Top 10 Games w/ Light Rules & Heavy Strategy

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The Brothers Murph

The Brothers Murph

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@TheBrothersMurph
@TheBrothersMurph 8 ай бұрын
What game do you think should be on the list? Oh and make sure to subscribe!
@SimmonTak
@SimmonTak 5 ай бұрын
Definitely Tak. It's in the same category as Santorini with abstract strategy, but it's WAY deeper. And also super simple. Also, it's easy to get into since you can play online at playtak and there is a great community around it for casual and competitive play.
@netman63129
@netman63129 2 ай бұрын
There are many of my favorite games on your list. Some obvious omissions are Parks, Cascadia, Harmonies and Barenpark. Since you included a few bigger games like Castles of Burgundy, then I would also have added the classic, El Grande :-)
@Haim5333
@Haim5333 Ай бұрын
Chess should definitely have gotten an honorable mention. Other than that, carcassonne and star realms 😁
@jackwood4701
@jackwood4701 Ай бұрын
The Loop is possibly also one who could be on the list. You have a great channel with a lot of positivism! 👍🏻
@stephenwyda2568
@stephenwyda2568 Ай бұрын
Foundations of Rome. 3 simple actions to choose from but a lot of strategy on how to optimize placement of buildings based on how the game is developing, what is surrounding your buildings, etc.
@Agent_Pendergast
@Agent_Pendergast Жыл бұрын
I feel like Hansa Teutonica is the most elegant design in all of board gaming and would have been my vote for number one on this list.
@nikolamanojlovicci
@nikolamanojlovicci Жыл бұрын
I'd say that spot belongs to Concordia, but HT is a great shout
@olchum6013
@olchum6013 Жыл бұрын
Such a good game!
@TheBrothersMurph
@TheBrothersMurph Жыл бұрын
Hansa was on the short list and DEF could have been on this list
@undiscovered_games
@undiscovered_games Жыл бұрын
HT is my favorite game of all time. Good call!
@alexgimenez6716
@alexgimenez6716 11 ай бұрын
Hansa Teutonica is a great candidate for this list. I totally agree.
@Cabelly
@Cabelly Жыл бұрын
I love seeing everyone's list. Games like these are the only ones I can get my family to play with me. If the rules take more than 10 minutes to explain, it's not making it to the table.
@iqweaver
@iqweaver Жыл бұрын
So glad to see Concordia on this list. One of the few games you never need to look at the rule book.
@karanbhatt9320
@karanbhatt9320 9 ай бұрын
I am new to this board game thing and not playing board game but playing board APP. Game looks complicated by looking at the board. I think I will try this game.
@stacie_everdell
@stacie_everdell Жыл бұрын
I know you've been doing this for a bit now, but I just wanted to comment on how much I enjoy and appreciate the b-roll you incorporate into your top 10 lists. Very well done, beautiful cuts that really add to both the quality and quantity of your videos. Thanks for the effort. I know it takes a lot. This was a great list, btw!
@TheBrothersMurph
@TheBrothersMurph Жыл бұрын
Awwww thank you for those kind words we really love having good b roll so it always makes us happy when someone appreciates it!
@patricksullivan6988
@patricksullivan6988 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this list. Low rule complexity, deep strategy is a beautiful balance
@olanmills64
@olanmills64 Жыл бұрын
Arboretum is one of my favorites! The rules for gameplay are indeed simple. I do find that for new players, it's hard to remember all the scoring rules. It's not that complicated, but I do wish there were little player aid cards included in the game.
@stephenball2108
@stephenball2108 Жыл бұрын
My first thought when I saw the topic was Blitzkrieg. It’s so quick and easy to teach, never have to look at the rulebook, but I’m always shocked how much though goes into each decision made in the game. It feels like it would be stale since the board doesn’t change game to game, but somehow it always feels dynamic and interesting.
@ralfn9629
@ralfn9629 Жыл бұрын
Interesting list. Everything you mentioned about Chess is much more true for Go. That is in fact my number 1 game of all time. And that despite I am more a Themer. (Terraforming Mars, Wingspan, Scythe, Sleeping Gods etc.) Go has the simplest 3 rules, but only in 2016 was a AI able to win against human. It is THE most complex game out there.
