Top 10 Board Games That Need A Reprint

[@gabrieldomocos7570]

Alternative theme for bsg: you're a board gaming group in a haunted house, but one person secretly wants to play patchwork

[@BoardGameBollocks]

😂

[@Miketopus.]

Total agree on Shadows over Camelot. Love that game more than my toes, totally worth the rarity cost but would be so much better with a reprint and maybe some more expansion. It's based on such rich material.

[@maxwalsh7882]

I bought it on release but couldn't find a group to play it....Sadly I let it go for a pittance :(

[@maxcine9185]

Legendary Encounters Aliens deserves a reprint

[@KabukiKid]

Good pick. This game is my favorite deck-builder still.

[@DavidHammer83]

+1

[@jtfike]

I’d gladly sell mine

[@krahnjp]

I understand people disliking Cthulhu, but it does have the benefit of being public domain. So no risk of loosing access to the IP, which caused the death of the original Battlestar Galactica. But they can always do a "nearly IP-X," like Nemesis-Aliens.

[@revimfadli4666]

I'd rather have the latter, more variety and creativity

[@lemmor6791civ]

Tigris & Euphrates is another one that needs a reprint urgently...

[@dennissvitak5475]

Gunslinger, the GREAT Avalon Hill game. Decathlon, and Superstar Baseball, both by Sports Illustrated games. Coliseum. Gotta add Coliseum. And Ambush!, Tokyo Express, and Up Front. These are seriously old school.

[@crimson49er]

a cool retheme for battlestar could be a classic cold war era spy/espionage setting, or maybe The Departed.. where you have to find "the rat" ! Axis & Allies anniversary edition is for sale on Renegade's website right now...

[@t0ddtu63]

The Bloody Inn.

[@unlimitedrabbit]

It's fairly easy to find in my neck of the woods.

[@joostvandemeerendonk9342]

Chaos in the old World, please!!

[@jecabreradc]

I got my hands on Forbidden Stars. Need to get it to the table. Great video. Thanks.

[@monomundo]

Thanks mate. I would like those to be reprinted: - Spheres of Influence - the best version of Risk - Battle for Rokugan - the best version of Diplomacy (with a new colour palette) - Valley of Mammoths (needs some streamlining)

[@ThomasLuongo]

+1 for Battle for Rokugan. Great game.

[@2besavedcom-7]

Oh man! My family used to love Valley of the Mammoths! It did have a few quirks that could do with some ironing out, but what fun!

[@tomasmesen]

I love Battle for Rokugan... it was also sorely missing one of the small box expansions FFG used to make (Horned Rat or Crown and Glory size). Just having more cards for the regions for variety really.

[@scrabbled6657]

Good news for the Axis & Allies Franchise us that all the games (including anniversary) are being reprinted

[@philhatfield2282]

Yeah, Renegade is really stepping up nicely on their Axis and Allies reprints.

[@KabukiKid]

I was checking below to see if anyone mentioned this already. :-) I wasn't disappointed. heh I also agree, btw, that A&A Anniversary is the best version of the game in a single box.

[@enjoythestruggle]

Battlelore Second Edition

[@shaneannigans]

YES!! I ha e everything for it but I wish everyone else could experience how great it is too

[@maxwalsh7882]

Great video. I still have my copy of Battlecars (it really opened my eyes to boardgames) and also have the "Battlebikes"expansion. If they ever reprint it I hope they will include the expansion. BTW: White Dwarf magazine also came up with a "Battlechairs" mod (basically, injured warriors would fight in armoured wheelchairs) but it was way less fun than Battlecars.

[@kidmarine3994]

Original Libertalia and Tales of the Arabian Nights

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Yes! The libertalia reprint was utter trash

[@karatevideosandmore7685]

@@BoardGameBollocks yah...it was the best politically incorrect game there was.....true to the way it was and the most cutthroat pirate game made.....the remake ruined it....sold their souls for a couple of better mechanics 🤮

[@pronumeral1446]

Forbidden Stars is getting a spiritual successor from the same designer. It won't be 40k... but it will be a serious scifi theme.

