But seriously: probably Ovation, which is a classical music themed game by a woman designer! Also super excited to get my hands on the Coloma expansion. Also excited to try Wyrmspan and the new Liz design, Undergrove! And there's a new Button Shy coming out by an Indian designer called Glass Garden, which is a solo only game that sounds really good.
Does Earthborne Rangers count as a 2024 game? The campaign ended in Autumn 2023, but I don't know how many copies have been distributed yet. Everybody seems to consider it a truly revolutionary game (Shut Up & Sit Down made the most celebratory review ever for it), I'd be curious to know what you guys think of it.
@@BeforeYouPlayyes it came out earlier in 2023, and the new campaign was a reprint plus expansions. It is very good, and verges on being “revolutionary”. The character creation alone is really cool.
Actually what were your thoughts on the south Tigris series….quite keen to know your thoughts.. I liked the architect of west kingdom probably will get viscounts but on the fence for south Tigris…would you recommend them?
We haven’t played each game enough yet. Scholars just once and wayfarers twice. We’d like to get a few more sessions in each. Lots of rules, and then 1, 2, 3… GO! We struggled with finding our path.
There is a fantastic trick taking game coming out that is themed around cheese - Cheez Tricks. Available to try on BGA. It has similar mechanics to The Crew but is competitive rather than co-op.
I won’t lie M. Night Shyamalan movies are not hit or miss for me……….tbh, they are more like HIT……..MISS…..MISS…..MISS…..MISS….HIT. But Monique is right. I am always intrigued when he has a new movie come out.
So far I’m not impressed with 2024 games. Hardly anything has dropped recently 🥲thank god for knizia. Marabunta is excellent. When he makes a game I’m instantly interested. Also salton sea is great. Fromage looks ok out of the whole bunch. Feeling like 2024 has started very slow. Im having to go back and buy all the games I missed for example Caesar’s empire, sunrise lane. All bangers. Can we have more medium weight games please. Don’t need story games and games that are monumental to teach. As you mentioned first rat made for a fun game for a group play. Give us more like that. Nice list btw. I’m sure you had to search hard to make this one
My top ten: 10. Sand 09. Pax Hispanica 08. Fromage 07. Pampero 06. Let’s Go to Japan 05. Arcs 04. The Old King’s Crown 03. Sankore 02. Salton Sea 01. Inventions: Evolution of Ideas Honourable mention to Galactic Cruise, which we’ve played this year but doesn’t officially come out until 2025.
I really hope you'll do a South Tigris trilogy as you did with West Kingdom trilogy with the TomeSaga. Saga for South Tigris is coming next year on KS alongside with the expansions.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on all the South Tigres series but particularly Inventors. I watched a play through of it and it almost seems like it was made complex for complex sake. I love all the Garfill games so far and I'd hate not not complete the series (yeah, I'm one of those). I very much trust your opinions and I think you do a great job explaining gameplay!
Great list! Some of the ones you mentioned are already on my radar (Inventors and Raas, for instance) and others are new to me that I'll have to check out. My top 5 most anticipated games for 2024 are: 5. Windmill Valley (Dani Garcia and Board and Dice) 4. Daitoshi (Dani Garcia and Devir Games) 3. Sankore: The Pride of Mansa Musa (although, I already own this one now. But it's FANTASTIC and it was my #3 going into the year) 2. Inventors of the South Tigris 1. Ezra and Nehemiah Honourable mention to Galactic Cruise, which could fulfill as soon as December 2024 if all goes without a hitch but is scheduled for arrival February 2025.
