My FLGS has a used game section but that's about as good as it gets. The sticker code lists blue stickered used games as games which are unplayed, unpunched and in some cases, still sealed (they can't technically sell it as new since it didn't come from their distributors). I managed to get an unopened copy of John Company Second Edition from them, saving myself the time and effort to buy a copy from the website since it's a tough game to find at a brick and mortar store in my very liberal town.
I keep my eyes on the 'damaged' sections of some board game sellers. Usually it means a box is slightly foxed in the corners or got slightly dented during shipping and the game itself is mint condition. Unless you are really bothered about the box being pristine you can get good deals.
Simply brilliant, in New Zealand and you know it’s Christmas when the sun is out, the Pohutakawas are in bloom, the darts is on, and BGB does his run down!
I agree with being annoyed at some people, taking the theme too far like colonialism as you mentioned. It’s just a game. If someone was like, oh I don’t wanna play Maracaibo because, you know, the pirate thing I think I would be speechless. Funny enough they probably want to play A Feast for Odin lol Definitely gonna be checking out your channel more. It’s really funny and very relatable. Thank you for the laughs!
Haha as a latter day saint (mormon) your ending made me laugh. Been enjoying your channel and found a few must buy games to add to my list. Thanks for the fun videos.
I love champions of Midgard. It was our first worker placement game that I purchased for our game group. Both expansions add the perfect content to improve the experience. I’m going to have to check out Arcadia quest. Great top 100 so far
I’ve been enjoying Ascension the way you’ve been enjoying Dominion. The expansions definitely give it more life than when you play just the base game. I just wish the Ascension expansions were still in print. I’m always deal hunting for them on the secondary market.
Thought everyone had forgotten about Arcadia Quest - It is still my number one as my sons and I played through the base and expansion campaigns so many times. Don't think a game will ever create that many fun memories again. Thanks for the hard work - your channel is one of the best I follow. Cheers!
There's a really good homegrown variant on bgg. Gets rid of campaign and creates a game were you get treature,pve,pvp all in one game. Vending machine type recruit more heros while playing
Great list and it made me remember that I still want to try Champions of Midgard. And have you ever tried the deck-building game Arctic Scavengers? The story, as I understand it, is that it came out at the same time as Dominion, but by a smaller publisher, and it got left behind as Dominion gained in popularity. But, Rio Grande ultimately bought it and put it out in the same box size and with the same insert as Dominion, and the version you can buy now has two expansions included (the first one is the only one I ever play with). It's obviously similar in many ways, but it also adds an interesting twist where you the other players can reserve cards so at the end of your turn you can fight the other players for resources. Can't wait for the top ten list!
Ark Nova changed the way scoring works. Basically where your pieces meet is 100 points and anything after all is a point per appeal. And each appeal you missed your maker by is minus 1 down from 100 score.
I think im losing my mental health and sanity by watching these vids....these videos are bullshit yet very addictive at the same time... and i have to keep watching until the end...i really hope i dont die before the last one, it would be a shame, because it will the best board gaming video made by any human being in the universe ever, and as a hobbyist you just NEED to see it before you die. After that I can happily pass away or get taken to a loony bin..by the way a white jacket would suit you well Dr. Bollocks.. My relatives will sure take care of the invitations. Thank you!
As always thanks for a great video, really enjoy your style. Where are these bargain buckets you keep referring too? You recent addiction to Dominion is endearing. We really like the Legendary Encounters Alien as a deck builder.
We got bunch of the sets of heroscape that came out as magic the gatheting sets. Then we got lucky and found a tote full of landscape and a thrift store. We really like the magic the gathering ones. Never played prior sets
Another list idea - best games you can play with a poker deck or two... Skull, regicide, dutch blitz, etc Also like the cliffhanger for the next video coming up
Dominion is a solid game and my wife's favorite. We have all expansions except the latest, but I'm sure we'll get that too. Is it excessive to have so many expansions? Yes. But I'm impressed that the end result as you play the game adjusts so well depending on the cards. Just a good game.
I just learned this morning that Renegade games is bringing back heroscape, prepainted minis as well. I hope that they learned from the failed haslab crowdfunding experiment that there is a ceiling of what consumers are willing to pay. So maybe they have figured out a way to navigate the fine line between too expensive and poor quality.
