Pac-Man The Board Game From Buffalo Games - A Nice Gift Idea

[@wienerdog1750]

His little bewewewew sound effect was so cute!

[@PhoticsTV]

😄

[@hondromartinez4402]

I think it would make a nice display.

[@PhoticsTV]

It does look like a good decoration. I could see Pac-Man being placed on an office desk… people randomly pressing it to play the pellet eating sound effect. 😄

[@Xth86]

Exactly! 👍

[@ianthehedgehog9327]

I thought of a 5-player variant of this game. One player is Pac-Man, while the rest are ghosts. The turn order is Pac-Man, Blinky, Pinky, Inky, Clyde. (They are red, pink, blue, and orange respectively for you people who don't know which name goes to which color.) Pac-man rolls 3 dice, while the ghosts roll one die. As a ghost, you are unable to turn around 180 degrees at any time unless Pac-man has grabbed a power pellet on his last turn. You can pass other ghosts' spaces, but you cannot land on the same space as another ghost. Determine your path ahead of time to avoid this! When you catch Pac-man, he loses one of his 3 lives and you are the MVP of the round. If Pac-man eats all the dots on the board, he wins. If Pac-man runs out of lives before all the dots are eaten, the ghosts win.

[@PhoticsTV]

Interesting! 🤔

[@森田之之]

I’m just trying my luck with this and it doesn’t look too great for the job so far And the way the new ones come up I just need the 😊

[@Zanderman2006]

I was thinking the same thing actually that it used 1 dice as the ghosts however that's the plus side of board games there isn't just one way to play

[@phorchybug3286]

Used to play a pac man board game at my grandma's house. Wish i had another for my current house.

[@PhoticsTV]

That's what's nice about board games. They're usually not too expensive. Although, I got this one when it was on sale. It was around 20% off… a little over $15. I checked Amazon, and the game is not on sale right now. However, Tetris was discounted, and that board game video should be on Photics.TV soon. 🙂

[@goldpika2000]

Reminds me of the monopoly arcade pacman board, comes with a little arcade cabinet where when you pass go you play pacman for a few seconds and use the points to purchase levels, you also have coins to insert into it to keep track of players

[@PhoticsTV]

That's an interesting version of Monopoly. The little arcade looks cute. 😄

[@RodrigoMacielCosta]

It's charming. I'd give it a try or two

[@PhoticsTV]

It's a cute game! It's a little loud, so maybe it's better suited for outside in the backyard, on a nice Spring day… not too sunny, not too windy. 😄

[@SkyeTheMobileGamer]

My family played it and said it was boring

[@PhoticsTV]

I can see that as a possibility. 😄 …but I thought it was fun. When giving a board game as a gift, it depends on the recipient. I like this game because I like Pac-Man. I think the design of the game is great. The figurines are cute and I like the little cutouts. So adorable! Thinking of other board games, I prefer Risk rather than Monopoly, because I think Monopoly is not as fun as the strategy of Risk. And currently, Connect 4 is the #1 board game on Amazon. Connect 4 is a nice game. But right now, I like Pac-Man more. (Although, wow, Connect 4 is an even cheaper gift. Currently at $7.49.) Candy Land was ranked high, but I think The Game of Life is more fun. That one wasn't even in the top 50. It was ranked #72.

[@brentalan67]

I could see that too if you play on a computer or arcade. The gameplay is slower. Still, Pacman is loved, so I suppose people will enjoy it for the novelty.

[@reversecard5196]

womp womp

[@Blue_Alley]

Ain’t my problem

[@robbiewalker2831]

@@PhoticsTV it feels like they used the same game plans as the old board game of the 80s (with the ugly Pac-scooper and Marbles), but changed it to be clean-up friendly. Imagine if the Donkey Kong board game is given the same treatment, but the character art is based on the 1994 Game Boy game.

[@MarcellaPerry-v5l]

Looks really cool

[@PhoticsTV]

I think it looks a lot better than the one from the 1980s, but the yellow pegs are a little tedious. I think while marbles are more fun. 😄

[@Brothepro100]

3:46 The rest of the moves are lost!

