Game Info
Year
2024
Players
1-2
Age
12+
Playtime
10 min
Complexity
1.5/5
Collection
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Description
Microgame where players create floating landscapes by playing cards with symbols and scoring conditions to build the most impressive terrain
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Chairman of the Board Other at 2:04 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Agropolis
- Sprawlopolis
- Circle the Wagons
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting — you'll have two guards in your hand you'll choose one of them and the remaining one will go to your opponent
- Overlapping Cards — you are overlapping those cards
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Quotes (from this video)
- hey everybody it's that time of the month again where I talk about all of the new board games that I've added to my collection
- I did miss the boat on the original foundations of Rome um not like I would have bought it anyway because it just looked a bit too cumbersome um too expensive and just too large but I love the idea of the game
- I am yet to play this one um because you do need the higher player counts really I'm probably going to wait until I have at least four people with this one even then I probably want to play it with five or six players to get the to get the most from it
- I think it could go one of two ways it's either going to be a really big hit or it's going to crash and burn but I'm excited to find out regardless
- I've pretty much explained the whole game there lots of games like this out there but um I will review it and to compare it against some of the you know the classics
- I'm quite excited to share my thoughts on castle combo and my review of this one should be up very very soon as part of a review Series
- for one reason or another which I can't even imagine now I did choose to sell this one because I played it quite a few times on the bounce thought that I'd seen everything
- so really happy to have that one back in the collection
- I think there's some interesting ones you know big small again old and new I'm really looking forward to trying I'm the boss
- hopefully you've enjoyed the video um and are excited to see my thoughts on some of these games
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Chairman of the Board Top List at 6:02 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Has some of the most interesting scoring categories
- Nice flow
- Good puzzly aspects
- Good back and forth
- Good brain rack decisions
- Good spatial awareness
- Really good example of its genre
- Competitive (2-player)
- Gives autonomy in decision making
- Very small concise box
- Impressed the reviewer
- Contender for surprise of the year
Cons
- The scoring penalty (-10 points per category) has bitten the reviewer hard in the past
- Difficult to get maximum potency out of each scoring category
Thematic elements
- Building a little landscape by overlapping cards
Comparison games
- Agropolis
- Sprawlopolis
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting — you are choosing one card to play out of a two card hand into your personal Tableau but you'll give the remaining one to your opponent to play
- Negative scoring penalty — for each score and category that you put down in your Tableau you will actually score -10 points for so that you want to be that means that you want to be squeezing at least 10 points out of the scoring categories so that you actually venturing into positive points
- Scoring Conditions — for example some might say um for every uh I think the Wolves every wol wol you have that's more than five spaces away from a village you'll score x amount of points or for your every river you have going into a mountain you'll score x amount of points and so on
- Tableau Building — you have eight cards played... These cards are double-sided and on one side of these cards you have uh a goal like a scoring criteria and the other side you don't but it'll give you maybe a few more features that will synergize with those goals
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Quotes (from this video)
- this is where I take a look at the last five new to me board games that I've played and I rank them in order of preference
- this is probably one of the most predictable pushy Lu games that I've ever played but I don't actually mean that in a negative way because I tend to like those styles of games
- all very kind of Mass Appeal Mass Market feeling mechanisms here but it works
- it really is a turn your brain off and kind of roll with the punches style of game
- this might have some of the most interesting scoring categories that I've seen
- for each score and category that you put down in your Tableau you will actually score -10 points for so that you want to be that means that you want to be squeezing at least 10 points out of the scoring categories so that you actually venturing into positive points
- so that's there's layers to the bluffing here where you might think is he trying to rip me off or if he is trying to rip me off I'll just make a counter offer give him a little bit of money and I'll probably win his card off him but of course he knows that and so on so there's that real double think going into the gaml here
- this is a tremendous design that definitely definitely over impressed me in what I thought this game was going to deliver on
- straddles that line per perfectly of being accessible but clever
- this is a game that's going to hit the table very regularly for me I just know it hits that perfect sweet spot of the games that I enjoy in my gaming group enjoy
- I was expecting to like it but I was not expecting to like it this much
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Chairman of the Board Top List at 0:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Interesting scoring categories.
- Nice flow.
