As a doctor, Clinic sounds like it would hit way too close to home. Parking is...a huge issue. I spend at least 2hrs a week listening to people talk about parking. I just want to see patients!
I really think it would be worth while for the dice tower awards to add a category for best rule book of the year. It seems difficult enough to write a great one that is worth celebrating.
I agree completely, except that it's waaaaay more than 15 minutes per review, between Tom's filming time, editing, etc. Just drives home your point that much more. :)
I feel that. Backed the original Kickstarter, the component quality is great but the game is just brutal. Enjoyed the exploration aspect, but ultimately there’s only one thing that matters and it’s the holy grail... and the holy grail is in a cave with only one way in or out and you get that every other player is going to be sitting on that entrance with baseball bats waiting for you to come out. It really didn’t feel enjoyable to play the endgame. Currently the game is on my list of don’t-play alongside Risk and Innovation, and I feel like I need to get the co-op expansion so that I can get some use out of it. Never playing it competitive again.
@@Islacrusez There's a lot of love out there for Innovation - I'm told knowing the cards and only playing with 2 players makes for a much better experience. (I really should get around to trying it one of these days.)
@@Hieronymus-Pseudonymous 2-player might go some ways to resolving the gripes I had with Innovation, but overall I do not partake in the love for the game. And that’s despite winning the game we played of it😅
I don't love The Island of El Dorado, but I seriously hated it the first time I played. If you use the variant where you aren't rolling dice for your actions each round and everyone just uses the same values (I think a 2 and a 4) it is a MUCH better game.
00:00 Intro 00:58 Clinic 02:58 Quirky Circuits 04:05 Nemo Rising 05:18 Until Daylight 06:09 Crisis at Steamfall 07:18 Mountaineers 09:27 The Island of El Dorado
You know, El Dorado is so cheap right now, I wonder if it'd be worth it to buy for the components and make up your own game. Maybe a project for the kids!
Steamfall is a pretty good game, but I agree that the rulebook is quite incomprehensible. Luckily the designer kinda acknowledged that as has rewrote it (including also stuff from expansion).
Indeed. He was pretty open about it and has publicly workshopped the new rulebook that includes the expansions. It's already way better and he's including people's input. I'm excited for it because indeed, the game is quite good
All games should get someone who writes for a living (like me) and loves to play and teach a variety of game styles (like me) to take a fresh look at rules books well before production. When you KNOW how the game works it's hard to see how your audience are going to misunderstand your instructions. But they will! No more FAQs - get it right the first time!
I had sooo much fun playing quirky circuits with my wife, but we didn't finish all the stages, because she couldn't handle the frustration that comes with it. Not even her fault, the harder stages can be hell with some bad luck.
I appreciate the honesty in reviews like this a lot. I understand people want to positive for everyone’s creative work but sometimes, it’s better to be honest so it may be improved on or avoided in future.
I'm generally the rules teacher in games. My library is full of mid to heavy euros, so I fully understand rules are going to get missed or misinterpreted in the initial play of almost any game. However, I had such a bad experience teaching and getting the other the players to understand the rules of Clinic that I sold the game. It's the only game in my collection that I've done this.
I quite enjoy Island of El Dorado. While I agree the standard rules are crazy random (not more random than Catan), I think you do need to play the hardcore mode but the luck minimizes after that and dice battles can be less random also. While I haven’t played the cooperative version yet I’m excited to do so. I’ve played a few times and it’s killed so far! And being only $20 for base and $20 for thieves expansion on Amazon I also think that’s a steal.
Quirky Circuits is actually great... but reaching that groupthink stage when the game starts "clicking" takes time, and I guess with some groups it might never arrive.
Quirky Circuits is an awesome game! I'd argue that it's more like Hanabi+Robo Rally than The Mind+Robo Rally. Unlike The Mind, you actually have information to go on besides just timing. Deducing which cards people might have played is a huge piece of the game. With that said, it's definitely not going to be for everyone.
For some reason I love when you are upset ;) very funny! Some would say if you dont like a game just dont publish the review... I say no please do share your feedback because its not possible to like all of them!
This is funny because in the last Boardgame Breakfast Tom talked about how he doesn't understand why negative reviews are always seen as more honest than the positive ones. But I agree: stay honest and keep both the positive and negative reviews coming!
Just a suggestion but maybe not have games so prominently displayed behind you in a Negative video, that are not subjects of the video. 'People' have short attention spans and if they just watch the first part of the video they may assume that the games on display are ones which you are going to talk about. I've watched a lot of Dice Tower videos (thanks Tom) to know it's only set dressing, but my girlfriend just looked over my shoulder whilst I'm watching and said, "Oh, I thought Tom would like Smartphone".
