I wonder if, for a 4 player game if you just house ruled that all egg spots get refilled instead of just some, if that would speed up the game. Some complain that it’s about 20% too long at 4 players. Would this help with that and offer an accelerated game pace for 4 players? Playing this on Saturday. Also, what about the expansion packs for this game? Any opinions?

Theme 2? Go watch some birds.

I actually appreciate you pointing out the flaws you see or rules you don't enjoy - understanding demotivating play factors or weak spots could influence future designers and designs to not make similar mistakes. I love seeing how and why people want to house rule a game; I'm into the psychology of fun. Don't apologize about that. Also, looks like a really cool little game. 🔥

Yeah no, 10 for theme

Another successful board game channel that I never heard of until today. Good job. Good commentary All your comments are relativent and fair.

Too much luck sadly. Not enough strategy. But what a great idea to upgrade a dice!

Awesome video. Thank you!

I checked your website and saw terraforming mars as high on skill and interaction and went like nahhhh xdd

Have you ever tried the game megaland? It’s one of our family favorites. It’s kind of like a video game! I enjoy playing it as much as our 6,8 and 10 yo!

Are the animal/captain meeples in the retail edition of the game?

Funny. It's my birthday soon. My daughter asked me what I wanted : Planet unknown ! I answered. And I have Fit to print just unboxed to try ! Planet unknown is easy to find second hand at half prize .

Great list!! New York zoo is great!!

Hi!! I really liked your analysis methodology!! nice video!

Yeah... I hate Terraforming Mars.

what would a theme 10/10 look like?

Where do you get your storage boxes? I can't understand the audio.

Looks like I'm getting myself Swordcrafters. It looks like Dice Forge without being a table-hog. Swordcrafters will be joining Rhino Hero Super Battles for my fave party games.

Where did you find those token organisers.

Aww, I'm sad I missed the giveaway. I've been dying to get my hands on this game for a while. Great video!

Great review! Thank you for this video!

Listen, if you like Catan… cool. But me, Catan is by far the most overhyped game out there. I have played maybe a half dozen games. And, I am super ok with never touching the game again. Not my cup of tea at all. Not sure what people see in the game that it is as popular as it is. I’d move the meter a bit more into the luck side.

IIRC, the thematic reason given by Roxley for the cheap pottery and manufactured goods tiles, is that they are small artisan shops, they did not pay a significant direct role in the economy, however some of the innovations that were made did in fact lead to changes in the larger industry and changes in consumer demand. Thematically, it's a nod to the tiny-scale, but very creative and impactful businesses. This was originally supposed to be conveyed in manufactured goods by having different items shown on the different level tiles, and explained in the rulebook, but it was ultimately scrapped to keep the design streamlined.

Do you have any rating videos or shorts on ‘set a watch: swords of the coin.’

Just found this channel and I love your website you’ve built. I can’t believe you did it all on your own. It’s super cohesive and easy to navigate!

This vs Food Chain Magnate, which one would you recommend I pick up?

Will you review this game, now is out?

I played with my fam first time today. They know what's up - I didn't. I like board games, but not really good at strategy. This is NOT beginner or amateur friendly. Complexity is 7-8 at least. Be so for real.

SpaceCorp 2025-2300AD by John Butterfield, pub by GMT.

Man that shirt is awesome, I want one!

so cute !! 😂

A few games I would suggest are very family friendly that I have not seen you cover are Dorfromantik and Diced Veggies. Forgive me if you have, but I certainly do not see diced veggies on your website as of yet. It is a great family game as you can change the mechanics of the game depending on who is playing with you. So if playing with a table full of adults you can play the heavier more strategic rules, and if playing with some kids you simply play the generic rules. The kids love "cutting" veggies from the dice pile and building and developing their own recipes and meals. Love the videos and the site, keep it up!

Omg I love planet unknown!

Ben, I love Planet Unknown and that was most concise & thorough yet exciting & enticing description of it I have ever heard. Thank you for using your uniquely powerful perspective in the board game industry to promote such a wonderful (and unique) game. Bravo!

Have you tried mystic market

Great content! My oldest son is almost 7 so I love to see this genre of kid friendly (or non-gamer friendly) games.

Thanks for the video

Thank you for the review. I do find it useful.

Thank you for great video and great list of family games. Very useful.

Im shocked swordcrafters missed my radar. Might be a complete delight, or total disaster with my two boys (4 and 7) just wanting to battle! Paused watching this video to get a copy. Middle Ages i also want to look into more: i have family members that like Kingdomino, but they have moved past it complexity wise.

I've stopped as soon as you said (in between the lines) that you hate Wingspan

How can the theme can only get two? It has endless character with difference variation.

My nephew's family of 5 kids is pretty unstructured (nothing wrong with that) and chaotic. He says the problem with games is that the pieces get lost. All these games seem to have tons of small pieces. Can anyone recommend a family game, ages 6-12, that is a little easier to keep up with?

My recommendation is Little Alchemists. My 9yr son plays anything but my 7yr daughter is super picky and not a big BG fan. The fact she is asking for that game makes it a win here. And the game is made in chapters so it is quite easy to introduce to true beginners. Additionally, I would say "Escape the Island" and "Wrath of the Fire Mountain".

Tough thing with the "family game" concept is the fact it wildly varies based on the kids age... 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, etc... these are age brackets with vastly different abilities.

Nice video. Now could you do Top 10 friends week evening board games? Seems no one does that kind of video.

These lists are so creative! I love how the mechanics are compared to other games and how you show kids playing the games! Great video!

So many great games on this list. And we're very honored to see our game Gardlings in this company. I'm very happy that you liked it 😍

I love Middle Ages! I want to eventually buy it but I’ve enjoyed playing it a lot on BGA. It’s so smooth but it has a nice decision space that makes it a good evolution for Kingdomino

Great list! I have Foundations of Metropolis but haven't got it to the table just yet, I also backed the reprint of Planet Unknown so even more hyped to get that now. Plenty for me to check out from this list thank you. We had Illiterati but for some reason it just didn't click with my family unfortunately, they seem to prefer Wordcraft, the theme is bolted on and the components are terrible quality but a great word game worth checking out. Hope you and the family are well and don't get hit hard with the Typhoon heading your way, stay safe.

Love planet unknown. Super creative and fun, so much configuration and replay ability. Love the mechanic with the neighboring goals, and the simple fact that that there’s no “turns” where you have to wait for others first. Love it!