This was Disappointing | HORIZONS of SPIRIT ISLAND Raw First Impressions

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I really really wanted to like Horizons of Spirit Island, but our first game felt clunky to learn, and to play, and never really felt....smooth. We will play again, and hopefully our first game was a fluke, but for us, it wasn't great - for a number of reasons. #HorizonsofSpiritIsland #SpiritIsland #FirstImpressions #Boardgames #PlaytheGame #PlaytheGameHQ #PlaytheGameChannel #Tabletop #TaletopGames #FamilyGames #Kidsplaining I have never played Spirit Island - this is our first venture into the world and my concern was that it was going to be too light - too muted, since it's supposed to be a more entry level, mass market game - but that wasn't the issue. The whole game felt clunky and complex - it never smoothed out and the whole game just felt like a bumpy road. We still got where we were going, but it wasn't enjoyable. I really really wanted to like this game, and I'll give it another chance - we'll play a couple more games and revisit it, but our first impressions of Horizons of Spirit Island were pretty disappointing. From the Quick Start Guide to the size of the spaces on the board, it just didn't feel polished. Some of the Quick Start was great, and other parts were lacking information about why we were doing what we were doing. The board became quickly crowded to the point that it was distracting and pieces were moving between spaces, creating a problem knowing what was supposed to be where on the board. We will play more games of Horizons of Spirit Island, but if not for "professional duty" to provide a well rounded review, we probably wouldn't play it again. We'll see if our second game is a better experience. 00:00 Intro 0:37 First Thoughts and Caveats 4:40 Rough How It Plays 9:43 More Personal Impressions 14:10 Currently Can’t Recommend Purchasing 15:35 I Hope I’m Wrong Play the Game HQ a youtube channel dedicated to sharing our love of boardgames. Our flagship series, Play the Game, is a high quality multi-camera board game play through series featuring a bunch of friends gathered around the table playing board games. Play the Game takes its inspiration from other shows like Tabletop. Our Mission with Play the Game is to highlight the joy that comes when you gather around the table with friends and play a board game. Play the Game features a dedicated board game playthrough studio with 7 cameras, a custom board game table, an awesome custom made back-lit logo on the wall, and tons of easter eggs sprinked through the studio space. Play the Game is also the home of the Kidsplaining tutorial series, where Jarred (12) and Peyton (9) teach some of our favorite games in high quality, scripted board game tutorial videos. Kidsplaining started as a way to share our love of board games and help those who were intimidated by more complicated modern board games take a chance on new ones - because if a kid can teach it, how hard can it be? https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367498/horizons-spirit-island