Top 10 Games to Start Your Collection!

[@Cornchps827]

Cartographers, Azul, carcassone, Tiny Towns, Raiders of the North Sea and Architects of the West kingdom, Settlers of Catan, Point Salad, King Domino and My favorite Five Tribes!

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Kingdomino was very close to making this list. As a gateway game it is just sooo easy to rope in new gamers!

[@JohnPelagides]

Picked up a copy of the very cool Detective Club as a gift for a friend. Loved the recommendations!

[@curtisrobinson7962]

Christmas is coming and I need to find games to gift. Detective Club is on my radar now.

[@jediquigley2192]

My first 3 games I brought are Pandemic, Railroad Ink and Parks. Already into games via my husband who has brought games for us to play and with the kids as well over the last 5 years. I keep adding things to my want list when I watch your videos😅

[@ninajiron5488]

Sagrada being similar to Sudoku, makes me think that maybe I should get this. My husband is a non-gamer, but will play once in a while. He loves Sudoku.

[@wl5609]

You MUST get Sagrada! I didn't think my husband would like it but he usually kicks my butt at it. It's such a great game, (and so pretty!)...❤

[@TheBrothersMurph]

It's a great selling point! Go for it!

[@Atlas-FM8]

I know you boys were wonderin' so I'mma let you know my top 10 games to start a collection: 10. Sushi Go 9. Fuse 8. Codenames 7. Forbidden Desert 6. Flip Ships 5. Welcome to... 4. Clank! 3. Wingspan 2. Azul 1. Patchwork (the real slim shady of polyomino/tetris games)

[@Meeple-Konrad]

Oh... Flip Ships... I should have thought of that. Great choices.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Lol knew you would want Patchwork in here...

[@jlohry]

Wingspan prices have gone through the roof!

[@davidgreenberg8456]

Patchwork is a great one

[@kerryanne]

love codenames!! one of our first games to play!

[@ericmoore484]

Can't Stop, Point Salad, Red 7, Star Realms, Archaeology, Lords of Waterdeep, Foodies, Abyss, The Isle of Cats, 7 Wonders.

[@alitzalange9818]

Just got into games, so I bought Codenames, Secret Hitler and Ticket to Ride. This list brought a lot of unique games to my attention that I haven't heard of since starting my research, so thanks so much!

[@kerryanne]

we love Secret Hitler, so fun!

[@gpeeps9132]

Love that the pan-down shot of Sagrada @ 8:43 shows purple-2 and blue-2 adjacent to each other! 🤣

[@BoardAllTheTime]

Raiders of the North Sea - for everything you said. High Society - for everything you said, covers auction/bidding and arguably resource/hand management. Carcassonne - for everything you said. The Shipwreck Arcana - a beautiful co-op deduction game that shows how much game you can get out of a very little package. And it's cheap! Parks - another beautiful, easy to understand game. Teaches one-way action tracks and has a wonderful theme. Also shows a deluxified style game for a standard game price. On Tour - The obligatory roll and write in the collection, but it's infinitely scalable and helps everybody be in misery together. The stories that people tell during the game (well screw Montana we aren't going there!) are great. Indulgence - Everybody should have a trick taking game and this one is a good step up from the Hearts that everybody knows and plays. Familiarity while expanding on the concept. Space Base - Dice chucking but for incredibly high player interaction. Also helps teach engine building and you can ignore the green power ships until you understand the game better. Plus it helps provide for that high player count and has great expansions. Camel Up - I love this game at high player counts (6-8) and helps show betting/racing. It's also essentially a party game - I've never seen the table not get super into it and start swearing about their bets going wrong. King of Tokyo - Dice chucking but in the Yahtzee style. Hard to not get into the theme and it scales up for people. I like KoT Dark the best, but either one works.

[@mirkosrndovic]

Love you guys! You two know board games from a heart. Very good theme also and I think it could be repeated every 2-3 years with new games. Me (newbie in board gaming world) and my wife (non-gamer, almost hate gaming) got crazy in love with 7 Wonders Duel and recently added Azul and loving them both.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Hey Mirko welcome to the hobby we are so happy y'all are here and enjoying some games! We definitely want to repeat this one every so often and update the list!

[@alexandretavares3081]

Great list. I would do something like this, order doesn't matter: 10. Sagrada (pattern building with dice) 9. Five Tribes (unique mancala puzzle) 8. Raiders of the North Sea (worker placement) 7. Point Salad (filler set collection) 6. Werewords (party bluffing) 5. 7 wonders duel (2 player) 4. The Quacks of Quedlinburg (push your luck) 3. Century: Spice Road (deck building) 2. Barenpark (tile placement) 1. Wingspan (engine building, tableau building, upgrades, set collection, dice rolling, resource management, excell...whatever you want) Honorable mention: Porto (amazing for introducing new players and...it's portuguese)

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Five Tribes and Werewords came up during our formation of the list. 5 tribes is a great next level game!

