The first assumption is completely wrong. The average time on my shelf of opportunities is well over 2 years now... The games I bought today will probably be played in 2027...
@@marcin_777 I was a little concerned about that as well. Given how often I see these games on tables, though, excludingWyrmspan, I felt comfortable listing them as being played. But it is an assumption.
Interesting approach. Uno is a luck activity to me. There is almost no game and that is why everyone can take part. The only one I play of those would be Catan. The Classic that still just works for what it is. Final Girl starts to peek my interest. So many are talking about it.
Uno also has some speed and recognition elements. It reminds me of games like spoons. I’m not into it because like you said there’s not a lot of game. But my friends like it so I play along. Catan really is so much more of a gem than I realized before making this video. Final Girl is at least worth a play to find out if it’s your thing.
Pro tip: when describing sushi go I’d say it’s a pure card game with a closed draft and that points are scored via set collection, where each card you draft is a potential member of a point scoring set.
Very interesting to hear what people are actually buying and playing. In my city (Wichita), I frequent the stores that carry board games, which includes (in many places as well) Barnes and Noble. I can say with confidence that this is a very Barnes and Noble list. I was in my local one yesterday, and all of these games are usually at Barnes and Noble. All of which tells me that they are a huge part of what games people see on shelves, and are a crucial resource for people to find games. The increasing size and variety at my Barnes and Noble tells me that they understand this, and have a lot of influence in the board game hobby, both for causal players and hobbyists.
@@AndrewPepperstone they do seem to be keeping a pulse on the board game hobby. I was curious if a dedicated board game store had the same results as I’d expect from a big box store. There’s a Barnes and nobles, target, etc not far from the store.
Very interesting questions come up from this research. Are gaming habits localized to different regions, stores, states? Is buying a game correlated to its plays? I ask because I've bought "hotness" games and played them once (looking at you Arcs). I think a better way to check the pulse of what's being played is just to rally games played during open sessions at stores, maybe? Not sure if BGG has an app to tally plays.
@@jonvega3736 yes sir. I think surveys if I really wanted to get into it. With these particular games (except wyrmspan since it’s new), I’ve seen them on tables at open sessions, game nights, in friends homes or heard non hobby gamers talk about playing. Surveys are a good option. The BGG app (or related to it) appeals to certain types of players so I think we’d see games being played that we otherwise wouldn’t.
@@BoardgamesforOneOh definitely. For example my family plays Just One a lot! Bgg is definitely for the more "serious" gamer. Btw enjoyed you enjoying yourself during the Neanderthal segment. Made me smile!
Wavelength is an ok game. It is for groups. Two side teams. One guy chooses a card that says stiff like spicy food. With a round tracker you put if agree or disagree around that track. Then you close that round track and say to your team an example ( chili) the team must guess if you thing thats spicy or not and put their estimate on where did you put the track.
I don’t know about others but here are some I play regularly that are worth a try: Pax Pamir All Bridges Burning 1862 (aka 18EA) Teotihuacan The White Castle Earth La Granja Halls Of Hegra
@@benabbottguitar what a list. pax pamir I’m waiting to find used or don’t and dent. All bridges burning and 1862 are new to me. What’s Bridges about? Halls of Hegra is a favorite and the others are want to play games. Thanks for the solid list.
@ bridges is a coin game and 62 is an 18xx. Both historically based and a little on the heavier side but since you like halls I’m sure you’d like those
Cool premise for your video. Interesting to see what different areas are playing. If it helps with Root, it's not as complex as it sounds. Yes every faction is asymetric but... there is one main victory condition for everyone and potentially one alt victory condition. I've taught the game a few times and the nice thing is that although everyone plays differently, everyone goes through the same phases and many actions work the same way no matter who you're playing. If we ever end up at a table together, I'd be happy to teach it to ya
In the Sushi Go section the term Hate Drafting is used when referencing a bad hand and letting the next player get the worse card. That’s just kind of how games are played. “Hate Drafting” as a game mechanic is where you take a card you don’t normally want or maybe can’t even use just to keep another player from getting it. It happens. 🤷♂️🤣 Great video, good pacing. Great explanations without lingering too long. I’ll pass on Uno, but will admit that there’s a version called Duo in which essentially “Fixes” the never ending problem that Uno can run into sometimes. Onitama is a beautiful and elegant game. Once I played it, I never wanted to play Chess again. I have put off Final Girl but I really like that the Season 2 shown here is more action horror. That seems to be a more appealing theme to me. I might just have to check it out. Thanks again!! ✌️😎
I first got introduced to hate drafting in sushi go party. We played a golf variant. I love the mechanic. When you’re with a playful group it just makes the game more entertaining.
