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Once Yokohama was just a fishing village, but now at the beginning of the Meiji era it's becoming a harbor open to foreign countries and one of the leading trade cities of Japan. As a result, many Japanese products such as copper and raw silk are collected in Yokohama for export to other countries. At the same time, the city is starting to incorporate foreign technology and culture, with even the streets becoming more modernized. In the shadow of this development was the presence of many Yokohama merchants.
In YOKOHAMA, each player is a merchant in the Meiji period, trying to gain fame from a successful business, and to do so they need to build a store, broaden their sales channels, learn a variety of techniques, and (of course) respond to trade orders from abroad.
Year Published
2016
Transcript Analysis
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Family Plays Games top_5_list at 27:19 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- deep, satisfying engine with huge table footprint
- great for experienced players
- high replayability
Cons
- requires large table and long session
- not beginner-friendly
Thematic elements
- busy worker-placement with a heavy table presence
- port city in Japan-inspired setting
- long-form engine-building with many locations
Comparison games
- Keyflower
- Lost Ruins of Arnock
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- area placement / tile placement — place workers on many locations with varied effects
- card drafting / tableau building — draft cards to extend your engine and scoring
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Breaking news… our fan plays games will be at Cardboard Caucus in Des Moines October 22nd to the 24th.
- There is light at the end of that tunnel.
- We love Cascadia and we want to thank Efka and Ellen for the shout-out.
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Jongets Games playthrough at 0:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Deep engine-building with multiple strategic paths (tech, commerce, and logistics).
- Public achievements and flag-set collection add meaningful endgame objectives.
- Foreign agents provide flexible tools to mitigate positional blocks and enable dramatic finishes.
- Spatial layout and canal/port dynamics create interesting route planning challenges.
- Three-player setup demonstrates balanced paths and viable alternate strategies.
Cons
- High component and resource management pressure (lots of assistants, money, and crates).
- Opponent interaction can cause blocking and downtime, increasing player fatigue.
- Rule complexity and setup can be intimidating for new players; pacing can slow in longer runs.
Thematic elements
- Trade expansion, urban development, and technological transfer
- Late 19th-century Yokohama, Japan
- Economic engine-building with spatial planning and route-based action activation
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- action tracks and power activations — Actions are organized into zones with activation powers (including five-tier raises). Endgame triggers and bonuses stem from reaching thresholds and meeting platform-specific conditions.
- foreign agents and bonus actions — Foreign agents allow activating certain areas without paying penalties from opposing presidents, enabling strategic sequencing and late-game surges.
- public achievements — Board-wide achievements offer additional VP bonuses when thresholds are met, adding dynamic targets beyond standard orders.
- resource management, warehouses, and trading houses — Resources are managed via warehouses; building trading houses yields VP and creates shared and opponent-interaction effects on the board.
- set collection and endgame bonuses — Collect flags (foreign agents/territory markers) to complete sets that grant endgame VP bonuses; completing sets also unlocks further turn economy.
- Spatial worker placement — Players place assistants on various action spaces around the board; activation value is determined by the number of pieces in color within a zone, creating spatial tension and planning ahead.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- this is a spatial work replacement style game
- it's easy to run out of money in this game
- public achievements right here... seven fish on hand
- the five power activation
- you can end the game by eight shops or four trading houses
- we were the first to get up to four Technologies, nine points
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OSPG Family top_10_list at 14:11 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Strong thematic feel
- Two-player efficiency and depth
Cons
- Difficult to teach to new players
- Rule heavy for some groups
Thematic elements
- Worker-driven development and city growth
- Urban development in a port city, with a focus on guilds and contracts
- Heavy thematic but abstracted mechanics
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Dynamic actions — Board and action effects shift with each tile/season setup.
