Love the channel and this was a very entertaining top 10 video! It was your video that taught me how to play Terra Mystica which is now one of my favourite games ever. Thanks for what you do and Happy New Year to you both.
Can’t remember the order, but we love Wingspan, Caverna, Trickerion, Castles of Burgundy… we like cooperative games though 😉 Never played Sea of Legends though, but now it’s definitely on my list!
Got the Xia expansion for Christmas. Have both the base game and expansion now… and both in shrink. Going to learn it for a friends get together mid-January. Was quite excited to hear it’s one of your favorites. 👍 🚀
Amazing! Now, it’s hardly a euro, so don’t go in expecting it to be mechanically tight. It’s just a good time. And don’t wait to incorporate the expansion - it’s more of a patch than anything.
@@NightsAroundaTable Yes - I’ve heard the expansion is necessary to fix things, namely short trading routes, I think. Also would like to play solo. Excited to play! Also put Anachrony, Distillers and Sea of Legends on my “to look for” list. 👍
@@Wrycon-Inc It fixes many issues, one of which is an exploit in the first game where you can luck into an arrangement where one planet produces a resource that another planet needs, and they end up right next to each other, and you can just ping-pong back and forth collecting and shipping goods and reach the victory condition quickly and easily (and boringly). In Embers, there's a supply/demand economy pentagon thing that makes that impossible. Goods are in limited supply, and once you use up the supply, you have to visit other planets to produce more.
Where is food chain magnate? I learned to play from your video and it remains one of my favorite games. Thought it would be on your honorable mentions at least 😂
So i played it, and liked it, and then tried to print a bunch of cool stuff for it, and my printer stinks, and now my basement is littered with failed FCM artifacts. But then i got a new 3D printer, so burgers are back on the menu, boys!
Haven’t had a chance to play Lost Ruins of Arnak, but would definately give it a try. My TOP 5 of ALL Time: 5. Nations 4. Terraforming Mars 3. Twilight Imperium IV 2. Clash of Cultures 1. Memoir ‘44 I put #6-10 in your other video (not that anyone besides me cares). Honorable mention: Terra Mystica, Hands in the Sea, Tapestry, Dark Ages: Holy Roman Empire, Star Wars Rebellion, Village, Power Grid, Dominant Species, Ticket to Ride, Twilight Struggle, Richard III: The Wars of the Roses, Quadropolis, and Telestrations.
YOU GUYS SUCK... at not inviting me to play games with you. hahahaaa! Thank you for the list! It has introduced some new games to me, so much appreciated.
After watching this video I'm really curious about Sea of Legends. Generally, i don't like games that require an app, but it sounds like this one might be worth checking out. I also don't like co-ops, or specifically co-ops where you're fighting against some random engine that is meant to beat you down. I like co-ops that are based around limited communication, though.
This one's more like Catan: Cities & Knights in its co-opness... there's a non-player bunch of baddies, and if you don't help stop them, you lose. But you can also individually win. So you're contributing to the greater good only to advance your own agenda. It's selfish co-op. It's co-opetitive.
It took me 8 hours to play solo! That obviously won’t be your experience… i was trying to be entertaining and keep all the rules in my head at the same time. The big expansion reminds me of the Alchemists expansion, in that it takes something that is difficult to accomplish in the base game and makes it more possible, so you end up seeing a lot more of the game, if that makes sense? There are high level tricks that are tough to manage in the base game, but Dahlgaard’s Academy puts them in closer reach. It also gives you a strategy to pursue that isn’t entirely wrapped up in performing at the theatre. Ryan's Magical Birthday Trickerion Stream: ruclips.net/video/205LVWE8GpY/видео.html
My wife likes playing a lot of games with me but she really dislikes my favorite game of all time Anachrony. And she doesn’t like Gaia project at all either which I love…. Need a space sci fi fan friend to play with lol
It might come down to how much time you have. You can get Anachrony played much more quickly, and i think that bot is smoother. i respect David Turczi and i love a lot of his designs. He’s just a punk.
@@NightsAroundaTable my impression also, Trickerion the more thematic game but the solo AI a bit clunkier, still amazing games! Looking forward to Voidfall and Septima! "But she just couldnt stay, she had to break away..."
So that’s one potential drawback to the game: its play length can be pretty elastic. If you don’t properly manage the NPC factions, the game could be over quickly as you get overrun. So the worse you play, the shorter the game is. :)
That sea of legends game looks really cool! Do you know though, is the lgbtq parts requires to play or can they be avoided? No intention to be offensive, just personal preference.
