Top 100 Games of All Time - 50-41

[@linusottosson5425]

That Tom dance was amazing (and hilarious)! 48:21 Jazz hands ✋🤚 😂

[@EfrainRiveraJunior]

48:03 - I want to nominate this here for the top funniest Dice Tower moments of 2022.

[@andreahlgren7060]

Yes, this was among the funniest/silliest DT moments today! (they are always funny) XD And let's not forget that the clap did a small comeback at the end, together with the trade markeded Zeebird Hawk Shout: 1:32:24

[@funnymanfish]

I'm crying

[@Misiodziej]

The whole thing was hilarious. Loved it.

[@jcb3393]

it had me dancing in my seat!

[@apalesch1]

I laughed so hard I had to go back and watch again cuz I was missing the video.

[@dramajoe]

This was honestly one of the best feeling videos y'all have done in a while. The social dynamic between you all was stellar and felt so fun. Thanks for a good time.

[@Indubitably14]

1:12:06 - As someone who loves Res Arcana, it's precisely for gamers that enjoy engine building but also appreciate minimalism. I'll play the digital versions of Terraforming Mars and Wingspan precisely because the set up, tear down and turn speed is much faster. But for real-life play, Res Arcana gives me that engine-building feel but it's lightning quick and easy to teach.

[@GrandElemental]

I like Res Arcana a lot more than Wingspan tbh. It manages to do a lot with a very small component pool.

[@cartergreen2309]

Same. It gives me that feeling but tighter and quicker. I adore res arcana

[@MartyKane217]

I like Res Arcana and I feel like Chris and Mike didn't fully understand it when they dismissed it as "just another engine builder". The thing that makes Res Arcana mind-bendingly different is that you're working with a fixed deck. If you go into it expected to build cards like in Race for the Galaxy you'll be disappointed (this happened to me at first). But once you see it differently it's super interesting and engaging.

[@liamtaylor9647]

I would also add about On The Underground, the publisher was great. I met them at UKGE about a month or 2 before the Kickstarter and they asked people in the Hilton bar for some feedback. I suggested changing the place of the start of the score track. They then added me in the rulebook as the score track consultant. It is great to show off to people 🤣 I really appreciated it

[@searose6192]

That is really nice.

[@sethhale235]

Had the thought while watching this one: why hasn't Reiner Knizia designed a game about knitting called Knitzia yet?

[@jackdempsy7104]

This section of the 100 is now on my Top 10 Ho-Downs list! I’m crying laughing!

[@garrettslate4514]

Zee’s ‘does it become a roll and write’ line in the Clank Legacy discussion made me LOL. Which I rarely do. So funny

[@aimajica]

Imaginarium is an amazing game (especially at two) with a unique vibe and an amazing presence on the table! Vastly underrated. Great Pick Mike !

[@EfrainRiveraJunior]

As always, great list. Thanks, guys.

[@izzathafiz]

Always enjoy these lists - though I did not expect this list to start with Tom showing off his sonic scream powers a la Banshee of the X-Men.

[@noneyafkn]

I love mikes intro. Zee had to have a blast making that. It's honestly my favorite. And I've heard it about 10 times now.

[@hiimneon]

Finally the good games.

[@CincyAirshipPirate]

The balance between having more or less civil and military action points is what makes "Through the Ages" so great! Action points may represent outdated game design in a lot of titles, but I think it fits perfectly in that game.

[@TheGlassesPush]

@The Dice Tower - When discussing Forgotten Waters, the term Mike was thinking of was magical realism. :) Great list and video -- very entertaining... Oops, just saw someone said this in the chat!

[@EATENG]

FYI, in the ending summaries, Tom's #41 is mistakenly listed as Ticket to Ride. It should be Forgotten Waters.

[@mydemon]

Shut down the stream!

[@blenderhead151]

"Whales aren't fish, Mike." Best line of the video. Tone and delivery were classic. :)

[@keri03hobbies]

Tom is RIGHT about number #44 Overpower!!! Loved the X-Babies! Great game they should bring back

[@rbarnhill2001]

Thanks for the ongoing Top 100. I hope to see an analysis video at the end highlighting the top risers and fallers and especially which games crossover the most.

