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2020
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Description
The smaller creatures of the forest have created a civilization free of predators, and they look to you as mayor to guide their growing and thriving town. However, the area is small, and resources are scarce. The clever use of limited resources will determine the most successful tiny town.
In the expansion Tiny Towns: Fortune, the creatures of the forest have found a way to trick each other into thinking shiny bits of metal have arbitrary value. It's very useful — so much so that you can use this thing called "money" to get other creatures to give you almost anything in return for the right number of shiny bits. If only earning money weren't so difficult!
—description from the publisher
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Board Games UnLocked Review at 0:31 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Adds money mechanic that changes gameplay
- Introduces new buildings that focus on money
- Mitigates randomness of the base game
- Adds more strategic depth without overcomplicating
- Solid expansion that is complimentary to the base game
- Freshens up the game without making it extremely complex
- Good balancing with the expansion
Cons
- Cards for buildings were wider than others in the host's copy, causing OCD issues
- Not a required expansion, but worth it
- Can't give a perfect score because it's not needed
Thematic elements
- Capitalism
Comparison games
- Roll for the Galaxy
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Money/Economy — Introduces coins that can be gained or spent, affecting building options and scoring.
- New Buildings — Adds new buildings that all center around money, either gaining or spending it.
- player interaction (indirect) — Some cards require paying attention to neighbors' money or resources, influencing strategic decisions.
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Quotes (from this video)
- the twist was capitalism yay and boy did it ruin my life just like capitalism
- Tiny towns was a fun cute asymmetrical game and then with fortune like cat said it adds money
- it did introduce um money they found shiny homelessness cost money money they found shiny little metal that they were like can't [ __ ] build with this i guess we'll barter with it
- it's just solid it's easy it's just i mean incredibly complimentary to the game
- more than anything more than anything yeah like I would take bad rule books over over incorrect card sizes
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Getting Games Top 23 List at 32:35 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- currency introduction and new buildings
- expansion to Tiny Towns
- pattern-building / simultaneous building
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- currency mechanic — expansion adds money to base game; buildings interact with currency
- pattern-building / simultaneous placement — build patterns with colored cubes
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's a fast-paced dungeon tile game where you end up to three fronts must explore a dangerous and ever-changing maze to win
- threading a string through one of the grommets either going up or going down
- it's a pinball game
- this is a loop based game where you're gonna keep playing the same thing over and over again
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Meeple University Top 10 List at 2:27 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Makes the game less brutal
- Coins can be utilized to help players
- Villagers expansion is preferred by one reviewer
- Villagers expansion adds new mechanic with moving figures for bonuses
Cons
- Base game can be brutal
- One reviewer is not good at the base game
Thematic elements
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Coin utilization — The Fortune expansion brings a friendly thing to it where you can you know utilize the coins to help you in this putting the shape.
- Villagers expansion — If you're not keen on the Fortune expansion there's also the Villagers expansion which is probably my preferred one for Tiny Towns out of the two for this year. It's another way of making the game less tight. It adds a new mechanic with moving some little figures around the board and they can be cashed in for different bonuses.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I really like this expansion because it brings even you know the better feeling when i play wingspan
- it's not as tight uh a friendlier game i guess
- so the fortune is a for me it's a really good addition to try to help me.
- i feel like taji's one of those sleeper games that only uh gamers feel like they know about
- it is just such good cooperative game simple quick fun um easy in and out achievement unlocked
- it adds something it's something quite innovative i haven't really seen before
- i see it as it is to raiders of the north see what through the ages and new story of civilization was to through the ages of the story of civilization
- So it's really nice simple quick game Castles of Tuscany.
- I almost feels outdated because it does that because you don't really see the the ticket to ride mechanic in many serious games these days
- it is really neat game
- It added a newer element to the game than anything else has.
- It's a nice different spin on classic Pandemic.
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Meeple University Review at 0:54 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Coins make play easier and less brutal.
- Adds new options and variety via cards.
Cons
- May shift balance and change pacing compared to base game.
Thematic elements
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- augmented resource/construct options — Provides options and cards that affect how you acquire and spend resources to construct buildings.
- coin/resources economy — Introduces coins as a new resource to facilitate actions and reduce brutality.
- Resource Management — Introduces coins as a new resource to facilitate actions and reduce brutality.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I probably still like the simplicity of the base game
- I like the base game because once you start adding things like that it takes it from being a pure simple filler into something with a little bit more strategy
- this game can be really brutal
- I like this edition to be honest I like addition the expansion to tiny towns maybe even better than the base game itself
- acorns and the cute kid shape
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