What's on the shelves at our FLGS? | 401 GAMES | I found my current grail game!

[@R2akaThuNDaChiCkeN]

You guys are lucky to have those stores near you. My town only has Walmart for boardgames so we rely on the internet lol. Times up is great!! Sometimes we play by having everyone do their own cards with index cards that way everyone feels like they contributed something of their own. Push is a lot of fun! glad it's getting some exposure with your channel haha.

[@bobbybrad5154]

You are also lucky because I live in Taiwan so all the stores only sell board games in Chinese, and shipping over here is a bit complicated but we make it work.

[@MrScrawnjuan]

Same. Walmart is our local store.

[@neojaw2192]

Exactly my thoughts!!! Here in the middle of nowhere USA my only options are mostly amazon and ebay… 😅

[@neopet84]

I love 401 games. They are one of the 2 Canadian stores i order my games from. Great haul of game, and thanks for the tour of the indside.

[@itsGabrielaCristina]

Woo! I’ve been waiting for this one since the stream.

[@tzera_rhuon]

Cool!! I've not shopped in-store there since the pandemic began yet it's still my primary choice for online purchases. My dad used to take me to play M:tg back when they were at their original location at 401 Yonge St. (hence the name).

[@ClasmanFilms]

Woohoo! 10hrs away, and we are stopping there Monday on our adventure. I wonder if i should stop at the downtown store too…hmmm. Thanks much.

[@Erril_Ferndal]

Thank you very much guys!! I love going through a boardgame shop. I enjoyed every second of this video! Thanks! 😃

[@TheBoardGameGarden]

AWH! So glad you enjoyed! These are some of my favourite videos to film! So much fun looking around different stores. Can't wait to do more! 😊👏🏻

[@stacie_everdell]

I LOVE the garden on wheels. Thanks again for taking us with you on another great trip to your FLGS. That clearance shelf was so tempting. I wish I had game stores like this near me. Though maybe it's good I don't. Northguard....I want that one! And Frances, you just need to get Robinson Crusoe. It's good solo, yes, but equally good at 2p, 3p, and 4p. Times Up sounds exactly like Monikers. I wonder which came first.

[@lauranapier6974]

Ahhh so fun to get a tour of 401Games! I would have spent all my moneyyy

[@TheBoardGameGarden]

I told myself it was an expansion shopping trip and I am so proud of myself for only getting what I came for! I was SO CLOSE to buying Now or Never, Sleeping Gods, and Aquatica!

[@gurnblanston2848]

I'm so glad you noticed and picked up the expansion you had been looking for for Near and Far! That would have been devastating to see it on the video after you got back home! Thanks for taking us on your shopping trip; I'm jealous of the game stores near you (I guess 401 isn't exactly "near" you), but I enjoy the game shopping videos!

[@TheBoardGameGarden]

I would have been SOOOOO SAD if I didn't see it and just left! It has been so hard to find! Thank you joining us! Appreciate you watching! 😊

[@canuckavenger]

401 Games has always been a Magic the Gathering stronghold. When it was a convenience store at 401 Yonge St. back in the 90s, M:TG slowly took over their business. I moved away from Toronto and stopped playing Magic but would pop in every couple of years when I was visiting family. It was interesting seeing their store morph as all the other game stores in downtown slowly shutdown and they picked the slack.

[@BellydancerMaliha]

I am so jealous! We have board game stores in town, but with nowhere near this kind of selection! I’d love to be able to browse like this.

[@FostertheMeeple]

If you like Time's Up you should definitely try Monikers! It's the same game but the prompts are even better! Also Tuscany is a great expansion!

[@Ongo771]

Adding it to our wishlist! Thanks for the recommendation :D

[@TheBoardGameGarden]

OHHHH! Thank you! I have heard Monikers mentioned a ton but I didn't know it was similar to Times Up! 😊👏🏻

[@KatoSwift]

Oh, you lucky soul! 401 has the best prices in Canada but I always need to order at least $150 to get free shipping to Vancouver. Love these trips you take us on!

[@brutusthecat6044]

Oof, that feeling when you recognized 401 Games from the thumbnail. I spend too much money there.

[@CG_Hali]

Watch out, new threshold for free shipping is now $165 and slight increase in shipping price otherwise. Same for Bliss but you need $175.

