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  • čas přidán 17. 08. 2024
  • Tom, Mike, Chris, & Wendy take a look at Federation!
    Intro 0:00
    Overview 1:09
    Review 10:16
    Wendy's Score 22:43
    Mike's Score 23:13
    Chris's Score 23:51
    Tom's Score 24:58
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Komentáře • 61

  • @dimitriperrier2733
    @dimitriperrier2733 Před rokem +59

    A very big thank you to all The Dice Tower team !!! 😍😍😍 i'm so happy to get this Seal of Excellence ! 🥳

    • @DrRasputin2012
      @DrRasputin2012 Před rokem +1

      Spoilers! Just kidding. Congrats :)

    • @Listan1
      @Listan1 Před rokem +1

      How do you get this game in the USA?

  • @WickedChickenz
    @WickedChickenz Před rokem +4

    Federation is quite possibly my game of the year. The simple act of choosing between voting or funding has a much bigger impact than you would think and creates a ton of player interaction that is absent from a lot of heavy euros.

  • @crosscutgames
    @crosscutgames Před rokem +2

    Great discussion! This one was on my radar already. I like the look and theme - unsure if my gaming friends would also like it. It looks interesting mechanically for sure! On the Wish List it goes!

  • @wolvahulk2676
    @wolvahulk2676 Před rokem +8

    I am a big fan of this game! We were lucky to pick up a copy before they ran out at Essen. I also was really intrigued by the color of the game, it's nice to sometimes play a brighter game in the middle of a bunch of gloomier looking ones.

    • @saimrafiq5773
      @saimrafiq5773 Před rokem

      Hello, Wolvahulk
      Hope you are doing great!
      Did you buy this federation game?

    • @wolvahulk2676
      @wolvahulk2676 Před rokem

      @@saimrafiq5773 I did yes

  • @BoardGamePix
    @BoardGamePix Před rokem +1

    I enjoyed federation, I would say it needs more than 1 play to get to grips with all of the mechanisms.

  • @ragnar1233
    @ragnar1233 Před 3 měsíci

    The worker placement area control reminds me of Brusxels 1893

  • @JimmySquiky
    @JimmySquiky Před rokem +4

    It's one of my biggest surprise of this year ! Great game :)

    • @saimrafiq5773
      @saimrafiq5773 Před rokem

      Hello, Jimmy
      Hope you are doing great!
      Did you buy this game?

    • @JimmySquiky
      @JimmySquiky Před rokem

      @@saimrafiq5773 Thanks ! I hope you too are doing well.
      To answer your question, as a matter of fact, I even backed the KS !

    • @saimrafiq5773
      @saimrafiq5773 Před rokem

      @@JimmySquiky I really appreciate your reply Jimmy.
      Have you ever bought/play another game like this one or any board game?

    • @JimmySquiky
      @JimmySquiky Před rokem

      @@saimrafiq5773 It's a worker placement game but it's quite unique due to the fact that your workers not only have differents values but they have 2 sides. So you first have to think "do I wanna advance this project(I don't remember how they're called) or do I want to participate in the majority on the line I place my worker + side of the board(right or left). And that's not all ! You have to puzzle all that with an action you care about advancing because the more you do an action the better it gets. So yeah it's really fun.
      I'd say Resurgence as a bit of that too but it's not as good. Not to say that Resurgence is a bad game but it's just that Federation is on another level. Federation is my 11th fav game of all time (as of me writing this), it just missed the top 10 by a hair. If you're curious Resurgence is 40, not too shabby either.

  • @JLH111176
    @JLH111176 Před rokem +2

    not a multiplayer solo game makes me want to try it alone

  • @SkaiaMechanic
    @SkaiaMechanic Před rokem

    This was a game not on my radar that I'm definitely interested in now. I'd need to get more info on how it would play with 2 players though.

  • @gizmobj
    @gizmobj Před 9 měsíci +1

    11 months later...I wonder if anyone is still playing this game? Has it lost any of its appeal to those who were so hot on it? Would definitely want to play this before purchase.

