Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
We review this popular simultaneous play Euro! This is Earth, a critically acclaimed tableau builder by InsideUp games, where you build up your island, complete with starting Ecosystems/Climates, and the eventual plants/terrain that will be placed. There are even events that are instant activation, which reminds us of CCGs like Yugioh! You will do lots of hand management as well with plenty of card draw, which slightly differentiates this from the popular Wingspan. Does Earth live up to the hype as a tabletop engine builder you can play in under 2 hours? Is the replay value as good as it seems with all of the permutations of pattern building and end game bonuses? How does the point salad-isms work with all of the symbols and card draw?
The Arena, the Digital Board Game Table: gametheorytables.com/digital-dnd-game-table
Table of Contents:
Intro - (0:00)
Game Theory Tables - (1:05)
Overview - (1:38)
How to Play - (2:15)
Pros - (3:41)
Cons - (13:57)
Recommender Score - (15:36)
Daniel's Personal Score - (20:07)
Ashton's Personal Score - (23:40)
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Stuff used:
Music: Spring by Sascha Ende
Website: filmmusic.io/song/2930-spring
Music: Lake Placid (Preview) by Sascha Ende
Website: filmmusic.io/song/2967-lake-placid-preview
Licensed under CC BY 4.0: filmmusic.io/standard-license
#boardgames #tabletop #tabletopgames
We review this popular simultaneous play Euro! This is Earth, a critically acclaimed tableau builder by InsideUp games, where you build up your island, complete with starting Ecosystems/Climates, and the eventual plants/terrain that will be placed. There are even events that are instant activation, which reminds us of CCGs like Yugioh! You will do lots of hand management as well with plenty of card draw, which slightly differentiates this from the popular Wingspan. Does Earth live up to the hype as a tabletop engine builder you can play in under 2 hours? Is the replay value as good as it seems with all of the permutations of pattern building and end game bonuses? How does the point salad-isms work with all of the symbols and card draw?
The Arena, the Digital Board Game Table: gametheorytables.com/digital-dnd-game-table
Table of Contents:
Intro - (0:00)
Game Theory Tables - (1:05)
Overview - (1:38)
How to Play - (2:15)
Pros - (3:41)
Cons - (13:57)
Recommender Score - (15:36)
Daniel's Personal Score - (20:07)
Ashton's Personal Score - (23:40)
Support us:
patreon.com/shelfside
ko-fi.com/shelfside
Our Website!
shelfside.co
Purchase Games We’ve Reviewed! (Paid Link)
amazon.com/shop/shelfside
Shelfside Social Media:
twitter.com/ShelfSideYT
instagram.com/shelfsideboardgames
facebook.com/ShelfsideYT
discord.gg/U7QQKqYT62
Links to our other stuff:
Ashton's Channel: youtube.com/ashtonwu
Daniel's Channel: youtube.com/user/doyduh2
Stuff used:
Music: Spring by Sascha Ende
Website: filmmusic.io/song/2930-spring
Music: Lake Placid (Preview) by Sascha Ende
Website: filmmusic.io/song/2967-lake-placid-preview
Licensed under CC BY 4.0: filmmusic.io/standard-license
#boardgames #tabletop #tabletopgames





![Catan Starfarers Duel Review — Memorization Catan
We review the newest Catan game, a reprint of Starship Catan! In this sci-fi themed 2 player tabletop game, you will use a ship and fly around the galaxy, memorizing areas you’ve gone to before to score victory points. You’ll also perform some microeconomics with buying/selling resources, with modular upgrades that can affect your dice rolls. There are the Catan-isms of rolling for resources, and competing over certain objectives. Push your luck on your turn, and trade at the end of your turn. Will you see aliens or pirates to disrupt your crunchy plans? Is this game’s connection to the original Starfarers helping or hurting it? Would Klaus Teuber be happy with this print?
The GTT Arena Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gametheorytables/the-arena-game-table-digital-ttrpg-table
Table of Contents:
Overview - (0:00)
Game Theory Tables - (1:03)
How to Play - (1:33)
Pros - (3:03)
Cons - (11:05)
Recommender Score - (19:10)
Adumb’s Personal Score - (23:27)
Ashtons Personal Score - (28:15)
Support us:
https://www.patreon.com/shelfside
https://ko-fi.com/shelfside
Our Website!
https://www.shelfside.co/
Purchase Games We’ve Reviewed! (Paid Link)
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Ashtons Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ashtonwu
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Stuff Used:
Upbeat Event Travel by Infraction [No Copyright Music] / Good Vibe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrY7LBvrY4g
#boardgames #tabletop #review Catan Starfarers Duel Review — Memorization Catan](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jfKWabTVHNI/mqdefault.jpg)