This list is warming up nicely. I agree that Champions of Midgard is a really good game in its own right if you look beyond that massive pile of dice that will cause Euro-lovers to have conniptions and break out in a sweat harder than Jimmy Tarbuck trying to parallel park in an empty street.
I want to know where this bargain bin is that you are getting all these great games from. Bargain bins around here full of Disney Code Names and Escape Room games.
If you haven’t tried it, give it a”Bus” a go, it’s a worker placement game that actually came out before Caylus and is very simple, extremely cutthroat and a lot of fun!
@@BoardGameBollocks yep, it’s a tricky one to get a hold of but worth it if you can find it to play. Very straight forward with a unique time manipulation mechanic that can ruin everyone’s turn Scores can range from 2 - 10 points, it’s tight!
hello from argentina, sorry for another question, and my bad English, only for playing with my wife or one friend ( she docent like twilight struggle) if you can buy 7 wonders duel but expensive and maybe months of waiting or you can buy dominion near my house in a friend store, what do you choose, great channel, thanks!!!
My daughter tragically and suddenly died last month. Then my cat two weeks later. Today we found out our other cat has the same kidney issues that killed her sister. Yet some how your video has made me reach a new low. Congratulations.
Firstly, sorry for your loss. Secondly, my channel is an acquired taste and it’s clear from the outset that if your state of mind is on a fragile place it may not be for you. Let hope you feel better soon eh?
@@BoardGameBollocks thank you. Joking aside, your video was a much appreciated break from the Hell that is currently my families life. So thank you. I'll see you at the grand finale.
Fucking hilarious Lol 3 times, funny whitterings. I've got heroscape marvel, was gonna sell for a tenner ....still will. Decent list, Interested in the top 10.
At least you are not completely out of your fuckind mind as Brass shows up at least at this level even though it should be number one as it is on my list for various years and - yeah admitted, the rest of the game is good as well. Hohoho
Always been tempted with Champions of Midgard, but I've heard that the expansions are essential. Is this true? I dont really want to buy yet another game that requires an expansion!
I bought Brass: Birmingham off Steam for the PC to learn how to play and see if I would give it shelf space. I can`t get on with it and don`t see the attraction. I think I need to be taught by a Grandmaster. Still, it`s the ONLY game in the world to have my home town of Wolverhampton on it. So it can`t be all that bad.
If it`s an accurate representation of the board game I see no problem. I presume it is and still disliked it. Too much BOLLOCKS for me!@@BoardGameBollocks
Truth be told, this became one of very few boardgame channels worth watching. It seems like most went the preachy path of, as you said, discussing pains of colonialism, "difficult social themes", sensitivities, representation and all that bullshit - entirely losing from the sight that the market will regulate this. IF people want more "socially aware games" then they will buy them more often and there's going to be less "-ist, and -phobe" preferred games. It seems most channels these days suffer from soy poisoning. Screw them and their preachy tooting. Good game is a good game, even when you need to import some unwilling workers in its mechanics. And yeah, I watched that episode of SUSD as well ;) Dear me. They got so woke, they must not sleep at night at all. I'm sure they wouldn't appreciate me subbing anyways, so I guess no hard feelings. Fad riders.
@@BoardGameBollocks Used to love their reviews. Maybe they just have more of that wherever they can now - I was thinking of the recent John Company video Literal half an hour of colonialism waffle. It's great that you do what you do, otherwise there would be little to watch. Have a nice Christmas!
Ark Nova is trash mate lol. j/k, its ok. its a solid game, kind of goes too long and money gets bloated towards the end. so i just dont feel the hype. after about 10 games im pretty much over it. even the action selection thing isnt original, Warpgate is fun light little game that used it first. might find it in the bargain bucket, check it out. thats the great thing about the hobby. if i dont like your favorite games i can bugger off and play something else that i think is better.
Ah Ark nova, as innovative as a supermarket christmas playlist.😉 as ever with top 100s, it's a personal taste thing, so I'd never get worked up about it not aligning to my own tastes. It would be a grim and depressingly boring world if we all agreed on which games were 'worthy' of playing and which ones weren't.
Where the fuck are these Bargain Buckets located ?
