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Year
2026
Players
2
Age
14+
Playtime
15 min
Complexity
0/5
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A two-player western card game where players build card combos to outshoot their opponent in a Wild West duel
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The Dice Tower Discussion at 3:12
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none
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none
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none
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Quotes (from this video)
- Smarter than checkers, more fun than chess.
- Just one more game, everyone.
- Flip Seven's the greatest card game of all time.
- Oh, no, more anatomy. Now it's cats.
- I see inside the cat.
- Oh, this is going to make somebody happy.
- He dresses so stylish.
- Cool.
- All right, this one is packaged well.
- I mean has corners on it.
- Almost looks like it's a prototype of Swords, but I doubt it is.
- Has corners on it to protect it, which I'm not going to complain about cuz better that you protect something.
- I can't show you this yet.
- You didn't see enough to know what it is. But it's going to be cool. Go ahead and start guessing.
- Looks like a small game.
- Huh.
- It's not particularly heavy.
- So, we can hope it's good stuff.
- Ooh.
- I doubt that will be as cool as Catan on the road, but who knows?
- And we have a package here that I got to somehow rip open.
- I guess I have to slice it open on the side and hope I don't cut anything.
- I did a good job.
- Doesn't say much more than that.
- All right.
- Uh let's continue on here.
- Ba da bum bum bum ba.
- Zee's going to be happy with that.
- This is a big one here, a heavy one. At least I shouldn't say big.
- What could it be?
- It's a box in a box, my favorite kind of box to get.
- Let's try box number two.
- Lemme lemme lemme lemme.
- It has taken them a long time to get this one out.
- Well,
- All righty then, that's it for another most boring unboxing on the planet Earth.
- Look at all this boring stuff we're putting in here.
- Anyway, thanks for watching, everybody.
- Until next time, I'm Tom Vasel and you've been watching The Dice Tower.
- Hey folks, I'm Tom Vasel.
- Check out our channel. We have a lot of videos on our channel.
- We have live videos that go up each week from live Q&A's to videos where we take a look at the newest stuff on Kickstarter crowd surfing to top 10 lists and more.
- There's lots of stuff on this channel.
- We encourage you to explore it.
- You can find out more at our website dicetower.com.
- I'm Tom Vasel. Thanks for watching another video on The Dice Tower.
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The Dice Tower News at 5:55 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- nice little two-player card game
Cons
none
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card game — A nice little two-player card game.
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Quotes (from this video)
- He ran the GameCabinet, which I was showing you a shot of here. And this is what I looked for when I first started playing the new modern games.
- So, Osprey Games, you might think, oh, they only board games? No, they used to and still do a bunch of war game or war books.
- But now the original people Chris Badell and Paul Bender have it back along with the Sentinels of the Multiverse IP.
- It's from the two people that invented that, Homestar Runner.
- Companies Companies are now realizing that they're going to take every popular video game and turn them into board games because it's working.
- So, I'm assuming it's a lot stronger now. It wasn't one of their earliest if not technically the first one and I'm sure by now they've developed it quite a bit.
- If you don't know what Teburu is, it is the big giant board.
- If you don't know what Mark Rosewater is, if you're in the board game world, but if you are a Magic the Gathering player, you know who he is because he is probably the most important person in Magic the Gathering history, even more so than the designer Richard Garfield.
- If you took 28 years to make a little 133 card card game, it's one of two things. You suck at it, right, and you should never do it, or your game is you you put in 3 minutes a week.
- The stretchiest of stretches.
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The Dice Tower Analysis at 6:42 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- really clever game
- what it does it does very well
- Very fast game
- Very clever design
- nice filler style
- Really enjoyed it
Cons
- not the most unique game
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Play — You are essentially playing cards from your hand um head-to-head against another player and then you're going to be also playing cards to kind of manipulate and mitigate and influence these kind of totals that you're trying to get to knock the other player out.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Uh also Chang'an. Uh this is from Arcane Wonders. It's an engine building game. There's some interesting ideas, but it's hard to pass around this player aid sheet to remember what everything does, and it looks old, which keeps you from loving it more than I I would normally. 6 out of 10.
