I have the base game. Quite the puzzle! We love it. We often feel pre-tty smart in the first phase and…disappointed and teary eyed by the middle of the second phase. Especially when my partner is in blocking mode 😂
I really like this game. It's thinky but it's quick enough that I don't feel like it's too much. Plus it's just so pretty at the end. My favourite moment was when I took that P tile and thought I had built the perfect space for it. Then I realized I inverted the shape and couldn't fit it anywhere.
Yes! We have it already for a couple of years. My wife loves it, I prefer Patchwork. But still a good game. Thanks again for another great video! Love you guys! Big hugh from The Netherlands
MY SANDWICH! love your guys channel.. you guys remind me of my wife and I. I get a lot of my game ideas from watching you both. just bought this game and the expansion.
@@BeforeYouPlay I really enjoyed it, but it was just alright for my wife. I tend to like tile laying games a lot and loved the two phases of Paris. I'm sure she'll still play it with me occasionally👍
I'm so glad to see this game getting some love. One of the best small box 2-player games ever. Should be a household name alongside jaipur and patchwork. I will say, I don't really have any desire to get the expansion. I think there's infinite variety and tactics in just the base game and the postcards in the expansion maybe mess with the tightness of the game a bit too much.
Late to the party but you have convinced me! Just ordered 😊 Have you played Botanik? If not, you just have to buy it! Since you like tile laying and quick 2-player games, I would be surprised if you wouldn’t find us both interesting and fun! Usually I can’t play a game many times in a row, but Botanik is the only exception (together with RftG). Watch Zees review, 9/10, and after 42 games in 2 months I would rate this as the best game in its category. It’s the definition of elegance and innovative in a crowded space. It’s the new golden standard for me ☺️
I've always been enchanted by this little game. Similar to CuBirds and Parade, it may end up in my collection as another BYP recommendation! Good game and watch out for those gargoyles, Naveen!
That L shaped building that was swapped out for levitation could have scored for 2x lamp posts in the lower right quadrant I think, and that would have also made it score for the obelisk. Would have scored 4x2 + 3 or 11 points there.
Could Naveen have got an extra 3 points with that obelisk? I think I noticed a spot. I mean, you still would have lost by a point. Sorry for rubbing it in. Thanks heaps for the playthrough. Love your stuff and can't wait for your videos to pop up.
Great video, as always. I really like this game. It looks so beautiful all set up. Good to see it getting more coverage. Have just got the expansion and really looking forward to trying it out.
Is there an update on your experience with the expansion vs the core box? Two years after your comment I have found this game and am seriously considering this
oh wow. I just noticed, that the english rules say, that you draw just one street tile :0 in the german rules of Kosmos you can draw 2 and when you place one, you immediately draw a second, so that you always have two street tiles to choose. Now I get it!
i thought it would be more thight. also, we found bonus cards that score points at the end of the game to be way too powerful. maybe we need to play it a few more times. but, does expansion add anything new?
It is only if you don't recognize your opponent can score it big. You should definitely try and nab it away from them. I (Naveen) waited a turn too long.
Didn't work for me, the first part of the game is boring (you don't have the control over what you draw and how the board will look like anyway so it's just a tedious process of building the board). The second half is more interesitng, but it's a crime against humanity that the postcard abilities are not explained in plain text ON THE POSTCARDS themselves. What a waste of space and a huge usability issue. The timing of certain postcards is a bit convoluted and due to this Paris IS NOT a gateway game. 6/10 for me, there are many 2 player games I'd rather play instead.
I think that you have a fairly high amount of control. for example: you can lay the tiles so, that a specific building will perfectly fit (and be adjacent to as many lights as possible) or you can cut your opponents ways. when your opponnent lays a tile and could therefore build a specific large building in it, you just can snap it away or else, you can leave it to him/her but try to be first in phase 2, to place a building in one of the purple slots of this space. Or you can just take eifell tower first and put it on. Always when your opponent grabs a building in phase 1 you can think: why ?where and how can I cross my oppontents plans and at the same time can be as efficient as possible. I can go on and on for thought in phase 1, but it's defenitely far away from boring ^^ during phase one my brain goes completely exstasy every time and the mind games (when you play against a person who is also 100% in) are wonderfull and satisfying.
Have you tried this game? Let us know what you think! 🇫🇷
I have the base game. Quite the puzzle! We love it. We often feel pre-tty smart in the first phase and…disappointed and teary eyed by the middle of the second phase. Especially when my partner is in blocking mode 😂
I really like this game. It's thinky but it's quick enough that I don't feel like it's too much. Plus it's just so pretty at the end.
My favourite moment was when I took that P tile and thought I had built the perfect space for it. Then I realized I inverted the shape and couldn't fit it anywhere.
Our copy just arrived! We're excited. I'm using this playthrough to get my partner hyped to get it off our shelf of opportunity quickly 😂
Got this game last week. It is really fun. Hopefully we can get the expansion soon as well.
Yes! We have it already for a couple of years. My wife loves it, I prefer Patchwork. But still a good game. Thanks again for another great video! Love you guys! Big hugh from The Netherlands
Glad you like this one :) It's fantastic.
Love the video and love you guys. Also love Dexter’s guest appearance at 32:10. :)
He really wanted to be in Monique’s lap before we started filming. 😊
MY SANDWICH! love your guys channel.. you guys remind me of my wife and I. I get a lot of my game ideas from watching you both. just bought this game and the expansion.
Hahahaaa Thanks so much!
My wife and I are planning on playing this for the 1st time today and this playthrough helped me understand the rules & gameplay 👍 Great video!
