Orichalcum Review: Get You to the Greek!

Mike, Chris, and Zee discuss this fast-paced tactical game in which you must race to five points to win!
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[@shawncrawley9101]

The stegosaurus behind Chris's head had me thinking up front that he was trying a new spikey hairdo

[@manonfire1174]

Right! Its hard not to stare once noticed...Lol

[@DTChrisYi]

@@manonfire1174 Excuse me sir, my eyes are down here.

[@terrytoriq]

Punky Chris Rocks :D

[@GamingWithSantanas]

Now I can't unsee it 😅

[@kevinbhieey9188]

I actually thought he was sporting a business-on-the-sides/party-on-the-top 'do!

[@dandurkin9735]

A joy to see Zee visibly excited to discuss this Bruno Cathala title, and reaffirming to hear Mike's smart praise. The production has a "Days of Wonder" vibe. I look forward to playing it. Thanks guys!

[@alexmrkonjic3138]

Honestly, Zee is so good at teaching games!

[@jacobjslee]

18:54 Not the first video I've seen where I've been thrown off continuously by the background painting lining up behind someone's head and making someone's (Chris in this case) haircut look unusual. Once you see it . . .

[@shawncrawley9101]

I just commented the same thing. I should've scanned for this comment first haha

[@uplift-yourdailypickup6424]

Bruno Cathala is still one of the best designers out there. Adding this one to my wishlist.

[@clanechelon]

Being fairly new to the board game hobby, our playgroup thrives on replayability and diversity. Having a low/mid weight games is sort of perfect as it must be super easy to bring back to the table if you haven't played in a few weeks

[@Manny-M]

I get really strong old school Days of Wonder vibes with this one. Looks fantastic!

[@JustinandHanna]

Instantly preordered this after watching review. Very excited to try it out!

[@Herendill]

Oh no, preorder? You're not afraid of bugs and graphic downgrade at all? Oh wait... It's board game, not PC game, you're safe :D

[@jameskirk4692]

Thank you for very detailed overview and discussion! It helps a lot.

[@brunodubois8245]

Chris' haircut is really surprising in this video 😄

[@peterkarlsson1825]

Nice mohawk Chris.

[@johanlotigiers]

Bought this one today (Dutch version) at a convention. Really nice artwork and after seeing your video I can't wait to play this one. Cheers from Belgium and keep those video's coming!

[@Boneidolmatt]

This feels like it’s in a similar weight to something like Dice Forge. The art looks great and should be easy to table - one to add to the list!

[@snypergotya]

I love how throughout the entire video, the spikes on the dinosaur make it look like Chris has a purple mohawk!

[@DTChrisYi]

Excuse me sir, my eyes are down here 😛

[@MegaSNES64]

Bruno does it again, nice team btw

[@michaeldrescher841]

I've been following this game for awhile. Can't wait to get my hands on it.

[@mr_boom105]

i was hoping to see someone cover this game! going to preorder for a paxu pickup!

[@Frankie-the-Tankie]

That zoom in at the end on Mike's monster face is (chef's kiss). Had to watch it like 3 times because I kept laughing. #PraiseTheEditor

[@steamvent]

It's his growl that gets me. 😄

[@TinyTactician]

Catching up on games and man this game is looking great. Bruno is becoming one of my favorite designers. I love that you can fight monsters in this game, I really hope it gets an expansion. But the design is so tight idk what they’d add! Maybe player powers?

[@stevensmolders3855]

it's a good game indeed, bought the last copy at Essen hehe lucky me

[@sonofsol2869]

Just picked this and terracotta army up for 25 each at my local game shop clearance shelf. Bargain! Looking forward to playing this tonight

[@Draffut2003]

Whelp, that's going on the list.

[@UnimatrixOne]

Mine too!

[@dxexvxixaxnxt]

Thanks for the review and enthusiasm. Pre-ordered from Pandasaurus! 🤙

[@TheMjdollar]

Played this over the weekend and the only comment made which Luke raised is why is there some much shuffling of the cards! Overall an excellent 4x style game.

[@jahniedez6834]

This game looks amazing!!

[@mykeycuento5576]

Okay. Great review and I knew already during the playthrough, before the actual final thoughts, before the scores, that I would love it. QUESTION THOUGH: Where the heck can I buy this and why isn't it on my FLGS' radar???

[@dxexvxixaxnxt]

Pandasaurus has pre-orders

[@LeeKenshin7]

Played a 3-player game last night and had a lot of fun. Contrary to Mike's point though, I ran away with the game. I was slower out of the gate but was able to combo my buildings (5 total hoplite production, the one that allows for an extra bonus turn, and the one that cost one less hoplite for bonus turns). At one point, I got the water Titan that doubled my hoplite production and then steamrolled after that. Also had the building that allowed me to keep a 2nd Titan. With the mass of hoplites, I was able to go first the last couple of rounds and ended the game with my opponents at 3 & 2 points, respectively. I could have gotten another point that round and would probably be able to get a total of 8 before my next opponent got to 5, if the game had dragged.

[@Aba19xx]

Zee - is it working well for 2 players??

[@dtvanderpool726]

I saw that the designers just released a solo mode for this game too. Anyone try it?

[@boardgameknight2791]

The tiles look a lot like Bruno Cathala's other game, Ishtar.

[@funnymanfish]

It seems like we haven't seen Camila in a while. Anyone know why?

[@clarenceneal2622]

She was on the last crowdfunding show

[@ko9]

She's been around, just taking it a bit easier atm it seems. Maybe Essen was really exhausting for her (which I can imagine).

[@millac1953]

Thanks for the concern - I’ve had to take some personal time but things are looking up and I’ll be slowly making my way back 😊

[@montanaricello]

@@millac1953 we miss you!

[@holgerchristiansen4003]

Got the game at Essen and played it a couple of times since. I almost love it. Just the dicerolling when trying to "capture" monsters is what keeps me from doing so. Output randomness is something I REALLY don't like. So instead of loving it, I just like it

[@EfrainRiveraJunior]

I came here because of the movie.

[@GangurEXE]

The player board seems too small for everything this game is asking you to put on it at the same time.

[@CB-yh3db]

Lol…love the title. I would have also accepted…..”Git Yo Greek On….Git Yo Greek On”. I have listened to way too much Missy Elliott growing up.

[@bertrand391]

looks so easy to get into and pretty enjoyable. just quite bland art imo.

[@Gekkegast93]

Interesting. After two plays I'm done with it. It fell completely flat, the upkeep is a mess, managing the cards on display is a mess, and the gameplay is so straightforward it is almost too boring. So surprised to see such high ratings! Maybe it is just too light for me

[@zur13l13]

Cyclades and Santorini had a baby!