Calico, Cascadia & Verdant - A Tricky Triple-Review
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"Any random selection of cards in this deck sounds like lovely words."
*Cut to 'corpse flower'*
1:00 "When did that kid learn narrative framing?"
I laughed so hard at that. Perfect opening for this video. Quinns makes for a great straight man to the Tomfoolery.
I'm convinced Tom is secretely some kind of eldritch god that has taken the shape of an Englishman and uses his phenomenal cosmic powers to just prank his coworkers and make better videos
You mean, like TEAPOT in the Laundry Files...?
That would make him a gnome. Tom is a gnome.
The more games he plays, the more powerful he becomes...
You're not supposed to say his name.
@@jakebrill5990No, you just can't say his REAL name, which no one knows.
Tom's reviews are the definition of chaotic good
The bit with Matt at the end was way better than it had any right to be
I love the teamwork on this one! The jumping between each of the crew's reviews felt like a throwback to the early days of SUSD, tying different games together with silly narrative bits, and Matt's cameo at the end was a great little Pythonesque "man on the street" gag.
We love a video where everyone is present and accounted for. Tom's really hitting his stride as an agent of torment for Quinns and Ava's more laid back segment paved the way perfectly for Matt in his creepy basement. Great work gang! Really feels like you're a team.
I think you have Quinns and Matt confused :D
@@robertilott8179 shh
As a major GH fan, I appreciated the Fh joke from Matt.
Quinn's section was the opposite of laid back : )
A kinda important note: the tokens in Cascadia are fir cones, not pine cones. Firs are far more common and ecologically important for the region than pines. Signed, a lover of Cascadia the region and the game.
And a next-level nerdy factoid I just learned recently is that Douglas Firs aren't actually fir trees! They are their own thing, most closely related to spruces. So, the tokens are not-quite-fir cones.
@@Nathan-P-Moomaw thanks for the addition!
@@Nathan-P-Moomaw Do you play in LearnedLeague, by any chance? There was a question about Douglas firs and how they're not pine trees yesterday, and then I saw this comment.
@@canadave87 No, never heard of it, but I do enjoy learning, so I'm curious what it is.
@@Nathan-P-Moomaw It's an online trivia league, where you face other players in head-to-head matches. It's pretty fun, though I am not great at it.
I love the particular energy of each of you, I really enjoy this format :D
After Tom's kitten overthrew Reference Pear, it was only a matter of time until Tom overthrew Quinns...
For me the difference is that Cascadia is basically impossible to plan properly but it's possible to map out the whole of Calico. The rub is calico almost always ends in failure while the freewheeling nature of Cascadia shields it from disappointing feelings.
Very well said, thanks for this perspective
SU&SD is turning into a full sitcom and I'm living for it. I love each of the reviews and all of the word play that I noticed, (and the word play that I'll realise after reading the comments.)
Excited for the arc where Tom reveals himself to quinns as a god and quinns must defeat him
Ending with a final battle where Tom trips over Matt as a worm and dies when he smashes into Ava's dead plants.
@@thomashughes7336 Will Worm Matt disintegrate into thousands of mini worm-matt?
Tom has made his way into the highest tier of board game reviewers, and he hasn't even done it subtly.
This was an incredible triptych of reviews, with exquisite work from everyone involved. Ava's shower scene...er...that...er...that sounds wrong, but isn't, I swear and Tom shouting at Quinns had me laughing out loud! I imagine they both burst out laughing only frames after the cut. Excellent work.
11:36 Wow. Guile's Theme really DOES go with everything.
I love how the Street Fighter soundtrack keeps coming back in Tom's video's! Personally I prefer the Genesis/Megadrive music over the SNES though, but hey.
