Top 10 Board Games of 2023 | One of the Best Years for Board Games?

[@petermcpherson15]

Wow... thank you both SO much for including Fit to Print in this incredible list. I hope we can play Newsroom mode in person again someday soon!

[@kovray]

Thank you for making such a fun game! Newsroom mode will forever be a convention highlight for us!

[@lookoutspiele9135]

Holy moly! The entire Lookout team is incredibly honored and thrilled to have made it into your hearts (and your top 10 :)) with Forest Shuffle from Kosch. You made our day! And as you list proofs: 2023 was a great year for great games.

[@kovray]

You all are the best 🥰🥰🥰

[@Flip5ide]

I'll message as i watch 😅 we are LOVING My City Roll and Build!

[@kovray]

ITS SO GOOD! they did such a phenomenal job with the game!

[@bettermoodboardgames]

Lovely list you two! I agree! I feel like if you like Earth you'll like Forest Shuffle! It feels very similar in the sense of having so many different avenues to score and win and like you get to decide how you want to go about it! So fun! Also, I ADORE fit to print! Couldn't agree more.

[@kovray]

Looks like we have a lot of similar tastes 🥰🥰🥰

[@thejo4kim82]

Love Forest Shuffle, great pick for #1&2! 🔥

[@kovray]

An absolutely great game! Thanks so much for watching!

[@alicrane1993]

Fellow crocheter and gamer 😊. Subscribed. Love your energy & game picks!

[@kovray]

Appreciate your kind words! ❤️

[@alisonwentland3765]

Great list! I’ll definitely check out your Forest Shuffle how to play video.

[@kovray]

Thank you so much 🥰🥰🥰

[@danielkeim8558]

Really really really need to play Forest Shuffle, I know I'll love it!

[@kovray]

It’s SO good! You can try it on BGA if you want 😎

[@AndrewRStiles]

Great list, and I adore your content, thank you for existing and sharing your love of games.

[@kovray]

Thank you so much Andrew!

[@2frelledminds]

My top 5 for the year: 5) Sky Team 4) Forest Shuffle 3) Earth 2) Knarr 1) After Us

[@kovray]

We’ve yet to play the first two! Will need to check them out! Fantastic list though 🥰

[@CandicePlanche]

Thank you so much for this video … definitely going to pick up your number 1!! And I know following your channel is going to be expensive because my to buy list is growing!!

[@kovray]

Thank YOU so much for watching! It means a lot to us! We’re always happy to help find the best games for you! 🥰

[@Flip5ide]

Bamboo has been on my wishlist for a while, guess I'd better get it on my to buy real soon list 😅

[@kovray]

It’s quite a solid game. Lots of love for it here :)

[@2532robh1]

Yay! Kovray is here with their take on 2023! Can't wait...

[@kovray]

Excited to share! Hope you enjoy! What’s been your favourite game of 2023?

[@loarnchilcote9895]

You guys are awesome! I am going to grab My City right now! Didnt even know about the roll n write. Thank you for helping me pay more attention to Scholars 👍Your Psyduck rules 🥳

[@kovray]

Awe, thank you so much! We really hope you enjoy My City Roll and Build and Scholars! They were clearly a hit for the both of us! 😆

[@denycast]

A friend of mine have has Fit to print. Now I am intrigued to play it. And yeah Forest shuffle is fun👍 A wish I would love is: Top ten easy games. I have the great pleasure of playing boardgames at work. But the games can not be to complex. So I would love to see a list of those. Or top ten language independent games. Haveing multilingual friends it is nice if only the rulebook is the only thing with written word on it🙂

[@kovray]

Those are both really great suggestions! We’ll definitely give it some thought and plan some videos later in the year :)

[@karenpatterson2651]

I'm yet to play any of these games. I already have Mille Fiori (yet to play) after watching one of your reviews last year, and literally just pre-ordered Junk Drawer based of your recent praise of the game. Fit to print has been on my list for ages to buy, and now I will also add My City Roll & build and Applejack to add to my collection.

[@kovray]

So happy we can influence you on My City and Applejack they’re both such phenomenal games 🥰

[@gurnblanston2848]

Great lists! I would love to see a list of 2023 games that you guys feel were overlooked or underappreciated; sort of a hidden gems kind of thing. For a list like that, I'd nominate Rolling Heights, one of my absolute favorites from 2023 that I don't hear much about anymore.

[@kovray]

Thanks for watching! That's a great suggestion too, we will see what we can do 😀 Rolling Heights was a blast to play for us as well, it has such a good table presence!

[@biomeboardgame]

Love this list! Another year to play great games. I love games that are animal or nature-themed too!

[@kovray]

We do too! 🥰🥰 Thanks so much for watching :)

[@tina9422]

Nice lists !! I am vary happy to see Scholars there, I really love it! I think my favorite might be Hegemony, the game is just brilliant and so intuitive and innovative ! But closely behind is Scholars, which even though came out later than hegemony has seen more table time, due to player count, time of play etc! Thanks for the video ❤

[@kovray]

Scholars and Hegemony are such great games! I really want to play more Hegemony so definitely excited to dive into that one and I'm glad to hear it's your favourite!

