Europa Universalis left my collection by a tannerite explosion. Every year, on July 4th, I blow up the game that pissed me off or infuriated me the most. I started that tradition with Aeon Trespass Odyssey and it was incredibly satisfying seeing it and all its successors being blown to smithereens. 😁 It amazes me how much I agree with your assessments of the other games. I kept Horrified in the collection specifically as a light, introduction game for new players and also generally for Halloween. I haven't had my grubbies on Fractured Sky yet but was thinking about backing the reprint. It doesn't look like I will, as I seem unable to come to an actual conclusion about it. Scarface 1920 is simply awesome. The Ethernaut was an easy back. I am very intrigued by it. Fun and entertaining video as usual, some great insights shared! Thank you very much. Have a wonderful week.
Love thisnidea of exploding games that pissed me off! Maybe I should it aswell..? 🤔 Maybe not with Europa Universalis since with the money I can get 2-3 other good games 😅 But I'm glad you agree with me on this one.. Horrified is still in your collection..? Does it come off the shelf once per year? If it wasn't SO expensive I would say you can try Fractured Sky.. but 180€?! That's just crazy. I think it won't hold its value and you'll be able to buy a copy for much cheaper. I sold mine for 145€ and I think prices will go down. Have you backed the expansions for Scarface? I got really into the game 🤩 I'm glad you backed The Eternaut aswell! I hope the story there is good. If it will be somewhere near This War of Mine or Frostpunk I'll be super happy. Thank you for watching, commenting and simply being an awesome part of the EZ community. I sincerely appreciate it 😊
@@ezbgames Some games just deserve to die, no matter the purchase price! It sooths my soul and pacifies the demons. 😜 Horrified (original one) comes out maybe 2-4 times a year. It's a fixed staple for Halloween but also, and I kidd you not, a classic for Purim. Yes I know this is weird but weird is kind of the theme of my life. 🤷🏻♂️ Scarface 1930 - Bloody Business is highly anticipated. Should be arriving soon. Fractured Sky is indeed expensive. This usually isn't a deterrent per se, but in this case there is still a large question mark in regard to actual gameplay and long term appeal. The possibility of an acquisition is also currently being discussed with my gaming club but there is also no clear opinion as of yet. There is an absolutely enormous amount of games in the shipping / fulfillment pipeline right now, both for me and the club, and it causes some severe hesitations atm. Second hand market for Fractured Sky is absurdly overpriced, it will be interesting to see what impact the new campaign will have. Gloomhaven / Frosthaven are not my cup of tea at all and I never played This War of Mine, although it's on my to do list. Edit: In case you are curious for what will get blown up this year, atm the primary contender is "An Age Contrived".
@@Biodelic oh my God! Horrified for Halloween/Purim- love the idea!! and for horrified to come out 2-4 times per year is legit. for me, since I try to keep it at 100 games, I don't feel it should take a space on my shelf. Yes!!! I backed Bloody Business as well! Yeah, really no rush on Fractured Sky. I saw someone is selling the super deluxe (should have called it super expensive) for 250$ WTF?! not worth it.. and in general the painted minis are not that different than the normal minis in the simple deluxe edition. Gloomhaven is one of the games that have a special place in my heart, but one day it will have to go.. This War of Mine is incredible. I should definitely play it more because the way the story is written is just amazing. the best I've ever seen! I would suggest to give it a go
@@ezbgames For Scarface 1920, here is something crazy to try but it works really, really well. Get yourself (late pledge is still open, costs €4.-) a 2nd copy of the solo deck cards. Then play it solo vs. 2 AI. It is absolutely amazing. It plays and feels like a real 3 player game. And it is just the right amount of difficult and challenging. Vs 3 AIs is nearly impossible to win but makes for an impressive experience. The AI system is that good and cleverly designed.
Its funny to hear your criticism on rulebooks while i have fractal setup on the table for trying to learn it lol (actually your videos were very helpful 🎉 thank you !)
Great video series, thanks for doing it! Just got my collection down to 80, with the ultimate goal of hitting and staying at 50... going to be difficult!
