Top 10 Nature Themed Games
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ค. 2024
- Tom Vasel, Zee Garcia, and Mike DiLisio take a look at their top 10 games themed around nature.
Intro - 00:00
Mike 10 - 06:33
Zee 10 - 08:47
Tom 10 - 11:35
Mike 9 - 13:16
Zee 9 - 16:16
Tom 9 - 17:55
Mike 8 - 20:34
Zee 8 - 22:47
Tom 8 - 24:54
Mike 7 - 27:36
Zee 7 - 30:01
Tom 7 - 31:38
Mike 6 - 34:52
Zee 6 - 36:54
Tom 6 - 39:03
Mike 5 - 41:00
Zee 5 - 44:05
Tom 5 - 46:38
Mike 4 - 49:06
Zee 4 - 51:30
Tom 4 - 54:22
Mike 3 - 57:07
Zee 3 - 1:00:02
Tom 3 - 1:01:27
Mike 2 - 1:03:33
Zee 2 - 1:05:40
Tom 2 - 1:08:20
Mike 1 - 1:10:40
Zee 1 - 1:13:40
Tom1 - 1:13:45
People's Choice 1:15:49
Outro - 1:19:06
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Inhale the herbs.
The irony of the cover for “Inhabit the Earth” and the designers other non-Key game being called “Reef Encounter” is too much to not ignore.
The jokes write themselves.
I wish you guys just said it it was funny
Thank you 😊
Thank you
Is that what y'all do before filming? lol
This list had everyone in rare form. Chemistry firing on all cylinders. Love this group and the conversation is great.
This is the best group and thats just the facts
This list was brimming with sensuality! Great job guys!
I love nature themed games and am so happy there has been such an influx of them in the past couple years. :)
Great video once again. I was very sad when Sam left, but I have always enjoyed Mike especially when he appeared on "This Game is Broken", and his addition to the Dice Tower has brought the channel to a new level of humor and fresh takes. Well done DT. Also I gave my friend my copy of "Inhabit the Earth" with it still in shrink, because I had it unopen for years. It has been about 5 years and that game still sits on his shelf in shrink. This list was the motivation I needed to convince my group to play that game!
Yeah, me too. And in the end Mike turned out to be much better than Sam. Great fan of Mike, he is the best among the new crew members.
@@luiscarlosqg For me I really do like all the new cast members. I love the extended Dice Tower Universe and it is fun to watch all the unique views.
@@AroundtheBoardShow yes, it is. I agree.
Sunset Over Water is our favorite Pencil First game. The first play we weren't sure, but it really grew on us. Good decision making, nice to look at.
In the intro when Tom says "sorry folks it's been a really long week" I'm just thinking how much I love these intros where they just give each other crap on the methodology of their lists! Always so funny to watch. No apology necessary
I agree, I'd rather see nature-themed games than any other theme. Lots of excellent choices, Honey Buzz and Meadow would be at the top of my list too.
As usual, the synergy in these videos is amazing! Keep it up y'all!
I was getting so disheartened that I hadn't heard Meadow!
You guys delivered! I love this game! 😁
Village Green is one of my favorite games. More people need to try this one!
This is the strongest intro to a top 10 I've seen.
Mike peaking behind the curtain will haunt me the rest of my days. 2:50
The first game I thought of was Sunset Over Water. Zee did a great review of it years ago and I eventually got this game and love it! Beth Sobel did all the gorgeous artwork on this and she has done many other games including Cascadia and a little game we picked up, Subastral. Subastral also has a nature theme.
I haven't played many of these games, including Meadow, but that feeling you three were describing is Sunset Over Water for me.
Thank you Mike! Petrichor #4! And thank you for the solo mode playthrough!
What in the world is that "doll" behind you guys??
Yes! Why is no one else asking this??? 😅
It is Unnatural.
This is my favourite list by far, put the most on my wishlist as a result.
Inhabit the earth is still one of my favorite games, I'm glad it is not forgotten
Meadow is absolutely my winner of the heart, too-
After watching all your lists I got really sure none of you would mention it- but tadaaaa... all your Number one!
It is so fantastic artwork! And Gameplay... just wonderful.
In my top list would be 'Myrmes' on second Place and 'endangered' on the third... maybe 'Papillon' somewhere and 'Renature' ... even if it's really mean ;)
The Inhabit the Earth cover had us laughing and trying to guess what the alternate names for the game could be, which derailed us for 20 very productive minutes. I believe it's a copy/homage to the very nice cover art of Wildlife Adventure, which makes the cover choice even sillier. Next up is the artist's homage to Monet's lily pad series of painting, now with varicose veins and googly eyes.