    • @jordanmassullo1450
      @jordanmassullo1450 Před 5 měsíci

      I thought I would dislike the blocking tokens in 2-3p games, but it works well and enjoy the game (8.5/10). Still haven't played at 4p yet, but looking forward to it. It will always have a place in my collection since it is unique, strategic, and enjoyable. Not a short game, time-wise, but doesn't seem to drag on and obviously goes faster once everyone has one game under their belt.

  • @Polovene
    @Polovene Před rokem +4

    Lately game are more.. Puzzly.. Almost each has an individual board with your personal puzzle.
    I miss deep strategy such as race. For the galaxy

    • @saimrafiq5773
      @saimrafiq5773 Před rokem

      Hello, Nestor Quintero
      Hope you are doing great!
      Did you buy this game?

  • @tylerdryden
    @tylerdryden Před rokem +2

    Wendy's comment on colors being juvenile is spot on for me. Not sure why that was such a baffling comment for Tom.

  • @Hanc_vrbata
    @Hanc_vrbata Před 7 měsíci

    Not a big fan of the artwork, but I'm interested in the voting part, hopefully I'll get to try it out

  • @jacobjslee
    @jacobjslee Před rokem +4

    "Moving up all these tracks . . . " That is the kiss of death for me. I pretty much need to just find out if a game uses tracks and I'll know if I should look any farther. We all have preferences in games and I know that is at the bottom of mine.

    • @Andrew_NJ
      @Andrew_NJ Před rokem +1

      I have noticed that games lately just seem to be a mishmash of things in this case tracks and are forgettable. I never see a cohesive design in these games and I do not understand how they keep getting made.

  • @trenthogan4212
    @trenthogan4212 Před 8 měsíci

    This would have been my game of the year if it had a solo mode. I seldom get to play with more than 2 people and mostly play solo. This is still, such an amazing game even if it's fairly heavy.

  • @kostiantynshapran163
    @kostiantynshapran163 Před rokem +5

    You can't trust the system, Chris

  • @procrastinatingperfectioni278

    I just played this a couple of times on the weekend and it's a great euro game. I would give it a soft 8 with a possibility of going to 8.5 with more plays.

  • @getyourgameon4935
    @getyourgameon4935 Před rokem +1

    This game looks interesting to me. I'm always on the lookout for Euro games with some level of interaction.
    As far as the aesthetics goes, I know some hate this look but I personally like it.

    • @saimrafiq5773
      @saimrafiq5773 Před rokem

      Hello, Get your game on
      Hope you are doing great!
      Did you bought/play this game?

    • @danpalmer7676
      @danpalmer7676 Před rokem

      I agree,i am on the lookout for this one,it's my type of game with like you say a degree of interaction.

    • @getyourgameon4935
      @getyourgameon4935 Před rokem

      @@saimrafiq5773 I ordered it ... have not received it or played it yet. Looking forward to it.

  • @zachgaskins3731
    @zachgaskins3731 Před rokem

    I'm going to give the rulebook a read, but this one looks Feld-y af. Aquasphere but in space, i.e. what do all these tracks and robots MEAN?

    • @saimrafiq5773
      @saimrafiq5773 Před rokem

      Hello, Zack Gaskins
      Hope you are doing great!
      Did you buy this game?

  • @Listan1
    @Listan1 Před rokem +1

    Yes when will this be available for purchase in the US and will we all have forgotten about it by then. Why the reviews now if no one can get it.

  • @andrewkeyne
    @andrewkeyne Před rokem

    I have played this game only once. I play a lot of games but I found the amount of options overwhelming. I think for some thats a bonus but for me it was too much. For people who want a very thinky worker placement/euro this will be right up your street.

    • @saimrafiq5773
      @saimrafiq5773 Před rokem

      Hello, Andrew Keyne
      Hope you are doing great!
      What was your experience with this game?

