The Golden Age of Gaming

[@ChryslerLeBaro]

Thanks Sandy, So many people say it's impossible to succeed. You've made a point here, it's easier than ever to get your ideas out there and make your own stuff. Really love your vids, thanks all the good memories and most recently the excellent outlook! ---Chris

[@tailfin6595]

The Chasm by Petersen Games "It's barrels o fun"

[@maltardraco9555]

The two best DOOM maps in one game.

[@jmarra07]

Your nerdiness is very genuine. It's charming.

[@SandyofCthulhu]

I'll tell my wif.e

[@toddellner5283]

To give the era its due the 70s and early 80s were also the era of SPI and the great Avalon Hill games.

[@Enriqueguiones]

Thank you so much for this! Love your games and love your videos. You're the best game designer alive, Sandy! Keep the good work!!

[@SandyofCthulhu]

Whoa, best game designer alive? That last word "alive" is kind of ominous.

[@Enriqueguiones]

@@SandyofCthulhu Well, the guy who created the Royal Game of Ur deserves some credit, don't you think?

[@midnightgreen8319]

Betrayal at the House on the Hill is absolutely spectacular! My whole family loves it!

[@scottmune4484]

What a champion this guy is. A living legend too.

[@ScottRKrol]

As a wargamer who started in the '70s I'm disappointed that you didn't follow up your wargaming mentions with the current state of groggy goodness. There has never been a better time for wargaming. From the diverse themes, superb production values, playability factor (no more obtuse mechanics), the abundance of solo games (without simply playing both sides), and of course the ability to find out rule answers without sending in a SASE with a question phrased in a yes/no way, it's all top notch today. I only wish we could take the current state of wargames and transport them back to the '70s and '80s when wargaming groups were easy to find! 🎲🎲🎲

[@rolandkatsuragi]

As someone who collects vintage comics from the 80's through to the late 90's, there were a lot of advertisements for TSR board games with really cool art.

[@jhj22]

I'm really gratefull for finding your channel. There are many interesting stuffs on it. All I can give in exchange is a little trivia: A hungarian gaming journalist once wrote a series in a hungarian gaming magazine titled PC Guru. It's name was "The most influencial people of the gaming industry". You were also on the list with the title: "Sandy Petersen - Who always arrives in time"

[@SandyofCthulhu]

yay for me!

[@Jabbzi]

Thank you for this wonderful review!

[@homoxymoronomatura]

The problem I had when I was a kid was that I didn't have any friends. Those board games required company to play so I just had to avoid them. I wonder if any of you had the same problems.

[@soyunbonus]

My boardgame collection is growing quite a bit lately. Games are great nowadays, either videogames or tabletop games 👍

[@Kelldor1]

Deliver you outstanding kickstarter projects !!!!

[@TheCyberDruid]

Thanks Sandy :) Going through a dry patch over here, but once I'm over it (hopefully next month) I'll grab some of your games and play them!

[@ells101]

Another insightful video Sandy. Visual aids and editing were also great, top content!

[@syscruncher]

I don’t know if you wouldn’t have been able to get Cthulhu Wars made at all. You are, after all, Sandy frikin’ Petersen…a living legend!

[@SandyofCthulhu]

All I can say is Fantasy Flight flirted with me, but in the end left me standing, so I had to do it myself.

[@UngKristen]

My mom buys board games for when me and my siblings come over for dinner. Apart from Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit, I don't recall us playing any of these games more than once. Now, there's no point in forcing it and we get along fine anyway, but it breaks my heart a bit.

[@SandyofCthulhu]

it's important to play with your family. If you need really easy games to play with them, because they're not gamers, I recommend seeing my review on "Games to play with your kids" which has a bunch of extremely fun and fast games that won't overburden your rules learning. kzbin.info/www/bejne/moG7e2uYnbt-bMU

[@sirguy6678]

Great video! Nostalgia is nice- but never completely honest

[@moserfugger6363]

I never was that much into board games (perhaps I just played the wrong ones in my childhood, growing up in the GDR), but your passion is really infectious. Will try out some new ones soon. Greetings from Germany! :-)

[@SandyofCthulhu]

My mind boggles wondering what kind of board games were available in the GDR. I assume everything has to pass a censor. At least you didn't have to play Monopoly.

