Top 50 Board Games I Love - Part 2

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I continue counting down my favourite board games of all time, numbers 45-41.
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45. Broom Service - geni.us/broomservice
44. Blue Lagoon - geni.us/bluelagoon
43. Magic Maze - geni.us/magicmaze
42. Sons of Anarchy - Now known as “Wise Guys” - geni.us/wiseguys
41. The Pursuit of Happiness - geni.us/thepursuitofhappiness
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[@salmanqaisar7377]

did this series ever get finished? I can only see parts 1 + 2

[@Hater20X]

I can't even find the first part

[@Jescribano1]

This channel is brilliant. I really hopes it takes off greatly

[@testoftetris]

It always makes me so happy seeing you talk about Broom Service on this channel. It was one of the first board games I ever really clicked with, and it's so odd to me that it rarely gets talked about (despite being from a well known designer and having won the kennerspiel when it came out). It seems like it had been out of stock for awhile, but it's so exciting to see that it's available to buy again so I can recommend it to people

[@TeChNoWC7]

It is unique and screams ‘this game should be big’ (probably needs a reprint though) and while I loved it at first, you can have some real dud plays where you just get hosed due to bad luck. Mixing euro and bluffing is a very risky move.

[@DanielSolis]

FYI: Sons of Anarchy is republished as Wise Guys, with an old-timey mobster theme. SUSD says it still holds up, perhaps even better because the violence is a bit softened.

[@jebbyshrub5082]

I love videos like this because I knew next-to-nothing or absolutely nothing about all five of these. And I really appreciate your enthusiasm & humor about them. I’ll definitely be checking some of these out. Thanks for another quality video!

[@usualhumanxd353]

just wanted to say that you're making really beautiful and cool videos about boardgames. It's shocking that you have only 39,1 thousand subs with this quality content. Keep it up! you'll get youtube spreading soon i believe

[@tlingitgirl07]

You'll be happy to know it's doubled now and it's at 79k!

[@revinnov1447]

Can’t believe I’ve found this channel before it inevitably blows up. Like so many before have said; the content, production, editing are miles a head of the competition. You’ve found a true fan. Keep it up 👍

[@tannershort]

Also a big fan of Blue lagoon! I don't see this one on enough people's lists. It's so simple, so interactive. What a gem

[@JoeyjojoShabadoo7]

I’m gonna have to check it out…maybe pick it up! Looks like a good family game…?

[@franklinbolton8730]

The dice tower podcast is ending and I decided to look up new board game podcasts and youtube channels. So glad I stumbled on this one. I'm two videos in and I can tell you will be one of my go to reviewers and board game content creators from now on.

[@franciscorojas8088]

The Pursuit of Happiness is an absolute gem. I can’t get enough of it, it’s deep and strategic while thematic enough to be family friendly. That one fits easily in my top 10. Glad to see someone else likes it too.

[@TylerAndToast]

The editing and b roll is top notch! Love seeing the game in front of you and your explanations of games and why you like them are well done sir!!

[@scootersclan]

Love you videos!! Keep it up

[@BenBroomfield]

Nice! Looking forward to the next one in the series 🤙

[@manlyduckling]

I love Broom Service. I always fancied it and finally took the plunge a few years back. It plays really well as a 2 player game as well.

[@twentysides]

Great video! I hope more people see this and try Broom Service and Men of Mayhem, both excellent games that can be easily written off for very different reasons.

[@mariaangueirabarrio8312]

I already bought Broom Service, wonderful choice for me. I thought I was done (and I must be) for a while, but I can feel the breath of Blue Lagoon on my neck ...

[@lioneljonson161]

Recently discovered this channel when i got back into board games after converting my mates post lockdown from boozy nights down the pub with a late curry to boozy nights at home with a board game and a delivered curry. Love the humour and the perspectives and you’ve encouraged me to find and join my local board games club. Hope to see you at UK Games Expo 2022 and thank you personally in a totally non-creepy-stalker way ALOL.

[@dwnvwdjvn]

Sons of Anarchy is definitely in my top 50. Such an underrated game. Worker placement with violence that is dripping with theme.

[@Seryn88]

Broom Service is such an underrated gem and one of my favorite Halloween games. Just picked up the card game version to try.

[@chocklad9]

great video. I was thinking yesterday if I should get blue lagoon or not and now I made my decision of buying it, thanks!

