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Description
Newest addition to the Ubongo series. This time players place wooden tiles over two layers in 2-sided puzzle cards, one side for beginner players and one for more advanced ones. Players collect gemstones for their performance and player with the most valuable gem collection at the end wins the game.
Year Published
2009
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We Wake Up CA game_review at 0:59 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Multiple difficulty levels allow players of different skill levels to compete
- Strong solo mode for solo puzzle practice
- Tactile 3D components and fast-paced round structure
- Replayability due to many puzzles and pattern recognition variance
- Clear rules with rewarding gem rewards
Cons
- Can be frustrating for those who struggle with 3D stacking at higher difficulties
- Dice-driven shapes can introduce luck that affects the puzzle solution
- Setup and cleanup can be fiddly with multiple components
Thematic elements
- speed-solving, spatial reasoning, modular polyomino allocation
- abstract puzzle competition; 3D tile-laying on a flat board with gems as rewards
- abstract/competitive puzzle solving with push-your-luck gem rewards
Comparison games
- Katamino
- Team3
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- 3D polyomino tiling — placing three-dimensional polyomino tiles to fill a card's shape
- dice drafting — dice roll determines which shapes you can use to complete puzzle
- dice-driven shape selection — dice roll determines which shapes you can use to complete puzzle
- Polyomino — placing three-dimensional polyomino tiles to fill a card's shape
- simultaneous play with timer — all players work on their own puzzle and flip card with timer; speed matters
- variable difficulties and solo mode — cards of varying difficulty and a solo puzzle mode
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Quotes (from this video)
- I really like this game
- there's a solo mode so you can actually just go through all these puzzles
- the puzzles are tricky
- you can race to see who finishes it the fastest
- there's a lot of utility… portable and travel friendly
- it's a perfect game for the dentist's office when you're in the waiting room
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Might I Suggest a Game playthrough at 3:08 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Fun spatial activity
- Frantic gameplay
- Good laughs
Cons
- Challenging combinations
Thematic elements
- spatial puzzle
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Real-time Puzzle — three-dimensional spatial puzzle game
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- Why are you so obsessed with me?
- I'm not the only one with opinions on board games out there
- It's a pirate's life for me
- You make sausage till you can make bikes and make your people happy
- Fun to lose games
- Everything you do is satisfying even if you don't win
- A pie snatching good time
- All of Stonemeier games in one game
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