10 Board Games I Love But Don't Talk About Often

[@petergross7235]

Thanks for giving love to some of your games that have not recently arrived on your doorstep. 😉. I wish more creators did shout outs to their favorite games that might not be on the BGG hotness list.

[@RedWintyr]

Dominion blew my mind when I played it. It is the game that got me into the board game hobby.

[@ogreman2229]

I played Thunderstone right after and it replaced Dominion for me but I had a very similar experience. Exploring the possibilities in those first deck builders was an amazing experience.

[@st0ox]

Thank you for showing the backside of the boxes so that we can get a better understanding of what the game looks like on the table and at least I can better follow your thoughts about the games this way.

[@BoardGameCo]

Absolutely :)

[@michaelhall7080]

Great list. We play Dominion and For Sale frequently and I do enjoy Navegador and Rajas of the Ganges as well.

[@kevinsayers5985]

"culling" your deck is the only term I've ever heard of for getting rid of bad cards from your deck in deck builders.

[@BoardGameCo]

That is the more common term, but weeding is used to (I googled it to remind myself i'm not crazy). boardgamegeek.com/thread/1989651/article/29025369#29025369

[@BoardGames3000]

@@BoardGameCo I use the term milling 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@mabos555]

Well it mostly use the word of scrap or trash... They are the most famous two anyway

[@kevinsayers5985]

@@mabos555 that's not the same thing. Those are the actual words the games use for the action on the card to get a rid of a different card or itself from your deck. We're talking about the overall strategy of getting rid of cards from your deck, culling cars, or weeding cards as Alex says, or milling as Thomas said. All valid, I just hadn't the term weeding. Milling is used a lot in CCGs like magic

[@ansonwanfaiwong5488]

I think Dominion is the pioneer of deck building game, earlier than MK for sure

[@CHAOSBLACKDOOM]

Love your content. I felt so passionately about your statement about Dominion that I had to check and I did not find it at all in your top 50 videos from earlier this year. Now you have to tell us what you'd take out! Haha.

[@kumanight]

Rajas of the Ganges (pronounced Gun-Geh natively) and Marvel Champions are my two favourite games right now. Ganges is so popular in my house I can table it 5 days a week! Highly recommend the second expansion box. The additional river tiles and special land tiles add so much variety.

[@Sebastian-rt9qf]

Nice list... Love me Quest for El Dorado and Parks.Watergate is on the list to play this weekend.

[@opsallen]

Great to see the Gentes shoutout! I also enjoyed the solo game there. Was happy I got the Gentes/Yokohoma/Crusaders/Luna deluxified versions right before TMG kicked the bucket. Solid titles.

[@rolling.reggie]

The way he pronounces Navegador is like nails on a chalkboard haha great vid though

[@tawink]

Rum and Bones! I think I’ll keep this game with all of it’s content forever.

[@barbaramazzocca4605]

Maybe it's an optical illusion, but your Parks box looks so much bigger than mine! Love the game!

[@SteveOw0]

It's always interesting to hear about games I'm not familiar with. Thanks for the video!

[@Naledgeizpwr]

More people should seek out Stefan Dorra’s back catalogue. A lot of really clean family weight designs, Medina, Street Car, Pergamon, Turn the Tide, MarraCash etc. A really solid German style game designer.

[@JoseGarcia-oz7td]

Iwari. It always stands out on your shelf, but I hardly have heard you talking about it

[@Cutieyum4]

Quest for El Dorado improves greatly with the mini-expansions (BGG promo shop) and the first expansion Hero & Hexes. The improved market and new features make the trekking to the Temple more fun filled with better choices and combos. If you want a longer game, then go ahead and add the Golden Temple (or play it by itself).

[@iansutton7416]

Interesting list. Sometimes it feels like we have very different tastes in games, yet I have and enjoy both Quest for El Dorado and Rajas of the Ganges, so our tastes may be closer than I thought! Rather amusingly I'm seemingly rubbish at Rajas if the Ganges, though that doesn't take away any enjoyment. The poor results might be in part be linked to me always having to teach it to new players (a good teacher focuses on ensuring everyone else has grasped the game, more so than their own strategy), or may just be I'm rubbish at it ;¬). It's a game that seems to get so many 'under the radar' recommendations, that I don't think it's under the radar any more.