- Good puzzly aspects.
- Good spatial awareness.
- Competitive.
- Autonomy in opponent card choice.
- Good for 10 minutes.
- Small and concise box.
Cons
- Confusing lands.
- Difficult to get maximum potency out of scoring categories.
- Putting down too many goals is not often a good thing.
- Negative points for each score category placed.
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Circle the Wagons
- Agropolis
- Sprawlopolis
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting (with opponent choice) — you are choosing one card to play out of a two card hand into your personal Tableau but you'll give the remaining one to your opponent to play.
- Grid Building — this one is a um kind of a grid building Style game as you have these little cards that are sectioned off and you are going to be overlapping these cards to build a little landscape.
- Hand Management — you are choosing one card to play out of a two card hand into your personal Tableau but you'll give the remaining one to your opponent to play.
- Set Collection (implied via scoring) — It's all about trying to of course um exploit those goals as much as possible to squeeze every point out of them.
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Quotes (from this video)
- at number three I have a two-player only card game with confusing lands
- this is a game I took a complete punt on I didn't know anything about it really
- it's probably going to be a contender for surprise of the year so that is confusing lands at number three
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Man vs Meeple Discussion at 4:44 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Best games played this year
- Quick playtime
- Good for solo or two players
- Portable puzzle game
- Easy to teach to non-gamers
Cons
- Can get negative points for unused cards facing up
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Circle wagons
- Hut
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card laying — Players are 'taking cards and you're placing them on top of each other'.
- Resource Management — Players must decide whether to use a card for its scoring condition or its resources.
- Tableau Building — Cards are placed on top of each other to fulfill scoring conditions.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Treat yourself
- Heavy Rain I call this the Zen Game of the Year
- this is one of the highest recommendations of the Year
- throw it in your cart just throw it in your cart throw it in your backpack this is one of the best games I played this year
- this is why this game is essentially the one of the best co-ops if not the best co-op there is period
- Fate Forge boom this is it
- this is Peak top tier top tier Cooperative game
- this is my highest recommendation Outside of Fate Forge like my highest recommend
- Fate Forge is one of the best games of the year no question this will be in my top 10 this year
- This has everything you need without going overboard
- Title Blades is my highest recommendation outside of Fate Forge like my highest recommend
- This is my you know big big money
- You have got to get confusing L because you need a game that you are you have a cool little puzzle game that you can take with you anywhere
- It's an absolutely beautiful game on the eyes it's got book layout it's got a you know like a book board
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Man vs Meeple Discussion at 20:20 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
- Cool little puzzle game
- Portable
- Good for introducing non-gamers
- Plays two players
- Plays in 10 minutes
- Super fast
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Treat yourself
- Heavy Rain I call this the Zen Game of the Year
- this is one of the highest recommendations of the Year
- throw it in your cart just throw it in your cart throw it in your backpack this is one of the best games I played this year
- this is why this game is essentially the one of the best co-ops if not the best co-op there is period
- Fate Forge boom this is it
- this is Peak top tier top tier Cooperative game
- this is my highest recommendation Outside of Fate Forge like my highest recommend
- Fate Forge is one of the best games of the year no question this will be in my top 10 this year
- This has everything you need without going overboard
- Title Blades is my highest recommendation outside of Fate Forge like my highest recommend
- This is my you know big big money
- You have got to get confusing L because you need a game that you are you have a cool little puzzle game that you can take with you anywhere
- It's an absolutely beautiful game on the eyes it's got book layout it's got a you know like a book board
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kovray Top 10 List at 2:55 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- high replay variability due to many goals
- fun and dynamic presentations
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Confusing Lands
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- center drafting and placement — Draft from the center and place cards on a personal board with overlapping potential; goals influence choice.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- It's wallet sized game.
- It's really fun because all you're doing is you're passing around wine cards, but one of them is poison.
- This is actually a pocket edition because it can indeed fit into your pocket.
- Every game feels different.
- It's really simple two-player card game where you're essentially freezing up your player board and then you're thawing it.
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Hungry Gamer Discussion at 58:59 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
- Very clever and delightful
- Quick to play
- Good for two players
- Fits in a fanny pack
Cons
- Scoring conditions can lead to negative points if not managed.