[@picton101]

I'm thankful I bought my copy the moment it came out. Add to that the big Galaxy in Flames expansion with the Tyranids, Imperial Guard, Tau and Necrons I picked up a few months ago. Its amazing! I'm not sure what IP could offer a similar base setting. I had hoped Mantic Games might take it on with their Warpath universe. Maybe My Little Pony! 😉

[@JeffGoris]

Battlecars! I can't believe you know Battlecars. Loved playing that as a kid. I don't know if the gameplay would stand the test of time. Thunder Road scratches the same itch, but setup/teardown is a pain.

[@JB-zi3dr]

Great list. Really pleased to see Forbidden Stars make another appearance - stellar game. I'm actually in the process of printing off the 4 fan expansion factions with a 3D printer that I've borrowed. Taking ages but it'll be so worth it. My suggestion is Dogs of War. It's sort of a worker placement/area control game but functions like a tug of war between houses. Designed by Paolo Mori and produced by CMON so you know it'll play as good as it looks. I feel they've really dropped the ball on the reprints as you rightly highlighted Ethnos. Also turns out we own 6 of the games on your list so say we're doing pretty well with that. My brother even has the Merlin's Company expansion, but we've never played it. Apparently it makes the game even harder and we feel it's tough enough as is with a decent traitor.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Dogs of War had 4 extra factions but they were KS exclusives which is a pain.

[@JB-zi3dr]

@@BoardGameBollocks Aye, usual CMON nonsense. Managed to grab a set from fleaBay a while back. Wasn't exactly cheap but can't say I regret it now.

[@fatprussian]

Best way to play Memoir is with the Breakthrough rules. Takes the game to another level.

[@kennh.3321]

Container? I know reviews are mixed and it may be a bit dated but I’d like to see a reprint or maybe 2nd edition.

[@confuzed6]

Advanced Space Crusade needs a reprint and a modernizing/streamlining of the rules. I would also say that original Space Hulk with its expansions needs a reprint. So much crunchy coolness that the newer versions lost out on.

[@Paul-ro6py]

Would like to see a reprint of the Expanse Board Game. Missed out on picking it up and believe a enrichment of its components would make it a delight to table and play.

[@JeffGoris]

Mystery of the Abbey recently had a Kickstarter for a reprint so hopefully Shadows Over Camelot gets one soon too.

[@philhatfield2282]

The few I think need a reprint are: Infinite City (an awesome "screw your neighbor" hour long type of game), Big Trouble in Little China - The Game (see the movie, play in the movie! Beautiful board!), The Republic of Rome (it was reprinted once by Valley Games, but then they went belly up), and the old Up Front game from the 1980s (a kickass tactical war game that is totally run with cards. There was an awful failed attempt to reprint it a dozen years ago, and you can get a print on demand version from WarGameVault, but it needs a full reprint with updated graphics)

[@xWilcoXx]

Ah, I predicted Lancaster but no luck on the list. I'm sure that was a contender.

[@CBs_Bill_from_Montana]

I love your honesty. AA Anniversary is the best you’re right. Queens Gambit by Avalon Hill Star Wars is $600 now. I knew I shoulda have bought one 20 years ago for $40 new.

[@Ibbisin2]

Days of Wonder's Colosseum, Revolver by Mark Chaplin and the old GW game Quirks.

[@vladkalinovych934]

Colosseum will be reprinted by Fantasia game, together with a new spinoff game.

[@user-ne1vx7mj1b]

Good go, no bullocks now..awesome ty

[@ThomasLuongo]

One last thing... Titan, the old Avalon Hill slugfest needs a reprint and slight redesign to update it for the 21st century. Such a great idea for a game. Such a unique set of mechanics.

[@slipjones2]

Should be in the top 5 of needed reprints

[@morgantreeman6872]

Agree with you about axis and allies. However, IT IS IN PRINT by Renegade Games.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

It’s out of print at the moment. Listed as a pre order with no set release date

[@TheFatalT]

Would love to see Warhammer Quest 95 get a reprint. I keep hearing it’s the greatest dungeon crawl ever, but to,get a copy in good shape is insane.

