Lorenzo is my number 2. Engine building is so strong in this one. Strong game arc. Sense of escalation almost. Mechanically and balance-wise rock solid. This game will still be as good as it is now in 20 years and more. Timeless masterpiece.
@RollsInTheFamilyКүн бұрын
Love seeing the love for Lorenzo in the comments! Though you have me curious now -- what's your number 1?
@KylePoole2 күн бұрын
Just picked up Lorenzo because of you two :)
@RollsInTheFamily2 күн бұрын
Huzzah! Hope you love it as much as we do! -Ryan
@brahfiki2 күн бұрын
Gotta say. Age of Innovation has now made it to my official wish list because of this video.
@RollsInTheFamily2 күн бұрын
Nice, hope it doesn't disappoint! It really is an outstanding heavy strategy game that resonates with us, especially with the variability from game to game. -Ryan
@JM167142 күн бұрын
Dune imperium did not impress me (almost got rid of it), but with the IX and more plays it grew on me to staying in my collection and being a go to 3 player game (a challenging player count)
@RollsInTheFamily2 күн бұрын
Really enjoy Rise of Ix, especially the variety that comes with the technologies. Agree that 3 is my favorite player count! -Ryan
@shanev3162 күн бұрын
Y’all are so much fun to watch! My top 10: 1. The Resistance: Avalon 2. Pipeline 3. The Estates 4. Tigris & Euphrates 5. Santorini 6. Root 7. Zoo Vadis 8. Age of Steam 9. Inis 10. Decrypto
@RollsInTheFamily2 күн бұрын
Thanks! I think it's fair to say that you like heavy interaction in games haha... Have you had the chance to try Arcs yet? -Ryan
@shanev316Күн бұрын
@@RollsInTheFamily I’ve played the base game - excited to try the campaign! First impressions are it’s very good!
@RollsInTheFamilyКүн бұрын
Awesome, I have it on preorder and Daniel and I did a rough 2 player learning game on TTS, it definitely has me very intrigued. -Ryan
@craigandrews75443 күн бұрын
I’m the “Craig” 😂 email sent gents. Thank you kindly!
@RollsInTheFamily2 күн бұрын
Hey it's Craig! Congrats! 🎉 -Ryan
@tonydesmet73893 күн бұрын
Thanks for this great review.
@RollsInTheFamily3 күн бұрын
Glad you found it helpful! -Ryan
@MaruMaruMaruMaruMaruMaru4 күн бұрын
Rising Sun
@RollsInTheFamily2 күн бұрын
Surprisingly, we actually haven't played Blood Rage, Rising Sun, or Ankh. Definitely would be interested in giving any of them a try! -Ryan
@BoardgameLiker4 күн бұрын
Good to see the Swedes and Germans getting along so well
@RollsInTheFamily10 сағат бұрын
Thanks for watching! -Daniel
@Boardgametherapist4 күн бұрын
Top 3 for me at the moment: Voidfall, Oathsworn, Frosthaven/ Gloomhaven
@RollsInTheFamily2 күн бұрын
Wow some heavy hitters, especially those long campaigns that take some dedication haha. Both Daniel and I have played through a full Gloomhaven campaign, which I enjoyed a lot, but I feel kind of "done" with the system, personally. -Ryan
@BoardgametherapistКүн бұрын
@@RollsInTheFamily I’m trying to play through Oathsworn. Painting as I go. It’s practically all I’ve been playing lol
@mckeoncrawford92624 күн бұрын
Great entertaining watch. I only own about 23 games and among them were Odin, Nemesis, Nova, and Imperium.
@RollsInTheFamily4 күн бұрын
Definitely quality over quantity! My collection is sitting around 125 games, but a lot of that is just covering every different scenario (party games, lighter games, etc.) so I really do keep it more trimmed down when it comes to the bigger heavier games. I'd rather play my favorites over and over than spend time playing a bunch of games I think are just "good." -Ryan
@mckeoncrawford92624 күн бұрын
@@RollsInTheFamily 125! I noticed no Lacerda love made the top 10, maybe not even top 20? Just not a fan of those or am I mistaken? I think On Mars is so brilliant personally. Need to try Lisboa but it makes my top 5 for sure.
