GIZMOS NEEDS AN EXPANSION!!!! Well, not 'needs' but more I WANTS IT!!!! I love you guys just talking about a pile a games. I'm glad I wasn't the only one that didn't like Imhotep. I first played it at Origins that year and immediately bought it because I liked it at first play, but then I was 'nah...too mean'. I would gladly play it with someone who wanted to though. MORE YI BIG PILES OF GAMES PLEASE!!!
Imhotep was one of the first few games in my collection, and I still love it. Yes, it has potential to be a take-that fest, but if you live by that sword, you usually die by that sword. It's really about maximizing your own value and occasionally blocking your opponent. I also played it before I knew who PWH was. Silver & Gold is probably may favorite of his, since it's such an easy game to pick up and play. Summer Camp was also a nice, family-weight set collector.
I've played Sushi Go, Barenpark and Imohtep. I liked them all, but Imhotep was my favourite my a huge margin. The spacial elements are clever but can be a little tricky to predict. But the rules are simple, and the interaction is great. Knizia-esq.
My wife and I play Imhotep as a two player game regularly and really enjoy it. You just have to take it as part of your strategy that someone else might park the boat somewhere you might not prefer. Frustrating sometimes, but I wouldn't call it mean. Glad you did a PWH list.
Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture has quickly become a beloved addition to my family's collection of games. Its quick playtime and straightforward rules make it accessible to players of all ages. The theme of nature and nurture resonates with us, adding a delightful and meaningful touch to our gaming experiences. We genuinely enjoy every moment spent playing this wonderful game.
Imhotep is a great game, family favorite, and one that people at work have demanded after playing it together. I've bought 5 copies of it... one for me, four for others.
Imhotep gets way too much hate! Probably is PWH best design. So timeless. It suffers from needing repeated plays to understand what it’s trying to do. Your first couple of plays you can’t make sense of the chaos. Once you embrace the darkness, and accept the capriciousness of fate, the game reveals itself to you. People say it’s “take that” but it really isn’t. Your plan not coming together is usually because you were super obviously going for one high scoring play, with no contingency plan, and of course someone sails your boat elsewhere instead. That’s not take that, that’s we aren’t going to play kingmaker and let you get away with that cheese. This is a game of plan b’s, c’s, and d’s.
You had me at Part One! I hope you revisit Imhotep with 3-4 players. It is definitely interactive and a game of chicken as Wendy stated, but there is a lot there including hedging where you place your stones so they can work out decently for you regardless of where the barge lands. I'm a PWH fan myself and loving the topic of this video.
My first PWH game was Sushi Go Party. My wife and I loved it. Then I bought Gizmos because it looked like a neat game. I didn't realize who designed it until after I played it several times. Then I bought Silver and Gold. Now I'm a fan boy. I enjoy his simplicity in his designs. He makes fun games that are simple to understand and play.
My favourite designer. I love the tile laying games that you featured here, but Llamaland is definitely my favourite, it’s like if Barenpark and Gingerbread House had a baby. Still love the other two and regularly play them, but Llamaland is the best with gamers I find. Looking forward to it in the next segment.
Imhotep builder of Egypt is good with the expansion. With base game only, a player can memorize strategies and be mean with other players. With the expansion the promise to the gods makes players to think in something else that is not being mean. Players can still be mean, but the promise could give extra points that being mean cannot. And the expansion adds many sites so the strategy is impossible to memorize. I like this game and I have it among the best games ever. Revisit with the expansion.
I have a copy of Archaeology: The Card Game from Z-Man Games. It has a cover close to the one you have from Adventureland Games. I like it, but my wife didn't for some reason even though she loves other similar set collection card games. I forgot I had it. Maybe our kids will like it. It does have the pyramid chambers and map cards.
We played our original copy of Sushi Go Party so much and in the end felt it was time to get a new copy. And now all the cards match including the promo cards!
My Sushi Go promos are cut very differently depending on the promo set. I'm not worried about it from a strategy perspective, but as someone who doesn't usually sleeve cards, they are a beast to shuffle.
Wow I had no idea Imhotep and Gizmos was the same designer haha. We love gizmos, and for the jewish holiday of passover we played imhotep and thats about the only time I will choose to play it haha
I brought you POH! I’m bummed you didn’t like it but now that I think about it, it’s definitely not a Yi-wheelhouse game! Still, I hope you enjoyed the art and a PWH rarity 🙊
Just waiting for the brothers murph to pop in with a "Praise Be!" 😊
Huge Phil Walker Harding fan. Archaeology is one of my favorites.
GIZMOS NEEDS AN EXPANSION!!!! Well, not 'needs' but more I WANTS IT!!!! I love you guys just talking about a pile a games. I'm glad I wasn't the only one that didn't like Imhotep. I first played it at Origins that year and immediately bought it because I liked it at first play, but then I was 'nah...too mean'. I would gladly play it with someone who wanted to though. MORE YI BIG PILES OF GAMES PLEASE!!!
Wendy was totally incog-yi-to. Didn't see that one coming. It was pure comic silver and gold, with a hidden movement.
Imhotep was one of the first few games in my collection, and I still love it. Yes, it has potential to be a take-that fest, but if you live by that sword, you usually die by that sword. It's really about maximizing your own value and occasionally blocking your opponent. I also played it before I knew who PWH was. Silver & Gold is probably may favorite of his, since it's such an easy game to pick up and play. Summer Camp was also a nice, family-weight set collector.
Chris "We own more games than children ok?!"...Wendy "Uh huh"...love these guys, some day I hope to play a game them, PWH or not
First thought when Chris said that was "Hmm, nice try...". My second thought was "how many children do they own...?"
