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Quacks

Game ID: GID0402264
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Year
2018
Players
2-4
Age
10+
Playtime
45 min
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Video ds7sJY4lKug kovray Top 10 List at 13:48 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • reliable designer track record
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • cozy magical mixture
  • potion-making fantasy
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • push-your-luck + drafting — not explicitly described here, but referenced as part of a Warsch portfolio
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Quotes (from this video)
  • everything I've seen about this game is just really clever
  • this feels more of like always kind of old older games of like the mix of everything potentially but like a lighter version of that
  • it's absolutely glorious
  • the table presence looks really cool
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Video mVogFeZYEks Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews Top 10 List at 4:50 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Engaging push-your-luck with a strong engine feel
  • Clever brewing tension
Cons
  • Push-your-luck can be punishing for some players
Thematic elements
  • Potion brewing and alchemy
  • A bubbling cauldron-brew fantasy brewing contest
  • Push-your-luck with engine-building vibes
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • bag-building / push-your-luck — Draw from a bag of tokens to determine actions; risk overflows.
  • engine/deck-building flavor — Tokens contribute to future rounds; brewing builds towards victory.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • hi everybody hello I'm Ryan I'm Bethany
  • this is our top 10 favorite games about Wizards warlocks and witches
  • it's a battle between those two all this kind of this clever card play
  • this game is so much fun
  • it's a really clever two-player game
  • it's a puzzle but the puzzle's alive and it's moving
  • this is such a fun game
  • it's gorgeous beautiful game
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Video cWlc5cW75QM UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 11:14 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Keeps getting reprints and expansions
  • Keeps it in print
  • It's a good game
  • People like it
  • It's colorful
  • Bits are good
  • Sold out of all the Quacks bits
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)
  • we don't even have to exist anymore
  • The road to road to hell is paved in Good Intentions and all that
  • it's a lot of Christmas man that's so much Christmas I'm GL I don't want to do that sounds like Christmas coming out your ass
  • I just feel like you know I mean I know I complain all the time about the fact that like you know because you work in the industry you get kind of burnt out on games and whatever and it's a real thing but I mean it's just it's like I would love to find like a board game that like I didn't publish that when I played it I'd be like oh my gosh this game's freaking amazing I can't believe how cool this is that just doesn't seem to happen
  • I think that's a good point I feel like still remember gamers are so pretentious possibly be attached to something so not non doesn't matter in any way in your world
  • There's going to be somebody standing there being like N you did it wrong did it wrong should have done it like this shouldn't have done it don't fix it if it ain't broke you know that kind of all that kind of stuff just it's endless amounts of that kind of stuff is so that is it's part of the territory
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  • Scott: Get out of your car, you know? Well, there was that video of that one person who worked for the post office that drove like drove their truck onto the uh lawn of the of the house to like and then leaned out the window and threw the package up to the door.
  • Lance: I think it'll be deadlands the disne nice deadlands the Disney thing like I I think it's too much for the average Disney person like there's no V diagram between Disney and and and board games it's just I don't see it either.
  • Scott: There are you you can you can like there's a guy really really nice dude meta met gcon and he's like I've got three games that I'm working on and he described the games to me and I said those games sound really neat and he said cool he's like do you want to play test them and I said we are booked out through 2020 2025.
  • Lance: I mean it's it's a lot of fun um I mean it's a heavier Euro and it takes you know an hour and a half two hours to play but um I'm outelt no I'm kidding.
  • Scott: but how much bigger are we still than we were say 10 years ago like it's massive it's insane games have moved so far into pop culture more than they were 10 years ago I think nobody would disagree with that except for maybe like Mass Market games you know
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Video HdAZL-3gXT4 Board Game Buzzz Product Review at 5:36 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Interchangeable trays with customizable colors and sections
  • Keeps tokens and cards organized for Quacks
  • Lightweight and portable compared to previous storage solutions
  • Durable color that resists showing wear
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)
  • "these are beautiful and aesthetically pleasing"
  • "light and sturdy"
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Video Jlpofqrhxlw Gaming with Edo & Jessica Review at 0:07 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
  • Plays quick
  • Easy to learn
  • Interesting play curve
  • Shape color matching and mixing is enjoyable
  • Entertaining little side game
Cons
  • Purple and blue colors are too close
  • Can stall in the middle period with analysis paralysis
  • Can be frustrating if players are slow
  • Endgame has some strategic gaming due to no penalty for extra cards
  • Doesn't like it more than the original Quirk
Thematic elements
Comparison games
  • Quirk
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Hand Management — Players have a hand of nine cards and can play as many cards as they have that work together in a set. If a player cannot do anything, they must pass.
  • Pattern Building — The core of the game involves creating sets based on matching shapes and colors.
  • Set Collection — Players play cards to the table in sequences of shapes or colors that group towards a 'quirkle' (a card with a different color and a different shape). Sets must be three or more cards of the same shape with different colors, or the same color with different shapes.
  • Tableau Building — Cards are played to the table, and players can rearrange them as long as the final layout is valid. Completed sets are scored and removed.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • the purple and blue are really close this has been true since the original Quirk like it's so close and you know different people have different color sensitive but sensitivity but boy I'm I'm seriously surprised this nothing's been done about this
  • if you like shape color matching and mixing you're G to love it
  • do I like this more than quirl no I like quirl more than this
  • am I keeping it as an entertaining little side game to play with folks yeah
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Video t1GoeHuHnfE Board Game Buzzz Discussion at 9:29 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)
  • a zombie side I really like that game
  • would be wingspan and so it said like love birds
  • Dice Throne is perfect because you literally can throw in like any characters
  • final girl because horror cannot be bound to a single holiday
  • Destinies and Witchwood are mentioned in context of story-driven games
  • Race for the Galaxy is one of my favorite games
  • Magic: The Gathering (Magic) is his favorite
  • the font on this card is weird
  • pandemic
  • I texted you during church
  • I would play this for Valentine's Day
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Video 0wT4Ums8IMA Our Family Plays Games Discussion at 18:04 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • It's a fun one.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Push Your Luck — A push your luck blow up some pots game
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • If I bring Cheetos to your game night I hate you
  • Cheetos and Doritos and other O's that have on your fingers not Al loud
  • don't try to do the Chopsticks and try to pick them up with chopsticks don't do that
  • Don't they all say that though don't they all say that
  • I'm the only female that she spoke with so the only woman you represent I'm representing for the women women at PC's
  • We just don't want to see people sitting over at a table struggling talking to F
  • No one's not going to be alone here
  • You can learn new games you can try stuff before you buy stuff
  • what makes a theme sing for you and what makes a theme kind of really feel like those Nails on the chalkboard for you
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Video SDQ5qfGrvsw UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 2:51:24 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Enhances fun through component upgrades
  • Unique bag design
  • Engaging core mechanics
Cons
  • Difficulty distinguishing bag from chips
Thematic elements
  • potion brewing
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Bag Building — Players draw ingredients from a bag to create potions.
