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Game Info
Year
2018
Players
2-4
Age
14+
Playtime
90 min
Collection
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Description
Way of the Panda is a worker-placement game in which players control three different figures — monk, merchant, and warrior — on a board. With a worker-placement mechanism, the players choose their action to move around the board, build buildings, train their character in fighting, and gain wisdom (which nets victory points at game's end and serves as a multiplier), but they also have to pay action points to choose these actions. If they choose stronger actions, they must pay more and cannot go back on the action board (as in Egizia).
The players train their characters and fight against the evil guys on each street on the map. Also, they construct buildings to try to connect north and south with their own streets.
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Rolling Dice & Taking Names Discussion at 14:27 sentiment: positive
video_pk 93519 · mention_pk 253170
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Solid medium-heavy Euro game
- Strategic depth and layered gameplay
- Cool action selection and worker placement mechanics
- Tight tension and player interaction
- Distinct roles with unique abilities
- Elegant endgame and scoring
- Good components and artwork
- Variability through random objectives and board setup
Cons
- Can be AP-inducing, especially early on
- Players can fall behind if they make poor early decisions
- Symbology on the action board can be a learning curve
- Game length can approach 2-2.5 hours for 4 players
Thematic elements
- Martial arts pandas
Comparison games
- Council of Four
- Lorenzo il Magnifico
- Lignum
- Mombasa
- Gentes
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- action selection — Features a board with five rows and four columns, where placing a worker to the right or below an existing one incurs action point costs based on the row.
- Area Control — The map board is described as a 'victory point map' where players aim to have their guards surrounding cities, and winning control of roads is important, though not traditional area control.
- Set Collection — Players collect quest tokens for their champions, and the limited availability of these tokens creates a race.
- Worker Placement — Workers are placed on an action board, and also on a separate map board to claim roads and contribute to building cities, with resource management tied to both.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I was going to get upset because we wanted to play The Omen and our friend who let us borrow that game mark from the scurry reports now upset because he's never played the game and now he wants to play it but now we're gonna be able to because you backed it
- for me this game can hit the table anytime more than the other game definitely more than the other game
- you can definitely play poorly and maybe be out of the game
- I think we're there with with board games now right and it's the quality of the components as long as the components are there I'm good with it
- I apologize to anybody I talked into buying Star Wars destiny
- as long as the components are there I'm good with it
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Board Gaming Ramblings Discussion at 6:23
video_pk 85358 · mention_pk 218506
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Pros
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Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Panda
Comparison games
none
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Quotes (from this video)
- My biggest let down is the rules for uh Transgalactica.
- I think it's fun that a game can be the biggest disappointment and number one in the same month.
- It's an old school Euro. Like it's high interaction, very low on the rules overhead, but a lot of interesting choices.
- I still am unbeaten in Shipyard, which I think I I just have to stop playing it now because at some time I will not I will not win.
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Game Night Picks - Pair Of Dice Paradise Discussion at 5:32 sentiment: positive
video_pk 33235 · mention_pk 98671
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- distinct action-ordering mechanic
- charming panda components
- family-friendly thematic presentation
Cons
- CMON production scale and setup may be a barrier for some players
Thematic elements
- pandas, monks, merchants, and warriors working toward goals
- fantasy/medieval panda-themed world
- theme-driven Euro-style with cute components
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- action selection order — players must select actions lower on the track than previously chosen
- building/training/combat — buildings and train characters to gain abilities and victory points
- Worker Placement — players control three figure types to take actions on a board
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Quotes (from this video)
- this game may seem like just a you know big box office movie tie-in
- it's actually pretty darn decent game
- it's a good family weight game
- perhaps this game would do a little bit better just describing itself so here are some words and pictures directly from the crypto to explain this game a little bit further
- this is almost more of a euro e pinkie type game way of the Panda is a worker placement game
- the actions selection board in which players can only select actions further down the list than what they have already picked
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Meeple Mountain Discussion at 4:22 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- adorable panda minis and thematic charm
- clever action loop creates meaningful decisions
Cons
- some players may outpace others due to action timing
Thematic elements
- clan politics, honor, and panda-themed fantasy
- Panda Kingdom besieged by human ninjas
- light-hearted but clever twists on worker placement
Comparison games
- Richard the Lionheart
- Council of Four
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- action-purchase loop — you buy actions with apprentices; choosing an action blocks preceding ones
- clan variety / asymmetric units — three panda clans with unique sculpts and abilities
- Worker Placement — pandas are used to take actions each turn
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's a thug placement game where you're controlling a family who's trying to jockey for the position to take over
- you can do different jobs and some of them like maybe a car bomb
- when you take out a thug or a family member you lay them face down in the hood
- the darkness part where they can hide in the shadows to gain additional powers
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