Fantastic work. I’m fairly new to the hobby and have found that a lot of the top rated BGG games are impossible for me to get out, teach and play, as much as I’d love to play them. The reason I fell in love with board games is because of the fun social interaction they create with friends and family + plus that bit of brain burn, and the reality is that Catan is the greatest game of all time for that. You just can’t beat the way it keeps everyone engaged at all times. I’ve also noticed that a lot of people in the scene hate luck, but luck means my wife wins, and if my wife wins then I get to play games more often. How good is a game really if it’s never getting played and no one is having fun?
@@cozzwozzle thank you man. I had an unfair memory of Catan where I thought it was a bland game. Revisiting it for this video made me really appreciate what it has to offer and how good it is as a gateway euro…even if catan is as far as a player goes. I like a little luck for the same reason. It makes fools of all of us and we have to have the resilience to deal with what we get.
I love this!!! Thank you so much for doing this. I think these types of videos are really important because it really helps the hobby as a whole. Specifically, I feel the greatest issue with the tabletop board game hobby is awareness. People just don't know about it. When I was a kid, there were tons of games in the hobby that I would have absolutely loved (and eventually did) but I didn't know about them. I only knew about Americana games like Monopoly and Sorry and Uno and Clue, etc. etc. The most unique games that I knew of (back in the 90s) were Risk and Axis & Allies. But why is that? Outside of the latter two, all of the games I knew of came from mass retailers like Walmart and Target, because that's where we shopped. That's all we knew. I think that is most obvious by this list. Even going up through the top 20, most if not all of the games mentioned are available at Walmart or Target specifically. I strongly believe that is why they are being played more than other games. I remember when games like Ticket to Ride and Cards Against Humanity became popular. They had both been in the industry for about a decade, but then the moment they hit Walmart and Target, their popularity went through the roof! I think that as a community, we need to continue to work on the awareness obstacle. Introduce new games to more and more people, even those that may come off as "non-gamers." I have surprised myself as to whom I have helped get into the hobby not thinking they would really be into it. I have seen some schools start having board game clubs. I think this is where it really starts! Get more games into schools, show kids how fun games can be of all sorts of different genres. Then they go home and tell their family. The next thing you know, they are looking it up on Google, finding it and other fun games in the industry. Eventually we will see more and more games in mass retailers. The more games that are mass produced, the more successful the hobby will be!
@@carmanragatz good points. Thanks for breaking the point down.I was its inferring if a hobby game store would reflect games that are available at big stores. It’s interesting that gamers are going to a hobby store to get games that are also available at big stores. And that those are the most sold! I have mostly non gamers over and introduce them to games. Sometimes it’s a hit and sometimes it’s a total bomb, but I’m learning to pick better small group games.
Great premise for a video, Mike! Love the way you compiled your data and shared the process with us! (I was wondering if maybe you would use the "number of voters" metric from BGG!) 📈 Surprisingly, I've played almost every single game you mentioned in this video! p.s. I sometimes feel (like your list) that I also have "no monopoly, no life, and no clue". 🤣
@@BoardGameDave thanks Dave. Ya know I don’t know enough about the number of voters metric, but I’d like to see that or try it. See how it compares to a based on retail sales figure. Maybe you could try it out first 😎. Clever play on words there good sir.
@@ThatJakers I’m not even sure…exhaustion probably. I even reread the rules right before. Thanks for correcting it. I’ll see about updating with subtitles.
