Holy shit the fkin humor in this absolutely killed me. “I think there was one sad fuck in Australia or something who tried to recreate the entire F1 racetrack season… I don’t know if he or she or they were successful. It’s one of those games where you’re gonna stick it in a big tub and every so often you’re gonna dig in and go fuckin apeshit trying to come first.” I was dying 😂
I look forward to your top 100 board games every year around this time and the threat of coming around my house and getting beaten up. You and your board game rants are now a part of the holiday season. Thank you so much for making them and Merry Christmas, and to all my fellow board gamers here watching and commenting, from your extended family here in the States. PS I bought Picture Perfect because of your opinion. Also not sure where The Godfather: Corleone's Empire would fall on your list but it's a good game if you can find a copy.
Thanks for pulling this together, really appreciate you efforts. We toolove Kemet and Cyclades, my son just got Kemet out after watching your video. Wants to play Cyclades later today. Will look in the bargain bin for the Last Kingdom.
Recently discovered your channel and love your videos! I really enjoyed this top 100 and am definitely gonna buy a game from your top 10 soon. Thank you BoardgameBollocks and happy holidays!
Your top 100 was a very enjoyable ride again, thanks a lot for your efforts in making these videos. Have some nice holidays and see you back again next year!
Fast becoming one of my favourite channels, keep it up! I've played Stationfall 4 times so far, and all have been memorable and crazy and stupid and just so much fun. Only one time did I play with a random guy at a convention and he got really upset because he missed that he could take an extra action or something and it pretty much knocked him out of contention 9and we misunderstood a particular character ability), but like, lighten up, guy! It's a chaotic game, just have a laugh and play again and screw someone else over. Anyway, never playing with him again! Merry Christmas to you too, and looking forward to your New Year Rant!
I'm waiting for ages for a reprint and restock of PitchCar. Pretty dope dexterity game from what I've seen that could be played by anyone. Noice top 10 mate. Happy new year!
Great surprise to see The Last Kingdom on the list! That reminds me I need to catch up on the new seasons. Fantastic picks. What a ride! Happy Christmas!
Brilliant...just subscribed...boom purchased Stationfall on the 2nd hand market...not the normal type of game I play...will see how week go....keep up that the dry humor going...good times
Merry Christmas, mate! Mage Knight is one of few titles that intimidated me, but once I learned it (during Covid's heydey of 2020), it's in my Top 25 of all games or Top 10 solo games. Twilight Imperium is one, like you, that we get to the gaming table only a few times per year. I did develop a quick start for players called Future Advances which cuts out about 2-3 hours of gameplay from the rather boring beginning, resolving a series of builds and moves in about 15 min. For Kemet, this is one that after my first game, I was fortunate to have jumped on the Matagot crowdfunding campaign...love it! Obsession is one that I had the chance to play a number of times on BGA before buying it last year. A few weeks ago, I asked Dan Halligan, the designer, to teach the game to my friend at PAX Unplugged here in Philly...he did; delightful.
I was waiting for this list. I want to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Great board gaming channel and I also loved the fighting fantasy books countdown. 👍
Fantastic set of videos. Very enjoyable. Surprisingly the final 10 were mostly bollocks board games from boardgames bollocks (apart from no 3), but I had great fun watching! Keep up the good work and good luck growing the channel next year.
I was totally surprised by Obsession being so high on your list. You nailed my experience exactly. I have the new characters expansion coming in the mail now. I just love having guest over to stare at my huge monuments. 🤠👍
So pleased to see Last Kingdom on this list. One of the games of the year for me too but as you say it's gone completely under the radar including on YT games reviewers, most of whom haven't mentioned it at all.
Happy Christmas. Enjoy your well deserved rest. Thanks also for being responsible enough to spread the No Drinking or Heroin and Driving messaging. Thanks for justifying my purchase of Stationfall which I still have not been able to get to the table, but I am hopeful for the new year. Thanks for being a breath of fresh air in the RUclips board game space. HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Merry Christmas mate! Great list and a great watch. Some more games to add to my collection and appreciate your perspective and recommendations… Bring on 2024 🎉
Good list, although I’d never even heard of “Station fall” or that snooker-crockinole stepchild. Cyclades is a good choice, although i was a bit disappointed not to see “Bellends of the South of England” on your list. Happy Christmas, man, and thanks for the sphincter tearing irreverence you give us throughout the year.
