Game Info
Year
2024
Players
1-5
Age
12+
Playtime
30 min
Complexity
1.5/5
Collection
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Description
A cozy literary set collection card game where book collectors curate themed sets of books for their personal collection
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Rules Teach
Bookshelf | How to Play
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Bookshelf | Solo Playthrough
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Rules Teach at 0:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Cooperative gameplay
- Engaging tactile element of balancing
- Adjustable difficulty with different target heights
Cons
- Bookshelf can topple over, requiring a restart.
Thematic elements
- Stacking a bookshelf as high as possible while balancing books.
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card drafting — Players draw two cards and choose one to play, with the other going to the bottom of the deck.
- cooperative play — Players work together to achieve the game's objective.
- set collection — Players collect books that match the chosen card.
- stacking/balancing — The core mechanic involves physically stacking cards and placing books to build a stable bookshelf.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Hi everyone, I'm Tom and today I'm going to be showing you how to play Bookshelf.
- And that's everything you need to know to play bookshelf. I hope you enjoyed that and it's given you a good idea of how to play the game.
- I hope you enjoy playing and can balance better than I did here.
- Thanks so much for watching and I'll see you for the next game. Bye, everyone.
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Playthrough at 0:10 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Cute and adorable theme and components
- Has a solo mode, which is new for Alleycat tin games
- Easy to set up
- Simple rules
- Good for playing on the road
- Challenging due to balancing and cat placement
- Nice feel of the components
Cons
- Can be difficult to succeed, especially at higher book counts
Thematic elements
- Building a bookshelf
Comparison games
- Tinder Blocks
- Barbecubes
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- balancing — Players need to balance books on shelves to build the bookshelf, and the stability of placements is a key concern.
- card drafting — Players draw two cards and choose one to use for placing books.
- cooperative play — While reviewed solo, the host mentions it can be played cooperatively, working together to build the bookshelf.
- set collection — The game involves placing specific types or colors of books as required by the cards.
- solo mode — The game is designed to be playable by a single player.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- It is bookshelf which is the new tin tin game from Alleycat Games.
- We need to balance some stuff, but the big difference is that for the first time in Alleycat game tin history is that it is also a solo.
- It's scary. It's scary business to be in the book business.
- I think it's so cute. Absolutely adorable.
- I love that we now have an Alleycat tin game that we can play solo.
- This is such a nice little like on the road game you can bring with you.
- The rules are very simple.
- I love the little movement of the cat which definitely makes it a bit more challenging as well.
- And I really like the design of the books. I just love the feel of like the components. It's so nice.
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