The Ultimate Board Game Gift List - 2023/2024

[@wiblick]

accidentally watched this at 1.25x and thought the guys were even more manic than usual

[@TheZerglot1]

LMAO same thing just happened to me. Thought it was intentional till I read your comment

[@deloctyte]

Funnily enough, SU&SD is one of the few channels I don't usually speed up, the lads and lasses really know how to keep my attention.

[@wiblick]

I’d been watching a play through on another channel just before - I don’t know if it’s youtube or me, but I never noticed it retain speed setting between videos before…. And totally agree, I’m new to SU&SD and working my way through their back catalogue of vids & podcasts because they *are* so entertaining.

[@darrenbillups1322]

Lol

[@natts]

Accidently read this at 1.25x and it still wasn't interesting 🤷‍♂️

[@Chappykinz]

So nice to see a bunch of games I've never heard of being recommended by SUSD. Their appreciation for party games is something that you don't get from all the people covering mostly Kickstarter dungeon crawlers.

[@Groovestonenz]

This. 100%

[@homolamb]

dude party games are the best

[@Maspital]

We played Don’t Get Got at a wedding as a little side activity during downtime. Worked great, except for one table (my board gaming group) which resorted to complete silence and intensely staring each other in the eyes, until they gave up and did their tasks elsewhere 😄

[@zosoknight]

Ra! Ra! Auction game! Egypt's greatest Reiner theme! Spent all my sun discs on a funeral.

[@obouchard2]

Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man, Magic The Gathering, Netrunner and now Mindbug! Super-hero, actor and boardgames designer, the dude really can do it all! (I jest I jest, thank you on the suggestions and thank you for your hard work this year)!

[@rolling.reggie]

Lol came to comment this.

[@Squatch_needs_no_heroes]

Also Hacksaw Ridge, he was very good in that. 😂😂😂

[@Echodonut]

This guy jests 😏

[@ValkyrieTiara]

"nana" is (one of) the japanese word(s) for "seven" btw. I'm assuming the 7 pigs are special and cool in some way, and that's why they're golden. Yes I'm one of those people who drops inconsequential, borderline unrelated trivia in the comments of 30 minute videos.

[@robertsaw841]

I LIKE that fact thanks

[@rodrigotoledo6370]

Also, seven is a luck number in Japan. The pigs in the artwork are holding little four leaf clovers. In game, you win immediately if you get sevens

[@danopticon]

Oh, I’ve kept seeing _Cat in the Box_ advertised at me or on shelves, and it’s definitely my aesthetic, but I’ve wondered whether it was fun or not. So, thanks for the recommendation!!

[@CANAS1AN]

might be my favorite trick taking game and I own almost 20

[@shinysnivy5903]

5:36 I do love Andrew Garfield, he has great range

[@shutupandsitdown]

When you're so keen to tell a Garfield joke that you flub the setup. We love you Richard, and we're sorry

[@Nixitur]

Tom said "aminals" so seamlessly and naturally that I briefly forgot how that word is actually spelled.

[@NeonGodzilla87]

The chaotic QVC energy in this video is incredible

[@shutupandsitdown]

HELL YEAH GAMER

[@davetalbert8387]

For Sale is an absolute killer game; so perfect, almost never the wrong choice to play on any occasion.

[@ag806]

A few days ago I watched your video about best games to play in the holidays and I instantly bought Wandering Towers (really good by the way). Now what will you sell me?

[@stelittler]

I did exactly the same!

[@jamessherman7797]

That’s quite a handful of games reviewed! I liked the 3 categories of games. Heat Pedal to the Metal has been a big hit amongst the game group I play with. Really nice that it supports up to 6 players.

[@shinypigeongames]

The spontaneous caroling melted my heart 🥹😅😂

[@TomSedgman]

Tom’s point at 22:15 is exactly how I choose presents for my kids

[@biomeboardgame]

Fun list! Played some of these games, but excited to try others on the list

[@tylervideos8081]

Tom, I really like your new look. You look like you are taking care of yourself and being your best self ❤🎉

[@JorWat25]

By the way, 'Hans im Glück' is a German fairy tale, which means 'Hans in Luck'.