“While you’re stressing about the design goals and stressing about the colors, you mustn’t forget to stress about the cats 😂”
Not sure if it was intentional but the sort of first take held back scream by tom at the end added the perfect element of humour to the video
"Pinecones, Mother Nature's own answer to the humble pineapple" is such an underated joke omg
11:59 I wanna see Tom's collection now... So when is his video of all the board games he owns (like Matt's and Quinns') ? 😉
SUSD reviews often make me chuckle, but this one brought me genuine peals of laughter. Tom continues to bring a fantastic madcap energy to the show, and it's so good to see Ava in her first video review!
This is my go-to channel for game reviews, because no one else manages to properly convey the atmosphere and feelings that a game invokes. When considering whether to acquire or play a game, the practicality of the game mechanics are less important than the length of the game, the ease of introducing it to others, the frustration or enjoyment it induces, and the theming it provides. This channel covers all of those things excellently.
The end segment is so funny. The videos coming up over Quinns' face so only Tom is visible makes it even better lol. Also kudos for Ava's big debut, and rip to any plants in her vicinity I guess
Don't know if the video cards were deliberate but it definitely adds to that
Congratulations on your video review debut, Ava. You have a great presence, and there's an appreciated level of critical consideration behind your words. Your timing and delivery is fantastic, I hope we get to see more of you in the future as you further establish your style.
Susan: “Hey, you’re not going to tell anyone that I tripped over a plant, are you?”
Scientists, snickering: “Don’t worry about it.”
~several years later~
“Black-eyed Susan vine. What’s the story there?”
At 7:23, that stock "pop" sound is exactly the sound that plays whenever I get an e-mail, making that segment more distressing and anxiety-inducing than anything Tom has ever produced. Somehow.
I cried when that majestic green bin appeared during Tom's wilderness segment. Nature is amazing, truly.
So wonderful to see Ava make her proper video review debut!!!! As a big fan of the podcast, I really value her opinion.
Our experience with Calico was just like what Quinns described. The theme is so snuggly and calming, but the gameplay is like being surrounded by angry Sudoku puzzles. I don't actually mind either thing, but the discontinuity between the two is so jarring I didn't like it.
Thanks for finding a place for Mat at the end. It just acended this review from being damn good to absolutely perfect.
“This game is the middle-sibling of this trilogy, and it too will have you choosing tiles to make a big pattern”
Honestly thought this was some middle-sibling trait I didn’t know about.
This Intro was the best since the start of the pandemic. Pure chemistry and alot of the ol' buddy comedy with the old grumpy boss and the young lovable weirdo. And then in comes Ava with a mixture of ASMR, LSD Dream and weird fixture on the corpse flower. Perfect! Thanks for making life better!
I love that the recommended videos go directly over Quinns. The absolute disrespect for your elders is delightful. Well done, Tom.
I LOVE Calico! One of my friends bought it for us for Christmas. Our cats also tend to sit on the tiles lol. We also got Isle of cats which is a super fun game =)
I legitimately got anxiety when Calico got pulled out. That game melts my brain like no other, I just can't handle the stress of making the perfect quilt for those judgmental cats!
That was a great watch. Thank you for the lovely video about both of your boardgaming lives for the past 10 years.
Matt doing his best “Jesse’s Fashion Tips” at the end there 😂
I like this season's arch where Tom is secretly taking over. I can't wait to see how they resolve this!
Thanks for these 3 distinct yet connected reviews. It was awesome learning about each game and how they compared to one another. Really enjoyed hearing from the whole SU&SD team, would be great to see Ava in more upcoming video reviews.
instantly got calico as a result of watching this - spoke to me in exactly the right way. great reviews on all of these!
These videos just get better and better! Brilliant work one and all.
Love this format, great to see more than one of you at once!
Cascadia reminds me of the solo PC game Dorfomantik for those that enjoy that style of game, you’d love it. Great review(s) as always. No Ball Games!
Love this! Thank you for making me laugh and feeling like everything is good again. You are all the best!
Love how the video recommandations just completely hide Quinns at the end!
