What a great show you have. I got into board games about a year ago and have bought several games because of Game NIght episodes I have watched....current favorite is circus flohcati. If my family plays the Santa role correctly, I should get several more of the games you showcased on the 25th.
Here's my two-penny worth, from the UK...first-off, your Vids are great - Lincoln: I Love your stress/moral stress over cubes/cards/situations that are just A GAME! It is both endearing and frustrating (sometimes, in the words of "Frozen", 'Let it Go!') ! Nikki - you're defo the smartest..TRUST, but smile.;o)) Dave - You almost hide your Alpha-gamer, but you still betray yourself occasionally: I guess it is a product of the brilliant stuff you guys do... Aaron: You are great at being the Arbiter - controlling Dave, explaining STUFF, soothing Lincoln!! IN SUMMARY - TOP BANANA guys... Long may it continue! xxx
Lincoln, this was great! Just listening to your discussion, seeing and jotting down games. This was so informative and enjoyable. There were a TON of Games I didn’t know about, and others like Azul that I love watching on TH-cam. Merry Christmas guys!
I am glad Aaron recognized 13 Days. I got it last year and my wife and I played it a lot. We haven't played it much since because we have bought new games, but I do want to play it again soon. For fun, you should check out 13 minutes which is a micro-game version of 13 days. It is no substitute for the real game, but it is cute.
The "3 player werewolf" game you came up with is basically Win, Lose, Banana. The difference is in WLB, one person is the designated "voter" and the other two have to convince the voter that they are the banana. This also mimics one of the final 3 scenarios that sometimes happens in werewolf (where 1 player is clearly a villager).
@ 12:00 - I'm completely on board with playing games multiple times in a row like Dave, especially if it's something new to me. I love trying to piece together a strategy and see if I can improve on previous playthroughs. Sometimes, a game might not show it's strategic complexity in just one playthrough and the only way to uncover it is to play it multiple times. This is especially true with games that have multiple paths to victory.
Glad to hear the Harry Potter game is on your list - I've ordered that and the expansion for my wife as a Christmas gift (although, sadly, it will not arrive until 12/26!). Have a great Christmas!
Awesome episode, guys! Any chance of you branching off into your own TH-cam channel this coming year? I love the BGG channel, but it’s hard to sift through the hundreds of videos that are posted from all the conventions all year round. I’d rather be able able to subscribe to Game Night! separately.
Scotty, we are part of BoardGameGeek so we will be on this channel. You might consider following us on Facebook or one of the other social media addresses we have at the end of the video as we announce new episodes there. There is also a Geeklist on BoardGameGeek where we post news about the new episodes. You can get notifications if you subscribe to the Geeklist. That list is here: bit.ly/GameNightList . Thanks for the note and for watching.
As I hear you talk about sports games, you guys really need to check out some of the games from Plaay.com. Like History Maker Baseball, Second Season Football, Face to the Mat Wrestling, and so many more. Even Roller Derbry, Lacrosse and bowling! Awesome games.
It may be out of your preference zone, but would you ever consider playing one of GMT's COIN series games? They have a number of them that are not purely or even mainly wargame-ey. Or perhaps even Here I Stand or Virgin Queen? Those two may be too long for a video now that I think of it.
Hello guys, thank you for your great show! I really enjoy it! (and it also improves my english - I'm from Italy) I wanted to ask if you ever played Vast: The Crystal Caverns... I think it would be a fun episode, although the initial teaching can be quite long. Anyway, keep up the good work! Happy holidays!
Question to Linc, about this year's editing. Which episode did you work on editing the most? In reference to which episode did you cut off the most of the bloopers, goofs, or even long laughs and discussions between turns? :D
The hardest was most likely The 7th Continent, just because I was under extreme time pressure to shoot and edit it. This War of Mine was also very difficult because of the length and the tough decisions on what to leave in if we were being redundant in our discussions. Scythe, while I finished it this time last year was the toughest edit of the last 12 months. There were a few things that needed to be redone because we realized Dave was ambiguous or incorrect in a few explanations that could not be remedied with an onscreen note. So working those elements into the older timeline was a true task and not something I'd like to repeat. Having said all of that, editing is my favorite part of the whole production. When I can remove something and make the edit appear seamless brings me much joy. Thanks for the notes and for watching.
So, once again, we can all agree that Scythe is another type of MONSTER :D Thanks Linc, I wish you successful and fulfilling work in the year to come. Keep up the great work. Cheers! :)
There was a scoring mistake at the end of the game that would have put Aaron ahead of me for the win. Still a fun game. Thanks for the notes and for watching.
Dave, we also recently played Careers when I pulled out my old 1971 Parker Brothers edition and it was surprising how advanced that game was for the time. Being able to choose your own win conditions, "dice mitigation" through card plays, interesting decisions to make. We all really enjoyed it and my game group wants to play it again. It was one of my favorite games when I was growing up and I never got rid of it.
