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You are a VIRUS that has just infected a human body. Now you have to spread out and mutate your virus in order to infect other organs to gain VIRAL POINTS. But watch out for the other VIRUS controlled by other players and the powerful IMMUNE SYSTEM!
VIRAL is a 2-5 players competitive boardgame in which each player controls a virus that is growing inside a human body. Players will simultaneously play cards to place tokens on the board and move them around to gain control of zones to score Viral Points. Players also score points when they cause a crisis in an organ, thus activating the anti-virus (the immune system). Players also can play cards that allows them to attack other players. The player with the most Viral Points when the event deck runs out is the winner of the game VIRAL!
Year Published
2017
Transcript Analysis
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Meatball Mountain Comm interview at 0:43 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Engaging, thematic feel with lighthearted tone
- Solid mix of aggression and cooperation among players
- Strong art direction and approachable rules
Cons
- Could be heavy for first-time players
- Balance can be sensitive with higher player counts
Thematic elements
- Infection and immune system evasion
- Within a human body, zones are organs; players are viruses.
- light-hearted, slightly gross, arcade
Comparison games
- Sheriff of Nottingham
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Players vie to control organs by having viruses present; control grants viral points.
- Area control / zone control — Players vie to control organs by having viruses present; control grants viral points.
- card drafting — Acquiring cards to adjust strategies and expand reach.
- Card drafting / deck growth — Acquiring cards to adjust strategies and expand reach.
- Crisis mechanic — Overcrowding an organ triggers a crisis that the immune system resolves, escalating danger.
- Mutation / card growth — Mutating cards add new capabilities; players can strengthen their viruses over time.
- Player interaction / conflict — Other players can attack or mutate viruses; competition for organs increases tension.
- Positive player interaction — Other players can attack or mutate viruses; competition for organs increases tension.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- what viral is is you are playing as a deadly virus invading the human body
- the board itself is the bigger threat
- a nice mixture of a game where people are really aggressive towards each other and whooping on each other
- it's a very light-hearted game
- merriment is a long awaited share from Nottingham expansion
- the six player expansion ... makes it a little faster a little more bluffing and bidding and bribing
- two deputies that take the place of the sheriff
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Meeple Mountain interview at 1:05 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- works well for both kids and adults
- clear build from the original game set
- family-friendly with flexible group size
Cons
- initial card-face design could be confusing before the curved-edge fix
- may rely on quick thinking that not all players enjoy
Thematic elements
- word-guessing with pictures and alliterative prompts
- family party
- playful, family-friendly
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- head-to-head rounds — the dealer competes one-on-one against each opponent in succession
- Image Deciphering — players see a picture and try to think of a word starting with the same letter
- picture card prompting — players see a picture and try to think of a word starting with the same letter
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Quotes (from this video)
- colorblind marks actually did work and you could tell the cards apart
- one person is the dealer they're the blur blur the blur blur goes one-on-one against every other player at the table
- it's a fun what we call family party
- you can swaddle a medium-sized dog in it and this is the real Kickstarter item you're gonna get it
- the differences one is we talk to your non game playing friends and we learned one thing about them they don't know how to order around the media
- we're calling it evolution the video game because I want to make sure people understand that we're willing to take the extra weight that calling it a video game comes with
- we're going to have these match made options that are actually gonna take you time to figure out your skill level
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Actual top_10_list at 8:08 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- It's quirky and it's different.
- It's the best one that's out there.
- In 20 years there will be so many better board games with virtual reality, but right now it's the best one that's out there.
- One map and you're racing to finish.
- This is a romantic comedy in a board game.
- Magic Maze is my number one game of 2017.
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