Sam & JT's Top 5 Spooky Games

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  • @SamHealey6
    @SamHealey6  Месяц назад +9

    Alright…the coincidence of Mythic Games announcement of liquidation has drawn the web of negativity to this list. I’m not pulling the list down because I like the games regardless of who published (or didn’t publish or didn’t finish) the games in question. You can agree or disagree with me, but I simply ask you to be civil to people here no matter what side you find yourself on. Freedom of speech doesn’t equal freedom from treating each other common decency and respect. Thanks for being here, folks!

    • @elikurtz729
      @elikurtz729 Месяц назад +4

      Right on Sam! Great games stay great games no matter what happened in the background.
      I truely hope someone will hire the leading game designer from Mythic as they have the perfect talent and knack to create the most amazing board games. Would also be great if someone would rescue the games very much the same way Steamforged rescued Street Masters and Euthia. Think they bought the Solomon Kane assets so there might be something new or a re-print in the future aside from their RPG.
      Quite a few failed crowdfunded games re-emerged with time e.g. Evil Dead where they even produced free copies for the previous backers and Village Attacks that should be back to KS soon under a new company. Not sure how CMON will handle HEL but CMON does have a great record of fun games in my books :)
      And thanks for being here yourself, Sam! :D Greatly enjoy your content! Happy gaming everyone!
      PS: just a reminder for whom it concerns: Crowdfunding is a type of speculative investment. It is not a shop-system or a loan. Everyone signs that they are ok if they never receive a reward if a project fails ... you are entitled to be sad but never should there be overreactions like happened in the case of Mythic!

  • @GrimlanderMG
    @GrimlanderMG Месяц назад +3

    I have also never won Nemesis. I did a solo play tonight, and died on turn 3. I still love it.

    • @Oaklestat
      @Oaklestat 26 дней назад

      I have not tried it solo yet. hmmm...
      Thanks, JT

  • @olafslomp4529
    @olafslomp4529 24 дня назад +3

    It would be great if JT made a top 10 final girl boxes!

    • @Oaklestat
      @Oaklestat 22 дня назад

      Hmm, I wonder how I would judge them. I'll see what I can do. 🍻

  • @nickforlizzi3100
    @nickforlizzi3100 Месяц назад +2

    Great List! Another great job guys!

    • @nickforlizzi3100
      @nickforlizzi3100 Месяц назад +1

      Monsters on board is an underrated game

    • @Oaklestat
      @Oaklestat 26 дней назад +1

      @@nickforlizzi3100 Agreed. We really enjoy it at our house. Thank, JT

  • @rudyjansen4242
    @rudyjansen4242 Месяц назад +8

    Nemisis! Great pick, JT.

    • @Oaklestat
      @Oaklestat Месяц назад +1

      🎉🎉 ☠️☠️
      Cheers!

  • @DMBrownlee
    @DMBrownlee Месяц назад +5

    "Dead of Winter" is a good one. I think the theme of the two player game "InBetween" is probably the creepiest of the games we own. However, our quintessential Halloween game is still the cooperative "Ghost Stories". I love how it feels so easy at the beginning and by the end you are desperate for a lucky roll to save the day. Back when my wife and I first started dating, the first time she came to my house, I was hosting a Halloween party. Although we did not finish the game, Ghost Stories was the first game we ever played together and we have been gaming ever since. Spooky and sentimental at the same time. 👻

    • @SamHealey6
      @SamHealey6  Месяц назад +1

      InBetween was the quintessential "Stranger Things" game before Stranger Things was a thing. It's a great two-player game!

  • @watcherfox9698
    @watcherfox9698 Месяц назад +3

    For spooky themed games, I gotta mention The Snallygaster Situation. I've not heard it talked about very much and it's such a great game.

    • @Oaklestat
      @Oaklestat Месяц назад

      I've never even heard of it!!

  • @jettryker
    @jettryker Месяц назад +6

    I would HIGHLY recommend Terrorscape. It's a 10/10 for me.
    I also love Monsters on Board! While the components are well produced, it’s crazy to think that a deluxe production almost derails a great game, but it does. The minis tip over easily and are too big for the board. The score tracker is dumb and tokens are also too big. In their own boxing video, the box has lid lift after essentially doing a component drop into the box. I’m hoping to fix several issues with some upgrades but I feel like this game would have done a TON better if they would have had a better thought out production. The gameplay is a solid 8-8.5 for me.

    • @Oaklestat
      @Oaklestat Месяц назад

      Very nice. First thing i did was 3d print stackable scoring tokens. The ones they send are bad. I like the monsters and dont mind the size. The monoliths are definitely top heavy. I dont have any lid lift issues. But i don't put the cars in the box.
      Cheers, JT

  • @scyldscefing3913
    @scyldscefing3913 Месяц назад +4

    At my house, no October goes by without at least 2 plays of Fury of Dracula.