For me at the moment: 1) Unconscious Mind 2) Windmill Valley 3) Bone wars 4) From the Moon 5) Wyrmspan (just about coming out here, but not yet had the opportunity, hence still on my list)
Hmm, my most anticipated list for 2024 in no particular order is: A Gest of Robin Hood (so excited to hear you play the COIN games, I just learned about them late last year) Red Dust Rebellion (A sci-fi COIN game which is how I learned about them) Cretaceous Rails (barring it being late) Inventors of the South Tigris Through the Ice and Snow Pampero Forsaken (If it actually delivers this year) Unconscious Mind Creature Caravan Endeavor Deep Sea
Ooh, you should totally do a playthrough of Sleeping Gods. It's one of the most ambitious and unique games of this era, kind of storybook-y, but still very much filled with gameplay. Don't be scared, Naveen! Also, ask Van Ryder Games to send you some Final Girl for Monique to play solo on the channel! I so look forward to that day. :)
Loved the list. You aren't going to be disappointed by Vijayanagra, although it takes 2-3 plays before you see the system come through. Also a virtual high-five for Civolution, dislike the name but oh man, its Feld 0_0
Fromage intriges me and civolution off course. Castles of Burgundy special edition is definitely in my top 3 of all times... Incredible variety in that box. Marrakesh growed on me this year and i think it's sneeking into my top 5... A shame that certain review channels, read the dice Tower, ignored this game totally because of the publisher and price 🙄... Fantastic game
Definitely excited for Civolution and, more recently, Rock Hard! Even though I'm not sure if it is my type of game, I have to say that picture of the board and components for Vijayanagara looks truly gorgeous. 😍 Have you guys played Barcelona? Another of my absolute most anticipated games is the next from that designer, Windmill Valley!
Oh, Fromage is up on Tabletopia and I have played a few times already, it's sooo fun! It's full of creative ideas and the game is just beautiful and not too complicated at all. My most anticipated games are FLOE, and Daitoshi!
Eagerly waiting for Arcs to be fulfilled in the next few months. Played it once or twice as multihand solitaire on TTS while it was in development, but getting to play with actual people will be nice, too.
I haven't looked into a lot of games yet, but so far I would say: Clank Legacy 2 Let's Go to Japan Endeavour: Deep Sea A Message From the Stars Floe Wondrous Creatures Kelp Cafe Baras Restart Four Horsemen I also heard rumblings of a second edition of Formosa Tea, but that might only be the Kickstarter campaign this year.
In regards to Fromage, I believe the magazine you’re referring to, Naveen, is Highlights magazine. For me I’m very excited to play Bardwood Grove that’s just about to start fulfillment from Kickstarter! If I can shoutout an expansion, I’m really looking for forward to the new Heat expansion! Another one that caught my eye is Gnome Hollow.
I am excited about just one game that is supposed to be coming out later this year, Firefighters On Duty, along with whatever expansions also come out for it (I already plan to get Fuel & Electrical Fires & may also get the tow truck). I have some doubts about how it is played, but I want to see more of a horribly underutilized theme to go with my 2 other fire service games. I am also waiting for the Europe expansion & Crurotarsi (North America) mini-expansion for Holotype. I also wonder if there will be another Pandemic retheme (the most recent of which I found out about just a few days before it was available).
Hope to see some coverage of Vijayanagara on the channel! It's an amazing game and great start to the new series. I think you two will love A Gest of Robin Hood as well!
My most anticipated games are: - Bardwood Grove (almost here) - Inventions: Evolutions of Ideas - Wondrous Creatures (although I already played it) - the Dutch translation of Rats of Wistar
Providing the timeline doesn’t get pushed too much and it ends up being a ‘25 release, The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era by Chip Theory Games tops it for me.
OMG They all look amazing XD I usually buy games after they are out but there's some Kickstarters that I pledged, Skyrise being the one that will be arrive soon!
The Kickstarter campaign was a while back, but the Slay the Spire game is supposed to be delivered this year, so we're looking forward to trying that out!
@@BeforeYouPlay It's great! Would recommend. I'm sure the community (myself included) can offer ideas or tips to help with onboarding. It's available on mobile, which is nice for Metro rides, airports, etc.
For me, I think the only one I am really waiting on is Andromedas edge, the only other game that sounded interesting was creature caravan but cant buy or order it sadly at the moment. Stefan Feld is also hit or miss for me, im not sure if i like Castles of Burgandy, i have it and will happily play but wouldnt say its my favourite.
