Game Info
Year
2026
Players
1-75
Age
10+
Playtime
20 min
Complexity
1.5/5
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Description
A travel-friendly roll-and-write winemaking game where players make age and sell artisanal wines from Bordeaux using a simple pad and pencil
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Tantrum House Top List at 23:40 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
- Designed by a friend of the hosts
- Pencil and paper format
- Can accommodate a very large number of players
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Pencil and paper version of Fromage
Comparison games
- Fromage
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Roll and Write — Pencil and paper version of Fromage.
- variable player count — Can be played with any number of players.
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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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Watch It Played Top List at 0:24 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Beautiful production
- Wine-making theme
- Portable paper-and-pencil format
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- wine making and selling
- artisanal wine production
Comparison games
- Fromage
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- worker_placement_with_progression — Players assign workers to actions; the longer a worker stays, the more powerful the action becomes, but it takes longer to refresh.
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Quotes (from this video)
- This looks beautiful. It's about wine making. I'm in.
- Sail with us to the Red North, a new combative game of hidden information and bluffing for two to four players from mighty boards.
- This one is pitched as an exciting and accessible card game with lots of hand management and actually no pun intended on this one. Spatial tableau building.
- Deco certainly seems to be kind of the unofficial Blatro the board game.
- Cities USA is going to be a level up in complexity.
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Board Games UnLocked Analysis at 2:50 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Alleviates previous complaints about swinginess
- Starts players with resources
- Allows for more immediate actions
- Quickens the game pace
- Enhances the wake-up system
- Introduces a trade mechanic for more control
- Removes top-decking reliance for key cards
- Adds meaningful strategic choices
- Experts add a competitive element
- Improves Vidy Culture significantly
- Feels like a modernized update
- Very cheap expansion
- Fits in existing storage solutions
- Makes the game relevant again
Cons
- No dedicated spot for structure cards on the new board
- Only starts with one level six field
Thematic elements
- Expansion for Vidy Culture, enhancing wine production and strategy.
Comparison games
- Vidy Culture Essential Edition
- Tuscanyany expansion
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Enhanced Wake-up Bonuses — Bonuses are now gained for each season upon waking up, providing more strategic options.
- Expert cubes — Players can place cubes on action spots to enhance them for personal use, with limited spots available.
- Market Row — Vine, order, and green cards now have a market row of two, reducing reliance on top-decking.
- New Board — Introduces a new board with enhanced action spaces using expert cubes.
- Starting resources — Players start with a wine and a grape, making the initial setup easier.
- Trade action — A new action spot allows for trading resources for cards, money, points, or revenue with potential multiplication.
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Quotes (from this video)
- it is essentially a staple classic worker placement game.
- it ended up being kind of a game that I think is is good but not great.
- this is a very very nice expansion.
- everything that they added from this Bordeaux expansion just improved Vid Culture in a positive way.
- This is me saying like when you're buying Vidic Culture, buy Bordeaux with it.
- On a scale of 1 to 10, I'm going to give Bordeaux a nine.
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Stonemaier Games Discussion at 27:06 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- One of Aaron's favorite games.
- Having Walter in a in a closed, secure place with familiar smells and items will help reduce stress during the move.
- maybe I'll move some of my clothes first so he can sit on them and and be near something that smells familiar to him uh during the move.
- And if you can, take a second, if you haven't already, look at the survey down in the description below.
- Three questions about games that you've already played.
- Only answer for games that you have already played and they will impact something that I showcase in April, what I'm currently calling the power rankings.
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Board Game Dad Review at 0:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Innovative simultaneous worker placement
- Brilliantly designed intuitive symbology
- Elegant gameplay
- 200 different pages, which makes every game feel different from the last
- More portable than Fromage
- Can play with any number of players
- Immediate setup
Cons
- Not radically different from Fromage
Thematic elements
- Making a wine tour
- Bordeaux region
Comparison games
- Fromage
- Fromagio
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Hand Management — The age of the wine will determine how long the worker is occupied. Young wines will occupy a single turn, whereas the aged wines will consume up to three turns. Therefore, the core strategy of Bordeaux is optimizing the timing of strategic worker placement so that you can make an unbroken wine tour, accomplish objectives, and ensure that your workers can complete valuable work and be available to be used again when you next need them most.
- Paper-and-Pencil — Bordeaux is a pen and paper worker placement game.
- Pen and paper — Bordeaux is a pen and paper worker placement game.
- Simultaneous action selection — Bordeaux is a pen and paper worker placement game with simultaneous gameplay for any number of players.
- Simultaneous Actions — Bordeaux is a pen and paper worker placement game with simultaneous gameplay for any number of players.
- Worker Placement — Players are competing to make a long and successful wine tour in the Bordeaux region. Each turn a different player selects one of three areas where wine is being made, and players can only make wine by using the matching colored worker.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Bordeaux is a pen and paper worker placement game with simultaneous gameplay for any number of players.
- Ultimately, what it comes down to is would you like a version of Fromage that is more portable and can play with any number of players.
- For me, the answer is yes, but if you're looking for a game that is radically different, uh that's not going to be Bordeaux.
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Let's Table It Rules Teach at 0:16 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Straightforward and easy to pick up if you know Fromage.
- Portable and can be played anywhere.
- Quick playtime (around 30 minutes).
- Accessible for kids or those who don't like complex games.
- The design as a book with a protective sleeve is practical for shipping and use.
Cons
- Having three available workers at the same time means one will do nothing, which is not good.
- Three workers is not a good idea to use each turn.
Thematic elements
- From the vineyard to the glass.
Comparison games
- Fromage
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action Duration Selection — You will choose a duration of one, two, or three years for each of your actions. The longer the duration, the more powerful that action is, but it will also take longer for that worker to be ready to use again.
- Drafting — Setup is done by performing a snake draft. The leader for each turn chooses the region or resource.
- Resource Management — Players gather resources like casks, vines, and trellises to use for making wine.
- Route Building — Players connect wines together to make a long path for scoring points.
- Set Collection — Players can gain points from completed trellis rows and bonuses.
- Worker Assignment — You will assign your workers to make wine or gather resources. A worker is only available if their row is empty.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- It's a pencil and paper game by R2i Games.
- Please like and subscribe to our channel. We are working hard to bring to you videos like this one so you know if these games here are ones that you want to get to your own table to your own desk to your own backpack wherever you can play this game because you can take it anywhere.
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