[@moserfugger6363]

@@SandyofCthulhu Thanks for answering. It's a real honor. 😇 Yeah, the selection of board games was very limited in the GDR. Mostly variations of classic games like "Ludo" (german: Mensch ärgere dich nicht) or "Nine men's morris" (german: Mühle). So probably exactly the kind of games you were bored of in your childhood. Even in later decades there were very few games aimed at grown-ups (aside from some pretty bland card games). The most popular GDR games were all aimed at children. Here's a typical example: shop.romeoarts.com/product/sandmann-spiel/ Adults playing games at home probably didn't fit with the concept of the ideal GDR citizen. The regime wanted you to participate in more public activities. Everything that happened in private behind closed doors was suspicious. 😉 So yeah, with all the possibilities we have nowadays, this really is the golden age of board games. Even for newbies. Thanks again, I really enjoy your channel and wish you all the best for your projects! Martin

[@georgekostaras]

Sandy I love your sense of humor

[@SandyofCthulhu]

my grandkids roll their eyes at me.

[@georgekostaras]

@@SandyofCthulhu that's how you know you're grandparenting right

[@hawkevick9184]

Have you played the horse racing game. Played it with my family and had a pretty fun time.

[@SandyofCthulhu]

YOu mean the one by Ravensburger?

[@hawkevick9184]

@@SandyofCthulhu I think so.

[@Entropy3ko]

What if you make a game so good that Cthulhu will not destroy us but play with us?

[@SandyofCthulhu]

I think Cthulhu would put some kind of wager on the outcome that we couldn't fulfill.

[@tazmokhan7614]

The Palantir of Sandus...love it!!!

[@SandyofCthulhu]

Unfortunately, it sometimes just shows me the eye of sauron.

[@Tallcat_TV]

Excellent take. I agree that right now is the best time for probably most hobbies.

[@SandyofCthulhu]

maybe not stamp or coin collecting, or model railroads.

[@Tallcat_TV]

@@SandyofCthulhu of course there will be some, which is why I said "most". But you never know what hobbies might have a renaissance. It's nice to have hope :)

[@SuperMewKittyKatGaming]

i moved to Latin America Sandy,here beside magic and yu gi oh(with tons of knock off copies that are illega to use) we have NO TABLETOP GAMES, beside TEG,you should check it out

[@SandyofCthulhu]

Hmm. one of my employees lives in Argentina, and another in Mexico and they seem to be able to find a few boardgames. Maybe they order them by mail. I know Spain has an active boardgame culture - might be the right place to find spanish-language games. I know brazil is a nightmare to ship to.

[@SuperMewKittyKatGaming]

@@SandyofCthulhu i live in Argentina now,all imporations pay taxes plus 75% of the product as tax,so yes its very bad now,we have games but we mostly play cards,magic,yugioh,pokemon,teg and monopoly,there arent big games like warhammer,and i had to pay a lot for a spanish version of D&D manuals and dices.there are specialized comic shops but the prices are astronomical

[@YatzeeWillWearAGreenHat]

From my observation, modern board games can be divided in three categories: The Casual games: Usually card games; simple, can be explained in less than a minute, a game lasts at averahe under 20 minutes. The collectables: Magic the gathering, Warhammer 40K and Pokemon are prime examples. The focus lays on indivitualising, with regular new pieces to add to your collection. The complexity varies, but all of them have objectivly better pieces to get a clear advantage. The geek games: Often kickstarted, complex rules and lots of preparation in terms of utensiles. The length of one game in some of them are literally undefined: One night, one year, no limit. Showing examples are as variet as futile to give. But if I had to give one: Dungeons and Dragons.

[@eesaubaydullah4231]

This is nice thank you.

