Game Info
Year
2025
Players
2-6
Age
8+
Playtime
20 min
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Description
Fast-paced card game where players compete to empty their hand by playing cards in pairs following value restrictions unless they have matching Happy Mochi cards
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The Dice Tower Discussion at 0:43 sentiment: positive
video_pk 151322 · mention_pk 424933
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Cute artwork (dumplings, emoji-like)
- Enjoyable adding and subtracting aspect
- Solid family weight game
- Not a mean game, it's a nice game
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Mochi
Comparison games
- The Game
- The Mind
- Asthma Day one
- Arcane Wonders number line
- Hannabi
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting — you have to play above whatever's dealt at the beginning. So, above 23. So, you'd look through your hand and try to find something that's above 23.
- Hand Management — You never change the order of your cards, but you're playing duos at a time... you have to follow the rules here. So, currently, we have to play above whatever's dealt at the beginning.
- Push Your Luck — you have to follow the rules here. So, currently, we have to play above whatever's dealt at the beginning. So, above 23... you'd look through your hand and try to find something that's above 23.
- Set Collection — you get dealt a hand of seven cards... you're playing duos at a time... you're trying to play out. It's golf scoring. So, lowest score wins.
- Take That — There's a power. That power means that Ella will choose either her or someone else to draw a card.
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Quotes (from this video)
- We're playing four games in a roundup with four dregs.
- The goal of the game is to have the pond with the highest number of points.
- If I had three curses at the end of my turn like this guy, I would sink.
- You need to play sequentially. So, one, two, three.
- So, couple things I really like about it and I'm pitching to Cara for this.
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Stonemaier Games Review at 0:29 sentiment: positive
video_pk 121941 · mention_pk 350860
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Surprisingly high number of decisions
- Clever restrictions
- Flexibility provided by playing pairs
- Good for travel (small and accommodates higher player count)
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Scout
- Hanabi
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Hand Management — Players must maintain a specific order of cards in their hand and play two cards at a time.
- Rule Modification — Cards can have abilities that change the rules, such as flipping a plus to a minus, requiring lower numbers, or affecting card draws.
- Set Collection (implied) — Playing pairs of cards (e.g., two 9s for 99) allows players to ignore restrictions, suggesting a strategic element in holding onto potential pairs.
- Shedding game — The goal is to get rid of cards faster than other players.
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Quotes (from this video)
- This is a game that will always have, I think, a special connection to me because I bought this while in the Faroe Islands.
- So, in this simple little card game, there's a surprisingly high number of decisions that I really enjoyed and yeah, I I just had I had a lot of fun playing it.
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Stonemaier Games Discussion at 14:00 sentiment: positive
video_pk 119025 · mention_pk 335305
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Cute and colorful
- Fits easily in luggage
- Has strategic depth ('a little bite')
- Fun twists like color matching
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Japanese Mochi treats
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Color Matching — An additional rule where if the two cards in the middle of the table share the same color, the next player must play cards that also match that color, in addition to the numerical requirement.
- Hand Management — Players must maintain the order of cards in their hand, which affects the numbers they can play.
- Set Collection — Players draw cards which can be placed anywhere in their hand, allowing them to form the necessary number combinations.
- Shedding game — Players try to get all cards out of their hand. Cards are played as two-digit numbers formed by adjacent cards in hand.
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Quotes (from this video)
- This is going to be a dangerous thing for me because of the collectible element of it.
- It's so thinky and there's so many different ways to achieve the same goal and how you decide to do it.
- The idea that you're opening packs and you can get rare cards feeds into the collector in me. And it's so bad, but so good.
- The powers on the cards reflect whatever the theme of that deck is.
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Sir Thecos Discussion at 2:42 sentiment: positive
video_pk 85149 · mention_pk 217622
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Very nice shedding ladder climbing game
- Whimsical theme
- Had fun playing it
- Very simple to learn
- Still has some depth
Cons
- Very simple
- Nothing special
Thematic elements
- whimsical
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Ladder Climbing — Identified as a 'nice ladder climbing game'.