  • push-your-luck — Drawing too many 'cherry bombs' can cause the potion to explode.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • we're gonna play access and Al for the first time together
  • 1942 um and that's where I'm drawing a line you know after that it's going to get it's a big time sync that I don't think anybody will really put into it
  • so I picked it up and it became like a staple diet every weekend with me and my mates
  • it had some like event things that would happen and you would read a paragraph and then you would populate the rim with monsters
  • everything else is basically if you can see on their outline in the thing if it's not gray you can hit it
  • the heroscape big thing is you can learn like the synergies of like oh okay if I use this units and this units together then this enhances this and then this enhances that
  • Nexus out was a good one Nexus Ops was good
  • Vegas Showdown we played Nexus Ops a lot we played Vegas Showdown a lot I loved Vegas Showdown but that was like that game should still be around
  • man I I bought three copies of Queens Gambit at Toys R Us
  • risk Shadow forces in 2002
  • the lady who was checking me out was Hispanic and she said to the other tyer in Spanish and I knew what she said it's like oh my God this big game is only $1.99 I'm gonna get one
  • the Red Dot you would you could hit it yeah you just had to put your eye line behind the characters and if you could see to the other any part of them yeah
  • you can change the rules of the terrain pieces and it just makes the game interesting
  • hot lava death
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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 love this game so much
  • Cascadia truly is fantastic
  • I adore this game
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Video UobDmnFkzOw Chairman of the Board Top List at 2:19 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
  • Visually appealing artwork
  • Fast playtime (15-20 minutes)
Cons
  • Lacks tension due to visible cards
  • Pedestrian gameplay
  • Obvious player choices
  • Better alternatives exist (Biblio)
Thematic elements
Comparison games
  • Biblio
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Area Majority — The banquet table will show whether these different suits are going to be in positive values or negative values. If at the end of the game there are more cards below it then every card that each player has collected of that type will be worth negative points but if the above the banquet table outweighs the negative points then they're going to be worth positive points.
  • Card Drafting — Each turn you have three cards at your disposal, you're going to have to play one of them in front of you, you're going to have to play one of them in front of an opponent and the other one is going to have to go on this banquet table.
  • commodity speculation — The values of the suits of cards that you're collecting is going to either be worth positive points or negative points based on what the other players do.
  • Hidden Information — Spy cards that could be played face down which kind of spices up the banquet table a little bit.
  • Immunity — Shield cards that cannot be attacked by other players.
  • Set Collection — Set collection style game where the values of the suits of cards that you're collecting is going to either be worth positive points or negative points.
  • Take That — Assassin cards that can eliminate cards from other other players or even from yourself.
  • variable scoring — Noble cards that will have double value.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • Unfortunately, the tension is completely eradicated from the game when comparing it to a game like no thanks.
  • I love it visually I think the artwork is really nice it has this kind of like uh Golden Age Disney fil vibe to it with these nice um gilded cards.
  • Ultimately it boiled down to that card crafting system being a bit of a gimmick I think rather than an actual unique mechanism.
  • This feels like this was the intended game and Cascadera was built after it rather than the other way around.
  • For me if you played cascadero and not cascadeo I'd definitely recommend looking at cascadeo.
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Video ZxPWepeokl4 Board Games for One Discussion at 10:30 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • strong theme
  • high replayability
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • potion crafting via bag-building and push-your-luck
  • fantasy market/potion brewing environment
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Bag Building — draw ingredients from a bag to brew potions
  • bag-building — draw ingredients from a bag to brew potions
  • Push Your Luck — risk drawing ingredients; explosions can happen
  • push-your-luck — risk drawing ingredients; explosions can happen
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • this is solo-only
  • adorable
  • it's crunchy
  • you might be looking to start your collection this year
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Video UeVRRrm8Jf8 Tabletop Tolson Top 5 List at 18:14 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • highly replayable with variable ingredients and potions
  • engaging bag-building and push-your-luck mechanic
  • vibrant theme and emotional ebb and flow during play
Cons
  • component investments (upgrades) can be encouraged for best experience
Thematic elements
  • alchemy, risk taking, and spectacle
  • Medieval apothecary bag-building and potion brewing
  • colorful, humorous, and celebratory about brewing
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Bag Building — Players draw tokens from a bag to determine their potions and progress around the board.
  • bag-building — Players draw tokens from a bag to determine their potions and progress around the board.
  • endgame choice — At bust or stop, players choose to cash in points or invest for future turns.
  • Press Your Luck — Players decide when to stop drawing to avoid busting their potion concoctions.
  • Push Your Luck — Players decide when to stop drawing to avoid busting their potion concoctions.
  • simultaneous action — All players act in parallel, drawing from their bags and placing chips according to movement rules.
  • Simultaneous Actions — All players act in parallel, drawing from their bags and placing chips according to movement rules.
  • upgrades and expansions — Fortune teller cards and upgraded components extend variability and strategic depth.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • heat pedal to the metal yes this is it
  • this game is abstract it is a fantastic abstract game but also has dice
  • Cascadia yeah Cascadia
  • my number one is a bag building Press Your Luck
  • Quacks of quedlinburg this game this game gets me
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
  • Good game
  • Hard to get
  • Was expensive
Cons
  • Difficult to learn
  • Mean gameplay
Thematic elements
Comparison games
  • Wonderland's War
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • auction/bidding — Levels are dealt via auction.
  • Resource Management — Paying with little white checks that are very bad.
  • Set Collection — First of a new color is fixed as yours for the rest of the game.
  • tactical — Tactical bit game about building the highest scoring houses.
