Honestly, my favorite part of the list was the reminiscing of the thrift store reviews. That was right around the time that I was getting into the hobby, and I remember those videos fondly.
Thank you! Yeah the list actually elicited more of an emotional response than we thought it might. But how could it not? Games I guess are kinda important to us ha. Thanks for watching :)
Great video, love the mix. Mine would be 7 Wonders. I bought my copy when I was living in Korea and played it with friends I met there in a Korean cafes and hotel rooms. When I got it home, my regular group feel in love with it just as I knew they would. 100 plays later it’s still one of the always enjoyable games.
Shout out to Cribbage! Grew up playing cribbage, family tradition, and you are right, a cribbage board can be passed down, they all have a story. Love it!
Great list! I bought many of these games after watching your previous recommendations and haven’t had time to play some of them yet. Totally motivates me to take them off my “shelf of shame” real soon. Love your videos! Thank you for your content as always! P.S. Wearing my Brothers Murph shirt today! 🤗 Have a great weekend!
Yay! We are so glad our suggestions have found a way to you. And you’ll get those games Off the shelf of shame eventually! We just got pulsar 2849 off that shelf after like 4 years of owning it haha
I love you guys! I've been watching and enjoying your stuff for years and would like to see some throwbacks to 'Thrift Store Finds'! Thanks for putting in all the work to do this, your channel is always a place I can go to lift my spirits and get my fix of the boardgame hobby, so please don't stop any time soon!.
Always a pick-me-up to watch your videos, thank you for all the hard work and above all your awesome energy you guys bring to every video. Games I won't ever get rid of: 1. Flamme Rouge w/ Peloton Expansion - helped us get through the worst of the pandemic. I bought a case of blue and red backed decks of cards, made custom mini decks (one blue, one red) with the same numbers as the Flamme Rouge sprinter and rouler decks, sent them to a bunch of our friends, and we played tons of races via videochat a few nights a week with different combinations of friends while I had an extra webcam giving everyone an aerial view of the course and cyclists set up on our table; 2. Barren Park w/ Bad News Bears Expansion (an etsy purchased 3D printed insert that makes it all fit in the original box doesn't hurt!) - its the game that pulled my partner into my love of board games, its also such a great relaxed game to play while having non-game related conversation, clicks so easily with friends + family that don't fluently speak/read English, and the expansion bumps it up a notch for the gamers that need a bit more thinkyness while also not requiring all players to divert from the easy base game while the gamers dig in; 4. Viticulture EE w/ Tuscany EE - everything Nick said was the same for me, and its just a labor of love at this point with having combed the internet for things I could use to replace components (glass red and white grape bunches, i've painted barrels for red wine, champagne bottles, white wine cases, rose casks, meeples, etc); 3. Mysterium - such a different style of game than most people haven't played before and its so fun to see friends experience it for the first time, its another great one for groups where english isn't someone's dominant language, and also one that really hits with non-boardgamers (particularly the creative/artistically inclined); 5. The Quest for El Dorado - the game that firmly pulled me into being a board gamer, collector, and "that" friend with tons of games who'll jump at the opportunity to teach/play; 6. Crokinole - because well its the best dexterity game, and it's actually a blast at 4 players. its also the game that'll hook those competitive friends that "dont like games" but love any typical bar game / played while drinking (like pool, darts, cornhole, horshoes, bowling, shuffleboard, etc.); 7. Wavelength - so easy, so quick to set up, definition of an "eye-grabber" of a box, one of those games that spurs conversation / provides the nudge to loosen up the least talkative, and just naturally results in hilarious moments, eventually no longer becomes about points/winning because everyone's just enjoying the discussion the game creates; 8. You've Got Crabs - completely purchased it off of your discussion/surprised love of it, and its been such a hit every time with all of our "I don't like games" friends, great when playing with friends that might not know each other that well (house rule, spouses/partners can't be on the same team and must sit on opposite sides of the table to better intercept their partner's signal); 9. The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31 - the game that opened my eyes to the world of board games I had no idea existed, also just a riot of a hidden traitor(s) / finger pointing game; 10. Lords of Vegas - its my answer to the friends that have once said "Yah I like boardgames, we should play monopoly" - the right balance of luck, cunning, strategy, a touch of cut throat/take-that, and inherently provides the excitement, exclamations of joy/defeat, and shaking your fist at the boardgame gods while laughing, that resonates with pretty much everyone.
Fantastic list my friend! Thank you as well for all the kind words about our videos!! You’ve got crabs is so much more fun than it has any business to be. Agreed it is absolutely perfect for people who label themselves “not a gamer”!
I just started fully diving into you guys’ content and I watched the “we played all of our games in one week” video and was soooo lost when the Bieber game came out 😂. So thanks for this.
Survive:Escape from Atlantis! first off, I love the game, super simple yet fun game. but most importantly, its the game I always introduce to new friends or just non gamers. I have yet to show a person this game who hasn't gone out and purchased a copy.
Pandemic for the same reasons you guys mentioned, it opened the world of modern board games to me, the co-op experience, the highs, the lows, and the excitement of the people playing. It's a gateway game for me and one of the games I use to introduce the hobby to friends. Another game I will never get rid of is Nemesis, it's the first game I ever backed on Kickstarter, it's given me and my group tons of enjoyment. 6 years and 100+ games later doesn't look like I'm stopping anytime soon.
The legacy of cribbage speaks to me. Learning from my dad before I even knew my love for tabletop gaming, as a grew up with Life, Clue, War, Balderdash & Monopoly on repeat. The wooden cribbage board and the shared time will always hold a special place! Glad it got some props!!!
LEGO's Monster 4, lots of fun memories connected to that game and my friends. Just laughing as we play the most chaotic form of tic tac toe/connect 4, and with such short matches and easy gameplay it was brought out when waiting for friends, or at the end of nights of hanging out and drinking, all enhanced by how much we hammed up the game
This was a neat list and very nostalgic for us. One game I would never get rid of is Roccoco. My husband had bought me the deluxe edition as a present before a simple surgery I had. The surgery went terribly wrong and I almost died and spent several days in the hospital without seeing him at all. (My mom took care of me; Moms rule.) Anyhow, we got to play it after surgery and it always reminds me how grateful I am to have my husband, my time on this earth, etc. :)
Great topic for this list. My top game would be Everdell. Have had many memories of fun playing with my kids and my friends. As well, it was my first purchase of a “modern” board game that opened up to me a whole new world/industry to explore.
Would never get rid of Sub Terra. There are too many great memories of my kids and their friends sitting around a table cheering, groaning, anticipating the next tile/event.
Great list! A number of games I don’t hear about elsewhere. Our “Pandemic” is Forbidden Desert. It’s the game that got us into the tabletop hobby and it’s the one that showed us how much fun and how engaging it can be to all work together for a common goal in a game. Since it’s mostly my wife and I, we also love games like Codenames Duet. Plenty of others, but that’s a start.
I have a copy of Balderdash printed the year I was born that my parents had in our house growing up. I also have a copy of Catan I got at a fantasy convention in 2001 when I had no idea what hobby board games were. Those 2 games were my go to games for my friends and I throughout all of high school. It was years before I got into the hobby for real, but they were still my gateway games and are some of the only things I still have from growing up.
