This is easily my favorite boardgame channel ever. Can't WAIT for more videos!
@BoardGameBollocks Жыл бұрын
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@baybars1386 Жыл бұрын
Inis is probably my number one area control game. It's soooo good !
@danbrown679 Жыл бұрын
As someone who has avoided "wankfest miniatures games," I am glad to see El Grande at the top where it belongs. I don't think I am smart enough for the multiple mechanisms that come into games like Rising Sun, and certainly do not have the patience for Twilight. El Grande has a simple ruleset with complex decisions and plays fast with great screwage potential. Along those lines, I am glad to see Las Vegas Royale made it too. Honorable mention goes to Tammany Hall but maybe too similar to El Grande? Great list and SYNT.
@lhorbrum1818 Жыл бұрын
Took me a while to get on board with your presenting style, but after watching a view videos of yours, i'm hooked! Great video, keep it up.
@JachymorDota Жыл бұрын
That was very entertaining, good sir. I have a recent version of Las Vegas and find that people understand and enjoy it quickly. Just rolling dice for money and starting random vendettas is always a joy.
@brandonbiondo9208 Жыл бұрын
Great vid. My personal take is TI4 is #1 by a mile, but it helps that we have a group that lets us play multiple times a month.
@Indubitably14 Жыл бұрын
Played Kemet (1st edition) for the first time last week and was blown away. May actually be my new favorite. There was a bit of king-making at the end by two players who stood no chance of winning, which is my only criticism but still loved it.
@nERVEcenter1174 ай бұрын
Because your taste is very similar to mine, I backed Cyclades Legendary, the meeples version. I am so glad they're even offering that option. I'll bet meeples are just so much cleaner and more tasteful on the table, and I look forward to that auction magic, since I love QE quite a lot.
@dddmmm21 Жыл бұрын
Haha... loved the repeated preface to Eric Lang....
@helxis Жыл бұрын
I sold my "big box" El Grande but I would absolutely buy it again if they produced it in a sane sized box. Glad to see Cyclades up here! That game doesn't give near as much love as it deserves. I put Cyclades up there with Inis which is sadly lacking from your list! If you haven't had a chance to try Tammany Hall, you should give that one a go as well.
@TheMartinChronicles Жыл бұрын
Love Kemet and Cyclades! Also you inspired me to order the German version of El Grande and sleeve it with the English translations (I couldn't bring myself to glue it up). Rumor has it that a new edition is coming.
@BoardGameBollocks Жыл бұрын
I hope so. I also hope they don’t ruin it.
@whittaker007 Жыл бұрын
My top 10: 1. Chaos in the Old World 2. Rising Sun 3. Forbidden Stars 4. Kemet 5. Cyclades 6 Twilight Imperium (IV) 7. Feudum 8. Eclipse 9. Wonderland's War 10. Empires of the Void (II) Honourable mention for Mission Red Planet. Not sure if Scythe fits, it would probably come in at #4 if it does. I've not had the chance to try El Grande, Root or Inis.
@ChannelPLC Жыл бұрын
I struggle when recommending/teaching entry level games for players new to the category. i.e Co-op games have Forbidden Desert, Deck builders - Star Realms etc. I'm going to take a look at El Grande and Las Vegas. Thanks for the video!
@mm678 Жыл бұрын
I love how when you switch the subtitles on, it fits perfectly to the punchy one-word-at-a-time speaking style. Hilarious!
@theshogunstein6475 Жыл бұрын
The eco warrior also did a very good Godfather game as well and you can find it super cheap.
@Paul-ro6py Жыл бұрын
We too own and love playing Kemet and Cyclades. May take a look at Blood Rage
@petergross7235 Жыл бұрын
Awesome list. A lot of really great games on here. I don't know if I will ever get to play Twilight Imperium but I really hope I do.
@rachelandryan8 ай бұрын
Good to see some love for Alien Frontiers. Mission Red Planet is a favourite of mine, but Inis and Scythe are top.
