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The Slasher

Game ID: GID0453617
Game Info
Year
2025
Players
2
Age
12+
Playtime
30 min
Complexity
1.5/5
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Description

A cooperative two-player trick-taking horror game where players escape an isolated campground while a knife-wielding killer stalks in silent pursuit

Description

A cooperative two-player trick-taking horror game where players escape an isolated campground while a knife-wielding killer stalks in silent pursuit

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Sentiment: pos 2 · mix 1 · neu 0 · neg 0
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Video Gsew5C2__sY Board Gaming Ramblings Unboxing at 11:48 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Trick-Taking — that's also a trick-taking game for two players
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • nobody, including us, need this many games.
  • This is Divan. Mhm. I don't know anything about this game. I bought it because it looks beautiful.
  • This could have easily been a Reiner Knizia game I feel like.
  • And I love a reason to play Lost Ruins of Arnak Lost Ruins of Arnak because I think it's a great game.
  • We have to empty our unplayed game shelf from everything that's not 2025 releases and then we'll put it in there and the rest go on the floor until we manage to play them.
  • And it's based on the problem called what is called again it's based on the seven bridges of somewhere.
  • I feel kind of like bad about bringing a hundred games back home.
  • I I usually they go in, they go out. And that's also the thing like if I haven't played a game in a month, I will not remember the rules most of the time.
  • The longest line I saw was for coffee. In the morning before the whole office.
  • What's more important for you for the channel? Playing the popular ones or the less known niche ones?
  • My favorite animal beside the monkey which is my favorite animal. The capybara.
  • We are basically very lucky because we share a lot of hobbies.
  • The building thing Ah, it was too much building. I didn't like that too much.
  • It's been super fun. It's so many people. It's been so long since we did a live.
  • Thank you so much for watching. Like it. We wouldn't have done this if it wasn't for you.
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Video G_tNw6jREI0 Board Gaming Ramblings Analysis at 2:00 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
  • Enjoyed the theme
Cons
  • Not good enough to be kept
  • Would rather play Jekyll vs Hyde or Jekyll and Hyde vs Scotland Yard
Thematic elements
  • Trying not to get taken by the killer and trying to get all the getaway items before the killer kills you.
Comparison games
  • Jekyll vs Hyde
  • Jekyll and Hyde vs Scotland Yard
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Trick-Taking — Another trick taking game. It is a two player cooperative trick taking game.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • This is another batch from mostly from Spiel mostly 2025 titles and we're going to decide if they are and good enough to be kept in the collection because we are at the point where we don't have free space to just keep whatever.
  • It's one of those games on my pile of games that it's fun to play them, but then ultimately they're quite forgettable.
  • Don't judge a board game by its cover, but it kind of speaks to the wrong audience, baby.
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Video K_Y55i12JOc The Dice Tower Top 10 List at 3:35 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Unique cooperative twist on a trick-taking framework
  • Quirky, engaging theme with clever constraints
Cons
  • Two-player only limits audience size
Thematic elements
  • Mystery, suspense, and limited communication
  • Two-player cooperative environment with a killer in the deck
  • Cooperative, with tension built through card play
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • cooperative trick-taking — Two players work together by playing tricks while balancing knowledge of the deck and the killer’s influence.
  • Limited Communication — Players must infer intent and plan moves with restricted signals.
  • Trick-Taking — Two players work together by playing tricks while balancing knowledge of the deck and the killer’s influence.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • There's been a real kind of a renaissance, a trick-taking renaissance, some say, over the last several years.
  • No Loose Ends is my number one trick-T game of 2025.
  • There’s been a lot of innovation... exciting things happening within this sphere.
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