[@PhoticsTV]

…but Pac-Man got to roll again, so that's fine. 😄

[@Brothepro100]

And the number is… 1

[@CharlesK-n6q]

I remember having the Hasbro version from 1982 which had four plastic "Pac-Men", two ghosts of a random plastic color, a bag of marbles, the game board, and instruction sheet. It was pretty sweet for the time.

[@PhoticsTV]

The marbles were fun, but I like the overall design of the newer one. Pac-Man looks a lot better. The one from the 80s, Pac-Man has teeth. 😄

[@ashleyglass2119]

I played it and it was pretty fun

[@StonerJames]

I had this Pac Man board game when I was about 10 years old back in the 80s made by Milton Bradley. My version of it had white marbles for the dots along with 4 yellow marbles that were the power pellets. You moved Pac Man over the dots putting them inside Pac Man to clear them away. I think the version I had as a kid was much better than the one in this video.

[@PhoticsTV]

I like the marbles of the original game. That was fun! But, I like the design of the newer game. It looks more like Pac-Man.

[@Kingmonke_3]

Man this game looks so cool, I think I remember that I have it

[@PhoticsTV]

This does seem like a game I'll put in storage, but then maybe play it again later. Except, there's a battery in Pac-Man. I haven't removed it yet, but I've been thinking about doing that. Buffalo Games did a nice job with Pac-Man. I don't want to accidentally break it.

[@nochannelson]

I remember having the old one with the yellow balls, took ages to set up lol

[@PhoticsTV]

I thought they were white marbles, but I wasn't sure. So I looked online. The pictures showed yellow dots on the board, but the marbles were white. That's the one from 1980s though. That's also the one with a creepy looking Pac-Man, with teeth. 😄

[@rhettdewees8271]

Ghost house is called regeneration chamber from Pac-Man ghostly adventures

[@PhoticsTV]

👀

[@OswaldoYero]

Man that board game looks so cool, I wish I could have it

[@PhoticsTV]

The board game is still available on Amazon. 🙂 Google Shopping showed other places too.

[@Zanderman2006]

This would be a nice gift for the board and figures alone

[@PhoticsTV]

The Pac-Man figure is really cute. The Ghosts need moving eyeballs. 😄

[@NicholasBjerrum]

What if you rolled 18?

[@PhoticsTV]

I just read the instructions again and I didn't see anything about bonuses or penalties for rolling triples or rolling a maximum roll. In other words, it's not like Monopoly when you roll doubles. 😄

[@Averagebasilenjoyer]

I have this game and I think it’s really fun

[@PhoticsTV]

Nice! 🙂

[@CMAKdaSILLY]

This looks very fun :)

[@PhoticsTV]

Based on what I've seen in the comments here, and in the reviews on Amazon, people either think it's fun or it's boring. 😄 I think it's a cute game. Just yesterday, I was walking down the board game aisle and I was looking for something as fun (or even more fun) than this board game. Nothing looked that good… except that Connect 4 is a pretty cheap game.

[@girlofcreativity7667]

❤❤❤❤ Wow! While watching this video, I was playing the pac man theme music when the game starts!

[@PhoticsTV]

That's a way to improve the board game. I've only heard the Pac-Man figurine makes one sound effect… _“waka waka”_ …the munching a dot sound. It should make the game start melody and the sound when Pac-Man gets caught. When making the video for Tetris… kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIiohGWrqLqhp9U …I wanted to include background music, but I couldn't find the game. I thought I had Tetris for the original GameBoy.

[@apeman505]

I remember there was an older version of this out in the 80s that friends of ours had an incomplete copy of, where you had four people playing as Pac Men rolling their hockey-puck shaped plastic guys around scooping up marbles, but the ghosts were similar. We had zero idea how to play it, but apparently it's on ebay.

[@PhoticsTV]

I remember it like it was 40 years ago. 😄 That's what was nice about the older version. Using Pac-Man to grab those marbles was fun.

[@jodycantello7124]

I bought the 80’s version from an antique store last year for my son. It was fully intact and he plays it frequently with friends when they want something other than their typical euro games.

[@Slowgroovin]

I had the original as a child. It used small white marbles as dots.

[@PhoticsTV]

The marbles were cool. I think that's more fun. The yellow pegs have their advantages though, as it makes the game easier to reset. The marbles seem more likely to roll away and become lost. 😄

[@darrenbent7601]

I vaguely remember seeing this game in the stores years ago, but I've never had a chance to play it.