@josephpilkus11278 ай бұрын
Great list! I own and love Brass Birmingham, Ark Nova, and Dominion. I'm a fan of the Viking theme, but have yet to play Champions of Midgard. That'll be on the list for 2024
@ianw0ng Жыл бұрын
ian o'toole is currently doing a reprint of el grande, or so i surmised from his and the game publisher's postings. i cant wait for that one.
@williamblack6912 Жыл бұрын
A top ten list of travelsize/small box games would be nice since the season is about to begin.
@BoardGameBollocks Жыл бұрын
Will be my next top 10 👍🏻
@getyourgameon493510 ай бұрын
Great channel. Love your presentation style. Also, Mexica is a good area control game that still holds up, but unfortunately gets overlooked by the new flashy games. 😢
@BoardGameBollocks10 ай бұрын
Yea it’s fantastic
@pokefrosch617 Жыл бұрын
My Top 5: 1. Twillight Struggle 2. Dominant Species 3. Campaign Trail 4. Time of Crisis 5. Sekigahara
@pczplughead Жыл бұрын
That Godfather game is great, criminally underrated.
@MinistryProductions Жыл бұрын
Very happy to see El Grande top of the list! We discovered it a couple of years ago and it's so obvious now how it influenced everything that has come after. Do you have the Big Box edtion? Really mixes things up. I also have to to mention, that whilst I know you'd probably rather break it into small pieces and stick it up your arse, Inis is incredible and such a shame it doesn't work for you or your group. Possibly our fave area control game. Certainly is based on amount of plays. 🤩
@BoardGameBollocks Жыл бұрын
I have the crappy 1st edition of el grande. I didn’t really like Inis…didn’t fit with the Cyclades/Kemet thing that was going on back then. I understand why people like it though.
@MinistryProductions Жыл бұрын
@@BoardGameBollocks I actually have the 1st edtion too. Great to travel with as its tiny and if we play base game we use it. The big box comes with meeples but I actually prefer the cubes. I hear what you're saying about the other 2 games and Inis. We just love all the things about it that make it different. Different strokes for different folks though. 😁
@BoardGameBollocks Жыл бұрын
Maybe mine isn’t the first edition them. It’s the Pegasus spiel one
@jeremybannisterphotography Жыл бұрын
Excellent list. I am eager to play Scarface 1920. I am just waiting for the right group of cutthroats to get it played.
@wuuduu609 Жыл бұрын
love Forbidden stars - its my No.1, Lucky, in our oarty we have eTI4 + PoK at table once or twice a month ;) btw you forgot one of best: Circadians: Chaos Order
@BoardGameBollocks Жыл бұрын
I’ve done a review of that one.
@edwardleronculbreath732 Жыл бұрын
I liked Ankh a little more than Rising Sun, but that could have been due to who I played Rising Sun with. Eager to give it another go
@petergross7235 Жыл бұрын
I think Ankh is better at two players. It's really good. But at 3-4 I think Rising sun shines.
@aimajica Жыл бұрын
Great list packed with wonderful games! I guess you're right, but I've never thought of Las Vegas or Caylus as area control games. I'm a simple man: in my area control games, I need a *map* and big plots of imaginery land to fight over. :D My picks: 1. Mission Red Planet 2. Cyclades 3. The Court of Miracles 4. Kemet: Blood & Sand 5. Lockup 6. Rising Sun 7. Caesar! 8. Bunny Kingdom 9. Blood Rage 10. New York 1901 / Garden Nation
@a-c-m Жыл бұрын
You might not have listened carefully enough to BGB's message (11:26): if your favourite area control game is not on his list, then go and cry in a f*****g pillow... 🤣🤣🤣
@aimajica Жыл бұрын
@@a-c-m Only p***ies cry in their pillows! As a grown man (or an Ethnos fan), I know better, and properly use my pajamas' sleeves or an handkerchief (=best word of the English language... I feel like John Steed in The Avengers (the best ones) just by saying the word!).😆 Naaah I'm joking! The truth is I missed this part, since I rage-quitted when BGB gave its first spot to an old sh..ty game instead of *my* old sh..ty game! 😤What a bunch of Bollocks!