I’m in two different groups of about 20 people (friends and family), that get together (about 4-6 of us play regularly - at least- once a week) and we get about 10/20 people together once a month with party games. And the other group is primarily a neighborhood social party group. The social party group just played the Neaderthals game which a free people liked, but most didn’t, so I’d be surprised if it got played again. On the months we’ve hosted (therefore we get to choose the games), we’ve played Dixit (12 player version), guillotine, herd mentality and code names. The last 2 were rated most favorably. I really don’t like party games 😂, except for Dixit and codenames. (So far) My other group- thank goodness! Is usually smaller and we play more tactical games… My son is usually the one setting up these, so he’s chosen many of the games- and we’ve played Villianous about 50 times this year. Codenames, Citadels, trekking thru history, llama land, Salem, Bezziwizzer, green team wins, Dominion, 7 wonders are all often played when he’s around. When he’s not, Wingspan, Flamecraft, Catan, Planted, Parks, Canvas, Bonsai are the ones played- 😏
@@dessireshallenberger2836 love it. You’ve got a whole family affair of gaming. I love how it gets just a little more cozy themed when the son isn’t there. I’d fit right in for pretty much all those groups. Thanks for sharing about it.
@ yep, you caught that right away! He likes more competitive games or mystery ones. And a few of us like the “chill, beautifully themed ones” more often. I think I’m going to get him Root for Christmas. Can’t decide what to get his wife (who is an art major). Suggestions?
Love your honesty/sincerity. Root is my favorite board game ❤ but I'd never play it solo as Root is one of the most interactive games out there. Great video!
Misleading title. Should be Top games sold at Cape Fear Games this year. Actual list based BGG play data. 2024 Year 1. Ark Nova 2. Azul 3. Sky Team 4. Wingspan 5. Sea Salt & Paper 6. Terraforming Mars 7. Forest Shuffle 8. Marvel Champions: The Card Game 9. Harmonies 10. Trio
I wanted other lists and you brought one. Thank you.The BGG list represents many, it also leaves out many who don’t enter their play data, people like me. I would love to find a more accurate way to represent both those who enter their play data and all of those who don’t
I respectfully disagree with the first assumption. I have a full backlog of games that I have purchased (well most are crowdfunded). Like anxiously waiting a year for Heroes of Might and Magic III to launch on Kickstarter. Than waiting another year to recieve it. Than I have only played it once a year so far. I have placed Nightmare Cathedral 3 times since I backed it also. I just don't keep up at home when I'm juggling Lego building and MMO video games on top of board games. But I do agree with you on the BGG top rated. Take it with a grain of salt. And weight is highly subjective also. Like Arkham Horror the LCG I did not get to the table until 2 years after I purchased it. However I dived into Marvel Champions the core box pretty quick, and than Dwellings of Eldervale once it arrived. With regards to Root, I have heard the Riverfolk has a crash dummy rough draft basically of their first attempt at solo. Clockwork is much improved, but out of print. I did not care for Sushi Go myself. But my sister likes it. So I will play it over the holidays.
@@VampguyN85 good points. With these lighter weight games I don’t know many of those that have bought these and not played just due to their easy to learn and play nature. Wyrmspan might be the one in there that some might not get to the table quickly. If these were crowdfunded games on the list, or even lesser known hobby games available at retail I’d also wonder whether they got played. I would doubt that most would be playing them within the year.
The real list: 1. Poker, but only if it is considered as board game 2. Chess 3. Shogi 4. Go 5. Mahjong 6. Charades, Mafia, DnD and other social talkative games, but similar to Poker only if they pass as board games. 7. Chinese chess 8. Checkers 9. Domino 10. Monopoly (you didn't include it but it is your methodology problem, everybody played it at least once)
@@Knuckles2761 thanks for the real list. I’ve played most of those at some point in my life. Poker, I’m counting as I only played once years ago, and didn’t really play it as it’s supposed to be I don’t think. Chess I play on an app to solve puzzles regularly enough. I don’t know shoving or go. I played mahjong on an app once. The social games I’ve played a lot on car rides as a kid. I’ve seen but never played Chinese chess-looked super complex. Monopoly of course as a kid, checkers when I was a kid and dominos-I played Mexican dominoes a few times as a teenager.
