OK, I'll bite. My top 10: 1. Ark Nova 2. Wingspan 3. Terraforming Mars 4. It's a Wonderful World 5. The Castles of Burgundy 6. Gaia Project 7. Underwater Cities 8. Meadow 9. Viticulture 10. Great Western Trail
They are so good. I love love love their personality. Every video has me smiling from ear to ear the whole way through. I pretty much feel like this is my favorite board game channel at this point. They are not just informative but they are so entertaining, so wholesome, so funny, and they play off each other so well. I literally laugh out loud at every single video.
You guys are the best board game couple. Thanks for the list. Edit: I agree that we should appreciate designers, but let's not forget about the artists and publishers that have allowed these games to come to life. I also loved how Sunniva thanked Johaness. And also had to casually brag a bit about winning games while falling asleep 🤣 Sunniva is brutal
Thanks for sharing your top 10! Enjoyed it! My top 10. 10. Sanctum 9. Runebound 3rd Edition 8. World Wonders 7. Hamburg 6. Istanbul 5. Merchants of the Dark Road 4. Abomination Heir of Frankenstein 3. Fortune and Glory 2. Dice Throne and Dice Throne Adventures 1. Legends of Andor
Awesome list guys ! A lot of crossovers with your list, my top 10: 10. Feast for Odin 9. Gaia Project (haven’t played Age of Innovation yet) 8. Gloomhaven (haven’t played Frosthaven yet) 7. Ark Nova 6. Castles of Ludwig Deluxe 5. Pandemic legacy 4. Clank legacy 3. Nations 2. Terraforming Mars 1. Castles of Burgundy !
Thank you both so much for sharing your Top 100s, and sharing your joy that comes with board gaming! May this channel receive a Feldian amount of Victory Points!
Johannes: "Thank you board games for giving me the final punchline: Orleans stories" XD Nice top100 from both! I still think that Feast for Odin is waaay too high, but I am glad to see Kanban so close to the top. It was a lot of fun listening to you talking about your choices and all the crossover dances. Thanks for this As a personal top10: 1) Kanban: Driver's Edition 2) ZhanGuo 3) Race for the Galaxy 4) Vinhos (I urgently need to play it again, I am not sure where it holds right now) 5) Aquatica 6) The Gallerist 7) Hero Realms 8) Underwater Cities 9) Blackout: Hong Kong 10) Trains
Your guys talk before announcing number one was a beautiful love letter to this hobby 😁 My favorite game is actually Arcadia Quest because of the memories it created with my sons, we played through every campaign and expansion multiple times. Castles of Burgundy is close though!
Awesome! I never got to try Arcadia Quest, even thoough I wanted to early on in the hobby. Now, I am nt sure it would be for me, but I am happy to hear about all the memories you've made with it. Thank you so much for watching :)
Go on then, since you asked 😉 My current top 10: 10. Nusfjord 9. Cuzco (slightly superior to Bora Bora!) 8. Marrakesh 7. Hallertau 6. Federation 5. Paladins of the West Kingdom 4. Great Western Trail (OG but NZ is pushing it pretty hard!) 3. Barrage 2. Brass: Birmingham 1. Terraforming Mars (the only game I've played over 100 times!)
I bought Federation based on your video last year. It’s a great game! Castles of Burgundy was already my favorite, but the deluxe version makes it even better!
Thanks a lot to both of you. Best channel on You Tube 👍. I started watching you since you did the christmas video for Better Board Games (Germany) and you just hit my expactations to a channel for board Games ❤ Top 10 for me: 1. Dominant Species 2. Pax Pamir 3. Terraforming Mars 4. On Mars 5. Lisboa 6. Maracaibo 7. Ark Nova 8. Gaia Project 9. Bitoku 10. Hegemonie (11. Spirit Island)
Vic here - gaming veteran from Canada (started with Avalon Hill games in the 70s). Here is my current list of top-twenty all-time favourite games, not counting Vital Lacerda’s games, which are in a class by themselves and just don’t get played near as often as I would like and they deserve. I am waiting to play Inventions for the first time, but otherwise my current top-six Lacerda games (all of which I adore) are: Lisboa On Mars Kanban EV Vinhos The Gallerist Weather Machine Before I list my top twenty, I need to mention that of course there are many great games I haven’t played yet and that this list doesn’t include my all-time favourite game experiences (because they are one-off for me). Those cooperative experiences would include the Pandemic Legacy games (especially Season 1) as well as Sleeping Gods and Forgotten Waters. Here’s my top twenty today: Die Macher Age of Innovation Federation Revive Gaia Project Concordia Terraforming Mars A Feast for Odin Le Havre Marrakesh Nucleum Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory The Castles of Burgundy Teotihuacan: City of Gods Ultimate Railroads The LOOP Praga Caput Regni Rajas of the Ganges Newton Ora et Labora
Fantastic list! I think of all the content producers out there I have the most in common with you guys. Our crossovers would be well above 60. Here is my top 10 list. 1 Brass: Birmingham 2 Barrage 3 Lisboa 4 Clans of Caledonia 5 Underwater Cities 6 Anachrony: Infinity Box (with Fractures of Time) 7 War of the Ring: Second Edition 8 The Gallerist 9 On Mars 10 Great Western Trail: New Zealand
Great list guys!! Our tastes are similar ♥ Can't wait to try Voidfall and Frosthaven! My TOP:
10- Twilight Imperium IV 9- Dune Imperium 8- La Granja 7- Castles of Burgundy 6- Lisboa 5- Gloomhaven 4- Brass Lanchashire 3- Spirit Island 2- A Feast for Odin 1- Mage Knight
Such a great list! I don't love all of them, but that doesn't matter, as I have my own list :P Thank you so much for watching! We truly appreciate you!
