Must Have Ranked Board Games and Where Are They Now (September)

[@TimYoung1984]

Ohhhh man! At 8:45, you begin to speak in such a way it’s as if you’re speaking directly to me! I used to have a game group, but no longer do. Now, I don’t get to play games as often as I’d like to, and my wife is my gaming partner. She simply will not play games that last more than 90 minutes. My kids are 8, 6, and 3. I can’t pull out most games and teach even my 8 year old. (People that claim their little kids learn euros and other difficult games are full of it!) I have so many games now that I am sitting on hoping to one day be able to play with my kids. I want them to play games because they love it, not because I am forcing them to play them. With all of these factors put together, I really slowed down on purchasing games to almost not purchasing any because I have plenty of games that I can’t play.

You mean your 6 year old can't ALREADY play Spirit Island solo multi-handed? Same though, I hear you. I've got some that i even bought/traded for as tweeners like Chronicles of Avel that I'm still undecided on as well.

[@stevecollier21]

I loved the theme - I've often wondered about trying to buy only the games that are still on the radar one to three years after being hyped.

I love looking back and comparing

[@VampguyN85]

I only just found out about Voidfall in the last month. But the good news is they are making an expansion next year, and bringing back everything from the last campaign, so I'll be able to get in on it.

Good luck (for your wallet's sake that is)

[@EarthenGames]

I cannot wait for Tales 2E to arrive at my doorstep. Literally every single person I know who’s played it has great things to say about it. I played a scenario at Gencon and knew I made the right decision backing the new print Edit: at first, I didn’t even give it a glance because of the artwork. But that art style has really grown on me. It enhances its light-hearted goofy fantasy theme in the best way tbh

Agreed. Art work isn't my style at all either but it wins in gameplay

[@ViscountCharles]

I’m away at the moment, so can’t actually watch the video! But I noticed the mention for Legacy of Yu - which I have played five or six times this week, and which I will play again tomorrow. Because when stuck on a floating hotel with 5,000+ non-gamers, Yu ha fitted the bill nicely.

Nice!

[@yogibbear]

Kings of Ruin was the best new game I played this year. But yeah obviously I played it for 50 hrs with another player. So ymmv.

Nice!

[@Gamebent1]

You may want to reconsider your Dragon Eclipse segment, as most of the info you have given is incorrect. As of update #30 on Oct 9 for Dragon Eclipse, "With the development of Dragon Eclipse completed and all files sent to the factory, we’ve finally kicked off mass production!" This means things are finalized and all modes are finalized. Plastic production is underway and files will be in production soon. The game is expected to be in backers hands starting in December or January, which is far from being "way late."

[@DrMetalpin]

I hope this is correct, but I’ll honestly just believe it when I see it. Lot of things will have to happen between now and shipping.

This was filmed at the beginning of the month when the info was accurate. But yes the latest update says that, though i doubt that if production isn't done until at the earliest the end of month, that even January might be tough to pull off

[@Sllohcin]

Clash for Eternia is fantastic! One of the best (light) skirmish games available IMO (and the Gamefound campaign ** Europe ** has not delivered yet so I expect we'll see a surge over the next few months). It also sports a solid amount of Homebrew content. This is one of those games where the IP has overshadowed the game so most folks that own it are associated with the IP itself and not necessarily board games (so Masters of the Universe forums / groups, etc.)

[@Biodelic]

Voidfall is and will probably remain my all-time #1.

[@anab0lic]

still got it in shrink-wrap from the KS delivery.

@@anab0lic Lol!

Nice!

[@Biodelic]

Indeed!

[@sonjamuller9397]

We play City of the Great Machine only in the co-op mode, never tried the other mode. It is one of our favorite games though, it really should be recognized more imho.

Oh man, cooperative. I forgot about that as well. No, no, no. I will not add it back to my wishlist...

[@StratxGaming]

I still very much want Legacy of Yu, but I'm on a budget - a pretty strict one where board games are concerned (kinda why I like watching your channel). And as much as I want it, how much will I really play it? - I think it has a one and done element to it? Will the other replayable part be as fun and keep me replaying?

[@robertthurman9866]

War for Arrakis has a solo component. It is rather complex.

Ooof. I wasn't aware. Is it official or fan made?

[@Snippersly]

I liked MOTU. For what it is, it is a good game with a lot of characters to play and lots of nostalgia.

[@librafrills2815]

I really liked Flock Together. not perfect but a huge hit with my family, who are hit and miss with my crunchier/heavier games. Really looking forward to the expansion!

Same here!

[@Mepper.]

I didn't get any of these. There were several that I was very interested in like Voidfall and Isofarian Guard but I ultimately decided they were too big or too expensive for me. I still have Terraforming Mars Dice Game on my watch list but I doubt I'll ever pick it up because there are just so may other games vying for my attention.

That's probably the biggest thing for TM Dice for me too. I like it a lot. But I have a lot more stuff that I like even more...

[@Theplaysthet]

I play legacy of yu lots on my channel I just think set up and gameplay sit really well for me as a more solo board gamer. I’m on my 3rd run through of the campaign. Def my most played and fave Shem Philips game. I hope he does make another one soon.

like i said, i'd be shocked if they didnt do something again with it given how much people like yourself seem to really love it.

[@Theplaysthet]

Yeah I agree. Another solo game must be in the works!

[@draheim90]

For me Legacy of Yu was really good the first few plays (albeit also long) but once I “solved” it it became incredibly procedural and without enough to disrupt just doing the same thing over and over and easily winning (unless you got unlucky early but then you took a quick L and fired off another game). After like 5 or so games I was done with it and only slogged through the rest of the campaign to see the end then promptly sold it.

Interesting. i hear a lot of the opposite as well

[@draheim90]

That’s encouraging at least. I can only speak to my experience but after figuring out how to consistently win (around game 4), each game had a “hump” in the early stage that once I got over I could run the same loop ad nauseam (stalling and acquiring every card possible basically while only advancing when the flood was about to overtake me) to essentially mathematically guarantee a victory. It may be this was only possible because I lost the first game and thus had an advantage the rest of the way, and also intentionally tanked the 3rd game to permanently remove something that got added after winning the 2nd so I didn’t have to deal with it again. But happy to hear others may find it more replayable.

[@normstewart546]

I really like all three TM games.

[@wiblick]

Agree, it's baffling to me that Garphill haven't gone with either more content for Legacy of Yu, or used the same mechanic with a different theme. I'd buy it....

i hear that.

[@MaVarcon]

How is Tainted Grail KoR a lifestyle game? Is any game you spend 50h on a lifestyle game to you? Also I think most people seem to prefer OG Nemesis to the sequels and the original Tainted Grail was still fairly well-received overall despite the shortcomings so I don't think it's always best to wait for sequels with TG. But might want to factor in a potential 2.0 update pack, that's true. 😅

Yes! i would say anything that's 50h is. I mean a couple hours a week playing it and thats months of your life playing it.

[@MaVarcon]

Fair enough I guess, to me a couple of months isn't a lifetime. :D KDM, WH40K, Dungeon Universalis, GH/FH those are lifetime games imo. Games you can play for years without anything else.

@@MaVarcon For sure. I mean, i also think of others like myself with 3 kids, a full time job, and realizing that the common complaint online from folks is sometimes like only 1 game night every 1-2 weeks. This for sure would meet lifestyle qualifications for them if you could only do like 3-4 hours a month.

[@danielgustavoparedes]

@1:38 across. Sounds like you said acrossed/acrossd It’s my pet peeve. Sorry

If that's all i mispronounced its a good day.