This one has been the biggest hit for our family since we grabbed it at Essen. 6 year old and 10 year old love it and have taught it to various friends (including the neighbor lady in her 80s). And yet it’s still enough of a puzzle that my wife routinely asks to play it when we don’t have enough time and energy for something longer than 30-45 minutes.
This looks so nice and simple. I'd love to play this with new gamers. I will probably get this and use it to introduce others to gaming. Thank you both for great useful video showing the game
Yeah James, it will be a really good game for doing exactly that. I've actually been thinking today about taking it to my parents to introduce them to a new type of game. They're in the mid-80s, but I think this might work well with them.
@@meeple Wow! I'm happy to hear that about your plan and desire. It's very nice when one has such "old" parents/grandparents and they are capable and willing to play, even just introductory games together with you. I don't have that situation unfortunately, at least not any more. My mom is started her seventies, and she isn't into gaming other than classic memory, even though she would be capable of it(and I think pretty good at it). She mostly only plays Solitaire on her PC on her own. She used to play Clue with me and my sisters when we were young. I keep asking her often times but she for some reason isn't willing to learn to play any simple trivial games, like Carcassone(and I wouldn't insist we play by all the rules and would gradually introduce farmers to her, but just to play casually relaxingly like a puzzle - but she is just set in her ways 😊) My grandma(mother's side) used to play with me/us some local card game with classic set of cards(32 card subset). She thought me young and by age 8 or so I already played often with her gaming group of her other 2 old lady friends. 😀 Those were great times(summers). I loved playing cards with her. If she were still alive and well, I have no doubt we would still be playing that same card game. I wish you good luck with that plan of yours. I hope your parents approach the game and the learning of it with open mind, and that they end up liking the game. There are few things more beautiful, in my personal opinion, than loving family members sharing their social time together playing some game they all like.
@@jameskirk4692 Thanks so much for sharing all that. I'm not sure I'll get them to play it, but I'll try. They are big bridge players, but don't often want to learn board games either. so we'll see...
I have the German version of the game since Summer. And I love it. It is such a nice cozy Deckbuilder. If I want a cozy game... being it solo or with friends I choose this one.
Hmm...I hadn't considered playing is solo, but I do imagine it would feel like a fun puzzle to solve. I might just try that mode tonight. It looks to be a pretty thoughtful solo rule set.
I'd say the weights are in the general vicinity of each other, but Mycelia feels even more accessible to me. And the "what you're doing" feels a bit more personal to each player with their board in front of them. Plus, this one is more "puzzley" than Summer Camp I think, which is something I believe more players can relate to, in terms of having 3 cards to play on your turn, and figuring out the best order in which to take your actions.
That ALWAYS depends on the kid. Our youngest was 6 when he first played Orleans, and we was able to comprehend what he was doing. Based all my children, I would say many 6-year olds could follow this as long as there's an adult playing with them. We might play it on an upcoming livestream, if you'd like to get a better idea of how it plays.
You'll never know for sure until you try. My niece played Ticket to Ride with an adult-like strategic playstyle and won many games, while she was only 5, now is 7. She also plays Azul Summer Pavillion, Carcassonne, Takenoko, King Of Tokyo, Patchwork, Museum Suspects, Sonar Family, Ohanami, Eriantys, Tobago, Quest For El Dorado,... and she plays it alone, cause she wants it that way, with some but limited outside help from others players during the game when she needs it or requests it. But she enjoys being in control of her play and making her own decisions. She only needs some help in some situations and/or in certain games, seeing all her possible/best moves/actions she can take at her turn. Most little kids are way more advanced and capable of handling board games way above their minimum age recommendation, if they are taught the "right", patient and fun way. At first adult is playing with a child as one player and/or helps the child more while demonstrating how one needs to think while playing the game. Then gradually releases more and more control of the playstyle to the child and just presents few possible(best) options/actions available to the child at their turn and let them choose on their own and just watch the child handle their own decisions and making their choices and learning to see for themselves what the best moves for them are. @meeple Wow! Orleans at 6yo?! Congrats to them and you! Granted I myself don't even know how the game plays, but I always thought it was a more heavy game and aimed at older generations. I think I tried to watch some teaches/reviews of it here on youtube, but I gave up on every occasion cause I thought it might be too complex for my family. But as I said I never actually went through the process of learning the game so I have no idea what I am talking about.
@@meeple I'd be keen to watch it played. His sister, now 13, was a master strategist at King of Tokyo when she was his age and is now great at thinky strategic games...but I'm not sure he's at her level 🤔
This one has been the biggest hit for our family since we grabbed it at Essen. 6 year old and 10 year old love it and have taught it to various friends (including the neighbor lady in her 80s). And yet it’s still enough of a puzzle that my wife routinely asks to play it when we don’t have enough time and energy for something longer than 30-45 minutes.