[@nicholassternon5857]

I love stratego to this day, To be fair I havent played it in years and It might not hold up but its probably still fun to play with kids at least

[@CSLFiero]

Ever play supremacy? I think it came out in the early 80s and really felt like a bridge away from risk and monopoly to bigger better games.

[@NefariousKoel]

Wasn't someone supposed to be in the process of producing another edition? Thought I read about that a few years ago. I still have mine, I think it was from the last run produced in the early '90s. The second one I had bought because my earlier '80s one was long gone.

[@SandyofCthulhu]

yes I did.

[@bully_hunter_4206]

Im a dnd guy. I tried to get into wargames a while back. Went to a Gameworkshop store. Stayed in the back and kinda watched people play with the permission of the clerk. Saw someone pull out some kinda black tank thing and everyone cheers. Some guy grabs it and lovingly rubs his face against it. I bought a new set of dice for their time and left.

[@tenchuu007]

Nailed it.

[@helldog3105]

I've been watching these videos for a while now. I haven't commented often, but I just realized, I have been playing games created by you since I was 10 years old when my older brother introduced me to Call of Cthulhu. And I am excited to say that I am still buy products created by you to this very day. I still remember when I met you and shook your hand at a Gencon. I think you were at the Chaosium booth? My first encounter with someone I would consider to be famous. Thank you for all of the incredible products you create and I am excited to see Dinosaur 1944 as I think it looks fantastic. My love for horror and suspense stories and games started with Call of Cthulhu and my first encounter with something in the attic that terrified and drove my poor detective insane. May all of your products be a stunning success, and someday I hope I get a chance to meet you again and shake your hand again. Thank you again for all of the amazing stories and adventures you have created for all of us.

[@SandyofCthulhu]

I apologize for ruining your childhoo.

[@helldog3105]

@@SandyofCthulhu nonsense. Your game allowed me to bond with my brother, which was not an easy task. He was several years older than me and we didn't always get along, but role playing games was one area that worked.

[@Roufus55]

Real talk: Who is J.I. Tenebreau? (The name said in the opening.)

[@joshuanorris5860]

Lol thats one way of interpreting it, i think :P Maby a better question is what race is it doing the speaking? :D that may actually have an answer lol

[@SandyofCthulhu]

Cthulhu is saying "ex luce ad tenebras" which apparently summons me forth.

[@joshuanorris5860]

Whelp you got the "Tene" part right lol

[@SandyofCthulhu]

@@joshuanorris5860 I guess Cthulhu is sucky at forming latin words.

[@tenchuu007]

I can't believe Monopoly got a 4.3 instead of a zero.

[@inakiiribarrenlineros8594]

Sandy, what do you think about making a video on Pulp Cthulhu?

[@aziztcf]

Heard a little salt there with the partner/profit thing ;)

[@professormoore4876]

Sandy does that in all his videos, he is a true chef, knows a bit of seasoning makes things more interesting.

[@SandyofCthulhu]

They literally flew to boston to explore a side gig in the middle of my kickstarter campaign.

[@aziztcf]

@@SandyofCthulhu Fair!

[@unperson5713]

Axis and Allies was my jam (back in the 80s).

[@SandyofCthulhu]

It has kept growing over the years too. Axis & Allies: Pacific is my favorite version, though only 3 player.

[@Tony-dh7mz]

Let Cthulhu rise, I know he has a peanut allergy....

[@kevinhisel]

2:28 I want to think Betrayal at the House on the Hill is a good game, but I have yet to enjoy it when I try playing it.

[@BenFrayle]

Confirm.

[@SandyofCthulhu]

Not every game is for every person of course. But there's no doubt that it's far beyond Feely Meely. Anyway I have a game coming up that might topple Betrayal from its throne.

[@kevinhisel]

@@SandyofCthulhu I look forward to that. I also really didn’t mean to down on the game because it always looks like it should be good.

[@SandyofCthulhu]

@@kevinhisel My kids and I enjoyed playing it together, but maybe it was the fun of just hanging out.