Thematic elements
- Abstract strategy with landscape building
- Confusing land with towns, mountains, rivers, elk, and wolves
Comparison games
- Sirens
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting — Players draft cards and pass them back and forth.
- Pattern Building — The game involves building out the land with various features.
- Set Collection — Points are scored based on adjacent features like forests or rivers connecting to mountains.
- tile laying — Cards are laid down or as tiles, covering other pieces.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- So if you can't actually get more than 10 points with this thing, then you've just killed yourself.
- And like Will was saying, the the idea of dropping your aggression in there and never knowing when it's going to whenever it's going to sort of fall over was a very fun element of not knowing when it's going to trigger off and when you're going to have to resolve that section of it.
- I don't like flip seven. I said it. I wasn't sure if you're going to keep it on there or not. And to each their own really. And there's nothing to be ashamed or feel bad about because I had actually funny enough on my Instagram when I posted a video recently about Flip 7 and the person was almost apologetic for not liking Flip Seven.
- Don't be that [ __ ] who's like, well, that game's terrible. I just Yes. I hate I hate that guy. I and I try I've been trying very hard not to be that person because like they just bought this thing like it's not like it's you know oh gosh what what do you guys think about it good pros and cons or whatever. No I bought this I'm excited it's like well sucks to be you enjoy that misery you know I hate that.
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Grant Lyon Top List at 1:01 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Drafting cards
- Build out a terrain area
- Different ways to score points
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting — You are drafting cards and then using them to build out a terrain area in front of you.
- Set Collection — There's a lot of different ways to score points in this game.
- Tile Placement — Build out a terrain area in front of you. You want certain symbols next to each other, certain symbols not next to each other.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I'm hosting a live comedy game show near San Francisco at Rooster Te Feathers Comedy Club this Wednesday, December 10th. It's going to be super fun. Come on out.
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BoardGameCo Discussion at 9:32 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Absolutely fantastic.
- Highly recommend playing it.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- The Witcher Old World review is still one of my my my most watched single one of my most videos in general.
- I did play Size Wise a few times cuz I was like, why not? We have it here, let's go ahead and get it tabled.
- Origins feels more and more dead each year.
- So, Cow, Cowcifer is is my oldest um oldest cat, not kid.
- Guys, guys, you're being so stupid.
- This is not safe. This is not safe. I have to go deal with this.
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Neon Gorilla Analysis at 13:53 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Under $20
- Played for a couple of hours
- Not the only time we're going to play it
- Amazing
- So simple
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Play — Have cards and you are laying the cards down.
- Tile Placement — A little tile layer essentially.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Fill and rights.
- You can't name me a cheaper form of entertainment than a card or board game.
- I think family weight is like wait, can I play this with my friends? Can I my enemies? Can is it is it just for children? Is it like adults should play it with their teens and talk about real life experiences?
- You don't have to be in the hobby to enjoy board games.
- Games don't have to be complex and hard to learn to have good depth and strategy.
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Neon Gorilla Discussion at 1:31 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Under $20
- Played for a couple hours
- Will be played again
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Play — Players use cards and lay them down as part of the gameplay.
- tile laying — Mentioned as a core mechanic, essentially laying cards down.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- You can't name me a cheaper form of entertainment than a cardboard game.
- What's cheaper than a board or card game?
- Give it a jiggle.
- Another hot take. I'm not a big fan of lid lift as well.
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Discussion at 4:47 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Clever
- Very small box
- Tons of replayability
- Part strategy, part puzzle
- Solo variant
- Tactile card play, overlapping cards
- Interesting scoring mechanism
- Lovely artwork
- Adventure Time feel
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Building a floating landscape
- Wacky floating landscape filled with Majestic mountains flowing rivers and the occasional cute little deer
Comparison games
- Haidio
- The Hanging Gardens
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting — Players play cards containing various symbols and scoring conditions.
- Microgame — A micro game for two players.
- shared scoring — Once both players have played only eight cards they each tally up points on a single shared scoring condition.
- Tableau Building — You've got cards that you're lapping overlapping card Tableau building.
