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Small Fjords

Game ID: GID0452808
Game Info
Year
2026
Players
1-2
Age
8+
Playtime
30 min
Complexity
1.7/5
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Description

A smaller 1-2 player edition of the modern classic Fjords by Franz-Benno Delonge. Players lay hexagonal landscape tiles to build the board, then walk from their longhouses to claim the most plains and cliffs; this edition adds solo rules.

Description

A smaller 1-2 player edition of the modern classic Fjords by Franz-Benno Delonge. Players lay hexagonal landscape tiles to build the board, then walk from their longhouses to claim the most plains and cliffs; this edition adds solo rules.

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Sentiment: pos 3 · mix 1 · neu 1 · neg 0
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Video DIqBobqFVSY Watch It Played News at 4:18 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
  • Being brought back into print by Grail Games
  • New art by Beth Sobel
  • Phil Walker-Harding involved in modernization
  • Extra optional modules and higher player count support
  • Option to play the classic way preserved
Cons
  • Out of print for a long time
  • New version coming next year
  • Host possesses a German copy they're willing to part with
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Tile Placement — Implied by the name and theme, and the need for higher player counts.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • Descent: Legends of the Dark has been revealed to be an app-driven descent game with a bucket full of miniatures and 175 dollar price tag.
  • The year is 1926. an astronomy professor has been killed and you're in her mansion trying to solve the mystery
  • Concordia despite its box art is a firm top 20 game on board game geek there's just something about it it's got sticking power like a like sellotape or a small dog with separation anxiety
  • The foul-minded black-throated blue warbler for instance The mouth on it
  • i'm both very very excited and happy about it but i'm also livid it's coming next year
  • Gloomhaven is one of the most impressive new game worlds of recent times
  • The new beta is available now for you to go check out and you'll find it in a link in the announcement section of the board game geeks homepage
  • well you're placing it there because it's going to open up the shelves literary chakras or something right
  • and for another first we turn now to rodney smith for the first in a new segment the book loving board gamers book nook
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Video GUdt9MlCpOk Getting Games Top N List at 7:30 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • two-phase structure; neat tile layout/claim mechanic
  • modules by Phil Walker Harding add variety
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
  • Blue Lagoon
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • multiplayer variants — supports up to four players; includes modules by Phil Walker Harding
  • two-phase gameplay — first phase lay out tiles; second phase claim tiles
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • "it's heavy but it only has one resource and that's money"
  • "it's fully cooperative and you all play as robots that are trying to essentially take down the human corporations"
  • "this is now a multiplayer experience it's not just two players"
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Video xx75wkZ7HSQ Watch It Played Discussion at 1:21 sentiment: positive
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positive
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none
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • i wish i knew castles of burgundy had a newer release
  • it's an absolute cutthroat game
  • it's devious but it's light
  • oh yeah have a massive stack of battlestar galactica
  • i know i haven't got tamsk but it's not technically part of the gift series but i still obviously still want it
  • Vegas Showdown's a really good bidding game
  • i did want to buy a copy of hero quest which i thought was really good for 20 quid when it was completely out of print and was never getting reprinted again
  • i wish i could guarantee i liked that game before i bought it
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Video 7Pt0Mj_tGSU All You Can Board Top 50 List at 6:26 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • A highly engaging two-player experience with deep strategy over time
Cons
none
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none
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Mechanics unknown.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • I've absolutely adored this game.
  • it's basically a civilization game you have cards that you're putting out
  • I've absolutely loved this game and I can't wait to introduce more people to it
  • for sale is probably my favorite filler game of all time
  • Clank is a de facto eject builder
  • the two phases that the game has are distinct from each other but influence each other
  • it's a genius resource wheel
  • Pandemic Legacy is one of the reasons I gravitated toward legacy games
  • Ghost Stories is the toughest most brutal co-op I've ever played
  • Quacks of Quedlinburg is absolutely hilarious and fun
  • Key Forge is the most accessible card game out there
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Video EzoPa092Oe8 All You Can Board Discussion at 11:28 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
  • The Hobbit
  • The Mind
  • Friday
  • Desert
  • Brass Birmingham
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Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Be curious, not judgmental.
  • For me spirit of the game I think there's two things at play.
  • There is no real right or wrong; it is group dependent.
  • We are all at the table for the same reason.
  • This is outside the spirit of the game.
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Video eCgCcAXhnK0 kovray Rules Teach at 0:00
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Quotes (from this video)
  • If you cannot place a Viking your turn is skipped
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