Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We always try to play all of the hot titles of the year before crowning our best board games... but sometimes we miss a couple (especially when waiting for their release here in Australia!) SETI was one such title of 2024 so we thought we'd take a look at the game and think about whether it should be given a place in our top 10's retrospectively....
For more information about the game: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/418059/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:32 Theme overview
02:28 Mechanics overview
04:44 Rulebook clarity & ease of teach
05:58 Squeeze that juice!
08:14 A blend of deep planning and being opportunistic
09:44 The scan action brings some interaction
11:44 A clever use of the VP tracker
13:29 Alien Modules bring perfectly timed variety
16:23 Higher player count = more down time
18:01 Would it have made it to our Top 10 of 2024 lists?
21:57 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.
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We always try to play all of the hot titles of the year before crowning our best board games... but sometimes we miss a couple (especially when waiting for their release here in Australia!) SETI was one such title of 2024 so we thought we'd take a look at the game and think about whether it should be given a place in our top 10's retrospectively....
For more information about the game: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/418059/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:32 Theme overview
02:28 Mechanics overview
04:44 Rulebook clarity & ease of teach
05:58 Squeeze that juice!
08:14 A blend of deep planning and being opportunistic
09:44 The scan action brings some interaction
11:44 A clever use of the VP tracker
13:29 Alien Modules bring perfectly timed variety
16:23 Higher player count = more down time
18:01 Would it have made it to our Top 10 of 2024 lists?
21:57 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 #tabletopgames #thinkerthemer ❤🏳️🌈🇦🇺
