Game Info
Year
2026
Players
1-4
Age
14+
Playtime
110 min
Complexity
3.5/5
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Description
Workshops led by Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo compete for glory by crafting artworks
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The Dice Tower Top List at 21:07 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Excited to see what it is
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Music
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- uh they have Forbidden Legacy, which I'm excited to play.
- Um yeah, so it's a new Sushi Go Party game that has all new cards.
- So it is tons of fun. I gave it, you know, big astounding review.
- My number one is not a specific booth. It is an area. Um that's because I try to find a new one in this area each year and this is Artist Alley as well.
- Uh I just released. It is the new expansion to Marvel Champions is out now.
- And it has Daredevil in it, finally.
- The other character is Echo. It's looks really cool, too.
- And it took me 2 years to make it over to Lucas Oil Stadium. I finally made it last year.
- You know, and that's like a whole 'nother section of Gen Con, you know.
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Top List at 5:15 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Compelling and unique concept
- Team game with asymmetrical workshops
Cons
- Solo play might not be the best player count
- Depends on how streamlined the solo opponent is
Thematic elements
- Master artists Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo vie for fame and prestige.
- Italian Peninsula in the early 1500s
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Asymmetrical asymmetry — the twist is the two workshops are asymmetrical and they score points in different ways.
- Card-driven actions — you're going to be using cards in order to take actions
- solo opponent — I assume that in a solo game, you know, you take one of the two workshops and then the solo opponent will take the other.
- team play — This is actually a team game with basically just two teams, team Leonardo and team Michelangelo.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- 2026 is shaping up to be a disappointing year for new solo games, and really games in general, but that's a topic for another video.
- There simply weren't enough games that were clearly marked for sale that I was interested in in order to complete a top 10 list.
- I have to say light to medium-weight tile-laying games have become a really crowded genre.
- I'll be honest, I just do not care about this theme at all. This game would be so much higher on this list if it had a fun and engaging theme.
- I simply just cannot wait to get this one to the table.
- This is a Eurogame that both sounds and looks like a ton of fun. That's pretty unusual.
- And with a track record of these designers, I'm confident that this one is going to be one of the best games of the year.
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BoardGameGeek Discussion at 19:57 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Host is having fun with it.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Superhero (Marvel)
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I have tons of Google Chrome accounts because you know Google accounts because we have several work ones and we have my personal and something else.
- It's such a frustration. There's so many not any of them are great.
- This is so much stuff. Holy cow.
- I really do wish I had more of I do have another gray. As a matter of fact, let me just get it out of the package.
- I really don't need more paints.
- So, yeah, this is before they moved or moved their operations to Arizona. They might have already been in Arizona. I don't know.
- Don't buy more paints than you need.
- Wow, this is pretty great. Just scoops it right out of the palette here.
- It sounds like it's in there.
- You know what? I am just going to get these out of here. They do not need to be in the box. I will use them more out.
- It sounds more fluid maybe just this the stuff settled.
- This is another reason to not have too many paints.
- I always say I creep up on the color intensity I want.
- The contrast paints are meant and speed paints are generally meant to just be a single coat over a like white or gray undercoating.
- It's really not that hard. I don't know what I did there. I think that's a hair that stuck there which is bad.
- It is a problem if you're trying to match, right?
- I have 20some airbrushes. I don't need that many airbrushes.
- So, yeah, you can see here this is a standard uh this is a Anthem.
- I really don't like when I do that.
- I like it in the sense number one I've used it forever, but additionally I like it because um it's less bulky.
- I have many that are still kind of unused.
- This is not dry enough, which I won't do because if I paint here, it'll tear this paint and then it'll have a light spot.
- You really want to leave the paint alone once you got on because you start to tear the and I'm fiddling with it.
- It is one of the things I love about it is they are not terribly expensive.
- I have a lot of air bulbs.
- I don't know what that color is. It could be this.
- The contrast paints are thinner than standard acrylics.
- I really like the idea of doing multiple sets at different stages.
- I really do hope they get the um DC Superheroes United together.
- It's a bummer. There's like a whole quick filters.
- People don't use um, you know, mostly art is done on the computer now and you can replicate.
- I have to have two different I have to have this quick disconnect adapter.
- I've done undercoating like this before for standard paint jobs where you get the idea of the shading, but I did not make the connection to contrast paints until 2020.
- The only thing is they don't close. They do, but if you overtighten it, snaps and it it it doesn't.