Yeah, I was interested in Clinic, but my concerns have been validated by this review. I love the theme, but I don’t want complexity for complexity’s sake. I know me and I’m looking for middleweight, satisfying, not too over the top gaming experience and I knew from the get-go that Clinic was just not for me, unfortunately :(
Surprisingly reviews like this were close to putting me. I went for it and found it quite accessible and very interesting. Good game in my honest opinion….. 😉
I really like clinic. Only play it solo. A decent mental challenge, engine building, grocks well for me. But yes the paking might seem odd. Just a way of providing a 2d spatial challenge while you pile up multiple layers (3d) of medical services...
Please do more videos like this. 95% of board games reviews are always positive , which is just nonsense. The board game community needs a rotten tomatoes style website. 1000’s of board games are produced every year and we, the consumer, need a way to weed out the rubbish.
That explains why el dorado is only $18 on Amazon, it makes so much sense now. With that being said, for that price I still manage to grabbed it just to see for myself, I guess I’ll find out this weekend when it gets here.....😅🤷🏻♂️
Regarding 'Quirky circuits', I think it's important to put the 'quality of limited communication' on a scale, with 'The Mind' being zero which is why it's a non-game IMO, and a game like 'The Crew' much higher, because the clue you are giving to the other players is important, and a good clue can allow deduction. Here it's a pretty low score, as it's only the back of the basic cards... So it is indeed close to 'The Mind'. BUT, it's not zero. Emphesizing this will help similar games be more like 'The Crew' than 'The Mind' (at least IMO)
Have someone tried playing Quirky Circuit with children AND talk with them during the game? I wonder if it works...
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Totally agree about Until Daylight. Love the artwork but the game is meh, doesn't have anything special going for it. And I hate that the box size is so unique that it's hard to fit on the shelf. Oh well... I hope I learned my lesson not to get into a KS project for the looks of the game.
Crisis at Steamfall- Didn't even mention the horrible components. You have to make columns out of little tokens and hope not to bump anything. They make original Terraforming Mars feel like a deluxified upgrade. Don't worry. I did play it right (painfully) multiple times and still didn't find it that interesting compared to other cooperative games in the genre. Which is a shame as I am a big fan of Assault on Doomrock.
I won an all in pledge of crisis at steamfall genesis expansion (with base game) and I'm really hoping its good. Hopefully he can nail it this time. I just bought doomrock and expansion for $40aud. Excited to try it soon
I am shocked about Quirky Circuits as I think the game is amazing and thought it would be up your alley between, hanabi, the crew, the mind and you like programming
Tom’s not a huge fan of Hanabi, if I recall. I know he at least always stipulates that it’s more of an activity than a game. But yeah, sounds like Tom himself was surprised he didn’t like the combo
Someone in my playgroup bought Eldorado, so I played it a few times; the luck factor is, indeed, frustrating. As far as I could tell, “push your luck” seems like the only viable strategy. However, I did like the use of old classic paintings; to me if worked with the theme, being from the same time period where the action takes place, instead of just being “cheap stock artwork”
Crisis at Steamfall is a fantastic game. Yes the original rulebook I hear is terrible. But they have a new one, and I learned the game from that and had no issues. And his "go here and get points" comment is ridiculous, it's so much more than that.
Kickstarter. That"s why I no longer contribute to kickstarter campaigns for games at all, and for other things, not unless the company has a proven track record. Kickstarter is largely about half-baked hype, they're telling you, "we can't justify for ourselves that this is a good idea, don't want to spend the time & money to develop it properly, so we'll just see if we can attract some rubes to fund it for us at their own risk."
I like the reviews, but I was very thrown off by the shelf of games behind him. Wondering when Ctrl and Smartphone would be mentioned. I assume now these are paid promotions. Distracting.
The more I find my tastes are so different from Tom’s, the less I watch these videos. A bit more objectivity would be nice. I did appreciate a bit of that in the first two games: “Good game, just not for me.”
I don't think so. I see it frequently these days, probably in no small part due to Mark Rosewater (head of Magic the Gathering) who uses the term frequently in his articles.
Any developer that wants to prevent a bad rulebook in the future, I guarantee it won't happen again with my assistance, or I'll refund anything you offered for my assistance. Let me know.