The individual cribbage boards would indeed make great gifts to special people in your life. You wouldn't just sell them to make space, but you could give ones to the right people.
YAY Dungeon Petz!!! The expansion takes it to the next level too! The game is a heavy heavy teach and it's complicated but it's so good. I LOVE the game because it CANNOT BE TAMED...it kind of has a mind of its own, which can be really frustrating, but it's so great :). It was also really ground-breaking in the industry.
Neuroshima: Hex! will never leave my collection. When a friend and I discovered this game we played numerous times in a row, and it became an incredibly fun rivalry. We got into the theme and the strategy, and it has created some great memories. TI4 will also stay in my collection. It was a bucket-list game for me, and when I finally obtained a copy it lived up to all the hype. However, it’s all about the people. It’s easy to lose site of that sometimes. Great video! Thanks.
Empire Builder! US or North American version, You build a train network over a static map based on supply and demand cards and then move your train fulfilling and replacing those cards. First to reach a certain size and net worth wins. Its an extremely fun game. Main reason that I would keep it though is that my mother doesn't play many of the3 "new" games, but she plays this with me. Some very good memories.
I attended my first GenCon 40 years ago, and I was amazed at how well everyone got along. There were problems, disagreements and arguments, but people figured out how to resolve them based on rules and judges. I think gamers would make excellent politicians and leaders.
1.) Shadowrun Crossfire with High Calibre Ops. Love the toughness, and card play mechanics. 2.) Axis &Allies 3.) Risk 4.) monopoly 5.) Advanced Squad Leader 6.) Gloomhaven 7.) Arkham Horror The Card Game with expansions 8.) Chess/Checkers 9.) Stratego 10.) Memoir 44’
My top 3 Overall in my closet now, very similar to you... 1. Pandemic - got me back into board games. The Cooperative experience blew my mind. 2. War of the Ring - LOTR fan. Only set I painted. An Epic game in theme and weight. Try playing while watching the movies, a marathon! 3. Viticulture - Essential - Same don't drink, but I grow some grapes. Just drawn to it as I like worker placement. Bible/Religious 1. Pillars of the Earth - first worker placement game I remember playing. 2. Commissioned. Finally, not an awkward Bible Trivia game. Very good theme fits the early church time period. 3. Designing some. I'll keep a copy of each. Classic 1. Chess/ Backgammon 2. Risk
I’ve heard y’all talk about The Prodigals Club the last 4 videos I’ve watched on your channel. So I had to find a copy. BoardgameCo had a used copy in good condition :)
I will never get rid of Smash Up, largely for the reasons you gave for Marvel Legendary. I’ve got so many expansions for it, I couldn’t give that humongous box to a kid and go, “You’re a gamer now!”
It would have to be mine and my dad's Axis & Allies games. We had most of the versions that came out. We would play quite often. Even though he passed away at Christmas, I don't ever see myself getting rid of them
For me, this hobby started with Star wars imperial assault. I still love the game, even tough it rarely gets played. So I never wanna get rid of that. If I pick 3, the other ones are Ark Nova and Everdell (complete collection).
Talisman 4th edition with its expansions. Has a bit of everything, pvp, co-op, strategy, roleplaying, luck, cool minis, ever changing. Its modular aspect is probably its best feature. My flagship game. Some people having been playing it for almost 40 years.
Great to hear those games you won’t get rid of. For me, Stone Age and Photosynthesis falls into that category! Just games that helped make my fiancée a gamer. I’d be interested to see the top 10 publishers based on games (and expansions) that you own. No bias to throw the future away but just “this is what we have, 5 Stonemaier, six AEG, 12 Restoration” etc.
These are the games that made me fall in love with the hobby. Will never get rid of them. 1. Citadels 2. For Sale 3. Champions of Midgard 4. Terraforming Mars 5. Brass Lancashire
In the beginning of the vid I was of course thinking about my big Uwe games, but when Mike mentioned The Dice Charmers I thought of my roll & writes. I will NEVER get rid of Troyes Dice. Quick, simple, and highly addictive. Can't just play one; will do 10 in a row at least.
@@TheBrothersMurph You guys are totally busy, but Troyes & Troyes Dice are worth a try if you get a chance. They (esp Dice) keep me trying to do better. Weirdly enough, when I play a bunch of games in a row, I do worse each time. I don't know what that's all about. Anyway, you guys are awesome!
For my ten games I'm not getting rid of, I took a different path, where I listed some pretty big games that are storage hogs, but I can't see myself ever ditching them. And I also tried to avoid listing only my favorite games and stuck with games that have other reasons to not get rid of them: 10 Godfather Corleone's Empire - This is a game that I bought at a bargain bin price, but I love. I don't know if you can even really find it anywhere. There are some things that are a little broken with the game, but it's such a fun one and a great two player experience. 9 Marvel United/XMen United - My favorite game and I have everything for it. The plastic tokens, the dumb mat, etc. And I love it. Also my most played game by a huge margin. Not even close. 8 Scythe - I have everything for this game in the big box and I love it. I typically underestimate how fun this game will be and then I play it and go "Oh right. This game rules." 7 Franchise - My evangelist game. I think this is a nearly perfect game and no one knows about it or has played it. I don't know that it saw a wide release in America? I got a copy online and am protecting it with my whole might. My perfect son. 6 Kramer/Kiesling Mask Trilogy Super Meeple editions - This is inexplicable to me.The games never get played. But I will never get rid of them. In gameplay, they are such a product of their time and feel antiquated today, but the production makes them sing and it all comes together in a weirdly nostalgic product for a time when I wasn't playing board games. It's hard to quantify, but I don't want to get rid of them. 5 Coffee Traders - The production of this ridiculous game is too much and I love it. I love the theme. Me and my friends are huge into coffee (one used to work in the coffee world,) and the fact that there are donkeys and civet cats is just wild. 4 Star Wars Rebellion - This game is seldom played but is such a good experience every time. It has ended with a Death Star attack nearly every time, and it just rules. 3 Fireball Island - This game has gotten more and more play the longer I have owned it. It is a game I pull out at almost every holiday function and it's good, malicious fun. 2 Unmatched - Star Wars Epic Duels was my favorite game as a kid and I talked to Craig Van Ness and Rob Daviau at GenCon before Unmatched launched and got to be a play tester for Unmatched and it was amazing to see the game come back alive. I can remember the effects and names of cards from Epic Duels and now can with some Unmatched cards. The game lives in my brain stem. 1 Eclipse: Second Dawn - My game group was basically founded on the first edition of this. After playing games every Thursday for a year, I became their DM for DnD. My game group are some of my closest friends and this game was a big part of it. I've played this twice since getting the new one, but that doesn't matter.
In my top 5 - "Captain Sonar": I barely get it to the table, but I'll never get rid of it... As a collector's item - "Catan 3D": Catan wasn't my first gateway, but I have loads of memories with it, this edition is a gem!... Bottom of my list - "Sushi Go Party": I actively prefer not to play this game, but I can't get rid of it: my friends love it, it's such a cute schtick, and its too small for me to notice... ~Thanks for the vid.