[@PhoticsTV]

I wasn't expecting this video to be so popular, especially considering that the game isn't new. But, it's a cute game. 😃

[@ARandomPumpkin1234]

We tried to play but it was a bit hard to play because of time to try to learn

[@PhoticsTV]

There is a bit of setup and learning to this game. I think that's part of the experience though. It was fun setting this game up. 😄

[@Mike14264]

Say, what are the rules for the fruit pieces and the blue ghost pieces?

[@PhoticsTV]

The instructions say, _“When a ghost is eaten, the PAC-MAN player collects a Blue Ghost Token and places it in his score pile. Each Blue Ghost Token is worth 200 points!”_ …so it looks like those little disks are a way of keeping score. Ghosts are only 200 points each. Apparently, it's not 200, 400, 800, 1600, like in the arcade. And for fruit, it says, _“If a Fruit Card is drawn, then place a fruit token on PAC-MAN's start space.”_ Apparently, it increases in value during Pac-Man's turn. It goes like this… 🍒- 100 Points 🍓- 200 Points 🍊- 500 Points That's similar to the arcade, but strawberries are worth 300 in the arcade. The big points are from completing all the dots in one of the four sections, which is 800 points each. Although it says an alternate scoring is to count each dot as 40 points… for more arcade like experience. It also mentions rules for "Arcade Mode", where Pac-Man has three lives, rather than just one in the standard rules.

[@Mike14264]

@@PhoticsTV huh, I see! Thanks for clarifying!

[@grahamsmallwood]

I had a PacMan game as a kid but the dots were marbles.

[@PhoticsTV]

I think I remember the marbles and playing the original Pac-Man board game, but I'm not sure if I'm confusing it with Hungry Hungry Hippos. 😄

[@ScikeCkeis]

I love the dice

[@PhoticsTV]

The yellow dice was a nice design idea. 🙂

[@LEEWEIBOMoe]

mat said that the pellets are the ghosts eggs

[@PhoticsTV]

😆

[@Generx_Plays]

the ghost house is actually called the "regeneration chamber" also i dont think pacman or the ghosts can go through walls

[@PhoticsTV]

At the end of the video I was just smushing the yellow dots. The game was not in play at that point. 😄

[@chrisbailey7384]

@@PhoticsTVThe clicks of pushing the dots down feels satisfying.

[@fantasyplay82]

Pac-man - моя любимая игра детства. Хорошо, что такие игры этой легендарной игры есть😁 Кстати, оставляю таймкод, чтобы зрители и вы могли посмеяться😂 4:47

[@PhoticsTV]

“Inky Attacks” is one of the best parts of the video. 😄

[@Cactuscatkyle]

This game look fun i remember going to the store and i saw this game on sale i was thinking of buying it but than i saw uno and got it because uno is the best game

[@PhoticsTV]

UNO is currently #10 in “Dedicated Deck Card Games”. The top three in that category involve tacos and/or burritos. 😄

[@Snowy_OSC]

BEEWOOWOOWOOWOOP🗣🔥🗣🔥

[@PhoticsTV]

😄

[@tmars6507]

Looks awesome to put in my game room to show off, looks great , BUT, it does look like it would get boring fairly quickly if actually played.

[@PhoticsTV]

Of the board games recently reviewed on this channel, I might pick Pac-Man as the one to play first. It depends on the group of people though. I think Pac-Man the Board Game could be fun, especially during an outside barbecue on a not so windy day. If it's just two people, I might prefer Battleship or Connect 4. If it's 3-5 people, I think this game would be more fun than Monopoly. Although, I think something like Scrabble has greater replay value. Again, I think it depends on the group of people. The Tetris game could also be an alternative. I think that one was pretty good too. It can be challenging to get four people to sit still and be focused on something as slow paced as a board game. What's different about Pac-Man is how players can work together as the ghosts. That sounds like fun, but I haven't been able to get a game like that going. But considering how much it costs for a family of 4 to go out to a movie, Pac-Man is a cheaper alternative - even if they only play it once. 😄 I think that's the thing about board games. It's not so much about the game. Rather, it's about people getting together and playing together. That's nice! 🙂

[@tmars6507]

@PhoticsTV I agree , and i love all the ganes you mentioned( I love battleship and Tetris 😁). And your right, pacman would be fun on a family outing or kids party as well. I would get it myself for a kinda collectors item. It is cool.

