Game Info
Year
2026
Players
1-4
Age
12+
Playtime
90 min
Complexity
3/5
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Description
A worker-placement game where players run a student association of woodland critters, sending students to campuses to earn academic credits and skills in pursuit of becoming Valedictorian. Combines worker placement and set collection.
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Video zZZOdlI-EUs
Board Gaming Ramblings Review at 0:08 sentiment: positive
video_pk 83101 · mention_pk 208846
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Light and satisfying Euro puzzle.
- Good for introducing new players to worker placement.
- Worker placement spaces are not blocked, increasing accessibility.
- Streamlined single resource system.
- Upgrades offer interesting strategic choices.
- Humorous and unique thematic elements like puns and transformations.
Cons
- Might be too light for players accustomed to heavy games.
- Thematic elements can be confusing or disconnected (e.g., shark transforming).
Thematic elements
- student life
- university
Comparison games
- Stone Age
- Lords of Water Deep
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Drafting — Personal goals are drafted at the end of each round.
- polyomino puzzle — Described as a 'science' mini-game involving placing polyominos in a shared space for bonuses.
- Set Collection — Players collect bonuses related to specific areas like painting.
- track movement — Mentioned in relation to the 'business' area, where progress on a track is made.
- Variable player powers — Upgraded characters (students) gain different abilities.
- Worker Placement — A core mechanic where players send workers (students) to different locations to perform actions.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I'm going to give you a brief overview. This is a worker placement game.
- I would absolutely put this in a family plus.
- Closer to light. I think depending on where you come from, for it's hard to talk about weight, but I would say that if you are into heavy games, this is going to be too light probably.
- these worker placement spaces are not blocked. You just have to pay more to go there.
- The balance is very much when to upgrade and when to do the actions.
- this is as we said a lighter I would say gateway Plus
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Video HTagk6T4Ok8
kovray Rules Teach at 0:00
video_pk 42943 · mention_pk 164602
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
none
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- Red Leaf University has played over five rounds.
- The higher the level of your student, the more variety of actions you can choose from in each location.
- Now that's the general overview of the game.
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Video HTagk6T4Ok8
kovray Rules Teach at 0:05 sentiment: positive
video_pk 42943 · mention_pk 130620
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Clear, thorough setup description
- Comprehensive rule explanations and action examples
- Demonstrates core worker-placement and engine-building elements
- Illustrates end-game scoring and tile interactions
Cons
- Prototype version may differ from final production
- Rules dense; may require frequent reference to rulebook
Thematic elements
- Academic competition and student management across faculties
- A university campus with multiple faculties and campus boards where players compete to enroll students and earn graduation points over five rounds.
- Array
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Red Leaf University has played over five rounds.
- The higher the level of your student, the more variety of actions you can choose from in each location.
- Now that's the general overview of the game.
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Video tj3e2g_L-j0
The Dice Tower Discussion at 15:36 sentiment: mixed
video_pk 37293 · mention_pk 111971
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- cool art direction
- unique concept
Cons
- production quality debated
- unclear weight
Thematic elements
- educational institute with anthropomorphic studies
- university with anthropomorphic characters
- cozy, narrative-driven
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This is a mega game that's going to take you a long time to play through
- This is a piece of crap
- I like my last name Remington
- Zoom Zoom Vroom is the one I'm most interested in
- There is an audience for this
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