[@Messengus]

Chris's face when Tom starts singing a song from Song of the South 😄

[@benjaminspears8488]

More often than not, we play Just One by dealing out the 13 cards, but I’ve also played it where our goal was just to try to get more right than we do wrong.

[@KuddlyKisses]

I think Mike should get an award for longest intros to his picks 🤣😋 I'm just teasing. Mike's ramblings give interesting information, but it might be easier to follow if he said what game he was talking about first 😏It does give me a good chance to guess what he's picked though 🤔😉

[@modemacabre]

Mike! My man! The more I learn about your non-gaming interests - books, music - the more I want to know. Haruki Murakami is my hands down favourite author.

[@MCJesse-hu4ru]

Compatibility is a great game. We've really enjoyed this over the past years

[@GameInDorf]

Good stuff, thank you!

[@wfp9378]

Never tried Clank? I was dubious going in but was really surprised at how fun it is and easy to teach

[@DTChrisYi]

To clarify, haven't tried Clank Legacy. I enjoy Clank okay, but it's not my favorite deck builder. Mixing things up and evolving cards sounds very interesting, though.

[@JosephFlemming]

we ended up selling On the Underground. I just felt it didn't have as much staying power as other route games I own such as Jet set and Airlines Europe. Plus the passenger movement rules were always a headache to figure out

[@darinherrick9224]

Gotta say I'm really appreciating this year how the purpose of these lists is just to inform me of games I've never heard of. So many top games are games I hate, so many of my top games missing from everyone's list. I was at a game store yesterday telling the staff about games they hadn't heard of that were in my top 25.

[@corrado8955]

For sure play Just One as a game. Don’t often do that with party games but I enjoy the team challenge of trying to beat the score.

[@Xhawk33]

11:23 One of the all time greatest Zee lines of all time 👍👍👍👍

[@curtislinden9297]

Can someone confirm the Dilisio lyrics?? Mike Dilisio, Bravissimo Sporadically Board But never Pianissimo ??

[@DTChrisYi]

That be correct :)

[@curtislinden9297]

@@DTChrisYi thank you Chris!! 😎

[@Drashia08]

Overpower brings me back... wasn't that in the 90's?

[@onepipwonder915]

amazing 👏👏👏😂

[@EfrainRiveraJunior]

Naga Raja is a great two-player game.

[@madebyhman7996]

In the Year of the Dragon is by far the best Stefan Feld game on my opinion :) so unique!

[@UserName-gj1xs]

These guys freak me out but their so good at what they do

[@koalabrownie]

My friend and I used to play Overpower, still have my cards, but we never used the venture system. Just battled it out

[@RaduStanculescu]

I love Compatibility! It's one of the first games I bought, still own it, still play it. I usually play mid-to-heavy euro games, but this one I'm never getting rid of. 😄

[@mrp4242]

Agree. I like the old version with the playing pawns that connect--that picture deck is better than the one I have (the one DT shows in this video is the version I own). Still great though.

[@jimgrant9081]

Nice discussion on Res Arcana.

[@levirichardson7848]

Does anyone know if you can get that outro piano music anywhere? So light and happy.

[@rafaeluryayev7174]

You 👏can👏dance👏to👏it👏 the most replayed part of this video... of course!

[@TabletopExpress]

Love seeing Floriferous on the list!

[@WhatUpRob]

Furnace has the bidding aspect, does Res Arcana have anything like that? I mention this because doesn’t Mike like Furnace which is get card that give you stuff to trigger other cards. Haven’t played either but just from an outside look at both games, besides the bidding in furnace, what’s any different about the execution of either game?

[@samimerila1074]

I have played both. They share a lot of similarities but there are some differences. Furnace has interesting drafting but the engine building is quite lackluster. I am keeping Res Arcana and selling Furnace.

[@mikemudrow]

Can't speak to Furnace because I haven't played it yet. But Res Arcana doesn't have a bidding system, other than an optional initial card draft.