Great top 10! My favourite board game experiences: Gloomhaven, Pandemic Legacy: Season 1, and Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated. Besides those Legacy games, my top picks for 2 players would be either War of the Ring: Second Edition or Mr. Jack in New York. My top pick for 3 players would be Specter Ops/Specter Ops: Broken Covenant. Favourites with 4 are The Boss, Clash of Cultures and 878 Vikings: Invasions of England. For 5, Chaos in the Old World with Chaos in the Old World: The Horned Rat Expansion. For 6+, No Limit Texas Hold 'Em and word-based party games like Beyond Balderdash.
My no 1 is also Feast for Odin!! I dont know how to explain it, it is just sooo fulfilling!! Great set of videos guys, thank you so much!! You are great ❤
Wow! What a fun series and a great top 10 of heavy euros games. I have played around half of these games and those are all in my top 20! I understand what you mean about Lisboa. That feeling… At night, when it’s quiet, I sometimes hear a voice, now I know it’s Federation calling ! Thank you. I now know what I need to do to sleep better !
The games in my top 10 (not ranked, as they would not be ranked the same way in ten minutes): Teotihuacan; Terraforming Mars; Sagrada; Darwin's Journey; Underwater Cities; The Gallerist; Targi; Nucleum; Grand Austria Hotel (wirh exps); The Castles of Burgundy... Thanks for your work, I enjoyed all the episodes very much
Just loved the progression of Cinema's reaction to JJ's neverending Frosthaven 101. "Yeah, that is indeed how that game plays", "What in the hell is the funny man talking about now", "Can you believe this, audience", "haha, he's still going on", "wow phew, we did it" :D
Loved the videos! You are one of the best content creators for heavy games and it shows in your lists. Quick question(s): is horseless carriage really the only splotter that made it? Which other ones have you played? How would you rank them?
Thank you for the kind words! We are happy to hear that you are enjoying the videos :D We haven't played many Splotters, and the ones we have played, we have only played once!
In no particular order, the following would be my current Top 10 list I think: Terraforming Mars, Vindication, Unsettled, Dune: Imperium, Voidfall, Castles of Burgundy (yes, the special edition), Mind MGMT, Concordia, Ra, and Inis. I'd really like to try Federation as it looks like a game that would be really fun and likely could be in my Top 10! Thanks for the great series.
Solid list. I am just arriving home from playing A Feast for Odin, such a good game. And two weeks ago I visited Lisboa , one of the most beautiful cities I have ever been to. To celebrate it we played Lisboa. So, a lot of coincidences. : )
Really enjoyed this! Great choices and some very new games on the top 10! That's what's so exciting about this hobby... you never know when a new favourite is going to hit the table 👀 Lots of love to you both ❤
Hey 🤩 Thank you so much for watching! Exploring new games is so much fun (most of the time 😅) as there are hidden (and not so hidden) gems everywhere! 🥳
Wonderful! 👏👏👏 Thank you for the whole top 100. It helps me find out what other good games are out there that I should try, because playing great boardgames with fine people (like you) makes me happy 😊
You guys are fantastic! I always enjoy your videos, but this one was especially moving. You totally nailed it Johannes, in your off script rambling about why cardboard matters so much in our lives. Thank YOU both so much! 😘❤️
IT'S HERE! IT'S HERE! Federation was my 43 but I think it will climb with more plays. Clans is my 55 and would be higher if I could play it more. Vinhos is my 38, Evacuation my 18. Castles is my 29 and Feast is my 25. Three way crossover twice in this section with Kanban and Brass! Thankful for you guys too. Have to say you have pretty good tastes in games :) My top 10: 10 - Yedo - Deluxe Master Set 9 - Kanban EV 8 - Tekhenu 7 - Great Western Trail (New Zealand et al) 6 - On Mars 5 - Brass: Birmingham 4 - Anachrony 3 - Spirit Island 2 - Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles 1 - Voidfall - An absolute masterpiece for me. 60+ plays and counting.
Thank you for watching, and thank you for being here :) Need to play Yedo again, only played it once! Anachrony never completely clicked for me, but I do want to play it again! Spirit Island was not for me (coop)!
Yay a new number 1 from Sunniva! And a good one too (love it!) Johannes, I knew your #1 wouldn't change, it's like me and Scythe, i could almost have it tatooed it's so there to stay 😅 I can't say "great list" because I've only played half of the games on that list, but the ones i played were great that's for sure. My top 10 would include Terraforming Mars, Revive, Concordia, castle of burgundy special edition (so special ❤), Azul, Hansa Teutonica, anno 1800, inis, underwater cities and of course Scythe (duh). Orleans and The Crew just exited my top 10 to let Revive and castle of burgundy in. From your list, the one I would most want to try is Federation.
Thank you so much for watching :D So many great games on your list! It's so fun to see what our viewers enjoy! I think you would enjoy Federation, so hope you'll be able to try it soon! :)
Hello, thank you for this updated 2024 top 100! Given the style of games you like, have you already tried the Splotter ones like Food Chain Magnate, Indonesia, ... ? Look forward to your review 😊
Thank you so much! :) We have played a few Splotters, but haven't had the chance to play them enough. FCM has a little bit too direct conflict for me, but I might like it better now than when I played it many years ago!