Lol!! I'll take it as "all the answers above" No problem.. I'll add it to my list. I'm working now on Runewars, then Flying Gang, and then I'll go for Scarface 1920. Please feel free to always tell me what would you like to see on the channel. I'm here for you guys 😊❤
I am very curious about your experience with Fallen Land, i hope you do a review for it because i feel like its very underrated game. Also La Granja i the game i enjoy a lot and i hope you will like it too :D
Great Video! You had some really spicy choices in this one haha. I get it though, when you cull down your collection you have to make tough decisions. I am also of the mindset that if a game isn't getting played i should part with it. No matter if it is highly rated or not.
Right?! I mean.. what's the point of having an unplayed game? I don't want to be one of those who has a game just in order to say that I have that game 😅
Oh that's such a nice comment to have 🥰 the pleasure is all mine and soon I will have another video for 4X games. What's your favorite so far, if I may ask? 😊
@@ezbgames probably Civilization a New Dawn (the one you didn't really like aha) or eclipse I also love Voidfall, even if not really a 4X. That's how I discovered your channel
Hahaha It's still a decent game! I have to try Civilization from 2010. Voidfall is an amazing game.. glad to have you on board with me and the EZ community. I'm working now on a video for Runewars (FFG), I hope you'll discover a new game with it :)
Yay! 🎉🎉 Thank you so much for the shout out. I was not expecting it and I nearly did a spit take. Rarely do I watch a content creator's video soon after they publish. But I make an exception for yours because your content and presentation is top notch. Keep up the great work.
What a huge shift in your collection 😂 Great titles going in and out! About the Twilight Struggle for me is a meh game... It's a game that shines after multiple plays. I just don't sell it because it's in my language (Portuguese) 😂
Greetings, Asaf I am surprised that the following board games are not in your collection 1. Nemesis 2. The Lords of Ragnarok 3. The Witcher of the Old World 4. ISS Vanguard 5. Dune: War for Arrakis 6. Rising Sun 7. Cyclades I am sure that most of the games from this list will remain in your collection forever
Hello! Thank you for commenting :) First of all, as I've said in the video, Nemesis should arrive to my collection next week.. Lords of Ragnarok and Witcher Old World were in my collection and left. I did a review for Lords of Ragnarok so feel free to check it out, but basically I was very disappointed from it. Witcher was just a mess on the table. I think that only the base game is not good enough and I would never play it with more than 2 players. So you have to add the expansions.. already not a good start for me when it comes to a game.. ISS Vanguard will probably never get into my collection because it is a narrative story driven game that I've stopped getting after playing (and disliking) Sleeping Gods, Etherfields and Tainted Grail. I guess it's just not for me :) Rising Sun I should definitely get and try! I agree 100% Dune: War for Arrakis is super expensive at the moment. I don't see myself spending 400 euros for it.. But I'll keep my eyes open of course. Cyclades will be in my collection the moment the Kickstarter will reach the backers.. I love this kind of conversations! what did you like in Lords of Ragnarok? and ISS Vanguard?
I was hoping at first that you wouldn't kick out fractal....fiou😅 as-tu un channel en francais ? Ca serait cool d'avoir une version francaise de tes vidéos 😎🤟👍 Pis War of the ring et Starcraft sont toujours là alors jva continué a t'écouté 😆😜
You know what? I went all crazy on Final Girl and bought the first 2 seasons aaaaaaand played it twice and sold it. I LOVE solo games but Final Girl also did not click with me. The "idea" of playing a game and enjoying it can be so insidious sometimes, right? Gets me into trouble all the time. Weirdly enough I've played Voidfall WAY more as a solo game than FInal Girl, despite the barriers that Voidfall has. Just goes to show you that the BGG charts and influencers don't know what's best for YOU specifically. I've found I don't vibe with a lot of what's in the BGG Top 100, and that's okay. I still can't understand why so many people want to sit down and play Brass... Edit: Also made a massive mistake snagging a copy of Fractured Sky :( And super keen to hear your thoughts of Civilization! Always been interesting in that. Though I feel like it would be hard to de-throne Clash of Cultures.
