6 Games I Played So You Don’t Have To - with Tom Vasel

Tom Vasel takes a look at 6 games that fell short for him in a rapid-fire manner!

0:00 Intro
0:43 Ogre Sandwich
4:14 Refuge
8:25 Nocturne
12:52 Landomy
16:28 Cube Monster
21:38 Theme Park Mania

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[TVez]

14:12 Hello Tom, thank you for your time playing Landomy and having shared your thoughts about it. However, I'd like to point out that the video shows some incorrect rules (for the people watching this and looking forward to try the game): the only way to remove pieces is activating the specific action (move and combat)-while the video shows removing every time a piece enters another island; another is that the players can play the map only adiacent to an island in which there are miniatures of their faction. I don't know if those rules were "simplified" for the video, and if this clarification can change your perspective about the game, but, again, only to clarify those points. Thank you again, sincerely 😊

[jbringas]

Where is Jimmy Vasel’s counterpoint video? We need balance!

[godofzombi]

I see we're still doing that whole "add cool minis to a game that doesn't need them to help it fund on kickstarter" thing.

[ptss]

Thanks for the eBay Game callback on the Nocturne review, one of my all-time favorites. God, we're old!

[bakerudall]

The first great theme park game will be Park Nova

[swimprincess]

Me and my brothers enjoy Nocturne. I gave it a 7.5 because I definitely enjoy playing it, but wouldn't exactly always suggest it over other games, so it fits right between a 7 and 8. I find that it has some interesting decisions, and I had never played a game with that type of bidding mechanic, so it has a place in my collection.

[CultureVulture]

Eyh! I've learned so much in a year, and still have so much to learn... wish I'd skipped Nocturne. I got caught up. Biggest lesson learned, wait for you to play them so I don't waste money!! :D

[randalladkins]

I remember seeing theme park mania on Kickstarter and thinking I wanted it to be good, but the how to play video just made it look a mess. Feel like there were a few good ideas that were not fixed and made worth while through play testing and openness to feedback.

[seraphiccandy]

I talked to the guy doing the demo for Nocturne at Spiel last year and he said most people thought it was kinda "meh". " Very forgettable and kinda average" was the feedback apparently.

[bricelory]

Landomy: why in the world would you have those tile elevating X's? Do they affect the gameplay at all? If not, it feels like it would actually hinder gameplay over just having the tiles on the table.

[MussoGames]

15:38 “But is it fun?!” Is the question I often find asking myself when playing some games these days. You can give me the most balanced, beautiful game ever but if it’s not fun… who cares?

[aloharay]

Refuge plays okay on BGA. Bag building and push your luck. Not very deep.

[chrisnewman]

We didn't have any trouble understanding the rules of the game - including an 8 year old who easily managed to create paths and fill gaps to surround rides, etc. If you're more interested in messing up other people, you'll just mess up yourself too. Karma. This game doesn't take itself too seriously and the critics could do with a cold shower, sometimes!

[karadj]

Maybe if you lay the frogs and critters flat instead of standing up?

[RainwaterGames]

You're wrong about Cube Monster! That game is great!

[olanmills]

I saw Refuge at one of the conventions last year. I thought it looked neat, but I only played a turn just to see how it works. I'm not doubting Tom's overall assessment of it, but his explanation of why he thinks it's bad didn't really mean much, imo. The things he said could apply to pretty much any bag builder. I didn't really hear the distinguishing aspect that makes Refuge bad (as opposed to beloved games like Quacks, for example, where I believe all the things Tom said could still apply; there's a lot of luck, you could fail to pull the fancy tiles you bought, your round can end quickly, etc)

[ryanpost]

Nocturne is one of the best filler games of the year.

[Troy-guvu]

the art is the laziest part of theme park mania, its just AI so its not even worth the praise

[fonz]

Disagree of you’re review of refuge that’s the part of what games like these are

[godofzombi]

I dunno: gamer version of stacking game kinda sounds neat.