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#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #news Jason plays through a few rounds of The Dwarf King from IELLO. To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #news 0:00 - Intro 0:05 - Gameplay Overview 8:11 - Credits Jason plays through a few rounds of Forgotten Waters from Plaid Hat Games. To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #news 0:00 - Intro 0:05 - Gameplay Overview 3:50 - Credits Jason plays through a few rounds of Ahoy! Kitten from Mayday Games. To see our review of this game check out the link below: https://youtu.be/0emCNCCj6Zo To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #boardgamemechanics #news 0:00 - Intro 0:07 - Title Screen 0:26 - Description of the Game 1:47 - Components 4:20 - Final Thoughts 6:36 - Credits In Ahoy! Kitten, you are one of the Cat Pirates of the Open Sea! As a Cat, shiny little coins do not interest you. What you want is Fish! You want to collect more fish than your opponents through bluffing and cunning. However, it is not that easy because other Cats are eyeing those fish too! To do this, you place a set of Sea tiles side by side on the table, with each tile featuring a varying number of fish. Each player simultaneously places a finger on one of the tiles when signaled. You collect the fish only if you are alone on the tile! Be careful! You are not done yet after the initial confrontation. Other Cats may still get a chance to steal fish from your ship. There are 4 kinds of fish in the Open Sea. Collecting the fish as a set will earn you more. —description from the publisher To watch a few rounds of play through click the link below: https://youtu.be/rjXYGOLu57s For more information about Ahoy! Kitten: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367344/ahoy-kitten To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonandRory #boardgamemechanics #news Jason and Rory play Wurfel Bohnanza. For more information about Wurfel Bohnanza: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/111148/wurfel-bohnanza To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonandRory #boardgamemechanics #news Jason can't get enough of this one so he wanted to stream it for all of you (probably not all of the game, but you will get to see some of what happens). For more information about Return to Dark Tower: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256680/return-dark-tower To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #news 0:00 - Intro 0:05 - Gameplay Overview 6:29 - Credits Jason plays through a few rounds of Courtisans from Pandasaurus. To see our review of this game check out the link below: https://youtu.be/gqfxSZb_lTw To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com ***Review copy provided by Pandasaurus***

#JasonReviews #boardgamemechanics #news 0:00 - Intro 0:09 - Title Screen 0:28 - Description of the Game 2:12 - Components 5:15 - Final Thoughts 7:50 - Credits Tonight, the queen holds a banquet that everyone will attend. Will they leave a good impression? Backstabbing is fair game, and no trick is too dirty if it allows you to place your favorite families in the spotlight. In Courtisans, you receive and play three cards on each of your turns. One is played at the Queen's table to sway a family's influence, whether in a positive or negative manner. The two other cards are played in your domain and in an opponent's domain, and they can be worth positive or negative points, depending on their family's status at the end of the game. Choose where best to place your three cards if you want to end up with the most points and win. —description from the publisher To watch a few rounds of play through click the link below: https://youtu.be/3Izs7AE0_wk For more information about Coutisans: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/402283/courtisans To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com ***Review copy provided by Pandasaurus***

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #news 0:00 - Intro 0:05 - Gameplay Overview 7:23 - Credits Jason plays through a few rounds of Let's Go! to Japan from AEG. To see our review of this game check out the link below: https://youtu.be/ONmHM_W-v0E To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #boardgamemechanics #news 0:00 - Intro 0:08 - Title Screen 0:26 - Description of the Game 1:22 - Components 5:32 - Final Thoughts 8:29 - Credits In Let's Go! To Japan, you are a traveler planning, then experiencing your own dream vacation to Japan. The game consists of thirteen rounds in which players draw activity cards illustrated by Japan-based artists and strategically place them in different days in their week-long itinerary. These can't-miss tourist attractions will have you bouncing between Tokyo and Kyoto as you try to puzzle out the optimal activities to maximize your experience while balancing your resources. The game ends with a final round in which you ultimately go on your planned trip, activating each of your cards in order along the way. The player who collects the most points by the end of their trip wins! —description from the publisher To watch a few rounds of play through click the link below: LINK For more information about Let's Go! to Japan: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368173/lets-go-japan To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #news 0:00 - Intro 0:05 - Gameplay Overview 11:08 - Credits Jason plays through a few rounds of Garden Geckos from Tin Robot Games. To see our review of this game check out the link below: https://youtu.be/Vpa75lziWGQ To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com ***Preview copy provided by Tin Robot Games***