I'm SO HAPPY for this comment.. thank you!! I agree with you 100% and this is why I'm starting to take out of my collection games that are highly ranked. They're just not for me.. this video was very exciting to do bwcause I never took out so many games at one time. Voidfall is such a masterpiece so I totally get what you're saying. It's a VERY good game. Thank you for watching the video and commenting, I appreciate it!
@@ezbgames It’s good to see someone not beholden to BGGd top 100. In inspired to do some aggressive culling of my collection, now! Thanks for the content and keep up the great work 🙏
I dont know if you mentioned it at the beginning of this series, but is your group only heavy gamers similar to you? Do you have a need to keep interesting gateway game in your collection as options or it's not something you need to worry about? Dead of winter was my 2nd love in board game but also my first breakup. At some point, you just realized the game is just balanced to punish you as much as possible, the traitor can just sit bad and relax for an easy win most time and there's not a whole lot of interesting choice.
I definitely didn't mention it and it's a good question. My group also plays only heavy board games. There was a time when I felt the need to keep gateway games if I would have non-heavy or non-board gameers, or even something I can play with my girlfriend. But with time I understood that I don't want to keep games just incase something happens, you know? My girlfriend doesn't play often, non board gamers friends (what a shock) don't want to play often etc.. So in my collection I have here and there games that are not so heavy like Pagan Fate of Roanoke or even Divide et Impera which is a fun and quick area control. I feel that even heavy games can become sort of 'lighter' with the right explanation. So I'm not afraid of teaching a non board gamer games like Terrorscape (which is a light game to start with) or even This War of Mine. I agree with what you're saying about Dead of Winter. It's a nice cool game to have when you're starting, but at some point you're like 'I think there are better games out there' totally understand you.
@@ezbgames Ah that's good. I also try to keep my collection in check by culling similar games or unpopular game, but I do play sometimes with family and keep a few gateway / beginner friendly games such as Catan, marvel united, king of NY... Definitely tricky, I don't want to lose too much space for the frequency non board gamers play, but I don't think they are ready for anything else xD
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This is truly a great channel and you're a great host. Thank you for open your gaming room for us, with those pleasant approach and positive vibes..
The pleasure is all mine 🥰
Europa Universalis left my collection by a tannerite explosion. Every year, on July 4th, I blow up the game that pissed me off or infuriated me the most. I started that tradition with Aeon Trespass Odyssey and it was incredibly satisfying seeing it and all its successors being blown to smithereens. 😁
It amazes me how much I agree with your assessments of the other games. I kept Horrified in the collection specifically as a light, introduction game for new players and also generally for Halloween.
I haven't had my grubbies on Fractured Sky yet but was thinking about backing the reprint. It doesn't look like I will, as I seem unable to come to an actual conclusion about it.
Scarface 1920 is simply awesome.
The Ethernaut was an easy back. I am very intrigued by it.
Fun and entertaining video as usual, some great insights shared! Thank you very much. Have a wonderful week.
Love thisnidea of exploding games that pissed me off! Maybe I should it aswell..? 🤔 Maybe not with Europa Universalis since with the money I can get 2-3 other good games 😅
But I'm glad you agree with me on this one..
Horrified is still in your collection..? Does it come off the shelf once per year?
If it wasn't SO expensive I would say you can try Fractured Sky.. but 180€?! That's just crazy. I think it won't hold its value and you'll be able to buy a copy for much cheaper. I sold mine for 145€ and I think prices will go down.
Have you backed the expansions for Scarface? I got really into the game 🤩
I'm glad you backed The Eternaut aswell! I hope the story there is good. If it will be somewhere near This War of Mine or Frostpunk I'll be super happy.
