Top Ten - GameNight! Se10 Ep9 - How to Play and Playthrough

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Tonight on GameNight! Nikki, Candice, Mike, Dave & Lincoln teach and show you how to play "Top Ten" designed by Aurélien Picolet and published by Cocktail Games.
Intro: 0:00
How to play: 1:31
Game play: 7:09
End discussion: 46:10
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[@improg]

Mike's second time as Cap Ten was simply phenomenal!

[@kiki21370]

I very much prefer the version where the Captain starts and we go clockwise. it makes it harder but more fun. Because the captain is not influenced by who wanted to go first

[@JackieFox1976]

So much fun! And so great to see Candice back at the Game Night table!

[@SunfallTE]

Things I never expected on GameNight!: A two-somethings one-something else reference. Zoinks, Dave! This looks like one of the rare games my family would actually play. I look forward to the English release. It seems like it has that same "The Mind" magic where you feel really good when you get the ordering right, but aren't ever too angry when you get it wrong.

[@kirabouwerviraltyd]

Mike's second round was amazing 😊👍🏾👍🏾someone else commented that this game reminded them of "The Mind" and I totally get it, how fun!

[@TheLibGamer]

I was think The Mind crossed with Apples to Apples!

[@jujulautre]

FWIW, the original French rules say that 1/ the captain goes first, and 2/ you win as long as at least one unicorn remains. The captain going first makes it a bit harder, since the extreme cannot just blast through. However, you win as long as you have one unicorn, so that balances out I think. Myself, I think I prefer the French rules.

[@jujulautre]

That said, it's great seeing the game on stream, since it does not have an English version yet and is basically unknown over the pond. Thanks for that

[@APolitically]

Mike really was amazing as capten!

[@the_luggage]

I think my family would love this one, thanks! And taking a bottle of wine to a friend's house is totally a 1 or 2, not a 7! Hehe

[@karldoughty7996]

I was just amazed at Dave's guesses in the practice round. Great job! I'd much rather jump into a pool of marshmallows 😋

[@leksiewwee4538]

Oh wow. That round at 32:50. Amazing read.

[@Rethonovo]

That was great to watch! I love the show!

[@burglekutt23]

This is a great line up!!

[@ChiiOMarteel]

reminds me a bit of the mind+wavelenght

[@alexandrehenriquedoamaral9766]

The accountant one made me think of Ben from Parks and Rec immediately! Cones of Dunshire!

[@kiki21370]

my favourite game! with The Crew! I have played with all player numbers from 4 to 10. We managed to win at 10! even though I thought it would be impossible! :-)

[@dcnole]

I have no earthly idea how Mike nailed his Cap-ten guesses in the 2nd game. It sounded like 5, 5.5, 5.75, 6, and 6.25 to me. And not in the order he guessed! Very impressive!

[@machineFa8]

I think this is such a great game, I need to get this one

[@msmilder25]

Reminds me of a Jackbox game. It gives me that vibe anyway, an in-person version of a Jackbox game. Looks like a great party game with higher player count...not sure it would shine as well with lower player count.

[@nellgwenn]

Another cute fun game.

[@msmilder25]

I get why the game is played the way it's played, but I'd like to see it played where everyone wrote their answers down then everyone revealed them and the judge decides the order. It would force everyone to come up with an original answer instead of just modifying an existing answer, which to me, seems like a way of "gaming the system"...it's very gamery to just take someone else's answer and add a modifier to it. But I get it, there's a lot of fun to that, and it creates a meta too, so I get it. But the pure gamer in me would prefer to rank 5-7 answers rather than 3 answers and 2-3 modified answers...which seems more like an easy-mode version.

[@Jau111]

I agree. When I first heard about this game, I thought everyone would have to write their answers down. It would reduce the downtime and the captain won't forget everyone's responses.

[@toffah]

I thought about something similar. So one person could say 5 bricks, and the next player could say 8 bricks or 3 bricks. Basically you could easily modify your answer to make it slightly better or worse than a preceding answer rather than coming up with something original.

