I also backed this one and think it is so much fun! I love the art and the components and the game play is great. A big win in our house.
@MeeplePhD20 күн бұрын
@@JymmiFI was so glad it all came to so well, and wasn't just cute pieces with a so-so game!
@DontBeBoard21 күн бұрын
Really does look cool!
@smirceamihai23 күн бұрын
Nice list. Keep it up
@GingerByrn1Ай бұрын
Dungeon Petz sounds really interesting! We are putting that on our list to try. Ark Nova is our favorite to date. We got the expansion ehich was definitely worth it. It plays differently every time.
@MeeplePhDАй бұрын
@@GingerByrn1 I also love the variety that the map packs bring to Ark Nova....just picked up the second one, but haven't had a chance to try them yet.
@WhereMyMeepsAtАй бұрын
Love the "unique" list. I've seen Imperial Settlers EOTN on a few lists and it's added to my Wishlist. Thanks for the great video!
@garys4067Ай бұрын
Imperial Settlers EOTN is amazing. I recommend that you move it from your wish list to your owned list asap!
@robdob2 ай бұрын
So glad you had fun with Unsettled. I love it!
@eVanDiesel2 ай бұрын
Fun!!
@jamesbrazeal38472 ай бұрын
Super fun recap, thanks 😊
@akuchling2 ай бұрын
Gardlings was by far my favorite discovery of the convention. Windmill Valley also definitely fit into our frequent favorite category of middle-complexity Euros. I also liked the vibes of Rajas of the Ganges's dice combos, similar to Voyages of Marco Polo and Witchstone. BTW, Era: The Medieval Age is by Matt Leacock, of Pandemic fame. I think the designer of the previous game got repeated.
@MeeplePhD2 ай бұрын
@@akuchling Great choices! And oops, thanks for pointing that out. Sadly there's no way to edit an already-uploaded video 😩
@christagregg93632 ай бұрын
I did not know Mists of Carcassone turned it co-op. That makes it more interesting to me.
@MeeplePhD2 ай бұрын
@@christagregg9363 it really revitalized the game for us! Apparently you can also use it as an expansion for base Carcassonne, but we haven't tried that.
@christagregg93632 ай бұрын
This has been a great list so far. Some new to me games.
@christagregg93632 ай бұрын
I am interested in the fashion themed game. I also enjoy Patchwork. It’s a fun puzzle to explore.
@elesvazul3 ай бұрын
In Galaxy Trucker there is one card in an expansion called Black Hole, You have to have at least 10 Engine power to escape it, or you out of the game, what that card comes up x'D FUN xD :)
@elesvazul3 ай бұрын
Nice video! 🤩🤩Cant wait to see what game designers will come up with in the next year! ( I am a board game hoarder by the way x'D )
@ChrisLowResDream3 ай бұрын
awesome,thanks,subscribed 😊
@MeeplePhD3 ай бұрын
@@ChrisLowResDream welcome!
@christagregg93633 ай бұрын
Fun video! Love hearing about the different games you’ve played.
@adrenalinejunkie47883 ай бұрын
Nice choices. Your videos are enjoyable.
@rolfvansoelen89163 ай бұрын
Cool, refreshing list. Will certainly check The Grand Carnival and The Loop, the only ones I have not played. Your elevator pitches for each game are very well presented !
@TAC3O3 ай бұрын
Yesss, Pulsar is great!
@zomb_nom3 ай бұрын
This video was on my recommended and was my intro to your channel, I absolutely loved it and your top 10! I took away Empires of the North, Dungeon Petz, and The Grand Carnival as new-to-me games to add to my list of want-to-play. I love your (+ your gaming group) focus on creating that pleasant and fun environment together. Such a lovely video, looking forward to exploring more ☺ (and watching the rest of your top 50)!
@MeeplePhD3 ай бұрын
@@zomb_nom welcome! Glad you found some new games to try...here's hoping you like some of them as much as I do.
@nikolamanojlovicci3 ай бұрын
Fantastic choices! Do you need the expansions for the Imperial Settlers game? As in, is the base game experience sufficiently fun and deep to enjoy for a long while, or are the expansions a must?
@MeeplePhD3 ай бұрын
@@nikolamanojlovicci the base game comes with 6 clans, which is enough to keep you busy for a while! And they all have slightly different focuses, so it's worth playing the same one several times to hone your strategy.
