Essen Top 10: Games We KNOW Are Good

[@GameWeekendChalbie]

I like that you guys did it this way. Separating the lists into two segments of what you know are good and hope are good.

[@tonyfaber3185]

I've been eagerly anticipating Tom's pronunciation of Trismegistus, and I'm happy to say it did not disappoint.

[@Farstr1d3r]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I haven’t watched it yet, but I am eagerly anticipating it, after seeing this comment.

[@tonkabeanicecream5698]

Absolutely Brilliant ... "How's that for quick, jerks." - Sam Healey

[@kingxerocole4616]

My family has been thoroughly enjoying Paladins of the West Kingdom. I do think there is more player interaction than first meets the eye. You need to be aware of the townspeople abilities, the favor actions, the outsiders, and the main board. In the mid- to late-game, those resources can become very competitive. My favorite aspect of the game is that, on your turn, you always pay something and you always get something. It never feels like you're getting a raw deal, you just might have optimized better. Makes me excited to play again!

[@snailysaurus]

As someone else here has said already , the word "overwrought" is not a verb but an adjective, therefore there is no "past tense" for it. You cannot, for example, "overwrought" something, but you can say a certain game was overwrought, is overwrought or will be overwrought, but the verb in these sentences is the being verb "is" (conjugated above as "is, was, will be"). Sorry for being the grammar police, I love you guys! 💚

[@Cuuniyevo]

I know I'm late to this comments section, but as a fellow Richards (no known relation) who likes vocabulary and grammar, wrought is the past tense and past participle of the word "work" so overwrought means something that's had too much work or energy put into it. It can be used as a verb, as in the sentence: "They wrought the iron for too long." Therefore, overwrought could potentially be used as a verb, as in the sentence: "They overwrought the iron." That usage isn't in modern English, but it would logically work. Technically, the modern version of that sentence would probably be hyphenated as "over-wrought" but quibbling over whether an existing compound word should be hyphenated to its component parts in order to mean the same thing as it would without, solely to satisfy the modern dictionary classification of its commonly accepted part of speech, seems like it would be a waste of time to even the most pedantic of linguists. P.S. Yes, the previous sentence was intentionally overwrought, just for funsies. ;D

[@morrigambist]

I agree with Sam about Irish Gauge, which is a 9/10 for me.

[@bootman199]

lol fanny! means something completely different here in Australia

[@MrTukitukitu]

Lol “ it’s difficult to win but we’ve never lost”

[@DrSpiderMonkey101]

I have had some games that felt like that. Gloomhaven is one. I had to sell kitchen rush because my wife found it too hard. I told her "but we never lost!", but it was maybe to stressfull for her.

[@holywarriorbear7720]

Then there's something like Spirit Island, that we have never won.

[@franck777]

Great video, thank you so much

[@shadowcouncil9570]

Zee: Ishtar Me: "These men are pawns..."

[@briancline7349]

The way Tom dresses he looks like some carnival charlatan lol

[@ChristopherWalrath]

King's DILEMMA? Anyway, great rundown, guys. Thank you.

[@Rabesandratana]

In 2020 please invite Sam on your top 10 videos. I

[@lukesp00k]

Dread Fanny? I'm from the UK and I'm in stitches... I know it means something different in the USA... But I doubt you'll use that word if you knew the British use of it 🤣

[@stibbsta6828]

Luke Willcock haha same here in Australia. And compare that to Sams earlier issue with the use of the word ‘dam’. Not in the same league! 🤣

[@Farstr1d3r]

Oh, yes.....yes we would.......

[@Skarpo89]

Next list! Top 10 times Zee was helpful!

[@AthexTube]

Can't wait to play Clank Acquisitions Inc

[@jwsmithyou]

You guys are always so fun to watch!!!!

[@F4R207]

Clank Legacy, got an expansion before the release, nice hint.

[@F4R207]

@@johchadow Yeah, game play wise they're better fit for the base game but the box sure says Legacy on it and there's another character pack coming as well.

[@ottarkraemer9001]

Mystery house is absolutely on my list of must-buys. :)

[@iveo83]

make want to check out some other reviews. I saw lots of people saying it's impossible to see inside and its all glossy and reflective so flashlights don't work either. Neat idea but seems they failed on production end.

[@wroot_lt]

Trollman was indeed in this Top 10 :D

[@martinlarouche4418]

Got Ishtar last week. Already played it many many times. In my opinion, it will be one of Cathala's greatest games. It's that good.

[@seatravelers]

What if a game comes out in-between Essen & GenCon? What release is that considered?

[@aklevah1]

On Tour?!?!! That released at Origins and has been available for sale since on the company's webstore.

[@alexiswiedoff4391]

Wish the 3 of them had better chemistry I love Tom. Very excited for ecos!

