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Game Info
Year
2018
Players
1-2
Collection
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Description
Join new playable Gearloc characters Stanza and Duster as they journey down the Sibron River in search of answers in this standalone expansion/sequel to Too Many Bones!
Too Many Bones: Undertow allows for 1-2 players out of the box, but by bringing in additional Gearlocs from the original game or adding in characters like Ghillie, Nugget, and Tink, you can create an adventure for up to four players. Undertow features all new baddies, encounters, tyrants, and a double-sided battle mat. Battles take place both on land and on your raft, adding even more variety and brain-bending tactics.
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Video ZvGfghKfubI
Unboxing at 0:16 sentiment: positive
video_pk 67602 · mention_pk 163752
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Good organization system.
- High-quality components (weighted chips, nice dice, plastic cards).
- The plastic cards do not require sleeving.
- The water theme is integrated into the playmats.
Cons
- Takes a while to understand due to a lot of reading and learning.
- Expansion does not fit in the base game's organized storage.
- Received duplicate promo items.
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Fate Forge
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card-driven loot and abilities — The reviewer shows and describes various loot cards and ability cards.
- Character progression/upgrades — The reviewer mentions 'dexterity' and upgrading character stats on their mat, and dice unlocking.
- Chip-based health/encounter tracking — The reviewer explains the use of chips for health, encounters, and character/enemy placement on a battle map.
- Dice rolling — The reviewer discusses various dice used for characters, attacks, defense, and other game functions.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I'm just too stupid to do so.
- This looks like something that I will be able to get behind. Very good.
- The cards feel really good. ... there's no need to sleeve them as far as I know, which is great.
- Because this is not an inexpensive game as like most games by Chip Theory are.
- This is like a pretty cool system because like the red ones I think are the health chips and these ones here are for the encounters, right?
- It's like a lot of reading and learning before your first game, right?
- Quality wise, this is amazing. This is really really good.
- This is like an organization I can really get behind.
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Box of Delights Unboxing at 0:18 sentiment: positive
video_pk 60219 · mention_pk 152657
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Adds a water-based environment and raft mechanics
- Standalone option and compatibility with base game
- Improved map quality and clearer colors
- New characters and enemies with stitching on maps
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- aquatic exploration and combat within a scaled-down map
- Water-based environment on a raft-based adventure
Comparison games
- Too Many Bones
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Combat: Damage Based — raft integrity affects available options mid-game
- double-sided battle map with water and land encounters — two deployment zones (raft and land) and map stitching for variation
- modular/adaptable map components — can replace base game maps or be used standalone
- raft damage and repair between encounters — raft integrity affects available options mid-game
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- undertow is gonna be a scaled-down version of too many bones
- this is gonna be like a stretch goal for on their Kickstarter campaign
- look at the stitching along the side when I get the old one out and compare for you
- the colors look clearer
- these new environments and maps look neat
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Video 74EjieULwx0
Gaming Rules! Discussion at 30:37 sentiment: positive
video_pk 13353 · mention_pk 39177
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Dense, tense, and epic
- Offers roller coaster moments
Cons
- Not ideal for beginners
- Somewhat intimidating entry point
Thematic elements
- Roll-and-write style dice engine with co-op twists
- Tense, epic dungeon-boss style arc
- Dynamic, emotional ride with ups and downs
Comparison games
- Too Many Bones
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- standalone expansion logic — Undertow adds complexity atop base Too Many Bones
- two-character solo/duo play — Two players can play the solo experience together
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- "Loving it, absolutely loving it"
- "I think Jaws of the Lion is a better all-round put together package"
- "it's one of the most complicated games out there; the learning curve is huge"
- "I rate the game I think like a 9.5 out of 10"
- "we played Star Wars Imperial Assault all day"
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Video MZA7NhzkpYQ
Board Game Replay Review sentiment: positive
video_pk 1102 · mention_pk 3213
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Unique character mechanics
- Deep character progression
- Interesting song/ability system
- Expanded healing mechanics
Cons
- Complex character learning curve
- Requires significant time to understand character abilities
Thematic elements
- Dice-building RPG
- Cooperative RPG adventure
- Campaign-based
Comparison games
- Original Too Many Bones
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Character progression — Each character has unique talent trees and ability systems
- dice building — Players build and upgrade character dice with unique abilities
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Each character is its own game
- We're totally locked in to play this again
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