- And Rattlesnake. What a fantastic game. It's two-player back and forth, nice filler style. Really enjoyed it. 8.5.
- And then Druids of Adora, this is a really cool game from Stefan Feld that has a few issues with it which keeps me from loving it. A six out of 10 I gave it. Uh the Again, no player aids at all in this one. And the it's a lot of the iconography is hard to see. And some of the game is too focused on getting supplies to play the rest of the game. But the rest of the game was pretty fun. So there's kind of a mix in there of all that.
- I've come to realize this is not English. I'm going to guess Icelandic.
- There's two categories of board gaming, Ameritrash and Euro crap.
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The Dice Tower Analysis at 9:29 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
- Fantastic game
- Nice filler style
Cons
none
Thematic elements
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- two-player — It's two-player back and forth
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Quotes (from this video)
- Uh also Chang'an. Uh this is from Arcane Wonders. It's an engine building game. There's some interesting ideas, but it's hard to pass around this player aid sheet to remember what everything does, and it looks old, which keeps you from loving it more than I I would normally. 6 out of 10.
- And Rattlesnake. What a fantastic game. It's two-player back and forth, nice filler style. Really enjoyed it. 8.5.
- And then Druids of Adora, this is a really cool game from Stefan Feld that has a few issues with it which keeps me from loving it. A six out of 10 I gave it. Uh the Again, no player aids at all in this one. And the it's a lot of the iconography is hard to see. And some of the game is too focused on getting supplies to play the rest of the game. But the rest of the game was pretty fun. So there's kind of a mix in there of all that.
- I've come to realize this is not English. I'm going to guess Icelandic.
- There's two categories of board gaming, Ameritrash and Euro crap.
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The Dice Tower Top List at 16:36 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Very positive
Pros
- Never messes with the opponent's hand, takes cards, or forces discards.
- Interaction is limited to attack and defense cards on the table.
- Leads to good back-and-forth during attacks.
- Approachable, learnable, and snappy.
- Highly interactive head-to-head dueling game.
- Feels unique compared to other games.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Snakes
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting — There's a little market of cards, and on your turn, you play out some cards to attack and or you can discard two cards to purchase anything from the lineup.
- Card dueling — This is a card dueling game that is just delightful.
- Deck Building — You can deck build a little bit.
- Hand Management — Or you can discard two cards to purchase anything from the lineup.
- Set Collection — But then also once you reveal those cards, I played three fives and so I want Oh, I played a four, five, six or a two, three, four.
- Trash (deck construction) — Every card also has a special power on it, and you can remove those cards from the game, not discard them, trash them, they're gone.
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Quotes (from this video)
- This marks 5 years since we started doing the rapid fire roundups here on the Dice Tower channel.
- It's hot potato with a lot a lot a lot of special powers.
- It feels like the first 70% of the game mostly doesn't matter and I don't love that part of it.
- So quagmire a seven out of 10 for me.
- This is a card dueling game that is just delightful.
- I think this game does a lot of things absolutely right.
- I love this head-to-head dueling game. It's one of my It's one of my favorites I've played in a while.
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Grant Lyon News at 37:44 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- strategic two-player card game
- deck building to strengthen combos
- play sets and runs of cards to attack
- unique mechanic of burning cards for special abilities
- fast playing with lots of tension
Cons
- loser is the first to take five hits
- host is bad at the game and loses often
Thematic elements
- attacking opponents
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Combat — You will be attacking them and trying to win the game.
- Deck Building — you can buy cards from the market to add to your hand, to add to your deck so you can make those combos stronger.
- Hand Management — you can buy cards from the market to add to your hand, to add to your deck so you can make those combos stronger.
- Resource Management — If you want to use that special ability, you burn the card out of the game for the rest of the game.