Fantastic list and happy to see Federation is loved by others. An alignment here and there when looking at your top 10 in comparison to my favorite 10 of all time: 1. Maracaibo 2. Hansa Teutonica 3. Anachrony 4. Troyes 5. Pax Pamir: 2nd Edition 6. Age of Steam 7. Pax Transhumanity 8. Three Kingdoms Redux 9. Mombasa 10. Lisboa
Thank you for sharing the list! So many great games here :D Haven't played all, but love most that I have played. Thrree Kingdoms Rerdux I have only played once, and it wasn't completely in my wheelhouse!
You summed up how many of us feel about the hobby. Well said! To answer your question, my number one is (and likely always will be) Dominion. Dominion does for me what Lisboa and others do for you. Keep doing what you do, I will keep coming back to watch.
Both your number one's are games that I keep looking at but holding off from as I tend to be less drawn to euro's in general... I suspect I will cave in at some point. Kudos on your channel by the way. Only came across it earlier in the year but love the authenticity you bring to your videos.
Thank you so much! Glad you are enjoying what we do :) Hopefully you might get a chance to play it with someone elses copy, before deciding if you want to buy or not!
I love you guys so much! Y’all give me all the good feelings and each video makes me smile :) I haven’t done a personal top 10 in awhile, but I would guess that Lisboa and Kanban are both on there for me. I’m with you, Johannes- that giddy feeling I get when I play Lisboa is so hard to explain but it just brings me such joy! Fabulous top 100- thank YOU for bringing us all these wonderful videos :)
Thank you so much for the kind words, and thank you so much for watching our videos! It's always so nice to have people comment on videos for a long time, so thank you for enjoying what we do!
Great video! You two make me smile! My only crossover was Castles of Burgundy but I finally own Feast for Odin and I think I will try Lisboa at my next convention if I can.
I agree with Sunniva about Castles of Burgundy. Amazing game and fantastic table presence. I never played the original as it was too bland looking for me. My friends thought I was nuts. Then the Anniversary came out and I yawned again. This edition however…WOW! It draws me in with the mini castles and the acrylic tiles. I love it! Great lists. Now, I need to go buy a few of them. Thanks BGR😩
This was lovely and fun to watch, thank you! You guys have such an uplifting energy. You also have great taste in games, and you explain extremely well what you like, don’t like, and why. Well done, and congratulations! BTW my favourite game is Dominant Species. It’s old and it’s mean, but boy is it a good time. It’s one of those “event games” that I only play once or twice a year, but always love it. Cheers!
wait what? yay Federation! Voidfall! and all the Lacerdas. OK all previous mistakes are forgiven ;) And we can all agree that the old edition of Castles is quicker to carry / setup and play so AR made it worse 😅 Thanks for the amazing content!
Great top 10... I knew Lacerda would rule this part of the list. Except for Frosthaven every game in your top 10's could be in mine, but Anachrony, Obsession and Ark Nova are missing for me.
Need to play Obsession more! Remember liking it, but I don’t know how high up it would end! I never fell in love with Anachrony, but it might be because I haven’t played enough! Thank you so much for watching and sharing! 🥳
1 Castillos de Borgoña 2 Seven wonder duel 3 King of the west kingdom 4 Austria hotel 5 Key flowers 6 El Grande 7 Wingspam 8 Great wester Trail 9 Five tribes 10 Lords of water deep
Thank you so much! Glad to hear you enjoyed it :) Sadly won't have time for UKGE this year either! It's usually duing a time of a lot of work, but I hope to go some day!
Terrific video series! It was a lot of fun watching and following along. Also, I believe Suniva won the crossover guessing contest. Haha My top 10: 10. Dinosaur Island 9. Endeavor: Age of Sail 8. Eclipse: A New Dawn for the Galaxy 7. Sabika 6. Marvel Champions 5. Everdell 4. Scythe 3. Voidfall 2. Wayfarers of the South Tigris 1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Change is Constant
@@BoardGamingRamblings I know you're trying to get more into solo gaming; Sabika has one of the best solo modes of any game in my collection. It's so simple to operate. If it takes me about 1.25-1.5 hours to play a game, only about 20 minutes TOTAL is spent administering the AI's turns. I highly recommend it for solo play.
@@sunnivavarjord Yes! My wife (not a gamer) asked if I wanted to play a game Friday night and I gave her a couple options. She chose Endeavor. And proceeded to beat me. She's 3-0 against me in Endeavor now. Hahaha
Of the 248 games that I have played 3 times or more, here are my top 10: 10 Age of Steam 9 Hansa Teutonica 8 John Company: Second Edition 7 Obsession 6 Lisboa 5 Carnegie 4 City of the Big Shoulders 3 Kanban EV 2 Brass: Birmingham 1 Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory
1. 18xx (1817 if I had to pick) 2. Mage Knight 3. Terra Mystica Games (Gaia Project if I had to pick. Still need to play age of innovation) 4. Age of Steam 5. Arcs 6. Lisboa 7. Pax Pamir 2e 8. Race for the Galaxy 9. Food Chain Magnate 10. Trickerion I’m learning Voidfall at the moment and…it is just so good so far. Still on the tutorial, though.