- worker placement — Place workers to gain resources and activate actions.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- you become that family yes you become that person who's making sure this town develops
- our top 10 worker placement games are what we're sharing
- it's a heavyweight it has a large table press but it's a beautiful game
- you can throw yourself into the theme yes you can
- you gotta feed them
- I love the dice
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JonGets Games general_discussion at 15:16 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Deluxe components and tactile materials
- Modular board with varying action layouts increases replayability
- Elegant engine-building core once you get the flow
Cons
- Board looks busy and can be intimidating on first exposure
- Setup and teach can be lengthy for new players
Thematic elements
- Urban development, trade, resource management
- Port city of Yokohama, Japan; economic development and trade era
- Euro-style engine-building with modular action layout
Comparison games
- Race for the Galaxy
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- assistant_placement — Place assistant tokens to unlock stronger actions or to influence future turns; action potency scales with assistants on a space.
- spatial_worker_placement — Move a generic worker around a modular map to activate actions, requiring pathing via assistants.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- There were eight new pledges to the campaign over the last month and that's just awesome to see
- This third year has been huge for the channel; the studio really changes things
- Annotations can no longer be added to YouTube videos probably forever
- Klingon on close captioning is a neat idea for board gaming channels
- I ended up liking this game quite a bit; it’s a cool core game with strong mechanics
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Scarlett's Board Gaming general_discussion at 7:21 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Deep, crunchy strategy for experienced players
- Rich theme and immersion
Cons
- Heavy for new players
- Long playtime can be daunting
Thematic elements
- Trade, city-building, and economic expansion
- Japan, port city of Yokohama during early 20th century
- Economic strategy with strong player interaction
Comparison games
- Catan
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Negotiation and resource management — Balance resources and opportunities with opponents
- tile drafting/placement — Draft and place tiles to develop districts and routes
- worker/action selection — Choose actions that shape city growth and income
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- we're gonna give you five in no particular order
- these are real places i know but could i still want to visit japan
- education value of board games... we love that
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Our Family Games general_discussion at 19:23 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- deep, thoughtful planning
- great table presence
- excellent re-playability
Cons
- can be punishingly tight for new players
Thematic elements
- economic optimization and route-building
- port city commerce and expansion
- economic puzzle
Comparison games
- Terra Mystica
- Hansa Teutonica
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- engine-building — develop actions via cards and tokens to optimize income and scoring
- worker placement / hand management — select actions and manage a hand of cards to perform efficient turns
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's a fight and we're fighting
- analysis paralysis is here to stay
- it's a brain burner
- it's not that heavy there's a lot to do
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The Cardboard Herald game_review at 0:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- strong logistics puzzle and engine-building feel for a 10-year-old midweight euro
- unique rondelle variant with flexible worker deployment and blocking dynamics
- thematic integration with history, West influence, and culture reflected in art and components
- solid, affordable upgrade with modern touches (dual-layer boards, inserts)
Cons
- native solo support lacking in current edition
- higher player counts can introduce tension not present in two-player game
- some minor oversights from 2016-era design that could be updated for 2020s
Thematic elements
- industrialization, trade, cultural exchange, and modernization; church donations and Western influence
- Meiji-era Japan during port opening and Western influence, Yokohama as a bustling port city
- historical-economic summary with neutral depiction; theme mostly in background
Comparison games
- Concordia
- La Havre
- Terraforming Mars
- Scythe
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- resources and resource management — Gaining houses, resources (imports), technologies with persistent effects; building networks.
- Rondelle movement — Players move a president along a rotating, non-fixed track to activate buildings and block opponents.
- set collection / contracts / donor mechanics — Collect resources, fulfill contracts, and organize church donations to trigger endgame and scoring.
- variable scoring via contracts and tech — Influence end-game score via contracts and tech innovations with lasting effects.
- worker placement / pool — Workers and president placements determine actions and unlock buildings; building activation yields rewards.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Yokohama is a logistics puzzle with workers and presidents being moved, removed, and deployed abstractly but generously reflecting the bustling industrial theme.
- This new edition doesn't change the gameplay much; it mostly upgrades visuals and minor mechanics.
- Yokohama's propulsive economic flow that is born out of an era, the transitional game development, where there were a lot of game designers that were trying to hold on to the the values and the sort of fundamentals of traditional gaming, but at the same time broaden scope.
