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To someone that has played plenty of Catan, with Seafarers, and C&K - this doesn't seem that appealing to me. Would I try it, of course! But I am not very compelled to purchase. To me seafarers + C&K together is the ultimate combination, with base Catan feeling stale. There already is a Dragon expansion btw - that's fun too.

I would probably prefer to just purchase some of the classic expansions, which i feel would not work too well with new energies

Seems really cool. But I probably won't get it because of the player count. I prefer to buy only games that have a solo. So for a new Catan, a solo would be nice. That wizard idea you had sounds good too!

Thanks for this!! Love the variety and thought into the selection ❤ I have been enjoying marquis, so fun to play worker placement purely solo. And Coffee Roasters, love the push your luck and gang builder combination!

River Valley Glassworks looks deceptively simple but it's a lot more thinky than it looks like. I've been playing a lot on BGA. All Play is the main sponsor for Dice Tower. They used to be known as BoardGameTables. KTBG games have different artists. Can't wait for Maki Master to deliver. Very intrigued by Lairs and Cafe Baras as well.

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Great video, Wingspan has too much spamming for me, easily prefer Wyrmspan. Both are addictive games though.

Great content! Do you mind sharing what mic do you use on your channel? Great quality

Just bought this game and discovered this channel! Some great content you’ve got and another local Aussie 🤓

The Board Game Sherpa speaks highly of this game as well. As a matter of fact that's why my wife bought it. Now that it gets your seal of approval, I'm sure to enjoy!

I would like all 3, but I only have duo. It was a recent purchase and I haven't played it yet. I'm glad you rate it so high. Now I'm really looking forward to it!

I was having the same issue with the game. My solution was to substitute the d6 dices with d4 dices. It added one additional factor of 1 in 4 chance of not producing resources.

Completely off topic. But is that a remix of White Noiz from Silent Hill 2 playing in the background? I've just bought this game. I do get thr feeling thst is a good mix of cascadia's tile placement (plus the beautiful artwork) and the ruthlessnes of Bosk. I usually go for more friendly types of games but sometimes it feela good to really be mean. 😅

1. Not looking harder for a good group to game with. 2. Not playing enough. 3. Not trying more new games.

Gametopper offers something that hyperexpensive Game Table does not. If you play table top miniature games and want a 6 x 4 foot play space for your neoprene game mats if you look at the dimensions of the recessed play area of those game tables they aren't big enough. They might be 6 x 4 but that is total size so only on top of the table if you have a way to add a top can you play on it at that size, but then how is that different than a normal game table of that size. it's not reeally other than maybe you can add the cup holders and such on the side. Game topper offers a solution at their largest size. Now you have a gametable that is sexy to play table top miniature games in as well as rpg and boardgames, and it is portable. So if you go set up at conventions you have that option. If this is only for y our gaming man cave then no it doesn't matter the portability, unless you want to take a gaming table with you someplace.

