Top 100 Board Games Of All Time - 90 to 81 (2024)

[@adriang6259]

I have to get some collecting happening. I'm a bit behind. Keep the list coming. Love it.

[@balthrus]

Thanks for the great list and especially for the Rapido PSA. I wasn't aware of the danger that can hide in board games.

[@manjr]

Castles of Burgundy getting better with age is spot on. Probably creeping up there to become one of my most-played games.

[@travelinwithTODD]

i love this fucking channel so much. great information, great humor

[@SteveInTokyo-b8n]

Merry Bollocks.

[@drewbiggin5805]

Deck the balls.

[@Endeva09]

​@@davidstephens931It's not his birthday.

[@Endeva09]

@@davidstephens931 we use both but Merry is by far more popular.

[@SteveInTokyo-b8n]

@@davidstephens931 "We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year"

[@ishotmyboss]

"Do you know what nemesis means?" - Rudolph Reindeer

[@Kajuber]

Great list of games once again. Glad it's cooled off enough for a few flurries. Looking forward to the next episode!

[@JustACuteFox]

I love the Playte edition of Can't Stop. The board turns into the box and when packed up it's about the size of an average card game.

[@HedleyPhillips]

Thank you. Looking forward to all of these. I've just picked up Troyes & Castles of Burgundy. Yup I'm late to the party but it also means I've got loads of amazing games to play.

[@Skol999]

Quality material, thanks for this series. I do hope the Scythe innuendos are intended :D

[@kidmarine3994]

Good to see the snow back

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Back by popular demand…bunch of weirdos 😂

[@aribfilmes]

Very nice Top. A kind of addictive, but since it's once per year I think it's an ok addiction! I have some games in my wish list just from watching this. Some times I think, how your Top would be 30 years ago? Maybe it's an idea for a video, your Top 10 or 20 from the past, if your brain still has that data stored :). I bet it had Uno and Monopoly!

[@ProgressIsTheOnlyEvolution]

Love this channel and its humor and great reviews. I only know Castles of Burgundy and Scythe on this list, which are very good games, but would not be in my top 10 either though they are very high rated on gameboard geek.

[@freddaniel5099]

Counting up Bollocks... one, two. Counting down Bollocks... two, one. Oh, my. Up... down. Repeat. Cheers!

[@ddyraw]

Wow, a top 100 where every video is not an hour long! Well played! I just wish I knew what a bollock was, probably some kind of biscuit...

[@BoardGameBollocks]

A custard cream derivative

[@Kensai_]

Can confirm. Am fucking stupid. I'm waiting for my copy of Castles of Burgundy Special Edition like an excited kid waiting for Christmas day 😀

[@SPQRKlio]

Love to see #82 come up, Tales of the Arabian Nights. The mechanism for the storytelling just works. Am there solely for the story.

[@Davord]

You managed to blow the roof off with this one, and now need to repair it.

[@jackburtonstwin]

I agree with you on Stonemaier Games. There was a period when they just kept hitting it out of the park. I, too, have Viticulture, Scythe and Tapestry. All great games with a wealth of supported expansions. I am not blown away by games like Wingspan and Libertalia. They're not bad games but maybe the publisher is a victim of its earlier successes and the weight of expectation that carries.

[@captainimpulse]

Libertalia is a great game, but was gutted into a soulless husk of its former self. Pick up the original if you want a quality game. And Wingspan is completely trumped by Wyrmspan in all categories. Also, mad respect for your user name.

[@nobuthatsme9201]

TUMBLING DICE BAYBAY!!! Finally getting the credit it’s due!!!

[@benronaldson3064]

Had hip surgery twenty minutes ago. Off my tits and loving this❤

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Speedy recovery mate

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Speedy recovery mate

[@TabletopTurtle]

I always knew Jamey was a wine mom.

[@MrSnakeCake]

So true about reprints, just fix the typos and maybe add a FAQ to clarify some shit.

[@mightyted1]

Love the channel. Your comments on Stegmaier were a little harsh tho.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Say it as you see it and don’t apologise for it

[@Mozicon]

Yeah, I'm a bit surprised because Apiary, Expeditions, and Wyrmspan are absolute bangers.

[@leadhead69]

My issue with their designs is that they either get stale after a few plays because you can min-max the games very quickly, or they're just not as interesting as other games in the same space. Like, Scythe is so straight forward that you can pretty easily tell who is going to win purely based on their faction and starting spot, and that is not an ideal design IMO. Wingspan devolves into laying eggs in the last few turns, Apiary often falls into the same main actions over and over, etc. I'd say all of their games are "fine" 7/10 games, but space is limited and I'm not wanting to collect "fine" games.

