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2016
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"EAT, YELLOW, CIRCLE — do you mean pancakes? Or pineapple rings? Oh wait, the CIRCLE is DIVIDED? So something that you eat that is yellow and semicircular? Uh, is it, maybe…a banana?" "Yes, the answer is banana! One point for the Blue Team!"
In the communication game Word Slam, two teams compete against one another simultaneously. In each round, one player on each team tries to get their teammates to guess a hidden word or phrase using only the 105 explanatory cards available in the box. Speaking and acting is absolutely forbidden for the storytellers! They must tell their stories using only 105 cards, each with one word on it: a noun, verb, adjective, or preposition. A player can use as many explanatory cards as desired, and whichever team guesses correctly first scores a point. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins!
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Watch It Played Discussion at 21:25 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
- She likes any kind of word game.
Cons
none
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Love letter she loves love letter
- The first game doesn't mean anything don't worry about it you might mess up a couple of rules worse comes to worse next time you play the game you fix it
- I think the most complex game I've ever played is Empires and Arms
- but munchkin is a game that I've played where it's it's going on on like and on and on and it's because of the luck factor and it's also because of the beat up on the leader
- I think the most played app would be suer Wars I've played like over 300 games of that
- cheaters or jerks that's what we always say
- I don't underestimate the number of people who might be interested in attending don't underestimate the amount of work it's going to be
- I want to win too believe me like I want to win the game that that's fun but um I don't get wanting to win that much that to me seems dangerous or scary
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Actualol Top List at 18:22 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Extremely Positive
Pros
- Interesting twist
- Fast-paced
- Exciting
- Simple
- Good for families
- Classic party game
Cons
none
Thematic elements
none
Comparison games
- Code Names
- Crosstalk
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Hand Management — you're doing it by using word cards they're quite simple adjectives and nouns and things like that and you're putting them up on a card rack so that only your team can see the words that you're picking
- real-time play — you're racing to do it as fast as you can
- team play — you're playing on teams
- word guessing — another word guessing game
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- it was an absolutely incredible year for party games and I love party games
- it's a game that creates so much laughter
- you have to get really clever with the things that you say so not to give it away to the chameleon
- it's kind of a nice small box as well so yeah that a real surprise hit for me
- it just works as a game
- it's just brilliant that's when I dream
- wow it's been an incredible year for party games probably the best year on record
- these are all games that are going to be staying in my collection for a long time
- if you've watched this channel before you'll know that I absolutely love this game
- it's just amazing it's such a unique party game
- it just creates such a funny thing where you can often struggle to say the words you want to say especially if you're trying to throw them off
- for me it's in my top 5 party games of all time
- it's a classic it's gonna be around for years it's it's just brilliant
- I love the pace of this game it's so much more exciting than code names or crosstalk
- it would work for any family would be a great game to play at Christmas
- I'm so glad to have this one in my collection
- it's another classic party game really
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Tabletop Tolson Analysis at 3:38 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Building words with letters inside polyomino shapes
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Polyomino
- Push Your Luck — You're going to be placing letters into your word spaces down here in pieces trying to spell out words, but what you capture is going to be based on the die that you roll.
- Word Building
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Quotes (from this video)
- I've got a real treat for you today.
- They are delightful.
- This is a nice slim book with eight different games that I will play that I can probably play with my husband side by side or I can just pass him the book and then he can play after me.
- This is just like playing um a print and play, but you get the book version or you can get those PDFs and then print them out yourself.
- This is delightful. This is fun.
- Dynamite shift from Dr. C. Finn as opposed to printing games that require boxes and components and pieces, he has moved to essentially just these print and plays, these online platforms to essentially get you those fantastic games and the designs that he's made in an accessible, affordable fashion.
- I think it's a really really great shift, a really great move. Um and I couldn't be happier with this book.
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DaniCha Preview at 3:47 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Word game
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- word game
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Dice Rolling — Dice are involved in the gameplay.
- Word Game — This is primarily a word game.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- So, um, and a special thank you to the creator of this, Dr. Finn, for sending me a copy of this to cover on my channel.
- So, um, this is uh solo, but it could work multiplayer if you wanted to. You just have to, you know, compare the scores and then if you want more, they do encourage you to sign up for the newsletter and then you can get PDFs from the site.
- So, um, I did end up playing one page so far of the first game.