Thank you for watching, commenting and simply being an awesome part of the EZ community. I sincerely appreciate it 😊
@@ezbgames Some games just deserve to die, no matter the purchase price! It sooths my soul and pacifies the demons. 😜
Horrified (original one) comes out maybe 2-4 times a year. It's a fixed staple for Halloween but also, and I kidd you not, a classic for Purim. Yes I know this is weird but weird is kind of the theme of my life. 🤷🏻♂️
Scarface 1930 - Bloody Business is highly anticipated. Should be arriving soon.
Fractured Sky is indeed expensive. This usually isn't a deterrent per se, but in this case there is still a large question mark in regard to actual gameplay and long term appeal. The possibility of an acquisition is also currently being discussed with my gaming club but there is also no clear opinion as of yet.
There is an absolutely enormous amount of games in the shipping / fulfillment pipeline right now, both for me and the club, and it causes some severe hesitations atm.
Second hand market for Fractured Sky is absurdly overpriced, it will be interesting to see what impact the new campaign will have.
Gloomhaven / Frosthaven are not my cup of tea at all and I never played This War of Mine, although it's on my to do list.
Edit: In case you are curious for what will get blown up this year, atm the primary contender is "An Age Contrived".
@@Biodelic oh my God! Horrified for Halloween/Purim- love the idea!! and for horrified to come out 2-4 times per year is legit. for me, since I try to keep it at 100 games, I don't feel it should take a space on my shelf.
Yes!!! I backed Bloody Business as well!
Yeah, really no rush on Fractured Sky. I saw someone is selling the super deluxe (should have called it super expensive) for 250$ WTF?! not worth it.. and in general the painted minis are not that different than the normal minis in the simple deluxe edition.
Gloomhaven is one of the games that have a special place in my heart, but one day it will have to go.. This War of Mine is incredible. I should definitely play it more because the way the story is written is just amazing. the best I've ever seen! I would suggest to give it a go
@@ezbgames For Scarface 1920, here is something crazy to try but it works really, really well. Get yourself (late pledge is still open, costs €4.-) a 2nd copy of the solo deck cards. Then play it solo vs. 2 AI. It is absolutely amazing. It plays and feels like a real 3 player game. And it is just the right amount of difficult and challenging.
Vs 3 AIs is nearly impossible to win but makes for an impressive experience. The AI system is that good and cleverly designed.
God damn...
I'm adding it now!!
Its funny to hear your criticism on rulebooks while i have fractal setup on the table for trying to learn it lol (actually your videos were very helpful 🎉 thank you !)
Hahahaha
I wish Europa Universalis was as challenging as Fractal ;)
The pleasure is all mine 😊 glad I could help!!
I really enjoyed your video… Thank you! 😊 I really love Nemesis… No two games are the same; very very entertaining.
Thank you very much for watching and commenting 😊
I can't wait for Nemesis!
Have you tried also Lockdown?
@@ezbgames No, I haven’t tried Lockdown, but I did back Nemesis Retaliation- so excited for that one to arrive!
That one should be interesting!
Very exciting..
Great video series, thanks for doing it! Just got my collection down to 80, with the ultimate goal of hitting and staying at 50... going to be difficult!
Thank you so much 😊
50 games?! Wow that's... crazy inspiring!! Not sure I can do it. But it does put a goal infront of me 😎
Some coverage of Scarface 1920 would be awesome!
Would you like to see a review? playthrough? how to play? :)
@@ezbgames Yes!
Lol!! I'll take it as "all the answers above"
No problem.. I'll add it to my list.
I'm working now on Runewars, then Flying Gang, and then I'll go for Scarface 1920.
Please feel free to always tell me what would you like to see on the channel. I'm here for you guys 😊❤
We would love some of your tutorials + playthrough videos. I've had this game on my radar for a long time.
@@ezbgameslike the original 4x rune wars??
Great collection video, and your audio and lighting are much better! Love these types of videos
Thanks brother..
I try to do it better following your advice 😉
I am very curious about your experience with Fallen Land, i hope you do a review for it because i feel like its very underrated game. Also La Granja i the game i enjoy a lot and i hope you will like it too :D
I'm dying to get to it slready! Fallen Land seems super cool..