Castle of Burgundy is one of my favourite games ❤ But I don ´t have the brand new version - I think it is a bit too loaded - my copy from ´21 (?) is perfectly ok 🥰 Wonderful game ❤ Whoa - you surely are Lacerda -Fans 😉 We love to play medium games, we also love Viticulture, Wingspan (and all expansions), Underwater Cities and Planet Unknown🎉
Did you make a last video about those solo games? I remember you tried a few and I was wondering about them, but haven't seen them. I guess they fell through eh? lol
1. Spirit Island 2. Scythe 3. Terraforming Mars 4. War of the Ring (2nd Ed.) 5. The Gallerist 6. C&C Napoleonics 7. Brass: Birmingham 8. Mage Knight: the Board Game 9. Black Angel 10. Rococo (Deluxe Version)
Dear ones, what a pleasure to follow you in your top 100. I love your enthusiasm, it's contagious =) thank you, love you, follow you on my favorite channel (although I'm not so proficient in the English language) Our hobby also makes me happy. Here are my top 4 in my language ;) Die Burgen von Burgund; Flügelschlag; Obession und die Architekten des Westfrankreichs Best regards from Switzerland
We have played it a few times, but it’s been a long, long time. We still have it, so we’ll get to it on Keep or Cull some day 😅 The deduction is very interesting if I remember correctly.
@@BoardGamingRamblings The singing in this one was off the charts amazing! Also, you are pushing me towards buying Kanban EV. We have the best hobby ever and best people in it.
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OK, I'll bite. My top 10:
1. Ark Nova
2. Wingspan
3. Terraforming Mars
4. It's a Wonderful World
5. The Castles of Burgundy
6. Gaia Project
7. Underwater Cities
8. Meadow
9. Viticulture
10. Great Western Trail
13 games mentioned 3 under $100. Average price $125. None are affordable. Glad you enjoyed them.
You are one of 2 board game channels that I don't understand why you don't have 50k subscribers. Congrats on another Top 100!
Thank you for the kind words! It's hard to get through to new people, but we do out best :) Glad you are enjoying what we do!
They are so good. I love love love their personality. Every video has me smiling from ear to ear the whole way through. I pretty much feel like this is my favorite board game channel at this point. They are not just informative but they are so entertaining, so wholesome, so funny, and they play off each other so well. I literally laugh out loud at every single video.
You guys are the best board game couple. Thanks for the list. Edit: I agree that we should appreciate designers, but let's not forget about the artists and publishers that have allowed these games to come to life. I also loved how Sunniva thanked Johaness. And also had to casually brag a bit about winning games while falling asleep 🤣 Sunniva is brutal
Thank you so much! I do think I mentioned publishers and artists in there as well, but if I forgot, I obviously also meant to thank them!
Haha, it’s true 😂 thank you for watching!
Thanks for sharing your top 10! Enjoyed it! My top 10.
10. Sanctum
9. Runebound 3rd Edition
8. World Wonders
7. Hamburg
6. Istanbul
5. Merchants of the Dark Road
4. Abomination Heir of Frankenstein
3. Fortune and Glory
2. Dice Throne and Dice Throne Adventures
1. Legends of Andor
I would say:
10. Federation
9. Pax pamir
8. Castle of Burgundy
7. El grande
6. Lisboa
5. FCM
4. Barrage
3. Dune imperium
2. Ark nova
1. Brass
Fantastic list! Thank you for sharing 😁
Nice choices! Glad you went with “older” games like Bruxelles, Nations, Laserda’s, Feld’s
It's hard to beat these classics!
Awesome list guys ! A lot of crossovers with your list, my top 10:
10. Feast for Odin
9. Gaia Project (haven’t played Age of Innovation yet)
8. Gloomhaven (haven’t played Frosthaven yet)
7. Ark Nova
6. Castles of Ludwig Deluxe
5. Pandemic legacy
4. Clank legacy
3. Nations
2. Terraforming Mars
1. Castles of Burgundy !
Thank you both so much for sharing your Top 100s, and sharing your joy that comes with board gaming! May this channel receive a Feldian amount of Victory Points!
really loved your special thank you - your love of playing games and the joy you get from the experience is awesome
Thank you so much! 🤩
Thank you guys, I had a lot of fun with the top 100 videos (as with every video you upload) !
Thank you so much! It means a lot to hear that you have been enjoying the series :D More (hopefully) fun stuff to come soon!
Johannes: "Thank you board games for giving me the final punchline: Orleans stories" XD
Nice top100 from both! I still think that Feast for Odin is waaay too high, but I am glad to see Kanban so close to the top. It was a lot of fun listening to you talking about your choices and all the crossover dances. Thanks for this
As a personal top10:
1) Kanban: Driver's Edition
2) ZhanGuo
3) Race for the Galaxy
4) Vinhos (I urgently need to play it again, I am not sure where it holds right now)
5) Aquatica
6) The Gallerist
7) Hero Realms
8) Underwater Cities
9) Blackout: Hong Kong
10) Trains
Lovely impassioned speech near the end there. 👌🏻
Thank you! I just love board games :D
Your guys talk before announcing number one was a beautiful love letter to this hobby 😁 My favorite game is actually Arcadia Quest because of the memories it created with my sons, we played through every campaign and expansion multiple times. Castles of Burgundy is close though!
Awesome! I never got to try Arcadia Quest, even thoough I wanted to early on in the hobby. Now, I am nt sure it would be for me, but I am happy to hear about all the memories you've made with it. Thank you so much for watching :)
Go on then, since you asked 😉 My current top 10:
10. Nusfjord
9. Cuzco (slightly superior to Bora Bora!)
8. Marrakesh
7. Hallertau
6. Federation
5. Paladins of the West Kingdom
4. Great Western Trail (OG but NZ is pushing it pretty hard!)
3. Barrage
2. Brass: Birmingham
1. Terraforming Mars (the only game I've played over 100 times!)
I bought Federation based on your video last year. It’s a great game! Castles of Burgundy was already my favorite, but the deluxe version makes it even better!
