Gorinto Review, One of the best abstract strategy games we've played, a modern classic.

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Every now and then a board game comes around that blows you away the first time you play it. Find out why the abstract tile drafting game Gorinto is one of our all time favourite games. Gorinto is one of the best board games in our collection, a game that scratches all the right itches. This is a game we consider to be a modern classic, something that almost every game group is going to enjoy. This review is one segment of episode 172 of The Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, Take A Little Trip. You can watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/IcZEKd9xQfE If you dig our content, be sure to subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/tabletopbellhop?sub_confirmation=1 and consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopbellhop. Disclaimer: My copy of Gorinto was provided as thanks for doing preview content for the game when it was live on Kickstarter. ******************** Timestamps: 00:00 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW 03:10 COMPONENT QUALITY OVERVIEW 04:51 HOW TO PLAY GORINTO 13:41 HOW TO USE THE 5TH PLAYER EXPANSION FOR GORINTO 14:26 HOW TO USE THE DRAGON TILES WITH GORINTO 15:51 WHY WE LOVE GORINTO 24:06 WHO SHOULD PICK UP GORINTO? 26:49 LIMITED TIME DISCOUNT CODE AND CLOSING ******************** From the publisher: Elements gather energy in unique patterns, challenging you with finding the ideal route to balance and harmony. Earth digs deep, Water flows wide, Fire rises high, Wind blows freely, and Void slips between the rest. Can you gain the understanding you need to uncover true elemental wisdom? A Gorinto is a type of Japanese pagoda of the five elements: earth (cube), water (sphere), fire (pyramid), air (crescent), and void (lotus). It often housed the relic of a Buddha or saint, and together represent the realm of perfect understanding. In Gorinto, players take turns selecting element tiles from the Path (perimeter) and moving them onto the Mountain (game board). Each element collects in a unique pattern. The elements collected each turn will allow you to collect more elements over the turns and rounds. Points are scored at the end of each round based on goals selected at the start of the game, as well as the elements chosen at the end of the game. The player with the most points at the end of the game wins. Will you achieve perfect understanding? ******************** Links: Head over to the Tabletop Bellhop blog where you'll find more tabletop gaming content, including game and game night advice, reviews, and more: https://tabletopbellhop.com Watch our Gorinto Unboxing: https://youtu.be/MS2YQLdsEg0 Read our written review of Gorinto on the blog: https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/gorinto/ If you are curious you can also check our our original prototype preview: On YouTube: https://youtu.be/uDpOgK_GzyQ On the Blog: https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/gorinto-preview/ Buy Gorinto (affiliate): US: https://amzn.to/3mfMXuQ Canada: https://amzn.to/3xitobG ******************** Sign up for our newsletter: https://newsletter.tabletopbellhop.com Find us all over the web: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tabletopbellhop/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tabletopbellhop Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabletopbellhop/ Twitch: https://twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop