10 Underrated Board Games | Hidden Gems

[@malvinafis6907]

I Love how diverse the hobby is. There is a game out there for everyone.

[@BearwynPlaysGames]

Love how the excitement grew as Jeff explained the bottom of the 9th. I don't like sports but I was ready for it!

[@FostertheMeeple]

It really is a great time for even non sports fans!

[@stevenwaffles]

Enjoying the channel

[@FostertheMeeple]

Thank you so much!!!

[@TheDavidPhillips]

Love how Jamie turned into the intersection of Outshined and Overshadowed and just decided "welp - might as well drive straight into the lamppost for ratings." Well played.

[@heavy_dice]

I recommend Kolejka, it’s a polish queueing game set in the communist era. Is a dry worker placement euro wrapped around a super mean take that card game Players queue outside the five available shops to buy items from their shopping list. Then only two stores get delivery of goods. It’s then that players use their cards to manipulate the lines to get to the front and be the one to get the item they need. It’s super thematic, hilariously mean and only available on eBay directly from Poland and it’s been banned in Russia!

[@FostertheMeeple]

Will check into it!! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@CheeseDud]

Others do talk about Hooky! The Dice Tower just did their top 10 deduction games and it made Tom’s #1. It was in Zee or Chris’s top 10 too, can’t remember which It’s in my wife’s top 5 games, so we play it pretty often. Wish there were a good 2 player variant

[@FostertheMeeple]

Nice! But I want EVERYONE to talk about it because it’s the best 🤣 and agree about the two player variant!

[@CheeseDud]

@@FostertheMeeple fair point! It’s amazing!

[@boazdror]

Wild Tiled West is soooo goooood!!! Great video, thanks!!

[@mar45mar45]

The Grand Carnival is a underrated Gem !! Thanks for mentioning this cool polynomio game

[@zachras9643]

Grand Carnival is great and the expansion adds so much variety if you like the base game.😊

[@gurnblanston2848]

I love Cuphead, love Hooky, and just ordered a copy of Bottom of the 9th after watching this video. Good stuff!

[@FostertheMeeple]

Hope you enjoy it!!

[@NatalieSmart42]

I found physic pizza ghost town when visiting ottawa and grabbed it SO FAST because of your love for it. cant wait to play it

[@FostertheMeeple]

Let us know if you like it!

[@meganlove5681]

Psychic pizza deliverers go to the ghost town looks like such a fun game. The fact that you need 3 players stops me from getting it tho

[@shinamura89]

Definitely loved playing the Lemmings computer game as a kid!

[@Kasper8421]

I know it’s been out awhile and it is in the top 40 (or so) on BGA, but Everdell and it’s expansions don’t get enough talk. And don’t miss a new game this year called Lords of Baseball. VERY well done simulation of running a baseball franchise. I highly recommend it.

[@Jinxyisms]

I just ordered Castle Party because I saw it on a TT. It looks so good. I really want Hooky because of you. I think I'd love it. I just need to get it.

[@FostertheMeeple]

It’s a great one!

[@carm954]

True! Oh, so true. I have a dear friend on a plant-based diet, which I completely understand how well that works for so many, but if you have type two, it’s just not a fit to eat oatmeal. Yes other plants may be most of them. I don’t know, but definitely grains, whether whole, steel cut, and especially any processed, Have hit me hard. I had to prove it to my friends yesterday and they noted that I just had a tiny bit of the crust of bread, and within an hour, my blood sugar, which started at 103, Rose to 223 within 30 minutes, and over 283 within an hour. I had also eaten 6 oz. protein, Zucchini and then I had a half of a popover. They believed that just a “little bit“ wouldn’t hurt. It can. For me, it always does. Each person is uniquely different and it is so important to have that glucose monitor. I had not realized just how important until I actually got it, thinking that “a little bit“ is “OK“ maybe for somebody, but not for me. If you have the opportunity to get one because you qualify with your health insurance, it’s simple and easy to use. I resisted it and now I wish I had never resisted it. So happy to have it because even the nutritionist has made so many errors I just had to let her go. She was following general principles that absolutely do not work for me. I don’t know where these principles come from but she had me eating foods. I just don’t eat like pasta? That’s because I also have kidney disease so she was putting me on a renal diet, which pasta is fine for but not if you have type two diabetes. At least not for me and not for most people that I know. Good luck to everyone!

[@ReadinginSpurts]

Put Dawn dish soap on the stain. Let sit and then wash again

[@tg9033]

Well, I just ordered Hooky because of this video! Lol! "If you find Hooky, you buy it". I did just that! 😂😂😂 thanks for another great recommendation!

[@AeronwyD]

Deadly Dowagers is hands down the most requested game in my Friday night girl's game. We LOVE that game!

[@IllBuythePopcorn]

I got Get Bit because of you guys and us adults also loved it. 🦈

[@FostertheMeeple]

Woooo!!! It’s so good!