Not sure if videos like these are needed. The Dice Tower videos already often has negative/apathetic tone when it comes to board games. Instead of focusing on what a board is NOT, we could focus on what a board IS. All board games belong to some extend because they were created to enjoy, not to be critiqued.
Quite the contrary for me. For example, Radho's reviews are sometimes soooooo sugar-coated that I feel hyperglycemic and nauseous after watching them. (Note: I really do love Radho's work). This HONEST review format that viewers can use as a warning label is a huge breath of fresh air.
If someone says every game is great how can you get a good picture of the quality of the game that is being reviewed. Liking a game is subjective but if I know someone doesn’t usually like X mechanic or X theme but then tells me they like a new game with that mechanic/theme that gets my attention and interest. Negative reviews are great because they create a baseline of quality for that reviewer and helps users get an idea of what games to potentially buy. Someone telling me everything is great is completely useless to me and offers 0 value vs someone who is honest on what he/she likes and doesn’t like even if I don’t agree with it.
I agree with you all actually - honest reviews (positive or negative) are warranted. At the time of this comment I think I was just tired of the Dice Tower.
As a doctor, Clinic sounds like it would hit way too close to home. Parking is...a huge issue. I spend at least 2hrs a week listening to people talk about parking. I just want to see patients!
This is it: clinic is incredibly realistic. That’s why it’s interesting ... but it might be too realistic!
I really think it would be worth while for the dice tower awards to add a category for best rule book of the year. It seems difficult enough to write a great one that is worth celebrating.
This is a great idea. I would MUCH rather have this category than best artwork.
I'd love that :)
Love these short snappers Tom! Spending 15 minutes on a game you didn't like probably isn't worth it unless it's a major release.
I agree completely, except that it's waaaaay more than 15 minutes per review, between Tom's filming time, editing, etc. Just drives home your point that much more. :)
I don’t know why but I look forward to these so much
People love to watch a wreck.
Finally, some honest reviews
@@mr0santan His reviews of games he loves are honest too.
Thats why the Dice Tower will always be #1 real gamers real reviews
@@garys4067;-) quoting the last board game breakfast
This kind of video almost makes me wish for a board game version of the Razzies.
Island of El Dorado isn’t as bad as you say it is!!!
It’s worse.
LoL!
I feel that. Backed the original Kickstarter, the component quality is great but the game is just brutal. Enjoyed the exploration aspect, but ultimately there’s only one thing that matters and it’s the holy grail... and the holy grail is in a cave with only one way in or out and you get that every other player is going to be sitting on that entrance with baseball bats waiting for you to come out. It really didn’t feel enjoyable to play the endgame. Currently the game is on my list of don’t-play alongside Risk and Innovation, and I feel like I need to get the co-op expansion so that I can get some use out of it. Never playing it competitive again.
@@Islacrusez There's a lot of love out there for Innovation - I'm told knowing the cards and only playing with 2 players makes for a much better experience. (I really should get around to trying it one of these days.)
@@Hieronymus-Pseudonymous 2-player might go some ways to resolving the gripes I had with Innovation, but overall I do not partake in the love for the game. And that’s despite winning the game we played of it😅
Thanks for posting negative reviews, its always good to see what you don't like and why!
I don't love The Island of El Dorado, but I seriously hated it the first time I played. If you use the variant where you aren't rolling dice for your actions each round and everyone just uses the same values (I think a 2 and a 4) it is a MUCH better game.
00:00 Intro
00:58 Clinic
02:58 Quirky Circuits
04:05 Nemo Rising
05:18 Until Daylight
06:09 Crisis at Steamfall
07:18 Mountaineers
09:27 The Island of El Dorado
The video chapters are super helpful for this now.
@@cadekachelmeier7251 Looks like someone at the Dice Tower thought they were helpful as well.
You know, El Dorado is so cheap right now, I wonder if it'd be worth it to buy for the components and make up your own game. Maybe a project for the kids!
Steamfall is a pretty good game, but I agree that the rulebook is quite incomprehensible.
Luckily the designer kinda acknowledged that as has rewrote it (including also stuff from expansion).
Indeed. He was pretty open about it and has publicly workshopped the new rulebook that includes the expansions. It's already way better and he's including people's input. I'm excited for it because indeed, the game is quite good
All games should get someone who writes for a living (like me) and loves to play and teach a variety of game styles (like me) to take a fresh look at rules books well before production. When you KNOW how the game works it's hard to see how your audience are going to misunderstand your instructions. But they will! No more FAQs - get it right the first time!