[@captainimpulse]

@@Mozicon Is Apiary good? The theme was completely uninteresting to me. Wyrmspan was a hit in our group (moreso than Wingspan), but Expeditions was a miss. Scythe is still a favorite of mine, though.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

@Mozicon is this satire?

[@MichaelM-ev9ek]

You ever played Vitibollocks with 6? It's an ordeal.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Seemed fine to me

[@aldarez13]

Castles of Burgundy is my number 1, so I bought and love the Special Edition. It is still stupid though 🙂 (the vineyards expansion does go alright, as a bonus)

[@martyncardno2172]

Snow joke mate. This is a Christmas staple. Bravo

[@Vamsee_K]

Please add timestamps/chaptering.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Nah…too much work

[@ajsantiago78]

Great video. I recommend Head and Shoulders shampoo to stop all that dandruff flying around.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

It’s cocaine

[@MarkWoodward-n4i]

Thank you for all you do towards the board gaming hobby. You are a knowledgeable and honest person. Hard to come by qualities in this day and age! You are the equivalent of Jeremy Clarkson's motoring journalism but for board gaming. I don't mean to detract from your individual talent, rather to say you are a bloody fantastic comedian who also knows his subject matter. O, and since subscribing to your channel, you've cost me a bomb! In fact my new Carrooka table has just been delivered - last few minutes. All your fault. Stop making such bloody good recommendations. May I wish you and your family a very happy board gaming Christmas. Thank you for welcoming us all into your home via KZbin. That actually sounds a bit creepy though! Really really appreciate your work. You frequently make me laugh out loud. Here's to facing you off in a manor et manor carrooka match one day. Bless you all.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Thanks mate. Glad you enjoy Carrooka. It’s truly one of a kind. I’m not sure if being likened to Clarkson is a good thing…he just had a heart bypass

[@MarkWoodward-n4i]

Hah haha. At least it proves he had a heart I suppose. Cannot say same for me. I retired from the thin blue line many years ago. Been told many times the role is full of heartless bustards! Then I became a funeral director. Maybe I should create a KZbin channel called Board Game Ghoulies??? Carrooke board is set up ready for grandchildren visiting. But they had blooming well better let grandad win!

[@AllinWhenPlaying]

Can't wait for Cry Havoc in the top 10! ;)

[@dabearz27]

Is that snow or dandruff?

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Every…freaking…year

[@CaptainBashStreet]

Dexterity rules...that's 2!...I'll need a lie down if Pitchcar doesn't make the B.G.B top 20 🏎️🏁😆

[@RowRowFightThePowaa]

Pear 9:47 🤔

[@BoardGameBollocks]

You sure?

[@badboibubby1878]

Yeah but what a pear!

[@cozzwozzle]

What happened to the viticulture designer ?

[@cozzwozzle]

I’m new to the scene

[@aldarez13]

Not much. He's still around, and his company, Stonemaier Games, is still putting out popular titles. One could argue they've moved away from high-quality eurogame designs like Viticulture and Scythe and more into the realms of chasing mass-appeal after the success of Wingspan (and I'd be inclined to agree). Still, even if they aren't quite reaching the heights they once did, they rarely put out a *bad* game. You could do much worse for your money than recent Stonemaier releases.

[@Davord]

He got spooned by MoDerN AudIeNcES

[@cozzwozzle]

@@aldarez13 ahhh interesting. I’m enjoying slowly putting the pieces together of what seems like a bit of political friction in the ol’ board game scene which didn’t seem to be there many years ago.

[@cozzwozzle]

@ is that a Critical Drinker reference per chance ? :P

[@beakerkell]

Pear!!!

[@kamilb8085]

👍

[@chrismichael9556]

Bullocks!

[@chrisperrien7055]

algo

[@pauls3585]

Castles of Burgundy is a steaming pile of dog shit (joke)...I am loving your lists 👍

[@leadhead69]

Hahaha not me being stoked that my deluxe edition of Castles of Burgundy just got here

[@leadhead69]

Have you played Andromeda's Edge or Moonrakers? Two of my all time favorites. Moonrakers is great for people who love to negotiate/lots of table talk, and Andromeda's Edge is just a great worker placement/area control/engine builder game.

[@BoardGameBollocks]

Is andromedas edge a reprint of dwellings of eldervale?

[@hubris1960]

@@BoardGameBollocks More or less. There are a few mechanical changes.