[@mros9254]

just the criteria i was looking for to start my collection, guys i think you are the future of board games reviews¡¡¡

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Wow! Thank you so much!

[@IntheClutch75]

Love the premise behind this video. I'm pretty new to the hobby, so it's perfect.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

We are so happy to hear it and welcome To the hobby!

[@J-Wheeler-G]

Stone Age, Azul, Sagrada, either Century or Splendor, Detective Club, Ticket To Ride, Wingspan, Clank, Road to El Dorado, 7 Wonders, Welcome To, Dice Forge

[@TheBrothersMurph]

We swapped out Stone Age for Raiders of the North Sea ,but Stone Age is a great choice nonetheless!

[@codym6376]

@@TheBrothersMurph interesting, I’ve been looking at Stone Age for my first worker placement game but might look at Raiders now.

[@kelseyjohnston1071]

I would recommend a combat themed game, personally King of Tokyo. KoT always goes over well especially with newer gamers under 30.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

KoT was probably 11th or 12th. Could totally be on this list!

[@VinegarAndSaltedFries]

Great lost I think mine would look like 10. Second Chance 9.Quacks 8.Wingspan 7. Luxor 6.Copenhagen 5.Cartographers 4.Ethnos 3.Azul Summer Pavillon 2.For Sale 1.Point Salad

[@TheBrothersMurph]

For Sale is a great choice for a easy, small, overall popular game!

[@kerryanne]

I loved this episode!! I like that your list is not the same (ticket to ride or pandemic--those are both great, but everyone puts them in their videos). We like Prime Climb, Horrified and One Night Werewolf--we started this year because of the pandemic and now watch videos to pick new games. Prime Climb is the hands down favorite with everyone, super competitive and super fast. No set up and easy to learn. I found you guys when Mik and Starla recommended you. Great channel!!

[@jgruyters]

My list (in no particular order) is somewhat diffrent. Carcassonne Azul Ticket to Ride (VS or Europe) Quacks of Quadlinburg Quest for el Dorado Escape: curse of the temple Bärenpark* Everdell* Taverns of Tiefenthal Deception: Murder in Hong Kong The two titels with an * are still to be added to our collection. Hé guys, I love the energy you put in your videos! Keep em coming. Greetings from The Netherlands.

[@Meeple-Konrad]

Great list. I started with Heroscape and Catan... neither of which I'd put on my starter list, which is obviously different from games I'd keep if I could only have 10 (cause you'll pry Heroscape from my cold... dead... hands... also, avenge my death). You asked... so it's your fault I'm about to ramble. 10. Celestia - It's a great push your luck that I find incredibly easy to teach. 9. Lovecraft Letter - Loveletter is so easy. Lovecraft letter lets you take it just a step further and allows a larger player count. 8. Dice Forge - Two actions: forge your dice or buy a card. It also has that LEGO appeal of taking your dice apart and making them new. 7. Space Base - It is by far the best of these type of games that I've played. I love it. It is my replacement for Catan. It doesn't have negotiation and trading but does have the main roll/get something aspect, but unlike Catan or Machi Koro, you're never going to get screwed. 6. Potion Explosion - "Oh, have you played Candy Crush? OK, you basically know how to play this game. It's Harry Potter Candy Crush" It's so much fun, and the marble gimmick is amazing and I wouldn't have it any other way. Pull a marble, make them explode and watch the chain effects. Drink a potion, do something really cool. 5. Azul - quick & simple drafting. I find almost anyone can enjoy this game. I gave this to a friend, who texted me and said I found the first game his wife enjoys playing. He said I did something He hadn't been able to do in 10 years of marriage. I enjoy the complexity the other versions bring to the table, but the original can't be beaten. It's so pure, making it a nearly perfect starter game. 4. Sagrada - For all the reasons you listed. Oh. This is such a good game. 3. Century Spice Road: Golem Edition (Sorry Nick) - I HATED Splendor. I found it painful to play. So when someone had me play this, I went into it begrudgingly. I went home and bought a copy. Simple choices. I love the puzzle of building your engine, then having to tactically change course when someone grabs the card you were building to. And didn't win this game for over a year. I didn't care. 2. Welcome To - I haven't' been able to try cartographers, but I could play this over and over again. It's my "Flip/Roll & Write" favorite. 1. Dixit - To be honest, I could probably make an entire list of almost all these style games: Detective Club, When I Dream, Muse, Obscurio, Mysterium... But Dixit is still my favorite. I enjoy getting to think of your clue and trying to make something that some might get and others won't. This is easily in my Top Ten of all time. I've played it more than any other game in my collection. I have almost every expansion. You could use these cards in Detective Club. Oh gosh. Does anyone want to play right now? Oh, you're stuck in your home. Ok. DAMN IT, PAULA!!! I've played all of these with new gamers, I've played most of them with my kids.