@RollsInTheFamily2 күн бұрын
We have only played The Gallerist, which I enjoyed, but it didn't really grab me to want to keep coming back again and again. Maybe I'll try another Lacerda game at some point, but it's hard to say if the reasons it wasn't a keeper were Gallerist-specific or more of his style throughout his games. But to be clear, I rate The Gallerist an 8/10, so still quite good haha. -Ryan
@mckeoncrawford92622 күн бұрын
@@RollsInTheFamily apologies for my auto correct confusion. I corrected my sentence above haha. Well I vote you try On Mars sometime. The mechanic of having to pick a side of the board and stay there until you can shuttle to the other side in a growing number of turns as the game progresses makes for an intense fight on worker placement spots.
@richarddeans63035 күн бұрын
Based on these top 10s I know this channel isn't for me 😂 bad algerithum
@RollsInTheFamily4 күн бұрын
😂 You have me curious now, what are some of your top games? -Ryan
@tzgardner5 күн бұрын
10 Heat: Pedal to the Metal 9 Star Wars: Outer Rim 8 Rajas of the Ganges 7 Dune: Imperium 6 Pandemic 5 Champions of Midgard 4 Orleans 3 Great Western Trail (Second Edition) 2 Star Wars: Imperial Assault 1 Clank: Catacombs
@RollsInTheFamily5 күн бұрын
Wow, I knew you liked Clank Catacombs, but #1! It's very high on my wishlist. I also have always been intrigued by Rajas of the Ganges, clearly you feel it stands out from the crowd of medium-weight dice euros. -Ryan
@tzgardner4 күн бұрын
@@RollsInTheFamily Yeah, I like regular Clank quite a bit and then Catacombs dialed it to 11. I love exploration type games. I had a great play of Rajas of the Ganges last year. Every player had a very different strategy and it was one of the closest games I've seen where anyone could have won. I love that double scoring track and the river mechanism.
@rmclean1015 күн бұрын
Ugh, I can't wait for Nemesis KS! 🙌🫶
@RollsInTheFamily5 күн бұрын
I know it's going to be one of those games I finally get and then have to figure out how to pull together the right group and day to actually get it played haha. -Ryan
@rmclean1015 күн бұрын
So much fun! Yay, congrats all! Great list and time, thank you!
@MF-fr7ov5 күн бұрын
Awesome lists. Have either of you tried spirit island or voidfall?
@RollsInTheFamily4 күн бұрын
We have not played Voidfall but have played Spirit Island quite a bit (17 plays for me). It's a game that I liked but didn't love, and ended up getting rid of it a while back. Eventually we plan to do a "popular games that didn't land for us" video, and that will definitely be one I talk about haha. Still like a 7.5/10 for me, but I know it's more like a 10/10 for a lot of people. -Ryan
@makahala5 күн бұрын
For 1:07:46, Twilight Imperium on keeping planets for either resources or votes. You actually refresh the planets before voting & after voting! So you can actually spend your resource during the action phase and still refresh all the planets to vote again! (I just learned TI4 recently and looked up this rule :)
@RollsInTheFamily5 күн бұрын
You are correct! I accidentally got this mixed up with TI3 where I believe it was different. Great change! -Daniel
@theinkspell415 күн бұрын
Great lists, guys! This has really made me want to check out Great Western Trail. I noticed that there are a few different versions; now im trying to decide if I want one of those or the original 😅
@RollsInTheFamily5 күн бұрын
We both have the old first edition, but based on what I know of the versions, I recommend getting the standard second edition unless one of the other themes really really speaks to you haha. -Ryan
@elqord.11185 күн бұрын
Banger list
@RollsInTheFamily4 күн бұрын
🤘
@justinfarkas5 күн бұрын
Thanks for the contest and congrats to the winners. Really great top 50 Here are some stats that I was taking notes and 31 games sparked my interest for looking at adding them to my collection at some point. 31 games that want to try out or add to collection 4 of 31 I have played and enjoyed a lot but have not pulled trigger on purchasing 9 of 31 I really want to do more research because I overlooked them or first time hearing about them.