Happy Christmas to you too. I got in on the legendary Cyclades as well because of your constant praising. But am since doubting if i had better just bought the existing well received one thatn this rebalanced new edition. Games released this year that made it on my top 10 instantly: The Warp - a 4x type Walls of Scydonia - catapult dexterity game in which you are also errecting a lot stuff and see whose sturdy tower stands longest. (Including strategy cards like "tornado" which forces your opponent to slide his fingers through his own walls) Both of those games also count to the best indie games category. Thanks for the videos once more. Best wishes to your family.
Great list. Have a question about Kemet. We only only played it a handful of times but we kept on running into a never ending game loop. In the rule book it says, you have to have 9 points and or 2 more points than any other player "at the start of our turn." That last bit put us into a spiral, is your turn the start of a round. Or just when you take an action? We loved the game but if we waited till the start of a round for someone to have 8/9 points + 2 more points than anyone else the game didn't end. Maybe language of the Rules is getting the best of us. Thanks for any and all feedback. I hope I explained our issues. Thanks.
10. Nemesis 10* Nemesis: Lockdown 9. Brzdęk! Nie drażnij smoka - pokochałem tą grę od samego początku 9*. Brzdęk! Katakumby 9*. Brzdęk! Raban w próżni - jeszcze bardziej dopracowana wersja Brzdęka 9*. Brzdęk! Legacy 9*. Brzdęk! Katakumby 8. Diuna: Imperium - ta gra świetnie odzwierciedla klimat Arrakis i całej DIUNY 7. Wiedźmin: Stary Świat + dodatki - o jak mi ta gra się spodobała i pozytywnie mnie zaskoczyła, naprawdę czuć w niej KLIMAT Wiedźmina 6. Mage Knight - świetny klimat, świetny świat, po prostu Mage Knight !! 5. Anachrony - bardzo fajnie pomyślany świat i klimatyczna gra 4. Łowcy A. D. 2114 - o jaka ta gra jest klimatyczna i dopracowana… 3. Etherfields - klimat tej gry, mechanika i piękne grafiki urzekły mnie... 2. Scythe - klimat tej gry jest genialny... Świetnie odzwierciedla klimat konfliktu... 1. Bonfire - jak wzajemnie zazębiają się mechaniki w tej grze, to jest po prostu niesamowite !! 😉
I enjoy your channel. Your top games definitely don’t mesh with mine though. And that’s ok, everyone has a different style. Thank you for sharing your list!
Cyclades is my favorite. As a measure of its greatness, at least four people I’ve introduced it to later bought the game (2 at the table, even though I own it and play it regularly).
Stationfall was both the best game of 2023 and the most slept on game of 2023. It’s an absolute masterpiece. The Eklunds are the best designers in the hobby today.
Great top 100, just found them today and binged watched them all. Subscribed and looking forward to looking through the channel 👍🏻 Makes a change to see someone English making board game vids and not worrying about being family friendly or PC 👌🏻
Never played Cyclades but I trusted your judgement and backed the Legendary Edition this summer… Let’s see what I got myself into (whenever it arrives in 2025…)
Happy Christmas to you too, interesting list, nice that you have a good selection of classics and older titles and not just banging on about all new games like some channels. Did you go balls deep on the Legendary Cyclades? what are your thoughts on some of the changes? I've only just picked up the OG since backing the new KS, probs a bit daft but meh.
Out of curiosity: have you heard of Stellar Expedition? It's a Star Trek inspired game published by Ruud Nederpelt last year. I really enjoy it and would love to hear your thoughts if you could get your hands on a copy.
I have really enjoyed the top 100 board games. You convinced me to have a punt on Carrooka and it hasn't disappointed. The whole family love it. Keep up the great work. Merry Christmas.
Any thoughts on catacombs? I know you really love dexterity board games and i saw a bunch during the list. PS: thanks for the amazing videos, a marry Christmas to you and your family.
Happy Geezermass
A unique approach and fascinating list. Many thanks
Holy shit the fkin humor in this absolutely killed me. “I think there was one sad fuck in Australia or something who tried to recreate the entire F1 racetrack season… I don’t know if he or she or they were successful. It’s one of those games where you’re gonna stick it in a big tub and every so often you’re gonna dig in and go fuckin apeshit trying to come first.” I was dying 😂
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I got the ape shit part but never come first what am I doing wrong
Great list and presented in such a lovely an encouraging way. That's the spirit of Christmas right there. So heartwarming and uplifting..
Humbug 😂
I look forward to your top 100 board games every year around this time and the threat of coming around my house and getting beaten up. You and your board game rants are now a part of the holiday season. Thank you so much for making them and Merry Christmas, and to all my fellow board gamers here watching and commenting, from your extended family here in the States. PS I bought Picture Perfect because of your opinion. Also not sure where The Godfather: Corleone's Empire would fall on your list but it's a good game if you can find a copy.