Top played games are all going to be classics, mostly card games, or other games you can bet on. Poker, craps, blackjack, dominoes, mahjong, bridge, cribbage, spades, hearts, chess, checkers, Chinese Checkers and the like. For more modern games party card games would probably be up there a bit more than sales would suggest but I doubt they see tons of play in most houses. Narrowing down to gamers then the whole premise breaks because of deep shelves of shame. There really isn’t a good way to connect sales to plays. Even most gamers in the hobby aren’t logging plays on BGG, or rating games. It also matters a lot if you are basing it off games played or hours played. Twilight Imperium can easily take 8 hours for a game. Thats 1 play vs 16 on a game that takes under a half hour. If I had to guess I would say some of the most played games are going to be the most funded/sold plus continued hype with a slight bias for the best campaign games or rules light games that play in under 2.5 hours. Cmon and Awaken Realms would probably have the most. Marvel United, Nemesis, Cthulhu DMD. Gloomhaven would likely be up there. Pandemic Legacy would have been a few years ago.
@@derraldlosey1118 good point. Thanks. I I don’t log plays myself and don’t know many that do. If we’re summing up play time that would definitely change things up a lot.
No way Onitamanis n6. Onitama is broken. Someone can just never advance and wait for the other to move and kill it and then, wait again until the other player realised that and do the same. And the game stays in a forever loop. What a bummer. Unexplainable how this game is popular
Keep in mind this is based on what data I have. It’s no gospel. But yes that would be a miserable way to play. If you both follow rules though that’s not a possible outcome.
I gave up all support for BGG/ Just a cess pool of political nonsense. An alternative website is being built, I can't wait! Ratings are emotionally driven as well.
@@BoardgamesforOne Well, being another boardgame content dude.. there's three games on your list that I've never seen anyone at any game con, play night, or anything else playing and two I never heard of. Every listicle I see on top whatevers from anyone else I've at least heard of the games, but yours made me go WTF is that?
This is just a poorly crafted ad for your local store under false pretenses. How such a video gets views is beyond me. At least TRY to address the question. Meaningless assumption bought=played, meaningless sample size=one store, calling out BGG rankings for no reason while ignoring well known sources such as BGG logged plays and BGA play records (which partly overlap and are both skewed towards invested hobby gamers, but are RIGHT THERE to discuss) Edit: on the positive side. That store should be happy for the successful marketing
@Unattended_Elk It’s no ad and no dig meant on BGG. I do try to be fair and honest and clearly that didn’t come through to you. I’ll certainly try to be more and more accurate as I learn this hobby and platform more.
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The first assumption is completely wrong. The average time on my shelf of opportunities is well over 2 years now... The games I bought today will probably be played in 2027...
@@marcin_777 I was a little concerned about that as well. Given how often I see these games on tables, though, excludingWyrmspan, I felt comfortable listing them as being played. But it is an assumption.
Interesting approach. Uno is a luck activity to me. There is almost no game and that is why everyone can take part. The only one I play of those would be Catan. The Classic that still just works for what it is. Final Girl starts to peek my interest. So many are talking about it.
Uno also has some speed and recognition elements. It reminds me of games like spoons. I’m not into it because like you said there’s not a lot of game. But my friends like it so I play along. Catan really is so much more of a gem than I realized before making this video. Final Girl is at least worth a play to find out if it’s your thing.
Dude, that is an amazing thumbnail! Easy to read and pops like hell.
Thanks man. My thumbnail guy Metro Designer gets the credit. It was his idea. I just provide the shots.
Pro tip: when describing sushi go I’d say it’s a pure card game with a closed draft and that points are scored via set collection, where each card you draft is a potential member of a point scoring set.
@@paulhamrick3943 thanks for the tip.
Very interesting to hear what people are actually buying and playing. In my city (Wichita), I frequent the stores that carry board games, which includes (in many places as well) Barnes and Noble. I can say with confidence that this is a very Barnes and Noble list. I was in my local one yesterday, and all of these games are usually at Barnes and Noble. All of which tells me that they are a huge part of what games people see on shelves, and are a crucial resource for people to find games. The increasing size and variety at my Barnes and Noble tells me that they understand this, and have a lot of influence in the board game hobby, both for causal players and hobbyists.
@@AndrewPepperstone they do seem to be keeping a pulse on the board game hobby. I was curious if a dedicated board game store had the same results as I’d expect from a big box store. There’s a Barnes and nobles, target, etc not far from the store.