[@wl5609]

Great list!

[@TheBrothersMurph]

We have the exact same pitch for Potion Explosion. "Hey you kids like Candy Crush!?!?!?"

[@PaulyC8879]

Thanks for the info! Any recommendations on additional dixit sets? I have number 1 and journey and we love them both. We want to add more but they’re are so many. Thanks for the info!!

[@Meeple-Konrad]

@@PaulyC8879 I tend to buy every Dixit set, but I'd say two of my favorites were Revelations & Anniversary sets.

[@PaulyC8879]

@@Meeple-Konrad great, Thanks! I suppose getting them all is an option too. Lol

[@JayBee10]

Great list, guys! Here are my picks, if I had to pick 10 to start with that could help me get into the hobby: 10. Q.E. 9. Five Tribes 8. The Crew 7. On Tour 6. The Isle of Cats 5. Everdell 4. Wavelength 3. Downforce 2. Wingspan 1. Atlantis Rising 2e

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Everdell was considered as our Worker Placement slot. A solid choice indeed!

[@brucebush5744]

Good idea and some fine choices. My choices are :- 1. Skull 2. One Night Ultimate Werewolf 3. Welcome To.. 4. Wingspan 5. Quacks 6. Just One 7. Horrified 8. Santorini 9. Sagrada 10. Empires of the North

[@brucebush5744]

Ahhh no - this is impossible to decide on. Welcome To is out and On Tour is in.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Hahaha! This list was extremely hard to make! We had to leave out so many games!

[@nickvandam1214]

Alternative version of their list Worker placement - lords of Waterdeep Filler - coup Sudoku? Puzzley familiar game - rummikub Engine builder - century spice road Party deduction game - code names Co-op game - burgle bros Push your luck - king of tokyo Yahtzee style game - king of Tokyo Tetris game - Santa Maria Gateway game - ticket to ride Bonus game as king of tokyo filled 2 of theirs Survive Escape from Atlantis (family game)

[@TheBrothersMurph]

King of Tokyo and Ticket to Ride were both verrrry close to making this list!

[@sobenewbie7413]

I'm a newbie to modern gaming, my first buy is Century: Spice Road. Got a cheap like new copy off the BGG marketplace. Can't wait to play it with my friends and family!

[@TheBrothersMurph]

nice! That's such a great starting point!

[@johnathanrhoades7751]

Pandemic Iberia - coop Sushi Go - Drafting/Set collection Clank! - Deck building (pick based on theme, Clank! In Space, Marvel Legendary, Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle, Dominion) Carcassonne - Tile laying Irish Guage - Bidding/route building (could also do Ticket to Ride here) Everdell - Worker placement/tableau and engine building King of Tokyo - Dice chucking Castell - Mid/heavy euro with simpler ruleset Coup - Social deduction Dixit - Party game It sounds like the last two could be replaced with Detective Club but have not played that.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

We personally prefer Detectives Club over Dixit, but Dixit is also a great choice! Detectives Club is like if you smashed Dixit and Spyfall together

[@StevenH4684]

This is hard because I played some of what people call gateway games and didn't fall in love with gaming but then I tried some heavy games and now I'm addicted to gaming.

[@natecress4226]

Great list guys. Couldn't agree more. Here is how I started. Carcossone Sagrada Stone Age Targi (2P) Hanamikoji or Jixia (2P) Herbaceous 7 wonders Lost Cities(2P) Parks Welcome to... A couple of 2players only games here but when you're starting out it may take some time to find a game group. So good to have some really good 2player games.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

We almost put a couple of 2p only games, but decided against it. but we made sure that pretty much all these games could play well at 2!

[@curtisrobinson7962]

@18:18 It's our go to co-op game now. Q: I wonder how it measures up to The Loop, nowadays? I mean, it has been three years since this vid was posted.

[@aberaigne]

Fine here is the infalible list you need. 10: The Isle of Cats 9: Any Azul 8: Fast Sloths 7: Century Spice Road 6: Bunny Kingdom 5: Clank! 4: Quacks of Quedlinburg 3: Space Base 2: Lords of Waterdeep 1: Wingspan

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Any Azul is a good answer. People just love that game

[@SenseiJae]

My Selections: 10 (worker placement) architects of west kingdom 9 (filler) For Sale or Silver and Gold 8 (familiar/dead simple) Ticket to Ride or Azul 7 (engine builder) Wingspan, maybe Orleans 6 (party/social deduction) CodeNames, Dixit or Obscurio 5 (co-op) Flash Point fire rescue or Pandemic 4 (push your luck) Diamont/incan Gold...but I do really like Quacks 3 (Roll & Write) I haven't played it, but I'd go with Cartographers 2 (must have designer: Feld) Castles of Burgundy 1 (gateway) Splendor

[@TheBrothersMurph]

This is a great list! Silver and Gold is a great choice for a filler or Roll and Write!

