Earth (2023)

“Earth is probably the hottest new board game of 2023, a strong favorite to win one of the Spiel des Jahres (game of the year) awards, and certainly the best new game I've played so far this year.”

“To me it's it's not a perfect game, but it doesn't have to be to be a 10. This is a 10 for me. It doesn't have to be a perfect game. What this game does is it makes me giddy.”(22:18)

“That said, even without Abundance, I think Earth is still a fantastic game. Having Abundance mixed in makes this a 10/10 experience in my opinion, but without it I'd still say this is a solid 9 or 9.5.”

“This game is just really cool i really like it i love how many different cards are how many different strategies there's so many you concentrations you're like oh i'll do this now because now i have this car and that'll go along with this it's just really really cool it's really really pretty i really really like earth”(1:08:13)

“Wow, Earth is a fantastic game. I can see why it's been so hyped, why it was selling out at UK Games Expo, why it's been so hard to get hold of. I highly recommend Earth.”(19:45)

“Earth is a beautifully-made tableau building game that's as much fun to play as it is to look at.”

“My best of the month is Earth hmm Earth has just kind of skyrocketed into my wow I just won't play this game again and again and again and again I just feel it's so smooth it's so delightful it's just composting cards man I've never been so high on compost”(42:59)

“I would have gone with fantastic, but since my wife likes it and I know I I could get it to the table, I must have it.”(8:46)

“Overall, Earth is a winner of a game and if it's not in my Top 10 games played in 2023, I will be greatly surprised (and very happy because that will mean I've played many excellent games this year!)”

“I hope you're getting the impression that I like this game because I really really do. I mentioned the player interaction issue, maybe being a little less focused on the players, just cuz I know some people care a lot about that.”(11:31)

“I love Everdell as a tableau builder, but for me this goes above it on the "which I would rather play" charts if I had to pick one for a game night over the other, and personally I think EARTH will be challenging for "Game of the Year" at the end of 2023.”

“And I am anticipating and looking forward to uh what's to come in addition to this game to just fill out some of those things that we were excited about and maybe wanted a little bit more of, but as a game and as a solo game this works really well, very enjoyable, and uh just really satisfying to play.”(29:21)