Glad you enjoyed Federation! It is really a fantastic game!
Thank you for the great list and celebrating the hobby! Always appreciate your videos :)
Thank you so much :) Glad to have you here!
Thanks a lot to both of you. Best channel on You Tube 👍. I started watching you since you did the christmas video for Better Board Games (Germany) and you just hit my expactations to a channel for board Games ❤
Top 10 for me:
1. Dominant Species
2. Pax Pamir
3. Terraforming Mars
4. On Mars
5. Lisboa
6. Maracaibo
7. Ark Nova
8. Gaia Project
9. Bitoku
10. Hegemonie
(11. Spirit Island)
Vic here - gaming veteran from Canada (started with Avalon Hill games in the 70s). Here is my current list of top-twenty all-time favourite games, not counting Vital Lacerda’s games, which are in a class by themselves and just don’t get played near as often as I would like and they deserve. I am waiting to play Inventions for the first time, but otherwise my current top-six Lacerda games (all of which I adore) are:
Lisboa
On Mars
Kanban EV
Vinhos
The Gallerist
Weather Machine
Before I list my top twenty, I need to mention that of course there are many great games I haven’t played yet and that this list doesn’t include my all-time favourite game experiences (because they are one-off for me). Those cooperative experiences would include the Pandemic Legacy games (especially Season 1) as well as Sleeping Gods and Forgotten Waters. Here’s my top twenty today:
Die Macher
Age of Innovation
Federation
Revive
Gaia Project
Concordia
Terraforming Mars
A Feast for Odin
Le Havre
Marrakesh
Nucleum
Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory
The Castles of Burgundy
Teotihuacan: City of Gods
Ultimate Railroads
The LOOP
Praga Caput Regni
Rajas of the Ganges
Newton
Ora et Labora
Fantastic list! I think of all the content producers out there I have the most in common with you guys. Our crossovers would be well above 60. Here is my top 10 list.
1 Brass: Birmingham
2 Barrage
3 Lisboa
4 Clans of Caledonia
5 Underwater Cities
6 Anachrony: Infinity Box (with Fractures of Time)
7 War of the Ring: Second Edition
8 The Gallerist
9 On Mars
10 Great Western Trail: New Zealand
Great list guys!! Our tastes are similar ♥ Can't wait to try Voidfall and Frosthaven!
My TOP:
10- Twilight Imperium IV
9- Dune Imperium
8- La Granja
7- Castles of Burgundy
6- Lisboa
5- Gloomhaven
4- Brass Lanchashire
3- Spirit Island
2- A Feast for Odin
1- Mage Knight
Such a great list! I don't love all of them, but that doesn't matter, as I have my own list :P Thank you so much for watching! We truly appreciate you!
*virtual crossover dance* 🥳🥳
Great top 10!
My favourite board game experiences: Gloomhaven, Pandemic Legacy: Season 1, and Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated.
Besides those Legacy games, my top picks for 2 players would be either War of the Ring: Second Edition or Mr. Jack in New York.
My top pick for 3 players would be Specter Ops/Specter Ops: Broken Covenant.
Favourites with 4 are The Boss, Clash of Cultures and 878 Vikings: Invasions of England.
For 5, Chaos in the Old World with Chaos in the Old World: The Horned Rat Expansion.
For 6+, No Limit Texas Hold 'Em and word-based party games like Beyond Balderdash.
Awesome games! Thanks for sharing 🤩 I really want to try War of the Ring!
My no 1 is also Feast for Odin!! I dont know how to explain it, it is just sooo fulfilling!! Great set of videos guys, thank you so much!! You are great ❤
Thank You and keep the good work. I will take two names : Lacerda and Frosthaven, definitely in my top 3 (three).
Thanks for suggesting the Feast for Odin expansion. I would have never considered picking it up otherwise.
Wow! What a fun series and a great top 10 of heavy euros games. I have played around half of these games and those are all in my top 20! I understand what you mean about Lisboa. That feeling…
At night, when it’s quiet, I sometimes hear a voice, now I know it’s Federation calling ! Thank you. I now know what I need to do to sleep better !
These voices that come and go, they are all different board games trying to get you to play them! 🤩
The games in my top 10 (not ranked, as they would not be ranked the same way in ten minutes): Teotihuacan; Terraforming Mars; Sagrada; Darwin's Journey; Underwater Cities; The Gallerist; Targi; Nucleum; Grand Austria Hotel (wirh exps); The Castles of Burgundy...
Thanks for your work, I enjoyed all the episodes very much
Thank you so much for saying that!
Also thank you for sharing, I love reading what our viewers enjoy the most :D
Just loved the progression of Cinema's reaction to JJ's neverending Frosthaven 101. "Yeah, that is indeed how that game plays", "What in the hell is the funny man talking about now", "Can you believe this, audience", "haha, he's still going on", "wow phew, we did it" :D
Feast is in my top 5, with Frosthaven, Mage Knight, and through the Ages!
Loved the videos! You are one of the best content creators for heavy games and it shows in your lists.
Quick question(s): is horseless carriage really the only splotter that made it? Which other ones have you played? How would you rank them?
Thank you for the kind words! We are happy to hear that you are enjoying the videos :D
We haven't played many Splotters, and the ones we have played, we have only played once!
