Brink ~ Simple Rules Set the Stage for Negotiations & Table Talk | Board Game Preview

We're learning quite quickly that many of the IV Studios titles include an element of negotiation and table talk. This year we were delighted by the expansion for Veiled Fate but now they're back again with another game, this one set in the Moonraker universe. We know nothing about the Moonraker universe (and not that much more about space) but what we did find interesting is the way this fairly simple game uses negotiation and voting for what scores. We hope this video helps you decide if this is a game for you or not!
Note: Prototype game featured, art, components & rules subject to change. This is an unpaid preview and as with all of our content, consists of our honest thoughts and opinions.
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Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:42 Theme overview
01:05 Gameplay overview
08:14 ❔Light Theme (and more puzzle than 4X)
09:25 ✅Negotiation is the make or break of this game
14:09 ✅Puzzling out the best move
17:01 Time is limited!
19:40 Resources are tight!
21:49 ✅Game variability
22:37 ❔Player Count - Limited perspective :(
23:33 Wrap up
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[@AshleyShimp]

Reminds me of a less chaotic Sidereal Confluence, which I adore. Consider me intrigued.

[@RobertHovakimyan55]

Great preview as always! Spot on that the game is all about table talk.

[@stevepettenon1]

Thanks for the preview guys. This game is exactly what my game group enjoys. Can't wait for launch day!!

[@MrRobertoBH]

Great video 😊 this really helped to explain how it works

[@stevekingswell9143]

Thx for the fair and honest review.

[@davidkennedy7126]

I keep seeing ads for this game and I love its visual design. Can’t really tell how much I’d like it though want to get a demo of it.

[@novon246]

That’s about where it stops. Great art and table presence, mediocre gameplay.

[@bassguitar2709]

Looks interesting, but this is a tough sell since ARCS just dropped

[@nirszi]

Between your video and Rahdo's one I realized that this game is definitely not for me. Forced trading, no, thanks. Thanks.

[@TheTabletopMisfits]

I tell ya, we love this game. IV Studio makes the hits. Did you play it with the Rivals rules for 2 player?

[@TheTabletopMisfits]

Guess I should have waited till the end to ask :D

[@taxag1134]

Does memory play a significant factor in this game? As in, if someone has exceptional enough memory to remember how much influence each player has received, will they have a large advantage over others who cannot keep track of all of that information?

[@GamerPhysics]

That's something I worry about a lot too. Realistically, it would be nearly impossible to track with turn by turn gains, spending on ambassadors, trades, and votes. You'd need to be a hardcore card counter to really try. In practice, I haven't heard of anyone even trying to game that more than, 'that player has a lot of yellow' or seeing the board and understanding a player wants the vote to go one way or another.

[@coyotemoon722]

So what you're saying is that this is Catan in space. "Nobody wants your green cubes!"