Tom’s Top 92ish Board Games (as of March 2022)

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[@leonlaird_]

Tom the kind of guy you wish you'd spoke to more in secondary school

[@rubleprovideo]

Tom is a genius constantly daring you to underappreciate him or misunderstand him.

[@styno9295]

Awww, tom is a fine lad.

[@mchamberlain7408]

The kinda friend I had/have 😊

[@InTheHoose]

My mate Jerry says Tom is a bit of a klunt in real life.

[@FALGSC616]

​@@InTheHooseklunt?

[@Chromaticosomaermati]

I can't stress enough how much I've loved the addition of Tom and Ava to the SU&SD family. Everyone has their own energy and voice and those little differences season the vibes perfectly. I know SU&SD was founded on the notion that board game reviews lacked the enthusiasm that they deserved and here we are now luxuriating in the unrepentant joy of the teams own treasure collections!

[@TheBoardgamist]

This video reminded me why SU&SD are so good. None of them have huge flashy studios with organised walls of games. They are normal people folk like me with a messy half ass collection and they don’t pretend to be perfect. Big love ❤️

[@mythicdale8757]

I think they don't lean on that gonzo vibe enough these days. They are so good off the cuff.

[@8rynjar]

"Messy half ass collection". I thougth my 5 board games was a collection

[@Semicolon42]

2:20 Tom did this on purpose and I love him for it 6:30 Watch the light fade from his eyes for a moment 7:05 Our life choices have indeed led us to this 15:43 A bleak reminder of past mistakes 27:05 We can't look away 32:07 How the mighty have fallen

[@MarcusBeirne]

I am ded. this has ended me! When the coroner comes they will see this timeline and know I died of laughter!

[@GonTar_X]

At 5:00 he's showing his Empty vampire 🦇 book, it looks empty but I've found a friend who could actually read what's hidden in it's pages hee hee hee (pd: it's still useless)

[@nathanbeeten4483]

This was such a view into Tom's brain and I'm surprised we all survived the experience

[@tessereq]

As a person who lives in a place with lots of earthquakes, the gallery section made me really nervous. Thought we'd see more big plastic-y games since Tom entered the channel as the big plastic boy

[@EnRandomSten]

As a person who have never had the missfortune of being in an earthquake, the gallery section also made me really nervous.

[@448285]

Not since I watched Pulp Fiction have I been so curious about the contents of a briefcase

[@christopherblackburn6811]

I chose to believe it’s my favourite game but Tom is too scared of Quinns to admit it’s his favourite.

[@helxis]

You know that's where he keeps his weed.

[@WatchItPlayed]

A Distant Plain is maybe my favorite of the COIN games. I don’t think any in the series are a walk in the park, in terms of learning the COIN system, but with a good teach I think you’d find it’s quite an elegant system overall. The player aids really help make the rules stick. And once you know one COIN game it really helps unlock the rest.

[@strangevenom]

If only there were someone around here who could help with "good teaches". 😛

[@nikolailucyk]

I SO read this in Rodney Smith's voice

[@PeterPerry18]

Maybe Watch it Played could start a COIN teaching series…

[@WatchItPlayed]

@@PeterPerry18 You'll find a full tach and play of Cuba Libre on our Twitch channel if you're interested!

[@johnathanrhoades7751]

COIN games are sooo good!!! But. Hard to get to the table for me.

[@DrHopeSickNotes]

I saw Evolution and I thought finally some love for a great game!.... I watch as Tom snakes his way around... I'm getting excited... 'it's my housemates game'

[@republikadugave420]

Evolution is maybe the most underrated game in existance...

[@Cheeky_Chelsea]

@@republikadugave420 is it better than oceans?

[@andrewclifton1233]

@@Cheeky_Chelsea I prefer evolution climate over oceans. Oceans is friendlier to new players. Evolution/climate misplays can be devastating

[@Keasarr]

Respect to Tom for having bought the Nisei Netrunner cards. I did recently as well buy all the cards they had made including the new starter sets. Love it all and so glad someone is keeping Netrunner alive. Quinns, make a video about them! I wanna hear your opinion of having Netrunner still run by fans as a non-profit effort!

[@RyanEdwardsVA]

Yeah, Nisei is awesome. Was thinking the same.

