The Amazon listings are scams. Please correct that. We have proof that counterfeit copies are being sold. Kelp will be released in October 2024 by Wonderbow.
Thank you, I’ve had other people point that out as well and I’ve updated the description of the video. I wish I caught it before I posted the video. Hate that people prey on our community like this 😭😭if you don’t mind I’m going to pin your comment to help others too
@@CardboardHunter haha Hell ya! I don't really upload video content much these days but I am remaking halo 4 into a game that looks more like Halo infinitea
Moja topka roku 2023' gdy chodzi polskie wydania gier planszowych to: 1. Wiedźmin: Stary Świat + dodatki 2. Frostpunk 3. dodatki do ETHERFIELDS 4. dodatek NIEŚMIERTELNOŚĆ do Diuny: Imperium 5. Władcy Ziemi 8*.Władcy Oceanów 6. Northgard: Niezbadane Ziemie 7. Uśpieni bogowie 8. City of Great Machine 9. Turbo 10. Wsiąść do pociągu Legacy 11. Miodny Bzyk 12. dodatek do Zaginiona Wyspa Arnak - POSZUKIWANIA EKSPEDYCJI 13. Radlands 14. Ekspedycyje - Scythe 15. Brzdęk! Katakumby 16. Hegemony 17. 51. Stan: Ultimated Edition 18. Niezbadana Planeta 19. Wioska 20. Jekyll i Hyde 21. Icaion 22. Unmatched Adventures 23. Beyond the Sun 24. Mroczny Amulet 25. Upadek Imperium 😉
Great video thank you. As a resident of the UK, we actually played the new El Grande the other night 😮. In all honesty, i didn't realise we had an earlier release over here, but it's nice for a change because we're usually 6 months behind you guys. Happy New Year to you and your viewers. Let's make 2024 a good one 👍
Thank you and happy new years to you and your family as well! Yea I won’t lie I’ve been pretty jealous seeing all of the UK gamers getting their hands on it so far ahead of us 😅 even my local game shop looked at me crazy when I mentioned there was a reprint coming any day lol
I'm super excited for Kelp. Actually just finalized my Deluxe pledge yesterday. I've been interested in Cascadero as well! Not sure how much I'd dig it, but I love that you covered it. As usual, here's another entry into the 20th Anni Bus giveaway!
You’re very welcome! Glad people are enjoying my little stories and backgrounds because I was worried I was rambling too much about stuff others wouldn’t care about 😅
Nice list! Been eyeing the new El Grande after hearing so much praise for it, will have to place an order soon! Gamenerdz says it's coming out this month? Anyways, great to learn of some other games to look out for, Kelp and Cascadero sound especially intriguing, thanks for the details! Too bad I missed the new Cyclades KS!
The old Cyclades is still a killer game too, I deff recommend trying to score a second hand copy! Also please be aware I’ve been made aware that the Amazon copies of Kelp are counterfeit
Never heard of UR 1830 BC before, that looked amazing! I got a copy of Santiago on my shelf just waiting to get played.. Hard one to get people excited for but wow does it look great.
Santiago is soooo good. It’s for sure in my Top 5 of all times. The way the secondary auction phase is basically just everyone trying to bribe the player with the control of the irrigation path is one of my favorite mechanics of any game ever
Yea I just randomly came across it myself and freaked out a bit. The 2nd Edition has been out for a while, which has a slightly different map and some mechanic tweaks from the original and I believe this new version will be a reprint of the same edition with the components or board altered a bit but no mechanic changes. They may call it 3rd edition, but I haven’t been able to tell yet.
I played El Grande for the first time last January and have been resisting the urge to grail shop for the Big Box in anticipation of this year's reprint. From the looks of the early reviews and unboxings, it seems like it was worth the wait - especially at that price point!! Nice to see Indonesia and Lords of Vegas in there too!
Yea I’ve been trying to add the Big Box version to my collection for years too and when I first heard about this one about 6-8 months ago I’ve been fighting that exact same urge 😅
Thanks for the list and thoughtful descriptions. I'm still very new to modern tabletop gaming (backed Return to Dark Tower a few years back but nothing since until Nov/ Dec of last year as I started heavily following board game content creator streams), so there's quite a few games on your list I've not heard of which is always good. Happy New Year.
Well welcome into a lovely hobby! One of my recommendations for newer gamers into the hobby is find your closest local board game store and ask them if there’s a weekly or monthly board game meetup at their establishment. It’s a great way to play some great games but more importantly learn what styles and mechanics you mostly enjoy so you have a little bit to go on when first buying games for your collection
@@CardboardHunter There's definitely a couple places nearby (one's a movie theater!) and at least pre-pandemic Charlottesville, VA hosted a small but enthusiastic gaming convention (actually I'm not sure how small it was, it was in a Holiday Inn, so maybe it was bigger than I thought. We have plenty of other hotels around that probably wouldn't cost as much to host).
