Letter Jam Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ก.ย. 2019
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I think the biggest problem with this game is people are calling it a party game. It is not a party game at all. The high player count and the small box makes it feel like it is but that is a lie. It's way too thinky and being cooperative lacks the competition of a good party game. That said I enjoyed it but we ended a game night with it thinking it would be light and that was a bit of a mistake.
I think I still prefer Decrypto which seems to be left by the wayside compared to Codenames and the like. A really fun take on the team game format.
Decrypto is the best, for sure. I'm with you on that!
This is my absolute favorite content to watch. Is it weird that I'll watch your reviews over and over and over???
My daughter won this in a drawing at the most recent con we went to, thus making it her new favorite since it’s “hers”. I enjoyed our first play through, but definitely want to try with another group.
OK so without wishing to be too much of a smartass...
...it should be worth mentioning, unlike almost any other word game, you can use a letter more than once.
So for the example at 3:00, my suggestion would be MELEE which would mean your furry friends would see "?ELEE" and "ME?EE" - which should leave them able to deduce their letters.
Actually, now that I've seen those clues written down, on reflection I think your friends would be more likely to go "yer wot?" and throw things at you.
Efka, you are the single best person I've found at giving clear, concise descriptions of confusing games. I have heard tons of talk and seen videos about Letter Jam, Inis, and Alchemist, and I didn't understand any of them until I watched your videos.
Thank you, that's a very kind compliment.
I've have this and really enjoy it. As you mention, it's not quite a code names type game (sitting, chatting away and working together as a team to figure out clues). Rather, it really is cerebral to sit and think of the best word to give to other players. Individuals will spend a phase together thinking long and hard of the best words they can come up with. And then after it's all spelled out, it's another round of racking your brains out to spell out what was given to you. It's frustrating to play when a word is sitting in front of your face and you can't figure out. But it's also quite rewarding when you figure it out too, hopefully.
Great review, the game looks fun!
With your comments on Hanabi, I wonder what you think of The Mind?
Always enjoy your content :)
I've heard this game described 3 or 4 different times before and I think this is the first time I think I finally understand how it works! It seems super interesting but also a game it'd be hard to get other people excited about trying.
Order of the Stick! Yeahhhhhh!!!!! 🥰🥰
Abracada...What? is my favorite Hanabi style game even after playing Letter Jam. To me it helps that it is not competitive so what you can and cannot say/table chatter goes a lot smoother for me.
okay yeah this looks really good.
"SUSD" different letters please ;) Quinns disapproves
bhahahahahah
Don sitting there and bossing it 😎
Order of the Stick! It's such a great webcomic. Efka, if you haven't read DM of the Rings, you need to. Think Lord of the Rings, but you get to hear the D&D players dialogue as they play.
If the end of the game is you arranging your cards in the hope that they make a word, what if there's no word that can be made from those letters?
There always is because someone handed you a facedown shuffled word to begin with.
@@NoPunIncluded Thanks.
Random but is that a Root raccoon on your table?!
PUPPY!
I decoded the secret message. Where to a send in for my prize?
bESSIe!!! yay puppy!
Great review but the rules explanation gave me a headache just trying to figure this game out. :)
Because this is a game that forces you to not only consider what you can see, but everyone else's perspective as well.
Which is a great lesson for life, I think....
But yeah, this is definitely a game where it's easier to walk through step by step as you play rather than being taught all the rules and then diving in....
I managed to get in two plays of this at UKGE and it was my game of the Con. Such a satisfying experience, definitely not a party game. More like the Decrypto feel than the Codenames one.
Love NPI but saddened to hear another reviewer slam Hanabi - at this point it is starting to look as though it IS a poor game based on the industry wide consensus but (as someone who has struggled with alpha gameage) it is still one of my all time favourites.
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Lookin good Efka!
What's the difference between Jam and Jelly?
You can't jelly your REDACTED into your ....... without being demonetized
Alternate:
CGE: "Cool game...what's the theme?"
ONDRA: "Umm, there is no theme. It's a letter game"
CGE: "Jam in a theme and we'll publish your game"
ONDRA: "That reminds me of a joke! What's the difference between Jam and Jelly?"
CGE: "....Get out"
The graphic designer wanted to go with a different theme but they wouldn't letter.
Well, "jam" because it's a play on words. Explaining jokes is cool, right? A "letter jam" is a postal thing when the letters jam the machinery. Like a paper jam in a printer.
I was thinking more like Jam as in Jamboree. So Letter Jam, since you are playing (having a jam) with letters.
Yeah, I think that's one of the secondary wordplays they were going for, there. But I feel like the origin of it was the real term "letter jam".
When I played an early prototype of letter jam I thought it had the theme of a printer putting one pixel at a time on the flower card in the middle. I was surprised it was a word game once it was explained to me.
I prefer lethargy
Excellent video guys, as usual. You guys are partially responsible for inspiring me to set up my own (solo based - boooo!) Review Channel. If you ever get the time to check out my reviews then any constructive or positive feedback would be like, #totes welcome (yes, a 48 year old man just unused the phrase “#totes” without truly knowing what it means). Mark
I do not understand how you cannot know what your letters are with each clue. The numbered poker chips are placed in front of the cards in the order to spell the word. Are you not supposed to see what chips are put in front of your letters? If so, are people supposed to close their eyes?
You see which number your letter is but you never, ever see what your actual letter is till the end of the game. It's facing away from you.
@@jeffmcleod3829 Then I do not see how you would not know what your letter is, if used. The act of putting the numbered chips in the order they are used in the word should tell you exactly what your letter is. The only way I could see not know what your letter is is if your letter is not used.
@@XShrike0 You don't tell people what the word is. You just put the chips in the order of the word you thought of and everyone has to try to figure out what words could be spelled and what their letters might be.
@@CapriciousMissK Ohhhhhh. That makes way more sense.
If hanabi eliminate communication, the mind destroy communication. I agree Letter Jam is very good, but it's more a strategic filler than a party game for me, it is better and more strategic.
I’m going to argue that the letter W is two v’s, not two u’s 😬😅
Being dislyic and also not being able to spell, this game sounds like hell.
So... Basically a mixture of Scrabble, taboo and Hanabi? Pass...
I like my word games. Why then, am I confounded by the apparent popularity and acclaim this one is receiving? It seems kind of dull, and overly complicated.
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