And I hope I'd like La Granja aswell! I really want to find my best farming game 🤩
Great Video! You had some really spicy choices in this one haha. I get it though, when you cull down your collection you have to make tough decisions. I am also of the mindset that if a game isn't getting played i should part with it. No matter if it is highly rated or not.
Right?! I mean.. what's the point of having an unplayed game?
I don't want to be one of those who has a game just in order to say that I have that game 😅
@ezbgames I totally get that. Our collections should be for us, not others.
@@WhyteRabitScribe couldn't describe it better myself..
Hi Asaf, really really love your videos and thank you for getting me into 4X board games 🤠
Oh that's such a nice comment to have 🥰 the pleasure is all mine and soon I will have another video for 4X games.
What's your favorite so far, if I may ask? 😊
@@ezbgames probably Civilization a New Dawn (the one you didn't really like aha) or eclipse
I also love Voidfall, even if not really a 4X. That's how I discovered your channel
Hahaha
It's still a decent game! I have to try Civilization from 2010.
Voidfall is an amazing game.. glad to have you on board with me and the EZ community.
I'm working now on a video for Runewars (FFG), I hope you'll discover a new game with it :)
@@ezbgames omg I didn't know Runewars but it looks really cool ! Can't wait to watch you play :D
Appreciate it ❤
Yay! 🎉🎉 Thank you so much for the shout out. I was not expecting it and I nearly did a spit take.
Rarely do I watch a content creator's video soon after they publish. But I make an exception for yours because your content and presentation is top notch. Keep up the great work.
I'm bringing Viticulture Wine Crate to Italy. I guess we won't play that together 😂😂
I bought Tiletum, let's add that to our pile 😉
I appreciate it so much Mike. Truly thank you ❤
We probably won't play Viticulture that's true haha
But Tiletum- done deal!! 🤩
Great video
😊
What a huge shift in your collection 😂
Great titles going in and out!
About the Twilight Struggle for me is a meh game... It's a game that shines after multiple plays. I just don't sell it because it's in my language (Portuguese) 😂
12 games both directions is pretty crazy right?!
I'm okay with multiple plays.. this game really interests me 🤩
I'm sorry for Horrified and Dead of a Winter, I'm going to buy Horrified for my family, but I can understand.😊
Yeah exactly :) It's a family kind of game, which is totally cool! But I'm looking for something a bit..... different ;)
Greetings, Asaf
I am surprised that the following board games are not in your collection
1. Nemesis
2. The Lords of Ragnarok
3. The Witcher of the Old World
4. ISS Vanguard
5. Dune: War for Arrakis
6. Rising Sun
7. Cyclades
I am sure that most of the games from this list will remain in your collection forever
Hello!
Thank you for commenting :)
First of all, as I've said in the video, Nemesis should arrive to my collection next week.. Lords of Ragnarok and Witcher Old World were in my collection and left. I did a review for Lords of Ragnarok so feel free to check it out, but basically I was very disappointed from it. Witcher was just a mess on the table. I think that only the base game is not good enough and I would never play it with more than 2 players. So you have to add the expansions.. already not a good start for me when it comes to a game..
ISS Vanguard will probably never get into my collection because it is a narrative story driven game that I've stopped getting after playing (and disliking) Sleeping Gods, Etherfields and Tainted Grail. I guess it's just not for me :)
Rising Sun I should definitely get and try! I agree 100%
Dune: War for Arrakis is super expensive at the moment. I don't see myself spending 400 euros for it.. But I'll keep my eyes open of course. Cyclades will be in my collection the moment the Kickstarter will reach the backers..
I love this kind of conversations! what did you like in Lords of Ragnarok? and ISS Vanguard?
@@ezbgames You might be surprised, but first of all it's the design of these board games
And only then the story...
I totally understand it.
I guess both of them are not for me.
But I love Adam Kwapinski. I think he's a very good designer (especially Dark Ages!)