[@NoamGameur.94230]

I got this

[@PhoticsTV]

Do you like Pac-Man The Board Game? 🤔

[@djchapaculturehouse5233]

mola mucho, yo llegue. a jugar en mi infancia al verdadero de los 90, tenia bolas y se las iba comiendo, era una pasada, habia varios pacmans de colores, creo que podian jugar hasta 4 jugadores, tengo recuerdos risorios

[@PhoticsTV]

The original board game, back in the 1980s, had marbles. That was fun. Although, Pac-Man didn't look so good in that game. Also, I think the pegs in the newer game are easier to reset. Overall, I think the newer one is better, but I do miss the marbles. 😄

[@djchapaculturehouse5233]

​@@PhoticsTVcorrecto, era muy simple, pero divertido también, un poco mss real diria yo jejeje

[@marelvin3037]

I wish i wanna buy that

[@PhoticsTV]

I think it's a good game. I just checked Amazon and it was still available. So, your goal is still possible. 😄 That's a different situation than the Arcade 1Up Pac-Man HDMI Collection… kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5Kbemd7hLGemrM …shortly after that game system was reviewed, it wasn't so easy to get anymore. I think it's discontinued. 🙁

[@ScikeCkeis]

I wanna buy this😊

[@PhoticsTV]

I just looked at Amazon and the board game is in stock, but it's not as cheap as when I got the game.

[@coolcats101]

"Energizer" ummmmmm that's actually called a power pellet🤓🤓🤓🤓

[@PhoticsTV]

The instructions say… _“When PAC-MAN eats a Power Pellet, he becomes energized”_ energizer is what we called it back in the 1980s. It seems interchangeable, but the board game instructions does call them Power Pellets.

[@AwsomeAccordianTikiOffical]

I got that on my 10th birthday!

[@PhoticsTV]

🎉🎂🎊

[@natalyrivera9630]

Sells in peru ?

[@PhoticsTV]

I'm not from Peru, so I don't know. I went to the Amazon website, loaded up the Pac-Man The Board Game page, and changed the destination to Peru. It said… _“No Import Charges & $24.37 Shipping to Peru ”_ Again, I'm not the expert on such matters, but that shipping cost is more expensive than the game. 😄 Although, I saw another page that said… _“Free International Shipping to Peru - Orders with at least $49 USD of eligible items and shipping to a Peru address qualify for Free International Shipping. To learn more about eligibility requirements please visit the, How to get FREE Shipping to Peru page.”_ So, maybe Amazon could work… although reaching the free shipping requirement seems to be a challenge. This is something to check with Amazon though.

[@CagotaYCaracoca]

I need 3

[@PhoticsTV]

I looked at the Amazon website and the Pac-Man board game was in stock. There was a quantity dropdown, and the number three was selectable.

[@lanatta26]

Ha I have one 😂

[@CitlalliMarquez-lv6rp]

En donde se consigue el juguete de pac man

[@PhoticsTV]

Pac-Man was included with the board game. It was on Amazon. I haven't seen that Pac-Man sold separately. I searched for “Pac-Man Figurine” and “Pac-Man Toy”, but I didn't see anything that was very close to the Pac-Man in the Board Game.

[@Mrtalkative1]

I got that board game from the arcade

[@Mrtalkative1]

i know what pac man is

[@PhoticsTV]

A board game was at an arcade? Interesting! 🤔 Pac-Man the board game seems like it would be a nice prize from those redemption games.

[@KJhutchonslashown]

I have it i love it pac man blinky pinky inky clyde they are red pink blue and orange

[@PhoticsTV]

It's a really cute board game! 🙂

[@derekroberts6654]

I don’t remember my Pac Man board game being like this…

[@PhoticsTV]

The one from the 1980s was different. It had white marbles. I thought it was fun, but Pac-Man didn't look as cute as this one.

[@sebastianmarrano5608]

It doesn’t seem fair they the ghosts can just get Parkman out right after the energizer is eaten, Parkman doesn’t even get until his next turn

[@PhoticsTV]

I'm not 100% sure I understood the rules, but I think the main problem was that Pac-Man just got two bad rolls. Although, that could also be part of the strategy of the game. In the arcade, I usually wait for the ghosts to get closer to the energizer. I didn't do that in the board game.

