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Epona

Game ID: GID0458126
Game Info
Year
2025
Players
1-6
Age
10+
Playtime
60 min
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Description

A tableau-building game set in 1920s Central Europe where players run equestrian enterprises breeding horses hiring staff and building farms

Description

A tableau-building game set in 1920s Central Europe where players run equestrian enterprises breeding horses hiring staff and building farms

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Total mentions: 4
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Sentiment: pos 1 · mix 2 · neu 1 · neg 0
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Video 4BBtMu4VkPU The Broken Meeple Analysis at 57:24 sentiment: neutral
video_pk 84342 · mention_pk 306068
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
  • unique theme (horse breeding)
  • artwork looks sweet
  • theme-wise, the host is interested
Cons
  • Delicious Games has produced 'meh' games
  • host has a love-hate relationship with designer
  • large player count range (1-6) might be problematic
  • artwork might not be stellar, but is colorful
  • no reviews or rules available yet
Thematic elements
  • Breed your horses, equestrian entrepreneur
  • 1920s Europe
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Card Drafting — Mentioned as a kit-building card game.
  • Tableau Building — Described as a tableau kit-building card game.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • The artwork is very pretty.
  • it's an aggressive area control game.
  • This expansion is fixing a fundamental flaw of the original game.
  • I am salivating at the mouth for this one.
  • This game is the theme done justice in tabletop form.
  • I do have to temper my expectations because I think Valheim's going to be a little bit trickier to bring to tabletop.
  • There's not a lot of innovation in games anymore.
  • But when I played it, it's like, 'Okay, that mechanism I like. Let's find out.'
  • This is a very long podcast.
  • But remember, it's only a game.
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Video GDgtK5bk_6c The Dice Tower Week In Review at 16:40 sentiment: mixed
video_pk 35105 · mention_pk 320824
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
  • builds beautiful combos
  • strong thematic elements
Cons
  • symbolism is not aesthetically strong
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)
  • It is an excellent production. It is everything you've come to maybe know and love about Neuroshima Hex.
  • Outstanding, man. I love this trick-T game that also includes set collection.
  • Disappointing. This is basically Forbidden Island, the card game with too few spaces and a little too much swinginess.
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Video 09-0rwdPZR4 Board Game Dad Top 10 List at 21:43 sentiment: positive
video_pk 32847 · mention_pk 320855
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Educational and thought-provoking
  • Enriching puzzle-like gameplay suitable for families
  • Replayable with varying strategies and board growth
Cons
  • Can be fairly complex; not ideal for very young children
  • May benefit from an expanded set of boards for greater variety
Thematic elements
  • Raising horses; stable management
  • Horse tableau-building frontier
  • Educational, puzzle-like
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Compound Scoring — Score via interactions among horses, trainers, and equipment; multi-row scoring.
  • Pattern and set-scoring — Score via interactions among horses, trainers, and equipment; multi-row scoring.
  • Resource Management — Manage deck resources to unlock scoring opportunities and chain combinations.
  • Tableau Building — Draft cards to build a tableau across five stables; plan for point maximization.
  • Tableau-building / card drafting — Draft cards to build a tableau across five stables; plan for point maximization.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • "The theatrical run"
  • "It's very intuitive"
  • "I love how the auctions work in this game"
  • "This is not their first board game at all"
  • "Donkey Hot the Ingenious Adalgo is one to check out"
  • "Shallow Sea is the name of that game"
  • "Seven Wonders Dice is the best Seven Wonders game made so far"
  • "Origin Story plays one to five players"
  • "Epona is my choice for the number one game this year"
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Video Ardk5_e4DqY The Dice Tower Discussion at 4:07 sentiment: mixed
video_pk 32733 · mention_pk 320830
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
  • beautiful components
  • high scoring variety
Cons
  • symbol complexity is high
  • glyphs overwhelm clarity
Thematic elements
  • horse racing/score accumulation
  • horses and tableau
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Tableau Building — players assemble a tableau of horses with diverse scoring patterns
  • tableau-building / scoring variety — players assemble a tableau of horses with diverse scoring patterns
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • I hate this game so much.
  • The theme definitely is carrying the game but I really like the mechanisms too.
  • It's a nice back and forth two-player game trying to outguess the other person.
  • This is basically Scrabble with pictures.
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