New to board games and new to your channel as well. Was checking out this video for new games in 2024 and bus is a bonus. 😊 El Grande and Kelp look interesting!
Hey welcome to the channel and to a great hobby! There’s so many games out there it can be really daunting where to start. I always recommend trying to find your closest friendly local board game shop and see if they have game meetups so you can experience a few other games with other people and try to hone in on what you like and dislike in the hobby
Thanks for this! If u read this and hav the time.. how easy is learning, and how good is, Chesapeake? I’ve not played any xx but am considering. Generally I am a euro gamer.
I think if you play your share of medium to heavier euros then 18Chesapeake wont be hard for you to get your head around. It’s certainly the best entry to 18xx I’m aware of. The real challenge is talking your gaming group into giving it a shot lol 😅
Just discovered your channel. Great editing btw. Kelp looks interesting as a two player. Was about to order and read the comments about Amazon copies being knockoffs. ElGrande also looks great. Preordered because of this video. :)
Glad you found the channel and thanks for the compliment! I've been learning all this youtube and editing stuff since I started a few months ago and it's been a lot of fun! Glad you saw the comments about the counterfeit Kelp. I wish I would have caught that before I posted the video but thankfully so many in the community reached out to me and the publisher and made us aware pretty early so we've been able to post about it
Kelp, Evacuation, and Cascadero are also on my list, but I'm really looking forward to Atlas Lost and Unconscious Mind as well. Andromeda's Edge also looks great, too. I've never heard of Ur 1830 BC, but I'll definitely be looking into it! I will say, El Grande definitely deserves that #1 spot, though! Very happy to see it back in circulation.
I don’t know how I missed Unconscious Minds but it’s deff been the game the most people have talked about in my comments so I will for sure be checking that one out too! 🙌
When I was pretty new to the hobby, some of us in my game group got into Root, I was tasked with the teach. Being fairly new, I didn't realize the teach was long. It always seemed pretty reasonable considering how great the game is. Then, I played El Grande and deeply appreciated the elegant design. My copy is in German, so I am debating getting the new version just to be able to read the cards.
Yea I think Root is a brilliant game if everyone learns it before hand. I think of it like I think of Magic The Gathering, it’s just not something you should learn before the play lol. And yea I completely agree on El Grande, they just nailed every mechanic perfectly. For that low cost for the reprint, I can’t see you going wrong getting the new version
Ooh, great list! The UR 1830 BC reprint was the only new one that I didn't hear about previously. But I'm especially excited about Evacuation and Cthulhu: Dark Providence. I hope they go back to how the first edition felt on the latter.
I think Dark Providence will feel a lot like 1st Edition and my friendly local game shop just locked me in a copy of Evacuation that I should be able to pick up next Wednesday. Can’t wait to finally crack that one open!
lol you and me both but the two Cthulhu games I mentioned in this video are actually good games and not just grabbing my attention because of the theme
Great video thanks, will you create a comparative video about El Grande, INIS, Blood Rage, Cyclades? I persionally love INIS and Blood Rage, but never played with El Grande or Cyclades. Do these fit next to each other?
I don’t think El Grande is a game I’d compare to those, it’s going to feel much more like a euro than those other games you mentioned. I do really want to do an Eric Lang comparison video, i.e. Blood Rage, Rising Sun, Ankh, vs Chaos in The Old World.
Just when I thought Christmas brought my collection to a good place for a while I'm reminded there are like 4 reprints and 6 new games in 2024 I want on my shelf.
Thanks for the video! Some of the games are a bit heavier than I can handle, but I appreciate your perspective. Cascadero sounds like a really good one for more casual gamers like me.
Yea Cascadero should be plenty light enough for even new gamers. I think Reiner Knizia as a whole is a great place to start and get a feel for various types of euro games before trying out the heavier stuff
This video is really my first look at upcoming games, so I definitely learned a lot! Kelp and Lords of Vegas look the most interesting to me. The 2 games I’m anticipating this year are Kickstarters from the same designer, Carl Van Ostrand: Bardwood Grove and Merchant's Cove Master Craft.
Just tabled my older copy of Lords of Vegas with my family yesterday and it was such a fun time. Even my little 10 year old brother got the hang of it after only a few rounds and loved it
Already have the El Grande Big Box, going to have to think about swapping it out for the reprint just because of how much easier it will be to bring in a game bag. Updated look is also tempting too
I must say that you bring something else to boardgame table with your content. At first I thought why is he explaining how he ordered his top 10... but then as your list goes on and on you provided some very logical comments and described (and showed!) a lot about those games. Very well done. 👍
Thank you for the kind words! I’m glad people enjoyed my little breakdowns and backstories because I was worried I was nerding out and rambling too much 😅🙌
@@CardboardHunter interesting comments + showing the game you're talking about (pictures speak far more then words when it comes to this hobby, at least for me), this is where you shine.
