Top 100 Games of All Time - 10-1

[@middleclassboardgamer]

Thank you DT crew. Your top 100 is the Super Bowl of board games. I love watching the lists from all the other content creators, but you all are definitely the senior statesmen of this hobby.

[@3amBlues]

Agree and love watching them

[@Tzimisce25]

I can second that. This is the SB of Board Games for me too. I am sad I could not see it live.

[@searose6192]

Yep. Well said

[@cay6857]

I had so much fun watching your Top 100, and I’ve purchased Dominion, Caper Europe and Trekking Through History because of it. Thank you! Can’t wait to play!

[@RynoKenny]

Superchats need to stop. Tom isn’t even paying attention to any of Mike or Zee’s discussion because he’s glued to the chat room.

[@hanseathl]

At least this spontaneous shout outs making it hard. Why not wrap it up in some particular moments of the show.

[@goldblend86]

He already knows their thoughts, this is top 100, very little has changed.

[@Paulovlyra]

Disagree

[@ohnenamen22]

I think it'll be better to have someone write down all the names and then pass a sheet to Tom to have him read it. This way he can still talk about Mike's and Zee's picks.

[@championfaction]

I’m agree. I’m much more interested in the discussion about the games in these videos, and the supercharger definitely detracts from that.

[@YegRon]

Thank you so much Dice Tower for another excellent Top 100! Listened to every minute of it.

[@Superslemmet]

Wingspan is fine. The one issue I have is that when I play board games with my friends, I want to play *with them*, not just sit around the same table playing a game. Don't get me wrong, I like solo games and play solo quite often, but when it's game night it's kinda disappointing playing a game that feels exactly the same as playing solo.

[@bobbarker3007]

I love wingspan, but any game where everyone has to be able to read something in the middle of the table, and most likely it's only facing one person correctly, just never works out so well. There will always be people half standing up and moving around trying to read the cards all game long. And those people are always at a disadvantage. I try to avoid games with reading involved, and this is a main reason why.

[@BlitzkriegBryce]

Played it once and never felt the need to play it again. It was ok.

[@KyriosHeptagrammaton]

That's the reason I don't like Race for the Galaxy despite the core being so good.

[@snoophogg85]

I love how random Mike's list is 😂 It just shows how big this hobby is, and you just like what you like and have fun!

[@borreholic]

"Zee's foot reminds me of my Dad's foot. I love watching it" is already such an absolutely legendary comment. I tip my hat in wonder and thankfulness.

[@elise8917]

Was the best episode ever!

[@brandonmarkwell6613]

Let's go Mike! Merchants Cove baby!!!

[@garys4067]

Thank you Dice Tower for a very interesting and extremely well done Top 100. It's the highlight of KZbin board game videos each year. The only problem is that it always costs me money, because you identify a few games I can't live without! 😂😀🙂

[@JonathonV]

Thanks so much for a great Top 100 list! Here are my ranks: Root (306) 7 Wonders Duel (200) Castles of Burgundy (115) Lost Ruins of Arnak (21) Everdell (265) Five Tribes (123) Dune Imperium (124) Raiders of the North Sea (60) Quacks of Quedlinburg (43) Ready Set Bet (323) Scythe (46) Merchants Cove (58) Cosmic Encounter (284) Terraforming Mars (127) Smartphone Inc. (13) Dominion (7) Ark Nova (9) Dwellings of Eldervale (too recent to rank) See you next year, everyone! (Or sooner.)

[@jankogo]

I love the chemistry between you guys! 🥰

[@leavemydogalone]

Previous top 100s were part of what got me into/excited about boardgames. Now that I’ve played for a few years, I realize I have pretty different tastes from y’all and the games I bought based off those lists are no longer in my collection. But I still love these videos :)

[@Indubitably14]

Yeah, I had a similar journey. Though I think I'm 70% similar to Zee....but Tom is my guy when he's praising Dominion, Cosmic Encounter (and Heroscape in the past).

[@naughtscrossstitches]

this exactly... but I find listening to these tells me what I'm possibly NOT going to like and to look in other directions.

[@wyatth2992]

Since your taste is different from Tom, Mike and Zee, what are some of your favorites? I'm always excited to try something new😊

[@yishnir]

These Dice Tower Videos really helped me pick board games to try with my friends and family. I definitely chose some based on the reviews that didn't go over as well as I hoped with either of those play groups... but It wasn't because the games were bad... It was because I wasn't very good (yet) at understanding what types of games the different people I was playing with did or would enjoy. Now I have several different lists based on the different types of gamers I end up playing with, and I've arranged my collection accordingly.

