Considering this game for a Christmas present. Really appreciate the time and effort you putting into creating this video. Very well presented. Thanks.
Thanks! I'm getting ready to play this on BGA and this is a perfect how to. It seems like a cross between Nova Luna and Isle of Cats. Looks like I'm going to have to buy a copy for real life play too.
From the few plays I've racked up of this awesome game, I feel that the 7x7 bonus tile is a balancing mechanic to prevent taking all the large, cheap but awkwardly shaped tiles from being a dominant strategy. Not played enough to be certain though. Great review, I love this game!
You don't have to put all the tiles on the board, just keep them in a bag. Only the next 5 or so need to be shown. After emptying the bag, there are already a dozen patches taken, so I don't see why this would not work for 3 players. However, it would have more often that people "run out" of patches, and that would kinda ruin the experience. On the other hand, you could go for that. So.
+Kosteri x Interesting point about setup. To get a 3 player variant going I think you could also custom create 7x7 boards and use 3 of them. This would be 147 total spots on all boards vs the 162 of the 9x9 two player game. An interesting though anyway :)
if quilt spaces must be squares, nearest to 2x9*9 is 3*8*8. I know someone who quilts IRL, and nothing is ever square, so to go with theme 3x 7*8 would be a better approximation. Also I would add bonus points for the first one to reach 5x5 (5 points), the first one to reach 6x6 (6 points). Oh if i had time I would make it and shoot a video. 4 players would make the tile selection a bit too chaotic.
+JonGetsGames Yep, that B-looking thing is actually a German letter called an "Eszett" (pronounced ess-set). It's a "sharp S" sound. So when you see an odd capital B in the middle of a word for no apparent reason, and you see that the bottom doesn't actually close, you'll know you've found an eszett. #wordnerds #ß
Considering this game for a Christmas present. Really appreciate the time and effort you putting into creating this video. Very well presented. Thanks.
this game is absolute perfection.
I too have missed out on the patchwork train last year. Time to book a ticket.
Bought this when it came out and am finally getting around to playing it. You're my go-to for reviews and play-throughs.
Clear, concise gameplay example. Nice quality vid. Well done
Well Jon, so far I think you are the best game reviewer. I really love your structure.
Came here for the walkthrough, not the review. Very well explained in 5 min. Thanks a lot!
Thank you for this review! Much better than Tom Vasel's version. Subscribed!
Thanks! I'm getting ready to play this on BGA and this is a perfect how to. It seems like a cross between Nova Luna and Isle of Cats. Looks like I'm going to have to buy a copy for real life play too.
This was a great explanation! Thank you so much!
From the few plays I've racked up of this awesome game, I feel that the 7x7 bonus tile is a balancing mechanic to prevent taking all the large, cheap but awkwardly shaped tiles from being a dominant strategy. Not played enough to be certain though. Great review, I love this game!
+Anthony Hughes That's a very interesting point, I may give that strategy a shot next game and see what happens.
I work at an LGS and this is my go-to every time I get asked for a two player game
Thanks for the walk through! It's actually helped me figure out how to play the Android version.
Wow amazingly explained video! Amazing !!!!!!!! Quite succinct and perfectly explained!
Jon gets game in my opinion is the best reviewer and game rules TH-camrs😎
This is what your real voice sounds like 👍
Really good game for 2 players. Nice review :-)
You don't have to put all the tiles on the board, just keep them in a bag. Only the next 5 or so need to be shown. After emptying the bag, there are already a dozen patches taken, so I don't see why this would not work for 3 players.
However, it would have more often that people "run out" of patches, and that would kinda ruin the experience. On the other hand, you could go for that. So.
+Kosteri x Interesting point about setup. To get a 3 player variant going I think you could also custom create 7x7 boards and use 3 of them. This would be 147 total spots on all boards vs the 162 of the 9x9 two player game. An interesting though anyway :)
if quilt spaces must be squares, nearest to 2x9*9 is 3*8*8. I know someone who quilts IRL, and nothing is ever square, so to go with theme 3x 7*8 would be a better approximation.
Also I would add bonus points for the first one to reach 5x5 (5 points), the first one to reach 6x6 (6 points). Oh if i had time I would make it and shoot a video.
4 players would make the tile selection a bit too chaotic.
Great review! I need to play this game
I think Michael's name is pronounced like Mikhel Wissner, not Wibner! :P
+Ori Avtalion Oh really? Crap, sorry Mikhel!
+JonGetsGames Yep, that B-looking thing is actually a German letter called an "Eszett" (pronounced ess-set). It's a "sharp S" sound. So when you see an odd capital B in the middle of a word for no apparent reason, and you see that the bottom doesn't actually close, you'll know you've found an eszett. #wordnerds #ß
+Ray Black III Exactly :-).
+JonGetsGames No worries Jon, the ß in my last name throws a lot of people...
+Ori Avtalion You're right about the last name, the ch in my first name is a different matter, though ;-)