The Phantom of the Opera & Hipparchus ~ Taylor's Trick-Taking Table

Two Two Player Geonil games?!
BGG Links:
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4...
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4...
Links: linktr.ee/Tropicana55
Table of Contents:
Intro - (0:00​​​)
Hooks - (0:50​​​)
How to Play (Phantom) - (1:57)
How to Play (Hipparchus) - (10:42)
Final Thoughts (Phantom) - (16:04)
Final Thoughts (Hipparchus) - (24:09)
Final Thoughts Summary - (31:47)

[@auroralong5437]

"can you get the light? thanks. ~phantom of the opera~" is the cutest thing ever lmao

[@ClaudeAndTaylor]

Hahahaaa such a kind phantom!!

[@JefferyHunt]

“a la Scout”, while not wrong, hurt my heart. Bohnanza, my friend!

[@ClaudeAndTaylor]

Or Luxor!! Hahaa! Gotta go Scout for this crowd, but bohnanza is the classic example!!

[@topazhk]

Thanks for the honest reviews, Taylor. The different levels of game feel, tactics and choices are bound to happen with the relatively narrow market of the 2-pl trick taking game. We should support them so they can keep brainstorming and producing new 2-pl games…

[@ConstantChaosGames]

Really interesting games, thanks for the great overviews. Hipparchus has a genius system, elegant really - but does seem like less decision space. Thanks!

[@LudwigAustin]

Lol Ptolemy pronouncing ...oh I need these!!

[@ClaudeAndTaylor]

Hahaaa cheeers pk!

[@garyesposito4025]

I still wish Ptolemy was great game instead of a good game. I just really love the look and colors of it, but I've got to keep a small collection

[@sparkybunzz]

phanhattan

[@ClaudeAndTaylor]

Muppets!

[@njshaw2]

That "music score" in Phantom bugs me. Did they just go "we need something that looks vaguely like actual sheet music" but didn't actually validate it? Bars 1 and 3 are in 4/4, bar 2 is in 5/8 and bar 4 is in 8/4. What?! The tune is also... not good. I get they wanted the note stems pointing in certain directions, but if you include a musical score in a game, PLEASE make it actually musical sense.
Game looks fun though!