Game Info
Year
2022
Players
1-4
Age
14+
Playtime
90 min
Collection
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Description
A Too Many Bones short story told in verse with pop-up art that adds new encounters loot and a tyrant to battle
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Hungry Gamer Review at 0:12 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Beautiful, immersive pop-up production
- Engaging story and humor found in the writing
- Adds replay value through using new chips and loot in the tummy bones game
- Good introductory entry for new players to Too Many Bones
Cons
- High price for a single adventure
- Replay value may be limited if you only want the pop-up story experience
- First printing may have setup/rule placement issues that can confuse new players
Thematic elements
- Array
- pop-up book adventure in the Too Many Bones universe
- episodic, story-driven
Comparison games
- Too Many Bones
- Undertow
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Story-Driven — Narrative progression that guides players through a sequence of adventures presented within a pop-up book format.
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's a beautiful pop-up book it's fun to look through
- it's a pricey thing for a single Adventure now obviously the money has gone into the production of this pop-up book
- this pop-up book is just awesome
- not a deep hardcore fan then this is probably not the first thing you want to get
- I can't fault it it was a good time
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Meeple University Playthrough at 0:55 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- clear demonstration of two-character playthrough
- visible components and gearlock mechanics
Cons
- no publisher/designer/year data given
Thematic elements
- interactive adventure with dice-driven gearlock progression
- in the Too Many Bones world, with gearlocks and allied encounters
- page-based adventure with story and encounters
Comparison games
- Undertone
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- character dice and gearlock mats — dice pads with slots; gearlocks with skills and upgrades
- permanent upgrades via dice — dice results grant permanent bonuses throughout the mission
- two-character playthrough — playing as two base game characters to sample the adventure
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Too Many Bones automaton of shale
- it's more visual it's more visual I think it takes a little bit of the stress out
- I would recommend people to pick it up if you're looking for a way to maybe take your friends or get your friends into the game this is a really great way
- the base game is quite hard
- it's the densest board game too
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