Tend Review & Gameplay Play-through!

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Tend is the latest from IV Studios.
More in the vibes of a heavier "roll & write" meets euro optimization, we're doing a bit of Animal Crossing style farming, fishing, chopping, mining, crafting, and raising animals to grab combos via simultaneous action selection for 12 rounds to see who can end up with the most points.

I'll briefly (without hopefully screwing too much up) run you through an overview top down of the game and the boards you'll be managing (yes, multiple boards/sheets!). Then we'll run through a couple of rounds to show off how the action selection and potential resource combo'ing works before we get to my final thoughts.

Thanks for watching!

Time Stamp:
00:00 - Overview of Tend
- 5 sheets/areas of the game
- 12 rounds, 3 scoring times
04:10 - The Phases of the Game & Action Selection
- “Friendly Neighbor” phase
- Action Setup & Selection
07:33 - Taking Your Actions: Your Options
- Gathering Resources: NO STORING!!
- Tend, Chop, Fish, Mine,

14:20 - Gameplay Example - Round 1 & Setup
(I may have made a mistake on the mining resource FYI)
21:13 - Round 2
25:00 - Round 3
30:16 - Season 2 & 3 Action Examples

32:03 - Pros & Cons
- Lots Going On or Spread Too Thin?
- THE Scratch Board Randomness
- Action Selection Options/Chaining Comboing
- Fishing Quandary
42:50 - Final Thoughts

[stevepettenon]

Thanks for the clear overview, Chris. I've tentatively backed the game but, for the time, i might decide that I'll pass on this IV game. The large player count is appealing and it may be straight forward enough to play with my kids and their cousins in a couple years time. That's the only factor that keeping me in.

[jasons.]

Great review Chris! I know its a homebrew idea, but what about adding a third action to get a chance to unlock more?
Thanks!

[Biodelic]

Did they super deluxify the markers? 🤣

[mojojojo]

Tend look good and interesting but the price .... A big pass for me. Im from Canada and the price of the shipping is half the price of the game. And why the scratcher ??? They can reduce the cost if they go with the apps now.

[db]

IV is getting a little too good at spinning up the hype machine.

[Airam_]

I was really looking forward to hear an opinion on this project (skipped straight to last chapter with the Pros & Cons), but the speed tone and rythm... man you just made me super anxious, had to pause without even finish the chpater and retake later. Consider taking a breath, adding rythm or structure. Cause I'm really interested and find your gameplay thoughts are on point but oh my gosh... #anxiety