[@have_studs_will_travel2809]

Oh I spot LEGO! Fellow AFOL here!

[@tina9422]

@@have_studs_will_travel2809 Good eye :) Unfortunately I have paused the lego building for now due to lack of space!

[@ianotoolevideo]

So happy you both enjoyed Fit to Print :)

[@kovray]

Thanks so much Ian! Your work is always so delightful in any game we play :)

[@kikkoarceo353]

Nice to see motor city finally make a top 10 of 2023 list! Excited for French Quarter Also where'd those sweaters come from? Those colorways are 🤌🏽

[@kovray]

They’re Tentree sweaters! 🥰 Thank you so much for watching, we absolutely adore Motor City and so happy to have it included here ❤️

[@ChewyDinosaur]

White Castle was one of our favs from 2023. Lots of strategy and decision making, but the 9 turns keeps it pretty short. Hoping to try out Scholars sometime this year, has been on my watchlist

[@kovray]

It’s honestly so good! Both the games really! Glad you’ve been able to enjoy White Castle and hope you can play Scholars soon :)

[@PaulNordvik]

Fit to Print - solid game! & Yay for Applejack! Didn't see it on any/many other top games of 2023. Only played on BGA, but it got better and better each game.

[@kovray]

So true! Applejack is definitely an underrated treasure

[@shannimarmen8201]

I only played one 2023 game. Earth! And it's currently sitting at my #4 of all time

[@kovray]

Oh wow, #4 of all time? That's awesome, it's definitely a worth while game to play! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@Jueglar]

I only have a top 5 so far/ Plunder,Oceans, The Real Truth, Three Sisters and Glow

[@kovray]

Ooo haven’t heard of a couple of these will definitely take a look!

[@FedouBC]

Great list! Scholars looks so good, I really need to try it.

[@kovray]

It's definitely worth trying, especially if you have enjoyed the other Garphill Games - this one definitely earned its place in our list :)

[@Jueglar]

fit to print is a good game i ordered that the day it came out good game

[@kovray]

Such a phenomenal game

[@thinkgeektheory1085]

Great list guys - most of the games I have not been played yet ......also here in Australia we don't get the new releases etc same time others do.

[@kovray]

Ah that makes sense as distribution all over the world is usually at different times! Did any games catch your eye?

[@thinkgeektheory1085]

Villians, hegemony and the white castle @@kovray I am not to sure about hegemony etc as it really appeals to me but it is finding other people that would be into it.... I also want to play Oath at some stage to.

[@kovray]

@@thinkgeektheory1085 Oath is fantastic if you have a group you can play with on a continuous basis, it’s quite a stellar game

[@benjamindebetencourt1526]

Amazing viddeo 🤗 I loved Scholars of the South tigris and need to play more ! Otherwise Ark nova's expansion was a hit this year, and Earth too ! I had on my radar Search for the lost species and forest shuffle so I am very pleased they are in your top 10 !

[@kovray]

Thank you, thank you 🤗 We have not been able to play the Ark Nova expansion yet, but we do have it! I was very excited when I saw they had brought in marine life though.

[@benjamindebetencourt1526]

@kovray ooooh if you enjoyed the base game, you will definitely like the expansion, it adds just more fun without really changing the game !

[@kovray]

@@benjamindebetencourt1526 love to hear that! Cannot wait to try it out

[@johnfavaro8008]

I finally got to play Forest Shuffle last week. Really great game although sadly it didn't win over everyone, nor was it a simple replacement for Earth like I hoped it might be. I definitely need to get Fit to Print to the table soon.

[@kovray]

Ah yay so happy you got to try it out ! 🥰 Surprised to hear it didn’t win over everyone

[@johnfavaro8008]

@@kovray one player has a lot of competition for the butterfly strategy and didn't adapt well. He felt the competition left for fewer choices.

[@Geeky_Anja]

Awesome lists! 😊

[@kovray]

Thank you so much! What’s been your favorite game from last year?

[@Geeky_Anja]

@@kovray Euhm I think I would have to go for The White Castle or Forest Shuffle 🤔

[@boardgamequeens]

Giant crocheted duck! 🥰

[@kovray]

Yes, our beloved Psyduck.

[@kostiantynshapran163]

And Darkwing Duck next to it! So cool)

[@kovray]

@@kostiantynshapran163 ooo Good catch!

[@matthieucox1593]

Might not be from 2023, but I got it in 2023: Cascadia!

[@kovray]

YES! Cascadia is such a fantastic game

[@tedheinrich]

love it when couples dress alike. V matchy-matchy

[@kovray]

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[@danieleraso1]

New to the channel. All ok except, earth. Not only is a all around game, how can you say is pretty? Is generic photos with a simple production?

[@kovray]

Thanks for watching and welcome! Nature is a beautiful thing, and when you're building that out in Earth it definitely comes out looking pretty nice, it's nature and wildlife after all! But hey, that's just our opinions. What's been your favourite game of 2023?

[@lunabear99]

yikes, haircuts are in need for 2024!

[@kovray]

You're not wrong, 😆 but the longer hair has been needed with the last week being only about -30C (at it's warmest 😬) We hit -50C at one point and no one wants to leave their house in that weather, not even our dogs haha