ugh your excitement for CK just makes me so happy! literally could be any game you two enjoy and i automatically am hooked in hahah! thanks for the fun preview friends!!🥳
Based on the way you described how you both liked the theming in this game, you should definitely check out Consumption: Food and Choices. That game was designed by a dietician and it is hands-down the most thematic game I have every played. Every single mechanic is 100% tied to the theme in such a logical way; I think Maggie will love that about it so much!
I’ve had several chances to play this at conventions as it was going through development. You both describe the tension of the game perfectly. The game is adorable but thinky. I’m also a big fan of puns. I’m so glad that’s something this game also has in common with Flamecraft. I’m looking forward to the final product!
This is why I love your channel. Just an amazing overview of the game, how to play, details into the theme and how the mechanics tie in. Top shelf review! I'm excited for Alex and this game to hit kickstarter. I'll definitely be backing. Couldn't get a sense of how it plays while I saw it at Gen Con but this just sold me. Thanks!
Thanks for the sneak peek! I like the simultaneous secret action selection, which I have been enjoying a lot recently with Game of Thrones 2nd Ed and Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest. The secret public goals seem like another fun layer of tension too.
This is a bit too thinky for my family with a bit more competitive action to out-think the opponent. Flamecraft is more our thing with ample friendly interactions and very straightforward simple mechanics
Hi Amy & Maggie, the starting peech remember to me another game to me : each restaurant (tavern) need to found some ingredients with three assymetrics workers, to be able to cook recipes we re able to find in a river of cards... is that the peech of Taverns & Dragons? :) Comparison stop here, game is really different, but it was fun to me who ve discuss with the taverns & dragon's authors.
I suspect the theme wouldn't work for most of our group, but the gameplay seems very interesting, and I was happy to hear your comments on the scaling. It almost reminds me of Dungeon Petz in certain aspects, but I suspect that's a very spurious comparison.
Awesome to hear the scaling passed the test. Funnily enough, the design team had not seen Dungeon Petz, but we love looking at this game in that light. As for the theme, here's hoping they get hungry at some point! ;)
@@pvaughan007 There's not much similarity, but Dungeon Petz has blind bidding of your workers to improve their chances of getting the stuff you need. On reflection, Dungeon Lords is closer, since you have cards representing the places you can go, and you select three of them using face-down cards arranged in priority order. But Dungeon Petz has cute critters (okay, monsters) which is the important thing :)
Great overview as always! I am embarrassed to say that Flamecraft is still on my shelf of shame 😮. This sounds like a good game and I hope they put out a solo mode!
Hi Amy and Maggie! Woaw are you back in Australia already? I hope you had a wonderful time at Essen and in Europe :) Unfortunately I couldn't make it to the Joeyfam meetup since I went to a concert in Amsterdam that night of a New Zealand band called L.A.B., have you heard of them? I thought maybe I spot you on Saturday but the crowds said no 😂 Take care and hope the jetlag will be over soon! Cis
I'm in the Flamecraft general chat group on FB, and Peter Vaughn said you were getting a copy of Critter Kitchen to review, so I've been anticipating this review 🤩🤩 Ya know, I wasn't going to try and snoop in your game bag if you're at the next BGBBQ game day until you mentioned that you'd take it to game days, hahaha! It looks really fun, and I think Sandara has done an amazing job with illustrating Flamecraft and Critter Kitchen, they're utterly gorgeous 🥰
I don't think we need another one of these even if it has some more to think about than Flamecraft. There are SO many of this game type. Only so much time to play it all. I'll keep my Flamecraft and admire the art of Critter from afar.
We'll see! Sandara has continued to make everything so pretty - every player screen is now their own restaurant, and the main board is all brand new. She is drawing new, exciting critters daily and illustrating another masterpiece. Win-win for us, getting to work with her!
Maybe those cards like the balck market and soup truck etc can be bigger to showcase the art. Currently it looks quitd small. Also I really like the playmat board in flamecraft so would like to see that too
@@ylein6508 yep, we made those bigger after this prototype! The playmat doesn’t work for this one due to modular modes and player count changes, but we have tons of art coming up adding in!
ugh your excitement for CK just makes me so happy! literally could be any game you two enjoy and i automatically am hooked in hahah! thanks for the fun preview friends!!🥳
You always explain games so well. This one looks really interesting.
God but I love you guys. Thank you so much, this game looks SOOOO up my alley.
Based on the way you described how you both liked the theming in this game, you should definitely check out Consumption: Food and Choices. That game was designed by a dietician and it is hands-down the most thematic game I have every played. Every single mechanic is 100% tied to the theme in such a logical way; I think Maggie will love that about it so much!
I’ve had several chances to play this at conventions as it was going through development. You both describe the tension of the game perfectly. The game is adorable but thinky. I’m also a big fan of puns. I’m so glad that’s something this game also has in common with Flamecraft. I’m looking forward to the final product!
