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Emerald Skulls

Game ID: GID0451063
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Video mnmI3Ql5yLk Review at 0:31 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Works well at two-player.
  • Favors bold decisions with a stacking mechanism for bets.
  • Felt like a combination of 'Ready, Set, Bet' and 'Spookies', games the reviewer enjoys.
  • Engaging due to betting and active participation.
  • The 'pick your nose' mechanism offers a good 'get out of jail free' chance.
  • Fun mechanism of choosing how many dice to roll based on money willing to pay.
Cons
  • Rulebook was not clear or simple, longer than expected.
  • Rulebook explained concepts pages after mentioning them, requiring rereading.
  • Rulebook took two read-throughs to understand for a simple dice game.
Thematic elements
  • A prison dice game within the greater universe of Roleplayer.
  • Prison
Comparison games
  • Roleplayer
  • Ctographers
  • Ready, Set, Bet
  • Spookies
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Betting — Other players bet on the outcome of the tumbler's dice rolls.
  • Dice rolling — Core mechanic where players roll dice to fill spots on a skull.
  • player interaction — Players are engaged through betting on others' turns and the actions of the tumbler.
  • Push Your Luck — Players can choose to roll more dice, increasing risk and potential reward, but can also bust or 'chicken out'.
  • set collection — Players aim to fill specific spots on the 'skull' with dice in ascending order.
  • Variable player powers — The ability to purchase additional dice rolls is a way for players to influence their turn.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • It's a dice rolling kind of mini game within the greater universe of Roleplayer.
  • And everyone else while you are rolling dice, they are betting on what the outcome is that they think is going to happen.
  • I love it. So, you can take that dye back that was on the nose spot.
  • This to me felt like a combination of two games that I really really enjoy. First, Ready, Set, Bet.
  • I enjoyed this a whole lot more than I thought I would. Again, not a push your luck fan, but this is something cool and unique that I'm really enjoyed.
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