03:04 - #10: Space Base 04:18 - #9: Planet Unknown 05:44 - #8: Roll Player 06:57 - #7: Ra 08:24 - #6: The Quacks of Quedlinburg 09:33 - #5: Dune Imperium 11:03 - #4: Clank! 12:31 - #3: Rumble Nation 14:19 - #2: Skull King 15:41 - #1: Ark Nova
Everybody knows 7 wonders duel is an amazing game BUT when you play it with its two expansions, Agora and Pantheon, boy oh boy it's a masterpiece and a joy to play!
Clank Catacombs is SO good. The exploration and building of the map is great. The way the map tiles connect together and you need to figure out how to navigate to where you want to get is really interesting. Also it’s really great that in both that and Dune Imperium there is a part of each round that involves all players. Pulling clank out of the bag and the battle in dune. My favorite game is probably still Gaia Project but it’s a bit too heavy for my wife so I don’t get to play it much.
My favorite things in games are tactical movement on a board, exploration, building things on a board, deck building, clever cardplay, being able to take more risk for possibly more reward, having enough options that you feel you’re figuring something out on your turn, and things that cause the players to communicate during the game.
@@Reggie1408 I haven’t played Clank in Space in years because my copy got water damaged when our basement flooded. From memory though, I like Catacombs a lot more. I think it has more going on. You’re building the map as you go, there are prisoners, lockpick tokens to manage, ghost tiles, etc. The way the whole map comes together in a unique way each time is great. And you need to figure out how to navigate it to be able to do what you want. The rooms connect in interesting ways. Portals let you hop around to different parts of the map. It gives me a great sense of exploration and adventure and greed as you try to get a little bit more before making your escape. Prior clank games might have just been a bit too light for me and this one gives me that extra bit to think about each turn. You reconsider the map each turn because you don’t know what will show up. There are no set paths. It unfolds as you go. I really enjoy it. Figuring out how to move around on a board is one of my favorite things in games.
My favorite game from your list is Dune Imperium. Hard to say what my favorite game is, but Scythe and Tapestry are most likely competing for the top spot in my mind. Catan will always be in my top 10 as it (and it's various versions and expansions) was the main game I played for many years before exploring more in the hobby.
My favorite game from your list and my favorite game in general is Dune: Imperium. Although Obsession and Raiders of the North Sea with the Expansions are slowly fighting for that number 1 spot
Great list! My favorite from your list is Dune Imperium. I love working within those limitations of the cards and spaces. Usually a tight game in scoring too. My top game of all time is The Castles of Burgundy.
Skull King has been a surprise hit with my group in the last eight months, playing 7-8 players constantly. Zero bids were getting out of hand with the four advanced cards, we reigned them in by removing the two loot cards, replacing them with two custom cards: Jonah - plays like White Whale, except lowest card wins Mutiny- Pirates become escapes, escapes become Pirates Both cards reigned in the zero bids, as before they were way too easy, giving folks incentives to play 1-2 card bids instead.
Great list. I love so many of these games that the ones I haven’t played I’m now really interested in. Never heard of Rumble Nation before but it looks great. My favorite from your list is Dune Imperium but Ark Nova is a close second. My #1 game right now is Blood on the Clocktower but loving my nascent campaign of Frosthaven too.
Really enjoyed the list, thanks for sharing! Ark Nova is such a treat to get to the table for us! Keep up the awesome content both here and producing great games!
Great list! Planet Unkown is awesome! Currently I play Sagrada most often, because it's my mom's favorite game. But I just got Oros and played it last week, and I really like it. Also Zombicide: Undead or Alive just arrived and I'm looking forward to playing that this weekend with my brother. Thanks Jamie! Your love for board games is infectious! Have a great week!
@@jameystegmaier Oh yeah! Sagrada: Artisans looks sooOO good!!! Some cool concepts: tools that change over time, and the dice cathedral where players save specific dice for later use. Color me intrigued! I'm just waiting on the pledge manager to open. I'm getting an extra copy for my brother and his wife, as well as a refresh pack so that my mom and I can play through the campaign a second time at some point down the line. At least, that's my plan. Thanks for the love you pour into this hobby space! You are a treasure to the community! Sincerely, Scott
Great list, and thanks for sharing the details of each game and why you love it so much. I think I've played and enjoyed almost all of your top 10, but my favorite from your top 10 is easily Ark Nova as well. I can't wait to get it to the table as often as I can. As for my #1 game right now, and I expect to hold for years to come, is Trickerion. I just love the variability, theme, and complexity each time I'm able to play. With Anachrony hitting BGA recently, I'm hoping Mindclash will get Trickerion developed next so more people can give it a try! Thanks again for sharing your list, Jamey!
Thank you for a regular updated list! My favorite from your list is ark nova but roll player is the next one on my wishlist and I can see that one replacing it for number one. I don't know what my all-time favourite is but I'm really loving Siege of Valeria right now.
Oh, I wish I had played more of them to choose one from the list. I've only played Clank! and I love the "....in Space" sequel. However, at the top of my play wishlist are Planet Unknown, Roll Player, and Ark Nova. My top 3 so far probably are Meadow, Flotilla, and Tulip Bubble. Thanks for sharing your picks!
Skull King is amazing. It is definitely in my top 5 and I play it every week. It is the definition of fun, and I do hope you design one like this. Dune Imperium and Ark Nova are also in my top five. I thought an Uwe game would make your top 5 though.
Favourite of your list: Dune Imperium. The expansions are so enriching to a game that’s already amazing. Favourite game right now: Twilight Imperium 4. Even with a slightly dodgy play experience recently it still is magic. Favourite Stonemaier: Libertalia. It’s the best remake/overhaul of a game out there and it displaced Scythe for me.
Thanks Jamie - these lists videos are always so interesting and thoughtful. I only own 4 of the games from your list but my favourite would be Dune Imperium. My favourite game of all time fluctuates between 5 games - Scythe, Spirit Island, Xia legend of a drift system, Pandemic Legacy season 1 and Nemesis (original and Lockdown). It’s currently Nemesis.
I had The Quacks of Quedlinburg on my personal top 10 list, but after playing Wonderland's War, that scratches the same itch, I can't go back to Quacks; it feels like I'm drinking a decaffeinated coffee!. I also have on my top 10 Space Base, another great game.
Thank you for the videos, nice way to engage with the community. Favorite game mentioned at on point in the video: Terra Mystica, I can play this game forever, thank you internet to make this possible. Favorite game from the actual top ten is Ark Nova, you nailed it for the why. Favorite Stonemaier game is a tie between two cities (with capitals), andbetween two castles. Those game are so clever, I played them times and times and still want to play and show them to new players.