- Well, we're going to get this semiflowing and then I'm going to show you what the real stuff looks like.
- Well, that pretty much will do it on those.
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The Dice Tower Discussion at 7:31 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Pretty components
- Interesting theme
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Competing artist workshops (DaVinci vs. Michelangelo)
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Majority — Mostly, we're going around and uh creating beautiful works or, you know, schmoozing people so that they invest in us or they try to sell our works or they're interested in buying it, you know, all that kind of stuff.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This is Food Chain Magnate.
- Eric, your clue is Sanguin Anger.
- That's Blood Rage.
- Holy Knights from the Occidental Domain.
- Paladins of the West Kingdom.
- Stratosphere Squad.
- Sky Team.
- The Big One with the giant lion on the front.
- Twilight Imperium four. Fourth edition.
- Maritime Metropolis
- Underwater Cities.
- Fraudster Doctor
- Quacks. Quacks of Quedlinburg
- Art Curator
- The Gallerist
- Blue.
- Azul.
- Battles of Suns, Monarchical Violence.
- Imperial Assault.
- The Bleached Fortress.
- White Castle.
- Sand Bank Sovereignty.
- Dune Dune Imperium.
- This is the seeding round.
- So, much like the famous game title recall, Oh. right? The this is the seeding round.
- This game is broken. You win this game every time if you lose all your battles. Winning battles is the worst thing you can do, apparently.
- One star review, Royalty free clip art, complete absence of graphic design, lowest possible grade components, and then priced above most ultra premium titles.
- That is Food Chain Magnet.
- No ducks, false advertising.
- 70 collector's box plus crown expansion, first Kickstarter promo.
- Watching paint dry or play this game about watching paint dry. Tough decision.
- I love this one. I'm here to berate the designer of the game. I haven't even played the game, and it's already driving me to tears and make me want to flip the table. Who designed the pieces? Who? Zero stars for that junk.
- This is like Sudoku, but worse and colorful.
- Azul is way better than those.
- The deck building is dull, the resource conversion is dull. It's just a mishmash of stuff.
- Too old. Don't believe anyone who says that it's still relevant.
- El Grande.
- When I buy a core box, I expect to be able to play the game by itself and don't have to buy an expansion for it to be actually playable.
- It's mostly about brewing coffee for rerolls.
- It's a blowout.
- Reading one star reviews is Oh. It's It's kind of a guilty pleasure, isn't it?
- Remember to check out dicetower east.com if you want to register to play games with us
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Gaming Rules! Discussion at 1:11:44 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- excited about Maestro; new two or four-player team game from Board & Dice
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)
- I love Voidfall. I think it's a great game.
- The Gang works brilliantly.
- The digital version of Talisman fifth edition actually has more content than the physical version.
- This is not any kind of criticism on the game itself. It's just my expectations going into it based on the artwork.
- Horror on the Orient Express has a lot going on, but the experience is special.
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Video rFuEUzN2lR8
Before You Play Top List at 14:30 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Publisher Board & Dice tends to make games in their wheelhouse (heavier Eurogames).
- Interesting concept of playing as Michelangelo's or Leonardo da Vinci's workshop.
- The board looks extremely Euro.
- Has a map of Italy.
- The idea of dueling workshops is interesting.
- Likes dry Euros and art distribution in the Renaissance.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Dueling workshops of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, making and showcasing art
- Renaissance Italy
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Art Creation — In this game you're making the art and I believe you're like showcasing the art.
- Team Game — In higher player counts, it's a team game (1v1 in a two-player game).
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- The Op for their new waterfall spilling card game called Frenzy Falls.
- Root is one of my favorite games of all time.
- It's like a word association party game I would say. Yeah. Deduction. Deduction style. style game with Dr. Seuss theme. Yes. Ridiculous.
- The Crew has become a very, very popular system of sorts because it does it really, really well.
- The original Bunny Kingdom, it's a drafting game through and through.
- The box art looks amazing. So, like instantly got me in there. Any Any game that has Prague, by the way, on it instantly gets me to play like what what what what is it? Like Really?
- You know I like my dry Euros and like art distribution in the Renaissance. I mean, come on.
- I really do enjoy the games of the three different designers that are part of this.
- It's really interesting that a lot of games are being made about these people in history Yeah. in different fields, right? It's like they're doing the scientific method can be considered boring, but playing the game about the scientific method could be fun.
- Scythe is Was it my number We're not going to spoil it. It's one of my favorite games of all time.