Exactly! I think the designer accomplished exactly what they set out to do. I'd love to see them do even more with it too!
This looks so nice and simple. I'd love to play this with new gamers. I will probably get this and use it to introduce others to gaming.
Thank you both for great useful video showing the game
Yeah James, it will be a really good game for doing exactly that. I've actually been thinking today about taking it to my parents to introduce them to a new type of game. They're in the mid-80s, but I think this might work well with them.
@@meeple Wow! I'm happy to hear that about your plan and desire. It's very nice when one has such "old" parents/grandparents and they are capable and willing to play, even just introductory games together with you. I don't have that situation unfortunately, at least not any more.
My mom is started her seventies, and she isn't into gaming other than classic memory, even though she would be capable of it(and I think pretty good at it). She mostly only plays Solitaire on her PC on her own. She used to play Clue with me and my sisters when we were young.
I keep asking her often times but she for some reason isn't willing to learn to play any simple trivial games, like Carcassone(and I wouldn't insist we play by all the rules and would gradually introduce farmers to her, but just to play casually relaxingly like a puzzle - but she is just set in her ways 😊)
My grandma(mother's side) used to play with me/us some local card game with classic set of cards(32 card subset).
She thought me young and by age 8 or so I already played often with her gaming group of her other 2 old lady friends. 😀
Those were great times(summers). I loved playing cards with her. If she were still alive and well, I have no doubt we would still be playing that same card game.
I wish you good luck with that plan of yours. I hope your parents approach the game and the learning of it with open mind, and that they end up liking the game. There are few things more beautiful, in my personal opinion, than loving family members sharing their social time together playing some game they all like.
@@jameskirk4692 Thanks so much for sharing all that. I'm not sure I'll get them to play it, but I'll try. They are big bridge players, but don't often want to learn board games either. so we'll see...
Oh fun! I like deck builders but looking for games to help other friends get into it as well. Will check it out.
Yes, it should certainly be a good example of a game to do that with. And then you'll have the hooked! 😁
I have the German version of the game since Summer.
And I love it. It is such a nice cozy Deckbuilder.
If I want a cozy game... being it solo or with friends I choose this one.
Hmm...I hadn't considered playing is solo, but I do imagine it would feel like a fun puzzle to solve. I might just try that mode tonight. It looks to be a pretty thoughtful solo rule set.
Do the advanced cards come with the base game?
Is it the same weight as Summer Camp, another intro DB?
I'd say the weights are in the general vicinity of each other, but Mycelia feels even more accessible to me. And the "what you're doing" feels a bit more personal to each player with their board in front of them. Plus, this one is more "puzzley" than Summer Camp I think, which is something I believe more players can relate to, in terms of having 3 cards to play on your turn, and figuring out the best order in which to take your actions.
What is the youngest age you would say would be ok playing this - my youngest nephew is 6
That ALWAYS depends on the kid. Our youngest was 6 when he first played Orleans, and we was able to comprehend what he was doing. Based all my children, I would say many 6-year olds could follow this as long as there's an adult playing with them. We might play it on an upcoming livestream, if you'd like to get a better idea of how it plays.
You'll never know for sure until you try. My niece played Ticket to Ride with an adult-like strategic playstyle and won many games, while she was only 5, now is 7.
She also plays Azul Summer Pavillion, Carcassonne, Takenoko, King Of Tokyo, Patchwork, Museum Suspects, Sonar Family, Ohanami, Eriantys, Tobago, Quest For El Dorado,... and she plays it alone, cause she wants it that way, with some but limited outside help from others players during the game when she needs it or requests it.
But she enjoys being in control of her play and making her own decisions.
She only needs some help in some situations and/or in certain games, seeing all her possible/best moves/actions she can take at her turn.
Most little kids are way more advanced and capable of handling board games way above their minimum age recommendation, if they are taught the "right", patient and fun way.
At first adult is playing with a child as one player and/or helps the child more while demonstrating how one needs to think while playing the game.
Then gradually releases more and more control of the playstyle to the child and just presents few possible(best) options/actions available to the child at their turn and let them choose on their own and just watch the child handle their own decisions and making their choices and learning to see for themselves what the best moves for them are.
@meeple
Wow! Orleans at 6yo?! Congrats to them and you!
Granted I myself don't even know how the game plays, but I always thought it was a more heavy game and aimed at older generations. I think I tried to watch some teaches/reviews of it here on youtube, but I gave up on every occasion cause I thought it might be too complex for my family. But as I said I never actually went through the process of learning the game so I have no idea what I am talking about.
@@meeple I'd be keen to watch it played. His sister, now 13, was a master strategist at King of Tokyo when she was his age and is now great at thinky strategic games...but I'm not sure he's at her level 🤔
@@SharlzG Alright, well maybe we’ll live stream it this coming week.
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