10 Best Board Games Based On Movies

[@NoRollsBarred]

ADAM: If you’d like to buy any of these games, please consider using our Amazon Affiliate links to help out the channel at no extra cost: 10. Back To The Future: Back In Time - US: amzn.to/34PeZo9 // UK: amzn.to/2S8OiZ5 9. Godzilla: Tokyo Clash - US: amzn.to/3vHIFQ5 // UK: amzn.to/3g3RUDy 8. Jaws - US: amzn.to/3ief3G7 // UK: amzn.to/2RiZRMX 7. Unmatched: Jurassic Park - US: amzn.to/3fIX2Oz // UK: amzn.to/3uQCR5w 6. The Godfather: Corleone’s Empire - US: amzn.to/3pgmKNk // UK: amzn.to/3iestly 5. Disney Villainous - US: amzn.to/3ceEq6T // UK: amzn.to/2SQRQz5 4. Horrified - US: amzn.to/3wUn07C // UK: amzn.to/3pg3Whm 3. Aliens: Another Glorious Day In The Corps - US: amzn.to/2Rkn69m // UK: amzn.to/3vMu1aj 2. Star Wars: Rebellion - US: amzn.to/3uGgPm0 // UK: amzn.to/2RX7jO9 1. Dune - US: amzn.to/2RniyPC // UK: amzn.to/2SOczUe

[@nathanhill4245]

Do you do this on all your videos for this channel? There’s a few games I’m interested in and would love to help you guys too if I’m buying anyway.

[@adamdenby1282]

Hey Adam great vid have u played zombicide night of the living dead think of buying that next

[@Viking_Luchador]

I was first drawn to Unmatched when I saw "Bigfoot vs Robin Hood"

[@randalladkins7452]

0:15 - Hey Adam, Star Wars Risk is actually based on Star Wars: Queen’s Gambit, NOT Risk. It’s actually a good game (not quite as good as Queen’s Gambit) where your are fighting battles on three fronts. It’s based on the end of Return of the Jedi and you need to finish the battle on Endor to bring down the Death Star shield and finish Luke’s duel with Vader and get him off the Death Star before you blow it up with the Falcon and your space fleet! The thing just slapped on it is not the Star Wars theme, but the Risk title. :)

[@Sarx1]

It's very surreal to listen to one of my favorite wrestling content creators compliment games I worked on.

[@lostalone9320]

The wrassling/boardgame axis is one of the best things to discover.

[@thekevinsantos]

A KZbin list about physical board games based on movies starting with a Pride and Prejudice reference. Chef's kiss.

[@pwootton24]

Rebellion is my #1 game, and say it with me kids...OF ALL TIME!

[@skycap3081]

War of the ring... sorry of all time i guess,

[@Rhino1186]

I'm guessing that's a What Culture reference which I initially didn't realize that Adam used to work for too.

[@brandonvangieson8087]

Our group plays Horrified all the time. It's a lot of fun, easy to get into, but if you want to make it tough it can be hard as hell to beat as well. But you showed a brief image in this video of my all time favorite licensed board game, although it's based off of a TV show and not a movie, and that is Firefly. Perfectly encapsulates the feel of the show, while providing an incredibly deep competitive experience of being a true space smuggler. Han Solo eat your heart out.

[@nerdfatha]

I definitely understand Rebellion for the Star Wars pick just on how much is emulates the whole original saga into a two hour game of scheme and seek. I do want to say that the Star Wars Risk you showed at the beginning is actually a pretty damn good game in its own right. It's Risk in name only. Its a good encapsulation of all aspects of the battle of Endor that is a hell of a great two player duel. my personal favorite of all the IP games out there is another great one from Gale Force 9. Firefly: the game. Its such a great sandbox of the galaxy that the story takes place in.

[@shamamismael4300]

Hey there, you could ask luke to talk about print and play games and how to get them, and then you make a video about the top ten print and play games.

