Amazing video!! I'll totally send people to this when I get all the questions on availability! Great stuff Jay!!
@CardboardEast2 жыл бұрын
You're the best Taylor! Thanks so much! I gotta send you a stuffed animal from Taiwan to play some trick-takers in your videos!
@uplift-yourdailypickup6424 Жыл бұрын
This video is gold! I hope we'll get the rest of the top 100 games soon so I can load up on japanese games. Thanks for the tips!
@CardboardEast11 ай бұрын
Almost done editing the next video!
@CardboardEast2 жыл бұрын
Hi, Gamers! Edits & Updates! 1) I misspelled one of the websites. bodoge.hoobby.net is the Japanese version of BGG. It's an incredible resource that you should definitely use and includes reviews and sometimes links to purchase the game! 2) I completely forgot to mention gamemarket.jp which is the website for Game Market itself! I can't believe I forgot to mention this, but it's a fantastic resource (if not THE resource) to see what new doujin games are being released! 3) I apologize for my terrible Japanese pronunciation. 2025 UPDATES Here are some other NA websites you can buy games from: 1) Tricky Imports 2) New Mills Industries 3) Tanuki Games 4) Portland Game Collective
@lisahasegawa26742 жыл бұрын
Great video and so helpful. I have a slight bit more understanding of the forwarding service now and will fully take advantage of this. Really looking forward to all the Japanese game coverage! And prizes!
@CardboardEast2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I hope I was helpful. I could have kept talking for hours but I thought I should hit the basics first.
@lisahasegawa26742 жыл бұрын
@@CardboardEast New question: do you think the forwarding service might be a good shipping solution for Kickstarter projects?
@CardboardEast2 жыл бұрын
@@lisahasegawa2674 If you want to back a game and the KS only ships to Japan addresses, then YES! I have done this 👍
@lisahasegawa26742 жыл бұрын
@@CardboardEast Awesome! Creative problem solving!
@CardboardEast2 жыл бұрын
@@lisahasegawa2674 🖖
@kennyorkenneth2 жыл бұрын
I had a very positive experience using Buyee for the first time last month. Bought Crash Octopus (+ expansion), Persona VS, American Bookshop, and Yura Yura Penguin. Shipping wasn't terrible (around $25) and the game prices were fantastic (yen to USD worked in my favor). They had almost everything I was looking for. If they'd start carrying Oink and Uchibacoya games I wouldn't need any other service. It was a little complicated to get my head around, but I already feel like a pro and could do it again easily. Thanks for inspiring me to give forwarding services a chance (before you even made this video)! Now I just have to figure out how to get the other games you've recommended that I need: Planepita and 12 Rivers.
@CardboardEast2 жыл бұрын
Congrats on your first forwarding service experience! I was incredibly anxious my first time as well. Planepita should be available through booth. 12 Rivers is a Taiwanese game, so I’d recommend going to bgnations’ FB page. Oink games are on Amazon and Suruga. Uchibacoya has their own online shop. Hope that helps! 👍
@boardgameasia91602 жыл бұрын
Really looking forward! Was in Japan recently and so many games were available but it was hard to find out which were going to be language independent!
@CardboardEast2 жыл бұрын
OMG I know that feeling! Some of those JP game stores have the games so crammed together I was completely overwhelmed. I wasn't sure what to do what to buy and got crazy anxious. I'm looking forward to making the upcoming videos! Hope you enjoy them!
@tabletalkreviews2 жыл бұрын
I've done this to get games from Germany before. Definitely some games I'd like to try from Japan, but I'd also like to experience the Tokyo Games Market someday.
@patric72 жыл бұрын
very useful 👍 and can’t wait for your Top100
@CardboardEast2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@luchoab98852 жыл бұрын
Appreciate the vid dude!! Can't wait to one day experience TGM and everything else in person. Til then, tips like these are invaluable. Keep killin it with the vids man!
@CardboardEast2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!! Can’t wait to experience TGM one day as well!
@Naru-Maki Жыл бұрын
I had to save this video! Your advice and pointers are gold! This was a fantastic video and i hope if this change or new updates arrise that this will have a follow up video ❤ thanks to you in this week alone I've found so many games i couldnt before. Thank you 😊
@CardboardEast Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! The best is yet to come 😉
@zhinshampoo Жыл бұрын
Hi Jay, you know what? Hanamikoji was a game I never wanted to try, until I watched your review... I absolutely loved it! I now own and played Hanamikoji. So in instincts, I do depend on your game reviews from Asia. Here's a little off topic I'm a japanese wrestling fan too and I have bought through this company White Rabbit Express for my wrestling merchandises. The good thing for this forwarding company it's in English not need for japanese name, and at this point their service have been pretty good. Right now I got a handful of Asian games. The only game I'm still awaiting to be published is Night Market & Gheisha's Road(plus promos).
@CardboardEast Жыл бұрын
Oh cool!! Im glad you found a game you love! It’s always a great feeling ☺️ Thanks for your vote of confidence! GREAT SHARE!! I’ll definitely have a look into 🐇 White Rabbit!! Living in Taipei, we occasionally get live Japanese wrestling shows here. I went for the first time a few years ago; they’re AWESOME!!
