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Should I Buy This Board Game
Добавлен 20 окт 2023
The question we all ask ourselves: Should I buy this board game? In these videos I will give a brief description on how the game is played and then share a few things I may like or dislike about the game, to help you decide if it's a game you want to add to your collection.
15 Tips for Prepping and Attending GenCon (and a tour of Toronto)
In this video I am sharing 15 tips for planning and attending Gen Con. At the same time I give you a little tour of Toronto. This video was filmed back in October, because January in Toronto is cold and grey. If you want to learn more about the locations we filmed in, I added links below.
00:00 - Introduction
00:25 - 4 W’s of GenCon
01:13 - Booking a hotel
02:07 - Buying your tickets
03:13 - Trying to Book a Downtown Hotel
04:29 - Event Registration
06:08 - BGG Preview
06:51 - Prepping Games to Sell at GenCon
08:07 - Will Call ticket pick up
08:56 - Dropping off games to sell
10:52 - Check out the convention layout
12:05 - Day 1 tips
13:40 - FOMO
14:45 - Meet the Designers
15:11 - Demo and Play Games
15:...
00:00 - Introduction
00:25 - 4 W’s of GenCon
01:13 - Booking a hotel
02:07 - Buying your tickets
03:13 - Trying to Book a Downtown Hotel
04:29 - Event Registration
06:08 - BGG Preview
06:51 - Prepping Games to Sell at GenCon
08:07 - Will Call ticket pick up
08:56 - Dropping off games to sell
10:52 - Check out the convention layout
12:05 - Day 1 tips
13:40 - FOMO
14:45 - Meet the Designers
15:11 - Demo and Play Games
15:...
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Should I Buy Combo
Просмотров 494 часа назад
In this video I show you how to play Combo and then share some final thoughts on the game. 00:00 - Introduction 00:17 - How to Play 05:41 - Final Thoughts Let me know if you have played Combo and what you think of the game.
Should I Buy Over Parked
Просмотров 1009 часов назад
In this video I show you how to play Over Parked; I share the solo mode; and then tell you some things I liked and disliked about the game. 00:00 - Introduction 00:16 - How to Play 06:20 - Solo Mode 07:47 - Final Thoughts Let me know if you have played Over Parked and what you think of the game.
33 Games I Culled So Far This Year!
Просмотров 1,7 тыс.16 часов назад
In this video I am sharing the latest 33 games I am culling from my collection. My goal is to surround myself with my absolute favourite games. Many of these games are great, I just don't chose to play them over other games in my collection.
Should I Buy the Paperback 10th Anniversary Edition
Просмотров 9121 час назад
In this video I am showing you the Paperback 10th Anniversary Edition. I am featuring the Deluxe Edition. In the video I show you how to play the base game and then share final thoughts on the game. 00:00 - Introduction 00:19 - How to Play 07:55 - Final Thoughts Let me know if you have played Paperback and what you think of the game.
Should I Buy Metro Runner
Просмотров 71День назад
In this video I show you how Metro Runner is played; show you the solo mode; and then share a few things I liked and disliked about the game. 00:00 - Introduction 00:20 - How to Play Metro Runner 14:13 - Solo Mode 15:59 - Things I like about Metro Runner 18:36 - Things I disliked about Metro Runner Let me know if you have played Metro Runner and what you think of the game.
Top 10 "New to Me" Games that I played in 2024
Просмотров 69814 дней назад
In this video I share my Top 10 games I played in 2024 that weren’t released in 2024!! 00:00 - Introduction 00:21 - How Many Husbands Can 1 Have 01:11 - Time to Create! 01:54 - We are missing some kids! 02:33 - It’s the End of the World 03:00 - Creating a Landscape 03:52 - Vacation Time 04:14 - Everdell at Sea 04:43 - Let’s grow some trees 05:21 - Why so many rabbits? 06:05 - Strategy at it’s b...
Should I Buy Arch Ravels
Просмотров 17114 дней назад
In this video I give you an over view on how to play Arch Ravels, show some specialty cards and then share my final thoughts on the game. 00:00 - Introduction 00:16 - How to Play 06:58 - Pop Culture Project Cards 08:52 - Final thoughts on the game Let me know if you have played Arch Ravels and what you think of the game.