You guys always make me laugh. Great list! Thanks guys!
Meadow would be my #1 pick as well! Glad to see Canopy on the list, too!
2:36 -2:56 was AMAZING. Really skirting the line on the family friendly lines there. Mike channeling his inner Potter Stewart (maybe he IS the former Justice and is showing his true age!) Follow that with his "peak behind the curtains" and I was losing it.
Thanks for that. Mike's quote completely flew over my head the first time. Very sensual.
Can’t wait for the creepy covers list!
I get the “this is too abstract” argument, I do, but when you think about any board game and think of what they would be like if you removed all of the abstraction…it makes me laugh, lol!
Example: I love Wingspan, but cleaning up the bird poop and getting the birds back in the box can REALLY be a headache!
Love Meadow, fantastic game. I was hoping for it to be on the list but was pleasantly surprised how high it ranked for them all.
For creepy game covers and general artwork, it's hard to beat Mr. Cabbagehead's Garden, nightmare inducing even!
So fun!!
Nice tune for countdown, what was that?
Loved this top 10 a lot, most of my favorite games were mentioned
I love t a king shots on Inhabit the Earth. The art was the #1 complaint. And also the #1 thing that could not be changed (it was connected to Breeze).
The cover of Inhabit the Earth makes it look like all the animals just came from the optometrist and got dilated!
Man, I love Zee Garcia so much
"I don't like beaches that much" - Tom Vasel, man who moved to Miami.
Loved this video. Mike's list was the one that got my gaming vibe when we think Nature Theme
Great to see Inherit the Earth on here. Such an underrated game.
Listening to this when you’re in a rush… my word HURRY UP!! 😂😂
I feel like Tokaido should have also made the list. The theme being a walk through nature helps, but the actions of painting a panorama and bathing in a hot spring feel like they evoke the nature theme a lot to me.
Darwin's Choice. The scoring can be somewhat of a nightmare but the art is gorgeous.
Mine would be:
10. Dominant Species
9. Similo: Animals and Similo: Wild Animals
8. Songbirds
7. Piepmatz
6. Flourish
5. Four Gardens
4. Hey, That's My Fish
3. Floriferous
2. Wingspan
1. Everdell
Ecos: First Continent is one of my favorite nature themed games. Surprised it wasn't mentioned by anyone or people
Good call. Ecos is great.
Love me some Everdell and Creature Comforts ... I would say, in my mind, both count in this category
Great list. One nature themed game that I really love that wasn’t on any list is a game called Succulent. Try it out sometime, super fun.
March of the Ants is probably my top nature themed game in my collection, that I can think of offhand anyway.
Honey Buzz is awesome! We all loved it. I was hoping it would make it on someone's list.
Tom to MIke: How did you do the bottom five? xDDDD
haha nice throwback xD
I know it isn't the greatest game, but I'm surprised nobody mentioned Planet. I find it to be a pretty relaxing, very nature-heavy themed game and I enjoy it. Definitely would have been on my list.
1:02:14 Which is better: 1st Edition or 2nd Edition? Thanks.
I love creature comforts!
I agree with the three lists much more than the people's choice.
Take a shot whenever Mike says Evoke
I think nature theme is more prevalent not due to the success of Wingspan as much as the cultural climate. Nature themes are mostly immune to controversy. It's politically safe.
I feel like this list is for me. Lot of these games are in my collection or they are on my wishlist. Wild Serengeti is something I am curious about. I expect it at the end of this year.
And very excited about the announced meadow expansion. :)
They only game I Am missing in this list is Planet. A 3d puzzly kind of game where you attract animals to your planet.
Biotopia would also be a candidate. A small game about butterflies. Planting flowers and attracting butterflies to your garden.
I think Mike could say sensory/satisfying rather than sensual, to avoid the sexual connotation.
18:05 : Top 10 Creepy covers or top 10 Creepy games? Or art? Tbh. I'm here for all of them.
I've had plum wine. But I've also had pear brandy!
Your "Plums" here locally has far longer title. Polish title translated back to English would be "A game with a plum on the cover and the pi number in the background" :D Incredibly long title.
btw, it's fun to see Polish game at the top, three tops actually :)
Drink everytime Mike says "evoke" and see how quickly you hit the floor xD
It had to have been over 20 I should have counted lol. Don't mean to throw hate, just something I noticed early on and became hyper aware of
Guys can we get a “Top 10 Sensual Games” list??
No Forest Shuffle? damn!
Myrmes is another great one. Ants power...