I actually love Calico, and it is funny watching people struggle.
So good to see you guys back in the same review and bouncing off each other with some great ('terrible'?) jokes. Keep them coming!
Don't own any of these games, but I have Sagrada, which plays a lot like Calico. It's incredible to watch players, and it's a lot of fun to have the feeling of "Oh, crud, my board's in trouble" and then try to figure out if it is worth spending the points to fix it or just eating it and moving on with your life.
WHEN DID THAT KID LEARN NARRATIVE FRAMING? and yes I am literally shouting
That was an excellent video, top to bottom. Great structure with the team passing between each other, well performed and edited, lovely cameo from a creepy basement; just smashing stuff all over. Really enjoyed Ava's segment too, hope she captains more videos going forward.
Nice to see Calico implement a mechanic that accurately simulates the nuisance of cats.
The game would be too easy if it had cardboard boxes. Put one down, cat hops in. No fuss!
I already have 2 of the 3 of these and will probably eventually have all 3 but I still watched and loved every second of this. Bravo, all.
Although I'll always miss what Paul brought to the team, I have to say that I love how SUSD has grown over the last couple of years. I've always enjoyed whenever Ava has shown up in past videos, so the longer segment was a nice surprise! Hope to see more of Ava in the future!
Great video. Lay down on my chair and watched it slowly, awesome content. Now my day is better.
I played Calico at Spiel '21 in Essen this year, and boy was the lady at the AEG Booth in a horrible mood. Literally the first thing she said Was "do you want to play this because it's a brain teaser, or because of the cats? Because if you're here for the cats, don't sit down". And she was right.
I definitely didn't enjoy it, and I do like stuff that's similar to it - but I think the random elements of Calico aren't very enjoyable and the game just doesn't provide the kind of fun I get from other, similar tile laying titles.
The very deceptive box art just makes me sad for all the kids that have this thing collecting dust in their rooms now.
I feel you, but for me the cute cat box is why I actually think it perfectly matches it's theme: cats look cute on the outside, but can range anywhere from tricksy little devils to pure evil geniuses. I gifted it to a cat-loving friend and she is absolutely in love with it.
The very first example of scoring the larger number for Calico is wrong, right? It's 4-2 of patterns, but 3-3 for colors. That's hilarious. That game is the very example of a cardboard headache.
God damn it
"'Black-eyed Susan Vine', what's the story there?" 10/10
That is a truly impressive copy of Gloomhaven Matt has! Game recognizes game.
I think you're right that it 'gets' plant people. My gaming/life partner and I are really looking forward to it! Ava your maidenhair fern is doing really well! We haven't been able to keep one of those healthy. Give a succulent like a haworthia a try! Thanks for the Verdant review Ava!
The watering plants segment had me laughing
god i love seeing Hundreds of horses keep popping up in these videos, it's such a meme
Another great review video, I have both Calico and Cascadia and agree with your assessment. Great job on your “first” video Ava!
Dear gods, be careful. If all four of you do a video together it might break TH-cam's capacity for "amusing pleasantness". Matt's brief inclusion came dangerously close to a cascade breach of mirth containment!
This video.. man this video is everything. Shut up and Sit down were great.. then cacooned and holy shit if they haven't blast out of that cacoon soaring like a goofy beautiful multicoloured phoenix butterfly! This video is remarkable in so many ways. One is that from minute one to minute done it is the SUSD Vibe, the Animus, the unique unquenchable Spirit of SUSD while *simultaneously* each individual member is hitting their own unique notes on key perfectly. Oof! How do they do it folks? How do they do it...
"when did that kid learn narrative framing" dying
"HOBBIES!" really got me
Great reviews, I loved the different energies everyone brought to the table. The editing at the start was very clever.
These games sound like I might enjoy them, but they also sound like they fill a similar niche to Azul and Sagrada, which I already have.
The best part is how the video overlay at the end completely covers up Quinns. How unprofessional.