[@ameritrashtalk36]

Oh I love Push! I run a boardgame club at my school and this is a favorite of my middle schoolers, and I love to play it with my co-workers on our super short lunch break! great pick up!

[@randalladkins7452]

6:56 - A.D.E.L.E looks really cool! 1 player is a Rogue AI trying to kill its human crew and predict their movements while the other four players are human crew members with special abilities trying to avoid the traps of the rogue AI and hide their moves from it!

[@RebCrook]

Wow the Amber Mines expansion, what a good find!! You’re so right, it’s impossible to find anywhere.

[@heatherdash5815]

I agree! And I contacted Red Raven and it's not a part of their printing schedule for any foreseeable future

[@Zilong09]

Had no idea you were in Ontario. Hello from Hamilton. Love 401 games. They always have good customer service. Got alot of games from them.

[@TheBoardGameGarden]

Hello! Always love seeing fellow Ontarioans in the comments! 😊👋🏻

[@MrScrawnjuan]

And hello from Northwestern Ontario guys

[@chachzilla7154]

I noticed you eyeing up Aquatica…. Great game! I really like it. I’m a big deckbuilder fan and it has a bit of that, but the way you explore/conquer locations, raising them from the deep, sliding the up on your board to trigger actions, etc, is such a cool mechanic and is very satisfying. Definitely worth looking into.

[@TheBoardGameGarden]

It was actually one of three games that I was seriously considering buying when we went but I held myself back! It looks fantastic. I watched Tim Chuon and Monique from Before You Play play it over on Tims channel and it looks like something we would really enjoy. 😊👏🏻

[@amusement420]

I like Push. The chunky die is fun. I made a solo mode. Card and/or dice games are easy to do that with imho My FLGS is 15-20min away. They back a lot of kickstarters.

[@crumpledfish]

Loved this video! I’m in Ottawa, but about 80% of my games were bought online from 401 Games. I’ve never been to the physical site so it was nice to see what it looks like “in real life.” Thanks for the tour!

[@rafiweiss3915]

They must have added that clearance shelf against the wall recently, I don't remember that! Was there about a week or two ago... I feel like I gotta drive to Waterloo to visit J and J's now. You make it sound like my kind of store!

[@TheBoardGameGarden]

J&Js is amazing! Definitely recommend visiting! 😊

[@raymyers700]

What you described with your 'grail' find: that is the ABSOLUTE BEST FEELING in gaming. *I* felt it when you described it! I'm so glad you found you that! Ortus Regni...the expansion that you found is a great card game but it's not one that I always recommend. It's very hard to grasp because there are about 12 different cards, no writing on the cards and they do like 5 different things each. Beautiful game but I think it's geared to people who really enjoy the 2 player head to head games. I was just marveling that even the expansion was there. Great video!

[@TheBoardGameGarden]

It was seriously the best feeling!! 🥰 Thanks for letting me know about Ortus Regni! I didn't know what it was. Sounds interesting! Thanks for watching and joining us on our little trip!

[@JJ_TheGreat]

Thank you for the video - and the comparison between your 2 stores! I find it very interesting! :-)

[@ericshm]

Board game bliss opened up so hope you do a tour there too!

[@MegaSNES64]

Aquatica is a joy to play and a must-buy/own. Had a good solo mode as well.

[@michellecioppa9152]

Potion Explosion is just an amazing Table experience. I honestly won’t even play it online. The artwork is gorgeous, the marbles are real, and the marble tray is just well thought out construction. It’s definitely a game I’m just never going to part with.

[@joeliodos3007]

Back when I was just getting into the hobby, about ten years ago or so, my friends and I played Times Up and I didn’t even know it. We called it bowls because we used bowls to pass our made up topics to use for the game. It plays exactly like you mentioned, even if you don’t know of something specific, the word association helps in the second round. I’m glad I know that now, it’s a fun game.

[@TheBoardGameGarden]

That is amazing! 😊

[@stephens2401]

Robinson Crusoe is amazing solo and also at 2 but probably no more than that. It's incredibly thematic and a ton of fun even when you lose.

[@LudoTechWorld]

I agree. "even when you loose", yeah, and that happens a lot :D But I agree it's so thematic that it doesn't matter, just experiencing the game is tons of fun!