[@AmbersKnight]

Nice list. I would also add for consideration the Buffy game by Jasco and also the Ivor the Engine board game.

[@zionkraze9965]

Funny enough, becasue of this list, I got the Villainous Marvel board game because of this list, and I got it to play with my friends that I'm meeting for the first time in 2 YEARS. I am not joking here. Thanks Adam for the reccommendationation.

[@kellinwinslow1988]

My number one would have to be Star Trek Frontiers. The theme fits the game perfectly. The exploration, sending away teams to planets,and planning out your moves,all really capture the feel of older (ie good) Trek. Probably the most played game for me of last year.

[@alharron2145]

I'd been looking for an exploration-based Trek game, cheers for the recommendation

[@kellinwinslow1988]

@@alharron2145 No problem. It's quite good. A bit complex at first but once you get into it it's really smooth and a lot of fun. There are other Trek games,Star Trek Panic and Star Trek Fleet Captains comes to mind,but Frontiers really does have that exploring feel to it. Plus it's a really good solo game as well as up to 5 players with the Kirk and Kahn expansion.

[@jacobnavarro3675]

There is an old Jurassic Park game that was really fun. Can't remember the exact name but players teamed up as humans vs raptors in a cat and mouse style game where the humans had to cross the board and reach the chopper while avoiding the raptor players. I thought the different methods the teams use to move along the board were especially well designed.

[@ellibrodedracula]

Great video. Didn’t know about the Monsters game. Thank for the recommendation

[@nickvandam1214]

Star Wars Risk is actually a good and thematic game. It is a simplification of the Star Wars Queen's Gambit system, so as an example it undermines the completely correct point you're trying to make.

[@DanielThomasHutton]

Totally agree, that version of star wars risk is alot of fun and not much like risk at all. They did make a star wars themed version on risk, because of course they did, but I haven't seen that in years.

[@TheZornisse]

I like Battlestar Galactica as well, out recreates the feel of the movie and is fun to play, although I will always be a terrible Cylone. Had anyone played that?

[@GrayCarper]

Definitely a fan of BSG here!

[@joshfrantz1263]

I own both Horrified and Pandemic with all the expansions. Pandemic is in my top 5 of all time and it was the gateway game for me. Every time I've played Horrified, I've thought to myself "I'd rather be playing Pandemic."

[@juanpablomenchon770]

Excellent video! IMO Back to the Future should probably be a little higher on the list because It has been adapted like...3 other times and they all sucked, but other than that awesome. I look forward to your top 10 games based on video games! As always, amazing work guys.

[@BlackwoodCompany]

Dune is more like back to Avalon Hill for it is a remake of that game. But it deserves to be #1.

[@paulharries9558]

Stomps Mackenize has a sister called Linsey. She has Monsters of her own. 😉

[@JakeJonRoberts]

Disliked for Adam's pronunciation of Ghidorah

[@fatbean2000]

War of the Rings is great.

[@sox8195]

Firefly: The Game (yes its not a movie, but I dont care)

[@DaCaptainDerpy]

Where is Gold and Glory: The Road to El Dorado?

[@DiceandDragons]

Agree with every game on the list except for Aliens it's such a swingy mess that varies from incredibly hard to easy on the roll of the dice and the minis are just so meh for all of the work it takes to put them together. It was one of my wife and I's biggest disappointments of 2020

[@ishoottheyscore8970]

Apparently the new Fast & Furious game from Prospero Hall skews really close to the feel of the movies, so I could see that making its way on to lists like this. Have you thought about doing a Top 10 Out of Print Games (That Shouldn't Be)? It sounds like the Big Trouble game should be on there with the effusive praise you dropped on it in passing

[@ishoottheyscore8970]

Also, how about a Top 10 Best not-based-on-movies-honest-guv board games? Titles like Space Hulk (Aliens), Gaslands (Mad Max) etc

[@pwootton24]

Can confirm. Ghostbusters is trash

[@advictoriam3106]

So Godzilla is The Undertaker in NRB? Couldn't be happier!