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Video l5jJvYPuIac Board Gaming Ramblings Discussion at 6:01 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
  • Super cool concept
Cons
  • Too many games
  • Can be played on BGA
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Drafting — Drafting of resources.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • this whole video is US looking at 40 boxes saying this is a great game let's never play it again
  • so this is like a nice set for somebody want to play it you have everything need for like a lot of
  • this is a game I I thought I had fun while I played it but then we tried to get it played again for keeper K and it just like I it was always something else I wanted to play more than this
  • sometimes you have to know that the person you play these games with have the wrong taste and they will not play it with you
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Video iEQZoRFOGQY Get into games Discussion at 32:49 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Engaging luck-driven tension with meaningful choices
  • Modular expansions that add depth and variety
Cons
  • Setup and component volume can be daunting for new players
Thematic elements
  • potion making, push-your-luck, bag-building
  • Medieval German town; potion-brewing culture around a tavern/potion shop
  • light-hearted, humorous
Comparison games
  • Splendor
  • Quacks of Quedlinburg: The Jewel
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Bag Building — players draw dice from their own bag to determine potion strength and effects
  • bag-building — players draw dice from their own bag to determine potion strength and effects
  • Dice Drafting — select and place dice to power actions on the player mat
  • Dice drafting/placement — select and place dice to power actions on the player mat
  • Push Your Luck — decide how many ingredients (dice) to draw, risking an explosion and penalties
  • push-your-luck — decide how many ingredients (dice) to draw, risking an explosion and penalties
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • I reckon once we talk about his games they'll be like oh okay I I feel like he is one of the best designers of the board games
  • it's modular as I said it it's really replayable because of that
  • it's silly fun it's not like the most taxing abstract strategy game there are better abstract strategy games
  • pre-release copy it's due out in May of quacks of quedlinburg the jewel
  • two-player variant for Quacks can speed up set-up and provide different dynamics
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Video xtZmYl_S0Es Watch It Played Discussion at 4:31 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Tile Placement — back-and-forth tile placement discussion implied
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • it's incredible it's fantastic I was super surprised by it it's really good
  • quadropolis is a game I'd love on there I love quadropolis
  • the tile placement game it's just one of those little perfect games
  • transform your TBL toop into a Galaxy at your fingertips in flickering Stars
  • flick your spaceship across the table
  • quirl quirl is a fantastic game I I truly love it
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Video HSWwpJUNXAs Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews Top List at 9:43 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • you still get points or money even if you bust
  • clever scoring mechanism with rat tails
  • re-playable due to different token meanings
Cons
none
Thematic elements
none
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Bag Building — get your bag better and better
  • Push Your Luck — you feel like you're pushing luck every time even if you do bust
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • I cannot stand push games I avoid them at all costs one of my least favorite mechanisms
  • guess what I really like this is one of those things that we have thoughts onite but the quack of quber does one of the best best jobs of making a enjoyable push your luck sty game
  • this is a game where you literally are a nobleman and you're trying to be grow your prestige you're trying to get greater land you're trying to gain influence in court and it's really fun
  • I have played a bunch of ccgs and lcgs and collectible card games and tradeable card games and all that stuff
  • they're all money pits so I can only do one at a time
  • this is a very friendly scene much more friendly than magic or Pokemon
  • another game I just hear no one talking about and you're all shame on you for not hearing about this and talking about it because it's awesome
  • this is a two-player social deduction game it's crazy
  • it's oh so much laughter and sillyness
  • this is the loudest game on our list or my list at least
  • everyone's just yelling we actually ran a game of this at a at a convention this past summer
  • this is just such a clever word game
  • it is one of the be in my opinion it is one of the single best word games out there
  • genius stes games does a really great job of giving you games that give you educational opportunities without making it feel like an educational game
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Video ElKuQxHyueM UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 42:43
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Bag Building — Players draw tokens from a bag to build their inventory.
  • push-your-luck — Players decide how many tokens to draw from the bag, risking a bust for potentially better rewards.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
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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Video zQP5gaa7usc Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Top 10 List at 24:45 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • compact, quick, and approachable
  • very portable and easy to learn
  • family-friendly with quick rounds
Cons
  • can be luck-heavy
  • some players may want more depth
Thematic elements
  • quick, spontaneous number-chasing
  • dice-driven, fast-paced rolling right
  • compact, tactical
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • penalty/push-your-luck end conditions — if rows are blocked or penalties accrue, round end conditions trigger.
  • shared dice pool with scoring sheets — players roll dice and mark off numbers in rows; must follow row order constraints.
  • two white dice plus color dice — active player rolls all dice; others mark off based on dice results.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • this is supposed to be a real time game which means you have to be rolling your dice fast and thinking quick
  • we've taken the real-time aspect out of it but kept some of the things in it
  • the turn-based I find it a lot more enjoyable
  • I think this is a really good version of Isle of Cats
  • the OG of rolling rights and that would be Yatsi
  • I have some great childhood memories when I used to go and stay at my grandma we would play yatsi all the time
  • the theme is so cool
  • Patchwork doodle more than Patchwork
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Video ZVErmAjA8zw UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 1:06:24 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • wonderful game
  • great game
Cons
  • the box doesn't look easy
  • complicated
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)
  • stormtrooper foris foris go Daniel Craig
  • Daniel Craig is correct
  • Woody and all the other Toy Story adaptations like on video games and TV and stuff Daniel Craig no Tom hanks's brother Jim nice
  • Destiny's Child is correct how you know that
  • I love des's child man I just listen to Beyonce today that country man so good so good
  • Aldi go for it dust cover and forest forest forest Dixie Cups Dixie cups are paper
  • Evan for the win Evan Dana Carvey that would I can't tell you how much I wish the answer was that but that is incorrect
  • Dick Cheney correct dang that's by canadianism again
  • wow we need another PTA movie pins and needles another what Paul Thomas Anderson movie PTA oh what are his movies boie nights mag
  • he had that that one that I was like that licorice p Pizza in 2021 yeah I didn't like that
  • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang which which is such a good movie I I can watch that movie it's just it's hilarious
  • I got another grievance go for it I got another jury summons
  • I know do most people just not go
  • yeah if they want to go through the trouble of of a bench you probably have like a a warrant on your name as you get pulled over you might get arrested or something
  • I've always wanted to go to jury duty
  • I mean it was it was sweet because um US Bank had it in their uh like whatever their their employee contract was they paid you in full for the days that you missed for jury duty and you didn't have to be there
  • there was a murder case up here several several years ago where um it went because of the circumstances of it
  • they wanted to try it in federal court so they could give the person the death penalty instead of you know
  • the other 12 the other whatever they had two or three alternates or whatever I always thought the alternate to the jury was like that's the biggest screw job
  • I have come to realize in 60 years of life that uh our court system and police force are completely 100% and totally corrupt and they use their powers to destroy my life and destroy the lives of all free born citizens of this country and they seek to do nothing but make our lives miserable take our money and take away our liberties every single day and the judges
  • I don't remember anything about that night you don't remember anything about that night I don't remember anything about that he's like I don't even know why I'm here
  • this is the most ridiculous thing ever
  • maybe a nice long nine month sequester
  • I asked Board Game Geek card a series sorry go ahead you're fine I asked last week hey hey post comments on the thing and so many people did post anything so I yeah a lots of people did so so I thought that was cool so keep doing that I appreciate that give us some um the password to prove that you watched the whole thing
  • Forest give me a give me a weird word arvar arvar password it's arvar that's how I know you watch the whole whole episode when you leave your comments
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Video o-SMz66PoD0 Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Top 10 List at 43:25 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • quick and accessible
  • highly puzzle-like with incremental scoring
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • grid/track-drafting with dice
  • track-crossing dice-rolling puzzle
  • fast, casual
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • dice drafting and track marking — roll colored dice and two white dice to cross off numbers on tracks.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • This is a flip and write game where you are creating a castle.
