Top 10 Board Games of All Time! (2024)

[@Guudys]

We haven't had time recording the top 20 like last year so here's mine: . 11: Everdell 12: Burgle Bros 13: Challengers! 14: Can't Stop 15: Abyss 16: Akropolis 17: Just One 18: 61 Feuilles d'Automne 19: Patchwork 20: Cosmoctopus

[@NoWondersTV]

I didn't think too much about 11-20, but these games would appear in some order: A Feast For Odin, Azul, Burgle Bros, Dune Imperium, Next Station London, Obsession, Perfect Words, Sagrada, Stella Dixit Universe, Wingspan

[@Guudys]

@ Perfect Words? Wowee, I'm amazed. Dune would probably be higher for me if we got to play it more often (just like Res).

[@julianabernethy2202]

@@NoWondersTV norwegians on stream?

[@NoWondersTV]

@@julianabernethy2202 Don't think JD would like that very much

[@julianabernethy2202]

@@NoWondersTV sounds like a feature

[@jameslewis7190]

A video of two people disapproving of each other's life choices 👍

[@NoWondersTV]

Sums up our marriage really

[@Wunder]

The facial reactions to each others top 10s are really funny Sam’s love for Ark Nova is intoxicating. I just bought a second hand copy that came with Marine Worlds and I’m so excited to get it to the table.

[@etiennechaplais1764]

Azul's tiles looking delicious 😂

[@Guudys]

What can I say? They dooooo 😩😋😋

[@robertgoguen9761]

@@etiennechaplais1764 Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra has the most delicious looking tiles. They look like Jolly Rancher candies 😋

[@BobFromChat]

My top ten : 1: Terraforming Mars 2: Ark Nova 3: Wingspan 4: Forest Shuffle 5: It's a Wonderful World 6: Faraway 7: Root 8: Railroad Ink 9: Harmonies 10: Barrage : For Sale : Stella : Bunny Kingdom

[@NoWondersTV]

Oh no I forgot about For Sale!

[@davidm4103]

@@NoWondersTVbut not bunny kingdom 😡

[@Guudys]

Where's Stella!! Blasphemy!

[@BobFromChat]

it's hard to make choices

[@Guudys]

you're right, otherwise For Sale and Concept would have been on Sam's list too!!

[@kunizial]

My sister used to be the one in our family that was the most opposed to play games (except Set, maybe because she just won every time). But this past year she started getting quite into it. Over christmas we all came together for a week, funnily enough my sister brought the most games. But unfortunately we didn't actually play that much, especially not Cascadia, which I now regret more after seeing it made both your lists! So I'm looking forward to play it at some point, boosted by this nice tier list

[@Guudys]

I feel like it is a common problem for all of us, board gamers. We bring too many games to play and then only have time to play like 3. If only we all had more time on our hands! But anyway, it's good that your sister is more into games. I hope you get to try Cascadia soon. It's such a simple game yet quite thinky and relaxing. Funnily enough, the first time we played, it was on Tabletop Simulator and our scores were something like 98 to 99 and Sam was really "meh" about it saying "It's just point salad". I've then played a lot of it solo online and it was such an easy game to just play when I had 10 min to kill. But now, it's made Sam's top as well! And I think everyone in our board game group likes it.

[@tribal2501]

This video was enough for me to subscribe to their channel! All the viewer comments are on point.

[@이훈민-s1e1w]

19:34 where can i get the card deck for arknova that you used? that looks awwsome

[@Guudys]

I actually made the draw deck. You can make it yourself too! It's easier than it looks imo. I have origamised (organised with origami) a lot of our board games. The results are beautiful, and the origami are cheap (only buying cardstock) and very sturdy. Go to the channel's playlist and find "Gwladys' origami tutorials". It's the draw deck episode (I think 7 or 8 from memory). I made a larger draw deck with a small divider in the middle. ☺️

[@jerkasmo]

Awesome vid! Recommend less editing cuts in the future. A couple filler um’s and ah’s in the video is fine to leave in we’re all human. Happy new year!

[@randaleundhurra]

love that you mentioned Clank! Catacombs!

[@44ThaNatos44]

Love your picks and your chemistry ! Great lists as well ! Happy new year !

[@Guudys]

Thank you very much. Happy new year to you too.