[@brettklaczyk4456]

Ol’ Lizard Lips McStanky Breath, the Seismic Scaly Savior, Duke Nukin’ Tokyo, Reptar Sr. himself…

[@FatherTime89]

I'd also recommend Die Hard the board game. One person is playing as John McClane who's goal is to kill Hans Gruber and everyone else is on team Thieves. They win either when they kill John McClane or they break through all the locks and rob the vault, which is honestly more likely to happen than killing McClane. It's a cool game thats played out in 3 acts, where it gets more tense with each act, and it's faithful to the movie (aside from the fact that in the movie the thieves did break into the vault but lost anyway). Also the last handful of games I've played have been extremely close where the other team would have won on the very next turn so it seems pretty balanced. I honestly think it's a better game than Jaws which is another multi-act 1 vs everyone else game but they're different enough that you can like them both.

[@alharron2145]

That "get off my Kwizatz Hader-back" is the sort of very silly nerd pun, dryly delivered, that I come to this channel for as much as the board game discussion/lists. I'd say my favourite film-based-ish game is the Milton Bradley Jurassic Park game, entirely due to fond memories of 9-year-old dinosaur-obsessed me playing it so much with my family & friends. It isn't perfect - the board is rather ridiculously huge for a 4-player game, and it's a bit lame that the dinosaurs only "pin down" rather than kill people - but the mechanics were fine & the art/minis/extras like the ID cards were lovely. There are better JP games, & ones that are available to buy now, but this one has a special place in my Dino nerd heart.

[@Paper-dust]

Next video ideas: 10 Best Board Game series (e.g. Oniverse, The North Sea, The West Kingdom) 10 Best Auction Games 10 Best Roll and Writes 10 Best Tabletop RPGS 10 Best Out of Print Board Games (That should be reprinted) 10 Best Portable Games (e.g. Tiny Epic Games, Oink Games, Button Shy) 10 Best Miniature Skirmish games 10 Best Asymmetric Games

[@brainofwombat]

I want a 20 minute video of Luke just shouting at the Ghostbusters game.

[@JMcMillen]

I'm glad my good sense beat out FOMO when it came to that Ghostbusters game. In hindsight it makes a lot more sense why so many of the expansions were Kickstarter Exclusives, since they probably wouldn't have sold after people gave the game a try.

[@TheAtticus19]

Dune: Imperium is my favorite. It’s designed by the guy who made Clank!, my favorite game, plus I love the hybridization of worker placement and deck-building. (Also, it’s specifically based on the upcoming film, rather than the novels)

[@MikeDV34]

Dune Imperium is excellent!

[@avisian8063]

But but but that Star Wars: Risk isn't Risk and is good.... That's the one that has a board shaped like a Tie Fighter and is basically a reimagined Queens Gambit. Not saying its amazing, but it's not Star Wars slapped onto risk. It's a solid, unique game that is badly named

[@mikejones3912]

It's actually really good.

[@avisian8063]

@@mikejones3912 I really enjoy it. It has stayed in my collection. I don't thinks it's "amazing" personally. But it's definitely way too good to be maligned as a lazy reskin.

[@Dr.Dark78]

I think it's a pretty solid game for the money.

[@user-xv4hb7gh1o]

I own both back to the future and aliens another glorious day in the corps. I enjoy both games a lot. Back to the future is indeed quite hard so we play it with the heart tracker starting on 5 instead of zero to give us a better chance. With aliens; I found the rule book a bit vague so I had to watch a KZbin video for clarification but once I knew how it worked I really liked it so I bought the expansions and painted all the models too

[@zooropa04]

Star Wars Rebellion reminds me quite a bit of the PC game of the same name from the late '90s. So many similar mechanics, yet the board game actually follows through on the concept of the different strategies of the two sides as opposed to the PC game where, before too long, the strategies pretty much become the same.

