Very good review. Thanks for the explanations of the different mechanisms of abstract games. You change my perception of the different mechanics of abstract games. I have many of these games or have played them. Have you heard of the game Leverage? Leverage is a old game (1983) it has your travel and capture mechanics with the board balanced on a fulcrum. I fortunately picked up a copy this year.
The game Camelot was rereleased in the 1980s as Inside Moves. They changed the look of game, especially the pieces, to give it an even more abstract vibe, but the rules remain the same. Still not easy to find, but easier (and cheaper) to get hold of than the original.
Thanks for watching! I actually made a much more up to date version of this video last year with many more examples: ua-cam.com/video/fBWDfXE9xsU/v-deo.html
Have you played the game Homeworlds by Looney Labs? It's one of my favorite abstract strategy games, as it delivers tons of strategic depth in a very small package, and it has some mechanics that I've really never seen before, especially that there's no board or grid at all. Even Hive has the *implication* of a hexagonal grid, but Homeworlds is completely freeform.
@@AdaminWales I'd love it if you played it, especially if you mentioned it in a video! I've yet to see a Looney Pyramids fan with a favorite game besides Homeworlds, and I definitely understand why. While it does have a steeper learning curve than most pyramid games, it's not more complicated to learn than, say, chess, and it's got loads and loads of depth to its gameplay. I'm impressed that they were able to fit so much cool stuff into nothing but 36 pyramids, not even a board.
@@AdaminWales Andy Looney made a tutorial video for Homeworlds, which is his favorite game that uses his pyramids: ua-cam.com/video/Nz16s6oCIlQ/v-deo.html
É uma pena que você não tenha citado Lasca. É um belo jogo abstrato, integrando várias mecânicas, e criado por um grande inventor. Emanuel Lasker, matemático, filósofo, e campeão mundial de xadrez.
O UA-cam muitas vezes corta links postados em comentários. Vou tentar. Se não houver nada abaixo deste comentário, é porque o UA-cam bloqueou. Mas você acha facilmente buscando por "lasca" na Play Store.
Tak and Shobu are two of my favorite.
Some more mind-blowing analysis, your depth of knowledge impresses, good work bro!
You've been working your way through these videos Clumsy Dad!!! :) Glad you're enjoying them all!
Definitely a different, refreshing and really interesting board game channel. Keep up the good work :)
Thanks! Glad you're enjoying the channel.
Very good review. Thanks for the explanations of the different mechanisms of abstract games. You change my perception of the different mechanics of abstract games. I have many of these games or have played them. Have you heard of the game Leverage? Leverage is a old game (1983) it has your travel and capture mechanics with the board balanced on a fulcrum. I fortunately picked up a copy this year.
I haven't heard of Leverage. I'll look it up! Thanks!
The game Camelot was rereleased in the 1980s as Inside Moves. They changed the look of game, especially the pieces, to give it an even more abstract vibe, but the rules remain the same. Still not easy to find, but easier (and cheaper) to get hold of than the original.
Wow. Lots of cool games.
Me and my GF love to play Pente and Santorini. We gotta try one of these you've just exposed
Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks for watching! I actually made a much more up to date version of this video last year with many more examples: ua-cam.com/video/fBWDfXE9xsU/v-deo.html
Thank you for your video series, they are really helpful :)
Have you played the game Homeworlds by Looney Labs? It's one of my favorite abstract strategy games, as it delivers tons of strategic depth in a very small package, and it has some mechanics that I've really never seen before, especially that there's no board or grid at all. Even Hive has the *implication* of a hexagonal grid, but Homeworlds is completely freeform.
I haven’t played it but I’ve always intended to. I have the Pyramid Arcade, so I have no excuse!!
@@AdaminWales I'd love it if you played it, especially if you mentioned it in a video! I've yet to see a Looney Pyramids fan with a favorite game besides Homeworlds, and I definitely understand why. While it does have a steeper learning curve than most pyramid games, it's not more complicated to learn than, say, chess, and it's got loads and loads of depth to its gameplay. I'm impressed that they were able to fit so much cool stuff into nothing but 36 pyramids, not even a board.
@@AdaminWales ua-cam.com/video/uSHQr0AjqqQ/v-deo.html
This video is a great introduction to the game
@@AdaminWales Andy Looney made a tutorial video for Homeworlds, which is his favorite game that uses his pyramids: ua-cam.com/video/Nz16s6oCIlQ/v-deo.html
I like tash-kalar, has that cool Mage arena battle involved, I played it a ton on the website (boardgame arena) and then bought the real game.
You can move YINSH rings as far as you want, you don't need to just move them a single space....
You should look into ta yu if you haven’t already!
É uma pena que você não tenha citado Lasca. É um belo jogo abstrato, integrando várias mecânicas, e criado por um grande inventor. Emanuel Lasker, matemático, filósofo, e campeão mundial de xadrez.
tem algum bom link para esse jogo? obrigado
O UA-cam muitas vezes corta links postados em comentários. Vou tentar. Se não houver nada abaixo deste comentário, é porque o UA-cam bloqueou. Mas você acha facilmente buscando por "lasca" na Play Store.
Explicações sobre como jogar esse jogo são encontradas no canal VemKaJogar.
Quarto não é um jogo de conexão. Jogo de conexão seria Hex, por exemplo. Quarto é um jogo de alinhamento.
good video, but these games are not my cup of tea ;)