    • @andrewkeyne
      @andrewkeyne Před rokem

      @@saimrafiq5773 hello. Pretty much as described above. I may give it one more play as I now know the rules but I just dont think its a game for me. The most similar thing I would liken it to would be Dune and Wingspan

  • @jeffgoggin1394
    @jeffgoggin1394 Před rokem

    Oh boy! I have to agree with Mike. For me... It's just a LITTLE too much. I love the look and all the intertwined actions but between the setup/teardown it just barely crosses the line for a little too heavy for me. It's great right now but once it's back on the shelf for a bit it'll be daunting for me to get it back into rotation.

  • @tomasxfranco
    @tomasxfranco Před rokem +1

    Tom often likes aesthetics that others find gaudy-looking, so I think it's a matter of taste.

  • @korologosmichael0
    @korologosmichael0 Před rokem

    Is there a reason the videos aren't called Four Square Reviews anymore?

    • @LegoAssassin098
      @LegoAssassin098 Před rokem +4

      Because most reviews now have more than one person, so this is now just a review with 4 people

    • @cthulwho8197
      @cthulwho8197 Před rokem

      A four person review really stood out when one person reviews were the norm, but these days with so many two and three people reviews about it isn’t that big a thing to have four. So it doesn’t need highlighting with a separate name/intro.

    • @TorIverWilhelmsen
      @TorIverWilhelmsen Před rokem

      The "four squares" referenced the four windows when they had streaming separately during the pandemic. Before that they had multi-reviews called "Miami something"?

    • @LegoAssassin098
      @LegoAssassin098 Před rokem +1

      @@TorIverWilhelmsen Miami Dice (play off of Miami Vice)

  • @waferjuice
    @waferjuice Před rokem

    What games are SIMILAR to this ??????

    • @TpDgreat
      @TpDgreat Před 10 měsíci

      revive? ierusalem?

  • @drendelous
    @drendelous Před 9 měsíci

    visually it lacks something to my mind..

  • @brianblessednn
    @brianblessednn Před rokem +2

    Very surprised by all the positive comments on the look of the game. I got strong Galaxy Trucker first edition vibes, looked really ugly to me. Also, as with almost every game, the screen printed bits clash with the style of the rest of the game.

  • @michaelmueller260
    @michaelmueller260 Před rokem +6

    Oh good...a game that's not available for purchase. 😔

  • @Andrew_NJ
    @Andrew_NJ Před rokem +2

    Wendy was dead on, the board looks juvenile, so much so that at first glance the center of it looks like a Sponge Bob underwater theme until you realize it is in space. I did not like the look of this game at all. So far Capstone appears to be one of the few companies that knows how to make euro games look good. Wendy please don't be so generous on your ratings if you really dont like something. I really enjoy your criticisms, but dont change them because Tom disagrees. Delisio was also being nice about how garrish this board looks too.

    • @n0meh9
      @n0meh9 Před rokem +3

      Big agree with you and Wendy, juvenile is possibly the best word to describe the look. It looks outdated compared to any style and some design reconsiderations would have made this a proper presentation. The aesthetic is so much what it is that I'm turned off from purchasing.

    • @uplift-yourdailypickup6424
      @uplift-yourdailypickup6424 Před rokem +3

      I agree, the board does look juvenile. They could have done better there.

  • @ReiphesTTV
    @ReiphesTTV Před rokem

    Tom you confuse me when explaining how to plays etc. I would give it up as you dont really explain how to play but rather what you get from playing a space

    • @saimrafiq5773
      @saimrafiq5773 Před rokem

      Hello, Kieran smith
      Hope you are doing great!
      Did you buy this federation game?

    • @ReiphesTTV
      @ReiphesTTV Před rokem

      @@saimrafiq5773 i have it on my wishlist so trying my hardest to learn it before i buy it

    • @saimrafiq5773
      @saimrafiq5773 Před rokem

      @@ReiphesTTV Thanks for your reply Kieran smith. Have you ever bought another game like this one?

    • @ReiphesTTV
      @ReiphesTTV Před rokem

      ​@@saimrafiq5773 i have games that sort of resemble this. Dune, twilight imperium (not fully learnt) and a couple star wars games

  • @Asaloy
    @Asaloy Před rokem

    Totally themeless euro with too many mechanism and choices :(