[@riteinureye7299]

Gwlady, if you haven’t yet, you should really check out Isle of Cats! It has similarities to so many in your top 10. Very cute, Very fun. Sam, love your picks. You got 5 or 6 of my faves too. If you like Agricola (my personal #1) you should check out Lords of Waterdeep. Fantastic worker placement game with two awesome expansions.

[@NoWondersTV]

Isle of Cats is one of the first board games we discovered. I still enjoy it a lot! I believe Gwladys feels the same. I have heard good things about Lords of Waterdeep but have never had the chance to play it yet. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@Guudys]

Yes, I do love IoC, probs close to my top 20. My tastes fluctuate a lot but it mixes 2 things I really like: card drafting (IAWW 🤷‍♀️) and tile placement! I think we haven't played in a while cause it takes a little while to play but I still like it very much.

[@Superjulohio]

Going Emu and Big Nose with that hand, respect. The memes will live for a long time

[@gravecac9522]

We discovered a game like Clank with a fun theme called The Hunger. You play as vampires out hunting but must get back to the castle before the sun comes up. It’s by Richard Garfield and came out several years ago.

[@Guudys]

Yes the Hunger is similar to Clank!. I've mentioned it to Sam a few times but the only place we could play it is on Game Park which is not great. I'm not big on Clank! At all anyway lol But I personally like the concept of the vampires that want to suck blood as much as possible but that clogs their deck at the same time. It's clever.

[@jahu5440]

Nice video. I like solo/cooperative games a lot, so thanks for few more tips for me.

[@Guudys]

I do like solo and coop games a lot! It's especially great on BGA when you have just 5 minutes to kill, you start a solo room of a game and play it, no need to wait for your opponent to have a turn. And then you're done! Actually, Cosmoctopus can be played competitive or coop and I prefer it coop/solo because beating the Private Investigator (AI) is SO hard. It's a very nice puzzle and challenge. I do believe that sometimes it's nearly unwinnable though with the cards we get or the setup board but we still try no matter what! It's nice to play it at 2p imo. You guys just brainstorm okay I should do this but is it okay if I leave the pawn next to those resources for you? Should we refresh the river? Etc.

[@timmaddams1093]

My top two games at the moment are harmonises and ark nova. I'm pretty happy with your lists!

[@Guudys]

Very animal themed!😛

[@hynkelwilliams3207]

Happy new year, I wish you lots of happiness ! :D I agree with someone in the forum of bgg who described Harmonies as "a mix of Azul and Tash Kalar with the theme of Cascadia". You should try Tash Kalar on bga, it's a hidden gem from Vlaada Chvátil. Here’s my top 2024 : 1. Race for the Galaxy 2. Dobble 3. Innovation 4. Hanabi 5. Sobek 6. Les Châteaux de Bourgogne 7. Tash Kalar 8. Patchwork 9. Just One 10. It’s a Wonderful World 11. Jungle Speed 12. Mölkky 13. Dixit 14. Pandemic 15. La Havane 16. 7 Wonders 17. Love Letter 18. Linko 19. Codenames 20. Terraforming Mars

[@Guudys]

I'll definitely give it a look! And that's a very diverse list! We go from Spot It! to Terraforming Mars. I, too, love Jungle Speed. Don't think people in our group love reaction games that much though so I never bothered buying it. I still have fond memories of playing with friends when I was younger!

[@Guudys]

Also seeing you like RFTG, IAWW and TfM, have you given a try to the TfM standalone expansion that people compare to RFTG? (I wouldn't know which one it is, I have played like 4 TfM games in my life lol) If so, what did you think of it?

[@hynkelwilliams3207]

Yes Jungle Speed is so much fun. Protect the TV when you play this game in the living room. ^^'

[@hynkelwilliams3207]

In my opinion TfM really shines when played digitally, one game takes about 1 hour. I've never tried the TfM standalone Ares Expedition, but I'll give it a look.

[@aetherllama8398]

The best game mechanic is tableau building with a deck of 200+ unique cards.

[@Guudys]

I would have totally agreed with this statement last year lol. I have always loved tile placements the most except for It's A Wonderful World. I think the more I age, the less I can be bothered learning all the different cards in a game to know the good combos and synergies. I don't have the patience for it anymore. 😛

[@chrisgrady9511]

No wonder I like watching you stream games, your top 10 is very similar to mine. 1. Agricola 2. Ark Nova 3. Dune Imperium 4. Gaia Project 5. 7 Wonders 6. Terraforming Mars 7. Viticulture (Tuscany) 8. Azul 9. Scythe 10. Wingspan

[@michalkonieczny3345]

I definitely agree with Harmonies, this was my board game discovery of the year. I don't get 'It's a Wonderful World' though, I played it once and found it quite uninteresting. I love Ark Nova as well.