[@TheFamousECCLES65]

Actually that thumbnail you showed at the beginning of Star Wars Risk isn't Risk as you know it and is based, in no small part, on The Queens Gambit, which is a game that is very much better than the movie it's based on.

[@dhmcarver]

Thank you for restricting your review to games one can actually purchase. It can be quite frustrating to see a Top 10 list only to find out that most of the games are long out of print, and the reviewer did not tell you that. This is especially so for people who are just getting into the hobby. I always appreciate it when the person or people compiling the list make a comment on a game's availability. Great, funny review BTW. My son and I both enjoyed it thoroughly. This was the first one we watched of your channel, and we subscribed immediately. Have watched a few others as well. Looking forward to continuing to follow you all!

[@AdamPearsonVideos]

Just bought Horrified for my gf for “her birthday”. Wish me luck.

[@diablosrouge]

good news! the thing: infection at outpost 31 is (as of jan 29, 2022) available via mondo games, but... well there had to be bad news. it's only available to the us & canada. but there is another the thing boardgame coming out in q1 of 2022 that has a single player mode. huh. anyway: otions are available, but not widely.

[@kanelfc98]

Adam Blampied could do a top 10 list about child murders and id watch it

[@lupin5489]

He was sometimes on general whatculture so he could have done a dark list or two idk

[@scotta2896]

They mostly come at night... Mostly.

[@joniup311]

Jaws is so good!

[@celticguy197531]

Star Wars Rebellion is also a good PC game which is on Steam

[@paulharries9558]

I own Transformers Risk. 😔 I am a Simpleton. Alas not a Wingsuit one. 😔

[@samhayden60]

Love this video, was almost certain I would see Firefly on here. I'm fortunate enough to have that game and every expansion and by god it feels like the tv show and the movie Serenity all rolled into one. It is a joy to play but you're going to need a lot of room to play it.

[@shanewilliams9122]

It's technically based on a TV show, and this is a list of movie games. But you are right. Firefly is amazing.

[@jimbobjones9330]

I'm torn on Firefly. I love the gameplay, and it's thematic as hell... but it always feels like it takes about 20% longer than it should. Of course, I'm not getting rid of it (like I said, I love it), but I still wish they'd tightened it up just a little bit.

[@dougfancy101290]

#9 I'm not a big fan of complex strategy based games but I have friends who love them and really want me to play them. I love Godzilla so we tried the Godzilla board game as a compromise. We love it. It was a lot of fun and helped ease me into other strategy based games.

[@dylanogg347]

Alright Biff, back off from the McFly's. It never ends well. You'll be up to your head in manure. Again. So why don't you make like a tree, and get outta here. Butthead...

[@azazelxxxx]

Now we need the 10 Best Board Games based on Books list... also, Kickstarter Board Games are an issue, due to all the extras. Godfather looked interesting until you mentioned it's a CMoN game, which means to buy it at retail you'd be missing on about 30% of the game to KS exclusives...

[@RVPMatt123]

Love this! What about board games based on TV series? There's Thunderbirds and Ivor The Engine (yes, seriously) for a start

[@TheDragonSlayerShow]

I actually enjoyed the Ghostbusters board game but the rulebook isn't that great and it really feels like you're missing most of the experience if you didn't get it during the Kickstarter campaign. I honestly can't wait to buy Ghostbusters 2 because it looks like a huge improvement over the first one and actually includes a major movie villain... Instead of locking 'em behind a Kickstarter wall. And, yeah... All of these games listed are definitely a much better time. 😂 I been loving Villainous as a solo game... I got the rules off the internet and I pull it out and play whenever I want to kill time.

[@mfkrwill]

Megalon is trying his best, Adam Also shoutout for the Super Godzilla Box. love that game

[@charlescrocco7896]

I wonder if this list’s entry on Star Wars: Rebellion is a reimagining of the computer game with the same name fom 1998 (in the UK as Star Wars: Supremacy)

[@tonygilbert5256]

Ok, so I left a comment on the D&D video asking about the Ghostbusters games in the background, and while it wasn't a positive response, I got what I asked. Freaking awesome!