@aaastrike912 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to your Top 100 list! :)
@CardboardEast2 жыл бұрын
See you there!
@corinnebippert947510 ай бұрын
I didn’t know about the forwarding service option! There are a bunch of oink games and ghibli items I want to order to the Philippines! Thank you!! 🎉
@corinnebippert947510 ай бұрын
Versions 🤣🤣
@Sayumi8202 жыл бұрын
My favourite Japanese board games are SANGOKU! and Blade Rondo. Looking forward to your top100 list.
@CardboardEast2 жыл бұрын
Ugh. I still haven’t played Sangoku yet, but I really like Blade Rondo! Lol I even enjoy Bread Rondo and all its ridiculousness 😁
@patatedestenebres2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that useful advices! Nice video by the way.
@CardboardEast2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! If you have any trouble on your hunt, feel free to ask me & I’ll try to help out best I can. 👍
@MsMjohan2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Jay! I have been digging into this process recently and this video really helps explain the process. I think I'll take the plunge. I have heard that some services are not as fast at the ordering process -- which can make them less useful when trying to grab popular Game Market titles that sell out quickly after going on sale. Also, have you looked into ZenMarket? It seems popular with some.
@CardboardEast2 жыл бұрын
I have not heard of ZenMarket. There are quite a few forwarding services. For GM games I typically go through booth/buyee. Usually games will appear on booth before they appear anywhere else. However, some publishers have their own online stores or go through specific platforms like Amazon. If there are others in your group, doing group buys or comparing shipping rates of forest services together would help everyone in the group out. As each forwarding service may provide slightly different rates depending on where you live.
@MsMjohan2 жыл бұрын
@@CardboardEast Hey Jay -- congrats on this video being featured on the BGG Geek Weekly!!
@CardboardEast2 жыл бұрын
@@MsMjohan Whaaaaaaaat?!?! That’s awesome! Thanks for letting me know!
@MB-yw7up Жыл бұрын
What about more Traditional games like Go Boards and Go Stones? Where could I get those?
@CardboardEast Жыл бұрын
This is a great question as I had never thought of Go boards and Go stones when making this video. I bought my Go set in Austin, TX last century. I brought them with me to Taiwan only to discover that they were originally from Taiwan. I was later told by a local player here, that the brand that I had bought made good Go boards and stones; he was surprised that I bought them in the States. In 2023 though, you can find a decent board and set on Amazon. You could also reach out to a Go school in your area/country and see if they recommend any particular brand or if they have good deals.
@dhantistman2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video. I got an off topic question after watching several of our videos. What convention in Asia is the best one to visit in regards of the board games in your opinion?
@CardboardEast2 жыл бұрын
Ooooh. That's a tough question. The top three would be: Tokyo Game Market Spring in Japan, Asian Board Game Festival in Singapore, and either the Taipei Game Show in Taiwan or the Moonlight Festival in Taiwan. Moonlight has the added benefit of being close time wise to TGM Spring (at least in the past).
@jonpower02 жыл бұрын
Very good video, liked it a lot. (Sound effects were on top of your audio but hey, it's okay). Please explain why a forwarding service needs a JP name??? Are they expecting their customers to be Japanese living abroad and not Westerners? They don't want to serve Westerners? Do you write the name and address in Romaji or do you need Kanji?
@CardboardEast2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! That's a good question. It was so long ago, I honestly don't remember why they needed a Japanese name. I thought it strange myself, but I remember using this workaround. (Like seriously what's up with that?) I ctrl+C ctrl+V the Kanji. Some of the Forwarding Services don't have that problem, but after I got tenso working, I didn't really go shopping around that much.
@academychamploo7582 жыл бұрын
I feel like card games are more popular than board games here. I think it has to do with the overall simplicity, short play-time, and lack of space in apartments/homes. I mostly see games at LOFT, Tokyu Hands, and a couple of specialty shops, but I rarely find an original Japanese game that interests me. I like games such as Gloomhaven, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Spirit Island, and Aeon's End.
@CardboardEast2 жыл бұрын
I do find it interesting that average home table size influences game design. I don’t think a game like Arkham Horror 2nd Edition would ever be possible in Japan 🤣 but it was the game that dictated how big my table should be 😁 I enjoy heavy games (Frosthaven is on its way) but I really appreciate the approachable nature of a lot of Japanese designs & I’ve been really impressed with a lot of the card games I’ve played. 🧐🤔 Perhaps I’ll make a heaviest games from Asia list 🤔
@academychamploo7582 жыл бұрын
@@CardboardEast How about we make a heavy game ourselves! 笑
@deepdivemusicreactions Жыл бұрын
Any bg stores in Tokyo to recommend for JP titles?
@CardboardEast Жыл бұрын
I’d recommend Blue Submarine. There are quite a few and should be easy to find; however, some are better than others. Jelly Jelly Cafe is also pretty cool and worth checking out.
@jayepperson2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this helpful resource! What game is the blue box on your left with Nessy on it?
