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mix 2 ·
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Rolling Dice & Taking Names Preview at 1:08:40 sentiment: mixed
video_pk 93438 · mention_pk 252774
Click to watch at 1:08:40 · YouTube ↗
Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Straightforward and accessible gameplay
- Good examples in the rulebook
- Satisfying resource manipulation
- Beautiful artwork and production
- Fast setup and teach
Cons
- Cube dropping tumbler mechanism can be too random and frustrating
- Low scoring game can feel anticlimactic
- Timeline advances quickly, potentially ending the game before players feel ready
Thematic elements
- Scientific research and discovery
- Based on Marie Curie's life
Comparison games
- Darwin
- Kerplunk
- Dark Tower
- Francis Drake
- Imperial Settlers
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Competing for influence in different regions to gain bonuses and victory points.
- Bag Building (Implied) — Drawing cubes from a tumbler, though the mechanism of adding/removing cubes is key.
- Dice rolling (mitigated) — Players roll dice to determine available resources from a tumbler, with options to mitigate bad rolls using 'Divine Favor'.
- Resource Management — Players collect and manage resources (cubes) to complete experiments and score points.
- Set Collection — Collecting sets of 'activity cards' or matching resources for bonuses.
- Worker Placement (limited) — Players use workers (witches/elders) to take actions, including placing them on region boards or their coven track.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- The box is is really nice I think the Box only like $35 not very expensive
- This is a D6 based system and I think has some interesting aspects to it
- The flavor text on these cards is so so good
- This is pretty much a real straight Euro with the l5r theme kind of on top of it
- The whole Cube dropping Tower really soured me on this game because it is strictly luck on what cubes you might could get on your turn
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Video QUaj0wkcMAc
Watch It Played News at 9:06 sentiment: positive
video_pk 88083 · mention_pk 231197
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Sequel to 'In the Footsteps of Darwin'.
- Features a cube tower for resource distribution.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Helping Marie Curie in her laboratory as she works towards winning a double Nobel Prize.
- Marie Curie's laboratory
Comparison games
- In the Footsteps of Darwin
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- resource distribution — Managed through a cube tower.
- Resource Management — Players manage and transform resources.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- happy New Year everyone we have two player remakes exciting gamelines being extended and a new city revealed
- this is your board game news
- there's apparently an actual ring to wear for the ring bearer and something very interesting is that the cards in your hand are partly visible to you and partly visible only to the other players as other players can play cards from your hand
- I'm unreasonably excited about this one it's a straight up new game in the line with racing elements and dice to use so I can't wait to see what else it has in store
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Getting Games Games Radar Vlog at 22:04 sentiment: neutral
video_pk 88045 · mention_pk 231017
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
- fascinating story of Marie Curie
- idea of highlighting her life's work
- potentially educational for children
- nice looking box cover
Cons
- short playtime (20-30 minutes) is not the speaker's preferred weight
- speaker puts it in the 'leave it' category of interest
Thematic elements
- helping Marie Curie win her double Nobel Prize
- Marie Curie's laboratory
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting — with a card river
- contract fulfillment — and contracts
- Cube Tower — resource distribution is done with a cube tower which is always fun
- Resource Management — featuring resource management
- resource transformation — and transformation mechanics
- timeline progression — players progress on a central board through mie C's life timeline
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Tiny Epic Game of Thrones it's a 2024 game it says assume the role of a mighty House of the Seven Kingdoms
- players utilize an Innovative limited action dice mechanism M to strategically choose cards such as plot whisper event March and sail with the options to follow other players actions
- players will yield an immense amount of Power with their respective houses through a versatile hand of multi-use cards that allow players to plot against the influential houses of Westeros orchestrate grandio events and partake in exhilarating battles
- Worms span I'm being factious this is like one of the most talked about games over the last few weeks this is a reimplementation of wingspan all about dragons
- Build a cavernous Sanctuary for Dragons of all shapes and sizes
- your player board starts out small they're caves and at the beginning of the game your cave is Tiny I think there's only room for one Dragon but as you play through the game you can dig out your cave allowing you to put more dragons in there
- Wormspan looks cool I like dragons I think they're cool I think the artwork looks neat
- I'm intrigued like wingspan is one of the more popular games to come out in the last seven years and here is a follow-up game with a new theme and some new mechanics I want to see how this one goes
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UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 2:31:34 sentiment: mixed
video_pk 86963 · mention_pk 226634
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Mixed. Appreciated for its theme and components, but the 'cube tower' mechanic was a point of contention.
