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Tabletop Tolson
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Welcome to Tabletop Tolson. Kim Tolson here and I'm all about tabletop games: card, dice, strategy, dexterity, cooperative, legacy, Euro, and many more!
I review board games, create top five lists and top ten lists, share my educational insights in board games in the classroom tutorials, and suggest great games to play with your family and friends.
After watching my videos, you'll leave eager to play a tabletop game, whether you try a new, exciting release or revisit an old but good game.
Sound like a fun game night? Great. Then join me at Tabletop Tolson and don't forget to hit the SUBSCRIBE button. I'll see you in the comments!
-ABOUT-
Kim Tolson is an educator with experience in post-secondary academics. She has played tabletop games for over thirty years and has worked in the gaming industry in a variety of ways. Her favorite games are strategy-driven and those with a robust theme.
Created my free logo at LogoMakr.com.
All music licensed at bensound.com.
I review board games, create top five lists and top ten lists, share my educational insights in board games in the classroom tutorials, and suggest great games to play with your family and friends.
After watching my videos, you'll leave eager to play a tabletop game, whether you try a new, exciting release or revisit an old but good game.
Sound like a fun game night? Great. Then join me at Tabletop Tolson and don't forget to hit the SUBSCRIBE button. I'll see you in the comments!
-ABOUT-
Kim Tolson is an educator with experience in post-secondary academics. She has played tabletop games for over thirty years and has worked in the gaming industry in a variety of ways. Her favorite games are strategy-driven and those with a robust theme.
Created my free logo at LogoMakr.com.
All music licensed at bensound.com.
RIVER VALLEY GLASSWORKS | A Colorful, Light Strategy Game
Welcome to River Valley! The beautiful pieces of glass that can be found along the river here have attracted the most entrepreneurial of woodland creatures to set up shop.
In River Valley Glassworks, you play as one of these pioneers, drafting glass from the market of river tiles. To do so, you have to play a piece from your inventory into the river.
Each river tile can take only a specific shape, and you must play into a space adjacent to where you want to draft from. After you pick up your glass, the river shifts forward, revealing new pieces and new opportunities.
Store the glass you pick up strategically in your shop. Depending on how the glass pieces are placed, your score will change drastically. Fill in rows and columns to gain bonus points, but don't draft too many of one type to avoid negative points!
More Information:
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/407297/river-valley-glassworks
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/418124/river-valley-glassworks-river-glass-and-other-sund
Become a Patron: patreon.com/tabletoptolson
Intro Sequence Credit: R Charles D Stuart
Music Credit: www.bensound.com
Logo Credit: www.logomakr.com
DISCLAIMER: Please keep your comments positive. I reserve the right to review and delete with full discretion anything that attacks or demeans an individual. My channel is a place to celebrate gaming, not to give those acting in poor faith a chance to be mean.
In River Valley Glassworks, you play as one of these pioneers, drafting glass from the market of river tiles. To do so, you have to play a piece from your inventory into the river.
Each river tile can take only a specific shape, and you must play into a space adjacent to where you want to draft from. After you pick up your glass, the river shifts forward, revealing new pieces and new opportunities.
Store the glass you pick up strategically in your shop. Depending on how the glass pieces are placed, your score will change drastically. Fill in rows and columns to gain bonus points, but don't draft too many of one type to avoid negative points!
More Information:
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/407297/river-valley-glassworks
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/418124/river-valley-glassworks-river-glass-and-other-sund
Become a Patron: patreon.com/tabletoptolson
Intro Sequence Credit: R Charles D Stuart
Music Credit: www.bensound.com
Logo Credit: www.logomakr.com
DISCLAIMER: Please keep your comments positive. I reserve the right to review and delete with full discretion anything that attacks or demeans an individual. My channel is a place to celebrate gaming, not to give those acting in poor faith a chance to be mean.
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Is this the deluxe version of the game? And if so do you know the difference? I saw a deluxe version on Amazon for $75 but Target has one that is not nearly that much
Mine is not the Deluxe version.
I’m in just for the new cards, no solo needed.
The new cards are pretty cool and innovative for gameplay.
You are a great saleslady for this game... I just bought it.
I think I will like this. I do want to play this solo.
🎉happy to have expansion on Ancient Knowledge 🤩 nerdy paradise (also trekking through history) 😊
Why don't we just wait here for a little while...see what happens?
@allison2525 declared the winner in the Community section.
Normally, I don't like the look of a woman wearing a hat. Normally.
Hi Kimberly, My wife and her friends are big knitters. I plan to use your overview to show it to them, because you have done a fantastic job (as always). Let's see if they want it. I crochet, so I am waiting for the crochet game...
Thank you:) I’ll keep my ears open for a crochet game!
Looks great! Thanks for the coverage. This is an exciting solo/multi-player game. Cheers
Cheers right back at ya!
looks very interesting!
It's a great solo game if you like a challenge. I have to admit that I wasn't so hot early on in the campaign but got better chapter by chapter.
Thanks so much for taking a look at Lone Gun!
I love Fliptown, especially playing solo. So I'm looking forward to getting this Lone gun campaign add-on.
I agree, the rondel looks great, and holy cow this is a beautiful game!! Thank you for the opportunity!!
Thanks for the chance! The super quality components for this look amazing! I think my wife would absolutely adore how just darn pretty it is haha.
