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Switchbacks

Game ID: GID0445762
Game Info
Players
2-4
Age
8+
Playtime
15 min
Collection
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Video KIGQCnyhpi0 Other at 52:38 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Good and simple
  • Liked by players
  • Worth trying with more players
Cons
  • Can feel like a tie often in two-player
  • Might play better with more players
Thematic elements
  • Placing hikers and tiles to create paths
  • Hiking trails
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Area Majority — The player with the most hikers on complete paths wins.
  • Hand Management — Players manage a hand of three tiles.
  • Route Building — Players aim to create consecutive paths with their hikers.
  • Tile Placement — Players place hexagonal tiles to create pathways on the board.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • this is my favorite of all the allplay games psychic Pizza delivers
  • this is the right board I'm going to write a stupid slurp
  • this is a brain burn game man
  • I really liked it I'm into it
  • it's just like a variation of can't stop
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