- So, um, and I did it lightly in pencil.
- So, um, as I'm flipping through here, you'll notice there's a lot of pages that are blank on the left side, right? It's only one-sided print um for the game sheets, and I feel like it was a missed opportunity.
- So, um, I feel like this this book could either happen a lot shorter, you know, less pages printed if they used thicker paper and double-sided printed it, but I'm sure there was a business reason or manufacturing printing reason that I'm not thinking of why they did it this way.
- Um, again, I do think this is kind of like the perfect gift for like a solo board gamer or even just anybody who enjoys playing, you know, things like crossword puzzles or word searches.
- This is kind of that level up in terms of something they can do themselves out of a workbook.
- Um, and thank you again to Dr. Finn for sending me a copy of this.
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Board Gaming Ramblings Discussion at 4:11
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Pros
none
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none
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- It's been super duper quick and I have to say before the next two like the next two months are going to be so fast.
- So like September and October is going to be so quick. Yes. I'm kind of I cannot wait for November because it's going to be quieter for work. Like the next two months is basically going to be work and board games.
- I had the most fun with Age of Galaxy.
- My biggest surprise was money.
- Biggest letdown for me it was Pulitzer.
- My number three is IR.
- My number three is Orlo the Prague Astronomical Clock because it's a super solid, super fun Euro game.
- my number two is going to be Fortunes of Scoundrel Bay, a new uh pirate game from Shadow Parks, also coming out at Spiel.
- My number one is Recall.
- Yes, my number one is also going to be recall.
- It's a very good game. If you want to see more about the reasons and also hear English words, I would re I would I would recommend going and look at the recall video.
- We hope you enjoyed it. It was a great fun and it had words in it.
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Chairman of the Board Top List at 3:22 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Clever with sentence building and word association tricks
- Filtering through the card system is quite fun
- Worth a shot if you want a quick, fast, funny, frantic party game
- Can likely be picked up for very cheap
Cons
- Not a huge demand for this genre of game, especially on YouTube
- Requires enough players to have teams
Thematic elements
- Word association to convey a word to teammates.
Comparison games
- Concept
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card laying — Players slam down cards to build networks or patterns.
- team play — Played in teams.
- word association — Players try to convey a word using predetermined cards.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This is where I take a look at the last five new to me board games that I've played and I rank and review them in order of preference.
- So, this is a gateway level resource management contract fulfillment game where you are collecting resources um and then trading them in against these dog cards.
- So, very simple word association style game, which is a genre I tend to enjoy, but I understand there's not exactly a huge demand for them, especially when it comes to YouTube content.
- Now, this is a tile placement game, but it's a a multiple tier tile placement game where you're placing tiles on top of other tiles.
- So, it's quite rare for me to rank a Bruno Cathala game so high because his style normally clashes with my own taste, but there's something about Solstice that works for me.
- So, um maybe if you like these styles of games, it'll do it for you, but for me, it's just other things I'm looking for at this time.
- So that is fountains at number two.
- So that is Solstice at number one.
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Our Family Plays Games Game Reviews at 1:26:35 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- engaging word challenges
- fun Flux-family vibe
Cons
- word-based puzzles may be daunting for some players
Thematic elements
- Language challenges with ever-changing keepers
- Word-building Flux universe
- playful, family-friendly
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Word Building — create words from letters while managing keepers
- word formation / set collecting — create words from letters while managing keepers
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- EASTER. SEE, I DIDN'T TELL YOU SEE THAT AT THE END? I just said Easter.
- Galactic Cruise is a wonderful game. I love it. LOVE IT.
- I definitely endorse it. I give it a BIG FIVE.
- It's a mean game, but mean in a fun way.
- This is a five for Rebel Princess. Must have, must play.
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Rahdo Runs Through Review at 9:38 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Crunchiest, most challenging word game.
- Liked it.
Cons
- Host is not big on word games.
Thematic elements
- Word creation
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Letter Value — different letters have different value. A K is much more valuable to put in your word than an E.
- Tetris-like Shapes — different Tetris shapes, tells you the type of Tetra shape you can use to lasso a bunch of letters on this big grid.
- Word Game — This is probably the hardest Scrabble style word game I've ever played.
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Quotes (from this video)
- This is maybe one of the best raw game play for buck bargains you will ever see in the board game industry because again, they're all great.
