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Great list - really gets to the heart of this hobby :) Some of your points I really connected with... - Ease of Play - Games that come with custom inserts to store everything neatly or that have individual player pieces self-contained (7 Wonders Architects does this great) are just really satisfying. It's that joy of being able to experience something that had just THAT much more effort and thought put into it, it makes for such a pleasing experience. - Living the Theme - I enjoy abstract games, but there's nothing like a wonderful theme to draw me in. Ultimately, it's like getting to play pretend or like escaping into a great movie/book world. When the ship in Nemesis is on fire and the aliens are hunting us down, it's fun to play into that drama. When we're chasing and smashing into each other in Thunder Road Vendetta, I can all but hear the metal crunches and see cars exploding into cliffsides. - Beauty - Honestly, besides fun, this one is my favorite of your list. Beautiful artwork on cards, lovely wood pieces, boards that are visually interesting AND functional, plastic tokens, miniatures... all of it is wonderful. I will definitely be drawn to a game because of how great it looks, to the point that if the gameplay then looks not-fun I'm really disappointed - even without having bought it, I'm just sad for that potential. One of my favorite things about Unmatched is that we never preview a character's deck before the first time we play them, instead getting to see all of that great art as cards are drawn and played throughout the game. - Surviving the Winter - We live in sunny southern CA, so our idea of bundling in for winter weather gaming means it's not even hitting freezing outside, but instead on very hot days when it'd be way too warm to have a TV on or do other things in our one-bedroom apartment, being able to just unplug and play games has been great! And I think my number one thing I'm thankful for about gaming is part of your fun category, but very specifically: the shared stories that get told. As an example, when we were playing through a scenario in Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion that had been kicking our butt, we finally got to a point where the final boss was just about dead. We could have drawn some bad luck to take us out, but he only needed one more hit for us to win. The air was electric, my adrenaline was going, and we kept repeating "he only needs one" - and then we pulled it off and won. It was a great, hilarious, bonding moment, in which we victoriously yelled "He only needs one!"... and still say it today. There are fun experiences in games that create these special shared moments, the memories of an amazing victory, playing a rule so wrong that we accidentally put ourselves into Super Hard mode and STILL won, losing a game by just one point, pulling off an amazing combo... and all from just playing with toys :)

While I do take note of a number rating in video reviews, such as on Dice Tower, I'm most interested in the reviewers commentary, so I don't know that putting the number first would mean much to me personally. For example, if a reviewer rates something low, but it's for things that don't bother me, then the number is almost meaningless. Getting at least a brief overview of how a game is played in a review is actually the most important part to me - I'm able to start forming my own opinion on if it seems interesting, and then the reviewers will enhance that (e.g. "Yes, that part looks cool, but it gets repetitive" "The quality of the pieces impacts playability because the cubes don't fit on the board" etc.). And I, too, am all for the casual, conversational reviews :). The other format I really loved was Zee Garcia's older solo review videos where he broke down things at the end by a positive/negative system for things like aesthetics and replayability.

Happy Thanksgiving to you all! :)

A tie for me...I'm going with that pumpkin pie and the stuffing. Mmm, mmm, mmmmmm!

Thanks for your nice video! I enjoyed it.

I got this game yesterday and I love it!!

Enjoyed this implementation on BGA - more than a few card games caught our attention this year thanks to BGA.

With Downfall of Pompeii, you MUST make meeple screaming noises when you toss them into the volcano.

I'm starting to make my reaction video to your reaction video. 😂

Missed Tide & Tangle? Cute otters, relaxing vibe, lovely art, and origami details - worth a look.

Sometimes after the first time playing a game I’ll look through the cards, but never before

0:47 cloak and dagger haven't appeared in the mcu "technically" but they do have their own show that's a pretty good watch (especially season 2)!

Thanks for the review on these expansions! I wasn't really considering Rise of Fenris, but i think i'll look more i to it now!

I enjoyed this one over Cat Lady cause I don't like cats. That being said, this was fine. Thanks for the video.

