Tom Vasel's Top 100 Games of all Time: # 20 - # 11

[@otterbot]

Interesting how the commentary changes the Top 100 so much. The previous celebration of games vibe is regrettably lost a bit, but there's some added entertainment value with defending and justifying opinions. It really changed things up this year. I hope Sam and Zee will do their own Top 100 lists if this format is ever used again. Sam and Zee---time to STEP UP! (Otherwise you're just sidekicks. Be heroes!)

[@WolchBot]

I am interested to see if this format greatly changes the games Tom chooses next year.

[@spiraldaddy]

I dig this format because Zee and Sam's criticism give perspective to Tom's choices.

[@jankogo]

Yeah, definitely! I also like the fact that they do a list each. Nice perspectives...

[@winterplum]

Another fantastic list of games! Super, super, super. Great work Tom, (as always). Thanks to you, Sam and Zee for helping to shine a light on this amazing hobby. Not to be overlooked...thanks also to Eric for his terrific announcements in every single Dice Tower video.

[@CopperLontra]

I'm sure you've heard this a million times Tom, but we want Zee's top 100!

[@Bondanalloy]

The D&D theme in Lords of Waterdeep isn't so strong, but the Forgotten Realms theme is. Being that it seems to be marketed as a D&D game it may be a bit of a failure in that respect, but as a Lords of Waterdeep game, the theme of being a puppetmaster and tossing your adventurers at problems, using intrigues to beat your opponent factions, etc. It's all really well done.

[@antoyal]

19:04 "So Memoir '44 annnd Hera & Zeus." Boardgame humor, I love it! I'm still too new to the hobby to understand the joke though. :D

[@Redfoxe]

Nice to see Waterdeep so high up. One of my favorite boardgames :)

[@brandonkempf298]

Sam's reaction when you said Yomi was pretty much how I feel anytime Sirlin's games are mentioned anywhere.

[@moshdang]

Star Trek is such a phenomenal game. Hope more comes out for it. A bit complicated to get all the rules, but once you do it's a blast.

[@MrRadialdrift]

Agree 100% with Zee on Lords of Waterdeep, one of the most over-rated games. The theme is what sold the game but it plays no part in the game, you just collect cubes for 2 hours. You call that strategy Tom? Top 20 Tom! maybe top 500

[@Nightsorrow1]

If i have to guess his top 10 will have: Ticket to Ride Battleground Fantasy Warfare BattlecCon War of the Indines Summoners Wars Mage Wars Descent (second edition) Heroescape Duel of Ages 2 Le Havre And of course Cosmic Encounter

[@reinlprime]

I'd say that you're spot on except I believe he'll have BattleCON: Devastation of Indines instead of War of the Indines. Either that or he'll have them both tied. ;)

[@mikedirnt81]

im excited to take a look at the top 10!

[@jaxommm]

In my opinion, I would not want to see this format replicated every year with Zee and Sam trashing the majority of Tom's choices. GOT OLD FAST! I would like to see the old format return next year and invite Zee and that grumpy old man to the top tens!

[@yoosukchoi9019]

I usually agree with Z but I love Lords of Waterdeep. It's always a hit with my friends and with the expansion I never feel like I don't have anything to fun to do.

[@KabukiKid]

Heh... I love how they missed that he misspoke when he said, "I'd rather be red than dead!" LOL

[@EmmaxDad]

Glad to see Yomi so high. Unique game that is so much fun, and all the characters are so well balanced.

[@kakumadepew]

Love Kemet, just got it, played it a few times and just wow. It's kind of like a cross between Risk and Chess with all the best aspects of Both.

[@Dogmantra]

The suits in Yomi matter quite a bit for Lum and also for some of the Shadows characters.

[@paganeagle2001]

New top tens coming up!!! Sam's 10 Games to punch people in the throat. Zee's 10 best Pandemic Games Tom, Sam and Zee's 10 top drinks to drink during a review

[@randalladkins7452]

Great choice on number 16, Marvel Legendary! That is my number one, and Lords of Waterdeep is my number 2! Very streamlined, not hard to teach, and fun to play again and again! People's Choice numbers 26 and 7!

[@fnord3125]

Okay, I know they were joking (mostly?) with the communist stuff, but is this the 1950's? "Be careful with that pause!" Seriously? People aren't generally ostracized these days even if they DO support communist ideas.

[@rbruba]

I'd play El Grande with you Tom!

[@Kotro]

TI3 stuck between party games? Sounds right to me, always have a blast when playing it. Also, Wallenstein and El Grande having been mentioned, do you guys have an opinion on Alan Moon's San Marco? Feels similar but not quite the same, sorta like El Grande streamlined, but I think I actually prefer it.

[@RaduStanculescu]

Tom, there was also the X-Wing and Star Trek: Attack Wing. So you have 3 ties. :P And I have one question: what do you think about Chaos in the Old World? I expected it to be somewhere around El Grande (or even replace it).

