Game Info
Year
2020
Players
2
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Description
A two-player deduction game where players guess the identity of accomplished women throughout history by asking yes-no questions
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Video y00mXmBE_lw
3 Minute Board Games Top List at 16:16 sentiment: positive
video_pk 91370 · mention_pk 245198
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Very positive
Pros
- Brilliant concept inspired by Guess Who
- Focuses on brilliant women
- Narrows down identity by accomplishment, not appearance
- Did brilliantly on Kickstarter
- Quick play for adults familiar with the premise
- Satisfying with kids
- Has a low-cost cardboard version
Cons
- Didn't include a symbol for J.K. Rowling (turned out to be a horrible transphobe)
Thematic elements
- Guess who but for brilliant women, narrowing down identity by accomplishment, not appearance
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Deduction — Players deduce the identity of a character based on yes/no questions.
- Guessing Game — Similar to Guess Who, but focused on accomplishments.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I love everything about this game [Block by Block]
- the concept is simple guess who but it's all brilliant women and you narrow down your opponent's identity using questions of accomplishment not appearance
- obsession is a brilliantly designed worker placement game with a mechanics and theme of vintage English social climbing and flirtation tie together beautifully
- in my experience obsession is best enjoyed with a few glasses of wine lots of smutty wordplay and accusing your table mates of being secret American cads in terribly over-the-top accents
- thanks for sticking through to the end chums it has been a blast creating this paradigm shifting content for you and for the glory of the algorithm
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Video --kWaNv_Wlc
3 Minute Board Games Top List at 6:15 sentiment: positive
video_pk 5448 · mention_pk 16225
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Statement about who and what we value
- Shows what games can be and who makes them
Cons
- Not actually favorite game as a game
Thematic elements
- Celebrating accomplished women
- Notable women in history
- Educational guessing game
Comparison games
- Guess Who
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Deduction — Deduction game featuring women
- Guessing Game — Deduction game featuring women
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Do not adjust your set
- This list is quite different to last year's and I think that mostly reflects what an absolute 2020 has been
- My subjective opinion is biased skewed irrational and probably wrong
- It is very political all war games are political
- So say we all
- What am I doing with my life
- Squishy squishy squish squish squish
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