Expectations Exceeded | A Look Back at My Most Anticipated Board Games From 2022-2023
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Did the board games I've most anticipated over the last two years fail to meet my expectations? Or were they better than I could have imagined? How good am I at predicting which games will make my Top 10 of the year? In this video, I take a look back and try to answer these questions.
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Another reminder to go get Voidfall - but also a reminder to stay strong (till my birthday) and enjoy playing what’s already on my shelf!
You say you do a bad job of determining which games will be released and when, but I think a lot of that blame falls on kickstarted projects. The variability in how those games are delivered can be from a few weeks up to a few years to never arriving at all. Kickstarter makes it easy to get excited about games, but it struggles at times to deliver those games in a timely fashion that also satisfies that excitement.
I also noticed there are no Stonemaier games on your anticipation lists. That's likely related to how they release their games. Providing, at most, a month to learn about and then get excited about a game before it arrives at your doorstep. Comparatively, that is a short window to get hyped about a game, but at least you know the game will arrive when they say it will. I've come to prefer their release strategy over kickstarter, even if their games haven't been crushing the top of anyone's lists lately. For me, I'll take an above average solo game like Apiary after a month of hype over the next big kickstarter getting me excited only to fail to deliver in a year's time.
All of this is to say, anticipating games can be fun, but often times it feels like reading the stock market. Lately, I've been trying to temper my expectations for games, especially kickstarters. I support them with the hope they will be good and arrive in a year's time, but knowing full well it could be a bust in either case. And, when a game pops up that wasn't on my radar and knocks it out of the park, its a different kind of excitement that is just as satisfying.
Appreciate the video(s) as it helps put some games on my radar that may not have been there before! And thanks for being a positive voice in the solo gaming community!
For sure. With crowdfunding you have to expect that all timelines are unrealistic. You are right, these kinds of lists focus on crowdfunding games because we hear about them so early. The max hype is before they've even been made. This is not a good thing. I admire any company that goes straight to retail. I actually spend very little time looking at future games, so I'm probably the wrong person to do these anticipation lists, but it is fun to do once per year. Thanks so much for checking out the video and taking the time to share your thoughts. I really appreciate it!
I love this kind of content 🌼😄
Thanks so much, Kristina! I'm glad. I'm never sure if this kind of video will be interesting to anyone so it is nice to hear that you enjoy it. Thanks so much for supporting the channel! Have a great day!
I recently picked up Frostpunk as its been on a really good sale. I mean REALLY good. Games are EXPENSIVE here in NZ as we have to convert our $. Great to see a game that good on heavy discount. I assume there is another print or version coming out, but like having the 'classic' versions - particularity on sale.
Hearing that the Carnegie solo gameplay is easy to manage makes me interested in that one. And as for O. Kanal...it's been picked up by a French publisher and renamed "Kanal." Slated to come out in October 2024 and still no clarity on whether there will be a US release for the game or not.
Dang it! Your vid made me check out Dieson Crusoe...and I ended up backing it. 😂
Age of Comics was great and Scholars is amazing. Share when you play them!
That's exciting to hear. I can't wait to table them. Hopefully soon. Thanks for watching!
Tamashii is great! Very well made and it has an outstanding True Solo mode.
Burncycle is great but it does take dedication to make it through an entire game. Great stealth mechanics and it looks great. I think you’ll like it, once you get to play it.
Def give Burncycle a shot when you get the chance! I consider it one of the more underrated games out there and its particularly good for solo :)
Ah, don't say that. I already feel regret for not playing it. :) Yeah, it looks like my kind of game, very puzzly. It will definitely get played this year. Thanks for checking out this little follow up video! I appreciate it!
@@TotallyTabled fair is fair. You forced me to get voidfall :p
@@TotallyTabledi just finished going throufh rulebook this morning and am going to play solo tonight!
100% agree with it being underrated
I'll happily take the blame for Voidfall!
Speaking of your interest in games inspired by Robinson Crusoe, what are your thoughts on Dieson Crusoe? I was just checking out the Gamefound for it
Ha, yeah. I'm backing it. Hate the name but it looks cute to me. And seems like something I should check out for the channel. But I only have a vague idea how it works. Thanks for watching!
@@TotallyTabledYeah, the name is pretty goofy, but I thought you'd be interested. Looking forward to seeing you play it on the channel! I always enjoy your content; keep up the great work!
once again an ourstanding video... I misseed on a few of these and are now trying to track them down to add to the collection... thanks man.. your the best...
Picked up on your channel when you started playing Legacy of Yu, and beginning to realise that I just need to purchase everything that you do!
Love Distilled. Just got all the expansions, metal token and coins, and of course shot glass! 😅
"I'm halfway through many campaigns." I hear this so hard, Shaggy. Great look back. I'm right there with you on Burncycle, too. I loved that game, but it was so hard for me to table, but it's such a great game.
you gonna love Scholars
I hope so and I think you are right! I've never disliked a Garphill game before, but this one looks like my sort of thing. Thanks for watching!