I’ve only played Ra, Clank!, and Quacks from your list, and of those three Quacks is far and away my favorite. My favorite game of all time is STILL Power Grid. always down to play, always looking for players. I believe my teaching count on that game is well into hundreds of people.
Hi Jamey! I ordered "Skull King" because of your high Ranking. Played lots of Wizard with my kids two years ago, but then we got tired of it. Especially because of the scoring. And long time I thought it would more or less the same with Skull King. But what a misjudgment! Played the second game with my kids this morning and we had such a blast! So much fun. And such a better system to score points in multiple ways. Really, really great!
from Your list my favourite is Dune Imperium. Love the tension that intrigue deck creates in that game. I think that is my favourite part of it. My all time favourite currently is probably a tie between Castles of Burgundy and On Mars. Castles because it is easy to teach and get to the table and it is a pure joy to play for me. On Mars because I love a heavy Euro and at this moment in time On Mars is the best I have played of that type. Also I mostly play board games at 2 player player count and both of those work very well at 2.
My favorite from your list is Space Base, love that something is always happening & my favorite game of all time is Five Tribes at 2 players(need all expansions). So many ways to score points - need to keep an eye on what you opponent is doing and may need to switch strategies mid-game
Thanks for the video! #1 game on Jamey's list: Quacks of Quedlinburg. Probably the quintessential bag building game, imho. #1 game not on Jamey's list: the Codenames family of games. Specifically Codenames Duet, which I want to attempt its mission map campaign.
Fantastic list! I have 6 of the games and would likely order them from highest to lowest: Clank, Ark Nova, Space Base, Quacks, Planet Unknown, Skull King. The first few would be close to my top along with Vindication and Whistle Mountain. Thanks!
I always find it fascinating that any hobbyist doesn't own all of their top 10 games, but I have found myself in that boat recently. Scythe is still my favorite SM game but it is also my favorite game that I don't own. My favorite game is Blood Rage and my favorite game on your list is Dune: Imperium, but only if played with both expansions. With Ix and Immortality, it became my #3 game just after Terraforming Mars. I suspect this video will cause a bump in sales for Skull King 😃 Haven't played but certainly will buy.
My favorite game at the moment is Wingspan. The favorite game from your list is Ark Nova (probably my 3rd favorite currently). One thing that I love and really invested me in both games is their connection to a piece of nostalgia from my childhood. The Wildlife Treasury cards were these encyclopedic entries of hundreds of animals produced in the late 70s that came on cards a little smaller than a 5x7 photo. Folks may remember them as the cards in the green plastic case. A card’s front featured a great big photo of an animal with the animal’s name and a few icons. The icons encode information from geography and habitat to taxonomy. The similarities between the icons and the tags on Ark Nova cards is immediately striking. The back features much of the information one might expect from an encyclopedia. The flavor text on Wingspan’s card design (in addition the all the info presented through symbology) gives me another connection to Wildlife Treasury. While both games are mechanically sound and engrossing in their own right, they provide something I always wanted to do as a kid but probably never realized: take these fascinating but pure educational cards with every animal I could imagine and engage with them in a new way: through play.
While I don't remember those Wildlife Treasure cards, I remember cards and reference books like that--I absolutely loved those sorts of fact and field guides as a kid.
Wow, you brought back a memory for me! I had the 'green tackle box' as well full of wildlife cards. They were basically baseball cards for animal nerds. I had these along with my Ranger Rick's and Nat Geo's! Thanks for the nostalgia trip!
Favorite game on your list is Clank! I agree that combination of deck building and dungeon crawling with push your luck is a winner! The game I keep going back to right now, and leaving on the table (somewhat by necessity), is Aeon Trespass: Odyssey. The world building that this game does is unmatched in board games, and the technology and gear upgrades are so satisfying. It has a lot of rules overhead, but it introduces them gradually in a natural way. Love. It.
Got our third play of Clank! Catacombs in tonight. It’s just such a fun match of great systems and is a blast!! :) A big standout newer game for us this month has been Undaunted: Stalingrad. Absolutely in love with the progression in this campaign and the thought of permanently losing soldiers with unique art and stats adds a layer of precision and care to deciding how much you expose your troops to danger. Works really well thematically!
My favorite game from your top 10 is The Quacks of Quedlinburg, with Space Base a close second. My current favorite game is Cartographers (including Heroes and the additional map packs).
nice list, I haven't heard of Skull King or Rumble Nation but I'm interested in giving them a go. From your list Dune Imperium is my favorite. I'm really surprised how much I like it, since I played Lost Ruins of Arnak first, but the tension of the impending conflict and the race to 10 points draws me in so well. I don't have any attachment to the Dune ip either. My favorite game of all time is Spirit Island. It's just a fantastic co-op game that's heavy enough to really get my brain burning and thematic enough to feel intuitive to some degree. I also love how scalable it is, allowing me to play really hard with some and really basic when I'm teaching someone the game.
Love Skull King! I needed a few plays before it really shined for me, but what a great game! I rate the Crew just a bit higher, and I think it's primarily because my first experience with the Crew immediately blew me away. But either way, both are excellent trick taking games!
That’s a hard decision. Lots of great games on your list. My pick would be probably be Clank! My favorite board game of all time is Wingspan. :) I do have a question: Since you love Space Base, have you ever played Bad Company? Similar dice rolling mechanics but you play as a group of robbers running from the cops. Instead of upgrading spaceships, you upgrade your gang members with different articles of clothing which give abilities. There’s a gold necklace that gets passed around that rewards you if you have it. There’s a police car chase on the board. You want to make sure you beat him by the end. There’s some added humor too with the art and gameplay. If you haven’t played, definitely check it out.
I always look forward to your top 10s! It’s interesting to see how your gaming tastes change over time Mine right now according to the PubMeeple ranking engine are: 1) Ark Nova 2) Wingspan 3) Spirit Island 4) 7 Wonders Duel 5) Space Base 6) Viticulture 7) Cascadia 8) Stardew Valley: The Board Game 9) Cubitos 10) So Clover!