- tile laying — Players draft combinations of animals and terrain placing them onto their habitats.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- quick and fun solo game that is great anytime but best with coffee
- The artwork this really is cute it's all in shades of coffee colors and it's it's really cool.
- beings of ancient evil known as the old ones are threatening to break out of their cosmic prison and awake to the world everything you know and love could be destroyed by chaos and madness
- I am a large fan of the Thematic versions of pandemic pandemic's a fairly thematic game
- the board itself is so gorgeous like really evocative artwork on the board is lovely
- this is a new version of foundations of Rome
- the production is just nutty it's so beautiful it is one of my all-time favorite games
- foundations of metropolis could cement itself cement CU You're Building as one of the alltime Gateway Games it really could
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Review at 0:10 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Understands and delivers on being a micro game (quick play, small table space).
- Fantastic decision point in choosing cards and whether to play them on the scoring side.
- Fun to draft and allows for hate drafting.
- Snappy gameplay that doesn't overstay its welcome.
- Surprisingly good amount of choices for a micro game.
- Felt smooth and interesting.
- Has replayability due to card orientation, drafting, and side choices.
Cons
- The maps can be confusing to create.
- The scoring parameter side of a card costs 10 points to play.
Thematic elements
- Making confusing lands
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting — Players draft cards with their opponent each turn, choosing one to place and giving the other to their opponent.
- Double-sided cards — Cards are double-sided, featuring a scoring parameter and landscape on one side, and just landscape on the other, requiring a choice of how to play them.
- Set Collection — Players try to make the map and score points based on different terrains and features.
- tile laying — The game is essentially a tile-laying game where players overlap cards to make a map.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This is the most confusing land I've ever been on.
- I really appreciate how the micro game understands that it is a micro game.
- I love the tension of choosing the cards and choosing whether they're going to be a scoring or not scoring.
- So I like that you you yes you are trying to help yourself but you can hate draft just a little bit in this game.
- For a small box game like this from Micro Game, there is a lot of good choices.
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Top 11 List at 33:11 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- tight, fast puzzle
- quick to teach and play
Cons
Thematic elements
Comparison games
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- covering existing cards — placing a card often covers up parts of previously placed cards.
- grid-building tile placement — laying down cards to form a land grid and plan scoring.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- 2024 was fantastic. It was such a great year of gaming.
- I just really like the puzzle in this game.
- it's honestly one of my favorite rolling right games.
- Fractured Sky ... is amazing. It just has a really great table presence.
- Chronologic Paris 1920, fantastic release from last year.
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Envy Born Games Review at 0:03 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- easy to learn and quick to play
- solo mode works well and mirrors multiplayer
- portable and fits in a small box
- two-player compatibility
Cons
- landscape cards can sprawl on the table
- adding too many scoring objectives costs 10 points each
- promo cards are not solo-friendly
Thematic elements
- landscape design and scoring optimization
- A landscape-building card-drafting puzzle where players place landscape cards to meet shared and personal scoring objectives.
- abstract/puzzle-like
Comparison games
- Defrag
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Compound Scoring — score based on proximity conditions and shared objectives; adding objectives costs points
- Drafting/hand management — swap or choose between two cards to place and give one to opponent
- scoring objectives/penalties — score based on proximity conditions and shared objectives; adding objectives costs points
- Tile Placement — layout cards to form landscapes with overlapping scoring areas
- tile/card placement — layout cards to form landscapes with overlapping scoring areas
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- So, this is a great game for one to two players.
- this is a great game from Envy Envyorn
- I can't wait to try more of theirs.
- If you've played this, what do you think of it?
- So, great for travel.
