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Published — 14. Oktober 2025 ⏭ Youtube - ENG

Ayar: Children of the Sun Review | Osprey Games

✇Brains On Games
Von: Brains On Games
14. Oktober 2025 um 18:01

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Balance the Sun and Moon in Ayar: Children of the Sun (Osprey Games) — a myth-driven euro where your final score is the lower of two tracks. In this review, I cover how Ayar works, what makes its Day/Night rhythm sing, and where the strategy lives.

What’s inside
• Overview
• How turns flow: Step → Move Ayar → Place Tambo → Perform Activity → End-of-turn checks
• The 4 activities
• Timing
• Final thoughts: who will love it, who won’t

Why it stands out
• Dual-track tension: Suns accrue; Moons pop — balance or bust
• Interlocking spatial and timing puzzles (weaving grid, lake islands, temple rows)
• Strong production by Ian O’Toole and a ruleset that rewards planning

Credits
Publisher: Osprey Games
Designers: Fabio Lopiano & Mandela Fernández-Grandon
Artist: Ian O’Toole

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:20 Play Count & Complexity
01:13 Victory Conditions & Gameplay
05:49 One Turn
06:37 Skills
08:23 Final Thoughts
17:48 Contact & Socials

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Top 10 Games We Would Buy At Essen Spiel 2025 🔥

✇ThinkerThemer
Von: ThinkerThemer
14. Oktober 2025 um 13:01

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Woooow! We would need to bring extra suitcases if we were going to Essen Spiel 2025... there are SO many great choices that it was hard to settle on our top 10 (and only two crossovers!) These are the picks that we would be excited to line up and buy if we were there - but remember, we haven't played any of these so this is entirely speculation! If you're headed to the con have a fantastic time, and we hope to see you back there one day!
A&M

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:18 Honorable mention
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/429845/jisogi-anime-studio-tycoon
02:19 Maggie's 10
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/433891/urban-sketchers
05:14 Amy's 10
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/453785/pick-n-packers
07:04 Maggie's 9
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/407233/tenby
08:25 Amy's 9
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/446493/recall
11:54 Maggie's 8
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/375557/i-made-you-a-mixtape
15:41 Amy's 8
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/452324/orbita
18:32 Maggie's 7
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/437245/kingdom-crossing
20:40 Maggie's 6
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/448500/formidable-farm
22:12 Amy's 6
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/411402/whispering-woods
25:18 Maggie's 5
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/444683/pilgrims-curious-adventures
27:07 Maggie's 4
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/437384/bohemians
29:45 Amy's 4
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/442615/oliva
33:08 Maggie's 3 & Amy's 7
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/439983/the-voynich-puzzle
36:36 Amy's 3
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/440007/the-druids-of-edora
39:49 Maggie's 2
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/448435/adamastor
42:46 Amy's 2
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/450112/ghost-lift
46:14 Maggie's 1 & Amy's 5
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/431837/coming-of-age
50:13 Amy's 1
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/429405/orloj-the-prague-astronomical-clock
53:09 Wrap up

Games we've already played and covered:
A Wild Venture (Now with an official solo mode)
https://youtu.be/M6xDt6Vxx-I?si=ENfDQVrfU-1rhzRX

Ada's Dream
https://youtu.be/CUgt2nxODOk?si=RITfIfpyWm53ZETY

Nature
https://youtu.be/rSxqxnlKDas?si=Khoe_DW4v0XsrQhB

Luthier
https://youtu.be/OG8lZZZtIaY?si=hQrhyQvPPfRgLUVM

Calimala
https://youtu.be/Oayk1bn75KY?si=DszmO8EEGRu4Mg8Z

Iliad & Ichor
https://youtu.be/FqESpOqvHmk?si=9nF_CKyru6wL05oO

Farm hand
https://youtu.be/eF_l_ht3fiI?si=qWudLCTkau5LH2BP

Chu han
https://youtu.be/8IFaFwYqdzs?si=YJFWuhd6WMbXCpEd&t=1237

Critter Kitchen
https://youtu.be/rTF8bcJaFoU?si=SZIM-0KEulBEEShm

Rival Cities
https://youtu.be/jpuL3U8ayJA?si=1pkzZeMksohOh5D8

The Great Evening Banquet
https://youtu.be/P86iJokrnLg?si=a_jn5GdZuZntUMs6

Lone Wolves
https://youtu.be/AszfbE9zySc?si=sjkWK0YR0ELNNs3K&t=316

Thanks for stopping by! We're Amy & Maggie aka ThinkerThemer. We're an Australian couple with two very different perspectives of what makes a great board game - Amy (Thinker) is all about the mechanics and enjoys tight, competitive games, and Maggie (Themer) is all about the storytelling and the theme of the game, and the 'world' that the designer is trying to create. Subscribe to our channel to hear us talk about these two elements of a game, and how well integrated we feel these are in delivering a cohesive and wonderful game experience.
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