Game Info
Year
2026
Players
2-4
Age
8+
Playtime
35 min
Complexity
1.8/5
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Description
A real-time team-based hidden movement game where players command opposing starships in a battle of coordination and deduction using Captain Sonar mechanics adapted to the Star Trek universe
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Tantrum House Top List at 17:14 sentiment: positive
video_pk 93044 · mention_pk 250975
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Same idea as Captain Sonar
- Features characters from multiple Star Trek generations
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Team versus team spaceship combat inspired by Captain Sonar.
- Star Trek universe
Comparison games
- Captain Sonar
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Deduction — Implied by the hidden movement and targeting aspect.
- Real-Time — Gameplay occurs in real-time.
- Team vs Team — Two teams compete against each other.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- All right. Number four, we've got Cano from Mad to Go for two to four players. Takes about 30 minutes to play. I like games about art and this one has that creating Japanese painted scrolls in the game.
- but the art is what sort of really drew me in.
- you're trying to make patterns when you put them on your board to lay tiles. It did look interesting.
- I have Night at the Zoo. This is another tiling game. I love laying tiles.
- really interesting it's designed The designer is the same person who did Sagrada and Aquatica, which are heavy Euro games, but this is a lighter tiling game.
- I thought it was a fun theme.
- So, I'm anticipating Pulitzer from 25th Century Games, and this is an investigative journalist themed game. I was a journalism major in college, so I'm always interested in these themed games.
- With strings that you're I don't know exactly how it all it but it just looks really cool and interesting being able to put your strings from the different pieces of evidence you've found. tactile
- So, if nothing else, the theme and the components have definitely made me interested in this game.
- We've got Lord of the Rings: Circle of Conflict. I should say right off the start, it says this is an Essen release, but I believe they might have a limited copies available at Gen Con, so I'm going to call this a pre-Gen Con pre-release at Gen Con.
- My understanding is you're playing against your two neighbors, the players to your left and right. So, each person has a shadow troops and the free peoples army. And so, your shadow troops are playing against your neighbors free people, and your free people is playing against your other neighbors shadow troops.
- I believe this is a dice allocation game. So, rolling dice and then using them to do actions and powers and things like that.
- Lord of the Rings theme, which is a theme that we really enjoy.
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The Dice Tower News at 31:44 sentiment: other
video_pk 81460 · mention_pk 202404
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Highly Anticipated
Pros
- it's so good.
- I think they did a great job with the look of this.
Cons
- although you can play one versus one in it also. Don't do it.
Thematic elements
- Sci-Fi
- Star Trek Universe
Comparison games
- Captain Sonar
- Sonar
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Asymmetric play — And they're asymmetric which is crazy.
- Hidden Movement — A real-time hidden movement game
- Real-Time — A real-time hidden movement game
- team play — a two versus two although you can play one versus one in it also.
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Quotes (from this video)
- man, this theme and everything about this from One More Turn Games, I'm very pumped about this one. I love the I cannot wait.
- It's a cool cover actually. It's just not very legible, but it's a life.
- If you like gardens, that's great. You like dragons, that's great. You like them both, buy three copies.
- This is teetering on the edge. This is almost more of a tainted grail type of a look to me.
- I think of all the ones that we've mentioned, this is the one I'm least interested in
- Never mind. This might be the one I'm least interested in.
- Cuz Clank! Catacombs exists.
- that's a really good-looking prototype.
- This would have been my most anticipated game of the year or one of them had I known about it
- This is one of my most anticipated games of the year now.
- This is basically um a Star Trek version of Captain Sonar.
- We know about this for a while. We've been very excited. We've already played it actually.
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The Dice Tower Review at 0:18 sentiment: positive
video_pk 81254 · mention_pk 200729
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Good use of Star Trek theme
- Cool hyperspace and invisibility mechanics
- Asymmetrical characters are liked
- Components and artwork are good
- More manageable player count (4) compared to Captain Sonar
- Plays quickly, around 35 minutes
- Good theme integration
Cons
- Can be loud and might not be suitable for quiet areas
- The real-time aspect can be stressful for some
- Potential for missed calls or mishearings leading to errors
- Some minor character choices were questioned (Data instead of Riker)
Thematic elements
- Star Trek vs opponents
- Star Trek universe
Comparison games
- Captain Sonar
- Sonar
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- asymmetrical player powers — Characters have different stats and actions that cost varying amounts of energy, providing a minor asymmetry.
- Blackout — An action that allows players to erase all drawn lines and start over, gaining energy but requiring them to reveal their current location.
- Deduction — The second player's role involves listening to movement calls and drawing lines to deduce the opponent's ship location.
- Hyperspace — An action that allows players to warp to the same spot on the opposite side of the board, enabling faster movement but also allowing opponents to pursue and attack.
- Invisibility — An action that allows the captain to move a short distance without revealing their location.