[@Duck_Ellington]

Tom: Ark Nova! Me: ah yes, the egg

[@GadBoDag]

Now I have "lovely bunch of coconuts" stuck in my head, thanks Matt

[@crawley6957]

@9:35 Wow, I am incredibly impressed that SU&SD has already done 235! podcasts. That's 5.3x10^456 podcasts! Assuming an average length of 30 minutes, that's 2.2x10^442 times longer than the age of the universe! Great work, team!

[@purple-blaze]

Yes! Mindbug is so much fun and new sets on the way soon!

[@RichOrmond]

Great energy in this one, gents. Lots of fun. I now want to buy all these games!! Well done!

[@DrMcFly28]

22:42 parent's face when their kid talks about a TikTok thing they're very excited about

[@AquaSheep93]

Extremely unreasonably excited at the el nombre reference

[@Slobst]

So what I got from this video is Matt loves Auction games

[@Tygerwulff]

Matt wants a large sock full of auction games for Christmas.

[@billie_the_birdie]

I thought I must have dreamt El Nombre because no one else remembers him! Thanks for settling that concern Tom

[@YuliaLinderoth]

Same here, El Nombre lives in my head rent free

[@bringbatteries]

aww i just love these guys so much. happy holidays everybody~

[@Sihoiba]

A 6 year old niece is already getting Stomp the Plank, but two friends may well be getting surprise gifts from this list!

[@CreepsBme]

I recieved blood on the clocktower as a gift. Biggest game gift I've ever done got

[@AOSABS]

Welcome to the cult.

[@willgaines8575]

One of us. One of us. One of us.

[@timwlake]

Tom doesn't know who Gandalf is?! Tom strikes me as a man who would enjoy watching the Lord of the Rings

[@ChairmanAntelope]

There’s also a book of it now, it’s pretty good.

[@bighamster2]

​@@ChairmanAntelopeNothing beats the original Top Trumps it is based on, though.

[@glallenclan]

​@@ChairmanAntelopethe book came before the movie!!

[@CorvusBoreus]

I remember el nombre, Tom. something exclusively watched while you were off sick from school.

[@Tygerwulff]

Playing Heat with Tom was one of the highlights of my WSBG. And it remains one of my favorite games in the last good while.

[@alexcannon-microdot]

I remember El Nombre! Does that make me "young?" oh god please let it make me young...

[@shia_labeouf]

Wow, El Nombre! Memory unlocked there. What a trip.

[@frankharr9466]

Good recomendations. Thank you.

[@Veggieman87]

I’ve sadly stopped giving/asking for games as gifts because I’ve realized my family just don’t enjoy playing them… last time I was at my brother’s place I saw all of the games I got them in the closet, still shrink wrapped…

[@cazzah49]

Gifts are for the recipient. Got to know them well to target them right.

[@Veggieman87]

@@cazzah49 I do try my best to get them games I think they'll enjoy, but I just don't think they like playing board games. Any time I bring one home for Christmas that I think they'll like, they pretty much just humor me and play it with me but never seem to actually have fun.

[@jollyroger1009]

Take them all back and play them.

[@MetalHomer1]

Quick German lesson. Yes "Glück" means "luck" but "hands" would be "Hände" or a singular "Hand" (just like in english). "Hans" is a name. "Hans im Glück" is the name of one of grimms fairytales. A boy Hans travels with payment for his labor home to his mom. He exchanges the payment multiple times for diffrent things and in the end has nothing but is happier for it. The morale is something like material things don't make you happy

[@Adderkleet]

22;50 - I also thought Matt was doing El Nombre.

[@mourircourir]

Tom Brewster the haircut is looking dapper

[@hirostroud]

I also grew up on the wise teachings of El Nombre. I still follow the lesson of don't fall into holes, go AROUND the problem

[@glallenclan]

Spots is so much fun!

