The Grizzled (a poetic game about being human) Review

[@saintsalieri]

Village has a beautiful pastoral feel where you get the sense you have experienced the passage of time throughout the game. You do ultimately treat your workers as resources, but the game kind of foregrounds that they are people who live lives, have careers, get married, and die. Terramara is a game I've only played once, but it also has this beautiful sense of a multi-general migration that is thematized by the board's layout and how you use "time" (i.e. game rounds) as a resource. Inis is a dudes on a map game that requires you to ask people if they would like to fight or pursue peace every time you coexist in an area. I really like how this turns normal competitive game mechanics on their head just a bit and forces you to think about conflict as messy and negotiable.

[@Thewire867]

The game looks wonderful, thank you for reviewing it! And thank you, too, for being such a great reviewer. I love your conception of gameplay as poetry. The artwork kind of reminds me of Jacque Tardi's works about the First World War. Tangentially, I also love looking through the books/games you have behind you in every video. There's always something there (or several somethings!) that makes me want to read more about it, and to potentially read it myself.

[@matthelion]

Hey, I just wanted to thank you for this talk. It was very interesting. I recently played this with my Year 9 History class (but changed the setting to ANZACs at Gallipoli) and it worked really well.

[@Andromedax01]

I've watched quite a few reviews of the game and I'm suprised nobody adresses the fact that the artist for the game was actually one of the victims of the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attacks last year.

[@marcoomnigamer]

+Andromedax01 I did not address it because I did not know it. Thank you for the info!

[@Andromedax01]

Kind of a shame we'll never see another game with his art. Makes you think about the game's themes even more...

[@nosferaturr]

I absolutely agree with you. Great reflexion and good presentation.

[@broceollomon]

This a great video for one of my favorite co-op games! Thanks for uploading it!

[@erics745]

indeed i just went through a couple of back issues of casus belli where tignous used to draw. fantasy at its best.rest well monsieur Tignous. chapeau bas

[@neeleyfolk]

Wow its been a year? Received a copy for Father's Day 2017!

[@PHLewis1956ye1q9]

A lovely review, Marco. I could imagine a Napoleonic version based on the book "Seven Men of Gascony" by R.F. Delderfield. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend that you do (as if you don't already have enough on your plate!)

[@neeleyfolk]

Thought provoking intro. Thanks for the review, been interested in game, when finances allow I plan on purchasing. I'll also look into the books. My son,14, is interested in creating games.He plays many games,of different styles but I think he still needs a broader, too borrow your theme, "poetic, art" base. Do you have any other book suggestions?

[@JPFalcononor]

Nice in depth review....does it play well solitaire? I have read mixed messages on that topic....

[@marcoomnigamer]

+JPFalcononor if you play solitiare you miss the poetic experience, it becomes a basic push your luck game.

[@gilberttostevin5339]

Thanks very much for this video!

[@erics745]

just another great review. thanks marco. salut les poilus

[@benfoster6715]

Great insights!

[@Chuschannel]

You got a lot of books back there dude.