Game Info
Year
2023
Players
2-4
Age
10+
Playtime
20 min
Complexity
1.5/5
Collection
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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
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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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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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