A great game that was released recently you may not have heard of is Expressions. It's a cooperative card game similar to the crew and hanabi. I received it a couple of days ago, and my wife and I love it already. It's light on the theme, but the gameplay is challenging and excellent.
Vijayanagara is really great! Just played it yesterday. It’s quite a bit easier to get into and shorter to play than the other COIN games. I think it really hits the sweet spot between historical theme and playability.
Thank you Monique and Naveen for putting Rock Hard: 1977 on your list. I can't wait for you to see it. And those amps are definitely there! I've put up a short summary of the gameplay in the comments on the BGG page for the game in case you or your followers are interested.
Do the references to “Includes Paid Promotion” refer only to the Van Ryder segment at the beginning of the video, or does it also mean that you were paid for including some or all of the games on your Top Ten list in this video?
We were able to playtest Raas at DTE last year. We absolutely loved it. It’s a beautiful game and it flowed really well. There was no problem with downtime. The turns were quick. I can’t wait for it to come out!
Thanks for your video ! I backed Inventors as I already have Wayfarers and Scholars (though I didn't play Scholars yet). My most anticipated is Explorers of Navoria. I backed it and had the chance to test it in Cannes and it was a very pleasant game, beautiful artwork. In a few days I'll receive Bardwood Grove, played it in Cannes as well and really enjoyed it.
That's a pretty solid list of games. I watched a rules explanation of Vijayanagara so I'll be looking forward to a playthrough but it might not be a fit for my gaming group. I thought Cities would be my favorite on your list for all the reasons you mentioned: Steve Finn, Phil Walker-Harding, DEVIR. Oddly, I don't seem to have too many DEVIR games in my collection. I'll have to fix that. But then you got to the top two. I've already ordered Inventors of the South Tigris and I'm definitely going to get Civolution. And a bigger table. Civolution is a monster table hog! But looks sooooo good. And Stefan Feldman, so sold. I'm also looking forward to Heavy Rain, first Heat expansion. Apparently Devir is finally putting out Autumn ( from the series that includes Winter ) so that should be worth a look also.
Naveen and I share similar opinions of Feld games, so Civolution is also #1 on my anticipated list. Some others I’m looking into that weren’t mentioned in this video are: 1. Sibille 2. HiFi 3. Galaxy Postman 4. Philharmonix 5. Neodreams Honorable mention for Conservas for a solo-only game
Creature Caravan is a reimplementation of a previous Red Raven game called Artifacts, Inc. From what I understand, it's a more complex version of that game with more things going on between cards and collections that also adds a simultaneous play element. It's dice placement and mitigation with card drafting. Artifacts, Inc. is one of our favorite small-box games to this day, and I'm anticipating playing Creature Caravan to see the innovations they have thought of since that first version. So cool that you are intrigued also. Laukat's games are unique and worth checking out.
Great list as always! Mine would be Windmill Farm, Inventions: Evolution of Ideas, Cities, Daitoshi, Civolution, Inventors of the South Tigris, A Message from the Stars, Spectral, Pampero, Iron Rails: Age of Rail, Cascadero / Cascadito, Forage.
You 2 lovely folks are my top 3 anticipated reviews for Raas in the future 😍🤗. I am excited to get you to play Raas and I am hopeful it will live up to your anticipation 😍
:( None of use had access to the games when you did. It would have been nice to have a list of games actually coming to people's hands in 2024, which would include inventions, etc.
@@BeforeYouPlay I know you mention it, but it still doesn't make sense. If the video is intended for an audience, then that audience has never played inventions. It's a game releasing in 2024. Therefore, is it a game you would be looking forward to if you never received a copy? It just seems weird to say that it's not part of a top 10 list just because you've already had the chance to play it, but we haven't.. It's not really a top 10 in this case, it's simply here's 10 more games we're looking forward to. That's the end impression I get.
@@tylerdryden To respond to your original comment, these are all games that are “coming to people’s hands in 2024.” Also, you are welcome to think of it as a list of 10 games we are looking forward to because that is technically what it is. Thanks!