After being heavy into the hobby for 2 years now & looking at my shelf of games which is 76 here is my list.. 1. Zombies!!!- This was my “gateway” game that I played 12 plus years ago & I loved how the board was created with tiles & got larger as the game went on. Went about my life for years not playing board games but always new I would acquire this oldy again & although it has aged, plays very well with certain house rules to fix certain flaws. 2. Tsuro- This game is pure nostalgia, first game I bought after a huge break up & I was on my own finally(wanted to get Zombies!!! But at this time I couldn’t find it locally as it was older). I play this game maybe once a year but I’ll never let it go because it was the first of my collection after being in a very toxic relationship. 3. Catan- I loved playing age of empires when I was young. This game felt similar & it’s always a crowd pleaser. 5. Carcassone- My gateway game being Zombies!!! I realized I loved tile placement games & this one was a must as I’m also a huge medieval fan & it is easy to teach & play with groups. 6. Zombicide- I used to play D&D & Gurps back in the day. Zombicide gave me the same feelings as my early game years did. Plus it plays solo unlike D&D. Still need to get Black Plague. 7. Sanctum - I wasted a lot of my teenage years playing Diablo. Sanctum gives me that same feeling in a boardgame. 8. Ark Nova- For one of my heavier games I just know it has endless replayability with such a huge deck. It’s also one of my favorite Soloable games so that’s a plus. All the others I could live without, or sell to get better versions or upgrades but i still love them.
I really like the concept of roll 'n writes, but most of them just fall short of being interesting. Rajas of the Ganges Dice Charmers makes up half of the roll n writes in my collection, currently, and I love it. It's my favorite roll n write, and I will not get rid of it. Some other games I won't get rid of: Gizmos, Potion Explosion, Eminent Domain, Awkward Guests, Rummy-O, Junk Orbit, Mystic Vale, Century Golem, Quadropolis, Steam Works, and Simurgh. I know I'm missing some, but quickly glancing over my collection, those are the ones that jump out at me.
Flash Point Fire Rescue(we own everything including the broken token storage box) & Godfather Corleone's Empire(the setting, murder left and right, what not to love), both my Wife & I's top 2 favorite games of all time.
Games I will never part with due to great memories with great friends. No particular order just all so near and dear to my heart because to all the great memories playing them over the years: Five Tribes Stone Age Manhattan Project Energy Empire Rajas of the Ganges Acquire Alien Frontiers Russian Railroads (all the expansions as well) and the best for Last Concordia (Have every Map/Expansion-Need a Forklift to take it anywhere LOL) Great list gents, and I will be looking forward to the next one.
Love this list, and it's EASY for me to put a list together for it. Two caveats: Magic the Gathering and Munchkin, as expansive collectible card games I love, I'm definitely not going to part with, I've invested too much into making my collection to part with it. I'm going to focus JUST on games that are one game (with maybe a few expansions) and that's it. The other caveat are Blank-and-Writes...I am not going to get rid of Welcome to..., I'll just use up the remaining sheets in the box and not replace it...if it's a consumable game like that, no need to put it on this list. I don't see myself getting rid of any of my games, but I guess, if I got a digital version of some of my games, I could see myself not minding letting some of them go. Games I do not see myself ever getting rid of (* denotes includes expansions): 1) This War of Mine*, 2) Evolution*, 3) Carcassonne Big Box*, 4) Wingspan*, 5) Space Base*, 6) Tokaido*, 7) Dead of Winter*, 8) It's a Wonderful World*, 9) Steampunk Rally, 10) Dice Forge*. and you know, even though I might never play it, I bought Talisman 2nd Edition when I was in college in the early 90's, and ALL of it's expansions, and they're all in one box...I just don't see myself getting rid of it, I've had it too long to part with at this point, now if it wasn't all in one box, if it filled up a shelf with all of its expansions, I'd probably get rid of them. So I guess that's one technicality. Tokaido and Evolution were two games that brought me into the modern hobby, though I've always been into board games, it was researching those games that drew me to BGG and Table Top, GameNight and The Dice Tower, so those are the only two where it's more sentimental than functional reasons why I'm keeping them.
This is such an awesome and thoughtful list you’ve put together. Well spake! We really love hearing what games are important to people and why so thank you for the share!
i bought a copy of Prodigals club( FROM AMAZON OF ALL PLACES) based on your recommendations and we F&&&ing love it AND ALSO we taught it to a ten year old lol
We own about 25 games, mostly brought by my husband, I've brought 3, one of which is Parks which is just a beautiful game and a quick easy play 😊 so I'd defo keep that one
Arkham Horror (2e) is dear to me. It was one of my gateway games and currently out of print. There was one particular summer that my friends and I played the mess out of this and Betrayal (at the House...).
I think games replacing themselves is a potentially interesting aspect of this. Like for me, I'll forever have some version of Thunderstone in my collection. The original Thunderstone is what first REALLY got me into the hobby, and then I fully bought into Thunderstone Advance. But I have since gotten rid of both of them for Thunderstone Quest. If 10 or so years down the road AEG puts out ANOTHER revised edition, the cycle may just repeat itself all over again!
Would love to see a list of games that have a history to the acquisition. Maybe a kind of, “grail game” that you eventually landed. One of mine would be the Lord of the Rings; Confrontation. Not the new, crappy one with the cheat sheets and small pieces. I’m talking the older version with the much larger pieces that had the text on those pieces so you didn’t have to reference anything. It was one of the first games I ever really wanted but couldn’t find (I am a huge fan of STRATEGO and have a modest collection of them, so anything like it is a win for me!…). For YEARS I kept my eyes open for a copy (that didn’t hundreds). Finally, found a copy at a silent board game auction. Paid $20. That game will go with me in my coffin! 😜
Ooh that's a really interesting idea for a list. We might be able to do a mini story time sort of thing because our lives are boring and I don't know how many of our acquisitions came to us in an interesting way HOWEVER this comment has given me an idea for some videos so thank you for that!
Mike, not unlike your #2 game, the #1 game I would never get rid of is hands down the worst game in my collection. Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego is that game. My very long distance girlfriend at the time found it on eBay and brought all the way out to Japan from the states when visiting me. She knew I was fond of the IP (and games) and made space for it in her suitcase in spite of its bulky, oddly-shaped box. The game turned out to be real real bad. Many years later and, wouldn’t you know, we are getting married this weekend. Couldn’t ever get rid of it.
Awwww what a fantastic story! Congrats to the 2 of y’all! That is another thrift store game we covered early on and honestly, for a mass market game, we didn’t hate it! However, we did not keep it. Need that nostalgic special memory like you have
10. Automania - Games just fantastic 9. Bargain Quest - First board game that got me in the hobby. 8. Kohaku - Simple, Elegant, Beautiful, Fun, Wife loves it. 7. Millennium Blades Collection - Only get to play this once a year but just a blast for me. 6. Roll Player Collection - Thinky, Thematic, Crunchy. Overall just a great game. 5. Suburbia Collectors Edition - Fun Puzzle, great production, interesting choices. 4. Terraforming Mars Collection - I'm addicted to this game. 3. Vikings Gone Wild Collection - Deck-builder with tableau elements that is just fun and interesting. 2. 51st State Collection - My favorite engine builder of all time. 1. Champions of Midgard Collection - Smooth like butter mechanics with elements of risk taking, and point salad fun. Honorable mention. Carcassonne - Family loves this game.