Yep, he had me rolling with that one. I was like, well....he's not wrong. 😂
I've played Sushi Go, Barenpark and Imohtep. I liked them all, but Imhotep was my favourite my a huge margin. The spacial elements are clever but can be a little tricky to predict. But the rules are simple, and the interaction is great. Knizia-esq.
Why isn't The New Expedition edition of Archeology in the Dice Tower library??
My wife and I play Imhotep as a two player game regularly and really enjoy it. You just have to take it as part of your strategy that someone else might park the boat somewhere you might not prefer. Frustrating sometimes, but I wouldn't call it mean. Glad you did a PWH list.
Buy the expansion. It has elements to destroy the frustration. It has promises to the gods. It prevents players from being mean towards each other.
Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture has quickly become a beloved addition to my family's collection of games. Its quick playtime and straightforward rules make it accessible to players of all ages. The theme of nature and nurture resonates with us, adding a delightful and meaningful touch to our gaming experiences. We genuinely enjoy every moment spent playing this wonderful game.
Imhotep is underrated
I agree! It is a great game. I think it suffers from being a little mean, and not a tone of decisions to make.
I think it is overHATEd.
Imhotep is a great game, family favorite, and one that people at work have demanded after playing it together. I've bought 5 copies of it... one for me, four for others.
Imhotep gets way too much hate! Probably is PWH best design. So timeless. It suffers from needing repeated plays to understand what it’s trying to do. Your first couple of plays you can’t make sense of the chaos. Once you embrace the darkness, and accept the capriciousness of fate, the game reveals itself to you. People say it’s “take that” but it really isn’t. Your plan not coming together is usually because you were super obviously going for one high scoring play, with no contingency plan, and of course someone sails your boat elsewhere instead. That’s not take that, that’s we aren’t going to play kingmaker and let you get away with that cheese. This is a game of plan b’s, c’s, and d’s.
You had me at Part One! I hope you revisit Imhotep with 3-4 players. It is definitely interactive and a game of chicken as Wendy stated, but there is a lot there including hedging where you place your stones so they can work out decently for you regardless of where the barge lands. I'm a PWH fan myself and loving the topic of this video.
I love Cacao and Gizmos so much I also love Sushi Go Party but I only get to play that on BGA lately.
My first PWH game was Sushi Go Party. My wife and I loved it. Then I bought Gizmos because it looked like a neat game. I didn't realize who designed it until after I played it several times. Then I bought Silver and Gold. Now I'm a fan boy. I enjoy his simplicity in his designs. He makes fun games that are simple to understand and play.
My favourite designer. I love the tile laying games that you featured here, but Llamaland is definitely my favourite, it’s like if Barenpark and Gingerbread House had a baby. Still love the other two and regularly play them, but Llamaland is the best with gamers I find. Looking forward to it in the next segment.
You could always sleeve Sushi Go Party and the promos so that they match.
Any card that isn’t standard size (which Sushi Go is not standard) only has clear sleeves. You would really want opaque ones to hide it.
He is the king of "phillers"
Imhotep builder of Egypt is good with the expansion. With base game only, a player can memorize strategies and be mean with other players. With the expansion the promise to the gods makes players to think in something else that is not being mean. Players can still be mean, but the promise could give extra points that being mean cannot. And the expansion adds many sites so the strategy is impossible to memorize. I like this game and I have it among the best games ever.
Revisit with the expansion.
Praise Be!
LOVE love Phil Walker Harding games. A couple months ago I did a video on 22 of his games.
I have a copy of Archaeology: The Card Game from Z-Man Games. It has a cover close to the one you have from Adventureland Games. I like it, but my wife didn't for some reason even though she loves other similar set collection card games. I forgot I had it. Maybe our kids will like it.
It does have the pyramid chambers and map cards.
We played our original copy of Sushi Go Party so much and in the end felt it was time to get a new copy. And now all the cards match including the promo cards!
Great quick overviews! The audio level on this appears to be often overdriven and distorts a bit, just FYI.
Can’t wait for the next instalment. Sushi Go Party is great.
My Sushi Go promos are cut very differently depending on the promo set. I'm not worried about it from a strategy perspective, but as someone who doesn't usually sleeve cards, they are a beast to shuffle.
Have it, have it, have it, have it, want it, have it, OOOH WHAT'S THAT?
"We own more games than children!"
That excuse wouldn't work with Tom.
Great video, praise be!
Silver & Gold is a Christmas song...I think the Smash Mouth song says "All that glitters is gold" :)
Of the games of these that I've played, my favorite by a mile is Gizmos. I love that game.
It's definitely the best!
I've never even heard of Gizmos! Sounds right up my son and my alley.
Summer Camp is my jam, but pretty much everything Phil does is great.
You both have great voices. Also can’t wait to try gizmos!🎉
Love me some Phil Walker Hardings....Yi Buddy
Interested in hearing your uncle’s review of Redneckopoly. 😂
I have some of these games and I was never noted that they are from the same designer
Pile Walker Harding…..sorry couldn’t resist
Wow I had no idea Imhotep and Gizmos was the same designer haha. We love gizmos, and for the jewish holiday of passover we played imhotep and thats about the only time I will choose to play it haha
I brought you POH! I’m bummed you didn’t like it but now that I think about it, it’s definitely not a Yi-wheelhouse game! Still, I hope you enjoyed the art and a PWH rarity 🙊
AND, I’m looking forward to part two!
Thanks, we still appreciate it!!!
Harding’s Paradox: Can you ever play all PWH games before he designs another one?
The original artwork of sushi go is a little creepy. I definitely like the newer art.
Funny how imhotep is the only game from him I like
is there a way to combine the two Imhotep games?
a tower of games
PWH 🥰
I really like this 🍒😃