Game Info
Year
2019
Players
2-5
Age
14+
Playtime
60 min
Collection
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Description
Worker placement game guiding an early nomadic tribe to gather resources create art and manage food across generations
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Video CxI-OSczi84
Getting Games Discussion at 16:17 sentiment: mixed
video_pk 91273 · mention_pk 244762
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- crunchy and thought-provoking decisions
- relatively quick for its box size and theme
- engaging endgame and tech choices
Cons
- can be very heavy and long; some players may be overwhelmed
- not the most exciting theme for some players
Thematic elements
- tribe management, cycles of workers, technology and art
- a tribe of cave people on a board with action spots connected by lines
Comparison games
- Habitats
- Patchwork
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- activate tribe members on board actions — move a tribe member along connected lines to an action space and perform its action.
- art and elder progression — art actions as an end-stage scoring and tribe member progression cycle.
- resource tracking and conversion to points — resources gathered are converted to points via various actions.
- rest turns when all active tribe members are on actions — unavailable actions require you to rest and refresh some resources.
- scoring race to 60 points — the game ends when a player reaches 60 points; winner with most points.
- techology cards — five different technologies available to modify actions.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- luck does play a factor in this game
- I did end up winning although I don't think it was by a landslide or anything
- it's a relatively tactical game you can have a bit of strategy overall
- it is an exceptionally good game
- you never roll the dice
- money is so tight in this game
- this is a race game you want to be the first person to get to 60 points
- it's crunchy
- it's a language-independent design
- I absolutely loved that game
- there's some really neat ideas in it
- pleasant but it was not particularly exciting
- I would jump at the chance to try and prove I'm not that bad at this game
- I am NOT that bad at this game
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evil University Rules Teach at 0:04 sentiment: positive
video_pk 66431 · mention_pk 161794
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- developing civilization by choosing travel paths and actions along tracks
- early nomadic human tribe
- life-stage progression (children, teens, elder) leading to adventures
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- age-based actions — Characters progress from children to teens to elder, unlocking stronger actions.
- progress cards — Progress cards for engine are earned to enhance capabilities.
- Resource Management — Resources are collected and spent to progress, build, or gain points.
- rest/refresh phase — Players can rest to refresh workers before the next round.
- scoring and end condition — Points are accumulated to reach a target score (60) and determine the winner.
- Worker Placement — Players move a worker along connected paths to perform actions and advance on tracks.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I find the mechanic is quite unique
- Life's pretty quick as long as players are not being analysis paralysis
- the one with the most points wins the game
- soft light complexity
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