    • @Oaklestat
      @Oaklestat Месяц назад

      Woohoo!!! 👹

    • @TheErnieforss
      @TheErnieforss Месяц назад

      I wish i can buy a copy of this game. I only played first edition

  • @BoardGamecomments
    @BoardGamecomments Месяц назад +3

    Great picks. I still haven't managed to try Resident Evil, but it sounds amazing every time JT talks about it.
    I thought I'd struggle with this one because I don't really do much for Halloween, but it turns out I really like games that fit the spooky definition.
    5: Auztralia. Way down the list because it doesn't really have as much tension as the others. There are zombies and Lovecraftian monsters, but this is here because I love the game.
    4: Dead of Winter. The zombies aren't really the thing you're worried about, but hidden traitor games add tension, that's a pattern that's going to come up again.
    3: Unfathomable. I did dock it some points because it doesn't quite fit the definition at the start of the video. Lovecraftian horror mixed with paranoia still fits pretty well though.
    2: Fury of Dracula. Dracula leaves unpleasant surprises for the hunters, the hunters try to kill Dracula. Even if a solo hunter finds Dracula, they can go from predator to prey instantly.
    1: Nemesis. It's the board game I'd hate to live inside. Despite Halloween being associated with fantasy horror rather than sci-fi horror, this game makes walking down a corridor tense.
    Legendary Alien just missed out, so I guess I don't have a wide range of themes on my list. Summoner Wars isn't scary at all, but there are undead factions. I'm getting Terrorscape before next Halloween so will make next year's list as I won't stick to 5 at that point.
    Mordheim would've made this list if I'd played the tabletop version more than messing with it on Tabletop Simulator for a while, I have a digital version that's too different for me to be able to list it. It would've been ideal, there's tension around every corner and you're in the City of the Damned with cults, undead, vampire hunters and giant rats.

    • @Oaklestat
      @Oaklestat Месяц назад +1

      Right on. I have Unfathomable but have not got it to the table yet.
      👻☠️. JT

  • @williamgarcia-medina9989
    @williamgarcia-medina9989 Месяц назад +3

    Interesting picks.

  • @boardsandblasters3223
    @boardsandblasters3223 Месяц назад +6

    Great Lists! Though i can't believe neither of you put Mansions of Madness on your lists

    • @Oaklestat
      @Oaklestat Месяц назад

      Not my favorite game. It's good but been overshadowed by newer games.
      Thanks, JT

  • @Oaklestat
    @Oaklestat Месяц назад +3

    Very nice. First thing i did was 3d print stackable scoring tokens. The ones they send are bad. I like the monsters and dont mind the size. The monoliths are definitely top heavy. I dont have any lid lift issues. But i don't put the cars in the box.
    Cheers, JT

  • @silvermcdaid
    @silvermcdaid Месяц назад +6

    Really like Monsters on Board glad it made Top 5. Have either of you played Dreadful Meadows, Abomination: Heir of Frankenstein, or The Bloody Inn. Those are some of my favorites

    • @SamHealey6
      @SamHealey6  Месяц назад +1

      @@silvermcdaid I know Zee loves The Bloody Inn!

    • @Oaklestat
      @Oaklestat Месяц назад +2

      I am looking forward to playing Dreadful Meadows and the Bloody Inn.
      JT

  • @RALFNE
    @RALFNE Месяц назад +3

    Great lists again. Nemesis and Final Girl would also be on my list. For a party setting I would include Ling of Tokyo with the Halloween monster or Mysterium . Otherwise SubTerra, Mansion of Madness 2nd Edition or any Gloomhaven version.

    • @Oaklestat
      @Oaklestat Месяц назад

      Oh, Sub Terra and Mysterium are good picks!!
      Thanks, JT

  • @dilatedbeholder3865
    @dilatedbeholder3865 Месяц назад +5

    Dawn of Madness came out this year - definitely a super creepy game!

    • @Oaklestat
      @Oaklestat Месяц назад

      I'll look it up. Thanks. JT

    • @elikurtz729
      @elikurtz729 Месяц назад

      @@Oaklestat Yep, almost forgot that but it is the creepiest and goriest game I know ^^ It is very soloable.