Thanks for showing. I'm always interested in the People's Choice Top 200 Solo Games.
Thanks! Good gravy top 200, I’m interested in that too. Is that on Rolling Solo?
@@BoardgamesforOne Beyond Solitaire did some vids on it with some guest. Thanks for all you do here on your channel!
@ ah sweet. Thanks for sharing it. I need to catch up with what she’s doing anyway.
Love your videos! Your content has led me to so many different solo games. Thank you! Always enjoy your channel and videos!
@@laurapiche5205 thank you Laura! I’m glad to have you here.
Very interesting questions come up from this research. Are gaming habits localized to different regions, stores, states?
Is buying a game correlated to its plays? I ask because I've bought "hotness" games and played them once (looking at you Arcs).
I think a better way to check the pulse of what's being played is just to rally games played during open sessions at stores, maybe? Not sure if BGG has an app to tally plays.
@@jonvega3736 yes sir. I think surveys if I really wanted to get into it. With these particular games (except wyrmspan since it’s new), I’ve seen them on tables at open sessions, game nights, in friends homes or heard non hobby gamers talk about playing. Surveys are a good option. The BGG app (or related to it) appeals to certain types of players so I think we’d see games being played that we otherwise wouldn’t.
@@BoardgamesforOneOh definitely. For example my family plays Just One a lot! Bgg is definitely for the more "serious" gamer. Btw enjoyed you enjoying yourself during the Neanderthal segment. Made me smile!
@ I still have to play Just One. Put a club in my hand and watch out.
@BoardgamesforOne looool would love to see it. Maybe during a convention play that and I can teach you Root.
@ yes sir. That would be a blast.
Wavelength is an ok game. It is for groups. Two side teams. One guy chooses a card that says stiff like spicy food. With a round tracker you put if agree or disagree around that track. Then you close that round track and say to your team an example ( chili) the team must guess if you thing thats spicy or not and put their estimate on where did you put the track.
@@danieleraso1 okay like a variation of what’s done in apples to apples. Sounds like a good team night game.
I don’t know about others but here are some I play regularly that are worth a try:
Pax Pamir
All Bridges Burning
1862 (aka 18EA)
Teotihuacan
The White Castle
Earth
La Granja
Halls Of Hegra
@@benabbottguitar what a list. pax pamir I’m waiting to find used or don’t and dent. All bridges burning and 1862 are new to me. What’s Bridges about? Halls of Hegra is a favorite and the others are want to play games. Thanks for the solid list.
@ bridges is a coin game and 62 is an 18xx. Both historically based and a little on the heavier side but since you like halls I’m sure you’d like those
@ I have yet to play an 18xx so it’s overdue.
Cool premise for your video. Interesting to see what different areas are playing.
If it helps with Root, it's not as complex as it sounds. Yes every faction is asymetric but... there is one main victory condition for everyone and potentially one alt victory condition. I've taught the game a few times and the nice thing is that although everyone plays differently, everyone goes through the same phases and many actions work the same way no matter who you're playing. If we ever end up at a table together, I'd be happy to teach it to ya
@@JoseChavez-fz2ty I’d love that man. Thanks. I see so there is a common victory condition.
The designer of Sushi-Go! Is Phil Walker-Harding
@@ThatJakers thank you.
In the Sushi Go section the term Hate Drafting is used when referencing a bad hand and letting the next player get the worse card. That’s just kind of how games are played. “Hate Drafting” as a game mechanic is where you take a card you don’t normally want or maybe can’t even use just to keep another player from getting it. It happens. 🤷♂️🤣
Great video, good pacing. Great explanations without lingering too long. I’ll pass on Uno, but will admit that there’s a version called Duo in which essentially “Fixes” the never ending problem that Uno can run into sometimes.
Onitama is a beautiful and elegant game. Once I played it, I never wanted to play Chess again.
I have put off Final Girl but I really like that the Season 2 shown here is more action horror. That seems to be a more appealing theme to me. I might just have to check it out.
Thanks again!! ✌️😎
Thank you man, I really appreciate that. UNO…what to do with UNO. I passed on season 1 FG for similar reasons.
I first got introduced to hate drafting in sushi go party. We played a golf variant. I love the mechanic. When you’re with a playful group it just makes the game more entertaining.