I’ve not played Godfather. I missed it when the stock was being cleared on the cheap.
Thanks for the kind word mate…you’re safe for another year 👍🏻
Brilliant set of videos. Have enjoyed watching these. Great to see Carrooka in the top 10. Merry Christmas!
Definitely the funniest top 10 list I've seen this year. Happy holidays mate.
Merry Christmas to the best board game channel on the internet. I just got Obsession and can’t wait to get it to the table. Cheers.
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Thanks for pulling this together, really appreciate you efforts. We toolove Kemet and Cyclades, my son just got Kemet out after watching your video. Wants to play Cyclades later today.
Will look in the bargain bin for the Last Kingdom.
I look forward to this list every year. Merry Christmas!
Recently discovered your channel and love your videos! I really enjoyed this top 100 and am definitely gonna buy a game from your top 10 soon. Thank you BoardgameBollocks and happy holidays!
Great videos. Always have a laugh. Have a Merry Christmas , Chris from Brisbane.
Nice video series. Thanks for working on these
I spit out my coffee twice! Brilliant! Merry Christmas!
Happy Christmas, amazing channel. Thanks for the laughs!
Some new ones on here I want to pick up now. Stationfall, Last Kingdom and Obsession. Thanks for the list, the laughs and merry Christmas!
Nobody talks enough about KEMET! Thanks for having it on the list! Happy Christmas mate!
LOL, happy holidays! Enjoyed the videos as usual
Merry Xmas, and thank you for the top 100 videos, they were really nice.
Thanks for the vids this year, really enjoyed them
I love your list and the way you bring it. Great humor. Also a good way to discover "new" games.
Thanx for videos this year. Merry xmas.
Merry Christmas to the boardgame bollocks family. Keep the content coming. We love it.!
Your top 100 was a very enjoyable ride again, thanks a lot for your efforts in making these videos. Have some nice holidays and see you back again next year!
Excellent list, many in my top 10 too! Merry Christmas!
Epic top 10! Marry Christmas!!
Great video.
Great List
Merry Christmas, Mate.
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Great list! Happy Christmas!
Merry Christmas, thanks for a year of awesome tabletop gaming videos!
So very punchy. One of my favorite channels. Hope your new year is bollouck free!
Fast becoming one of my favourite channels, keep it up! I've played Stationfall 4 times so far, and all have been memorable and crazy and stupid and just so much fun. Only one time did I play with a random guy at a convention and he got really upset because he missed that he could take an extra action or something and it pretty much knocked him out of contention 9and we misunderstood a particular character ability), but like, lighten up, guy! It's a chaotic game, just have a laugh and play again and screw someone else over. Anyway, never playing with him again! Merry Christmas to you too, and looking forward to your New Year Rant!
Thanks for the great content throughout the year! Stationfall sounds a blast .... have a brilliant Christmas!
You too bruv 👍🏻
Cheers for this, happy Christmas boss.
I'm waiting for ages for a reprint and restock of PitchCar. Pretty dope dexterity game from what I've seen that could be played by anyone. Noice top 10 mate. Happy new year!
Merry xmas, thanks for taking the time to make lovely video.
Thank you very much. Merry Christmas to you.
Merry Christmas! 🎄
Thank you for all those videos.
Thanks for the great year of videos! Merry Christmas to the sweetest guy on RUclips!
I’m not going to shag you mate 😂
@@BoardGameBollocks I wouldn't expect it, I'm here for the positive, wholesome commentary. My wife dictates how all of that other stuff is handled.
You convinced me to get stationfall with your review and now it’s a favorite amongst the table!
Game of the year possibly
Great surprise to see The Last Kingdom on the list! That reminds me I need to catch up on the new seasons.
Fantastic picks. What a ride! Happy Christmas!
Brilliant...just subscribed...boom purchased Stationfall on the 2nd hand market...not the normal type of game I play...will see how week go....keep up that the dry humor going...good times
This Top 10 List makes my Top 10 List of Top 10 Lists. It is actually the only entry on the list, so well done for occupying all 10 spots.
All things, good or bad, must eventually come to an end. Fortunately there is next year! Always enjoy your list.
Cheers!
Just found your channel. Holy fucking balls my good man! The best boardgame channel I've seen! Wow. Thanks and bullocks brother!
Put that in your pipe and smoke it
That's a great list (I made it through). Merry Christmas!
I normally hate top 10 lists, but this is mostly tolerable.
Just barely. 😂
Being totally bladdered helps.
F***k Off….This is The Bolloacks
Why?
