Game Info
Year
2022
Players
2
Age
14+
Playtime
45 min
Complexity
2.3/5
Collection
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Description
Two architects compete to build a cathedral in Florence by placing colored vault tiles and builder pawns
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Rolling Dice & Taking Names Discussion at 54:42 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Good two-player game
- Quick play time
- Easy setup
- Nice components
- Strategic depth
Cons
- Cannot remove opponent's builders
- Wild tiles can be difficult to place
Thematic elements
- Building a basilica with vaults and builders
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- action selection — Choosing three actions: place a vault, place a builder, or take an order.
- Area Control — Placing builders to control areas of the same color.
- Drafting — Selecting tiles from a display.
- Set Collection — Collecting builders of specific colors for scoring.
- Tile Placement — Placing vault tiles with requirements.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- When you get married during a leap year and you always have the discussion you the only ones you celebrate is the 29th that's when you do the big celebration.
- If you're looking for a different game like that so that is get on board from yellow game.
- The nice thing is if your buildings get destroyed they don't go back to your board so if you've like I said they go to the opponent's board because you don't want them to go back to your board because you've already unlocked the bonuses of either generating extra resources extra bricks extra Scholars depending on the type of building that you built.
- This is like a Choose Your Own Adventure story from middle school but it's it's on steroids.
- Oh my God he had the word Bostwick on top of it and I said wait was that it oh I said oh these two go together because there was a Barry Boswick and his face was Stone Cold and you were like was he a stud and I was like I don't know but he was popular back in the 80s.
- The race is really simple I as the one controlling the race would roll two dice and let's say a six came up I would move that horse one space and this is all happening real time.
- And what's so cool is if have never played this literally with a core set which is required for all campaigns a core set and this one box here edge of the Earth you could have a full game experience.
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Rolling Dice & Taking Names Discussion at 55:03 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Simple mechanics
- Hard decisions
- Player interaction
- Coming out at Essen
Cons
- Board constantly grows, potentially making it unwieldy
Thematic elements
- Abstract strategy with player powers
Comparison games
- Abstract Academy
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Players aim for area majority in different color areas.
- Pattern Building — Players create connected areas of colors.
- Tile Placement — Players place hexagonal tiles on a growing board.
- Variable player powers — Tiles have powers that can be used when placed.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Life is a Highway
- Mount Rushmore in South Dakota it is not as exciting as what you think it would be
- Don't make Mount Rushmore your number one priority
- Vanessa swears it's photoshopped because Abraham Lincoln looks like Modok from Marvel
- It's like somebody literally standing at a light switch went click and turned it on
- The Badlands is one Deadwood is a really cool western town if you're there go see Mount Rushmore but don't make Mount Rushmore your number one priority
- That's the way a park should be
- life is a highway my friend as we were on there all night long and my butt got sore and gas was expensive and I ate a lot of crappy food and gained a lot of weight
- I was about to crawl out of the seat of the car
- Checkers on steroids for me
- this is a learning game promise you'll be back again
- Frantic it is card playing you are trying to keep kites in the air
- Communication is key in this game
- I love this game I think it's easy learn it's fast to play
- I really think this is the one miniature game where you would feel like okay I'll play this because the barrier to entry is so so low
- What's interesting is if they also sell the model renders so that you could print out your own at a certain price
- It's not good for them but I mean if I mean okay yeah it's if here's the thing if they're not making the money any other way besides selling models I doubt that they would do that
- When the fragile balance of the world is in jeopardy and sinister forces move in the darkness her will be tested
- Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
- For my God for my story for my freedom for the world to restore the balance
- He goes what's this I say it's a sausage biscuit no it's not
- You didn't make him homemade biscuits
- He wants to try Twinkies
- What is this called a southern summer Southern thunderstorm
- It was a blast I'm so I'm so thankful he stopped
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Watch It Played Discussion at 3:38 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Classic game getting a revamp with premium components (board, wooden pawns)
- High player interaction
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- two-player area control tile laying game about constructing a cathedral
- medieval Florence
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — creating areas of a single color
- builder placement — place Builders to gain advantages and control areas
- Physical Removal — execute orders to remove Builders to increase abilities or tear down cathedral parts
- removal of builders — execute orders to remove Builders to increase abilities or tear down cathedral parts
- tile laying — play tiles to enlarge the cathedral
- Tile Placement — play tiles to enlarge the cathedral
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's more of a shelf really
- I can't wait to give it a go even if a lumineer makes me think I'm playing specifically as a Candlestick
- snake bite is the name of a drink
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Grant Lyon New Releases at 29:37 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
- Good for two players
- Strategic depth
- High player interaction
- Easy to learn
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Cathedral Building
- Medieval Florence
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — It is an area control tile laying game set in medieval Florence.
