Eldritch Horror! Which is similar to other FF games, but each expansion adds new characters, monsters, and all kind of cards which make the permutations incredible. I know you have table issues, so you may have been intentionally avoiding it.
Great list! I own Catharsis but haven't played it yet. I hope to get to it this summer. I thought it was pretty cool that you mentioned my comment from a previous video. I'm the one who tracks all of my plays of Marvel Champions in a spreadsheet and play every hero against a villain in every aspect, including the 'Pool aspect. 🙂 Thanks for another great discussion!
Thanks for the great list! I had not heard of Catharsis. Thought "Too Many Bones" was going to hit the list ... it's expensive so i got half of the content (I got all the content except for the base game) but that is a lifetime of combinations.
there are always you agitators in these comments campaigning for too many bones ;) I have never played it, but I know that I need to. Right now, I'm in a bit of a holding pattern until the results come in regarding tmb vs elder scrolls. I'm just enjoying hoplomachus victorum until then
I still need to get street masters tried. I'm assuming I'll enjoy it, which will make getting sentinels a no-brainer, with my love of modularity and comics. thanks!
I played it early in my gaming, bounced off it and sold it, but now I feel like I'm a different gamer and I bought horizons and I'm ready to give it another go this year. no one can deny how carefully crafted those playable characters are
Currently, mine would be 1. Street Masters 2. Aeon's End 3. Ashes Reborn + Red Rains 4. Misfall/Mistfall: Heart of the Mists 5. Roll for Adventure Special mention: Lord pf the Rings LCG. However the deck construction being so important rather than pre-contructed decks, makes me feel it's less suitable for this particular list. Ashes, on the other hand, has great a great variety of pre-constructed decks for fighting the Chimera in solo mode (although you CAN construct your own decks if you like)
I did the spreadsheet thing once… and that was for Onirim. I dont play it so much these days but I must have got 200 plays out of it and could have got a tonne more; there are I think 6 mini expansions you can mix and match to change up the game. If they click with you, the Oniverse series might be the best value solo games out there
Good list! Based on the title I knew Marvel Champions would make the list, and it's awesome to see it's your number 1 (I think I knew that LOL)! Just the core box has 60 "games" in it: 5 heroes X 3 villains X 4 aspects... that's GREAT modular value! I've ALMOST gotten Cthulhu Death May Die 3 or 4 times. I love the way it looks but I always stop myself because I have all of Arkham Horror the Card Game with several unplayed investigators.
Great list! Marvel Champions is one of my most played games. I also play Aeon's End, but need to bring it to the table more. Final Girl is something that looks super fun too, but for some reason I have been putting off buying it =/
Thanks! The good thing about final girl at this point is that you can just try it out without buying a whole season. It's available at game nerdz for like $15 a box. If you're interested and the cost and hype is holding you back, know you can get it piecemeal and then decide to get more if you like it
I hadn't heard of Catharsis before this video! Now I'm going to obsess about whether I should get it! Thanks for that... Seriously though, great list! Would Arkham Horror the Card Game fit this list? or is it too campaign-y? I might be imagining a single scenario theme that isn't there.
haha you're welcome about Catharsis. If you like a yahtzee mechanism, it's almost a must-by, right up there for me with Vengeance Roll & Fight. For me, Arkham Horror TCG isn't just because I didn't want to replay the scenarios with different investigators. But just objectively, I think if a person does enjoy doing that, it puts it right up there with Marvel Champions for replayability, even if you do it differently by going through the whole sequence multiple times
What I've found with the FFG LCGs is that people will often connect with one of the three. Marvel Champions is mine, but I can see why others choose arkham horror or lord of the rings. I can also see why people avoid the money pit altogether! :')
@@JAlanRykerGamesI am a Lovecraft fan, and I picked up Arkham Horror at the same time I picked up Marvel Champions... And apparently the superheroes resonate a lot more!
@@CategorySolo that's funny because that's also my experience. I've read a lot of his work and really appreciate what he brought to horror fiction, but still, Marvel Champions is my LCG!