[@petergross7235]

No particular order:. 10. Ticket to Ride 9. Catan 8. Lords of Water Deep 7. Citadels 6. King of Tokyo 5. DownForce 4. Splendor 3. Wingspan 2. Race for the galaxy 1. Azul

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Great list! A bunch of these almost made our list!

[@gassie8952]

Citadels is probably one of my favorite party games and the one that got me into boardgames

[@TheBrothersMurph]

This was one of the first games we had as well. We have found other social deduction games we like more but Citadels will also be a classic

[@Hermes4939]

Baren Park is just so great. Great video! Shared on Facebook already. :)

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Thanks for the share Steve!

[@davlang3783]

I'm less than a year in to getting into board games, and only have 13 games. My first ten games were Flamme Rouge Survive! Escape From Atlantis The Quest For El Dorado (and expansions) Carcassonne Pandemic Iberia Deep Sea Adventure Bites Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion High Treason! The trial of Louis Riel 13 Days I also own The King's Dilemma (unplayed so far) and Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective. And because I saw a video where you lads were so enthusiastic about it, I just bought The Networks (but have yet to play it). Thanks for the videos, they're entertaining and very helpful!

[@scyldscefing3913]

I have all these games. I guess the foundation of my collection is intact.

[@benjizt]

Oh btw that super gorgeous edition of High Society is from Osprey Games -- they have other super pretty productions like Cryptid, Lost Expedition, and Odin's Ravens

[@denroy3]

Stop Thief is from 1979....used a little battery operated "police scanner". Updated of course with an ap in 2017.

[@heathwashburn194]

LOL @ "France in a box!" Also, the Barenpark expansion really takes it next level!

[@TheBrothersMurph]

It really does! It makes the game more thinky and longer. We just got the expansion and are really digging it!

[@curtisbaumann5389]

I just wanted to say thank you! I appreciate you guys, and your videos are a fun and small escape during a time of craziness! Keep up the great work fellas!!!

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Thanks Curtis! We really appreciate you saying that!

[@bradjohnston8825]

Right now my collection consists of Carcasonne, Ticket To Ride, Settlers of Catan, Sagrada, Splendor, and Pandemic. So I am looking to get Dominion next and then Architects of the West Kingdom, I cant get wingspan right now, although it is on my wishlist. I was thinking Terraforming Mars as well.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

That is a great start! And it looks like you've got your next few games planned out! Keep it up!

[@dankelly]

Great collection. I'd swap Raiders for Lords of Waterdeep. And Cartographers for Welcome To.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

We have had an easier time teaching new people Cartographers over Welcome To, which is why we chose it. But Welcome To is a great choice!

[@tameraanderson7820]

Love this idea. We have just started to get into this hobby (1st game was Pandemic), so would love to see more videos like this one. Great job guys, thanks.

[@graysonquinn5017]

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[@harleymalcolm4689]

@Grayson Quinn Instablaster =)

[@graysonquinn5017]

@Harley Malcolm thanks for your reply. I got to the site on google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff atm. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will get back to you later with my results.

[@graysonquinn5017]

@Harley Malcolm It worked and I finally got access to my account again. I'm so happy:D Thanks so much, you saved my ass!

[@harleymalcolm4689]

@Grayson Quinn you are welcome :)

[@Romey301]

something enlightening for a change. Thanks guys!

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Thank YOU

[@jediquigley2192]

King of Tokyo to gateway game the kids in, our youngest was about 5 when we started playing this.

[@Irkandia42]

Please could you make a list of the top 10 most beautiful games? I ask because I’m not a hard core gamer but the artwork in Wingspan really drew me to the game and I’m curious to know if there are other games with great art design. By the way you guys are fun to watch. Thanks for the content.

[@Irkandia42]

Oops just found your top 10 board game art video from a year ago. I’ll go watch that. 👍🏼

[@wingabouts]

You might check out Everdell - my favorite game for its great mechanics AND beautiful forest animal artwork. There's also Aquatica, fabulous underwater game but be sure to get the expansion, it adds so much to the gameplay. Isle of Cats has cool artwork too and it includes 2 rule sets, one kid friendly and one more competitive.

[@scyldscefing3913]

Jamaica an Dice Town are good choices a little off the beaten track, but solid.