[@brianmaphar9685]

Nice!! Havent been to that store yet, but actually ordered Ark Nova through them, online. I got it in the mail within 2 days, so I hope you dont have to wait much longer. Great game! And a great selection they have here in store @401. Thanks for showing us.

[@TheBoardGameGarden]

It's a great store and online store! Great prices, fast shipping and tons of games! Really enjoyed our trip there! Thanks for joining! 😊

[@mattleclerc8880]

you'll probably love Ark Nova, I'm not really into heavier Euro games but enjoyed my plays so far.

[@TimChuon]

I LOVE THIS GARDEN ON WHEEELS! 😁 also love times up-such a fun party game! I think you both did really good on your haul bc I would've walked out with 4x the amount with my terrible af self control 🤣

[@Ongo771]

I actually made sure that once I got Push and Times Up that I didn't go for a second pass on the shelves... if i did i would have picked up Sleeping Gods and Jaws of the Lion as well haha!

[@TheBoardGameGarden]

I also quite enjoy the garden on wheels! 😂 Best series title ever. Yeah like Francis said, if we went back in a did another quick look we definitely would have been walking out with a lot more. LOL

[@boardtoplay]

“Battleship?”😂

[@JJ_TheGreat]

33:08 Yes, I very much agree! I like the fun of going and looking on the shelves to see what games the store has. The closest comparison I can make is when I go shopping at a bookstore. It is exactly the same thing. I want to look around at all the books they gave in a particular section which I am interested in (e.g., mathematics book; history books; etc.)

[@michaelcoffman6873]

Thanks for putting a ‘face’ to this FLGS. I live in the States and have ordered from this store 3 times because they have such a quality amount of all types of games. (Most recent purchases are preorders of Dwellings of Eldervale and Ready Set Bet I’m waiting on)

[@randalladkins7452]

31:00 - That must be a newer or deluxe version of Time’s Up! Title Recall, because the one I own is much smaller and thinner. It might be trying to give you room for expansions too, maybe. 🤔

[@billmatic9059]

whaaaat I didnt know they had two locations?! I have only ever been to the one on Yonge Street and it is incredible!

[@CG_Hali]

Thanks, I order there the most and it's interesting to see. Good tips. Yeah, very loud. One should shop there with earbuds and nice music :) I prefer 401 in general, I have achieved Silver Loyalty which gives me an extra 2% off. Check at the bottom of their page to find the rewards program. You get 1% for Bronze, 2% off for Silver and if you bought a ton (like over $5000) you get 3% Gold. So most games that are already the lowest prices in the country there get a tiny bit cheaper that way. Oh and good choice on A&W! Jealous!

[@andrewwagner3462]

Ark Nova is worth the wait! But I hope you don't have to wait much longer 😀 Tuscany is a really interesting expansion to Viticulture, I just picked it up recently, primarily for solo. While it opens up the game and makes it a bit easier in a way, it also increases the AI target score so makes it harder in that sense. Hope you enjoy it!

[@MarinaS341]

Omg I saw sleeping gods on the shelf and freaked! Omg I want to buy it so bad! But can’t quite justify 94 right now lol

[@TheBoardGameGarden]

Yeah it is a the top of my wishlist but I am in the same boat. 🥺 Gotta save up! It will be mine eventually! 💕

[@joshfrench5858]

I use 401 game often. Another good one if your in Ontario that had quick delivery and great prices was black knight games in Hamilton.

[@hisfantor]

Time's Up! sounds exactly like Monikers, the game where the team from Shut Up & Sit Down made an expansion for

[@moneybee517]

Had an amazing time with Ark Nova. Looking forward to your thoughts. So happy on your new additions. I just got Viticulture. Let us know if Tuscany is highly recommended.

[@TheBoardGameGarden]

We are so excited to get Ark Nova soon! Will definitely chat about it once we play and also chat about Tuscany as well! I have heard it is very good!

[@QualityBeastStudio]

Really cool video, and although Francis couldn't say it first try at the end, we love that catch phrase. Remembering that we all someone's reason to smile a beautiful message. But dang 401 looked huge! Is that normal out there?