In no particular order, the following would be my current Top 10 list I think: Terraforming Mars, Vindication, Unsettled, Dune: Imperium, Voidfall, Castles of Burgundy (yes, the special edition), Mind MGMT, Concordia, Ra, and Inis.
I'd really like to try Federation as it looks like a game that would be really fun and likely could be in my Top 10! Thanks for the great series.
Thank you foor watching, John! Means a lot :D
Solid top 10, with mostly games I have played!
Hope you'll get a chance to play Federation!
Solid list. I am just arriving home from playing A Feast for Odin, such a good game. And two weeks ago I visited Lisboa , one of the most beautiful cities I have ever been to. To celebrate it we played Lisboa. So, a lot of coincidences. : )
Awesome! Thank you for sharing :D
Really enjoyed this! Great choices and some very new games on the top 10! That's what's so exciting about this hobby... you never know when a new favourite is going to hit the table 👀 Lots of love to you both ❤
Hey 🤩 Thank you so much for watching! Exploring new games is so much fun (most of the time 😅) as there are hidden (and not so hidden) gems everywhere! 🥳
Was shipyard somewhere in this top 100. I feel like it is usually there near the top and was expecting it.
Wonderful! 👏👏👏
Thank you for the whole top 100. It helps me find out what other good games are out there that I should try, because playing great boardgames with fine people (like you) makes me happy 😊
Thank you! Glad you have been enjoying the series :D
i just started collecting and playing games, but GH/FH and castles of burgundy are one of those. so much vibing here.
You both rock! Thank you for all the content!
Thank you for the kind words! 🤩
You guys are fantastic! I always enjoy your videos, but this one was especially moving. You totally nailed it Johannes, in your off script rambling about why cardboard matters so much in our lives. Thank YOU both so much! 😘❤️
It's kind of weird to think about some times, but the cardboard really are special to me, and to many of us! Thank you for watching :)
Thank you ☺️ we love cardboard ❤️
What a fantastic list! I'm teaching a couple friends federation soon and I hope I do it justice.
You guys are great! Thank you for doing what you do!
IT'S HERE! IT'S HERE! Federation was my 43 but I think it will climb with more plays. Clans is my 55 and would be higher if I could play it more. Vinhos is my 38, Evacuation my 18. Castles is my 29 and Feast is my 25. Three way crossover twice in this section with Kanban and Brass!
Thankful for you guys too. Have to say you have pretty good tastes in games :)
My top 10: 10 - Yedo - Deluxe Master Set
9 - Kanban EV
8 - Tekhenu
7 - Great Western Trail (New Zealand et al)
6 - On Mars
5 - Brass: Birmingham
4 - Anachrony
3 - Spirit Island
2 - Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles
1 - Voidfall - An absolute masterpiece for me. 60+ plays and counting.
Thank you for watching, and thank you for being here :)
Need to play Yedo again, only played it once! Anachrony never completely clicked for me, but I do want to play it again! Spirit Island was not for me (coop)!
Thank you for sharing your top 100 with us! Now I need to try Yedo again
Agree... The new edition of CoB made it my nr 1 of all time too 😊
Yay a new number 1 from Sunniva! And a good one too (love it!)
Johannes, I knew your #1 wouldn't change, it's like me and Scythe, i could almost have it tatooed it's so there to stay 😅
I can't say "great list" because I've only played half of the games on that list, but the ones i played were great that's for sure. My top 10 would include Terraforming Mars, Revive, Concordia, castle of burgundy special edition (so special ❤), Azul, Hansa Teutonica, anno 1800, inis, underwater cities and of course Scythe (duh). Orleans and The Crew just exited my top 10 to let Revive and castle of burgundy in.
From your list, the one I would most want to try is Federation.
Thank you so much for watching :D So many great games on your list! It's so fun to see what our viewers enjoy! I think you would enjoy Federation, so hope you'll be able to try it soon! :)
Hello, thank you for this updated 2024 top 100! Given the style of games you like, have you already tried the Splotter ones like Food Chain Magnate, Indonesia, ... ? Look forward to your review 😊
Thank you so much! :) We have played a few Splotters, but haven't had the chance to play them enough. FCM has a little bit too direct conflict for me, but I might like it better now than when I played it many years ago!
Fantastic list and happy to see Federation is loved by others. An alignment here and there when looking at your top 10 in comparison to my favorite 10 of all time:
1. Maracaibo
2. Hansa Teutonica
3. Anachrony
4. Troyes
5. Pax Pamir: 2nd Edition
6. Age of Steam
7. Pax Transhumanity
8. Three Kingdoms Redux
9. Mombasa
10. Lisboa
Thank you for sharing the list! So many great games here :D Haven't played all, but love most that I have played. Thrree Kingdoms Rerdux I have only played once, and it wasn't completely in my wheelhouse!
You summed up how many of us feel about the hobby. Well said! To answer your question, my number one is (and likely always will be) Dominion. Dominion does for me what Lisboa and others do for you. Keep doing what you do, I will keep coming back to watch.
Thank you! Glad to hear you are enjoying the videos :D
Dominion will always be nostalgic for me, and one I have played over 100 times!
5. Feast for Oden
4. Concordia
3. Gaia Project
2. Voidfall
1. Brass Birmingham
Great top 5! Thank you for sharing :D
Hahaha i seriously get a lot of joy watching you two!
Thank you so much for saying that! It means a lot :)
Great series folks. Loved every video detailing your top 100 games.
Thank you so much! Glad you've been enjoying it :D
Great video and great series; I enjoyed it and all of your thoughts. (Castles of Burgundy - I usually have a game of that going of yucata).
