Via Nebula Review - with Tom Vasel

[@Ugluck67]

Hi Tom. Maybe you left out a rule. I only played it twice because it is not my cup of tea, but I seem to remember that ressources left on your worker's exploitations are worth negative points just like ressources not needed. This is a rule I found interesting because it forces you to think twice before putting out a worker for a few quick points. :)

[@libbyg7781]

It actually reminds me a little of Catan vaguely in that you might find yourself a bit screwed if you start building a plot of land and find you're just not able to access the resources you need... Really beautiful though and looks like a nice gateway style game 🙂 Thanks for the review!

[@TpDgreat]

very late here XD,,yup more like catan

[@bugbearz1]

via nebula means by way of mist. Looks fun, thanks for the review

[@tiesebeest]

Fantastic light hearted game with Nice choices and Strategy ! Thanks for the review

[@steelman774]

This sounds great! Via Nebula is like Caverna meets Brass with a Jamaica box insert. (…and in half the playtime)

[@christianesch5938]

I have yet to play it with more than 2 people, but it's one of my wife's favorite games.

[@ScrapMek]

"Exploition tiles" XD

[@goyasolidar]

Is that a neologism created just for the game? Or is Tom trying to say the word "exploitation" and failing miserably?

[@ScrapMek]

I assumed the latter, Tom does it with a lot of words and just keeps going most of the time, it's quite amusing.

[@goyasolidar]

I'm keenly aware of it; I even call them "Vaselisms." It was just so unexpected a word to hear mispronounced given that one of the words in 4X games is "exploit." One would expect "exploitation" to be part of Tom's natural vocabulary.

[@ScrapMek]

The Dice Tower guys can never remember what the 4 "X"es stand for, most of the time they only get to 3.

[@markjreed]

Ewan Jones yeah. File it under Vaselisms along with pronouncing "versus" as "verse".

[@cbazler]

What does "exploition" mean?

[@justinjacobson7951]

I assume he means "exploitation". Mispronunciation is Tom's signature move.

[@gheilers]

It refers to a "ploy" that is rather powerful and destructive: an exploition.

[@fredmcmack]

It's "exploitation" according to the rules. Add it to the list of oddly pronounced words, like mini-un (minion).

[@knehren]

At first I heard, or thought I heard "exploration"... but then...

[@Tr1pleOseveN]

lmao!!!.....

[@grecorivera941]

Is there a system to how your games are stored on the shelves?

[@cthulwho8197]

By number of components

[@guinnesslee]

looks ok! maybe the gameplay is even better than it looks. I'm thinking compared with games like blood rage, its not as stand out in visual

[@smoothcriminal28]

I want this.

[@TiliaCordata]

I'm getting a bit of a "Belfort" vibe from this game.

[@jeromevuarand3768]

Not sure why you feel the need to call it a train game. Why not find the general concept that you mean instead? Something like network building I would guess.

[@jbboardgames5154]

Whats wrong with Martin Wallace?

[@omerhertz]

Nothing. The best designer out there

[@smoothcriminal28]

+Omer Hertz subjective.

[@omerhertz]

Well, yes, obviously. I don't presume to speak for the entire humankind, if that needed saying...

[@smoothcriminal28]

+Omer Hertz I just think Wallace is massively overrated. Imo, so many better designers out there.

[@EyalItsik]

Oh, a new Martin Wallace game :D Hard pass.

[@chrisphillips2467]

so funny you had to say it twice I see.

[@Dometooplz]

Looks like a perfectly fine game. I actually like the lighter games he pushes out these days. And this one looks beautiful as well.

[@smoothcriminal28]

Normally that would be my sentiment as well but this looks fantastic to me.