The designers explained the squids to me; it's a symbol for getting fired in Chinese culture.
@ZoidbergForPresident4 жыл бұрын
@timisaverage To get fried?
@aragotoblythe4 жыл бұрын
Even though you didn't find that hidden gem, the attempt was worth it. Great video.
@GuyGallium4 жыл бұрын
I liked this video a lot! Even though you didn't have the greatest things to say about the games, it's still a nice look into games that would probably not been covered by other reviewers. I have a friend who is zany about cats and I'm sure T-Rex's holiday would go over much better than roll and writes with different themes, even if they are the mechanically better games.
@projectoverthinker4 жыл бұрын
I love Elaine's new hair 🌸
@projectoverthinker4 жыл бұрын
Very lovely video as well, I loved this format. and I really like the concept of "Eye my favorite things", I hope it gets picked up.
@MrRazzaMattazz4 жыл бұрын
When Efka mentioned Eye My Favourite Things a year ago, I immediately proxied my own copy. Gosh it's a gem!! It's not only funny, but it has lead to some interesting discussions in my group. It taught me more about my friends. Love it!! I hope a reprint or a 3rd edition comes because I will certainly be first in line =)
@A1JRimmer Жыл бұрын
It going to be on Kickstarter this year via Play for Keeps!
@teehlfx52384 жыл бұрын
Dry snarky Elaine with low key silliness for 16 min 🤣😂 2020 is already shaping up to be a better decade.
@steveneccles4 жыл бұрын
comments that aged terribly
@TheMartinChronicles3 жыл бұрын
@@steveneccles yeah. Oof.
@AhJong04 жыл бұрын
This was great, a really refreshing series of reviews that felt honest without being scathing 🙂
@albinoorkalbertson4 жыл бұрын
I read Going Postal with enormous joy thinking it was an adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel, but was immediately crushed knowing that the Pratchett estate doesn't sell the rights to hid catalog. After that I wondered why someone would make a game about shooting former co-workers at their place of business.
@MrHypnofan4 жыл бұрын
There is a game from the publisher Backspindle called "Clacks" which is based on "Goin' Postal".
@dukeofwaffles98794 жыл бұрын
A group of us did this with small box games at BGGCon. We found and highly recommend Birdie Fight!
@smile.__4 жыл бұрын
Is Birdie Fight also known as Kotori Fight, right?
@dukeofwaffles98794 жыл бұрын
@@smile.__ It's also known as Songbirds, here is the BGG: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/212765/songbirds
@PetrVojtech4 жыл бұрын
I liked Spring on a String a lot! At first I though it would be a silly kids game. It is not. It's a puzzler, where every game is very different (since there are tons of "rules cards" that are matched with colors). I also like how it uses very different material not typical for a board game.
@IslanKleinknecht4 жыл бұрын
That mouthgami shot.
@chamilton92554 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this video. It's nice to see you guys cover these non headliner games. Thanks.
@quantumpotato4 жыл бұрын
If you like Origami, get Manifold -- $8, 100 puzzles in a tear off booklet you can share with friends
@madsam75824 жыл бұрын
Val McDarmid was Senator Palpatine Ian McDermott was my old dentist.
@carpemkarzi4 жыл бұрын
Well done with limited materials. Thanks for taking the hit for us
@A6by9 ай бұрын
9:37 As a vet tech, I see this as an absolute win.
@gbdomingo4 жыл бұрын
as a boardgame fan from the Philippines, I have to support our games :) I bought it, and its best as a two player game.
@pierrewhite20624 жыл бұрын
Elaine, your delivery is amazing.
@asdasdasdasd619324 жыл бұрын
Hi, the prices for going postal is actually in SGD, when convert to USD is about $25 bucks
@smile.__4 жыл бұрын
Loved this review. I always need more reasons to want to go to Essen and this gives me another. I'm so thirsty for more indie Asian games.
@teehlfx52384 жыл бұрын
2:53 “In the unfortunately titled ‘Going Postal”.... Was really nervous when I saw the title for this one. Still think it needs a different English title though.