[@tannershort]

Sad to see magic maze fall down your list! It's my all time fave game! But I get it, it's hard to get to the table these days.

[@KNic0lson]

I love how different your list is! 🥰🥰🥰

[@StevenHughes0]

It's like a team building exercise at work.. except it's fun.. and you aren't doing it with people you can't stand. Haha brilliant

[@trickynumber7]

Magic maze may be one of my most stressful boardgame memories. Definitely not one to play after one too many drinks.

[@styfen]

I absolutely adore Witch's Brew, which is why Broom Service doesn't get a home in my collection (due to how similar they both are), but there's no doubt that Broom Service improves on the original.

[@galacticsunset]

Where’s the rest of the list? Great channel!

[@tlingitgirl07]

The list was based on Patreon subscriptions

[@johnathanrhoades7751]

Fun to see a radically different taste in games!

[@richardhancock1505]

Great video as usual. Thanks I have been in pursuit for The Pursuit of Happiness for a few years now. I saw your reference to a link to getting hold of this elusive thing you call happiness… however your link does not appear to be working for me and so I remain upon that hunt. Still, sometimes it’s the hint that we like best isn’t it. Keep up the jolly good work!

[@asura899]

In this pace we see the last video of this series in June 2023. Hopefully it will not take that long. I think from time to time if I should get Blue Lagoon. That you like it is maybe the sign which I needed. You convinced me already about several games I was not sure about

[@MorganPlaysBoardGames]

If only the Pursuit of Happiness was a tiny bit worse, it could been number 42 - the meaning of Life, The Universem and Everything! But totally a great pick. I feel like it's what I imagined The Game of Life to be like BEFORE I for first played The Game of Life and waddled into disappointment. But the pursuit of happiness is no disappointment! It's the endless possibility of what you life could have been like. I never play to win; just play to try a different life. I always choose a different sexuality, gender, lifestyle, interest, to just immerse myself in a life so unlike my own. It's fantastic. Love the reviews as always.

[@martind2520]

You might not be a successful KZbinr, but you are an _awesome_ KZbinr.

[@dtf1977]

Blue Lagoon is awesome. I love Babylonia and Through the Desert, but Blue Lagoon is so easy to set up, play, and play AGAIN, and replay ability has become for me a top quality needed for a game to be considered a classic.

[@danestewart9132]

My Broom Service is only cards. I didn't know there was another version! We got it for $2 at a discount store, and our family really enjoys it.

[@kylethieman4254]

Surprised you didnt take the joke about the hobby and boardgames. That card cracks me up every time

[@tomimjokinen]

SOA! With right group, that is so much fun. But it depends very much who you play with (or against...)

[@ThomasHelms]

7:45 Ha! Love that

[@ChrisLowResDream]

please Continue this series

[@actualol]

There's a new Top 50 series coming soon.

[@jescopuluj]

@Actualol do you also recommend the card game version of broom service? the original seems out of print

[@actualol]

It's okay, and gives you a taste of it, but I found it to be too luck dependent to be fully satisfying.

[@adrianvasilache1460]

Where is part 3? I cant see the goal on Patreon.

[@republikadugave420]

Your explanation for broom service is spot on...but for me it was a miss even after i played it.. or to use your analogy i brushed my teeth every day and still went to the dentist

[@KNic0lson]

Pursuit of Happiness looks like a better version of Game of Life. Also excellent Rodney Dangerfield wife joke

[@Chrisek1]

Have you played Mexica? I think you might like it

[@carols-corner]

Random Patron Shout-out: Thanks, MomGamer!

[@DrFrankenolly]

Your number 42 Son of Anarchy was reimplemented recently is the new game "Wise Guys". Now set in the prohibition era, and filled with Chicago gangsters!

[@sporknaut]

I got Magic Maze On Mars for my birthday this year and have been playing it a lot. Really easy to teach even though it's such a unique game. It's high intensity fun! Wouldn't have found it without your recommendation. Thanks, Jon!

[@radazeonv8821]

In a previous video you mentioned not to get expansions - however it seems Magic Maze has an expansion that should've been in the base game already due to the larger amount of content.

[@jeffp765]

Love the channel! Never really comment on your videos although I love to watch them. I felt compelled because Broom Service is my most disliked game ever!!! Absolutely detest it. That said, that’s what’s so amazing about our hobby!! For every game I dislike, there is someone who loves it and every game I love, someone dislikes it. Keep up the good work man! I enjoy seeing some of the older games that deserve some love (or a second look / exposure at least)

[@anab0lic]

so when will this list be concluding?