[@IllBuythePopcorn]

@@FostertheMeepleput me down to play psychic pizza with you guys at BGG. 😊

[@WiseWizardGames]

We love "Get Bit", I don't have the reprint, but the original is super fun, everyone loves it, especially the limbs ripping off.

[@Cosmic-Ben]

I'm an absolute stan for deadly downers! Plus the designer is semi-local to me! The theme's great and the card drafting is a lot of fun, especially with a bunch of folks around

[@FostertheMeeple]

I remember you mentioning that!! I think you two would love mirroring of Mary king by the way.

[@Skyrodin]

Love the list as always. Before I tell you my favorite I want to name one of those small box Devir games that are a ton of fun. I love playing Savernake Forest and I haven't seen many people talking about it - only Libby and Julian if I remember correctly. It is a very light game but it's always a good time. And, yes, Lemmings is an IP. I played the SNES game when I was a kid. I think someone else in the comments already told the darker side of the Lemmings myth. I think the ones I want to play most from this list are Hooky and Psychic Pizza Deliverers Go To Ghost Time. I would have said Cuphead but I MIGHT be able to play that one next weekend.

[@FostertheMeeple]

Yes savernake forest is great!! I think we have a video on it somewhere in the aether of our old videos haha.

[@bkwestman22]

Your picks are right on!! Hooky! Great game.

[@Tablenauts]

Great video!! Love how many of these great games I only know about because of yall. 😂

[@FostertheMeeple]

Hey we appreciate you. Whatever one of you this is.

[@Tablenauts]

@@FostertheMeeple one guess as to who would appreciate these games 😘

[@Tablenauts]

Wow

[@FostertheMeeple]

@@Tablenauts completely fair and true point. Thank you for being here Kyle. Wait.

[@OdonataCreations]

I'm thinking some of the games are underrated because they require 3+ players. Love your vids!

[@jkledis]

The Mirroring of Mary King sounds amazing!. Hope you had a great time at Disney!

[@FostertheMeeple]

We did!! Sorry we weren’t able to link up, but we will be back next year!

[@jkledis]

​@FostertheMeeple NP - perhaps next year - BTW- was overshadowed the word you were looking for?

[@netcrashYT]

yes, Mirroring of Mary King is a really funky odd 2p game - very clever, and the final/start artwork is stunning. Slightly chaotic.. but original

[@ErinBelmont]

Love the GMM sweatshirt

[@Cyberpunkguitarist]

You didn't mention Planet Unknown when you were talking about Polyomino tile-laying games. If you haven't played that one, I absolutely recommend it. BTW, I think the word you were looking for was either outshined or overshadowed :)

[@tabletalkreviews]

That edition of Get Bit looks nice. I've wanted it since I saw it on Table Top ages ago, that edition was robot looking figures. Found old editions a few times that thrift stores, but they are always missing a bunch of limbs.

[@Sreehammer]

Great list! I'm excited about Lairs, which looks like Psychic Pizza, but works with 2 players. My most underrated game is Disney Sorcerer's Arena, a bit crunchier than Unmatched with the Disney theme!

[@jimmlynch9697]

Great video, I really enjoyed the topic and you gave me a few games to look into. If you haven’t tried Rhino Hero or Rhino Hero Super Battle I highly recommend. It is a kids game but I would play it anytime with anyone.

[@FostertheMeeple]

We’ve played both!! We even have the massive version that you need to stand to play

[@LurkingDragonfly]

Psychic Pizza. Yes!! I know it is not the point of the game but I consider it a win if I figure out the town borders. The more stuff in the town I get is just a bigger bonus. I do try to win but there is a luck element that sometimes makes it feel impossible.

[@ErikArneson]

I agree 100% about HOOKY - such an incredible deduction game!

[@Mogurt1986]

I feel like Myrmes should have way more recognition than it does! AWESOME little euro game about building ant colonies 😁 ALSO, Seikatsu and Monasterium.

[@whitneyalvey3646]

I've had Mirroring of Mary King on my BGG wishlist for a long time, might need to bump up the ranks now! Also its almost spooky season, drop your haunted house story! 😅

[@alyssasmith8519]

Lemmings was my favorite Nintendo game when I was a kid. As an adult I wanted a copy again and it was so hard to find I started to think I had made it up. Poor lemmings never get enough attention!

[@brendanriley5145]

Great list! ps - the word you're looking for at the end is "outshined"

[@FostertheMeeple]

Merci beaucoup!

[@Mr3DPrintWizard]

Been tabling psychic pizza deliveries pretty often. It’s such a nice start the night game or filler game between other games. Highly recommend it. Easily a 7-7.5 and perfect for any age and for those who think they don’t like board games.

[@FostertheMeeple]

Agreed!