[@MattKindtStorytime]

Great lists - my tastes almost 100% align with Mike…when he got to number 4…it all made sense…❤

[@kimzacho5268]

I watched a lot of videos, and I must say you are the one who is giving usable value here. Cool Work! Tom is a KING!!!

[@syahidali6125]

excellent banter gentlemen. lots of LOL moment there.

[@jackburtonstwin]

Great list. So many games selections that I sit and think "why didn't think of that?"

[@The-Lost-Librarian]

Great seeing different perspectives on all their top 100's. I'd say I align with Zee the most on his game choices. So when there is a game he has in his list, that I don't really know about, I will check it out and give it a try when the opportunity presents itself.

[@dressydressy6246]

Viewer comment. I look forward to this top ten every year. So, I was disappointed at Tom not giving me his full attention, i.e., the note-taking and chatting with chat, lost me. So, bring me back some Tom-loving next year, please! Love your work, gang. Thank you for everything you do.

[@sathyro]

thanks a lot for these lists guys! love them and love the DT! keep at it!!

[@TheAmazingYeti]

Tom & Chris should do a tier list of Dominion. There are just too many expansions to get them all. I currently have Intrigue, Seaside and Prosperity. I have thought about getting others, but it is too hard to decide.

[@Indubitably14]

Hope you've got the Second Editions because the first editions of Seaside & Prosperity had a LOT of dud cards. It's easier to say which expansions to stay away from (Alchemy & Nocturne) than the ones you need to buy. Don't overthink it and just focus on mechanisms you like. If you like duration cards, get some of the newer sets that have plenty of then. If you like Event cards, same principle applies. On the other hand, do you like tokens? Or do you find them annoying? That may help you pick your next expansion. For example, I personally like Dark Ages & Adventures but they have some fiddly mechanisms, so for recommendations, I'd say you can't go wrong with Empires and everything after that. My main issue is storage. I just don't have the space in my Dominion case for anymore cards.

[@TheAmazingYeti]

@@Indubitably14 I did get the upgrade packs last year. My issue is also storage. I have those four in the base box. So tempted to get another four as the game is just pure deck building goodness. However I am still more than happy with what I have. Thanks for your input, much appreciated.

[@steampowered6883]

It's taken about six years, but I almost have all the expansions.

[@StephenAslett]

Great to see Dominion at Tom’s #2. With the new expansions recently, Dominion has greatly risen in my own personal rankings.

[@wrany72]

Time to rewatch this to get ready for the new one!

[@TheTogmo]

Glad I was able to watch the replay of this while at work...

[@phduffy]

Fantastic, thank you for this

[@anthonybraker9227]

Love these lists! Thank you Dice Tower That said - the super chat shoutouts are super distracting from the fun dialogue that Tom normally brings with the other 2 and makes the video unnecessarily long.

[@Manny-M]

That'll never change. These people are paying decent coin for those shoutouts.

[@timmerdaswimmer]

Love these top 100s! Usually I skim through them, but this year I decided to watch them all the way through. I was not disappointed! One game I am disappointed didn't make anyone's list was Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective. It was mentioned, but man that game deserves a spot in someone's list! Also, would be curious to see what everyone thinks about Blood on the Clocktower. Thanks for all you guys do!

[@trieditgal5764]

I hope Dice Tower does another all-time best co-ops episode

[@leosalcedo3384]

They recently did

[@trieditgal5764]

@@leosalcedo3384 Thanks!

[@rafad3475]

Very good lists. Enjoyed watching it. Marvel Champions, Gloomhaven, Summoner Wars and Dominion are also in my top 10. Dune Imperium, Dwellings of Eldervale and Massive Darkness 2 are quite high up in my ratings too.

[@jonathanbaker7152]

Great list, guys!

[@astrothelad]

You all are amazing and cheers to everyone kind enough to contribute (I've done it myself before too!), but since I know you're always striving to do better, I wanted to mention that I think the callouts are getting in the way of the content at this point. A lot of vtubers do callouts at the end or in a separate video and it might be worth considering for TDT, just throwing it out there!

[@markusbiewer2756]

Agreed! I always skipped the first 3 minutes with all the talk about the WSBG and the shoutouts...