I'll add another vote for burncyle... it's become one of my all-time favorites, and does work great solo... I just play 2 agents and the command module myself...
Nice! Thanks for the recommendation and I'll keep that in mind when I get it to the table. I'm pretty excited to try it. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for another awesome video. I got my copy of Tamashii this week and have played two sessions so far. Absolutely loving it! Personally I feel like it's best for solo gaming and I don't have any problem with that.!
That's awesome! It really plays great solo -- that is how I've played most of my games. Lots of fun ideas in there. Thanks for watching!
Loving the channel. Keep it up! cheers from Brazil
Wow, thanks, I appreciate that! Cheers!
finally got voidfall and its all sleeved up and organised ready to go....
this weeks evenings are going to be diving in and learning how to play properly
Awesome! I hope you enjoy it, Sem. Check out my playthrough -- that should help a bit. Once you have a bit of experience with it, the game flows nicely. Report back and let us know how it goes. Thanks for checking out the video!
Resurgence is nice quick fun! Hope you get to try it soon! Very hyped to see the Primal play through! Mine won’t be arriving in the next quarter pretty sure
I hoping to film Primal either today or tomorrow! So hopefully it will appear next week sometime. Probably Thursday. You definitely want to check it out. I'm having a great time with it. Thanks for watching!
Damn that TODO list must really be something xD
Uhhh, you don't want to know. :) Thanks for watching!
I'm a noob solo board gamer, only started last year. I've been loving your videos, I'm really inclined to Robinson Crusoe and/or Spirit Island. I already saw your Robinson Crusoe videos but you don't have any for Spirit Island. What's your opinion between these 2 and what should I buy first? Right now I have star wars: outer rim and expeditions and I love them both as solo
Well, Robinson Crusoe is my favorite solo game of all time, so that one will always get the nod from me. If you've seen my playthroughs then you know what the game is about. Spirit Island would be the "solo community's" pick. It is a favorite because it is an insanely deep and strategic co-op. The problem I have with it is that I think it plays best with 2 spirits. A lot of players will just play with two spirits when playing solo, but I find that difficult. Two players controlling two spirits is my sweet spot, and so it hasn't been a major part of my solo diet so far. I have a goal to tackle Spirit Island solo, get over the hump, and get comfortable controlling two spirits, so expect a video sometime this year. But the two games feel very different. Do you want more of the push-your-luck storytelling of Robinson Crusoe, or the crunchy strategic card play of Spirit Island? You probably can't go wrong. Thanks so much for watching and supporting the channel!
I watched Robinson Crusoe on here and got it for solo with no regrets, it’s great fun. I find it really hard as everything seems to want to kill, eat or hurt you, but wouldn’t have it any other way!
@@TotallyTabled .. Ha! not just me then with Spirit Island, single spirit on a single board, I nearly always win, two spirits on two boards, I nearly always lose.. lol great game tho.
So much delivered last year that I haven't had a chance to get to the table yet. I expect my play frequency will increase this year since I finally have a dedicated gaming space. Age of Comics is currently on my table to be played this weekend.
I can thank (or blame) you for my Halls of Hegra purchase. I agree that it's not going to be high in my rotation list given the theme, but I very much enjoyed getting absolutely destroyed my first play 😂. I'm currently 1-2 games away from completing my second campaign playthrough of Legacy of Yu. I absolutely love the puzzle of that one, and I'll typically play about 2 games every time it hits my table.
The deluxe edition for Robinson Crusoe just arrived, so I'm going to have to get that back to the table now and try some of the new scenarios. Haven't touched either Sleeping Gods yet... Hopefully soon.
I'm also super anticipating Unconscious Mind. Hopefully that will arrive this summer or fall. We clearly have a lot of similar tastes in games! Love the videos as usual.
Oh, please let me know what you think about Age of Comics once you get it played. Very curious about that one. I love the theme and look of it. I totally agree with you -- a flood of games have come in all at once. It is going to take all year to get through them. Hopefully nothing else will come out in the meantime. :) My RC just arrived as well! The Adventure Book is AWESOME! I also love the neoprene mat. I need to get Primal filmed so I can bust out RC and figure out what I want to show on the channel first. Thanks so much. It is always wonderful to hear from you!
@@TotallyTabled The neoprene mat is fantastic! Although much larger than I'd anticipated. 😅
I'm a former book editor with a love of comics, so Age of Comics was a special theme for me. I'll make a note to pop back here to let you know what I thought.
Yeah, I remember you mentioning that before. What a cool job! I wanted to write novels but I lacked the skills so I went into journalism and then screenwriting. :) Now I just write for myself, like singing in the shower.
Fantastic video!
Thanks so much!