My FLGS has a used game section but that's about as good as it gets. The sticker code lists blue stickered used games as games which are unplayed, unpunched and in some cases, still sealed (they can't technically sell it as new since it didn't come from their distributors). I managed to get an unopened copy of John Company Second Edition from them, saving myself the time and effort to buy a copy from the website since it's a tough game to find at a brick and mortar store in my very liberal town.
I keep my eyes on the 'damaged' sections of some board game sellers. Usually it means a box is slightly foxed in the corners or got slightly dented during shipping and the game itself is mint condition. Unless you are really bothered about the box being pristine you can get good deals.
Really the only gaming channel that i get the feeling i might get shived through the screen!Good job.
Heroscape IS coming back! Renegade Studios is bringing it back in 2024!
Heard that before. If it does, great.
Yea right 😂
They’re going to kickstart or straight to retail?
3rd attempt maybe work?
For real?!
Simply brilliant, in New Zealand and you know it’s Christmas when the sun is out, the Pohutakawas are in bloom, the darts is on, and BGB does his run down!
Dominion and Catan are indeed the games that keep on giving. Both have more expansions than any other games I think?
I can't wait for more of these rock hard games😏
I agree with being annoyed at some people, taking the theme too far like colonialism as you mentioned. It’s just a game. If someone was like, oh I don’t wanna play Maracaibo because, you know, the pirate thing I think I would be speechless. Funny enough they probably want to play A Feast for Odin lol
Definitely gonna be checking out your channel more. It’s really funny and very relatable. Thank you for the laughs!
I’m excited! Bring on the top 10… grand work mate
Good list. Happy to see not just a bunch of new games!
I love this channel!!!
A lot of people get too snobbish about Dominion and dismiss it. But it deserves a lot more respect!
Nice to see Project:Elite on the list. I have the CMON edition... I really liked it. Sadly, most of my friends don't like it.
Haha as a latter day saint (mormon) your ending made me laugh. Been enjoying your channel and found a few must buy games to add to my list. Thanks for the fun videos.
Love these videos !
Love the lists keep them coming
I love champions of Midgard. It was our first worker placement game that I purchased for our game group. Both expansions add the perfect content to improve the experience.
I’m going to have to check out Arcadia quest. Great top 100 so far
I love this guy’s top lists,
I’ve been enjoying Ascension the way you’ve been enjoying Dominion. The expansions definitely give it more life than when you play just the base game. I just wish the Ascension expansions were still in print. I’m always deal hunting for them on the secondary market.
Thought everyone had forgotten about Arcadia Quest - It is still my number one as my sons and I played through the base and expansion campaigns so many times. Don't think a game will ever create that many fun memories again. Thanks for the hard work - your channel is one of the best I follow. Cheers!
There's a really good homegrown variant on bgg. Gets rid of campaign and creates a game were you get treature,pve,pvp all in one game. Vending machine type recruit more heros while playing
Good list! I should give Champions of Midgard another go. I enjoyed it last time I played it, like 5 years ago-ish
I greatly enjoy this channel. Happy New Year and all that BS!
Great list and it made me remember that I still want to try Champions of Midgard. And have you ever tried the deck-building game Arctic Scavengers? The story, as I understand it, is that it came out at the same time as Dominion, but by a smaller publisher, and it got left behind as Dominion gained in popularity. But, Rio Grande ultimately bought it and put it out in the same box size and with the same insert as Dominion, and the version you can buy now has two expansions included (the first one is the only one I ever play with). It's obviously similar in many ways, but it also adds an interesting twist where you the other players can reserve cards so at the end of your turn you can fight the other players for resources. Can't wait for the top ten list!
Yes I have it and the expansion
I’ve really been enjoying Champions of Midgard. I think the Valhalla expansion is essential.
Ark Nova changed the way scoring works. Basically where your pieces meet is 100 points and anything after all is a point per appeal. And each appeal you missed your maker by is minus 1 down from 100 score.
Sounds streamlined…
Phew! Managed to make it through this one without buying something. And aye its just known as Skull now, still nice enough artwork though
Dominion is still one of my most favorite games of all time
I think im losing my mental health and sanity by watching these vids....these videos are bullshit yet very addictive at the same time... and i have to keep watching until the end...i really hope i dont die before the last one, it would be a shame, because it will the best board gaming video made by any human being in the universe ever, and as a hobbyist you just NEED to see it before you die. After that I can happily pass away or get taken to a loony bin..by the way a white jacket would suit you well Dr. Bollocks.. My relatives will sure take care of the invitations. Thank you!