@ralfn9629
@ralfn9629 11 ай бұрын
@@antondudko2385 Ragnrocks has definitely a territorial aspect, but it is an soo much easier game. Strangely enough with all the different power cards it has so many different rules and modes. The deepness, and complexity of Go is unrivaled. I play Go for over 35 years and I call myself still only a beginner.
@Overlordsen
@Overlordsen 11 ай бұрын
Glad to see Santorini on this list. It was the first game that came to my mind when I read "Light Rules And Heavy Strategy"
@mrtheasley
@mrtheasley Жыл бұрын
I'll say no on Castles of Burgundy. I think when we play a game a lot we forget what it's like to learn it. I teach a lot of games and think I do a pretty good job of it, but I taught this to some new folks sometime in the past year and it felt like a medium/medium-heavy game with the things I felt like I needed to explain. I'm sure someone else would do a better job, but I think it's wrong to say Castles is a rules-light game. But-great video! I haven't tried Santorini or Unmatched or Arboretum even though I've known about them, and this makes me want to now.
@DanaParedes
@DanaParedes Жыл бұрын
agreed. Especially with every yellow tile meaning something different you have to look them up every time when you haven’t memorized them yet. I would still consider those rules.
@jadam42
@jadam42 10 ай бұрын
Yup. Castles is known for having an awful rules book too.
@blacklotus561
@blacklotus561 16 күн бұрын
All the tiles having different rules completely knocks it out contention for me. If at any point during the game you have to take a look in the rulebook to remember what you are supposed to do then it doesn't meet my definition of "easy to teach".
@scottbollinger3980
@scottbollinger3980 Жыл бұрын
How in the heck did Hanamikoji not make this list? I think I bought it because y'all said it was one of the best at this.
@SnareSpectre
@SnareSpectre Жыл бұрын
I can't believe I've finally found Le Havre getting the recognition as the king of light rules/heavy strategy! Concordia always rules the discussion, and it certainly deserves to be high on the list, yet nobody seems to remember Le Havre even exists when talking about this. But it's absolutely my pick for #1 and always has been.
@TheBrothersMurph
@TheBrothersMurph Жыл бұрын
Le Havre for life
@quart-knee-lee
@quart-knee-lee Жыл бұрын
No Reiner Knizia? High Society, Schotten Totten, Through the Desert, etc. He is the king of cleverly simple games that make you hate yourself and this is why we love him.
@TheBrothersMurph
@TheBrothersMurph Жыл бұрын
We were joking that this entire list could be his games. He definitely is the king of that.
@corihulet739
@corihulet739 Жыл бұрын
I have had Concordia sitting here for a year, untouched. You've convinced me it's time to give it a go!
@Erril_Ferndal
@Erril_Ferndal Жыл бұрын
try it, its amazing 😉
@koriakin
@koriakin Жыл бұрын
'Brew the best bread and bake the breast beer' - Murph Brothers, 2023
@a-c-m
@a-c-m Жыл бұрын
Everdell has arguably also a super simple rule set - the complexities arise from the cards and card combos.
@laurencesingh3948
@laurencesingh3948 Жыл бұрын
I was going to say this one, too. On your turn you either place a worker, play a card, or prepare for next season. Those are your only options. But like you said specific cards and the way they combo are what make the game more complex and interesting.
@JJ_TheGreat
@JJ_TheGreat Жыл бұрын
@@laurencesingh3948 I would still argue that the game works - because the rules are still simple - regardless of the text on the cards, which add to the strategy.
@revimfadli4666
@revimfadli4666 6 ай бұрын
​@@laurencesingh3948tbf lots of other wp games only have "place a worker", so what makes Everdell's simple is how almost all the worker spaces are "place here to get resources/cards/points"
@TheDavidPhillips
@TheDavidPhillips Жыл бұрын
Right there with you on Unmatched - first thing I thought of was Little Red. She broke my brainium trying to plan out her basket bonuses.
