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You are a superhero, virtuous, respected and dare we say loved by millions! Well, ok maybe not millions, but by more than a few people in the little town you and your super group have been tasked with protecting. Unfortunately, the government has cut your group's funding and that means you all are going to need jobs to support your superhero lifestyle. Sadly, there is but one job to be had in town at the local restaurant. The restaurant owner has decided to let you all tryout for the job and whoever has the most tips by the end of the day gets it.
Born to Serve is a board game brawl between two to four jobless superheroes for the last job in town....at the local restaurant....waiting tables. Oh how the mighty have fallen.
In Born to Serve, players are recently unemployed second tier super heroes in competition for a single wait staff job at a restaurant. Players serve tables by placing their time markers on them and ultimately the player who spends the most time on a table wins the table's tip. Players can also spend their time markers on the restaurant staff who allow them to use additional abilities to gain additional money or shift the odds in their favor on a table. Of course, being super heroes, each player also has two (nominally useful) powers that allows them to bend certain strategies in their favor. The player who earns the most money in tips wins the job and the game.
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- Thematic integration of tactical superhero competition.
- Strategic depth in managing service tokens and capitalizing on tips.
- Variability introduced by star cards and superhero powers.
- down-on-their-luck superheroes who have lost their government funding and are forced to wait tables
- a local diner
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- area influence — scoring tables based on who has the most service markers on it, with tie-breaking rules.
- Set Collection — collecting tips from tables scored, with different types of tip cards affecting scoring.
- Variable player powers — Each player has two superhero abilities that can be used once per round, allowing for special actions.
- Worker Placement — players place a service marker onto a table in order to serve the customers on that table or onto one of the restaurants staff in order to call on that staff members helpful abilities.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- it's this interesting comic book about it's a whole group of superheroes who have no government funding and are forced to wait tables at a local restaurant and they're all trying to get the most tips this is actually also a game
- so placing later is a key to the game when scoring a table
- players who serve the table but didn't win it will get half of the tip rounded down but will not lose the token to the phantom realm as such players will seek to maneuver into the highest value tips that they can so that they can get the best value for the tokens they lose to the phantom realm while keeping a steady flow of income from half tips without losing their tokens
References (from this video)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- hi its parent and fella from university bringing you a variety of quality portent videos on this channel
- so if you're new here please consider subscribing and you hit the bell to be notified when we post new videos
References (from this video)
- Unique theme of superheroes waiting tables.
- Strategic depth with token management and timing.
- Variable powers add replayability.
- Losing service markers to the Phantom Realm can be a drawback.
- down-on-their-luck superheroes trying to get jobs by waiting tables
- a local restaurant
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Push Your Luck — Players must decide whether to score a second service marker or keep it for a potentially higher value tip later.
- Set Collection — Players aim to hold a majority of service markers at tables to gain tips.
- Variable player powers — Each player chooses a superhero with unique abilities that can be used during the game.
- Worker Placement — Players take turns placing service markers on tables or staff members to take actions.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- hi its parent and fella from university bringing you a variety of quality portent videos on this channel
- so if you're new here please consider subscribing and you hit the bell to be notified when we post new videos