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The Board Game Garden Discussion at 4:02 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- innovative dual-side objectives
- strong art and production value
- two-player and solo-friendly
Cons
- scoring logic can be initially confusing
Thematic elements
- city-building-ish puzzle with tiles
- fantasy/landscape tableau creation
- evolving tableau with objectives
Comparison games
- Sprawlopolis
- Spirolopolis
- Spiropopolis
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting — draft cards and place them to form a tableau with objectives on both sides
- card drafting / tableau building — draft cards and place them to form a tableau with objectives on both sides
- Compound Scoring — fulfill a set of color/objective goals across the tableau
- dual-sided cards with objectives — decide whether to place a card on its normal side or its objective side to influence scoring
- multi-objective scoring — fulfill a set of color/objective goals across the tableau
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Quotes (from this video)
- the scoring in this one was a little bit confusing at first
- I really enjoyed this so it does say on the box that it's only two players but then on the back it says includes a solo variant so I did play this one solo and I feel like this is exactly what I wanted Spiropoulos to be
- it's just a notepad and I think this is so cool
- I actually really enjoyed this one
- this is a wonderful puzzly game that I really enjoyed
- I loved this game so so much
- there is just something about GAREL Games that just gets my brain going
- this is such a wonderful little game
- Spectacular is truly just a tile drafting dice drafting puzzle game
- I really enjoy this one
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The Board Gaming Doctor Discussion at 19:11 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- punchy, quick decision points
- as a filler, it is accessible and puzzly
Cons
- expansion of a shorter format can feel light in payoff
- rules explanation can be dense due to layering
Thematic elements
- layering objectives and action choices
- abstract card layering
- short, puzzly, highly tactical
Comparison games
- Nalia
- Trailblazers
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card layering / stacking — assets are layered on a board to satisfy objectives
- dual-card choice — you choose one of two cards to place, the other is given to opponent
- Layer Building — assets are layered on a board to satisfy objectives
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Quotes (from this video)
- This was a fun trick-taking game that wasn't too hard to learn.
- I like the predictive puzzle of not only guessing how much you will win but also where to play certain numbers.
- The game has that factor that there is a high skill level and high ceiling of play for this game.
- I would play it again if someone else brought it out.
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Tabletop Tolson Review at 0:04 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- highly portable and package-friendly for travel and on-the-go play
- quick rounds (~10 minutes) with immediate feedback and easy setup
- significant replayability via multiple scoring conditions and promo content
- elegant drafting/overlapping mechanic that rewards foresight and strategic sacrifice
- clear rule explanations with helpful in-box references and card-back cues
- strong two-player focus with a supportive solo variant
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- A spatial drafting puzzle where players build their own personal boards by overlapping cards to meet scoring conditions while manipulating what the opponent receives.
- A compact forest-and-village landscape featuring grasslands, deer (and deer-like woodland creatures), wolves, rivers, mountains, and village spaces; designed for two players with a solo variant.
- Abstract, nature-inspired imagery and grid-based tiling; emphasis on strategic placement and scoring optimization over storytelling.
Comparison games
- Chomp
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting — Each turn players choose one of two drawn cards to place; the unchosen card is passed to the opponent, creating a dynamic information flow and forcing players to anticipate the partner's next move.
- card drafting and passing — Each turn players choose one of two drawn cards to place; the unchosen card is passed to the opponent, creating a dynamic information flow and forcing players to anticipate the partner's next move.
- Compound Scoring — There is a central shared score track, plus up to five personal scoring-condition cards per player to influence personal totals while contributing to the shared scoring narrative.
- overlapping placement with scoring-space constraints — Cards must overlap existing cards; you may cover most spaces but cannot cover a scoring-condition space, which remains exposed for scoring. This creates a push-pull between expansion and risk.
- promo expansion adds complexity and variety — A promo set introduces double-symbol scoring cards, increasing strategic options and slightly extending the number of turns without inflating playtime.
- scoring-condition back cards — Every card has a back that reveals a scoring condition; players select which condition to activate when a card is placed, shaping end-game scoring.
- shared central scoring track with personal scoring cards — There is a central shared score track, plus up to five personal scoring-condition cards per player to influence personal totals while contributing to the shared scoring narrative.
- turn orientation and layout flexibility — Cards can be rotated by 90 degrees, enabling a variety of tiling patterns and strategic alignment with future cards and scoring opportunities.
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- This is fantastic.
- super packable and super replayable.
- 10-minute game
- it's dynamite
- I think this is going on my trip with me this summer.
- Distant outpost.
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- this game is designed by Zack idog and published by NV Bor games
- this is a two-player card drafting game that also comes with a solo variant
- it's a very quick game so each game is probably about 10 minutes in length
- it's so cute... I like the artwork
- it's wallet-sized and portable, same idea as Button Shy games
- expansions in the future
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