@AleksandarDaGr8
@AleksandarDaGr8 Жыл бұрын
Almost any Knizia game fits this as well. My favorites are Ra and Quest for El Dorado
@TheBrothersMurph
@TheBrothersMurph Жыл бұрын
Funny thing is we hadn't played Ra, but we DID play Ra the day this video came out, and it definitely could have made this list
@jonsparks3152
@jonsparks3152 Жыл бұрын
Tigris and Euphrates is an excellent example of this.
@helxis
@helxis 11 ай бұрын
​@@jonsparks3152T&E is the least good example of easy Knizia games, being his heaviest game. There are so many other great ones, though.
@djbobilicious4730
@djbobilicious4730 Жыл бұрын
I’d say The Quest For Eldorado. Super simple, the rules are on your player board! Great decisions and replayability. Would you consider Orléans eligible for this list?
@adityarajivratnam6863
@adityarajivratnam6863 Жыл бұрын
Great list. I love Onitama as well as the original miniature game - Chess :) in this regard.
@bobsiddoway
@bobsiddoway Жыл бұрын
Was about to say this, too!!!
@TheDavidPhillips
@TheDavidPhillips Жыл бұрын
I was surprised at Bloody Inn - just picked that up because you said so, and i really had to sit back and plan out what i wanted to do. Turns and rules are simple - basically pick one thing to so with one card on your turn, try to bank points. But man.... so many agonizing decisions that all knot together - 7 dead cops later and I'm just shoving bodies under my neighbor's barn cause I have too many things to do and not enough turns to do them. That peasant mechanic - brilliant.
@hiho8084
@hiho8084 Жыл бұрын
Great list. I've seen Santorini and always passed it up, but after seeing this, I'm giving it a try. I like that it's a short game and it is easy to learn, challenging to play. Thanks for the list👍
@lanethomason6000
@lanethomason6000 Жыл бұрын
There's a mobile app for Santorini that is pretty good if you want to test it out first.
@hiho8084
@hiho8084 Жыл бұрын
@@lanethomason6000 Thanks!
@sirvliam
@sirvliam Жыл бұрын
Great list, love the choice of beer and bread. One of my favs that would fit on this list is The Estates. Really fun auction city building game, the rules are light and intuitive.
@coreynoemif3j29
@coreynoemif3j29 Жыл бұрын
Targi’s a good candidate. Reef for another abstract game. I think Reef is highly underrated. It’s so ridiculously easy to teach and incredibly satisfying as you start chaining your goal cards together while simultaneously collecting resources from those same goal cards then constantly raking in money. I also thought it was a genius touch to keep the coin diameter the same so you can’t tell by looking at someone’s stack how much money they actually have. Whether that was intentional or not I don’t know.
@teejleague3838
@teejleague3838 Жыл бұрын
Love you bros! I turn 40 this Monday and it looks like my birthday present is going to be for our gestational carrier to start carrying our child before the end of the year, much sooner than we'd thought! Have a great day and keep being you guys, 'cause you guys ROCK.
@TheBrothersMurph
@TheBrothersMurph Жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh Teej thank you so so much for the generosity! And congrats on the accelerated timeline! Let's goooooo!!
@simtill
@simtill Жыл бұрын
I think Go would be my number one pick followed by Chess.
@nathanwhitmore3980
@nathanwhitmore3980 11 ай бұрын
Classics!
@kenkosten2257
@kenkosten2257 Жыл бұрын
Love this topic. My favorite type of game is simple to learn hard to master. I would add - Cascadia, Mandala, Battleline, Jaipur, Targi to the list.
@ProfAntidot
@ProfAntidot Жыл бұрын
Concordia becomes even more varialbe with just one extra resource of salt from Salsa expansion
@grog3514
@grog3514 Жыл бұрын
How is it possible to make a list like this and not even mention Reiner knizia? That's his entire MO.
@olanmills64
@olanmills64 Жыл бұрын
I agree! Several of his games would fit well into this category
@JJ_TheGreat
@JJ_TheGreat Жыл бұрын
I immediately think of Kramer & Kiesling!