Undaunted is a fantastic system, played a good amount of the original and North Africa, haven’t had a chance to play Stalingrad or Battle of Britain yet. The jump to future sci-fi is a bit jarring, but honestly a welcome change. Reminds me of how Battlefield 1942 eventually made it to 2142, which was flipping awesome haha.
Same! I think it will do well because Undaunted has gotten so much hype but so many people are turned off by historical wars, they feel a bit too real to people, but think one will be fantasy enough to welcome way more people into it
@@CardboardHunter I agree. I forsee this version doing well for those exact reasons. I also think those that speak highly of the previous undaunted series will come out and support this change in theme. Looking forward to seeing this channel keep growing. Happy New Year!
Yea I’m not sure how interested I am in the campaign version of the game, though I love the bigger board. I think I want to try the base version first but I know for myself I just never get campaign games tabled
@@CardboardHunter they use the word “campaign” but if y’all got time to play, the 3 acts can be played in one sitting. The base game is actually fairly easy to learn and teach and once your group has a good understanding of that, the campaign just adds on top of it. This is anecdotal and worked for me and my friends who all tested out the base game and the first act of the campaign :)
@@dango4ever719 Very interesting. Thanks for the insight! The version that comes with the campaign can also still be played as the base version too, right?
Appreciate the focus on classic great games and not chasing the new hotness. El Grande is an absolute incredible game even after all these years. Glad to see it finally back in print.
Thank you! I love my older evergreen titles and to me no game is more of an evergreen game than El Grande. Another channel I love for highlighting great older games is Board Gems, highly recommend checking him out!
David Thompson and Trevor Benjamin are two of the most prolific designers of the past few years. The undaunted system was such a revelation and I’m glad they are having such success!
Btw for Kelp .. I wouldn’t count on the octopus not making a meal out of the shark. Don’t underestimate them, with their big brains, many tentacles and wicked/vicious beak-mouth.
Hey man, goodluck with the videos!! Ive been looking to get my hands on a copy of Bus for MONTHS now, but cant bring myself to pull the trigger on a way overpriced ebay listing. I'd love to grab a copy from the giveaway if i could!!
Wishing you luck! Checked out your channel and I’m a huge Rust fan cool. Always fun to meet someone who loves board games and rust, the perfect venn diagram lol
I sold El Grande BB for $30 back in 2017 when I found the original and I still regret it. The way they just threw it in the back of their truck and barely looked at me made me instantly regret the whole thing. 😢
In short they basically spent the money they took in on 6:Siege to complete other games and then told everyone they had to pay for both the game and the shipping all over again or they wouldn’t get their game. They tried to play it off as prices have just went up and other issues but it was pretty clear what really happened and this is the third project they’ve now done this exact same thing.
@@CardboardHunter That's criminal. I don't think they're the first to do it, though. I don't think I'd do another KS again if I backed a company that did that.
Cool games. At a recent steam festival, I played the demo of another potentially good game - Arnold Bounty Hunter. It looks more like the first Battletoads - there are not only fights, but also various adventures with platforming, hydrocycles. It also looks interesting. I liked the demo.
great vid. had my eye on Dark Providence before I saw it in this vid. I'm frothing at the mouth for the new El Grande, but I'm hanging on to my original copy until it gets released.
The new edition of El Grande is out now and I’ve been loving it. I really need to do a comparison video with the old edition. I have both editions myself and I’m not quite sure which I prefer tbh
It’s such a great game but it deff takes a big explanation of what the closed economy means up front. It’s pretty easy to teach the game but the concept of “we’re all collaboratively responsible for the health of the economy in this game” is something that takes others a bit of time to get their head around.
I’m so pumped for the Splotter reprints. Plus the new Food Chain Magnate may deliver by the end of the year. This is going to be a wild year for Splotter fans!
Great top 10! Personally, I’m very exited about Andromeda’s Edge and Inventions : évolution of ideas. I believe they are coming in 2024. I have never tried El Grande, now I’m definitely interested:)
Hey can I convince you to start introducing yourself along with the channel more consistently. I finally saw your lower third and confirmed you're name isn't "Hunter" but that was after several videos. I know first hand how wierd self promotion can feel at first but I feel like you stand a good chance to really grab some attention with your channel and its apparent how much work goes into it so you deserve the recognition, and to not get called Hunter by strangers for the rest of your life.