[@Mr3DPrintWizard]

@@FostertheMeeple have you tried wandering towers? That’s been a favorite for us for the same reasons.

[@BoxedMeeples]

Just did a bgprices search for Hooky here in the UK and it doesn't even know the game exists! 😢 We will have to keep our eyes peeled at Essen and hope 🙏

[@ericmaillette260]

For me, one of my games that I think is underrated is Ethnos. I taught my group of players how to play this game this summer and they loved it. One of them managed to find it used, but it's no longer sold new. I know they reskinned it with Archeos Society, but the feeling isn't the same as with Ethnos. With Ethnos, it's all about conquering territory, whereas with the other, it's all about progressing along a track.

[@FostertheMeeple]

Ethnos is one we haven’t played!!

[@neopet84]

I'm not one for many party games, but i feel Gimme That is a great one that many missed out on.

[@FostertheMeeple]

Will have to check it out! Thanks!

[@BearwynPlaysGames]

And just ordered Leaping Lemmings, what a great hidden gem!

[@FostertheMeeple]

Let us know what you think of it!!

[@jdogbemple1]

Love Cuphead the Dice Rolling game. Siege of Runedar is my pick for most underrated game.

[@BoardExplored]

I would LOVE to give Get Bit a try now that you've made me aware of it! Sadly, it doesn't seem to be available in the UK at the mo 😢 But I'll be keeping my eye out!

[@FostertheMeeple]

Fingers crossed!!

[@evarainer9286]

I just felt old, because I played lemmings as a kid 🧓😭

[@JakeJackPot_]

I totally agree with Castle Party, it has quickly become me my partners favorite game! It doesn't have the best review on BGG which sucks because with the right group it is an amazing game, fast to play but with lots to think about!

[@FostertheMeeple]

Agreed!! I tend to ignore a lot of the bgg score stuff. So many great games have a bad score. I

[@adityarajivratnam6863]

Nice list! If Jamie loves Deadly Dowagers so much, is it time for Jeff to watch his back? ;)

[@FostertheMeeple]

Hahaha perhaps it is. But she’s getting no money out of it. I have none

[@adityarajivratnam6863]

@@FostertheMeeple lol

[@DrScottyD]

So sorry about your hoodie Jeff! Drumsticks are worth it though.

[@FostertheMeeple]

You know what? You’re right. They are

[@junyanliu9261]

tom vasel ranked hooky his no.1 deduction game

[@FostertheMeeple]

Cool! We don’t really watch DT. Thanks for the heads up!

[@junyanliu9261]

@@FostertheMeeplethey recently did top 10 deduction games

[@FostertheMeeple]

@@junyanliu9261 cool!

[@Naledgeizpwr]

You could probably put any Jenna Felli game in this list. Her games are so fascinating and different than everything else on the market. Mirroring of Mary King is a solid choice, Duhr: The Lesser Houses is another. Cosmic Frog is probably my favorite of her work.

[@FostertheMeeple]

I haven’t heard of Duhr! Will check it out. We just got Murray. I’m excited to try it. She’s the best!

[@KabukiKid]

The Expanse board game is an underrated one. Came out to little fanfare and I think was criminally overlooked.

[@FostertheMeeple]

I’ll check it out!!

[@FostertheMeeple]

I’ll check it out!!

[@KabukiKid]

@@FostertheMeeple Yeah, you may dig it. Designed by Geoff Engelstein and has the card mechanism from Twilight Struggle in it, where you give a benefit to an enemy when you play a benefit for yourself... expect this is multiplayer and not just two-player. I remember Jason Levine from the Dice Tower tried to champion it and even declared it his favorite game of the year.

[@FostertheMeeple]

I’ll check it out!!

[@ryanlohman4922]

They are just so many good games these days. My favorite underrated game is dice forge. The components are great quality and the gameplay is so fun.

[@FostertheMeeple]

That’s one I’ve heard so much about but never played

[@ryanlohman4922]

@@FostertheMeeple it’s a lot of fun forging your dice 🎲

[@roberttsikretsis5014]

Played Get Bit original game which was basically Lego pieces put together to create divers. Game play identical to your description. Newer version more appealing. Played with my kids and parents in their 80’s. Easy to learn and fast game play kept everyone interested.👍👍👍

[@FostertheMeeple]

Oh that’s really cool!

[@LaurenB-k6k]

Excellent list will keep my eye out for Deadly Dowagers and Get Bit. Just discovered a beautiful tile laying me called one-hundred Torii by Pencil First, nice solo mode. Not hearing about it.

[@sarahschreffler5407]

Wet erase markers are the ones that used to be used on transparencies for overhead projectors.

[@FostertheMeeple]

It’s so hard to keep track!! Haha

[@nikies1611]

The Cuphead game is just as hard and brutal as the video game and I love it :)

[@FostertheMeeple]

Agreed!!