[@Rhaevin80]

I laugh every time I watch these countdown video's. Tom loves all games, Zee doesn't play any games, and Sam doesn't like any games ;P

[@garyinteg5943]

I have now heard Tom pronounce Cyclades three different ways. :)

[@demothises]

There are actually 5 masterminds in the 1st expansion of legendary tom.

[@randalladkins7452]

Wow, Zee, you usually have good opinions. Why are you hating on the best worker placement game ever made of the Lords of Waterdeep?

[@jaxommm]

What cubes are you talking about, Zee? I know of no one that uses the cubes still!

[@shawnblack9840]

I hope Sam and zee make their own lists and tom and every one is there

[@WilliamUmstattd]

Star Craft was a great game but I wouldn't think of it as a deck builder.

[@Isbith]

Its ok to have ties if the games are very similar.

[@DiscoCokkroach]

Why dose Sirlin get so much flack? I'll never understand it. Yomi is great game!

[@Medsas]

yomi and kemet are great picks!!!!

[@Caratacus1]

You're kidding. C & C Napoleonics is by far the best in the series. A real evolution of the system and balanced perfectly between firepower and melee. I guess some 'mericans might not be interested as there's no US or Spartans in it though :-D

[@Centimetro6]

Sam sounds like a Neanderthal saying Yomi is complicated. It's incredibly easy to learn, and there aren't a bunch of symbols/icons to deal with at all like Zee says. Extremely weird comments

[@JamesBarrett1981]

"Somewhat mocked"? Did you record a politer version!? ;-D

[@EyalItsik]

A Pandemic fan calling Sentinels a forgettable coop. I am amused :)

[@GMCiaramella]

Zee, don't hate on Lords of Waterdeep, that is a great game!

[@psbauman]

You guys need to play Kemet more.

[@JamesBarrett1981]

Don't..... Pause at... (The wrong moment... But that was hilarious!)

[@antoyal]

Not wearing a tie for this video. Lists two ties in the rankings. Is this real life?

[@17kulebra]

so descent is top 10? :)

[@PressEnter42]

Has he said Escape yet?

[@Decker3618]

Thank you Tom, Z, and Sam. The fun of the view distracted me from ABevs1 misguided rambling. The internet much like children should not be entrusted to just anyone...

[@keejunwei5860]

Another tie... CHEATING! haha

[@TyrionXavier]

Ya know, for someone who plays as many games as you do, you sure don't know how tie ranking works

[@OjesYobe]

and Sentinels and Legendary weren't tied?

[@WolchBot]

They are pretty different games, they have a ton of similarities but his other tied games were made by the same designer and in the same "family" of games. Legendary is a deck building game and Sentinels is more similar to a CCG or LCG.

[@OjesYobe]

James Wilczewski fair point

[@HisOmniscience]

Calling Devestation of Indines in the top 5.

[@Kajotex]

Netrunner better be in your Top 10! No I don't care that you are predisposed to dislike it. NETRUNNER BETTER BE IN YOUR TOP 10 VASEL! :|

[@Nightsorrow1]

are you watching the rest of the videos?

[@Kajotex]

I did yes. Did I miss it somewhere?

[@archetype104]

Kajotex it was in the the first or second video. Its in the 90s.

[@HeatIIEXTEND]

dat 11 tho :]

[@KAM1138a]

Twilight Struggle...to keep me awake. So dry, and boring, even if the mechanic is solid.

[@johnanth]

Why do so many of Mr Vasel's friends lack hair??

[@jvvst3]

Does Z even like any games? Im pretty sure he hated every game on Tom's list.

[@christopherdickinson2813]

Man, Ghost Stories... I bought it because of the Dice Tower, oh I wish I had never bought it. A boring, boring co-op.

[@basil1906]

ghost stories is not that hard. i beat it often with my boyfreind. i wish i could find white moon. sold out everywhere.

[@MrTomlette]

Hm? You can buy White Moon at amazon.

[@basil1906]

Sergi Rodríguez the thing is, i live in switzerland and the cost to import it from the USA is way to high for me.

[@MrTomlette]

Oh. I'm from Spain, so yeah, I know quite a bit about that too. Have you tried philibertnet.com? They are from France, so shipping should be cheaper.

[@basil1906]

Sergi Rodríguez just found it on de german amazon site. i hope this will work. would be awesome. love the game.

[@MrTomlette]

Haha, have fun!

[@beartoes2002]

I hate poker decks

[@ksmoove1945]

rsgsg

[@RetroMaticGamer]

ABevs1 No, I made that comment because I think it's off-topic. I couldn't care less what your political beliefs are, but talking about them in a video about games is like talking about oral sex in Sunday School. It's just out of place, and you know it. Troll on, bro.

[@wroot_lt]

Tom, you are struggling not to say "mechanics" all the time. We don't care, just say mechanics ;)

[@manninaki]

Marvel games... Really?

[@Gizoku]

Sneaky 7-up product placement.