[@smolle8906]

lots of games you guy's mentioned are already available in europe

[@jacobjancsurak1451]

Some of them were already available at GenCon

[@richardshort2001]

Can't wait for next years hot game, "Rural Worcestershire Otorhinolaryngologist."

[@jakubwojcik5167]

Scrubs reference!

[@martinlarouche4418]

Pharaon is simply Pharaoh in french.

[@whipy9203]

Exactly. How did none of them figure that out?

[@OriginalNuckChorris]

Zee should have guessed. In spanish is faraón.

[@wroot_lt]

Not just in French, also in Russian and other languages (in Lithuanian it's faraonas).

[@jesseklei4074]

Your boothnumbers are not in the description yet?

[@bob2601]

The “z” may come from the sound made by the bees

[@MarinerOrk]

Would you say Ecos is a Rise of Augustus killer?

[@eldritchsquirrel3138]

Trismegistus is named after the main guy in hermetics/alchemy Hermes the Thrice great. Tris-megistus. Surprisingly authentic occult theming

[@dddmmm21]

Many many of this games were already released at GenCon...Some you can even get at regular retail in the US... I understand not all are available in Europe but...

[@marcoschaub8978]

Hmmm... Not too many interesting games for me on this list. Really looking forward to Clank! Legacy though

[@holywarriorbear7720]

Empires of the North is already available in Finland at least. Just answering Zee's confusion...

[@cuoredoro14]

So I think it's impossible for Sam to discuss a game with artwork by Vincent Dutrait to not mention that the artwork is by Vincent Dutrait. Similar to games designed by Eric Lang....

[@Fissi0nChips]

Clank! In Space is so much better than regular Clank! Is Clank! Legacy more along the lines of Clank! In Space as far as how much better than Clank! it is?

[@runraggedrhino]

"it's difficult to win, but it doesn't feel like it's difficult to win" ...but you've never lost, so doesn't that mean the exact opposite of what you said? It FEELS difficult, but isn't actually?

[@jasonsmith1133]

Pharaon is French for Pharaoh

[@Naeddyr]

Checked the etymology of "wrought": it's an archaic metathetic variant (a sound has moved around a bit for reasons) of worked. It's literally cognate with "overworked", except archaic and with its own slightly divergent meanings, so now you know ==* Same thing with "wright", it has the same sound change except with "wyrhta", MEnglish for 'worker'. The -gh- and -h- you see there are related to the -k- sound, I assume the /t/ in wyrhta is some sound change like /rk/ > /rht/ at some point. No you know even more! =====*

[@PaulRamen]

Pharaon is french for Pharaoh It also means the Harbour

[@Fissi0nChips]

Why is Black Angel an Essen game? It's already out.

[@slenkhar]

Pharaon is called Pharaon because it's French for Pharaoh, nothing else. Being a French publisher, look no further.

[@slenkhar]

I like how someone came up with some dodgy explanation. Nah. It's a French publisher. And Pharaon is the French word for Pharaoh. My guess why they didn't make it different? Savings. Why print many box lids when you can just make one type

[@MrStonetigers]

Ok just me or did anyone else want to ask , where you can buy some dam bait?

[@holywarriorbear7720]

Actually Tom, there is a connection between Barrage and that alchemist game, that even I cannot pronounce or even write....krhhm..... Yes, they don't have the same designer, but designers of both of these games share a past with some other games that they have co-designed, namely Tzolk'in The Mayan Calender, Voyages of Marco Polo etc. So perhaps that was something that was on your mind.

[@dddmmm21]

Sierra West... Aargh

[@donnab6391]

Overwrought is an adjective, not a verb.

[@gaillardlionel]

No "taverns of Tiefenthal"? I thought you all liked it, no?

[@marcusleja7133]

Where are the "Top 10 Games We Were Convinced Were Going to Be Great, But Everyone Else Figured Out We Were Wrong"?

[@armstronghawkins9183]

"Overwrought" is an adjective. So...you know...it can't be "past tense" of anything. #TheMoreYouKnow ...and I luv'd JetPackJoyRide on the iphone!

[@espenfr]

Oh my word how annoying that whistling is when the others are talking. What's the deal with that?

[@matthewgrainger8285]

What's with Sam's horrible attitude in this? He seems really angry most of the time.

[@Priotech]

Most awkward stream yet??

[@Nabocleese]

Language?...seriously?

[@SamHealey6]

Nabocleese No...as a matter of fact, not seriously.

[@tirumalavan09]

TRY-S-ME-GHUST-US

[@SuperPilotMike]

As soon as I hear “uses an app” I am immediately out.

[@holywarriorbear7720]

For me, hearing 'real time' or 'dexterity' usually has a same effect.

[@AndyAdamsSound]

This is to painful to sit through... *swipe*

[@HeroOfTheWeb]

Andy Adams but you came back to write the comment?

[@AndyAdamsSound]

Papermonk I did not watch this live, stoped the video about a third in