- Set Collection — you are trying to play sets and runs of cards to attack your opponent.
- Take That — you are trying to play sets and runs of cards to attack your opponent.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Sorry this video is coming a little bit late this month.
- I have been on tour with my board game comedy show.
- Almost every single show has sold out so far which is better than I could have hoped for.
- So I hope to see you at those shows as well.
- This is a cooperative party game.
- The grid is smaller.
- This is a trick-taking game at its core.
- The twist of the game, the thing that makes it interesting and different from other games, is you will have sort of a background card and a transparency colored card. And when you combine those two things, they will create a different color.
- There is worker placement. There is hand management. There's a betting and bluffing aspect to the game.
- So yeah, that is 23 games coming to retail here in the month of June.
- I have been releasing episodes of It's All Funny and Games.
- Thank you so much. I'm Grant with Grant's Game Rex.
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Review at 0:18 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Simple, quick deck building game.
- A lot of fun.
- Super simple to play, learn, and teach.
- Tense and intense for a quick, simple game.
- Events that come out of the saloon alter the game.
- Head-to-head game packed with tension.
- Great shoot 'em up, great western theme.
- Really great deck building gameplay.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Shootout
- Wild West
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- bluffing — The ones that aren't [in sequence or a set] are just bluffs. So, what you do is you put your cards down in front of you and the defender then they will put their cards down in front of them. And what you're trying to do then is you're trying to best your opponent with your combo.
- card abilities — At any time, a player can play one of the cards from their hand for its text ability.
- Deck Building — Instead of bullets, they're going to use deck building. Each player is going to get a deck of 10 cards. And these cards are going to have numbers on them, one through five, I believe. They're also going to have various text and abilities that you can do on these cards.
- Defender Wins Ties — If you tie on any of these criteria, the defender wins.
- event cards — Initially, the deck is going to be kind of seated with event cards, which are horizontal... if the event cards comes out that permanently is there and whatever is the condition of the event will stay in in play for the rest of the game and it will decrease the number of saloon cards that will be available to purchase over the course of the game.
- Highest Card Tiebreaker — Assuming it's still the same, who's ever got the highest single number within the cards they played, they will win.
- Runs — You can play, you know, a straight ascending number of cards, 2, three, four, five, etc. You can play those out there as well.
- Set Collection — You can do a set two or more of any card represents a set.
- Set Collection/Runs Tiebreaker — Assuming you have the same number of cards, if one is a set and one is a straight, a run, who has ever got the set is going to win regardless of the number of values.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Hello, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the discriminating gamer.
- I can't believe it's not better.
- Heat. Heat. N.
- The first player will also take a revolver token and place that next to them.
- If you tie on any of these criteria, the defender wins.
- If the event cards comes out that permanently is there and whatever is the condition of the event will stay in in play for the rest of the game and it will decrease the number of saloon cards that will be available to purchase over the course of the game.
- It's almost be fun to see if they they could do just an expansion pack for the for the events and see if find ways to change that up.
- Thank you once again for joining us today on The Discriminating Gamer.
- As always, we'd ask you to please leave a comment for us here on YouTube, on Board Gamegeeek, on Facebook, on X.
- We'd love to hear back from you.
- I would humbly ask you to click on the super thanks button and leave a tip.
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Top List at 9:56 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Unique twist on dueling games.
- Small box, easy to fit into a collection.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Dueling game where players try to get rid of opponent's 'hit cards'.
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Betting and Bluffing — A component of the gameplay that involves deception.
- bluffing — A component of the gameplay that involves deception.
- Card Play — Playing combinations of cards (same cards or runs) to hit the opponent.
- Deck Building — Players can buy new cards to add to their deck.
- Dueling — A game for two players competing against each other.
- Hand Management — Managing cards in hand to play combinations and use for events.
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Quotes (from this video)
- It's time for the hottest board games of the month.
- I don't know what shug means, but I don't know what shug is.
