Nippon Zaibutsu - Board Game Review - Game of the Year??

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Nippon Zaibutsu - Board Game Review - Game of the Year?? Nippon: Zaibatsu is a new edition of Nippon, a fast-paced, area-majority economic game. Players control "zaibatsu": massive conglomerates of interconnected companies driving Japan's economy in the Industrial Revolution era. During the game, players invest in new industries, build factories and railroads, and produce goods to saturate local markets and fulfill contracts — all to grow their influence and power and to become rulers of the new modernized country. Players are free to choose their playstyle and winning strategy: They choose what they score victory points for, control the game's pace with income turns, and race each other to get the most beneficial factories, markets, and bonuses. All the core mechanisms of the original Nippon are present, but the components, art, and design are upgraded, and many gameplay features are reworked to get the game in line with modern trends. Nippon: Zaibatsu features new resource types, ships are heavily revised with new Iwakura mission rules, factories are much more variable, consolidation turns provide players with new rewards, and much more. Also, the game now has an automa-driven solo mode. —description from the publisher If you want a playthrough of the game, you can check out the games biggest fan Paul Grogan giving the game a full tutorial and playthrough on his channel! https://www.youtube.com/live/ej7KXGXqU4c?si=fiJboLmfRwzMhQlz *************************************** BUY THE SAME TOKEN DISCOUNT! Use the unique discount code "BROKENMEEPLE-5" This code provides your viewers with a store-wide, 5% discount, which also combines with their free shipping discount on qualifying orders. *************************************** Related Content Welcome To My Channel (Who I Am) ► https://youtu.be/I8mtQvDb_FM Top 10 Trick Takers ► https://youtu.be/5a9BBJ1m7g0 Earth Review ► https://youtu.be/o1uHd7er7Y4 Pinatas Review ► https://youtu.be/4VsgpkPH2rs *************************************** Who Am I? One single batchelor from the UK talking about his passion for board games and the people who play them! I support small content creators, board game cafes and go against the status quo when it comes to the board game industry. I give my honest opinions without bias towards any publishers or designers and will not hold back if I don't like a game. You don't like my opinion, that's fine, but I'm not going to sugar coat my thoughts or suck up to the highest paying bidder. I'm here for the consumer and I wish to remain objective. The Broken Meeple is a variety channel that hosts all kinds of board game content from reviews to Top 10 lists to playthroughs to live streams. I look forward to engaging with you, the community on my live streams or in the comments on my videos! *************************************** Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 02:50 - How It Plays 09:36 - The Good Stuff 18:22 - The Bad Things 30:43 - Solo Mode 37:07 - Summary and Verdict #brokenmeeple #asmodee #nippon #boardgame #lukehector #supportsmallcreators #tabletop #tabletopgames #bgg #boardgamer #boardgamereview *************************************** Useful Links Become a Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/TheBrokenMeeple Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/thebrokenmeeple Twitter ► http://twitter.com/TheBrokenMeeple Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/thebrokenmeeple Podcast ► https://soundcloud.com/luke-hector-broken-meeple Full credit to BoardGameGeek and its members for any images used that aren't my own or part of the publisher press kit.