The White Castle: Matcha expansion

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• Additional Action/Track — Introduces a 'chasing' track (matcha whisk) and a method to move characters ('gishes') on this track for potential victory points.
• Increased Drafting — The expansion adds an extra dice draft per round, increasing the total drafts from three to four.
• New Board — Introduces an additional board that expands the game's playable area and options.
• New Dice — Adds a new color of dice (green) that can be used in most locations on the board, offering more flexibility.
• New Player Board Component — Includes new 'gisha' components for player boards, tied to the expansion's mechanics.

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• this didn't feel like anything I'd ever played before
• absolutely loved it
• that to me was the fun of the game and it didn't drag with negotiations
• I love economic modeling games and that's what this was
• we kept saying during the entire time we play just how brilliant this is
• it's such a cool experience
• this is a game I would play any time
• this is from hegemonic Project Games and uh if you get the chance if it comes back in stock and you got the right group I I really think this is cool
• I still love White Castle I think the expansion is a good addition to it
• if you like White Castle I recommend it but I don't think that it's actually absolutely necessary
• The Floor is a game show hosted by Roo
• people falling out like flies
• dropping like flies man they ain't losing because they can't bake they're losing because they're getting sick and stuff
• you need to go out there and sign up for their newsletter because the Black Friday sales are coming

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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• Dice Drafting — Draft dice to perform city actions.
• Worker Placement — Place workers to activate tracks and resources.

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Quotes (from this video)

• Oh my goodness, this game. I need to get my hands on a copy of this one because I really enjoy it.
• I love this part of the game. My only thing is I feel like there's this specific thing with whatever tea you have in your teap that is going to be used for all of your witches.
• Shallow Sea... definitely get your hands on a copy of Shallow Sea because it is so good.
• Federation needs more love. This game is so fantastic.
• Endeavor Deep Sea is my number one for September.

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