@RollsInTheFamily4 күн бұрын
One of our main goals with the channel is to help people discover games they might love, even if they aren't new releases, so this is really great to hear! Thanks for watching! -Ryan
@seansheppard77815 күн бұрын
Spirit island for me, so unique and infinite replayability. No experience quite like it in the board game world.
@RollsInTheFamily4 күн бұрын
It is amazing how popular Spirit Island has become... Really evidence of the appetite a lot of players have for a co-op that has very little output randomness and focuses on providing a puzzle that lets the player feel clever with cardplay and combos. I enjoyed my 17 plays of it, but ultimately it landed at a 7.5/10 and ended up leaving my collection. Definitely want to talk about it on the channel sometime since it is #1 material for so many players -- I can definitely see the appeal though. -Ryan
@jalinstockdale96255 күн бұрын
Terraforming Mars is still my number 1.
@RollsInTheFamily5 күн бұрын
My desire to play it has not wavered at all over the years... -Ryan
@enr1l5 күн бұрын
Try Dune Imperium uprising... i just bought it and oh man! it's even better then the original...
@RollsInTheFamily5 күн бұрын
I would definitely try it if I have the opportunity, I just find it too hard to justify buying when I already have the original with two expansions and love it haha. -Ryan
@larryjex2155 күн бұрын
Really enjoy Terraforming Mars, Agricola, Ark Nova and Great Western Trail. My favorite game is still The Castles of Burgundy, but there’s a reason why these games get to the table so often over the rest of the collection.
@RollsInTheFamily4 күн бұрын
Excellent batch of games there! 👌 We played a lot of Castles of Burgundy back ~10 years ago, but it ended up right on the fringe for me and left my collection. Fun memories with it though, and the new edition is beautiful, no doubt haha. -Ryan
@Oddestmoose195 күн бұрын
Thanks guys! Really excited to pick one of the great games you highlighted
@Oddestmoose195 күн бұрын
Oh. Kevin S here:)
@RollsInTheFamily5 күн бұрын
Congrats! 🥳🥳 -Ryan
@lostfanatic65 күн бұрын
Excellent lists, once again! Agricola is amazing, but I never had enough people who wanted to play it with me. I've been wanting to play Cthulhu Death May Die for years now. Hoping I'll get a chance soon. My current favorites are constantly changing, but here are some of the top ones right now: Kanban EV Dune: Imperium - Uprising (you should really try it) Pax Pamir 2nd Edition Ark Nova Arkham Horror: The Card Game A Feast for Odin Dead Reckoning Crokinole Arcs Planet Unknown
@RollsInTheFamily4 күн бұрын
Lots of great games there... And another vote to try Uprising haha, we will see if I get the chance. Also really hoping Arcs will be the Cole Wehrle design that really finds a home in my collection! Daniel and I stumbled through a 2 player game on TTS that has me excited about the potential, I've got a physical edition on preorder. Cthulhu: Death May Die is definitely worth a go! -Ryan
@ryanlohman49225 күн бұрын
I knew terraforming mars was on the list and I love it! Thanks for going through all these videos for our entertainment
@RollsInTheFamily4 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed them! Terraforming Mars is just fantastic. 👌 -Ryan
@Clairewest-x6j5 күн бұрын
agricola is full of tension and strattegy . unfornately a lot of people can't see it .
@hugocruz24395 күн бұрын
Wdym? That's one of the main reasons it is so popular and well regarded in the hobby, i haven't played it and i know it's tense and strategic
@Clairewest-x6j5 күн бұрын
@@hugocruz2439 speaking from personal experience , i have seen many people tried it and hate it. it happened because when a new player plays this game with other some-what experienced players, they got crashed so hard and never want to try again. also there is a verson of agricola ( family eidtion ) took out all the profession cards which makes this game so much less fun than it is supposed to be .
@RollsInTheFamily5 күн бұрын
While Agricola has remained impressively popular for its age, I think you're right that it is still overlooked at times. I think part of the reason is that what makes it so special is how the variability pairs with mastery of the core systems, and so it takes quite a few games to really reach its full potential. And the reality is that we live in an era of so many new releases that a lot of players aren't going to give a game that many plays to fall in love with it. Certainly not a game for everyone, but for the right kind of player it truly is something special. -Ryan
@SvenVazan5 күн бұрын
Lorenzo is my favourite of all time. Great pick, and excellent lists!