Wow you have so many of my TOP top games on your list. Space Base, Planet Unknown, Clank!, And Quacks! Quacks is currently my favorite of those! But all of them are top ten contenders! My number one of all time is actually a tie between Tapestry and Bunny Kingdom! Tapestry is officially my number one because it got there first, but my gosh i love them equally and so so much! Maybe the two most rewarding games I've played! Almost every turn, you feel like you're getting something cool! Plus they each have amazing productions, and expansions that take a 10/10 game and somehow make it better!! Sad that i don't hear all that much love for Bunny Kingdom. I've only seen it in a couple top 100 lists. If i were to make an "Essential Games" list, i think I'd put it on there!😊
From your list I would say Ark Nova. My own number #1 has been my consistent favourite for about a decade and that's Terra Mystica. I never tire of playing it.
good list as usual. I am currently just obsessed with Dune: Imperium not only have I fashioned improved components but like you, it inspired me to read the books. I devoured the first novel (and reawakened a fervor for reading that had gone slack) and will be reading the rest of the novels soon enough. I have a friend who loves to scope out used book stores and had a road trip from texas to WNY planned so I let him track them down for me, but in the mean time I started reading N. K. Jemison's Broken Earth trilogy (which I'm loving) so I'm gonna finish that first. but soon enough...plus ive rewatched the Denis Villenueve film like 3 times and even rewatched the Lynch film too lol. You're definitely right on with your statement about evoking the theme!
Yeah. I'll definitely be looking for more of her stuff. I searched her name on the internet and discovered a crowd funding rpg based on the broken earth series with a few days left to go so I impulsively decided to support it. Hopefully i can get s group together interested in trying it
My favourite game on your list is Ark Nova. The variability is terrific and it’s never not satisfying watching the zoos build up over the duration. My biggest issue with it however is that my gaming group get very easily distracted in conversation, so it runs looooooong! As a result, it isn’t tabled half as much as I would like, sadly. It’s a little frustrating that my groups biggest issue with playing that game is a problem of their own making, but there it is! 🤷🏻♂️ 😮💨 It’s becoming apparent to me that in order to get heavier games to the table with my group, there has to be some element of simultaneous turn taking. On that note, I really want to get my mitts on Planet Unknown, but that’s not so easy to do in my neck of the woods currently. A couple of random favourites of late have been Meadow, Paperback, and Carpe Diem.
Favorite game on your list: Quacks Has never not been a hit with the groups that have played it, and the vast majority ask about it the next time I see them. "Lets play the potions game!!" Only knock is that difficult to remember name xD Favorite game not on your list: Twilight Imperium 4th Edition I would play this game every month if my friends had the availability. The asymmetric factions, variable board setup, politicking, back stabbing, alliances, trade. It's so epic every time that I can't get enough.
Love Tapestry. Family loves when I bring it over especially the old man. Looking forward to the future Jamey! Also number one game right now is Root. Can’t get enough of it lol
Nice List Jamey. My favourite game from your list is Clank! though I am sold on Catacombs version at this point. Top game ever is always a tricky one but if I'm being honest it's probably still Magic or an out of print TCG.
@@Poiuytrew.Q Well if you're interested you can play online through MTG Arena without having to pay(you get some starter decks as you learn the game and gain ingame currency over time) or do a draft with friends. Playing Magic doesn't mean playing competitive and buying expensive cards if you don't want to.
My number one from your list is Clank, but interestingly I prefer In Space, although the others are very good as well. As for the number one of all time, the easy answer is Scythe, but Core Worlds could contend for that spot. It is such a good, tight deckbuilder, I recommend people try it! Also, after hearing so many good things about it, especially from you, last night we played our first game of Dune Imperium. I am certain this one will rise in the ranks!
current must get to the tables are Azul: Queens Garden and Ark Nova. we are at this moment playing Azul: QG with Dune Imperium in the “queue” for today! and ark nova if we have the mental energy
Favorite game from your list: Dune Imperium. Favorite game in general: Gaia Project I'll add that Viticulture is in my top 10, and Scythe and Tapestry both made my top 50 when I did the PubMeeple thing last week. I love all three of those games. I assume I'd like Ark Nova, since my 3rd favorite game of all time is Terraforming Mars, and people often compare them.
Great great great great video, thank you! Though I'm not 100% sure if it's my number 1, Wonderland's War is very high on my list of favorite games. I thought it might be on this list for you. Where does Wonderland's War sit for you and curious why it might not break the top 10 for you? It seems to have the component parts that would contend.
Thanks Ashleigh! I've still only played Wonderland's War once, though I really enjoyed it, though a friend has it and I haven't overly pursued playing it again.
I own 5 through 10 except Ra, which I will have when the Kickstarter delivers. Quacks may be my favorite of those due to ease getting to the table and playing, but I really would like to play Dune Imperium and Planet Unknown again. My favorite of all time right now would probably Azul or Cascadia. I might lean towards Cascadia because it checks a lot of boxes for me. Tile-laying, drafting, and point salad scoring at the end.
My favourite game from your list is also Ark Nova. One of the few games that a played non stop when I initially got it. In fact I played 3 games back to back long into the night. However my favourite game of all time is Wingspan with all the expansions. Its my happy place game. Easy & quick to set up, beautiful theme, rules that are embedded into my brain that don't need refreshing and always makes me feel similar to a walk in the countryside.
My favorite game right now is Wingspan. It would be Ark Nova, but that game is so long that I have trouble getting people to play it with me. Also, I just got Marrakesh and I am SUPER eager to play it. Wingspan wins overall, though, because I play it every other night with my husband and I can play the base game on BGA. We don't own Asia, but I own 3 copies of all of the others, because I teach classes for seniors on how to play strategy board games. Wingspan is about the most difficult game that they really enjoy. I can teach and play it in the time allocated for the class.
That's wonderful, Laura, and thank you for sharing your love of Wingspan with seniors. We're making a pack of vision-friendly cards that should help seniors--it should be ready in a few months.
I'd have to say my current favorite is Green Team Wins! Such a fun game that generates things to reference for the rest of the game night with my friends.
TY for sharing your top 10 > I sure must try some day DUNE ! Here is mine for the moment : 1) Command & Colors Napoleonics & all expansion (7 boxes) 2) Terraforming Mars & most expansions (even the new fan made "Pathfinders") 3) Wingspan & all expansions (the very first game that seduced my wife! Normal: she wins most of the time! lol) 4) Star Wars Rebellion & Rise of the Empire (full immersion) 5) Eclipse (still waiting impatiently for the expansions in French) 6) Zombicide Black Plague & many others (years of scenarios) 7) Beyond the Sun (an underrated diamond - how strange is the taste of the others) 8) Captain Sonar (did you say immersive? so many good laughs) 9) Heat (If you are drunk you miss the next turn - I know - I tried) 10) Pandemic (so efficient - I would never have imagined that a game about diseases could please my wife and daughter!) And a little bonus for this last little jewel which will make people talk about it I think: Star Wars the Deck Building game.