My first one was backing the boardgame Virus on Kickstarter. I watched a Rahdo video, liked what I saw in the gameplay, but once I got the game, the components were a shell of what they seemed on screen, and the gameplay...I regretted backing. I spent 81 with shipping, and later, I know I could have maybe found another way to sell out, but I just traded it for 25 dollars. I ate that value and moved on with my life. Maybe I could have gotten slightly more. I might have another small regret how I parted with it after I backed it. I learned to take Preview Reviews with a grain of salt and realize that I need to do more due diligence and give deeper thought. I never made that type of bad decision again. Second regret. When you see something in a pledge manager if you think you might want it GET IT. Add it to the cart, because later on that item might not be available anywhere, not even the company who made it, and the false assumption you'll see the item later on in retail or even on the companies own website. I backed This War of Mine, and pased on Memories of the Past, a book featuring the thoughts of the game's characters of past events before the game which can be read to grant some type of benefit or modifier, sometimes negative, in the game but all of it adds to the atmosphere and depth of the game fleshing out these characters as more 'realistic' people who had lives before the horrible situation they are in now, living in a war zone. It was only 10 euro. I should have just added it. I regret that. I also passed on the resin furniture sets which were more expensive, like 65 euro and since we already pay subsidized shipping at the time, ie cheap shipping, I should have just added. Later I contacted Awakened Realms and they said I could get one of the few last copies of the This War of Mine resin furniture sets (both basic and advanced) but the cost for shipping from Poland was 50 euro so 65 + 50 = 115 Euro or that. I was not willing to pay all that shipping for that. I know I coulda/shoulda and they most would be collector items now. I just could not justify that, but I regrated then NOT adding when I had the chance plus the Late pledge period gave me one last chance that I passed on before reaching out later on to AW. I also didn't get the Rubble Die, a special die, or the plastic Cat miniature. I felt 4 euro for a single plastic cat model is too much. In the end, my OCD kicked in and I found a way to make my own Rubble Die and made my own chart as I managed to get a pdf copy of the Rubble Die chart so yes I have it, but its not the 'real die or cards'. Yet, I have the game function of it so I'm ok. I also found a plastic Cat mini, used from another game (Deep Madness) and now I have another plastic cat model or two from other games so I'm good on that. I don't have Memories of the Past and would love a PDF copy of it or simply to buy it for a reasonable amount At the time of the kickstarter I was told and thought that all these items could be gotten later on either on their webstore or were going to retail like the Memories of the Past. I thought I'll just wait if i change my mind. Wrong. I then had huge regret but learned over time to let it go, find ways to mitigate, like making my own Rubble Die solution, Cat miniature and I just live without the fancy furniture. Yet, when they had, say Robinson Cursoe boardgame come out and they added all those extra things I knew if I got a game like that to get all that stuff so I learned from my mistake. I have other regrets but those two are some of the first that taught me lessons about backing: 1) Get something in the pledge manager if you even the smallest liking for it or think it might be useful to you later on. No matter how small a feeling. I faced this again later with Vampire Hunters. I did not get a few of the things later regretting it find out later I can't get it, but if I did it was on Ebay for far more, such as the Japanese inspired heros and so later on when they did a reprint campaign via their 'music soundtrack campaign' I jumped on it and got all the things I lived without regretting I didn't get. I was good on that, and later on I found out This War of Mine had a short campaign where they offered things for Ukraine. I went there excited to find it was for languages other than English. I thought 'Memories of the Past in Polish? no thank you. I now know when I go to the pledge manager get all things that you have even the slightest interest in. I even normally pick up at least one extra dice pack. Another story. I got extra dice once for Warzone boardgame, three sets and later sold those sets off and some extra turrets minus two of them, but then after selling the extras I got I found myself wanting at least one more Dice pack, so I re-bought the dice at a higher cost also eating some shipping cost. I sold a set for 10, later to repurchase for 17 the same thing. I know I'm a bonehead, but I quenched my regret and moved on. Meaning, if you buy extra, KEEP IT, don't sell it and find yourself living with another form of regret in what amounts to your own aftermarket for your game. It was like kicking myself in the nuts. I'm sure people have purchased games, sold them, only to repurchase or trade for them back. Same sort of regret. I had the TV Room Promo for This War of Mine, but sold it for 20, only to later on forget, then think I want that, but then remembering 'oh yeah you did own it and sold it and now you want it back bonehead. My solution. Live without it, or just create my own homebrewed version. I did that. I printed out a color copy of the card, cut it used spray glue to bond the two halves and now have a homemade copy of the card, which I call my 'ghetto version' of the card. I won't pay 20 dollars or more for it again. I made my choice and I am forcing myself to live with it. 2) I had a chance to back Rising Sun (by CMON) passed on it, had a chance to do a Late Back, passed on it, and then after the game finally delivered I played the game the summer after it was too late to Late Back. I liked the game. I though 'ok I can get the retail version OR the kickstarter version ' and I wanted the kickstarter version. I paid 280 for it and the extra minus I didn't get a playmat which if I had just backed the KS I would have gotten the same thing for 200 that included the Playmat. In that game having a map that is 20 percent bigger is something I think good for it. I ate the 80 dollars extra cost and had a regret not backing the kickstarter. So if you feel you might like a game back it, but in the case of Rising Sun seeing the map I didn't get the game. I was not impressed with the game map. I didn't come from knowing about or playing Bloodrage. I get it now. So when Anhk came, I backed it and got all the things including the playmat Also I had a similar regret not backing Solomon Kane boardgame. I later wanted that game, should have backed paying the 220 plus shipping, let's say 275 to 300 dollar cost, so later when the 2nd printing came I wanted it, but it was a lot more, like 600 or so. Double the cost basically. I passed on it, but yes I'm glad I did as I dodged one of three bullets form Mythic Games as if I had paid via their webstore. I would have lost that 5oo to 6oo dollars. Gone. I also backed for 1 euro Monsterpocalypse but then didn't pay for the pledge which would have amounted to 600 or so. I dodged a second bullet. I didn't back Darkest Dungeon, another bullet dodged, but I did back 6 Seige and got hit square in the chest for the "Ransom" cost. I paid it, but it was like being financially assaulted. Still, I learned most of the Kickstarters do fulfill, even if some have issues, and I have a list of those, but in the end, I got my stuff and some of these are stories where there is a lot of details how I did that, but I did, and one was simply for an add on I wanted, and wanted to pay for, then did, and still didn't get the thing I paid for. After 1.5 years later, I finally got the owner to send it to me. It was stupid how hard it was to get that one item, and yes I could have simply added it to the Add ons for that game, but didn't then had regret not doing so, and all I was trying to do was get that regret fulfilled. It took 1.5 years partially due to the pandemic and they fact they shut down the postal service so the guy said he could not go mail things. Maybe he was lying, but in the end, I did get the item. Again, my rule if you think you might want something just add it to the pledge manager, don't regret it and then try and get it later on.