  • @shanedunlop8748
    @shanedunlop8748 Месяц назад +4

    heck yeah dead of winter!! phenomenal game

    • @Oaklestat
      @Oaklestat Месяц назад

      Yes it is!!
      Thanks, JT

  • @elikurtz729
    @elikurtz729 Месяц назад +3

    Thanks for the top list, Sam and JT! :D JT, think you should look into Machina Arcana which is a rather heavy steam punk Cthulhuesque game and perfect for 1-2 players. Have the feeling you might like it ^^
    Cthulhu: Death May Die is our groups absolute favourite. Guess we played it more that 40 times: every currently available scenario at least twice at 5 players or even 6 with GM (which is actually the smoothest experience). Every game is so tight, so immersive and so fun. Really looking forward to seasons 3&4 :D
    Nemesis comes in a close second for me. ^^ Honorary mentions go to the Arkham(2nd/3rd)/Eldrich Horror board games that I love but hardly ever play anymore ^^
    Tonight I will be playing Marvel Zombies at my FLGS and they will run Zombicide Black Plage parallel. So looking forward to it.
    Winter of the dead fell flat in my group - we hate the traitor mechanic, the Crossroads Cards never triggered in any of our 5-6 games and as pure co-op was also almost impossible to win as the items you need are always randomly on the very bottom of the stack ... give me Last Night on Earth any day over it :P
    Also really thematic but heavier is another from Flying Frog: "A Touch of Evil" (there was even a recent playthrough on the Dice Tower)
    On the lighter side, a bit like Night Cage is SubTerra which is really spelunking with creepy shadows out to hunt you while you cooperatively race for the exit.
    Have a great Spooky Season and plenty of good gaming rounds :)
    PS: Mythic is officially dead now. They have been liquidated this or last month and we will likely never see any of their other games or the rest of Darkest Dungeon.
    They made some of my absolute favourite games in Solomon Kane and Darkest Dungeon. Also would have loved the redesigned Monsterpocalypse. Oh well ... time to get over that horror I guess :P

    • @Oaklestat
      @Oaklestat Месяц назад +1

      Excellent! I have put Machina Arcana on my wish list.
      Thanks, JT

    • @Oaklestat
      @Oaklestat Месяц назад +1

      Machina Arcana has Fantastic art. I am not a huge fan of standees but I am still going to pick it up. Thanks again

    • @elikurtz729
      @elikurtz729 Месяц назад

      @@Oaklestat :D Cool, hope you can get a copy. If possible try to get the 3rd edition (2nd is ok as well but has a few typos) - it is a bit streamlined compared to the 1st (however, there is a fan base for the 1st as well and some retain the old loot system which makes it harder imho ^^).
      If you have Cthulhu Death May Die or Mansions of Madness you could use Minis from there to substitute the standees ^^ The standees fit the art style very well and made the game rather affordable at the time.
      This is in no way a short game but it is rather compact on the table if you can leave it set up. (3-4 hrs solo) :)
      Also it does come with really weird card sizes so sleeving might be a pain ^^

  • @agent-smith-
    @agent-smith- Месяц назад +5

    😂!!!! How am I supposed to play my copy of rise of necromancer ? They took my money and didn’t deliver the game. 😂😂

    • @SamHealey6
      @SamHealey6  Месяц назад +2

      @@agent-smith- I don’t know…contact Sore Loser Games. They produced the copy I own. My favorite games to play in this category isn’t necessarily determined by how available they are for those who watch the list. I realize this is a hot topic right now because of MG announcing liquidation, and that’s an unfortunate coincidence. Thanks for being here, though.

    • @agent-smith-
      @agent-smith- Месяц назад +1

      @@SamHealey6cool thx, I’ll reach out to them.

    • @SamHealey6
      @SamHealey6  Месяц назад

      @@agent-smith- What I meant, by the way, is to check with them to see if they have any old copies left. I was not meaning that you should try to recoup your game that you paid MG for from Sore Loser Games. Just wanted to make that clear.

    • @agent-smith-
      @agent-smith- Месяц назад +1

      @@SamHealey6 oh yeah I understand that. I still willing to pick up a an original copy not related to my pledge

  • @Martin-f8b8o
    @Martin-f8b8o Месяц назад +4

    Hi, Could you at please include a screenshot of the board/components of all games you speak about? It is difficult to really determine if you would like the game without actually seeing how it looks .... keep up the great work !!!!

    • @SamHealey6
      @SamHealey6  Месяц назад

      @@Martin-f8b8o Would love to, but simply don’t have the time to do so. RUclips only allows three copyright strikes before they shut you down, and finding copyright free pics of board games in this day and age is quite a daunting task (I tried it on a couple lists, already). It easily tripled the amount of time it took to edit the video. And there wasn’t a significant increase in viewership, either. Not gonna risk the integrity of my channel for a couple more views. Thanks for being here, though!

