Elk Fest - How to Play 🎲 and Why It's a Gem 💎

[@BGMechanics]

You are back! Yay!!!

[@DullDishwater]

Welcome back! Wish you were returning to a better game, but glad you’re back nonetheless.

[@BoardGems]

Yeah, like I said the game was requested and I thought it'd be an easy one to do to get back into the groove.

[@InVinceIble009]

Glad to see you back! Thanks for coming back at your channel. What you do is unique, and it is just a matter of time before people realize how gems there are in the older days of modern board games!

[@kieranslack7658]

Lovely to have you back, I own Push It and agree with everything you said about it, great little game.

[@cfrost6167]

Nice to see you back, D! Hope all is well with you, your family, and the pizzeria.

[@jonsmith9518]

Not a big fan of the dexterity games but I’m always happy to see a game that I haven’t seen before. Is that a copy of food chain magnate in shrink? Love to hear your thoughts on that. I have it but haven’t played yet. Hope you’re doing well and business is good. Cheers.

[@BoardGems]

Hi! I hope you're doing well too. Yes it is a copy of FCM, but will probably be quite a while before I can sink my teeth into it. I'm not meeting my group very regularly at the moment. Cheers!

[@bobcattom5997]

Another less-expensive (and more widely available) flicking game worth checking out is Set & Match. I haven't played a flicking game that replaces Crokinole, but Set & Match is relatively cheap and still quite an enjoyable experience!

[@keatonhawkswell5714]

Coin rugby is another precision flicking game and was recommended to me on the guild. It’s fun but I’m absolutely terrible at it (I blame my table it has slightly round edges). I’m pretty good at crokinole but ask me to flick a coin a single centimetre without going over and I’ll fail every single time.

[@troygillespie]

A lot of the Board games you cover are hard to find at a good price, so that shouldn't be a huge caveat for those that watch this channel, I wouldn't think! Good that you are cognizant of that, though. I'm what you might call a "cheapskate" or "stingy" board game hobbyist, so there are certainly ways to acquire some of these OOP titles at a reasonable price if you are patient and know where to look (alter your subscription settings on BGG to alert you to game appearances in auctions, Geekmarket, BGG trading, subscribe to Facebook local trade groups, etc.). Hey, here's an idea for your channel: talk about some of the ways to find and acquire these great OOP games! Just a thought. Also: I own and love Elkfest, so THANK YOU for doing this review! I know it is underwhelming to some, but I think it's a lot of fun, especially in a party setting. Very portable, especially if you leave the box at home and use a pouch (like Love Letter size). I agree about bar tables maybe being a little too "sticky", but socials at friends' houses are a different story, unless your friends happen to live in a frat house. There is a certain novelty to the game that delights new players. And a little alcohol can act as a handicapping device for dexterity games... certainly works for Jenga, darts and pool/billiards! Thanks again for putting out these very in-depth and thoughtful reviews for great games that need some love.

[@BoardGems]

Thanks for the suggestion! I think that advice on acquiring OOP games would be the same for every game, though, and might seem a bit repetitive. 🙂 A party setting? That's interesting, since it's a two-player game. 🙂 There are rules in the book for multiplayer, just taking turns and going for a high score, but that's less ideal than a true multiplayer game like the others I mentioned. Though I would love to try a two-copy four-player partnership game! Partners sit opposite each other with the same colour riverbank and moose. With twelve stones in play, I imagine that'd be an amazing experience!

[@troygillespie]

@@BoardGems We've played as teams, where you alternate turns flicking. Works similarly to teams playing darts or pool. That's good for groups of four (dinner party, for example). Also, with a larger group it works as a "side game" rather than the main event. Like a couple of us playing on the table, countertop or (home) bar while others are just socializing or playing a different game. A shorter distance speeds up the game for more casual settings, as you mentioned. - I do like the idea of playing a "cross" shaped game with two copies! I think others have done that IIRC from reading the BGG forums. Some people have made their own DIY sets, and even changed the theme to polar bears and ice rather than moose and stones. Check out the BGG pictures section. I think a central island would be good for a "cross" shaped 4-player version! A six-player version might have too much downtime between turns, I think. On the OOP games acquisition, I was thinking just a single one-off video apart from the reviews that discussed some strategies, not revisiting it in every review. I'm guessing that you have some tricks up your sleeve in getting older games, as do I.