Will Creature Caravan Join Our Collection? | A Quick(ish) Board Game Review @ThinkerThemer

Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

We couldn't get our hands on this title in 2024, but we were finally able to get it to the table - over, and over, and over again. This one surprised us both, and might just be the Red Raven game that unites us....

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Timestamps:
00:00 🎲 Introduction
00:15 🎨Theme
00:58 ⚙️Mechanics
02:04 ☁️How it Feels to Play
06:52 🎯What Surprised Us
09:45 🛠 What We'd Change
12:57 ✅ Is it Shelfworthy?

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