New York Zoo - GameNight! DateNight!! Se8 Ep30 - How to Play and Playthrough

[@peacefuldragon742]

Nikki does a great job explaining the rules.

[@Bleuchz]

I really like the back and forth rules explanation. Clever take on it!

[@benjaminfuchs1273]

Hey guys, I really love your game and date nights! Keep it up. @Nikki: you could have taken tiles a lot of times without animals in your barns. You could have simply split animals from your enclosures as long as one animal stays there. Thats also the way you get several enclosures with animals of the same kind to be able to breed at 2 enclosures at the same time. I hope that was understandable. Cheers Ben

[@juanalfonso8186]

I was shouting that at both of them from behind my screen "Take animals from the enclosure!"

[@boardgamegeek]

Thanks, that was something we figured out after we played. It also gets you more enclosures more quickly. Thanks for the note and for watching. -Lincoln

[@boardgamegeek]

@@juanalfonso8186 you should have seen me when I edited the episode :-). -Lincoln

[@juanalfonso8186]

@@boardgamegeek I would never have expected a response. This is incredible. Thank you. I've been binging so many game night videos recently. I wants Paladins solely based on watching all of you play it

[@ronhatch9175]

I came to the comment section to say this exact thing. The other spot that drove me nuts was when Nikki re-used an enclosure that had previously been emptied and inexplicably made it harder to finish by choosing the largest one.

[@blue_hour_appeared]

I loved this video! In most videos I’ve watched I almost always see people use the questionmark token the wrong way. When using it, you don’t move the elephant, so if the piece wouldn’t fit, you can place it back where the questionmark token was, and still take the right amount of steps with the elephant. Otherwise you might forget where the elephant originally was and how many steps it took. Hope that’s clear enough of an explanation. ☺️

[@milest4214]

Great stuff, so glad you're able to do date night, really miss game night!!

[@boardgamegeek]

Thank you! -Lincoln

[@derickkopff1314]

Thanks for the help getting started. Fun game!

[@frankmacri5173]

This game looks super cute and fun! Loved seeing you two play.

[@boardgamegeek]

Thanks for watching! New York Zoo is really fun. We want to play it more. Thanks for the note.-Lincoln

[@deanandtavonplumb7059]

Just picked up this game and came here to see how it's played. Thanks great job.

[@nicolevb725]

I just got this game and have played twice. I really enjoy it! I wish the enclosures and boards were magnetic though. Things shift easily in my opinion.

[@AmyLou79]

I played the solo version of this game while watching this video! I really like hearing your thoughts at the end!

[@boardgamegeek]

Thanks Amy! I’m glad you had fun watching and playing. Thanks for the note and for watching.-Lincoln

[@dahger7]

This is the kind of game group we all want.

[@Oaklestat]

I really love this game. Great play through, thank you

[@boardgamegeek]

Thanks for watching!-Lincoln

[@doggyaugie]

thanks, I've been curious if you would do this game! re: the question mark, I believe any player can check the fitting of the top polyomino of ANY stack at any time.

[@boardgamegeek]

Ahh. I never planned too far ahead because Nikki would always go at least one space past the spot I hoped to land on. Thanks for the note and for watching. -Lincoln

[@benjaminlong1960]

Fun Fact: New York City has five zoos in all - or one per borough - along with one extraordinary aquarium.

[@doggyaugie]

I used to work at the aquarium and had free access to the Bronx Zoo, which is why I've been interested in this game haha

[@boardgamegeek]

Awesome. We live in a giant city and there is only one. Thanks to the note and for watching.-Lincoln

[@JackieFox1976]

@@boardgamegeek We also have the zoo at Moorpark College. You guys should check it out sometime. It's way less depressing than the L.A. Zoo.

[@Cleansweep38]

28:56 Nicki also wanted to pick up an enclosure and could have, for the same reason Lincoln could have done before.

[@Cleansweep38]

Ty for playing!

[@rachelmorrison1968]

Where did you find the little organizing containers in the matching colors? So cute!!