Should I Buy the Isle of Cats Duel
Просмотров 13014 дней назад
In this video I am featuring the Isle of Cats Duel. I will show you how the game is played and then some of my final thoughts on the game. 00:00 - Introduction 00:20 - Gameplay Overview 03:49 - Final Thoughts Let me know if you have played Isle of Cats Duel and what you think of the game.
Top 10 2024 Games Played in 2024
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.21 день назад
Here is my top 10 2024 games that I actually played in 2024. 00:00 - Introduction 00:12 - Explosions! 00:50 - Plant, Tend, Harvest, repeat 01:14 - Gathering all of the flowers 01:36 - Life of a Musician 02:01 - Cheese! 02:25 - New Strategy 02:53 - Visiting Netherlands 03:16 - Pick, Make, Serve, Repeat 04:00 - the dragons 04:35 - the creatures Let me know if any of these games made it onto your ...
Should I Buy Dorf Romantik Sakura
Просмотров 60521 день назад
In this video I show the differences between the original Dorf Romantik with the Sakura version. I show you how the game is played as well, I share the things I like and dislike about the Sakura edition. 00:00 - Introduction 00:23 - Differences between the Original and Sakura editions 01:31 - Game Play 05:40 - Scoring Dorf Romantik Sakura 08:30 - Sakura Campaign 10:26 - Likes and Dislikes Let m...
Should I Buy Fromage
Просмотров 24221 день назад
In this video I am featuring Fromage. I give you an overview of how to play; share the solo mode; and then mention some things we like and dislike about the game. 00:00 - Introduction 00:16 - Game Play Overview 12:05 - Solo Mode 13:06 - Things we Like about Fromage 14:27 - Things we dislike about Fromage Let me know if you have played Fromage and what you think of the game.
Top 10 Games We Played the Most in 2024
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.28 дней назад
In this video I am sharing the Top 10 Games we played the most in 2024. 00:00 - Introduction 00:12 - Roll n Build 00:36 - Don't Cross the River 01:07 - Mega Sudoku 01:30 - Designing a Metro 01:56 - The End of the World 02:28 - Don't Cut That Wire 03:11 - Fussy Kitties 03:32 - Look at those Elk 04:06 - Deserted Island 04:35 - Let's Go to Japan (but not the actual game) What were your top played ...
January 2025 Update - Game Stats, News, Resolutions & Top 5 New Releases
Просмотров 18528 дней назад
Happy New Year!!In this video I am sharing my December as well as my overall 2024 Game Stats; I also have some game and channel news; I made a few Game Resolutions; I chose 5 New Releases from December and end with a couple of games I found on Crowd Funding! 00:00 - Introduction 00:29 - Game Stats 02:17 - Game News 05:18 - Resolutions 08:15 - New Releases 12:14 - Crowd Funding Gen-Con - www.gen...
Top 10 Games We Are Playing Over the Holidays!
Просмотров 520Месяц назад
In this video I am sharing 10 games that we are planning on playing over the holidays! What games are you planning on playing? I want to wish everyone a Happy Holiday and we will return in January! 00:00 - Introduction 00:48 - So many animals! 01:31 - It’s humid in the rainforest 01:52 - In the heart of Spain 02:19 - Getting crafty 02:43 - Tick, Tick, Tick… 03:07 - Victorian England 03:37 - Vis...
Should I Buy White Castle and the Matcha Expansion
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Should I Buy White Castle and the Matcha Expansion
Check Out the 30 Games I Bought at PAX Unplugged 2024!
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Check Out the 30 Games I Bought at PAX Unplugged 2024!