[@wl5609]

Fantastic lightweights, we play them a LOT!!

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Jamaica is great choice if you want to have a racing game!

[@teresa5268]

That's a good selection of games!!

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Why thank you!

[@aussie_sologamer7349]

My first 10 games that kicked off the hobby for me.. 1. Pandemic 2. King of Tokyo 3. Biblios 4. SushiGo Party 5. Roll For It 6. Kingdomino 7. Lost Cities 8. Raptor 9. Viticulture 10. Hanimakoji all still in my collection good clip guys

[@Moodman002]

Lords of Waterdeep, DC Deckbuilder, Five Tribes, Seasons, Zombicide, Munchkin (If you have young kids, this game rocks), Xia, Dead of Winter (If you have friends you want to hate, this game rocks), Saboteur, Unmatched (Cobble & Fog)

[@Judge_Jon]

I think Santorini and Century (SR or Golem) are great collection pieces. They are both simple enough to be gateways but deep enough to be fun for more advanced players. Especially Santorini where you can take out the god cards and play as a gateway then add in the god cards to ramp up the difficulty later. I played a handful of games before I started my collection but my first ten were: 1) One Night Ultimate Werewolf 2) Ikusa 3) Sushi Go 4) Century SR 5) Terraforming Mars 6) Santorini 7) Munchkin (given to me) 8) Secret Hitler 9) Bang TCG 10) Pandemic w/On the Brink Exp. (bought from a friend as a set). Out of those I've definitely gotten Century out more than the others, then Santorini, then Sushi Go. I have Azul SP but that and Sushi Go i don't find as fun as the other two or as essential.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Santorini was sooo close to making this list for that exact reason. Very simple, but has a heck of a lot of depth

[@raymyers700]

Great list guys!

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Thanks Ray!

[@benjoslin3782]

Thank you gentlemen!

[@nihlify]

7 Wonders, Carcassonne, Pandemic are a few games I think is great to have

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Great picks! I really want to pick up 7 Wonders Architects to have as a great approachable game for "non gamer (yet)" friends to try.

[@henryunwin8121]

Thanks for your list guys. I'm always looking for games to play with my family. They aren't always as interested in games like I am.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

GOtta hook em in! Go with a theme that interests them!

[@gamesafire4744]

Great list!!! You guys are reminding me that I really need to add Quacks to my collection

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Yes. Yes you do :)

[@onepipwonder915]

"wine drunk, on a Tuesday in Milwaukee" lol nice vid guys! thank you!

[@wl5609]

@One Pip Wonder I know!! I cracked up so hard at that! These Murphs are so entertaining I don't care what they're talking about or what games they're playing!!...🤣🤣🤣

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Lol Thank you Wendy! We really appreciate you saying that!

[@profjubjubs]

Great video guys, definitely options ill look into. No Pandemic though?

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Definitely could have been on the list and almost was! It's still one of our favorite games!

[@simonb4689]

Imo, get all of Emerson Matsuuchi's games for the first like 7 of the 10. Then we can argue about the 2-3 spots left

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Pretty much. Emerson rules

[@jonbower194]

That's awesome! I still have a copy of the original Stop Thief and the sound generator still works : ] A friend recently told me to check out some table games, so thanks for the video as I try to find a game to get into.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Heck yeah! Try the new one if you can! The app even plays the retro sounds if you want it to!

[@gamesafire4744]

This is a difficult list to make. I think mine would be: Sagrada, Potion Explosion or Quacks, 7 Wonders, Isle of Cats, Castles of Burgundy, Just One, Sushi Roll, Forbidden Island or Forbidden Desert, Takenoko, Bang!the Dice Game. And on your recommendation I recently bought Orleans. It is. Ow one of my favorites! Thanks guys!!!

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Potion Explosion is a great choice! We always pitch that game to new gamers by saying "hey you know Candy Crush? This is kinda like that!"

[@ralphanderson2603]

Carcasson? #! - getn with it, time moves on!

[@notthatseanbean]

Off the top of my head, here are the games I pull out with folks who "don't play games" to get them in and hooked. In no particular order: 1. Sagrada 2. Quacks 3. Ravine 4. Menara 5. Clank! 6. Potion Explosion 7. Barenpark 8. Burgle Bros. 9. Mansions of Madness 2ed 10. Any Escape Room game (Unlock, Exit, Escape Room in a Box, etc.)

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Menara is a great choice! Co-op stacking! Sooo stressful!

[@ButOneThingIsNeedful]

Pretty strong list. For me personally, about 7 of the 10 interest me -- and that's good!

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Heck yeah!