I think that’s referring to our cribbage boards in which case absolutely yes! We really want a crokinole board as well and that’ll be one that sticks around as an heirloom piece I think
So for me in no particular order 10 terraforming mars because I have put so much money into it 9. Pandemic a lot of fond memories and I have a first edition copy. 8. Betrayl legacy best legacy experience I've ever had. 7. Ascension first modern game ever got. 6. Power grid favorite game of all time 5. The game quick easy simple small easy to teach. 4. Race for the galaxy first modern board game ever 3. Captain sonar this is my convention game. 2. Ti4 behemoth of a game. Amazing experiences. Love it every time I play. 1. Dominoes specifically for 42. I played this game with my family every Thanksgiving growing up.
Mike... I get no respect either. Dice Charmers is something I'll be playing in the old folks home... for all the reasons you stated. I love No Thanks (always fun), For Sale (great fun), Age of War (my favorite pub game and first video: th-cam.com/video/U_1rwFK3dZY/w-d-xo.html ), Castles of Burgundy (arguably the best game ever made), Neuroshima Hex (I streamed this game for several years during Pandemic), Ethnos (the game we played wrong so many times that its name has become a verb for not doing something right... I ethnosed that), Hardback ( the only word game I might win), Seeland ( first import game that has unique and solid mechanics), Wits and Wagers Vegas (best large group game ever).
@@TheBrothersMurph got me good. The anti-Rickroll is gonna be the new Rickroll. Set people up so obvious that they just KNOW they gonna get Rickrolled, but it never comes. After years of being fooled, they'll start to get jaded and never expect a Rickroll, then BAM - hit em with a good old fashioned Rickroll again. We're gonna make millions!
This could be a terrible suggestion but it would be awesome if you challenged yourself for an entire month to only play games with a standard deck of cards. And then for your month in review it's all just card games.
Ha! That is a very cool idea indeed! Maybe we could do it for a week or something. It’d be rad to look into the many MANY card games out there and try to find some gems
Our dog Rosey (see my avatar) has one special, rancid, filthy little toy she will never get rid of. We clean it, restuff it, and eventually are gonna have to replace the squeaker. She wants no other toys. She only has love for her raindrop (tiny toy for a tiny dog). Her raindrop "game", as we call it (throwing it, throwing it again, and again, and...) is definitely one she will never get rid of.
@@TheBrothersMurph You totally have to! We like to say it is like crib crossed with Snakes and Ladders. It is the same game but kicked up a notch (like the new The Crew compared to the old). Still playing crib, but you can use shortcuts, get caught in backwards loops, etc. Makes pegging super important, trying to not get caught in a loop or trying to force opponent into one and so on. And if you think getting skunked in regular crib sucks...
“These games will never leave our collection unless we get robbed.” *gets robbed… everything gone but Justin Bieber Backstage Pass* There’s probably a few that will never leave. But the one that comes to mind immediately is ECOS. Not only is it in my top ten, not only is it the first game I ever got to play with you two and Paula… but I just got home from visiting Banz to find she had John D Clair personally mail me a signed copy. That thing is here to stay.
Oh wow so cool about Ecos! That’s a niiiiiiice gift. I have many fond memories of ruining your night in that game and just hope that some day you’ll see it in my heart to let me play with you again, if only so you can exact your swift revenge!
10-Scythe 9-BloodRage 8-Star Wars Legion 7-Magic the Gathering Arena of the Planeswalkers 6-Zombicide:Black Plague 5-Star Trek Attack Wing 4-GloomHaven 3-Pokemon TCG 2-VS System 1-Terraforming Mars I have over 40 games but these here are the top ones myself and my family enjoy the most.
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Love the list showing the importance of legacy, family, friends, memories, connections to one’s life etc. Thank you!
It's what makes board games great! Also great username, Niners forever
Honestly, my favorite part of the list was the reminiscing of the thrift store reviews. That was right around the time that I was getting into the hobby, and I remember those videos fondly.
Heck yeah those days sure were fun. And who knew it’d lead to all this
I started watching the brothers after that within the last 1 1/2 years & just found out about it now, going to have to dig these videos up.
Great list. Love how you convey the impact and meaning the games have on you.
Thank you! Yeah the list actually elicited more of an emotional response than we thought it might. But how could it not? Games I guess are kinda important to us ha. Thanks for watching :)
Man, you guys are som much fun! Thank you for the content and everything else you bring to this hobby!
hey thanks so much!! So glad you enjoy what we do :)
Great video, love the mix. Mine would be 7 Wonders. I bought my copy when I was living in Korea and played it with friends I met there in a Korean cafes and hotel rooms. When I got it home, my regular group feel in love with it just as I knew they would. 100 plays later it’s still one of the always enjoyable games.
That is so awesome. Thank you for the share!
Shout out to Cribbage! Grew up playing cribbage, family tradition, and you are right, a cribbage board can be passed down, they all have a story. Love it!
Yay for cribbage love!
Great list! I bought many of these games after watching your previous recommendations and haven’t had time to play some of them yet. Totally motivates me to take them off my “shelf of shame” real soon. Love your videos! Thank you for your content as always!
P.S. Wearing my Brothers Murph shirt today! 🤗 Have a great weekend!
Yay! We are so glad our suggestions have found a way to you. And you’ll get those games
Off the shelf of shame eventually! We just got pulsar 2849 off that shelf after like 4 years of owning it haha
I love you guys! I've been watching and enjoying your stuff for years and would like to see some throwbacks to 'Thrift Store Finds'! Thanks for putting in all the work to do this, your channel is always a place I can go to lift my spirits and get my fix of the boardgame hobby, so please don't stop any time soon!.
Aww thank you so much for the kind words!! That means so much to us! We are happy to provide happiness that's our main goal here!
