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Star Catcher

Game Info
Year
2026
Players
2-4
Age
8+
Playtime
30 min
Publisher
Messy Table Games
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Description

Players play one card per turn to catch table cards that match or sum to it and use Magnet Cards to grab diamonds in a race for the most stars

Description

Players play one card per turn to catch table cards that match or sum to it and use Magnet Cards to grab diamonds in a race for the most stars

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Video 43TKSNEFaek Grant Lyon Top List at 0:45 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Quick
  • Fun
  • Can turn your brain off a little bit
  • Allows for socializing and chilling
Cons
none
Thematic elements
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Card Play — A card game where players can socialize and chill.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • Here are my top five board games of September.
  • I've been on tour and traveling most of September, so I've been mostly playing lighter, smaller box games.
  • These are my favorite of them.
  • And my number one game of the month was definitely the game Pop Art.
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Video BPSkRSTCfOc Grant Lyon Discussion at 0:04 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • Great little quick playing card game
  • Perfect for when you don't want to use a bunch of big brain energy
  • Allows for chilling and having a good time
Cons
none
Thematic elements
  • Collecting stars
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Hand Management — On your turn, you play a card from your hand.
  • scoring — Each star is a point, and the person with the most non-star cards gets three bonus points.
  • Set Collection — If it matches a number out there, put both that card and the card you played in your score pile. If two numbers on the table add up to the number you played, add all of them to your score pile. If you play a magnet card, you take all of the blue diamond cards.
  • Tableau Building — You deal four cards to the table and four cards to each player.
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  • I'm living that van life right now, so I brought a bunch of fun small box games with me.
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