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Board Stupid Interview at 3:43 sentiment: positive
video_pk 35215 · mention_pk 105101
Click to watch at 3:43 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Lake tiles add a satisfying new spatial dynamic
- Fish mechanics introduce fresh strategic options
- Deluxe edition presents attractive, tactile components
Cons
- Expansion assumes base Hamlet ownership; not standalone
- Deluxe version can be costlier and requires extra storage considerations
Thematic elements
- farming and settlement with lake integration
- village-building using irregular tiles with lake expansions
- puzzle-ish, family-friendly, with clear spatial challenges
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area/majority scoring — Control of spaces and clusters yields points; strategic placement matters.
- deluxe components — Deluxe version features custom boats and fish tokens, plus display-ready components.
- fish tokens and abilities — Lake tiles introduce fish that grant special abilities to players.
- Tile Placement — Irregular tiles create gaps; players fill spaces to complete settlements and score.
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's a game for two to four players
- it's really accessible one with a lot of strategy to it
- I absolutely love the art design ... it's the most beautiful postapocalypse I think I've ever seen
- the production is absolutely fantastic
- it's the first time we're printing in Europe
- we have an 8.6 on BGG now
- the app will guide you through the story
- combat is based on Vengeance, one of our older games
- this is such a tremendous, tremendous success this year
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Video YbuS1cP-7ZM
Board Stupid Interview at 2:57 sentiment: positive
video_pk 34818 · mention_pk 103782
Click to watch at 2:57 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Adds depth to Hamlet with a unique lake-network mechanic
- Fresh take on familiar village-building core
Cons
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Thematic elements
- Organic, modular network growth with lakes as connective elements
- Lakeside extension to Hamlet, expanding village-building with lake-based mechanics
- Story-driven village-building with modular variability
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Compound Scoring — Expansion and control of settlements yield points; networks influence reach.
- Lake-integrated network — The lake modules form a flowing network that changes layout and opportunities.
- Modular Board — funky-shaped pieces create a growing, evolving board each game.
- Modular tile network — funky-shaped pieces create a growing, evolving board each game.
- Network-based placement and gaps — Pieces can form gaps; players leverage gaps to maximize routes and scoring.
- Settlement-focused scoring — Expansion and control of settlements yield points; networks influence reach.
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's easy to learn but then it's got quite a bit going on for how little rules there is
- the bigger the cluster the more points you score
- you can actually finish you can get and it's not like you need to invest six months of your life just to finish this game
- it's a classic knizia kind of style and feel very 1999 feeling it was
- we took that dungeon crawler thing and we're doing it our way
- Lake creates this whole basically modular organic growing network that changes every game
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