Merry Christmas, mate! Mage Knight is one of few titles that intimidated me, but once I learned it (during Covid's heydey of 2020), it's in my Top 25 of all games or Top 10 solo games. Twilight Imperium is one, like you, that we get to the gaming table only a few times per year. I did develop a quick start for players called Future Advances which cuts out about 2-3 hours of gameplay from the rather boring beginning, resolving a series of builds and moves in about 15 min. For Kemet, this is one that after my first game, I was fortunate to have jumped on the Matagot crowdfunding campaign...love it! Obsession is one that I had the chance to play a number of times on BGA before buying it last year. A few weeks ago, I asked Dan Halligan, the designer, to teach the game to my friend at PAX Unplugged here in Philly...he did; delightful.
Brilliant! Cyclades was one of the first games I got and it's a classic. Been keeping my eye on obsession. Merry Christmas 🎁🎄🎅🍻
Merry Christmas! Thanks for the entertainment.
Thank you for your service. Happy holidays
Cyclades may have not changed but you’ve ascended to my top board game channel! Happy New Year 🎉 gonna definitely get Obsession and Stationfall
I was waiting for this list. I want to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Great board gaming channel and I also loved the fighting fantasy books countdown. 👍
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Great series!
Fantastic set of videos. Very enjoyable. Surprisingly the final 10 were mostly bollocks board games from boardgames bollocks (apart from no 3), but I had great fun watching! Keep up the good work and good luck growing the channel next year.
Yay! Love for Obsession. Glad you like it as much as my wife and I!
Merry Christmas. What an excellent load of Bollocks!
I was totally surprised by Obsession being so high on your list. You nailed my experience exactly. I have the new characters expansion coming in the mail now. I just love having guest over to stare at my huge monuments. 🤠👍
Disappointed Zombie Dice didn’t make it in the top 100. I thought you and your family loved it! Great series! Happy holidays!
It was 101
Thanks for he videos, Happy Christmas🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I spat my tea out when you said "hide the sausage" it just came out of no where 😂😂
So pleased to see Last Kingdom on this list. One of the games of the year for me too but as you say it's gone completely under the radar including on YT games reviewers, most of whom haven't mentioned it at all.
I love playing "Hide the Sausage" but my wife's saying she's waiting for me to get the expansion.
I think she’s waiting for you to get the expanded extension! It’s amazing what saline can do.
You can borrow my magnifying glass
Merry Christmas! Looking forward to more Bollocks next year!
Sounds like I need to try Stationfall and Cyclades! Thanks for another great year, mate. Merry Christmas and that holiday bullshit.
Happy Christmas. Enjoy your well deserved rest. Thanks also for being responsible enough to spread the No Drinking or Heroin and Driving messaging. Thanks for justifying my purchase of Stationfall which I still have not been able to get to the table, but I am hopeful for the new year. Thanks for being a breath of fresh air in the RUclips board game space. HAPPY NEW YEAR.
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Merry Christmas mate! Great list and a great watch. Some more games to add to my collection and appreciate your perspective and recommendations… Bring on 2024 🎉
Merry Christmas, looking forward to another year of great videos from you. I hope Santa comes tonight 😉
Depends where
Good list, although I’d never even heard of “Station fall” or that snooker-crockinole stepchild. Cyclades is a good choice, although i was a bit disappointed not to see “Bellends of the South of England” on your list. Happy Christmas, man, and thanks for the sphincter tearing irreverence you give us throughout the year.
Love that Carrooka made the top ten and deservedly so. SUCH a fun game and, as you say, how did no one think of this before?
holy fuck i love your reviews mate. sending love from down under
Happy Christmas to you too. I got in on the legendary Cyclades as well because of your constant praising. But am since doubting if i had better just bought the existing well received one thatn this rebalanced new edition.
Games released this year that made it on my top 10 instantly: The Warp - a 4x type
Walls of Scydonia - catapult dexterity game in which you are also errecting a lot stuff and see whose sturdy tower stands longest. (Including strategy cards like "tornado" which forces your opponent to slide his fingers through his own walls)
Both of those games also count to the best indie games category.
Thanks for the videos once more. Best wishes to your family.
Great list. Have a question about Kemet. We only only played it a handful of times but we kept on running into a never ending game loop. In the rule book it says, you have to have 9 points and or 2 more points than any other player "at the start of our turn." That last bit put us into a spiral, is your turn the start of a round. Or just when you take an action? We loved the game but if we waited till the start of a round for someone to have 8/9 points + 2 more points than anyone else the game didn't end. Maybe language of the Rules is getting the best of us. Thanks for any and all feedback. I hope I explained our issues. Thanks.
