Wow, I think you are one of the few people who could go through 100 games basically unedited and give a good brief 30 second explanation of each game. Bravo man, bravo
Great list, we definitely have some crossover! I used Pub Meeple to generate a top 200 a couple months ago, of course it is already outdated, such is life in an ever growing hobby. For example, I recently acquired and have had a few plays of Carnegie, which I'd definitely say is at least top 30. 1 CO₂: Second Chance 2 Praga Caput Regni 3 Tiletum 4 Crown of Emara 5 Calimala 6 Agricola 7 Xia: Legends of a Drift System 8 Gizmos 9 Dice Forge 10 Mythotopia 11 Endless Winter: Paleoamericans 12 Golem 13 The Bloody Inn 14 Messina 1347 15 Black Fleet 16 Wingspan 17 Castle Merchants 18 Carpe Diem 19 Foundations of Rome 20 Caylus 21 Zapotec 22 Fleet Commander: Genesis 23 Mage Knight 24 Ethnos 25 Earth 26 The Red Cathedral 27 WarQuest 28 Woodcraft 29 Little Town 30 Escape the Dark Castle 31 Flamecraft 32 Tiny Towns 33 Project L 34 Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture 35 Azul: Master Chocolatier 36 Master Builder 37 Hadara 38 Dice Hospital 39 Lords of Waterdeep 40 Century: Spice Road 41 Four Taverns 42 Weather Machine 43 Dungeons & Dragons: Castle Ravenloft Board Game 44 My Farm Shop 45 Century: Golem Edition 46 Calico 47 Architects of the West Kingdom 48 Rise of Augustus 49 A Castle for All Seasons 50 Zombicide: Black Plague 51 Happy City 52 Meeple Land 53 Atiwa 54 Hamlet: The Village Building Game 55 Reef 56 Steam Up: A Feast of Dim Sum 57 Majesty: For the Realm 58 Chai 59 Cascadia 60 Automania 61 Gasha 62 Warhammer: The Game of Fantasy Battles (8th Edition) 63 ArchRavels 64 Reykholt 65 Celestia 66 Spellcaster 67 Dream Home 68 The Guild of Merchant Explorers 69 Wrath of Dragons 70 First Empires 71 Looterz 72 Krosmaster: Arena 73 Era: Medieval Age 74 Space Base 75 Zooloretto 76 Adventure Land 77 Medieval Mastery 78 The King's Guild 79 Splendor 80 Frostgrave 81 Cottage Garden 82 The Whatnot Cabinet 83 Murano: Light Masters 84 Sheriff of Nottingham 85 Age of War 86 Vegetable Stock 87 Spells of Doom 88 The Quacks of Quedlinburg 89 Cóatl 90 Canvas 91 King's Forge 92 Dog Park 93 Sushi Go Party! 94 Vegas Dice Game 95 Tumblin' Dice 96 Mandala Stones 97 Century: Golem Edition - An Endless World 98 The River 99 Shelfie Stacker 100 Drako 101 Steam Park 102 Pandemic: Fall of Rome 103 Takenoko 104 My Shelfie 105 Gaïa 106 Dragonwood 107 Parfum 108 Precious Cargo 109 Beez 110 Picture Perfect 111 Kingsburg (Second Edition) 112 Evolution 113 Colossal Arena 114 A Fake Artist Goes to New York 115 Nexus Ops 116 Dragonrealm 117 Order Overload: Cafe 118 High Score 119 Point Salad 120 Stack'n Stuff: A Patchwork Game 121 Tiny Park 122 Magic: The Gathering 123 Morels 124 Castle Panic 125 Cupcake Empire 126 Conan 127 Defenders of the Realm 128 Pagoda 129 Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small 130 PitchCar Mini 131 FUSE 132 Dragon's Gold 133 The Golden Girls: Any Way you Slice it 134 The Banishing 135 Sushi Roll 136 Dust in the Wings 137 Cartagena 138 Epic Roll 139 Jamaica 140 Joking Hazard 141 Codenames: Deep Undercover 142 Trial by Trolley 143 Spellbound 144 Timeline: Inventions 145 Deep Sea Adventure 146 Creationary 147 Pantone: The Game 148 Space Maze 149 Junk Art 150 Bag of Chips 151 Geister, Geister, Schatzsuchmeister! 