@RollsInTheFamily4 күн бұрын
Great choice, it really is a special game in the crowded category of medium-weight Euros! -Ryan
@jordanlloyd95175 күн бұрын
I’ve had Mage Knight sitting on my office desk for a month now lol. I think this gave me the push I need to play it
@RollsInTheFamily5 күн бұрын
Definitely a tough one to learn for the first time, but if you are anything like us, it is so so worth it! -Ryan
@nikolamanojlovicci5 күн бұрын
Lorenzo il Magnifico is an incredible game, Ry.
@RollsInTheFamily5 күн бұрын
In a sea of beige Euros, it really is special! -Ryan
@MrSahdred5 күн бұрын
Congrats to the winners!
@mariammettry76355 күн бұрын
Nemesis lockdown, I’ll be really surprised if something can knock it down because it’s just had so many epic moments that are just so hard to replicate that amount of tension and if you finally make it out you still have to scan every one of your contamination cards.. so good!
@RollsInTheFamily5 күн бұрын
The Nemesis games are really an epic experience... I've only played Daniel's copy of the original once, but I am excited to try Retaliation when it delivers and see if it earns a spot in my collection. -Ryan
@SoundsLikeZach5 күн бұрын
I’ve been playing Aquatica and AuZtralia; those are both up there on my list. I probably shouldn’t be only playing games in alphabetical order.
@RollsInTheFamily5 күн бұрын
You better have not skipped Agricola! 😜 -Ryan
@RollsInTheFamily5 күн бұрын
👇 What is your favorite board game of all time?
@justinfarkas5 күн бұрын
Mage Wars, Frost Grave, Eclipse top 3
@soyuz19745 күн бұрын
Clash of Cultures for long games, Splendor for shorter games. Daniel, have you tried Clash of Cultures?
@Mentat12315 күн бұрын
Gaia Project, but my wife didn't love it. I'm kind of wondering if Age of Innovation might hit better.
@rmclean1015 күн бұрын
@@RollsInTheFamily agricola....or keyflower. Dang maybe Voidfall. I give up
@glennl37783 күн бұрын
Based on how many times I have played it, Settlers of Catan with cities and knights expansion
@michaels37895 күн бұрын
Congrats
@picklebuckeye5 күн бұрын
Thanks for the great list!! CDMD has quickly jumped near the top of my list since I acquired it this year. My highest “want to play” from your list is Nemesis
@RollsInTheFamily4 күн бұрын
Nemesis is definitely an epic thematic experience! I've only played Daniel's copy once, but have Retaliation on the way next year and curious to see if it secures a spot in the collection. -Ryan
@picklebuckeye4 күн бұрын
@@RollsInTheFamily Retaliation would definitely be the one I’d want, seems more action based
@MaximeTurcotte19835 күн бұрын
Wow, I won again. Thank you Guys!
@RollsInTheFamily5 күн бұрын
You have the magic touch Maxime! ✨ -Ryan
@MaximeTurcotte19835 күн бұрын
@@RollsInTheFamily I can't deny
@SoundsLikeZach6 күн бұрын
Shame on me for just now commenting!