[@StevenStJohn-kj9eb]

Usually I like Fridays but this Friday means the 2 most entertaining weeks in board game media have come to an end.

[@familymeeple]

With you all the way Mike - Merchants Cove is fantastic production quality with a while ton of fun and variety through the factions, etc. Another game I can't wait for all the new content for! Fab ❤

[@chaosinthechasm]

Zee needs to play Summoner Wars 2nd edition and Outlive again (I feel like he's said he wants to play it again every top 100 for the last 3 years). Tom needs to play 51st State again, and Mike needs to play Res Arcana again. I'd watch all of these!

[@tgeorgom]

the list of the list, from the board game channel of all board game channels

[@Mike_James]

Top 10!! some of the rankings hurt my soul but i made it through lol. fun to see how people view these differently

[@familymeeple]

Cthulhu Death May Die is such an absolute blast! Amazing game - really looking forward to all the new content ❤

[@itsheatbbx440]

Wow, lots of great games here. Well done!

[@tavanesh9122]

So happy to see Marvel United, Death May Die, and Spirit Island all in someone’s top 20 here. Those are my top three, right now.

[@erykburgermyer2794]

I love the top 100s lists. Some of these games I've never heard of but I wanna check out now.

[@virtualexamman6251]

Thanks a lot for the passion you always put into your videos. Great watching them. Personally would be over the moon to own about 80% of these games, though I’m most excited to play Mind MGMT when it comes out in Spanish. Thanks again!

[@TheQrank]

@Zee: Can you mix Pandemic Iberia together with other Expansions like On the Brink or In the Lab? Or is the original game only supposed to mix up with the expansions?

[@chapstar1985]

Whats the train game shown at the side of the abyss game board image for zees number 10

[@penguinclaptrap]

This series is the first time I feel Mike has reached the level of camaraderie with Tom and Zee that Sam had.

[@billable1861]

Mike is so articulate though I love it

[@nickhershberger8411]

Love Wingspan. Never tire of playing and upgrading it.

[@davidwatkins1403]

One of my favourite bits of these top 100 lists over the years. Is the suprise of the team when on the people's most popular list games that are played and popular come up. Like Quaks etc

[@gardamun]

I don't always have a lot of cross-over with Zee, but Five Tribes is a forever game for me, I have played it over 50 times. It was one of Zee's reviews about it and the expansion that convinced me to buy it many moons ago. I bought the base game and expansion at the same time without having played it.

[@JL-bt8sg]

Sorry I missed the last half hour. Thank you Mike, Tom and Zee for all the lists. So great to see your presentations. 5 of 7 Uwe in the top 10 that is too many Uwe for me @Mikael Hansson 🙈. My top 3 are 1. Ark Nova, 2. Terraforming Mars, 3. Star Realms.

[@Oaklestat]

Mikes list just fits my play style in many ways. My top 10: 1. Dwellings of Eldervale 2. Spirit Island 3. Too Many Bones 4. Brass Birmingham 5. Cthulhu death may die 6. Raiders of the North Sea 7. Circadians First Light 8. Kanban EV 9. Aeons end legacy of Gravehold 10. Gaia Project

[@flash21de34]

Great to see Dominion back so high on Tom’s list. I love deckbuilding and tried and like a lot different deck builder like Thunderstorm, Aeon’s End, Clank, Heroes Realm, Star Realm, Ascension but still love the original and think the market of Dominion is better than a random cycling offering to lay out a strategie and follow that. But Dune Imperium beats it for my number one

[@ianshonaman7592]

Nicely done Dice Tower crew!

[@m-sousa]

Hey guys! Thank you 3 for this great journey through your top 100's. I had a lot of fun. Some personal notes over this last segment: - Camila I'm with you! I also prefer Arnak to Dune - Raiders needs Fame more than mead! I love the Fame expansion and messing with Jarls that dare to show up on my path to victory - Mike, how much the solo game for Raiders also influences the 5th place it gets on your top100? - Last year Zee convinced me that I should try to play 51st state after he spoke so well about it. One year later, I finally got a copy for myself and I am very pumped to try it out since it hold that 1st place one more time. If I hate it, I will blame Zee's foot.

[@MichaelJones-ti9fx]

Love these lists!

