10 Board Games Being Played NOW - "People's Choice" Board Game Picks!

[@madebyhman7996]

I’m very surprised but also very glad that Akrotiri somehow made this list. Such a fantastic hidden two-player gem, played it just last week with my SO :)

[@WatchItPlayed]

I hope you both enjoyed playing it. This episode was the first chance I've had to really learn about Akrotori. I'm glad it was mentioned! -Chaz

[@henriwhitehead]

Great video! Great picks! I like the graphic and sound effect when Rodney mentions COIN games.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Sound effect? Nonono, Henri. Rodney mentions COIN games so much that the sound effect has started happening in real life. The microphone just picked it up. It's a distressing, but completely unsurprising, affliction. That, and his feet fell off. -Chaz

[@VinegarAndSaltedFries]

Matthew and Rodney Videos are just build different. Awesome video

[@Ultra_Kuma]

Nah, for me, it’s the old host

[@WatchItPlayed]

It's true, they are built differently. We construct Matthew and Rodney videos with only the finest, organic materials. We're proud that this attention to detail shows and is appreciated. -Chaz

[@OffThePageGames]

Hey thanks for your love for Akrotiri! It is true - we are currently shopping it around again! We'll send you your cut once we sign it again! 🙂

[@WatchItPlayed]

That's excellent to hear! And it was our pleasure to mention it in this episode. Thank you for leaving a comment! :D -Chaz

[@HelenWalkerTrainer]

Thanks for the quote R'HM'S! It is a splendid little game. I love the weird complexity from a big map :) I love how much arm-waving you need to do to explain your scoring achievements.

[@iheartmuseums]

I'm so glad it'll be headed back into print!

[@shonx1462]

I'm always down for scrumptious eats at Tacoburger especially after they push out the local fantasy populace. The meat tastes better when it's salted with elf tears. Chaz, did you get the dwarvish decoder ring that comes in the kid's meals? I've heard it unlocks their mines. The dwarves were too greedy, they dug to deep, they awoke Shadow and Flame. Which is like the primo taco seasoning. A little spicy but worth it.

[@WatchItPlayed]

I think there may be something wrong with my dwarvish decoder ring. Every time I put it on, I turn invisible, see wraiths chasing me, and have an irresistible urge to travel to the local volcanic lair. Unfortunately, I didn't keep the receipt. On a side note, what DOESN'T taste better when salted with elf tears? -Chaz

[@shonx1462]

@@WatchItPlayed It's working. Those wraiths are just hosts. It's all cosplay. Just let them take the ring and if they "stab" you and you start to feel like you're becoming one of them, just know there's a great benefits package. The health insurance is so great, it's like you could live forever.

[@tyrroo]

Yes, more Matthew/Rodney videos!!!!

[@WatchItPlayed]

We're glad you enjoyed it. There's several more videos with the two of them. Here's another recent one for your viewing pleasure: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZbNmZyDeJlpf68. Enjoy! :) -Chaz

[@ChristinaPlans]

I wish I saw this first. I just went and bought board games like 3 hours ago. lol more to add to the list!! Thanks!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Oops! Well, in the meantime, I hope that you enjoy the ones that you just bought. Thanks for watching and sharing a comment with us! :D -Chaz

[@JarradShaw]

Plenty of older games getting some love again. So funny… I just re-added Fox Duet to my wishlist after 3 years being out. Cheers!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Ooh, nice! I hope you're able to play it soon, and enjoy it once you do. In the meantime, take care. Cheers! -Chaz

[@iheartmuseums]

Aaron Wilson recently guested on Salt n Sass talking about how implementing some rules from board games in American football would improve the game. It was so interesting thinking about the tabletop game influencing the real life game instead of it being the other way around like it usually is!

[@88kylesperhour]

Y'all had such great natural rapport here! More of that!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks for the feedback! I'm glad to hear you like it. We've been experimenting with this "conversational" approach to the People's Choice series for a few months now, and we've been enjoying it, too. Cheers! 🙂👍 -Chaz

[@markp8263]

Tyrants of the underdark is one of my top 5 games, and I'm very picky.

[@alastairdoherty9549]

It is by far and away one of the most underrated games out there. I have the 2nd edition and the additional decks provide new options and combinations that change the game every play.

