10 Games I Went All In On That I Think Were Totally Worth It

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So many campaigns on crowdfunding have all-ins…these can be hundreds to potentially over a thousand dollars. So how can we justify all of that money? Well, these are the top 10 games that I believe were definitely worth going all in on.
TimeStamps:
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:02:21 - Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood
0:04:59 - The World of SMOG: Rise of Moloch
0:06:52 - Masters of the Universe: The Board Game
0:08:13 - Monumental
0:09:49 - The Great Wall
0:11:35 - Blood Rage
0:13:07 - Unsettled
0:14:34 - Marvel United
0:16:57 - Cthulhu: Death May Die
0:18:34 - Zombicide
0:21:27 - Wrapping Up
Links:
Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood - boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/251661/oathsworn-deepwood
The World of SMOG: Rise of Moloch - boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/209324/world-smog-rise-moloch
Masters of the Universe: The Board Game - boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/311475/masters-universe-board-game-clash-eternia
Monumental - boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/248125/monumental
The Great Wall - boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/292375/great-wall
Blood Rage - boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170216/blood-rage
Unsettled - boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/290484/unsettled
Marvel United - boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/298047/marvel-united
Cthulhu: Death May Die - boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/253344/cthulhu-death-may-die
Zombicide - boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/113924/zombicide
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[@draphsor]

Haven't even tabled Oathsworn yet and still have no regrets going all-in, as I paint my games and these minis are awesome.

[@jcapo5]

I went all in. Painted all the unneeded but totally needed terrain. I regret nothing its amazing. Probably the best game I've ever played.

[@derekgarcia3069]

Same. Currently painting it up albeit, very slowly. 😅

[@jcapo5]

@@derekgarcia3069 in playing the bear and the mage as full characters. They are a blast

[@NeoReziel]

same here ^^

[@egyptfreaka]

Cthulhu: Death May Die was one of my biggest surprise favorites. I bought the kickstarter pledge on a whim because my FLGS was selling it for the original cost. I loved it. It instantly became a favorite of mine

[@Filthyanimal9]

For Oathsworn, if you’re taking to a friend’s house to play, unless you’re staying for a weekend you’re not playing more than one or two scenarios so you can easily put that scenario’s boss monster in the terrain box. 2 boxes, not 4 - saved you 50% space right there! Thx for vid, Alex, looking forward to the “Oops, shouldn’t have gone all-in” too

[@MrDonpipkin]

Was surprised Too Many Bones isn't on this list - maybe because TMB has been more of an accumulation over time vs all-in in one go? Great list, fun to watch.

[@7mikeyortiz7]

Also no marvel champions. I’m scared for the next video lol. Half of these are cmon too!

[@BoardGameCo]

We'll talk :)

[@tommc6815]

Came across your channel recently and just wanted to say thanks for your time making all the videos. You come across really well and are really interesting to listen to. I subscribed, Thanks!

[@BoardGameCo]

Thank you!!!

[@mmuekk]

A suggestion, since KZbin is a visual media, you should display game box content on a table

[@BoardGameCo]

I get that, sadly the amount of work it takes to do that would make doing the videos I do very hard to keep up with.

[@a-c-m]

I hope you can release the “All-In regrets”-video PRIOR to the end of the Nemesis:Retaliation campaign which just launched. The video could be quite insightful for viewers with respect to how much to back in that campaign.

[@flipz101]

I went all-in on nemesis lockdown (which included the All-in for the original nemesis as well). I haven’t played through it all yet, only about 60%? But it is a long term investment for me, every 6months I crack open a new expansion, paint it, learn the rules, then play it. I enjoy having something new to open for it still! With Marvel United I did the opposite and opened season 1 and season 2 all at once! Was a bit overwhelming! 🤣🤣

[@scottrenfer2735]

I am also so glad that I went all in on Castles of Burgandy. Also Z:UOA, and C:DMD. I also have all of Rise of Moloch, which I haven't played all of, but am still really glad I got it. Love the art and looking forward to painting those gorgeous minis in Moloch. I want CMON to release a narrative expansion in which one player is journeying about, recruiting the Unicorn club (learning about it's origin story and gathering clues) while the other is the nemesis floating in an airship and robbing cemeteries to do experiments while dropping zombies around towns. These new story-based scenarios would precede each of the already released chapters, which would then be like the boss fights of each story. Just an idea. Anyway, thanks so much and happy holidays to you and your family!!!