- This is a game that is going to be published by Stonemaier Games later on in the year. And it is a Scythe versus Expeditions dueling game.
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BoardGameCo Unboxing at 14:33 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Intrigued to dive in
- Unique theme as an artist
Cons
- Playtime might be longer than expected for accessibility.
Thematic elements
- Creating masterpieces and gaining favor
- Renaissance workshop
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Deck Building — Build your own deck of cards to unlock stronger actions.
- Dueling — A dueling game.
- Variable player powers — Players embody Michelangelo or Da Vinci, each with unique skills.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Gosh darn, it feels good to be filming a video in my studio.
- Any games I picked up at UKGE were going to be traveling on five planes to get back to where I need and you can't just check a bag because it would have reduced the amount of trips from five down to three cuz you have to transfer your check bags when you're entering the US anyway.
- So, that's just way too much to justify bringing home a lot of things.
- This was an easy one to pick up because I love four shuffle.
- I liked the game, but I don't keep print and plays in my collection.
- I have basically everything Dice Throne to date, I believe.
- It's the game I'm most excited about.
- The guy's like, 'No, it's a prototype. We can't sell it to you.' He's like, 'I don't care. There's a misprint here.'
- So, I got my hands on some Bunny Kingdom.
- And they were like, 'No.' They're like, 'No, it has not sold well enough to justify another expansion.'
- Oh. Oh. Oh, I'm excited for this one.
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The Brothers Murph Top List at 20:29 sentiment: other
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Highly intrigued
Pros
- Unique concept of playing two different games simultaneously
- Strong potential for two-player and team play
- Euro-style look and feel
- Possibility of two-player co-op play
Cons
- Co-op mode is untested and may not work well
Thematic elements
- Artistic creation
- Renaissance
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Asymmetric gameplay — you have completely different components... because you they were different people, you know, they didn't they didn't do exactly the same thing... it's like you're doing all these different things, but you're kind of playing two different games.
- Board and Dice — And again, any kind of big board and dice game, I'm already like peak interest for.
- team play — You're playing on teams. It's basically one of you is playing as Michelangelo uh the turtle. Uh the other one is playing as uh Leonardo da Vinci the turtle.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- The last game I ever expected to exist, uh, Mountain Ghost Legacy, and now I really want it.
- Maestro is an interesting game where it's like a two I think maybe you can play it three, but it's like basically a two to four player game.
- I love Operation Barlay. So anything by Salt and Pepper that's like in their two-player line. I'm immediately like I want it. I want to try it.
- They they're CGE games are very often our number one game of the year. Yeah, they are just so consistently good. Like they just do such a good job.
- This game is a rondelle game where you are going to be uh moving around the circular board taking actions to essentially thematically like we're in a simulation.
- I really enjoy these kind of like god simulator games I think it's an interesting thematic space to play in where you're like ah you're like just making stuff and seeing what happens and it's just it's a cool kind of place to be in and so like I I really really enjoy it.
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BoardGameGeek Discussion at 14:41 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- iconic character subject for painting
- ample room for color experimentation
Cons
- limited official background material for Maestro
Thematic elements
- Superhero vs. villain
- Comic book universe; Hulk/Maestro storyline
- epic confrontation
Comparison games
- DC Superheroes United
- Multiverse Campaign
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- miniature painting and conversion — techniques for shading, glazing, wet blending, and color blending on a single miniature
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Maestro. I'm going to paint his head.
- Maestro Hulk. I don't know what the story is.
- I like these to be more recognizable.
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Our Family Plays Games Top 10 List at 25:20 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- art-focused theme with painterly aesthetics
- interesting name change to Maestro aligns with painting focus
Cons
- name change may cause confusion with new branding
- designer details not fully clarified
Thematic elements
- art world rivalry and collaboration
- art creation and painting competition
- thematic, narrative-driven competition
Comparison games
- Art of Rivalry (Maestro)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Set Collection — players collect artistic elements to complete artwork sets.
- Simultaneous action selection — players secretly choose actions that resolve in a shared order.
- Simultaneous Actions — players secretly choose actions that resolve in a shared order.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- "Brass Pittsburgh"
- "Maestro of painting"
- "Chicken Fried Dice is what it is"
- "Bagged and boarded... it's going to surprise us"
- "I fell in love with it"
- "If you like Comic Hunters, you'll love this"
- "We are keeping our sanity. We're not going to go crazy"
- "Maestro" is the new name for Art of Rivalry
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