Monkey Palace Review: Block the Monkey

Tom and Mike take a look at Monkey Palace!

0:00 Intro
1:33 Overview
5:56 Review
14:49 Final Thoughts

As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

#dicetower #thedicetower

[ThymeKeeper]

Obviously I knew Mike was a duly deputized officer of the Reiner Knizian Mounted Police, but is that an actual shrine behind him?

[TylerAndToast]

Lego instructions are so clear, you'd think they could do a good rulebook with good examples

[zackbob]

I was young when that first wave of Lego board games came out and I LOVED the Heroica series (I think that is the "little rpg" one you referred to). Been looking forward to this since I heard about it.

[ThymeKeeper]

A Rodney Smith video, while wonderful, is not a substitute for good instruction IN THE BOX, for something that is absolutely going to be purchased as a family game. If anything, I don't think they were hard enough on them for this. Even if it's a great game, it deserves to get dinged.

[tabletalkreviews]

I hope this does really well for LEGO, been wanting more LEGO games. I think there are some cool possibilities with the custom LEGO die, if they bring that back too.

[flawed]

WOW this looks like anyone prone to analysis paralysis would just take forever for a single turn

[silvermcdaid]

I enjoyed this game more than I thought I would. Very neat game and also interactive. I can see families being okay with it with parent help.

[JBearwa]

I like their discussion and as always, very valuable videos on games. The dice tower point on the rulebook needing more examples for kids to understand… most kids have put together Legos, which most the kids that will want this game will have had made Lego items using instructions are very much laid out like the front and back of the cards which means the kids will understand it probably better than the adults. Plus, the game gives a little freedom on where to put the items which is going to be a good point of view for kids . I think it’s one of those games that will be harder for adults to win at against your preteen.

[VampguyN]

Lego encroaching on board gaming has me nervous. Because of the adults resellers who buy out all the Lego that gets marked down or any limited time only stuff on lauch, just to resell at crazy high prices.

[mike_heller]

More games need Monkey Points. Looking at you, Lacerda!

[Boardgametherapist]

Just played this with family. It’s a good game! Love the spatial puzzle. My nephew and niece are not big gamers and they got it pretty quickly. Rule book is ok in my opinion and it does show examples.

[BoardGamesBricksHobbies]

The first line of Lego Games went for quantity, not quality. Lego is being a lot more cautious this time around.

[alisonwentland]

Thanks for this review. Saw this game at my friendly local game store and wondered if it would be a good game for my grandkids. They all love Legos. I think this is a pass for their ages, 8-10.

[scurry]

Definitely looks like more of a strategy game instead of a family one when it comes to all those neat decision making designs

[ianoble]

I'm a gamer and I had to stop the rules explanation and go to YouTube to figure how to start placing blocks. So many building rules that conflict with each other.

[Drew_D]

This game looks fun, but I’m worried that other casual board gamers in my circle of friends won’t be interested. 😕

[chauliu]

I've played Monkey Palace with my family for several nights, and everyone really enjoys the game. However, the instruction manual being too brief is truly a big problem.

[olivierroussin]

This game looks a lot like Project L mixed with wingspan (card and board). The rules arent very clear, the first game is more a try. But it has a lot of strategic possibilities

[marleythomas]

I’m not into the board game world at all I came from the Lego world but this reminds me of ticket to ride

[JonTripp]

Admittedly I'm not a Lego enthusiast, but there doesn't seem to be much here for me.