Good Kitties

Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• Action Point Allowance System — Players share a pool of action points to use collaboratively.
• cooperative play — Players work together to achieve a common goal.
• Deck Building — Implied through the mention of leveling up and adding abilities.
• Dungeon Crawl — Captures the feel of a dungeon crawl experience.

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Quotes (from this video)

• I love Enchanted Ivy. I have been having so much fun with it.
• Enchanted Ivy was the sleeper hit for me.
• It is for sure in my top 10 solo games of all time.
• I am absolutely obsessed with Enchanted Ivy. A huge fan of it. And if you're a solo player, highly recommend it.
• My heart probably sings the loudest when a big crunchy Euro game comes out with a cool theme.
• To me, it's just one of those incredibly well done Euro games where you've got this really cool action selection system with the clock spinning in the middle.
• It does what you want out of a heavy euro like that.
• I love that lots of publishers are doing a good job of staying away for that. I think Orlyo, as far as I can tell, seems to balance that and map that out pretty well.

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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• Cooperative — A cooperative strategy game.
• Secret Missions — carrying out secret missions.

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• October 2026 is shaping up to be a big month for board game crowdfunding with some really interesting games coming to Kickstarter and Gamefound.
• This is sort of the game Bang and that meets the Werewolf theme.
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• This is an epic strategy game based on Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive with asymmetric factions, heroes, diplomacy, card play, and battles for control of Roshar.
• The movement and puzzly nature of pattern creation makes this a unique game in the two-player space, and the alien ally cards create cool new combos to explore from game to game.
• This tabletop adaptation is being designed by David Gordon and Tam, with players battling it out in the arena using the characters and troops from Clash Royale.
• If you like smaller, quirky games that don't require 3-hour commitments, then Gatera is one worth checking out.
• This is a remastered version of the classic 2005 Arkham Horror second edition with updated artwork, graphic design, components, and some rules clarifications, and quality of life improvements.
• You're exploring the western wildlands, frontier in our own world, but so far in the future that the world we know has been completely transformed.
• If you're a fan of collecting fossils, building a paleontology exhibition, and turning that theme into a strategic board game, this is definitely one to put on your October watch list.

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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• action selection — Players can take actions such as building items.
• Card Play — Players play cards on their turn to move around the house and take actions.
• cooperative play — Players must work together to accomplish missions.
• Objective Fulfillment — Players set out a number of objectives that need to be finished together to win.
• Player Progression — Players can level up by getting new cards.
• Threat Escalation — The dog and mice take turns and can level up throughout the game.

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Quotes (from this video)

• If you are a cat person, then I've got some news for you.
• Pink Hawk Games is releasing two cat games coming soon.

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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• action selection — Players take turns performing actions using a limited number of action points.
• Card Play — Players use basic and advanced cards to perform actions and gain abilities.
• cooperative play — Players work together to complete objectives before running out of time or facing other losing conditions.
• Difficulty scaling — The game can be played at different difficulty levels (family, standard, feral) affecting the challenge.
• Objective Completion — Players must complete a series of missions or objectives to win the game.
• Set Collection — Players collect specific items (toy, laser pointer, fork) to build a camera as part of an objective.
• threat management — Players must manage threats from mice attempting to steal supplies and a dog that pursues the cats.
• Variable player powers — Each cat has unique special powers that influence their effectiveness in different situations.

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Quotes (from this video)

• We're going to build a pocket dimension. Like very normal cat stuff, right?
• This is a cooperative strategy game of house cats who are trying to rule the house while their humans are asleep.
• All cats are secretly bad, right? They all want to do mischievous others all the time.
• The market is drowning in cat games.
• I think it's got to be Pandemic. Pandemic is one of my favorite games.

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• Hey, I'm Alex Rack from Board Game Co.
• And this is News and Weekend Review, where we go over a variety of news pieces, the videos of the week, the games I've played, the uh games we've covered, all of that and more.
• So, if you want to see the games I'm excited about at Origins Game Fair, we'll be figuring that out together.
• I say it together because I haven't actually done any research on this.
• I am fighting against a cat meowing in the background.
• What's the person to do?
• Everyone has the thing that works for them.
• Now that we've learned way too much about what I do to deal with headaches, let's go ahead and talk about the news and weekend review.
• The biggest thing is sail south for the Isle of Penguins.
• I am very excited for this one.
• Anything for new for Harmonies I am intrigued and excited for.
• Harmony is a fantastic game.
• I like the art. I like the art. I like the style.
• It doesn't tell me a lot about the actual gameplay.
• So, I I am intrigued to see how that's actually going to play out, but it's going to come with new protected area boards,

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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)

• Action Point Allowance — Play an action card where you can run around the house and do cat things.
• Action Points — Play an action card where you can run around the house and do cat things.
• Cooperative Game — Fully cooperative strategy game.
• cooperative play — Fully cooperative strategy game.
• Objective Fulfillment — Missions include framing the dog, catching mice, and the humans thinking they are good kitties.
• Set Collection — Pick up supplies to complete mission objectives.

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Quotes (from this video)

• I am so impressed by the stories and passion of the indie publishers in this hobby.
• The night before last as I sit there trying to go to sleep, I'm just overwhelmed with I don't know, I guess happiness and getting us to see so many of these incredible people that are essentially in charge of the future of this hobby and this overwhelming need to see them succeed.
• By you watching this video to the very end, you are supporting indie publishing as a whole.
• Supporting independent publishers is a huge deal, and I realize that more than ever after visiting Origins for the first time.

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