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Year
2021
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Description
THE WHATNOT CABINET
A Game of Rare, Unusual and Intriguing Objects
CURIOUS COLLECTIONS
Everyone enjoys discovering small, precious objects along beaches, trails, and the wilderness, but a special few have a knack for assembling those found objects into a curio collection. Leave your house, uncover intriguing objects, assemble them in your whatnot cabinet, and create a wonderful collection of curiosities.
OBJECTIVE
Collect tiny objects and score the most points by creating the best whatnot cabinet. Each round players travel away from home to find trinkets and doodads to add to their cabinets. As they do, they score curio points for sets of like objects, different, and various other unique setups.
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Other at 1:00 sentiment: other
video_pk 65877 · mention_pk 159985
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Overall sentiment (raw)
play it
Pros
- Quick play time (around 20 minutes)
- Nice artwork and components
- Good replayability due to action selection and scoring objectives
- Plays well with two players and could play even better with higher player counts.
Cons
- Not a "must own" for everyone.
- Price point is a bit high for what it offers (around $35 CAD).
Thematic elements
- Collecting and storing objects in a cabinet
Comparison games
- King Domino
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- action selection — The reviewer mentions "the way you actually take your actions and pick tiles" and "it has this little action selection thing that has five different actions."
- set collection — The reviewer explains "it's the set collection where you're collecting in two different ways with the colors and the object types."
- tile laying — The reviewer describes it as "a combination of sort of tile laying and set collection" where players collect tiles with different objects and store them in their cabinet.
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's just not something that i think like is a must own for everyone
- but for me uh the games i've played so far just kind of felt a little bit flat
- i do like it quite a bit i think it's a really good design especially as this kind of like family weight game that plays within an hour
- The biggest and I mean I should say the only criticism I can come up with and I mentioned with you is personally I don't I I would have found a different way to differentiate the lanes and then just laying down the cards I find that the a little bit clumsy sometimes the cards are moving
- it's always a fairly quick game and it does quite a bit of like unique and novel novel stuff
- this is an asynchronous game in the sense that one person is going to be the creature and everyone else is going to be basically trying to survive
- i'm going to give it a play but and i i'm not going to give an asterisk because i feel like every time we're doing these on my own risk on this one i'm going to give it a play but i will say that as you play it consider how often you think you'll get this to the table with four plus
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watch it played Rules Teach at 0:12 sentiment: neutral
video_pk 64512 · mention_pk 157978
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
- Clear step-by-step setup and play explanation
- Engaging cabinet-building mechanic with tile placement decisions
- Multiple scoring paths through rows, columns, and crowns
Cons
- Some rules may be complex to track (outdoors, cabinet placement, goal cards) may require careful rulebook reference
Thematic elements
- collecting curiosities into a personal cabinet to score points
- outdoors landscape row with curio tiles and a cabinet
- instructional, teaching how to set up and play
Comparison games
- Monopoly
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action points — Players may gain special action tiles that modify immediate action or grant end-game points.
- End-of-round notes and scoring — Rows and columns score based on tile types/colors and crown symbols; final scoring includes additional bonuses.
- Goal cards and crowns — Random wonder card selected during setup and crown tile bonuses contribute to scoring.
- Outdoors and outdoors collection — Many actions involve drawing from the outdoors and collecting tiles from there to your cabinet.
- Pawn movement to an action column — On your turn you move your pawn from the landscape to an action column and resolve all actions in that column.
- special action tiles — Players may gain special action tiles that modify immediate action or grant end-game points.
- Tile drafting and keeping — Columns 1-5 involve drawing tiles from the bag and choosing which to keep, with the rest discarded.
- tile placement — Every gain adds two tiles to your cabinet and placed tiles cannot be moved.
- Tile placement into cabinet — Every gain adds two tiles to your cabinet and placed tiles cannot be moved.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- this game is all about keeping an eye out for those hidden treasures and collecting them into your own cupboard of curiosities
- the player who forms the best collection scoring the most points by the end of the game will win the game
- you move your pawn to a column perform its actions which will give you two tiles that you must always add to your cabinet
- tiles you place don't have to be set next to each other or match any of the tiles around them
- once placed tiles can never be moved
- the game is played over six rounds
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The Board Game Garden Discussion at 9:55 sentiment: positive
video_pk 40667 · mention_pk 123287
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Compact, versatile, good for quick plays
Cons
- Limited depth for long sessions
Thematic elements
- Card drafting and set collection in a cabinet-themed shelf
- Small box, eclectic collection of micro games
- Light, decorative
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card drafting — draft cards to form sets and combos
- set collection — build collections from a rotating micro-game pool
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- My heart is set on Miyabi it's happening
- Paint the Roses is gonna win
- Seize the Bean that's the winner
- I think I'm going with Katan y'all
- I think Cascadia is still going to be my choice
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Board Game Garden Top 10 List at 16:10 sentiment: positive
video_pk 35504 · mention_pk 105983
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- lovely autumnal aesthetic
- easy to teach and play
Cons
- hate-drafting can occur but is often avoided
Thematic elements
- vintage, autumnal vibes
- a whimsical cabinet of curiosities, collecting trinkets
- soft, comforting
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- set collection — Arrange trinkets to form color/ type alignments for scoring.
- Set collection / placement — Arrange trinkets to form color/ type alignments for scoring.
- tile drafting — Draft tiles from a public pool and place them in a cabinet.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's easy to get to the table
- drafting brings me Comfort
- the leaves and different things on the front just give me that warm fall vibe
- the best out of the series in my opinion
- I could play over and over again
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Good Time Society Review sentiment: positive
video_pk 13188 · mention_pk 140396
Overall sentiment (raw)
very positive
Pros
- Quick gameplay
- Lots of decisions
- Organizational gameplay
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Curio collecting
- Beach collection
- Set collection
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- set collection — Collect tiles of different types and colors
- tile placement — Organize curios in cabinet
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Where strategy meets shenanigans
- I love putting things into nice orders and patterns
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