[@sandmassaglia]

I do not remember if this is the video tom said to make a star wars command and colors. I wrote it off as oh no not another star wars game to collect. But then a thought popped in. What if instead of left, right, and center they did space, atmosphere, and surface. I have the old battlefront on psp where they did this. Just putting the idea out there.

[@DTChrisYi]

To a small degree, this is kind of what Star Wars Queen's Gambit and Risk: Star Wars Edition is kind of like.

[@sandmassaglia]

@@DTChrisYi to a degree. I was thinking of more interaction between zones though. Bombardments from space. Flight craft can leave atmosphere for space and space for atmosphere. Strafing runs, antiaircraft, using gunships to move troops, ion canons firing from surface to hit star destroyers. Just to name a few ideas that came to mind.

[@DTChrisYi]

@@sandmassaglia Your speaking my language, this sounds awesome.

[@ferricry]

Gabriel Garcia Marquez's magic realism

[@garettsuperloser804]

BattleLore, #48 Luv luv luv as well, a must have!

[@DumahAtreides]

I love Res Arcana and felt Aquatica was a total fail. Interesting how much the two have in common and hit different people in different ways.

[@WhatUpRob]

Decided this year to track the games you all mention according to 1. Games I want to play (w) 2. Games I’ve played (p) 3. Games I own (o) Crossover in this stretch: Tom: (1) #42 (p) Mike: (2) #45, 42 (2p) Zee: (2) #49, 42 (w, p) People: (3) #50, 49, 47 (p, p, o) Totals (this stretch): Own = 1 Played = 6 Want to play = 1 Totals (overall, trying not to count repeats): Own = 15 Played = 31 Want to play = 13 Notes: 1. Want to play can mean I want to own it, I just haven’t played it or outright bought it before playing it. 2. Stopping counting crossovers because if I don’t want to play the game, don’t own it, or haven’t played it I won’t write it down and may miss to count it like what happened with Dixit. Sorry to Dixit. I’ll play it, just not seeking it out. 3. I love Zee but [edit] [edit] [edit] back to normal. I still don’t own a game on Zee’s list. 4. Back to back to almost back lists Mike and I have (1) crossover, made it with two this time; I don’t even know who you are anymore. 5. Didn’t mention last set 60-51 I crossed over with everyone’s 53, the only list to do that. 6. The highest crossover is games played (10) with the People; games played (8) with Tom is next highest. 7. The People & I have (20) total crossovers Tom & I have (18) total crossovers Mike & I have (16) total crossovers Zee & I have (10) total crossovers 8. This is now the least amount of crossovers for a stretch of ten with (8)

[@jcb3393]

My 50-41: 50 Escape: The Curse of the Temple 49 Qwirkle 48 Sushi Go! 47 Get Bit! 46 BANG! The Dice Game 45 Unlock!: Mystery Adventures (e.g., The Tonipal's Treasure) 44 Lost Cities 43 Diamant 42 Telestrations 41 Lords of Waterdeep I have "Ticket to Ride" at #90, "Deception: Murder in Hong Kong" at #80, and I have "Star Wars: Rebellion" higher. ("Just One" is *just* off my Top 100 at #114).

[@Highbrow42]

I know Tom likes the Civ video games, and those always have balance issues between factions. I don't know why Tapestry is held to a higher standard. I don't mind the differences. I find it fun to have some factions that are basically playing on hardmode.

[@JonTripp115]

Wow, OverPower? Haven't thought of that in decades.

[@robertthurman9866]

I have a hard time naming 25 games I have played. Rating 100 is just plain crazy.

[@leosalcedo3384]

Love the Rathskellers table! Which one is it? Phalanx? And what size? Thanks!

[@Maryyyschka]

Yessss! Imaginarium is super awesome. It’s one of my favourite games ever. I don’t really understand the criticism… ♥️

[@thewynnersgameroom]

This made me realize that somehow Aquatica got unclicked from my list when I did my rankings….im just going to slide it in somewhere instead of reranking lol

[@pikkdogs]

I’m with you Zee. Compatibility is a good game. I wish they would come out with a newer edition.