152 Arcadia Quest 153 Flash Point: Fire Rescue 154 Warlocks & Warriors 155 Deception: Murder in Hong Kong 156 Tweeeet 157 Cards Against Humanity 158 Just One 159 Incantris 160 Clans of Caledonia 161 NFL Rush Zone 162 Just Desserts 163 Haven 164 Tokyo Highway 165 Rumble in the Dungeon 166 Freeblades 167 Wilderness 168 Ghosts! 169 Codenames 170 GUBS: A Game of Wit and Luck 171 Escape the Dark Sector 172 Impact: Battle of Elements 173 A la carte 174 Coconuts 175 The Oregon Trail Game: Journey to Willamette Valley 176 Dracarys Dice 177 Trekking the National Parks 178 Chaostle 179 Patchwork Express 180 Yahtzee: Frenzy - Dice & Card Game 181 Sugar Blast 182 Go Goblin, Go! 183 Unicornus Knights 184 The Oregon Trail Card Game 185 Bugs in the Kitchen 186 Spyfall 187 Coconuts Duo 188 How to Rob a Bank 189 Bowling Dice 190 Specter Ops 191 Hamsterrolle 192 Stone Age 193 Burgermania 194 Dream Crush 195 The Mind 196 Magic Maze 197 Gnomes 198 Dragon Ball Z: Perfect Cell 199 Ham's Sandwich Shop 200 Roll For It
Very nice! I haven't even heard of quite a few of these. Time to do some research. I have my 101-200 as well. May make a video talking about those as well.
Thanks for pulling the list together. A few games we'd like to try out.we enjoy, Ra, Kemet, Wonderlands War, Firefly Fluxx, Parks, Space base, Downforce, here to slay, Thunderbirds, Valor & Villany
Great list and an impressive performance. Your elevator pitches for each game are very well done, if you don't know the game, they trigger enough curiosity. Very much appreciated!
The whole time I expected Too Many Bones on your list, seeing that box behind you.. ;) What are your thoughts on this game? I personally consider it to be one of the most overrated games of all times. Played it a couple of times and no one in my group really liked it.. it's awfully unbalanced and has scaling problems, IMHO...
I received my kickstarter for TMB about a month ago and haven't gotten a chance to play it yet. I hear it is a pretty complex games so I have been putting it off for a minute.
Great list! Neuroshima Hex is still one of my top 10 favorite games. Each faction provides different ways to play and interact, chess-like strategy of playing/laying the tiles, but there is enough luck of the draw to keep it interesting. I will offer a correction that it isn't a 2-player game as you stated, though it is by far best at 2-players.
This may be my favorite Top 100. 1. You slam through them. 2. THE GAMES ARE REAL! I get soo tired of game lists that have these unattainable, unplayable, epic and eternal "monster" games on them. Thanks!