Family game, eh. But solo? I'm all ears!

Cute game 😊 And the solo you made up looks great!

Everyone knows you don't need the minis. It's been said so many times and every time it's strangely enthusiastic like it was in this video. The people buying games with minis don't need them, they want them.

Thanks so much for featuring Galactic Cruise on this list! 🚀

My biggest gaming regret was trying to get back into magic the gathering and I meticulously built a 3000$ commander deck just to realize I didn’t like how the game was nowadays so I sold almost all of it for half price. Yep. Also forgot to mention I bought all the cards at the height of their value and then sold them off after they started to go down in price

Courtney’s name is Faustina Edele, they’re printed on the backs of their cards! Agree on the coins part, even more of a con to sell metal coins as an extra to rub it in

Appreciate this concise review. I DO like space, and the theme of space corporations for a game like this. However, the theme appears to be largely pasted on. I'm not saying I want a full space corporation trade simulator (actually... yes I completely do...) but I would want more thematic reinforcement than what is offered with this title. You may have saved me some money! Cheers friend

That's a helpful video, nice details! My non board game suggestion would be to put your light higher or make it softer. It creates a reflection on your teeth that is almost too distracting! Thanks for the video!

I find it’s a balancing act between buying games that I think I’ll really like the theme, game mechanics, etc. and then what I think others will like and be willing to play in my game groups. One big box game that has had a lot of use and replay-ability is Carcassonne Big Box! I find the games that most frequently get to the table are some of the gateway games, because often times there is at least one casual or new game player joining. Also, it can be hard to find enough time for the heavier games. I also try to watch multiple reviews by different reviewers before buying a newly released game as sometimes there is too much hype about it. I think part of that is because reviewers get free copies and probably face some pressure to promote the new game.

In the beginning I bought several games only good for 3 players or more. I assumed more people than my son would come to discover how much fun modern boardgames are. Turns out no one wants to play and I wasted a lot of money on games that likely will never get any table time.

I think in the base game the dragon is very unbalanced, espacially if compared to the wolf and the fox. The fox damage output is too little, especially if you play in less than 4 people. The wolf skill is instead strong but very gimmicky, and if you happen to be in late game, you probably can't spend 4 health

I spent, for me, a lot of money on Twilight Imperium. I just love the game concept, I love the idea of a big space exploration wargame. I spent money sleeving the cards. I learnt the rules,, set the game up. Did a couple of solo moves. That got me excited to imagine my mates and I around the table spending hours creating empires. Trouble was they did not have my vision. They do like Sci fi but have lives in the real world and would not commit to a game requiring so much time to play that TI does. So it remains unplayed. I cannot bring myself to sell it as I am still in love with it. It sits on my shelf, a gorgeous looking cardboard ornament. I did plan to buy the expansion but thankfully I didn't. Though there is still a little alien voice in the back of my head saying " Buy me, buy me ........... "

Great video and tips! Appreciate all of the work you put into your analysis. I’m a big fan of Ticket to Ride stand alone games and expansion maps. I can see how most of your trips will apply to other versions.