Have you guys checked out Shallow Sea? I’m debating whether or not to back it. It looks to be a mix between Cascadia and Calico with a bit more decision making ability

I’ve heard Azul Duel is meant to just be the 4th iteration with a rule set and mechanics that would not work for more than two players. So a game all on its on, just in the same universe

I’d add abomination heir of Frankenstein, My Father’s Work (abomination and my father’s work both show how euros can have theme and can be spooky!) the bloody inn, dead of winter, witchstone, mansions of madness, eldritch horror, arkham horror the lcg, massive darkness 2, zombicide, machina arcana, etherfields if you are looking for a campaign, hellton palace if you are looking for a 2 player game, and suppose I’d have to say horrified.

1) Everdell 2018, Wingspan 2019 2) Spacial selection is usually called worker placement (even if you are not placing actual meeples) 3) Chaining is usually called making combos or engine building Thank you for your honest discussion of games in all your content. Even some of the content creators I used to like have become hype machines. I guess if your their goal was to monetize their podcasts, they had to do that. Anyway, thank you for keeping it real 💯

I have not played this in years. But I remember really loving it. I need to get great games like this back to the table.

Just recently bought the game. That was a great review of the rules. Thanks !

If you ONLY did Top 20, do you think anything would change about any of your lists?

This is all I wanted for Christmas.

Wow, I guess I should have watched this before our BGA showdown. I could have been swayed to play CoB if I knew where it ranked! Glad to see some of the tried and true games still on the list here. Of yours, Space Base, Five Tribes, Wingspan, Bunny Kingdom, Cartographers, and Unmatched would for sure be in my Top 10. I think I'd have an easier job coming up with my Top 70 games I want to (re)play than identifying my top X games, though. I'd list them all out here, but I might run out of characters (surely there's a limit). :)

hahahah the only thing missing from the final skit was the Spongebob Squarepants theme for "3 minutes later..." :D

" I want this to be a good game and I want to pay a lot of money for it." Ha 😊. They should put that quote on the KS page. Would be the best ever. 😊

Surprisingly entertaining!!

Cant wait for Valheim

Congratulations! And a fun ending. 🤭🤭🤭

I need to give Quacks and Cascadia a try. Seeing the 17 game that were on all 3 of your lists was interesting. Do your Kingdomino numbers change any if you group it with Queendomino?

Congratulations to the winners!! Thank you guys for the fun top 70 and the statistical recap. Love your show!

I’m sorry Zach, I only meant it in jest! I apologize if it was a lot of roasting😂 I started getting into Garphill games a few months ago and I have 5 now and counting! Very excited to add shipwrights to the collection. Thank you so much! P.S. I am very sorry

Never thought watching a video on stats could be so enjoyable 😂

Very cool stats!

Congrats to the winners and more importantly thanks for the great content!

Congrats!

Stellar stats. Above and beyond. One of the best stats analyses of top 100s I have seen in the hobby. Really interesting - my favorite is the within 5. Wow, Mak, that is impressive.

Huzzah! I followed the whole Unmatched tourney last year. And would also watch another tourney with previously unpicked characters.

I really like that 3 way crossover score. Very cool.

Congrats to the winners!!

I debuted 3 games into my top 10 this year...not crazy.

Clearly this list was my sign to get Five Tribes back to the table!

Love seeing TTR this high!

Finally found a copy of Heaven & Ale on the secondhand market! Really excited to try it soon

Just recently played Hadrian’s Wall and I’m hooked!

We just got our shipping updates for The Castles Burgundy Soecial Edition and I couldn’t be more excited!

Clans of Caledonia, Menara and Stonespine Architects have been on my wishlist for a bit now! But I feel like Wild Tiled West doesn’t get talked about enough

Wonderful idea! Excited for the list :)

It's ironic to see about 70 comments consistently for each video on this top 70 series, haha. It is a conspiracy, haha.

I watched all of these but forgot to comment, but it is great to see the improvement of presentation and information improve over time.

P games, haha. We definitely need that counter with the analysis, haha.