Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Today I discuss 10 different ways to keep the central card (or tile) pool fresh...but not too fresh.

Fliptoons (solo gamer Aryn)

Top 12:

12. remove the oldest card (Clank Legacy)
11. end of round (Fox Experiment)
10. when 1 of 3 cards remain (Ancient Knowledge)
9. if some are identical, refresh all (Ticket to Ride)
8. player-impacted (Red Rising)
7. when only 1 unused item is available (Spots)
6. via a specific action (Galactic Cruise, Lords of Waterdeep)
5. accumulate benefits (Century)
4. slide from left to right (Apiary)
3. card powers (Wingspan)
2. a specific type of revealed card causes the refresh (Ark Nova: Marine Worlds)
1. if a threshold is reached (Forest Shuffle)

00:00 - Introduction
03:30 - 9-12
08:33 - 5-8
14:48 - 1-4

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Intro animation by Jeff Payne vimeo.com/jaaronpayne