I'm tempted to share the rulebook in some groups so it can be amazing. Hell I'd hope Tom could look at the new one and offer some advice.. To tom.
My issue with it, it was riddled with errors out of production. So many so, I just sold it without even playing it.
I adore Clinic. It's just such a hard crunchy puzzle. It is an absolute challenge / struggle to do well. But that's what makes it great!
Perfectly said!
Jeff Mackey It’s very good!
Love clinic. Organising the facility is great challenge and I give d it an interesting one.
I had sooo much fun playing quirky circuits with my wife, but we didn't finish all the stages, because she couldn't handle the frustration that comes with it. Not even her fault, the harder stages can be hell with some bad luck.
I appreciate the honesty in reviews like this a lot. I understand people want to positive for everyone’s creative work but sometimes, it’s better to be honest so it may be improved on or avoided in future.
Check out the 'Tom Thinks' segment in the newest Boardgame Breakfast.
Clinic is actually pretty awesome, but I agree with your thoughts and appreciate you still recognizing it's good for many people.
Jonathan Bobal I love it! Only have the 1700 modules in the expansion to try out some day...
I'm generally the rules teacher in games. My library is full of mid to heavy euros, so I fully understand rules are going to get missed or misinterpreted in the initial play of almost any game. However, I had such a bad experience teaching and getting the other the players to understand the rules of Clinic that I sold the game. It's the only game in my collection that I've done this.
Thank you for reaffirming my choice for all the games I didn’t back on Kickstarter 👍🏻
I quite enjoy Island of El Dorado. While I agree the standard rules are crazy random (not more random than Catan), I think you do need to play the hardcore mode but the luck minimizes after that and dice battles can be less random also. While I haven’t played the cooperative version yet I’m excited to do so. I’ve played a few times and it’s killed so far! And being only $20 for base and $20 for thieves expansion on Amazon I also think that’s a steal.
I was curious if you still felt that way? I noticed that the were $20 each again and I was debating on getting it.
@@jettryker Yeah I do. It’s in my top 10 haha
Quirky Circuits is actually great... but reaching that groupthink stage when the game starts "clicking" takes time, and I guess with some groups it might never arrive.
That’s how I feel about The Mind, only you stated it more eloquently than I could have.
Quirky Circuits is an awesome game! I'd argue that it's more like Hanabi+Robo Rally than The Mind+Robo Rally. Unlike The Mind, you actually have information to go on besides just timing. Deducing which cards people might have played is a huge piece of the game. With that said, it's definitely not going to be for everyone.
For some reason I love when you are upset ;) very funny! Some would say if you dont like a game just dont publish the review... I say no please do share your feedback because its not possible to like all of them!
I loved it, and I couldn't agree more for most of them. Keep up the honest reviews Tom!
This is funny because in the last Boardgame Breakfast Tom talked about how he doesn't understand why negative reviews are always seen as more honest than the positive ones.
But I agree: stay honest and keep both the positive and negative reviews coming!
Problem with clinic is that it’s too accurate to the US health system. 😂
Patients go bankrupt because the insurance company rejects their claim? Or die because insurance refuses to pre-approve a critical procedure?
I do really like to view this honest bad reviews.
Just a suggestion but maybe not have games so prominently displayed behind you in a Negative video, that are not subjects of the video. 'People' have short attention spans and if they just watch the first part of the video they may assume that the games on display are ones which you are going to talk about.
I've watched a lot of Dice Tower videos (thanks Tom) to know it's only set dressing, but my girlfriend just looked over my shoulder whilst I'm watching and said, "Oh, I thought Tom would like Smartphone".
I know i was thinking that, and some of those are games im interested in so I thought, "oh no!"
And then a big sigh of relief.
Throw is not true at all or maybe it is for a small part, but I have never thought the games behind him are games he is talking about.
Yeah, I was interested in Clinic, but my concerns have been validated by this review. I love the theme, but I don’t want complexity for complexity’s sake. I know me and I’m looking for middleweight, satisfying, not too over the top gaming experience and I knew from the get-go that Clinic was just not for me, unfortunately :(
DoctorGarro Clinic is a really great game! Reccomend that you give it a go if you have the chance!
Board Gaming Ramblings I’ll give it a try. Thanks for the advice!
Surprisingly reviews like this were close to putting me. I went for it and found it quite accessible and very interesting. Good game in my honest opinion….. 😉
Where can I buy some of this "Dice Toner" you are advertising on the wall behind you?
At 10:38 on 1.5x there is a crazy chicken
pft - I backed the legend edition of El Dorado for $125 on kickstarter. Now feeling quite ill...