[@boardgamegeek]

Rachel, those are from the BoardGameGeek Store. You can check them out here: boardgamegeekstore.com/collections/silicone-products/products/bgg-folding-bit-bowls -Lincoln

[@KuddlyKisses]

Such a cute game! Too bad there aren't any polar bears or snow leopards though ♥

[@ekconley6429]

20:20, Lincoln, could you not have placed an enclosure and taken an animal from one of your other enclosures? I thought Nikki said you could, as long as you still had at least 1 animal left in the enclosure you took from?

[@boardgamegeek]

Absolutely you can. It’s one of the strategies we didn’t grasp until after the game. It’s a good way to fill your board with enclosures. Thanks for the note and for watching. -Lincoln

[@ekconley6429]

@@boardgamegeek thanks!! Yeah, I tried it solo on during Essen Digital and there were many things I didn't grasp! 🤣 Want to go back and play, (hoping it's still on Tabletopia), after making sure I understand it better! 🤓

[@ekconley6429]

@@boardgamegeek also, thanks so much for the video! 😁

[@Cleansweep38]

20:31 Lincoln could have placed a tile and removed 1 or 2 from his Flamingo or Mere cat enclosure.

[@hstrauser6610]

Why the Question mark Token to Remember where you went when there is already an elephant already marking the place? Perhaps the question token goes where the elephant started?

[@Rik77]

You are also allowed at any time to pick up any tile from the board and test it out on your own board to see if it fits. The question mark is a handy way to remember where you borrowed the tile from. Its surprisingly easy to forget where the tile came from when testing them out

[@Nybba78]

You can never have enough of Wyatt Earp. A very good game.

[@spaztekwarrior]

Are all those Exit games behind you yet to be played? Or have you discovered a way to not destroy them as you play :) Nice play through of NYZ I bought this game for my nephew for Christmas and hope to play it with him then. :)

[@boardgamegeek]

We've been able to keep them undamaged. There are a few missing from the series that we have given away and some we still have to play. Thanks for the note and for watching-Lincoln

[@spaztekwarrior]

BoardGameGeek You’re Welcome, Lincoln ... I like the unlock and deckscape series too. Will have to get the Scooby Doo one as well :) Nice to see you two play. I miss the ´old’ days with your full compliment of players. You will have to all make up for lost time when this covid thing is finally beaten. In the meantime... keep up with the date nights ... and like some weird geek voyeurs we will keep on watching them :)

[@lightningmonkey706]

@@spaztekwarrior I've played 3 Exit games and love them. How do you think they compare to Unlock? Interested to see if I should try them out. Cheers!

[@spaztekwarrior]

Lightning Monkey Well, the Unlock series requires an app. But don’t let that turn you off. It is an integral part of the escape room experience for the Unlock series and works well for the most part. The Exit series, as you know, makes use of the cards in the box, often requiring cutting or folding of the inner contents. I like both, but the OCD in me wishes I wouldn’t have to wreck the cards of the Exit series. You can make duplicates (scan, print )of the things you need to destroy, but you’d have to make duplicates on the fly and not In advance, to avoid spoilers. ;)

[@lightningmonkey706]

@@spaztekwarrior Thank you for the reply! Sounds like I might give Unlock a try. Have a great one :)

[@xshadowscreamx]

Ohhh I can’t place a tile if I can’t place an animal on it? Oh I don’t know. I saw Lincoln put a flamingo and meerkat after an acquisition and placed them an enclosures that already had one of those animals, I thought they had to go to an empty enclosure or an empty house? I think it’s best that I don’t read the rule book. This game has too many rules for what it is. It should Be patchwork but up to 4 players.

[@Cleansweep38]

25:35 you got done breeding, but did not do bonus breeding

[@nellgwenn]

Have you both seen the Netflix series Queen's Gambit? If you did what did you think of it?

[@boardgamegeek]

Nikki is watching it. She seems to be enjoying it. I don’t get to watch much TV. Thanks so much for the note. -Lincoln

[@SgtxAnus]

is that Will Forte?

[@tyquanfleming8554]

I beat dwight