@helxis
@helxis 11 ай бұрын
Yea, huge miss here.
@davidfavre6145
@davidfavre6145 Жыл бұрын
Great list ! Mind would be : (no specific order) 1) Mangrovia 2) Arboretum 3) Glass Road 4) Bloody Inn 5) Photograph (wind the film) 6) Five Tribes 7) Ethnos 8) Glory to Rome 9) The Crew 10) Hansa teutonica
@djmurp2
@djmurp2 Жыл бұрын
Mangrovia, nice! 🎉
@jacobmccue365
@jacobmccue365 Жыл бұрын
Excellent idea for a list and good choices! Totally agree that Arboretum is a brain melter, it just looks so sweet and innocent. Santorini is an absolute gem. Anyone who likes abstract strategy should own Santorini. Can't agree on CoB however, it has a good amount of rules and concepts to learn IMO. Thanks for the list!
@codym6376
@codym6376 Жыл бұрын
I agree. It may only have four possible actions per dice but I feel like there are a few too many rules for this list.
@VoiceofFox
@VoiceofFox Жыл бұрын
Solid list. I’d add Finca, Hive and most Reiner Knizia games. Le Havre is one of Uwe’s heaviest games according to BGG. I guess because despite the simple rules it gets REALLY crunchy if you want to do well, i.e. make as much money as possible.
@21cabbage93
@21cabbage93 10 ай бұрын
These are some of my favourite types of games cause they’re easy to teach and can get to the table often
@TheBrothersMurph
@TheBrothersMurph 10 ай бұрын
Heck yeah!
@Pinstripedood
@Pinstripedood 8 ай бұрын
Some of the simplest games I have are also easily some of the best and my most enjoyable to interact with my friends. Zoo vadis, the crew, Whitehall mystery, the king is dead, battle line, Azul. So easy to teach, you don't get hung up on "well that's not a valid move because you can't move that piece into a space containing that piece". You just hop in and the complexity all comes from playing the people across from you
@dblevins343
@dblevins343 11 ай бұрын
Khet. It's literally referred to as laser chess. Super simple, super strategic. I recommend playing it with a chess clock to keep games short. I will also say, I think Unmatched is actually best in a 2v2 setting. It's a lot more forgiving for new players because players can dip in and out easier.
@vapebomb27
@vapebomb27 Жыл бұрын
Great video guys! honestly suprised that weather machine didn't make the cut. maybe honerable mention. LOL All jokes aside love the content. My favorite board game channel for sure
@MasterHigure
@MasterHigure Жыл бұрын
In my opinion, Reiner Knizia has this category mostly down to a tee. Especially his auction games, like Modern Art, or Ra. The rules are pretty simple, but it's still basically impossible to tell what a given auction lot is worth. And there will be 3-4 other players struggling with the exact same issues. Trying to determine whether you want to use whatever limited resources you have this time, or hope for something better down the line. They massage my brain wonderfully.
@JJ_TheGreat
@JJ_TheGreat Жыл бұрын
Cool! Now can you do a video on “Top 10 Games with Heavy Rules & Light Strategy”? (Just for a joke, maybe)! Thanks.
@opiate05
@opiate05 Жыл бұрын
First game that came to my mind for this catagory was Innovation. You have two actions and can do four things on your turn (really only three things as one of them is just scoring an acheivement). You play a card, draw a card, or do what the card says on it. Pick to do two of those things each turn. Thats it. But it will get crazy complicated as each card does very different things your cards evolve as the game goes on.
@TheBrothersMurph
@TheBrothersMurph Жыл бұрын
Great call on innovation
@The-Totally-Real-Jacob
@The-Totally-Real-Jacob Жыл бұрын
Loved the list, I'm excited to go check out Beer and Bread! One game that I've really loved for its simplicity is Tiny Towns - pick a resource and match them to build a building!
@DavidWilliams-nm5jv
@DavidWilliams-nm5jv 11 ай бұрын
For me, the best examples are: Skull (the very best), and Love Letter.