First Look at Where am I? Alice in a Mad Tea Party by Japanese Games - PAX Unplugged 2024
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First Look at Over Parked by Origame - PAX Unplugged 2024
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First Look at Over Parked by Origame - PAX Unplugged 2024
First Look at Corvids, Scream Park, Signal and Here Lies by DVC Games - PAX Unplugged 2024
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First Look at Corvids, Scream Park, Signal and Here Lies by DVC Games - PAX Unplugged 2024
First Look at Bebop by Bitewing Games - PAX Unplugged 2024
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First Look at Bebop by Bitewing Games - PAX Unplugged 2024
First Look at Defenders of the Wild by Outlandish Games - PAX Unplugged 2024
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First Look at Defenders of the Wild by Outlandish Games - PAX Unplugged 2024
First Look at For The Queen by Darrington Press - PAX Unplugged 2024
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First Look at For The Queen by Darrington Press - PAX Unplugged 2024
First Look at Cascadero by Bitewing Games - PAX Unplugged 2024
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First Look at Cascadero by Bitewing Games - PAX Unplugged 2024
First Look at Tanto Cuore: Memento Mori by Japanese Games - PAX Unplugged 2024
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First Look at Tanto Cuore: Memento Mori by Japanese Games - PAX Unplugged 2024
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First Look at Kinfire Delve by Incredible Dream Studios - PAX Unplugged 2024
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First Look at Metro Runner by Thunder Works Games - PAX Unplugged 2024
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Hard to hear due to muffled sound from the mask. 😢 Looks interesting. 👍🏿
Thanks so much for the feature! 🙏🍍
I got 2 of them so on family night we can play all 8 of us it has become a game staple for family night just ordered two copies of block part of the expansion pack now.I'll just found out you have card sleeves and a playmat. I will be ordering those this week 200 card sleeves and at least 6 of those awesome playmats
I have this game on my radar, i hope this will not be too heavy 😅
Wow! U r giving up cubed! So difficult to get a copy! The game looks gorgeous but I guess everyone has different tastes when It comes to games. I’m a sucker for abstract games. This one for me would surely be a keeper.
Didn’t know it was hard to get. It’s available at 401 Games.
@ I live in México and they only ship within Canada,so if you are outside Canada it’s kinda hard to get it!
Ah. That sucks.
@@ShouldIBuyThisBoardGame I know ! Hopefully in the future will be available… Thanks for the reply ! Love ur games and your videos!
I always enjoy watching Culling vids, gives me motivation to move games on that aren't getting played to homes that they will.
I’m working on a video sharing 3 stages of culling your collection. These were the games from stage 1.
Wandering towers is the fifth or sixth most requested game we table. It’s a blast. Wet lovingly call confuse Cory as he forgets where he is all the time.
I think it’s a good game for a larger group of people. But we mainly play with 2 or 3.
@@ShouldIBuyThisBoardGame yeah it shines at 4-5. We play it at 3 often and it’s still decent but can see that it’s not optimal.
Don’t go in there is actually good.
One small correction, on the passage of time track, you PAY the indicated number of seals to cross the spaces. Thanks for the overview of the expansion. I’m more interested in picking it up!
Ooopps. Thanks.
I was not that impressed with Honey Buzz either
Hi Kristine, can I ask what you do with your culled games? Do you have a preferred way to sell or donate? And as I'm sure you've learned, an expansion will almost never make a game you didn't really like so much better that you'll want to play it. I've found expansions are only helpful for expanding (naturally) games I already really like, but sometimes that isn't even true, ha. And I've never heard of Sakura before. I'm guessing it's just more challenges in the same Dorf theme? Sort of like My Island to My City?
I am hoping to sell them at GenCon. If you want to learn more about Sakura I made a video featuring it.
I really like Savernake Forest, but I also don't have quite so many games! I have Dorfromantik, but not enough space to play it much. Still looking to buy the Sakura version though, as I love that theme.
i also culled Savanake forest. May I ask what game replaces it for you?
and oh my... I wanted the Harvest player mat haha
We mainly played it 2 players and now I’d rather play other games when I have someone to play with. When we started playing Mark was home due to the Writer/Actor strike so we played a variety of games. But after he went back to work and I started playing solo games, I now like to play bigger games when I have an opponent. So no specific game replaced it, just games in general.
You actually had 9 wood tiles rather than 8, if you include the starting one in the plant box. 😉
so do you use all the hexagon tiles from both games, or do you choose one set or the other? And only add the new cards and landmarks to the tiles? I am not sure how this works.
Landmarks is an expansion, not a standalone game. Therefore you use the tiles from Cascadia with the new cards and tokens and any bonus tiles from Landmarks. To play Landmarks you have to already own Cascadia.
I have the first edition and love it, but I find the Attack cards a bit mean and don’t match the spirit of the game. Does the newer version still have Attack cards?
