RDTN Episode 224: Maglev Metro, Rapa Nui, In a Nutshell

Published: March 9, 2021, 5:01 a.m.

00:00 Game Toppers02:26 Vanessa Intro02:57 Intro07:36 Baseball Card Resurgence16:10 Pokemon 25th\xa0Anniversary27:00 Valheim \u2013 We got no clue29:22 Food Talk Again34:50 Portal Games37:49 Maglev Metro50:32 Miniature Market1:01:11 In a Nutshell1:01:45 Warhammer Quest: Cursed City1:08:50 Summoner Wars: Second Edition1:11:13 Meeples and Monsters1:14:42 Mosaic: A Story of Civilization1:17:32 Rapa Nui1:31:23 Outro



Only two games in the episode with a deep review? Well, we spent a bunch of time on them and didn\u2019t want to just cram the episode full and cut out important items we wanted to cover. Plus, there was some news to share with you that you might have missed, needed to make sure we covered those items as well.



Maglev Metro by Bezier Games is a pickup deliver game that enhances the actions you take as you play. You can modify the amount of a specific action you take. For instance, you want to build track, the more robots you put in this action, the more track you can build. And since there are a bunch of actions that all can be modified, you will shift much of your concentration away from building of tracks and stations to how to optimize those actions to help you score the points at the end of the game. So, if you are thinking why do I need another train pickup and deliver game, take a look at how you have to manipulate the actions to be successful in this game.



Rapa Nui is a mystery on how something so simple in mechanics can quickly become very strategic as you play. This game could be considered entry level due to those simple mechanics and easy teach, but as you play, you will start seeing little nuggets of the strategy. Strategies such as claiming key locations on the map to gain resources while benefiting others. Thinking how to use other peoples locations to help you on your turn. Or strategically holding back in hopes that maybe next round you will benefit from someone else\u2019s play during the current round.



Thanks for listening and the next episode is our Squirrely\u2019s