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Our Fan Face Games top_10_list at 15:16 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Excellent heavy game
- Strategic depth
- Route building satisfaction
Cons
- Requires significant table space
- Brain-burning complexity
Thematic elements
- trading
- port_city
- economic
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
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Cardboard Herald general_discussion at 40:51 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I think five shorts in the can is a momentum, it's going to be a priority.
- The YouTube algorithm is fickle because we don't want to tailor our content to it, but we have to consider it.
- PAX Unplugged could be a great place to do interviews, but we have to be mindful of publishers' time and not be overly intrusive.
- Yokohama is a really interesting game with an interesting history, and I wanted to capture that in the review.
- Desperate Oasis is a small game and the Shorts performed reasonably well for it.
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kyokoto top_10_list at 10:20 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- deep, replayable, rich with decisions
- strong thematic link to Meiji era
Cons
- translation limitations affected English release
- heavy for newcomers
Thematic elements
- deep economic euro-game with historical flavor
- Meiji restoration-era Japan
- masterclass in heavy Euro design with thematic hook
Comparison games
- Twilight Imperium
- June
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- economic engine / engine-building — players optimize placement and actions to grow influence and wealth
- unique movement system — movement provides access to different actions and paths
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- these bones are there all the foundation is there to make something truly epic
- i would love to be the designer to do that
- the core mechanic is this bag management system
- it's a fantastic solo game
- the queen's gambit is a rare thing for the time a good star wars game
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Heavy Cardboard playthrough at 0:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Three-player balance offers a different pacing and reduces crowding
- Meeple Realty insert improves setup, organization, and workflow
- Rich thematic integration with meaningful strategic choices
Cons
- Rule complexity and setup can be heavy for new players
- Some tactile and spatial constraints can feel tight late in the game depending on board state
Thematic elements
- international trade, urban development, guilds, and immigration
- Port city of Yokohama, Japan during the late 19th to early 20th century
- historical, euro-style resource management with worker-driven actions
Comparison games
- Glory to Rome
- Arkwright (Indonesia expansion context)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- building networks / station/port tokens — construct buildings, occupy ships/port tiles, and activate power tokens for scoring or actions
- economic engine / market — currency (yen) and banks, trading houses, and imports influence scoring and tempo
- order cards / action selection — players draft and resolve actions via order cards guiding turn sequence
- scoring by sets and bonuses — points from completed orders, sets, and special bonuses tied to cards and buildings
- set collection / goods management — collect goods (tea, silk, fish, copper, etc.) to fulfill orders and unlock points
- worker placement — players allocate workers to action spaces to gain resources, influence, and effects
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- this is Yokohama with the meeple Realty insert for Yokohama Harbor
- the board does feel a little bit more open and less constricted between players with three players
- This is a school night game, the setup can be a bit involved
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Mind I Suggested Game general_discussion at 20:07 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Deep strategic planning with meaningful interaction and planning ahead.
- Excellent production value and table presence.
Cons
- Setup can be beastly; table space and organization matter.
- Becomes quite dense for new players; may require some persistence.
Thematic elements
- Worker placement with action planning and merchant routing.
- Historic port town development in 19th-century Japan.
- Tight, planning-forward Euro with a strong emphasis on path optimization.
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- merchant_path_restrictions — Your merchant moves only along spaces occupied by your workers, shaping routing choices.
- variable_setup_and_interaction — Starting setup changes each game, affecting strategy and player interaction.