What are your most anticipated games of 2024?
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Arcs
Unconscious Mind
For me Civolution as well and Galactic Cruise
Unconscious Mind... 2024 and every year, apparently XD
But seriously: probably Ovation, which is a classical music themed game by a woman designer! Also super excited to get my hands on the Coloma expansion. Also excited to try Wyrmspan and the new Liz design, Undergrove! And there's a new Button Shy coming out by an Indian designer called Glass Garden, which is a solo only game that sounds really good.
Won’t receive it this year, but Speakeasy by Vital Lacerda is my most anticipated.
It’ll be a 2025 release unfortunately 😔.
Have you heard of a new card game called “Thrive” by Sasha Markovic? Still not published, but those who have played it love it. Keep an ear/eye out.
Haven’t heard of it but will keep it in mind!
Ironwood and Fromage are two I'm really looking forward to. I demoed Ironwood at PAX U and fell in love
Ironwood should be coming in soon, we will be posting coverage in the coming weeks!
Yes! Mihir is part of my extended game group and I can't wait to play Raas!
Awesome!!! We’re excited to try it!
Cities and Rock Hard are tops on my list as well. Also Then She came back and Striking Flint These are some Hollandspiele games.
Naveen - Capybaras were not running the cafe, :) Need to check this one out
Haha
Does Earthborne Rangers count as a 2024 game? The campaign ended in Autumn 2023, but I don't know how many copies have been distributed yet. Everybody seems to consider it a truly revolutionary game (Shut Up & Sit Down made the most celebratory review ever for it), I'd be curious to know what you guys think of it.
I think revolutionary is a stretch. Definitely evolutionary of a few different other games combined together and using a cool theme.
I think it came out before though right? I think the most recent campaign was a reprint?
@@BeforeYouPlayyes it came out earlier in 2023, and the new campaign was a reprint plus expansions. It is very good, and verges on being “revolutionary”. The character creation alone is really cool.
Woaaw nice list, I'd expected unconscious mind in your top 10 tho!
We covered the campaign when it was on Kickstarter a little while back so we chose to not include any games we've already covered.
Thanks for the great list! Hope you ate doing great :)!
Thank you! You too!
Actually what were your thoughts on the south Tigris series….quite keen to know your thoughts..
I liked the architect of west kingdom probably will get viscounts but on the fence for south Tigris…would you recommend them?
We haven’t played each game enough yet. Scholars just once and wayfarers twice. We’d like to get a few more sessions in each. Lots of rules, and then 1, 2, 3… GO! We struggled with finding our path.
@@BeforeYouPlay Will look forward to your thoughts when you play enough!
Looking forward to "Path of Civilization'
surprised the new lacerda didn't make the list
We’ve come to realize the Lacerda cycle never hits the same year it goes to crowdfunding so it’s technically a 2025 game.
@@BeforeYouPlay I meant Inventions which is being fulfilled actively right now.
@@SurrealSam5808 Haha we address it in the video. Since we've already played it we did not include it.
What is Monique’s sweatshirt? It looks cool!
There is a fantastic trick taking game coming out that is themed around cheese - Cheez Tricks. Available to try on BGA. It has similar mechanics to The Crew but is competitive rather than co-op.
Are they living in the 20th century? What are these games?
Side list, Monopoly Legacy: Take You to Zero?
I won’t lie M. Night Shyamalan movies are not hit or miss for me……….tbh, they are more like HIT……..MISS…..MISS…..MISS…..MISS….HIT. But Monique is right. I am always intrigued when he has a new movie come out.
Hahaha
So far I’m not impressed with 2024 games. Hardly anything has dropped recently 🥲thank god for knizia. Marabunta is excellent. When he makes a game I’m instantly interested. Also salton sea is great. Fromage looks ok out of the whole bunch. Feeling like 2024 has started very slow. Im having to go back and buy all the games I missed for example Caesar’s empire, sunrise lane. All bangers. Can we have more medium weight games please. Don’t need story games and games that are monumental to teach. As you mentioned first rat made for a fun game for a group play. Give us more like that. Nice list btw. I’m sure you had to search hard to make this one
“It’s about cheese, and I like cheese” 🤣🤣🤣 I’ve never related so much!!! 🎉
Haha Team Cheese!!