Haha thank you for the kind words and great insight. I actually hadn't thought about that before but yea I could see people calling me Hunter instead of Sterling, and that would be weird. I will deff take your advice on this one!
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The Amazon listings are scams. Please correct that. We have proof that counterfeit copies are being sold.
Kelp will be released in October 2024 by Wonderbow.
Thank you, I’ve had other people point that out as well and I’ve updated the description of the video. I wish I caught it before I posted the video. Hate that people prey on our community like this 😭😭if you don’t mind I’m going to pin your comment to help others too
Hot damn. I was just about to order from Amazon. Glad I read this. :)
Love the list. Preordered el grande and through the desert which you didn't mention!
Through the Desert is great, but has never quite made it into my collection. I think I just like the more aggressive Knizias better
Afaik Cyclades Legendary still has a late pledge opening up in January
Thanks for the heads up!
Very professional, Sterling! Love the video
Thank you! Means a lot!
Lol bro wtf you have almost 80k subs?! That's insane
@@CardboardHunter haha Hell ya! I don't really upload video content much these days but I am remaking halo 4 into a game that looks more like Halo infinitea
@@Unseen_Halo that's super dope! Didn't realize you had so much skill in game design / modding.
@@CardboardHunter Yeah! It's my passion! 🙂
Enjoyed your list. Excited for Cthuluh Orient Express game.
Thank you! Happy gaming in 2024!
1st video I see from you. I love the quality and your presentation. Great video.
Thank you for the kind words! Happy gaming in 2024!
Great list! I would take a look at Natera: New Beginning as well!!
Thank you and will do! 🙌
Moja topka roku 2023' gdy chodzi polskie wydania gier planszowych to:
1. Wiedźmin: Stary Świat + dodatki
2. Frostpunk
3. dodatki do ETHERFIELDS
4. dodatek NIEŚMIERTELNOŚĆ do Diuny: Imperium
5. Władcy Ziemi 8*.Władcy Oceanów
6. Northgard: Niezbadane Ziemie
7. Uśpieni bogowie
8. City of Great Machine
9. Turbo
10. Wsiąść do pociągu Legacy
11. Miodny Bzyk
12. dodatek do Zaginiona Wyspa Arnak - POSZUKIWANIA EKSPEDYCJI
13. Radlands
14. Ekspedycyje - Scythe
15. Brzdęk! Katakumby
16. Hegemony
17. 51. Stan: Ultimated Edition
18. Niezbadana Planeta
19. Wioska
20. Jekyll i Hyde
21. Icaion
22. Unmatched Adventures
23. Beyond the Sun
24. Mroczny Amulet
25. Upadek Imperium 😉
Great list!
Oooo hoping for bus! Great video! Indonesia looks really fun
Yea now I just have to find a group willing to play Indonesia with me once my preorder comes in 😅
What a banger of a video, well done! My FOMO is aching right now :)
Haha thanks! Big fan of your channel by the way! Keep up the good work over there too 🙌
Love the Splotter love. You've won a new subscriber and I am praying for Bus
Glad to have another Splotter fan on the channel! Good luck in the giveaway for Bus!
Interested in Arcs! First time hearing about it. Thx!
Of course! Glad to help shine a light on a great game!
Thx for the list! Gonna pre order some things now🙃
Your welcome! Happy gaming in 2024!
Wow, look how fast your channel grew! I'm off to order El Grande now.
Thank you so much! I don’t totally know what I’m doing but I’m glad people have been enjoying my content 😅🙌
1st video from you that I see. I like the way you ponder things and lay down your thought process for the audience. Some nice picks in there too.
Thank you so much! Glad people are enjoying my approach!
I’m waiting for the release of Kelp KS. Thanks for the video
You’re very welcome!
love the video. i will forsure get some games listed. can't wait for el grande
Thank you and happy gaming in 2024!
Thanks for introducing me to a couple of games that weren't on my radar, in particular the Splotter games... Great list!
No problem! Glad to show off some great games! Happy gaming in 2024! 🙌
First time watching your videos. I am a subscriber now! Happy New Year!
Glad to have you here, happy gaming in 2024!
Just added so many games to my list to try to get my hands on. Happy new year. Can’t wait to see what you bring to the board game community in 2024!
Thank you so much and happy gaming in 2024!
Great video thank you. As a resident of the UK, we actually played the new El Grande the other night 😮. In all honesty, i didn't realise we had an earlier release over here, but it's nice for a change because we're usually 6 months behind you guys. Happy New Year to you and your viewers. Let's make 2024 a good one 👍
Thank you and happy new years to you and your family as well! Yea I won’t lie I’ve been pretty jealous seeing all of the UK gamers getting their hands on it so far ahead of us 😅 even my local game shop looked at me crazy when I mentioned there was a reprint coming any day lol
I'm super excited for Kelp. Actually just finalized my Deluxe pledge yesterday. I've been interested in Cascadero as well! Not sure how much I'd dig it, but I love that you covered it. As usual, here's another entry into the 20th Anni Bus giveaway!
