The Quacks of Quedlinburg in about 3 minutes

[@3MBG]

There's a lot to like about Quacks and i can see why its a hugely popular and award winning game. Its not 100% my style of game, but it definitely has some greatness to it. What do you all think about my comment about simultaneous draws in the game?

[@tychay]

3 Minute Board Games The default ruleset tries to give a hit of that without slowing down the game. I found that the table playing Quacks can manage two plays in the time it takes for a smaller group of 4 to finish one mid weight euro. It deserved its award but difficulty wise it should have been in the SdJ category instead of the Kennerspiel.

[@wayner396]

Just played this with 4 players a couple weeks ago. I liked the variety and idea of it all but i don't think it's 100% for me. It was really at it's best the last couple rounds when you had a big bag full of fun combos but it took all game to get to that point and then it was over. So it basically ends right when it's getting good.. The first few turns are basically a waste of time as you pretty much only have white berries. Maybe if they started you with the option of buying X amount of berries at the very biggening allowing you to start getting into the fun combos quicker and for longer would it have resonated with me more. As it stands it's a pretty decent game that just misses the mark for me but I'm happy to play it anytime my friend asks. Great review as always. Love what you do. Thank you for the great channel.

[@3MBG]

I like that Wayner. You could almost start at turn 3 with 24 bucks worth of ingredients and it wouldn't change much

[@melski9205]

We always do simultaneous draws too, but it does make the game a lot longer.

[@benjaminjohnson8377]

I think this game would be even more successful if the rules only said to to do simultaneous draws. I’m convinced that the vast majority of the people that think the game is ‘okay’ haven’t played with simultaneous drawing the whole way through. They actually complicated the rules and made it wishy washy by not simply say from the beginning to do simultaneous draw. The blunder perplexes me. I’ve played Quacks 20+ times, and only one time did a player not simultaneously draw with the rest of us and it was meh in comparison. Personally it’s 10/10 all simultaneous, felt like an 8-8.5 when not everyone plays simultaneous, and I would assume it would feel at best a 7-7.5 if none of us played simultaneous. I see no reason why not simultaneous could ever possibly be better in any way. Playing time is the only reason I ever see mentioned but any added time they think is there is purely tension time (not ‘waiting for other people to play’ time) which is purely exciting/fun time, which is the whole reason for sitting down and playing the game. It is the sort of thing that should certainly be fixed in a second edition should there be one.

[@3MBG]

Oh, another little thing. I am super proud of the bubbling cauldron effect at 2:46. That took some doing.

[@ratguy69]

It gave me a flashback to watching Midsommar. Thanks a LOT. ;)

[@DaedalusZM]

@@ratguy69 hahaha... me too! "I sure don't remember drinking anything that was handed to me...."

[@davidl7909]

It’s so much fun when you draw each tile together and you can egg your opponents on to take a risk,

[@Bananagans777]

Got this coming in the post and can’t wait. Of all the how to’s on this board game yours was the easiest and clearest on how the game works. 👍 I could hear that “NOOOO!” all the way across the Tasman!

[@3MBG]

Steph came in after i recorded that to say "what the hell was that?"

[@CoconutMousseIndieGaming]

if you want to skip this short video to the main explanation: go to 3:15

[@3MBG]

Hahahahaha,

[@jonh716]

I love your channel and it's one of my favorite for boardgaming. Quick, painless, and to the point; just like late night romps with the Mrs.

[@3MBG]

lol

[@Sodmaster111]

I always thought this game was about ducks from hearing the title so often

[@xxSydneyFox]

Same!!!!

[@balthrus]

The ending was the best way to describe Quacks in just about 20 seconds :D

[@tsweet71]

Quacks is a blast...and with varying powers for the different coloured ingredients offers lots of depth and replay value. I have the expansion but have yet to try it as quacks has enough on its own

[@logovanhogo1720]

Greetings from Wolfgang Warsch's hometown Vienna. Great work as always. Honestly, this one sits on my shelf brandnew, thank you for giving the nudge.

[@3MBG]

Nudge nudge, wink wink. Hope you like it

[@ThomasLuongo]

Quacks is a wonderful game and the Herb Witches expansion adds a lot without detracting from what makes the game great. All in all, it's always welcome at our table even after 20+ plays. No complaints at all. Also, if you really like Quacks and have the money, the Geek Up plastic bits from Board Game Geek are worth it. We'll be playing this one for years, well worth the extra shekels.

