Game Info
Year
2024
Players
2-4
Age
10+
Playtime
30 min
Complexity
1.5/5
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Description
Trick-taking game where players win tricks and spend currency to buy cards of Japanese capsule toys for sets
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Board Gaymes James Top List at 16:47 sentiment: other
video_pk 104154 · mention_pk 300532
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Very cool
Pros
- Cool toy set collection
- Push your luck element
- Amazing art
Cons
- Limited currency to spend
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Push Your Luck — Take push your luck in there.
- Set Collection — You're then trying to set collect the toys.
- Trick-Taking — It is a trick taker and from the trick if you win the trick you then get to buy a toy from the trick.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This is probably my contender for a game of the year kind of thing.
- It is a reprint though which feels like cheating.
- Very very good game. Highly recommend.
- Very light plays real quick.
- Gashapon trick is really cool.
- This is a really cool game where you actually want to leave gaps in your tile lane because when you leave gaps you're going to put in more pieces that are going to give you scores.
- I love Bruno's games.
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Board Gaming Ramblings Other at 3:17
video_pk 85609 · mention_pk 424703
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- It's going so fast. It's going faster and faster.
- Number one, uh, you will get our happy faces on your in on your screen.
- It's called improv. Oh, I mean scripted.
- A lot of trick takers, some other fun games, some not so fun games.
- It is our own Easter hunt that our friends Osa and Christ made for us.
- My my biggest and most fun experience was again for like I think the third month in a row.
- Basically he made like a list. These are just like a bunch of games I want to play that I haven't played.
- My biggest surprise is in the name.
- It's weird because you put it up and it looks like a game like a game. Yes. But it is basically just like abstract puzzle.
- It's like Ticket to Ride but with bolts.
- Yes, indeed you forget.
- Thank you. Bye.
- Trickeron is gonna be my number star because I was not allowed to do my own number one this time.
- Blood Rage is fantastic. I love Blood Rage. I think Blood Rage is it's not that complicated to get into and it has so much fun depth and strategy and tactics and I just enjoy my time with it a lot.
- Blood Rage you like more than Rising Sun.
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Board Gaming Ramblings Other at 1:59 sentiment: positive
video_pk 85514 · mention_pk 219286
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Very fun
- Very unique mechanics
- Interactive in a different way
Cons
- Very small box
- Can be hard to break the cycle where players who already have a lot get more
- Leader with high cards has a significant advantage; low cards make it hard to win anything
Thematic elements
- Collecting cards based on colors and numbers
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Must-follow — While a 'must-follow' rule is mentioned, the description suggests flexibility in playing any color present in the trick.
- Set Collection — Players aim to collect more cards of the same color.
- Trick-Taking — Players play cards to win tricks, with the highest number in a specific color winning the trick, not necessarily the leader's card.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Keep or Cull the series where we play a lot of games and then decide if we want to keep it in the collection or call them out of the collection.
- It's a double cow, which is sad because I really wanted to like this game. And it's not that I didn't like it. It's just that it was fine.
- But it was a in this genre I enjoyed it, but I'm the more of these I play, the more I'm like, I want to go back and play Fury Dracula, which is basically more straightforward where it doesn't take 16 hours to play.
- I was a little unsure because it was fun. But there's so many games. It's I'm I'm very happy to have played it, but I will never choose to play it again.
- Probably Bone Wars or Cudilero. So, I'm going to go Kudro because you had the other one.
- And best uh I think I liked the trick takers the most.
- But here we have a crazy good deal for you for $0 and0 or whatever currency you use in your country. You can subscription to this series forever.
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Board Game Animal Top 10 List at 6:42 sentiment: positive
video_pk 37583 · mention_pk 112900
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- fun theme
- accessible and cheeky
- nicely thematic set of decisions
Cons
- may hinge on luck with item acquisition
- thematic hook may not appeal to all
Thematic elements
- cute, collectible gadgets as rewards
- toy-themed trick-taking with set collection
- playful, whimsical
Comparison games
- The Enemy
- Dino Tricks Tarot Adventures
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- economic swing — you pay to acquire items after winning tricks
- Set Collection — winning tricks allows you to acquire items
- Trick-Taking — standard trick-taking with a toy-like set collection twist
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- It's a crime that they're not recognized more.
- these are little gems that are better card games than most people will ever play.
- The six of eight by Carol Lacro was one of my favorite games of 2024, period, and continues to grow for me as also one of my favorite tricktakers, period.
- Crisps... is like eating a crisp or a chip. It's n impossible to just stop at one.
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Board Game Animal Top 101 List at 7:40 sentiment: positive
video_pk 36801 · mention_pk 110531
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- tiny footprint, big depth
- great for travel or wallet-sized play
Cons
- small components can be fiddly
Thematic elements
- cute, quirky creatures
- collectible micro-card game
- compact and clever
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Set Collection — Collecting sets for scoring benefits
- Trick-Taking — Small, fast tricks with a strong emphasis on timing
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
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 Review at 0:18 sentiment: positive
video_pk 36742 · mention_pk 110304
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Strong thematic integration with gachapon machines and toy collecting
- Accessible, straightforward rules; good entry point for new players
- Clear, simple scoring that is easy to track at the table
- Bright, charming production and art
- Combines trick-taking, set collection, and push-your-luck for varied decisions
Cons
- Two-player rules exist but are not detailed in the video
- Gacha dip introduces some luck; could feel variable for some players
- Edition differences between publishers may cause confusion for collectors
Thematic elements
- Collecting unique toys via gachapon; set-collection in a lottery-like draw
- Modern arcade/gacha capsule toy environment
- Light, playful, theme-forward
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Auction / Bidding — Trick winner buys one or more cards played into the trick; may pay to take a dip from the gachapon
- auction/selection — Trick winner buys one or more cards played into the trick; may pay to take a dip from the gachapon
- Push Your Luck — One-time-per-trick option to take a random card from the gachapon by paying 500 yen
- Set Collection — Players accumulate toy cards across suits to build tableau and points
- Trick-Taking — Must follow the lead suit when possible; highest card in the most played suit wins the trick
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I guess the first thing I'm going to talk about is the production.
- This is a nine out of 10. Outstanding.
- I love it. I love it. I love it.
- What a knockout.
- It's a delightful production. It's really, really a great theme that is very well implemented in the actual gameplay.
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The Dice Tower Week In Review at 13:20 sentiment: positive
video_pk 35105 · mention_pk 104724
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- pure and clean trick-taking with set collection
- satisfying, tactile experience
Cons
none
Thematic elements
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- It is an excellent production. It is everything you've come to maybe know and love about Neuroshima Hex.
- Outstanding, man. I love this trick-T game that also includes set collection.
- Disappointing. This is basically Forbidden Island, the card game with too few spaces and a little too much swinginess.
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