Yosemite
2022Tim Blank
- Videos
- 7
- Creators
- 6
Mostly how-to-play and reviews. Yosemite is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, and 1 unboxings.
2 players
20 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
Welcome to the Annual Yosemite National Park photo contest. It's time for you to show off your skills! Take the best pictures of our beautiful park and impress our judges to with the title of “Photographer of the Year!” Yosemite is a fast-paced, competitive strategy game for two players based on the landmarks of Yosemite National Park. In this game, you'll travel through the park, take pictures of the animals and the landmarks, and go camping and fishing. Be the one who impresses the judges the most (scores the most points) in order to win the coveted title of “Photographer of the Year.” Each turn, you'll move your photographer one space in any direction, or more, according to that animal on your tile! These movements are all thematic to the specific animal, and dangerous animals can move your opponent as well! For example the Red Fox's agility lets you move one, two, or three spaces, changing direction on the way, while the Cougar moves one direction, right to the edge of the board, knocking your opponent if they're in the way. You'll also collect that animal tile after using their movement, which you can use for photo cards and bonuses! It's a tense back and forth as you and your opponent maneuver for the best positions and the best photos, try to impress the judges, and fight over the best campsites and landmarks. With strategic movement and a variety of ways to score, Yosemite is fast and challenging, keeping you and your opponent on your toes as you explore the beautiful park.
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Which Yosemite video should I watch?
Yosemite has 7 videos from 6 creators: 2 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 1 playthrough and 1 unboxing. They date from 2022 to February 2023.
To learn the rules, start with "Yosemite - Learn While Playing!" by Getting Games, which runs 1 h. For a quicker teach, "All the Games with Steph: Yosemite" by Steph Hodge runs 35 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Yosemite review" by Board Game Buddy. To see it played, watch "Yosemite - play through (2p)" by Board Game Gumbo (Board Game Gumbo).
If you like it, try Bumúntú, also by Tim Blank, or Dewan, Mountains out of Molehills and Airship City, which share several of its mechanics.
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Board Game Buddy
2 videos of this game
Board Game Gumbo (Board Game Gumbo)
1 video of this game
Getting Games
1 video of this game
MarcoOmnigamer
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Steph Hodge
1 video of this game
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About Yosemite
From BoardGameGeek:
Welcome to the Annual Yosemite National Park photo contest. It's time for you to show off your skills! Take the best pictures of our beautiful park and impress our judges to with the title of “Photographer of the Year!” Yosemite is a fast-paced, competitive strategy game for two players based on the landmarks of Yosemite National Park. In this game, you'll travel through the park, take pictures of the animals and the landmarks, and go camping and fishing. Be the one who impresses the judges the most (scores the most points) in order to win the coveted title of “Photographer of the Year.” Each turn, you'll move your photographer one space in any direction, or more, according to that animal on your tile! These movements are all thematic to the specific animal, and dangerous animals can move your opponent as well! For example the Red Fox's agility lets you move one, two, or three spaces, changing direction on the way, while the Cougar moves one direction, right to the edge of the board, knocking your opponent if they're in the way. You'll also collect that animal tile after using their movement, which you can use for photo cards and bonuses! It's a tense back and forth as you and your opponent maneuver for the best positions and the best photos, try to impress the judges, and fight over the best campsites and landmarks. With strategic movement and a variety of ways to score, Yosemite is fast and challenging, keeping you and your opponent on your toes as you explore the beautiful park.
Designer
Tim Blank
Artist
Beth Sobel
Publisher
WizKids (I)
Categories
Mechanics