[@Guudys]

@ I find IAWW fairly simple but with a lot of depth to make combos and stuff. On top of that, it's very fast paced.☺️ But it's okay, not everyone has to like all the same games. If you didn't enjoy it, you shouldn't waste your time playing it. We only have so much time playing games we enjoy!

[@michalkonieczny3345]

@@Guudys absolutely :) I guess it's just not my kind of game. I'd like to try out Cascadia, too bad it's not available on bga

[@Guudys]

@@michalkonieczny3345 you can try the solo on cascadiagame dot github dot io Sorry KZbin automatically deletes links! It's different from multiplayer but I still find it very fun. One of the first games I've played solo intensively.

[@estudaratetranscender]

I translated my comment to English in 2023 and here I am again translating in the top 10 of 2024, I hope that in the top 10 of 2025 I will be watching the video without the subtitles and commenting in my own words, here is my top 10 of 2024 1. Ark Nova 2. It's a Wonderful World 3. Castles of Burgundy 4. Wingspan 5. Eldritch Horror 6. Stone Age 7. Russian Railroads 8. Scythe 9. Clank 10. Zombicide And again I say, this channel is genius, best discovery of 2023

[@Guudys]

Always happy to see It's a Wonderful World on people's tops!! And you can do it, next year shall be the year! Once upon a time, my English was not good at all and see where I am now! I've just played lots of video games in English, watched movies in English (with English subtitles to hear the pronunciation and compare it with the spelling) and stuff like that. ☺️

[@NoWondersTV]

Great list!

[@JDSecretPolice]

Where is marine worlds???

[@NoWondersTV]

:biblehump:

[@GroundControlBoardGames]

I need to try Terraforming Mars online! Looks like it includes the prelude expansion?

[@NoWondersTV]

Yep!

[@patricklee5969]

I enjoyed the video. I gave it a Like based on the cat on the video. Good show.

[@Guudys]

He is the true star of the show!🐈‍⬛

[@Noobwater]

Gotta side with Gwladys for Azul's tiles 😋

[@Guudys]

We own Queen's Garden, basic Azul, Azul Master Chocolatier and Stained Glass of Sintra. All except QG look so delicious 😩

[@dbyanchev150]

You should make something like "Тоp 10 Sam`s reactions to Gwladys Top games" ;)

[@robinmagister1369]

happy new year and much love

[@Guudys]

Happy New Year 🎉🎇

[@RaduStanculescu]

I'm matching on three games with Sam. Brass B just missed my top 10 last time: 1. Terra Mystica (includes Gaia Project and Age of Innovation, I don't bother separating them anymore) 2. Great Western Trail (includes GWT Argentina and GWT NZ) 3. Agricola 4. Ark Nova 5. Barrage 6. Grand Austria Hotel 7. Boonlake 8. Fields of Arle 9. Cooper Island 10. Terraforming Mars

[@randothomas3733]

Nice color-matching card holder for Ark Nova.

[@Guudys]

I made those! 😁

[@ScrapMetal-j9x]

Kingdom is a favourite in our family

[@ScrapMetal-j9x]

Played it’s a wonderful world played it twice wasn’t very good at it but I like it

[@EricDBruce]

You didn't mention Azul chocolatier edition but is that the subconscious callout to the tiles being delicious????

[@Guudys]

We own normal Azul where the tiles look like Starburst, the master Chocolatier edition (actually our first Azul copy ever) where the tiles look so yummy too, and we have Sintra where the tiles look like actual jelly lollies 😋😋 We also have Queen's Garden but I am less keen on eating flowers, butterflies and trees so 🤷‍♀️

[@FranzBazar]

She is so adorable! i may subscribe just to see her cute faces and hear her sweet reactions! Great video guys.

[@jrbentley517]

Well, I've never seen this couple before... She is quite charming, she smiles and laughs and has a lot of input. On the other hand... the guy (Is he her husband?) is close-mouthed, practically frowns the whole time and, frankly, comes across as a bit rude. In fact, he almost acts embarrassed to be their. Get some personality, guy, life's too short to live it as a stick-in-the-mud. And SMILE.