The game comes with the Typos, classic play, and 6-player play modules. The only ‘enemy’ cards I can see is in the solo variant. In our game there weren’t any attack cards.
@ Great! I might need to nab this new edition. Thanks!
Have you played Coffee Rush? I wonder how is this one compared to it? Thanks for the video.
I haven’t played Coffee Rush but it does look like a similar theme with a bit different game play.
I’ll certainly be keeping and eye out for this release. I feel like my little sister and I are gonna enjoy this
I just discovered this channel and its baffling to me how its not one of the top channels reviewing boardgames... best review format ive seen here!
This is fantastic! Keep making videos like this. You deserve more subscribers.😊
Thanks! I’m so glad you liked it. Tell your friends!
Favourite new to me games for 2024: Draft & Write Records, Applejack, Terraforming Mars The Dice Game, Vegetable Stock, Cascadia, French Quarter, Harmonies, Castle Combo, Sea Salt & Paper and Flip 7.
I really enjoyed Harmonies as well.
great list of games. i have all the canvas also and waiting for the big box from kickstarter.
Some of my favorite new to me were Meeple Circus, Ra, Dracula vs Van Helsing and La Granja. Some of my favorite 2024 releases were Botanicus, Fairy Ring & The Gang.
I haven’t played many of those but I did really enjoy La Granja. I also got Fairy Ring but so far only tested it out with Gemma.
@ I think you would really enjoy Botanicus and Dracula vs Van Helsing. DvVH is a great 2-player game
Botanicus was on my radar. Maybe I will try to rent it.
Love your video, I found your channel through the link to this video on BGA. Thanks for the clear explanation, I'll give it a shot!
I hope you enjoy the game. Thanks for letting me know about the link.
is playing with all 4 expansions overwhelming? Are you able to remember all the rules and upkeep to everything? Is there a reason to start getting the stand-alone games as they release with just there slight alternate gimmicks? Just been on the fence of going all in or not at all. People say it's one of their favorite games, but there's so many devided opions on the entirety of the series.
Yes! It is definitely overwhelming. We now only play with Bellefaire and New Leaf. If I was to do it again I would buy only Everdell and New Leaf. Bellefaire basically gives you more scoring. I do own Farshore, which we enjoy. And I just backed the new one as well. But we rarely play the other 2 expansions.
@ShouldIBuyThisBoardGame Thanks! I didn't know it was official recommendation from the creators to use only 1 expansion at a time. So another big question: how does adding expansion cards to the deck work? As in, do i really have to remove expansion cards from the main deck to add a different expansion's cards? I know there's a symbol to tell where theyre from, but New Leaf has 59! That's a LOT to remove.
@@ShouldIBuyThisBoardGame I looked through the rulebooks online. It seems that New Leaf's 59 cards can stay in the deck for every expansion, including the Tickets and Reservation tokens. Only that the Station board cant be played with Pearl or Spire. So really, the only cards needs swapping out depending on the expansion are the 3 Rugwarts, 15 Extras, 20 Pearlbrook, 5 Corrins, and 8 Mistwood Farms.
Yes. Pearlbrook uses pearls as a resource, that is why they need to be removed. And Mistwood is the solo mode. Otherwise we do keep all the cards in the deck.
@@ShouldIBuyThisBoardGame I heard a good point that even though Pearlbrook's cards may be thinned out, it's doesnt take away any of your workers as there's a frog ambassador. So it's just an extra option if applicable. Would it be balanced enough in Megadell to have bother Wonders AND Basic Events? Also, the best homerule i heard that ended up being implemented in Farshore is stacking duplicates in the Meadow!
they also have an official solo expansion on backerkit now ....but idk about the gameplay if it is interesting enough. It has a lot of contracts fulfilment i like, but the way of getting resources feels boring to me (same issue as Wild Garden)
I will check out Backerkit. If you don’t enjoy Wild Gardens, then you probably won’t enjoy this game. It is lighter in strategy.
Do you have a link? I could only find stuff from 2022 but they weren’t selling those expansions. They said there were 2 new ones coming.
@@ShouldIBuyThisBoardGame can't post a link here (RUclips remove my comments) but it's open for pre-order on BackerKit from magic socks campaign! (90 euro for everything new)
Thanks so much for stopping by and showcasing Galactic Cruise!