[@artlailey1496]

These videos are always my favourite, its a really interesting peek into what the people behind SU&SD actually like to play more generally. Also I think Ava's collection and an update to Quinns' collection is now mandatory, I dont make the rules its just true.

[@Melancthon7332]

I would also love to know what games are most common to everyone's collection.

[@Mischala]

Just hearing the SUSD chat is so great... Which feels really para-social and gross now that I say it .

[@t-wex538]

The most anticipated video of 2022 dont @ me

[@JamieTheHowe]

I don't know exactly what it is, but I really, really appreciate the energy Tom brings to SU&SD. He has been such a great addition to the team.

[@RogueLich]

Can y'all unlist this so it's not so obvious to my friends that I am slowly copying Tom's collection?

[@samwisel88]

After watching this video all I can say is Tom's editing style makes so much sense now.

[@Bllurr1]

The fact that even you lot have so many games in the "I'd like to get it to the table" category makes me feel better about my massive mountain of games I love to own but haven't played much of. X)

[@gqsnowman]

I used the redacted TYOV book as an unknowable eldritch tome in my Call of Cthulhu game and it worked FANTASTICALLY as a creepy handout.

[@tehdiplomat]

The stacks of Netrunner cards are just stressing me out.

[@Churro_Douglas]

Immediately reorganizing my root boxes, Tom is a genius

[@thejfreak93]

My jaw dropped! I'm both impressed and excited.

[@alwaysathief]

I still don't understand

[@justinpyle4151]

@@alwaysathief one lid flipped upside-down and the faction boards go in it. Then the bottom of the main box is filled with all of the components and it sits down inside that lid. Then take a lid from the expansion box and cap it all off. I’m guessing it was the underground expansion but riverfolk might work too.

[@alwaysathief]

@@justinpyle4151 oh cool, thank you so much for explaining!

[@jackiejlw5493]

SAME. 🤯

[@solberg05cz]

The poker chips part killed me 🤣

[@christianyetter6166]

PSA: The Labyrinth RPG is a genuinely lovely game.

[@art.ref.eugecagayandeoroci9986]

Monopoly deal! I think I got a lot of people hooked on that when i was starting out with boardgames almost 10 years ago... Practically got all local stocks in my small city emptied and had people ordering online... I still have an unopened copy stashed because my copies would disintegrate from too many plays with different people (around 50 different people)

[@ronancarr7405]

Monopoly deal is the only game that my group has made more home rules for than actual monopoly

[@Tom.not.Thomas]

I was stressed almost every second of this video

[@Julien_Game_Design]

Spotted those NISEI Netrunner cards: now that's exciting!

[@StuffByBez]

Yay! Was lovely to see the shout-out to the ELL deck! ^_^ I really want to get that properly back in print and get a book out to make it more accessible for folk who don't know what game to start with.

[@brandonwalker3534]

Gotta love the minor look of panic on Tom's face at the 12:42 second mark when he thinks Quinns is talking about a child dieing instead of forgetting where a child is.

[@Zagardal]

Yeah I went the same way, didn't know wtf Quinns meant lol.

[@tencrow3459]

I love how utter chaos Tom's collection is. Makes me feel less alone for having an eldritch horror organise and shelve my games

[@Lannuss]

That was just so Tom. I reckon everyone would want him as your game night buddy. Awesome video, awesome collection. Thanks for sharing.

[@Slim1133]

Im so happy we got Tom into Netrunner

[@tylerbrown9797]

I knew that pile of cards must have been Netrunner

[@patrickjsklar8315]

I recognized those cards just from their edges

[@auroralong5437]

@@patrickjsklar8315 same!

[@ukasztokarczyk4834]

I've been waiting for this! Thanks Tom for sharing your favourites.

[@unclesamb]

1) No West Kingdom (or North Sea) games? very sad! 2) the other good Oink game is Deep Sea Adventure! 3) the Root storage system is pure genius

[@Melancthon7332]

Quinns doesn't like DSA because "...I never win..." Which is a shame, because not winning at DSA is absolutely hilarious.

[@whatsabandicoot]

Loved this, thanks for sharing. Given you and your group's love for Root and Oath, I was surprised that you've found Dune hard to get to the table. But more importantly, when's the SUSD Netrunner tournament happening?

