Top 10 Themes in Games of 2021 - with Tom Vasel

[@entseventwenty5898]

The night cage is scary in a dread-filled way! I LOVE it!

[@sorrowsong08]

I very much agree with The Night Cage, played it in a dark room with one of those wood wick candles, very atmospheric.

[@JennaRoseBeasley]

The Night Cage sounds pretty similar to Sub Terra in my opinion. Looks super fun though! LOVE the theming. 😊

[@BananaLoaf77]

It’s somewhat similar! I’m a huge fan of SubTerra and Night Cage and it has some similar tile laying elements, but Night Cage takes those tiles and removes them mid-game making the cage an infinite wasteland. It’s amazing, I can’t recommend enough!!

[@pauls3585]

Night Cage is a great choice. Thanks Tom.

[@unlimitedrabbit]

I'm a big fan of The Night Cage. I found my copy in a Barnes and Noble Bookstore just last month. I've still never found all four keys and escaped in solo mode (which is pretty decent) but, when I do lose, I seem to always reach the point where it feels as though a successful escape is just one more game within my grasp! My personal pick for a theme heavy game is Mantis Falls, a game that feels very underloved by big name tabletop reviewers on KZbin.

[@barrelagedgames1476]

So stoked to make this Top Ten list!! Thanks Tom, (hope we get to play at Dice Tower West so we can show you some of the deeper strategy Moonshine Empire has to offer!) 😉 Thanks again!!

[@BoxOfFear]

Okay, Vagrantsong sounds awesome. Is it scheduled for retail release or being sold directly by the publisher or just Kickstarter?

[@WinterWizard7]

Awesome stuff!

[@acidfloyd2]

There are only so many cut and paste themed Euros I can stomach in my collection. I really love the creativity of theme in games that execute it well. Genotype would have been my top pick only because Lawyer up is still on it's way in the mail and my Night Cage preorder arrived last week and haven't had a chance to play it yet. Great picks Tom, I agree with all of them!

[@soogymoogi]

Some of my favorite themes of new games I played in 2021... Danger Park, Genotype, Kabuto Sumo, Hibachi, Sheepy Time, Lawyer Up (especially the Witch Trial expansion.) Oath gets an honorable mention because although its theme of the cyclical nature of history is understated, it's a cool one.

[@patcon314]

NIGHT CAGE!

[@hgg-hugogreatestgames2013]

No roll player adventures :(

[@Kentchangar]

The most unimportant thing in a board games (just like lyrics in a song) - theme. ;)

[@erikpeters7072]

Definitely one of the most important to me

[@soogymoogi]

Theme is very important to my enjoyment of a game!

[@Tenebyss]

Lyrics don't matter in a song!?

[@Kentchangar]

@@soogymoogi But is it important for the quality of a game? Sugar is very important for my enjoyment of food, but is it healthy?

[@Kentchangar]

@@Tenebyss Yup. They only matter as a melody for singing, which means they could be gibberish and the song would still be good.