And that's why I'm considering grabbing Castles of Burgandy deluxe print. I went allin with Terraforming Mars BigBox and it was one of the best investments. Looking to repeat the feat.
I got the Carcassonne 20th century edition a couple months ago and after constantly trying to get my wife to play she finally caved. She's not a board gamer but now she's more open to the idea. She's asking me nightly to play Carcassonne with her after dinner. I think she's enjoying beating me by always completing big cities. I keep telling her I'm going to incorporate nukes to destroy her cities haha. Anyway it is a perfect gateway game for anyone and highly recommended! I would say this is a keeper for life. If anything on my end merely for the fact it's the first game my wife is into. Next up is Cascadia.
This list was really surprising.. and the quote at the end of “I can see myself getting rid of some of these” hilarious considering what the list is about lol
That’s a nice array of gateway games Alex! It was cool to reflect on the games that started me off in this hobby as well. The oldest game I have is the original Hero Quest game from 1989! My best friend, my dad, and I played that for hours and hours when I was younger- great memories! Besides that my gaming collection truly began in college and here are the games that I still have from that time: The Settlers of Catan (the original name) Dixit (with a few expansions of course!) Caracassone (also with expansions) Risk Legacy (this is purely for nostalgia since we haven’t played it once the campaign was complete)
You have an amazing memory. I can’t remember what I did last week. It always makes me feel better when you have small moments of forgetfulness. Those 30-45 seconds make me feel less inferior. 😉 😂
@@zmollon I hear that, I have owned it for years but never played it haha. Even if I don't like it I will probably keep it - completionist and it being myself and my wife's in fact favorite game and all haha.
Great Projects is a great part of the Babel expansion. I even think it's the best expansion for 7 wonders. But Tower of Babel' part is the worst one. It's sad that these expansions were not divided into two cheaper boxes.
Great video. I agree wholeheartedly about Dixit at 12 players / anything over 6. But with a caveat. I taught a game one time with 12 people, from two families (a small engagement do at a friends house), where we played it in teams of 2 and it was an absolutely brilliant ice breaker/ way to get to talk to people you barely knew. Because there is no right or wrong, there was just lots of discussion that became increasingly more animated. A wonderful gaming memory.
Carcassonne is also my earliest "modern" acquisition, from well before I even imagined being a collector of games, and I would still gladly play if requested.
El Grande is the oldest board game in my collection together with Catan, followed by Cuba. Guess apart from El Grande, the other two are eligible for a retiring home ;-) Later when going back into the hobby Dixit was the first to join.
Gosh this video makes me feel ancient. My top 10 would all be from the 1960's when I started gaming in my childhood. Couldn't part with many of the old Waddington classics for clearly sentimental reasons. However your series on games leaving your collection has impacted on my thinking on what I should keep or lose. So more recent games if they don't get played they are in danger of going.
Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring - The Deck building Game (good God what a name) is my oldest game. I've had it since 2013 and it was both my first hobby board game purchase and my introduction into the hobby in general. I don't play it anymore, I only have it for sentimental value. But whenever I look at it I enjoy reflecting on where I started vs where I am.
Carcassonne was the game that got me into board games. I still own it and play it and it's many expansions yearly. Soon after, small world and kill doctor lucky joined my collection. My games stayed lighter till dead of winter came out, now I have over a hundred but still have a soft spot for those originals. My oldest game is Nightmare the video board game...the original with vhs. I love it and it comes out every Halloween. Thanks for sharing your list Alex.