Thank you again for your content. Hearing you speak about Final Girl reminded me that I have thought that while playing some of these horror type game could could create interesting stories that might be a good way to write a book based on these stories. Have you considered your gaming experience to use that in your stories?
I actually do use some game products to help with stories, because I'm very bad at generating ideas. They're more rpgs and rpg tools, though. don't feel obligated to watch this long video, but it shows me using the story engine, which a lot of people use as an rpg tool, and rory's story dice, to create a concept th-cam.com/video/PXgmEktU6f0/w-d-xo.html I also have a huge pdf pile of solo journaling rpgs where the whole point is to write a short story from the randomized prompts. I haven't tried that yet, but intend to As far as the horror board games, so far I've only used the subconsciously, but if I'm aware enough of a good twist (which your'e right, games like Final Girl provide in spades), I definitely would use it!
I'm going to recommend "Space Infantry Resurgence" - a sci fi exploration/tactical game. Your team can be different each time, the missions themselves change with the node cards altering layouts, a variety of different enemy races to face in each mission, then add in all the alternative game modes and campaign options - it's a hell of a lot of game in a single box and i can't recommend it enough
Eldritch Horror! Which is similar to other FF games, but each expansion adds new characters, monsters, and all kind of cards which make the permutations incredible. I know you have table issues, so you may have been intentionally avoiding it.
I own it but haven't played it yet. I really need to (I say for the thousandth time). It'll be a squeeze at best, but I'm hoping to make it work
Great list! I own Catharsis but haven't played it yet. I hope to get to it this summer. I thought it was pretty cool that you mentioned my comment from a previous video. I'm the one who tracks all of my plays of Marvel Champions in a spreadsheet and play every hero against a villain in every aspect, including the 'Pool aspect. 🙂 Thanks for another great discussion!
Thanks!
When I see someone taking spreadsheet fun to the next level, I have to let everyone know the bar has been raised
@@JAlanRykerGames LOL Have a great Sunday!
Yes! The jump cut is back. But I was ready for it so it didn't scare me. That book looks tasty!
Sounds like Some hungry gamer...
hahaha yeah I did that for you
Marvel champions for the win
Thanks for the great list! I had not heard of Catharsis. Thought "Too Many Bones" was going to hit the list ... it's expensive so i got half of the content (I got all the content except for the base game) but that is a lifetime of combinations.
there are always you agitators in these comments campaigning for too many bones ;) I have never played it, but I know that I need to. Right now, I'm in a bit of a holding pattern until the results come in regarding tmb vs elder scrolls. I'm just enjoying hoplomachus victorum until then
Top 0 - Spirit Island hehehe
I'd also like to mention Sentinels of the Multiverse, such a fun game
I still need to get street masters tried. I'm assuming I'll enjoy it, which will make getting sentinels a no-brainer, with my love of modularity and comics. thanks!
Have you played Spirit Island? I think that there is a lot of modular value especially when playing two spirits together.
I played it early in my gaming, bounced off it and sold it, but now I feel like I'm a different gamer and I bought horizons and I'm ready to give it another go this year. no one can deny how carefully crafted those playable characters are
Thank you for the detailed reply!
@@JAlanRykerGamesThank you for the detailed reply
Currently, mine would be
1. Street Masters
2. Aeon's End
3. Ashes Reborn + Red Rains
4. Misfall/Mistfall: Heart of the Mists
5. Roll for Adventure
Special mention: Lord pf the Rings LCG.
However the deck construction being so important rather than pre-contructed decks, makes me feel it's less suitable for this particular list.
Ashes, on the other hand, has great a great variety of pre-constructed decks for fighting the Chimera in solo mode (although you CAN construct your own decks if you like)
you know I gotta get street masters to the table and I want ashes for sure. Good list!
@@JAlanRykerGames It's a really great system. The base game alone has a tonne of combinations of heroes, villains, and stages.
I did the spreadsheet thing once… and that was for Onirim. I dont play it so much these days but I must have got 200 plays out of it and could have got a tonne more; there are I think 6 mini expansions you can mix and match to change up the game. If they click with you, the Oniverse series might be the best value solo games out there
that's a lot of play out of a very affordable game!
