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Wasabi! is a light and fast game where you compete against other players to assemble your quota of unique sushi recipes in a rapidly dwindling space. Players draw a variety of delicious ingredients into their hand from the pantry and play them one at a time onto the board, building off of each other's previously-placed ingredients in the attempt to complete recipes of varying difficulty.
Completing a recipe earns you your choice of special actions from the kitchen to perform later (Chop!, Stack!, Switch!, Spicy!, and the dreaded Wasabi!) that will help you in your efforts or disrupt your opponents' carefully arranged creations-in-progress.
Completing a recipe with style will earn you bonus points, but you might not always have the time to set up such stylish maneuvers... balancing speed with technique will be crucial if you plan to win the game!
Victory comes as soon as the board fills up with ingredients. Points for completed recipes plus bonuses are tabulated, and the winner is the player with the most points. An extremely skilled player might score an instant victory by completing their quota of recipes before the board fills up.
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Dice Rolling — A little small dice game
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Quotes (from this video)
- If I bring Cheetos to your game night I hate you
- Cheetos and Doritos and other O's that have on your fingers not Al loud
- don't try to do the Chopsticks and try to pick them up with chopsticks don't do that
- Don't they all say that though don't they all say that
- I'm the only female that she spoke with so the only woman you represent I'm representing for the women women at PC's
- We just don't want to see people sitting over at a table struggling talking to F
- No one's not going to be alone here
- You can learn new games you can try stuff before you buy stuff
- what makes a theme sing for you and what makes a theme kind of really feel like those Nails on the chalkboard for you
References (from this video)
- artist Josh Capel noted as a great artist
- culinary precision and illustration
- Japanese-inspired cuisine/food-themed
- n/a
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- abstract strategy with art emphasis — not discussed in depth in this excerpt
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Quotes (from this video)
- legacy game where you are cooperatively building a village together
- very little rules overhead
- onboarding into the game was really easy
- retail release for Wingspan Americas and Vidiculture Bordeaux is this Friday
- the Nesting Box is designed to hold all Wingspan and Viticulture contents
- I love that you asked the question. Jim, I appreciate that
- Momentum is an amazing motivator
- One thing that I've found is that progress, even tiny, adds up
References (from this video)
- Food-themed and approachable
- KTBG new release with excitement for PA
- Specific mechanics not deeply described in transcript
- Sushi/food-thematic plays
- Japanese-themed culinary world with sushi motif
- Light, humorous party-ish vibe
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- dice or tile driven action — dice/tiles used in a fast-paced kitchen/cooking mechanic
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Quotes (from this video)
- this is a chill video
- Francis is trying to eat his chips quietly
- I'm a huge sucker for nature themed games
- I'm bringing six different games for packs