All these lists disappoint me due to them never or hardly ever including detective/crime/deduction type games, where a person has to use logic and really think clearly. I'm too old being in my mid-50s to play shoot, kill, fight, etc. Not into competitive games as playing them with a partner can be deadly, for the r'ship. I like mystery, fantasy, light, cooperative games, or crime-solving type games. Pandemic I will never ever get...the word itself has burnt me so much cos of the Australian govt during that time that no way on earth would I even come close to getting a game with that name, no matter how good it is. Wingspan....birds don't interest me in the slightest, again no matter good the game. Some games I bought yet haven't played though plan to once I move to Europe to be with my Mrs and Granddaughter are......Untold Adventures, Legacy of Dragonholt, Sleeping Gods, 7th Continent, Flamecraft. Crime and horror types are clearly ones which include Sherlock Holmes, Fury of Dracula, Ghost Stories, and Horrified. These to me are much better games, for my age group, rather than the Euro style, shooting, fighting, etc game style that seems to be most prevalent in many of these lists and is so disenchanting. On a positive note, how on earth you can play 400 games in 18 months is beyond me lol, and even more so, how the hell do you remember 100 games and what each does. I have about 50 and already forget what I have lol....so your memory impresses me a lot. Good on you for finding your passion and enjoying what you do.....my memory may improve once I start playing the games 🙂
I like your simplistic style and brief explanations on each game. Turns the videos easily watched while helps me choose what games match my preferences! Keep up the good work! My Top 5: 1) 7 Wonders Duels 2) Lost Cities 3) Marvel Champions 4) Cascadia 5) The Crew
Wow, that is crazy how much overlap we have in game taste. I haven't played Unmatched, Marvel United, Dwellings of Eldervale, or 7 Wonders Duel. Some games I love but wasn't on your list . . . Gaia Project (instead of Terra Mystica), Xia, Imperial Assault, Bad Company (has replaced Space Base for me), Maracaibo, Tobago, Outer Rim, Flamme Rouge. My top 10: #1: Pandemic #2: Great Western Trail (Second Edition) #3: Xia: Legends of a Drift System #4: Champions of Midgard #5: Star Wars: Imperial Assault #6: Clank!: Catacombs #7: Viticulture Essential Edition #8: Rajas of the Ganges #9: Circadians: First Light #10:Dune Imperium
What is interesting is that out of those games you like that aren't on my list, I haven't played Xia, Imperial Assault, Bad Company, Maracaibo, or Tobago. So I would say we definitely have similar game tastes.
Very much enjoyed your video- great job! I think my tastes are very similar. I’m surprised not to see a Zombicide games or Suishi Go. Just played Camel up card game- very fun. Great job will check out some of these I haven’t played.
Great list and even better effort getting it all done in one sitting! My top 10: 10. Root 9. Heroes of Land, Air, and Sea 8. Blood Rage 7. War of the Ring 6. Star Wars: Rebellion 5. Champions of Midgard 4. Dune: Imperium 3. Everdell 2. Xia: Legends of a Drift System 1. Dwellings of Eldervale
Thanks, it was a big task doing all 100 at once. Good list. I've wanted to learn war of the rings forever since I'm sure it would be a favorite of mine, but it is very daunting.
@@TheBoardMeeting it is for sure. I just played it for the first time a few days ago, but sometimes ya just know when a game is top 10. I’m sure it’ll only get better. I watched a 30 min tutorial video twice and read the rule book. All that said, it’s such a good thematic experience. Played it with my son who also loves LoTR and we can’t wait to get it out again.
So many crossovers with my favorite games, I stopped counting. Glad to see Wingspan way ahead of Earth hehe. No hate on the game or the designer, but I dont understand all the reviewers saying Earth is better than Wingspan (and even Ark Nova). *Glad to see Caesar's Empire. I feel like it doesn't get the love it deserves. I call it "streamlined TTR." Smart desing to incorporate set collection as end game scoring... Rather than "set collecting" the entire game to be able to claim routes.
I havent been in the hobby for long 3/4 years collecting. but matched has blown me away. I love it. me and my son bond over it. it doest matter who wins, each game is like a story.
Found your channel from your qwixx explanation and started getting recommendations & am happy to say my wife and I have found several favorite new games thanks to you
Unmatched - I've never played this and was considering buying it - as a potentially new Unmatched player which box would you recommend buying first? Hopefully not too an impossible question for you!
A good cheaper box to buy to dip your feet in and see if you like the system would be Big Foot vs Robin Hood. Simple characters that play vastly different. My favorite box currently tho is the 4 character box, Battle of Legends Volume 2.
Great job! You have a gift. I enjoyed watching your video, even though you and I do not align well at all! Many of the games in your top 50 I though were bucket boring and since then culled! Just goes to show the diversity in this hobby. Keep up the great work! Ark nova is a fun 2 player game. My wife and I have it down to around 50 minutes now (that's with set up and take down). I don't want to play with new people or more than two though haha.
