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Short Zoot Suit

Game ID: GID0453443
Game Info
Year
2023
Players
2-4
Age
10+
Playtime
20 min
Complexity
1.5/5
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Description

Players balance winning tricks with playing off-suit cards to earn points in this trick-taking game set in Bollywood

Description

Players balance winning tricks with playing off-suit cards to earn points in this trick-taking game set in Bollywood

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Video xd9a4mSLTr0 The Dice Tower Top List at 35:40 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Painfully clever core mechanic
  • Encourages strategic short-suiting
  • Balancing act between winning tricks and playing off-suit
  • Build your own draw deck adds strategy
  • Funny art
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • Zoot suits with shorter and shorter zoot suits on lower value cards
Comparison games
  • Tricky Twist
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Balancing tricks won and off-suit plays — Players must balance winning tricks with intentionally playing off-suit.
  • Build own draw deck — Players build their own draw deck at the beginning of the round.
  • Encouraged short-suiting — Players are encouraged to run out of a suit of cards quickly.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Did it in such an unbelievably clean way
  • within a few missions, you are doing zany things that you that oftentimes feel like they're not possible.
  • If people know trick taking then you can pull off some awesome awesome moves.
  • This is why you're an idiot. Let me break it down for you in front of everybody.
  • It's so smart. It's so smart.
  • this one is a little more approachable.
  • No, this is my favorite because it's so dead simple.
  • This is your starting point here. I think this is the gold standard.
  • It outdid the crew for me recently.
  • This is now coming out as Trick to the Future.
  • I hate that name so much.
  • It's basically Hearts with Special Powers.
  • Rebel Princess is fantastic.
  • This is one that's also very easy to teach people.
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Video Y6OPMNgqtg4 Game Night Picks - Pair Of Dice Paradise Analysis at 5:13 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Well-aligned with Taylor Riner’s trick-taking background
  • Accessible micro-game experience
Cons
  • Limited depth for some players
Thematic elements
  • Compact, indie design ethos
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Abstract/indie micro-game — Small-footprint design with tight, fast play.
  • Mini-Games — Small-footprint design with tight, fast play.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Matt Leacock did indeed design Thunderbirds, the game.
  • Susan McKinley Ross did indeed design Quirk.
  • Daryl Andrews I thought maybe Daryl designed the Titanic game.
  • Kia did The Amazing Spider-Man game.
  • it's just a game it's just a game
  • holy crow too good to believe
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