- These are some of the best roll and write experiences I've had. They are all crackerjack brilliant.
- Dr. Finn's Book of Solo Strategy and Word Games, highly highly recommended.
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The Dice Tower Analysis at 1:16 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Word Game — Described as one of the hottest word games. Players use a deck of word cards to get their team to guess clues.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This is a pile of mid games as I take a look at board games on boardgamegeek.com, a repository of all things about board games.
- These are games that don't get talked about as much.
- it really is a very simple game from Prospero Hall.
- This is kind of one of those games I wish I had played back in the day.
- This is one of the best fillers out there where you have a bunch of swimmers out there.
- I think A Fell is a fine game. I just think it's sort of broken.
- It's a classic for a reason.
- what a fantastic party game.
- Phoenicia Tom Lehmann killed his own game. He eventually came out with Race for the Galaxy, which was a much, much better Phoenicia, which is why this game has kind of disappeared.
- one of the longest rule books in history.
- It is so complex.
- Of all the games I talked about today, I actually I think Lynx City I like Asking for Trouble's a lot, but Lynx City is my favorite.
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Review at 0:07 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Brilliant educational tool while still being fun.
- Recommended for homeschooling families.
- Clever meta rule for setting end conditions adds more out of games.
- Avoids situations of very short hands or instant wins.
- Allows for a little more long-term strategy.
- Favorite Flux game for the reviewer.
- Less chaotic than other Flux games.
- More interesting goals that take more time to compile.
- Less abstract goals.
Cons
- Less action, less rule-change cards compared to other Flux games.
Thematic elements
- Letters and words
Comparison games
- Flux
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- changing rules — The core mechanic of the Flux system, where rules change during gameplay.
- goal completion — Players work towards completing specific goals, which can lead to winning the game.
- Keepers — Cards that are kept, used for spelling words in goals.
- Letters and words — The game incorporates letters and words as a central element.
- Meta rule for end condition — A meta rule allows players to pre-set an end condition for the game, such as first to X goals or playing for a specific duration.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This is my favorite flex. It's my favorite flex. This is the flex that I will go to. This is the flex I enjoy playing the most.
- I think that a lot of flexes are more chaotic. You know, lots and lots of rules changing, lots and lots of action cards. I feel like there's less I didn't count it all out, but it feels like there's less action, less rule change cards.
- Math Flux and Word Flux, those are my two favorites.
- So, this is for me and definitely for you tied for or the best flux of all time to date.
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Game Night Picks - Pair Of Dice Paradise Discussion at 9:57
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Pros
none
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none
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- engine building is one of my favorite because you just it's so satisfying.
- Forgotten Waters is one of the funniest experiences you will ever have in board games.
- Super Mega Lucky Box is like bingo on steroids.
- I love auction games in general. RAW is my favorite auction game of all time.
- There's no wrong way to do it.
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Tabletop Tokki Unboxing at 3:36 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- word game enthusiast dream
- bottle component adds a tactile, thematic twist
Cons
- clarity of rules depends on packaging and setup
- publisher unknown
Thematic elements
- letters, words, and speed
- word creation themed around a bottle
- party/word-game energy
Comparison games
- Cog
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Word Building — capture letters, form words, and place them for points
- word-building and area control — capture letters, form words, and place them for points
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Quotes (from this video)
- I love solo, love puzzling natured stuff, love solo games.
- This box could be yours. I'm trying to call again and get rid of some more games.
- I love word games. If y'all have any recommendations for cool word games, let me know.
- Wizards Cup I already have technically on there. Horos—two-player game from Buttonshy.
- The English version with English cards—it's going to be better than my mouth.
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Actualol Top List at 1:24 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Fast-paced, high-energy, great for large groups
Cons
- Can feel lightweight or predictable for some players
Thematic elements
- Word association, rapid clueing
- Party word-guessing in teams
Comparison games
- Concept
- Codenames
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- team-based word guessing — A clue giver tries to get their team to identify a target word using paired or related words; both teams share an identical deck of words.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I can't wait to chat to you all again at next year's Expo or Essen in October
- this is easily the best game that I played all weekend and it wasn't even a board game
- meeting the actual viewers... I had so much fun chatting to you all about your favorite board games
- I make these videos in this flat on my own and it makes it so much better to get out there and meet people
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