You both look so happy all the way through this review. Made me happy too, thank you 🎉
Fingers crossed for a solo mode 🤞
Absolutely. Adorable. Great preview excited to grab a copy!~
Not for me but a great overview.
It was also great to meet you both in Essen on the Wednesday and Thursday! Hope your first one was a great one!
I saw this in Essen and I really want this game!
Thank you for this. The deluxe edition for Flamecraft was sooooo beautiful. I am excited to see what their plans are for this.
This is why I love your channel. Just an amazing overview of the game, how to play, details into the theme and how the mechanics tie in. Top shelf review! I'm excited for Alex and this game to hit kickstarter. I'll definitely be backing. Couldn't get a sense of how it plays while I saw it at Gen Con but this just sold me. Thanks!
Woot - awesome to hear. Welcome to the kitchen!
This game looks right up my alley! When I looked at the Essen Spiel preview list, this was one of the top games that I wanted to demo.
Thanks for the sneak peek! I like the simultaneous secret action selection, which I have been enjoying a lot recently with Game of Thrones 2nd Ed and Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest. The secret public goals seem like another fun layer of tension too.
Cardboard Alchemy (Peter Vaughn) always does an amazing job with game productions, so very excited to see how good this will end up looking.
Thanks for the kind words! We do love dash in deluxe spices and mix in fabulous ingredients!
This is a bit too thinky for my family with a bit more competitive action to out-think the opponent. Flamecraft is more our thing with ample friendly interactions and very straightforward simple mechanics
Hi Amy & Maggie, the starting peech remember to me another game to me : each restaurant (tavern) need to found some ingredients with three assymetrics workers, to be able to cook recipes we re able to find in a river of cards... is that the peech of Taverns & Dragons? :)
Comparison stop here, game is really different, but it was fun to me who ve discuss with the taverns & dragon's authors.
I suspect the theme wouldn't work for most of our group, but the gameplay seems very interesting, and I was happy to hear your comments on the scaling. It almost reminds me of Dungeon Petz in certain aspects, but I suspect that's a very spurious comparison.
Awesome to hear the scaling passed the test. Funnily enough, the design team had not seen Dungeon Petz, but we love looking at this game in that light. As for the theme, here's hoping they get hungry at some point! ;)
@@pvaughan007 There's not much similarity, but Dungeon Petz has blind bidding of your workers to improve their chances of getting the stuff you need. On reflection, Dungeon Lords is closer, since you have cards representing the places you can go, and you select three of them using face-down cards arranged in priority order. But Dungeon Petz has cute critters (okay, monsters) which is the important thing :)
Great overview as always! I am embarrassed to say that Flamecraft is still on my shelf of shame 😮. This sounds like a good game and I hope they put out a solo mode!
Hi Amy and Maggie! Woaw are you back in Australia already? I hope you had a wonderful time at Essen and in Europe :) Unfortunately I couldn't make it to the Joeyfam meetup since I went to a concert in Amsterdam that night of a New Zealand band called L.A.B., have you heard of them? I thought maybe I spot you on Saturday but the crowds said no 😂 Take care and hope the jetlag will be over soon! Cis
I'm in the Flamecraft general chat group on FB, and Peter Vaughn said you were getting a copy of Critter Kitchen to review, so I've been anticipating this review 🤩🤩
Ya know, I wasn't going to try and snoop in your game bag if you're at the next BGBBQ game day until you mentioned that you'd take it to game days, hahaha! It looks really fun, and I think Sandara has done an amazing job with illustrating Flamecraft and Critter Kitchen, they're utterly gorgeous 🥰
I don't think we need another one of these even if it has some more to think about than Flamecraft. There are SO many of this game type. Only so much time to play it all. I'll keep my Flamecraft and admire the art of Critter from afar.
Grim Forest does the same with reveal location cards to gain resources
But 2x more complicated
@Elenaza92 are you saying Grimm or this is 2x more complicated?
@@djwurm2009 this one, definitely
Seems like Advanced FlameCraft. That's not a bad thing!
Thanks for your thoughts on the game, ladies. I am looking forward to giving this one a try at some point!
Amy had another cameo in a dice tower Essen diary vlog. You two need to do a proper video with them. 😊
This looks nice 👍🏻 how did you like the SPIEL in Essen?
This game looks mechanically more interesting but man flamecraft is so much more aesthetically pretty
We'll see! Sandara has continued to make everything so pretty - every player screen is now their own restaurant, and the main board is all brand new. She is drawing new, exciting critters daily and illustrating another masterpiece. Win-win for us, getting to work with her!
Maybe those cards like the balck market and soup truck etc can be bigger to showcase the art. Currently it looks quitd small. Also I really like the playmat board in flamecraft so would like to see that too
@@ylein6508 yep, we made those bigger after this prototype! The playmat doesn’t work for this one due to modular modes and player count changes, but we have tons of art coming up adding in!
Not a fan of the overall design / artwork. Also don't like the meeples. Looks a bit on the tacky side. But keen to see final product.