- worker_placement_with_pacing — Place workers to unlock actions, planning across the board with limited slots.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's such a classic and i would highly recommend it even if you're not into anime
- this game is what a push your luck game should be in my opinion
- i love this game i love the tension that it brings with such a simple concept
- semi-cooperative games and this one is a great example of the semi cooperative genre
- the mind is a super simple cooperative card game for two to four players where all you're trying to do is place your cards in ascending order
- between two castles is semi-cooperative because that means that it's really easy to teach new players
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Our Family Plays Games top_10_list at 57:22 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Rich theme with deep strategy
- beautiful components and board
Cons
- Table hog; can be heavy for casual players
Thematic elements
- business negotiation and route building
- Meiji-era Japan commercial trade
- market-driven, network-building
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- area majority — Control districts near edges for points
- currency/resource management — Manage multiple currencies and resources
- Route Building — Build networks and routes for selling goods
- set collection — Fulfill orders through inventory management
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's basically Jurassic Park in a box
- the art is beautiful, it's ugly beautiful
- we love Scoville
- we ain't scared
- Amen to you
- the World's Fair is a great game
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Brothers Murph top_10_list at 5:30 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- deep planning and sequencing
- heavy puzzle with strong action economy
- thematic integration with trade and commerce
Cons
- some players may find it heavy
Thematic elements
- mercantile growth and strategic action sequencing
- Yokohama during a period of trade and commerce expansion
- historical-economic flavor with sequencing depth
Comparison games
- Terraforming Mars
- Mechs vs Minions
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- action sequencing — assistants and a president pawn create a sequence of actions
- resource gathering and contracts — fulfill contracts to score and progress
- set collection / technology cards — collect tech and nation symbols to score and unlock rules
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Flavor text is absolutely on point because these cards that you're collecting are just kind of colors.
- I melted my brain. It was just like way too heavy for me.
- Star Wars in a box. This is Star Wars in a box.
- I absolutely love the original Clank.
- This is a cooperative programming game where you need to do one of them… it’s so much fun.
- I love the networks.
- I really like tiling games in general. I like citybuilding games and Quadropolis adds that really extra interesting unique uh tile selection mechanism.
- Feast for Odin is a game where you are Norwegians. It is just so darn good.
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The Secret Cabal top_50_list at 18:26 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Beautiful planning puzzle with rewarding decisions
- Strong social interaction and heavy brain-work without being clowning around
Cons
- Complex scoring with multiple scoring tracks to track
- Can be intimidating to new players but very rewarding once learned
Thematic elements
- set collection, path-building, and city planning
- port city development in Edo-era Yokohama
- highly strategic planning with long-term action sequencing
Comparison games
- Terra Mystica
- Gaia Project
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area control / scoring majorities — manage districts and fulfill scoring criteria for points
- Set collection / path building — build achievement paths and fulfill orders to score
- Worker placement / action economy — select actions to advance on the board and score multiple ways
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I dare say this is the best game that they have ever put out
- it's actually interesting variation of strategy
- I love the asymmetric play, it's really cool
- I walk away from that game thinking about what I did and how I could have done better
- I am a huge mind Clash fan
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Might I Suggest top_10_list at 11:45 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Accessible entry into a weighty euro with depth
- Smooth, intuitive flow for a large design
- Feels like a true designer's passion project
Cons
- Can appear intimidating at first glance
- May require several plays to master optimal paths
Thematic elements
- Strategic planning with a strong sense of place
- Gourmet worker-placement in a bustling urban port city
- immersive, designer-driven passion
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action Planning — Turn-by-turn sequencing to optimize outcomes.
- worker placement — Plan actions across several turns and move around the board to complete tasks.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- i'll be doing a giveaway on my instagram page of the number one game at the end of this list
- i'll also be running a fundraiser to support the stop asian hate cause
- donation would mean the world to me if you'd donate and it might also earn you a few extra entries into the giveaway
- thanks so much for sticking around to the end
- yokohama is truly a gamer's game
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Our Family Gaming general_discussion at 23:58 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Great game
- Available in inventory blowout sale
Cons
- Didn't get enough recognition
- Now out of print as TMG is closing
Thematic elements
- trading
- commerce
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- games don't walk up out of this house it's their favorite they don't they don't go nowhere
- i tell everybody get the expansion too
- terra mystica is one of my favorites of my favorite fantasy games
- i love gloom haven even though i like saying gloom haven but i still i love it
- the artwork although it's scary it's it's beautiful absolutely beautiful
- that's the way to play that yeah you can play it at any time
- freedom for the dwarves freedom
- that's fantasy and i agree with that's fantasy
- family i love fantasy games i love fantasy games
- those are our recommendations on our list yeah what fantasy games we like
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