- shedding — Identified as a 'nice shedding' game.
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Quotes (from this video)
- STI, I will give this an A. I played this twice. I really like the game. I don't know how much I will like it in the long run, but I really enjoyed and I could imagine actually owning it.
- It's like a um it's kind of a tile puzzling and resource management game. Um in a pretty short play time, very simple, very red, like very streamlined, which I like. Um but it like at the end it wasn't too special.
- One of my most favorite word games. I would give this an A. We're trying to like um prevent goats from taking like the letters from a from a printing office. Very very cool.
- Star Wars Imperial saw to play for the first time. Um and we're actually playing it again today. And I really like what I really like this. Um there was a lot of setup. The setup isn't very streamlined.
- Tiny Towns on my list for a while. Finally, I got a copy and I really like this. I will give this an A for now as well.
- Walking Birano. I will have to like do this here because this one also gets an S. Like always a great game to play. Really love this little puzzly game.
- Wingspan amazing amazing my most favorite game ever. You know that. So of course Srank
- It's a very good uh word game. I would give this a B. I enjoy that one.
- Duel which is fine. It definitely is not as good as Azour. It's It's a fine enough game. I would probably play it again if you asked me, but I don't understand why it exists.
- At the Helm, a deck building game by Buttonsh Games with only 18 cards, which is pretty good. Um, I'll give this an A as well.
- Animal Kingdoms. That one surprised me. It's like a uh you like place cards down in specific regions and you're trying to get like the majority there.
- And then Aon's End, of course, always gets an S for me. It's my most favorite solo game, and that will probably not change for a while.
- And then I've also finally gotten Seventh Content. I got a like a huge collection. I've got almost everything that you can get at retail, uh, including like the cool white box and stuff. Um, and I would give this I've only played this once, but I would give it an A for now.
- Loads of A ranks this time. Not bad. Not bad. Um, and a lot of B's as well and quite a lot of S's. No D's this time and only a few C's.
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Unknown Channel Review at 0:54
video_pk 66219 · mention_pk 161015
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
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- Mochi/dessert-themed card game
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- Casual family/tabletop game setting, quick party game
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- positive
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This is a game that's quick to play.
- It's quick to learn. It's quick to teach.
- It's not too thinky, but there is some strategy.
- Groans when you force someone to pick up a card.
- This is a silly, crazy, quick card game.
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Board Game Animal Top 101 List at 4:23 sentiment: positive
video_pk 36801 · mention_pk 110523
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- very approachable for kids
- engaging visuals
Cons
- may not hold interest for heavy gamers
Thematic elements
- mocchi-themed chaos
- family-friendly, whimsical
- cute and accessible
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card shedding — Discards to minimize hand size with playful twists
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Quotes (from this video)
- Uno is the McDonald's of games.
- There are 101 games that are better than Uno.
- In the description, I've grouped all of these games by publisher so you can easily find them and check them out.
- play board games like an animal.
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The Dice Tower Top 10 List at 2:14 sentiment: positive
video_pk 33177 · mention_pk 98463
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- cute aesthetic
- light, casual play with approachable decisions
- fast rounds suitable for weeknights
Cons
- theme lightweight may not appeal to all players
- some rules clarifications can be needed for new players
Thematic elements
- shedding and managing cards with wilds
- cute card game with a mochi theme
- light, cute, family-friendly
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card draw/placement — draw and play cards while following a central guiding card flip
- Climbing Shedding — players discard cards from hand to empty their hand
- Set Collection — matching cards can be used as wilds to complete sets
- set collection/wilds — matching cards can be used as wilds to complete sets
- shedding — players discard cards from hand to empty their hand
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- There's a ton more. I love that this category is so big.
- I'm a big fan of really big games, but honestly, it's the small ones that get played all the time.
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