My favorite game from your list comes down to Roll Player or Dune Imperium, as they are the only two that I have played. Of those two I prefer Dune Imperium. My own favorite game is This War of Mine: The Board Game.
I own 6 of the games on your list (Space Base, Quacks, Ra, Roll Player, Dune Imperium and Ark Nova). I love them all, but Dune: Imperium has to be my favorite. I think both Dune: Imperium and Ark Nova are in my top 10 over all, Roll player (w/ expansions) is close. My favorite game overall though has to still be Blood Rage, with Magic: The gathering a close 2nd. Thanks for posting this Jamey! By the way, Tapestry is in my top 10 as well.
My no. 1 from your list is "Dune: Imperium" (but "Ra" would be a close second) and I'm sure I'd love "Skull King" if I had the chance to try it. And my overall no. 1 game of all time as of now is "Terraforming Mars".
Skull King/Wizard is so so so so good. This was a game I used to play with my friend and family like every night back in 2007. One of my first gaming experiences as an adult really.
Space Base is in my top 5 of all time…drafting is great and you are heavily invested in other people’s turns. My favorite of all time is another JDC game Dead Reckoning.
Dune Imperium and Ark Nova are tied for me. Dune Imperium especially with the newest expansion Immortality. Ark Nova because of the melting pot of mechanisms in a theme I really enjoy.
Tied... So if you were leaving for a week, and your game group had time to play just one game between Dune Imperium and Ark Nova, your head would implode before you could choose just one of them? Tragic! I get it though!
On the list I have played only three games. Of those I like Clank! best followed closely by ark nova. For solo play my all time favorite is Spirit Island. For multiplayer as of now it’s Brass Lancashire.
For me, both are great games without any expansions. I definitely prefer Roll Player without any expansions, and for Dune Imperium I have the first expansion.
Current Favorite games: Seeland - It keeps coming back... use all the rules. Ethnos - Always fun and provides variety in a simple card game... why no reprint or expansions? Scorpius Freighter - what is better than a roundel game... one with 3 roundels. Snappy interesting turns with decisions that matter. Crown of Emara - one less roundel but so many other great pieces here... love all the mechanics here. 51st State - love the theme and find each game unique as you try to discover synergies that get you there faster The Everrain - most story games are coops that always make me wonder... why not play dnd... this one works and it's sorta semi coop... didn't see this coming. Bruges - the classic... but I now play it with a few rule changes as introduced in the new version and it's even better. Stone Age - I removed most of the meeples and replaced them with smaller dice to make it smoother to play... wow classics are fun. Basilica - a reprint from Portal... this is a gem that was overlooked and seems to be off the radar again but... wow this is a solid two player game. Council of 4 - is so satisfying to play for those long string of bonuses... maybe a reprint will bring this one back... it is saddly headed for obscurity. Oh coarse I didn't say Neuroshima Hex but if you've never tried it... pick up the app put it on easy and have fun learning your new favorite game.
We enjoy quacks a lot. But feel 9 rounds is way too long. We house rule it that players start with extra ingredients and only play 8 rounds. Just makes the game more fun. DI reminds us of viticulture in the way you really earn those points and there is an interesting fight/ calculation to the top spot of the guild. Sometimes you have to hold back until you know you can get to the top first. Otherwise your opening yourself up to being cut off after spending valuable turns and effort.
Just the standard way, no unique pirate rules, no other special cards, classic scoring. I'm often teaching it, so I find that's the best way to start. What about you?
@@jameystegmaier I havnt played the game yet, but think I will play similarly with no special cards or pirates, but with an alternate scoring method I found on BGG: +20 points per trick if correct. if guessed wrong - 10 points for each trick away from target (so if bid 5 tricks but only made 2, you lose 30 points)
I shouldn't say but - I play hard-to-find Rumble Nation with the Sequoia components, including the random placement of the numbered tiles as in the RN layout. Separately, you corrected to mention you didn't design a game with fully simultaneous actions - unless I'm misinterpreting, you have! - Rolling Realms?
03:04 - #10: Space Base
04:18 - #9: Planet Unknown
05:44 - #8: Roll Player
06:57 - #7: Ra
08:24 - #6: The Quacks of Quedlinburg
09:33 - #5: Dune Imperium
11:03 - #4: Clank!
12:31 - #3: Rumble Nation
14:19 - #2: Skull King
15:41 - #1: Ark Nova
Everybody knows 7 wonders duel is an amazing game BUT when you play it with its two expansions, Agora and Pantheon, boy oh boy it's a masterpiece and a joy to play!
I’ve only played it base game. I’ve heard expansions are good. Will have to get those expansions!
Clank Catacombs is SO good. The exploration and building of the map is great. The way the map tiles connect together and you need to figure out how to navigate to where you want to get is really interesting. Also it’s really great that in both that and Dune Imperium there is a part of each round that involves all players. Pulling clank out of the bag and the battle in dune.
My favorite game is probably still Gaia Project but it’s a bit too heavy for my wife so I don’t get to play it much.
My favorite things in games are tactical movement on a board, exploration, building things on a board, deck building, clever cardplay, being able to take more risk for possibly more reward, having enough options that you feel you’re figuring something out on your turn, and things that cause the players to communicate during the game.
Also unique player powers and deduction.
@@tomlikeabomb6706 How does it compare to "Clank in Space"?
@@Reggie1408 I haven’t played Clank in Space in years because my copy got water damaged when our basement flooded. From memory though, I like Catacombs a lot more. I think it has more going on. You’re building the map as you go, there are prisoners, lockpick tokens to manage, ghost tiles, etc. The way the whole map comes together in a unique way each time is great. And you need to figure out how to navigate it to be able to do what you want. The rooms connect in interesting ways. Portals let you hop around to different parts of the map. It gives me a great sense of exploration and adventure and greed as you try to get a little bit more before making your escape.
Prior clank games might have just been a bit too light for me and this one gives me that extra bit to think about each turn. You reconsider the map each turn because you don’t know what will show up. There are no set paths. It unfolds as you go. I really enjoy it. Figuring out how to move around on a board is one of my favorite things in games.
Gia project is on steam and board gane arena 👌
Really cool to see Skull King on this list - our family also loves this game.
My favorite game from your list is Dune Imperium. Hard to say what my favorite game is, but Scythe and Tapestry are most likely competing for the top spot in my mind. Catan will always be in my top 10 as it (and it's various versions and expansions) was the main game I played for many years before exploring more in the hobby.
My favorite game from your list and my favorite game in general is Dune: Imperium. Although Obsession and Raiders of the North Sea with the Expansions are slowly fighting for that number 1 spot
Great list! My favorite from your list is Dune Imperium. I love working within those limitations of the cards and spaces. Usually a tight game in scoring too.