[@tomasxfranco]

Just a suggestion, it'd be nice if you included chapters/timestamps in the video in case someone wants to jump around.

[@grandad1982]

I wonder how long you can sustain a Knizia game per video?

[@A6by]

I honestly find games like The Pursuit of Happiness really depressing. They show a version of life that only existed for baby boomers, where you can follow your dreams and maybe reach them, instead of living paycheck to paycheck in a tiny apartment with three income sources. Not to mention the heteronormativity usually involved in this sort of game, not portraying any (unfortunate) hallmarks of queer life, like living in frozen fear til you're 18 then getting kicked out onto the street by a family who hates you. Not that escapism isn't good for some people, but in that case I'd rather go for a full-on fantasy world with dragons and stuff. That seems way more pleasant. And I never know how to articulate all that to my friends when they want to play life sim games.

[@actualol]

Thanks for your perspective! I can see why it could feel like that. It is definitely an unrealistic version of life with all the hard edges shaved off. I think you explained it really well and if my friend told me that's why they didn't want to play it, I'd totally understand.

[@hanseathl]

For whatever reason Broom Service is one of the rare games I actively dislike. I really wanted to like it but every play fell flat and became frustrating to the entire group- and I played with different players. Maybe I will give it another try one day.

[@JoeyjojoShabadoo7]

Blue Lagoon doesn’t look too difficult. Would it be a good family game? (I have a 10 and 6 year old, and spouse). Thanks for any replies!

[@brodyhennager8760]

It’s perfect for younger kids. Easy for them to learn and understand. Also just enough strategy that adults will enjoy a play or two at a sitting. Also a good game if you have a group of people new to the hobby.

[@kathleenlonergan]

I’ve played it many times with my family including kids as young as 7. It’s so fun! With my teens I play more aggressively and strategically, but I also enjoy playing in a more friendly, collaborative way with younger kids. Definitely recommend!

[@JoeyjojoShabadoo7]

@@kathleenlonergan thanks for the reply!

[@ScratchySpoon]

Don't know if I want to try Pursuit of Happiness. Sounds good, but am fearful of a potential existential crisis 😅

[@bosco440]

Ha! Right there with you. I had the exact same thought as I watched him describe it.

[@moltenbullet]

Baahhh Broom Service is no where to be found and I don't want to make people recoil in horror at the gaping hole in my board game wall.

[@el_jhona8945]

The next day that I saw this video, someone in my city published on sale the Sons of Anarchy Game in 500 pesos (25dlls aprox)... That was a clear sign and my chance to get it

[@actualol]

Nice! The gaming gods shined upon you.

[@codenameone3186]

Leaving a comment here so that you can be a more successful KZbinr in the future per 7:45

[@KNic0lson]

Kiki's delivery service!!!

[@BoardInTheHouseBGAplayer]

Magic Maze and The Pursuit of Happiness I can 💯 % get behind. Have you tried to be married to 2 different people and win the game yet in pursuit of happiness? I've never been able to get that strategy to work, but it's cool that it's an option. My wife beat me with that strategy at the end of her life, so it is doable! Edit: To be clear, my wife did that in the board game. 😅💦

[@actualol]

Haha! That is wonderful. I've never tried it myself but I love the idea. Perhaps she was sending you a message 😂

[@AdamJohnson0110]

Just realized that you're a fellow lefty.

[@actualol]

🤝 You know it!

[@boydstewardship1353]

Your wife doesn't feel represented. too funny

[@zacdredge3859]

Lagoons are shallow so it wouldn't make for a great depth joke anyway.

[@clyne90]

Broom Service is redundant for me personally due to existence of Glass Road

[@actualol]

Do they have a similar mechanism around selecting actions? I had no idea.

[@clyne90]

@@actualol Very similar mechanism yeah! Not sure the theme would be your gig though

[@docsavage8640]

Diplomacy not on the list yet?

[@Bleuchz]

Insert New Angeles joke for the algorithm here :)

[@ofwz]

Sup

[@Jo-Heike]

Dead series?

[@itskelvinn]

Fish paste lol

[@richardhancock1505]

Hint = HUNT

[@littlemissevel3607]

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