[@nerdsomnia]

UNSETTLED! I'M WAITING SO HARD ON IT! All these games are pretty large, though.

[@TheSchaef47]

My "true" all-in list starts and ends with Unsettled. I've made a number of crowdfunded pledges, including a number of deluxe editions, but Unsettled is the one game for which I have picked up everything they've thrown down, at significant cost. Honorable mentions go to Mega Man Pixel Tactics, for which I got all three sets in one go but card games are relatively inexpensive, and Tesla vs. Edison, for which I backed the expansion but got the base game through other means.

[@apokai]

I saw your comment about TMB but still, wanted to say I went All-in (well, the gameplay All-In + trove chest) and best decision ever. And it's my TOP #1. FInal Girl also, #2 (before season 3).

[@BoardGameCo]

I have no regrets....doesn't mean I benefit from all of it :)

[@Berndr]

You kept mentioning Monumental so I decided to get it , it arrived last week and we had 4 plays ... it is actually a good game but it has it cons : player downtime can be long, and one of the things that annoyed everyone is how messy it looked on the table... it comes with no storage so game pieces were in piles all over the table and map itself looked messy tiles were covered in tokens from treasure, monster , barbarians, player units, towers and so on ... This game would actually benefit from having minis rather than tokens so we swapped tokens with minis from mosaic, using workers as explorers solders as army and forts as towers and everything looked and felt much better ... in general it is a very good game with an interesting system and simplicity that works well!... and yes we did get both expansions but we did not play them yet ... but sadly no original minis so had to use mosaic ones instead! thanks this was a good recomandation

[@BoardGameCo]

I've found that it works best with two and three players

[@davidliskey3553]

Getting the maximum chrome edition of thunder road was one of the best decisions I have made, so much cool stuff that i had no idea i would use so much

[@AcevedoDMA]

“Too three that make the cult” Best Freudian slip of the year. 😂

[@BoardGameCo]

lol

[@TheMiguel42]

Three of my biggest all ins that I hoped might make this list but didn’t: Too many Bones, one of my most played games but by far my most expensive. Ankh, less played but needs the extra variety of the different gods. Vindication, bought on Your recommendation, love all the variety the modular expansions bring.

[@jackburtonstwin]

I am all in on Rise of Moloch and Unsettled and harbor no regrets for either of them. Wonderful games that, even if they sit on a self for years unplayed, are still wonderful games to come back to. Kickstarter has unleashed a storm of "large", high content, games over the last decade and change and much of it has been more sizzle than sausage, but there have been true gems that will stand the test of time and represent real milestones in game design and architecture.

[@prototypep4]

I have zero regrets going all in on Too Many Bones, I also have all ins for Tainted Grail and Nemesis coming ( I have base nemesis already but picking up everything else through retaliation) I have a habit of going all in on a small collection of games.

[@BoardGameCo]

We'll talk about that some of those next time :)

[@prototypep4]

@@BoardGameCo I look forward to it :)

[@srebme2]

I’m so excited for C:DMD to arrive. We didn’t go all in because we want to dip our toes in first.

[@BoardGameCo]

It's one of my favorite games :)

[@georgielee1619]

Good list. I backed White Death and that seemed to have quite a few zombie types. I'll have a read of Black Plague content to see what that contains. Thanks.

[@BoardGameCo]

Black plague has the most by far :)

[@richprice482]

Oathsworn I did standee version. Purely for storage space. Standees are my default option for any KS now. Cheaper, less space for the same game play.

[@BoardGameCo]

I think it completely makes sense

[@TheRobuzz]

Did the same. I'd rather have 3 more cool games on my shelves instead of all those minis. Especially that they have non-standard scale so it's going to be hard to use them for anything else.

[@JohnClem56]

Well... guess we know someone's favorite publisher. 6 out of 10 of these are CMON! Not counting the last minute inclusion of CoB. It's interesting that in this list of 10 (or 11) I only own 2 of them -- Castles of Burgundy Special Edition and Unsettled. I did not go all in for the 3D Terrain for CoB but got all the rest and it's a great production. I did go all in on original Unsettled as well as the follow up campaign. Haven't played as much of it as I would like at this point but I know we'll end up playing it because the game and writing is just so good. Would like to play Monumental to see if it's as good as I think it would be. Will be interested to see the companion video to this one.

