Nyakuza Review - Let's Set Up Shop
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In Nyakuza, first released as Orongo, players each control a cat yakuza clan and fights for domination of the seafood market in Oki-Yo Bay. Each round, more spaces are revealed in the Bay, highlighting the salmon, tuna, and other species you can catch. Players simultaneously bid for the right to claim spaces, with the winner spending their bid and claiming three spaces; other bidders spend nothing to claim two or one space, while those who bid nothing take all that was bid.
When you control a group of spaces that include an open space on the perimeter of the bay, you spend money to harvest your haul, then establish a seafood stall on the edge of the bay. Whoever has placed all of their stalls now has the right to construct the "grand market" stall, and the player who does this first wins.
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In Orongo, players participate in the building rites on Easter Island, far from other civilizations in the midst of the harsh Pacific Ocean. During the game, players pay homage to the gods in the Orongo ceremonial grounds and with their help erect the giant stone heads — Moais — that everyone now recognizes. Whoever bids the most shells grabs the best building sites and the most profitable resources for the construction of the stone colossi.
BGG Link - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/165556/nyakuza
TimeStamps:
0:00:00 - Overview
0:06:20 - Ease of Play
0:06:32 - What I Like
0:10:27 - What I Don’t Like
0:11:00 - What I Can See Others Not Liking
0:12:25 - Final Thoughts
0:13:45 - Recommendations
5.0 - My absolutely favorite games, I will rarely if ever turn down an opportunity to play these games.
4.5 - Oh my gosh, the absolute best games...but also I'm not always down to play them. For one reason or another these are just shy of perfect. Whether it's mechanics, length, brain burn whatever.
4.0 - This is where a game becomes recommended. Now I may or may not be in the mood, or even own it, especially considering other games. But a 4 is where we cross from good to great.
3.5 - Really enjoyed, don't love it, will often lose out to better games, but there's a part of me that wants to own it/play it more.
3.0 - A good game, I enjoy playing it. But also if I never play it again I'm not losing any sleep over that.
2.5 - Wasn't the biggest fan. Wasn't the worst, but didn't feel like the best use of time. Would prefer not to play again but am willing to given the right circumstances.
2.0 - A game I don't want to play again. I'm not saying it isn't good, I'm saying I don't want to play it again regardless of circumstance.
1.5 - I did not like this game, do not want to play it, and think it's a fairly flawed game.
1.0 - I can't imagine rating a game this poorly ever. It would take something so abysmal I probably didn't get to even play it.
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