Fantastic work. I’m fairly new to the hobby and have found that a lot of the top rated BGG games are impossible for me to get out, teach and play, as much as I’d love to play them.
The reason I fell in love with board games is because of the fun social interaction they create with friends and family + plus that bit of brain burn, and the reality is that Catan is the greatest game of all time for that. You just can’t beat the way it keeps everyone engaged at all times.
I’ve also noticed that a lot of people in the scene hate luck, but luck means my wife wins, and if my wife wins then I get to play games more often.
How good is a game really if it’s never getting played and no one is having fun?
@@cozzwozzle thank you man. I had an unfair memory of Catan where I thought it was a bland game. Revisiting it for this video made me really appreciate what it has to offer and how good it is as a gateway euro…even if catan is as far as a player goes.
I like a little luck for the same reason. It makes fools of all of us and we have to have the resilience to deal with what we get.
I love this!!! Thank you so much for doing this. I think these types of videos are really important because it really helps the hobby as a whole. Specifically, I feel the greatest issue with the tabletop board game hobby is awareness. People just don't know about it.
When I was a kid, there were tons of games in the hobby that I would have absolutely loved (and eventually did) but I didn't know about them. I only knew about Americana games like Monopoly and Sorry and Uno and Clue, etc. etc. The most unique games that I knew of (back in the 90s) were Risk and Axis & Allies. But why is that? Outside of the latter two, all of the games I knew of came from mass retailers like Walmart and Target, because that's where we shopped. That's all we knew.
I think that is most obvious by this list. Even going up through the top 20, most if not all of the games mentioned are available at Walmart or Target specifically. I strongly believe that is why they are being played more than other games. I remember when games like Ticket to Ride and Cards Against Humanity became popular. They had both been in the industry for about a decade, but then the moment they hit Walmart and Target, their popularity went through the roof!
I think that as a community, we need to continue to work on the awareness obstacle. Introduce new games to more and more people, even those that may come off as "non-gamers." I have surprised myself as to whom I have helped get into the hobby not thinking they would really be into it. I have seen some schools start having board game clubs. I think this is where it really starts! Get more games into schools, show kids how fun games can be of all sorts of different genres. Then they go home and tell their family. The next thing you know, they are looking it up on Google, finding it and other fun games in the industry. Eventually we will see more and more games in mass retailers. The more games that are mass produced, the more successful the hobby will be!
@@carmanragatz good points. Thanks for breaking the point down.I was its inferring if a hobby game store would reflect games that are available at big stores. It’s interesting that gamers are going to a hobby store to get games that are also available at big stores. And that those are the most sold! I have mostly non gamers over and introduce them to games. Sometimes it’s a hit and sometimes it’s a total bomb, but I’m learning to pick better small group games.
Great premise for a video, Mike! Love the way you compiled your data and shared the process with us! (I was wondering if maybe you would use the "number of voters" metric from BGG!) 📈 Surprisingly, I've played almost every single game you mentioned in this video!
p.s. I sometimes feel (like your list) that I also have "no monopoly, no life, and no clue". 🤣
@@BoardGameDave thanks Dave. Ya know I don’t know enough about the number of voters metric, but I’d like to see that or try it. See how it compares to a based on retail sales figure. Maybe you could try it out first 😎. Clever play on words there good sir.
With the right people root is a ton of fun. Learning all the factions including the expansion factions takes some time. But worth it!
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Very cool video.
@@danieltaylor3755 thanks Daniel, it was fun to make
Where on earth are you getting three cards from Sushi Go? The smallest starting hand is 7.
@@ThatJakers I’m not even sure…exhaustion probably. I even reread the rules right before. Thanks for correcting it. I’ll see about updating with subtitles.
@ don’t burn the candle at both ends brother 👍
@ 💯
One Night Ultimate Werewolf is great. Short and sweet, even easier if you get the narrator app.!
@@darkknight32920 have you played One Night Superheroes? It’s my preferred theming of the game. Would love a longer version of it too.
I sell games through the marketplace and isell a lot are wrymspan wingspan
BGG marketplace?