[@paulhamrick3943]

After looking up Gentes I want to buy a deluxified version. Looks beautiful.

[@perwesterlund1725]

"For sale" is getting a reprint I noticed. (At least in Sweden/Europe). Will check it out.

[@inezkestens5561]

I think Gentes may be safe, because Game Brewer also released a version with english rulebooks in Europe and they still have it in stock. However the license to sell in the US may be with GMZ ... They are coming to GenCon, you'll be able to see if they have it :p

[@matts3155]

Gentes is similar for me, not at the top, but I'm excited to play it again

[@morphyz418]

Brilliant selection, thanks, Alex! However, after becoming a VERY regular follower of your channel, I started to wonder how come you have never mentioned Scythe? I know you are not very much into steampunk theme, but it's the most brilliant Stonemaier I've ever played, and it's definitely a favourite game of many. Have you ever tried it?

[@BoardGameCo]

Great question :) Scythe isn't a game I kept. I liked it, but did not love it. Gave it 4 plays and while I enjoyed each play....I never loved the game sadly.

[@morphyz418]

@@BoardGameCo I would have been surprised if you haven't tried it. :) But there is no game in the world that is for everyone, and that's the beauty of board games - they have a huge variety of mechanics and themes. But maybe you should do a top 10 video about very popular games that you didn't like. It could be interesting. :)

[@sethwinslow]

I’ve been looking at Navegador. I’m really interested, but I am worried about replayability since you are always moving in the same direction. How much variability is there to game? Are there different strategic paths? Thanks!

[@Richard-sy1ej]

So given you're a big fan of Dominion and deck building, does that mean we can expect a video on the new Edge of Darkness campaign or a review of the previous game/expansion?

[@allankamen9875]

Navegador is so thematic and much fun. My group likes it, maybe more than Concordia.

[@ricardp60]

Hi Alex, great list. I love many of those games. DId you play Black Angel? it is one of my favorites and nobody talk about it.

[@BoardGameCo]

I own it, but sadly have not played it yet

[@kumanight]

Oooh I just got that for my birthday. Played one solo game so far, it's very interesting. I love the theme and components.

[@kumanight]

I've only played Dominion once and it felt like a really solid beginner deck building game. By the time I played it, I played A LOT of deck builders so it felt like too simple to be interesting. I think if I played it first instead of the Lord of the Rings deck building game, Dominion would be on my shelf right now.

[@BoardGames3000]

I personally don’t favor the base I really enjoy the expansions more and even the first few I could pass on.

[@lotterwinner6474]

I hope to play Gentes one day, I almost backed it.

[@mabos555]

Alex what is the other shorter game of rajas? Didn't get the name correctly

[@BoardGameCo]

Rajas: The Dice Charmers :)

[@mabos555]

@@BoardGameCoon its a roll and write, not a fan of roll and write 🤷

[@BoardGames3000]

El dorado and Rum and bones are great games. I love them. Dominion I simultaneously love and hate. Lol. The can really erk me sometimes and make me furious, but other times I can have a complete blast with it. I guess it really just depends on what kingdom cards are out and who.what kind of people you play with.

[@jaslygod]

Speaking about Queen Games, I miss Fresco which I've sold it years ago (don't know why I did it). :(

[@FallenB1ade]

I must be mixing up things, but I want to clarify - "Lancaster" was not the game that got upgraded/ fixed into Brass: Lancashire --> Brass: Birmingham?

[@oobydoob7352]

I have the Lancaster Big Box but have never played it :P

[@BoardGameCo]

You should :)

[@mkietzmann]

The G en Gentes is like the J in Jalapeño. Greetings from Mexico.

[@BillyIndiana]

Have you done a Warergate vs. Unforgiven video? I'm interested in both 2-player games with a political/historical theme but not sure I should get both.

[@oobydoob7352]

Speaking of Queen Game out of print stuff have you ever tried Orleans?

[@BoardGameCo]

Isn't that TMG? A long time ago yes, I need to play it again.