[@steelbeard151]

Agreed. We're going to use use the equipment from another party game, "Just One" to allow people to write down their answers and then turn them all around at once. Easy to move them around to rank them, too, and then everyone puts their card next to their slate and we turn them over one at a time. Very fun.

[@saintsalieri]

Speaking the answers aloud is a more social experience, which must be what they are aiming for. Part of the joy is acting and getting real time credit for your jokes. It's also less fiddly than dry erase, which would ruin the game for me.

[@theaxer3751]

@@saintsalieri I agree, but I also get what people say about it feeling like "easy mode". My house rule would be that players have to give their answers in clockwise order with the captain going last.

[@Jon_I]

I had to google Nikki's tshirt... Nice one (Danger zebra cat)

[@erril8285]

Thanks guys for the playthrough 😃 Would it be possible to at least not make a sound when showing the Gamegenic banners on the bottom while playing? It is distracting and I always have to rewind the video to get the rules explanation part I missed.

[@toffah]

Three activities: drinking and smoking. Genius! :)

[@danteshydratshirt2360]

Interesting line up - game seems like it could be fun

[@daniellazarus592]

play "sushi go party"

[@jasonmcneil3040]

I think in this game players should have to write down their answers or just go around the table starting with the captain. With giving your answer when you're ready, players with middle numbers will just wait for the players with high or low numbers to go. I think this has no chance of winning the Spiel award.

[@deezillusioned9909]

Isnt this just the like brainsensory from jackbox party 9?. Amazing

[@garysurridge4082]

Great game night as always. Where did you find the english version of this game though?

[@boardgamegeek]

Gary, this is a German copy that had some questions the the Spiel des Jahres translated for BGG Spring. Thanks for the note and for watching.-Lincoln

[@garysurridge4082]

@@boardgamegeek Ahh ok thank you! Hopefully with your publicity of it, we will see something soon. Keep up the great show!

[@mjnickoloff]

I play a good amount of Jackbox where you need to read & know the players (metagaming). Some luck, some skill.

[@kamila.malach]

I think you should wait for everyone to come up with an idea and then tell them all one after another without that huge pauses because I had problems remembering your answers as well. Of course you could change or calibrate your ideas before saying them aloud but it could still prevent the pauses.

[@tomcrane9448]

Wow that was scary Mike's second round how did he possibly get that?

[@seanytoyguns8638]

Anyone know where I can get this game? I can't find it anywhere on the internet...

[@boardgamegeek]

Unfortunately it's not out in an English edition yet. Our copy was from Germany with some translations from the Spiel des Jahres jury. I believe it is coming from a US publisher soon. Thanks for the note and for watching.-Lincoln

[@hipiticlivi7400]

I'm ok with the ads, it makes sense. But the volume though, it is too loud.

[@skitch76cd]

The rankings feel backwards to me. Least useful (etc) ought to be 10, I feel. Every top ten list saves the favorite for the #1 spot

[@EstebanRodriTube]

Hi, Where did you find/buythe game in English? I have only managed to find it in either German or French.

[@boardgamegeek]

BGG received English card translations from the original publisher, Cocktail Games. The English version of Top Ten was released by Exploding Kittens in January 2024, and it's called That Escalted Quickly: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/410382 -WEM

[@EstebanRodriTube]

@@boardgamegeek Thank you for your reply. I have been looking for an original version in English. I actually bought the exploding kittens version. But it is not as nice. Slight changes in the rules and cheaper materials. For the same price as the original better version, of course. So I ended up buying the original version in German :)

[@wolflarson71]

Adding a "sequel" to something doesn't seem like it should be allowed. Is part 3, part 4, etc. legal?

[@boardgamegeek]

In the times I've played this, people get creative the more they play. That's a lot of fun of the game. So letting them start in this manner is fine and sometimes they come up with fun answers. My comments about the answer water in the discussion is an example of this. That was our first round and things got better and more fun as we played. Thanks for the note and for watching.-Lincoln

[@LillaJag]

Triple video? Does that mean no videos for the coming three weeks?

