Analysis at 18:31
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Quotes (from this video)
- So, one of the games that I recently actually just learned is one that I would love to play again and see where it goes.
- I really enjoyed this game. Some people complained about the um the quality of the components.
- I don't listen to those people. You listen to Stacy get Santa table.
- And Shot and Totten is a push and pull.
- It's a thinky game where you have to lay down your cards and hope that you win that lane.
- This will help you determine what part of the states maybe you want to go visit.
- It's a fun game. It's game of bluffing, which I am terrible at.
- So I'm very excited about this. Um, it just I think it's going to be really cool having like these books and this these games that align with each other.
- And it's got an otter in it, so therefore it's automatically good.
- So, thank you to Nish Nation and if you have a moment please check them out.
- They do it all in a very positive manner.
- So, thank you to both of them for being so positive and bringing so many smiles to everybody.
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