I finally got the prototype copy of Kelp from the publisher and planning on sitting down with it this evening and making a video here soon
I just discovered your channel! Loved this video…. I’ve learned so much from the back stories you provided about the games. Thank you!
You’re very welcome! Glad people are enjoying my little stories and backgrounds because I was worried I was rambling too much about stuff others wouldn’t care about 😅
@@CardboardHunter Definitely not too much rambling…. And very interesting. It’s obvious you love the hobby…. 😊
@@penny5636 Ty so much! I can't lie, I do really enjoy getting to talk about this hobby as much as I can!
Nice list! Been eyeing the new El Grande after hearing so much praise for it, will have to place an order soon! Gamenerdz says it's coming out this month? Anyways, great to learn of some other games to look out for, Kelp and Cascadero sound especially intriguing, thanks for the details! Too bad I missed the new Cyclades KS!
The old Cyclades is still a killer game too, I deff recommend trying to score a second hand copy! Also please be aware I’ve been made aware that the Amazon copies of Kelp are counterfeit
Never heard of UR 1830 BC before, that looked amazing! I got a copy of Santiago on my shelf just waiting to get played.. Hard one to get people excited for but wow does it look great.
Santiago is soooo good. It’s for sure in my Top 5 of all times. The way the secondary auction phase is basically just everyone trying to bribe the player with the control of the irrigation path is one of my favorite mechanics of any game ever
Thanks for El Grande reprint info!
Great picks! I didn’t know that there would be Indonesia 2nd edition coming! Looking forward!
Yea I just randomly came across it myself and freaked out a bit. The 2nd Edition has been out for a while, which has a slightly different map and some mechanic tweaks from the original and I believe this new version will be a reprint of the same edition with the components or board altered a bit but no mechanic changes. They may call it 3rd edition, but I haven’t been able to tell yet.
Great video… first time watching and I loved the thought and explanation put into your list.
Thank you so much! Glad people are appreciating my little backgrounds and stories and don’t think I’m just nerding out and rambling too long 😅🙌
I played El Grande for the first time last January and have been resisting the urge to grail shop for the Big Box in anticipation of this year's reprint. From the looks of the early reviews and unboxings, it seems like it was worth the wait - especially at that price point!! Nice to see Indonesia and Lords of Vegas in there too!
Yea I’ve been trying to add the Big Box version to my collection for years too and when I first heard about this one about 6-8 months ago I’ve been fighting that exact same urge 😅
I had the big box. Never played the variants or got it to the table. I'd skip. And it's my favorite game.
@@XolitionI think the reprint (due out today?) includes two mini-expansions, but not the full big box.
Great explanations of these games! El Grande is a must for me and Kelp looks like a lot of fun!
Can't wait for more videos! Thanks again!
Thank you for the kind words! 🙌
Happy New Year Sterling 🌝
Thanks for the list and thoughtful descriptions. I'm still very new to modern tabletop gaming (backed Return to Dark Tower a few years back but nothing since until Nov/ Dec of last year as I started heavily following board game content creator streams), so there's quite a few games on your list I've not heard of which is always good. Happy New Year.
Well welcome into a lovely hobby! One of my recommendations for newer gamers into the hobby is find your closest local board game store and ask them if there’s a weekly or monthly board game meetup at their establishment. It’s a great way to play some great games but more importantly learn what styles and mechanics you mostly enjoy so you have a little bit to go on when first buying games for your collection
@@CardboardHunter There's definitely a couple places nearby (one's a movie theater!) and at least pre-pandemic Charlottesville, VA hosted a small but enthusiastic gaming convention (actually I'm not sure how small it was, it was in a Holiday Inn, so maybe it was bigger than I thought. We have plenty of other hotels around that probably wouldn't cost as much to host).
Nice list, El Grande is a classic. It’s amazing that it still holds its own after all these years.
Completely agree! A true evergreen game!
Interesting video. Thank you for new games to look into.
You’re very welcome! Happy gaming in 2024!
Nice list! It matches up well with a lot of my interests too. Subscribed!
Glad to have you here!
Great video, you put Arcs on my list of games to get
Glad I can help showcase some great games!
Great video thanks
Nice video, I enjoy your presentation skills 😬
Thank you! I was worried my ADHD was getting the best of me and I was going over a bunch of extra details no one would care about 😅
New to board games and new to your channel as well. Was checking out this video for new games in 2024 and bus is a bonus. 😊 El Grande and Kelp look interesting!
