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Thrown Under the Bus

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Video _Tn7ift2q9U Maple University Game Preview
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Quotes (from this video)
  • "the game plays two to six players with mechanics such as deck building take that and action point allowance"
  • "the game is of light complexity"
  • "Friday meeting"
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Video _Tn7ift2q9U Maple University Game Preview at 0:05 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Light complexity and approachable rules
  • Fun, office-politics theme with memes
  • Deck-building and card interactions seem engaging
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Thematic elements
  • office politics, corporate ladder to senior vice president
  • office workplace
  • card-driven interactions with desk slots and weekly cycle (Monday to Friday), memes and character flavor
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Action Points — Each turn gives five actions; you can play cards or place on desks.
  • action_points — Each turn gives five actions; you can play cards or place on desks.
  • card effects and negative cards — Cards include effects like Time Zero or minus four to hinder opponents and discard interactions.
  • Compound Scoring — Score is determined by the top-right math equation after cards are revealed.
  • Deck Building — Players start with five cards and add to their deck by playing cards and drawing; cards can be added to deck.
  • deck-building — Players start with five cards and add to their deck by playing cards and drawing; cards can be added to deck.
  • Dice Placement — On your desk there are five slots; you place a card face down on any five slots.
  • End condition — First to reach 41 points wins; associate of the week is first player.
  • Hand Management — Draw to five cards each round and manage what you hold.
  • hand-management — Draw to five cards each round and manage what you hold.
  • Interactive disruption — You can delegate or play a card on other players' desks to disrupt them (except Monday) and manage how cards affect others.
  • scoring via math equation — Score is determined by the top-right math equation after cards are revealed.
  • Slot-based card placement — On your desk there are five slots; you place a card face down on any five slots.
  • weekly cycle with Friday meeting — Rounds progress to Friday meeting where all cards are revealed and scoring occurs.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • "the game plays two to six players with mechanics such as deck building take that and action point allowance"
  • "the game is of light complexity"
  • "Friday meeting"
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