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Joystick Heroes

Joystick Heroes

2022·Dickie Chapin

Videos
11
Creators
4

Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Joystick Heroes is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 4 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 1 unboxings, and 2 other videos.

2 - 6 players
30 - 60 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

From BoardGameGeek

Joystick Heroes is a board game about playing video games - radical! Grab your friends and family and head to the arcade, where you'll burn through tokens to play games and compete for the best scores. Each game tests different skillz, like your joystick agility or button-pressing prowess. Earn tickets, prizes, and power up your skillz. Kick butt on games in your favorite genre and win big by beating high scores. Challenge other wannabe heroes to 2-player games, grab a friend for co-op mode, and compete in arcade tournaments. The player with the most prizes when everybody's out of tokens is the new Joystick Hero! Righteous! At setup, create your arcade by laying out a number of Games cards. Each player starts with 10 arcade tokens. A round consists of 2 phases: (1) In the PLAY phase, choose any available Game card in your arcade, place 1 arcade token on it, and play it by rolling a number of dice based on the skills the game requires and your own skill levels. Use your hand of Power cards to boost your scores. Refer to the Top Scores chart and collect your winnings (tickets). (2) In the POWER UP phase, players spend the tickets they earned on skills upgrades or to purchase prizes. When all players run out of arcade tokens, the player with the most prizes is the new Joystick Hero!

Joystick Heroes

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Learn to play

Joystick Heroes - In Focus3:26

Joystick Heroes - In Focus

Review

Joystick Heroes Preview9:25

Joystick Heroes Preview

Which Joystick Heroes video should I watch?

Joystick Heroes has 11 videos from 4 creators: 4 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 1 unboxing and 2 other videos. They date from 2022 to August 2023.

To learn the rules, start with "Joystick Heroes - In Focus", which runs 3 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Joystick Heroes Preview". 3 creators have reviewed it.

If you like it, try Hair Band, 5 Wards, 16 Candies and Elixirus, also by Dickie Chapin.

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Joystick Heroes How to Play by Purge ReviewsHow to play7:22

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Joystick Heroes Review - with Joey and AlexReview19:56

Joystick Heroes Review - with Joey and Alex

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Joystick Heroes - UNBOXINGUnboxing6:21

Joystick Heroes - UNBOXING

Jaunty Boardgamer

Jaunty Boardgamer

KickSaga 7.1: Joystick Heroes (Before Launch)Interview34:51

KickSaga 7.1: Joystick Heroes (Before Launch)

Joystick Heroes - In FocusHow to play3:26

Joystick Heroes - In Focus

Joystick Heroes - A Dicey Walkthrough!How to play11:20

Joystick Heroes - A Dicey Walkthrough!

Joystick Heroes PreviewReview9:25

Joystick Heroes Preview

Joystick Heroes - Re-live the retro days!How to play3:58

Joystick Heroes - Re-live the retro days!

Joystick Heroes - DT Preview with Mark StreedReview9:39

Joystick Heroes - DT Preview with Mark Streed

Joystick Heroes Trailer Video1:26

Joystick Heroes Trailer Video

Joystick Heroes - In Focus3:26

Joystick Heroes - In Focus

Joystick Heroes How to Play by Purge Reviews7:22

Joystick Heroes How to Play by Purge Reviews

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Purge Reviews

Joystick Heroes - A Dicey Walkthrough!11:20

Joystick Heroes - A Dicey Walkthrough!

Joystick Heroes - Re-live the retro days!3:58

Joystick Heroes - Re-live the retro days!

Joystick Heroes Preview9:25

Joystick Heroes Preview

Joystick Heroes - DT Preview with Mark Streed9:39

Joystick Heroes - DT Preview with Mark Streed

Joystick Heroes Review - with Joey and Alex19:56

Joystick Heroes Review - with Joey and Alex

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Joystick Heroes By Purge Reviews13:48

Joystick Heroes By Purge Reviews

Purge Reviews

Purge Reviews

Joystick Heroes - UNBOXING6:21

Joystick Heroes - UNBOXING

Jaunty Boardgamer

Jaunty Boardgamer

KickSaga 7.1: Joystick Heroes (Before Launch)34:51

KickSaga 7.1: Joystick Heroes (Before Launch)

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About Joystick Heroes

From BoardGameGeek:

Joystick Heroes is a board game about playing video games - radical! Grab your friends and family and head to the arcade, where you'll burn through tokens to play games and compete for the best scores. Each game tests different skillz, like your joystick agility or button-pressing prowess. Earn tickets, prizes, and power up your skillz. Kick butt on games in your favorite genre and win big by beating high scores. Challenge other wannabe heroes to 2-player games, grab a friend for co-op mode, and compete in arcade tournaments. The player with the most prizes when everybody's out of tokens is the new Joystick Hero! Righteous! At setup, create your arcade by laying out a number of Games cards. Each player starts with 10 arcade tokens. A round consists of 2 phases: (1) In the PLAY phase, choose any available Game card in your arcade, place 1 arcade token on it, and play it by rolling a number of dice based on the skills the game requires and your own skill levels. Use your hand of Power cards to boost your scores. Refer to the Top Scores chart and collect your winnings (tickets). (2) In the POWER UP phase, players spend the tickets they earned on skills upgrades or to purchase prizes. When all players run out of arcade tokens, the player with the most prizes is the new Joystick Hero!

Designer

Dickie Chapin

Artists

Dickie Chapin, James Churchill

Publisher

Frown Clowns Games

Categories

Video Games

Mechanics

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