[@BoardGameCo]

They are one of my favorite but not my favorite .. but in this category they're definitely winning.

[@JohnClem56]

@@BoardGameCo Yeah, I was being tongue-in-cheek regarding "favorite" but CMON clearly does it right as far as you feeling like the all-in is totally worth it!

[@ghitulescuandrei1456]

Oathsworn is worth it indeed. So many quality models included in a great game

[@ObsidianKnight90]

I prefer standees so I'm glad that Oathsworn had that as an option.

[@apollolinaire2607]

So far, for me (and I've not backed a ton of games yet, space is getting smaller here), The Witcher Old World has been the most satisfying buy in my boardgame collection. All expansions are pretty much plug and play, except for the coop which is a different mode altogether so I don't really mind (It's also a shorter mode, with a limited round-counter before the final showdown). All expansions add a little but enough variety for me that I just keep coming back at it. The quality of the gameplay just screams addiction in my brain and the theme is extremely well translated into boardgame form.

[@DennisLHubbard]

I went all-in on Unsettled and got it a couple weeks ago, LOVE IT!

[@BoardGameCo]

It's amazing :)

[@commandershepard9920]

That MU is so high on your list is a pleasant surprise to me. I personally love that system. If I made a list like this, MU would be very high on it as well. Probably behind something like Imperial Assault, but ahead of something like Final Girl; but all three would be very high anyway. Marvel Champions is up there too, but... the deck construction makes it a bit harder to jump in and out of.

[@timtheenchanter6418]

Its of great benefit that MU is so easy and quick to get a game played that burning through all the content is far easier than trying play everything from say a 4-hour per game dungeon delver or such.

[@haxan6663]

I was an original backer of Oathsworn, with the miniatures. In the second campaign I deluxified with the bags and fancy dice and picked up the terrain pack, which I have painted. I didn't get the armoury, because I know that I would get fed up of it. And I didn't get the update pack as I was happy with the system as it was. Totally worth it as this is a game that I will keep, even when I reduce my collection to 25 games....at some point......maybe? I have loads of Zombicide content, although not all of them and I play this more than any other game. Black Plague remains my favourite, although Undead or Alive is a close second.

[@BoardGameCo]

Enjoy the game :) it's expensive but excellent

[@beerman2000]

Curious to know regarding Oathsworn, did you get full use out of the armory and change load outs each time you got a new weapon? I found it was a good thought, but just a pain in practice. I probably did it 3x total, and we finished the campaign. Edit: Spelling

[@garylangford6755]

Yes a waste of time just like many Kickstarter add on mechanics 🤣.

[@BoardGameCo]

No, that's one thing that I don't find was worth it.

[@ptastydactyl]

Great video! I'm fairly new to the hobby and I do have a few of these games. I can say I absolutely love Marvel Zombies and I wish I would have hopped all-in on the Kickstarter. I also recently got the Oathsworn all-in and just today received Spider-Geddon in the mail. I can't wait to dive into both. I've also been curious about almost all the games on your list so will have to take a closer look at them. Since I started my journey into this hobby this last year, I've gone all-in on quite a few games. Everything looks so cool I really just can't help myself. I don't see myself regretting many, if any, of these decisions. My only regret is not realizing, years ago, how much fun this hobby is. Thank you Alex for being my go-to source for all the best gaming news, reviews, playthroughs and general advise!

[@Paul-ro6py]

We do love Zombicide Black Plague and Undead & Alive are our jam.

[@BoardGameCo]

They're great :)

[@michal4736]

8:18 I heard that the board is almost unused in the middle part of the game. Does it mean that fact ruins the entire game? It sounds like miniatures are not worth buying if they are poorly used on the map.

[@KillaJ_09]

Great video Alex!

[@BoardGameCo]

Thanks :)

[@OnlyTheAwesomeness]

What about TMB? Was expecting it in your top-3, honestly!