Good list! Based on the title I knew Marvel Champions would make the list, and it's awesome to see it's your number 1 (I think I knew that LOL)! Just the core box has 60 "games" in it: 5 heroes X 3 villains X 4 aspects... that's GREAT modular value! I've ALMOST gotten Cthulhu Death May Die 3 or 4 times. I love the way it looks but I always stop myself because I have all of Arkham Horror the Card Game with several unplayed investigators.
thanks! CDMD is a good one for dice chucking craziness
Great list! Marvel Champions is one of my most played games. I also play Aeon's End, but need to bring it to the table more. Final Girl is something that looks super fun too, but for some reason I have been putting off buying it =/
Thanks! The good thing about final girl at this point is that you can just try it out without buying a whole season. It's available at game nerdz for like $15 a box. If you're interested and the cost and hype is holding you back, know you can get it piecemeal and then decide to get more if you like it
Another great video, keep up the good work.
Came here to say Spirit Island, but I see it's already been mentioned twice. So nevermind. By the way, Spirit Island.
ha! Point taken, or rather, compounded
Dude your list is amazing !!!!!!
Ps Cthulhu and final girl are my fav
Thanks so much! This category is loaded with heavy hitters
I hadn't heard of Catharsis before this video! Now I'm going to obsess about whether I should get it! Thanks for that... Seriously though, great list! Would Arkham Horror the Card Game fit this list? or is it too campaign-y? I might be imagining a single scenario theme that isn't there.
haha you're welcome about Catharsis. If you like a yahtzee mechanism, it's almost a must-by, right up there for me with Vengeance Roll & Fight.
For me, Arkham Horror TCG isn't just because I didn't want to replay the scenarios with different investigators. But just objectively, I think if a person does enjoy doing that, it puts it right up there with Marvel Champions for replayability, even if you do it differently by going through the whole sequence multiple times
I really like Final Girl. I'm not sure how I feel about Marvel's Champion. Good list of games to try out.
What I've found with the FFG LCGs is that people will often connect with one of the three. Marvel Champions is mine, but I can see why others choose arkham horror or lord of the rings. I can also see why people avoid the money pit altogether! :')
@@JAlanRykerGamesI am a Lovecraft fan, and I picked up Arkham Horror at the same time I picked up Marvel Champions... And apparently the superheroes resonate a lot more!
@@CategorySolo that's funny because that's also my experience. I've read a lot of his work and really appreciate what he brought to horror fiction, but still, Marvel Champions is my LCG!
Thank you again for your content. Hearing you speak about Final Girl reminded me that I have thought that while playing some of these horror type game could could create interesting stories that might be a good way to write a book based on these stories. Have you considered your gaming experience to use that in your stories?
I actually do use some game products to help with stories, because I'm very bad at generating ideas. They're more rpgs and rpg tools, though. don't feel obligated to watch this long video, but it shows me using the story engine, which a lot of people use as an rpg tool, and rory's story dice, to create a concept th-cam.com/video/PXgmEktU6f0/w-d-xo.html
I also have a huge pdf pile of solo journaling rpgs where the whole point is to write a short story from the randomized prompts. I haven't tried that yet, but intend to
As far as the horror board games, so far I've only used the subconsciously, but if I'm aware enough of a good twist (which your'e right, games like Final Girl provide in spades), I definitely would use it!
I'm going to recommend "Space Infantry Resurgence" - a sci fi exploration/tactical game. Your team can be different each time, the missions themselves change with the node cards altering layouts, a variety of different enemy races to face in each mission, then add in all the alternative game modes and campaign options - it's a hell of a lot of game in a single box and i can't recommend it enough
you just used so many of my favorite words, and I've never heard of this game! added to my list, thanks!
Maximum Apocalypse
I want to get the new version that came out that reduces the set up time. I really enjoy the game but don't like sorting through the tiles
@@JAlanRykerGames I love it. Setup time never bothers me in games where the gameplay is great