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Hey Humans - it's come to my attention that the comments made in this video about 'Rah100's reviews could come across as snarky or disparaging or mocking. That... wasn't meant to be the case! The tone struck was meant to be one of light awe at their ability to 'cut to the core' of a game - but perhaps the delivery seems sarcastic in tone! Oops!

shutupandsitdown
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I think you got a rule wrong. You can't do a set of numbers of the same value with multiple of the same colour. Those two red tens in your example couldn't be played. They'd need to be at least a set of 3 different colours

Maefyre
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Tom is the Brian David Gilbert of board games: each video is completely unpredictable but every one is something only Tom could've made.

fairlyodd
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Fun fact: the rules to this game are different depending on which edition you have. Great for fueling never-ending family arguments!

LelonStoldt
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Genuinely love the reviews tom has had where it's just like "My family reluctantly plays games but sometimes some weird family game is a hit and they just request it over and over." They feel like a fun inspection into what makes games fun at their core, and why games that have a lot of problems for people who play a Lot of board games, may still be generally more fun for those who don't. Excited to see more of these :3

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This was one of the last games I was able to play with my grandmother, who passed away last year. She was the one who got me into playing games as a kid. She was the only one of the adults who would sit with me and my siblings, playing Sorry or Trouble or Old Maid. Some of my earliest and happiest memories were playing games with her. A few years ago, she was diagnosed with dementia, and declined quickly. That plus the threat of COVID made getting together for games impossible, but my grandpa was able to set her up with the rummikub app and we were able to play over video chat. For that reason, this game will always have a special place in my heart. Thanks for reviewing it Tom.

jjudge
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Rummikub was my dearly departed mother's favorite game, and we spent so many hours sliding around little tiles, and so often would she end up with one left over after too many swaps and switches. So I’m watching your video through tears, because I miss her very much. Thank you for bringing back these beautiful memories.

richardschwerdtfeger
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This style of video is so nice to see. Just reviewing a game that you're luke warm on but is special because of family memories? That's gold. It'd be a treat to see more videos highlighting games like this.

fionajackson
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Oh man, laying out a simple three-star system and then giving it one-and-a-half stars is just... chef's kiss.

toddlessness
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4:26 groups of the same value have to be different colours
4:34 you have to draw one tile if you skip your turn, not 3
6:45 you lose points equal to the value of the tiles you have left, so here that would be -44, not -7

Are you sure you were playing rummikub over the holidays?

Ridnarhtim
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Guys the manual states that it's pronounced Rummy-CUBE. My entire life has been a lie.

PotatoMilkshake
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This is actually a really fascinating question that I often forget when thinking about games. A pleasant little reminder that we don't just play board games for the games, but also for the people.

brettabraham
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I love Tom taking a sneaky shot at Quinns for his galaxy brained "boards should either be too big or too small" take on the podcast

TheSludgeMan
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I loved this review. Rummikub holds a special place in my heart. My mom had a stroke a few years ago, the odds were against her but she survived with some paralysis on her right side. In her physical and occupational therapy, they taught her this game o help with her cognitive recovery and she really took to it. When I moved home, she kept saying I needed to play it with them. We've only played it a few times but those few times branched out in me showing her Splendor, Cascadia, Settlers of Catan, and many others. Turns out, Rummikub gives you a lot of the basic mechanics of learning how to play more "game" games. What to do during your turn versus another person's turn, how to manage "resources" and apply them to a changing board, etc. So I'm thankful for this game, cause I'm not sure we'd have a game night without it.

TisiphoneSeraph
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I feel like a lot of card/tile games get described as "too luck based", as though the opportunities for strategic play that the game offers are nothing but a mirage, and what really matters in the end is just whether or not you got lucky. But really, rummikub, like many other card/tile games, has a large amount of strategic depth to it if that's what you're looking for. Being the better player in a game like rummikub isn't going to win you every game, but it'll certainly make you win much more often. I don't think "too much luck" necessarily makes a game bad; it's about whether or not the choices feel deep and satisfying to make.

Hamm
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I really liked this. 'The balance of people and play' made me think about all of the things I try to do with people. Personal interests, intrapersonal situations. Thanks for being smart, Tom. Happy New Year.

Lsavoleo
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Even across the sea in the States, I can mirror your stories of Rummikub: whenever I visit my parents, a round or two of Rumikub are inevitably played, and a lot more of our time is spent chatting and socializing than strategizing. 10/3 would activity with the family again.

Cow-Moth-With-A-CRT-Head
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Would be interesting to have retro-reviews for games people used to play

jamestriplett
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The concept of games vs activities is brilliant. Also, I love Rummikub. Our set used to be my grandparents’ and it’s just so cool to see games being passed onto the next generation. Like, not the physical copies but the excitement for playing them too.

MarjoleinVeenendaal
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There seems to be a schism between the British and US in pronunciation. British advertisements for the game pronounce it "Rummy-Cub" as in this review, but in the US on the back of the game boxes in the 1980's it specified that it's pronounced "Rummy-Cube".

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