[@do_hickey]

@@BoardGameCo since TMG went belly-up, Orleans is now being published by Capstone Games. No idea why Queen reminded them of this. Either way, definitely suggest Orleans for some multiplayer solitaire bag building. Lots of fun for the wife and I who do not like aggressive games.

[@do_hickey]

And now I got to the part of the video where you said exactly this. LOL

[@oobydoob7352]

Lol, yeah, I stand corrected. I picked up the Deluxe edition when they did the Kickstarter many years ago, it’s another I sorted but never played.

[@antgerfitz]

I love Navegador and For Sale.

[@rioterism]

Rum and Bones Second Tide could be played up to 6 people. :)

[@eighty6d233]

I've been looking to expand passed base Dominion. Any recommendations? I know there's a lot.

[@alexisfougeres6549]

Seaside and prosperity are probably the 2 best to start with

[@KMReviews]

I would love to see you put out a tips video.

[@chuckm1961]

Cue tips? What kind of tips?

[@KMReviews]

@@chuckm1961 as in tips and tricks for games. “How to win at blood rage” “how to dominate at dominion” “best tips and tricks for food chain magnate”. Etc

[@KMReviews]

You say blood rage is your favorite game but no review! It’s killing me!

[@kumanight]

It was dethroned by Terraforming Mars recently 😛

[@KMReviews]

@@kumanight which video did he say that?

[@namelessfire]

It’s become almost “cool” to rag on Dominion. There seems to be a vocal plurality that believes we’ve “moved past” Dominion. I could not disagree more. It’s brilliant and the expansions are wonderful. It’s a top five game for me. For Sale is addictive, hilarious, tense, and accessible as heck. You can teach it to anyone. It plays fast. It’s a family favorite for us.

[@ericmatthews9673]

Base El Dorado or Golden Temples?

[@BoardGameCo]

So far just base :)

[@kevinsmith9899]

I thought it was interesting that the title is just "don't talk about often", but during the video, you often said "don't talk about as much as I should", adding a value judgment. I'm curious whether you really feel that you SHOULD be talking about those more, or if that was more of a slip of the tongue.

[@christianbank393]

Solid games!

[@airbornegr4815]

I used to love dominion up until I found out about the strategy that breaks the game.

[@BoardGameCo]

Uh oh. 1) I think you're wrong. 2) I don't know it, so don't tell me....just in case you're wrong.

[@do_hickey]

Just a wee bit of lid lift on the Dominion box.

[@emspring]

I store Dominion decks sideways in 2 boxes and have them sitting in custom card wells with alphabetical dividers. Your box makes me cringe a little. Finally got around to sleeving the thousands of cards this year with the latest standard Sleeve Kings sleeves.

[@ButOneThingIsNeedful]

Hmm, if Parks is "brutal, mean, and vicious", maybe it ISN"T the best choice for a game to teach and play with my wife? I'll try to learn more about it before buying.

[@BoardGameCo]

You can also play at while being completely friendly... One of the reasons I love it is it accommodates multiple player styles

[@ButOneThingIsNeedful]

@@BoardGameCo 👍

[@Vienticus]

I like Dominion, but carrying it around is just too much if you have everything of it. I originally bought it for my ex-wife who didn't really play it, and we got divorced shortly after.

[@massfarmer818]

Yo, my kosher brother from another mother. where the love for Agricola?

[@tomasxfranco]

pretty sure Watergate is the newest in the list.

[@AdamJorgensen]

Argh! Dominion!

[@BoardGameCo]

:)

[@tomasxfranco]

I think it's pronounced "Hentes" which means "peoples" in Spanish. Also "Navegadór", you accent the last syllable. "Orleahn" instead of "Orleens".

[@chukhonetsgames5348]

Do you have no desire to do a review of "Ruination"?

[@BoardGameCo]

That's a very specifically worded question....what does that even mean?

[@grog3514]

el dorado vs clank? ... vs automobiles?

[@Filthyanimal9]

Thx for the highlights of some interesting looking games! Will def look into a few of these that were off my radar. Just a note, Ganges is the name of a river in India and pronounced gan-jeez

[@kumanight]

It's actually pronounced closer to Gun-Geh in Hindi/Punjabi