  • I really like this game. I think this is a really good followup because cover your assets.
  • Patchwork Doodle is kind of like a followup to the original Patchwork.
  • The creatures are adorable.
  • I like the colors. They're pretty. They're really nice.
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Video YmtT28xSo8Y Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Review at 0:09 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Deluxe components and artwork feel premium and inviting
  • High replayability due to bag-building variety and multiple books/beakers
  • Paced tension with push-your-luck mechanic and simultaneous actions
Cons
  • Some fiddliness with bag components and strings during setup and play
  • First-time rule reading can slow down the initial round
  • Flavor text and some rules require careful attention to avoid misinterpretation
Thematic elements
  • charlatans crafting potions with unpredictable outcomes
  • Whimsical apothecary/potion-brewing in a fantasy setting
  • cartoonish, playful, slightly quirky
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Bag Building — Players assemble and draw tokens from a personal bag to advance their potion.
  • bag-building — Players assemble and draw tokens from a personal bag to advance their potion.
  • Catch-Up — Trailing players move their rat tokens forward to balance the race.
  • catch-up/rat tail mechanic — Trailing players move their rat tokens forward to balance the race.
  • fortune teller cards — A round-modifying card is revealed each round that affects all players (e.g., explosion limit).
  • Push Your Luck — During brewing, players decide when to stop drawing to avoid busting (exploding).
  • Resource Management — Players spend points to acquire higher-valued tokens and manage their bag contents.
  • resource management and upgrading — Players spend points to acquire higher-valued tokens and manage their bag contents.
  • scoring and cauldron progression — Progress on the cauldron track yields points and opportunities to buy additional tokens.
  • Simultaneous Actions — Most actions are performed in parallel each round, reducing downtime.
  • Simultaneous Play — Most actions are performed in parallel each round, reducing downtime.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • We actually had this suggested a lot as people's favorite push your luck game on our recent five and dime.
  • This is going to be one of my when we want to do a press your luck game.
  • Slippery little steps. I think this game has quite a bit of replayability.
  • I like this game. I think it's fun.
  • I'm glad this is in our collection now after hearing about it for years.
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Video x8egULH_65w Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Top 10 List at 1:28 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • engaging bluff-free scoring, multiple strategies per game
  • great for new and experienced players
Cons
  • luck can swing on early draws
  • thematic humor may not appeal to everyone
Thematic elements
  • risk management and push-your-luck bag-building
  • Alchemy and potion-crafting in a quirky medieval town
  • humorous, light
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Bag Building — players draw ingredients from their own bag to determine actions and outcomes
  • bag-building — players draw ingredients from their own bag to determine actions and outcomes
  • Push Your Luck — draw more ingredients to improve potions but risk causing a miscast
  • push-your-luck — draw more ingredients to improve potions but risk causing a miscast
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • I highly recommend it.
  • It plays exactly the same as Ticket to Ride as far as your cards go and claiming routes.
  • This is a really fun tile-laying game.
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Video hAFGEFdvxEM kovray Top 5 List at 5:44 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • expansions integrated smoothly
  • distinct and engaging mechanic
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • potion brewing and alchemy
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • bag-building — draw ingredients from a bag to brew potions
  • Potion brewing — combine ingredients to score points without missteps
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Galactic Cruise is my number one game this month again.
  • it's a bag builder where you're going to be putting a bunch of ingredients into a bag and then drawing them and mixing a potion
  • the theme in this game is you are shoveling poop basically across London
  • it's genuinely so much fun
  • I think it's Sashi game
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Video lNewg4mhmqc Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews Playthrough at 3:22 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
  • familiar and approachable mechanism
Cons
  • not deeply explored in this video
Thematic elements
  • risk, blind drawing, and push-your-luck potions
  • fantasy alchemical marketplace
  • light, humorous, accessible
Comparison games
  • Sorcerer City
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • bag-building / push-your-luck — Draw ingredients from a bag to cook potions; overloading can cause issues.
  • Push Your Luck — Draw ingredients from a bag to cook potions; overloading can cause issues.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Oh shoot. Just got a chance to play Yro and it is this cool tableau builder.
  • The card art's cute. It plays fast, but it feels more substantial than it is.
  • Basically, you have inventions, you invent them, then you build them, you test them, and then you publish them. Also, there's boats.
  • Willox Warehouse, a super bizarre abstract memory style game where you basically have a lot of storytelling.
  • Surround your waterfalls. That was her downfall. She missed out a lot of points.
  • It's super fun and weird.
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Video s3q47fv9EpQ Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Discussion at 0:44 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Engaging push-your-luck mechanic
  • Appeals to family audiences
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Bag Building — players build a mixture by drawing from a bag, adding ingredients with varying effects.
  • bag-building — players build a mixture by drawing from a bag, adding ingredients with varying effects.
  • Push Your Luck — players must decide how long to continue drawing from the bag before busting.
  • push-your-luck — players must decide how long to continue drawing from the bag before busting.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • This is going to be on my top games of 2025.
  • Companion Quest... the artwork is just so gosh darn cute.
  • Explorers of Neoria was a big surprise to me.
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Video KyfFzDFEbd4 Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Top 5 List at 32:55 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • iconic claymation artwork
  • engaging push-your-luck mechanic
  • prominent family-friendly appeal
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • brew potions with bag-building and risk
  • alchemist potions and bubbling cauldrons
  • pushing your luck with variable outcomes
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Bag Building — draw ingredients to place in your cauldron and create potions.
  • bag-building — draw ingredients to place in your cauldron and create potions.
  • End Game Bonuses — the player who went farthest earns bonus dice.
  • end-of-round bonuses — the player who went farthest earns bonus dice.
  • Push Your Luck — continue drawing until you bust or choose to stop.
  • push-your-luck — continue drawing until you bust or choose to stop.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Wanderlust, Discover the World by Pectus Studios.
  • This is a fun, delightful game.
  • I really like this one.
  • Emberleaf, amazing game.
  • The artwork is highly controversial. I like this.
  • I love push your luck games.
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Video dkViBAwawoY The Brothers Murph Top List at 3:49 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • The most fun I have ever had while playing a board game.
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)
  • Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization is the engine builder to end all engine builders.
  • In Twilight Struggle, one of the more interesting times in history is played out. And I love that each card is a real event that happened.