Fungi / Morels
I'd have chosen Twilight Imperium 4e ... because it has the Arborec. :P
Dammit Zee, you had me searching the Floriferous deluxe for a second there cuz of the alleged "scratch and sniff" cards lol
I think wingspan can count as a Zoo game.
Joke's on you Tom. There IS a mosquito in Hive. It's a mini expansion. We rarely play with it though, as it is a bit annoying.
48:43 What about Octopus’s Garden?
I’m really surprised Ecos: First Continent didn’t make any of these lists… To me, it’s the epitome of nature-themed games.
Hive has beetles, but no cockroach. And there is a mosquito in an expansion. The mosquito can mimic the ability of any piece to which it is adjacent. So in a way, the mosquito does disappear... And becomes an ant, or beetle, or spider or something.
With these three, none of the BIOS games has a chance. :)
Why would you do a top 10 list that isn’t in order of your favourites? Enjoyed seeing the different games though
Thanks to Zee I've learned words such as "esoteric" and now "soporific" LOL
“Yo folks I’m Tom” cannot be the new thing..
If animals are wearing clothes it’s fantasy.
Ok, so I just learned Inhabit the Earth at Dice Tower East. That rulebook was atrocious. We learned it. We played it. We even enjoyed it. I would suggest that the rulebook is a barrier though, to anyone that might casually pick up that game.
Everdell has nature elements but I wouldn’t categorize it as a nature game.
It’s a stretch, albeit very long stretch, to put Spirit Island as a nature game.
Me neither.
Really suprised Photosynthesis wasnt in anyones list.
Same here. It is superior.
I'm interested to know what the jerk move is in Photosynthesis.
Same. Not to use it, just out of curiosity. I only played once and I liked it.
I’ve been trying to find a copy of Plums for a while but it’s badly out of print
I was sure that Haven will be on Tom's list...
Thumbs up for the Redwall shout out!
9:11 Ever had an ostrich egg?
1:09:57 Do you mean a game about the desert? There are a few of those!
So sad that no one is talking about the Planet game. So fun and easy to play with those magnet planet and create different habitat and win animals to get some points.
I wonder if Earth has now bumped Meadow
36:20 But as a 2-player game, I felt the game is very tight (a good thing for me), and that it was a little mean - because one player will continue to use the camera - and it is very much to my incentive to continue to take the camera from my opponent, otherwise he/she will just run away with easy points - which, in a 2-player game is a sure way to lose the game (if you ask me - it doesn’t seem as balanced). Of course, I cannot speak for 3+ player games, maybe more players being there fixes this issue. Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoyed the game the one time I played it. I had squeaked by, barely, with the win (2 players), but again, I attribute that to keeping my opponent’s use of the camera - in check - by taking the camera away enough times.
Roy laughing at the beginning already set this up so great...
7:30 Like Arboretum!
No love for Ecos, eh? I like that game. Maybe the only person that does apparently.
Dude, I’m all here for the future promised Top 10 Creepy Box Covers
1:15:48 4-way crossover at #1!!!!!!! Could it be possible?
Meadow!!!
1:17:46 Trekking The National Parks??
I'm surprised no one picked Photosynthesis! We love Cascadia and Wingspan
Pear wine would be Cider.
Last three way was Number 3 on games not to teach/play with newbs. Race for the galaxy picked by Tom, Zee, and Sam. All picked as number 3.
I get the feeling Mike meant "sensory". Unless Meadow really is a "sensual" game… I kind of regret buying it for a friend's birthday if that is the case :D.
Don't kink shame Mike ;)
I don't think "sensory" would have worked in his sentence; maybe "sensorial," but we can hardly blame him for not using a word that apparently neither of us even knew existed. In any case, I understood what he was trying to say and that's ultimately the point of using language.
Perfectly ripe pears beat almost any other fruit in deliciousness. All other pears are a slightly grainy, rock hard, pale immigration of an apple. Try buying those really expensive gift pears at Christmas that are wrapped in gold foil and sold in specialty stores. They are devine ....and so are the pears you leave on your trees until fully ripe (Christmas time) after a few hard frosts, and then pick and eat the same day. Divine. If you haven't had a ripe pear, you haven't had a pear.
How good would you think plums were if you had only ever eaten them green?
Cascadia: "Everytime they touch, I get some VPs, and everytime we pull a chit from the bag... Can't you feel my heart beat fast, I want to pick first! Need them side-by-side!"
A very …handsome episode indeed
I feel like this list fills itself. Everyone must have Bosk, Photosynthesis, Wingspan, and Parks do that's 4 3-way crossovers already and I haven't even watched the video.
Edit: Whaaa how did no one put photosynthesis on??? At all???