- player interaction — It offers a lot of heavy player interaction we are going to be messing with each other.
- tile laying — It is an area control tile laying game set in medieval Florence.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This is a family weight game and it's It's Like a Dungeon Crawl Labyrinth type of a game but one that you can play with you know your your children you know they they say this plays ages seven and up so if you're looking for like a family weight game uh you are leading one of six different characters into a labyrinth all right tile by tile you uncover what the Labyrinth looks like so it'll be different each playthrough and you have to equip yourself with weapons and spells you got to fight monsters you got to collect treasures and then the player with the most treasure at the end wins so yeah that's a nice little family game for you
- So it's basically an escape room a mystery in a box you know it's a it's a one-time use only thing but it's a fun evening you get an escape room in a box and you are trying to figure it out so these Advent calendars we got two of them we got the hunt for The Golden Book and the Mystery of the ice cave they are essentially turning that exit system into just a a game that you're going to Play Over the 24 days or 25 days you're just going to open a uh a spot on the Advent calendar get a new piece of information and try to solve the case over 25 different days so this feels like a fun family activity to do you know you can you can play it over the entire month of December and try to try to figure it out
- So this is kind of a fun refresh to the original game of Azul
- This is a two-player only game takes about 45 minutes to play and it is you are competing with another architect on building a majestic Cathedral so you are competing against each other it is an area control tile laying game set in medieval Florence and it offers a lot of heavy player interaction we are going to be messing with each other but it's also still easy to learn so you know if if you like a two-player game with uh a little bit you know heavier on the strategy but still also heavy on the player interaction than uh Basilica seems like a good one for you
- You are battling and dueling with other drivers in the lawlessness of year 2070.
- So in this game you are you know you're choosing your vehicle your vehicle has weapons and armor and all you know body styles different all that there's a lot of cool stuff to it and you're taking them out on the road and you are fighting against other drivers to uh you know to to destroy their cars and get around a track so that is Car Wars sixth edition
- Between two cities is an interesting game where you are you're building a city but you're doing one city with the player to your right and one city with the player to your left so you're basically semi Cooperative with each of these people and then you only score for your weaker CI so it behooves you to kind of build up each City here and stuff like that so um it is a you know and it's it's one of the nice things about between two cities is it's a it's a strategy game that plays seven players so you can you know a lot of a lot of strategy games just don't play that that high of a player count uh so this one playing 1 to S so in the essential Edition it combines components from the original game and the capitals expansion into one cohesive Hole uh it features a bigger box than the original game different art on some tiles and a Score Pad instead of a board and but there are no new gameplay elements it just combines everything makes it easier for you to store in a bigger box
- In fantasy Realms monarchs are competing to construct the most prosperous kingdom in the realm and this deluxe you know the deluxe box has updated every card with a Sleek intuitive graphic design the base game cards have also been updated to include new art and and it gives the entire game a fresh look so the this fantasy Realms deluxe edition does it it combines it includes the original base game the cursed horde expansion with the two expansion modules the jester and Phoenix Cards and 100 Art sleeves to protect all the cards included so you are playing you know in the game you're playing cards one at a time you collect beasts armies Wizards more so if you're a fan of fantasy Realms well now you got a deluxe edition
- It takes me many many hours I spend 10 hours just emailing everybody and stuff like that trying to figure out what's coming out this month or what's delayed you know I have a I have a spreadsheet I think my November one right now has 60 games that might come out and I just got to follow up with everybody and see what's delayed and what's coming out obviously all the shipping woses continue and things are constantly delayed
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Getting Games Discussion at 30:34
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
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Video MZxm3h_jYAE
Watch It Played Discussion at 15:43 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Appealing two-player focus.