[@BoardGameCo]

We'll talk soon :)

[@thierryrabaud8555]

Monumental: The Lost Kingdoms. That is the box you have behind you 😊 I went all in as well, love the game, my kids love it too. A little long at 5 players, hope the new rules from African Empires expansion will help. Also waiting patiently for my new expansion 😢 Love your videos, thank you and keep up the good work. Thierry

[@MrScrawnjuan]

Probably most surprised by Marvel United personally. I got two expansions, and with the Stretch Goals, it's almost too much content for me😅

[@aguywhocodes]

Hmmm I would’ve sworn based on the plug and play mechanics you mentioned that Final Girl would be up there.

[@lotterwinner6474]

I just picked up all the core content for Kingdom Death. Most of my games are shelf clutter. I can no longer concider myself smart.

[@Gamebent1]

Isn't Oathsworn all-in 5 boxes and not 4? 3 for main game, 1 terrain, 1 armory

[@BoardGameCo]

Yes, I meant four large boxes. Armory is tiny

[@briant2438]

No regrets on CoB? I am curious how often the terrain gets tabled for you. Is it more or less than when you first got it? I have no regrets on all in. If someone wants the terrain they can use it. But not everyone has to

[@BoardGameCo]

So far every time I play it

[@benpuckett3806]

How do you usually play Unsettled in regards to player count?

[@foodini666]

Happy Thanksgiving boardgameco

[@BoardGameCo]

Yo you as well!

[@steveowen7508]

How do you get the final episode for CDMD if you don't have the giant Cthulhu?

[@BoardGameCo]

People who wanted the mini but didn't care past that :)

[@markallen7735]

When making the decision to go all in, are you playing more solo or with a game group? For example, all the plays of Chuthulu Death May Die, were more solo plays or with people?

[@BoardGameCo]

In most cases with others.

[@clanechelon]

My big issue lately with big kickstarter is that there's an over abundance of minis. Don't get me wrong, some amazing minis totally appeal to me, but lately I am starting to lose interest in the minis. For Cthulhu death may die and the others, I am considering keeping just the bare minimum I need in the box so that I can substitute most monster. I might print some picture overlay to put on top of the episode monster just to better keep track. I am thinking 20-30 minis is enough for most scenarios. No point in having 200 minis... I wish more games would have less minis, but perhaps improve the quality and provide more variety in the form of character/monster sheet instead.

[@proof_games8641]

As someone who just got the second wave of chronicles of drunagar you not including it makes me nervous

[@ghyslainabel]

The game I went all-in and I got a lot from is Aeon's End. However, I am starting to have some misgiving with the last wave.

[@wminer6567]

Rise of Moloch is fantastic love it .

[@uchti]

Surprised to not see Final Girl here! And what about Dice Throne?

[@BoardGameCo]

Sadly final girl isn't a game for me. And dice throne might be in the other list :)

[@williamblack6912]

For me it were the Zombicide games of which I've all except 1st and second edition, marvel united and I still hope that Mordred will be similar to bloodrage. For non cmon titles I consider Monster Hunter and Horizon from steamforged but more for painting. For playing I don't regret dice throne, Final Girl and scarface along with great wall and townsfolk tussle and the three times all in for set a watch.

[@pattycake427]

I just wish zombicide all matched up. Like I could use 2e with marvel and undead all in one game.

[@BoardGameCo]

I used to want that, as time has gone on. I realized that each set has so much to mix and match as it is that I don't care.

[@commandershepard9920]

You also easily could mix and match different Zombicides I feel, with a bit of house ruling and some solid card sleeves. But I agree with Alex on this one; each Zombicide set is already plenty big on its own! I just have Marvel Zombies, still waiting on the rest of it. Absolutely can't wait.

[@c-bass9367]

Surprised tanares did not make it on this list.

[@BoardGameCo]

There's another list coming....

[@c-bass9367]

your making me nervous. Of course though I value board games differently since I play dnd. @@BoardGameCo

[@momojojo85]

What about Too Many Bones? We have everything and love the game!

[@BoardGameCo]

Let's talk next video :)

[@svendhondt5352]

Hope to receive my Monumental someday...