Thanks for this list and your brief summaries of each game. Have you had a chance to look over your list and categorize by themes, mechanisms, types, designers etc.? I definitely see some patterns by what is on your list and not. As a rough estimate, I ‘d say I have 40-50% of your top games in my collection. Prior videos of yours were factors in my obtaining “The Lost Expedition” and it is a lot of fun. Have you played its expansion, “Fountain of Youth”, yet? I have it, but have yet to try it. Just recently, I played “ Space Base” a bunch and like it a lot. I will always play it with the “Light Speed” variant which is found near the back of the rule book and very easy to implement. It helps ramp the game up a bit quicker like “Prelude” for “Terraforming Mars”.
Actually I have never tried the variant for space base. I will definitely check that out. Thanks! Edit: After checking out the variant, I think this will make the game even more enjoyable for myself. Appreciate it.
Wow, I think you are one of the few people who could go through 100 games basically unedited and give a good brief 30 second explanation of each game. Bravo man, bravo
Appreciate the sentiments. Definitely was a big task to do all 100.
Really impressive performance! What endurance. Also love the brief descriptions and the comprehensive list. Keep up the awesome work.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great list, we definitely have some crossover! I used Pub Meeple to generate a top 200 a couple months ago, of course it is already outdated, such is life in an ever growing hobby. For example, I recently acquired and have had a few plays of Carnegie, which I'd definitely say is at least top 30.