I’m in two different groups of about 20 people (friends and family), that get together (about 4-6 of us play regularly - at least- once a week) and we get about 10/20 people together once a month with party games. And the other group is primarily a neighborhood social party group. The social party group just played the Neaderthals game which a free people liked, but most didn’t, so I’d be surprised if it got played again. On the months we’ve hosted (therefore we get to choose the games), we’ve played Dixit (12 player version), guillotine, herd mentality and code names. The last 2 were rated most favorably. I really don’t like party games 😂, except for Dixit and codenames. (So far)
My other group- thank goodness! Is usually smaller and we play more tactical games… My son is usually the one setting up these, so he’s chosen many of the games- and we’ve played Villianous about 50 times this year. Codenames, Citadels, trekking thru history, llama land, Salem,
Bezziwizzer, green team wins, Dominion, 7 wonders are all often played when he’s around. When he’s not, Wingspan, Flamecraft, Catan, Planted, Parks, Canvas, Bonsai are the ones played- 😏
@@dessireshallenberger2836 love it. You’ve got a whole family affair of gaming. I love how it gets just a little more cozy themed when the son isn’t there. I’d fit right in for pretty much all those groups. Thanks for sharing about it.
@ yep, you caught that right away! He likes more competitive games or mystery ones. And a few of us like the “chill, beautifully themed ones” more often. I think I’m going to get him Root for Christmas. Can’t decide what to get his wife (who is an art major). Suggestions?
@ chill, beautifully themed. I might use that.
Some coffee and games? Yes, please.
Would love it. I am planning on at least one convention next year.
Love your honesty/sincerity.
Root is my favorite board game ❤ but I'd never play it solo as Root is one of the most interactive games out there.
Great video!
Thank you! That’s what I was thinking. It seems meant for interaction.
I appreciate the video but I own none of these games and I would never play any of these games and I do own 110 games. 😊
@@nickb2108 thank you. what’s your style in games?
Misleading title. Should be Top games sold at Cape Fear Games this year. Actual list based BGG play data.
2024 Year
1. Ark Nova
2. Azul
3. Sky Team
4. Wingspan
5. Sea Salt & Paper
6. Terraforming Mars
7. Forest Shuffle
8. Marvel Champions: The Card Game
9. Harmonies
10. Trio
I wanted other lists and you brought one. Thank you.The BGG list represents many, it also leaves out many who don’t enter their play data, people like me. I would love to find a more accurate way to represent both those who enter their play data and all of those who don’t
I respectfully disagree with the first assumption. I have a full backlog of games that I have purchased (well most are crowdfunded). Like anxiously waiting a year for Heroes of Might and Magic III to launch on Kickstarter. Than waiting another year to recieve it. Than I have only played it once a year so far.
I have placed Nightmare Cathedral 3 times since I backed it also.
I just don't keep up at home when I'm juggling Lego building and MMO video games on top of board games.
But I do agree with you on the BGG top rated. Take it with a grain of salt. And weight is highly subjective also.
Like Arkham Horror the LCG I did not get to the table until 2 years after I purchased it. However I dived into Marvel Champions the core box pretty quick, and than Dwellings of Eldervale once it arrived.
With regards to Root, I have heard the Riverfolk has a crash dummy rough draft basically of their first attempt at solo. Clockwork is much improved, but out of print.
I did not care for Sushi Go myself. But my sister likes it. So I will play it over the holidays.
@@VampguyN85 good points. With these lighter weight games I don’t know many of those that have bought these and not played just due to their easy to learn and play nature. Wyrmspan might be the one in there that some might not get to the table quickly. If these were crowdfunded games on the list, or even lesser known hobby games available at retail I’d also wonder whether they got played. I would doubt that most would be playing them within the year.
The real list:
1. Poker, but only if it is considered as board game
2. Chess
3. Shogi
4. Go
5. Mahjong
6. Charades, Mafia, DnD and other social talkative games, but similar to Poker only if they pass as board games.
7. Chinese chess
8. Checkers
9. Domino
10. Monopoly (you didn't include it but it is your methodology problem, everybody played it at least once)
@@Knuckles2761 thanks for the real list. I’ve played most of those at some point in my life. Poker, I’m counting as I only played once years ago, and didn’t really play it as it’s supposed to be I don’t think. Chess I play on an app to solve puzzles regularly enough. I don’t know shoving or go. I played mahjong on an app once. The social games I’ve played a lot on car rides as a kid. I’ve seen but never played Chinese chess-looked super complex. Monopoly of course as a kid, checkers when I was a kid and dominos-I played Mexican dominoes a few times as a teenager.