[@truthsdeceit528]

Tom you mad genius! I had to pause the video for like 20 minutes while I hunted down my expansion big boxes for Galaxy Trucker so I could rearrange all my GT stuff like you have Root! So nice to have it all in "one" box now. Thank you!!

[@jamesodwyer4181]

This video has all the classic tomfoolery elements: chaos, mess, charm, and just enough order in the chaos that it all comes together. I think every collection should include the card game Bohnanza. It's a fun easy-to-teach trading game which, by design, makes every player deeply involved in every other player's turn. Trading, begging, forming temporary bean-cycling cartels just to avoid having the ever-feared bad turn where you can't play the right kind of bean card. Delicious.

[@metallsnubben]

But BEWARE the expansions...

[@dexdouglas]

Oooh yeah, Bohnanza is needed. I know some expansions are problematic but High Bohn is fantastic. The Ladybohn stand-alone is also pretty great.

[@IgnusFlamebringer]

whee! I love these videos because it's nice to see how you all feel about them when things are chill and what you like to play repeatedly. Also I'm encouraged that Terra Mystica is in everyone's collection. Hoo boy is it hard to teach though, for real!

[@MonochromePenguin8]

Quinns, enjoying Tom’s Root box combopolis sorcery as much as you do I need to let you know you can do a similar thing with Merchants and Marauders and it’s expansion! (I’m making the bold assumption you have the expansion.) Flip the base game lid upside down and put the expansion box bottom in, then put the base game bottom on top which is slightly housed in the base lid and finally the expansion lid on top. Fully separates base and expansion content in a very aesthetically pleasing way!

[@davidgodfrey880]

Great video - love the interaction between Tom & Quinns

[@dereksimmons5877]

I'm happy to hear that you still have the same sentiments towards Oath. The only thing keeping it out of my top spot is that I haven't found the right group for it. His magnum opus.

[@bryanway7680]

Tom needs the king of roll and write games, Hadrian's wall to fill out that one cube.

[@Zombie8tHeart]

It's like seeing the music your favorite artist listen to!

[@Sarisb]

This was so chaotic and I loved it

[@edrichburnop991]

It made me irrationally happy to see Dune, Pax Pamir 2E, and A Distant Plain in your collection. That's 3 of my 4 favorite games (with the fourth being the long out of print Milton Bradley game Samurai Swords, mostly for nostalgic reasons). I think you're pretty well covered in the area control category already. If you're looking for suggestions of what to look at next, perhaps something swashbuckle-y like Merchants and Marauders or Xia? Or a thematic hidden traitor game like Dark Moon or Dead of Winter?

[@patrickleither1800]

Love these low key videos where it feels very casual about games.

[@charlietwoteas3676]

Really enjoyed this, like a delightful chat with a quirky friend. A few surprises, I didn't expect Tom to like TI. Find it interesting that Quins loves Modern Art but doesn't like High Society.

[@jokerES2]

Babylonia is great. It plays well at all player counts (and strategies shift based on player count), it ends quickly, the variation with the bonus tiles is good, and it's fairly simple to explain. I think the biggest barrier is the incremental scoring phases breaking up the game rhythm and the need for everyone to be relatively similar in skill to prevent runaway leaders. Once those are accounted for, I think it's never just an "okay" experience. It always results in a memorable game. With that said, it's not a T&E but I don't think every game can or should be.

[@youknowthething8262]

Looks awesome. Solid collection and always fun to watch.

[@AlexRechevskiy]

Thanks for sharing your collection, Tom!!

[@synterlu]

Man I love these more casual videos, felt like having a mate show me his collection and it was great

[@SupremeMitchell]

What is the final score on the goof counter? I'm guessing Tom won 5-3, since he spilled everything on the floor

[@Tanks.With.Teeth.Malloy]

Thank you for the video Tom and Quins :). Truly love your videos!

[@spyrodragonsbane3076]

Great video, love seeing what SUSD's fav boardgames are. The first 7ish mins of the video was tough to watch though, I felt like Quinns could give a bit more freedom to Tom to structure his collection video. Maybe something to keep in mind for the next video!

[@stevenmill9887]

Excellent! I have exactly the same shelving but about a quarter of the games on it 🤪 most of mine are box beasts such as Gloomhaven, Eclipse and Shadows of Brimstone 🙄 with expansions, oh so many expansions 🥰

[@mosiah.torres]

About to start watching the video, just wanted to express how much I'm looking forward to it. These videos are the best, both Quinns' and Matt's were delightful to watch. See you in 32 mins

[@anonleft]

Really glad to hear You're all still playing and enjoying the glory that is Innovation

[@FloralGiant]

Happy to see Thousand Year Old Vampire is still in the collection, absolutely adore that game.

