Top 10 Gateway Games! - Sommelier Suggestions with Alex!

[@MightISuggestAGame]

Thanks everyone for tuning in! What are your favorite gateway games??

[@nikitakovchuga6006]

Cascadia, Strike, Mountain goats, Las Vegas, Wandering towers, Stella, So clover

[@MightISuggestAGame]

@@nikitakovchuga6006great suggestions!!

[@Hanes.Review]

Pocket Master Builder. Mottainai. Haze Island

[@johnross2870]

Big time gateway game for me was Shadows Over Camelot. Can be a little intimidating but since it’s co-op you can work together and the hidden role component creates a ton of drama that can really put a hook in folks!

[@MightISuggestAGame]

Yes - great suggestion!

[@archip8021]

Awesome recommendations. Good idea to go by mechanic

[@MightISuggestAGame]

Thank you! Hope you found this list useful :)

[@sarablackburn6967]

I love Spots! (And several others, Azul, Patchwork, Cascadia). I nearly always recommend King of Tokyo as a gateway game, but Spots has become my alternate recommendation for folks who may not be enticed by the theming of KoT.

[@MightISuggestAGame]

yes! KoT is a great reco for those folks who don't mind smashing and bashing each other!

[@somefishhere]

This is solid list! Love how you sectioned it by mechanic. My favorites are Bonanza, Tranquility, Azul, Patchwork, and Magic Maze. Can’t wait to try Sea Salt & Paper and Spots (Especially Spots 🥹) I think the trick-taking mechanic needs a gateway game, since games like The Crew, Cat in a Box, Scout, and Brian Boru require a familiarity with the mechanic to understand the twist to the usual gameplay. I feel like Hearts or Euchre could do the job, but maybe even something like Fox in the Forest would work!

[@MightISuggestAGame]

Totally agree with the trick-taking note. I grew up with euchre but there aren't a lot of trick taking gateway games out there... but if I had to choose, I'd pick Fox in the Forest, Skull King, and Bacon!

[@rbramblet]

I stopped you at 0:02, as it already sounded like me...

[@MightISuggestAGame]

😂😂😂