- Breathtaking inspiration from the real-life Duomo.
Cons
- Typically not a fan of area control games, but willing to try this one.
Thematic elements
- Competing architects overseeing the construction of a cathedral.
- Medieval Florence, Italy.
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action execution — Players execute orders to move or remove builders, increase abilities, block spaces, or tear down cathedral parts.
- Area Control — Gain advantages and control areas.
- Tile Placement — Placing tiles.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- 10 games on the radar is a production of party Lemmings media Holdings Incorporated
- you don't need to know everything just one more thing than your friends do
- it was really satisfying to watch your fake clue totally send someone off in the wrong direction
- this game seems to be pairing beautiful art with Cutthroat gameplay which sounds exactly like something I'd enjoy
- we discovered just how unforgivingly deliciously brutal a word game can be
- the fact that it's two player only makes me think that I might just have to give them a try one more time
- party Lemmings has assured me that everything's gonna be absolutely fine
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Chairman of the Board Unboxing at 3:42 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Abstract strategy game
- Worth the chaotic bring and buy experience
Cons
- Bring and buy was chaotic with long queues
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- abstract strategy — Classified as an abstract strategy game.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I just got back from the UK Games Expo. I had a great time as always and I just wanted to make a quick video talking about all of the games that I acquired during the expo.
- The brig and buy was was great, but it was very chaotic and long long cues and longer than we've had before.
- So, definitely um was at capacity. Yeah, the brig and buy was was great, but it was very chaotic and long long cues and longer than we've had before.
- So, I definitely recommend going at least once if you have the faintest bit of interest.
- But for everybody else, I'll see you next time on Chairman of the Board. Bye-bye.
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Chairman of the Board Top List at 6:54 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Pretty novel tile placement system.
- Liked the idea of getting rid of abilities by placing adjacent tiles.
- Smoothly transitioned from action to tile placement.
- Actions on tiles are powerful and useful.
- Scoring system has nice twists.
- Game has a dynamic presence and is always changing.
- Coin system is a nice touch.
- Objectively, the game does exactly what it's supposed to do.
- Very solid game.
Cons
- Extremely dry.
- Lacks flavor for some players.
- Replenishing tiles after every placement is tedious and repetitive.
- Felt like a chore to manage tiles.
- Lacked a certain spark.
- Flipping the tiles was annoying after a while.
Thematic elements
- Building a grid of colored tiles and controlling them with workers to score points.
Comparison games
- Caper Europe
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Players use workers to control areas on the grid for scoring.
- conveyor belt — A system where tiles move along a track, flipping from action tiles to placement tiles.
- Set Collection — Collecting specific types of tiles or bonuses.
- Tile Placement — Players place colored tiles onto a grid.
- Worker Placement — Workers are placed on tiles to gain control and score points.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This is where I take a look at the last five new to me board games and I rank and review them in order of preference.
- And I'm sadly I hated this one, too.
- This might be one of the weirdest games I've played in some time.
- But sadly, the game seemed to draw to a bit of a kind of a grinding halt really.
- Um, yes, it's extremely dry.
- So, all in all, I think this game is a really nice gateway one, one that's flown under the radar really and should be I think it should be in a lot more people's collection, especially if you do play with more introductory gamers.
- Paulo Mori and Aleandro Zucchini have really hit their stride recently.
- And I love the way it's just kept so simple.
- So, really recommend this one. If you want a unique two-player game in your collection, I definitely say give Toy Battle a look.
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