Yep, it's a must for me, too #TeamCheese
Same, it's the only game I've backed so far because I couldn't resist. Fromage is in open beta on BGA now!
My top ten:
10. Sand
09. Pax Hispanica
08. Fromage
07. Pampero
06. Let’s Go to Japan
05. Arcs
04. The Old King’s Crown
03. Sankore
02. Salton Sea
01. Inventions: Evolution of Ideas
Honourable mention to Galactic Cruise, which we’ve played this year but doesn’t officially come out until 2025.
Adromada's Edge is my most anticipated game for 2024. It's currently tracking to arrive in September of 2024.🚀🚀🚀 #ToTheEdge
I really hope you'll do a South Tigris trilogy as you did with West Kingdom trilogy with the TomeSaga. Saga for South Tigris is coming next year on KS alongside with the expansions.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on all the South Tigres series but particularly Inventors. I watched a play through of it and it almost seems like it was made complex for complex sake. I love all the Garfill games so far and I'd hate not not complete the series (yeah, I'm one of those). I very much trust your opinions and I think you do a great job explaining gameplay!
We’ll probably cover it in some capacity in the future when it’s released!
Awesome video 👌 I'm very much looking forward to House of Fado by Vital Lacerda 😊
Good list! And yes, you should definitely play Sleeping Gods. 😁
As a huge fan - will we see you on Essen 2024? :)
No official plans yet, we would of course love to come!
@@BeforeYouPlay really hope to meet you there :)
Great list! Some of the ones you mentioned are already on my radar (Inventors and Raas, for instance) and others are new to me that I'll have to check out. My top 5 most anticipated games for 2024 are:
5. Windmill Valley (Dani Garcia and Board and Dice)
4. Daitoshi (Dani Garcia and Devir Games)
3. Sankore: The Pride of Mansa Musa (although, I already own this one now. But it's FANTASTIC and it was my #3 going into the year)
2. Inventors of the South Tigris
1. Ezra and Nehemiah
Honourable mention to Galactic Cruise, which could fulfill as soon as December 2024 if all goes without a hitch but is scheduled for arrival February 2025.
You two are the best! So excited that Café Baras made it to this list!!
Omg I need Fromage!! That looks so fun
For me at the moment:
1) Unconscious Mind
2) Windmill Valley
3) Bone wars
4) From the Moon
5) Wyrmspan (just about coming out here, but not yet had the opportunity, hence still on my list)
Mine is Unconscious Mind as well
you guys should definitely play scholars for the channel, its so good
We've played it, but haven't featured it.
Hmm, my most anticipated list for 2024 in no particular order is:
A Gest of Robin Hood (so excited to hear you play the COIN games, I just learned about them late last year)
Red Dust Rebellion (A sci-fi COIN game which is how I learned about them)
Cretaceous Rails (barring it being late)
Inventors of the South Tigris
Through the Ice and Snow
Pampero
Forsaken (If it actually delivers this year)
Unconscious Mind
Creature Caravan
Endeavor Deep Sea
Great list! Yeah the COIN games are fantastic!!!
Ooh, you should totally do a playthrough of Sleeping Gods. It's one of the most ambitious and unique games of this era, kind of storybook-y, but still very much filled with gameplay. Don't be scared, Naveen!
Also, ask Van Ryder Games to send you some Final Girl for Monique to play solo on the channel! I so look forward to that day. :)
Loved the list.
You aren't going to be disappointed by Vijayanagra, although it takes 2-3 plays before you see the system come through. Also a virtual high-five for Civolution, dislike the name but oh man, its Feld 0_0
Great to hear that! Yeah the name is pretty bad lol!