As a big fan of Ticket to Ride stand alone games and expansion maps, I’m seeking other similar but different train and networking games. Recently purchased On the Underground New York & Paris. So far, played 1.5 times as a 2 player game and I’m really liking it. Also purchased Free Ride, but haven’t played it yet. Per reviews it has some design flaws with the cities hard to locate on the map, but there are workarounds for it. They may also come out with a USA map. Looking forward to giving Free Ride a try! I’ve been eyeing Trains for a few years, but would really prefer trains over cubes and what not. Makes it more abstract and less themed to trains. Thanks for the many ideas from this video!

😅 bought good rated games over / under my weight - simple ones I grew out of them too quickly and heavy ones I’m too tired to learn (rulebook, videos) sold a few shrink wrapped ones 😅

I'm prone to such regrets regarding boardgames but my true downfall has occurred with rpgs. I have twenty seven Ars Magica books. I don't understand the system for some odd reason. I just think I'll buy another book and all will become clear, it never does. I can see the volumes of my less than magical misery on the shelves from where I sit. They mock me. My thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time, I understand your pain which is a damn sight more than I can say about Ars Magica.

I bought the Modiphius Star Trek Adventures RPG Borg Cube! Way, way expensive... Looks awesome, but haven't yet played it, assembled the miniatures or painted them. Do I regret buying it? Maybe; in my saner moments. But I still look forward to [<<pipe?>> dream] assembling, painting the miniatures and playing it.

Wasn't Galactic Cruise already on KS?

Batman Gotham City Chronicles all in season 1 and then season 2...gathering dust it is, cant even sell at 1/3 what it cost me. I like the system in Conan but got the Batman stuff hoping to entice my husband...but it just had so many issues I couldn't get over the learning curve with obstacles like bad player aids, too many iconography without labels and map elevations represented on a separate mini map in the book.

Hey there! Natera: New Beginning designer here! Thank you for the shoutout, we look forward to presenting the game at Gencon :) Don't hesitate to come see us in the events section!

as a biology teacher this trend of biomes, natural themed is making me the coolest teacher in my school 😁

Where is that Wonder Woman type game from the thumbnail 😅

After years of learning my golden rule now for Kickstarters, never buy the first campaign or trust reviewers. Wait till it comes, see proper reviews online, or bgg, or play a friends copy. If its good..well there's always a second campaign with expansion! Never fails. They want to capitalize whilst the hype is there. Most kickstarter hype games die and well never rank high bgg. Someone will always sell these lower. Only exception is CMON cause mostly one time only and they rise in value if good cause ton of exclusives. Research the game. Golden rule applies to non Kickstarter. Wait and see. No need to buy into hype. Plenty of games to play on shelf. Its not like games will disappear in 2 games. But yes regrets come from not researching though if its a big game sortof intuitive the setup and game always long. However agree Voidfall.

Man, your videos are great and we have the same taste, love ya!

SO MUCH goodness! If I'm able to get any of these they will have to be retail. Knitting Circle and Cafe Baras would be my most anticipated. (plus Harvest, which my husband already mentioned)

Me and my wife are all about Harvest! Can't wait to see more on that one!!

In this list, I’m interested in Natera, Nature, Canopy Evergreen and Seti! I’m also patiently waiting on Unconscious Mind and Trailblazer Arizona to come to retail.

Mostly kickstarters - but I learnt that lesson very quickly! I have one outstanding (Tabriz) that I would cancel now if I could. It is massively too light for my taste and delayed for ages. Isle of Cats probably biggest regret gathering dust until I sell it. Somehow I bought two expansions hoping to make the game more interesting but it's too luck dependent and hardly any decisions that feel meaningful.

Backing Tanares . It started very well. But the game became bigger and bigger and more expensive. I wish I could sell it. Just too much content

You're definately not the only one with regrets. Probably my biggest was backing Bardsung. I'm also not much into miniature/campaign games but felt I needed one in my collection so went for Bardsung at the time. Watched unboxings just before mine arrived and thought, "What the hell did I do?!" Needless to say, it's still in the box it shipped in...

I would say that my biggest regret is (late) backing Ignite. Tom Vasel ended up being very critical of the game and now I am going to have a hard time getting rid of the game, as a result… I should have backed Ascension Tactics instead.

You are absolutely right imo about big boxes being good in theory. I used to love Everdell, ever since I got that ridiculously oversized big box I've not touched it. I can't really see myself playing it ever again, and literally it's just because I hate the big box.

Nah man, all our purchases are solid successes, they may arrive not all on time but when they do they never disappoint. Those we sell are with huge profits. The big life! Yeah...