@petargnip6164
@petargnip6164 11 ай бұрын
For me, it has to have a shorter teach and simpler rules to be considered "rules light". So here's my list of five games, in no particular order, because ordering is hard: -Land vs Sea -Hive -Azul -Thurn and Taxis -Cascadia
@Erril_Ferndal
@Erril_Ferndal Жыл бұрын
I looooove this type of games! Less rules, high depth! I am always looking for Top 10 videos of this kind! The problem with the "many rules" games is that you will forget the rules in a month and then you don't want to touch that game again because you know you have to learn again the rules!!! I really wish more games would be like Concordia! You can play it anytime without looking into the rule book 😄
@billjaimez
@billjaimez Жыл бұрын
Great list, I think Sea Salt Paper would make this list as well.
@oynaeglen
@oynaeglen Жыл бұрын
a must have and the must added game for this list is "THE KING IS DEAD 2nd EDITION"
@eightyeightfm7462
@eightyeightfm7462 Жыл бұрын
No Go? No The King is Dead? You could have given a Knizia game an honourable mention (maybe Babylonia?).
@TheBrothersMurph
@TheBrothersMurph Жыл бұрын
Haven’t played the first 2 so can’t comment on those and we should have given knizia some love. He is absolutely the king of this topic. It could have been all his games
@dawsondemars1092
@dawsondemars1092 Жыл бұрын
I was hoping to see Ginkgopolis on here. I haven’t played but I was hoping to see it on the list so I would have encouragement to learn the rules haha. Great list friends
@JJ_TheGreat
@JJ_TheGreat Жыл бұрын
Same... I haven't played it either, but I heard about its stature!
@Fatcat1010
@Fatcat1010 Жыл бұрын
On a podcast I heard about a site (can’t remember it) where they grade a games weight twice. So rules is weighted 1-5 and play depth we is A-E. A game like go which has very few rules but sooooo much depth may and up a 1.5-E Personally I like this far more than the BGG rating system.
@TheBrothersMurph
@TheBrothersMurph Жыл бұрын
Oh that’s cool! A very good rating system
@JJ_TheGreat
@JJ_TheGreat Жыл бұрын
Do you mean the Mogul Scale? Yes, I think that is a lot better than the BGG system.
@Erril_Ferndal
@Erril_Ferndal Жыл бұрын
Ohhhh, sounds amazing! I really would like that everybody is doing that. Because the amount of rules is not the same as the depth of a game! I really hope BGG and others will implement such a system 🤞🤞🤞
@Erril_Ferndal
@Erril_Ferndal Жыл бұрын
​@@TheBrothersMurphHi guys, you got the connection to BGG :)) Please convince them to implement a rating for amount of rules and a rating for depth 😃 Pretty please 😺
@budsticky
@budsticky Жыл бұрын
I’m an outlier for sure, but I find Concordia dull as dishwater.
@helxis
@helxis 11 ай бұрын
Same. Most overrated game on BGG.
@callum5257
@callum5257 11 ай бұрын
War Chest was my first thought. Great video, thank you!
@EricLebigot
@EricLebigot 11 ай бұрын
Not another Euro, not another abstract, not another abstract card game: I'd suggest the very successful Mindbug!
@TheBrothersMurph
@TheBrothersMurph 11 ай бұрын
Good call!
@dandurkin9735
@dandurkin9735 Жыл бұрын
Expected 10 Knizia games, but none?! Oh my
@TheBrothersMurph
@TheBrothersMurph Жыл бұрын
We probably should have added one but we definitely were laughing saying that this whole list could be his games
@aetherllama8398
@aetherllama8398 Жыл бұрын
Great list, I like a lot of these games. I'll add Azul, Akropolis, It's a Wonderful World, and Land vs Sea.
@mbillard
@mbillard Жыл бұрын
A lot of unexpected games on that list, I really like those kinds of games. Another good one I would add is Azul (and its variants).