Fromage intriges me and civolution off course. Castles of Burgundy special edition is definitely in my top 3 of all times... Incredible variety in that box. Marrakesh growed on me this year and i think it's sneeking into my top 5... A shame that certain review channels, read the dice Tower, ignored this game totally because of the publisher and price 🙄... Fantastic game
Yeah Monique really enjoyed her play of the game. I (naveen) really want to try it out!
Thanks for the insight, good to hear about the new Ryan Laukat and Stefan Feld titles.
Definitely excited for Civolution and, more recently, Rock Hard! Even though I'm not sure if it is my type of game, I have to say that picture of the board and components for Vijayanagara looks truly gorgeous. 😍 Have you guys played Barcelona? Another of my absolute most anticipated games is the next from that designer, Windmill Valley!
We have Barcelona but still haven’t tried it. Heard we would like it though.
I’m really surprised that Jackie Fox would want to make a game about making a band in the 70’s.
Oh, there was so much that was fun about it. And it's a natural for worker placement.
I’m excited for CafeBara, so cute!
Hope it’s good!!
Fromage is in Alpha on BGA.
That is great to hear!
Arcs and Unconcious minds for this household!
Oh, Fromage is up on Tabletopia and I have played a few times already, it's sooo fun! It's full of creative ideas and the game is just beautiful and not too complicated at all. My most anticipated games are FLOE, and Daitoshi!
Fromage is in open beta on BGA now!
Unconscious Mind. Inventions. Raising Robots
I have to ask, did the amp dials go to 11? Thanks for the list! Huge fan of Laukat games!
Haha
Eagerly waiting for Arcs to be fulfilled in the next few months. Played it once or twice as multihand solitaire on TTS while it was in development, but getting to play with actual people will be nice, too.
Civolution looks neat! I'm also a big fan of Allplay. They and Pandasaurus are cranking out the hits!
They really are!!
I am looking forward to all of these now. I really like Ryan Laukat games, but keep hearing about people who don't and it saddens me. Hahaha.
I haven't looked into a lot of games yet, but so far I would say:
Clank Legacy 2
Let's Go to Japan
Endeavour: Deep Sea
A Message From the Stars
Floe
Wondrous Creatures
Kelp
Cafe Baras
Restart
Four Horsemen
I also heard rumblings of a second edition of Formosa Tea, but that might only be the Kickstarter campaign this year.
In regards to Fromage, I believe the magazine you’re referring to, Naveen, is Highlights magazine.
For me I’m very excited to play Bardwood Grove that’s just about to start fulfillment from Kickstarter! If I can shoutout an expansion, I’m really looking for forward to the new Heat expansion! Another one that caught my eye is Gnome Hollow.
Just watched the 3 Body Problem, so I don't know if A Message from the Stars is going to be my future lol
cafe ☕️-- capybara super friendly even with hawks, crocs 😊 🤗 they also bathe with lemons in volcanic hot springs
I am excited about just one game that is supposed to be coming out later this year, Firefighters On Duty, along with whatever expansions also come out for it (I already plan to get Fuel & Electrical Fires & may also get the tow truck). I have some doubts about how it is played, but I want to see more of a horribly underutilized theme to go with my 2 other fire service games. I am also waiting for the Europe expansion & Crurotarsi (North America) mini-expansion for Holotype. I also wonder if there will be another Pandemic retheme (the most recent of which I found out about just a few days before it was available).
Hope to see some coverage of Vijayanagara on the channel! It's an amazing game and great start to the new series. I think you two will love A Gest of Robin Hood as well!
Keep up the good job.Thank you for the content you guys do😊.
Agreed. You two are awesome! My wife and I go to your channel first for teaches, play through and reviews.
Thank you! Will do!
Another suggestion for a larger group game is Cubed! It’s always a hit when we break it out and it plays to 11. :)
My most anticipated games are:
- Bardwood Grove (almost here)
- Inventions: Evolutions of Ideas
- Wondrous Creatures (although I already played it)
- the Dutch translation of Rats of Wistar
Providing the timeline doesn’t get pushed too much and it ends up being a ‘25 release, The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era by Chip Theory Games tops it for me.
