Iota Review - with Tom Vasel

Tom Vasel takes a look at this mini card game from Gamewright

00:00 - Introduction
01:24 - Game overview
05:36 - Final thoughts

[kiwisoup]

The game he can't think of is "Set". Of course it also feels a lot like Qwirkle, but he said Qwirkle in the video, so it's not that.

[michaelhart]

Pretty good game! The cards are small not as just a gimmick, but as you play, they take up a lot of table space as they spread out like tiles. Good design, but a bit hard to shuffle. Also, the printed rules could be clearer as regards both game play and scoring, but videos like this help.

[SugarPillStudios]

The dice variant of Set is the one that you add to the board like this one (instead of picking out sets from a random set of cards). I think I like the attributes of the set cards better. It's hard for me to not see three when I look at the triangle shape (as Tom might have done when recording this).

[karenfortson]

I do believe that the game you could not think of is SET. I would describe this as SET meets dominoes or SET Cubed

[bread]

thanks for the video, I tried playing this for about 10 minutes, constantly saying "no you can't do that, " and "yes you can, " while referencing confusing rule after rule. This is why youtube exists. I get it now.

[helenhuynh]

Definitely Qwirkle. Just played it, and it's almost exactly the same.

[twitchster]

I'm just being honest...I only picked this up at the store today cause of how small and -cute- cool the tin is.

[BarryDoubletBoardGames]

I would say it was "Qwirkle" meets "Set"

[hoticeuk]

Is the game you're thinking of 'Set', by Marsha Falco, Tom? This sounds like it works on a similar principle, i.e. a mix of common and/or distinct characteristics determining what makes a set, or in the case of Iota, a valid row.

[onlythistube]

Yes I'd say Set, too. It was a Mensa Game of the Year winner as far as I can remember. But there was another similar one, sthg with tiles (different colour & icons). I played an iOS version which originated on a real board game.

[wroot_lt]

But imagine that you have been planning some move, discarding many cards and skipping turns and then you finally play and someone says "no, you can't do that" :)))

[MrHDChevy]

I agree it's a slightly more difficult qwirkle

[twitchster]

01:23
66* cards (2 of them are wilds)

[Bosstooned]

Tom, I was looking for a review on this game, but I couldn't find it. In my country White Goblin released it as "Kwatro", might be handy to mention in the title of this clip?

[juanc]

I just played Rummikub and this game just feels like it for some reason!

[Moremandii]

I haven't heard of the games mentioned below... But it reminds me of uno/dominoes/scrabble making a baby and BAM, you get iota lol. Can anyone tell me if its fun to play?

[bluetiger]

I had to look this game up (how to play it), cause the instructions that came with it were so hard to get. but I like the games

[wroot_lt]

I think Ryan have reviewed something similar (shapes and colors) not so long ago.

[spreadthelove]

The game that you’re thinking of is set or Qwuirkle

[DameEdithDivine]

Dominos, maybe? Great video, you are so interesting to listen to and watch. Thanks!