Faraway Review: Scoring in Reverse

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Tom and Zee take a look at Faraway!
0:00 Intro
0:55 Overview
7:47 Final Thoughts
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@modemacabre 5 ай бұрын

Zee, you weren't the only one to recommend this to me at Essen, but you were the clincher. I played it and bought it as soon as it became available on the French market. Usually with these little card games I can see how they are clever, but I still don't care. This one with the backwards scoring keeps my brain engaged from start to finish, and that's all I ever want in any game.

@Lordborg909 5 ай бұрын

As always, I love Zees teaches. Kudos to you man, you are a legend. Toms aight too haha

@JeffMcLeod Ай бұрын

Playing this tonight! Thanks for another well-done presentation of the gameplay by Zee.

@hibou7774 5 ай бұрын

Everybody's talking about the "reverse scoring", but it actually appears as convoluted as the star shaped movement in the original version of "Carpe Diem". You could make the scoring a lot simpler by leaving all the cards face-up, start by scoring the sanctuaries, then score the first (leftmost) card and remove it from your tableau (or flip it face-down), then proceed to the second card, and so on. The only reason to do it backward is because the most valuable cards will be scored last, adding to the excitement (if you find scoring exciting).

@CamObscura88 5 ай бұрын

Thats a great and clever alternative. Can’t see a downside to it.

@Vantagegamessg 5 ай бұрын

Yea i was thinking about this point too. At first i thought when you play the first card, it stays face down hence the reverse scoring might make sense but the memory part of it could be too much to manage

@JT12523 5 ай бұрын

I will happily watch any video that includes Zee.

@jameskirk4692 5 ай бұрын

Thank you both for this review! I would love to try this game, looks very interesting and fun to me.

@user-rp6db8qy3l 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the review, helps me to try this one out. I think it would be really good if the team can mention during reviews if a game is on BGA or tabletopia. Lots more virtual groups since the pandemic - we are always looking for new stuff.

@SalterThe 5 ай бұрын

If its on BGA (and others) changes quite quickly tho. I guess its easiest to mark those you like from the reviews and then check if that exists on your site. Or vise versa of course :)

@joeferreti9442 5 ай бұрын

The reverse scoring is only to make it easier to apply that a particular card "sees" only the cards played after it (plus all small cards).

@tonycork2pa469 3 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. Personally, I find describing it as "scoring in reverse" false and misleading - the scoring is "forward" - each card is scored based on what comes after it. Now come to think of it - it might be fun to truly play "score in reverse", with cards scored based on "cards before it" - that would be the brain burner that "I thought" this was.

@EfrainRiveraJunior 5 ай бұрын

I'm searching for this game right now. Oh! Preorder.

@thecultofpop 5 ай бұрын

Been really enjoying playing this on BGA. It is a super fast play.

@Polskimg 5 ай бұрын

I love this game. Yes, it can be a bit random, leading to unlucky rounds but it's played so quickly that I don't really mind the low scoring rounds.

@ourfamilytogether 5 ай бұрын

Surprised it took this long to review it. It was a hit at Essen where I preordered it. Nearly everyone I’ve introduced it to has enjoyed it. Also the 6p game is less luck and more “what’s best for me” and less “hate draft.”

@KingMePlease3 5 ай бұрын

Played this on BGA last month for first time and it hit my wishlist to buy immediately. Need to try it out with higher player count to see how that plays differently, but if it is as much fun as it is with 2 or 3 players and it doesn't slow the game down too much, I would also say 8.5. If there was a decent theme to relate to with great artwork, I would give it a 9. These weird, obscure fantasy settings are not appealing to me and actually I would have never tried it if it wasn't on BGA.

@jeffarysonnentag3497 Ай бұрын

Cool video ! Thanks Zee. That one handed card flip had me mesmerized. (Reminder…don’t play poker with Zee)

@miguim210 5 ай бұрын

That's selling it for me, was intrigued by it but seal of approval let's do it.

@draheim90 5 ай бұрын

Seal of excellence*

@mikaeki5245 5 ай бұрын

A strong 8 from me. I really like it, just wish the cards would have been normal size instead of that square shape. They're quite annoying to handle and shuffle and they take up more space, plus I have to go buy special sleeves just for them. 😕

@jjcc8379 5 ай бұрын

I hate sleeving square cards. If you are not aligning them based on the back you might put some inside the others and rip the sleeves. In rectangular cards they might end up some up some down. No issue, the longer are safe to shuffle into.

@TheSludgeMan 5 ай бұрын

Or you could ( *shock horror* !) not sleeve the cards. They will be absolutely fine lol

@mikaeki5245 5 ай бұрын

@@TheSludgeMan maybe you don't need them, but I DON'T WANT 7 CHILDREN!

@blacksheep9950 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, I sleeved Wild Space that also has square cards, and I've torn more of those sleeves than all my other games combined. Too easy for them to get turned around and rip each other.

@simonb9898 4 ай бұрын

@@mikaeki5245 Haha, I totally got that reference!

@Jonathan-ei7vp 5 ай бұрын

Waiting for retail availability 🤞🏻

@BBSnape 5 ай бұрын

It's one of the games you can always take out and play. It takes 10 minutes to explain, has great replayability. And it's also quite cheap

@deedd4401 Ай бұрын

8 out of 10 from Tom because Hulk Smash - means 9.5 ? is my math correct ? (definitely more area of a 9 :D )

@MrStereopathic 2 ай бұрын

I'm buying my copy next payday. 😂

@lots_of_numbers7580 5 ай бұрын

Did anyone realise? Zee taught us how to score first, ie taught us the game backwards, which is being very thematic to the actual game 😂😂😂

@michaeldilisio557 5 ай бұрын

This is the best way to teach the game full stop.

@RynoKenny 25 күн бұрын

For Sale & High Society are better auction games with faster scoring for the length of all these games.

@TPH250290 4 күн бұрын

... this isn't an auction game?

@TheSludgeMan 5 ай бұрын

This is one of those games that i find more "smart" than "fun". Dont just autobuy this because its hyped. You really need to like tight/agonizing efficiency puzzles to enjoy it imo

@joeferreti9442 5 ай бұрын

The game is cute, but there is a lot of randomness and limitations.