[@mikewest235]

Liked the list. Really surprised Space Base was not on there for you.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Michael West we definitely thought about it. There’s just a few too many cards that are a little confusing to explain but if we did another list of games it could easily show up. It’s so solid

[@aaronrichard5647]

Haha... I've never played the new Stop Thief. I have a copy from the early 1980s, where you had an old-school walkie talkie thing that did what the phone app does nowadays. Used to play it with my grandparents when I was a kid.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

That's so cool. The new one works great and even has the old school sounds you can use to get extra nostalgic. super fun

[@aaronrichard5647]

@@TheBrothersMurph Yeah, I'm wondering if the phone app works with the old board and components?

[@MarinerOrk]

Space Base needs to be in here somewhere

[@TheBrothersMurph]

We almost chose that over Wingspan as our "engine builder" choice. But there are so many different cards it can be overwhelming for new players. Plus Wingspan has a more unique theme and looks better. But you could very easily slot Space Base in there and it would be a great choice!

[@chrismcpherson666]

Biblios - Auction, Set Collection Boomerang - Card Drafting, Flip and Write Castles of Burgundy - Tile Laying, Dice Manipulation, Point Salad Cartographers - Polyominoes, Variable Scoring, Drawing/Colouring Karuba - Tile Laying, Bingo, Route Building, Family Game, Race Game Junk Art - Party Game, Dexterity Game Magic Maze - Party Game, Co-op, Real Time Thurn and Taxis - Route Building, Set Collection, Player Powers Splendor - Engine Building, Race Game, Set Collection Decrypto - Word Game, Co-op, Team Game, Party Game, Deduction

[@TheBrothersMurph]

We've never gotten to play Biblios but have always wanted to!

[@danielkeim8558]

I have not played Carcassone....also this is a solid list for sure. I would add Grimm Forest or Downforce to this list. Both are extremely accessible and the fun factor is super high but there's also some depth to them as well

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Grimm Forest could definitely be on this list!

[@JonoTay88]

So good boys! Loved this list. Some new ones I've earmarked to buy soon. Here's my list from my own collection that I would recommend for a starter's collection... in no order (read more to see my thoughts on each): Carcassonne Tiny Towns Wingspan Code Names Sushi Go Party 6 Nimmt (6 Takes) Zombie Dice Wurfel Bohnanza Parks Mysterium I'd agree with Carcassonne. I have the big box and it got played many times upon first purchase. Tiny Towns has really been a good one for new players. The Tetris feel is so real and it has been a winner straight off the bat with new players. Wingspan is a dream to play as it is astheticly next level and it comes with a tutorial for newbies. Code names is just the best party game and is a big winner at our game nights for all ppl. Saw someone put sushi go... Yes!!! I'd actually say Sushi Go Party. This intros card drafting and does it with such a fun theme. Excellent playtime range and lots of variety. You could play this game in Covid lockdown for a whole day and not get bored. Can I just say as a card game here, 6 Nimmt (6 Takes) has got to be the most played game of all time in my household. The fact you can play up to ten ppl, and like you said before with those tense moments where it just created big, memorable plays... And for the price, you must own it! Zombie Dice is a fun push your luck game and the ability to play infinite number of ppl technically is also a plus. As a school teacher, my primary aged kids loved this game and it was a staple on rainy days. Going with a much lesser known one here, Wurfel Bohnanza. It is by far the best variant of the much loved Bohnanza series. It is a 5 player max game but literally every player is fully engaged on every person's turn (like tiny towns). There is almost no down time in this game. Maximum value! Gotta have a meatier game here as well, and I was just introduced to Parks near the end of 2019 by a good friend. I liked it so much that I immediately went out to buy it! It is such a unique and simple to understand (yet potentially deeeeep) game that is visually stunning. The packaging of the game is next level phenomenal as well. So satisfying. Mysterium. You have to have a good co-op game and I can't think of one that's more satisfying, communicative, different, quirky or beautiful. Also, the difficulty level is so easily adjustable. This game has been a winner everytime it's been played with new players as well. Easy to learn. So satisfying when you win!

[@TheBrothersMurph]

We almost put Tiny Towns on the list! Though it can be a tad expensive for how big the game is so we left it off, but we totally agree with you! And instead of Sushi Go! We recommend Sushi Roll. Same game but much easier to teach the concept of drafting to new people! Great list!