@alexlord4599
@alexlord4599 Жыл бұрын
Hansa Teutonica and Turing Machine. Great list! I never heard of Mythic Miachief til now, going to vheck that one out 🙂
@jacobjslee
@jacobjslee Жыл бұрын
I don't agree with you about #5 CoB being a game with simple rules. I only played it for the first time recently when I received the new edition and from the moment I started unpacking it I did not see this as being simple. You mentioned the monasteries being complex - yeah, they are! But the rules required careful reading and even in our first game we had questions, we played some rules wrong (i.e. how often mines generate income) . . . there are a LOT of rules to unpack. Today, I love the game and I look forward to playing it as often as possible, but I will always remember the learning curve I had to get over to play this game. In my opinion, it is misleading to put it on this list. But I agree with many others you have here.
@Iwannarockey
@Iwannarockey 2 ай бұрын
I absolutely love Mythic Mischief. I also have had Santeria on my to buy list but have not pulled the trigger, now I think its time. 😊
@lukemoore7319
@lukemoore7319 11 ай бұрын
Ticket to ride is my most played game with various groups and family for this very reason, literally 2 options for the turn, a selection of objectives and the rest is strategy. Probably played over 100 times in the past year or so and that's all on the Europe map, once you start adding the new maps this game is infinite fun
@TheBrothersMurph
@TheBrothersMurph 11 ай бұрын
Ticket to Ride is so great for this!
@kkfromsocal819
@kkfromsocal819 3 ай бұрын
21:42 “brew the best bread & bake the best beer” 😂
@andreastullgren7595
@andreastullgren7595 9 күн бұрын
You did miss Dune Imperium here. So simple yet so deep.
@stickyickyrickypdx
@stickyickyrickypdx 9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the ideas and game suggestions! within this list I feel Unmatched is exactly what I'm looking for. I began watching with Neuroshima Hex in mind. It's asymmetrical, teach as you go, has luck of the draw mechanics with chess-like tactics.
@thundercell8098
@thundercell8098 11 ай бұрын
Really love the list and that Arboretum, Concordia and Beer&Bread are on it - they totally deserve it! However, if you want a game with super lightweight rules and really heavy complexity, try Curious Cargo: the best headache of my life!
@dougsundseth6904
@dougsundseth6904 Жыл бұрын
Castles of Burgundy doesn't belong on this list, IMO. It's not an especially difficult teach, but it's not what I'd call easy. Some that I would include: Web of Power Medieval Merchant Condottiere Medici Dominion (since you only need to teach the cards in the current game) Space Base (this one is borderline; none of the cards is hard, but there are a lot of them)
@YakovPetrovich
@YakovPetrovich 7 ай бұрын
There is a huge oversight here in the OG games department... Designers like Knizia, Colovini and Dorra mastered the simple rules deep strategy formula! Just look at games like MarraCash, Bridges of Shangri-La, Orongo -- or see Michael Schacht's many stellar designs like Mogul. Games like this will blow games like Le Havre out of the water in the rules to depth of strategy ratio
@TheBrothersMurph
@TheBrothersMurph 7 ай бұрын
You definitely aren’t wrong about anything you said but keep in mind these are always subjective lists based on our personal taste in games
@darbyl3872
@darbyl3872 Жыл бұрын
Homeworlds has about 6 rules, and very simple components, and is a fairly complex and fun 2-player game.
@rmclean101
@rmclean101 Жыл бұрын
Great list, thank you! I love Concordia and Le Have. A more recent favorite like this is Guild of Merchant Explorers.
@VV00d13
@VV00d13 8 ай бұрын
You do a great job listing more modern games. I was sitting here waiting for GO to be announced. Rules: Place stones on intersection Can not repeat same move Surrounded stones are captured. Winning: The one with the biggest area wins
@TheBrothersMurph
@TheBrothersMurph 8 ай бұрын
We have always wanted to play Go. Absolutely great choice for this kind of list
@VV00d13
@VV00d13 8 ай бұрын
@@TheBrothersMurph If you get your hands on a set i really recommend to go for it and try So very VERY few rules but it wasnt untill 2015 when the original "alphaGo" was the FIRST Ai to beat a professional GO player. Before this no one really sucseeded cuase the depth of gameplay is so great
@iamtheoneyouknowbest
@iamtheoneyouknowbest Жыл бұрын
I also liked Finca, Tobago, and Gold West, also RA is great for that as well. I do love Concordia, so I'm glad it was on the list.