[@Voidoath]

Awesome! I have like 75% of this collection in my shelves. Loads of out-tray of course, but I can proudly say I have the big hitters assembled

[@RulebooksForYou]

Your a champ - 100% someone I'd love to game with. Nice job knocking down the button shy games lol

[@rosmith606]

I also played an obscene amount of Game of Thrones in Uni too! Barely played it since. Seeing it torn apart on SUSD was painful but helpful to look without my rose-tinted glasses of nostalgia from a uni house's grubby kitchen table.

[@patrickabby2589]

I know it’s on “the way out” pile but I NEED to know your thoughts on Capone. In fact I’d love a rapid fire video on everything on the out tray.

[@tuomasronnberg5244]

20:40 = mind blown. I'm never going to run out of space for my expansion stuff ever again!

[@Zagardal]

Really impressive collection Tom, kudos. I'm also in the "I wanna play dune but getting it on the table is a pain" camp. Hell, I've used the new, watered down version (conquest and diplomacy) to bait a few friends but even that one is kind of a challenge. The og really looks like it could be my goat but I just can't find a group for it, and refuse to play it with 2 or 3.

[@dexdouglas]

Lovely video. Just relaxed and hanging out with my buds in class.

[@frankharr9466]

The return of Netruner! Nice! Thanks for sharing. These are nice videos. Tom's taken so much. And given too. :)

[@Zikekiel]

Love these collection vids

[@auroralong5437]

my eyes immediately found the netrunner cards

[@chibiraptor]

For sale. Food chain magnate. Never played.

[@emmaplaysgreen2849]

Tom, you need some pretty storage boxes for your ButtonShy games and Netrunner cards! I have some tubs from Ikea that fit two aside in a Kallax cube, they're white with a green interior (surprise!) but also come in plain white, my Button Shy games fit two across in them. I have also found that many solo RPGs have a very melancholy theme. I was one of the original backers of TYOV - after seeing Quinns talk about it in the SUSD news, actually - but still haven't played it because I feel that my mental health is too fragile right now. But I did also back Apothecaria and I have played that a little. It is much more fun and joyful, if you want it to be. I really love that you own and cover so many of the small, weird quirky games that exist. It was a joy to see Bez's Ell deck in your collection, for example. I'd love to see you cover some more of the great indie solo or solo-ish games that are out there such as Assembly, Crystallo, Orchard, Maquis and Black Sonata. As for a game to play with everyone from kids, idiots and experienced gamers alike, I'd suggest Llama. It's so easy to teach and a game always ends up with everyone around the table laughing. And guess who designed it?

[@crawley6957]

I wonder if Tom has noticed that he's started to do that little flick that Quinns does to hit the board games he's pointing out...every time he does it, he looks like he has to catch himself from doing it again, so I'd guess he has noticed and is trying to fight it.

[@ericmatthews9673]

As a box combiner myself I need to try this two lid Root situation

[@nzcamel3]

I'm much more insync with Tom's collection than Quinns or Matts. Love it!

[@EikoandMog]

I would absolutely love a list of those solo RPGs to see if any pique my interest.

[@bensmithxlvi]

As a Berkeley resident, I loved hearing about North Berkeley on the podcast and seeing it in your collection here! Haven’t had a chance to play it yet though

[@michaelbecker6480]

I think Survive! Escape from Atlantis should be in everyone's collection! Such an easy came to teach and a great combo between team work and cut throat. I missed seeing that in your collection Tom.

[@stuwest666]

So true!

[@gluckszwerg46]

Yeah, so true! We have a german copy from the 80's with the wonderful catchy title "Atlantis - Das Abenteuer um die dramatische Flucht von der versinkenden Insel" 😂, with plastic island tiles and sea creatures and it's one of my favourite games. Easy, quick and perfect to play outside, because it has no cards that could fly away in the wind. :D

[@MrKidtendo64]

This is so chaotic and I love it haha

[@capivarajogos9681]

Amazing video as always

[@SystemOfStrings]

I have the newer edition of Arboretum and it’s gorgeous, but I definitely have a soft spot for the old green version’s card backs. Sometimes there’s something lovely about an older, slightly jankier look, like original Bus and some of the early printings of Tigris and Euphrates.