[@TheBoardGameGarden]

Thank you! It was a lot of fun! HAHA he knows it! He just likes to act like he doesn't 😂👏🏻 And 401 was bigger than anything we have been to before. I think it may be just because it is there warehouse as well.

[@thepresteign8427]

TAK is incredible and def something to grab if you like abstracts. It’s got hidden strategical depths like and old classic abstract but is def a new design. I’m responsible for 8 purchases of PUSH… it’s simple goodness and literally everyone I’ve showed it to has got their own copy of it!

[@thepresteign8427]

Also, you should play PUSH with the variant where the black star means you lose your whole bench. Makes the game much more exciting.

[@TheBoardGameGarden]

PUSH is fantastic! 👏🏻 That variant sounds insane but so much fun! Definitely going to play that next time. 😊👏🏻

[@randalladkins7452]

13:02 - A note about Cryptid for you and Francis; it plays 3 players minimum.

[@TheBoardGameGarden]

OH DANG! 🥺

[@deanbush7263]

We have nothing like this in the UK very jealous

[@Ob1tus187]

Gah I'm jealous, it's so much cheaper to buy from 401 games then anything in Alberta. I keep ordering from them and paying for shipping 😂

[@don_dad]

What an amazing store!

[@TheBoardGameGarden]

It was great! 😊 Thanks for watching Donald!

[@AlwayzFresh]

I've ordered plenty of games from 401 but never had an opportunity to visit the store. Very interesting to see its layout. BoardgameBliss has become my #1 as they almost always beat 401's prices. Cheers.

[@Ongo771]

we love Boardgamebliss as well!

[@TheBoardGameGarden]

I think Board Game Bliss is going to be our next stop! Maybe in November sometime! 😊

[@JJ_TheGreat]

7:30 It is an abstract strategy game, which originated in that book seties. That’s all I know about it.

[@BoardGamingCrew]

Love 401 games 😊

[@TheBoardGameGarden]

SAME! It was a great place! Such great prices as well!

[@JJ_TheGreat]

7:13 What is Anomia? Could you do a video about it? Thanks.

[@alessandronicastri4172]

Great video! Both 401 and J&J are great stores! I'm guessing you live in the Kitchener-Waterloo region? My girlfriend and I actually moved here within the last year and have been looking for local gaming groups. Do you know of any? Thanks!

[@db0ii]

Wish I had a store like this near me

[@davlang3783]

I live in SK but order from 401 all the time, they're great.

[@schickelgruber33]

Greetings from Germany This Shop looks absolut amazing to me 😘 For me is there only one question: Are the prices including taxes?

[@AndreasR85]

Späte Antwort, aber immerhin eine 😄 Laut Google "Grundsätzlich gilt folgendes: sämtliche Preise in Supermärkten und Restaurants in Kanada und den USA sind immer OHNE Steuer." Man kann also davon ausgehen dass es im Laden evtl. genauso gehandhabt wird 🙂

[@GameBrigade]

some of those games are pretty expensive. The On Mars on sale seems very high.

[@timboiv1821]

If you enjoy Near and Far then you’ll be blow away with Sleeping Gods! It’s one of my favorite games of all time.

[@TheBoardGameGarden]

I WANT TO TRY IT SO BAD! 🥺💕

[@dropindabeatz]

Time's Up is like Monikers, right?

[@JJ_TheGreat]

21:49 I’ll tell you a secret… The back cover tells you more about a game than the front cover - although the front cover is prettier! :-

[@atngaming2019]

Lucky guy

[@brandonrobertson9468]

Hairy T gang here. Represent.

[@justinkitton5492]

OMG DILLUVIA PROJECT?!?!?

[@aorakis5795]

hive is (was) actually a really great game for 2 players

[@Poiuytrew.Q]

I thought you bought 401 board games!

[@TheBoardGameGarden]

AHAHAHAHA! 😂👏🏻 I can see that happening! That's hilarous!

[@scottmcfarlane7524]

What a game store that doesn't a play area ...every store in Peg has it...all of them 401 has great shiping in Canada....8.95 flat

[@lufasumafalu5069]

did you just dragged your BF every week to satisfy your boardgame drive ?

[@scottmcfarlane7524]

If you have a brianna amor check there games ...crazy cheap...Pandamic season 1 $15....7 wonders 1st (20 bucks)