Always a pick-me-up to watch your videos, thank you for all the hard work and above all your awesome energy you guys bring to every video. Games I won't ever get rid of:
1. Flamme Rouge w/ Peloton Expansion - helped us get through the worst of the pandemic. I bought a case of blue and red backed decks of cards, made custom mini decks (one blue, one red) with the same numbers as the Flamme Rouge sprinter and rouler decks, sent them to a bunch of our friends, and we played tons of races via videochat a few nights a week with different combinations of friends while I had an extra webcam giving everyone an aerial view of the course and cyclists set up on our table;
2. Barren Park w/ Bad News Bears Expansion (an etsy purchased 3D printed insert that makes it all fit in the original box doesn't hurt!) - its the game that pulled my partner into my love of board games, its also such a great relaxed game to play while having non-game related conversation, clicks so easily with friends + family that don't fluently speak/read English, and the expansion bumps it up a notch for the gamers that need a bit more thinkyness while also not requiring all players to divert from the easy base game while the gamers dig in;
4. Viticulture EE w/ Tuscany EE - everything Nick said was the same for me, and its just a labor of love at this point with having combed the internet for things I could use to replace components (glass red and white grape bunches, i've painted barrels for red wine, champagne bottles, white wine cases, rose casks, meeples, etc);
3. Mysterium - such a different style of game than most people haven't played before and its so fun to see friends experience it for the first time, its another great one for groups where english isn't someone's dominant language, and also one that really hits with non-boardgamers (particularly the creative/artistically inclined);
5. The Quest for El Dorado - the game that firmly pulled me into being a board gamer, collector, and "that" friend with tons of games who'll jump at the opportunity to teach/play;
6. Crokinole - because well its the best dexterity game, and it's actually a blast at 4 players. its also the game that'll hook those competitive friends that "dont like games" but love any typical bar game / played while drinking (like pool, darts, cornhole, horshoes, bowling, shuffleboard, etc.);
7. Wavelength - so easy, so quick to set up, definition of an "eye-grabber" of a box, one of those games that spurs conversation / provides the nudge to loosen up the least talkative, and just naturally results in hilarious moments, eventually no longer becomes about points/winning because everyone's just enjoying the discussion the game creates;
8. You've Got Crabs - completely purchased it off of your discussion/surprised love of it, and its been such a hit every time with all of our "I don't like games" friends, great when playing with friends that might not know each other that well (house rule, spouses/partners can't be on the same team and must sit on opposite sides of the table to better intercept their partner's signal);
9. The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31 - the game that opened my eyes to the world of board games I had no idea existed, also just a riot of a hidden traitor(s) / finger pointing game;
10. Lords of Vegas - its my answer to the friends that have once said "Yah I like boardgames, we should play monopoly" - the right balance of luck, cunning, strategy, a touch of cut throat/take-that, and inherently provides the excitement, exclamations of joy/defeat, and shaking your fist at the boardgame gods while laughing, that resonates with pretty much everyone.
Fantastic list my friend! Thank you as well for all the kind words about our videos!!
You’ve got crabs is so much more fun than it has any business to be. Agreed it is absolutely perfect for people who label themselves “not a gamer”!
Aweeeesome video guys! Great picks 👍🏻
Thank you thank you!
I just started fully diving into you guys’ content and I watched the “we played all of our games in one week” video and was soooo lost when the Bieber game came out 😂. So thanks for this.
Hahaha well welcome in to the channel you part of team Bing Bong now and yes this video provides important context for that video!
Survive:Escape from Atlantis! first off, I love the game, super simple yet fun game. but most importantly, its the game I always introduce to new friends or just non gamers. I have yet to show a person this game who hasn't gone out and purchased a copy.
Pandemic for the same reasons you guys mentioned, it opened the world of modern board games to me, the co-op experience, the highs, the lows, and the excitement of the people playing. It's a gateway game for me and one of the games I use to introduce the hobby to friends. Another game I will never get rid of is Nemesis, it's the first game I ever backed on Kickstarter, it's given me and my group tons of enjoyment. 6 years and 100+ games later doesn't look like I'm stopping anytime soon.
Nice! We still have yet to try Nemesis
@@TheBrothersMurph if you ever do, I hope you both like. Would love to see a gameplay video!
The legacy of cribbage speaks to me. Learning from my dad before I even knew my love for tabletop gaming, as a grew up with Life, Clue, War, Balderdash & Monopoly on repeat. The wooden cribbage board and the shared time will always hold a special place! Glad it got some props!!!
LEGO's Monster 4, lots of fun memories connected to that game and my friends. Just laughing as we play the most chaotic form of tic tac toe/connect 4, and with such short matches and easy gameplay it was brought out when waiting for friends, or at the end of nights of hanging out and drinking, all enhanced by how much we hammed up the game
This was a neat list and very nostalgic for us. One game I would never get rid of is Roccoco. My husband had bought me the deluxe edition as a present before a simple surgery I had. The surgery went terribly wrong and I almost died and spent several days in the hospital without seeing him at all. (My mom took care of me; Moms rule.) Anyhow, we got to play it after surgery and it always reminds me how grateful I am to have my husband, my time on this earth, etc. :)
We're sorry to hear about that surgery but we're so glad you're ok! And Rococo is amazing!
@@TheBrothersMurph It was about 1 1/2 years ago and I'm happy to be okay!
Great topic for this list.
My top game would be Everdell. Have had many memories of fun playing with my kids and my friends. As well, it was my first purchase of a “modern” board game that opened up to me a whole new world/industry to explore.
Love the B-roll showing the games! 🙂
Thanks! We really appreciate the feedback!
Would never get rid of Sub Terra. There are too many great memories of my kids and their friends sitting around a table cheering, groaning, anticipating the next tile/event.
We played this one once, and honestly didn’t love it. But we really thought we would. I think we need to give it a second try
Great list! I own a bunch of these games and they have survived a few purges over the years.
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Great list! A number of games I don’t hear about elsewhere.
Our “Pandemic” is Forbidden Desert. It’s the game that got us into the tabletop hobby and it’s the one that showed us how much fun and how engaging it can be to all work together for a common goal in a game.
Since it’s mostly my wife and I, we also love games like Codenames Duet. Plenty of others, but that’s a start.
Forbidden desert was an early one for us as well and we still enjoy it when we come across it
Great list guys
Thanks!
I have a copy of Balderdash printed the year I was born that my parents had in our house growing up. I also have a copy of Catan I got at a fantasy convention in 2001 when I had no idea what hobby board games were. Those 2 games were my go to games for my friends and I throughout all of high school. It was years before I got into the hobby for real, but they were still my gateway games and are some of the only things I still have from growing up.
So cool! Thanks for the share!
The individual cribbage boards would indeed make great gifts to special people in your life. You wouldn't just sell them to make space, but you could give ones to the right people.
Absolutely!
YAY Dungeon Petz!!! The expansion takes it to the next level too! The game is a heavy heavy teach and it's complicated but it's so good. I LOVE the game because it CANNOT BE TAMED...it kind of has a mind of its own, which can be really frustrating, but it's so great :). It was also really ground-breaking in the industry.
Yay for more dungeon Petz love!
Neuroshima: Hex! will never leave my collection. When a friend and I discovered this game we played numerous times in a row, and it became an incredibly fun rivalry. We got into the theme and the strategy, and it has created some great memories. TI4 will also stay in my collection. It was a bucket-list game for me, and when I finally obtained a copy it lived up to all the hype.
However, it’s all about the people. It’s easy to lose site of that sometimes.
Great video! Thanks.
That is awesome about Neuroshima: Hex thanks for that share!!
Empire Builder! US or North American version, You build a train network over a static map based on supply and demand cards and then move your train fulfilling and replacing those cards. First to reach a certain size and net worth wins. Its an extremely fun game. Main reason that I would keep it though is that my mother doesn't play many of the3 "new" games, but she plays this with me. Some very good memories.
Very cool! We gotta look into this one it sounds great!
I attended my first GenCon 40 years ago, and I was amazed at how well everyone got along. There were problems, disagreements and arguments, but people figured out how to resolve them based on rules and judges. I think gamers would make excellent politicians and leaders.
I bet you're right! Board games is such a social activity you gotta get in there and work with people. A lot to learn from games for sure!
Project Elite - too many amazing memories, nothing else like it, I love chunking dice, favorite cooperative game.
Always wanted to play this one!
1.) Shadowrun Crossfire with High Calibre Ops. Love the toughness, and card play mechanics.
