Atiwa First Impressions Review

[@Platonick66]

Easily one of your best reviews, brilliant chemistry, I could not stop smiling for most of it.

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

Thank you for the kind words! We had fun filming it as well 😂

[@gaillardlionel]

That was pure ramblings from Suniva! Oh and nice transition from "Heeeeello everyone" to "byyyyye" 😅 This is a game I wanna try but not sure I want to own, need to watch some playthrough... Thanks for the first impressions! You are becoming the fastest reviewers on KZbin, so many new games!

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

We are doing our best to get out information as soon as we can, so we're playing mostly every day right now! It's awesome with so many new games, so I'm not complaining! Glad you enjoyed the video! We had a lot of fun making it!

[@shinjial]

LOL it was adorable and hilarious watching this tiny review video fall of the tracks and continue tumbling down the hill

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

Haha, glad you enjoyed it 😅

[@gaillardlionel]

Really like the quality of your pictures in the video...looks more green than beige to me.

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

Glad you’re enjoying the pictures! We’re doing our best to take good ones, and enough for each video! And yes, you’re probably right about the color 😂

[@michellecompton1755]

Nusfjords variability comes with the different fish decks. 🐟 Thanks for the review!

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

I had forgotten about that! Thank you for reminding me! Happy you enjoyed the review 🤩

[@mikepoole7385]

Very enjoyable watch this. I liked the whole 6.5/7 dilemma at the end. :)

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

Haha, thank you! It's not always easy to rate games :P

[@andrewboyd105]

Board Game Ramblings turns out to be a very honest name for this video. Was fun though, game looks interesting

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

Did we ramble more than usual? 😅

[@benjamindebetencourt1526]

I do love the theme ! I only played Agricola from Uwe which I enjoyed but was not crazy in love with. This might be definitely more in my alley, a bit lighter, but still fun, I do like cozy puzzles and not too cut throat so I am definitely excited about it ! Thanks for the nice review !

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

Thank you for watching, Benjamin! Sounds like this might be a good fit for you :)

[@nchlsrdmr]

Ok I just have to say, Nusfjord became one of my favourite games BECAUSE of the variability in it. All those different decks, I played that game with my wife over 40 times!! Hallertau similar, because of the decks making the games all so different (35 plays). I played this at Essen and was taught very badly and unenthusiastically, which has taken away my excitement for this a bit, but I will of course pick it up because I always love an Uwe game. But it does seem to have a bit less variability than those. Hope you guys will enjoy it even more on future plays though!!

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

Yeah, I completely forgot that in Nusfjord! I was sure there was variability, but I was blanking while filming :P Sorry to hear about your bad experience with the demo! Hope you'll enjoy it more next time you'll play!

[@jareduxr]

Always appreciate the honesty and fun in your reviews. Also, you match my preference for heavier games so well!

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching 🤩

[@dreamofempire2114]

Sunniva seemed a bit confused about whether she liked this game or not. Always good fun to watch your reviews.

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

Haha, she absolutely was! We need to play it more to make sure!

[@gs24-xor]

Woaah sucg disparity in raiting between you 2, that's great because it means 1 don't meddle into the others judgment. Cool review

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

Glad you enjoyed it 🤩 And yeah, we never know what the other will rate, even though we usually enjoy things roughly the same amount! You could probably see my shock when she said the rating 😂

[@rafaturniak7068]

My even firster impressions are kinda similiar - the biggest draw for me is the income board and the flow it dictates. Understanding when to switch gears, cash in those trees and sacrifice income will come, but in my first game I did a poor job at that. Also, love that it is on the shorter end and somehow the color palette and art (aside from the ugliest cover since Concordia) are enjoyable. As per replayability, I do feel that if/when I get the timing on the income board might mark it's end in my collection. I mean there are the 6 tiles mixing up some of the actions and the territory cards will come at random, but I don't think it will be enough in the long run

[@rafaturniak7068]

Also, staying in the short range of Uwe games with a peculiar flow, I see myself picking this over Glass Road about 0/10 times :)

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

That is always hard: Will I choose this over other games. If I had the chance to play a Uwe Rosenberg game, and I could choose freely, it would probably be Feast for Odin or Le Havre 9/10 times.

[@69robtaylor]

I picked this up at Essen I do like the game but all 3 of my plays have felt identical. Not sure the replay value is there. But it is nice.

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

Yeah, I know what you mean! I’m also not sure what you could change in an expansion to make it more variable!