Well, you get multiple people dealt to you, and you get to choose a lover and a rival. So you get some choice in the matter. If you get fussed about it, you can keep dealing until you get a character matchup that’s more to your taste.
I could have sworn with all the breadcrumbs about your #1 that it was going to be Dead Reckoning. Mostly because the general buzz and response to that game has been higher than Sea of Legends, and also you had a huge hand in me backing that game to begin with because your how to play of Dead Reckoning was brilliant! BTW, if you want another trek back to Monkey Island, get the latest game that was recently released. It's fantastic!
Dead Reckoning is great! i sunk a horrid amount of treasure into the latest campaign. But something about Sea of Legends made me go completely psycho. i’m not a minis guy, but the sculpts are SO NICE.
You guys are so absolutely sweet together. This was a joy watching your banter and the list of course!!! Shout out to Oshawa Ontario!!!
Big ups! Are you in Durham (or the GTA?)
Love the channel and this was a very entertaining top 10 video! It was your video that taught me how to play Terra Mystica which is now one of my favourite games ever. Thanks for what you do and Happy New Year to you both.
Thanks, Ash!
I can't wait to see how Distilled is received next year. Dave is a friend of a friend and I really want to see it succeed.
Yeah! We’re all rooting for him!
Just discovered your channel, really like your style and we have very similar taste!
Thanks Dan! Where do our lists line up?
Can’t remember the order, but we love Wingspan, Caverna, Trickerion, Castles of Burgundy… we like cooperative games though 😉
Never played Sea of Legends though, but now it’s definitely on my list!
Got the Xia expansion for Christmas. Have both the base game and expansion now… and both in shrink. Going to learn it for a friends get together mid-January. Was quite excited to hear it’s one of your favorites. 👍 🚀
Amazing! Now, it’s hardly a euro, so don’t go in expecting it to be mechanically tight. It’s just a good time. And don’t wait to incorporate the expansion - it’s more of a patch than anything.
@@NightsAroundaTable Yes - I’ve heard the expansion is necessary to fix things, namely short trading routes, I think. Also would like to play solo. Excited to play!
Also put Anachrony, Distillers and Sea of Legends on my “to look for” list. 👍
@@Wrycon-Inc It fixes many issues, one of which is an exploit in the first game where you can luck into an arrangement where one planet produces a resource that another planet needs, and they end up right next to each other, and you can just ping-pong back and forth collecting and shipping goods and reach the victory condition quickly and easily (and boringly). In Embers, there's a supply/demand economy pentagon thing that makes that impossible. Goods are in limited supply, and once you use up the supply, you have to visit other planets to produce more.
Speaking of theme forward, I love the theme of Keyflower, it’s like Agricola without the starving.
Yeah! Or like North American history without all the genocide.
Where is food chain magnate? I learned to play from your video and it remains one of my favorite games. Thought it would be on your honorable mentions at least 😂
So i played it, and liked it, and then tried to print a bunch of cool stuff for it, and my printer stinks, and now my basement is littered with failed FCM artifacts. But then i got a new 3D printer, so burgers are back on the menu, boys!
So many games I love in your list. Very solid list and such a good produced video.
Thanks so much!
Xia is my favorite game, when i play it it's like an adventure. The solo it's good too with the expansion
i’ve never played solo! i wanna make my own ships for it.
Key flower feels like it ends just as it gets going
Always leave ‘em wanting more!
Ok you pumped me up for keyflower...btw i also adore Xia and M&M
If you try before you buy using the link below, keep in mind it’s way better on a table than on a computer screen!
Haven’t had a chance to play Lost Ruins of Arnak, but would definately give it a try.
My TOP 5 of ALL Time:
5. Nations
4. Terraforming Mars
3. Twilight Imperium IV
2. Clash of Cultures
1. Memoir ‘44
I put #6-10 in your other video (not that anyone besides me cares).
Honorable mention: Terra Mystica, Hands in the Sea, Tapestry, Dark Ages: Holy Roman Empire, Star Wars Rebellion, Village, Power Grid, Dominant Species, Ticket to Ride, Twilight Struggle, Richard III: The Wars of the Roses, Quadropolis, and Telestrations.
Wow! You’ve named a bunch of games that i haven’t played!
Loved this list! Really enjoy your guys content :-)
Thanks, Jordan! We concur!
YOU GUYS SUCK... at not inviting me to play games with you. hahahaaa! Thank you for the list! It has introduced some new games to me, so much appreciated.
