Opinion #3 : my top 10 Immersion games

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@horiacosmiuc7362 7 ай бұрын

JeanMichel does the best games reviews. The games presentations and "How to play" are the most understandable for me. I'm also a big Phil Eklund fan. I have pretty much all of his games. BIOS:Genesis is a gem of a game, a giant in a small box. High Frontier I understood and then played after JeanMichel's presentation. I'm waiting, as probably a lot of people are, for High Frontier's Mod 4: Exodus presentation. And then the continuation of the story of travel in the universe, Interstellar board game, of course, by Phil Eklund. Thanks JeanMichel!

@nreekm 4 ай бұрын

Excellent video as always! If you take any requests, please consider doing a teaching of Europa Universalis. You're the only one on KZbin that can do it properly

@zafnibb 6 ай бұрын

I think you probably specified exacltly what i like in board gaming in these videos. I hope to see alot more content published by you in the future. And always with that beautiful frensh accent ;) If i had one request it would be to see an english verison of the Here I stand videos. :)

@greamejohnston 15 күн бұрын

As a gamer of many, many years I have heard of most of these games, played some of them and even own a few. My desire to play them in recent years has been tempered by the challenge of getting rules heavy and visually uninspiring titles to the table. However, your work has reminded me of how great some of these games are, so I’m going to dust mine down and re-learn them. Cheers.

@KokoLeMakak 15 күн бұрын

@@greamejohnston thank you for your comment. That's why I make these videos : to bring back all these wonderful games on the game tables !

@svengineer99 2 ай бұрын

I would be curious your thoughts on Erik Wilson's 1983 'Barbarian Kingdom and Empire". To me it seems a very unique war/simulation game featuring a high level of diegetic immersion, as I understand your definition of it. I love to play the 'Open Scenario' that consistently creates a great story telling moments. The rule link may be found under the aptly names 'Rules' forum topic on BGG, if you are interested.

@svengineer99 4 ай бұрын

Awesome video. It could be a 'holy grail' to maximize a) a high level of immersion with b) a high level of intellectual challenge. One could conceive to assign a rating 0-10 for a) and 0-10 b) individually with overall rating a)*b) where, taking for example 2 games on your list that I have played, for me personally the Magic Realm maybe something like ~9*7=63 while Too Many Bones may be ~6*5~30. Of course, each person could have their own rating and weighting system. I was thinking of this combined rating system after recently trying Serious Puolp's The 7th Citadel (T7Cit) that for me felt like a shocking and disappointing ~4*3~12 vs its predecessor The 7th Continent (T7Cont) that for me was more like ~8*8~64. It's a sad story they seem to have redesigned around the complaints that T7Cont emergent, paragraph driven engine was too undirected and difficult to make T7Cit a story book driven narrative with guard rails that I am only happy to play once to realize the masterpiece T7Cont is (after adding my own house rules and variants) for me.

@kooshafarhadi6291 6 ай бұрын

Love the video. Maybe some eurogames such as hegemony could also be considered immersive games. Just a thoght...

@vandrik77 7 ай бұрын

Thank you Jean Michel: a glorious marathon of excellent gaming experiences!

@Andy-Mesa Ай бұрын

Minor correction: Pax Porfiriana was primarily designed by Matt Eklund based on an initial concept by Jim Gutt.

@KokoLeMakak Ай бұрын

@@Andy-Mesa thank you for this precision. Matt Eklund is a designer I admire. Pax porfiriana, pax transhumanity and stationfall are some of the best games in my collection.

@Andy-Mesa Ай бұрын

@@KokoLeMakak Same. I very much enjoyed working with Matt on Stationfall and your videos have been fascinating to watch. Thank you for your efforts.

@egahn9344 6 ай бұрын

@KokoLeMakak Thank you so much for this thoughtful presentation. I have previously watched all of your High Frontier ruleset walkthroughs, and they inspired me to dedicate myself to the game. Happy to see it listed here in it's own category! Every time I play, I find more things I could be doing differently or better, even though my friends and I are still only playing short (4 cycle) games. From this video I was particularly interested by Dungeon Degenerates, Space Empires, War Room, and Mega Civilization. Have you played Hegemony? It's about class struggle, and I find a strong immersion factor in it, identifying yourself as your class and treating the other players accordingly.

@DanielRedMoon 5 ай бұрын

Hello Jean! I'm looking through your videos, and thought I'd ask directly.. Have you ever seen another Board game with an interesting Deck of Cards as Leder Game's Oath? With how they are drawn, moved around and even used? Secondly, what is your favorite "Card Market" System/Mechanic? I've always found Pax Pamir's card market interesting, but only for that specific game.

@santheoclesss 7 ай бұрын

Have you played John Company? The greed and corruption really shines at our table. And it's always a different story for the company, with crushing defeats after glorious, profitable heights...

@KokoLeMakak 7 ай бұрын

Yes, a very good game. Its degree of immersion depends strongly on the players' state of mind, around the table.

@hendrikd2113 7 ай бұрын

Phil Eklunds best game is Pax Renaissance! (First edition, of course).

@KokoLeMakak 7 ай бұрын

yes, it's a good game. But in my games collection, it competes with Here I Stand. And I must admit that when I want to play a game about Renaissance in Europe, I always prefer Here I Stand. That's why Pax Renaissance is not in my top 10.

@th3cha1rmak3r 7 ай бұрын

@@KokoLeMakak I get it, but Pax Ren can be played in 2 hours so I guess that both have place in collection, Pax Ren is not that immersive, but for its length, probably one of the most immersive games in existence...

@hendrikd2113 7 ай бұрын

@@KokoLeMakak Where did you find your gaming group? I need them in my life. As an aside, Playing Pax Ren 2-handed solo, was my best solo experience so far, beating every dedicated solo mode or solo game by a mile.

@Crankbait4444 6 ай бұрын

Have you tried Combat Commander? I find it great for story telling!

@KokoLeMakak 6 ай бұрын

Yes, I didn't try this one. In part, because of ASL... Every time I feel the need for a tactical WW2 game, I take ASL. This one killed the competition ;)