I was hoping at first that you wouldn't kick out fractal....fiou😅 as-tu un channel en francais ? Ca serait cool d'avoir une version francaise de tes vidéos 😎🤟👍
Pis War of the ring et Starcraft sont toujours là alors jva continué a t'écouté 😆😜
mdr!! non non.. pour l'instant Fractal, Starcraft et War of the Rings restent avec moi ;)
J'ai une chaine en francais, desole! haha
You know what? I went all crazy on Final Girl and bought the first 2 seasons aaaaaaand played it twice and sold it. I LOVE solo games but Final Girl also did not click with me. The "idea" of playing a game and enjoying it can be so insidious sometimes, right? Gets me into trouble all the time.
Weirdly enough I've played Voidfall WAY more as a solo game than FInal Girl, despite the barriers that Voidfall has. Just goes to show you that the BGG charts and influencers don't know what's best for YOU specifically. I've found I don't vibe with a lot of what's in the BGG Top 100, and that's okay. I still can't understand why so many people want to sit down and play Brass...
Edit: Also made a massive mistake snagging a copy of Fractured Sky :(
And super keen to hear your thoughts of Civilization! Always been interesting in that. Though I feel like it would be hard to de-throne Clash of Cultures.
I'm SO HAPPY for this comment.. thank you!!
I agree with you 100% and this is why I'm starting to take out of my collection games that are highly ranked. They're just not for me.. this video was very exciting to do bwcause I never took out so many games at one time.
Voidfall is such a masterpiece so I totally get what you're saying. It's a VERY good game.
Thank you for watching the video and commenting, I appreciate it!
@@ezbgames It’s good to see someone not beholden to BGGd top 100. In inspired to do some aggressive culling of my collection, now! Thanks for the content and keep up the great work 🙏
The pleasure is all mine.
I'll be happy if you keep me updated in the changes you're having in your collection 😊
Brave Video my friend
That's what I thought 😅
I'm surprised I still have subscribers 😜
@@ezbgames You need to stop apologizing and take pride in being a unique voice in this community
Wow 🥰 I appreciate it SO much my friend.. thank you!!
I dont know if you mentioned it at the beginning of this series, but is your group only heavy gamers similar to you? Do you have a need to keep interesting gateway game in your collection as options or it's not something you need to worry about?
Dead of winter was my 2nd love in board game but also my first breakup. At some point, you just realized the game is just balanced to punish you as much as possible, the traitor can just sit bad and relax for an easy win most time and there's not a whole lot of interesting choice.
I definitely didn't mention it and it's a good question.
My group also plays only heavy board games. There was a time when I felt the need to keep gateway games if I would have non-heavy or non-board gameers, or even something I can play with my girlfriend.
But with time I understood that I don't want to keep games just incase something happens, you know? My girlfriend doesn't play often, non board gamers friends (what a shock) don't want to play often etc..
So in my collection I have here and there games that are not so heavy like Pagan Fate of Roanoke or even Divide et Impera which is a fun and quick area control. I feel that even heavy games can become sort of 'lighter' with the right explanation. So I'm not afraid of teaching a non board gamer games like Terrorscape (which is a light game to start with) or even This War of Mine.
I agree with what you're saying about Dead of Winter. It's a nice cool game to have when you're starting, but at some point you're like 'I think there are better games out there' totally understand you.
@@ezbgames Ah that's good. I also try to keep my collection in check by culling similar games or unpopular game, but I do play sometimes with family and keep a few gateway / beginner friendly games such as Catan, marvel united, king of NY... Definitely tricky, I don't want to lose too much space for the frequency non board gamers play, but I don't think they are ready for anything else xD
We think exactly alike.
I have Catan and Risk aswell 🤣
Great video! Subscribing!
Welcome aboard!
Thank you very much 😊
Any games you'd like to see on this channel?
@@ezbgames I'm still exploring your videos, but will let you know :)
Haha for sure! No problem..
I haven't found a better farming game than Agricola.
Ah really..? That good?
For now, Hallertau is the best one.
But I have a few more to check before reaching conclusions :)
big big shift indeed, out go the euroes, in come the euros?
Hahaha I had a feeling.....
I would say that 30-40% of the games coming in are non-euro games. But in anycase that's a positive change already 🤣