My top game of all time is The Castles of Burgundy.
Skull King has been a surprise hit with my group in the last eight months, playing 7-8 players constantly.
Zero bids were getting out of hand with the four advanced cards, we reigned them in by removing the two loot cards, replacing them with two custom cards:
Jonah - plays like White Whale, except lowest card wins
Mutiny- Pirates become escapes, escapes become Pirates
Both cards reigned in the zero bids, as before they were way too easy, giving folks incentives to play 1-2 card bids instead.
Great list. I love so many of these games that the ones I haven’t played I’m now really interested in. Never heard of Rumble Nation before but it looks great. My favorite from your list is Dune Imperium but Ark Nova is a close second. My #1 game right now is Blood on the Clocktower but loving my nascent campaign of Frosthaven too.
Really enjoyed the list, thanks for sharing! Ark Nova is such a treat to get to the table for us!
Keep up the awesome content both here and producing great games!
Great list! Planet Unkown is awesome!
Currently I play Sagrada most often, because it's my mom's favorite game. But I just got Oros and played it last week, and I really like it. Also Zombicide: Undead or Alive just arrived and I'm looking forward to playing that this weekend with my brother.
Thanks Jamie! Your love for board games is infectious! Have a great week!
Thanks Scott! I'm excited about the legacy version of Sagrada--did you back it on Kickstarter too?
@@jameystegmaier Oh yeah! Sagrada: Artisans looks sooOO good!!! Some cool concepts: tools that change over time, and the dice cathedral where players save specific dice for later use. Color me intrigued! I'm just waiting on the pledge manager to open. I'm getting an extra copy for my brother and his wife, as well as a refresh pack so that my mom and I can play through the campaign a second time at some point down the line. At least, that's my plan.
Thanks for the love you pour into this hobby space!
You are a treasure to the community!
Sincerely,
Scott
Great list, and thanks for sharing the details of each game and why you love it so much. I think I've played and enjoyed almost all of your top 10, but my favorite from your top 10 is easily Ark Nova as well. I can't wait to get it to the table as often as I can. As for my #1 game right now, and I expect to hold for years to come, is Trickerion. I just love the variability, theme, and complexity each time I'm able to play. With Anachrony hitting BGA recently, I'm hoping Mindclash will get Trickerion developed next so more people can give it a try! Thanks again for sharing your list, Jamey!
Thank you for a regular updated list!
My favorite from your list is ark nova but roll player is the next one on my wishlist and I can see that one replacing it for number one.
I don't know what my all-time favourite is but I'm really loving Siege of Valeria right now.
Oh, I wish I had played more of them to choose one from the list. I've only played Clank! and I love the "....in Space" sequel. However, at the top of my play wishlist are Planet Unknown, Roll Player, and Ark Nova. My top 3 so far probably are Meadow, Flotilla, and Tulip Bubble. Thanks for sharing your picks!
Skull King is amazing. It is definitely in my top 5 and I play it every week. It is the definition of fun, and I do hope you design one like this. Dune Imperium and Ark Nova are also in my top five. I thought an Uwe game would make your top 5 though.
Awesome list. My personal fav has been Brass Birmingham, ever since I got introduced to it.
Favourite of your list: Dune Imperium. The expansions are so enriching to a game that’s already amazing.
Favourite game right now: Twilight Imperium 4. Even with a slightly dodgy play experience recently it still is magic.
Favourite Stonemaier: Libertalia. It’s the best remake/overhaul of a game out there and it displaced Scythe for me.
Thanks Jamie - these lists videos are always so interesting and thoughtful. I only own 4 of the games from your list but my favourite would be Dune Imperium. My favourite game of all time fluctuates between 5 games - Scythe, Spirit Island, Xia legend of a drift system, Pandemic Legacy season 1 and Nemesis (original and Lockdown). It’s currently Nemesis.
Been learning tapestry on board game arena. Very fun to learn another Stonemaier game! Really enjoy it
Thanks for trying it!
@@jameystegmaier No thank YOU for making it!
Great list! I need to try skill king and planet unknown
Clank is my favorite game on your list
Scythe is my favorite game all time
I had The Quacks of Quedlinburg on my personal top 10 list, but after playing Wonderland's War, that scratches the same itch, I can't go back to Quacks; it feels like I'm drinking a decaffeinated coffee!. I also have on my top 10 Space Base, another great game.
Thank you for the videos, nice way to engage with the community. Favorite game mentioned at on point in the video: Terra Mystica, I can play this game forever, thank you internet to make this possible. Favorite game from the actual top ten is Ark Nova, you nailed it for the why. Favorite Stonemaier game is a tie between two cities (with capitals), andbetween two castles. Those game are so clever, I played them times and times and still want to play and show them to new players.
I’ve only played Ra, Clank!, and Quacks from your list, and of those three Quacks is far and away my favorite. My favorite game of all time is STILL Power Grid. always down to play, always looking for players. I believe my teaching count on that game is well into hundreds of people.
Fav game from your list is Dune Imperium! I think my all time fav is Brass Birmingham, but right now I just want to play Heat over and over!
Hi Jamey! I ordered "Skull King" because of your high Ranking. Played lots of Wizard with my kids two years ago, but then we got tired of it. Especially because of the scoring. And long time I thought it would more or less the same with Skull King. But what a misjudgment! Played the second game with my kids this morning and we had such a blast! So much fun. And such a better system to score points in multiple ways. Really, really great!
I'm glad you're having fun with it! :)
@@jameystegmaier Thanks!
Fav from your list is Clank! My number 1 is Aeon Trespass: Odyssey
from Your list my favourite is Dune Imperium. Love the tension that intrigue deck creates in that game. I think that is my favourite part of it. My all time favourite currently is probably a tie between Castles of Burgundy and On Mars. Castles because it is easy to teach and get to the table and it is a pure joy to play for me. On Mars because I love a heavy Euro and at this moment in time On Mars is the best I have played of that type. Also I mostly play board games at 2 player player count and both of those work very well at 2.
My favorite from your list is Space Base, love that something is always happening & my favorite game of all time is Five Tribes at 2 players(need all expansions). So many ways to score points - need to keep an eye on what you opponent is doing and may need to switch strategies mid-game
Thanks for the video!
#1 game on Jamey's list: Quacks of Quedlinburg. Probably the quintessential bag building game, imho.
#1 game not on Jamey's list: the Codenames family of games. Specifically Codenames Duet, which I want to attempt its mission map campaign.