[@jiantjingerjohn]

I also remember El Nombre, great lad :D

[@tahunuva4254]

I remember el nombre. The highlight of my brief tenure in elementary school.

[@SirFrancisBaconn]

5:51 I think you mean Richard Garfield.

[@flavflav7792]

Thank you so much!!!! Great list

[@mkaiww]

My dad just got coat express for his birthday which would be a great Christmas gift for families and gamers

[@KevinNguyen-ff5nf]

props for the nana love! It's absolutely fantastic!

[@philippkranemann7403]

The German term „Glück“ could mean either „luck“ or „happiness“ (or both) depending on the context.

[@Kreluros]

To add to this, "Hans im Glück" is a well-known fairy tale.

[@bangboom123]

I am delighted to learn other people cannot help saying Andrew Garfield

[@drjjloveman]

I prefer Richard Garfield. He was a good Spiderman...

[@cardbaudit]

Don't Get Got provides much entertainment for us at UKGE every year.

[@eewetter]

I love seeing Emily on the channel!! Im trans too, and it’s really cool seeing her on the team! 🏳️‍⚧️

[@markbaker465]

Dogs have spots, dice have dogs, dogs have dots, dots have spots.

[@narvuntien]

I really wanted Moon but its not available in my country until next year :/. I had the cat in the box game recently recommended to me

[@danbrown6210]

Strong SUSD energy in this video 😁

[@luigiscazzari4724]

How big are Tom's socks?!? 😂

[@a-c-m]

„Hans im Glück“ means indeed „lucky Hans“. But most importantly, it’s the title of an old Brothers Grimm fairy tale from around 1800. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_in_Luck

[@ClaeFace]

Has the SUSD crew played Maskmen? Personally it’s my favorite Oink game, and it definitely deserves its time in the sun

[@dan.s8230]

What version of “For Sale” is that? Looks different than the ones shown in the links

[@shutupandsitdown]

It's the out-of-print IELLO edition, but it's the same game as the Eagle-Gryphon version, just with different art and packaging.

[@SeanKDLA]

We've got My Gold Mine and Spots, and Stomp the plank arrived a few days ago for Christmas. WHAT'S NEXT?

[@jacksonhagen7686]

Really sad that don't get got isn't available in the US! :( That game sounds amazing!

[@aidosm2003]

Great list😊

[@createdbyjonaton1347]

Nana translates to 7 in Japanese which explains why the pigs (7) are gold and the name. 😂

[@Ben-pf9wx]

One more that I think should be here, RAILROAD INK!!! Possibly the best roll and write

[@handsomecrab]

Don't Get Got! Christmas edition is great fun to play over the Christmas period and will fit in an average sized stocking!

[@mrmr3141]

I was NOT expecting to be reminded of el nombre ever again

[@VivaMidnight]

I also thought Matt was referencing El Nombre..

[@florianhupper7662]

"Hans im Glück" (engl. Hans in Luck) is a fairytale by the Grimm brothers

[@Coloneljesus]

I just got Cat in a Box as a gift and I can't wait to play it!

[@barbarabonanomi8133]

Cavoli io sto cercando Spots da tanto tempo ma non lo trovo dove posso comprarlo? Io vivo in Italia

[@okuzhori]

Hans is a german name and Hans im Glück is a fairytale. I know its a lot to ask but is there hope for another susd ti4 playthrough video?

[@jollyroger1009]

Question: do you guys play bridge (trick taking game)? It seems like a card game that would appeal to modern board gamers so....just wondered.

[@dkinrys]

Bridge is a FANTASTIC game, but it is a lifestyle game that requires a lot of learning and practice to get proficient. Modern board games are unfortunately killing it off, because who has time to invest in learning and practicing one single game WHEN THERE'S ANOTHER KICKSTARTER TO BACK and another Euro with CUBES TO TRADE FOR OTHER CUBES

[@jollyroger1009]

@dkinrys pretty much what I thought. But if more gamers knew about it it could be brought into the modern game stable and might get a renaissance: it would fit pretty well with the heavier games.