Wow! Great video, Kimberly - and what a generous and fun offer! Thank you! I’ve been pouring over this one lately. The aesthetics grabbed me right away, but a good-looking game isn’t automatically a great one, so I’ve been learning more about it - and I am really intrigued! I love the jar scoring system, the “beefing up” of your actions, the massive number of cards, and the simplicity of the rules. It seems to me that the beautiful look of the game will only be enhanced by the gameplay. Excited to try it! Thanks for your video!
What a great review of such a wonderful looking game. Husband and I have always appreciated when developers put love and effort into theme and components! This game seems to be no exception. Without a doubt would love the chance to play this for ourselves and really delve into its mechanics. Love the review and thanks for this chance.
Thank you so much for introducing me to this game, you did an amazing job at explaining and a subbed :) I absolutely love the production quality and aesthetics of this game, so cozy! I also love cooking and love the idea of making recipes! The scoring is also super cool with the jars. :D
I love the amazing components!!
This game looks brilliant. The artwork and theme have us very interested. Thanks for the opportunity.
This looks like a colorful, yet very clear and easy to read board and card design.
It is!
This game is so pretty and love all the upgraded components! I can never pass up a rondel! So excited for this game 🎉
A Euro with a witchy and cozy feel sounds nice
The art and color scheme look amazing! I really like how thematic the rondel system is to the foraging theme.
Looks like a fun game!
Looks like a fun game!
Thanks for offering the game for free. I like the foraging part and the cooking part. It's something that I'm attracted to, on mobile games. The borrowing and returning of the books at library and the engine buidling part is also interesting. There are many parts to take care of. The pawn to give up every day makes the game challenging. I appreciate the two different maps of paths, with different features of route taking. The illustration of the dishes is just gorgeous.
Ah Tree Bark, let me count the ways...1, 2........3. Okay: Cinnamon, easy number 1. Number 2, Yellow Birch (if you're a bit north in the contiguous U.S.), the twig bark is minty. Number 3, a decade or two ago I read that the inner bark of poplar is edible for survival food...but my gnawing experiments only proved it tastes like crap. I washed my mouth out with a yellow birch/cinnamon rinse. So 3 ways, and you need the first two tree barks to rinse out the third. Sadly, I can't join in for the prize as my tree gnawing has taken me out of the continguous States into the uncharted, incontiguous forests of the north. With internet connection.
Absolutely love your knowledge of tree bark!
Hi Kimberly. Wild Gardens has great production. I like the mechanic of being able to add/mix different types of actions (forage and cook).
Off lately nature themed games are my current go to. Nature, plants, animals, herbs, trees, gardens etc are a must have in my collection. And having played Morels(fungi) 2 player, this game reminscences that and more. I love the amazing earthly art, foraging, recipes, library (seriously love it), guest cards, the location cards(wish they had more of these) , the lore behind it. Deck building And the number of expansions that are readily available based on what you like, can be modularly added. And this game is seriously a labor of love without doubt, i can feel the warmth, coziness, hosptality and nostalgia of our own intimate events we may have had with our friends and family back in the farm. There is a huge potential in the game system to evolve further. Excited to see where it takes in future. Assymetric player powers, campaign style path exploration and so on. Cant Wait to try this out.
The artwork (especially the food) looks so amazing (and delicious)! Also, looks like a great relaxing game.
Hello! Thank you for the video and sharing the details of the game. Wild Gardens looks like a great game! I think the expansions in form of seed packets is very clever and just makes the theme even more fun. I think the guest cards are also one of my favorite parts about the game. Thank you for the opportunity for the giveaway.
I like how beautiful it is just to look at. Gazing at it just brings sunshine and happiness inside.
I had not heard of this one, but I love the theme! It looks like a game my non-gaming mother would absolutely love to play with me, so I will definitely keep an eye out for a copy in the future. Thank you for the coverage!
I like the Library the most, but the game does look awesome.
I love the art in this game. It’s so beautiful. That’s the first thing that drew me in. The interesting action selection mixed with rondel and recipe fulfillment looks like such a fun combination. I really hope to be able to try the game out someday. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
Theme and art! But really just everything since it's right up my alley! I missed crowdfunding due to when we got into the hobby so I have been waiting for this release!! The wait has been well worth it seeing this video❤
The graphics are superb.
The art
Lots of choices on how to score & so beautiful. From an avid gardener & gamer inn Portland Oregon 🍀🌱🌿
I love that this has the appearance of an easy cozy game but hides a mid weight game under the hood. That and the Media Expansion that adds a bunch of fun YT content creators and their doggos, is a fantastic little touch. This is definitely on my wish list to get when I am able!
The mechanics seem cool too, but I'm mostly drawn in by the theme and art style.
I like the pretty design Kimberly.
I love the art. It's amazing.
It’s so unique that as the rest occurs you lose the quantity of actions is a beautiful exchange for quality of the actions. Art work is great, the verity of people you are trying to serve, and the theme are great. Thanks for the review!
This game is nostalgia for me. My parents are chefs and I grew up in a kitchen. Looks charmingly delightful!
Hi Kim😊 Honestly the first thing that always draws me to a game is beautiful components and artwork. I love the people cards with cute animals and all the flowers just give off cheerful happy vibes. Gameplay looks fun too! Thanks for the giveaway and review.