2.) Axis &Allies
3.) Risk
4.) monopoly
5.) Advanced Squad Leader
6.) Gloomhaven
7.) Arkham Horror The Card Game with expansions
8.) Chess/Checkers
9.) Stratego
10.) Memoir 44’
My top 3 Overall in my closet now, very similar to you...
1. Pandemic - got me back into board games. The Cooperative experience blew my mind.
2. War of the Ring - LOTR fan. Only set I painted. An Epic game in theme and weight. Try playing while watching the movies, a marathon!
3. Viticulture - Essential - Same don't drink, but I grow some grapes. Just drawn to it as I like worker placement.
Bible/Religious
1. Pillars of the Earth - first worker placement game I remember playing.
2. Commissioned. Finally, not an awkward Bible Trivia game. Very good theme fits the early church time period.
3. Designing some. I'll keep a copy of each.
Classic
1. Chess/ Backgammon
2. Risk
Nice. Thanks for the share!
Apocrypha Adventure Card Game. I love supernatural stuff and I fell in love with the art
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Lanterns is a GREAT CHOICE! It's really good, really easy to teach, with meaningful non-mean decisions. I helped the Kickstarter and so glad I did!
Dungeon Petz for the win! So many fun times when the brainpower fails me and everything falls apart.
It’s just pure fun, so enjoyable
I’ve heard y’all talk about The Prodigals Club the last 4 videos I’ve watched on your channel. So I had to find a copy. BoardgameCo had a used copy in good condition :)
Ayeeee let’s go!! Report back once you’ve played it and tell us what you think!
@@TheBrothersMurph of course will do!
Ok, well I know what to watch now!
I will never get rid of Smash Up, largely for the reasons you gave for Marvel Legendary. I’ve got so many expansions for it, I couldn’t give that humongous box to a kid and go, “You’re a gamer now!”
It would have to be mine and my dad's Axis & Allies games. We had most of the versions that came out. We would play quite often. Even though he passed away at Christmas, I don't ever see myself getting rid of them
Sorry for your loss mate. Those games sound like wonderful memories stored in a box and that is super super cool
For me, this hobby started with Star wars imperial assault. I still love the game, even tough it rarely gets played. So I never wanna get rid of that. If I pick 3, the other ones are Ark Nova and Everdell (complete collection).
Talisman 4th edition with its expansions. Has a bit of everything, pvp, co-op, strategy, roleplaying, luck, cool minis, ever changing. Its modular aspect is probably its best feature. My flagship game. Some people having been playing it for almost 40 years.
Talisman is a straight up classic. One of our early games as well!
Great to hear those games you won’t get rid of. For me, Stone Age and Photosynthesis falls into that category! Just games that helped make my fiancée a gamer. I’d be interested to see the top 10 publishers based on games (and expansions) that you own. No bias to throw the future away but just “this is what we have, 5 Stonemaier, six AEG, 12 Restoration” etc.
Stone Age isn't on this list but I have a feeling we won't get rid of it. It's just such a classic
These are the games that made me fall in love with the hobby. Will never get rid of them.
1. Citadels
2. For Sale
3. Champions of Midgard
4. Terraforming Mars
5. Brass Lancashire
Love it thanks for the share!
Can you explain why you like citadels? I've tried it 3 times and I have to be missing something.
In the beginning of the vid I was of course thinking about my big Uwe games, but when Mike mentioned The Dice Charmers I thought of my roll & writes. I will NEVER get rid of Troyes Dice. Quick, simple, and highly addictive. Can't just play one; will do 10 in a row at least.
We still haven't played that one! Though we've also never played the original
@@TheBrothersMurph You guys are totally busy, but Troyes & Troyes Dice are worth a try if you get a chance. They (esp Dice) keep me trying to do better. Weirdly enough, when I play a bunch of games in a row, I do worse each time. I don't know what that's all about. Anyway, you guys are awesome!
The Dice Dojo!!! The best flgs!
For my ten games I'm not getting rid of, I took a different path, where I listed some pretty big games that are storage hogs, but I can't see myself ever ditching them. And I also tried to avoid listing only my favorite games and stuck with games that have other reasons to not get rid of them:
10 Godfather Corleone's Empire - This is a game that I bought at a bargain bin price, but I love. I don't know if you can even really find it anywhere. There are some things that are a little broken with the game, but it's such a fun one and a great two player experience.
9 Marvel United/XMen United - My favorite game and I have everything for it. The plastic tokens, the dumb mat, etc. And I love it. Also my most played game by a huge margin. Not even close.
8 Scythe - I have everything for this game in the big box and I love it. I typically underestimate how fun this game will be and then I play it and go "Oh right. This game rules."
7 Franchise - My evangelist game. I think this is a nearly perfect game and no one knows about it or has played it. I don't know that it saw a wide release in America? I got a copy online and am protecting it with my whole might. My perfect son.
6 Kramer/Kiesling Mask Trilogy Super Meeple editions - This is inexplicable to me.The games never get played. But I will never get rid of them. In gameplay, they are such a product of their time and feel antiquated today, but the production makes them sing and it all comes together in a weirdly nostalgic product for a time when I wasn't playing board games. It's hard to quantify, but I don't want to get rid of them.
5 Coffee Traders - The production of this ridiculous game is too much and I love it. I love the theme. Me and my friends are huge into coffee (one used to work in the coffee world,) and the fact that there are donkeys and civet cats is just wild.
4 Star Wars Rebellion - This game is seldom played but is such a good experience every time. It has ended with a Death Star attack nearly every time, and it just rules.
3 Fireball Island - This game has gotten more and more play the longer I have owned it. It is a game I pull out at almost every holiday function and it's good, malicious fun.
2 Unmatched - Star Wars Epic Duels was my favorite game as a kid and I talked to Craig Van Ness and Rob Daviau at GenCon before Unmatched launched and got to be a play tester for Unmatched and it was amazing to see the game come back alive. I can remember the effects and names of cards from Epic Duels and now can with some Unmatched cards. The game lives in my brain stem.
1 Eclipse: Second Dawn - My game group was basically founded on the first edition of this. After playing games every Thursday for a year, I became their DM for DnD. My game group are some of my closest friends and this game was a big part of it. I've played this twice since getting the new one, but that doesn't matter.
The Dice Dojo rules! We loved that place!
I stop there whenever I am in Chicago!
In my top 5 - "Captain Sonar": I barely get it to the table, but I'll never get rid of it... As a collector's item - "Catan 3D": Catan wasn't my first gateway, but I have loads of memories with it, this edition is a gem!... Bottom of my list - "Sushi Go Party": I actively prefer not to play this game, but I can't get rid of it: my friends love it, it's such a cute schtick, and its too small for me to notice... ~Thanks for the vid.
Cheers and great list!
Murph-tastic as always guys, the Justin Bieber story was amusing 🙂
Aye thanks! We owe a lot to that game
After being heavy into the hobby for 2 years now & looking at my shelf of games which is 76 here is my list..
1. Zombies!!!- This was my “gateway” game that I played 12 plus years ago & I loved how the board was created with tiles & got larger as the game went on. Went about my life for years not playing board games but always new I would acquire this oldy again & although it has aged, plays very well with certain house rules to fix certain flaws.
2. Tsuro- This game is pure nostalgia, first game I bought after a huge break up & I was on my own finally(wanted to get Zombies!!! But at this time I couldn’t find it locally as it was older). I play this game maybe once a year but I’ll never let it go because it was the first of my collection after being in a very toxic relationship.