I think this is addressed in the updated rule book Kemet 1.5
That was quite a ride. Thanks.
Thanks for keeping it real. We love Cyclades too. Merry Christmas from Down Under.
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10. Nemesis 10* Nemesis: Lockdown
9. Brzdęk! Nie drażnij smoka - pokochałem tą grę od samego początku 9*. Brzdęk! Katakumby 9*. Brzdęk! Raban w próżni - jeszcze bardziej dopracowana wersja Brzdęka 9*. Brzdęk! Legacy 9*. Brzdęk! Katakumby
8. Diuna: Imperium - ta gra świetnie odzwierciedla klimat Arrakis i całej DIUNY
7. Wiedźmin: Stary Świat + dodatki - o jak mi ta gra się spodobała i pozytywnie mnie zaskoczyła, naprawdę czuć w niej KLIMAT Wiedźmina
6. Mage Knight - świetny klimat, świetny świat, po prostu Mage Knight !!
5. Anachrony - bardzo fajnie pomyślany świat i klimatyczna gra
4. Łowcy A. D. 2114 - o jaka ta gra jest klimatyczna i dopracowana…
3. Etherfields - klimat tej gry, mechanika i piękne grafiki urzekły mnie...
2. Scythe - klimat tej gry jest genialny... Świetnie odzwierciedla klimat konfliktu...
1. Bonfire - jak wzajemnie zazębiają się mechaniki w tej grze, to jest po prostu niesamowite !!
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Fucking love this and your opinions! Consider more lists in the future!
Christmas ain’t Christmas without this list - happy Christmas, mate.
Cheers mate.
Great work🎉
Merry Christmas legend 🎄
I have enjoyed these top 100 thanks looking at the Walter Raleigh one
Francis Drake?
@@BoardGameBollocks that’s it 😂😂😂, sorry! Elizabeth I period not my strong area!
I enjoy your channel. Your top games definitely don’t mesh with mine though. And that’s ok, everyone has a different style. Thank you for sharing your list!
Cyclades is my favorite. As a measure of its greatness, at least four people I’ve introduced it to later bought the game (2 at the table, even though I own it and play it regularly).
This is the best 10 - 1 top ten on this channel.
Stationfall was both the best game of 2023 and the most slept on game of 2023. It’s an absolute masterpiece. The Eklunds are the best designers in the hobby today.
Have you tried Hellenica? It's very similar to Cyclades, but a little more complexity
No mate
The funniest youtuber of boardgames
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Favourite solo game is “Hide the sausage”… 😂 Priceless !!!
Great top 100, just found them today and binged watched them all. Subscribed and looking forward to looking through the channel 👍🏻
Makes a change to see someone English making board game vids and not worrying about being family friendly or PC 👌🏻
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My top 5 would be Shadows of
Brimstone, betrayal at house
on the hill, mansions of madness, sleeping gods and Waste Knights.
Never played Cyclades but I trusted your judgement and backed the Legendary Edition this summer… Let’s see what I got myself into (whenever it arrives in 2025…)
Good move
I want it now as well, but I'm not a KS fan.
Thanks for doing the list. Cheers
Kemet, The Last Kingdon and Stationfall are incredible games! Fantastic list as always. Will have to give Mage Knight a play some time
Yes! Will happen next year at some point.
Happy Christmas to you too, interesting list, nice that you have a good selection of classics and older titles and not just banging on about all new games like some channels. Did you go balls deep on the Legendary Cyclades? what are your thoughts on some of the changes? I've only just picked up the OG since backing the new KS, probs a bit daft but meh.
It look good. Dunno about the new art but time will tell
Stationfall is so underrated. It's always incredible fun and every game is a story you'll be able to tell. Absolutely love it. Top 10 for me for sure.
Out of curiosity: have you heard of Stellar Expedition? It's a Star Trek inspired game published by Ruud Nederpelt last year. I really enjoy it and would love to hear your thoughts if you could get your hands on a copy.
I have not
I have really enjoyed the top 100 board games. You convinced me to have a punt on Carrooka and it hasn't disappointed. The whole family love it. Keep up the great work. Merry Christmas.
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Another amazing run of videos
Top Board Games RUclips Channel Of All Time hands down
I think so
So happy that TI4 is in your top 10! Greatest game of all time IMO!
Merry Christmas!
Number 10!! Thank you:-)
25 different races in TI4 now. They added the 25th one on the 25th anniversary of the original games release.
Any thoughts on catacombs? I know you really love dexterity board games and i saw a bunch during the list.
PS: thanks for the amazing videos, a marry Christmas to you and your family.
It’s great. I did a review a while back