Top played games are all going to be classics, mostly card games, or other games you can bet on. Poker, craps, blackjack, dominoes, mahjong, bridge, cribbage, spades, hearts, chess, checkers, Chinese Checkers and the like.
For more modern games party card games would probably be up there a bit more than sales would suggest but I doubt they see tons of play in most houses.
Narrowing down to gamers then the whole premise breaks because of deep shelves of shame. There really isn’t a good way to connect sales to plays. Even most gamers in the hobby aren’t logging plays on BGG, or rating games.
It also matters a lot if you are basing it off games played or hours played.
Twilight Imperium can easily take 8 hours for a game. Thats 1 play vs 16 on a game that takes under a half hour.
If I had to guess I would say some of the most played games are going to be the most funded/sold plus continued hype with a slight bias for the best campaign games or rules light games that play in under 2.5 hours.
Cmon and Awaken Realms would probably have the most. Marvel United, Nemesis, Cthulhu DMD. Gloomhaven would likely be up there. Pandemic Legacy would have been a few years ago.
@@derraldlosey1118 good point. Thanks. I I don’t log plays myself and don’t know many that do. If we’re summing up play time that would definitely change things up a lot.
wyrmspan is derivative trash. Great video though. I demand more neon and a larger chain necklace in the future. Merry Christmas!
Thank you! Perhaps the chain should grow as the channel grows
No way Onitamanis n6. Onitama is broken. Someone can just never advance and wait for the other to move and kill it and then, wait again until the other player realised that and do the same. And the game stays in a forever loop. What a bummer. Unexplainable how this game is popular
You can’t choose to not move, it’s literally in the rulebook.
Keep in mind this is based on what data I have. It’s no gospel. But yes that would be a miserable way to play. If you both follow rules though that’s not a possible outcome.
@marcosseven8872 tell me you'd get absolutely mopped by anyone even remotely competent at Onitama (or any chess-like) without telling me
I gave up all support for BGG/ Just a cess pool of political nonsense. An alternative website is being built, I can't wait! Ratings are emotionally driven as well.
@@RedBird77 what’s the site? I had hopes for Board Game Nexus when that launched, but it’s shutting down
Come to the Triangle and we can play Root
@@lioninthetrenches I’m there on occasion
@@lioninthetrenches can’t remember the name but there was a board game pub I went to once while driving through.
@@BoardgamesforOne I bet it was Gamers Geekery
Truly odd results you achieved there.
How so?
@@BoardgamesforOne Well, being another boardgame content dude.. there's three games on your list that I've never seen anyone at any game con, play night, or anything else playing and two I never heard of. Every listicle I see on top whatevers from anyone else I've at least heard of the games, but yours made me go WTF is that?
@ interesting eh 🤷♂️
This is just a poorly crafted ad for your local store under false pretenses. How such a video gets views is beyond me. At least TRY to address the question. Meaningless assumption bought=played, meaningless sample size=one store, calling out BGG rankings for no reason while ignoring well known sources such as BGG logged plays and BGA play records (which partly overlap and are both skewed towards invested hobby gamers, but are RIGHT THERE to discuss)
Edit: on the positive side. That store should be happy for the successful marketing
@Unattended_Elk It’s no ad and no dig meant on BGG. I do try to be fair and honest and clearly that didn’t come through to you. I’ll certainly try to be more and more accurate as I learn this hobby and platform more.
Final Girl is FAN-TAS-TIC.
I got the core box + a couple of feature films about 2 months ago. It's so addictive that now I have 8 films and the miniatures for both seasons 😅
Super addictive. You need all those feature films to really get the most. What films did you grab?
@@BoardgamesforOne All season 1 and 2 except for Poltergeist and Inkanyamba (don't remember the name of the films, both those are the killers).
My brother, 5 mins before you got to number 1. I'm out.
@@lit_wick not a taco cat fan?