Hygge Season - Our Top Ten Cozy Board Games

[@danddjacko]

No, that table cloth would do my head in 😵‍💫

[@TerrigenCrystal]

Nothing better than a mug of tea, roaring fireplace, and a relaxing game of Creature Comforts!

[@MsGinahidesout]

I love the theme of this video! Thanks.

[@doobsmcgee]

Great recommendations! One thing to add to Paperback, the co-op rules are really fun. My wife and I love to attempt to win the co-op scenario. You lay out some of the victory point cards in a pyramid with the most expensive one on top and the cheapest ones as the bottom row. Your goal is to be able to buy the top card in the pyramid but you can't buy a card if it has two cards from the row beneath it still touching it. After a player scores their hand they can choose to buy an exposed card from the pyramid or buy some letter cards to build out their deck. If you don't buy from the pyramid you must place a token on one of the exposed cards from it. If any one card gets 5 tokens on it, you lose. Buying a card with tokens on it discards those tokens. So there's a "race against the clock" feel as you work together to build strong words and build out each of your own decks but there's limited turns you can take before an exposed card gets to 5 tokens and its game over. For example, the first row has 4 cards on it so you only get 16 turns before you MUST buy one, 4 tokens on each of the 4 cards so the next turn would make one of them 5 and trigger the fail state if you didn't buy one. As you buy cards from the pyramid it gets harder and harder and the quality of your deck build becomes more important as there's fewer cards to buy and they can get to 5 tokens more quickly.

[@playerscompanion]

Oh wow, I had no idea there were co-op rules...that sounds fun, we'll definitely have to give it a try. Thanks for the tip and for watching!

[@nathanielpercell5238]

Nice picks! Kodama Duo looks like a really cute idea. Tokaido is the only game on the list I have, but it is a perfect choice for the category.

[@playerscompanion]

Thanks Nathan! You and the fam should really check out Honey Buzz as well. I know you're always looking for some interesting new mechanics out there. Building the honey comb makes for a nice twist on the old worker-placement concept. You might dig it.

[@courtneycrisler6988]

Love your list! I realized that I have about half the games you mentioned and want to get most the games you mentioned that I don't currently have. I would add Patchwork, Quacks of Quidlinburg, Azul, and Sagrada.

[@playerscompanion]

Those are all excellent additions! I haven't played Sagrada and just looked it up and now I have to add it to my list of games to check out! Thank you for watching!

[@SanderPastoor]

Nice content! Good quality audio, good explanations and great B-roll. Keep up the great work!

[@playerscompanion]

Thank you so much for the kind words! We have a lot more content planned, so we hope you stay tuned!

[@allison2525]

Just found you guys. Great video. Thank you so much for the b roll! It’s so helpful and just enjoyable to watch. Subscribed. looking forward to what comes next!

[@playerscompanion]

Thank you so much! We've been really enjoying making this content and we're so happy you're enjoying watching!

[@ekconley6429]

Oooh, *Kodama*! We have the *original card* and the 3D versions... good cozy games! Tokaido (or Namiji) is good too, but 2 player seems even more cozy so hoping to find Tokaido Duo! Paperback is a great one here too I'd! I'd also be inclined to include Everdell (haven't tried Creature Comforts) and Leaf.

[@xxSydneyFox]

There's a duo version??? I gotta find it!

[@ekconley6429]

@@xxSydneyFox yeah, Tokaido Duo is an interesting twist on it (I don't like the 2p version of the multiplayer game that uses a dummy player). I picked it up, we've only played once so it's a bit early to tell, but I can see where reviewers I've seen say it's not as 'cozy' (chill, relaxed, etc.) as Tokaido. It is an interesting take, but quite different.

[@TerrigenCrystal]

The time of year has returned to play Creature Comforts again!

[@grutto83]

Meadow would definitely be in my top ten

[@playerscompanion]

That one has been on my list for so long. I need to play it soon!

[@cchunggames]

Great list, glad you enjoy Lanterns!

[@playerscompanion]

Lanterns is one of our favorites!

[@maul42]

As a matter of fact, I do like grapes. Sold!!

[@juliek3952]

those were so cute games. So adorable

[@playerscompanion]

There are so many cute, cozy games with beautiful art. These are just a few of our favorites. Thank you for watching!

[@Luke-Emmanuel]

yuh like grapes! lol, the look he got lolol

[@mikemudrow]

Great list! I really like you guys' relaxed style. Happy to subscribe!

[@playerscompanion]

Thank you so much and thank you for subscribing, it means a lot!

[@Endeva09]

Stardew Valley is incredible, never played the computer game but the board game is brilliant.

[@playerscompanion]

I love that the board game has the heart of the video game, but still stands on its own.

[@bonniewhite3699]

Everdell is my top cozy choice, followed by Wingspan and Yak

[@jelle7111]

Loved the video! It showed up in my recommendations since I was looking for something new to play with my fam. One advice maybe, your microphone picks up all the sounds from the table, maybe it's wise to hang it up, or put something soft underneath it :)

[@jelle7111]

Also thanks for the clips of how the game looks like out of the box, helps me figure out what to expect :D

[@playerscompanion]

Thank you for the kind words. We're definitely trying to find a solution for the audio, so that shouldn't be an issue in the future. We hope you keep watching!

[@dreadknot69]

Like the list and I can tell by the games on your shelves, you're my kind of gamers. I will say though, the audio is clear but listening on my headphones, I can really hear something knocking the mic. I don't know if it's when you move but it's quite distracting.

[@playerscompanion]

Apologies for the sound. We're working on a solution, so it shouldn't be a problem in the future. Thank you for watching!

[@egeaydil2157]

Is there any seller that sells stardew valley to world/Turkey its out of stock everywhere...

[@playerscompanion]

Hello! That game can be tough to get for sure, the print runs are pretty small. We caught ours by watching the Twitter for the publisher, Concerned Ape. They post when more copies are coming. Also, you can find a few folks on board game geek.com who have more reasonable prices on their copies in the geek market. Good luck!

[@aldoiram333]

God, that tablecloth. Sorry, but no: take it off.