@nikolamanojlovicci3 ай бұрын
@@MeeplePhD thank you for the explanation! Much appreciated
@blackboardgaming53483 ай бұрын
I love your list, especially the inclusion of The Grand Carnival. It's one of my favorite tile-placement games!
@MeeplePhD3 ай бұрын
@@blackboardgaming5348 it's so good!
@michaelbudden47993 ай бұрын
Great to see Dungeon Petz getting some love. Awesome game! Wreckie rules!
@MeeplePhD3 ай бұрын
@@michaelbudden4799 it's a toss-up between Snakitty and Uni for me 😍
@michaelbudden47993 ай бұрын
My daughter loves Uni. And Baby Golem. All the Petz are great, though.
@MeeplePhD3 ай бұрын
@@michaelbudden4799 too true!
@eVanDiesel3 ай бұрын
Woo hoo! Solid 10!!!
@PBMatthews2543 ай бұрын
Always enjoy seeing peoples top ten! Awsome games. Im kicking mysekf for not getting a copy of the loop when it was way more available. Cant seem to find copies anywhere anymore. 😕
@MeeplePhD3 ай бұрын
@@PBMatthews254 oh no! It's so good!
@tamaravanheel37583 ай бұрын
I was waiting for this list, I own several of these games. Love meadow, quaks and taverns of tiefentahl from your list. I see that you like a lot of carddriven games. The last time I tend to like playing with a communal board and stuff to play with, if these are tokens, meeples, tiles, dice, moving parts of the board. I own dungeon petz, but I didn’t play it yet. Since it is your number own I will play this one as soon as possible.
@MeeplePhD3 ай бұрын
@@tamaravanheel3758Oh..I hadn't noticed how many in my top ten were more card-driven! I do love some dice-chucking and other components, but I guess those are a bit further down the list. I hope you enjoy Dungeon Petz!
@bradspelsmats3 ай бұрын
Great list. Dungeon petz😍
@TyvanTV3 ай бұрын
Great stuff!
@rubymichalscheck45583 ай бұрын
Awesome games!!! My tastes really align with yours 😊. Love your overviews, the points raised, and the relaxed vibe. It might be useful to keep the name of the game up while talking about it - I might want to google it at some point while hearing about it and forget what it was called 😅. I love Taverns of tiefenthal, quacks, Everdell.
@MeeplePhD3 ай бұрын
@@rubymichalscheck4558 Great picks!
@TpDgreat3 ай бұрын
i was "i want to try bunny kingdom then i love Draftosaurus!" and then wait a minute where are we going i didnt sign up to go to the moon XD
@MeeplePhD3 ай бұрын
@@TpDgreat I get you with the games, and then throw in some science!
@TpDgreat3 ай бұрын
@@MeeplePhD space is fascinating thtas for sure :) tho its my least favorite theme on board games hahah but terraforming mars is still on my top 10 board games of all time
@JymmiF3 ай бұрын
We love this one! It's the only Wingspan expansion we have so far, but we really enjoy it! I can only imagine if you have the other expansions, it would be a lot to have all in one. And they've committed to releasing expansions for each continent so more birds are incoming!
@MeeplePhD3 ай бұрын
@@JymmiFYes! It takes sooo much shuffling as it is, and I can only imagine how it will be with the upcoming expansions!
@JymmiF3 ай бұрын
@@MeeplePhD yeah, we keep saying we need to get a card shuffler!
@hugocruz24393 ай бұрын
Great list! Cubitos and Carcassonne are also on mine
@MeeplePhD3 ай бұрын
@@hugocruz2439 Cubitos is so fun and ridiculous in the best possible way 😀
@TpDgreat3 ай бұрын
Wingspan is one of those games that i thought i will never like, it took me a long time to decide if i should get it and finally trade my 2 games for it,,i felt i was gambling on that trade but im glad i did it is an amazing game it became one of my favorite games! as for Quacks of quedlinburg i didnt like it im not sure why maybe the lack of interaction? i think i will love cubitos more over quacks
@MeeplePhD3 ай бұрын
@@TpDgreat I totally understand why some might not like Quacks -- for me, the flaws outweigh the fun, but it could easily swing the other way!