[@VaultBoy13]

If you're not tied to the setting, you can get something pretty similar with Shadows of Brimstone. It's basically a love letter to the original Warhammer Quest.

[@GrumpyGrognardGaming]

Chaos in the Old world. It's like rocking horse shit and when you DO see it.....

[@JB-zi3dr]

Lucky to have bought a copy that had been sitting on the shelf of my FLGS for ages probably just a while after it went out of print. Later found a copy of The Horned Rat for £15 on eBay. It's my 4th favourite game of all time now so it's going nowhere, despite the prices.

[@GrumpyGrognardGaming]

@@JB-zi3dr Yep, if i ever get s copy it stays with me.

[@kennethfharkin]

Axis & Allies: Anniversary Edition is out NOW!!!! I have my copy from the first release celebrating 50 years of Avalon Hill. This new one looks exactly the same.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

It’s not mate. Renegade have it down as a pre order with no scheduled release date here

[@kennethfharkin]

@@BoardGameBollocks Amazon Prime in the USA lists it as available for $111 and I can have it by tomorrow if ordered today. Clearly states it is the Anniversary edition from Renegade. I think this may be a region issue.

[@BrooksA-xm8fh]

I can confirm that Axis & Allies: Anniversary Edition 2024 edition is now available within the United States. Amazon has the "July 15, 2024" release version available for $111. This can be confirmed by Renegade Game Studios. They also offer an enlarged neoprene deluxe mat.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

@BrooksA-xm8fh I’m in the UK mate

[@paultice]

I've love to see a new version of GW's Rogue Trooper but with more quests than just trying to find the Traitor.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

I read somewhere that it’s being made

[@vincentclark1564]

Hopefully when the new film comes out it will spur them on .

[@BrianMarcus-nz7cs]

Yes I enjoyed that game ,,,, did U get the extra cards and characters!!!

[@JohnnyLeyenda]

For me it's definitely Space Hulk, Chaos in the Old World and Forbidden Stars.

[@leeharvey62]

The Leading Edge Aliens game was great! That with the modern components and miniatures would be ace.

[@Mark-nh2hs]

The Lost Valley of the Dinosaurs I'd love to see reprinted. Such good memories playing this game as a kid. The rules were not too bad but a reprint could spice up the rules a bit.

[@traevian3013]

Would love to see Space Hulk by Games Workshop and Shadows Over Camelot by Days of Wonder both reprinted.

[@sailbot1]

Five tribes could use a reprint. $90 on the second hand market is too much for what the game Is but $35 retail is just right. I found it at a local game shop for $30 and brought it to the forefront for myself. Or war of the ring. 3rd edition with a cleaner rule set would be very welcome.

[@archmagus1510]

iam one of the lucky ones that got panic on the wallstreet....its an absolut blast at company parties....good list that battlecars looks sick...

[@HeroQuestFans]

Space Crusade/StarQuest

[@mchamberlain7408]

I LOVED space crusade dude!!!

[@jamesbruce487]

Now that Heroquest has returned, they should take a look to Space Crusade!

[@griffinsaver]

That Battlecars game gives me flashbacks to a great game I used to play on ZX spectrum, which will look absolute shite nowadays, no doubt, but provided my pre-pubescent form with hours of fun (R tape loading errors aside).

[@SPQRKlio]

I keep hearing good things about Ethnos (but have been safe from the siren call to buy more games since I couldn’t find it).

[@corgibuttz2550]

I would welcome a "Runebound 4th Edition" that's nothing but a nice art upgrade reskin of "Runebound 2nd Edition" ;)

[@txsportsfreak02]

Ethnos forbidden stars and shadows over camelot are all in my top 20. All great games!

[@gargk999]

Source of the Nile (1978, Discovery Games - bought out and reprinted by Avalon Hill 1979), plus the Tributary expansion, and the many extra rules from Dragon magazine, would be great in a modern reprint with 21st Century production values.