[@tristram4711]

Howcome the captions on this video are better than on a video I would normally pay for?

[@Wylie288]

KZbin AI is better than humans apparently.

[@EuanMunro]

Shout out to the El Nombre mention 😂

[@t.b.1568]

Hans im Glück= Hans(an old german name) in luck/hapiness..it`s a fairy tale by brothers Grimm

[@Mark-ph7cy]

I wish Stomp the Plank was more easily available outside the UK

[@remraf1984]

There was a life size version at table top Scotland. Was amazing!

[@Mark-ph7cy]

@@remraf1984 Life size elephants??

[@Suhawk75]

@@remraf1984wait… what? How did I miss that?

[@Snarkysean]

Help I saw this video and immediately bought Trek (for myself, not as a present)

[@remraf1984]

Interested to know why you picked Ra over Zoo vardis?

[@jamesmccarthy962]

Availability probably a factor, zoovadis seems hard to get in the UK at least where shut up is based

[@shia_labeouf]

2:24 "Like Schrodinger's cat, the card game". Except there IS a card game called Schrodinger's cats, and it's not really like that.

[@nazokashii]

Always great fun and great recommendations :D thank you

[@Boar_Gamer]

honestly wouldn't mind if someone gifted me any of these games, good picks

[@osmoduh]

All my friends and family are going to get a copy of Sea salt & paper this Christmas. The original Bombyx edition though, not the Pandasaurus edition with crappy card quality.

[@2bearnest]

How can I Find this?

[@osmoduh]

@@2bearnest I live in Europe so I ordered straight from Bombyx themselves in France. Don't know anything about availability elsewhere but maybe bgg forums can help. Good luck!

[@neilmunro5360]

Suggestion to include a Reference Pear OF SOCKS (eh, eh, see what I did there) so we can include the scientific method in knowing whether a game is stockingable or not.

[@JonsFrapeProductions]

The hands never lie

[@Kocorochan]

I think I'm just gonna pick up Bandido.

[@haydon524]

We remember El Nombré ❤

[@postalpocalypse787]

Feel seen by the El Nombre reference

[@AcceleratedMango]

Did you make a card disappear at 6:15??

[@thegamesninja3119]

Don't Get Got? Is that what happened to the Quinns hand puppet?

[@wyburp7970]

I wished for some christmas demonic summoning from Emily.

[@flyingpenguin4144]

Watched this at .75x speed to keep my heart from exploding.

[@mattroso1210]

Delightful as always

[@Sparky2618]

I remember El Nombre... writing numbers in the desert sand...

[@scrattue]

I too was expecting matt to go for El Nombre

[@1teamski]

I got really confused over the nail polish....................... I personally think that Bohnanza is the best gift game ever.

[@phelan_pt]

I assumed Emily did the B-roll footage for that game

[@bobrong9645]

Gorillas are apes. According to wikipedia: "Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as the simians. Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes, which constitutes an incomplete paraphyletic grouping; however, in the broader sense based on cladistics, apes (Hominoidea) are also included, making the terms monkeys and simians synonyms in regard to their scope." Thus gorillas can be considered monkeys (just don't say that to a librarian). Also yes, I can be considered a monkey (I am a human, thus an ape, if you wondered).

[@georgekaminaris5269]

it should be illegal to have so much charisma on screen all at the same time

[@SuddenlyUpsidedown]

If it doesn't have a tail it's not a monkey / Even if it has a monkey kinda shape / If it doesn't have a tail it's not a monkey / if it doesn't have a tail it's not a monkey it's an ape - Veggie Tales song that continues to live rent free in my head

[@jandean9268]

I want aspirational socks.

[@dominikgarbauer6883]

Don't get got! is the most SUSD-type game there is. 😂