I was interested in Kraftwagen but didn’t/haven’t had time to look into it so I didn’t back it.
I’m looking forward to getting Endeavor Deep Sea, supposed to fulfill sometime this summer
OMG They all look amazing XD I usually buy games after they are out but there's some Kickstarters that I pledged, Skyrise being the one that will be arrive soon!
Great list! Super Boss Monster is my personal most anticipated 🎉
4:34 I didn't know Dexter plays games!
Our forever 3rd player!
Andromedas Edge
Freedom Five
Union City Alliance
Deep Shelf
Forsaken
Elder Scrolls
Callisto 2200
The Kickstarter campaign was a while back, but the Slay the Spire game is supposed to be delivered this year, so we're looking forward to trying that out!
Still haven't tried the video game!
Mine arrived this week :)
@@BeforeYouPlay It's great! Would recommend. I'm sure the community (myself included) can offer ideas or tips to help with onboarding. It's available on mobile, which is nice for Metro rides, airports, etc.
For me, I think the only one I am really waiting on is Andromedas edge, the only other game that sounded interesting was creature caravan but cant buy or order it sadly at the moment.
Stefan Feld is also hit or miss for me, im not sure if i like Castles of Burgandy, i have it and will happily play but wouldnt say its my favourite.
Have you managed to table Vijayanagara or Gest of Robin Hood yet? I've ordered both of them and can't wait for them to arrive!
Without waiting, already on my shelves: "Sankore the Pride of Mansa Musa" and "Salton Sea".
Defenders of the wild is my most anticipated for the year. Fans of Root and Spirit Island will want to look this one up!
I feel like I’d be more excited to run into Monique and/or Naveen in public than an A-list celebrity lol
Have you guys tried Search for Lost Species yet? Curious how you like it compared to Planet X since that's your fav deduction game.
No not yet! It was on our top 10 anticipated from last year though.
galactic cruise.
Fromage looks really interesting and appealing!
A great game that was released recently you may not have heard of is Expressions. It's a cooperative card game similar to the crew and hanabi. I received it a couple of days ago, and my wife and I love it already. It's light on the theme, but the gameplay is challenging and excellent.
Thanks for the suggestion! We’ll look into it!!
Was BeforeYouPlay at PaxEast this year? Was hoping to run into you again!
Vijayanagara is really great! Just played it yesterday. It’s quite a bit easier to get into and shorter to play than the other COIN games. I think it really hits the sweet spot between historical theme and playability.
That’s exactly what we’re looking for from it so that’s great to hear!!
I’m so excited for my copy of fromage. I also am waiting for wild gardens, charcuterie and sirens. Thanks for the recommendations! Love your content
Hope you enjoy it!
I’m looking forward to nocturne.
🙂👍
Thank you Monique and Naveen for putting Rock Hard: 1977 on your list. I can't wait for you to see it. And those amps are definitely there! I've put up a short summary of the gameplay in the comments on the BGG page for the game in case you or your followers are interested.
Looking forward to it!!!! 🎸
My most anticipated game of the year! Can't wait to play this one.
@@TheTrevorBunce Thanks, Trevor! Hope you enjoy it.
@@JackieFox1976 the amp boards look so awesome. Hopefully us drummers get some love as well, though! :)
The longest intro wave on youtube 🔥
Vijayanagara is definitely a very good game! Strongly suggest it
Hope to get a copy soon!!
Do the references to “Includes Paid Promotion” refer only to the Van Ryder segment at the beginning of the video, or does it also mean that you were paid for including some or all of the games on your Top Ten list in this video?
Van Ryder only. Gotta keep it 💯 ethical.
@@BeforeYouPlay Glad to hear. Thanks for the response.
17:11 Naveen was really funny 😂there. Gosh I envy you two for finally touring Japan. For the games, I'm looking forward to Fromage and Speakeasy.
We were able to playtest Raas at DTE last year. We absolutely loved it. It’s a beautiful game and it flowed really well. There was no problem with downtime. The turns were quick. I can’t wait for it to come out!