Same, I thought it was Quest for El Dorado. Fortunately I find myself disagreeing with Tom more often than not so I'm sure it'll be a great game
I really like clinic. Only play it solo. A decent mental challenge, engine building, grocks well for me. But yes the paking might seem odd. Just a way of providing a 2d spatial challenge while you pile up multiple layers (3d) of medical services...
Karl Jenkinson I love Clinic! Need to play it more!
Wow - I REALLY wanted to back Mountaineers, but I wasnt into Kickstarting games back then. Dodged a bullet, maybe?!
Please do more videos like this. 95% of board games reviews are always positive , which is just nonsense. The board game community needs a rotten tomatoes style website. 1000’s of board games are produced every year and we, the consumer, need a way to weed out the rubbish.
Scott Johnson That would be amazing! RT for board games, someone should do it!
I looked up the company that did El Dorado and they don't seem to
have done much else, so I don't know what Tom meant by that.
Dice tower should do a comparison between first and second edition of sheriff of Nottingham.
Tom already said he is doing that. I believe this week.
Indeed!
Took me all but 20 min to decide I didn’t like Quirky Circuits. I listed it for sale the next day.
10:38 Luckluckluckluckluck!!! Lol, priceless.
Just got Nemo Rising in the WizKids GameCrate. Thought it looked interesting. I guess we’ll see…hope we like it.
Did you?
That explains why el dorado is only $18 on Amazon, it makes so much sense now.
With that being said, for that price I still manage to grabbed it just to see for myself, I guess I’ll find out this weekend when it gets here.....😅🤷🏻♂️
so what do you think of the game?
Regarding 'Quirky circuits', I think it's important to put the 'quality of limited communication' on a scale, with 'The Mind' being zero which is why it's a non-game IMO, and a game like 'The Crew' much higher, because the clue you are giving to the other players is important, and a good clue can allow deduction.
Here it's a pretty low score, as it's only the back of the basic cards... So it is indeed close to 'The Mind'. BUT, it's not zero. Emphesizing this will help similar games be more like 'The Crew' than 'The Mind' (at least IMO)
7:18 This one looks like it was made in the 70s.
I kinda prefer the Vasco de Gama/Oneupmanship style of negative reviews. But this is easier to do. So I understand.
prufrock1977 Hahaha, I had forgotten the amazing Oneupmanship review! One of my favorite moments of anything ever!
@@BoardGamingRamblings I know, right!
I enjoyed Quirky Circuits, but I can definitely see why someone wouldn't.
We are still waiting for 10 games better than Yahtzee
I don’t think I’ve ever heard classical artwork referred to as “public domain art” 😂
I'm surprised a poop emoji didn't show up on the last one.
I came really close to backing El Dorado and I'm so glad I didn't.
Have someone tried playing Quirky Circuit with children AND talk with them during the game?
I wonder if it works...
Totally agree about Until Daylight. Love the artwork but the game is meh, doesn't have anything special going for it. And I hate that the box size is so unique that it's hard to fit on the shelf. Oh well... I hope I learned my lesson not to get into a KS project for the looks of the game.
I agree with island of El Dorado. It is toooo simple and boring but I found clinic OK. Indeed the payoff is very difficult to get
Tom, your clip-on mic is too noisy because of your tie. Maybe a boom mic?
Crisis at Steamfall- Didn't even mention the horrible components. You have to make columns out of little tokens and hope not to bump anything. They make original Terraforming Mars feel like a deluxified upgrade.
Don't worry. I did play it right (painfully) multiple times and still didn't find it that interesting compared to other cooperative games in the genre. Which is a shame as I am a big fan of Assault on Doomrock.
I won an all in pledge of crisis at steamfall genesis expansion (with base game) and I'm really hoping its good. Hopefully he can nail it this time. I just bought doomrock and expansion for $40aud. Excited to try it soon
Anyone else want a top 10 worst rulebooks list?
Ble Ble Blebedy Bleee Bleeee. 7:05
God Tom, that make me laugh so hard. You're the man Tom.
What's the game with the Chinese (I think) lettering next to Smartphone Inc. on the backdrop?
It’s Four Gardens (Korean edition) :) from Korea Board Games that is being brought to the states by Arcane Wonders and the Dice Tower Essentials line
@@angelalin177 Thanks!
I feel bad for all the publishers whose board games got displayed in the background of this negative review. They didn't do anything wrong.