Pros
- Neat game.
- Best cube tower component seen.
- Thematic connection to radium discovery.
Cons
- Cube tower mechanic is seen as flawed.
- Considered 'family weight' and not to be taken too seriously.
Thematic elements
- Scientific discovery (Marie Curie)
Comparison games
- Edge of Darkness
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Cube Tower — Features a well-made plastic cube tower, but its effectiveness in dispensing 'radium' cubes is questioned, with some players receiving none while others get multiple.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- finding someone to sit down for that period of time and commit to it is difficult
- how can we make this accessible to people who don't know what wins above replacement are or who you know who don't care about launch angle and you know things like that
- The storage though like that I love that little piece of paper it's like here's how you store everything here's all the pictures even a spot to tuck it in the box like so clever so clever
- Mary cury has a cube Tower which I don't like Cube Tower
- When I look at YouTube shorts I don't even look at the money I look at the subscribers
- The whole river was these this kind of paisley pattern type fill texture in the river gold foil
- it's a good set collecting game
- it was fun it was really cool
- it's really light
- very thematic
- it's a neat game but it's just not it's family weight right you can't take it seriously
- Darwin's cool I like Darwin quite a lot it's a set collecting game that's cool
- it's cute
- bat flip just did it for me and b flip Dynasty did it for me it was just it's a game that like that was fun
- My how to play War of the Card Game is my second most popular short and that's made $15.59 with 212,000 views and 287 subscribers
- Short-form video strategy gained more subscribers.
- Potential evergreen content.
- Long-form video yielded higher monetary return but lower subscriber growth.
- It was fun it was really cool.
- Halo 3 and it's a spectacular video I went back and rewatched it but it is the worst [expletive] video quality you've ever seen in your life it looks like I filmed it on a [expletive] no keia end gaug but if you just close your eyes it is a brilliant video
- I know I have the potential to do all these things because I've failed so many times and I've learned so many little things it's just I'm getting there I'm trying to put everything together
- you are you are so fortunate yep that your wife Saint saintly will let you just do what you do
- I'm going to get everything right for the next secretary and like I did for the te di the eyes then I handed everything off and I was like all right I'm just gonna take a week from hero time like check my email I check my email only once it's like I'm done
- Bow's game corner is the path because it's like my daughter is gonna go to preschool next year in like August and then there's going to be this huge chunk of time that I have every day where I can put it specifically to B's game corner
- after seeing all my numbers I was like oh [expletive] it is totally more value to work for myself
- the bottom line is I keep seeing that whatever Lane I I'm trying to widen into except for wrestling I haven't broke into that one and sports has worked out pretty well the coffee those ones the my coffee videos those are ones I 100% need to do those are all Evergreens
- I told my wife was like I'm gonna spend $200 on games I'm just gonna buy all the cheapest games I'm just gonna I'm going to pump out probably 40 how to playay videos in the next month before Thanksgiving
- soon as Thanksgiving happens all those numbers just Spike Spike and I'm sure you've seen it too Lance just Spike Spike Spike
- I'm hoping to revive My Weekend Update segment that I did like four or five years ago where I used to just say the [expletive] snarky jokes and I got a teleprompter now and now that I don't give a [expletive] about anything they're really going to be I'm gonna just I'm gonna go
- there is no way to cut off your pipelines there will always be more pipelines with Kickstarter and game found it will never stop
- I can't help but think with all this this energy that you have for this and I realize that if if for with you if it isn't something that you uh like if the energy is not there you don't want to do it
- my wife was like I [expletive] hate you but you're really good at it because like the first week she was like I would be upset with how you coached because I'm incredibly loud I'm incredibly vocal everyone could hear everything I say to all the kids because I'm just screaming as loud as I can
- I took down the super overly competitive trick play [expletive] coach that likes do all the [expletive] run up the plays like Rite him up on the field like yell at like he made one of his kids cry on ACD like like for missing a like he missed a flag and he got like upset
- I am so glad that I ruined his day because he looked like an absolute [expletive] prick of a head coach
- cocaine and Aderall oh you are a [expletive] superhero
- every single thing they're saying every single it's them saying you're [expletive] awesome Yeahs [expletive] awesome like you don't want to stop doing anything
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Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews Top 10 List at 10:24 sentiment: positive
video_pk 86136 · mention_pk 222119
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Linear progression that still feels meaningful
- Engaging for fans of biographical topics
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Achievement tracking and biographical milestones
- Biographical life progression of Marie Curie
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- progression / scoring tracking — player achievements lead to points; progress feels linear but meaningful.
