Five Quick Reviews - with Tom Vasel

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Tom Vasel takes a look at 5 games in a rapid-fire format!
0:00 Intro
0:42 Stick Collection
4:09 Viking See-Saw
6:41 Ninja Master
9:59 Judge Domino
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@Mokhnaar 11 ай бұрын

The reason 3 second try is 14 and up is because of the Magnet. Like the game "Kluster". It's the law.

@bigg3110 11 ай бұрын

Have to say someone bought Viking see saw to our games group and we had a blast with it. Also the cool little production and qwirkiness makes it stand out from the other games you mentioned. I'm with Mike on this one

@JonTripp115 11 ай бұрын

When Tom mentioned that Mike was editing this video, I half-expected a bit where Mike sloppily edited Tom's words to make it a more positive review.

@ArnieHorta 11 ай бұрын

I am a fan of dexterity games and I kind of like Viking See-Saw. The fact that the various pieces have different densities and shapes make it interesting. The balls in particular are interesting because sometimes whether the see-saw tilts depends upon what crevice the ball rolls into.

@leebrown5006 11 ай бұрын

It's really charming and well put together. Its a good game. With great toy factor. The different materials like you mention are what elevate it. You see wierd and wonderful shapes in dexterity games all the time. Switching up the materials seems pretty novel. The the fact some of the lighter items are extremely akeard to stack on top of means they have their tactical uses too, which is neat.

@blankname-pw3sk 11 ай бұрын

Important rule in Judge Domino missing from your explanation is that the active player must bid success when challenged, and players earns points equals to numbers of wrong guesses than you. So the active player needs and tries to "bait" other players to think the just-placed domino will fail to run and bid so, while actually manages to succeed it.

@labyfan1313 11 ай бұрын

I liked the look of Viking See-Saw when you guys played it live one time. Feels like that was a year ago. Been waiting to see if my game store gets it here in Canada.

@damobdaking 11 ай бұрын

I was waiting for Mike to pop up and say "you're wrong Tom" on Viking See-Saw

@JeroenJanseStage 11 ай бұрын

Whaaaaat, giving Ninja Master a three is outrageous!

@thedicetower 11 ай бұрын

Yes, it might be too high.

@JeroenJanseStage 11 ай бұрын

@@thedicetower To be fair, I did walk right into that

@dexdouglas 11 ай бұрын

@@thedicetowerlol

@RvLeshrac 11 ай бұрын

Weird, there appears to be some sort of editor's note in here under the Viking See-Saw score... it says "Tom is... an...." I can't make out the rest.

@leebrown5006 11 ай бұрын

I think Stick Collection is brilliant. The lucky spots are a great wrinkle that help escalate the bidding. It's been riotous fun for me. It genuinely has potential to be one of my favourite 'super-fillers'. Viking See-saw is great reliable fun. Judge Domino was a pleasant surprise with more depth than I expected. But still, not a lot to it. Ninja Master was fun. But probably my least favourite. With certain groups, it could be brilliant though. Yet to try 3 Second Try.

@Ehurst01 11 ай бұрын

I wonder if the ball is the reason 3 second try is 14 plus. Don't they have to perform and pay for additional safety testing to go the next age bracket down?

@Sajatzsiraf 11 ай бұрын

Mike should have taken the opportunity to do some 'clever editing' with the Viking see-saw portion of this...

@jameskirk4692 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for these quick reviews

@thegamesninja3119 11 ай бұрын

Need a dexterity game where the goal is to put hats on Tom's head! 🥷

@sonofabippi 11 ай бұрын

The 14+ is to skirt the CPSC rules of lead testing. Later copies of zooloretto had this.

@mikehulsebus 11 ай бұрын

12:45 3 second try is missing from chapter headings. Here is the time stamp

@benjaminspears8488 11 ай бұрын

I think a lot of these would work well for people who only want to play a quick game- especially kids and teens. The stick one has an interesting concept. If these were cheaper, I would definitely pick them up, but they’re pretty pricey (nearly $40 each in Canada) for what they are. It these were under $20, I could see them doing pretty well.

@carlosmarquez2725 11 ай бұрын

40 CAD? Damn, that's a total ripoff, should be half of that at most...

@benjaminspears8488 11 ай бұрын

@@carlosmarquez2725 Yeah, if I saw some of these in my local store for $20 I would snap a few up for sure.

@DrCy616 11 ай бұрын

Where can you get these games? Available in the US?

@jeremoople 11 ай бұрын

There was a Kickstarter, I'm not sure where they'll be sold for the general release

@mechashadow 11 ай бұрын

Feels like a big game got split into 5 parts. That big game could be good. The sticks did remind me of Tokyo Highway so guess they had spares.

@Islacrusez 10 ай бұрын

We decided to only get Viking Seesaw, and it sounds like it was the right choice. Don’t know why Tom isn’t so keen on it, as we found it a blast. Maybe it’s player count as we played at two, or maybe Tom has managed to get the rules wrong 😇

@TerrierHalo 11 ай бұрын

Modern classic!

@SPQRKlio 11 ай бұрын

I could see little kids playing 3-Second Try just going around the room, drawing a card, skipping the bidding part then doing the thing (body or brain, so all kids can participate). It would also work with an egg timer so it’s easier to hear in a room with little kids jumping up and down. The more I think about it, the more I vaguely remember having a kindergarten teacher who played almost the same game with us. For an inexpensive little box game for grownups and parents, this is the only one I’d buy out of the set.

@BoardGamesBricksHobbies 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, these games definitely felt like they were restricted by the box size and components. Unfortunate, given that the production seems well done

@ianw0ng 11 ай бұрын

whaat?? ninja master is easily the best of all of those. i played it with my kids and it's a blast everytime.

@namelessfire 11 ай бұрын

Makes his criticism of there being "too many rules" even funnier.

@trashmyego 11 ай бұрын

Magnets are a no-go in children's toys which is probably why it's 14+. More targeted at anything with more than one magnet, as swallowing two can be fatal for a child.

@soulside 11 ай бұрын

I spy a HeroQuest expansion!

@joncasso 11 ай бұрын

700th view right here

@violentfrog_ 11 ай бұрын

Use your EYES!

@xCriticalStrikex 11 ай бұрын

NInja master looks like the only "game". 3 second try looks alright. all the others I wouldn't take for free, garbage.

@rumpleforeskin1275 11 ай бұрын

This was a painful video to watch

@bobknip 11 ай бұрын

Why?

@rumpleforeskin1275 11 ай бұрын

@@bobknip These games are terrible! How did they even get produced?!?

@TravisSpencer-vb7ee 11 ай бұрын

These are the worst.

@benarmstrong2825 10 ай бұрын

Tom doesn't really do them much justice to be honest. Viking Seesaw is my favourite dexterity game and has gone down extremely well with everyone I've played with so far.