We have and continue to enjoy Kemet and Castles of Burgundy (CoB). Following Gamefound to see what the next version of CoB will bring to the table, besides improved art. Trying to track down an affordable copy of Le Havre
Cool experiment! I started really getting into the modern hobby around 2009-2010. Interestingly enough, most of those first couple years of significant game purchases haven't stayed with me. Here are the longest-lasting games that are still in my collection and the year I added them: 10. Coup (2014) 9. Ticket to Ride (2014) 8. Android: Netrunner (2013) 7. Jaipur (2013) 6. Bananagrams (2013) 5. For Sale (2012) 4. Survive: Escape from Atlantis (2012) 3. Dixit: Odyssey (2012) 2. Summoner Wars (2012) 1. Cosmic Encounter (2012)
I just found a picture of my first board game shelf from 2013. It was the top of my dresser and I had 6 games: Ticket to Ride, Samurai, Carcassonne, Android Netrunner, Agricola, and Innovation. I don't have Samurai or Carcassonne anymore (but I want Samurai back!)
We love Le Havre and Troyes too. Both great games. Our oldest game is a family copy of the horse racing game, Totopoly, from the early seventies that has copious amounts of tape holding the box and lid together. It hardly ever gets played these days but I just can’t bring myself to part with it.
I really really enjoyed this video Alex! Half of the games you showcase I have not played but now I have them in my list, I absolutely love your channel keep up the amazing work! And thanks!
Great video! Nostalgia is the reason I have so many of my "first" games still in my collection, though I am getting better at moving on from games that aren't getting played. Several games you included are ones I still keep and love and will likely never get rid of, such as 7 Wonders, Castles of Burgundy, Carcassonne and Dominion. I definitely see why most of these have stayed in your collection so long. Only ones I haven't played are Kemet and Jambo.
I'd love the Awaken Realms treatment for Carcassonne. Wife loves the meanness of the game at two. I just got a 3D printer and I see there are some prints for a 3D version of Carcassonne. Might have to do it.
Wow, love Dixit but I won't play it with less than 5 unless someone is begging for it and will happily play it up to 12. It is the only (?) game that I consider the extra players expansion essential.
It also never ceases to amuse me how many different ways people pronounce Cyclades. I try to go for a slightly more authentic Greek pronunciation which sounds a bit like "Key-Claw-Dess". ;-)
@@BoardGameCo Oh, I wasn't criticizing you, Alex! I just find it funny that I never hear it pronounced by anyone the same way twice in a row! ;-) Cheers!
You speak of “Castles of Burgundy” soooooo much, that I am looking into the new Deluxe KS version to play with my wifey. But I could have swore that it was your all-time favorite, with “Terraforming Mars” being your second. By the way, I think the oldest game I own is Scrabble. Regardless, nice video.
Dixit FTW.. seriously.. no other game stirs imagination so much as this one.. and no other game can be played with just anyone.. keeper for life for sure.
Hey Alex! Loved your top10. You say Carcassonne is probably the oldest tile laying game out there, but what about Tikal? Have you played it? It won Spiel des Jahres in 1999, communal tile placement game like Carcassonne, but I don't see it mentioned often! Is it not supposed to be considered one of the classics alongside Carcassonne, Catan, Ticket to Ride... Or should it be placed alongside gamer's classics like El Grande or Tigris and Euphrates?
Have played Dixit Odyssey with 12 loads (and even 16 once as I have the original too so loads of bunnies). It works well if you play with the regular rules and cap out the max points per round at 4. The stupid vote for second rules are unnecessary and overly complicated so we never use those.
Also my oldest game is Cluedo, then a bunch of party games and Monopoly/Scrabble/Triv type games. Of 'hobby gamer's games my oldest is probably either Giants or Hamburgum which were cheap in The Works
Sadness! I have 100+ games and Catan is currently my #1. I own all the expansion boxes and 3 scenario/campaign boxes - including the one with the dragons. Everything mixes and matches beautifully. There is endless variety in this game - including game length by adjusting the frame size. It will never leave my collection and I'll do an instant-buy if they ever come out with new expansions or campaigns.
NOOOOOOOO!!! Jaipur stale? Jaipur is so good! I can’t see playing it so much that it gets old. I also play that one with my son. Although, he likes to play Century Golem Edition instead of Jaipur but I LOVE Jaipur. Might be worth deluxifying my “coins”. Hasn’t gotten played out just yet for me. I also got Castles of Burgundy about a year ago so seeing the reprint getting deluxified is both exciting and annoying at the same time for me because I still haven’t had a chance to play my copy enough to justify an expensive Awaken Realms version. I can only assume it will be a similar price point as Robinson Crusoe which will be WAY too much.