  • @KabukiKid
    @KabukiKid Месяц назад +4

    Final Girl... my #1. :-)

    • @Oaklestat
      @Oaklestat Месяц назад +1

      Woohoo. I'm 2 wins of 5 for my halloween Final girl run. 🎉👻

  • @qcmohawks1
    @qcmohawks1 Месяц назад +1

    Sam, your take on the Q&A is pretty bad. Not sure how you can speak about how great some of these games are while glossing over (pretty good guys) the fact that between Anastyr, DD, Monpoc, 6 Siege, Rise of the Necromancers (dont have Hel’s numbers) 54,377 backers are out $9,906,041
    How can you not take into account the elephant in the room when you were a part of the elephant?!?!
    We all know you didnt make the big business decisions, but you did get paid….and likely with backer $.
    This is more than agree/disagree here. You are going to lose some of your audience

    • @SamHealey6
      @SamHealey6  Месяц назад

      @@qcmohawks1 If I lose some of my audience for this, so be it. Be glad, though, that I strongly believe in free speech. Any more mudslinging in my direction, or anyone else’s, and I’ll pack your bags for you. I’ve already pinned one message to the top of the comments asking people to keep it civil in here. If that besmirch-ing had been leveled at anyone else, it and you would already be gone. Stop the mudslinging, please. Final warning.

  • @qcmohawks1
    @qcmohawks1 Месяц назад +6

    Are you serious?! Why include two games from a company that ripped off a ton of people on crowdfunding….all that $ and almost nobody will play all the DD content or the reprint for Rise of the Necromancers.

    • @SamHealey6
      @SamHealey6  Месяц назад +6

      @@qcmohawks1 These are “OUR” favorite games to play in this category. These are not to be considered a bunch of commercials for the companies who produced them. So, yes, these are seriously our favorite games in this category, regardless of who produced them, no matter how good or bad.

    • @muzaq6
      @muzaq6 Месяц назад +4

      @@SamHealey6Agreed - this is an excellent position to have regarding board games. Not everything needs to have some subjective ethical high ground applied.

    • @qcmohawks1
      @qcmohawks1 Месяц назад +4

      @@SamHealey6i guess….its still promoting them to some degree w even if thats not your intention. Considering you actually worked for Mythic Games for a time, and knowing how they(i know it wasnt you) burnt a bunch of backers for a ton of $ to even include these games are inappropriate/insensitive to those who are watching that are out $ and will never see product. Common sense seems like to even include them on your list would be taboo

    • @muzaq6
      @muzaq6 Месяц назад +2

      @@qcmohawks1​​⁠​​⁠ If someone is making a Top 10 list for board games, they shouldn’t waste time thinking about what might offend a small percentage of viewers (I don’t think they’d put out any list if this were the case). These are games that they enjoy, and your first reaction is “Are you serious?!” because you don’t agree with their inclusion for reasons having nothing to do with the characteristics of the games. Sam respectfully and rightfully blew you off - hopefully all channel’s Top 10s are their actual Top 10s, otherwise who are we really watching? The last thing I want to watch is Sam Healey’s Top 10 Board Games Revised and Approved by qcmohawks1.

    • @SamHealey6
      @SamHealey6  Месяц назад +1

      @@qcmohawks1 I simply disagree. It was not my intention neither deliberately nor indirectly to be insensitive to anyone. The other side of that same coin says that the list is disingenuous if you leave out games that you like better than others simply because of who made it (or didn’t). I appreciate the banter, though! Thanks for being here!

  • @A1underdog
    @A1underdog Месяц назад +1

    I can't believe anyone would mention Darkest Dungeon when people had to pay $1000 for a core box. Trust me it isn't that good, and the fact they robbed their backers is just sad. This was a great opportunity for Sam to at least speak into this space, and explain what he knows, but sadly it was just mentioned as a fun, "visceral" game.

    • @qcmohawks1
      @qcmohawks1 Месяц назад +1

      poor judgement on Sams part…..guess since he got his stuff it doesnt matter

    • @SamHealey6
      @SamHealey6  Месяц назад

      @@A1underdog Check out the first few minutes of our Q&A from this morning. Beyond that, I’ve replied elsewhere here in the comments and I stand by those statements. Thanks for being here.

    • @SamHealey6
      @SamHealey6  Месяц назад

      @@qcmohawks1 I replied to your earlier comments. So, I don’t appreciate the insinuation here. Let’s keep it civil, alright?

    • @A1underdog
      @A1underdog Месяц назад +1

      @@SamHealey6 Thanks for that! I went and checked it out. I hope you didn't take my comment as being disparaging towards you. My tastes in games have often aligned with yours and I appreciate your content.
      If anyone else wants a recap, he defends the people running mythic as good people, but admits they made bad choices (on a large scale). Also mentions that placement of games on lists are not endorsements of any kind, just games he likes playing. Also, the most important thing, Sam had nothing to do with decisions about running the company.

    • @qcmohawks1
      @qcmohawks1 Месяц назад

      @@A1underdogi understood all that. I didnt see anyone here point a finger at Sam about Mythics failures…..they just took exception to him including anything from Mythic on his lsit.
      Sam worked there, pretty sure it wasnt for free….did he get paid with some of the crowdfunding money? If so, then it was def a bad look to include them