Santiago

Video 6iYTj99Kfuw All You Can Board Top 8 List at 1:59 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

interactive central board with negotiation elements
appeals to players who enjoy negotiation and influence dynamics

Cons

difficult to find / out of print

Thematic elements

water distribution and negotiation among players
irrigation/watering system
interactive, negotiation-driven central board

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

central interactive board — all players interact around a shared board where water distribution is contested
negotiation/bribery — players can offer to spend money to influence the canal overseer

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Quotes (from this video)

i love these games that have a very interactive kind of central board where everyone is fighting over the same thing
it's similar to stratego
it's a two-player only game designed by reiner kenitzia
every card feels broken
the grandfather of all area control games
i can't wait to actually get to the table in a physical form

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Video ng_gEBldjgw Getting Games Discussion at 21:31 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Loved in own first impressions; cheap copy discovered.

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

I think I might be kind of done with it
the best solution for us right now is my iphone
we filmed two more playthroughs and those realistically should be the first ones that go public
I really can't wait to hear what people think
we're hoping to put out the gallerist later this month

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Video Pql3gf-Qrpg Getting Games Discussion at 41:51

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Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

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none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

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Quotes (from this video)

i understand a lot of people really enjoy solo games but um generally they're they're not really for me
it's essentially a fun thing that we like to do and we have to make sure that it doesn't turn into work
thousands of games come out every year and i feel like every couple of months i bump into something that i'm just like whoa that's totally new
i personally think patchwork is engine building because you're just kind of building up an income engine
sprinkles on the icing on the cake

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Video jfjnv_50hvU UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 3:15 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Integral take that aspect is part of the game.

Cons

Out of print.

Thematic elements

growing crops and selling those crops

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Take That — Changing the water flow to inhibit opponents' crop growth.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

take that is that um basically there's a mechanism there's a card there's an action whatever that you can take while you play the game that directly hurts or um diffuses the plans of your opponent
I really enjoy having to safeguard myself against somebody doing a take that on me and I really uh don't and I really like being able to throw a wrench in somebody's gears and and and stop what they're going to do
the take that aspect was was way too capricious
I always thought that like being able to defend yourself against it like knowing full well that somebody could do this uh to you and then being able to have some Avenue to change or defend yourself against that was needed
all of a sudden like somebody plays a card or does an action that completely and totally inhibits your ability to win at that point and I think that is an extreme and something that I don't like
The interaction between the players is almost always more important than the actual game itself
Everybody at the table just decided to go after me constantly
because it's you're the most fun you're the most fun to listen to to playe to do whatever
I lost the game but I still look back at that game with having a lot of fun even though I had no chance of winning because everybody was just beating me down it was a good time
take that games but they just seem to be Vanishing they they they they don't seem to be being created
we want to make games that everybody just kind of succeeds and and and and does well together
for me uh you know like having a little direct competition I like having a little friction between me and the other players and I like always having to be worried about that friction

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Video vuhe_iyrWkw UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 52:18 sentiment: negative

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Overall sentiment (raw)

negative

Pros

none

Cons

Irritating when people don't follow through on bribes
Remember not getting watered many many times

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Bribery — Players can bribe others to get water for their fields.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

Forest Bower has a wonderful story it's not a story he has a wonderful story not much about how how he he struck at rich
I bought it at 11 bucks I woke up there at $72 and I thought I'd be cute I thought I'd be super cute and I was like yeah I'll hold on to this until the inauguration because surely it'll go up till then
that son of a biscuit had to have his wife launch her own shitcoin the next day day which plummeted the value of his coin which is fantastic
I made like 1,200 bucks or over two days which uh and like I was telling Scott like the only reason I only made 1,200 was because I didn't have more money to throw at it that very moment
Karcassonne Power Grid was 2004 Kis was 2000 uh Ticket to Ride is 2004 Kis was 2005 Twilight Struggle 2005
Dominion it's a good game because it's it's it's foundational right it's like how many games did did Dominion create right like just that mechanic of deck building or deck uh yeah deck building
Lords of water deep is a good game
Castles of Burgundy oh that's got to be in there at least in my opinion
I should probably kick it in I got an early morning
well next week I'll I'll be able to let it fly but I just couldn't too fresh too fresh

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Video GS-SsFY2RuU UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 19:54 sentiment: mixed

