Considering this game for a Christmas present. Really appreciate the time and effort you putting into creating this video. Very well presented. Thanks.
Thanks! I'm getting ready to play this on BGA and this is a perfect how to. It seems like a cross between Nova Luna and Isle of Cats. Looks like I'm going to have to buy a copy for real life play too.
From the few plays I've racked up of this awesome game, I feel that the 7x7 bonus tile is a balancing mechanic to prevent taking all the large, cheap but awkwardly shaped tiles from being a dominant strategy. Not played enough to be certain though. Great review, I love this game!
You don't have to put all the tiles on the board, just keep them in a bag. Only the next 5 or so need to be shown. After emptying the bag, there are already a dozen patches taken, so I don't see why this would not work for 3 players. However, it would have more often that people "run out" of patches, and that would kinda ruin the experience. On the other hand, you could go for that. So.
+Kosteri x Interesting point about setup. To get a 3 player variant going I think you could also custom create 7x7 boards and use 3 of them. This would be 147 total spots on all boards vs the 162 of the 9x9 two player game. An interesting though anyway :)
if quilt spaces must be squares, nearest to 2x9*9 is 3*8*8. I know someone who quilts IRL, and nothing is ever square, so to go with theme 3x 7*8 would be a better approximation. Also I would add bonus points for the first one to reach 5x5 (5 points), the first one to reach 6x6 (6 points). Oh if i had time I would make it and shoot a video. 4 players would make the tile selection a bit too chaotic.
+JonGetsGames Yep, that B-looking thing is actually a German letter called an "Eszett" (pronounced ess-set). It's a "sharp S" sound. So when you see an odd capital B in the middle of a word for no apparent reason, and you see that the bottom doesn't actually close, you'll know you've found an eszett. #wordnerds #ß
Considering this game for a Christmas present. Really appreciate the time and effort you putting into creating this video. Very well presented. Thanks.
this game is absolute perfection.
I too have missed out on the patchwork train last year. Time to book a ticket.
Bought this when it came out and am finally getting around to playing it. You're my go-to for reviews and play-throughs.
Thank you for this review! Much better than Tom Vasel's version. Subscribed!
Well Jon, so far I think you are the best game reviewer. I really love your structure.
Clear, concise gameplay example. Nice quality vid. Well done
Came here for the walkthrough, not the review. Very well explained in 5 min. Thanks a lot!
Thanks! I'm getting ready to play this on BGA and this is a perfect how to. It seems like a cross between Nova Luna and Isle of Cats. Looks like I'm going to have to buy a copy for real life play too.
Wow amazingly explained video! Amazing !!!!!!!! Quite succinct and perfectly explained!
This was a great explanation! Thank you so much!
Thanks for the walk through! It's actually helped me figure out how to play the Android version.
I work at an LGS and this is my go-to every time I get asked for a two player game
From the few plays I've racked up of this awesome game, I feel that the 7x7 bonus tile is a balancing mechanic to prevent taking all the large, cheap but awkwardly shaped tiles from being a dominant strategy. Not played enough to be certain though. Great review, I love this game!
+Anthony Hughes That's a very interesting point, I may give that strategy a shot next game and see what happens.
Jon gets game in my opinion is the best reviewer and game rules UA-camrs😎
Really good game for 2 players. Nice review :-)
You don't have to put all the tiles on the board, just keep them in a bag. Only the next 5 or so need to be shown. After emptying the bag, there are already a dozen patches taken, so I don't see why this would not work for 3 players.
However, it would have more often that people "run out" of patches, and that would kinda ruin the experience. On the other hand, you could go for that. So.
+Kosteri x Interesting point about setup. To get a 3 player variant going I think you could also custom create 7x7 boards and use 3 of them. This would be 147 total spots on all boards vs the 162 of the 9x9 two player game. An interesting though anyway :)
if quilt spaces must be squares, nearest to 2x9*9 is 3*8*8. I know someone who quilts IRL, and nothing is ever square, so to go with theme 3x 7*8 would be a better approximation.
Also I would add bonus points for the first one to reach 5x5 (5 points), the first one to reach 6x6 (6 points). Oh if i had time I would make it and shoot a video.
4 players would make the tile selection a bit too chaotic.
Great review! I need to play this game
This is what your real voice sounds like 👍
I think Michael's name is pronounced like Mikhel Wissner, not Wibner! :P
+Ori Avtalion Oh really? Crap, sorry Mikhel!
+JonGetsGames Yep, that B-looking thing is actually a German letter called an "Eszett" (pronounced ess-set). It's a "sharp S" sound. So when you see an odd capital B in the middle of a word for no apparent reason, and you see that the bottom doesn't actually close, you'll know you've found an eszett. #wordnerds #ß
+Ray Black III Exactly :-).
+JonGetsGames No worries Jon, the ß in my last name throws a lot of people...
+Ori Avtalion You're right about the last name, the ch in my first name is a different matter, though ;-)