@VoiceofFox
@VoiceofFox Жыл бұрын
+1 for Finca.
@christaggart5687
@christaggart5687 Жыл бұрын
Reef, Summoner Wars, Patchwork, Azul
@JosephFlemming
@JosephFlemming Жыл бұрын
Just played Marrakesh (Feld) today and while it shouldn’t be on this list, once I learned the rules the game played sooo smoothly, like a harmonious balanced dance.
@logicalparadox2897
@logicalparadox2897 11 ай бұрын
For my tastes, my list would be: - Santorini (no argument there!) - War Chest - Onitmama - Air, Land, and Sea - Battle Line - Lost Cities - Guillotine - Hive (much prefer this to Chess) - Love Letter - Stratego
@daveflynn3397
@daveflynn3397 Жыл бұрын
Great topic! I love Santorini and will have to take a look at Mythic Mischief. Another great abstract is Warchest.
@recovery-theo
@recovery-theo Жыл бұрын
Love Arboretum! Scoring confuses new players, but it's so good.
@cserannie80
@cserannie80 Жыл бұрын
For me this category a must. Azul the queen’s garden or Creature comforts are like this.
@tommyglisten6501
@tommyglisten6501 5 ай бұрын
Of all the board game reviewers, the Brother’s Murph would be my number one choice to want to play a game with!
@TheBrothersMurph
@TheBrothersMurph 5 ай бұрын
Ayeeeee let’s goooo
@미드미-v7k
@미드미-v7k Жыл бұрын
How is Le Havre “light”? Even Concordia is pretty much medium weight. I would never say those two games are light, especially considering that you have games like Hanabi on this list…. Those games don’t even compare in terms of lightness
@TheBrothersMurph
@TheBrothersMurph Жыл бұрын
The premise of the video isn’t light games it’s games with light rules compared to the deepness and richness of game experience so we have always found that for what Le Havre provides, the rule set is actually pretty short.
@미드미-v7k
@미드미-v7k Жыл бұрын
Oh I see, I misread the title as "light games" as opposed to "light rules". That was why I was confused... makes sense then! @@TheBrothersMurph
@gemofgems
@gemofgems 11 ай бұрын
I actually agree with Castles of Burgundy. Roll dice and allocate to actions. Of course, there's so much to learn, but once you get the strategies, it's fairly simple, rule-wise
@tonydesmet7389
@tonydesmet7389 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the recommendations in this nice video! However, I do feel a ranking like this not having Chess on the number 1 spot is simply incorrect (or maybe 2, depending on whether you prefer Go). No matter whether you like or dislike Chess, it is the pinnacle of a game having simple rules versus an incredible amount of strategy.
@TheBrothersMurph
@TheBrothersMurph Жыл бұрын
Ha well all our lists are subjective lists based on which games we LIKE playing and chess certainly is not something we enjoy. But it does absolutely fit this description to a T.
@ryusuikarate
@ryusuikarate Жыл бұрын
Samurai from Rainer Knizia had very easy rules and if you play the game like he intended with the island setup then there are so many paths you can take it's mind-blowing. Even with a random setup it's strategical choices are more than some games on this list have IMHO
@TheBrothersMurph
@TheBrothersMurph Жыл бұрын
Very cool!
@TylerAndToast
@TylerAndToast Жыл бұрын
First games with low rules to high strategy that come to mind: Point salad Ticket to ride Santorini Onitama
@moxiematt
@moxiematt Ай бұрын
I love these types for games so I added a few of these to my wish list. So may good games out there! I think Cascadia and Photosynthesis also fit the bill very nicely. Both are great games!
@queerissimo
@queerissimo 8 ай бұрын
thank you for this! definitely prefer these type of light rules games a lot of the times :) it would be AWESOME if you guys could make a list of top deduction games you like! or games that really has a lot of tension and gets you feeling nervous excitement from your soul (push your luck games?)
