Thanks for the review and your thoughts! I wish there were more tea-themed heavy euros with a solo mode. The publisher has said that they will release a solo mode with an expansion. But it sounds like this one may not be the one I'm looking for. Also, Earl Grey. :)
Thanks for all your effort to get this review out so fast. Especially appreciate the player scaling and multiplayer solitaire warnings. Guess we're skipping this game for now. Alternatively, about the same-y tracks: that makes me wonder what you'll think of a totally tracks game like 'Atlas Lost: Rise of the new sovereigns'. You know, once you get through your Essen game pile maybe.
Ploughing through as fast as I can given my upcoming cruise deadline! I don't know Atlas, but I remember some other game a year or two ago......"Rise" I think it was called or something similar and that was literally all about tracks and nothing else.
I don't understand why it's ballsy or "quite a dangerous move". Surely any risk is on the publisher, and three separate publishers have decided that Tomáš Holek has created a design that they are willing to publish. I'm pretty sure that CGE for one knows what they are doing. Who knows when Tomáš created these three designs, or when the publishers signed up to publish them, it might be pure coincidence that they all came out at Essen 2024.
@TheBrokenMeeple "Impressive", or even "unprecedented" seem like meaningful adjectives. But risk-related adjectives just seem like sound-bite hyperbole to me.
@@TheBrokenMeeple Well, it looks like that ballsy, dangerous move has paid off: Capstone Games have partnered with Albi and Pink Troubadour to release/distribute Tea Garden and Galileo Galilei. Gotta admire a risk-taker 😉
I got play this at four players. I didn't find it long in a tiresome way. Just over two hours to set up, teach, play and rebox seemed ok to us. I went in to the game with skepticism based on this review. Not often we differ. Ill pay the shipping for your copy... 😉
Have booked this to play on the Saturday morning. Have watched a couple of playthroughs and think we’ll enjoy it. Soon see. Great vid as usual Luke.
Honestly, that low level of player interaction sounds like something my partner would like. She likes two player solitaire style games.
Could be perfect then 😊
Thanks for the review and your thoughts! I wish there were more tea-themed heavy euros with a solo mode. The publisher has said that they will release a solo mode with an expansion. But it sounds like this one may not be the one I'm looking for. Also, Earl Grey. :)
I'm not sure a solo mode will be enough for it to be a keeper.
Thanks for all your effort to get this review out so fast. Especially appreciate the player scaling and multiplayer solitaire warnings. Guess we're skipping this game for now.
Alternatively, about the same-y tracks: that makes me wonder what you'll think of a totally tracks game like 'Atlas Lost: Rise of the new sovereigns'. You know, once you get through your Essen game pile maybe.
Ploughing through as fast as I can given my upcoming cruise deadline! I don't know Atlas, but I remember some other game a year or two ago......"Rise" I think it was called or something similar and that was literally all about tracks and nothing else.
Galileo Galilei is the sweet spot for me weight wise. Looking forward to that review.
Luke I am waiting for your Galileo review!
That will be soon in November
Unfortunately, Galileo is a miss for our group.
@jksalamon and I got to admit, my first couple plays haven't wowed me
I don't understand why it's ballsy or "quite a dangerous move". Surely any risk is on the publisher, and three separate publishers have decided that Tomáš Holek has created a design that they are willing to publish. I'm pretty sure that CGE for one knows what they are doing. Who knows when Tomáš created these three designs, or when the publishers signed up to publish them, it might be pure coincidence that they all came out at Essen 2024.
Whichever word you want to use, it's certainly confident or proactive or whatever. Most new names don't speed into the industry quite as fast.
@TheBrokenMeeple "Impressive", or even "unprecedented" seem like meaningful adjectives. But risk-related adjectives just seem like sound-bite hyperbole to me.
@@TheBrokenMeeple Well, it looks like that ballsy, dangerous move has paid off: Capstone Games have partnered with Albi and Pink Troubadour to release/distribute Tea Garden and Galileo Galilei. Gotta admire a risk-taker 😉
Maybe an expansion will fix the problems mentionate here. Sounds like a fun game for the right price. Will see.
I got play this at four players. I didn't find it long in a tiresome way. Just over two hours to set up, teach, play and rebox seemed ok to us. I went in to the game with skepticism based on this review. Not often we differ. Ill pay the shipping for your copy... 😉
My wallet thanks you😊
Nice looking game though
Nice
The name of this game is so terribly bad. Tea Garden. I want to go to sleep already….imho