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Year
2024
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Description
In the midst of a windswept, snowy landscape, a group of explorers discover a gigantic cave with a massive structure that radiates out from it. Around this Hearth, the Master Founders lay the foundation for what will become The City, home to the powerful Guilds of I C E!
Following the directives of the first Founders' Council on the Design of the City, as well as the Requests of the first Guilds, you will design and create this famous City from scratch!
F O U N D E R S is a strategic and innovative game of tile placement where each player is in a hidden alliance with 2 other players they don't know.
The games last around 30 min for 2 to 5 players from 10 years old.
—description from the publisher
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Meeple University Playthrough
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none
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none
Thematic elements
none
Comparison games
none
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Quotes (from this video)
- Founders this is a prototype copy
- this is a city building tile placement game
- one parchment objective and one Compass
- we will go back and forward drafting any tile other than our own
- asymmetric Powers
- statues are placed when an area is surrounded by districts
- Guild cards provide various shapes and they give an immediate reward
- Ashoka (Disney+)
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Video RfU0ici0p2E
Meeple University Playthrough at 0:02 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Engaging tile-drafting and placement with deduction elements
- Two-player version provides a tighter, more focused puzzle
- Asymmetric powers add unique strategic angles
- Guild cards expansion adds variety and tactical options
Cons
- The 3-4 player variant changes deductions significantly and may alter the feel of the game
Thematic elements
- color-based district building with objectives
- city building tile placement game
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- area/enclosure scoring — enclosing areas triggers majority checks and statue-based scoring.
- artifact bonuses — Covering artifact spaces grants bonuses such as placing districts/buildings or triggering color changes.
- Asymmetric Player Powers — Certain players have powers that modify how they place tiles and score.
- Asymmetric powers — Certain players have powers that modify how they place tiles and score.
- color-shift through buildings — Buildings can change the color of tiles, influencing scoring.
- Compound Scoring — enclosing areas triggers majority checks and statue-based scoring.
- expansions with Guild cards — Guild cards add new shapes and immediate rewards, adding tactical variety.
- multi-objective scoring (2p) — In 2-player mode, players have separate objectives; scoring compares their results.
- Pattern Building — Buildings can change the color of tiles, influencing scoring.
- round-based drafting — The game runs four rounds with drafts and placements per round.
- tile drafting — Players draft tiles from a common display, with the constraint of not taking their own tile.
- Tile Placement — Drafted tiles must be placed adjacent to existing tiles; placements affect scoring areas.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- Founders this is a prototype copy
- this is a city building tile placement game
- one parchment objective and one Compass
- we will go back and forward drafting any tile other than our own
- asymmetric Powers
- statues are placed when an area is surrounded by districts
- Guild cards provide various shapes and they give an immediate reward
- Ashoka (Disney+)
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