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Public Market

Game ID: GID0452371
Game Info
Year
2021
Players
2-4
Age
10+
Playtime
45 min
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Description

Head to sea to fish and fulfill contracts by bidding on and drafting tiles to sell catch at current market values

Description

Head to sea to fish and fulfill contracts by bidding on and drafting tiles to sell catch at current market values

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Total mentions: 4
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Sentiment: pos 3 · mix 0 · neu 1 · neg 0
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Video OcQpTieTPeg Getting Games Top 25 List at 20:23 sentiment: positive
video_pk 91240 · mention_pk 244615
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • engine-building with bidding on tiles
  • fishing economy and contract goals in a public market
  • economic, market-driven
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • bidding — bidding on drafting tiles to fill an ice chest and sell catch
  • engine-building — fulfilling contract goals to score points
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Video SHjsFsq8fhc Getting Games Discussion at 28:52 sentiment: neutral
video_pk 90293 · mention_pk 241092
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
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 algorithm for youtube is a black box
  • you miss all the shots you don't take
  • this is my full-time job
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Video m0-umcE2lVw CA Couple Rapid Reviews at 32:29 sentiment: positive
video_pk 74123 · mention_pk 178363
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
  • Engaging action selection
  • Satisfying cooler emptying mechanic with bonuses
  • High replayability due to scoring options
Cons
  • Steep learning curve
  • A lot going on, can be overwhelming initially
Thematic elements
  • Fishing, Selling Fish
  • Fishing Market
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Action Drafting — determining what turn your turn for the next phase of that round
  • Set Collection — drafting some of the fish that you end up catching
  • Tile Placement — placing them into your cooler
  • Worker Placement — when you move your workers onto the action spaces
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • I feel like even though this is a not it's not an old game it's a like the last five four five years it feels like a classic to me
  • this is almost some more fun multiplayer Patchwork
  • emptying the cooler emptying the cooler
  • this is one of the fastest Legacy games I think we finished
  • my favorite Parts is you have bullets and when you shoot the Banis they become tombstones
  • the mechanics in this game blew me away
  • I love seeing the world wonders on the board the they're just so pretty and they're so vibrant
  • auction games are not really my thing this is like a nice little like push into the auction space where it is very important to get your stuff but you don't get left in an unfortunate space of not being able to do anything
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Video XR6yqOLw584 Stella short and sweet Review at 0:03 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Many options available
  • Competitive but with enough variety to avoid wasted collections
  • Easy to track fish quantities
  • Soothing nautical theme
  • Awesome artwork
Cons
  • Fish scarcity can be a challenge
Thematic elements
  • Collecting and selling fish to fulfill market demand
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • action selection — first player booster meeple to select action this can be either to get more fish or fulfill order to impose and up raids
  • bidding — everyone bid for their turn or the space the more expensive the earlier.
  • Engine Building — apply to engine along the way to collect more fish and fulfill orders
  • Order Fulfillment — fulfill the market demand before the other place to the game. fulfill order to impose and up raids.
  • Set Collection — collect sets of logo or four points
  • Tile Placement — polyomino style following placement rules of not covering eyes getting bonus if covering sardines and surrounding crab.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • at the time of filming public market is about to be launched on Kickstarter so I'll put the link in the description when it is life
  • it's easy to know how many fish you have for each type not having to count them on your ice chests to plan your order fulfillment strategy
  • there's something soothing about nautical games especially one with awesome artwork done by Beth Sabo
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