Both your number one's are games that I keep looking at but holding off from as I tend to be less drawn to euro's in general... I suspect I will cave in at some point. Kudos on your channel by the way. Only came across it earlier in the year but love the authenticity you bring to your videos.
Thank you so much! Glad you are enjoying what we do :)
Hopefully you might get a chance to play it with someone elses copy, before deciding if you want to buy or not!
Such good lists! Now I need to look at Federation and a few others since we have so many crossover favorites.
Thank you so much! Federation really is special!
I love you guys so much! Y’all give me all the good feelings and each video makes me smile :) I haven’t done a personal top 10 in awhile, but I would guess that Lisboa and Kanban are both on there for me. I’m with you, Johannes- that giddy feeling I get when I play Lisboa is so hard to explain but it just brings me such joy! Fabulous top 100- thank YOU for bringing us all these wonderful videos :)
Thank you so much for the kind words, and thank you so much for watching our videos! It's always so nice to have people comment on videos for a long time, so thank you for enjoying what we do!
Thank you! ☺️☺️
I have loved following your list guys! I enjoy it every year!
Thank you so much! It makes me happy to know you are enjoying what we do :D
Oh em gee… it is time for the top 10! And for me to watch 3x. Loved the entire series. Yay!
Hope you enjoyed this episode as well! Thank you for watching :D
Loved watching your list and love watching you.
Thank you so much! Glad you're enjoying what we do :D
Great video! You two make me smile! My only crossover was Castles of Burgundy but I finally own Feast for Odin and I think I will try Lisboa at my next convention if I can.
Hope you'll enjoy them as well! Thank you for the kind words! It means a lot to us to know you enjoy what we do :)
Lisboa sucks
My top 3:
1. Brass Birmingham
2. Castles of Burgundy
3. Pax Pamir
Awesome! I have only played Pax Pamir a couple of times, but I did really like it. Not my usual style of game, but still very enjoyable!
Just played Crisis on your rec - great game!
Hell yeah, Crisis is SO overlooked and I have no idea why. Really like it.
I agree with Sunniva about Castles of Burgundy. Amazing game and fantastic table presence. I never played the original as it was too bland looking for me. My friends thought I was nuts. Then the Anniversary came out and I yawned again. This edition however…WOW! It draws me in with the mini castles and the acrylic tiles. I love it! Great lists. Now, I need to go buy a few of them. Thanks BGR😩
Thank you for watching! Glad to hear you have gotten your eyes open for CoB :D
It’s sooo beautiful! I love dry, beige games, but the old one is kept for nostalgia 😅
This was lovely and fun to watch, thank you! You guys have such an uplifting energy. You also have great taste in games, and you explain extremely well what you like, don’t like, and why. Well done, and congratulations! BTW my favourite game is Dominant Species. It’s old and it’s mean, but boy is it a good time. It’s one of those “event games” that I only play once or twice a year, but always love it. Cheers!
Thank you for the very kind words! Those mean a lot 🤩
Great list and lots of good feelings
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it :D
wait what? yay Federation!
Voidfall! and all the Lacerdas.
OK all previous mistakes are forgiven ;)
And we can all agree that the old edition of Castles is quicker to carry / setup and play so AR made it worse 😅
Thanks for the amazing content!
The old COB is absolutely smaller, but I just love the new edition! We'll keep both ;)
It’s worth it, the pieces are stunning!
really loved your video and your love of games - thank you for sharing
Great top 10... I knew Lacerda would rule this part of the list. Except for Frosthaven every game in your top 10's could be in mine, but Anachrony, Obsession and Ark Nova are missing for me.
Need to play Obsession more! Remember liking it, but I don’t know how high up it would end! I never fell in love with Anachrony, but it might be because I haven’t played enough!
Thank you so much for watching and sharing! 🥳
Thanks for another top 100 series!!
Thank you so much for watching it! Hope you enjoyed it all :D
In Japanese, the letter A is always pronounced "ah," So both syllables would rhyme with yawn or Don. 🙂
Ah! Good to know! Thank you :)
1 Castillos de Borgoña
2 Seven wonder duel
3 King of the west kingdom
4 Austria hotel
5 Key flowers
6 El Grande
7 Wingspam
8 Great wester Trail
9 Five tribes
10 Lords of water deep
Great video guys and thank YOU for what you do! Are you going to UKGE by any chance?
Thank you so much! Glad to hear you enjoyed it :)
Sadly won't have time for UKGE this year either! It's usually duing a time of a lot of work, but I hope to go some day!
Johannes Vinhos being your 5th best Lacerda at #7 left me wonder which 2 games would not be Lacerdas!
Oh right WM and the gallerist featured lower
Hehe, I need some other designers in here as well!
Seriously this guy is a shill for Lacerda. I feel bad for his terrible taste
"Kiss-ass-trophy" is the greatest version of "catastrophe" ever invented. I expect to use this newly coined term frequently :D
Hahaha 😂
Terrific video series! It was a lot of fun watching and following along. Also, I believe Suniva won the crossover guessing contest. Haha
My top 10:
10. Dinosaur Island
9. Endeavor: Age of Sail
8. Eclipse: A New Dawn for the Galaxy
7. Sabika
6. Marvel Champions
5. Everdell
4. Scythe
3. Voidfall
2. Wayfarers of the South Tigris
1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Change is Constant
Thank you for watching! Glad that you enjoyed it :D
Also, thank you for sharing the list! Fun to see Sabika on there. That is a very good game!