[@dennissvitak5475]

Run, don't walk, and find Heart of Darkness. VERY similar to SotN, but vastly better and improved. It's in print. Seriously. GREAT game. I played Source of the Nile so much, I used THREE green crayons.

[@gargk999]

@@dennissvitak5475 I've got Heart of Darkness, and have played it a lot, due to its similarity to SoTN. I'd still love a modern, deluxified version of the original tho! :)

[@92bagder]

Pitch Car also needs a reprint

[@Why-Ron75]

Rebuild

[@fatprussian]

100% agree on Axis and Allies aniversary edition, by far the best iteration of the game.

[@KabukiKid]

+1 :-)

[@-piszka990]

Id love to see a reprint of Concordia with art by Ian O’Toole. also, totally agree about Ethnos..

[@joejohnson2291]

Break the Safe was one of the first games I was able to convince my son to play with my wife and I. We played a ridiculous amount of it. I think I still have my copy around here somewhere. So, retheme to Battlestar Galactica I always thought would be fun--and no one else would enjoy--would be to theme it after the reality show Below Decks, where you are crewing a super yacht and need to cater to the needs of your high class obnoxious guests without the boat breaking down or drama swelling so high that morale is destroyed. The traitor is a crew member who ends up becoming a drunken self-destructive wreck as the game goes along. Out of print game I'd love to see reprinted? The original Ambush! Maybe modernized a smidge with an app or something to make it a little faster.

[@rustedbeetle]

Early Days of Wonder was pretty amazing.

[@brekerr]

From the command and colours side of things beetle lore needs a come back

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Beetlelore…battlelore with beetles?

[@brekerr]

@@BoardGameBollocks wasn't wearing my glasses 😆 But now you've said it, that sounds great.

[@waitingforvirtue3080]

All the way at the back here, have you done a top5/10 hidden traitor games? Totally agree with you on Memoir 44 I have collected everything outside of the bag and D Day Landings, they really missed a trick not reprinting that for the 80th anniversary. Great content as usual, even when viewed from my cheap seat at the back!

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Yes there’s a top 10 hidden traitors games video in the playlists

[@KabukiKid]

I wish they would reprint the Memoir '44 Campaign Books. They haven't been reprinted as paper books I think since their first printings.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Send me an email mate 👍🏻

[@andrew7586]

Car Wars or Battle Cars? I played CW lots but never had the chance to play BC. Loved to design the cars and arena maps.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Battle cars is much simpler. Car Wars is great but got bloated. There’s another great GW road combat game called Dark Future. Maybe I’ll do a review of that.

[@JB-zi3dr]

@@BoardGameBollocks Heard Gaslands is really good but haven't played any of them so literately have no point of reference.

[@nathancantwell602]

Warhammer Quest. The REAL one, from 1995. Ignoring the FFG card game and GW’s own Silver Tower et al. editions. I suppose I would therefore have to add…keep it in the Old World setting. Not frikin Age of “40k” Sigmar.

[@noeloneill9458]

The Estates badly needs another print run.

[@GuppyJ]

Battlecars reprint would be amazing.

[@chestersleezer8821]

The number 1 game that needs to be redone is... "Magic Realm" really does needs to be remade.

[@dannyanderson4723]

Three that I'd like to see reprinted: Shakespeare, Santiago, and Project Elite (specifically the expansions)

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Shakespeare…great shout.

[@txsportsfreak02]

He seems like the kind of guy that if you are a sore winner he will beat you with the board.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Careful what you wish for 😂

[@unlimitedrabbit]

Wabbit Wampage but with a complete overhaul of the mechanics and rules.

[@markmclean9640]

Lost Valley of the Dinosaurs. Goes for like £50 on eBay so not quite a kidney but a bit much

[@scottmorrison6027]

Glory to Rome, black box edition, desperately needs a reprint. Such a fantastic game that many will never experience.

[@todddonaldson7974]

I needed to play it a few times to wrap my head around it, but once you get the game, it is great.

[@ItzKnotEz2BMe]

Came here to say exactly this!