  • Gaia Project built on Terrammystica and perfected the form. It's the best one.
  • Gloom Haven: Jaws of the Lion has the best tutorial system I have ever seen in a game, and I think it legitimately creates new board gamers constantly because of the way they make it so approachable.
  • Each Spirit in Spirit Island can be played over and over as you learn how to master their abilities, and there are so much content in the box. It also just plays amazing solo.
  • Dune Imperium Uprising took Dune Imperium to a whole new level of scale and scope, and it's got them worms.
  • It's impossible to have a bad time playing Star Wars Rebellion, especially if you love Star Wars. Okay, mostly only if you love Star Wars, but it's really fun. It's Lord of the Rings in a box, and it's perfect.
  • For a solid like 6 years, Terraforming Mars was absolutely the king of the board game hobby. Unreal staying power.
  • Dune Imperium uses art based on the movies, but it doesn't feel at all like a movie tie-in cash grab.
  • The scale and epic stories that come out of Twilight Imperium fourth edition make it everlasting. Every time you play, you get a permanent memory and story. It's truly impressive.
  • The sheer amount of content in Gloom Haven and the card play makes this dungeon crawler a Eurogamer's delight.
  • Ark Nova takes Terraforming Mars' cardplay in Civilization's action card mechanisms and put it into a theme we're just way more interested in. just the absolute pinnacle of mashing up mechanisms into a masterpiece.
  • Pandemic Legacy Season 1 has deserved every single ounce of acclaim and accolades it's received over the years. It was an absolute phenomena when it came out.
  • I don't want to say anything nice about this game. I don't want to say anything nice about this game. I don't like this game though.
  • Fine. Fine.
  • Brass Birmingham is objectively a board game. Done. Easy. That was nice. Words that are written.
  • Brass rhymes with ass. Got him. You're done.
  • Brass Birmingham has one of the best examples of positive player interaction and a game I'd actually seek out to play for a player. Was that so hard?
  • So, that was one nice thing about every single game in the Board Game Geek top 100. Many games that we actually don't even really like, but there's always something nice to say. Exactly.
  • Just engage.
  • We had a lot of fun making it.
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Video IaBMVA2W7Rc Gaming Rules! Discussion at 7:55 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
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)
  • The rule books for those games which were co-written by Vlarger and Jason. Uh those are really really good rule books. very very well written, absolutely perfect in terms of teaching you the game. Zero questions afterwards.
  • Well, Mage Knight, but only just Mage Knight is my number one favorite game of all time.
  • Elder Scrolls is very likely in my top 10 or top 20, but yeah. Um, it depends how much time I've got. If I had 12, 14 hours free, I'd play Elder Scrolls. If I had four or five hours free, I'd play Mage Knight.
  • Okay. Well, let's say Voidfall because the last two times that I've played Voidfall, I have specifically said I don't want to play this with people who haven't played before.
  • It's a great game. It's from QuinnD Games. They always do really good games and I'm doing a giveaway and it's not had many entries.
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Video 2ZcRsjHDqP8 Discussion at 7:54 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • highly thematic, large point salad
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • thematic, large point salad
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • point salad scoring — large number of scoring options contributing to a high thematic score
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • it's a really great time.
  • I hope I get to see you at Design Day next year cuz I'm definitely going
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Video BnJT0OYjplc Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Top 10 List at 48:37 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • engaging bag-building with tension
  • appealing components and theme
  • accessible to newcomers
Cons
  • thematic controversy around its cover can be polarizing for some
Thematic elements
  • potion brewing and bubbly risk
  • Alchemy/brewing in a whimsical cauldron world
  • fantasy, lighthearted
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Bag Building — players draw and place tokens to move around a cauldron, aiming to optimize effects while avoiding booms
  • bag-building — players draw and place tokens to move around a cauldron, aiming to optimize effects while avoiding booms
  • Push Your Luck — players balance risk of explosions with potential rewards from their chosen ingredients
  • push-your-luck — players balance risk of explosions with potential rewards from their chosen ingredients
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • our top 10 new to us games that came out before 2025
  • the cover is gorgeous; I love the cover
  • I really like this game; it's cozy and quick to teach
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Video VjWaWokiyf8 Chairman of the Board Review at 4:04 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
  • Enjoyable and pleasant
  • Good for mass market, elderly relatives, or younger children
  • Sacrificing fun is not necessary when playing with certain audiences
Cons
  • As bare bones as it gets
  • Very luck dependent
  • Lost to the annals of time
  • Much better roll and write games out there
Thematic elements
Comparison games
  • Quinto
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Push Your Luck — Players can choose to lock in numbers to score points or keep pushing to tick off more, potentially locking out others.
  • Roll and Write — Players roll dice and tick off corresponding numbers on their sheets.
  • Set Collection — The more numbers ticked off of a color, the more points are scored based on a sliding scale.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • So I'll start with my least favorite and work my way up to the best of them.
  • Definitely a good framework of a good game here.
  • So quicks get nothing to write home about. I think maybe it's been lost to the animals of time.
  • But the premise itself is boiled down to those simple mini games which I must admit we have seen time and time again in different role rights. This one just seems to cobble them together.
  • My my only issue is the the time investment side of things.
  • So, if you are familiar with games like um Tawanaku, this one feels very similar to me, but certainly um way more rich and way more um thematic in the way that everything is put together.
  • But this game has this magical ingredient where it's just so addictive and you just want to keep playing it again and again and again.
  • So, that is Jungo, and I'll give that one a seven out of 10.
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Video Y1vCyXi4AqM The Dice Tower Discussion at 45:11 sentiment: negative
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Overall sentiment (raw)
negative
Pros
none
Cons
  • I don't like that game
  • No ducks
  • false advertising
  • rats in the game
Thematic elements
  • Fraudster Doctor
Comparison games
  • Clinic
  • Rush M.D.
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • This is Food Chain Magnate.
  • Eric, your clue is Sanguin Anger.
  • That's Blood Rage.
  • Holy Knights from the Occidental Domain.
  • Paladins of the West Kingdom.
  • Stratosphere Squad.
  • Sky Team.
  • The Big One with the giant lion on the front.
  • Twilight Imperium four. Fourth edition.
  • Maritime Metropolis
  • Underwater Cities.
  • Fraudster Doctor
  • Quacks. Quacks of Quedlinburg
  • Art Curator
  • The Gallerist
  • Blue.
  • Azul.
  • Battles of Suns, Monarchical Violence.
  • Imperial Assault.
  • The Bleached Fortress.
  • White Castle.
  • Sand Bank Sovereignty.
  • Dune Dune Imperium.
  • This is the seeding round.
  • So, much like the famous game title recall, Oh. right? The this is the seeding round.