- Movement — Players move by calling out directions (up, down, left, right) and drawing lines on their board, costing energy and gaining energy.
- real-time play — The game is primarily played in real-time, with players taking actions simultaneously and stopping when a specific action is called.
- scanning — Players can spend energy to scan, and opponents must reveal either the row or column their ship is in.
- Torpedo attack — Players can attack enemy bases or opponents' ships with torpedoes if they are in the correct sector or hyperspace, requiring sufficient energy.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- The real-time part of it is a wonderful thing with a small exception it could be a curse.
- It's so good. It's so stressful but fun stressful.
- But when you get into the mode of enjoying this, ah, it's so good.
- I'm I'm at a nine because this it says what, 35 minutes on there and you know what, it is.
- Well, there you go, folks. That's Star Trek Space Hunt. I'm Captain Tom. I'm Riker.
- And then when you get into the mode of enjoying this, ah, it's so good. It's so stressful but fun stressful.
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The Dice Tower Review at 11:46 sentiment: positive
video_pk 81246 · mention_pk 200705
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Really enjoyed this one.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Star Trek
Comparison games
- Captain Sonar
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I feel like that was the case here. Uh it just kind of distracted I felt from what I like in the core experience of Azure.
- But man, I wish a few tweaks uh could be made to it to make it a truly excellent, excellent game.
- It it just doesn't feel like any other uh cooperative game that I can think of and I love the theme and the look of it.
- This is one where I really feel like it gives me more of what I already like about Moour.
- There just something about it that missed the mark for me. It wasn't necessarily bad, but it was okay.
- The pirates has almost nothing to do with the theme at all, but a fun little game.
- It's a nice looking game from Panosaurus. It just at the end it just felt it felt fine.
- but the the game itself is a really nice game.
- It's like an adult version of the Haba game Monza.
- Beautiful cards, but not a great game.
- Really enjoyed this one.
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BoardGameCo Event Coverage at 4:43
video_pk 80550 · mention_pk 196281
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- space exploration
- Star Trek
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- And honestly, I'm not really sure I'm going to be focusing too much on any one specific game. I guess as I see them.
- My one of my sons loves Armymen. He is. I'm going to have to get a photo later before the day is over because he is going to want to see me near army gear.
- The crew is actually fantastic. I met them the other night at the um the the the demo the media demo tonight.
- Memorial 44 to me is luck as to where you can actually go followed by luck as to what you roll. I can deal with one of those two looks both together and I just feel like I don't have the agency I want.
- Terraria new expansion coming soon. That's the first time I'm hearing of that.
- This which looks fantastic. I have not seen this properly set up. Bridge or bust. Uh this feels like an insane system. It's based on like it's got to be based on like those video games. I don't know. This feels This feels crazy. Toy factor high gameplay possibly not as much my jam.
- This has been a light UK Games Expo tour. Next year I hope to do better.
- Long story short, uh Friday I slept in because of the plane and catching up on sleep. And then Sunday the trains were down. So um between the two I got you I got you uh late on the coverage.
- This is more intended as like, hey, if you haven't been to UK Games Expo, you want to get a sense of the similarities or differences to other conventions. Hopefully, this gave you a light touring of showing.
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Board Stupid Discussion at 16:30 sentiment: positive
video_pk 80571 · mention_pk 196441
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Makes Captain Sonar accessible to fewer players
- Appeals to Star Trek fans
- Introduces different factions
- Fun reimplementation of a popular game
Cons
- Requires 8 people for the original Captain Sonar, this makes it 2-4.
Thematic elements
- Star Trek exploration and combat
- Star Trek universe
Comparison games
- Captain Sonar
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Hidden Movement — Players use hidden movement to find and attack opponents.
- Real-Time — The game operates in real-time.
- Role assignment — Each player has a different role within their team.
- Team vs. team — Played as a team vs. team game, albeit with fewer players than the original.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- If you want to join us on a journey through hype for the newest board games coming this year, then do us a favor. Hit the subscribe button. Hit the bell.
- This is not going to be comparative. This is uh cutth roy everyone from from the self.
- The amount of replayability of compile system at this point is going to be off the chain. I mean, impossible to get bored at that point, impossible to play the same game twice.
- So you will always need to think about all right to to to beat this scenario which protocol they work best against the AI. Sounds super cool.
- The board is alive. The animals will move and depending on on their their behavior, the foxes will try to catch the rabbits and the rabbits need to to not get away.
- Every action you do is very important because you having eight action in the entire game.
- So, this game is going to go Kickstarter. Um and uh basically what you going to do, you're going to you need to pass um a certain number of um challenges throughout your um your adventure.
- This solves that by making it a two to four player game.
- So it's uh it's starting a new era of um of Marvel Champions.
- Let us know in the comments below which was your pick of the various games we chose this month.
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