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Channel A box art
2012 Ranked #8,890

Channel A

A party creativity game has players pitch anime shows from selected premises and improvised title words. Secret voting rewards the strongest presentation, so clever naming and persuasive storytelling both matter.

Card Game Movies / TV / Radio theme Acting Storytelling

Players

3-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

1.43/5

Rating

6.61

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.1/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

In Channel A, players compete at presenting anime TV show ideas. Shows are based on two premises selected by one player from a set of five randomly chosen premises.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Acting

Communicate information by performing without directly stating the answer.
Storytelling

Create or extend a narrative in response to prompts or game events.
Voting

Players collectively approve, reject, or select an outcome through votes.
Read the full game description

In Channel A, players compete at presenting anime TV show ideas. Shows are based on two premises selected by one player from a set of five randomly chosen premises. Each player selects up to four title word cards from their hand of ten cards and makes a pitch to the other players about their show with that title. Players then vote by secret ballot on who had the best show pitch. Premise and Title cards are all drawn from the vast ocean of anime shows.

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Category

4
Movies / TV / Radio theme Party Game Print & Play Card Game

Mechanism

3
Acting Storytelling Voting

Family

1
Crowdfunding: Kickstarter

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
3–6
Best with
4
Play time
30 min
Age
12+
Complexity
1.4/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Ewen Cluney

Artists

5
Mirka Andolfo Dawn Davis Emanuele Ercolani Clay Gardner Samuel Spano

Publishers

4
Asmadi Games Evil Hat Productions The Game Crafter, LLC J-POP Games

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