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Nutty Squirrels of the Oakwood Forest

Game ID: GID0452708
Game Info
Year
2020
Players
1-6
Age
8+
Playtime
45 min
Complexity
1.7/5
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Description

Competitive acorn-gathering game where squirrels navigate a tree flipping cards and collecting power-ups

Description

Competitive acorn-gathering game where squirrels navigate a tree flipping cards and collecting power-ups

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Sentiment: pos 2 · mix 0 · neu 0 · neg 0
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Video jaWuwh8vptM Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Top 10 List at 38:47 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • clever progression
  • fun theme and family-friendly
  • interesting risk/reward with branches
Cons
  • broken branches can impede progress
Thematic elements
  • nutty squirrels collecting acorns
  • oak tree with nest; forest
  • flip-and-collect with powerups and broken limbs
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Actions per turn — three actions: move, flip, or bury acorns
  • flip leaf cards for power-ups — turn leaf cards to reveal acorns/power-ups or broken limbs
  • Multi-Use Cards — turn leaf cards to reveal acorns/power-ups or broken limbs
  • stash and bury mechanics — stash acorns in nest or bury for winter; broken limbs reset progress
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • I think this is really interesting and so much fun.
  • This game is so unique and so much fun.
  • The push your luck aspect in this comes in determining what you're going to do with your disc.
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Video o-SMz66PoD0 Where There's A Wilz, There's a Play Top 10 List at 36:35 sentiment: positive
video_pk 85821 · mention_pk 220697
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • quick, silly, and family-friendly
  • fun when using bonuses and managing burying mechanics
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • acorns, squirrels, and branching paths
  • nut gathering game in a forest
  • silly and humorous
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • dexterity and route planning with acorns — move squirrels, collect acorns, stash and bury nuts while avoiding penalties.
  • variable power-ups via bonuses — bonuses modify moves, provide extra actions, or alter acorn values.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • This is a flip and write game where you are creating a castle.
  • I really like this game. I think this is a really good followup because cover your assets.
  • Patchwork Doodle is kind of like a followup to the original Patchwork.
  • The creatures are adorable.
  • I like the colors. They're pretty. They're really nice.
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