@benemery1490
@benemery1490 Жыл бұрын
What? Hegemony isn’t on this list?!?! Joking aside great choices. I’m glad mythic mischief is getting a lot of attention lately. Hive would have also fit the list well.
@Ultra_Kuma
@Ultra_Kuma Жыл бұрын
Hegemony 🤣😂🤣😂🤣
@magellanmccartney2187
@magellanmccartney2187 2 ай бұрын
Love this video. Hope to see another one like these
@alwayzaparty
@alwayzaparty Жыл бұрын
When I watched the intro the recent games played for me that came to mind were My City and Tiny Towns.
@benjaminbaker4168
@benjaminbaker4168 10 ай бұрын
What a great list idea. For me, my #1 would be El Grande. But you had some great choices.
@brotherhorus4316
@brotherhorus4316 11 күн бұрын
Only games I like on the list are Concordia and Unmatched. Good video though guys.👍 Enjoy the content, even if our tastes differ.😊
@makmighty9516
@makmighty9516 8 ай бұрын
Flux is a really simple game. It starts with 2 rules, and you can add and remove rules based on the cards that are played.
@leonardopandolfo3895
@leonardopandolfo3895 Жыл бұрын
I really liked this list!! I'll add Bonanza, Trajan (I feel that Stefan Feld makes a great job at this type of games) and Sea Salt & Paper, one of my recent favorites.
@Squirduck
@Squirduck 11 ай бұрын
Love bohnanza! Bohnanza is the favourite gateway game for my wife and I to teach guests
@ChChaser
@ChChaser Жыл бұрын
Castles of Burgundy is one of my favorite two player games. Also great with three people, but just great for two. Great choice.
@moocowp4970
@moocowp4970 8 ай бұрын
Im jealous of your painted Unmatched minis now after having seen them in this video haha
@rev.steveandrews2227
@rev.steveandrews2227 11 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. I love MIke's shirt with the Sagrada theme.
@aaronmoore54
@aaronmoore54 Жыл бұрын
I don’t know if I’d consider games that have multi-use cards and rules on cards to be a simple rule set. Sure the base of the game might be easy to understand, but throwing a new player or someone not too familiar with a game that has multi-use cards or cards with rules is just too overwhelming. Games with these mechanics aren’t necessarily rules light-deep strategy, the reason your thinking a lot is because you have a new rule to think about and not a baked in strategical move. I just recently played Glory to Rome for the second time and I gave the win away because I discarded a card that was need to accomplish the Forum Romanum win condition, but I didn’t know what that card did. The base of the game is not too difficult; play a card, people can follow or draw, take the action of the card type you played. Simple. But, there are like 20+ other rules to consider, for every different card. You can break most games down to simple actions, but that doesn’t mean they are rules light. That being said, Arboretum is a great choice.
@TheBrothersMurph
@TheBrothersMurph Жыл бұрын
That’s totally fair
@netman63129
@netman63129 Жыл бұрын
I am not seeing anyone mention Inis. Super easy rules, super deep game :-)
@Nate-qw9fv
@Nate-qw9fv 9 ай бұрын
I thought of skull 💀. It has like 2 rules and so many different strategies and ways to play.
@digocr
@digocr Жыл бұрын
What a great video! The subject, the talk and the images are all amazing! Subscribed. :)
@TheBrothersMurph
@TheBrothersMurph Жыл бұрын
Wahoo happy to have ya!
@yodaforclass
@yodaforclass 11 ай бұрын
Food Chain Magnate is the epitome of this. It's SO deep, but teaching the actual rules is very easy. The strategy is hard, but the rules are not.
@TheBrothersMurph
@TheBrothersMurph 11 ай бұрын
Yeah I was really shocked by that when I first played that game
@metalblizzard6024
@metalblizzard6024 8 ай бұрын
Perfect video! My wife hates rules but I love heavy strategy and this is perfect.
@c.m.9613
@c.m.9613 11 ай бұрын
Wow, I own and/or like 8 of the games you listed. I love few rules with high strategy.
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