Game Info
Year
2023
Players
2-4
Age
8+
Playtime
10 min
Complexity
1/5
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Description
Light corgi-themed card game with three modes including card shedding a dungeon crawl and a memory capture game
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Brains On Games Review at 1:31 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- light and quick to play
- portable, pocket-sized
- three distinct rule-sets provide variety
- cute corgi art
Cons
- rules vary across versions, requiring reference sheets
- memorization of card abilities can be challenging
- no consistent visual hints on cards about abilities
Thematic elements
- trick-taking with power-ups and mixed hand/field play
- fantasy world with corgi characters; three variant rules
- informational, instructional
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Powers — selected cards grant abilities (e.g., drawing, forcing discards, canceling other cards)
- hand-and-field interaction — players have a hand of cards plus face-up cards in front of them that can be used in plays
- Trick-Taking — players play cards into the middle; higher-ranked cards beat lower ones; rounds end when players can no longer beat
- Wild cards — each suit contains wild cards that can count as any number
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Quotes (from this video)
- this could fit in your pocket
- a game for between two and four players
- the base Clash of Corgis game is a climber and a shedder
- Treasure Island is completely different from the base game
- Capture The Illusionist is a memory game
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Chairman of the Board Discussion at 4:25 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Hand Management — You have to follow the previous amount of cards played. So, you know, if I played two cards, then you have to beat me with two cards.
- Shedding game — A little shedding game where you are only playing one card at a time to shed.
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Quotes (from this video)
- So, Night Soul actually made my most anticipated list of games to be released in 2025.
- Love this idea of um kind of Victorian London, The Sewage System.
- And from the gist of what I've read, it sounds like a kind of contract fulfillment resource management game, but it does use dice placements.
- Now, I tend to like the kind of mix of a Euro game with dice placement.
- If you have enjoyed the video, please be sure to hit like and subscribe to the channel.
- Check out my other content, too.
- And for everybody else, I'll see you next time on Chairman of the Board.
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TheGameBoyGeek - Hi Quality Hi Energy Board Game Reviews Preview at 0:26 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Adorable corgis and cute artwork
- Offers three distinct game modes
- Pocket-size box with replayability
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Corgis
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Deduction — In Capture the Illusionist, players use deduction to figure out the opponent's illusionist by revealing cards.
- Hand Management — Players try to get rid of all their cards in the original mode, and in Treasure Island, they manage a hand of three cards, drawing one at the start of their turn.
- Memory — In Capture the Illusionist, players use memory to remember the locations of face-down cards.
- Press Your Luck — In Treasure Island mode, players can optionally fight by drawing 1, 2, or 3 cards face down from a deck. Pulling more cards means more potential strength but also more potential loot.
- Set Collection — In Capture the Illusionist, players can play cards from their hand face up to create an 'exposed hand row' and use card abilities.
- Take That — In the original mode, the fighter ability forces the next player to expose a card from their hand.
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Quotes (from this video)
- It's really cute cuz the different suits that you see here, well, look at the bard. They have different musical instruments they're playing.
- This is a prototype because this is for a preview for crowdfunding. So, all the art and components you see here are not final.
- Essentially, it's known as being rested.
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Chairman of the Board Top List at 3:53 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Clever card abilities add interest.
- Nicely produced with lovely artwork.
- Good, clever gameplay.
Cons
- Card abilities are not indicated on the cards themselves, requiring constant reference to a tiny reference card.
- This lack of clarity is a significant obstacle and a missed opportunity.
Thematic elements
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Hand Management — you got lots of little tools in your back pocket that you can use. And it's all about not only trying to, of course, schedule cards, but play those cards in the right way, the right order.
- player interaction — you can force players to play cards in front of them. So that lets you use a bit more um guile in order to make sure that they cannot play their turn, especially if they're down to the final few cards.
- Set Collection — playing a particular um you know combo of cards, whether that be a single card, a pair, a trio, a four or five.
- Shedding game — It's a shedding game... where you are playing a particular um you know combo of cards... And you are trying to of course, shed through your cards as quickly as possible.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Even for a short game, I did find it very boring. It's quite a difficult thing to achieve is to be short and boring.
- lovely artwork, really nicely produced, tiny little box, nice clean rules, good clever gameplay, but sadly a missed opportunity by not putting those keywords on the cards.
- I love the way that each of these kind of moving parts of the game interlock with each other and there's a crossover and synergy between what you're trying to do
- sadly massively hamstrung by the fact that there are some glaring production issues, especially if you are color blind.
- Gameplay alone thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Board Gaymes James Discussion at 1:55 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Tureaki was awesome.
- I love Aleif. He's like my favorite Euro designer.
- Darwin's Journey. I actually love this game.
- It's definitely the best pandemic ever, and it is definitely extremely thematic.
- I hardly ever play old games.
- Boop, love it.
- it's not going to hit the table anymore.
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Analysis at 0:16 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Three unique games with the same cards
- Relatively easy to learn and play
- Special card abilities change up classic games
- Fun art
- Potentially playable by younger players than stated
Cons
- Abilities are not on cards, requiring player aid reference
- Takes more time to look up card abilities
Thematic elements
- Corgis
Comparison games
- War
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Combat — You will use cards for their strength and each has an effect, but also you want to gain bonus effects to win the game as well.
- Deduction — This is a two-player card game where you will be tested on your memory, your deduction, and some luck to reveal the opponent's cards to capture their illusionist.
- Hand Management — You are trying to get rid of all the cards in your hand, and the first one who does wins the game.
- Memory — This is a two-player card game where you will be tested on your memory, your deduction, and some luck to reveal the opponent's cards to capture their illusionist.
- Set Collection — Players play in rounds, playing cards together to form a combo until a player can no longer make a combo or chooses not to.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Hey there, board game Brody here with Let's Table It, where we get games to the table.
- Three games with one deck of these doggy cards.
- Please like and subscribe to our channel. We are working hard to bring to you videos like this one, so you know if these games are ones that you want to get to your own table.
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