Game Info
Year
2026
Players
3-5
Age
14+
Playtime
45 min
Collection
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Description
A quick, cut-throat area control game where five crab teams brawl for the Golden Claw, spending pent-up rage on devastating actions and signature moves while building and breaking alliances in a tug-of-war for the arena
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Board Gaming Ramblings Review at 16:10 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Love the theme
- Fantastic theme
- Chaotic things in this game
Cons
- Felt too long
- Didn't control the outcome at all
- Positives are also things the reviewer dislikes
- Could not win the reviewer over
- Easy to negate actions
- Doesn't stand out
- Not a big hit
Thematic elements
- Sentient crabs in a TV wrestling show
- Post-apocalyptic world
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- action selection — Players select actions to place their dice (crabs).
- Area Majority — Players compete for majority in different sections based on fans and influence.
- Dice Placement — Dice represent crabs and are placed on the board.
- team-based — Players can form teams with other players.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Those are the kind of things you won't be hearing in this video because we will be talking about what we felt while we played the game.
- If you're going to Spiel, uh you we are like a Where's Waldo thing.
- If you don't want to say or show the secret sign, that's not allowed. You do have to show the secret sign.
- And we will be teaching games. You can come and uh learn to play something and have fun.
- And I haven't seen sharks with hands. The first thing I see on this page is sharks with hands.
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Game Night Picks - Pair Of Dice Paradise Top List at 13:07 sentiment: positive
video_pk 105883 · mention_pk 305116
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Unique combination of themes: area control, professional wrestling, and crabs.
- Confident in its concept
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- competitive crab fighting
- an arena, global spectator sport
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Action Point Allowance — Spending accumulated rage on devastating actions and signature moves.
- Area Control — Three-to-five-player area control game.
- Take That — Building temporary alliances, betraying those alliances, and spending accumulated rage on devastating actions and signature moves.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- It may look like a nature documentary on the surface, but it often feels more like a knife fight over the last bag of trail mix.
- The result is an engine builder where your engine is temporary, and the workplace is structurally unsound.
- Players still need to fit cats into their boats, complete lessons, and manage awkward shapes without leaving too many empty spaces. But now you're not only rescuing cats, you are rescuing the particular cats that leave your opponent staring at an island and reconsidering your friendship.
- French Toast plays with two to 10 people in about 15 minutes, and it creates a peculiar kind of teamwork where everyone is cooperating, everyone is communicating, but no one is entirely certain if they're using language correctly.
- I am fascinated by any game that is confident enough to combine area control, professional wrestling, and treacherous shellfish treacherous shellfish in the same box.
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Playthrough at 0:20 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Thematic and fun concept of wrestling crustaceans.
- Engaging player interaction with alliances and betrayals.
- The signature moves add unique strategic options.
Cons
- The game can become chaotic with dice rolls and mutations.
Thematic elements
- Wrestling crustaceans aiming for glory by gaining fans in arenas.
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- action selection — Players choose actions by spending rage, with new actions becoming available each round.
- Area Control — Players compete for dominance in different arenas to gain fans and glory.
- Dice Rolling — Dice are used to represent crab muscle and determine outcomes in battles and mutations.
- Set Collection — Players collect fans and hardcore fans which contribute to their final score.
- Take That — Players can weaken opponents and actively reduce the muscle of other crabs.
- Variable player powers — Each player has a unique signature move that can be used once per game.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- We're a bunch of wrestling crustaceans.
- The most dramatic Nick indeed.
- The ultimate most remembered champion of all time.
- It's like the old like Hulk Hogan movie, you know, starts getting like the excited by the fans like the person's like so good.
- Wrestling is amazing. Make sure to check out Crab Rage again.
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