"points for the pots and points for the plants" is an underrated element of Verdant. The fact you get to say that is a big plus.
Great video as always! Love the eclectic way you all review so differently, works so well and love seeing Ava doing a review! Hopefully not the last as thoroughly enjoyed it and the change of pace. With regards to how the black eyed Susan vine got its name I believe the black eyes comes from how the centre of the flowers are black and striking against the yellow so they look like eyes from a distance. I have no idea about Susan though, someone once told me it's to do with a poem??? No idea but I expect someone here will know.
Great video and thanks for brightening my week.
Shut Up & Sit Down has transformed into Monty Python so gradually I didn't noticed until now... and now... for something completely different
Super awesome reviews! Thank you very much!!!
We love these type of puzzly little games! My wife and I have really loved Calico. Can't wait to try the other two!
i love this channel so much
Great video!
I think Cascadia is my number one game this year that I wanted to love, and just thought it was okay.
I think it's good, but I never feel super happy after playing.
Also love seeing Ava. The shower bit is another level of commitment that Tom is going to need to top, if he can.
Another segment of SU&SD members being fully clothed in a running shower
Avaaa, yay to you joining the videos! :) Have a plant! 🌱
(It's a virtual one so don't worry, it'll grow all by itself.)
lol the end. You guys are killing it on the writing these days.
You guys have to make more combo/team videos, this one was brilliant and so hilarious
The dead plant was a paid actor, best segment haha
Love you all. You four do some epic work.
Great video! AGAIN!! I love Calico, have been on the fence about getting Cascadia and fortunately my friend backed Verdant so I'll get to play that one plenty. Life is all about balance
Matt’s appearance was a surprise and a joy.
Welcome on the TH-cam channel here Ava! Great video y'all, lovely games. Now just more head scratchings which to get first.. 😱
Cascadia is a bioregion and/or successionist movement that theoretically involves parts of Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and parts of Northern California. There's a flag with a Douglas Fir tree on it. Seattle is a huge board game capitol.
Oh that Frosthaven joke killed me!
Have Calico, thinking about Cascadia and now getting Verdant for my friend! Thank you!
Tom "I thought you were a professional!"
Everyone remembering Quins filling a small inflatable pool with booze sitting in it drinking...
Oh, yeah, I'm here in the comments just to join in the excitement of having Ava in the channel! Love the podcast! It feels like the channel is now a more complete edition of SUSD. The reviews are good too, btw. You guys are my go-to for that key, although subjective, part that rulebooks often miss or misguide you about: how does the game make you feel? Like I'm absolutely horrible with plants or like at least these cards' plants won't die on me.
Yay Ava, Yayva! Great vid, games look cool. I keep my copy of arkham horror fully submerged in water to prevent it from getting cranky that I haven't touched it in 9 years.
What's the name of the song that plays when Tom is playing solo mode?
I think it’s Guile’s theme song from Street Fighter 2
Just checked, it is
I can't breathe from all the dead plant jokes lmao
Watching Quinn's play Brother Dusk to Tom's Brother Day is marvelous.
Love to the see the whole team in a video, deeply charming, even the visit to Matt's Victorian coal shed
1:00 Tom: "look at me, look at me. Im the video composer now"
We just recently received Verdant and love it! I don't think there's really that much to remember or looking up. Putting Verdant on plants is part of placing the plant and we haven't forgotten that yet-and I'm definitely not one who is good at remembering stuff!
Ava's voice is so soothing! Excited to see and hear more :]
the matt cameo was incredible
Amazing work from everyone as usual, but I want to give a special mention to Ava, who did a phenomenal job! It is SO nice seeing you on camera Ava, and I hope you join the team on video reviews more often. I've loved getting to hear your thoughts on the podcast over the past few years, and this feels like the cherry on top.
Congratulations on such a fantastic debut!
"Like a well greased finger probing the a..." hahahaha