#JasonReviews #boardgamemechanics #news 0:00 - Intro 0:08 - Title Screen 0:27 - Description of the Game 1:32 - Components 4:55 - Final Thoughts 7:08 - Credits The garden is full of geckos, scurrying around capturing bugs and seeking out new areas to hide. Each player represents five geckos that must work together to capture as many bugs as possible along with achieving objectives to score victory points. Objectives come in two forms, creating chains between geckos to link certain bug types, or simultaneously occupying certain patterns of terrain. Players have an on-going hand of 3 terrain tiles plus are dealt a secret bonus at the beginning of the game (a certain bug or terrain type). On their turn, players place a terrain tile (which contains a mix of 3 patterns) adjacent to a tile on the board with a matching terrain side and place a gecko over the matching pattern across the two tiles. If the placed tile fully surrounds a previously placed tile, the bug on the surrounded tile is awarded to the player with the most geckos touching it. Additionally, if the gecko placed results in a bug sequence in the objective market and/or a terrain sequence, the player is awarded the corresponding objective(s). The game end triggers when a player achieves six objectives, or if the last tile available is drafted. Each objective card has bug points on the bottom of it. The winner of the game is the player with the most bug points collected (objectives + awarded tiles + secret bonus) at the end of the game. —description from the publisher To support this game on Kickstarter click the link below: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tinrobot/garden-geckos?ref=31xwww To watch a few rounds of play through click the link below: https://youtu.be/m1QrfEQYBL0 For more information about Garden Geckos: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/408859/garden-geckos To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com ***Preview copy provided by Tin Robot Games***

#JasonRants #boardgamemechanics #news 0:00 - Intro 0:10 - Rant 2:44 - Credits To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #news 0:00 - Intro 0:05 - Gameplay Overview 7:23 - Credits Jason plays through a few rounds of Spots from CMYK. To see our review of this game check out the link below: https://youtu.be/2KJTuPURj6M To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #boardgamemechanics #news 0:00 - Intro 0:08 - Title Screen 0:27 - Description of the Game 1:37 - Components 3:21 - Final Thoughts 5:04 - Credits Spots is a casual push your luck game from CMYK. On your turn, you'll be rolling and placing dice onto dog cards. Dice you can't place get buried in your yard. Bury too many dice and you bust. Complete 6 dogs and you win! —description from the publisher To watch a few rounds of play through click the link below: https://youtu.be/3QPu4rjn4GM For more information about Spots: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/372559/spots To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #news 0:00 - Intro 0:05 - Gameplay Overview 10:59 - Credits Jason plays through a few rounds of Xylotar from Bezier Games. To see our review of this game check out the link below: https://youtu.be/LF0f6nRZip4?si=yaMdwAHelvtD50D- To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #boardgamemechanics #news 0:00 - Intro 0:08 - Title Screen 0:27 - Description of the Game 1:37 - Components 3:21 - Final Thoughts 5:04 - Credits Programming note - At 3:06 we stated the cards were not linen finished but after additional review they are. I missed this during the review and wanted to set the record straight. In the card game Xylotar, you’ve found the long lost xylotar schematics from the instrument original designed by Bobby McColdsnap and Keifer Basset. This unique musical device was based on both xylophone and synthesizer technology in the mid 80's. and was created as an alternative to the keytars of the era. Without knowing exactly how it should work, play until you discover the sweetest sounds. The player who scores the most points has found the perfect balance of 80’s synthesizer rock and modern carimba-style melodies. Only then can you mass produce the xylotar, succeeding in your goal of achieving moderate commercial success! In this trick-taking game players know only the colors of their cards and their relative order. Use deduction and observation to figure out the value of your cards, then bid to try to gain extra points. —description from the publisher To watch a few rounds of play through click the link below: https://youtu.be/QKs92U3BDvA?si=s9G-Y51mdxXQgl_g For more information about Xylotar: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414302/xylotar To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com ***Review copy provided by Bezier Games***