Haha you got all the spare time now to break the rules and add stuff, I only miss three of these, primarily because of player count, so no new shopping list for me 😁🤪
If I cheat, I can say that I owned HeroQuest in the 90s. 😜 But between boardgames as a child and now having a collection... my first in hand game for the adult season was Mech vs Minions, received in 2019.
@@readilium3432 €80 (shipping included), easily the best quality/buck in my entire collection. Got it thru the official Riot store at the time. I just checked and seems prices are in the €100 something zone. I still absolutely recommend.
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I feel like I need to spend more time acquiring older proven games than always looking at the latest hotness. So many great classics I don't have.
And that's why I'm considering grabbing Castles of Burgandy deluxe print. I went allin with Terraforming Mars BigBox and it was one of the best investments. Looking to repeat the feat.
I got the Carcassonne 20th century edition a couple months ago and after constantly trying to get my wife to play she finally caved. She's not a board gamer but now she's more open to the idea. She's asking me nightly to play Carcassonne with her after dinner. I think she's enjoying beating me by always completing big cities. I keep telling her I'm going to incorporate nukes to destroy her cities haha. Anyway it is a perfect gateway game for anyone and highly recommended! I would say this is a keeper for life. If anything on my end merely for the fact it's the first game my wife is into. Next up is Cascadia.
Thank you for the Castles of Burgundy image and self-deprecation. Hilarious. We will be considering the Gamefound version as well.
Glad you enjoyed that :)
This list was really surprising.. and the quote at the end of “I can see myself getting rid of some of these” hilarious considering what the list is about lol
That’s a nice array of gateway games Alex! It was cool to reflect on the games that started me off in this hobby as well. The oldest game I have is the original Hero Quest game from 1989! My best friend, my dad, and I played that for hours and hours when I was younger- great memories! Besides that my gaming collection truly began in college and here are the games that I still have from that time:
The Settlers of Catan (the original name)
Dixit (with a few expansions of course!)
Caracassone (also with expansions)
Risk Legacy (this is purely for nostalgia since we haven’t played it once the campaign was complete)
I discovered boardgames in the beginning of the pandemic. 2020. My very first game was Jaipur. Nice video
Capital Lux2 is very good, inexpensive and plays 2 to 4.
You have an amazing memory. I can’t remember what I did last week. It always makes me feel better when you have small moments of forgetfulness. Those 30-45 seconds make me feel less inferior. 😉 😂
Lol fair enough :)
@@BoardGameCo In all seriousness, I’m impressed by your ability to recall things. Thanks as always for responding!
7 Wonders is probably my 1 of all time. I enjoy every expansion though I need to try Babel. It is quick and scales perfectly even up to 8.
Hello friend. 7w is also my number 1 of all time and ill just day Babel was my least enjoyable expansion to the point that I sold it. Just FYI ☺️
@@zmollon I hear that, I have owned it for years but never played it haha. Even if I don't like it I will probably keep it - completionist and it being myself and my wife's in fact favorite game and all haha.
Great Projects is a great part of the Babel expansion. I even think it's the best expansion for 7 wonders. But Tower of Babel' part is the worst one. It's sad that these expansions were not divided into two cheaper boxes.
14 lol. Going all I'm on the it's a boardgameco top ten "ish" . Love it
Lol yep :)
Great video. I agree wholeheartedly about Dixit at 12 players / anything over 6. But with a caveat.
I taught a game one time with 12 people, from two families (a small engagement do at a friends house), where we played it in teams of 2 and it was an absolutely brilliant ice breaker/ way to get to talk to people you barely knew.
Because there is no right or wrong, there was just lots of discussion that became increasingly more animated. A wonderful gaming memory.