[@BF-Gator]

They call it the golden age because those are the games the golden girls like to play

[@SandyofCthulhu]

I did say outright that the golden age was 2021, so not sure if the golden girls are playing a lot of Terra Mystica.

[@BF-Gator]

@@SandyofCthulhu I know I'm just trying to make anyone laugh Love your work Sandy Keep up the good work!!

[@nolan412]

Battleship?

[@SandyofCthulhu]

yeah. another stellar game.

[@PhilippeLizard]

"C'mon do some masterpieces cult classics."

[@requiemcollectiblesgaming]

I miss it

[@requiemcollectiblesgaming]

Not what i was expecting

[@SandyofCthulhu]

@@requiemcollectiblesgaming I know right? Everyone expects the old fart to think things were better in the past.

[@requiemcollectiblesgaming]

@@SandyofCthulhu Ahahah, thats funny.

[@MyEconomics101]

Can you make a follow-up video and recommend an entry board game for normies? Is it Settlers of Catan?

[@RevaeRavus]

I like Stratego though.

[@hawkevick9184]

Pop culture, and digital things in general are doing very good now n

[@SandyofCthulhu]

pop culture has been doing pretty good for a few centuries now.

[@BizzLeVrai]

Game workshop is running warhammer right now.

[@singletona082]

May as well have some fun before Cthuhlu stops hitting the snooze button.

[@SandyofCthulhu]

dang straight.

[@Jeisukun]

Love you Sandy but there ain't NOTHIN wrong with a game of Clue

[@Antdevamp]

I'll fight anyone on Cthulhu Mythos 5e/PF. My players live in fear of 'that book'. As they should.

[@matthewbailey4242]

I remember as a small child playing Shoots and Ladder for the first time and thinking 'this is dumb'. Then I played Candy Land and thought 'this is the dumbest game ever' lol. Great video.

[@houstonhelicoptertours1006]

I'll stick to Go and Chess

[@SandyofCthulhu]

nothing wrong with those.

[@Shad0wmoses]

didnt know people looked down on MTG players lol. then again i am largely ignorant of table top gaming and card games.

[@SandyofCthulhu]

Well many gamers think their own little specialty is The Best and filled with elites, and every other category is not the same. Just ask a Warhammer player. Or a hardcore Pathfinder group.

[@kgoblin5084]

As a former magic head, I can see why. A) The game always had a creepy, bleed the stone aspect to it with how it roped folks into buying pack after pack of cards. That kind of commercialization is going to turn some people off, some of whom then start to think they are better than the chumps in the skinner box... hence elitism B) Any game where you have dedicated (and straight up professional!) players who ONLY play that one game is going to garner some hate like that. Part of it is annoyance having to listen to a fiddle with 1 note, & part of it is there will always be some one-noters who are full on jackasses. In the video game space, same thing applies to the communities around stuff like Counterstrike, League of Legends, DOTA, Fortnite, & Minecraft. What's notable about the MTG community is you now have the same factors creating conflict between fans of different formats.

[@Wolfphototech]

📢 *You really should just create a Patreon & SubscribeStar accounts just to lock down the name for your company & yourself .*

[@0neDoomedSpaceMarine]

He feels it's wrong for a company selling products to have something like a Patreon, and that you should buy his games if you want to support him.

[@Wolfphototech]

@@0neDoomedSpaceMarine I understand that point . But it's not much of a point .

[@SandyofCthulhu]

@@Wolfphototech well maybe. I could be convinced but then I'd have to have special Patreon stuff & videos wouldn't I? That sounds hard. I'd rather let their patron investment get them my actual stuff.

[@Wolfphototech]

@@SandyofCthulhu You could always just create the accounts and don't post special stuff . Just standard updates .

[@42percenthealth]

Axis and Allies is a good game? My brother and I spent many many hours playing it many many times. The Allies always won, no matter what.

[@thatradiogeek]

Wizards of the Coast is screwing my FLGS over with their new distribution BS. Tell me again how MTG is keeping them alive.

[@MarquisDeSang]

Chronicles of Drunagor is the proof we are living in the golden age of boargaming.