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Year
2024
Players
1-6
Age
10+
Playtime
60 min
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Description
The fever for the Fantasphere is now rampant. From all over the kingdom, creatures of all sorts have come with the dream of becoming a champion of this new sport.
The capital is overrun with wannabe players, but as you well know, even the strongest players will not be able to win without a guide. That's why you're here, as part of a group of young coaches who will have to grab the best talent, manage finances, and build the best team. Unfortunately, the competition is fierce, and at the end of the championship, only one will be able to get their hands on the legendary Golden Cup. Will you be the one to triumph in the grand final?
Golden Cup takes place over six rounds, plus a finale. Over the course of each round, players play different phases in which they will first try to improve their team, then compete in 1-on-1 matches at the same time on different courts and, depending on the result, acquire the corresponding fame points. At the end of the sixth round, the two players who have earned the most fame points play the finale.
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Board Gaming Ramblings Discussion at 4:35 sentiment: positive
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- I'm in Essen and I'm ready for Spiel
- usually when I arrive on Wednesday it's earlier
- Usually when we arrive at the Messa on wedness dayss it is earlier so the booths usually look less finished but here like it looks really good A lot of these people are done with the setup already which is super impressive
- The first day of Vlog is the least exciting so I'm looking forward to more fun during the weekend
- Tomorrow is a German holiday so I think there's going to be a lot more people there than there usually is on Thursday
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Board Gaming Ramblings Analysis at 25:20
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- Congratulations to all the nominees and spectacular and to you for watching this award video Woo we will see you in 2025 bye
- The spoiler alert he has designed set Tea Garden Galileo galile and the designer is obviously then toas holck a designer just like came out of nowhere got so much hype this year and I will say even though like we have ranked those games we like all three of those games like two of them better than the last one but this is a designer I am looking forward to see more games from
- We are going to be bringing you the nominations and the winner for the best card game of 2024 and the nominees are Star Wars unlimited cortis an misos and 5050
- Lone wolves yay and lone wolves was one of my favorite small box games of the year so I am so glad it made the list
- If you like a High degree of uh interaction that head-to-head kind of style game this is I think my all-time favorite two-player trick game
- Congratulations Agonia for winning best narrative campaign game for 2024 in these rambling Awards
- Harmonies congratulations to Harmony is one of the most played games from this last year with the People's Choice as well over at the dice Towers uh game of the year uh so this is one that is very impressive so kudos to harmonies the winner of this year's abstract Game of the Year
- Tranquility the ascent yes congratulations indeed we have played that game do you remember we were we were building the the the oh my goodness I love that game oh there we go I love that game it's a deserved win I'm sorry I don't hate co-op games anymore it's an amazing game it's beautiful on the table if you haven't played it check it out it won fair and square this is a great game
- The winner is flip seven
- To the winner is iron Forest congratulations
- Most Innovative game is War Stories Occupied France designed by David Neil and David Thompson art by Mara and published by Osprey games congratulations to all the nominees but of course congratulations to War Stories Occupied friends
- we have made a big list of awards that we are giving away to different games
- this is all of the awards we have made a big list of awards that we are giving away to different games
- we want to highlight these amazing games that gives our or all so much joy
- I focus on cozy games welcoming games family games card games um also solo games as well
- Winner for the category of the most Innovative game is War Stories Occupied France
- that was amazing I really enjoyed that I hope you did too
- please go check all those amazing people out because they make really good content
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Sir Thecos Discussion at 8:32 sentiment: negative
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negative
Pros
- Appreciates the attempt at a sports-themed game
Cons
- Too unelegant
- Lots of small rules and setup stuff
- Didn't really float
Thematic elements
- sports
Comparison games
- Challengers
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- STI, I will give this an A. I played this twice. I really like the game. I don't know how much I will like it in the long run, but I really enjoyed and I could imagine actually owning it.
- It's like a um it's kind of a tile puzzling and resource management game. Um in a pretty short play time, very simple, very red, like very streamlined, which I like. Um but it like at the end it wasn't too special.
- One of my most favorite word games. I would give this an A. We're trying to like um prevent goats from taking like the letters from a from a printing office. Very very cool.