[@cartergreen2309]

Glad to see marvel champions getting big praise from zee. I held out on getting it because I didn't really like arkham horror lcg but finally caved after Roy's love for it and after 3 plays it actually dethroned Caverna from my number 1 spot which I thought would never happen.

[@justcallmefred]

Could you post where you purchase the bands you use to keep your game boxes closed while on the shelves ? Please and thank you.

[@Leonadter]

No crossovers for me this time, still a great list nonetheless! #50 - Teotihuacan: City of Gods #49 - Love Letter #48 - Santorini #47 - Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure #46 - Puerto Rico #45 - Root #44 - 7 Wonders Duel #43 - The Castles of Burgundy #42 - Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 #41 - Cupcake Empire

[@AmassGames]

Ticket to ride was 51 last week?

[@derekduran9086]

Dice Town is an awesome game and in my top 10, but you definitely need the expansions.

[@rectorsquid]

Great, another 40 games to buy. Well, minus the 5 or 6 of those that I already own. So another 34 games to buy!

[@Roufus55]

I've been waiting on word about Nicodemus

[@noneyafkn]

Bahaha the frozen scientist in the iceberg killed me

[@sethwinslow]

My copy of Vagrant Song is supposed to arrive next week. I love the capsule idea - where did you buy them?

[@cartergreen2309]

I love Red Rising. It's got some issues and agree that the collectors edition is just horrendously done (I repainted my cubes) but I really enjoy the game. I think the fact that I absolutely love the books helps but it's really popular in my game group

[@fredericbarbe]

Res Arcana is such a great game despite the generic theme.

[@nirszi]

To me personally the fact that Tapestry is not a classical Civ game is a good thing.

[@VaultBoy13]

Why wasn't Battle Lore 2.0 on Tom's games that need to be reprinted?

[@JonReid01]

Just 👏 revisiting 👏 this 👏 moment clap 48:14

[@thedicetower]

Worth a revisit every once in a while!

[@JonTalbain777]

Re: Overpower. It's hazy, but I think you could only venture 4/7 cards, and the 3rd and 4th gave cards to the opponent. It was the best part of that game. The balance issue was not really the cards (powers), it was the fact that the heroes' stats were thematically distinct. Ie.Magneto had 8 energy and Jubilee had 6 energy- and there was no way to really offset those advantages. The no duplicate rule worked well to balance the powers, but you were supposed to use deckbuilding point caps for the heroes and it was always too clunky, and prevented you from making all the thematic teams you wanted. I still have my cards and gaze upon them from time to time but don't really play anymore. One of the three CCGs from that very expensive time in my life. Fun that Tom still remembers it so fondly 'cause I don't hear about it anywhere anymore!

[@petergross7235]

I like Tapestry too Mike! It is a pretty polarizing game as we know. But the people made it #50 all time, so it's not just us that enjoy it. Do you like most as a solo experience?

[@Jessfrogger88]

I don't like how Tom doesn't play party games competitively. I think you don't have to take them SUPER seriously but I think you can have just as much fun if you play it trying to win than just everyone joking around not caring at all.

[@bkwestman22]

I love Aquatica!! Where can I get the playmat?

[@KJBpreacher215]

Mike: I’m going to have to change sheets here in a moment. Tom: Typical Friday Night 🤣

[@JoeHindermann]

Was forgotten waters on Tom’s top ten for last year?

[@carlosandino5524]

Yes, Reckoners is so good.

[@cartergreen2309]

Great books, great game

[@carlosandino5524]

@@cartergreen2309 So, True. Have you had a chance to play/read Red Rising? Same found there.

[@cartergreen2309]

@@carlosandino5524 I just posted about it lol horrible collectors edition components but AMAZING books and fantastic game. It does have problems but I can look past it. Reading the cards is problematic with how your supposed to set up and having more cards is just better. They need to do something to make it only better if you have a great reason but the way it is it is just always better to have more cards. But yeah love both book and game

[@cartergreen2309]

@@carlosandino5524 I'm also excited because I saw a sanderson video saying they were going to do a stormlight archive game and they specifically asked if people wanted a ticket to ride weight game or a ti4/gloomhaven weight game and ran a poll. It got me pumped. 3/4 probably had no idea what he was talking about but as someone who thinks stormlight archive of the greatest series ever penned to paper AND a big board game fan I screamed like a girl in excitement

[@carlosandino5524]

@@cartergreen2309 I haven't played enough to see if it's broken. But was fun each time I played. I like the gold foiling. But leave the card holders in the box.

