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Game Info
Year
2001
Players
3-5
Age
12+
Playtime
90 min
Collection
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Description
In Urland, players compete to get their creatures on land. One player selects which land area is scored in a turn while other players use a number of actions to move their creatures around. At certain intervals on the scoring track, gene modifications are auctioned which offer additional actions to the players.
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kovray Top 10 List at 47:14 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- masterclass in cohesive design across art, production, and rules
- highly replayable with varied experiences
- best in head-to-head play according to the speakers
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Polis
- Agricola All Creatures Big and Small
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- the art knit is absolutely phenomenal
- it's a very exciting game
- the edge of the seat factor really elevates this game
- it's a tug and pull in an internal tug and pull
- production, the theme, the art, the rules are easy to teach
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Meeple University Unboxing at 20:29
video_pk 88193 · mention_pk 231998
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Tile Placement — It looks like it's a tile placement.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This is one of the big Euro releases from the Essen it's really good we both really enjoy it especially me I think
- It's really fun. It feels like it's very satisfying engine building.
- Competitive relaxing holiday in Japan.
- The design is actually the movie maker or film maker based on the movie and they make the board game out of it
- viral virual what is it called hang on virual revolution virual revolution
- this is Studio H this is the biggest box game I think I've seen from Studio H
- this seems really interesting it's it's I think this was the one from the movie so the design is actually the movie maker or film maker based on the movie and they make the board game out of it
- a good looking map always makes me uh picks my interest
- it wasn't on my list as an anticipated list but I picked it up
- this is a waterfall park
- look at this uh there was a common board and you are a color frame and you place it and then you gain the TOs of the building and you can negotiate to each other to gain the building that you want to score points
- the points is comes from the money that you have you have to buy stuff and then you goate
- those are the games please do let us know which one that you like to see the most or the ones that you actually got either from ENT or pre-order or anything like that and let us know what you think of them hit the like button if you've been enjoying it hopefully you have an awesome awesome day everyone thank you so much and see you next time bye
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Getting Games Top List at 15:17 sentiment: positive
video_pk 87283 · mention_pk 227705
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- engaging Euro farming theme
- looks visually appealing
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- agriculture and livestock farming on a planet
- distant solar system colony
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- agriculture and livestock scoring — Players score by engaging in agriculture and breeding livestock to expand their operations; farm expansion mechanics.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I am biased but I also think this game looks pretty cool
- I'm intrigued by this one
- I plan to do another one of these in like six months
- I thought it was absolutely awesome
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Meeple University Playthrough at 0:55 sentiment: positive
video_pk 64184 · mention_pk 157663
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- colorful presentation and components
- deep thinkiness and chesslike pacing
- dynamic interactions due to holes and competition for majorities
- varied player counts affect board layout and strategy
Cons
- starting hand not ideal for one player
- endgame can be tense and risky; missteps can lead to unexpected outcomes
- pollen/hay fever discussion is not about game but captured as a distraction
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Quest for El Dorado
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Compound Scoring — When circles are surrounded, the majority of insects on that circle determines who gains meeples.
- deck management — Each player has a 15-card deck; five cards drawn as a hand; on your turn you play one card.
- dynamic holes — Incomplete circles create holes that get filled, with the player who created holes gaining placement control.
- End conditions — Game ends when a meeple pile is depleted or players are out of cards or the bag is empty.
- majority scoring — When circles are surrounded, the majority of insects on that circle determines who gains meeples.
- Tile Placement — Players play a card to place a tile on a grid with the goal of surrounding circles.
- wilds — Stars on cards count as wild and affect scoring as both insects.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This is a symmetrical sort of tile placement game.
- This is a tile placement game with a whole lot of majority seeking and an interesting way of scoring.
- And at the end of the game, it's all on majorities.
- We've gone into thinky mode, everyone.
- Chesslike.
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Beyond Solitaire Interview at 1:11 sentiment: positive
video_pk 41931 · mention_pk 152527
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Innovative use of political geography within a coin-series framework
- Faith-based mechanics add depth and thematic clarity
- Clear visual indicators of clan loyalty on the map
- Rich historical concepts (Ikawiki, peasant uprisings) offer fertile storytelling ground
Cons
- Subject matter is obscure and requires substantial historical research
- Complexity can raise learning curve and prolong development/testing
- Solo modes and broader variants demand additional design and testing effort
Thematic elements
- Religion, peasant unrest, loyalty dynamics, and political stability during a period of civil war; governance framed through ideological movements rather than purely geographic terrain.
- Civil war-era Japan in the 15th century, the early Sengoku period, birthplace of the Ikawiki Buddhist radicals, with large peasant uprisings and factional conflict.
- historical, geopolitical, with a focus on factional loyalties and the spread of religious influence shaping political outcomes
Comparison games
- Gandhi
- Pen Dragon
- Fall of Saigon
- Fire in the Lake
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- clan loyalty — Provinces belong to clans and loyalty can shift between the two conventional factions, affecting where you recruit and how you control the map.
- nembutsu markers — Markers representing the spread of the Jōdo Shinshu faith, which in turn affects social unrest and faction actions.
- non-player system (Jackard-style) — A card-based non-player system with action cards and cross-referenced matrices to resolve NPC actions, enabling solo or indirect play.
- peasant revolts — Peasant uprisings influence stability and faction strength, introducing social dynamics into strategic decisions.
- political geography — The map emphasizes political relationships over traditional terrain; provinces are governed by clans with changing loyalties.
- recruitment from provinces — Recruitment sources are determined by provincial allegiance, shaping strategic choices.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- It's a coin series game about a fairly obscure Japanese war in the 15th century.
- There's this backdrop of civil war between two more conventional powers, but at the same time, they're both trying to maintain the traditional system which they want to rule.
- I think it's important to maintain the existing systems if you're working in a series game and only add in a couple of new things.
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The Board Game Garden Haul at 6:46 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- simple flip-and-write style appeals to collection growth
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I literally almost cried when I opened this package because there are some pretty amazing games in this package
- thank you so much that is so generous and kind and not something I was expecting at all
- wow I am so excited to finally have it
- you are somebody's reason to smile
- I'm shook
- Sleeping Gods has been a game that I have wanted for a year
- I am so excited to see if this maybe fixes the five player count Parks
- this is one of many sets of characters from Dice Throne
- I absolutely love cats, I play that solo all the time
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