Thanks so much! Hope you both enjoy =)
@@BeforeYouPlay I really enjoyed it, but it was just alright for my wife. I tend to like tile laying games a lot and loved the two phases of Paris. I'm sure she'll still play it with me occasionally👍
@@BillyIndiana Haha that's fair!
Perfect timing! This one just showed up in the mail a few days ago. Can’t wait to play!
This game is fantastic! Great playthrough.
I'm so glad to see this game getting some love. One of the best small box 2-player games ever. Should be a household name alongside jaipur and patchwork. I will say, I don't really have any desire to get the expansion. I think there's infinite variety and tactics in just the base game and the postcards in the expansion maybe mess with the tightness of the game a bit too much.
I thought Monique's French pronunciation was lovely at 0:05. No need to even joke about it later on. Very nicely done!
Thank you!
This looks like my kind of game. Love your 2 player playthroughs as that is player count i tend to play most.
I’m enjoying the thinly veiled competitiveness here.
Love this game. One of my favourite 2 player only games. Maybe my favourite.
So glad we played it again. It's a keeper for us!
Late to the party but you have convinced me! Just ordered 😊
Have you played Botanik? If not, you just have to buy it! Since you like tile laying and quick 2-player games, I would be surprised if you wouldn’t find us both interesting and fun! Usually I can’t play a game many times in a row, but Botanik is the only exception (together with RftG). Watch Zees review, 9/10, and after 42 games in 2 months I would rate this as the best game in its category. It’s the definition of elegance and innovative in a crowded space. It’s the new golden standard for me ☺️
Good thing Scorekeeper Dexter was there to check Monique's math! I always appreciate his cameos.
I've always been enchanted by this little game. Similar to CuBirds and Parade, it may end up in my collection as another BYP recommendation! Good game and watch out for those gargoyles, Naveen!
It's a really good two player game. I've played it a bunch with different friends/family and it's always fun and quick.
That L shaped building that was swapped out for levitation could have scored for 2x lamp posts in the lower right quadrant I think, and that would have also made it score for the obelisk. Would have scored 4x2 + 3 or 11 points there.
For sure! I was shouting at my laptop for her to see that. 😅
I think you meant lower left, but yes, I too was going "No, no! You can place it down there!"
@@MurrRockstroh DOH! It was lower left. Don't know what I was thinking.
The one she swapped out was too big to go where you said.
Don´t forget you get one point if there are any stamps on the postcards.
Could Naveen have got an extra 3 points with that obelisk? I think I noticed a spot. I mean, you still would have lost by a point. Sorry for rubbing it in. Thanks heaps for the playthrough. Love your stuff and can't wait for your videos to pop up.
@ 11:30 Hello Dexter!!! :D
Great video, as always. I really like this game. It looks so beautiful all set up. Good to see it getting more coverage. Have just got the expansion and really looking forward to trying it out.
Is there an update on your experience with the expansion vs the core box? Two years after your comment I have found this game and am seriously considering this
One of my absolute favorite 2 player games. I haven't tried it with the expansion though!
Thanks for the great video! I’m watching every single your video from South Korea!! Also, any plans for Ark Nova play though video?
And now I need to break open these two boxes from my wall of shame.
Do it!!
I saw you guys at Strategicon but didn’t want to seem weird. And it looked like you guys were gaming so I didn’t want to interrupt
Aww, you should have dropped by to say hello! Next time. :-)
It looks like you play *in* the box it comes in? That's really neat, I like that ^^
It does! Love it for some reason when games do that!
I have the base game and waiting for Kosmos to publish the expansion ⌛
MY SANDWICH!!! 😂👏
hey guys! I love this game! Shouldn't you always have two street tiles in your hand to choose one of them? nice playthrough!
oh wow. I just noticed, that the english rules say, that you draw just one street tile :0 in the german rules of Kosmos you can draw 2 and when you place one, you immediately draw a second, so that you always have two street tiles to choose. Now I get it!
and also the designer is surprised about the rules change of kosmos (bgg research :D)
i thought it would be more thight. also, we found bonus cards that score points at the end of the game to be way too powerful.
maybe we need to play it a few more times.
but, does expansion add anything new?
*shakes fist* "GARGOYLEEEEE!!!!"
Cute little game. The thinker seems a little overpowered though!
It is only if you don't recognize your opponent can score it big. You should definitely try and nab it away from them. I (Naveen) waited a turn too long.
Doesn't look like colorblind friendly... 😬
Didn't work for me, the first part of the game is boring (you don't have the control over what you draw and how the board will look like anyway so it's just a tedious process of building the board). The second half is more interesitng, but it's a crime against humanity that the postcard abilities are not explained in plain text ON THE POSTCARDS themselves. What a waste of space and a huge usability issue. The timing of certain postcards is a bit convoluted and due to this Paris IS NOT a gateway game. 6/10 for me, there are many 2 player games I'd rather play instead.
I think that you have a fairly high amount of control. for example: you can lay the tiles so, that a specific building will perfectly fit (and be adjacent to as many lights as possible) or you can cut your opponents ways. when your opponnent lays a tile and could therefore build a specific large building in it, you just can snap it away or else, you can leave it to him/her but try to be first in phase 2, to place a building in one of the purple slots of this space. Or you can just take eifell tower first and put it on. Always when your opponent grabs a building in phase 1 you can think: why ?where and how can I cross my oppontents plans and at the same time can be as efficient as possible. I can go on and on for thought in phase 1, but it's defenitely far away from boring ^^ during phase one my brain goes completely exstasy every time and the mind games (when you play against a person who is also 100% in) are wonderfull and satisfying.
Rather sounds like you're lacking some planning ability than flaws in the game...
@@danilicious2308 maybe ;). But the first part is still tedious and boring.