My pleasure. Feel free to share the video.
Thank you so much for including Rock Hard: 1977 on your list! Honored to be on any list with all these other wonderful games.
Harmonies and Fromage are also in my top 10. Windmill Valley, Wild Gardens, Wyrmspan, and Wondrous Creatures (so many W games!) are all on my shelf to be played. Various things, mainly moving, threw off our gaming routine in 2024, but I'm focused on getting everything unplayed to the table soon.
Totally understand. I still need to play Daitoshi and Civilution. That’s why they weren’t on the list.
oh interesting, i think i will buy this to play with my daughter and maybe we can come up with our own way of scoring...
Yes! Great idea. Everything was fun except the scoring.
If u love capybara, coffee, creature comforts n maple valley, u SHOULD definitely get this game
I feel like you and I have similar tastes. I haven't seen your videos before so I noticed that you use nice presentation clips of games in progress as you're talking and I think that's helpful for me. No need to focus on the person talking about a game, which is what I'm used to seeing. Better to show what it is you're talking about, I think. But if I'm correct and our tastes are similar, I would suggest Vale of Eternity, if you haven't played it. I think we had, like, five crossovers on our top 10s. VoE was a big surprise for me this year. Windmill Valley is one where I'm just not sure if I'm going to like it, or at least, will it have the replay value to keep me playing it a year after.
Thanks for the recommendation. I have seen it, but maybe I’ll try renting it. I too, could never understand people just talking about games. I’m a person who needs to actually see a game to understand. So I try to make videos I want to watch.
I prefer Harmonies solo as well. And wow, what a game. I was surprised at just how much I love it.
Good list! I really like Windmill Valley and Wondrous Creatures. I’ve always wondered if I would enjoy Botany.
Botany is such a pretty game. I’ve made a video so you can learn more about it. The link is in the description.
I agree it is a solo game. I have all 3. I think the OG is easier to read but I love them all
I just got original Dorf and I’m hooked. I want this version too and what would be really cool if they are create a combo campaign
Combining the 2 would be 1 large game!! Enjoy playing!
Yes! I was able to pick this up at my LGS. I only play solo and I feel like this was a good purchase.
You will love it. I was playing 3 games a day.
just what i needed!! still thinking whether Duel or Sakura
Duel is good to play with someone, but takes up a lot of table space. Sakura is perfect for solo play. I’m keeping Sakura and culling the other 2.
Out of any Everdell videos I have seen this is hands down THE best. Thank you!🎉
Thank you for the kind words!
I just got Dorfromantik Sakura and I can't stop playing it!
That is tomorrow’s video!! Great game!
Played it on Board Game Arena and really enjoyed it, so I purchased a copy.
Enjoy! It will be fun to play in person!
Yes. Buy it. It's absolutely gorgeous and quite a lot of fun to play.
I just bought this game on NYE and I tried out 1 playthrough on BGA. It was a rough learning curve, but this video has definitely helped and when I start playing the physical copy, I will do much better. Nice job on explaining how to play.
Once you play it’s quite easy. Enjoy!
Happy to see they added the numbers on all 4 corners instead of just top 2 corners! Thanks for the video, reasured my final concern before going forward with the pledge/purchase.🎉
I love dorf romantic and im waiting for sakura edition in my country 😊
I’m hoping to show Sakura next week (without spoilers).
Small games will always be on the top of the list (mine was Wonder Woods) but what about ranking them on time played? In that case Ark Nova is first. Boardgamers love calculating I guess! 🙂
I don’t keep track of how long it takes us to play a game. We did play Everdell yesterday and it was a 2 hour game.
Can I play new leaf at 6 player with belfaire?
Yes. But it will be a long game. We played that combo yesterday with 3 players and it took 2 hours.
Oh ok that’s not bad. Nemesis takes like 7 hours with 6 people.
Can I play the base game with belfaire and new leaf at the same time? If so does that add time to the game play?
That is the combo we play with. I don’t think it adds more time, just gives you more scoring opportunities, and more meadow cards.
Wow so unique
Yes. We found them very interesting.
I really want to see this in action
They moved the crowd funding to Backerkit and releasing it this month. It’s supposed to ship this Spring.