Ironically, I spent this weekend with Quedlinburg, Dune and Ark, super funnnnn
Nice list! I think my favorite game on your list is Dune: Imperium and it may be my favorite game of all time :)
Fantastic list! I have 6 of the games and would likely order them from highest to lowest: Clank, Ark Nova, Space Base, Quacks, Planet Unknown, Skull King. The first few would be close to my top along with Vindication and Whistle Mountain. Thanks!
I always find it fascinating that any hobbyist doesn't own all of their top 10 games, but I have found myself in that boat recently. Scythe is still my favorite SM game but it is also my favorite game that I don't own.
My favorite game is Blood Rage and my favorite game on your list is Dune: Imperium, but only if played with both expansions. With Ix and Immortality, it became my #3 game just after Terraforming Mars.
I suspect this video will cause a bump in sales for Skull King 😃 Haven't played but certainly will buy.
My favorite game at the moment is Wingspan. The favorite game from your list is Ark Nova (probably my 3rd favorite currently). One thing that I love and really invested me in both games is their connection to a piece of nostalgia from my childhood.
The Wildlife Treasury cards were these encyclopedic entries of hundreds of animals produced in the late 70s that came on cards a little smaller than a 5x7 photo. Folks may remember them as the cards in the green plastic case. A card’s front featured a great big photo of an animal with the animal’s name and a few icons. The icons encode information from geography and habitat to taxonomy. The similarities between the icons and the tags on Ark Nova cards is immediately striking. The back features much of the information one might expect from an encyclopedia. The flavor text on Wingspan’s card design (in addition the all the info presented through symbology) gives me another connection to Wildlife Treasury. While both games are mechanically sound and engrossing in their own right, they provide something I always wanted to do as a kid but probably never realized: take these fascinating but pure educational cards with every animal I could imagine and engage with them in a new way: through play.
While I don't remember those Wildlife Treasure cards, I remember cards and reference books like that--I absolutely loved those sorts of fact and field guides as a kid.
Wow, you brought back a memory for me! I had the 'green tackle box' as well full of wildlife cards. They were basically baseball cards for animal nerds. I had these along with my Ranger Rick's and Nat Geo's! Thanks for the nostalgia trip!
Our tastes are so similar, Ark Nova, Dune Imperium, Skull King... I might check out Space Base just because you suggested it.
Nice! Let me know what you think if you try it.
Favorite game on your list is Clank! I agree that combination of deck building and dungeon crawling with push your luck is a winner! The game I keep going back to right now, and leaving on the table (somewhat by necessity), is Aeon Trespass: Odyssey. The world building that this game does is unmatched in board games, and the technology and gear upgrades are so satisfying. It has a lot of rules overhead, but it introduces them gradually in a natural way. Love. It.
Got our third play of Clank! Catacombs in tonight. It’s just such a fun match of great systems and is a blast!! :)
A big standout newer game for us this month has been Undaunted: Stalingrad. Absolutely in love with the progression in this campaign and the thought of permanently losing soldiers with unique art and stats adds a layer of precision and care to deciding how much you expose your troops to danger. Works really well thematically!
I'm hoping to try Undaunted soon--it sounds amazing!
My favorite game from your top 10 is The Quacks of Quedlinburg, with Space Base a close second. My current favorite game is Cartographers (including Heroes and the additional map packs).
My favorite game from your list is Ark Nova. My favorite game in general is Spirit Island
This was an awesome video Jamie , I very much enjoyed watching it thank you for the awesome content!
Thanks Javier!
My top game from your list is probably Dune Imperium. Such a great game, though I would have a few above it for my list.
My favorite game from your list is Arc Nova. My number 1 game of all time is Fury of Dracula.
My favourite game from your list: ark nova. My personal favourite game of all time: Abyss by Bruno Cathala :-)
Awesome list! I own 7 of the 10 and they are all really fun games! Now I want to play them all lol
Thanks for sharing. Never heard of Rumble Nation and going to check it out.
nice list, I haven't heard of Skull King or Rumble Nation but I'm interested in giving them a go. From your list Dune Imperium is my favorite. I'm really surprised how much I like it, since I played Lost Ruins of Arnak first, but the tension of the impending conflict and the race to 10 points draws me in so well. I don't have any attachment to the Dune ip either. My favorite game of all time is Spirit Island. It's just a fantastic co-op game that's heavy enough to really get my brain burning and thematic enough to feel intuitive to some degree. I also love how scalable it is, allowing me to play really hard with some and really basic when I'm teaching someone the game.
Love Skull King! I needed a few plays before it really shined for me, but what a great game! I rate the Crew just a bit higher, and I think it's primarily because my first experience with the Crew immediately blew me away. But either way, both are excellent trick taking games!
That’s a hard decision. Lots of great games on your list. My pick would be probably be Clank! My favorite board game of all time is Wingspan. :) I do have a question: Since you love Space Base, have you ever played Bad Company? Similar dice rolling mechanics but you play as a group of robbers running from the cops. Instead of upgrading spaceships, you upgrade your gang members with different articles of clothing which give abilities. There’s a gold necklace that gets passed around that rewards you if you have it. There’s a police car chase on the board. You want to make sure you beat him by the end. There’s some added humor too with the art and gameplay. If you haven’t played, definitely check it out.
That sounds awesome! Adding it to my "to try" list now. :)
I always look forward to your top 10s! It’s interesting to see how your gaming tastes change over time
Mine right now according to the PubMeeple ranking engine are:
1) Ark Nova
2) Wingspan
3) Spirit Island
4) 7 Wonders Duel
5) Space Base
6) Viticulture
7) Cascadia
8) Stardew Valley: The Board Game
9) Cubitos
10) So Clover!
I really like your list!
Favourite game of your list: Dune Imperium/Ark Nova
My Favourite Game: Res Arcana + Expansions
Honourable mentions:
Root
Sidereal Confluence
Barrage
Ark Nova is just so much fun to play. In my top five for sure, and maybe my number one right now.
I'm glad you like it too!
Wow you have so many of my TOP top games on your list. Space Base, Planet Unknown, Clank!, And Quacks! Quacks is currently my favorite of those! But all of them are top ten contenders!
My number one of all time is actually a tie between Tapestry and Bunny Kingdom! Tapestry is officially my number one because it got there first, but my gosh i love them equally and so so much! Maybe the two most rewarding games I've played! Almost every turn, you feel like you're getting something cool! Plus they each have amazing productions, and expansions that take a 10/10 game and somehow make it better!!