#JasonandRory #boardgamemechanics #news Jason and Rory play Drop It. For more information about Drop It: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244916/drop-it To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #news 0:00 - Intro 0:05 - Gameplay Overview 12:43 - Credits Jason plays through a few rounds of Final Girl from Van Ryder Games. To see our review of this game check out the link below: https://youtu.be/UR77XXb1AwM To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #boardgamemechanics #news 0:00 - Intro 0:08 - Title Screen 0:26 - Description of the Game 1:36 - Components 5:37 - Final Thoughts 7:44 - Credits Final Girl Feature Film Box Summer camp turns deadly in The Happy Trails Horror. Produced by Evan Derrick, this Feature Film box stars Hans - The Butcher, who murders and feasts on unsuspecting campers. When an unlikely heroine emerges, will it be enough to stop the killing? Don't miss this engrossing film with gorgeous scenes by Director of Photography, Tyler Johnson. The Core Box, when combined with one of our Feature Film Boxes, has everything you need to play the game. Each Feature Film Box features a unique Killer and and iconic Location, and the more Feature Films you have, the more killer/location combinations you can experience! Each Feature Film Box is double-sided, with amazingly illustrated covers on the front AND back. Not only that, but the magnetically attached box covers are removable, with the reverse of each functioning as the Killer and Location boards respectively. NOTE: The 2023 First Printing Correction Pack contained 3 corrected cards: EVENT - "Vengeance" ITEM - "Bear Trap" ITEM - "Fireworks" —description from the publisher To watch a few rounds of play through click the link below: https://youtu.be/SC6B6kWZSjk For more information about Final Girl: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/307683/final-girl-happy-trails-horror To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonandRory #boardgamemechanics #news Jason and Rory play Spots. For more information about Spots: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/372559/spots To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

This is a replay of the live event that took place on YouTube and Facebook on 2/22/2024.

#JasonReviews #boardgamemechanics #news 0:00 - Intro 0:06 - Title Screen 0:24 - Description of the Game 1:16 - Components 4:12 - Final Thoughts 6:52 - Credits It's that special time of year when the entire kingdom gathers at court for the Munificent Theatrical Festival. Acting troupes from all over the land will come together to perform plays of light-hearted comedy or soul-wrenching tragedy. Will their performance win the favour of the king or will his fickle mood spell a flop? In Histrio, you travel the land recruiting actors to join your troupe. Assemble the right team and you might earn enough money to pay for an entire year of shows. It'll take careful planning and a little luck to out-perform your competitors. The play is the thing in Histrio, and the world is your stage! At the beginning of each round, cards are dealt to eight cities where players can travel to recruit actors. Some of the cards are actors, some grant money, and several are animal characters with special abilities. Players then secretly select a city where they will travel, and all players simultaneously reveal their chosen cities. If a city was chosen by only one player, that player gets all cards at the city. If a city was chosen by more than one, all cards are discarded, each player gets a secret objective card instead, and any actor cards are used to influence the king's mood toward either comedies or tragedies. At the end of the season, players earn money based on how many comedian or tragedian actors they have compared to the king's mood. The player with the most money at the end of two seasons wins. —description from the publisher To watch a few rounds of play through click the link below: https://youtu.be/Lfr0miEvhoA For more information about Histrio: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/182120/histrio To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #news 0:00 - Intro 0:05 - Gameplay Overview 12:43 - Credits Jason plays through a few rounds of Histrio from Bombyx. To see our review of this game check out the link below: https://youtu.be/N9t6GSO5pSk To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #news 0:00 - Intro 0:05 - Gameplay Overview 8:05 - Credits Jason plays through a few rounds of AQUA from The Op Games. To see our review of this game check out the link below: https://youtu.be/HUZpWl8sED8 To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com ***Review copy provided by The Op Games***