Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We're back from Tokyo and our third Tokyo Game Market! We went in with a plan to purchase a few games, and left with 40 of them. How does it happen? Well, see for yourself as we describe each game's hook and show the artwork. Could you resist? LOL
Here's more about our Tokyo Game Market experience this year, and some tips if you're thinking of going yourself: youtu.be/VQLt-xnmoxk
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:31 Moderately Elite
03:25 Revolve!
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/432456/revolve
05:39 Take that toy!
07:17 Road to Lord
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/392397/road-to-lord
09:21 Hot Pot Holic
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/427904/hot-pot-holic
10:49 Time Travel with You
11:58 Banana Boy vs Uni-Cone
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/427336/banana-boy-vs-uni-cone
14:47 Four Corner Detective
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/431240/four-corner-detective
16:48 Tokyo highway: Rainbow City
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/404513/tokyo-highway-rainbow-city
17:42 Here Comes the Dog
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/252892/here-comes-the-dog
19:46 Stick Collection
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/351809/stick-collection
20:22 Wonder Bowling
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/392842/wonder-bowling
20:32 Bonfire Party
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/351815/bonfire-party
20:52 Gravity Three
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/431243/gravity-three
21:28 Mole Poker
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/433106/mole-poker
23:44 Canasta (illustrated deck)
24:34 Yin Yang Battle
26:13 Call of Yeti
27:57 Gachapon Trick
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/430856/gachapon-trick
29:43 Tornei
30:44 Gold fish merchant
31:22 Trick Shot
32:34 Bid Coin
33:42 6 Forces
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/430995/6-forces
35:47 Music or Silence
37:29 Fractal Tricks
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/433425/fractal-tricks-hurakutaru-toritsuku
38:36 Imwah
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/428693/imwah
40:07 We Need to Talk
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/429379/we-need-to-talk-a-trick-taking-and-shedding-game-a
41:45 Gear
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/433463/gear
42:48 Trickarus
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/432487/trickarus
46:07 Petir
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/431022/petir
47:20 Fifty Fifty
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/428764/fifty-fifty
48:14 Fishing
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/419195/fishing
49:05 The Yellow House
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/420385/the-yellow-house
52:32 Yokai Septet
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/251433/yokai-septet
53:10 Comeamaru
55:45 Fairy Concerto
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/374996/fairy-concerto
57:25 Deep Sea Mines
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/433427/deep-sea-mines-shen-hai-kuang-shan
59:21 Snail Antennae
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/433584/snail-antennae
01:00:48 Wrap up
Thanks for stopping by! 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.
#boardgames #ゲームマーケット2024秋 #ゲームマーケット #thinkerthemer ❤🏳️🌈🇦🇺
We're back from Tokyo and our third Tokyo Game Market! We went in with a plan to purchase a few games, and left with 40 of them. How does it happen? Well, see for yourself as we describe each game's hook and show the artwork. Could you resist? LOL
Here's more about our Tokyo Game Market experience this year, and some tips if you're thinking of going yourself: youtu.be/VQLt-xnmoxk
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:31 Moderately Elite
03:25 Revolve!
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/432456/revolve
05:39 Take that toy!
07:17 Road to Lord
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/392397/road-to-lord
09:21 Hot Pot Holic
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/427904/hot-pot-holic
10:49 Time Travel with You
11:58 Banana Boy vs Uni-Cone
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/427336/banana-boy-vs-uni-cone
14:47 Four Corner Detective
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/431240/four-corner-detective
16:48 Tokyo highway: Rainbow City
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/404513/tokyo-highway-rainbow-city
17:42 Here Comes the Dog
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/252892/here-comes-the-dog
19:46 Stick Collection
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/351809/stick-collection
20:22 Wonder Bowling
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/392842/wonder-bowling
20:32 Bonfire Party
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/351815/bonfire-party
20:52 Gravity Three
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/431243/gravity-three
21:28 Mole Poker
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/433106/mole-poker
23:44 Canasta (illustrated deck)
24:34 Yin Yang Battle
26:13 Call of Yeti
27:57 Gachapon Trick
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/430856/gachapon-trick
29:43 Tornei
30:44 Gold fish merchant
31:22 Trick Shot
32:34 Bid Coin
33:42 6 Forces
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/430995/6-forces
35:47 Music or Silence
37:29 Fractal Tricks
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/433425/fractal-tricks-hurakutaru-toritsuku
38:36 Imwah
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/428693/imwah
40:07 We Need to Talk
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/429379/we-need-to-talk-a-trick-taking-and-shedding-game-a
41:45 Gear
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/433463/gear
42:48 Trickarus
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/432487/trickarus
46:07 Petir
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/431022/petir
47:20 Fifty Fifty
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/428764/fifty-fifty
48:14 Fishing
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/419195/fishing
49:05 The Yellow House
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/420385/the-yellow-house
52:32 Yokai Septet
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/251433/yokai-septet
53:10 Comeamaru
55:45 Fairy Concerto
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/374996/fairy-concerto
57:25 Deep Sea Mines
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/433427/deep-sea-mines-shen-hai-kuang-shan
59:21 Snail Antennae
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/433584/snail-antennae
01:00:48 Wrap up
Thanks for stopping by! 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.
#boardgames #ゲームマーケット2024秋 #ゲームマーケット #thinkerthemer ❤🏳️🌈🇦🇺










![Ahoy ~ youll either love it or you really, really wont 😬 | Board Game Review
This game is a tale of two adventures - the sharks and molluscs battling over territory in the area control game, and the smugglers trying to race through a pick-up and deliver game changing the game state as they move through and trying to accurately predict who will likely control each region. Its also a game of two emotional states, the glee and devastation of the tight area control, or the more passive breezy smugglers journey. In this video we talk through all of the tidal highs and lows.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:20 Theme overview (Themer)
01:05 Mechanics overview of the 2 player game [area control] (Thinker)
12:13 Mechanics overview of the 3/4 player game [area control] (Thinker)
15:55 The emotions of confrontation
19:16 The incentives of battle
19:49 A very balanced, elegant head-to-head match up (if you like that!)
23:55 But lets talk about the Smugglers...
27:34 Trying (& failing) to make the Smugglers more interactive
30:12 Factions divide us
33:02 Is it for us? Is it for you? ~we have lots of feelings
More Information: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359402/ahoy
Thanks for stopping by for our mechanics & theme board game review of Ahoy. Were Amy & Maggie aka ThinkerThemer. Were 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. #boardgames #thinkerthemer Ahoy ~ youll either love it or you really, really wont 😬 | Board Game Review](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yW8-TcsXLJo/mqdefault.jpg)