@RollsInTheFamily5 күн бұрын
Better late than never! -Ryan
@otakuofmine8 күн бұрын
what a great video! will you do an updated version when u got series 3 etc? would be cool. btw what about poor Paula? you missed her :0
@RollsInTheFamily7 күн бұрын
I don't have Paula. 😢 I found it hard to justify the ~$5 add-on for one card that I would use so infrequently as I rotate through all of the Final Girls. I definitely hope to do a similar video for season 3! I would likely rank the season 3 content independently and not try to interleave into the content I ranked here, and it may also take a bit for me to play though everything enough to feel like I'm reading to do rankings... 😅 But I hope to eventually! Maybe I should consider recording some playthroughs while I'm working through that content though. -Ryan
@otakuofmine7 күн бұрын
@@RollsInTheFamily if i understood it right, there should be an x-mas version for series 3 crowdfunding. but yeah not worth 5$ i guess otherwise. good idea. and take your time. fun comes first. :) playthrougs could be fun too. thx for the response btw - Marah
@RollsInTheFamily4 күн бұрын
Yeah "worth it" is going to be different for everyone, but I have to really fight my completionist tendencies or some of my games would get very expensive lol. I do have the Christmas set! I will likely include it when I end up tanking the season 3 content. Also have strongly considered recording some playthroughs for the channel, so helpful to hear there might be interest in that! -Ryan
@otakuofmine4 күн бұрын
@@RollsInTheFamily with your expertise it might be very well interesting. gonna leave a subscription to not forget. and yeah i did that way too often, but i collect ttrpgs for a few years now and just did similar with board games kinda. adhd doesnt help. i am easily excited/obsessed. in the case of Final Girl, it was my gf who went all in last crowdfunding. worth it she says.
@larryjex2158 күн бұрын
Really enjoy Ark Nova and Underwater Cities!
@RollsInTheFamily8 күн бұрын
Both excellent games, and both have expansions we really enjoy! 👌 -Ryan
@DavidBrown-hy4vm9 күн бұрын
The google form says no longer accepting responses. It is only 3 days since this video went up, and #10-1 isn't up yet. So, how is the contest closed?
@RollsInTheFamily9 күн бұрын
Hi! In order to announce the winners in our video this upcoming Friday, we needed to lock in the responses at the time of filming that video, which was this morning. I originally had the wrong date listed in the form (said it was locking even sooner), but corrected that a few days ago. Sorry if you missed it, we will do it again next year! -Ryan
@bikstokninja10 күн бұрын
i would love to see the list, but CBA watching one hour 10 mins for a top 10 :/
@RollsInTheFamily9 күн бұрын
Totally understandable, hopefully the chapters make it easy to jump through the list quickly and only listen to the entries you are more interested in! -Ryan
@SqwertSoda10 күн бұрын
Good list guys. I wanna add that me and my brother have been playing War of the Ring and can play it in like an hour and 20, now that we both know it okay. We both don’t know it super well but I think we could get it a little closer to an hour
@RollsInTheFamily9 күн бұрын
Impressive! I definitely think the play time could come down a ton with a consistent partner, but playing it once every few years with a new player slows things down a lot as I relearn it and teach it fresh haha. Maybe when my kids get older! 🤞 -Ryan
@JM1671410 күн бұрын
A Feast for Odin is so fun, but what a table hog
@RollsInTheFamily10 күн бұрын
It just might have the most pieces of any game I own haha. -Ryan
@theinkspell4111 күн бұрын
There's so many great have in these lists! I'm definitely looking for some of them up. Excited to see Final Girl so high on your list, Ryan. I just picked up a copy for a friend!
@RollsInTheFamily10 күн бұрын
Awesome, Final Girl is great! I actually have a whole video ranking the season 1 and season 2 content haha: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2auhYaYepufeacsi=x64okjbvUfK01v0_ Excited for season 3! -Ryan
@diamondmeeple12 күн бұрын
Tedious activites for Odin? Ughh.
@RollsInTheFamily11 күн бұрын
Haha I can see how it isn't for everyone, but we definitely find the combination of worker placement, resource management, engine-building, and puzzling to be really satisfying. -Ryan
@JasonBrown-us9yv12 күн бұрын
Great list, I'm a huge fan of all the games on this list! Also small brag I'm one of the few that got a copy of the Feast for Odin Norwegian Expansion today at GameNerdz at a great price!
@RollsInTheFamily11 күн бұрын
Nice, Norwegians is a fantastic expansion!! -Ryan
@grubbsgrady243012 күн бұрын
Just curious, are the played stats strictly physical plays or do you both also include digital plays as well? It might've been mentioned but missed it if so. Have enjoyed the videos, thanks for the content 🤠
@RollsInTheFamily12 күн бұрын
Hi! They technically include both (as long as the digital plays are still real-time with other people), but most of our plays are physical! Daniel and I have started playing digitally a little more frequently since we live in different states, but the larger majority of our plays are still in person. -Ryan