[@ryanbarber6358]

Lots of great pnp options on BGG forum

[@Xombigod]

Never expected to see Battlecars on anyones list but mine. But fuck yeah what a game!!!!

[@JonTripp115]

Is Memoir '44 out of print? I checked some online retailers and they have a decent selection of the core and some (not all) expansions. Maybe it has less distribution outside of the US?

[@BoardGameBollocks]

I didn’t say it was out of print. Just that it needs to be reprinted in a more modern format 👍🏻

[@JonTripp115]

Ah, got it.

[@nib71286]

Automatically went to blutooth- had to pause real quickly 😂

[@FatPob001]

I still have battle cars and the expansion Battle bikes. Not got eh box anymore because we played it so much it essentially disintegrated.

[@ThomasLuongo]

There are a few games from TMG's catalog that deserve someone to pick them up and reprint them. Exodus Fleet is at the top of that list. You can find it for $25 but still, someone should make a new edition with proper marketing and better overall graphic design. It's the best version of Puerto Rico you haven't played. Someone should beat Ryan Laukat with a stick for not reprinting Roam as well. I love Ryan but he gives his small box games zero love. Roam is a fantastic filler+ game that you can't find now for less than $80. So, no more sequels to Sleeping Gods or big narrative games, and give us strong, tight, mechanically sound little games. I'd say the same for Klondike Rush as well. ETHNOS DESERVES SIX NEW FACTIONS .... and Archegos Society isn't the same game AT ALL.

[@MemoxWasHere]

I think whoever owns the rights of Space Hulk: Death Angel is sitting on a gold mine, that masterpiece of a game frequently goes for 50 pounds, and god forbid if you want the expansions too... You will have to ask for a loan to the bank.

[@rudyjansen4242]

Yep, SHDA def needs a reprint, problably a rethemed one, due to the lisence

[@MADMC2012adv]

Memoir 44 I’m in the same camp with you Sir! 🤞

[@NorthernerInSpace]

The thing I learned from this video is that I don’t have enough kidneys. I’d like to see them reprint Runebound Second Edition because I didn’t grab as much of it as I should have and third edition is bollocks. Definitely Battlecars though as I had this and gave it away to a charity shop. What was that Kenny Everett character? Oh yeah, Cupid Stunt.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

😂

[@danielgeorges3048]

I’ve not played any of these but #8 is on my list to get if it ever gets reprinted. Never played Axis and Allies but if I’m gonna play, might as well be the best version.

[@bryanwinston8820]

I'd take Forbidden Stars rebadged. That would give them some room to make more factions. I'd also like to see the rules tightened up a bit, it can drag with 4 players.

[@danddjacko]

I would like the ICE, The Fellowship of the Ring board game to have the rules revised, components updated/upgraded and reprinted

[@xWilcoXx]

I wonder if you could pull a matrix version of BSG where instead of two ships you had one board within the matrix fighting agents and one ship in the real world fighting the sentinels. Each round would pick one of these world and have strategy checks based on a unique mission (take neo to the oracle, defend zion, fight agent smith, etc)

[@jonasmiekkamies]

Battlerstar Galactica but with space lizards instead of robots.

[@jorisdelmarcel1480]

The original Warhammer quest (1995) should definitely be reprinted. So much better than hero quest and now going for crazy money

[@gerrade71278]

Good list. Sad I missed put on Camelot.

[@uutarn]

The John Lydon of board gaming. Yea fuck it, I said it.

[@dabearz27]

Star Trek The Adventure Game from the 80’s

[@SeerMagicX]

Westworld would fit for a BSG. Have you played Warehouse 13? It's a pretty solid hidden traitor game that is similar to BSG in many ways.

[@vladkalinovych934]

Automania by Aporta Games. Although I love my copy and it’s visual design, it’s getting really outdated and requires an expansion.

[@TheEamz]

Dark Moon is supposed to be similar to Battlestar Galactica although shorter play time which should be a good thing otherwise you will manage to get it to the table a lot less... With the racing games I would say that ThunderRoad Vendetta could be a suitable (and fun) alternative. Would Ready, Set, Bet be an alternative to the cycling game? And The Rich and The Good could be an alternative for Panic on Wall Street? I've heard some people say Shadows Over Camelot isn't as good as people rate it although I've never played it and gave up on trying to find it for a reasonable price.