Hey welcome to the channel and to a great hobby! There’s so many games out there it can be really daunting where to start. I always recommend trying to find your closest friendly local board game shop and see if they have game meetups so you can experience a few other games with other people and try to hone in on what you like and dislike in the hobby
Thanks for this! If u read this and hav the time.. how easy is learning, and how good is, Chesapeake? I’ve not played any xx but am considering. Generally I am a euro gamer.
I think if you play your share of medium to heavier euros then 18Chesapeake wont be hard for you to get your head around. It’s certainly the best entry to 18xx I’m aware of. The real challenge is talking your gaming group into giving it a shot lol 😅
Great video, looking forward to primal in 2024
Yea I’ve got a friend that backed it so I’m expecting to have an opportunity to play it when it finally fulfills.
Just discovered your channel. Great editing btw.
Kelp looks interesting as a two player. Was about to order and read the comments about Amazon copies being knockoffs.
ElGrande also looks great. Preordered because of this video. :)
Glad you found the channel and thanks for the compliment! I've been learning all this youtube and editing stuff since I started a few months ago and it's been a lot of fun! Glad you saw the comments about the counterfeit Kelp. I wish I would have caught that before I posted the video but thankfully so many in the community reached out to me and the publisher and made us aware pretty early so we've been able to post about it
Great list. Excited about Indonesia coming back in print!
Me too! I think it will be pretty limited but I’m not missing it this time for sure!
walking into 2024 with 10 new games on my list
Haha glad I could help!
Thanks for sharing! Happy new year!
You’re very welcome! Happy gaming in 2024!
Kelp, Evacuation, and Cascadero are also on my list, but I'm really looking forward to Atlas Lost and Unconscious Mind as well. Andromeda's Edge also looks great, too. I've never heard of Ur 1830 BC, but I'll definitely be looking into it! I will say, El Grande definitely deserves that #1 spot, though! Very happy to see it back in circulation.
I don’t know how I missed Unconscious Minds but it’s deff been the game the most people have talked about in my comments so I will for sure be checking that one out too! 🙌
Certainly curious about Kelp and Arcs. Haven’t looked into the others very much. That Indonesia is absolutely beautiful.
Yea Indonesia is a serious commitment of a game but it’s one you won’t ever forget once you’ve got it down and actually tabled a real game of it
BUS is a grail game for me. Thanks so much for the contest. Happy New Year!
Happy new year and good luck!
When I was pretty new to the hobby, some of us in my game group got into Root, I was tasked with the teach. Being fairly new, I didn't realize the teach was long. It always seemed pretty reasonable considering how great the game is. Then, I played El Grande and deeply appreciated the elegant design. My copy is in German, so I am debating getting the new version just to be able to read the cards.
Yea I think Root is a brilliant game if everyone learns it before hand. I think of it like I think of Magic The Gathering, it’s just not something you should learn before the play lol. And yea I completely agree on El Grande, they just nailed every mechanic perfectly. For that low cost for the reprint, I can’t see you going wrong getting the new version
Ooh, great list! The UR 1830 BC reprint was the only new one that I didn't hear about previously. But I'm especially excited about Evacuation and Cthulhu: Dark Providence. I hope they go back to how the first edition felt on the latter.
I think Dark Providence will feel a lot like 1st Edition and my friendly local game shop just locked me in a copy of Evacuation that I should be able to pick up next Wednesday. Can’t wait to finally crack that one open!
I'm always a sucker for things in the Cthulu mythos, that looks interesting.
lol you and me both but the two Cthulhu games I mentioned in this video are actually good games and not just grabbing my attention because of the theme
I love these lists because there’s always something new out there that I haven’t discovered yet.
Glad I could help!
So happy the giveaway is still going for another entry 😁 & another great video! El Grande!!!
I’m planning on running it this weekend! 🙌🚌
@@CardboardHunter So excited!!!
Great video thanks, will you create a comparative video about El Grande, INIS, Blood Rage, Cyclades? I persionally love INIS and Blood Rage, but never played with El Grande or Cyclades. Do these fit next to each other?
I don’t think El Grande is a game I’d compare to those, it’s going to feel much more like a euro than those other games you mentioned. I do really want to do an Eric Lang comparison video, i.e. Blood Rage, Rising Sun, Ankh, vs Chaos in The Old World.
Just when I thought Christmas brought my collection to a good place for a while I'm reminded there are like 4 reprints and 6 new games in 2024 I want on my shelf.
Haha you and me both 😅
Super happy to see that people are still talking about Arcs actually. I really feel like the hype for it somewhat got lost...
Completely agree. If it’s as good as I hope it is, everyone in my game groups are going to never hear the end of it in 2024 😅🙌
Thanks for the video! Some of the games are a bit heavier than I can handle, but I appreciate your perspective. Cascadero sounds like a really good one for more casual gamers like me.
