Game Info
Year
2024
Players
2-4
Age
8+
Playtime
20 min
Complexity
1.3/5
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Description
Light drafting card game where players build Amsterdam canal houses from bases floors and roofs
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Let's Table It Review at 0:00 sentiment: positive
video_pk 100002 · mention_pk 278076
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Surprisingly satisfying puzzle
- Completely won me over
- Satisfying to build
- Leaves you with something fun to look at
- Nice little puzzle to maximize scoring
- Perfect for fans of Bossa
- Good for people who enjoy tableau builders
- Good for players who like spatial card puzzles
- Good for anyone looking for a satisfying weeknight game
- Appreciates beautiful table presence in a small package
- Surprise favorite
- Quick
- Approachable
- Gives the kind of puzzle I enjoy after a long day
- Can become a go-to for busy weeknights
- Satisfying without committing to a long play session
Cons
- May feel frustrating for perfectionists
- Card tucking can get a little fiddly
- Tableau grows wider than you might expect, need table space
- Might drive someone crazy if they want to perfectly optimize every turn
- Probably isn't enough to completely change your mind if burnt out on card games
Thematic elements
- designing a row of classic Dutch canal homes
- classic Dutch canal homes
Comparison games
- Bossa
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting — You'll draft a card from one of three decks.
- End-game trigger — before someone places their fourth roof and ends the game.
- Hand Management — You are constantly weighing which cards to keep, which to pass.
- Set Collection — Store cards and roof cards give you different scoring conditions, while window cards can help you satisfy those objectives.
- Tableau Building — is a lightweight tableau building game. Play a card into your tableau.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Canal Houses might have a small box, but don't let that fool you. Inside is a surprisingly satisfying puzzle that completely won me over.
- It's quick, approachable, and gives me exactly the kind of puzzle I enjoy after a long day.
- I can absolutely see this becoming one of those games we pull off the shelf on busy weeknights when we still want something satisfying without committing to a long play session.
- If you enjoy reviews that help you decide what belongs on your shelf, don't forget to like and subscribe.
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Tantrum House Top List at 26:37 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
- Plays 2-5 players
- Thematic connection to Amsterdam
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Canal houses
- Amsterdam
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting — a light card drafting
- Tableau Building — basically tableau building game
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Quotes (from this video)
- My number three is the Royal Society of Archaeology from Hutch Games.
- Mine is Bohemians. This is from Portal Games.
- Countryside is the one I picked for this one.
- My number two also involves animals sort of. It is Aquaria.
- My most anticipated Essen 2025 game is Kingdom Crossing from Sorry We Are French.
- Well, my number one is Wispwood from CGE.
- We've enjoyed Castle Combo a lot with our group.
- Lord of the Rings Duel, which has been very popular, is getting an allies expansion.
- And then Windmill Valley Oh, yep. Really enjoy Windmill Valley. It's I don't know if you can see it. See it. Windmill Valley, that's getting the Blooming Sails expansion.
- And then one other honorable mention is called Twisted Trumpets from Play to Z.
- What is it? We would love for you to tell us in the comment section after you like this video, what your most anticipated Spiel game is going to be.
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The Dice Tower Discussion at 3:18
video_pk 81902 · mention_pk 204957
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none
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none
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none
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Quotes (from this video)
- the most boring unboxing on the planet Earth
- Thank you all as always for joining me on something that you were warned would be boring and yet you watched it anyway.
- Until next time, I'm Don Bassel and this is the Dice Tower.
- Hey folks, I'm Tom Vassel.
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Grant Lyon Other at 30:21 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Building houses along canals
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting — You're going to have a hand of cards. You're going to draft something from that hand of cards...
- Draft and Pass — Uh in the game, you are going to be doing the draft and pass mechanism. You're going to have a hand of cards. You're going to draft something from that hand of cards, pass to the next player.
- Tableau Building — And so, you are playing cards down to sort of either build up houses or build out houses and scoring points for a bunch of different things.
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Quotes (from this video)
- If you are interested in new board games that are coming to stores, to friendly local game stores, and other places right now, and you don't have to wait like 18 months to get the game, then this is the video for you.
- I always try to include about 25 different games in this video, and I want there to be something for everybody, right?
- So, if you are looking for like an introduction to worker placement, uh I think this is a good one for that.
- So, yeah. And I love penguins. Love penguins.
- This is intentionally a weird game. Uh it's leaning into It's weird.
- This is a game that combines dice and deduction in a pirate theme.
- This is another one I couldn't really find a lot of information on, so I don't know exactly how it plays.
- So, yeah. And I hope you found something that you like.
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