3. Catan- I loved playing age of empires when I was young. This game felt similar & it’s always a crowd pleaser.
5. Carcassone- My gateway game being Zombies!!! I realized I loved tile placement games & this one was a must as I’m also a huge medieval fan & it is easy to teach & play with groups.
6. Zombicide- I used to play D&D & Gurps back in the day. Zombicide gave me the same feelings as my early game years did. Plus it plays solo unlike D&D. Still need to get Black Plague.
7. Sanctum - I wasted a lot of my teenage years playing Diablo. Sanctum gives me that same feeling in a boardgame.
8. Ark Nova- For one of my heavier games I just know it has endless replayability with such a huge deck. It’s also one of my favorite Soloable games so that’s a plus.
All the others I could live without, or sell to get better versions or upgrades but i still love them.
Love this list and all your reasons for keeping them. I'd never thought of the connection to Age of Empires and Catan but it's so true!!
I really like the concept of roll 'n writes, but most of them just fall short of being interesting. Rajas of the Ganges Dice Charmers makes up half of the roll n writes in my collection, currently, and I love it. It's my favorite roll n write, and I will not get rid of it. Some other games I won't get rid of: Gizmos, Potion Explosion, Eminent Domain, Awkward Guests, Rummy-O, Junk Orbit, Mystic Vale, Century Golem, Quadropolis, Steam Works, and Simurgh. I know I'm missing some, but quickly glancing over my collection, those are the ones that jump out at me.
Nice nice great choices you got there
Flash Point Fire Rescue(we own everything including the broken token storage box) & Godfather Corleone's Empire(the setting, murder left and right, what not to love), both my Wife & I's top 2 favorite games of all time.
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Games I will never part with due to great memories with great friends. No particular order just all so near and dear to my heart because to all the great memories playing them over the years:
Five Tribes
Stone Age
Manhattan Project Energy Empire
Rajas of the Ganges
Acquire
Alien Frontiers
Russian Railroads (all the expansions as well)
and the best for Last
Concordia (Have every Map/Expansion-Need a Forklift to take it anywhere LOL)
Great list gents, and I will be looking forward to the next one.
Fantastic list yourself! Thanks for sharing the games that have given you all that joy!
Love this list, and it's EASY for me to put a list together for it. Two caveats: Magic the Gathering and Munchkin, as expansive collectible card games I love, I'm definitely not going to part with, I've invested too much into making my collection to part with it. I'm going to focus JUST on games that are one game (with maybe a few expansions) and that's it. The other caveat are Blank-and-Writes...I am not going to get rid of Welcome to..., I'll just use up the remaining sheets in the box and not replace it...if it's a consumable game like that, no need to put it on this list. I don't see myself getting rid of any of my games, but I guess, if I got a digital version of some of my games, I could see myself not minding letting some of them go. Games I do not see myself ever getting rid of (* denotes includes expansions): 1) This War of Mine*, 2) Evolution*, 3) Carcassonne Big Box*, 4) Wingspan*, 5) Space Base*, 6) Tokaido*, 7) Dead of Winter*, 8) It's a Wonderful World*, 9) Steampunk Rally, 10) Dice Forge*. and you know, even though I might never play it, I bought Talisman 2nd Edition when I was in college in the early 90's, and ALL of it's expansions, and they're all in one box...I just don't see myself getting rid of it, I've had it too long to part with at this point, now if it wasn't all in one box, if it filled up a shelf with all of its expansions, I'd probably get rid of them. So I guess that's one technicality.
Tokaido and Evolution were two games that brought me into the modern hobby, though I've always been into board games, it was researching those games that drew me to BGG and Table Top, GameNight and The Dice Tower, so those are the only two where it's more sentimental than functional reasons why I'm keeping them.
This is such an awesome and thoughtful list you’ve put together. Well spake! We really love hearing what games are important to people and why so thank you for the share!
i bought a copy of Prodigals club( FROM AMAZON OF ALL PLACES) based on your recommendations and we F&&&ing love it AND ALSO we taught it to a ten year old lol
Hahaha YES!!
We own about 25 games, mostly brought by my husband, I've brought 3, one of which is Parks which is just a beautiful game and a quick easy play 😊 so I'd defo keep that one
That is awesome!
Arkham Horror (2e) is dear to me. It was one of my gateway games and currently out of print. There was one particular summer that my friends and I played the mess out of this and Betrayal (at the House...).
That’s awesome. Thanks for the share!
I think games replacing themselves is a potentially interesting aspect of this. Like for me, I'll forever have some version of Thunderstone in my collection. The original Thunderstone is what first REALLY got me into the hobby, and then I fully bought into Thunderstone Advance. But I have since gotten rid of both of them for Thunderstone Quest. If 10 or so years down the road AEG puts out ANOTHER revised edition, the cycle may just repeat itself all over again!
That's one great thing about board games, is there is a very good chance they're remake your favorite game, and make it better and prettier!
Where can I find your review of JB? And Frasiers of War of the Ring?
What now?
Legendary is my favorite game. I haven’t played in a while, though
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22:07 Have you ever heard of a game called “Kill Shakespeare”, which is a semi-coop game based on the Kill Shakespeare comic book series?
Haven’t heard of this one but the title alone has promise!
10:45 One reason might be because the game is out of print and very hard to find! :-)
The original DungeonQuest. It has been by and far one of the games that keeps people coming back for more.
The randomness of: the map each game, the characters, encounters, treasures. People cheer for you even though you may be beating them.
Awesome thanks for the share!
20:15 Question: Have you guys played Subdivision? If so, what did you think about it - especially in comparison to Suburbia?
Haven’t tried it. Would recommend?
Would love to see a list of games that have a history to the acquisition. Maybe a kind of, “grail game” that you eventually landed.
One of mine would be the Lord of the Rings; Confrontation. Not the new, crappy one with the cheat sheets and small pieces. I’m talking the older version with the much larger pieces that had the text on those pieces so you didn’t have to reference anything.
It was one of the first games I ever really wanted but couldn’t find (I am a huge fan of STRATEGO and have a modest collection of them, so anything like it is a win for me!…). For YEARS I kept my eyes open for a copy (that didn’t hundreds).
Finally, found a copy at a silent board game auction. Paid $20. That game will go with me in my coffin! 😜
Ooh that's a really interesting idea for a list. We might be able to do a mini story time sort of thing because our lives are boring and I don't know how many of our acquisitions came to us in an interesting way HOWEVER this comment has given me an idea for some videos so thank you for that!
Mike, not unlike your #2 game, the #1 game I would never get rid of is hands down the worst game in my collection. Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego is that game. My very long distance girlfriend at the time found it on eBay and brought all the way out to Japan from the states when visiting me. She knew I was fond of the IP (and games) and made space for it in her suitcase in spite of its bulky, oddly-shaped box. The game turned out to be real real bad. Many years later and, wouldn’t you know, we are getting married this weekend. Couldn’t ever get rid of it.
