Game Info
Year
2024
Players
2-4
Age
8+
Playtime
45 min
Complexity
2/5
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Description
In Dabba Walla, players join Mumbai's lunchbox couriers on their daily journey delivering dabbas across the city. It is a hand-management, polyomino game in which players collect dabba cards, then load matching tiles onto their player board, building up layers of goods to score at game's end.
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Rolling Dice & Taking Names Review at 57:13 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Interesting two-part gameplay (tile laying and market)
- Easy setup
- Good for family play
- Chai tiles offer strategic bonuses
- Appreciates the theme despite it not being a direct simulation
Cons
- Challenging assembly of player trays
- Can require strategic thinking about scoring beyond just completing layers
- The theme doesn't directly translate to the core mechanics
Thematic elements
- Lunchbox delivery service
- Mumbai, India
- Descriptive text in rulebook explains the Daba Wala profession.
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting — Players draft cards that provide tiles and scoring modifiers.
- market — The second half of the game involves players playing cards to adjust the value of different tile colors for scoring.
- Pattern Building — Players strategically place tiles, aiming to create specific patterns or complete layers.
- Set Collection — Players aim to collect sets of tiles to complete layers and score points.
- Tile Placement — Players select and place polyomino tiles onto their player boards to form layers.
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- I don't need to get into this and be called Gramps and all this stuff.
- If you ever ever have questions about how your heart health is do not delay make sure you go see your doctor.
- I just don't remember being that lenient and I think colleges have gotten soft.
- The unique thing is the pencils being rolled.
- The problem is this is the only mode of play you have.
- This has got to be one of the more clever app-driven games Tony because of the use of the camera.
- It is not it is not it is a tile lane game with a little bit of a market Style game at the end based on cards that you play at the end of the game.
- The pace is so slow at the beginning of the game because that worm is so resource hungry each time you move it.
- I hate to be down on it but we've played a lot of amazing d games you know matter of fact one of them was in your game of the year right right this one White Castle White Castle this one just kind of fell flat to me.
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kovray Rules Teach at 0:00
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Quotes (from this video)
- this is just the first of the family and friends games from Queen Games
- we can't wait to tell you about
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The Board Game Garden Discussion at 11:29 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- fun and chaotic
Cons
- depends on word knowledge
Thematic elements
- word/construction
- casual party game
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Word Building — Players manipulate letters or shapes to score via word-like or pattern-based goals.
- word crafting / pattern construction — Players manipulate letters or shapes to score via word-like or pattern-based goals.
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Quotes (from this video)
- May the 4th be with you.
- it's kind of like gamma in Canada, and it's for content creators as well as like board game industry people designers.
- remember you are somebody's reason to smile.
- it's such a fun weekend and I had the time of my life.
- I really want to get a copy of spots cuz it's very fun.
- Nana is a card game from Japan but they recently came out with another version of it here in North America by Happy Camper Games called Trio if you see Trio I definitely recommend you pick it up
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