@CardboardEast2 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome! The blue box is Nessie’s True Identity from itten games. It’s a quick quirky deduction party game. Here’s a link to the BGG description: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/292494/nessies-true-identity If you have any further questions, then let me know 👍
@jayepperson2 жыл бұрын
@@CardboardEast Thanks!
@CardboardEast2 жыл бұрын
@@jayepperson Here to help 🖖
@kukbo3 ай бұрын
Easy way I use "One Map by From Japan"
@CardboardEast3 ай бұрын
Groovy! It’s been a minute since this video was published and I do think I should do an updated version. Thanks for the tip! 👍
@ConDar2417Ай бұрын
Any site recommendations for purchasing games from Singapore, Korea, and Thailand? I'm hesitant to use any of the sites that I've found since I didn't know anything about them, but some games just aren't available outside of a few places.
@CardboardEastАй бұрын
As a general rule, I’d always recommend contacting the publisher first as they should have better knowledge of where to buy their games.
@ConDar2417Ай бұрын
@@CardboardEast That never would have crossed my mind. Thank you!! 🤗
@tinadesantis8724 Жыл бұрын
Hi Jay, thanks for sharing! This is so helpful. However do you know off hand if any of the forwarding companies ship to BC, Canada?
@CardboardEast11 ай бұрын
I do not. But I don’t see why they wouldn’t! 👍
@anwyl422 жыл бұрын
I had a problem with BGG not having most japanese-only board games.
@CardboardEast2 жыл бұрын
It is difficult. More and more are added every month, but there are countless more to go. In the video, I forgot to mention that you can also us bodoge, which is the BGG for Japan. Check out the pinned comment 👍
@briab032 жыл бұрын
Hi Jay, I signed up to Surga-ya (and have a forwarding service) however when I get to the purchase page they do not accept PayPal or international credit cards. How do you get around this? There are quite a few things I would like to buy. Thanks!
@CardboardEast2 жыл бұрын
🤔 That’s strange. I’ve never encountered that problem. My check out has multiple payment options including credit and PayPal. Are you on suruga-ya.jp? There’s another suruga-ya website. It’s geared towards English, but I’ve never used it as its database is limited. You may want to contact PayPal and see if there’s something wrong. I’m sorry I can’t be of more help. I’ve never encountered that before.
@briab032 жыл бұрын
@@CardboardEast Yes I am on the Japanese site using Chrome translate plugin. the there is only two options on my checkout PayPay and credit card (no overseas cards) - no PayPal option to select. Could the payment options change depending on who is selling the item? For example the game I have selected is a second hand one from a hobby shop. thanks
@briab032 жыл бұрын
Yes I have answered my own question! I tested removing game by game and Paypay appeared. It seems there was one game that didn't accept - it must be a little shop without the facility. Good to know.😄
@CardboardEast2 жыл бұрын
@@briab03 Yes! Very much dependent on the seller! I think that’s it. My credit card and PayPal are through my bank accounts in Taiwan, so this may be why I’m not hitting these roadblocks. You could try contacting the seller directly. That might help.
@CardboardEast2 жыл бұрын
@@briab03 Great discovery! Glad we (but really all you) worked it out! I’ve had to let go of many a single game in the past, so I feel that struggle. But I’m so glad you’re all setup and are kicking ass already! Well done!
@truelifetales Жыл бұрын
Big Cat Games - "Our store is not currently accepting orders" No explanation or date in the future when they will be accepting orders.
@CardboardEast Жыл бұрын
Ouch. They do run out of stock quickly. I’d hunt using Surugaya. You might get lucky. What game are you looking for?
@truelifetales Жыл бұрын
@@CardboardEast No one game in particular - every item on their site has that notice - whether it's "in stock" or "out."
@CardboardEast Жыл бұрын
@@truelifetales 🤔 That’s unfortunate. I’m pretty confident they’ll have more games in stock come late May early June. They’ll probably stock up at Tokyo Game Market in May.
@FlamethrowerJane9 ай бұрын
Big Cat Games closed last year.
@CardboardEast9 ай бұрын
Sad days. There have been a number of new sites though. Tanuki Games is one. It's great!
@jiritsu02 жыл бұрын
Yeah, you are just going full on the self sabotage route, smh 😑 You lost me totally in 4:41 (or got me, how you want to view it 😉). How do you expect me to unpause the video and live without that gorgeous picture of Watanabe. I refuse!
@CardboardEast2 жыл бұрын
I will find you and bring you back. Don't you want to take a leap of faith? Or become an old man, filled with regret, waiting to die alone? We can return together. 🤜💥🤛
@jiritsu02 жыл бұрын
@@CardboardEast While I'm here making the foundations for my new home at 4:34-4:43 I think it's time for me to give my thanks for all the service you do and joy you bring, so I finally opened a patreon account. Just wanted to say it out loud too: your work is appreciated
@CardboardEast2 жыл бұрын
@@jiritsu0 Oh Thank you so much. It really means the world to me. I'm glad gamers from all over are out there enjoying my work. Much love. ✊