  • This game is broken. You win this game every time if you lose all your battles. Winning battles is the worst thing you can do, apparently.
  • One star review, Royalty free clip art, complete absence of graphic design, lowest possible grade components, and then priced above most ultra premium titles.
  • That is Food Chain Magnet.
  • No ducks, false advertising.
  • 70 collector's box plus crown expansion, first Kickstarter promo.
  • Watching paint dry or play this game about watching paint dry. Tough decision.
  • I love this one. I'm here to berate the designer of the game. I haven't even played the game, and it's already driving me to tears and make me want to flip the table. Who designed the pieces? Who? Zero stars for that junk.
  • This is like Sudoku, but worse and colorful.
  • Azul is way better than those.
  • The deck building is dull, the resource conversion is dull. It's just a mishmash of stuff.
  • Too old. Don't believe anyone who says that it's still relevant.
  • El Grande.
  • When I buy a core box, I expect to be able to play the game by itself and don't have to buy an expansion for it to be actually playable.
  • It's mostly about brewing coffee for rerolls.
  • It's a blowout.
  • Reading one star reviews is Oh. It's It's kind of a guilty pleasure, isn't it?
  • Remember to check out dicetower east.com if you want to register to play games with us
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Video O0d_SkEs1L4 Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Discussion at 19:26 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • engaging push-your-luck with quick rounds
  • good solo/tabletop integration via app and Board Game Arena
Cons
  • some players may find the luck aspect dominant
Thematic elements
  • pushing luck/potion brewing
  • alchemist's shop with a bag-building cauldron
  • tension-filled decisions as you draw tokens
Comparison games
  • Canvas
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Bag Building — draft ingredients from a bag to place on a cauldron and try not to bust
  • bag-building — draft ingredients from a bag to place on a cauldron and try not to bust
  • Push Your Luck — draw more ingredients to improve your score but risk busting
  • push-your-luck — draw more ingredients to improve your score but risk busting
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • I enjoy both of these games. I don't believe at this point either of these are in my top 50 games of all time.
  • Cartographers is my number one flip and write game
  • World Wonders is in my top three polyomino games of all time.
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Video GUFzZIIdgdE Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Analysis at 2:31
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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'm going to go a little quicker through this because I am going to do all of round two now.
  • Please like, comment, and subscribe.
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Video _rvEwQHgaJo Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Top 16 List at 3:16 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • engaging bag-building and push-your-luck
  • flavorful theme
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • bag-building / push-your-luck
  • fantasy alchemy / cauldron
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Bag Building — draw ingredients from a bag to add to your cauldron, aiming for high points but risking explosions with too many BOOMberries
  • bag-building — draw ingredients from a bag to add to your cauldron, aiming for high points but risking explosions with too many BOOMberries
  • Push Your Luck — precisely manage risk as you add ingredients to your bag to maximize points
  • push-your-luck — precisely manage risk as you add ingredients to your bag to maximize points
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Welcome to where there's a wills, there's a play.
  • My name's Ian and today I'm here with my March Madness board game bracket.
  • There you have it, guys. There is the sweet 16.
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Video hOShDLcGacE Our Family Plays Games Discussion at 53:46 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • fun, high energy
  • impressive components and visuals
Cons
  • potential for pieces to break or replacements needed
Thematic elements
  • quarky, visual cork-based dexterity
  • corks on strings; party game
  • playful, chaotic
Comparison games
  • Liars Dice
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • dexterity/cup-slamming — pull strings to catch corks while cups slam down
  • Real-time deduction — players deduce values and respond to cues during play
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Lunch is served with a side of panic.
  • Time Bomb is a quick and fun bluffing and deduction game
  • Fantasy Flight losing their mind again.
  • Descent: Legends of the Dark. They're discontinuing it.
  • We are live y'all.
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Video v9OjmxgneLk BoardGameGeek Top 10 List at 23:48 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • highly accessible yet deeply satisfying
  • great tension and payoff when busting is near
Cons
  • luck-driven elements may frustrate some players
Thematic elements
  • push-your-luck with bag-drawing mechanics
  • alchemical cauldrons and potion brewing
  • lighthearted, carnival-esque
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Bag Building — draw chits from a bag and add to your pot; avoid busting
  • bag-building — draw chits from a bag and add to your pot; avoid busting
  • Push Your Luck — decide when to stop drawing to maximize points without exploding the pot
  • push-your-luck — decide when to stop drawing to maximize points without exploding the pot
  • Simultaneous Actions — players act in parallel; no direct interference except via pot management
  • Simultaneous Play — players act in parallel; no direct interference except via pot management
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • There's a lot of different ways that this can work.
  • Moon Calling Blood Bath is great.
  • I love Slay the Spire in every capacity.
  • Quacks of Quedlinburg... the simultaneous nature is why it's my number one.
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Video J_fUN1hALw0 The Dice Tower Discussion at 17:40
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Bag Building — The transcript mentions "bag building games" in relation to Quacks of Quedlinburg, noting a desire for more games in this category at a lower complexity level.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • So, the highest ranked game I haven't played is Eclipse: Second Dawn.
  • Each year I play more more games and each year I have played fewer of the top 100. BGG's top 100 is turning into heavy game central, for sure.
  • Daydream is a cozy roll and write.
  • Stop telling me your games are cozy.
  • Terraria on the box says 45 minutes per player. I don't even know what what was going on there because someone was like, you lots of publishers lie about time. No one lies that that egregiously. It is not even remotely 45 minutes a player.
  • I don't like Imperial at all. There's my review of
  • Wise Wizards definitely said they're kind of on the uh that they're that they're struggling with a lot of stuff. So, I hope it works out pretty well.
  • That was Zen Camilla, and they said it was really really hard, which made me not really particularly want to play it that strongly. I like to play games that are easier, not as difficult.
  • Um, there's there's always things we're working on. Uh there's something small bag that we're working on. I can't really talk about that. Um, yet, but you'll know about that in a few weeks.
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Video BTCCexWCszw Stonemaier Games Discussion at 39:37 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • dexterity mechanic — dexterity-based entry mentioned among other games in discussion
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • I did a little tweak in Euphoria where there are kind of shared tech tracks where multiple players can advance on a tech track and potentially benefit themselves and other players as well.
  • Goa has gotten a full refresh.
  • We currently don't have any plans for new content for Stamp Swap, but I certainly am open to it.
  • sign up for a back in stock notification. That will signal to us that we need to get that back into stock.
  • Flip Tunes and Tag Team are maybe the top two that I really want to play.
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Video zXkygFfQIkI The Dice Tower Top List at 13:10 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Simple and accessible
  • Pleasant to play
Cons
  • Not a deep game
Thematic elements
  • abstract strategy
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • linear movement — Players can only move in one direction down a track.