Sad that i don't hear all that much love for Bunny Kingdom. I've only seen it in a couple top 100 lists. If i were to make an "Essential Games" list, i think I'd put it on there!😊
I've really enjoyed my plays of Bunny Kingdom too--great pick!
From your list I would say Ark Nova. My own number #1 has been my consistent favourite for about a decade and that's Terra Mystica. I never tire of playing it.
good list as usual. I am currently just obsessed with Dune: Imperium not only have I fashioned improved components but like you, it inspired me to read the books. I devoured the first novel (and reawakened a fervor for reading that had gone slack) and will be reading the rest of the novels soon enough. I have a friend who loves to scope out used book stores and had a road trip from texas to WNY planned so I let him track them down for me, but in the mean time I started reading N. K. Jemison's Broken Earth trilogy (which I'm loving) so I'm gonna finish that first. but soon enough...plus ive rewatched the Denis Villenueve film like 3 times and even rewatched the Lynch film too lol. You're definitely right on with your statement about evoking the theme!
I love that series from N.K. Jemison (and a few of her other series as well)!
The dune novels are so trippy.
Yeah. I'll definitely be looking for more of her stuff. I searched her name on the internet and discovered a crowd funding rpg based on the broken earth series with a few days left to go so I impulsively decided to support it. Hopefully i can get s group together interested in trying it
My favourite game on your list is Ark Nova. The variability is terrific and it’s never not satisfying watching the zoos build up over the duration. My biggest issue with it however is that my gaming group get very easily distracted in conversation, so it runs looooooong! As a result, it isn’t tabled half as much as I would like, sadly. It’s a little frustrating that my groups biggest issue with playing that game is a problem of their own making, but there it is! 🤷🏻♂️ 😮💨
It’s becoming apparent to me that in order to get heavier games to the table with my group, there has to be some element of simultaneous turn taking. On that note, I really want to get my mitts on Planet Unknown, but that’s not so easy to do in my neck of the woods currently.
A couple of random favourites of late have been Meadow, Paperback, and Carpe Diem.
My favourite game at the moment is War Chest. I love those chips.
Favorite game on your list: Quacks
Has never not been a hit with the groups that have played it, and the vast majority ask about it the next time I see them. "Lets play the potions game!!" Only knock is that difficult to remember name xD
Favorite game not on your list: Twilight Imperium 4th Edition
I would play this game every month if my friends had the availability. The asymmetric factions, variable board setup, politicking, back stabbing, alliances, trade. It's so epic every time that I can't get enough.
Love Tapestry. Family loves when I bring it over especially the old man. Looking forward to the future Jamey! Also number one game right now is Root. Can’t get enough of it lol
Thank you!
Nice List Jamey. My favourite game from your list is Clank! though I am sold on Catacombs version at this point.
Top game ever is always a tricky one but if I'm being honest it's probably still Magic or an out of print TCG.
I never played Magic, but it sounds like a solid choice :)
@@Poiuytrew.Q Well if you're interested you can play online through MTG Arena without having to pay(you get some starter decks as you learn the game and gain ingame currency over time) or do a draft with friends. Playing Magic doesn't mean playing competitive and buying expensive cards if you don't want to.
My number one from your list is Clank, but interestingly I prefer In Space, although the others are very good as well.
As for the number one of all time, the easy answer is Scythe, but Core Worlds could contend for that spot. It is such a good, tight deckbuilder, I recommend people try it!
Also, after hearing so many good things about it, especially from you, last night we played our first game of Dune Imperium. I am certain this one will rise in the ranks!
Awesome! Thanks for giving Dune Imperium a try.
current must get to the tables are Azul: Queens Garden and Ark Nova. we are at this moment playing Azul: QG with Dune Imperium in the “queue” for today! and ark nova if we have the mental energy
From your list: Dune Imperium (I think it’s top 3 for me). My favorite of all time: Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy.
02:09 we need more love for Charterstone!
Favourite one is TfM but as of March 23, I really have Heat and Revive as games I enjoy playing very much.
My favorite from your list is Quacks. And my favorite is T'zolkin
Favorite game from your list: Dune Imperium.
Favorite game in general: Gaia Project
I'll add that Viticulture is in my top 10, and Scythe and Tapestry both made my top 50 when I did the PubMeeple thing last week. I love all three of those games.
I assume I'd like Ark Nova, since my 3rd favorite game of all time is Terraforming Mars, and people often compare them.
Great great great great video, thank you!
Though I'm not 100% sure if it's my number 1, Wonderland's War is very high on my list of favorite games. I thought it might be on this list for you. Where does Wonderland's War sit for you and curious why it might not break the top 10 for you? It seems to have the component parts that would contend.
Thanks Ashleigh! I've still only played Wonderland's War once, though I really enjoyed it, though a friend has it and I haven't overly pursued playing it again.
I own 5 through 10 except Ra, which I will have when the Kickstarter delivers. Quacks may be my favorite of those due to ease getting to the table and playing, but I really would like to play Dune Imperium and Planet Unknown again. My favorite of all time right now would probably Azul or Cascadia. I might lean towards Cascadia because it checks a lot of boxes for me. Tile-laying, drafting, and point salad scoring at the end.
How often do you play board games Jamey? Just curious how often/many games do you get to the table per week or month
I play published games typically around 3 times a week.
My favourite game from your list is also Ark Nova. One of the few games that a played non stop when I initially got it. In fact I played 3 games back to back long into the night.
However my favourite game of all time is Wingspan with all the expansions. Its my happy place game. Easy & quick to set up, beautiful theme, rules that are embedded into my brain that don't need refreshing and always makes me feel similar to a walk in the countryside.
Nice! I'm glad you've enjoyed Wingspan. :)
My favorite game right now is Wingspan. It would be Ark Nova, but that game is so long that I have trouble getting people to play it with me. Also, I just got Marrakesh and I am SUPER eager to play it. Wingspan wins overall, though, because I play it every other night with my husband and I can play the base game on BGA. We don't own Asia, but I own 3 copies of all of the others, because I teach classes for seniors on how to play strategy board games. Wingspan is about the most difficult game that they really enjoy. I can teach and play it in the time allocated for the class.
That's wonderful, Laura, and thank you for sharing your love of Wingspan with seniors. We're making a pack of vision-friendly cards that should help seniors--it should be ready in a few months.
I'd have to say my current favorite is Green Team Wins! Such a fun game that generates things to reference for the rest of the game night with my friends.
And it is so easy to learn- we've had three games in a row where new people were drawn in and joined mid game.
I really want to try that one! Hopefully at Geekway.
From your list, I gotta go with Dune... from my list, Scythe... All the Way! Great list Jamey
Fav from your list - RA
My fav - Dominion
TY for sharing your top 10 > I sure must try some day DUNE !