[@WatchItPlayed]

And that's why I never order you sandwiches anymore, Mark. So very picky. I guess I'll just enjoy this sauerkraut and onion sandwich all on my own. Your loss. -Chaz

[@katherine9537]

Wind the Film is available as Photograph in the UK. Picked up a copy myself fairly recently so you might be able to find it at Airecon!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Hoping so!

[@daem0nfaust]

Pencil First just continues to put out these relaxing titles. I am looking forward to their next card game, Pillows, and their next "soap and write", Bathtub.

[@WatchItPlayed]

I'm sure Bathtub would clean up. What's that? Oh, yes, I'll see myself out now. Okay. That's fair. -Chaz

[@garys4067]

There are indeed 11 players on offense on a football team, and 11 more players on defense on a football team. Oh, and there are also 11 players on a soccer team. 🙂

[@WatchItPlayed]

Are you sure it's not called Eleven because if the two goalies stand side by side they look kind'a like the number eleven? I think I heard in an interview once that that's why. I'm pretty sure that's why. -Chaz

[@JEV03]

When I was a kid I thought soccer (ok, Association Football for the “well actually” crowd 😛) was primarily a women’s sport because of the Air Bud movie featuring the women’s World Cup. This was years before my younger siblings started playing and Ronaldinho and Messi became household names, but I was never much of a sports guy and was more of a baseball guy anyway. And I actually did back a early 1900s baseball management kickstarter so you might be onto something. (Insert explanation of what baseball is for Matthew Jude here)

[@ccmonter]

There are actually 12 players on the field for a football game, right Rodney? CANADIAN football.

[@BoardGameBlitz]

Another difference between Times Up and Monikers is the word selection - Times Up Title Recall is all movie/show/book/song titles, and Monikers has more meme/internet type stuff. I feel like Monikers also doesn’t expect you to know the things you’re guessing (I never knew many movies and pop culture things so games like Title Recall where you need to know those made me feel left out).

[@elainetyger]

The never-ending expansions of Carcassonne and Dominion are like two little brothers trying to get the last word.

[@jamessherman7797]

Thanks for the review. I've not heard of most of these games. The presentation was fun and relaxed.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks, James! :D -Chaz

[@Mickey-bl5lt]

I'm fairly new to board gaming in general and Dominion really intrigues me. However, I'm a bit of a collector/perfectionist so I would want all the expansions to have a complete collection. So while I want to, I'll probably hold off on Dominion until I can afford all FIFTEEN expansions (which is just bonkers).

[@Leron...]

This mentality is exactly why I don't own Catan, Small World, Dominion, Ticket to Ride, Welcome To..., etc. I recognize it's a flawed way of looking at things but there's so many other games out there that I'm okay with not having these.

[@WatchItPlayed]

A friend of mine started collecting Dominion when it first came out, and after its third or fourth expansion, I decided to let HIM be the guy in our game group that's collecting Dominion. In hindsight, it may have been one of the wisest financial decisions I've ever made. 😉 -Chaz

[@CraigOcken]

This video was delighrful, and I'm not just saying that because you mentioned Wind the Film and Pandoria, two games I consider criminally underrated or ignored.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Glad to hear you've enjoyed them!

[@jamescartwright1150]

Looking forward to seeing Herbert Miller at Airecon 🙂 Mathew is both there and in Europe with Paula, I'm very confused 🙂

[@WatchItPlayed]

If you're very confused, then it means you're ready for AireCon! 😀 -Chaz

[@benleague3115]

We have In Front of Elevators...same publisher team as Wind the Film. It's a neat game.

[@WatchItPlayed]

Ah! I wasn't familiar with In Front Of Elevators. I'll have to add it to my list of games to check out. Thanks for the tip, Ben! 😀 -Chaz

[@violentfrog_]

dollars to doughnuts Rodney's entire collection will have red GMT logos by summer

[@WatchItPlayed]

I have added a couple more...

[@teejleague3838]

I have heard sports games are very tricksy to simulate in a board game. I have played a few that did not feel very...active. I think it is a big challenge, but one we may master this decade! ^_^ There are so many wonderful game designers to give it a try!

[@WatchItPlayed]

I agree that sports games seem to be extra challenging to replicate in tabletop form. On the one hand, you'd think sports would lend themselves to it, because they're also games. I'm looking forward to seeing what other approaches people take in the future to implementing sports games as board games. :) -Chaz

[@teejleague3838]

@Watch It Played We slide the flag token across the table in Challengers and the fast gameplay really helps simulate snatching a flag and running!