- Track Advancement — player achievements lead to points; progress feels linear but meaningful.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- It's not a party game it's a card game but you use it at parties.
- I would use this every time over Code Names.
- This is a blast, a super fun game.
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Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews Gift Guide at 3:22 sentiment: positive
video_pk 83849 · mention_pk 212162
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Accessible family weight with educational flavor
- Interesting real-world figure theme
Cons
- Educational framing may be less attractive to some players seeking pure abstraction
Thematic elements
- science education with a historical figure as the focus
- biographical journey following the life of a renowned scientist
- educationally flavored biographical exploration
Comparison games
- In the Footsteps of Darwin
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Cube Tower — a physical mechanism that dispenses components as part of the gameplay flow.
- progression/quest-like scoring — players advance through milestones tied to the scientist's career.
- Resource Management — players gather and use resources to progress their research and activities.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Now's the time to buy it so that way you can have it in time for December 1st.
- The Advent calendars from Exit are a great way to get into the Christmas spirit.
- It's the kind of big, community-driven gift guide that helps people pick a game they'll actually enjoy.
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Review at 0:08 sentiment: positive
video_pk 69376 · mention_pk 165855
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Interesting experiments mechanic.
- Cube tower mechanism works well thematically and mechanically.
- Cube conversion and scarcity create interesting choices.
- Time tracker is helpful for planning and progression.
- Great thematic integration.
- High potential for educational moments.
- Immediately wanted to play again.
Cons
- Can be frustrating when desired cubes are not drawn from the tower.
- Linear event order reduces replayability in terms of setup.
Thematic elements
- Following the life of Marie Curie from birth to death.
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- action selection — Players use acquired cubes to perform experiments or take other actions.
- Cube Drafting — Players can draft cubes that have fallen from the cube tower.
- Resource conversion — Cubes representing materials can be converted into more valuable or rarer materials, like upgrading black cubes to gold, then silver.
- Set Collection — Collecting research cards related to Marie Curie's life advances players on specific tracks, leading to rewards.
- time tracker — A time tracker advances each turn, indicating how many cubes are added to the tower and moving the game towards its end.
- Track Advancement — Players advance on tracks like the research track or university track by collecting specific cards.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I really thought the experiments were interesting.
- The cube tower that you have to drop cubes into actually works really really well I thought that was a really cool mechanism.
- I really dug this game I like liked it a lot like we are halfway through once I understood exactly what was happening and how the game worked I'm like I dig this I I get this.
- This is it's a great game it really is.
- So I kind of missed out on that a little bit I wish there have been a little bit more customization there.
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Allies or Enemies Review at 0:09 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- engaging cube-tower mechanic that remains surprising and fun
- accessible gateway design with meaningful choices
- educational content about Marie Curie and radioactivity
- two included books (rule book and a facts book) that enrich the experience
Cons
- luck in the cube tower can feel loud at times
- low-scoring game may reduce dramatic spikes for some players
- timing and planning can be tricky at four players if players aren’t aware of key VP opportunities
Thematic elements
- Biographical science education and historical discovery
- Life and work of Marie Curie across key years with laboratory scenes
- biographical, educational with light gamified puzzle elements
Comparison games
- In the Footsteps of Darwin
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card_purchasing — spending resources to acquire activity cards that grant ongoing bonuses
- Cube Tower — dropping cubes into a vertical tower produces a randomized output that drives tension and payoff
- cube_tower — dropping cubes into a vertical tower produces a randomized output that drives tension and payoff
- Engine Building — players optimize their cube intake and card bonuses to enable more actions each turn
- engine_building — players optimize their cube intake and card bonuses to enable more actions each turn
- objective_tiles — validating objectives to gain VP and drive strategy
- Resource Management — managing cubes of different colors, beakers, and flasks to fuel actions and progress
- resource_management — managing cubes of different colors, beakers, and flasks to fuel actions and progress
- resource_transformation — transforming cubes into outputs and upgrades, shaping how you score
- Tile/Map Shifting — validating objectives to gain VP and drive strategy
- timeline_end_game — a watch-timeline advances and ends the game when it reaches the end, triggering scoring
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's magic it's it's crazy to be like that it works so well
- it's a gateway game
- it's a very light game
- this is a quick light game
- the Cube Tower it looks great it works great
- it's not like Feast for Odin or ... this is really quick
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