1 CO₂: Second Chance
2 Praga Caput Regni
3 Tiletum
4 Crown of Emara
5 Calimala
6 Agricola
7 Xia: Legends of a Drift System
8 Gizmos
9 Dice Forge
10 Mythotopia
11 Endless Winter: Paleoamericans
12 Golem
13 The Bloody Inn
14 Messina 1347
15 Black Fleet
16 Wingspan
17 Castle Merchants
18 Carpe Diem
19 Foundations of Rome
20 Caylus
21 Zapotec
22 Fleet Commander: Genesis
23 Mage Knight
24 Ethnos
25 Earth
26 The Red Cathedral
27 WarQuest
28 Woodcraft
29 Little Town
30 Escape the Dark Castle
31 Flamecraft
32 Tiny Towns
33 Project L
34 Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture
35 Azul: Master Chocolatier
36 Master Builder
37 Hadara
38 Dice Hospital
39 Lords of Waterdeep
40 Century: Spice Road
41 Four Taverns
42 Weather Machine
43 Dungeons & Dragons: Castle Ravenloft Board Game
44 My Farm Shop
45 Century: Golem Edition
46 Calico
47 Architects of the West Kingdom
48 Rise of Augustus
49 A Castle for All Seasons
50 Zombicide: Black Plague
51 Happy City
52 Meeple Land
53 Atiwa
54 Hamlet: The Village Building Game
55 Reef
56 Steam Up: A Feast of Dim Sum
57 Majesty: For the Realm
58 Chai
59 Cascadia
60 Automania
61 Gasha
62 Warhammer: The Game of Fantasy Battles (8th Edition)
63 ArchRavels
64 Reykholt
65 Celestia
66 Spellcaster
67 Dream Home
68 The Guild of Merchant Explorers
69 Wrath of Dragons
70 First Empires
71 Looterz
72 Krosmaster: Arena
73 Era: Medieval Age
74 Space Base
75 Zooloretto
76 Adventure Land
77 Medieval Mastery
78 The King's Guild
79 Splendor
80 Frostgrave
81 Cottage Garden
82 The Whatnot Cabinet
83 Murano: Light Masters
84 Sheriff of Nottingham
85 Age of War
86 Vegetable Stock
87 Spells of Doom
88 The Quacks of Quedlinburg
89 Cóatl
90 Canvas
91 King's Forge
92 Dog Park
93 Sushi Go Party!
94 Vegas Dice Game
95 Tumblin' Dice
96 Mandala Stones
97 Century: Golem Edition - An Endless World
98 The River
99 Shelfie Stacker
100 Drako
101 Steam Park
102 Pandemic: Fall of Rome
103 Takenoko
104 My Shelfie
105 Gaïa
106 Dragonwood
107 Parfum
108 Precious Cargo
109 Beez
110 Picture Perfect
111 Kingsburg (Second Edition)
112 Evolution
113 Colossal Arena
114 A Fake Artist Goes to New York
115 Nexus Ops
116 Dragonrealm
117 Order Overload: Cafe
118 High Score
119 Point Salad
120 Stack'n Stuff: A Patchwork Game
121 Tiny Park
122 Magic: The Gathering
123 Morels
124 Castle Panic
125 Cupcake Empire
126 Conan
127 Defenders of the Realm
128 Pagoda
129 Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small
130 PitchCar Mini
131 FUSE
132 Dragon's Gold
133 The Golden Girls: Any Way you Slice it
134 The Banishing
135 Sushi Roll
136 Dust in the Wings
137 Cartagena
138 Epic Roll
139 Jamaica
140 Joking Hazard
141 Codenames: Deep Undercover
142 Trial by Trolley
143 Spellbound
144 Timeline: Inventions
145 Deep Sea Adventure
146 Creationary
147 Pantone: The Game
148 Space Maze
149 Junk Art
150 Bag of Chips
151 Geister, Geister, Schatzsuchmeister!
152 Arcadia Quest
153 Flash Point: Fire Rescue
154 Warlocks & Warriors
155 Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
156 Tweeeet
157 Cards Against Humanity
158 Just One
159 Incantris
160 Clans of Caledonia
161 NFL Rush Zone
162 Just Desserts
163 Haven
164 Tokyo Highway
165 Rumble in the Dungeon
166 Freeblades
167 Wilderness
168 Ghosts!
169 Codenames
170 GUBS: A Game of Wit and Luck
171 Escape the Dark Sector
172 Impact: Battle of Elements
173 A la carte
174 Coconuts
175 The Oregon Trail Game: Journey to Willamette Valley
176 Dracarys Dice
177 Trekking the National Parks
178 Chaostle
179 Patchwork Express
180 Yahtzee: Frenzy - Dice & Card Game
181 Sugar Blast
182 Go Goblin, Go!
183 Unicornus Knights
184 The Oregon Trail Card Game
185 Bugs in the Kitchen
186 Spyfall
187 Coconuts Duo
188 How to Rob a Bank
189 Bowling Dice
190 Specter Ops
191 Hamsterrolle
192 Stone Age
193 Burgermania
194 Dream Crush
195 The Mind
196 Magic Maze
197 Gnomes
198 Dragon Ball Z: Perfect Cell
199 Ham's Sandwich Shop
200 Roll For It
Very nice! I haven't even heard of quite a few of these. Time to do some research. I have my 101-200 as well. May make a video talking about those as well.
Thanks for pulling the list together. A few games we'd like to try out.we enjoy, Ra, Kemet, Wonderlands War, Firefly Fluxx, Parks, Space base, Downforce, here to slay, Thunderbirds, Valor & Villany
Great list and an impressive performance. Your elevator pitches for each game are very well done, if you don't know the game, they trigger enough curiosity. Very much appreciated!
The whole time I expected Too Many Bones on your list, seeing that box behind you.. ;) What are your thoughts on this game? I personally consider it to be one of the most overrated games of all times. Played it a couple of times and no one in my group really liked it.. it's awfully unbalanced and has scaling problems, IMHO...
I received my kickstarter for TMB about a month ago and haven't gotten a chance to play it yet. I hear it is a pretty complex games so I have been putting it off for a minute.
Great list! Neuroshima Hex is still one of my top 10 favorite games. Each faction provides different ways to play and interact, chess-like strategy of playing/laying the tiles, but there is enough luck of the draw to keep it interesting. I will offer a correction that it isn't a 2-player game as you stated, though it is by far best at 2-players.
Yes, thank you!
Long list in one go, well done, and concur with a lot of your choices 🎉
I've rarely seen a content creator who has this much overlap in tastes with me. I think half of my top 50 are in your top 100.
Well apparently you have some good taste 😝
This may be my favorite Top 100.
1. You slam through them.
2. THE GAMES ARE REAL! I get soo tired of game lists that have these unattainable, unplayable, epic and eternal "monster" games on them.
Thanks!