[@boardgamegeek]

Nope! These are part of our Spiel des Jahres coverage. The winners are announced on Saturday, July 16th.

[@LillaJag]

@@boardgamegeekOh, cool! This Thursday is keeping to get better and because I'm living in Sweden (it's evening here) I have something to look forward to in the weekend!

[@ShuffleUpandDeal32]

a cellphone would be pretty useless on a desert island, there would be no signal and it would just die, lol

[@samstevenson2546]

Anybody know where you can buy this game in the US?

[@boardgamegeek]

Cocktail Games has not yet announced the licensee for an English-language edition of Top Ten, so any copies you found at the moment would be in another language. -WEM

[@samstevenson2546]

@@boardgamegeek Thank you! Looks like a ton of fun. I am going to have to keep my eyes peeled.

[@anahi_naya_ledesma]

42:35 wait... no one said "a board game"...

[@boardgamegeek]

No kidding. But wouldn't that always be a 10? Thanks for the note and for watching-Lincoln

[@mianova2662]

How can I order this game? In english please 😢 I'am from EU. Can sombody help me please to find a shop who send to Swizerland ? ❤

[@boardgamegeek]

@mianova2662 I believe the US publisher that is doing the English edition has it slated for next year. Unfortunately we have to wait until their version is released. Thanks for the note and for watching. -Lincoln

[@RoderickEtheria]

Grilled cheese is lower than tuna sandwich. You can only really discuss the bread in the picture of the grilled cheese. You can talk about bread and condiments on the tuna sandwich. Top 10 does seem backwards. Should be worst place in 10 and best place at 1.

[@marquonuk]

That's an interesting comment, and shows how this game works, but is hard because we put our own experience on it. I had tuna sandwich below grilled cheese just because it would take more effort/energy to make it, and one is served cold whereas the other is hot. Doesn't mean I'm right, I'm just saying that's the beauty of the rules. :-)

[@msmilder25]

I also think that fans of this game might want to checkout WAVELENGTH which is another game that has been featured on GameNight and has a similar theme. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqmXqmOwhK5obq8

[@thepantweaver]

Man, them at the start is one thing, but these ads in the middle of the show totally ruin the flow.

[@hray_podcast]

I totally understand the need, but damn, those gamegenic ads are annoying.

[@toffah]

Previously I got random ads instead, and they were a lot more annoying for me.

[@odditie]

I don’t get the need, none of the other board game content creators I watch are so forceful with their ads. BGG seems to be trying to suck every penny they can from their users. Makes me wish there was a good alternative.

[@toffah]

@@odditie They aren't taking the money from the users. It hasn't cost me a penny.

[@chuckm1961]

Wow, this has been my favorite place to watch playthroughs for five years.... and these ADVERTISEMENTS are going to drive me away real quick. An absolutely horrible, short-sighted decision. Why stop there? Put ads on the player's shirts. Have them drinking and eating advertised products. Come on, let's completely ruin this channel!

[@boardgamegeek]

Chuck I am sorry that they frustrate you. We have never had any sponsorships on our show and resisted them for a long time. But this partnership is the best possible situation for us. Gamegenic does not expect us to feature any specific games and want us to continue what we are doing. The only thing they want from us is to show how many sleeves are needed for the game, feature their products and show some ads. Our show has never made any profit other than the extremely small amount of money KZbin provides us from their random ads, that are infinitely more profitable for KZbin. We also are not monetizing GameNight videos so there should no longer be the random breaks KZbin inserts. Plus Gamegenic makes some amazing products. I hope you understand our situation. Thanks for the note and for watching.-Lincoln

[@DanjinSpear]

It's really not that bad. They are easy to skip through if your not interested, but I love game night and of this helps fund them and keep them producing this great content I'm all for it. It is far better than other ways of doing it and it really doesn't effect much at all.