Carcassonne is also my earliest "modern" acquisition, from well before I even imagined being a collector of games, and I would still gladly play if requested.
Ha Love the start of the video. I was very worried it was only 10!
El Grande is the oldest board game in my collection together with Catan, followed by Cuba. Guess apart from El Grande, the other two are eligible for a retiring home ;-)
Later when going back into the hobby Dixit was the first to join.
Mine?
1. Monopoly/Clue/Scrabble/Life/Risk/Yahtzee/Phase 10 (You know, the Ameritrash)
2. Advance to Boardwalk
3. BattleTech/CityTech
4. Mille Bornes
5. Stratego
6. Puerto Rico
I’m glad you mentioned Jambo. A great couples game! Not enough reviewers mention this gem.
Gosh this video makes me feel ancient. My top 10 would all be from the 1960's when I started gaming in my childhood. Couldn't part with many of the old Waddington classics for clearly sentimental reasons. However your series on games leaving your collection has impacted on my thinking on what I should keep or lose. So more recent games if they don't get played they are in danger of going.
Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring - The Deck building Game (good God what a name) is my oldest game. I've had it since 2013 and it was both my first hobby board game purchase and my introduction into the hobby in general.
I don't play it anymore, I only have it for sentimental value. But whenever I look at it I enjoy reflecting on where I started vs where I am.
Carcassonne was the game that got me into board games. I still own it and play it and it's many expansions yearly. Soon after, small world and kill doctor lucky joined my collection. My games stayed lighter till dead of winter came out, now I have over a hundred but still have a soft spot for those originals. My oldest game is Nightmare the video board game...the original with vhs. I love it and it comes out every Halloween. Thanks for sharing your list Alex.
We have and continue to enjoy Kemet and Castles of Burgundy (CoB). Following Gamefound to see what the next version of CoB will bring to the table, besides improved art. Trying to track down an affordable copy of Le Havre
Cool experiment! I started really getting into the modern hobby around 2009-2010. Interestingly enough, most of those first couple years of significant game purchases haven't stayed with me. Here are the longest-lasting games that are still in my collection and the year I added them:
10. Coup (2014)
9. Ticket to Ride (2014)
8. Android: Netrunner (2013)
7. Jaipur (2013)
6. Bananagrams (2013)
5. For Sale (2012)
4. Survive: Escape from Atlantis (2012)
3. Dixit: Odyssey (2012)
2. Summoner Wars (2012)
1. Cosmic Encounter (2012)
I just found a picture of my first board game shelf from 2013. It was the top of my dresser and I had 6 games: Ticket to Ride, Samurai, Carcassonne, Android Netrunner, Agricola, and Innovation. I don't have Samurai or Carcassonne anymore (but I want Samurai back!)
We love Le Havre and Troyes too. Both great games. Our oldest game is a family copy of the horse racing game, Totopoly, from the early seventies that has copious amounts of tape holding the box and lid together. It hardly ever gets played these days but I just can’t bring myself to part with it.
I really really enjoyed this video Alex! Half of the games you showcase I have not played but now I have them in my list, I absolutely love your channel keep up the amazing work! And thanks!
Great video! Nostalgia is the reason I have so many of my "first" games still in my collection, though I am getting better at moving on from games that aren't getting played. Several games you included are ones I still keep and love and will likely never get rid of, such as 7 Wonders, Castles of Burgundy, Carcassonne and Dominion. I definitely see why most of these have stayed in your collection so long. Only ones I haven't played are Kemet and Jambo.
I'm quite sure Castles of Burgundy will soon be replaced :)
Le Havre and Dominion are two of my favourite games of all-time. Le Havre is also my favourite Uwe!
I'd love the Awaken Realms treatment for Carcassonne. Wife loves the meanness of the game at two.
I just got a 3D printer and I see there are some prints for a 3D version of Carcassonne. Might have to do it.
Wow, love Dixit but I won't play it with less than 5 unless someone is begging for it and will happily play it up to 12. It is the only (?) game that I consider the extra players expansion essential.