[@Mattsmindmeld]

I have been waiting for Shadows over Camelot. I guess they are eventually going to release Shadows over Brooklyn which is a retheming of the game but it has been years since I heard anything about that.

[@Trueflights]

I want "The Dark Tower" to be reprinted. Not the "Return to Dark Tower" reimagining where they changed the game. I want a new printing of the original, or at least it to be available again in some way.

[@Carlintos]

No offense: your voice is like a soccer hooligan in a British pub. That type of guy who will stab you if you not supporting his team. :) I love your vid! :) Happy gaming!

[@ScytheNoire]

Airlines Europe The Bloody Inn

[@cubsnextyear17]

I think Renegade studios did reprint axis and allies anniversary edition. For myself, I would say Gears of War from Fantasy Flight. It is still one of my favorite co op games and captures the theme of the video game perfectly.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

It’s not out yet…pre order only over here

[@cubsnextyear17]

@@BoardGameBollocks gotcha. Yeah getting games out to people around the globe has definitely become troublesome.

[@helxis]

Marracash, Orongo, Santiago, Tower of Babel

[@picton101]

Off the top of my head Tide of Iron with the long eluded to Pacific expansion and some unit expansions. TOI>M44 & I really like M44. Confusion - the cold war abstract game from the 90s. Forbidden Stars - i own it with one of the later expansions but I still want it available for others. The original Sheriff of Nottingham, better art. Ankh Morpork with the Discworld theme. 6 Siege - one of the best games i've ever played but one of the most mismanaged kickstarters.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

There are no expansions for Forbidden Stars

[@picton101]

@BoardGameBollocks FFG official no, but the designer put the planned expansions into the public domain and etsy did the rest. The first expansion is Galaxy in Flames which adds Tyranids, Imperial Guard, Necrons and Tau. The second is Darkest Dawn, I Believe which adds 4 chaos Marine factions. The quality of the etsy stuff blends perfectly with the original game too. Bloody expensive though. That said, its been worth every penny so far

[@picton101]

Oh yeah. And Star Trek Fleet Captains by Wizkids! Another classic!

[@noprobllama9747]

Would love a battlelore 2.0 reprint with expansions. It's got rules similar to memoir 44.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Just play memoir 44

[@FlamethrowerJane]

I want a reprint of Mombasa. Out of print and hard to find. Also Waters of Nereus, which is fantastic.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

I have an unplayed copy of Mombasa…does that make me a bad person?

[@FlamethrowerJane]

​​@@BoardGameBollocksNooo, that makes you a lovely person who will pass that copy on to someone who really wants it! You'll know someone local, I'm sure.❤

[@hairydongle8054]

I still have my old copy of Battlecars and the 1 expansion they did, which was a bit poo...battlebikes!

[@chadvader974]

Axis and allies has been reprinted by renegade and is on sale soon. There is also a new north Africa version.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

It’s not available in the UK as of the time of the video

[@tehnikpaul]

So I found Shadows over Camelot for 60 pounds on eBay and being a cheapo I gave him 50, which the guy took. Then when it arrived near mint in the box it had the Merlin expansion in the box. Worth buying the occasional old game used. Now if I could find Battlestar Galactica with all expansions in the box...

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Did you find Elvis on the moon with lord lucan?

[@tehnikpaul]

@@BoardGameBollocks one of these days

[@kevinbabb7004]

I'd swap Chaos in the Old World for Forbidden Stars. And maybe Libertalia with the updated rules of Galecrest (which will never happen) 🙁

[@gadgetgeekgirl]

My copy of ethnos will not leave my grubby hands

[@esolo114]

Merchants and Marauders could use a reprint, but instead of pirates (which offend me) they should use anthropomorphic animal pirates.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

😂👍🏻

[@VirgilCummings]

Rumble Nation needs reprint