Thank you so much, appreciate it. :)
Thanks, nice list! Waiting for the top solo games
Soon
All these lists disappoint me due to them never or hardly ever including detective/crime/deduction type games, where a person has to use logic and really think clearly. I'm too old being in my mid-50s to play shoot, kill, fight, etc. Not into competitive games as playing them with a partner can be deadly, for the r'ship. I like mystery, fantasy, light, cooperative games, or crime-solving type games. Pandemic I will never ever get...the word itself has burnt me so much cos of the Australian govt during that time that no way on earth would I even come close to getting a game with that name, no matter how good it is. Wingspan....birds don't interest me in the slightest, again no matter good the game. Some games I bought yet haven't played though plan to once I move to Europe to be with my Mrs and Granddaughter are......Untold Adventures, Legacy of Dragonholt, Sleeping Gods, 7th Continent, Flamecraft. Crime and horror types are clearly ones which include Sherlock Holmes, Fury of Dracula, Ghost Stories, and Horrified. These to me are much better games, for my age group, rather than the Euro style, shooting, fighting, etc game style that seems to be most prevalent in many of these lists and is so disenchanting.
On a positive note, how on earth you can play 400 games in 18 months is beyond me lol, and even more so, how the hell do you remember 100 games and what each does. I have about 50 and already forget what I have lol....so your memory impresses me a lot. Good on you for finding your passion and enjoying what you do.....my memory may improve once I start playing the games 🙂
I always enjoy hearing you talk about games. Best channel out there.
That's some high praise. Thank you.
I like your simplistic style and brief explanations on each game. Turns the videos easily watched while helps me choose what games match my preferences! Keep up the good work!
My Top 5:
1) 7 Wonders Duels
2) Lost Cities
3) Marvel Champions
4) Cascadia
5) The Crew
Wow, that is crazy how much overlap we have in game taste. I haven't played Unmatched, Marvel United, Dwellings of Eldervale, or 7 Wonders Duel. Some games I love but wasn't on your list . . . Gaia Project (instead of Terra Mystica), Xia, Imperial Assault, Bad Company (has replaced Space Base for me), Maracaibo, Tobago, Outer Rim, Flamme Rouge.
My top 10:
#1: Pandemic
#2: Great Western Trail (Second Edition)
#3: Xia: Legends of a Drift System
#4: Champions of Midgard
#5: Star Wars: Imperial Assault
#6: Clank!: Catacombs
#7: Viticulture Essential Edition
#8: Rajas of the Ganges
#9: Circadians: First Light
#10:Dune Imperium
What is interesting is that out of those games you like that aren't on my list, I haven't played Xia, Imperial Assault, Bad Company, Maracaibo, or Tobago. So I would say we definitely have similar game tastes.
Great vid ,nice game summaries with awesome illustrations...thanks
I will delete and change the comment, did I miss Too Many Bones on the list? I saw it on your shelf behind you! (It is my #1 game of all time)
I received it from kickstarter a few months ago and need to get it to the table still.
Great list!😊
Very much enjoyed your video- great job! I think my tastes are very similar. I’m surprised not to see a Zombicide games or Suishi Go. Just played Camel up card game- very fun. Great job will check out some of these I haven’t played.
Sushi Go just barely missed and zombicide has fallen a bit for me the last couple years. I like Camel Up, never played the card game tho.
Great list and even better effort getting it all done in one sitting!
My top 10:
10. Root
9. Heroes of Land, Air, and Sea
8. Blood Rage
7. War of the Ring
6. Star Wars: Rebellion
5. Champions of Midgard
4. Dune: Imperium
3. Everdell
2. Xia: Legends of a Drift System
1. Dwellings of Eldervale
Thanks, it was a big task doing all 100 at once. Good list. I've wanted to learn war of the rings forever since I'm sure it would be a favorite of mine, but it is very daunting.
@@TheBoardMeeting it is for sure. I just played it for the first time a few days ago, but sometimes ya just know when a game is top 10. I’m sure it’ll only get better. I watched a 30 min tutorial video twice and read the rule book. All that said, it’s such a good thematic experience. Played it with my son who also loves LoTR and we can’t wait to get it out again.