  • Roll and Write — Roll dice and write numbers in different spots on a sheet.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • I really want to push up this uh, you know, the tradition track because that'll help me score big. And they bring up this moral dilemma and you go, oof, I am not very personally on the side of tradition here, but I want the points. So, we're going to go that way anyway.
  • Quadropolis. Quadropolis did it first. #justice for Quadropolis.
  • This is an auction game where you have infinite dollars, infinite money that to spend on on everything.
  • Brilliant. So simple, so straightforward. You know, I'm surprised that hasn't been stolen yet by any other deck building game.
  • Specifically saying plus commodities.
  • No. Without commodities, QE would not have been my number one.
  • It adds something for second place for lack of better.
  • Quest for El Dorado is my number one.
  • It's almost cozy at this point. You know what I mean?
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Video zXkygFfQIkI The Dice Tower Top List at 48:57 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
  • Very pleasant, simple, and quick
  • Pretty components
  • Easy to get to the table
Cons
  • Lacks a bit of soul
  • Went extinct commercially
Thematic elements
  • Bees and Flowers
Comparison games
  • Rosenberg games
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Movement — grab one, two, or three of the flowers and then you move the guy around the board that many steps.
  • Set Collection — And you want to score for the flowers making big groups.
  • tile drafting — And the other thing you can do instead of grabbing them is draft a tile.
  • Worker Placement — And you have these little wooden like beehive ple uh bits and you place them.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • I really want to push up this uh, you know, the tradition track because that'll help me score big. And they bring up this moral dilemma and you go, oof, I am not very personally on the side of tradition here, but I want the points. So, we're going to go that way anyway.
  • Quadropolis. Quadropolis did it first. #justice for Quadropolis.
  • This is an auction game where you have infinite dollars, infinite money that to spend on on everything.
  • Brilliant. So simple, so straightforward. You know, I'm surprised that hasn't been stolen yet by any other deck building game.
  • Specifically saying plus commodities.
  • No. Without commodities, QE would not have been my number one.
  • It adds something for second place for lack of better.
  • Quest for El Dorado is my number one.
  • It's almost cozy at this point. You know what I mean?
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Video zXkygFfQIkI The Dice Tower Top List at 51:48 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
  • Enjoyable push-your-luck aspect
  • Popular at conventions
  • Durable components (even upgrades wear out)
Cons
  • Few meaningful decisions
  • Cover art is polarizing
Thematic elements
  • Alchemy
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Bag Building — You draw ingredients to make your potions.
  • Deck Building — You choose what to buy
  • Push Your Luck — You push your luck.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • I really want to push up this uh, you know, the tradition track because that'll help me score big. And they bring up this moral dilemma and you go, oof, I am not very personally on the side of tradition here, but I want the points. So, we're going to go that way anyway.
  • Quadropolis. Quadropolis did it first. #justice for Quadropolis.
  • This is an auction game where you have infinite dollars, infinite money that to spend on on everything.
  • Brilliant. So simple, so straightforward. You know, I'm surprised that hasn't been stolen yet by any other deck building game.
  • Specifically saying plus commodities.
  • No. Without commodities, QE would not have been my number one.
  • It adds something for second place for lack of better.
  • Quest for El Dorado is my number one.
  • It's almost cozy at this point. You know what I mean?
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Video xulqJmNdNSM Chairman of the Board Unboxing at 2:55 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)
  • Praetor was going for really cheap. This is like an old-school Euro that again, I never got a chance to play. Kind of from my era of of Euro gaming.
  • This was one that has always evaded me, but I remember Rado raving about it many, many years ago.
  • Wispwood, which is one of those kind of puzzly um, you know, pattern building style games with different things going on.
  • And um, to be honest, I've got so many games here to play and to talk about that um, I'm going to be tied up for quite some time.
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Video j_iVzwBbOQk 3 Minute Board Games Top List at 14:34 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Push your luck
  • Direct head-to-head
  • Hilarious explosions
  • Exhilarating tension
  • Excels at two players
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • Making potions
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Bag Building — you're adding ingredients into your potion bag and then pulling them out one by one.
  • Push Your Luck — Quacks is a push your luck game
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • This video is brought to you by the 3minut board game patrons.
  • Keep us independent by supporting us on Patreon.
  • So, the criteria these games need to fulfill are one, that they set up and pack away easily. Two, that you can fit them onto a kitchen table rather than a big gaming table. Three, that they are excellent for two-player, but not necessarily only good at two-player. and four, have a reasonably short play time, or at least the ability to save the game after a short amount of play so you can return to it later. Oh, and five, games you can play a heck of a lot.
  • I'm going to review the list, not from worst to best, but from smallest box to biggest box.
  • This is possibly the most competitive game on the list as well.
  • Calico is an absolute mindbreaker and one of those games that you'll be playing and as the game gets closer and closer to its end, steam will start coming out your ears.
  • This is one of the most popular couples games in the world right now, and for good reason.
  • And Pandemic is here both for itself, but because it represents a whole meu of other games. Games I call firefighting co-ops.
  • This whole genre is just full of great games for couples game night.
  • For me, this gives you all the benefits of a legacy game without it being a destroyable game as well.
  • 3minute Board Games does not do paid content. Keep us independent by supporting us on Patreon.
  • And if you have any other suggestions for great couples game night games, just let me know in the comments.
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Video aPd9KN04hFI Board Game Critique Top List at 4:27 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
  • Tactile tension
  • Catch-up mechanism keeps game close
  • Funny card humor
Cons
  • Too random
  • Illusion of agency
  • Anticlimactic scoring
  • No escalating story or tightening grip
  • Player with best draws wins
Thematic elements
  • Making potions
Comparison games
  • Clank! In Space
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Bag Building — You pull chips from your bag one at a time onto your spiral pot board
  • Push Your Luck — simultaneous push-your-luck bag builder
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • A game can top every ranking, win every award, sell out every print run, and still sit on your table and leave you completely cold.
  • A game being widely loved does not mean it was built for you.
  • Your table is not our table.
  • If we are hard on a game you adore, that is a data point about us, not a verdict on you.
  • Race for the Galaxy instead.
  • It delivers the same engine-building tableau satisfaction, the same thematic richness of building a galactic civilization card by card in under 45 minutes.
  • Brass: Birmingham.
  • It is a game I admire far more than I enjoy.
  • Dune Imperium again.
  • Two of our 11 alternatives are the same game. I think that tells you something honest about what our table actually wants out of an evening.
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Video qjhOA2AMN60 Beyond Solitaire Interview at 36:24
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • abstract
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • abstract strategy — Joe likes anything kind of abstract, so like a quirk
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • We're theming at mysteries. We're theming at games.