[@BoardGameCo]

Good luck:(

[@jorisschelfhout2348]

Really wanted to back masters of the universe but it wasnt for europe😢 love CDMD, zombicide, oathsworn...❤

[@jorisschelfhout2348]

And here we are, 10 days later and so happy that masters of the universe is coming to europe❤😊 love your top 3.. my favourite games, also have those all in

[@玩物喪志-v5w]

Was just about to say for unsettled, I felt the volume of content is too overwhelming that I could not consume at the pace they release it. The price point for extra planets are also high I think on wave 2 campaign alone I spent $200 despite the fact that I already have the original (with 4 planets!) Don’t get me wrong, I do love playing unsettled. But the costs and the way I cannot consume that much of a game does make me hesistated whether I need all. Marvel United though…I would love to get everything if it is not shelve space. I think relative to unsettled I felt Marvel United was just smaller more bite size and easier to table so I do consume the game at much quicker pace

[@janzadylak3688]

im surprised tanares wasn't here

[@paulwastney5134]

I am absolutely not

[@BoardGameCo]

I know....but it's not an oversight.

[@pascaltheroux413]

What about "Too many bones" ?

[@reasonlost]

If Tanares isn’t near the top then this isn’t the real board game co.

[@BoardGameCo]

We'll talk about it next video :)

[@syncretist1701]

So much CMON here :)

[@BoardGameCo]

For better or for worse, I use their stuff

[@derekgarcia3069]

Same for me. Of I did a Top 20 I expect close to 50% would be CMON. If not, all the game I own from them would be in my 25.

[@AceSpec]

So what you’re saying…. Is that Tanares Adventures isn’t on this list.

[@BoardGameCo]

Let's talk in a few weeks.

[@jcapo5]

I wish everyone could play masters of the universe. The game is such a blast. Especially if you're a heman fan. Every one feels strong and OP. The scenarios are super varied. And if you can score the box of power you'll have enough content for ever

[@reasonlost]

I went all in for the IP and was pleasantly surprised by the game play. No regrets backing this one.

[@jcapo5]

@@reasonlost if they did a thundercats i would happily give all my money

[@BoardGameCo]

It's a really great game :)

[@johnk7178]

Can we guess that Wild Assent is in the next video??? :D

[@BoardGameCo]

I debated wild assent...I decided one expansion didn't count but honestly now that I think about it, if I included monumental, I should have included wild assent with the same logic.

[@paulwastney5134]

Withholding comments until I see the following video

[@BoardGameCo]

A fair choice :)

[@mattvucu6706]

I mean… I am happy for you that you got your Monumental Kickstarter but if you didn’t do the first campaign this would be on the biggest misses list since they are a terrible company.

[@BoardGameCo]

Sure, I don't disagree

[@overtlyzealous]

is D.E.I going to be on the not worth it list? 😱😱😱

[@BoardGameCo]

DEI goes along with the Witcher, it's too early to tell for sure.

[@koonfasa]

Obviously the next video is the top ten not worth going all in.

[@BoardGameCo]

Well yes :)

[@axétério]

💜 4 PSA

[@EfrainRiveraJunior]

Everdell.

[@BoardGameCo]

Always a great choice

[@ShogiDojoLyon]

😃

[@christaggart5687]

I simply do not get the Marvel United love. Perhaps it’s cause I only have the base game, but it is an incredibly mediocre cooperative game

[@Richard-sy1ej]

The base Marvel United game lacks the variety in the villains that really makes the game shine. Is it a simple game? Absolutely. But it's a neat design that really isn't mediocre at all. Add that it's quick to play, and it's actually really great.

[@commandershepard9920]

Marvel United rocks. The fact that it's so simple, yet gives such variety in the villains, gives it a huge fun-to-work ratio. And with all the challenges, it's very modular with very customizable difficulty. Love this system.

[@seansmith2650]

Half cmon

[@MattD007]

I'll never understand the Marvel United love. Such a "meh" experience. Just better games to play.

[@gabtrat9091]

My wallet is worried there will be a DC United soon 🫣

[@BoardGameCo]

I have to assume there will be

[@Gwendor19]

I am missing Tanares adventures on your list🫣 or is it intentional?

[@paulwastney5134]

You should see it in his next video

[@BoardGameCo]

Shhhh Paul!

[@paulwastney5134]

@@BoardGameCo I know nothing!

[@Gwendor19]

Better cancel my all-in cosmetic pledge then😅

[@commandershepard9920]

I'm making the unambitious prediction that Alex loves Tanares Adventures, but he didn't need to get ALL of it; since just the core box + expansion already gives tons of content in a relatively difficult-to-table campaign game.