Yea Cascadero should be plenty light enough for even new gamers. I think Reiner Knizia as a whole is a great place to start and get a feel for various types of euro games before trying out the heavier stuff
This video is really my first look at upcoming games, so I definitely learned a lot! Kelp and Lords of Vegas look the most interesting to me.
The 2 games I’m anticipating this year are Kickstarters from the same designer, Carl Van Ostrand: Bardwood Grove and Merchant's Cove Master Craft.
Just tabled my older copy of Lords of Vegas with my family yesterday and it was such a fun time. Even my little 10 year old brother got the hang of it after only a few rounds and loved it
Already have the El Grande Big Box, going to have to think about swapping it out for the reprint just because of how much easier it will be to bring in a game bag. Updated look is also tempting too
Yea it’s a hard call between swapping because the Big Box version is practically a piece of board gaming history at this point
I've had El Grande on my wishlist for this year. Looks like you've convinced me to send it up to the top now 😂
Haha there’s certainly a reason it’s still spoken so highly of after so many years
Tbh, I think that Arcs pulls a lot of ideas from Joraku, which is a brilliant trick taking area control game.
Oooo interesting, I’ll deff check that one out!
Great list! Already have el grande but the reprint looks tempting hahaha
Thank you! 🙌
Actually stoked for a lot of things on this list, it’s cool to see my tastes align a lot with yours! I can’t wait to give ARCS a go!
Awesome! Glad to have you here! Happy gaming in 2024!
Such a solid list! Excited for to check them all out!
Thank you! 🙌
I must say that you bring something else to boardgame table with your content. At first I thought why is he explaining how he ordered his top 10... but then as your list goes on and on you provided some very logical comments and described (and showed!) a lot about those games. Very well done. 👍
Thank you for the kind words! I’m glad people enjoyed my little breakdowns and backstories because I was worried I was nerding out and rambling too much 😅🙌
@@CardboardHunter interesting comments + showing the game you're talking about (pictures speak far more then words when it comes to this hobby, at least for me), this is where you shine.
A great list. Thanks for sharing
Thank you!
Kelp looks great. Personally, I’m looking forward to Unconscious Mind.
Wow I don’t know how I missed that one, that looks fascinating. Now I’m looking forward to Unconscious Mind too! Lol
Undaunted is a fantastic system, played a good amount of the original and North Africa, haven’t had a chance to play Stalingrad or Battle of Britain yet. The jump to future sci-fi is a bit jarring, but honestly a welcome change. Reminds me of how Battlefield 1942 eventually made it to 2142, which was flipping awesome haha.
Completely agree! Can’t wait to try it out!
Undaunted 2200 callisto is one of my most anticipated games for 2024. It's finally a theme that draws me into the undaunted series. I have high hopes.
Same! I think it will do well because Undaunted has gotten so much hype but so many people are turned off by historical wars, they feel a bit too real to people, but think one will be fantasy enough to welcome way more people into it
@@CardboardHunter I agree. I forsee this version doing well for those exact reasons. I also think those that speak highly of the previous undaunted series will come out and support this change in theme. Looking forward to seeing this channel keep growing. Happy New Year!
Hey, new to your channel and really like it! El Grande is so far my #1 anticipated game too.
Hey thank you, glad to have you here! Happy gaming in 2024!
Glad to stumble across this channel - good call outs here.
Thank you! Glad to have you here! 🙌
Remember Arcs is launching with 2 versions. The base game with little to no asymmetry and the campaign game with lots of asymmetry!
Yea I’m not sure how interested I am in the campaign version of the game, though I love the bigger board. I think I want to try the base version first but I know for myself I just never get campaign games tabled
@@CardboardHunter they use the word “campaign” but if y’all got time to play, the 3 acts can be played in one sitting. The base game is actually fairly easy to learn and teach and once your group has a good understanding of that, the campaign just adds on top of it.
This is anecdotal and worked for me and my friends who all tested out the base game and the first act of the campaign :)
@@dango4ever719 Very interesting. Thanks for the insight! The version that comes with the campaign can also still be played as the base version too, right?
Appreciate the focus on classic great games and not chasing the new hotness. El Grande is an absolute incredible game even after all these years. Glad to see it finally back in print.
Thank you! I love my older evergreen titles and to me no game is more of an evergreen game than El Grande. Another channel I love for highlighting great older games is Board Gems, highly recommend checking him out!
Really enjoying your content. Just came across your channel.
Thank you! 🙌
Omg the Dre-drop was 😂
Ty 🙌😅
David Thompson and Trevor Benjamin are two of the most prolific designers of the past few years. The undaunted system was such a revelation and I’m glad they are having such success!
Completely agree!