100% agree. After playing it years ago with Dave I went out and found a new version that was the original version in a new package. Some that changes in recent years are less than satisfactory. Thanks for the note and for watching.
Thanks guys for the hours of fun and Merry Christmas to you all. Hope 2018 is a wonderful year, full of cards, dice and tiles.
I love GameNight and it's my favourite BG show. Thanks for existing you guys, have a MERRY Christmas and happy holidays !
What a great show you have. I got into board games about a year ago and have bought several games because of Game NIght episodes I have watched....current favorite is circus flohcati. If my family plays the Santa role correctly, I should get several more of the games you showcased on the 25th.
I do hope Santa brings you what you would like!
Thanks guys! Enjoy your holidays / New year, see you in 2018 for more awesome content!
Question To Dave and Aaron: Which episode (game) of 2017 had the most intriguing or hard rules to explain?
I supported BGG for you guys. I love your show so much!
Thanks! We really appreciate it. Have a wonderful New Year.
Here's my two-penny worth, from the UK...first-off, your Vids are great - Lincoln: I Love your stress/moral stress over cubes/cards/situations that are just A GAME! It is both endearing and frustrating (sometimes, in the words of "Frozen", 'Let it Go!') ! Nikki - you're defo the smartest..TRUST, but smile.;o)) Dave - You almost hide your Alpha-gamer, but you still betray yourself occasionally: I guess it is a product of the brilliant stuff you guys do... Aaron: You are great at being the Arbiter - controlling Dave, explaining STUFF, soothing Lincoln!! IN SUMMARY - TOP BANANA guys... Long may it continue! xxx
Thanks Steve. I appreciate and love that you are even that invested in us. Thanks for the note and for watching.
I always thought Dave and Nikki was the couple but it seems now it is Lincoln and Nikki :D
I think Dave and Nikki are siblings.
Jonas Åkerblom If you watch the intro, you can see who is visiting and who lives together ☺
Ha! Nikki and I are not related... other than being long-time Vinci lovers :)
So glad there's a lot of love for black orchestra. I have it and really enjoy it. Merry Christmas to you all.
Ethnos is my board game of the year. I really can't get enough of it!
Oh really? Is there a Mountains of Madness episode coming up ? It's one of my favorites for the year, and I'd love to see you guys playing it :D
I do hope we are able to work it in.
Lincoln, this was great! Just listening to your discussion, seeing and jotting down games. This was so informative and enjoyable. There were a TON of Games I didn’t know about, and others like Azul that I love watching on TH-cam. Merry Christmas guys!
I am glad Aaron recognized 13 Days. I got it last year and my wife and I played it a lot. We haven't played it much since because we have bought new games, but I do want to play it again soon. For fun, you should check out 13 minutes which is a micro-game version of 13 days. It is no substitute for the real game, but it is cute.
Happy Holidays y’all :D looking forward to next year! Maybe a play of Fog of Love? With Aaron and Dave
Fog of Love looks cool. Now that it's "widely" available through Wal-Mart we might be able to do it.
The "3 player werewolf" game you came up with is basically Win, Lose, Banana. The difference is in WLB, one person is the designated "voter" and the other two have to convince the voter that they are the banana. This also mimics one of the final 3 scenarios that sometimes happens in werewolf (where 1 player is clearly a villager).
@ 12:00 - I'm completely on board with playing games multiple times in a row like Dave, especially if it's something new to me. I love trying to piece together a strategy and see if I can improve on previous playthroughs. Sometimes, a game might not show it's strategic complexity in just one playthrough and the only way to uncover it is to play it multiple times. This is especially true with games that have multiple paths to victory.
Glad to hear the Harry Potter game is on your list - I've ordered that and the expansion for my wife as a Christmas gift (although, sadly, it will not arrive until 12/26!). Have a great Christmas!
Awesome episode, guys! Any chance of you branching off into your own TH-cam channel this coming year? I love the BGG channel, but it’s hard to sift through the hundreds of videos that are posted from all the conventions all year round. I’d rather be able able to subscribe to Game Night! separately.
Scotty, we are part of BoardGameGeek so we will be on this channel. You might consider following us on Facebook or one of the other social media addresses we have at the end of the video as we announce new episodes there. There is also a Geeklist on BoardGameGeek where we post news about the new episodes. You can get notifications if you subscribe to the Geeklist. That list is here: bit.ly/GameNightList . Thanks for the note and for watching.
Lincoln Damerst Thank you, Lincoln! Keep up the awesome playthroughs!
Donated! Thanks for everything you do, gang!