@matthewzahnzinger Жыл бұрын
Always love seeing Rising Sun get some attention, though you're definitely right that Blood Rage tends to be easier to table.
@danielochoa5138 Жыл бұрын
Forbidden Stars can be played as well at 2 players, and is pretty good at that player count.
@babydemon908 ай бұрын
I'd personally swap out Kemet with Inis, but that's just a personal preference.
@misterman99 Жыл бұрын
Excellent list!
@PMMagro6 ай бұрын
Bought the reprinted El Grande recently...
@BoardGameBollocks6 ай бұрын
Any good?
@ronaldg7522 Жыл бұрын
Agreed, El Grande is grande
@polfig7558 Жыл бұрын
Have you ever tried Condottiere? How would you rate it?
@tlee5530 Жыл бұрын
No Tammany Hall on the list, sad times
@BoardGameBollocks Жыл бұрын
Yea I like it
@sirpoupadou Жыл бұрын
😂 Thanks for this video, makes me almost miss London. Games of Throne, Oath and Root are our favourite go to, with bling where it counts. Hang on... maybe these aren't area control? 😁
@BoardGameBollocks Жыл бұрын
London?
@sirpoupadou Жыл бұрын
@@BoardGameBollocks yes, the last place where I heard someone say "flying fuck" 😁
@kamilkuklo4225 Жыл бұрын
Agree with El Grande, a true masterpiece. Caylus is not really an area control game (or should I say - I would never consider it as something more than straight euro) but I miss Dominant Species here or Tammany Hall.
@williamblack6912 Жыл бұрын
I'm still trying to figure ist if I should sell my copy of Cyclades and back the upcoming kickstarter or keep the old one.
@BoardGameBollocks Жыл бұрын
Keep it until the new one comes iut
@elink2k1 Жыл бұрын
I told my soggy pillow that I adore Battle for Rokugan. Bluffing, asymmetrical, special card abilities... really, this is a big game in a medium-sized box, my favorite. Tim Jolly is only getting a 7.5 on bgg... which is a load if you ask me. This game is closer to a 9 than a 7.
@joostvandemeerendonk9342 Жыл бұрын
Very good! Change ‘Rising Sun’ to ‘Chaos in the old World’ Then it a perfect list for me.
@rinaldodelucca807311 ай бұрын
Löwenherz is still a great area control game.
@joe_wein Жыл бұрын
Great fuckin video, thank you
@Straddllw Жыл бұрын
We matched on 8/10 of those, great picks, I couldn't have done it better myself, except for #9 and maybe #10. #9 is a huge stretch though ... there's not much area control in that one at all - but then again I played the 1303 version so it might be different so ignore me if it originally had more area control. For me personally, I would have included Cthulhu Wars and Antike II as my replacements. Honorable mentions goes to Godfather, Inis, Viral, Small World, Mission Red Planet 2E
@BoardGameBollocks Жыл бұрын
Area control is fundamental to winning. Don’t contribute and it’s -points per round and even more per scoring. If you add in you can generate huge points by having the majority and getting the favours then I stand by my ranking. It just doesn’t look important on the board vacua’s it’s a tiny space.
@Straddllw Жыл бұрын
@@BoardGameBollocksit’s been a long time since I played Caylus so I’m breaking that game out this Thursday at game meetups just to try and figure out what you mean by area control in that game. I couldn’t remember any area control outside of the road of spaces where it felt like a general worker placement mechanism.
@BoardGameBollocks Жыл бұрын
The castle building is fundamental to winning the game. It’s overlooked because it’s a tiny area in the top left corner. If it has been a map then Caylus would be more widely regarded as area control.
@Straddllw Жыл бұрын
@@BoardGameBollocks ahhhh I see yea. I didn’t even remember the castle part hahaha was too focused on that horse meeple.
@BoardGameBollocks Жыл бұрын
Horse meeple?