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As always thanks for a great video, really enjoy your style. Where are these bargain buckets you keep referring too? You recent addiction to Dominion is endearing. We really like the Legendary Encounters Alien as a deck builder.
We got bunch of the sets of heroscape that came out as magic the gatheting sets. Then we got lucky and found a tote full of landscape and a thrift store. We really like the magic the gathering ones. Never played prior sets
One more video to go. My prediction for number 1 & 2 are dominant species and pax pamir 🤞
if you've been following this channel, you know his no1 and 2 will not be those two.
Bollocks
@@ianw0ngNo shit Sherlock. Almost like @danwoolven5581 is being sarcastic. 🤔🙄
Another list idea - best games you can play with a poker deck or two... Skull, regicide, dutch blitz, etc
Also like the cliffhanger for the next video coming up
From all the way at the back here, I'm all over Dominion like a tramp on hot chips!
nice to see my favourite viking game up on the list.
I had two shots of my fav whisky to prepare...
Dominion is a solid game and my wife's favorite. We have all expansions except the latest, but I'm sure we'll get that too. Is it excessive to have so many expansions? Yes. But I'm impressed that the end result as you play the game adjusts so well depending on the cards. Just a good game.
Seafall for 12$ makes great components for use in other games
I’m saving it for my retirement.
Shot fired but John Company is good though
Some people prefer the Magic Heroscape, just needs more terrain
I just learned this morning that Renegade games is bringing back heroscape, prepainted minis as well. I hope that they learned from the failed haslab crowdfunding experiment that there is a ceiling of what consumers are willing to pay. So maybe they have figured out a way to navigate the fine line between too expensive and poor quality.
I’m tempted with Dominion
Give in to your temptation
I really don't feel like renouncing my mormon tendencies. On a side note I can't wait for the top ten.
This list is warming up nicely. I agree that Champions of Midgard is a really good game in its own right if you look beyond that massive pile of dice that will cause Euro-lovers to have conniptions and break out in a sweat harder than Jimmy Tarbuck trying to parallel park in an empty street.
Tarby is dead mate 😂
@@BoardGameBollocks Not unless his corpse turned up in court for the hit and run fine.
Still alive! Had an Enema. Cost £50. She was taking the piss. So I feel totally cleansed for another load of bollocks!
Arcadia Quest! Fuck yea.
I want to know where this bargain bin is that you are getting all these great games from. Bargain bins around here full of Disney Code Names and Escape Room games.
“The nasty little website” 😂
If you haven’t tried it, give it a”Bus” a go, it’s a worker placement game that actually came out before Caylus and is very simple, extremely cutthroat and a lot of fun!
Splotter?
@@BoardGameBollocks yep, it’s a tricky one to get a hold of but worth it if you can find it to play. Very straight forward with a unique time manipulation mechanic that can ruin everyone’s turn
Scores can range from 2 - 10 points, it’s tight!
It’s more action selection than worker placement, but it’s good
hello from argentina, sorry for another question, and my bad English, only for playing with my wife or one friend ( she docent like twilight struggle) if you can buy 7 wonders duel but expensive and maybe months of waiting or you can buy dominion near my house in a friend store, what do you choose, great channel, thanks!!!
Dominion for the variety
🌴 The Great BoardGame Swindle 🌿 kn Roll boi 🤪
My daughter tragically and suddenly died last month. Then my cat two weeks later. Today we found out our other cat has the same kidney issues that killed her sister. Yet some how your video has made me reach a new low. Congratulations.
Firstly, sorry for your loss. Secondly, my channel is an acquired taste and it’s clear from the outset that if your state of mind is on a fragile place it may not be for you.
Let hope you feel better soon eh?
@@BoardGameBollocks thank you.
Joking aside, your video was a much appreciated break from the Hell that is currently my families life. So thank you. I'll see you at the grand finale.
Enjoy your mixture of games lad. I don't feel your strongly bias towards any one genre.
Cheers
Fucking hilarious
Lol 3 times, funny whitterings.
I've got heroscape marvel, was gonna sell for a tenner ....still will. Decent list, Interested in the top 10.