Here is mine for the moment :
1) Command & Colors Napoleonics & all expansion (7 boxes)
2) Terraforming Mars & most expansions (even the new fan made "Pathfinders")
3) Wingspan & all expansions (the very first game that seduced my wife! Normal: she wins most of the time! lol)
4) Star Wars Rebellion & Rise of the Empire (full immersion)
5) Eclipse (still waiting impatiently for the expansions in French)
6) Zombicide Black Plague & many others (years of scenarios)
7) Beyond the Sun (an underrated diamond - how strange is the taste of the others)
8) Captain Sonar (did you say immersive? so many good laughs)
9) Heat (If you are drunk you miss the next turn - I know - I tried)
10) Pandemic (so efficient - I would never have imagined that a game about diseases could please my wife and daughter!)
And a little bonus for this last little jewel which will make people talk about it I think: Star Wars the Deck Building game.
My favorite game from your list comes down to Roll Player or Dune Imperium, as they are the only two that I have played. Of those two I prefer Dune Imperium. My own favorite game is This War of Mine: The Board Game.
I own 6 of the games on your list (Space Base, Quacks, Ra, Roll Player, Dune Imperium and Ark Nova). I love them all, but Dune: Imperium has to be my favorite. I think both Dune: Imperium and Ark Nova are in my top 10 over all, Roll player (w/ expansions) is close. My favorite game overall though has to still be Blood Rage, with Magic: The gathering a close 2nd. Thanks for posting this Jamey! By the way, Tapestry is in my top 10 as well.
Thanks Andy! :)
My no. 1 from your list is "Dune: Imperium" (but "Ra" would be a close second) and I'm sure I'd love "Skull King" if I had the chance to try it. And my overall no. 1 game of all time as of now is "Terraforming Mars".
I like Quacks also! Have you played Wonderland's War yet? It's similar to Quacks but offers a lot more depth and player interaction.
I have! I really enjoyed my first play of it, though due to its length and added complexity, I can still see Quacks hitting my table much more often.
Gloomhaven is my favorite game of all time, currently playing through Frosthaven.
From your list is Clank. My favorite game of all time is Scythe.
Rumble Nation is impossible to find. I also hope for a new edition of the game.
If you love Ra, take a look to Razzia! (The new version of Primigenio has amazing art).
It's Ra in a small box. ;)
Raiders of the North Sea is so good. I love a good worker placement game.
Planet Unknown is my favorite from this list.
Skull King/Wizard is so so so so good. This was a game I used to play with my friend and family like every night back in 2007. One of my first gaming experiences as an adult really.
Apparently Pete hasn't played it, so I'm going to share it at an upcoming game night. :)
Space Base is in my top 5 of all time…drafting is great and you are heavily invested in other people’s turns.
My favorite of all time is another JDC game Dead Reckoning.
Dune Imperium and Ark Nova are tied for me. Dune Imperium especially with the newest expansion Immortality. Ark Nova because of the melting pot of mechanisms in a theme I really enjoy.
Tied...
So if you were leaving for a week, and your game group had time to play just one game between Dune Imperium and Ark Nova, your head would implode before you could choose just one of them? Tragic! I get it though!
On the list I have played only three games. Of those I like Clank! best followed closely by ark nova.
For solo play my all time favorite is Spirit Island. For multiplayer as of now it’s Brass Lancashire.
I wonder if you play Dune imperium and Roll player with an expansion, because it turns a good game into a great game.
For me, both are great games without any expansions. I definitely prefer Roll Player without any expansions, and for Dune Imperium I have the first expansion.
Current Favorite games:
Seeland - It keeps coming back... use all the rules.
Ethnos - Always fun and provides variety in a simple card game... why no reprint or expansions?
Scorpius Freighter - what is better than a roundel game... one with 3 roundels. Snappy interesting turns with decisions that matter.
Crown of Emara - one less roundel but so many other great pieces here... love all the mechanics here.
51st State - love the theme and find each game unique as you try to discover synergies that get you there faster
The Everrain - most story games are coops that always make me wonder... why not play dnd... this one works and it's sorta semi coop... didn't see this coming.
Bruges - the classic... but I now play it with a few rule changes as introduced in the new version and it's even better.
Stone Age - I removed most of the meeples and replaced them with smaller dice to make it smoother to play... wow classics are fun.
Basilica - a reprint from Portal... this is a gem that was overlooked and seems to be off the radar again but... wow this is a solid two player game.
Council of 4 - is so satisfying to play for those long string of bonuses... maybe a reprint will bring this one back... it is saddly headed for obscurity.
Oh coarse I didn't say Neuroshima Hex but if you've never tried it... pick up the app put it on easy and have fun learning your new favorite game.
Omg... Basilica only $16 on Amazon right now! Unbelievable!!!
Nice! I appreciate you mentioning some games I don't hear about all that often.
I think my favorite game right now is wingspan and my favorite on yours is ark nova.
Clank legacy was a blast. It's on my short list of funniest board games of all time!
From your list: Dune Imperium, my favourite of all time: The voyages of Marco Polo
My top from your list is probably Ark Nova. Favorite game of all time is Bullet
We enjoy quacks a lot. But feel 9 rounds is way too long. We house rule it that players start with extra ingredients and only play 8 rounds. Just makes the game more fun. DI reminds us of viticulture in the way you really earn those points and there is an interesting fight/ calculation to the top spot of the guild. Sometimes you have to hold back until you know you can get to the top first. Otherwise your opening yourself up to being cut off after spending valuable turns and effort.
Favorite from your list: Quacks
Favorite from my list: Wingspan
what's your favorite way to play skull king? classic or rascal scoring? white wale, kraken, loot cards?
Just the standard way, no unique pirate rules, no other special cards, classic scoring. I'm often teaching it, so I find that's the best way to start. What about you?
@@jameystegmaier I havnt played the game yet, but think I will play similarly with no special cards or pirates, but with an alternate scoring method I found on BGG: +20 points per trick if correct. if guessed wrong - 10 points for each trick away from target (so if bid 5 tricks but only made 2, you lose 30 points)
I shouldn't say but - I play hard-to-find Rumble Nation with the Sequoia components, including the random placement of the numbered tiles as in the RN layout.
Separately, you corrected to mention you didn't design a game with fully simultaneous actions - unless I'm misinterpreting, you have! - Rolling Realms?
You're right! My most-played Stonemaier game, yet I forgot about it for that comment. :)
My top 5 games are : ark nova , brass birmingham , dune imperium , dwelling of eldervale and scythe