@theshogunstein6475 Жыл бұрын
People love top 10 lists
@barmybee615 ай бұрын
Concordia is basically an area control game. I'm sure you've played it, so that means you think it's dog shit. But it isn't.
@BoardGameBollocks5 ай бұрын
It’s a rondel game mate
@bearhustler Жыл бұрын
Wish you could still buy El Grande
@BoardGameBollocks Жыл бұрын
2nd hand German copies floating about in abundance.
@garryknox1614 Жыл бұрын
Brutal but fun as always. The game I thought you might have included as an honorable mention was Ethnos. Is there any truth to the rumor that El Grande is getting a re-release? Thank you for your work.
@BoardGameBollocks Жыл бұрын
I’ve been told it’s getting re made. I hope they don’t screw it up
@FPMarcel Жыл бұрын
Nice king
@NameerHaddad8 ай бұрын
No Tammany Hall?
@BoardGameBollocks8 ай бұрын
Number 11
@db5823 Жыл бұрын
El Grande is a great game. One of the classics that will always be somewhere on the lists of lists.
@allankamen9875 Жыл бұрын
Inis should be Number 1.its a masterpiece.
@BoardGameBollocks Жыл бұрын
Not quite
@the_Zinabi Жыл бұрын
Some real shite on this list, but pulled it back with the #1 pick. For me not just the top area control game, but of of top games period.
@stevekingswell9143 Жыл бұрын
I think Ankh is Eric Laing’s best design, but opinions differ. Nice video, shame about the worker placement games at the start, what the f@*+?
@BoardGameBollocks Жыл бұрын
I explained why they’re on the list. They have area control elements in the same way other games have other elements.
@GamingMansion Жыл бұрын
Surprised by the absence of Innis.
@BoardGameBollocks Жыл бұрын
It’s fine but feels empty to me
@kidmarine3994 Жыл бұрын
Wot no Ethnos?!
@gianfranco4789 Жыл бұрын
Most points come from set collection. Area control is weak/not the main mechanism.
@SL1M73 Жыл бұрын
Risk Europe is worth a look
@BoardGameBollocks Жыл бұрын
We have it
@SL1M73 Жыл бұрын
@@BoardGameBollocks whats ur verdict
@BoardGameBollocks Жыл бұрын
It’s a decent game. The risk name doesn’t do it any favours though even though I enjoy risk quite a bit.
@th1ngo Жыл бұрын
El Grande controls the area! Hooray! Not a fan of Les Vague Us.
@ronyrodrigues1966 Жыл бұрын
Chinatown =)
@SaschaW82 Жыл бұрын
Bollocks!
@petermillen6924 Жыл бұрын
Some great games (and some crap) here but the list is fundamentally flawed because you don’t start by defining your terms. As a result you are trying to rank Las Vegas against Twilight Imperium, Alien Frontiers against Khemet and Caylus against anything not found in a sewage farm.
@BoardGameBollocks Жыл бұрын
“Please read the video description before leaving the sewage farm”
@hunterkarr5618 Жыл бұрын
Sounds like a load of bollocks mate
@mchamberlain7408 Жыл бұрын
Im here for some more bollocks talkin'
@DontNickMe4 ай бұрын
Ruination
@RedBird778 ай бұрын
We put black electrical tape over Eric Lang's name on the box cover. Can't stand this race-baiter, cop hater. But.....a few of his games are excellent. Every time we see his name, we yell, "Bollocks!"
@BoardGameBollocks8 ай бұрын
Bit harsh innit?
@justmakingthistoreply5085 Жыл бұрын
Listen he may be a social justice warrior but he does make good games
@BoardGameBollocks Жыл бұрын
On occasion…
@paulhamrick3943 Жыл бұрын
Haha, loved your comments about a certain social justice activist, that guy is insufferable (although I guess he makes great games, I don’t know I haven’t played them).
@AmstradHero Жыл бұрын
Nah, Blood Rage is bloody bollocks. Crappy drafting, rage mechanic that fuels a runaway winner, and a done-to-death theme. I find it a yawn fest and I'd play Rising Sun over it any and every time.