- I would say that this is a game where you take Talisman and then add a party game to it and this is what you get.
- Lightning train arrived like a lightning. And I don't know, will it stay here?
- Why is it suddenly hot? Well, we have that game and we have also the reason why it's hot right here in the studio.
- This month is a unique worker game. Why a unique worker? Because usually it's worker placement, but this time it's going to be worker movement and worker sliding.
- Osprey Games have announced that they're going to close their board game line. So, get their games while they last.
- Eight dragons has a little bit of set collection, a little bit of worker pushing, unique components.
- This is a deck builder.
- Harmonies is a little chill game where you're building your little plot of land right here trying to satisfy requirements of different animal cards.
- This is a secret worker placement.
- So, the unique secret worker placement, the moving up the tracks makes this a very unique experience.
- I still feel like Wondrous Creatures is the most wondrous game on this list.
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Review at 0:19 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Fantastic fast two-player game
- Great for travel or playing in small spaces
- Great filler game
- Doesn't feel like it will get old quickly
- Works well for someone who doesn't typically love direct head-to-head card games
- Can be played at any time due to speed
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Fastest gun in the west / cowboy shoot-'em-up
- cowboys
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- bluffing — Players can use cards as a bluff during combat, leading to tactical considerations.
- Deck Building — Players add cards to their deck from a central market, which is a core part of the game's progression.
- Hand Management — The game naturally incorporates hand management, as playing cards for abilities removes them from the deck, forcing players to balance usage.
- Press Your Luck — Some event cards can speed up or slow down the game, and certain card plays involve an element of chance.
- Set Collection — During combat, players can play runs of cards (e.g., 1-2-3) or sets of the same number (e.g., three 4s).
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Quotes (from this video)
- This is a two-player cowboy shoot-'em-up card game. And the box says 15 minutes and it is not lying.
- The key rule, which we figured out cuz we played it wrong the first time, was when you play an action card, that card is gone forever.
- It's beautiful. Yeah, it's almost like hand management is built into the game, you know what I mean?
- I'm giving this an 8.5. I think this is a fantastic fast two-player game.
- For me actually that's pretty high praise for this type of game cuz this is a type of game direct head to head cards with powers. I don't tend to love those games.
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Discussion at 9:24 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Fast (10-15 minute game)
- Energetic gameplay
- Wild West theme comes through
- Chaos is manageable due to speed
- Good presentation and artwork
- Good filler game
Cons
- Can feel too chaotic at times
- Not for players seeking deep strategy
- Lacks tactical depth
Thematic elements
- Wild West shootout
- Wild West
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card abilities — you can use different cards for their abilities.
- Card Drafting — You can then buy new cards, pull it in there.
- Hand building — you're each playing a hand of cards, and really all that matters is either a run or you get the same card, two three of a kind, four of a kind.
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Quotes (from this video)
- What a rapid-fire roundup is is where I get a chance to talk about some games that have been reviewed elsewhere on the channel, but I have not yet given my review and my number on those.
- This is the seal of excellence for me because this is again, it's in my top 50 games of all time.
- I think I admire a lot about what Torchlit is trying to do more than I actually enjoy playing it.
- I think every house in Southwest Florida should have this sitting right there on the shelf, because it just adds to the decor of it.
- The difficulty can be brutally punishing. It's just insane how hard this game is.
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Review at 0:14 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Small and fast, good for a filler game.
- Looks fun.
- Unique and simple enough.
- Artwork on the cover is fantastic.
- Trust Osprey Games and their small games.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- shoot-'em-up uh gun-totin' type of a game
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Play — You're putting cards together and you're just trying to be the victor in this particular game.
- Set Collection — The rulebook mentions hit cards and saloon action cards and saloon event cards, suggesting set collection is part of the gameplay.
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Quotes (from this video)
- You know, I'm terrified of elevators.
- I love allergy season.
- You know, I wish I could clean mirrors for a living. It's just something I can see myself doing.
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