Scurry Up

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• cooperative scoring — Certain spots provide rewards only if exactly two players go there, introducing a cooperative element with strategic risk.
• Dice Placement — Players set their dice to a face in private and then reveal them to determine where their squirrel moves.
• player interaction — Features social interaction with elements of lying, promising, and bluffing to get to beneficial spots.
• Set Collection — Players collect berries and ladybugs to score points at the end of the game.

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Quotes (from this video)

• This is a deck-building game.
• one of the interesting aspects of this is there's 13 ways to win the game.
• Essentially, 13 dark pacts in the game and each of those dark pacts is a unique win condition that feels, you know, it feels like crazy to get.
• You can also play two times and three times multipliers on those cards to double every aspect of the card.
• that just feels like a very satisfying aspect of the game.
• the main mechanism of the game is I split, you choose and that's always one of my favorite mechanisms because it's it's not a difficult game to teach, but it's a difficult game to make decisions.
• So, what do you sacrifice and what do you keep is also an interesting aspect of that one.
• This is a great family game if you want to.
• And so, there's a lot of lying and promising of other people where you're like, "Do you want to go there with me? Nobody else go there.
• I swear to god, don't go there."
• And so, there's a lot of sort of lying and intrigue and where you're going and promises that you're making and stuff like that.
• please, you know, check out my new series. It's all funny and games when it drops in May.

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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• Blind bidding — Players secretly choose dice values to place workers.
• Set Collection — Players collect nuts, berries, and ladybirds for food and points.
• Worker Placement — Players place their 'squirrel' dice on action spaces.

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• It's a to me it's the perfect sort of intro game to a board games day.
• there's Easter eggs on the cards for all the games which was really cool.
• It's beautiful and it's just very enjoyable.
• I think it's just the theme, the way it looks. It just it gives something more than the mind.
• It's really tight resource management.
• as soon as the treasure is found, it becomes a cat and mouse chase.
• I would argue that the only thing that I think lets it down a little that I would probably change might be the roll and move.

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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• bluffing — Players secretly reveal dice showing where they intended to go, often involving deception.
• Negotiation — Players discuss and coordinate their moves to certain spots on the board.
• Push Your Luck — Players decide whether to commit to a spot, risking 'busting' if they are the only one there or if their partner lies.
• Set Collection — Players try to gather different types of goods (berries, acorns, flowers) that score in various ways.

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• My rating's going to be get regular Codenames instead. It's a better game system.
• I would say that overall the game is cute, charming, easy to play, fairly accessible.
• Overall, I enjoy it. The biggest critique I have is for a game that's kind of has this low stakes to it.
• But it's a three out of five. It's a decent game. I had a fun time with it. But it's one of those games that once you play it two or three times, you've kind of seen everything the game has to offer.
• So I wanted to like this one, but I found it more of a frustrating experience to visually take in everything that's going on the table.
• Gloomhaven is easily my favorite game on this table with a fun little planting system as well as harvesting system and multiple things you're trying to do as you balance all those needs.
• And then lastly, Harry Potter Codenames Back to Hogwarts, as much as I do enjoy it, I just would rather play Codenames, regular Codenames, any day of the week.

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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• cooperative/shared spaces — Some spaces require coordination with another player or players to use, driving negotiation and planning around shared resources.
• Simultaneous worker placement — Players place their squirrel workers on the tree board at the same time, creating a brisk tempo and immediate interaction.
• single-use high-reward spaces — Certain spaces are designated for a single player and offer substantial berries/treats, creating competition for valuable spots.
• twin/shared spaces — Twin spaces provide a larger shared area with increased potential rewards, but higher risk of contention.
• Worker Placement — Players place their squirrel workers on the tree board at the same time, creating a brisk tempo and immediate interaction.

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Quotes (from this video)

• This is Scurry Up, a three to six player game where you will be squirrel scurrying up a tree to grab juicy juicy nuts and berries.
• This exciting, fast-paced, family fun game from Up Games is well worth your time if you get a chance to play it.

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