[@julianbailey2749]

Great video as ever. My suggestions for Tom to add to his collection are... The classic euro: El Grande Fighting game (and bonus team game): Any of the Quartermaster General series Solo RPG alike: Arkham Horror the Card Game Too many expansions to play them all: Snowdonia and the best Rosenburg is Le Havre, though I admit Nusfjord is great and is also easier to get on the table.

[@gabrielr7511]

9:48 describes my entire collection honestly

[@CocoDrawsGames]

Wow...our collections are surprisingly similar. I don't think I would have said that Tom is the SUSD member I share tastes with the most, but after seeing this I think it's clear.

[@senorfix]

Wonderful video. Can you do one for your record collection or music you listen to when gaming or anything about your music?!

[@chriswalker4535]

YEASSSSSSSS! Asked for this so many times

[@johnathanrhoades7751]

Beautiful collection! I have a love for Lacerda, 18xx, and Mindclash, but these are all great games!!!!

[@TimothyPeierls]

Favorite SU&SD video yet

[@louiserasmussen1903]

Awesome collection, and so different from mine. We had only one in common, but want lots of the ones you recommend tbh. I have wing span, orleans, arkham horror, blood borne, destinies, Lotr journeys in middle earth (- is amazing storytelling), terraforming mars, blood rage, champions of midgard, mara nostrum, Chaos in the old world, flash point, dead of winter, unstable unicorns, azul, patchwork, 7 wonders, nemesis, zombicide, salmon run, game of thrones the board game, betrayal at house on the hill and some more...:) Love your videos so far!

[@blacksheep9950]

I have a similar size collection to Tom (one giant Kallax) and around 15-20 games in common. Guess I've found my SUSD spirit animal.

[@austintanner5688]

tom will you share a little about your netrunner history and why you have a big stack of nisei cards out

[@shutupandsitdown]

It's for a video we're working on! There'll be a feature on our KZbin, but it needs another month or two in the cooker.

[@austintanner5688]

@@shutupandsitdown thanks!

[@lizard455]

Nice, Sidereal Confluence is a personal favorite of mine. I've already gotten 3 of my friends hooked on it.

[@aSingularJame]

One of my favorite board games is Dune, and my brother's favorite board game is A Game of Thrones. So thank you, Tom, for validating both of our tastes in board games based on books.

[@AbeBSea]

I'm guessing you and your brother don't play Stardew Valley together..

[@tjs50]

Great collection! Couldn't help but notice that you don't have Crokinole in any of those nooks though

[@Harpunius]

Love Tom's chaotic energy

[@JohnCater]

Tom, great collection, please do not let the internet make you feel bad, ever.

[@PitterPatter20]

I also have A Distant Plain, and it took me actual ages to wrap my head around what the heck is going on. But once it clicks, it clicks, and you realize how wonderfully simple all the actions in the game actually are. It's pretty much either moving cubes from one place to another, adding some cubes or discs, and/or doing some very simple combat. It really surprised me that, for how difficult it is to understand the game, the core actions are some of the simplest of any wargame I've ever played. I strongly recommend pushing through the headache of learning the game, because once you do it's an extremely rewarding experience.

[@marklaferriere2914]

That was a great video, I think you guys should do more off the cuff videos.

[@ianotoolevideo]

The team version of The King is Dead is FANTASTIC!

[@jcw59able]

Gimme the Tom solo reviews we all want and didn’t know we need

[@isaacalien]

Picked up Night of the Ninja on a whim, so this is reassuring to see

[@graysonshipley929]

At this point I wish there was just a list of every game that’s in this collection (even the out games) cause these all look fantastic XDD.

[@natesters3693]

Because you asked… El Grande! Should I say it again? Yes, I think I will. El Grande!!!! Every collection is incomplete without it. Oh, and the simple dudes on a map game that you are looking for that beats all the rest, Conquest of the Empire 🤯 everything you could ask for. Loved the video!!!!

[@TabletopExpress]

Vagrantsong is so good, I'm eager to hear your thoughts on it once you've played it.

[@philpritchard1737]

Roll and Race in the same box is insane! They have expansions!! 😂