Buy! Buy! Buy! :P
After watching this video I'm really curious about Sea of Legends. Generally, i don't like games that require an app, but it sounds like this one might be worth checking out. I also don't like co-ops, or specifically co-ops where you're fighting against some random engine that is meant to beat you down. I like co-ops that are based around limited communication, though.
This one's more like Catan: Cities & Knights in its co-opness... there's a non-player bunch of baddies, and if you don't help stop them, you lose. But you can also individually win. So you're contributing to the greater good only to advance your own agenda. It's selfish co-op. It's co-opetitive.
Thank you for this list. I have been interested and thinking about Trickerion a long time. How is the solo mode? Also how important is the expansions?
It took me 8 hours to play solo! That obviously won’t be your experience… i was trying to be entertaining and keep all the rules in my head at the same time. The big expansion reminds me of the Alchemists expansion, in that it takes something that is difficult to accomplish in the base game and makes it more possible, so you end up seeing a lot more of the game, if that makes sense? There are high level tricks that are tough to manage in the base game, but Dahlgaard’s Academy puts them in closer reach. It also gives you a strategy to pursue that isn’t entirely wrapped up in performing at the theatre.
Ryan's Magical Birthday Trickerion Stream:
ruclips.net/video/205LVWE8GpY/видео.html
What is Your favourite player count for Lost Ruins Of Arnak? And whats about 2 player vs other playercounts?
We love it at 2p. i always prefer a 4p game of anything because that means i have friends over ;)
Ryan if you like Keyflower - try Key Flow. It's one of the best drafting euro games out there ;).
oooOOOOoooOoH! i will!
My wife likes playing a lot of games with me but she really dislikes my favorite game of all time Anachrony. And she doesn’t like Gaia project at all either which I love…. Need a space sci fi fan friend to play with lol
Gurl, same.
What's the app you guys use to record the results and stuff? Thanks, great video.
BG Stats! It’s fantastic.
Ryan Im at DT West for my first year in 2023. If you're there I would love to play Trickeron with you
West-anything is tough for me to wrangle! But let me take a look. (Gen Con is far more likely.)
Between Anachrony and Trickerion, which has the better solo-mode? B.t.w. did You and David fall out? 😥 Best regards from Sweden!
It might come down to how much time you have. You can get Anachrony played much more quickly, and i think that bot is smoother. i respect David Turczi and i love a lot of his designs. He’s just a punk.
@@NightsAroundaTable my impression also, Trickerion the more thematic game but the solo AI a bit clunkier, still amazing games! Looking forward to Voidfall and Septima!
"But she just couldnt stay, she had to break away..."
@@wiktormonfilsgustafsson56 When is Voidfall expected? i have a shipping notification for a Mindclash thing coming tomorrow. Is that Voidfall?
@@NightsAroundaTable I wish! No I think Voidfall is exepcted summer 2023. Youre tutorial on Trickerion was great b.t.w.! Keep up the good stuff!
@@wiktormonfilsgustafsson56 Whoa! i'm dying to know what's gonna be in this box, then!
This is a nice saloon. 🍻
Pull up an' let me pour you a sarsparilly.
@@NightsAroundaTable sounds good to me buddy!
How long is a average game session of sea of legends for 2 player?
So that’s one potential drawback to the game: its play length can be pretty elastic. If you don’t properly manage the NPC factions, the game could be over quickly as you get overrun. So the worse you play, the shorter the game is. :)
That sea of legends game looks really cool! Do you know though, is the lgbtq parts requires to play or can they be avoided? No intention to be offensive, just personal preference.
Well, you get multiple people dealt to you, and you get to choose a lover and a rival. So you get some choice in the matter. If you get fussed about it, you can keep dealing until you get a character matchup that’s more to your taste.
@@NightsAroundaTable that's awesome. Thanks!
I could have sworn with all the breadcrumbs about your #1 that it was going to be Dead Reckoning.
Mostly because the general buzz and response to that game has been higher than Sea of Legends, and also you had a huge hand in me backing that game to begin with because your how to play of Dead Reckoning was brilliant!
BTW, if you want another trek back to Monkey Island, get the latest game that was recently released. It's fantastic!
Dead Reckoning is great! i sunk a horrid amount of treasure into the latest campaign. But something about Sea of Legends made me go completely psycho. i’m not a minis guy, but the sculpts are SO NICE.
Maybe you guys haven’t played it yet but knowing your taste you guys should REALLY play Ark Nova. You’re welcome guys
Thanks, Beau! We’re all over it, and played a bunch of times this year. i’ll be featuring it in an upcoming episode of Bits, Please!
Ugh where's Uno😮
In the trash, on fire, and sailing off a very high cliff.