[@jjtheBaldBoardGamer]

I own 3 of the 4 top games. It’s clear I watch A LOT of DT content and listen to you all. Although, Zee’s top game is the only I don’t own, it’s not because I’m not interested. Love this content. Thank you all, so very much! 🎉❤🤩

[@tedharris1314]

When I first watched one of their top ten videos ( i think it was games everyone should have)I thought "these guys are kind of annoying " After watching all of this years top 100 videos I'm disappointed that it is over and looking forward to more content with the three of you interacting with each other. Seems like you really enjoy each other's company. These videos were great fun. Thanks!

[@jonathanjungck5058]

I really like the end-credits music - sort of an Oscars version of the Dice Tower theme. Love it!

[@CosmicTavern]

This year's top 100 was awesome!

[@rb4551]

Woo team Dwellings #1 game! Go Mike! Now I have to try that mobile market game....I hate everything you said about it but maybe like you, id like it lol. Also I tested Andromeda's edge and I'm backing it all in and loved it. Its different enough to enjoy it. Its heavier than Dwellings. Know that even knowing a Dwelling well, you will need 1-2 games to wrap your head around andromeda's edge...DESPITE having many similar mechanism. So yah. But its REALLY GOOD lol.

[@nshaw1299]

My prediction is that Tom's #1 will not change for at least two years if not more. Because his review of Ark Nova doesn't just say 'What a great game', but describes it as a mixture of elements he has loved over the years and gel together in this 'culmination' (I'm of course paraphrasing and addong what I understood). The 'Culmination' part is what makes me predict as I have.

[@jojounin]

I'm surprised seeing Zee's number 3 as Cthulhu DMD, because I've just watched his review of the game the other day (I think he gave it a 7?), said it's luck heavy and that the environment is too small. I'd love to hear what changed for him since then because I'm interested in buying this one.

[@XoIoRouge]

idk about him but I have always liked DMD. The luck does impact my desire to play more (I haven't picked it up in a while) and each scenario / big baddie kinda gets mechanically stale (not thematically stale). However, the dynamics of each character's abilities and utility are super interesting to me and my friend. We play a 4 player game, each of us piloting two characters, and treat it more along the lines of a "Party Builder" concept. There's so many characters that we've still barely covered the basis. So while the core gameplay loop may be a 7 out of 10, the strategic depth pregame (character selection) and the enjoyment of seeing it flesh out (pun intended) is what does it for me.

[@KissellMissile]

He mentioned some 1 or 2 lists ago when it showed up on Mike's list.

[@vaatsalyasinha126]

I'd assume it's because of the new content that has been released for it.

[@munsamma]

Is there a place to see the entire list by person? I especially want to go back and review your comments on games I'm interested in

[@AhimsaKerp]

Woo! Caverna is my favorite Rosenberg and probably worker placement in general as well.

[@karawhitman8867]

Great list!

[@jameskirk4692]

Thank you all at dice tower for this! It was entertaining!❤

[@NATOnova]

fantastic top 100! would love to see a top 100 analysis video with boardgame co again!

[@stephenjohnson6094]

Where did you get your Arnak upgrades?

[@johnball3934]

Love these top 100's, but so bad for my pocketbook!

[@annehugues29]

RIP Serge Laget 😞! Brillant designer of NIDAVELLIR ❤

[@sergioperez2771]

Caverna improved Agricola in the same way safety scissors improved cutting.

[@joserojas6460]

lol hahaha

[@jpower2010]

Wow! Abyss is number 10 for Zee?? Awesome! Although its probably in my top 5!

[@Jammonstrald]

It's interesting that even though the Dice Tower is what really launched my interest back into board games how much my tastes have diverged from theirs. Root is the only game I would put in my top 10 that made it onto any of the DT's top 10: 1. Anno 1800 2. Nations 3. Letters From Whitechapel 4. Endeavor: Age of Sail 5. Root 6. Exodus: Proxima Centuari 7. Village 8. Istanbul 9. Liberte 10. Le Havre

[@ManOfSdeel]

Seeing this come through my subs today was like giving me the answer key to the Christmas exam, and we're like 10 months ahead of schedule.

[@Metroid-rg9pn]

Mike - I caught all your Seinfeld references :) "Limited. To the number they can sell." "I like to shop at the duty-free shop". Love it!

[@MCJesse-hu4ru]

Zee! Cthulhu Death May Die is also my #3 favorite game of all time! Preach it brother!

