Awkward Guests - Why Own It? Mechanics & Theme Board Game Review

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Remember playing Clue? Well, welcome to the grown up version of that game... a very clever implementation of deduction where you need to solve who killed Mr Walton, why they did it, how they did it, and whether or not the suspect had an accomplice! Carefully balance the information that you keep for yourself versus trade with your opponents and be the first one to crack the case....
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:37 Theme overview
02:21 Thinker overview
09:14 Why own it?
Designer: Ron Gonzalo García
Players: 1-8
Play time: 45-75min
Publisher: Megacorpin Games + 1 more
For more game info: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1...
Thanks for stopping by for our mechanics & theme board game review of Awkward Guests. We're Amy & Maggie aka ThinkerThemer. We're an Australian couple with two very different perspectives of what makes a great board game - Amy (Thinker) is all about the mechanics and enjoys tight, competitive games, and Maggie (Themer) is all about the storytelling and the theme of the game, and the 'world' that the designer is trying to create. Subscribe to our channel to hear us talk about these two elements of a game, and how well integrated we feel these are in delivering a cohesive and wonderful game experience.
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22 июл 2024

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Комментарии : 39

@Table.Fables 3 года назад

Picked up the game off the back of your review- and I’m not disappointed. Loving the channel keep up the good work! :)

@ThinkerThemer 3 года назад

Yay! So glad to hear you enjoyed it Richard and thanks for taking the time to share your feedback. We appreciate the support ☺

@StephenGrubb 3 года назад

This review made me want to purchase this game immediately for our collection. Thanks for another informative review.

@ThinkerThemer 3 года назад

It is such a unique and fun deduction game! Hope youre able to play it one day! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment ☺

@Wealtharch 3 года назад

Thanks so much for the review. It helped me get a better understanding of the game

@ThinkerThemer 3 года назад

Thank you! Actually we have been wondering about the balance between rules overview, our thoughts and mini playthroughs... was this enough of a rules explanation for you to understand how it works?

@Wealtharch 3 года назад

I think the balance was perfect since I’ve watched Tom’s review on it and been reading posts on BGG. If I had no knowledge of the game the review is still good, but I may need to watch other videos that do an overview.

@ThinkerThemer 3 года назад

Good to know thank you! Well if you have any questions just hit us up... we love talking about games we love!!!

@shawnmincer8231 3 года назад

wow, i totally missed this when it came out. Thanks for the review. This is a game some of my gaming friends would LOVE. I am going to have to track a copy down. I was just on their website and they have the pnp materials there. Also they have some printout stickers for some edits to the screens, etc... so might be worth checking it out.

@ThinkerThemer 3 года назад

It went under the radar a little bit but it is such a gem! Nice to have a deduction game that has no hidden roles. Thanks for the heads up on the edits, we will have to check that out...!

@davidegasperoni2866 3 года назад

I remember this bg had a pnp version! Great vid!

@ThinkerThemer 3 года назад

Oh wow really? I hope it was only a single case... !!! Otherwise a lot of printing. Thanks for the feedback and for taking the time to comment Davide.😊

@kennyv.2189 3 года назад

Great review! I've been interested in this for awhile now, love your choices of games to review! 😊 (seriously, your choices are right in line with what I'm interested in, it's kind of blowing my mind lol)..This one reminds me of a favorite of mine, Search for Planet X. It's great deduction crunchiness, but what's amazing is the variability in the box. Because its app driven, you can play at any player count equally well. Also, if one player is more experienced than the other, you can start with variable difficulties. Then, when are players are skilled enough, you can flip the board over, along with all the sheets you've used so far in prior games, and theres a more advanced board with more sweet deduction crunchiness!! Its brilliant imo. Shut up and sit down just did a video on it that I thought was well put.(I tend to disagree with a lot of their videos, but this one was good imo). Anywho, thanks again!

@ThinkerThemer 3 года назад

Hahaha that is funny that we are picking games you are interested in!!! In the reverse, Search for Planet X is one that WE are interested in and has been recommended several times.. kicking myself for not getting it originally because of the theme... will definitely have to track down a copy... thanks for the recommendation and for commenting as always! ☺

@eNVyBoardGaming 3 года назад

We played with with a group on the Dice Tower cruise and really enjoyed it! A nice and different twist on social deduction :)

@ThinkerThemer 3 года назад

A nicer version if you're less comfortable yelling SABATUER at your friends 😂 super jealous of your Dice Tower cruise... sometimes we feel so far away from the board game world! 🇦🇺🦘 Thanks for commenting!

@akingme 3 года назад

Have had this on our list for a while, but seems impossible to find!! Hopefully it will be reprinted. This great review made me want it all the more!!

@ThinkerThemer 3 года назад

I see it pop up all of the time in the second hand market in Australia but maybe it gets snapped up a bit quicker in the US! Hope you can find a copy or play someone else's sometime to give it a try :) Thanks for the lovely feedback

@andrewg.7577 3 года назад

Nice review! Totally agree with you on the monochromatic look of the game, I couldn't understand that some would find that a negative, I think that just adds to the overall theme. Yes, the set-up/take-down takes time but doesn't negatively effect what I think is the best deduction game out there, besides, at the end of a game we are all talking about how we went about solving the case while putting the cards back in order.

@ThinkerThemer 3 года назад

Haha so true Andrew! It always leaves you with a feeling of wanting to discuss just how close you were and the one or two things you were trying to narrow in on (and who had that clue that you needed). Great to hear you love this one too! Thanks for taking the time to comment ☺

@MeepleUniversity 3 года назад

Love this game yaaay! Good video folks! And reading the comments here, I probably need to play Search for Planet X too hehe

@ThinkerThemer 3 года назад

Yesss let's find it and play it 😎 thanks for the support as always 💕

@MeepleUniversity 3 года назад

@@ThinkerThemer Woohooo!

@corsa180 3 года назад

This has been on my radar for while, but I've also heard great things about the Search for Planet X, so trying to decide which deduction game to pick up. Decisions decisions.

@ThinkerThemer 3 года назад

Ah yes so have we and finally I have tracked down a copy of it! We will do a review once it arrives! 😀

@corsa180 3 года назад

@@ThinkerThemer looking forward to it!

@Sebastian-rt9qf 3 года назад

Sounds like a great and fun game. And above of that, the art is inviting and refreshing together with the design. I will definatly put this on my shortlist for when I can have more then three players around the table. For now 1-, 2- and 3 player games are in favor.

@ThinkerThemer 3 года назад

This is a fabulous deduction game we love it! 5ish players is definitely the sweet spot though. This one goes in the post pandemic bucket. Thanks for watching so much content of ours Sebastian! 😊

@machineFa8 Год назад

I am really keen to get this one

@baggymacaw 2 года назад

Just ordered the game after watching the Scandal oh game. De ided on Awkward Guests over Scandal Oh. Saw that there is a solo version out for AG. Any comments a out whether this is a se ond edition?

@ThinkerThemer 2 года назад

Oh our copy is from the original kickstarter David and actually we didn't know there was a second edition! Have you had a chance to play it yet? Would love to hear what you think. Thanks for watching!

@aba824 3 года назад

Have you guys played it solo? I love cluedo but you need at least 3 people to play and here you can play with 2p or even solo, but was wondering if it really works ok for that player count?

@ThinkerThemer 3 года назад

I think this one really shines around 4 or 5 players. 3 is ok... I think we'd choose something else if it was just the two of us. Sorry 😔