[@AthexTube]

Love Quacks, I think its the best implementation of push your luck plus bag building I have seen for far, but looking forward to Wonderlands War coming out.

[@christopherhealey8807]

love the end, but who doesn't love to push their luck!

[@thomassteenkamp4575]

Just ... One ... Mo- Noooooooooooooo!

[@DarkEagle1213]

I love to say to my friends that the game takes place in psytrance festival and the goal is to make the best psychedelic drug

[@3MBG]

The wacks of woodstock?

[@DarkEagle1213]

@@3MBG exactly ! 😂

[@nick13588]

Simultaneous pot brewing is the only way!

[@Supersly666]

Haha that ending 😂

[@3MBG]

Legend has it that im still screaming.

[@dave0754]

This is one of the games on my "resist" list, the games I actively don't want to buy so my collection stays reasonable. But now I see that my family would love this game....

[@3MBG]

Ha, fair. Its a really good game for a family

[@benjaminjohnson8377]

David, if you buy Quacks you’ll find it far easier to resist buying some of the other games on your resist list. You’ll be far too busy having a blast playing Quacks with your family to think about those other games... It’s a sensible investment 😊

[@airbornegr4815]

I've ordered Q of Q at my local store along with some others that there was no review by you sir. Now I'm expecting reviews for the crew, flamme rouge, glen more 2 and century spice road :D

[@3MBG]

of those, century is the only one likely in the foreseeable future. But it would be Golem edition.

[@airbornegr4815]

@@3MBG I enjoy every review no matter what the game is

[@philk1755]

Thought my £3 readers had gone dodgy at 2.49! 👓 Quality review as always, cheers! 👍🏻

[@3MBG]

I was trying to make all the ingredient bubble away :)

[@josephbrian455]

Can I make a request? Family has been watching a ton of your videos as we check out games. Could you make a 3 minutes on Castles of Burgundy?

[@3MBG]

Castles is on the "todo" list. Not in the immediate future, but I do own it and plan to cover it

[@Mastajosue]

Try Taverns of Tiefenthal!

[@melski9205]

I was hoping you'd do the expansion too, Ive not heard much about it. My little ones enjoy this game, and non-board game kids that visit can play too. Really love final rounds where you draw nothing but white tokens... makes me sad (this game makes it hard for me to demonstrate proper loosing behavior). Am I wrong in saying white looks like garlic? Nice vid.

[@3MBG]

Yeah, i had one of those rounds in test. Scored all of 12 points in the final round.

[@benjaminjohnson8377]

If it couldn’t happen the tension/excitement wouldn’t be there 🤪

[@josiahp.6960]

Would you recommend this one or Potion Explosion more?

[@3MBG]

I personally prefer Potion Explosion, as its a bit more mathy and the tactile feeling of playing with the marbles is fun. But honestly, both are great wee games.

[@josiahp.6960]

@@3MBG yeah, that's what I would guess from your video from that one. That, and you talk about your wife liking it a lot too. Also, big fan. You have fueled my board game obsession, and I try to take after you when I explain games to new players.

[@DarkEagle1213]

Great game

[@carrickrichards2457]

GREAT REVIEW. Not many do it as well as you do, and none in 3 minutes. (Gotta ask myself why should I spend much more time to watch someone else do a worse job!) Thanks

[@3MBG]

Cheers Carrick, why indeed? that said, some longer reviews go into more detail than i ever can. Which is great. But some just seem to take a long time to say not a lot.

@@3MBG Lol, it's ironic because when I'm looking for review, I'm looking for both yours, which are really concise and to the point, and the ones from Shut Up and Sit Down, which are often at the opposite of the spectrum but are usually really funny and a bit more detailed. Keep up the good work, you are a great gift to the gaming community!

[@okapiatear]

Such a good game!

[@TheShapingSickness]

Everyone says this game is super fun, but I don't get why it is fun, the only active choice you can do is stop or not stop at 3 whites? Isn't that right?

[@3MBG]

7 points of whites, but there are decisions on what to put in your bag, and it is about calculating probabilities. It's like a dice game, where the odd constantly evolve on each roll, if that makes sense.

[@TheShapingSickness]

@@3MBG oh I didn't know you could choose what to put in the bag. That makes sense now.

[@lizickes2286]

First?

[@3MBG]

Even before i wrote my comment, lol.