Game Info
Year
2026
Players
1-4
Age
10+
Playtime
40 min
Collection
Ratings
Creator Score
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Description
A hamster-colony engine builder where players dig tunnels and stockpile seeds to raise the most prosperous burrow
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Bower's Game Corner Preview at 0:22 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Adorable hamster theme
- Looks deluxe-ified with dual-layered board and screen-printed meeples
- Reasonable price point, especially the $50 regular price
- Solid stretch goals that feel legitimate
- The translated rule booklet is a positive
- Great components, including acrylics and functional meeples
Cons
- Small text on the main image
- Lack of gameplay video or tutorial
- Other pledges and add-ons were not well-sold
- Limited information on some add-ons and stretch goals
Thematic elements
- Hamsters venturing into space as pioneers.
- A distant planet where hamsters are building their own civilization.
Comparison games
- Gross Guy
- Ham Log
- Ham Log Plus
- Ham Farm
- Sirisso
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- 4X-like — The game has elements of discovering and expanding resources across galaxies, described as "It's like a 4X almost."
- Engine Building — The game involves developing your laboratory to generate energy, which is an engine-building aspect.
- Worker Placement — It's a worker placement game about hamsters exploring space, sending them to facilities to gather resources and upgrade their laboratory.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- And today I'm actually very curious and excited to be checking out the 108th most popular projects on all the games that is Hampsterium the board game project.
- I really do cuz I imagine this is a smaller box as well.
- Hamsters story through space aboard drones a grand and epic board game.
- It looks like a lot of other games that I've seen, but with an absolutely adorable hamster theme. But, familiar but different in a good way.
- So, they're definitely hitting probably about 1,000, 1,500 kind of range.
- End of the day, final grade is solid, no curb needed.
- I think it's a lot of small tweaks away from being an A though, right?
- I do want to see what other people thought about the uh
- I bet the CMON version's on here cuz they know they need to be on here and and you do too.
- Like I thought this was like like a lightweight card game, honestly.
- Final grade is a B B? I think it's a B.
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Video igZ0O5STIm0
The Dice Tower News at 23:16 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Publisher and designer are known and trusted.
- Previous games from the publisher have been liked.
- Adorable and cute presentation.
- Looks like another Euro game with a wacky theme.
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Hamsters on drones
Comparison games
- Grow Sky
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Bag Building — Implied by the publisher's previous games.
- Eurogame — Incorporates Eurogame mechanics.
- Rondel — Uses a rondel as a primary mechanic.
- Tetromino Pieces — Includes tetromino pieces.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I'm still not sure what this is for.
- this is probably I don't see how this is not being used for nefarious reasons
- This is so weird.
- You know what I want to use this for? No joke.
- This is no longer crowdfunding is not the right way to go about this unfortunately.
- Hamsterium.
- I am crazy for hamsters on drones.
- I was very very charmed by this game.
- It's a game split down the middle, right?
- Shattered Peaks.
- Don't No need to reinvent the wheel on this one.
- Come play games with us Orlando at the Curry Royale Resort.
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Video igZ0O5STIm0
The Dice Tower News at 58:47 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
- Cute art
- Trust in publisher/designer
- Appealing Euro game design
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Hamsters on drones
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'm still not sure what this is for.
- this is probably I don't see how this is not being used for nefarious reasons
- This is so weird.
- You know what I want to use this for? No joke.
- This is no longer crowdfunding is not the right way to go about this unfortunately.
- Hamsterium.
- I am crazy for hamsters on drones.
- I was very very charmed by this game.
- It's a game split down the middle, right?
- Shattered Peaks.
- Don't No need to reinvent the wheel on this one.
- Come play games with us Orlando at the Curry Royale Resort.
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