Awwww what a fantastic story! Congrats to the 2 of y’all! That is another thrift store game we covered early on and honestly, for a mass market game, we didn’t hate it! However, we did not keep it. Need that nostalgic special memory like you have
10. Automania - Games just fantastic
9. Bargain Quest - First board game that got me in the hobby.
8. Kohaku - Simple, Elegant, Beautiful, Fun, Wife loves it.
7. Millennium Blades Collection - Only get to play this once a year but just a blast for me.
6. Roll Player Collection - Thinky, Thematic, Crunchy. Overall just a great game.
5. Suburbia Collectors Edition - Fun Puzzle, great production, interesting choices.
4. Terraforming Mars Collection - I'm addicted to this game.
3. Vikings Gone Wild Collection - Deck-builder with tableau elements that is just fun and interesting.
2. 51st State Collection - My favorite engine builder of all time.
1. Champions of Midgard Collection - Smooth like butter mechanics with elements of risk taking, and point salad fun.
Honorable mention. Carcassonne - Family loves this game.
We want to play Automania SO BAD! We've always heard such good things about it and we've never been able to find it anywhere :(
@@TheBrothersMurph if u wanna pay shipping I can send you my copy to try
30:03 In a way similar to a Crokinole board?
I think that’s referring to our cribbage boards in which case absolutely yes! We really want a crokinole board as well and that’ll be one that sticks around as an heirloom piece I think
Man I really need to play Feast for Odin
Yesssssirr you do. I got your back we’ll make it happen
@@TheBrothersMurph plllllllleeeeeeeaaaaaaasee let's finally make it happen
Prodigal's Club sounds like it was inspired by Brewster's Millions...
Almost assuredly
Fury of Dracula, my original 3rd edition.
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Watching 🎉
Dungeon petz is awesome
Go Dodgers!!! Still like you guys! 😁
Oh, yeah, Unmatched for sure. BTW, how great would Xena be in that?!
We’d love to see it!
Yes Shakespere is a beautiful game.
That baby wants you to get rid of The Networks IMMEDIATELY!
Apparently!
I totally want to use Pandemic to gateway game my friends now
I've just got my sister interested in games by playing Pandemic and Everdell
Yaaaaaasssss good luck, getting your friends and family in on the gaming fun!
I come here for the in between # music
Ayeee!
Still waiting for the fourth Twilight game review
So for me in no particular order
10 terraforming mars because I have put so much money into it
9. Pandemic a lot of fond memories and I have a first edition copy.
8. Betrayl legacy best legacy experience I've ever had.
7. Ascension first modern game ever got.
6. Power grid favorite game of all time
5. The game quick easy simple small easy to teach.
4. Race for the galaxy first modern board game ever
3. Captain sonar this is my convention game.
2. Ti4 behemoth of a game. Amazing experiences. Love it every time I play.
1. Dominoes specifically for 42. I played this game with my family every Thanksgiving growing up.
Great list!
Absolutely love Unmatched! What are your favourite characters?
Oooh that’s a tough one. Genie and Houdini from the newest set are really cool. Love Jekyll and Hyde, Achilles, ghost rider. So many honestly
@The Brothers Murph oh really looking forward to Houdini vs The Genie being available in Europe!
Mike... I get no respect either. Dice Charmers is something I'll be playing in the old folks home... for all the reasons you stated.
I love No Thanks (always fun), For Sale (great fun), Age of War (my favorite pub game and first video: th-cam.com/video/U_1rwFK3dZY/w-d-xo.html ), Castles of Burgundy (arguably the best game ever made), Neuroshima Hex (I streamed this game for several years during Pandemic), Ethnos (the game we played wrong so many times that its name has become a verb for not doing something right... I ethnosed that), Hardback ( the only word game I might win), Seeland ( first import game that has unique and solid mechanics), Wits and Wagers Vegas (best large group game ever).
Love the list and all the thoughts as always!
Not gonna lie - deep down, I thought this was gonna be a 45-minute Rickroll loop. Real ralk: I'd have watched that whole thing like a gd hero.
Lol we Rick Rolled you in that this wasn't a Rick Roll
@@TheBrothersMurph got me good. The anti-Rickroll is gonna be the new Rickroll. Set people up so obvious that they just KNOW they gonna get Rickrolled, but it never comes. After years of being fooled, they'll start to get jaded and never expect a Rickroll, then BAM - hit em with a good old fashioned Rickroll again. We're gonna make millions!
This could be a terrible suggestion but it would be awesome if you challenged yourself for an entire month to only play games with a standard deck of cards. And then for your month in review it's all just card games.
Ha! That is a very cool idea indeed! Maybe we could do it for a week or something. It’d be rad to look into the many MANY card games out there and try to find some gems
The Others for me.
Nice we still have our copy as well
Our dog Rosey (see my avatar) has one special, rancid, filthy little toy she will never get rid of. We clean it, restuff it, and eventually are gonna have to replace the squeaker. She wants no other toys. She only has love for her raindrop (tiny toy for a tiny dog). Her raindrop "game", as we call it (throwing it, throwing it again, and again, and...) is definitely one she will never get rid of.
She knows what she likes
@@TheBrothersMurph XD
Have you ever played Crib Wars? Great game if you like cribbage
We haven’t! Gotta check it out
@@TheBrothersMurph You totally have to! We like to say it is like crib crossed with Snakes and Ladders. It is the same game but kicked up a notch (like the new The Crew compared to the old). Still playing crib, but you can use shortcuts, get caught in backwards loops, etc. Makes pegging super important, trying to not get caught in a loop or trying to force opponent into one and so on.
And if you think getting skunked in regular crib sucks...
Fascinating!! seems super interesting
Kingdomino
Quacks
Citadels
Isle of cats
Isle of skye
Incan gold
Calico
Cascadia
Sagrada
Nidavellir
“These games will never leave our collection unless we get robbed.”
*gets robbed… everything gone but Justin Bieber Backstage Pass*
There’s probably a few that will never leave. But the one that comes to mind immediately is ECOS. Not only is it in my top ten, not only is it the first game I ever got to play with you two and Paula… but I just got home from visiting Banz to find she had John D Clair personally mail me a signed copy. That thing is here to stay.
Oh wow so cool about Ecos! That’s a niiiiiiice gift. I have many fond memories of ruining your night in that game and just hope that some day you’ll see it in my heart to let me play with you again, if only so you can exact your swift revenge!
@@TheBrothersMurph well. I have yet to win this game. So revenge may be off the table. But I’ll gladly play a game with you any time.
It could probably never happen
But man
Id pay real dosh to watch justin Bieber sit down with them and play a game of backstage pass
That’d honestly be such a blast. Maybe some
Day. Maybe
I love your guys stuff but I have to be honest. I only clicked on this because I have to see if the Justin Beiber game is click bait or for real LOL
Lol it wasn't
and there it is... i was waiting to se if Justin Bieber made this list....
Heeeeeeeeck yeah it did
10-Scythe
9-BloodRage
8-Star Wars Legion
7-Magic the Gathering Arena of the Planeswalkers
6-Zombicide:Black Plague
5-Star Trek Attack Wing
4-GloomHaven
3-Pokemon TCG
2-VS System
1-Terraforming Mars
I have over 40 games but these here are the top ones myself and my family enjoy the most.
Niiiiiice
So what you're saying is that Justin Bieber helped you find your voice...
He makes everyone find their voice