Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The designer of Pictionary has apparently also made this disaster of a game. Thinkblot is a party board game where you're guessing shapes, then convincing others to also see it... but the mechanics are all completely off! Mattel published this game that looks exactly like a Rorschach test. In fact, the point scoring works in a way where the game just might not end sometimes. With pencil and paper, you're not even working in teams, and the specialization of rounds/turns are off. You might as well play another party game like Dixit or Telestrations! Even Last Word, with its vague rules, is better than this. Tom Vasel from the Dice Tower seems to agree a bit too.
Play Conquest for the Capital: gamefound.com/en/projects/mountainsoul-gaming/conquest-for-the-capital
Table of Contents:
Intro/Overview - (0:00)
Conquest for the Capital - (1:00)
How to Play - (1:47)
Pros - (2:50)
Cons - (2:58)
Recommender Score - (9:05)
Ashton's Personal Score - (12:55)
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The designer of Pictionary has apparently also made this disaster of a game. Thinkblot is a party board game where you're guessing shapes, then convincing others to also see it... but the mechanics are all completely off! Mattel published this game that looks exactly like a Rorschach test. In fact, the point scoring works in a way where the game just might not end sometimes. With pencil and paper, you're not even working in teams, and the specialization of rounds/turns are off. You might as well play another party game like Dixit or Telestrations! Even Last Word, with its vague rules, is better than this. Tom Vasel from the Dice Tower seems to agree a bit too.
Play Conquest for the Capital: gamefound.com/en/projects/mountainsoul-gaming/conquest-for-the-capital
Table of Contents:
Intro/Overview - (0:00)
Conquest for the Capital - (1:00)
How to Play - (1:47)
Pros - (2:50)
Cons - (2:58)
Recommender Score - (9:05)
Ashton's Personal Score - (12:55)
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
#boardgames #tabletop #review