[@daisu4]

The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31, why was this not covered? >_

[@brody10123]

It never ceases to amaze me that Funko, makers of the worst collectible known to man, manages to publish outstanding games by working with companies like Prospero Hall

[@sirpoupadou]

We love SubTerra, ehich is heavily inspired by The Descent horror movie. Nice and rule light, but oh so thematic and fun. And hard to win!

[@ThrawnIsAlive]

I love Star Wars Rebellion, it just takes SO LONG

[@josephtaylor1654]

Noticed Prospero Hall is everywhere on this list. Has anyone played Top Gun? I haven't pulled it off the shelf, but that thing SCREAMS 80s - volleyball mini-game for bonuses in jet combat/dogfighting round. Looks like it would be hilarious.

[@GeniusLad32]

Star Wars Risk is actually very different to regular Risk. And sooooo much worse. It's so unbalanced. Rebels are ridiculously overpowered until you house rule it.

[@TheOneWhoReportsForDuty]

This video is your request for a sponsorship by Prospero Hall

[@OdinXivraj]

My group has a phrase we use for describing Horrified. We say its the best game with the worst components. Seriously the game is a blast to play and its simplicity really adds to the fun. But its component quality is lacking. Cheap cards and bad molds. Would gladly pay an extra $20 for the same game with slightly thicker card stock. It really is good.

[@themurc6391]

Join the brand new No Rolls Barred Subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/NoRollsBarredYT/

[@Sammo212]

I think I would replace JAWS with Alien: Fate of the Nostromo. Similar to Horrified but WAY harder.

[@Peterinho]

I really wish I could get into board games, but none of my family or friends like board games. There’s also no real proper board game cafes where I live:(

[@-KiTToBuG]

The Godzilla board game looks a lot like the Godzilla nes game. I have that game... Now I have to dig out my nes.

[@deadpool3982]

Horrified is dumb, why would the Bride move towards the Monster?

[@Magicman1625]

I live in a family a Disney lovers who also love board games and yet while I love Villainous they hate it😐

[@aaronpelavin2445]

Is there an ESPN expansion to Villanous with Stephen A. Smith?

[@larrygarms7230]

All credibility lost without War of the Ring!

[@BocookGaming]

Man. I really like the Ghostbusters board game. :(

[@dereklanier6075]

I used to work at a a board game store and Disney Villains was are most popular game at the store

[@Foxwarrior88]

I truly understand how Luke feels when something from a franchise you love is complete ass (looking at you Sonic series).

[@skylermosby3375]

Will you play "Horrified"on the channel

[@FernandoCanoG]

No Lord of the Rings Games? Shame on you....

[@MikeDV34]

Interesting list and some interesting choices. I would have chose Legendary Encounters: Aliens over Another Glorious Day and Dune Imperium over Dune (Dune is just too long). My #1 would be Big Trouble in Little China, which is basically the movie in a box. It is so much fun, and I don't think it gets the love it deserves.

[@MikeDV34]

Oops...I missed that you mentioned Big Trouble in the intro the first time. :)

[@kityona948]

BTiLC is outstanding and agreed, deserves much more love than it gets.

[@justinsane5590]

Adam's nickname game is unmatched

[@DooDooDaddyTV]

PLEASE PLEASE GIVE ME A NRB DUNE SESSION

[@atomicpasta7073]

I would recommend Star Wars: Outer Rim as a runner up if you can't afford Rebellion. It has you completing quests and contracts as a bounty hunter in the Star Wars universe. Loads of fun.

[@Dr.Dark78]

I really hope we see an expansion soon

[@atomicpasta7073]

@@Dr.Dark78 I hope so too, those market decks are egregiously small. Civ: A New Dawn didn’t get its expansion until three years after release and it pretty much saved the game from what I can tell so here’s to hoping.