The mor mons the merrier, I always say...
Fuck'n excited!
Arcadia quest in my top 10
This is definitely a list.
it's funny how the only board gaming RUclipsrs that actually make me laugh is this guy and actualol, which both happen to be British, go UK !
Man I got lots of HeroScape… I should sell it 😂
To me
So we shouldn't expect a 30 minute video lecturing us on how murder is bad in Viking games? I'm disappointed.
At least you are not completely out of your fuckind mind as Brass shows up at least at this level even though it should be number one as it is on my list for various years and - yeah admitted, the rest of the game is good as well. Hohoho
🌴 Somewhere Pal 🌿
I regret to inform you that im decent at miniature painting, and usually dont play games until i paint the minis 😂
Good luck with all the Zombicide stuff
@@BoardGameBollocks I already have PTSD from all the white death arriving next year.Thats pre-traumatic :)
No, stop this. No more. Now I have to drop Dominion under the tree... where does this end?
Always been tempted with Champions of Midgard, but I've heard that the expansions are essential. Is this true? I dont really want to buy yet another game that requires an expansion!
Pretty much
Valhalla is probably essential (although the game is fine without it just better with) . Dark Mountains is a nice expansion but less essential.
They are essential. But it's worth it!
I bought Brass: Birmingham off Steam for the PC to learn how to play and see if I would give it shelf space. I can`t get on with it and don`t see the attraction. I think I need to be taught by a Grandmaster. Still, it`s the ONLY game in the world to have my home town of Wolverhampton on it. So it can`t be all that bad.
You played a video game to see if you’d like a board game? That’s like test driving a car using Forza.
If it`s an accurate representation of the board game I see no problem. I presume it is and still disliked it. Too much BOLLOCKS for me!@@BoardGameBollocks
There are great games in your bargain bin!
Beyound the sun : Its a proto very expensive !!! shame !
Truth be told, this became one of very few boardgame channels worth watching. It seems like most went the preachy path of, as you said, discussing pains of colonialism, "difficult social themes", sensitivities, representation and all that bullshit - entirely losing from the sight that the market will regulate this. IF people want more "socially aware games" then they will buy them more often and there's going to be less "-ist, and -phobe" preferred games. It seems most channels these days suffer from soy poisoning.
Screw them and their preachy tooting. Good game is a good game, even when you need to import some unwilling workers in its mechanics.
And yeah, I watched that episode of SUSD as well ;) Dear me. They got so woke, they must not sleep at night at all. I'm sure they wouldn't appreciate me subbing anyways, so I guess no hard feelings. Fad riders.
I haven’t actually seen that episode. I’m sure they’re nice people but they talk about stuff that doesn’t interest me. Each to his own I guess.
@@BoardGameBollocks Used to love their reviews. Maybe they just have more of that wherever they can now - I was thinking of the recent John Company video Literal half an hour of colonialism waffle.
It's great that you do what you do, otherwise there would be little to watch.
Have a nice Christmas!
9:55 so brave 😢
Forreals tho. For people out there, equating Vikings to colonialism is like equating a nuts allergy with the Bubonic plague lmfao
BOLLOCKS!!!
Lancashire > Birmingham
i could watch this bullshit all day!
Ark Nova is trash mate lol. j/k, its ok. its a solid game, kind of goes too long and money gets bloated towards the end. so i just dont feel the hype. after about 10 games im pretty much over it. even the action selection thing isnt original, Warpgate is fun light little game that used it first. might find it in the bargain bucket, check it out.
thats the great thing about the hobby. if i dont like your favorite games i can bugger off and play something else that i think is better.
Ah Ark nova, as innovative as a supermarket christmas playlist.😉
as ever with top 100s, it's a personal taste thing, so I'd never get worked up about it not aligning to my own tastes. It would be a grim and depressingly boring world if we all agreed on which games were 'worthy' of playing and which ones weren't.
Heroscape is shit. There I said it.
I agree with the list, but I still think it's bullshit.
Excellent list! But It is also a lot of bullshit
No I don't agree with your list and yes I think It's bullshit.
Joking dude : )
Ark nova is so overhyped
1st
2nd
Mate Project Elite is garbage, I know you know it. Who are you trying to mess with here?
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