Paris Review - with Tom Vasel

[@rickadam6051]

Thank you for being honest. Always appreciate it when a reviewer isn't afraid to say they like a game :)

[@Majdi.J]

This is a hidden gem for 2020.

[@Straddllw]

Kramer & Kiesling yo! You know its gonna be good.

[@andrewgrant2328]

I skipped past this when it was on Kickstarter. Then I saw an unboxing and then a play through... and then I was lucky enough to snag a deluxe version. Cannot wait to get this to the table!

[@sm5574]

That is a big footprint!

[@robertchilders3718]

Got a chance to play this a couple of weeks ago. It was fun. Better than I thought it was going to be. And looks great on the table.

[@rbruba]

In Tom's overview, he placed the VP tile in the region that just got a 4th key. But per the below rule, you can place that VP tile on *any* district. So while Tom's example was certainly legal, you may also place it elsewhere (perhaps to deny victory points to the current district?). Tom, did this ever happen? "As soon as a District has a total of 4 Keys on Buildings and Landmarks (not including the Bank), the active player may immediately place one of the available VP Tiles on an available VP Tile spot in a *District of their choice*."

[@jenius00]

This game has a lot of the features of my, "what if we modernized Monopoly" design.

[@spencercapier2258]

Glad Tom liked it, I bought the deluxe version based on the designers.

[@Kwippy]

I pre-ordered this because I love the theme, anything to do with Paris I'm a sucker for. So I am super delighted to find that this game is very fun to play. I agree it's easy to learn, the turns go quickly, and there's plenty room for strategic thinking. The big bonus is it reminds me of the 7 trips I have made to the city.

[@jonathansaah9163]

Glad this one is in the mail, coming to me. 😀

[@delorean-88]

This game lloks like a follow up to the excellent game Dynasties: Heirate und Herrsche from the same authors, the only recent Hans im Glück game which was not translated in English

[@adalfanfilho7671]

Great game, nice review!

[@lucasespejo5498]

Possibly best 2020 game ☺️

[@Poiuytrew.Q]

I just spent 20 minutes checking all the Component clips from previous reviews. Is this the first time there are sound effects during the component slide/clip/overlay????

[@otubrabnad]

Nope, they used to do it all the time. But until I read your comment I completely forgot that they had.

[@dddmmm21]

I was sure he was going for "excellence" all that energy.

[@JerreMuesli]

Indeed. I guess it's due to the "Kramer and Kiesling" on the box

[@spencercapier2258]

so is this a contender for board game of the year or not?

[@ndclub67]

I thought he was going to give it excellent with how positive he was.

[@tyquanfleming8554]

Tawantinsuyu vs paris

[@ailurusludens1342]

As bland as Tawantinsuyu looks comparatively to Paris, I still the first brings out more interesting things to the table.

[@joethomas1775]

I'm glad that I kickstarted this game.

[@adamanderson1979]

Am I crazy, or is he just not giving excellence awards anymore? I didn’t hear a single complaint in the final thoughts, and relatively minor complaints in the component section. A unalloyed recommendation, and yet not a gold seal means he isn’t telling us what was holding the game back, and is that really the purpose of a review?

[@thedicetower]

I only give a few seals of excellence a year. I really like Paris! But at the end of the day, it's an "8" for me, which is Approval. WHICH IS REALLY GOOD!

[@talkietoaster0]

I don't think having no complaints automatically makes a game excellent.

[@danm2144]

This is screaming to be re-skinned under different landmark cities around the world.

[@alexconti7932]

Why does viewing this is a deja-vu? Is this a reprint or something ?

[@sadekhanna]

Porta Nigra game

[@EvanSawyer4]

He raved so much about the game I thought he was winding up for a seal of excellence.

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

It’s light and simple but it’s also not that exciting and quite generic. Also the landmarks are paramount to winning.

[@benlauson555]

You just gave a two sentense game review in the comments section for a video review of the same game! Huzzah!

[@TheBrokenMeeple]

Well merely stating an opinion 😁 I did a more detailed talk a couple podcasts ago.

[@CK-mi3sd]

He kept praising the game and then just gave an approval rating?

[@thedicetower]

Approval is very good! Only a few games a year get Excellent!

[@darylcoffman7269]

Not really a fan of how it looks laid out. Smh.