As I hear you talk about sports games, you guys really need to check out some of the games from Plaay.com. Like History Maker Baseball, Second Season Football, Face to the Mat Wrestling, and so many more. Even Roller Derbry, Lacrosse and bowling! Awesome games.
Watching game night this year - I purchased dice forge based on your play through - we love it!! Thanks for everything you do - love the show
Can u do Fabled fruits? Im willing to watch you guys go through the entire deck, no matter how long it takes.
They've already been done fabled fruit but i think without going through the entire deck. th-cam.com/video/URmp5zxv6ow/w-d-xo.html
Dave,
For a light fun sports game, have you tried Baseball Highlights 2045? It is a deck builder with a baseball and sci-fi theme. Check it out!
This! Love BH2045!!
Played the prototype, backed the Kickstarter, like the game :)
Great year for games! Thanks for the suggestions (my wallet will not however). Congratulations to Lincoln on the new job!
Vortex seems similar in concept to 1971's Orion, which I played as a kid, except with 6 positions on each wheel, instead of 4
TOO MANY BONES needs to be played by you guys!!
It may be out of your preference zone, but would you ever consider playing one of GMT's COIN series games? They have a number of them that are not purely or even mainly wargame-ey. Or perhaps even Here I Stand or Virgin Queen? Those two may be too long for a video now that I think of it.
Greg S I think the COIN games are heavier, longer, and way more rules heavy than what the usually reserve for GameNight
Great episode! Id love to see Necromunda or Shadespire on the show
Me too!
Hello guys, thank you for your great show! I really enjoy it! (and it also improves my english - I'm from Italy)
I wanted to ask if you ever played Vast: The Crystal Caverns... I think it would be a fun episode, although the initial teaching can be quite long. Anyway, keep up the good work! Happy holidays!
Paolo, we have the game but have not had time to play it. We will give it a go soon though and see if the group might enjoy it.
I supported! I love your live streams from the different Cons throughout the year. Keep up the good work!
aren't you ever going to play Conan? i love your videos... and Conan!
Black Orchestra is the best episode that you have ever done! Great stuff!
At the end when you mention playing games online, do you mean tabletop simulator?
Not in this case. They were mentioning brettspielwelt.de and yucata.de.
I love watching your show. Thank you for making so good job for boardgames geeks community 👍 Greetings from Poland 👊
Thank you Marek and thanks for watching the show.
Question to Linc, about this year's editing. Which episode did you work on editing the most? In reference to which episode did you cut off the most of the bloopers, goofs, or even long laughs and discussions between turns? :D
The hardest was most likely The 7th Continent, just because I was under extreme time pressure to shoot and edit it. This War of Mine was also very difficult because of the length and the tough decisions on what to leave in if we were being redundant in our discussions. Scythe, while I finished it this time last year was the toughest edit of the last 12 months. There were a few things that needed to be redone because we realized Dave was ambiguous or incorrect in a few explanations that could not be remedied with an onscreen note. So working those elements into the older timeline was a true task and not something I'd like to repeat. Having said all of that, editing is my favorite part of the whole production. When I can remove something and make the edit appear seamless brings me much joy. Thanks for the notes and for watching.
So, once again, we can all agree that Scythe is another type of MONSTER :D
Thanks Linc, I wish you successful and fulfilling work in the year to come. Keep up the great work.
Cheers! :)
Lincoln Damerst that’s really interesting. Thanks for the peek behind the curtain.
Great videos from a great bunch of guys and gals.10/10
Anyone know how Word Slam is compared to Crosstalk?
I really want to do both on the show.
Glad I caught the Sagrada mistake haha! Was able to try it and was definitely disappointed by it. Thanks for the video, very enjoyable.
what is the mistake?
There was a scoring mistake at the end of the game that would have put Aaron ahead of me for the win. Still a fun game. Thanks for the notes and for watching.
Thank you all for 2017 Game Nights!
Thanks so much. Much more coming soon.
Clank is a great game. A Classic!
Great Show...I watch a lot of them. Nikki is your niche here.Dont EVER lose her!!!
Merry Christmas! Love your shows.
Krzysztof, thanks for watching and have a Merry Christmas as well.
Dave, we also recently played Careers when I pulled out my old 1971 Parker Brothers edition and it was surprising how advanced that game was for the time. Being able to choose your own win conditions, "dice mitigation" through card plays, interesting decisions to make. We all really enjoyed it and my game group wants to play it again. It was one of my favorite games when I was growing up and I never got rid of it.
100% agree. After playing it years ago with Dave I went out and found a new version that was the original version in a new package. Some that changes in recent years are less than satisfactory. Thanks for the note and for watching.
Can we make an effort as a board game community to eradicate the term "pimping out?" Bling works just as well without the connotation.
Great video, and thanks for pointing me to yucata.de for online board games!