@PBMatthews2543 ай бұрын
Would like to try taverns of tiefenthal. Ive always thought i would like that game. Have you tried isle of skye? I much prefer it to origional carcassone but to be fair i played base game carcassone several times many years ago and havent touched it again. Isle of skye has way more interesting scoring to me as it changes from game to game what scores and when. Has a pricing mechanic that feels super unique as well to me. So much fun. 🙂
@MeeplePhD3 ай бұрын
@@PBMatthews254 I have tried Isle of Skye! I had a version on my tablet for a while and enjoyed playing against the computer players. I also tried it at a game cafe with my spouse, but it didn't quite click with him.
@PBMatthews2543 ай бұрын
@@MeeplePhD gotcha! Not every game is for every one. 🙂. I bought Carcassonne and one expansion for a friend for Christmas last year. I will have to give it another go at some point. Enjoying your top games!
@jamesbrazeal38473 ай бұрын
Excited to see the top of your list. Good work.
@levimote3 ай бұрын
Played Planet Unknown like 5 times at a board game convention!! Still need to find a copy to buy!
@MeeplePhD3 ай бұрын
@@levimote I missed the original Kickstarter, so missed out on the black hole promo planet. But they brought it back on Gamefound, and offered the promos, so I can barely wait for it to arrive!
@ekconley64294 ай бұрын
I really like Stellar, though I find it a bit difficult to teach... likely have to use example turns. It was interesting to hear your perspectives on some real life similarities, thanks!
@glennwilson30454 ай бұрын
We haven’t played gizmos for ages… it’s great…nice reminder to play it again…
@tamaravanheel37584 ай бұрын
I’m a science teacher and a boardgame addict, I love these videos.
@MeeplePhD4 ай бұрын
@@tamaravanheel3758 thank you!!
@mike91394 ай бұрын
YOU ARE AWESOME! ❤❤❤
@mike91394 ай бұрын
YOU ARE AWESOME! ❤❤❤
@ekconley64294 ай бұрын
If that wasn't your number 1 I'd have been recommending it for sure, I think if I was forced to pick a favourite polyomino game, that would be it for sure! We also really like your #3! I'm not really drawn to your other fave after playing a few games solo on BGA and Sovranti, but that's quite alright, glad you enjoy it!
@ekconley64294 ай бұрын
Came here from Bits and Biology. With her referral I wasn't sure your channel would land with me... then I saw the thumbnail for this video! Love this game. I've only played it a few times solo (effectively playing full coop with 2 Doctors against the Daleks... get both Doctors to Gallifrey before any of the lose conditions trigger). I'm more drawn to this than Nemo's War I think, which is a classic dedicated solo game. Liked and subbed, look forward to exploring your channel more!
@MeeplePhD4 ай бұрын
@@ekconley6429 Welcome! Hope you find more to enjoy. I hadn't thought about playing this solo, but that sounds fun!
@ekconley64294 ай бұрын
@@MeeplePhD I've found a few so far! I am wondering if I'll find my couple of astronomy games on any if your videos (Stellar and Solar Draft) or one that very loosely is themed on astronomy that I regret not picking up at a thrift store (Starlink).
@ekconley64294 ай бұрын
@@MeeplePhD oh, and yes I do enjoy playing Doctor Who Time of the Daleks solo, I think I'm following the 'rules' of a fan made variant on BGG. I have the 2nd edition with Jodi Whittacker's 13th Doctor Who subbed in. I do want to get some expansion content, but they appear hard to find.
@MeeplePhD4 ай бұрын
@@ekconley6429 of those, I've only played Stellar! I did a Short a couple years ago looking at some of the black hole cards in Stellar and the real black holes they remind me of.
@eVanDiesel4 ай бұрын
Amazing games in this section!
@MeeplePhD4 ай бұрын
@@eVanDiesel they only get better!!
@l604494 ай бұрын
Love the list and your explanations!
@MeeplePhD4 ай бұрын
@@l60449 Glad you enjoyed it!
@jamesbrazeal38474 ай бұрын
PWH Praise Be! Gizmos is wonderful, love it.
@MeeplePhD4 ай бұрын
@@jamesbrazeal3847 Praise be! (I totally resisted saying that in the video 😅)
@bitsandbiology4 ай бұрын
We love Gizmos! So much fun!😊
@Poiuytrew.Q4 ай бұрын
Never heard of Little Circuses but it’s by Kevin Wilson and has a solo mode. BGG mentioned errata…did you have any experience with that?
@MeeplePhD4 ай бұрын
@@Poiuytrew.Q oh, yes! They mixed up two symbols in the rules and a couple of pieces. Our first play was not good! So this placement on my top 50 is only with the correction. I've almost forgotten that now 😅