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Overall sentiment (raw)

mixed

Pros

Great game

Cons

Too cutthroat for some players

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

Playing without Val I mean like the moment you play with Valhalla that's the moment you realize I will never not play with balla
it is now I believe in my top 30 games of all time
it's not a looker I mean it's just cards a board
worst demo of any game ever with that ascendency game
the rakugan game that's B based in uh the l5r universe
Roller ball is an incoherent mess a jumble of footage in search of plot meaning Rhythm and sense
I'm this close to a North American cable deal
Roller ball has a scene where they they have to all her night vision goggles yeah but but it's like but for you know but for whatever Reon I forget the exact reason is but then the camera goes into the night vision look you know so you can see where the night vision but then they take off their night vision goggles but you continue in the night vision look

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Video ElKuQxHyueM UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 34:24 sentiment: mixed

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Overall sentiment (raw)

mixed

Pros

Fun auctions
Had a lot of fun playing

Cons

Terrible components

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Auctions — The game features auctions that are described as fun and used to target opponents.

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Quotes (from this video)

I don't know I'm not loving it.
It seems it seems like a little bit of a game of chicken.
I found that mechanism interesting so if like if that mechanism was in a game that I found more compelling.
It's good, it's good enough for the show, it's it gives it like a nice little logic puzzle.
It has a ton of game.
My character was getting developed, I was getting all kinds of cool stuff to do.
I thought it was cool.
The rule book is good but you want I for some reason I was like annoyed with the real book.

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Pros

none

Cons

none

Thematic elements

Comparison games

Indonesia

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Mechanics unknown.

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Quotes (from this video)

I love half the that game I think half that game is as good as anything in the hobby period and the merger mechanism I actually had this conversation with Yun back at uh the Gathering of friends I think it was last year and I was like how has nobody taken that merger mechanism in Indonesia and then used it in their game he goes it surprises me and yours all the time that nobody has blows me away no idea
Bonanza is my number 10 game of all time
The juice the juice wasn't worth the squeeze
F James you know he's not getting it he's not doing anything to the point where it was just I was like why don't you just bring your your hat
I think the game the manual even says like don't go too close to each other on setup and we were all just like oh that looks like a really good spot it's like yeah that does look like a really good spot I'm going there too

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Video zGndoEdcT0M Getting Games Top 13 List at 1:04:04 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

engaging bribery/negotiation mechanic
low-value auctions create interesting decisions

Cons

visuals and components can be plain
late-game complexity can be heavy for new players

Thematic elements

shared incentive auctions
agricultural/irrigation planning with auctions

Comparison games

Sears Catalog
Domain

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

canal overseer bribery negotiation — Negotiation/bribery phase to steer irrigation outcomes for mutual benefit or strategic denial.
shared incentive auctions with tiles — Tiles are auctioned; players place tiles and bid to decide irrigation for adjacent tiles.

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Quotes (from this video)

the rules are super simple
it's a mean game
a dynamic economy where everything that you do will ripple out and have positive or negative effects on everybody else
it's a 60-minute game
I wrote the rule book
this is an incredible design and it deserves a reprint

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Video cG_fS-pMp28 Board Gaming Ramblings Other at 6:29 sentiment: mixed

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Overall sentiment (raw)

mixed

Pros

Conceptually interesting (anti-trick-taking)

Cons

Weird and hard to understand
Too many steps/too complex
Easier to understand now with experience, but still not preferred over other games

Thematic elements

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Anti-trick-taking — You don't want to win anything. So it's like everything is turned on its head.
Card manipulation — You're trying to manipulate your cards, and there's a few cards that actually gives negative points to you cuz those points are bad.

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Quotes (from this video)

Hello everyone, this is Senan.
And this is Johannes.
Welcome back to Keep or Cull, the series where we play all the games and decide whether we want to keep them or cull them right out of the collection.
It's a double keep.
Double cow.
It's a call for me, a keep from you.
It's a double kick.
It's a keep count from you and a count from me.
It's a keep from me, a call from you.
It's still a keep.
And those are 10 more games and we did like a 50/50 this time. We kept five and we culled five.
My favorite, I think actually Inside Job.
My favorite is either Wild West or Inside Job.
And that's going to be the end of the video. Thank you so much for watching. I'm Johannes and you've been watching Board Gaming Ramblings and bye-bye.

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Video Qkwgynioh7w Review at 1:41 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Engaging auction mechanism.
The negotiation and bribery aspects are enjoyable.
Creating connected plots of land is a cool feeling.
The game offers replayability due to the unknowns.
It's a simple, clean game that does one thing well: the auction with tile placement.
It's a party game that can be played with friends and leads to laughter.
It can be played with kids and allows for silly bidding.

Cons

In the final round, the game can feel like it can be solved with math.
It's very player-dependent; a group that plays too mathematically can ruin the experience.
It can feel like a thousand cuts if you overbid and pay for unwatered crops.