[@AlbrechtAaron]

The Godfather is a book as well, Adam

[@Thuggernaut58]

What happened to the amazon links?

[@parceltong3181]

why are you so good, man?

[@283leis]

oh that star wars game looks fun...

[@Rivergreeen24]

How do I check if firefly is still in print?

[@greatwhiterex83]

Why do I like his voice am I the only one

[@simonb4689]

Number one is dune Imperium

[@dunkirklexington6802]

trailer park boys nice

[@gamesdisk]

7:41 ooooo bad move

[@shamamismael4300]

Adam why there were not Game of Thrones the boardgame, or War of tye ring, I hope you try them both because they are hoth great.

[@OleksandrMilkovskyi]

They are more book based games

[@shamamismael4300]

@@OleksandrMilkovskyi What do you mean, War of the ring is based on the movie (Lord of The Rings) and game of thrones is from well (Game of Throne) you know the series.

[@OleksandrMilkovskyi]

@@shamamismael4300 those 2 movies they are based on the books. The movie characters are not present neither in the game art nor on the box. The 1s edition of GoT was released even before the series

[@shamamismael4300]

@@OleksandrMilkovskyi Ok, I will give you that one, Mr. geek (dont take this as an insult )

[@hawk992]

@@OleksandrMilkovskyi War of the Ring is film based. Dune is book based since when it was published there was no Dune movie.

[@dylanogg347]

There is one very important question that must be asked. In either of the Dune games, will any players be forced to wear the Harkonnen thong?

[@supermonkey321]

The Thing game is out of print??? That sucks!!! I love that game! My friend has it, and I've been wanting to get it. Damn. I'm bummed.

[@NoRollsBarred]

ADAM: Me too. If anyone has a copy they're willing to sell, let us know!!

[@historydave1143]

Die Hard: The Nakatomi Heist board game is pretty good.

[@kennethfharkin]

Prospero Hall is killing it. I have Godzilla, Jaws and Horrified. All perfectly capture the source material while being fun games. Horrified is a particularly great game as it is cooperative and great for introducing new players. Coming soon from them is Alien Fate of the Nostromo where we get to replay the original film Alien. I will be buying this.

[@alastair852]

I bought Godzilla: Tokyo Clash because of this list, and I'm glad I did. It's like they made a board game out of Godzilla Unleashed, which is the best Godzilla video game ever made (I'd sell my soul to Toho for a port to PC and current gen consoles) and I am eagerly awaiting expansions.

[@Viking_Luchador]

who in creative thought playing as Megalon would be something people would want? not MechaGodzilla or King Kong? hell, even Biolante or Gigan would've gotten people more excited!

[@fightingkitchen7960]

I never found back to the future back in time too hard, most of the games I played with it were victories. Although it is pretty challenging at 2 players. 3 & 4 players are easyer.

[@berroclesecorner]

This is probably going to be seen as blasphemy to many but if you see Star Wars Risk-: Original Trilogy I highly recommend it. It has three teams that each have different win conditions. The Empire must wipe the rebel team from the map however, at the start of each turn the Empire must place an imperial base token on the board If the rebels capture the token that has the emperor on the bottom they win. The third team of Hutt criminals must capture planets that produce spice if they get ten of them they win. The balance is superb and despite being Risk it feels so much more interesting than many games I play with a three way tug of war that will often cause players to put aside their own plans to stop another from winning

[@KojiPhoenix]

Damn it i keep seeing this board games videos and it makes me want to buy them all but thanks to this pandemic i cant get together with my friends to play....plus my wallet

[@Serp1313]

Twilight Impirium: Rex is the best version of Dune. If you are a real Dune fan, you need to get it.

[@ChristianH3742]

If I had money and friends, I would DEFINITELY buy most of these

[@deadpool3982]

As a Godzilla fan have been considering it for a while def getting it now, hate Jaws but that game looks great

[@oceonmon1392]

I didn’t know I needed Adam clowning on megalon as much as I do before I had it but I’m here for it