[@jediquigley2192]

Great to see a football game, I was looking for one a while back for the 10 year old football fan, will look into this more to see if it's suitable for his age

[@WatchItPlayed]

I hope you find one that matches what you're looking for - whether it's _Eleven_ , or a different one. Cheers! -Chaz

[@andrewh5568]

I have a card game called "Goal" which I cannot find online anywhere(a very generic title doesn't make for an easy google search), where you have cards that move a ball on the board and you play them down(with a few extra elements). It is surprisingly easy to learn and not bad. Only real problem is the board is literally just the ball token and a grid so it looks really dull. The card art was pretty okay.

[@zocktol]

BAM! Nice that the list includes some "older" titles Always scared of succumbing to the cult of the new

[@WatchItPlayed]

I agree. It's always interesting to hear which games are currently being played. It always seems to be a neat mix of new, old and obscure. :) -Chaz

[@thessik5660]

Having done exactly (zero) research, and knowing and knowing exactly (diddly squat) about non-American football, or most other sports-ball games, my gut instinct is that we don't have more sports board games because the disparity between board gamers and sports enthusiasts seems pretty wide...

[@thisvampireheart1]

What's a sports?

[@thessik5660]

@@thisvampireheart1 placing spheres in VERY specific locations, as I understand it.

[@Sem5626]

@@thessik5660 technically there are electronic versions of said sports these days i think? might be a little overlap there

[@thessik5660]

@Sem I'm certain there's some. But I would recon that the number of board gamers that like sports is probably higher than the number of sports fans who play board games. Again, that's just my gut take. I have no data.

[@thisvampireheart1]

@Thessik I feel like there's a lot more sports fans son that ups the chance for the inverse on numbers alone no??

[@itsGabrielaCristina]

Just wanted to mention that the link for the Patreon is not in the description. Still found it through Google, but I think you should add it here so it's easier for people!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Ah! Thanks for bringing that to our attention. It's been added now. I'm glad you were still able to find it on your own. Cheers! :) -Chaz

[@geekofgames6394]

Real good. Just real, real good!

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thanks! :D -Chaz

[@heavy_dice]

I’m Shane “18XX” Murray, the 18xx stands for ticket to ride 🤔

[@WatchItPlayed]

That's a lot of Ticket To Rides. -Chaz

[@CG_Hali]

C for killer is funny! Your friends had no sense of humour lol

[@WatchItPlayed]

Thank you!!

[@CasperSpanggaard]

Where did the How To Play - Living Forest video go?? 🤔

[@WatchItPlayed]

It contained an error. It's being fixed and re-uploaded, and should return within 24 hours. -Chaz

[@CasperSpanggaard]

@@WatchItPlayedthat makes sense. Thanks for the answer 😊👍🏻

[@SamPeabody]

What could better encapsulate “board game geek” than not knowing how many players are on a soccer team… 😂

[@KNic0lson]

What games are you all excited to play at Airecon?

[@WatchItPlayed]

I don't have any specific ones I'm thinking about yet - I often enjoy seeing what seems like a good fit in the moment. -Rodney

[@dodong_daniel]

Sports are a game. It's like making a boardgame about a game. Why don't we have more boardgames about boardgames?

[@WatchItPlayed]

Wow, I never thought of it that way... i need to sit down. 🤔 -Chaz

[@zacdredge3859]

TBF Millenium Blade is a board game about a card game so there's some precedent.

[@morgaknightgames]

I came here for board games, but left with sports trivia. ... Can I get a refund? I was going to use that brain space for the rulebook for Raiders of Scythia.

[@WatchItPlayed]

NO REFUNDS! We can send you a football.

[@morgaknightgames]

@@WatchItPlayed 😭

[@JohnClem56]

@@WatchItPlayed Round or Pointy???

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@JohnClem56 Foot shaped, obviously!

[@JohnClem56]

@@WatchItPlayed Touche!

[@matejjakoubek7002]

I regret to inform you that my kitten was not startled....

[@WatchItPlayed]

That's one unshakable kitten, I say. -Chaz

[@christopherhealey8807]

think you are welcome to delicious.

[@Peejay1966]

I await Paula's response on the trick taking comment, Matthew...

[@WatchItPlayed]

I have Paula's response here for you: _"Chaz, why are you calling me at three in the morning? And how did you get this number?"_ And then the line went dead before I could ask her opinion on Matthew's trick taking comment. I'll try calling her again tonight. -Chaz