I am shocked about Quirky Circuits as I think the game is amazing and thought it would be up your alley between, hanabi, the crew, the mind and you like programming
Tom’s not a huge fan of Hanabi, if I recall. I know he at least always stipulates that it’s more of an activity than a game.
But yeah, sounds like Tom himself was surprised he didn’t like the combo
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
I had precisely the same feelings about Island of Eldorado.
Quirky Circuit seems to be the coop version of Colt Express. I hate Colt Express.
Someone in my playgroup bought Eldorado, so I played it a few times; the luck factor is, indeed, frustrating. As far as I could tell, “push your luck” seems like the only viable strategy. However, I did like the use of old classic paintings; to me if worked with the theme, being from the same time period where the action takes place, instead of just being “cheap stock artwork”
What's the Japanese game tom has on the background??
Four Gardens
@@TheClyd3Man Thanks!
It's Korean.
I was also curious about that box because it looks a bit like a game called Xanadu with (I think) a Chinese theme. The box is too big though.
Crisis at Steamfall is a fantastic game. Yes the original rulebook I hear is terrible. But they have a new one, and I learned the game from that and had no issues. And his "go here and get points" comment is ridiculous, it's so much more than that.
I'm all in for genesis and I think it looks amazing. Perfect meld of euro and ameritheme.
@@CrossoXoHair As am I after playing the base a month ago.
My wife and I enjoy Island Of El Dorado 🤷♂️
I was about to purchase this El Dorado game... not anymore.
Played Island of El Dorado once. It's astonishing they can fit a very horrible game in a really nice package
Kickstarter. That"s why I no longer contribute to kickstarter campaigns for games at all, and for other things, not unless the company has a proven track record. Kickstarter is largely about half-baked hype, they're telling you, "we can't justify for ourselves that this is a good idea, don't want to spend the time & money to develop it properly, so we'll just see if we can attract some rubes to fund it for us at their own risk."
Great video!
I wanna go to a Dice Tower garage sale
They sell or auction many games at their conventions.
7:12
Fans: Tom you didn't play it right.
Tom: PROBABLY NOT! with zero regrets.
LOL
Clinic 😭
I like the reviews, but I was very thrown off by the shelf of games behind him. Wondering when Ctrl and Smartphone would be mentioned. I assume now these are paid promotions. Distracting.
3:43 👌
I thought that Tom was reviewing Arkham Horror when he was talking about Nemos Rising. ;)
The more I find my tastes are so different from Tom’s, the less I watch these videos. A bit more objectivity would be nice. I did appreciate a bit of that in the first two games: “Good game, just not for me.”
I always use your reviews as a bench mark but with 1 exception...Sheriff of Nottingham which is a terrible game!
1:51 "Not an easy one to grok." I just read that book, is this an obscure reference for people these days?
I don't think so. I see it frequently these days, probably in no small part due to Mark Rosewater (head of Magic the Gathering) who uses the term frequently in his articles.
Never heard of the term...
@@BoardgameHeaven loosely: love, know, understand. Read Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert Heinlein) for the full reference.
@@Harbinjero Thanks!
Any developer that wants to prevent a bad rulebook in the future, I guarantee it won't happen again with my assistance, or I'll refund anything you offered for my assistance. Let me know.
Im sooo happy u started with clinic ... because that game is a pile of garbage on only gets love because of the designer
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Not sure if videos like these are needed. The Dice Tower videos already often has negative/apathetic tone when it comes to board games. Instead of focusing on what a board is NOT, we could focus on what a board IS. All board games belong to some extend because they were created to enjoy, not to be critiqued.
Maybe you could read the title and then just skip the video.
Quite the contrary for me. For example, Radho's reviews are sometimes soooooo sugar-coated that I feel hyperglycemic and nauseous after watching them. (Note: I really do love Radho's work). This HONEST review format that viewers can use as a warning label is a huge breath of fresh air.
If someone says every game is great how can you get a good picture of the quality of the game that is being reviewed. Liking a game is subjective but if I know someone doesn’t usually like X mechanic or X theme but then tells me they like a new game with that mechanic/theme that gets my attention and interest. Negative reviews are great because they create a baseline of quality for that reviewer and helps users get an idea of what games to potentially buy. Someone telling me everything is great is completely useless to me and offers 0 value vs someone who is honest on what he/she likes and doesn’t like even if I don’t agree with it.
I agree with you all actually - honest reviews (positive or negative) are warranted. At the time of this comment I think I was just tired of the Dice Tower.
@@NewBoardGameDesign Totally understand! Sometimes content can get stale.