[@sadekhanna]

The board feels too open at 2 players, but I still enjoy the puzzle and the engine building. It's definitely better at a higher player count, so I want to try including a bot as a fictional 3rd player. There is some variability with the sliding worker spots and a good replayability with the different terrains and strategies. In german it's Kennerspiel which is a perfect category for it. It goes beginner/family, advanced, expert.

[@jareduxr]

surprised the excellent way Hallertau was scaled wasn’t implemented here as well.

[@sadekhanna]

@@jareduxr there are more spaces for 3 and even more for 4 players, but I guess I'm used to a little bit more challenge.

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

It felt tighter at three, but as Sunniva said, and I agree, that the tightness comes more from having space on your tiles, than blocking others on the worker board! :) Makes sense that Kennerspiel is Advanced, it just sounds more advanced than it is 😅

[@hanslamal5632]

I will buy this game for the solo version which is quite nice! 😊

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

That is awesome! Hope you'll enjoy it :D

[@barbaramazzocca4605]

I'm not familiar with Uwe Euro games, so I'm interested in trying one and since it is the easiest of the bunch, I'll probably get this one. Do his other games eventually get expansions? Maybe this one will also get some type of expansion to increase replayability?

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

I think this would work great as a first Uwe game! Some of his games gets expansions, some don't. Hard to say, hehe!

[@madhujith]

Great review! Another Uwe that I'll gladly ignore! Thanks Guys!

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

Glad you enjoyed it, and that it could be of help! :) Do you enjoy any Uwe games, or are you usually not a fan?

[@madhujith]

@@BoardGamingRamblings Honestly don't like his designs! The only one that someone might convince me is A Feast for Odin, but even that isn't something that I would be running.... I played a lot of his earlier designs and just found it either boring or claustrophobic. I might be biased, but I find his games not that fresh....

[@meeplemedley]

Fun! Bat guano cannons! 😂

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

Haha! 😂

[@MerrillWhiteKalEl]

Another game to Cull

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

Did you try it yet? :)

[@longtimeninerfan1309]

Sunniva stand your ground! 🤣

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

Haha, I was just so surprised by us being so different in ratings 😂

[@brandbryson3616]

I think a six rating is good for a game you enjoyed but don’t want to keep. I think an eight rating means you’re putting it into a higher tier of the designer. Where would this rank on your Uwe list?

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

I went back to the document we made while doing our topical ramblings video on rating, to make sure I agreed with my own rating, and I do! 😅 A 6 on our list is: Above average. A game on a pile of games. Might be ok, and might play if someone really wants to, but no desire to keep in the colletion, or play again. And an 8 is: A great game. This stays in the collection. Might end up in top lists, and I will gladly play.

[@bratsche1980]

I thought I heard it’s a bat poop placement game… 😂😂😂

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

That would be an interesting game 😅

[@boardgamefangirl]

Welll….hmmmm….is this worth owning? Maybe not? 😊

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

That will be up to you, hehe! For now, we’ll keep it, as it’s a different lighter design from Uwe! :)

[@boardgamefangirl]

@@BoardGamingRamblings I like heavier but my game group likes lighter SO many this is one to try?

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

I find the puzzle fun, and crunchy enough, even though it is a lighter experience!

[@JohnClem56]

😂 Bye!!!

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

Hahahahahaha 😂

[@aaronschulz8712]

You guys tend to repeat alot, could shave several minutes off the video not parroting each other...other then that nice review

[@BoardGamingRamblings]

Glad you enjoyed parts of it, hehe! As these are not scripted, we do sometimes repeat each other, but we do try not to! :) Hope you’ll enjoy some more of our videos! 🥳

[@pawnstorminreno]

Nice overview. I really do think this game has some problems with representation though. I REALLY wanted this game but I feel like the local people and culture are esentially erased to focus on bat...if this was a farming game in europe they would never make the game about the cow or sheep. A shame.

[@pawnstorminreno]

Also, I always trust Sunniva's rating as I never feel like she's overhyping games. Thanks for the honesty.

[@TheMartinChronicles]

@@pawnstorminreno Sunniva. 😆

[@wolflarson71]

It's nearly impossible to please those who want to be offended.

[@pawnstorminreno]

@@wolflarson71 I don't see anyone offended. I think he should present african farming with the humans that are there doing the farming...you know, in like literally every other game he's ever made.

[@wolflarson71]

@@pawnstorminreno So won't buy the game because the designer won't accommodate your subjective personal view of what the theme should address? That sounds to be me like you took offense.