[@Narlgoth]

Oh look, they like more heavy Euros/card games.. Who'd have thought it!? Watching through this years top 100 reminded me that I am an Ameritrasher. Has Roy got a top 100 list? Bet I'd get a lot more out of it! Thanks for the great list series though.

[@JonoNZBoardGamer]

I can't wait for 51st state ultimate Ed to arrive! I haven't played it, but have wanted to for many years and decided to take the plunge on the ultimate edition. Not long to wait now :) excited that this is still Zee's #1

[@perwesterlund1725]

Just got the notification for delivery, really looking forward to it as well!

[@koalabrownie]

Instead of "ratchet system", howabout "leapfrog". In leapfrog when you jump over the kids to the front you need to stay there until everyone in turn leaps over you. Doesn't account for leaping further ahead, but-

[@marknesbitt6073]

Are these lists printed somewhere?

[@eVanDiesel]

Mike has the best list.

[@stephendubinskas8821]

Mike defending Merchants Cove to the peanut gallery….classic!

[@jenn5572]

As someone who knows the designer personally and also loves MC, people need to stop dumping on this game.

[@aritovi]

Great guys

[@paulmccaffrey2985]

I've been recording these top 100's (and many top 10s) for several years now. I'm a game designer and get and play games to learn mechanisms and such. I have found that the games I got years ago, and still play (or plan to) aren't on your lists anymore--which is understandable as you have to keep up with new games being released. However, many others (including myself) cannot keep up with current gaming trends. A solution is to do a top 10 (or top 20/40) favorite games over a span of time (like 2015 to 2020). These lists would change over time but they might include several games that people still love and play, but have been replaced on the latest top 100 for whatever reason. Just an idea.

[@angelmalave1070]

👏Smartphone Inc. Good One Mike

[@lyndseydavis7433]

Can you do a countdown for great games to gift.

[@cmstricklen]

Wish DT would do a Longevity Top 100. It would be interesting to see how your top games have done over time: number of years in top 100 + weighted for how high on list.

[@AltarenGalil]

Is 7wonders duel getting the same second edition treatment just like the base game?

[@Orvil.]

On the website zees list doesn't have CDMD in top 10

[@talkietoaster0]

I finally bought The Others after thinking about it for like five years despite my group not really liking 1 vs all games, but Zee's continued praise and the Catchapalooza episode convinced me... and Cthulhu Death May Die comes out as basically The Others - cooperative edition. Oh well, at least I got it for a good price :)

[@Jhoratio]

I agree with Mike. The endless "what game am I talking about" convo that happens before finally mentioning the name of the game is too much sometimes. Just tell me the game and then talk about it!

[@Soyboy10]

Caper: Europe is awesome

[@leosalcedo3384]

Am I the only one who gets sad when the 10-1 episode ends? 😢 Hopefully we get another top 100 for Roy, Camila, and [I forgot the names of the other two].

[@0megaD]

You do definitely *not* need the physical game of Mind MGMT to play the app version. Both sides of the game are played in the app, all the physical game is used for is note-taking and visually matching the gamestate of the app. (Both of which can be fun and/or useful, but are not even necessary to be able to play the game) If you don't have - or want to spend - the money, grab a paper & pencil, draw a 6x7 grid and play Mind MGMT solo in the app to see if it's your cup of tea.

[@shandyiel]

Where was Dwellings of Eldervale on the people's choice? Did I miss it? And boy did Mike scare me, putting Merchant's Cove #3... Thankfully he cane back to his sense with his #1 choice ;)

[@HolyJupiterz]

What tools do you use to make these list?

[@danacoleman4007]

Computers

[@richradgoski1956]

are all 100 captured in a list somewhere?

[@danacoleman4007]

No

[@oscararias6052]

I got that Wingspan was a 4 way crossover... Where there any other ones?... I don't really remember atm

[@ianw0ng]

ready set bet or camel up? i want my kids to be pro gamblers. have to start early.

[@jamielehn6926]

Yep. Scythe is high on my list - haters gonna hate but this game is gold

[@djbobilicious4730]

Always a pleasure listening to your top 100! I must say something though, please stop saying Scythe is nothing about combat! It is true when you begin to play the game. Once you lean into it, it's mostly about combats.

[@beakerkell]

So many games you folks have convinced me that I need! I think I align most with Mike's tastes, but you all had some interesting picks. Thanks for another great year of top 100!

[@Calibursoul]

How did @1:32 happen if this was shot live? 😳