Bitoku Review
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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
- It's time to take a look at what was one of the hottest games at Spiel this year!
We are finally ready to let you know what we thought about this one!
Hope you'll enjoy!
Read about the game here: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3...
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And now, some timestamps:
Intro: 00:00
Overview: 00:22
Artwork & Components: 02:53
Rulebook & Player Aids: 05:14
Playtime & Player Count: 08:26
Gameplay: 09:26
Final Thoughts: 18:27 - Hry
Very much enjoy this one, we payed a premium to get it now vs waiting for next year. For me personally, I would have never learned the rules via the rulebook, thank the heavens for Nithrania's channel, he explains it flawlessly.
Glad you are enjoying it 🥳 Yeah, rules videos are great!
Appreciate the honesty. You’re helping me filter out some of the new hype.
Many people love it, so check out other views as well! 🥳 Glad you are enjoying the videos!
So I’m one of those people that loves this game. I took the hit for my group, learning the rules, testing the game solo once and then teaching it. The other players didn’t feel overwhelmed (though I dropped some of the lingo from the teach). I find it tighter at 2 as you can potentially block a particular spot on the board if you decide to not cross the river. I aligned mostly with your taste on heavy games (Coffee Traders is my game of the year), but we seem to differ on medium games.
In any case, well founded review. Keep up the good work and Merry Christmas.
So happy that you are loving it 🥳 Glad people are loving it, for me, it’s fine! Glad we can have enough games around for everyone to love!
When you forgot you had playback speed set to 1.75 times from another video (a very, veryyyy deliberate wreath making video). I though you guys were like super caffeinated or something 🤣 Happy Holidays BGR!
Hahahaha 🤣 Happy holidays to you as well!
Amazing review, very detailed, i think bitoku is a game designed for 4 players, the problem is that you need 4 players that actually know how to play the game correctly so that the game flow goes smoothly, with a huge and diverse collection like yours i think that is hard to keep this game but with a small collection is a good opportunity to have a solid game with good artwork/components and great price value, also a game with a lot to explore, for me this game is a 7 too.
Thank you so much! Glad you are enjoying the game 🤩 And yeah, we don’t have time to get the same people with the same game for many, many times in a short time, sadly!
I have been uncertain as to whether I would like this game and your excellent review has helped me decide that this is not a game for my collection. I would probably play it if someone wanted to put it on the table but it won't be a priority. Thanks for your insight and always having fun in your videos!
Check it out if you get the chance :) Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it, and that it was helpful!
happy holidays guys and to everyone who is following the channel!
Thank you! The same to you :D
This game is BEA-utiful! I really think that this game picks up as you move forward in the years. It's almost a public engine with the markets and the actions that you can take. I wish the tiles refilled upon taking one though, specifically at higher player counts. Loved to hear your thoughts, I think I echo a lot of what you folks are saying about the gameplay. Overall, I love this game though, really looking forward to playing it more.
So happy to hear you are enjoying it :D I just want people to have fun with games, doesn’t need to be the same games I have the most fun with :D
Love the honesty! Best reviewers on CZcams!
Thank you for the kind words 😀
I appreciate the review, you touched on a lot of things I was wondering about and I feel like I have a better idea of what the game is about. Probably a try before buy type game for me.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it :D
I love this rambling of the rules made me laugh so much good job 😁
Haha, glad you enjoyed it 🥳
Thanks for the honest review. I haven't played the game but I was 100% sure the hype is based on the theme and art than actual gameplay. Bought Troyes (not Troyes Dice) instead which is an amazing game.
Troyes is amazing! Glad you are enjoying it 🥳
Great review! I played this game recently and while I think this is a great game, the setup and teardown time and SO long 😅
Glad you enjoyed it, and happy that you enjoyed the game as well :D
Being French, this title makes things very... special...
Haha, yeah, I have heard!
Couldn’t agree with you more about the rule book.
saw it in person at pax and looking at the board set-up gave me a headache >_
The game looks very busy, but it’s really not bad after a play!
I thought Bitoku was designed carefully to elicit constant small dopamine hits, such that it feels fun to play while you are doing it, but the game is such a point salad that when you look back at it afterward your choices don't feel like they were meaningful.
As a person with ADHD, a dopamine game would be good 😅 I enjoy Bitoku, and I feel like there is meaningful choices, but not as much as in other games in the same lenght/rules overhead category!
I agree with your review. High rules complexity for a point salad game that lacks depth in my opinion. The game feels like a full round too long. Maybe it was the hype, but I was dissapointed expecting a meatier game. I culled it already.
Luckily there are so many great games to play, so hopefully someone else will enjoy the copy you sold 😊
Always be wary of the hype train. When i saw that it was #1 on bgg Essen hot list, I had suspicions, but given my 5/10 rating, I'm glad I didn't get sucked by the train. 2 hours I'm guessing doesn't include setup and is just 2P as any more and it goes nuts! 😬
Hmm, I don’t really look at it that way! My goal isn’t to be «wary» or «suspicious» of anything. If a game is hot, it’s because it has struck some kind of cord with people!
Many times, it’s a theme, how it looks, the designer++, when we don’t know top much about the game!
As a reviewer, I feel like I should seek out and play the «hot» games, that is kind of the whole point. To play them and see if it’s something other people will enjoy as well!
I try to have as few expectations of a game as possible before reading the rules. After reading them, I often have a good feeling of how much I’ll like the game, but I am wrong on that from time to time as well.
My goal is then to go into the first play with no positive or negative expectations, other than «I hope it’s fun». I hope all games will be fun, and that is all I can hope for when it comes to playing games that are brand new, and most people don’t know anything about.
To answer your time questions:
No, no setup!! We have talked about this many times, and you are still the only person I know who would add that to gameplay 😂
2 hours was both 2 and 3 players! If we played more at 2, we should be spending 90 min or so, I guess! 😊