Always surprised by the differences in release dates for some games. Solid list!
Thank you!
Ooga booga welcome backa - Hope you had a great NY
Ty you too!
Btw for Kelp .. I wouldn’t count on the octopus not making a meal out of the shark. Don’t underestimate them, with their big brains, many tentacles and wicked/vicious beak-mouth.
Hey man, goodluck with the videos!! Ive been looking to get my hands on a copy of Bus for MONTHS now, but cant bring myself to pull the trigger on a way overpriced ebay listing. I'd love to grab a copy from the giveaway if i could!!
Wishing you luck! Checked out your channel and I’m a huge Rust fan cool. Always fun to meet someone who loves board games and rust, the perfect venn diagram lol
Thank you - brand new watcher of the channel.
Glad to have you here!
I sold El Grande BB for $30 back in 2017 when I found the original and I still regret it. The way they just threw it in the back of their truck and barely looked at me made me instantly regret the whole thing. 😢
That’s even makes me sad! 😭 hopefully when they finally played it they learned to properly appreciate and not treat it like a piece of plywood lol
I have been sooooooo excited to start up my board game group again now that the holidays are done
Same! Happy gaming in 2024! 🙌
I guess I have to go digging to find out what you're talking about regarding Mythic Games and 6th Siege.
In short they basically spent the money they took in on 6:Siege to complete other games and then told everyone they had to pay for both the game and the shipping all over again or they wouldn’t get their game. They tried to play it off as prices have just went up and other issues but it was pretty clear what really happened and this is the third project they’ve now done this exact same thing.
@@CardboardHunter That's criminal. I don't think they're the first to do it, though. I don't think I'd do another KS again if I backed a company that did that.
Cool games. At a recent steam festival, I played the demo of another potentially good game - Arnold Bounty Hunter. It looks more like the first Battletoads - there are not only fights, but also various adventures with platforming, hydrocycles. It also looks interesting. I liked the demo.
great vid. had my eye on Dark Providence before I saw it in this vid. I'm frothing at the mouth for the new El Grande, but I'm hanging on to my original copy until it gets released.
The new edition of El Grande is out now and I’ve been loving it. I really need to do a comparison video with the old edition. I have both editions myself and I’m not quite sure which I prefer tbh
Nice Top 10 mate, I'd love to try my hands on El Grande
Highly recommend it!
Yo those games look amazing! Can't wait to find more friends to play with in person T_T
I know that struggle too! 😅😭
Great list. Most excited about Arcs and Lords of Vegas myself 🥳
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!
I wish i could find a copy of CONTAINER somewhere. Its on my must have rare games list.
It’s such a great game but it deff takes a big explanation of what the closed economy means up front. It’s pretty easy to teach the game but the concept of “we’re all collaboratively responsible for the health of the economy in this game” is something that takes others a bit of time to get their head around.
Great video!
Thank you!
My resolution is to not by any games till I get nearly all my games played. But lets see if this list makes me fold
Haha good luck on your resolution! Maybe just try to power thru your whole shelf of shame so you can buy games quicker! 😅💪
Wow didn’t know there was a remake of study in emeral. I will definitely have to check that out
Yea I’m so excited for it!
Good picks.
Looks like some great games coming!
Yea I feel like 2023 was a little mid but 2024 might just shape up to be a great year for board gaming!
Great video. Excited for the Splotters coming. Also, BUS!!
I’m so pumped for the Splotter reprints. Plus the new Food Chain Magnate may deliver by the end of the year. This is going to be a wild year for Splotter fans!
Very excited for Indonesia reprint, would love to get more people into the game, it's a blast.
I can’t wait, I’m already planting little seeds with my different groups to get enough people excited for it 😅🙌
Great top 10! Personally, I’m very exited about Andromeda’s Edge and Inventions : évolution of ideas. I believe they are coming in 2024. I have never tried El Grande, now I’m definitely interested:)
Yea those have my attention too but I didn’t feel like I understood them quite well enough to recommend them but I deff want to try them in 2024!
Hey can I convince you to start introducing yourself along with the channel more consistently. I finally saw your lower third and confirmed you're name isn't "Hunter" but that was after several videos. I know first hand how wierd self promotion can feel at first but I feel like you stand a good chance to really grab some attention with your channel and its apparent how much work goes into it so you deserve the recognition, and to not get called Hunter by strangers for the rest of your life.
Haha thank you for the kind words and great insight. I actually hadn't thought about that before but yea I could see people calling me Hunter instead of Sterling, and that would be weird. I will deff take your advice on this one!
I like this list! Makes me think about getting El Grande, lords of vegas, and Arcs (ok probably not BUY Arcs, but it sounds like fun to play).
All great choices! And I’m in the same boat, I want to play Arcs first