[@ethidian3444]

I have way more crossover with you guys than other KZbinrs. Decrypto and Planet Unknown for the win.

[@Guudys]

Decrypto is quite underrated in my opinion. I know it's actually quite high on "party games" on BGG but still. People all know Codenames but not necessarily Decrypto that I find much more clever than Codenames and with way less downtime. It's also great that the cluegiver rotates.

[@Guudys]

I've recently bought Phantom Ink which seems to be a bit like Decrypto so I am very excited to try it out. Maybe this Saturday! It's a team game. The clue givers of both teams agree on a word that their team will need to guess. Then on a team's turn, the guessers will ask a question to the clue giver (on a card so the other team doesn't hear the question). The clue giver will then spell outloud their answer like P - L - but as soon as the guessers think they know the answer, they stop the clue giver from spelling by saying "Silencio!" so the enemy team has an incomplete answer to an unknown question. First team to guess the word wins.

[@halforange1]

Ark Nova and Terraforming Mars are definitely in my top 10, but Arkham Horror LCG is easily my #1

[@stevebringtown789]

No one of you have ever played underwater cities?

[@NoWondersTV]

I have played a few games of it on Yucata, and yes, it's pretty good!

[@Guudys]

I really want to play it one day. I got the TTS mod for it. I've watched a video of 4 ppl play and I think I like the mechanics. I nearly found a good deal to buy it second hand for cheap (and was really sad that they realised after replying to me that they already had sold it).

[@Woodflooralchemist]

3: ark, terraforming, Everdell

[@jasonexperience8970]

Let me guess, his number 1 is ark nova

[@Guudys]

🤷‍♀️

[@stefansibbes2440]

I wonder if Ark Nova will make his top 10...

[@Guudys]

Probs not. Doesn't he hate the game?

[@reed4764]

No more love for Arnak?

[@NoWondersTV]

It's probably in the 30s or 40s for me. Love discovering random tiles and the choices you have to make such as spending compasses on exploring or on artifacts. But not a fan of deck building in general and I don't like the gameplay enough in spite of that.

[@21Kligan]

Where is Res Arcana ? =(((

[@Guudys]

@@21Kligan if anything I like Res Arcana way more than Sam, I would say lol

[@21Kligan]

@@Guudys glad to hear that =))

[@Guudys]

@@21Kligan it was in my top 20 two years ago, I just haven't played in a while so there's obviously recency biases and sfuff. We both have played a lot and I think Sam doesn't enjoy it as much as he used to.

[@NoWondersTV]

Res Arcana is in a weird place for me. When I first got into the hobby it was one of my favourites. I enjoyed discovering it, I got my ~200 plays of it in. I don't have much desire to play it anymore. It's not particularly beginner friendly (at least for our group) so it doesn't come out IRL very often. But the main thing is I feel it's more mathematics than intuition. If you want to play well you really need to sit down and calculate your resources out. That's just not my style! I enjoy being creative, making quick decisions, and I feel Res Arcana punishes that more than nearly any other game I've played. It's a game that has received a lot of praise, so I don't feel bad not including it :)

[@ScrapMetal-j9x]

Harmonies is real good

[@yudottir]

We praise the lion god! 🦁🦁🦁

[@Guudys]

🦁🦁🦁

[@mikezulu6720]

Why doesn't anyone mention how beautiful Gwladys looks? Nerds 😉

[@Mooosh-ki4kt]

Do they like each other?

[@NoWondersTV]

no

[@kitcarpo4745]

The young lady is well dressed and ready to present. The young man just woke up from a bad weekend. Spruce up dude.

[@NoWondersTV]

[@ToySoldierStudiosX]

This guy is disappointed with life in general and I think his meds are supressing his personality

[@NoWondersTV]

you got me ToySoliderStudiosX

[@danpalmer7676]

You obviously didn't meet at a board game meet up as you would have been playing on different tables.

[@Guudys]

I don't think I would ever go to a board game meetup with all the crowds there. 🙈 But we could have met at the IAWW table for sure!

[@danpalmer7676]

@@Guudys For sure,my comment was rather tongue in cheek.Hey we all like different games. Be a bit boring if we all liked the same ones.

[@keetakitten]

Ark Nova is the best board game ever created, for me at least :) so fucking fun

[@NoWondersTV]

Amen!