Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Rival Cities was one of Amy's most anticipated games of 2025 - which means expectations for this one were very high. Did it meet them? And why does Maggie look happier in the thumbnail than she actually did when playing this game? 😂
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Timestamps:
00:00 🎲 Introduction
00:34 🎨Theme
01:18 ⚙️Mechanics
02:43 ☁️How it Feels to Play
05:13 🎯What Surprised Us
09:04 🛠 What We'd Change
10:39 ✅ Is it Shelfworthy?
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/433384/rival-cities
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.
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Rival Cities was one of Amy's most anticipated games of 2025 - which means expectations for this one were very high. Did it meet them? And why does Maggie look happier in the thumbnail than she actually did when playing this game? 😂
Follow along with our SHELFWORTHY series as we cover as many of our new games as possible!
Subscribe: bit.ly/4kJAmg8
Merch: bit.ly/3ZsHeGi
Timestamps:
00:00 🎲 Introduction
00:34 🎨Theme
01:18 ⚙️Mechanics
02:43 ☁️How it Feels to Play
05:13 🎯What Surprised Us
09:04 🛠 What We'd Change
10:39 ✅ Is it Shelfworthy?
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/433384/rival-cities
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 #tabletopgames #thinkerthemer ❤🏳️🌈🇦🇺