[@jimc3786]

Is imaginarium based on the movie?

[@LoftOfTheUniverse]

They'll never do a star wars battlelore, at least not soon. They just dropped shatterpoint after also releasing star wars legion

[@mrp4242]

Tapestry would land in my top-50. Just One would land in my top-50 Twilight ‘imperium IV is in my top-10. Currently ranked #5. Compatibility would land in my top-50. The others listed would either not make my top-50 OR I haven’t played them. It’s about 30-70, respectively. I have not played Star Wars Rebellion. I predict I would like it. Ticket to Ride keeps getting mentioned in the comments, perhaps due to the outro. It would land in my top-50.

[@NileSings]

I started dancing during the hoedown🤣

[@duncancole1742]

The 'Cuphead'(which is almost 6 years old now) comments around Vagrant Song/Townsfolk Tussle are because it was quite a big hit and these games are quite likely somewhat inspired by it. Much more than somewhat for Townsfolk Tussle which not only has the same theme/visuals but it also a 'boss rush' game which Cuphead is as well - if you were going to make a Cuphead boardgame this is it.

[@scottelam3726]

We always keep score for Just One... not that hard to do at all. We just play many games in a single setting.

[@searose6192]

I disagree. I think that Coffee roaster is intuitive and mostly because it is thematic. What are the production issues with the coffee bag version?

[@Fuzzylogicpro]

Insert 👏Secret 👏Messages👏Here👏Tom 👏Won't👏Read👏Them👏

[@PamWD]

Tapestry, in my top 100 it's been #1 two years in a row. Never noticed any balance issues in the games I've played. Love this game!

[@mattvucu6706]

Remember when Kylo Ren fake cut himself in that depressing romance movie? Mike reminded me of that.

[@npckse8508]

My wife loves Azul 2 and I enjoy it, but I prefer part 3. Tapestry remains a fun game that is good for what it is. Very easy to play, sure not all the civs are great, but so what? I prefer Champions with Valhalla, but base Champions is such a tight game, so few worker placement spots and losing a battle with a monster may mean losing the game outright. Sometimes I enjoy that.

[@afrank525]

Glad to see Trails of Tucana and Floriferous !

[@markusl6412]

Coffee Roaster is easy to learn.

[@bullfrog417]

In Horrified, the Mayor has 5 action points. Tom should hate it! :D

[@sicrwic2264]

Mikes says two words and expects everyone to know what it is

[@vanyaserra1]

domaine fell off my list this year and Tom I like it better than Catan too.

[@jimc3786]

I have to disagree on Cloudspire requiring more of a committee than Too Many Bones. I felt Cloudspire was easy to learn and there are only 6 races ypu would need to learn, while TMB is like learning an entirely new game every time you play a new character.

[@LoftOfTheUniverse]

Tapestry is unbalanced but honestly so is Scythe. How anyone thinks green and purple compared to red who can literally teleport tonthe factory without needing riverwalk, plus has speed... and workers function as mechs..... yeah

[@Fissi0nChips]

I really wanted to like Aquatica but it just fell flat for me and my group.

[@tzgardner]

No pens were harmed in the making of this video.

[@DTChrisYi]

That...is a lie, haha.

[@timometsanoja9666]

I feel like the pandemic has really propped up the two player games...

[@rexation8952]

I love The Grand Carnival...it's not garbage. For once (or thrice), I agree with Zee!!!! BTW, Tom, is Wonderland's War in the runnings for Top 100, or not yet (considering it has yet to reach the Kickstarter backers)?

[@DTChrisYi]

It is not eligible as nobody has a final copy of the game. Really, us, we don't have a final copy so we can't count them.

[@JohnSmith-pu3pm]

Why isn't the date that this was released shown anymore?