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And Endeavor! So many great games.
@@BoardGamingRamblings I know you're trying to get more into solo gaming; Sabika has one of the best solo modes of any game in my collection. It's so simple to operate. If it takes me about 1.25-1.5 hours to play a game, only about 20 minutes TOTAL is spent administering the AI's turns. I highly recommend it for solo play.
@@sunnivavarjord Yes! My wife (not a gamer) asked if I wanted to play a game Friday night and I gave her a couple options. She chose Endeavor. And proceeded to beat me. She's 3-0 against me in Endeavor now. Hahaha
Crossover dance is the best hahahah you guys are cute
Of the 248 games that I have played 3 times or more, here are my top 10:
10 Age of Steam
9 Hansa Teutonica
8 John Company: Second Edition
7 Obsession
6 Lisboa
5 Carnegie
4 City of the Big Shoulders
3 Kanban EV
2 Brass: Birmingham
1 Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory
Fantastic top 10! Love so many of these games 🤩
Retarded to have those two Lacerdas there
Ridiculous to have those two Lacerdas that high. Just stoo pid
1. 18xx (1817 if I had to pick)
2. Mage Knight
3. Terra Mystica Games (Gaia Project if I had to pick. Still need to play age of innovation)
4. Age of Steam
5. Arcs
6. Lisboa
7. Pax Pamir 2e
8. Race for the Galaxy
9. Food Chain Magnate
10. Trickerion
I’m learning Voidfall at the moment and…it is just so good so far. Still on the tutorial, though.
Love this channel.
Thank you so much Michael :D
Came for federation. Left for the jokes.
Federation is so good 🤩
Awesome video, thank you so much.
Thank you so much! Glad you liked it :D
Castle of Burgundy is one of my favourite games ❤ But I don ´t have the brand new version - I think it is a bit too loaded - my copy from ´21 (?) is perfectly ok 🥰 Wonderful game ❤ Whoa - you surely are Lacerda -Fans 😉 We love to play medium games, we also love Viticulture, Wingspan (and all expansions), Underwater Cities and Planet Unknown🎉
So many good games to play! Happy to hear you have found your perfect weight for games :D Have fun playing! Thank you for being here!
Bro, you gave Clans of Caledonia "Two Towzand Tumms up in de airrrrr!" I guess I better try that out.
It’s amazing!
Did you make a last video about those solo games? I remember you tried a few and I was wondering about them, but haven't seen them. I guess they fell through eh? lol
Yes, I did one video, and after that it was 100% feeling like work and not fun, so I just didn't do any more!
Federation is also top 10 game for me, I don't understand why it's not more popular. Also, did Barrage not make your list or did I miss it?
Barrage was somewhere on my list for sure :D Sunniva doesn't like it too much, hehe :P
It’s too punishing for me 😅
I hope everybody watches your video and goes out and buys Federation. It's criminally underrated!
My friend says Barrage is a war game dressed up as a worker placement game. I agree, it can be vicious.
1. Spirit Island
2. Scythe
3. Terraforming Mars
4. War of the Ring (2nd Ed.)
5. The Gallerist
6. C&C Napoleonics
7. Brass: Birmingham
8. Mage Knight: the Board Game
9. Black Angel
10. Rococo (Deluxe Version)
Thanks for sharing! :D
I think I was making that same face when Sunniva had Voidfall so high on the list. 😂
Hahaha! :P
thank you for sharing your awesome lists
Glad you enjoyed it 🤩
Yeah! Top 10! Watching it NOW :)
Thank you! Hope you'll enjoy it :D
Great lists, you two rule!
Thank you for the kind words!
Watching you makes me happy ❤ like this 😊
Thank you! That means a lot to hear :D
Johannes needs to do more board game voices. 😁 Good thing Orleans Stories didn't make the list. Hahaha
Oh no, I forgot Orleans Stories :P
Hahaha #neverforget
Fe. De. Ra. Tion!!! Perfection
It is so, so much fun!
Yay!
Welcome 🥳
I love the paneling, Isn't it good Norwegian Wood?
Dear ones, what a pleasure to follow you in your top 100. I love your enthusiasm, it's contagious =) thank you, love you, follow you on my favorite channel (although I'm not so proficient in the English language) Our hobby also makes me happy. Here are my top 4 in my language ;) Die Burgen von Burgund; Flügelschlag; Obession und die Architekten des Westfrankreichs
Best regards from Switzerland
#1 games were the best euros in existence for many gamers.
We are pretty easy to read 😅
One of my favorites is Moonrakers. You guys should try it, I think you’d enjoy!
It was sadly not for us, but very happy to hear you’re enjoying it! 🤩
Have you ever played Alchemists? It's been on my radar lately, even though it's an older game. I think there's something to it.
We have played it a few times, but it’s been a long, long time. We still have it, so we’ll get to it on Keep or Cull some day 😅 The deduction is very interesting if I remember correctly.
@@BoardGamingRamblings Yeah... I don't have many games with a deduction element. So I'm eyeing it.
The old vinhos i agree is better!! The fair is also more interesting
Agree! Love both, but the old version is the best :D
First again! We've made it! So many crossovers 😵💫 loved the video!
Woop woop! Hope you’ll enjoy 🤩
my favorite gameis Ark Nova
It's a grreat one for sure! Thank you for sharing :D
I am here for it!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Let's go!!!
@@BoardGamingRamblings The singing in this one was off the charts amazing! Also, you are pushing me towards buying Kanban EV. We have the best hobby ever and best people in it.