  • Stars and wishes is uh just like a really great uh safety tool that you would play at the you would use at the end of a session
  • So, yeah, it's a really great um it's it's it's a it's a it's a quick uh safety tool. It's not invasive.
  • I am technically a professor of English. My PhD is in comparative literature.
  • My mission has just been that board games are for everybody, right?
  • There's the violence that does happen doesn't happen on screen.
  • So, um, at least for my first book for Player Elimination, the part of the stakes is that um, Ren's business isn't doing so hot and she's worried that her business is going to close, right?
  • I did have multiple agents tell me off the bat that Ren was not a good protagonist because she has a disability.
  • Like, that in a cozy in a cozy in particular, you know, like kind of in a romance, it's kind of like the romance of of mystery genre in the sense of like, you know, at the end it's going to be okay.
  • What's with the solo gamer hate
  • I only really named like Katon and maybe Clue.
  • It was just fun. It was just fun to to it's it's a fictional world. Why can't I make up fictional board games?
  • you might not know about board games but you get it's a small town. It's a a niche hobby. Um, and it's a welcoming hobby that people are, you know, are there.
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Video SzWQwq8oDrU BoardGameCo Other at 14:14 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
  • Fine
Cons
  • There are better game systems
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • dexterity — Implied by "slamming down a cup."
  • Dice Rolling — Mentioned in the context of reactions based on dice rolls.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • I did not love this one. I I drastically prefer Hey, That's My Fish.
  • This felt like a less fun version of Hey, That's My Fish.
  • I thought the game was very dry.
  • This was very charming. I I like what the game was doing as far as the real-time speed nature of trying not to be the last one holding the bag when everything goes bust, while also trying to collect sets of cards through real-time live trading. This was very fun.
  • I was very impressed by how well the game is designed. Uh ultimately it was it was fine to play a few times and then move on from it.
  • This was very solid uh going along with Triangulation and Decrypto. It's another one of those clue intercepting games, uh, but done very differently.
  • Biggest complaint I have against it is I'm just keeping too many of these games and I can't have all these small box games be everything.
  • It's cute. It's fast. It's thematic. I've enjoyed this one, but this kind of real-time game is just not overall my jam.
  • Basically, it's a fun charming game. I'm just not overly uh enthused by it.
  • Vestige is a great game. I think I just prefer Vindication.
  • Vindication will almost always get picked over Vestige each time.
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Video DPxxZ8BhS3s Board Game Critique Top List at 19:23 sentiment: other
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Highly Recommended
Pros
  • Pure push-your-luck fun
  • Simple, effective tension
  • Great for mixed groups (new and experienced players)
  • High table energy and shared reactions
  • Accessible with a good rules-to-fun ratio
  • Fast rounds keep the game moving
Cons
  • Can feel chaotic
  • Relies heavily on luck
  • Potential for player elimination or significant setbacks if a brew explodes
Thematic elements
  • Making potions by pulling chips from a bag
  • Fantasy potion brewing
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Bag Building — Players draw chips from a bag to make potions, improving probabilities by buying ingredients with different powers over time.
  • push-your-luck — The core mechanic involves deciding when to stop drawing chips to avoid exploding your potion.
  • Simultaneous Play — Players play rounds concurrently, keeping everyone engaged and building suspense across the table.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • That's what we're covering today. And we've got a great spread, too. Some of these are tense strategy games, some are chaotic and cinematic, some are cooperative, some are mean, and one of them is basically four people daring each other to ruin their own potion.
  • It's a political economic simulation about social classes, public systems, labor, capital, and the state.
  • Which is exactly why four players is essential here. This is one of the clearest examples on the list of a design that is most itself at four.
  • At four, every policy has a face. Every economic shift has a stakeholder. Every argument at the table suddenly has substance because the people affected are literally sitting there saying, 'Well, this is great for you, but it wrecks my entire round.'
  • The Quacks of Quedlinburg, which is pure push-your-luck joy.
  • In our experience, it is one of the all-time best examples of simple tension done right, because the entire experience is built around a question everybody understands instantly. Do I stop now, or do I pull one more?
  • Four is perfect, because this kind of game thrives on shared reaction.
  • So, if your group wants something interactive, accessible, and wonderfully dramatic without a huge rules burden, we think Quacks at four is an easy recommendation. It's loud in the best possible way.
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Video KsrnVfrvVfM Tabletop Tolson Top List at 19:49 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
highly positive
Pros
  • Upgraded plastic bits offer a better tactile experience and feel.
  • Contributes to the longevity and preservation of the game components.
  • Plastic bits have a pleasant sound when handled.
  • More durable than original cardboard bits.
  • Enhances the overall gameplay experience.
  • Preserves game components from wear and tear due to frequent use.
Cons
  • Original cardboard bits are less durable and can wear out with frequent play.
  • The game originally comes with many plastic sacks for components.
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Bag Building — Players draw ingredient tokens from a bag. The discussion focuses on the quality and material of these tokens, with upgraded plastic bits being preferred over cardboard for durability and feel.
  • component upgrades — The primary focus is on the benefit of using upgraded, non-cardboard bits for durability, feel, and sound.
  • Push Your Luck — The game involves a push-your-luck element, which leads to frequent handling of the game's components (bits).
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  • These are going to be the top five components that make a game experience better.
  • The organizational roll mat, and this one does it particularly well.
  • Some dice I would say that are too big is the Die from Rolling Realms.
  • The game that totally rocks with dice is made up entirely of dice.
  • Dice can really make the game fun. Dice can make the game clear and easier to understand, um or they can essentially get in the way.
  • These cards are gorgeous.
  • These cards are just stunning. They're stunning. They're well designed. They feel good.
  • So, my number two are dual layered player boards.
  • This is crucial to experiencing and enjoying Terraforming Mars, for example, or any game that has this kind of feature.
  • My runner-up for components that makes a game play better is having great organizational inserts and/or cubbies or boxes inside of your game.
  • So, for me, the Kinfire Delve card decks are 100% my high-water mark for card quality, design, really cool features that have some of those raised features, and some of them have the gold foil.
  • My number one is all about the feel of something and having something that lasts longer than cardboard.
  • So, the original game is good. But because this game is all about drawing components and having bits in your hand and having them rub up against each other in a sack while you shake your sack around cuz you want to get all everything all mixed up together really well. You've got these bits, but honestly, if you're going to play over and over and over again the way that we play, you want to get these bits.
  • So, having the upgraded bits in Quacks is going to uh preserve your game. It's going to preserve the components because you are manhandling those elements, those ingredients, all the time and again.
  • Makes the game better, makes the game feel better, but also makes the game last longer.
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