Bamboo Bash

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• Deck Building — Players 'will build your deck based on how many players you have', determining the number of suits and their numerical range.
• Set Collection — Winning a trick allows the player to 'take one card from the swamp', which are then added to their hand.
• Trick-Taking — The game is identified as a 'trick-taking game' where players aim for the lowest score. It involves a 'must follow' rule and the ability to play character cards.
• Trump suit selection — Raven cards allow players to 'swap out what the trump suit is' each round.
• Variable player powers — Character cards have unique abilities that introduce 'chaos' and affect gameplay, such as ignoring the highest card or distributing swamp cards.

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Quotes (from this video)

• So this is a trick-taking game that I tried at a convention and then immediately purchased because I loved it.
• There's a lot of really fun abilities on these character cards and the fact that each round you're taking something into your hand from the swamp means you can plan ahead, but also you have to be able to think tactically and quickly because things are going to be changing every round.
• how they keep coming up with new ways to do trick taking always is inventive to me.

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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• Area Control — Victory points are represented by 'fans' (cubes) placed on the track, which can be knocked off by opponents.
• Card Drafting — Players draft cards from their jockey deck to determine actions, with turn order and card selection influenced by player position.
• Dice Rolling — Players use dice (D4, D6, D8) to determine movement, with higher values meaning further movement but also increased risk of falling off the track.
• Event deck — An event deck introduces random effects and ongoing effects each round, adding unpredictability.
• Modular Board — The game board is constructed using track pieces, allowing for adjustable length and variability.
• Resource Management — Players collect 'golden carrot coins' to spend on special abilities and manage 'stagger tokens'.
• Variable player powers — Each character has three unique abilities, one free and two costing 'golden carrot coins', providing asymmetry.

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Quotes (from this video)

• I love that the game map the is buildable by you and it's adjustable to the time limit that you want the game to have.
• This game keeps things fresh keeps things balanced keeps things tight till the very end and I think that is wonderful.
• This game knows what it wants to be and it does it does it in a really really good way.

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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• dice-app replacement — Dice are rolled via a phone app instead of physical dice.
• panda stacking with bamboo tower — A stacking mechanic where the panda piece is placed and must not topple.
• Stacking and Balancing — A stacking mechanic where the panda piece is placed and must not topple.

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Quotes (from this video)

• it's called bamboo bash
• it's a pinball game
• it's a great solo game that can be played anytime anyway with a dice rolling app
• Amanda loves this game it's very much like pinball
• cartographers is kids fun
• the heroes is awesome to defeat the monsters
• photographers this is actually my our top game of not 2020 2019 top 10 game was 2019
• three sisters and it was fun

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