[@EliGarcia-r9l]

I have jt and I love the game it’s fun and the pac man wakakaka

[@PhoticsTV]

It's a well designed game, colorful and fun. 🙂

[@stevegeiger1328]

Can u try the Sonic the hedgehog board game?

[@PhoticsTV]

Do you mean Sonic The Hedgehog Crash Course? That game looks cute! I'm still testing out if Board Games are going to be a regular thing on the channel. The next one is a more portable version of Connect 4.

[@elizabethcole611]

I have one😮

[@PhoticsTV]

Cool! 😎

[@cirnosnumberfan6449]

Looks more like a decoration accessory than an actual bored game tbh

[@PhoticsTV]

It's got dice, it's got cards, it's got a flat playing area, and it has figurines - but it does feel different than a traditional board game. Perhaps it's because Pac-Man looks awesome. That's the standout piece of the whole game… but it is called Pac-Man.

[@ConorDaRobin]

Waka!

[@tatianaoliveira3279]

Gosto do muito do pac-man eu queria tanto esse brinquedo dia das crianças vem 60

[@PhoticsTV]

It's tougher to get this board game outside of the United States, but not impossible. Depending on the location, the shipping could cost more than the board game. 😧

[@ScikeCkeis]

👍👍👍👍

[@ピータきゃわかつ]

日本未発売なのが残念 輸入だと今だいぶ経費かかるから諦めるしかない

[@PhoticsTV]

Wow! That's disappointing to see, especially since Pac-Man was originally created in Japan. And even though Buffalo Games is in the United States, it looks like this board game was made in China. I'm surprised that this game isn't easier to get over there. Although, the Japan version of the Amazon website doesn't work for you? 🤔

[@TDMidi]

How is a 8K subs channel have a vid with 1.5M views

[@PhoticsTV]

First, I don't know exactly why this video is so popular. There were another 11 similar videos created for the 12 Days of Christmas playlist… kzbin.info/aero/PLORkPhKfIRglkwf_XzbcCAk1xL6rFtF72 …and the other Pac-Man video in the list barely currently has less than 1000 views. Next, I think the question is better reversed, why did a video with 1.5 Million views only generate ~2600 subscribers? 🤔

[@OGicecreammaster]

bruh they're power pellots

[@PhoticsTV]

They've been called energizers too.

[@dblevins343]

Ya, Id rather just have a tiny pacman machine for $20

[@PhoticsTV]

The Arcade1Up Pac-Man HDMI Collection was reviewed here… kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5Kbemd7hLGemrM

[@SaadSohal-gs8gc]

To get it 🥳🤩🥳🤩🥳🤩🥳🤩🤫🤩🥳🤩

[@PhoticsTV]

It's a nice board game. It's really cute! 🥰

[@gersonmanzanedo7498]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤😂😂

[@supermatteo217]

Waka waka waka

[@PhoticsTV]

😄

[@ImmacHn]

It has a very nice quality, but it's super boring, I have it.

[@PhoticsTV]

I think it depends on the players. It's basically Pac-Man in slow motion. So, I can see how that might not be appealing. Yet, with a group of players that are silly, strategical, and friendly, that could be entertaining.

[@MarlaDixon89]

hi

[@PhoticsTV]

Hi! 🙋🏻‍♂

[@ScikeCkeis]

You can use it for 6 yrs old

[@PhoticsTV]

The box says “Age 10 UP”. 🤷🏻‍♂

[@Miloalmlie-rp3zc]

And pacman is dead bee booedbdoop

[@PhoticsTV]

😄

[@KasdenW1995]

This wasn't even the first Pac-Man board game.

[@PhoticsTV]

It's not the one from the 1980s, and I did like the marbles, but I think the newer one is better. The pieces are cuter! 🥰

[@SergioLozano-e8r]

🎉😂😂😂😂 me 👍 😌

[@PhoticsTV]

I think that means you liked the video. 😄

[@SaadSohal-gs8gc]

My mom said we will go to next Sunday morning 🥳🤫👆🧏

[@PhoticsTV]

😃🎉