[@brianrainer]

Solid list

[@JonoTay88]

@@brianrainer glad you think so :)

[@cruel_knight3478]

STFU!!!! The Wheelmen!!! It's 12am and I'll just watchin somethin before goin to sleep. I had to get up and open the game too see..... You guys are inside one of my all time faves!!! Recently picked up the remake, still own the original.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Ha! Sorry to make you get up but heck yeah we’re in there! Love the updated version :)

[@cruel_knight3478]

@@TheBrothersMurph same here Actually has become the gateway game for my GF, that and Carcasonne

[@davidgreenberg8456]

Without spending too much time thinking about it, my list would probably be: Bohnanza, Small World, 7 Wonders, Azul/Patchwork, Clank! A Deck-Building Adventure/Star Realms, Dixit, Isle of Skye, King of Tokyo, Hanamikoji, and Ra. And if people want something a bit more complicated, I would toss in Tzolk'in and Castles of Burgundy (despite how ugly the artwork is). I haven't played most of the games you mentioned, but I really enjoyed Wingspan. I am really keen on trying Raiders of the North Sea! I am not a fan of Carcassonne at all. It is definitely in the bottom 25% of games I have played (if you don't count total crap like Monopoly and Mench: ärgere dich nicht).

[@TheBrothersMurph]

I think Clank! Is a great choice for that next level game. It's still relatively simple and teachable but has some meat on it's bones. Also the push your luck aspect is just so fun!

[@stevebruns1833]

Top 10 Out of Print Games. I nominate Kung Fu Fighting by Slugfest games. A quick, silly themed card game about...well, y'know.

[@andurilwildfire6593]

Where are you guys in Stop Thief?

[@snakeplisssken8095]

Good list. I'd include Azul. For betting I would include For Sale or Cursed Court over High Society. Century Spice Road. Architects over Raiders, maybe. No trick-taking I see? Consider Indulgence or Skull King. My gaming group also enjoyed Blue Moon City and El Grande. (As a side note, I purchased El Grande Big Box from Amazon about a year ago for about 24 dollars. That's crazy)

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Trick taking is tough. Unless the people you are playing with have some interest in learning the mechanic or grew up playing it, they can be notoriously hard to get to the table. But we totally agree that Indulgence is the one we'd choose. We love Skull King but it's a little advanced for a first trick taking in our opinion.

[@snakeplisssken8095]

@@TheBrothersMurph Agreed with everything you said. My game group, which really only consists of my sisters, their hubbies and kids, grew up with Oh Heck! However I did teach my 8 year old daughter how to play Diamonds, so there's that.

[@toPuPplS]

Tiny Towns, Kingdomino, King of Tokyo, Dragon Farkle, Tsuro, Resistance..

[@maikelaitch4825]

Great List ! Do you know which kind of addon for the components were used in Quacks? Thanks in advance

[@djradojevic]

This is an awesome video! So, my first ten games were: 1. Poop the game 2. Saboteur 3. Lost Cities 4. Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza 5. Port Royal 6. Schotten Totten 7. Love Letter 8. Colt Super Express 9. Exploding Kittens 10. The Game Since then me and my gf bought and have played around 30 different board games..we often play as a couple, bring games to parties and play with our younger relatives..so games we play are suited for those types of situations: short, fun, easy to teach (sometimes hard to master 😂), suited for pre teens, teens and adults, small enough so we can bring them with us, etc.. We got into the board game world in december of 2021, so we are still sorta new to the game 😂

[@TheBrothersMurph]

very cool and welcome to the hobby!

[@beckystratton8248]

Wow!! Not only did I get some great suggestions for games to try, but Carcassonne was the game that got me into the hobby. Now 10 years in, we just add more expansions to create more replayability and I've never gotten tired of this game. It remains on my top 10 list to this day. Thanks guys!

[@yourlongshadows5568]

Century Golem, Codenames, Wingspan, King of Tokyo, Ticket To Ride, Raiders of the North Sea, Parks, Flash Point Fire Rescue, Rise of Tribes, Betrayal at House on the Hill. Sadly my friends bounce of anything remotely close to sci fi :/

[@eVanDiesel]

Great selections!

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Thank Diesel!

[@hooshyarkarimi9524]

I would put at least one dexterity game and one game for when a kid is around. Junk art I really like.

[@BoardGameGreeks]

Best games to start your collection is kingdomino 7w duel and Jamaica imo

[@NerdyBlurbTV]

Woe Woe! How am I just finding yalls channel?? Great video guys. I really thought this was going to be a typical list video but it really surprised me. Even some ive never even heard of! Wish yall had links so when I buy em y'all get street-cred. Our List: 10) Above & Below or Near & Far 9) Unearth 8) Dominion 7) 7 Wonders 6) Sheriff of Nottingham 5) Colt Express 4) Las Vegas 3) Chronicles of Crime 2) Grimm Forrest 1) Splendor

[@JoJoKaler]

First 8 games I've bought (because I only own 8 games as a brokeish college student): 1. Dominion 2. Fluxx 3. Stratego 4. Secret Hitler 5. Blockus 6. Life 7. Trekking 8. Legacy Risk

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Heck of a good start!