[@ajcrosby87]

I would love to play Hooky with you, Jamie, if you have time at PAX. I've been wanting to try it, but my game group doesn't typically go for deduction games.

[@nancylaplace8393]

It's outshine or outshined or outshone outshines and overshadow or overshadowed. LOL. The small guys are overshadowed by the big guy that outshine them! HaHa. ❤

[@JonTripp115]

Lemmings is a video game, but the lemming is a real animal. Theres a long-standing myth that lemmings' migratory instinct is so strong that they'll jump off cliffs or into the sea just to "go south". The myth inspired both games. Unfun fact: a Disney documentary crew staged this event and herded a group of lemmings off a cliff for a 1950s movie. To this day, the legend has "outshawn" reality.

[@FostertheMeeple]

🙃🙃

[@glallenclan]

Ecosystems is a card drafting game that is beautiful and enjoyable.

[@mykelrob7]

While watching the video my wife was screaming at the screen that you need to use Zout on the chocolate stain. She asked me to comment and let you know that Zout gets out all kinds of stains.

[@FostertheMeeple]

I have never heard of this zout. You tell her I said thank you!

[@danielscillieri58]

Pre wash with dawn dish soap. Gets oil stains out :)

[@FostertheMeeple]

Thanks for the advice!!!

[@ErinBelmont]

Go Nuts for Donuts is a pretty fun bidding type game. I think it might be considered a kids game but we have only played with adults and everyone has loved it. (Def for 3-4+) people

[@FostertheMeeple]

Ahhh we love that game! So frustrated when you always bid for the same donut haha

[@omeloon]

I've been between Tenpenny and Grand Carnival for a while, but haven't felt like there's been a lot of opinions on Grand Carnival, which did hold me back from trying.

[@FostertheMeeple]

I very much prefer grand carnival, but that’s for me of course. Not sure which one you’d prefer!

[@bethanypetersen7005]

Love get bit! We have the old version.

[@cashliam]

Okanagan: Valley of the Lakes and Riverboat

[@SeerMagicX]

There is some great sports themed games, just not enough. Trick Shot 2nd edition, which is maybe the best sports game. Race! Formula 90 which is the best racing game. Baseball Highlights 2045. Bat Flip. Dino Dunk (yes seriously).

[@FostertheMeeple]

Trick shot is a great!

[@brianstevens902]

PLEASE tell me you guys have played Axe-A-Lotl! I just got it and immediately thought you two would adore this game.

[@FostertheMeeple]

We have not!

[@brianstevens902]

⁠you MUST get this!!!

[@valzalel5203]

🌠Outshine🌠

[@falconashek8913]

J&J making great lists.

[@FostertheMeeple]

We out here!

[@andyklyon]

As someone from the UK....what's a drumstick. I thought it was going to be a chicken drumstick, but it had chocolate 😐

[@FostertheMeeple]

LOL it's an ice cream cone dipped in chocolate with peanuts sprinkled on top, it's like a branded thing you can buy by the box!

[@andyklyon]

​@@FostertheMeepleThey look amazing!

[@movierama7580]

Where do you buy those hoodies? 😍

[@FostertheMeeple]

Jamie’s is from Eastcoast Lifestyle, mine is from Good Mythical Morning!

[@lenmux]

I want to know more about this ghost you guys live with.

[@FostertheMeeple]

We must not speak her name.

[@ellrock41]

Where do I find those hoodies???

[@dawsondemars1092]

Art Decko Tribes of the Wind The Networks Fallout Shelter the Board Game The Adventurers: Pyramid of Horus First in Flight Maglev Metro Forges of Ravenshire The Fog: Escape from Paradise Luffy’s Bento Panic

[@jessismith]

Outshines…? 😜

[@FostertheMeeple]

IS IT?!? I don’t even know anymore

[@txheadshots]

Hope to run into you at BGG

[@FostertheMeeple]

We will be roaming!!

[@boardgamequeens]

Are you saying “SeaWorld” or “See the world”?

[@FostertheMeeple]

China…..Fish

[@alleygaroogm]

Are you thinking of the word "overshadowed"?

[@FostertheMeeple]

At this point I don’t even know 🤣

[@BigBobAyr]

Jeff, please get some sleep bro! You looked shattered!

[@FostertheMeeple]

I have sleeping issues (attached to my anxiety). It’s just something I deal with the best I can.

[@BigBobAyr]

@@FostertheMeeple I feel you, I have just started visiting a hypnotherapist to try help me deal with my sleep(less) issues

[@JimCroz]

Only GMT could take a game with such a fun theme and make it look so boring.

[@FostertheMeeple]

I tend to disagree. I mean, your opinion is valid but I actually love what GMT does with just a map and some cardboard.

[@JimCroz]

@@FostertheMeepleFair enough. I’m just can’t help wondering what some other publishers might have done with it.