Best Selling Games of 2024 - with Tom Vasel

[@BigMExpress]

Board Game Bliss is a great store. Within the last couple of months, they notified me that a game was back in stock, and I bought it immediately at a great price.

[@I_Saw_Stars]

It's a wonderful store. Exceptional customer service! So cool to see them on Dice Tower!

[@VoidVerification]

Tom desperately needs to play "Sea Salt & Paper"... if only to properly pronounce its name 😃

[@CamObscura88]

Kind of shocking that he hasn’t yet!

[@donnakeferlis1649]

Sea Salt & Pepper sounds amazing! I haven't seen it at my FLGS. Was it only sold online? 😜

[@PamWD]

Tom said his wife played it and didn't like it. I have a friend who has it, and we have played it several times. I really don't like it either, but she does she I have no problem playing it.

[@ArthurRTK]

Board Game Bliss is fantastic for the board gamers in Canada! I picked up everything on this list except for Arcs and LOTR Duel.

[@ArthurRTK]

8/10🎉🎉🎉

[@scotthenderson1762]

Glad to see that I could contribute to this Top 10 list by purchasing 4 of the games from Board Game Bliss this year up here in Toronto, Ontario. Also like seeing Sky Team soar to #1, as it was published by Montreal, Quebec based Le Scorpion Masqué. Imagine what the numbers could have been if it was ever able to be kept in stock. With my son wanting to be a commercial airline pilot, this was by far our most played game of 2024. The Turbulence expansion made a great stocking stuffer and challenging addition to the core game. US residents should definitely give Board Game Bliss a try with the US/Canada exchange rate @ $1US = $1.44CAD. They generally price their game at the same value as US stores, so there can be a huge savings to be had. When in stock Sky Team was sold at $29.95 CAN vs. $29.99 US at most online US stores listed on Board Game Oracle. Their shipping rates to the US range from $14.95 to $17.95CAN or Free if your order is over $225CAN. If you're ever in Toronto, their small store front has a great used games section to check out too.

[@IndianaGeologist]

Thanks for sharing, Tom

[@proplayer-cr5km]

I bought sea salt paper, cascadia, Faraway , scout, lotr Duel and sky team all in 2024, 6 out of 10 of the list !amazing games for sure!

[@TradeIggyNow]

Reasonable list for a proper gaming store. I’m sure if you included all board game sales (target, Amazon) you’d see the same perennial favorites of monopoly, ticket to ride, catan, etc.

[@lupitajones7]

“No mercy” , also known as “No, gracias” in Latam.

[@timnickerson5389]

I had that same transformer! I think it was Autobot City. Also Boardgame Bliss is great.

[@askapk]

I bought sea salt and paper, cascadia, and harmonies. Havent played any yet. 😅

[@Drew_D]

#8 is No Mercy Was there a Dice Tower video for this game? Is so, I couldn't find it.

[@eloureirotubeyou]

Sea Salt and Pepper, 1:09, Theme: Unspecified, Cooperative/Competitive: Unspecified, Complexity: Unspecified, Mechanics: Unspecified Gloomhaven: Buttons and Bugs, 1:35, Theme: Fantasy, Solo, Complexity: Medium, Mechanics: Legacy, Tactical Combat No Mercy, 2:02, Theme: Western, Competitive, Complexity: Light, Mechanics: Push Your Luck, Betting Cascadia, 2:34, Theme: Nature, Competitive, Complexity: Medium, Mechanics: Tile Placement, Pattern Building Arcs, 3:01, Theme: Space, Competitive, Complexity: Heavy, Mechanics: 4X, Modular Board Far Away, 3:40, Theme: Abstract, Competitive, Complexity: Light, Mechanics: Card Play, Reverse Scoring Harmonies, 4:01, Theme: Animals, Competitive, Complexity: Medium, Mechanics: Pattern Building, Set Collection Scout, 4:42, Theme: Abstract, Competitive, Complexity: Light, Mechanics: Card Play, Hand Management The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth, 5:23, Theme: Fantasy, Competitive, Complexity: Medium, Mechanics: Card Drafting, Civilization Building Sky Team, 6:02, Theme: aviation, Cooperative, Complexity: Medium, Mechanics: dice placement, limited communication

[@realjeremybrooks]

Is this tabulated by units sold or dollars? I presume units.

[@salmonblox]

Cascadia got a second expansion? Did I miss something? Is Tom maybe thinking of the roll and writes?

[@asasprunger]

love seeing all of the small filler card games make the list and be so successful!

[@ludolottin9145]

2 games from Cathala 👌

[@blazing_KC]

No Mercy reminds me of Flip 7

[@billyb6623]

Wasn't this already recorded with Zee a couple days ago?

[@CamObscura88]

That was just for the month of December.

[@Fatcat1010]

I personally about half of these games from BoardGameGeek bliss

[@PatrickBrophy]

I bought Scout, Faraway, and Arcs this year... just not from this establishment. All are great.

[@uplift-yourdailypickup6424]

No mercy is the 8th best selling game??? Isn’t that an import? That’s crazy

[@Listan1]

I also thought No Mercy wasn’t available in the US. So that can’t be right at all. :/

[@joelr2302]

​@@Listan1 Board Game Bliss is a Canadian company, so maybe that is why

[@Listan1]

@@joelr2302 oh shoot i wasn’t paying attention that this was through BGB sales. Usually it’s Gamenerdz. Yeah they did have No Mercy in stock, so makes sense.

[@Janice-rh8mr]

Boardgame Bliss brings in a lot of imports. I actually bought No Mercy from them & it gets very positive feedback every time I bring it out.

[@kellystrickland5504]

Honestly it blows my mind people buy skyteam when it plays flawlessly on BGA, It makes me not ever need to buy it.

[@Poiuytrew.Q]

Sea salt and paper has weird scoring conditions that’s hard to explain. It’s not intuitive for me. I like it less now that I’m over the art.

[@DontNickMe]

I've played all of these games and was quite bored in all of them, except LotR Duel. Guess I have opposite taste of the masses.

[@mdmccu2]

This is good data, but I wish it had been with Gamenerdz like previously as their figures are likely more reflective of the US market, as board game bliss sells to Canada I believe.

[@Janice-rh8mr]

They are Canadian, but do ship to the states at reasonable rates. With the US dollar being as it is, you might want to check them out as I’m sure the prices will be hard to beat. Plus, they have a pretty decent rewards program.

[@UlugNaar]

You have a lot of viewers from all over the world and now you're just plain lazy and do stats from north American markets. And be arrogant about it not mentioning it ay all. Very bad, Tom.