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Verdant is a puzzly spatial card game for 1 to 5 players. You take on the role of a houseplant enthusiast trying to create the coziest interior space by collecting and arranging houseplants and other objects within your home. You must position your plants so that they are provided the most suitable light conditions and take care of them to create the most verdant collection.
Each turn, you select an adjacent pair of a card and token, then use those items to build an ever-expanding tableau of cards that represents your home. You need to keep various objectives in mind as you attempt to increase plant verdancy by making spatial matches and using item tokens to take various nurture actions. You can also build your "green thumb" skills, which allows you to take additional actions to care for your plants and create the coziest space!
—description from the designer
Year Published
2022
Transcript Analysis
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Meeple Day top_5_list at 4:18 sentiment: positive
video_pk 12014 · mention_pk 35182
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Beth Sobel’s artwork is stunning and thematic
- Relaxing yet satisfying scoring system
- Beautiful presentation and theme resonance
Cons
- Solo mode is a bit fiddly and rule-heavy
- Marketing/market mechanics can be confusing
Thematic elements
- Indoor gardening and interior design
- A home lush with houseplants; 5x3 grid of plant and room cards
- abstract
Comparison games
- Calico
- Cascadia
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card drafting — Draft plant and room cards to place into a 5x3 grid, alternating plant and room cards.
- grid placement — Place drafted cards into your home grid obeying placement rules and vertex-based scoring.
- token/dedicated scoring — Use Verdancy tokens, watering, and fertilizer tokens to increase scoring potential on plant cards; matching room tokens boost scoring.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I really enjoyed this game I can see why so many people recommended it
- the solo mode plays almost exactly the same way with the exception of the market
- it's not the most ideal way to play Twilight Inscription with AI
- the rule book is a little bit complicated
- I would probably have to play it with higher player counts to feel the burn
- this is not a solo only game this is I believe up to four players
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Good Looking Kickstarters kickstarter_review at 1:58 sentiment: positive
video_pk 10929 · mention_pk 32190
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Easy to learn
- Multi-layered spatial strategy
- Beautiful artwork by Beth Sobel
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- House Plant Decoration
- Home Interior
- Spatial Puzzle
Comparison games
- Calico
- Cascadia
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- set collection — Collecting plants and arranging in a 3x5 tableau
- tile placement — Drafting and placing rooms, plants, and furnishings
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- No medical knowledge is required to play the game
- Hopefully you'll score the most points as your house becomes the most beautiful of them all
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Might I Suggest publisher_spotlight
video_pk 9530 · mention_pk 28195
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
none
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Stonemaier games is 10 out of 10, would definitely recommend
- I'd much rather talk about a publisher who I really like to work with
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OFPG Voices general_discussion at 10:36 sentiment: positive
video_pk 9390 · mention_pk 27698
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- intriguing name; exciting potential
- described as one of Molly Johnson's designs worth trying
Cons
- not deeply explained in this segment; limited details available
Thematic elements
- ecology and ecosystem management
- nature/green growth
- educational, strategic
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Pattern Building — optimizing tile layouts for points
- tile placement — placing tiles to grow a board and trigger scoring
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- we celebrate women's history month by looking at some of the women in board game design
- gatekeeping and systemic racism in board gaming that we all need to overcome
- we need less games that are about cis white maleness we need more feminism we need more racial diversity
- acceptance and being a good human is saying that you're adequate and you're welcomed
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Our Family Plays Games top_16_list at 47:51 sentiment: positive
video_pk 4323 · mention_pk 12644
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- clear, pleasant theme
- great replayability for family play
Cons
- some overlap with other plant games
Thematic elements
- horticulture and tableau building
- home garden and plant cultivation
- light strategy
Comparison games
- Parks
- Plantopia
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- set collection / tableau building — organize plants to optimize scoring
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- we are raiding our last 16 games yes from 2022
- we slept on that one too
- it's a gateway game
- I love the little wagons
- I love the Terracotta soldiers
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John Gets Games general_discussion at 14:02 sentiment: mixed
video_pk 2855 · mention_pk 8350
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Very pretty presentation
- Good when you want a light, quick game
Cons
- Lacks crunch for heavier players
- Sometimes too light for frequent play
Thematic elements
- tile-placement with area control
- Nature/pantheon of flora
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area majority/tiles — Lightweight engine with area control aspects and tile placement.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I'm really curious to see how people react to it.
- The idea is that maybe I do this near the end of a month and then the update vlog obviously is a week later.
- It was a really fun time; it was a blast.
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Might I Suggest a Game top_10_list at 6:08 sentiment: positive
video_pk 1356 · mention_pk 3972
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- By creators of Calico and Cascadia
- Art by Beth Sobel (Calico, Cascadia, Wingspan)
- Puzzly gameplay
- Abstract puzzles
- Lighter than predecessors
- Wider audience appeal
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- houseplants
- home_decoration
- nature
- cozy
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- welcome back everyone it feels great to be back in the saddle and ready for a brand new year with brand new opportunities to give you the best board game recommendations out there
- i'm alex and welcome to might i suggested game a channel devoted to helping you find the perfect board game
- having to go through all the awesome releases that are scheduled for this year and narrow it down somehow was a gargantuan task
- i tried to generally order this list from lightest to heaviest game
- I think skateboarding is a totally underutilized theme in board gaming especially for a generation that was raised on tony hawk pro skater
- these tiny little dragons are adorable
- as a self-proclaimed wingspan superfan personally i mostly just see the similarities in the plethora of dog breeds
- i'm stoked to see this one fulfilled and get to play it in person
- the whole thing seems really thematic which is really my number one reason to try any of these games out
- i love poetry i even write a little bit of poetry myself
- if i'm going to play something this heavy i really want to be into the theme
- i think that's a brilliant idea i think it should have been done way earlier than this
- i'm alex your board game sommelier signing off
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