Game Info
Year
2022
Players
1-4
Age
10+
Playtime
45 min
Complexity
2.5/5
Collection
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Description
Bird-themed area majority game where players compete across four biomes using dice placement and resource management
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Video DwgujXAqK6M
Watch It Played News at 4:53 sentiment: positive
video_pk 88178 · mention_pk 231868
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Competing to gain priority across different biomes and feeding nestlings.
- Savannah, Alpine, Freshwater, and Desert biomes
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Dice Placement — Players use their biome dice to place in the biomes.
- Majority Control — Attempting to get majority in biomes to earn resources.
- Set Collection — Score points based on how many nestlings you're able to feed and how many segments are in their resource ring.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- The Crew: Mission Deep Sea is one of the greatest games of all time
- Dominion style deck builder
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Video NvfKV3DYha4
UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 2:01:58 sentiment: other
video_pk 87260 · mention_pk 227635
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Enjoyed It
Pros
- Enjoyed the game
- Could be good with real people
Cons
- AI player is not great
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- AI Opponent — It is a bit wonky like you have to play with an AI player with two players.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- It's really good it's stupid simple.
- you have to play with an AI player with two players and the AI players like it's like yeah this guy not it doesn't feel like a great AI it's not a good Ai.
- I enjoyed the game though I want to play it again without the a player because I agree I think with the real people it'd be good but I I enjoyed it I thought it was good
- It's it's wild I gotta go I go bathroom can you hold on a second
- Yolanda is my assistant she know she does a good job
- You're addicted to porn
- It is so good it's like it's like eight or nine issues bouncing around different things but super good
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Video tUVqkRLm770
Board Gaming Ramblings Analysis at 20:02 sentiment: other
video_pk 84850 · mention_pk 216343
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Overall sentiment (raw)
culled
Pros
none
Cons
- haven't hit the table.
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)
- So many games and we can't play them all because we're not robots. We have to eat and sleep and do other things as well.
- I really enjoyed the concept of this. It's a co-op game. This we got even before I started going to say hating co-op game, but understanding they weren't for me.
- It sounds okay, but it also big and we don't need it.
- This is actually not sad. It's actually a positive thing getting these out of the house so we can get more games into the...
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Video 1qIxr_dzD7Q
Meeple University Game Preview
video_pk 70338 · mention_pk 167265
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
none
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- those nestlings look so hungry ready to gain those yummy bugs and feed your nestlings
- the game goes for four rounds
- you can spend stamina to re-roll
- the components feature in this video are prototyped
References (from this video)
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Video 1qIxr_dzD7Q
Meeple University Game Preview at 0:05 sentiment: positive
video_pk 70338 · mention_pk 234260
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Variety bonuses for collecting diverse resources and completing gathering goals.
- Asymmetric powers add depth for experienced players.
- End-of-round nestling points and per-type-of-food points reward variety.
- Option to draw a random resource and gain an extra die for the next round.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- resource gathering and feeding nestlings
- Birds nesting across multiple biomes to feed nestlings
- rules-focused narration with a parrot character
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- asymmetric_powers — Birds have asymmetric powers via an ability module for more experienced players; one-use only.
- dice_rolling — Players roll dice behind a screen and allocate dice to locations on the board.
- placement — Dice placement to five locations; resources are gained when locations resolve.
- resource_allocation_order — Resources are selected by order of most dice, with first player advantage in some cases.
- round_structure — Four rounds with resource replenishment per biome; end-of-round resolution.
- set_collection — Gaining resources through set collection across biomes.
- trade_draw — Exchange resources to draw a random resource; discard tokens; gain an extra die for next round.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- those nestlings look so hungry ready to gain those yummy bugs and feed your nestlings
- the game goes for four rounds
- you can spend stamina to re-roll
- the components feature in this video are prototyped
References (from this video)
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Video DpFApovqA10
Top 10 List at 16:20 sentiment: positive
video_pk 66106 · mention_pk 160663
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Interesting bird theme
- Artwork and thematic appeal
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- bird-themed competition across biomes
- four biomes: Savannah, Alpine, freshwater, desert; birds
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I am so so looking forward to seeing them
- 13 games that I am so, so looking forward to this year
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Video zP8zXK87Ny0
Before You Play Rules Teach
video_pk 8409 · mention_pk 166590
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none
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- this is a dice placement resource collection but also set collection style game that is family weight
- each player plays as a different asymmetric bird
- this is a prototype copy of the game
- Nestlings now if you're playing a two-player game you would actually play with atoma
- grasslands is sort of like a wild biome because you can actually place any dye face a value here
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Video w6uP_GKbun8
Before You Play Playthrough
video_pk 6886 · mention_pk 166551
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Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- Nestlings yes this game is a dice placement and Resource Management game for one to four players
- The AI player is considered to be sitting to the left of naine
- worms are wild for all intensive purposes
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