- Star Wars Imperial saw to play for the first time. Um and we're actually playing it again today. And I really like what I really like this. Um there was a lot of setup. The setup isn't very streamlined.
- Tiny Towns on my list for a while. Finally, I got a copy and I really like this. I will give this an A for now as well.
- Walking Birano. I will have to like do this here because this one also gets an S. Like always a great game to play. Really love this little puzzly game.
- Wingspan amazing amazing my most favorite game ever. You know that. So of course Srank
- It's a very good uh word game. I would give this a B. I enjoy that one.
- Duel which is fine. It definitely is not as good as Azour. It's It's a fine enough game. I would probably play it again if you asked me, but I don't understand why it exists.
- At the Helm, a deck building game by Buttonsh Games with only 18 cards, which is pretty good. Um, I'll give this an A as well.
- Animal Kingdoms. That one surprised me. It's like a uh you like place cards down in specific regions and you're trying to get like the majority there.
- And then Aon's End, of course, always gets an S for me. It's my most favorite solo game, and that will probably not change for a while.
- And then I've also finally gotten Seventh Content. I got a like a huge collection. I've got almost everything that you can get at retail, uh, including like the cool white box and stuff. Um, and I would give this I've only played this once, but I would give it an A for now.
- Loads of A ranks this time. Not bad. Not bad. Um, and a lot of B's as well and quite a lot of S's. No D's this time and only a few C's.
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JestaThaRogue Rules Teach at 0:00 sentiment: neutral
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Pros
- Clear step-by-step setup and rule explanations
- Supports both multiplayer and solo/bot play
- Deep thematic integration with champions and abilities
- Flexible mechanics around income, upgrades, and matches
Cons
- Relatively high rule complexity and numerous interacting systems
- Setup is component-heavy and may be slow for new players
Thematic elements
- Sports management, player recruitment, and in-game upgrades
- Fantasy sports league with a fictional football/soccer-like tournament
- Tournament progression with rounds and a final cup
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Automater/bot integration — Rules to add a bot for odd player counts or solo play, including token management and match interaction.
- Champion abilities and upgrades — Champions provide immediate effects and ongoing advantages; upgrades improve tokens or abilities over time.
- Combat: Dice — Attack, defense, and various action tokens influence match outcomes; shooting resolution uses dice/tokens.
- Endgame scoring and Fame — Scoring accumulates via Fame, champions, and supporter effects; ties broken by predefined rules, culminating in the final cup.
- Finance and income management — Manage money from stadium tiles, champions, and sponsor tokens; income affects purchasing power and round options.
- Phase-based round structure — Each round consists of a setup/purchase/campaign/matches flow, repeated for six rounds before finals.
- Scout and recruit Champions — Spend coins to scout and recruit Champions; place them into slots on your team board and activate their abilities.
- Token-driven combat system — Attack, defense, and various action tokens influence match outcomes; shooting resolution uses dice/tokens.
- Variable Phase Order — Each round consists of a setup/purchase/campaign/matches flow, repeated for six rounds before finals.
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Quotes (from this video)
- you control a fantasy sports team
- the winner of the final match will win the golden cup
- six rounds each of three phases
- you draw Champion cards from the deck matching the color of your scout token
- the final game there is no purchase phase you play on any field
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Board Gaming Ramblings Discussion at 11:12 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
- fun, approachable
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- luck — pure luck-driven game with light strategic elements
- Push Your Luck — pure luck-driven game with light strategic elements
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Quotes (from this video)
- we are going to say now that we're going to try to not say the reason we're not keeping this is because we're not going to play it or this is a great game but we just don't play it now
- it's better that they have it and maybe play it themselves
- nostalgia and memory... you can't live off nostalgia
- subscribe to your channel that's the drill
- it's just like a pure fun game; it doesn't have to be deep or strategic
- this journey of getting from Stone Age to Burgundy is kind of legendary
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Board Gaming Ramblings Discussion at 22:56
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- Everything here is a review copy because they're not out yet
- This is a very unique game
- If you like drafting games stuff like that you might want to check it out
- We are going to be at SMV… Friday from 2 to 6
- We’re going to try to get through as many as possible to talk about them before Spiel
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