Thanks for your video ! I backed Inventors as I already have Wayfarers and Scholars (though I didn't play Scholars yet). My most anticipated is Explorers of Navoria. I backed it and had the chance to test it in Cannes and it was a very pleasant game, beautiful artwork. In a few days I'll receive Bardwood Grove, played it in Cannes as well and really enjoyed it.
That's a pretty solid list of games. I watched a rules explanation of Vijayanagara so I'll be looking forward to a playthrough but it might not be a fit for my gaming group.
I thought Cities would be my favorite on your list for all the reasons you mentioned: Steve Finn, Phil Walker-Harding, DEVIR. Oddly, I don't seem to have too many DEVIR games in my collection. I'll have to fix that.
But then you got to the top two. I've already ordered Inventors of the South Tigris and I'm definitely going to get Civolution.
And a bigger table. Civolution is a monster table hog! But looks sooooo good. And Stefan Feldman, so sold.
I'm also looking forward to Heavy Rain, first Heat expansion. Apparently Devir is finally putting out Autumn ( from the series that includes Winter ) so that should be worth a look also.
Naveen and I share similar opinions of Feld games, so Civolution is also #1 on my anticipated list. Some others I’m looking into that weren’t mentioned in this video are:
1. Sibille
2. HiFi
3. Galaxy Postman
4. Philharmonix
5. Neodreams
Honorable mention for Conservas for a solo-only game
Fromage is amazing, I got to playtest it a while ago and loved how worker placement and time worked.
Great to hear! What player count did you play it?
Full complement, 4 players, but I also played at 3 and it was also good. I loved that it plays so fast, about 60 min
About cheese? Clans of Caledonia with its milkmen faction definitely 😉
Ahh what a reference! That's one of our favorites!!
Knew it.. you mentioned once or twice. Greetings from far Poland.. 😉
Creature Caravan is a reimplementation of a previous Red Raven game called Artifacts, Inc. From what I understand, it's a more complex version of that game with more things going on between cards and collections that also adds a simultaneous play element. It's dice placement and mitigation with card drafting. Artifacts, Inc. is one of our favorite small-box games to this day, and I'm anticipating playing Creature Caravan to see the innovations they have thought of since that first version. So cool that you are intrigued also. Laukat's games are unique and worth checking out.
Great list as always! Mine would be Windmill Farm, Inventions: Evolution of Ideas, Cities, Daitoshi, Civolution, Inventors of the South Tigris, A Message from the Stars, Spectral, Pampero, Iron Rails: Age of Rail, Cascadero / Cascadito, Forage.
You 2 lovely folks are my top 3 anticipated reviews for Raas in the future 😍🤗. I am excited to get you to play Raas and I am hopeful it will live up to your anticipation 😍
You are both awesome! ❤
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No Arcana Prophetia? Just got it today. It’s my new nifty card game
What an awesome video, thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Sparking Zero
Unfortunately nothing exciting to spark my interest. Perhaps 2025 will be better?
Many more will be announced in the coming months.
Were you interested in windmill valley at all?
They mentioned it at the start with the reason why it wasn’t included in the list.
:( None of use had access to the games when you did. It would have been nice to have a list of games actually coming to people's hands in 2024, which would include inventions, etc.
We have already covered Inventions on the channel earlier and even mentioned it in the video.
@@BeforeYouPlay I know you mention it, but it still doesn't make sense. If the video is intended for an audience, then that audience has never played inventions. It's a game releasing in 2024. Therefore, is it a game you would be looking forward to if you never received a copy? It just seems weird to say that it's not part of a top 10 list just because you've already had the chance to play it, but we haven't.. It's not really a top 10 in this case, it's simply here's 10 more games we're looking forward to. That's the end impression I get.
@@tylerdryden To respond to your original comment, these are all games that are “coming to people’s hands in 2024.” Also, you are welcome to think of it as a list of 10 games we are looking forward to because that is technically what it is. Thanks!