Thematic elements

Comparison games

Chinatown
Puerto Rico
QE

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Area Control — Players place plantations and canals to control areas and ensure their crops are watered.
Auction — The game features an auction mechanism for plantations where players bid on available plantations.
Negotiation — Players engage in negotiation and bribery to influence the placement of canals and watering of crops.
Set Collection — Players aim to create connected groups of plantations of the same type to maximize scoring.

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No key topics recorded for this video.

Quotes (from this video)

Money is points. Points is money.
This is well established as a negotiation game.
This is a brutal game.
It's a cozy version of QE.
It's a great game when like it's the end of the night and everyone's delirious.
I feel like that's the perfect experience.
Nobody expects a banana in the tailpipe.

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Video ujToZvxxuxY Discussion at 3:45:57 sentiment: positive

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Overall sentiment (raw)

positive

Pros

Liked the game
Caused screaming matches (implies memorable interaction)
High rating (9 or 10)

Cons

Requires three players
Evil game mechanics

Thematic elements

water management

Comparison games

Noyes Hamat
The Climbers

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Area Majority — Controlling tiles next to water sources grants access to water.
Negotiation — Players make non-binding agreements regarding water distribution.
Water management — Players control water resources to supply crops.

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Quotes (from this video)

It's a cold worldly game it's you're not going to figure it out in the minute first minute
The only downside is a war game you really if you're not even not like Wargames you're not going to like it
The game will diverge away from warfare if that makes sense
I never met a game and I'll say this all day long to anybody who listen Guilds of London is a very very good game but who who in their right mind like purposly says okay well I'm only going to explain some of the cards but because I explained enough of them you should be able to figure out how the rest of them work
Oh my gosh that game that game that I had screaming matches playing that game
Santiago now I gotta play that I gotta play that game again
It's a very very evil game almost as evil well pretty much as close to as Noyes Hamat
The rulebook would have been better if it just said here's a list of all the cards and this is what they do
You know what are you doing review copies and I'm like well have you ever reviewed any of our games before and then you go look and they've got like you know 912 like subscribers and they have you know their their their videos get like 27 views a piece
If they said hey we've had we wanted to like crack down in security to make sure nobody gets their stuff stolen we've had some things stolen in the past or or you know we found that this works better for crowd control or whatever or if it's just an arbitrary number you know that's fine too but I would just I just wanted to know the reason behind the change
It's like can I have your ticket number and I here's my ticket number uh oh well no it was we we lost you there for a second oh no so so it asked me for like my ticket number and my name and stuff like that and I put it in and it was weird because usually when you're in those chat things it's like hi I'm Alice how can I help you or hi I'm Tony how can I help you and this one didn't say that it just said it just said like American Airlines like helper or something on it but that's fine proba Ai
I was like wait a minute funny it was absolutely a bot it was absolutely a bot that 100% yeah
The people that love him need to they need to they need to just constantly test the way he thinks and the way he way he his mind is because he needs help he needs somebody to because he's he's he's mentally ill
My biggest regrets is um when somebody had he just posted I have several sets of the expansion uh available they're like 30 bucks and but but I was like I'm not getting that it's like it's like it's like two punch boards I'm not paying 30 bucks for two punch boards and I was like why didn't I just do that

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Video qEt6URJKUP0 The Dice Tower Top 100 List at 9:03 sentiment: mixed

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Overall sentiment (raw)

mixed

Pros

Thematic water management adds depth
Classic Euro feel

Cons

Memorably aged design; may not hold today

Thematic elements

Euroe-style management with canals
Irrigation/canal networking in a crop-focused land
Eurogame flavor with mechanical depth

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

state/resource management with canal networks — manage crops and canals to advance scoring

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Quotes (from this video)

This is one of the most iconic box covers. I love this game.
Saddam Hussein is on the cover.
I learned this before Access Analysis. And I taught Access and Alice.
This is such a fantastic game.
Way Out West was ahead of its time.
Moving water to plants is good.

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Video AC0OZsvhWXg Foster the Meeple Top List at 3:15 sentiment: negative

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Overall sentiment (raw)

negative

Pros

none

Cons

Theme about irrigation not appealing

Thematic elements

Economic
Agricultural

Comparison games

none

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

Auction — Build and bribe your way into flourishing irrigation network

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Quotes (from this video)

We love trick taking games
This game is so much freaking fun
I adore GMT games, they are becoming one of my favorite game publishers
If you remember Vast Crystal Caverns is in my top five games of all time
We bloody love it
We can't stop playing
It's a blimp game not a train game
That's just work
I don't think I want to play it
I'll get it eventually

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