@smile.__4 жыл бұрын
Oh my God, Eye My Favorite Things seems great party Filler.
@ScottNelson5084 жыл бұрын
While not eye-deal, you could probably create this game with other things easily enough. note-cards and zip-lock baggies? It's not pretty, but it would work!
@Pillar_Angel Жыл бұрын
"MY FAVORITE THINGS" IS GETTING A NA RELEASE LETS GOOOOOO!
@robbar774 жыл бұрын
I had the opportunity to buy Eye My Favorite Things at Essen and decided not to and now I am very sad.
@patrickd86544 жыл бұрын
00:45 Elaine: If the outside looks like a tin whistle ... Me: I've never heard that expression before. It must be a British thing. Elaine: ... the inside contains a whole brass band. Me: Oh, I see what you did there. Well done.
@BrandonGraham4 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately many of these games had pretty big telltale signs of notgonnabegooditis. I am sure some good stuff flew under the radar, but was not surprised by most of these conclusions. :/
@LukeVenables4 жыл бұрын
Loved the video but it made me feel sad. It could have been titled "I wanted to find a cool quirky game at Essen but couldn't so instead I'll reminisce about that time I found a cool quirky game that nobody can enjoy because publishers don't want it." Sorry, Elaine. I hope someone picks it up soon.
@secondofthenew4 жыл бұрын
"I did Bing it."
@Cardsrock654 жыл бұрын
Elaine, you are brilliant! :)
@spoffette26234 жыл бұрын
My other half hates carrots and it makes me sad
@SASE2654 жыл бұрын
9:44 Nice game.
@rmsgrey4 жыл бұрын
My biggest concern about Mirror Gardens would be the replayability - once you've solved a puzzle, how long is it before you can fairly play that garden again?
@NoPunIncluded4 жыл бұрын
It depends how good your memory is as you have to remember the correct combination of letters/numbers. There's about 60 different puzzles in the box though.
@geoffpaulsen4 жыл бұрын
LOL, multiple times.
@Daegilouze4 жыл бұрын
Johnny hallyday movies? How you came up with that? I'm French and I will not come up with that!! How did produce a so long list of his movies!? Hilarious! :D
@NoPunIncluded4 жыл бұрын
Alors, j'ai vu 'Jean Philippe' au ciné et maintenant je suis fan ;)
@Daegilouze4 жыл бұрын
Mais quel français magnifique !!!
@DullDishwater4 жыл бұрын
Not sure I follow the rules to “Eye my favourite things”. How do you know the value of the card you’re playing if you don’t know the position someone ranked it in?
@NoPunIncluded4 жыл бұрын
You don't! That's the game. Trying to figure out if your friend Bob thinks Episode 7 is a better Star Wars film than your friend Lisa thinks TNG is a better Star Trek series. Picking the right topic to give to your friend and being genuinely surprised by their answers is absolutely part of the fun.
@DullDishwater4 жыл бұрын
No Pun Included: But how does that work when you’re playing the cards? Everyone has to announce “oh this is my 5 card”, “well this is my 5 card”. Just seems like it would really slow down the game.
@smile.__4 жыл бұрын
@@DullDishwater I would assume after everyone drops their card with topic, you all drop cards and pull them out to evaluate the end of the trick. That way you can learn the person to their right's opinion on said topic. You don't announce, just reveal it.
@DullDishwater4 жыл бұрын
0b00000111 Aha! Pull them out. I didn’t understand that those numbers were hidden in the back of the thing people write on. That makes way more sense.
@smile.__4 жыл бұрын
@@DullDishwater Yep! I'm sure they would have mentioned how *mental* it would be to have to learn about other people's preference _and_ remember your own personal rankings.
@JosephFlemming4 жыл бұрын
I was about to put folded wishes on my wishlist [i'm an on and off origami addict] but you said it wasnt good. rats!
@NoPunIncluded4 жыл бұрын
I would say definitely try it first if you can before commiting to buying it