I really enjoy your channel. Great video.
Thank you 🙌
great list! grove’s a tiny brain teaser in a quiet evening 😊
Thank you, a great little solo game that doesn't get enough recognition.
Thank you! This helps me know what to buy.
You earned another subscriber, well done 😊
man, i know this took a lot of work .. thanks for your list and thoughts
Brian Boru & Abyss... Glad tot see them here... 2 of the most underrated games on bgg for me
Brian Boru definitely doesn't get enough love
One big surprise: No Too Many Bones in your top100?? Really surprised! But congrats for this incredible video, good job!
Please kill me if I ever have to play Scythe ever again
🤣 Well just tag me in and I'll gladly play for you
Sad to hear you had sour experiences with Architects. Glad to see Wingspan jump like that!
So many crossovers with my favorite games, I stopped counting. Glad to see Wingspan way ahead of Earth hehe. No hate on the game or the designer, but I dont understand all the reviewers saying Earth is better than Wingspan (and even Ark Nova).
*Glad to see Caesar's Empire. I feel like it doesn't get the love it deserves. I call it "streamlined TTR." Smart desing to incorporate set collection as end game scoring... Rather than "set collecting" the entire game to be able to claim routes.
I havent been in the hobby for long 3/4 years collecting. but matched has blown me away. I love it. me and my son bond over it. it doest matter who wins, each game is like a story.
Found your channel from your qwixx explanation and started getting recommendations & am happy to say my wife and I have found several favorite new games thanks to you
Not so many Rainer Knizia’s games on your list
I like alot of Knizia games, I just usually don't place them among my very top games.
dune imperium at 29 ! ? 🤯 ... wow! :/
Absolutely love the game :)
Unmatched - I've never played this and was considering buying it - as a potentially new Unmatched player which box would you recommend buying first? Hopefully not too an impossible question for you!
A good cheaper box to buy to dip your feet in and see if you like the system would be Big Foot vs Robin Hood. Simple characters that play vastly different. My favorite box currently tho is the 4 character box, Battle of Legends Volume 2.
Great job! You have a gift.
I enjoyed watching your video, even though you and I do not align well at all! Many of the games in your top 50 I though were bucket boring and since then culled! Just goes to show the diversity in this hobby. Keep up the great work!
Ark nova is a fun 2 player game. My wife and I have it down to around 50 minutes now (that's with set up and take down). I don't want to play with new people or more than two though haha.
50 minutes! Wow, that's awesome! You 2 have that game down to a science.
Thanks for this list and your brief summaries of each game. Have you had a chance to look over your list and categorize by themes, mechanisms, types, designers etc.? I definitely see some patterns by what is on your list and not. As a rough estimate, I ‘d say I have 40-50% of your top games in my collection. Prior videos of yours were factors in my obtaining “The Lost Expedition” and it is a lot of fun. Have you played its expansion, “Fountain of Youth”, yet? I have it, but have yet to try it. Just recently, I played “ Space Base” a bunch and like it a lot. I will always play it with the “Light Speed” variant which is found near the back of the rule book and very easy to implement. It helps ramp the game up a bit quicker like “Prelude” for “Terraforming Mars”.
Actually I have never tried the variant for space base. I will definitely check that out. Thanks!
Edit: After checking out the variant, I think this will make the game even more enjoyable for myself. Appreciate it.
Excellent list!! Esp as it overlaps a lot with my own preferences!
Have you tried Disney Sorcerer's Arena? It's similar to Unmatched, but more strategic - worth a try!
I use to own it but gave it away since it wasn't hitting the table. I thought it was good but enjoyed some of my other skirmish games more.
IMHO Legendary X-Files is the best of Legendary Encounters games, especially for 2 players.
I haven't tried that one yet. Will have to. I like the IP at least.
@@TheBoardMeeting You have to try! I really think it's the most fine-tuned version. Also most challenging for solo or 2 players.
@@1AngelAlita Will definitely check it out. Thanks!
Great list!!
Thank you
Wingspan in the top 10? You know the level of the rest then.
lol this guy just listed 100 games and pu them on SHUFFLE to make this list 😂