[@djtarquin]

Settlers of Catan, then The knights expansion. Best starter game that most people should have owned or played.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

It's one of the first games we had minus the Knights Expansion

[@lisamiller4742]

Great list. I have a few of those game but would really like to try some of the others especially after hearing what you had to say about them. Would you consider doing a top 10 best games at Target list?

[@TheBrothersMurph]

We may someday, especially as Target gets more "Target Exclusive" games

[@rolling.reggie]

As someone who just seriously started collecting a year ago: Sagrada, Wingspan, Carcassonne are 3 huge staples for me. I also love Barenpark (PRAISE BE TO PWH!) on BGA but decided to grab NYZ as my polyomino zoo game lol. PS: I may be one of the only people who does not love quacks…and learned it early in my gaming days. I’ve been enjoying Living Forest which has that similar bust mechanic, so maybe you guys will just have to teach me how to love Quacks at a Con.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Heck yeah welcome to the hobby and we have been wanting to try New York Zoo and Living Forest so you teach us those and we'll show you the love we have for Quacks!

[@MidwestMeeple]

Watching 🎉

[@ralphanderson2603]

Now I need an AP? We are over 40 - give me clue and apples to appels; forget high tech!

[@northernlight8857]

I see i started a bit wrong...i started with Gloomhaven. Got a great deal on it though

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Not wrong, just unconventional ;)

[@MrScrawnjuan]

We also started with Gloomhaven, and then apparently swung into traitor games with Shadows Over Camelot and Betrayal at House on the Hill.

[@espenboholm1112]

backgammon, hive, hnefatafl, too many poops those are my top ten

[@theadamkirsch]

If you were drunk in Milwaukee on a Tuesday, it would likely be on beer :-)

[@deanmuramoto4796]

Lords of Waterdeep Carcassonne with the Princess and the Dragon Adventure Land Archeology Lost Cities The Board Game Ticket to Ride Europe Clank! Alhambra Dice Town Jamaica

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Adventureland is a GREAT choice! Such an underrated game

[@davidgreenberg8456]

I think Ticket to Ride U.S. is better for starters because of the openness, especially when playing with 4 players

[@TheBrothersMurph]

@@davidgreenberg8456 That's fair. When playing Europe with first timers we'll usually leave out the train stations as they tend to confuse people

[@TheDavidPhillips]

This is probably the least controversial list you've ever done, just due to the inherent nature of the topic - someone who would create a completely different list could still completely agree with yours. That said, I'd definitely include Abyss and Downforce. Everybody sucks at buying games when they first get into the hobby. 7 or 8 years ago (I think?), the first two games we bought were Babel and Pandemic, not knowing anything about either. Pandemic is THE quintessential co-op game, and Babel is what you play with friends you never want to see again. We played Babel when we got back from the FLGS, and cracked the shrink on Pandemic last year - clearly did those in the right order.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Ha! We have always stayed away from Babel for that reason.

[@MrScrawnjuan]

Mike does a pretty good De Niro

[@marcoabrillo6854]

weird to have none of the mentioned games =( interested to get cartographers and carcassone now.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Hey that's alright! we also started with virtually none of these games. Everyone has their own gaming journey

[@alexanderpopov3587]

Pandemic, Beasty Bar, Port Royal, Stone Age, Codenames Pictures, Jaipur, Star Realms, Hive, Santorini, Evolution Climate

[@TheBrothersMurph]

We just recently got to play Beasty Bar and it was SOOOO fun! That's a great choice for a list like this!

[@Toledo2bateacher]

I find it funny. I own none of these games. Good pick I just have not picked these games up.

[@TheBrothersMurph]

That's alright! We could make 10 of these lists there's so many good choices!

[@notacontentprovider]

Nice list guys, you clearly love board games and I love hearing your opinions and experience of the games you play. I have a non-board gaming family I'm trying to convert. so I purchased several games. I started with Ticket to Ride as this was the most similar to the old family games they had played before. Forbidden island was next as an easy to play game, then Tucana to teach them new mechanics , castle panic to teach hand management and collaborate play , Flashpoint because the goal and rules are simple to learn but still has a randomness to the game is fun, and then Roll player to introduce playing with dice, hand management and strategy all together and to widen their horizons on what a board game can be. I also got Spirit island, but that was a mistake as its too advanced for where the are right now. I'm hoping to progress them to Everdell and Root soon, as that will it teach them the mechanics of area control, and worker placement and puts all the other mechanics together...oh and also because I really want to play those two games myself :)

[@patricksullivan6988]

This was a great idea for a list (and a good list, itself)! Thanks!

[@MrScrawnjuan]

Damn, you guys get to play light games between heavier games? I generally can't even get anyone to play any games.

[@NerdyBlurbTV]

Real Talk!