Game Info
Year
2026
Players
1-4
Age
10+
Playtime
52 min
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Description
Engine-building game focused on South American ecoregions where players attract animals and plants to build ecosystems
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Board Gaming Ramblings Unboxing at 1:25:08 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
- Beautiful artwork
- Charming animal theme (capybara)
- Engaging tile placement with puzzles and points
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Nature
- South America
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Puzzle — tile placement, have reasons for doing different tiles here and there. Yeah, Puzzles, points
- Tile-laying — which is another nature-themed tile-laying game.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- nobody, including us, need this many games.
- This is Divan. Mhm. I don't know anything about this game. I bought it because it looks beautiful.
- This could have easily been a Reiner Knizia game I feel like.
- And I love a reason to play Lost Ruins of Arnak Lost Ruins of Arnak because I think it's a great game.
- We have to empty our unplayed game shelf from everything that's not 2025 releases and then we'll put it in there and the rest go on the floor until we manage to play them.
- And it's based on the problem called what is called again it's based on the seven bridges of somewhere.
- I feel kind of like bad about bringing a hundred games back home.
- I I usually they go in, they go out. And that's also the thing like if I haven't played a game in a month, I will not remember the rules most of the time.
- The longest line I saw was for coffee. In the morning before the whole office.
- What's more important for you for the channel? Playing the popular ones or the less known niche ones?
- My favorite animal beside the monkey which is my favorite animal. The capybara.
- We are basically very lucky because we share a lot of hobbies.
- The building thing Ah, it was too much building. I didn't like that too much.
- It's been super fun. It's so many people. It's been so long since we did a live.
- Thank you so much for watching. Like it. We wouldn't have done this if it wasn't for you.
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Board Game Sanctuary Top List at 1:24 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Thematic
- Unique animal art
- Creates food chains that synergize
- Deep message about sustainability
- Left a great lasting impression
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Restoring a polluted and barren environment by stimulating growth.
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- area expansion — Players expand and rewild different biomes like desert, wetland, or rainforest, with varying ease of regeneration.
- Card Driven — Uses a hand of action cards with two actions on each side, allowing players to choose which action to play.
- Set Collection — Involves creating food chains by placing producers, predators, and higher-tier predators that synergize.
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Quotes (from this video)
- So, before we embark on this top 10 list that I'm sure you're really waiting to hear about, I just want to give a little bit of preface to how I've I guess I've selected these games.
- It's really hard to play every game that's released in 2025.
- This is Danny Sun, and I'll see you again soon in 2026. Or if you're in 2026 watching this video or in the future, hello.
- Wondrous Creatures, is really good, and it's all about the eggs, and the eggs really make the difference.
- The centerpiece of this game are the cards.
- Incredibly satisfying.
- Way more way more enjoyable than I thought it was going to be.
- Men Nefer is a point salad dream.
- I know they've literally put everything on the plate and called it a board game.
- But in Men Nefer it definitely feels smooth and elegant.
- super silky smooth. Absolutely love it.
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Board Of It Review at 0:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- strong balance between decision-making depth and rules overhead
- high variety in scoring conditions across wildlife and plant cards
- tense, engaging pacing and competition without direct conflict
- excellent replayability due to different strategies and card interactions
- expert/modular mode adds substantial depth and new scoring avenues
Cons
- card deck randomness leading to swingy endgame and occasional pacing stagnation
- marketplace shuffles slowly at times, reducing player agency between turns
- card flips late in the game can disproportionately reward lucky players
- two-player vs four-player variance in marketplace pace requires adaptation
Thematic elements
- conservation, wildlife attractors, ecosystem management
- South America biodiversity restoration and habitat creation
- strategic, tense engine-building in a wildlife conservation setting
Comparison games
- Concordia
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card_play — play action cards with two possible actions; reclaim cards to reuse later
- Engine Building — players grow an evolving set of actions via cards and terrain actions
- engine-building — players grow an evolving set of actions via cards and terrain actions
- Reclaim as Action — play action cards with two possible actions; reclaim cards to reuse later
- Resource Management — manage water, materials, and seeds to build and upgrade tiles
- resource_management — manage water, materials, and seeds to build and upgrade tiles
- Set Collection — collect wildlife, plant, and prey cards with various scoring conditions
- set_collection — collect wildlife, plant, and prey cards with various scoring conditions
- Tile Placement — placing terrain tiles on a personal board to form habitats and unlock scoring
- tile_placement — placing terrain tiles on a personal board to form habitats and unlock scoring
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- This is a really tense game we've maybe played so far this year.
- You never finish your turn feeling quite 100% satisfied. You're now just focusing on that next thing you need to do.
- the variety in decision-making vs the rules overhead makes each game feel different.
- I think final thought is that this is a finished game and it feels balanced.
- we love games where you can't really tell who's gonna win at the end of the game.
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Totally Tabled Top 10 List at 1:40 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- beautiful artwork
- strong ecological theme
- quick play (about an hour)
Cons
- mechanics not fully disclosed in preview
Thematic elements
- ecology and interrelationships within ecosystems
- Six eco-regions of South America exploring fauna and flora and their interdependencies
- educational, ecosystem simulation
Comparison games
- Meadow
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card-driven engine building — play a card and take one of the two actions printed on it, building an engine over time
- Engine Building — play a card and take one of the two actions printed on it, building an engine over time
- Tableau Building — likely arranging animal/plant cards in front of you to score points
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- I love the theme.
- it looks beautiful on the table
- interrelationships within a complex ecosystem
- You're going to be doing exactly what you expect. You're going to be traveling around on a grid of cards.
- Become the most seasoned wanderer with sleeves full of the best stories, the star of every campfire gathering.
- Deckers is a re-implementation of Renegade.
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Rahdo Runs Through Top 10 List at 1:56:44 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- velocity-first design; very satisfying to play quickly
- strong ecological theme and execution
Cons
- length and depth may scale with player count; solo/2p may vary
Thematic elements
- biome restoration and conservation
- South American ecosystems
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Engine Building — build and accelerate ecological networks; fast-paced, velocity-focused play.
- engine-building / card-based actions — build and accelerate ecological networks; fast-paced, velocity-focused play.
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Quotes (from this video)
- solo mode is phenomenal
- the two-player experience I did not enjoy at all
- this is drop dead gorgeous
- the puzzle is sharp
- velocity is fantastic
- the market is better in many different ways
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