Lol, man. I made exactly the same cut of jaipur insert, in order to incorporate sleeved cards :)
Lol nice
Nice stuff! Glad I'm not the only person who pronounces "Troyes" that way.
It also never ceases to amuse me how many different ways people pronounce Cyclades. I try to go for a slightly more authentic Greek pronunciation which sounds a bit like "Key-Claw-Dess". ;-)
On some games I just give up...others I keep trying :)
@@BoardGameCo Oh, I wasn't criticizing you, Alex! I just find it funny that I never hear it pronounced by anyone the same way twice in a row! ;-) Cheers!
I own every expansion for Dixie and the game will never leave my collection.
You speak of “Castles of Burgundy” soooooo much, that I am looking into the new Deluxe KS version to play with my wifey.
But I could have swore that it was your all-time favorite, with “Terraforming Mars” being your second.
By the way, I think the oldest game I own is Scrabble.
Regardless, nice video.
Great video. I have Carcassone, Jaipur, and 7 Wonders. Won’t get rid of those! Curious how many games are in your collection.
Dominion - Allies is kind of a must for an expansion. It's probably the 2nd best expansion after Intrigue.
Played them all, have all but Jambo and Carcassonne (never cared too much for both of them to be honest) still in my (not too big) collection, so 👍🏻😬
Dixit FTW.. seriously.. no other game stirs imagination so much as this one.. and no other game can be played with just anyone.. keeper for life for sure.
Can't believe Alex outed himself as a double sleever 😜
Lol only for Dominion
I would too if I had 4 kids :-D
I finally let some of my early games go, it was hard, but they were not getting played.
I picked up Carcassone to play with my 5yo, it was a pretty good first pick.
It's a fun game :)
Hey Alex! Loved your top10. You say Carcassonne is probably the oldest tile laying game out there, but what about Tikal? Have you played it? It won Spiel des Jahres in 1999, communal tile placement game like Carcassonne, but I don't see it mentioned often! Is it not supposed to be considered one of the classics alongside Carcassonne, Catan, Ticket to Ride... Or should it be placed alongside gamer's classics like El Grande or Tigris and Euphrates?
I sadly haven't played Tikal yet, I need to.
My oldest game is is axis and allies. I have had the same copy since 1997ish.
You don't have Twilight Struggle in your collection? :o :o
Not anymore :)
Alex, if you only had 10 games in this video, I would be very disappointed! 😁
Have played Dixit Odyssey with 12 loads (and even 16 once as I have the original too so loads of bunnies). It works well if you play with the regular rules and cap out the max points per round at 4. The stupid vote for second rules are unnecessary and overly complicated so we never use those.
Also my oldest game is Cluedo, then a bunch of party games and Monopoly/Scrabble/Triv type games. Of 'hobby gamer's games my oldest is probably either Giants or Hamburgum which were cheap in The Works
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Carcassonne >>>> Catan
Carcassonne is still very very good. I never want to play Catan again.
I love Catan...but I only own Carcassonne :)
Sadness! I have 100+ games and Catan is currently my #1. I own all the expansion boxes and 3 scenario/campaign boxes - including the one with the dragons. Everything mixes and matches beautifully. There is endless variety in this game - including game length by adjusting the frame size. It will never leave my collection and I'll do an instant-buy if they ever come out with new expansions or campaigns.
NOOOOOOOO!!! Jaipur stale? Jaipur is so good! I can’t see playing it so much that it gets old. I also play that one with my son. Although, he likes to play Century Golem Edition instead of Jaipur but I LOVE Jaipur. Might be worth deluxifying my “coins”. Hasn’t gotten played out just yet for me.
I also got Castles of Burgundy about a year ago so seeing the reprint getting deluxified is both exciting and annoying at the same time for me because I still haven’t had a chance to play my copy enough to justify an expensive Awaken Realms version. I can only assume it will be a similar price point as Robinson Crusoe which will be WAY too much.
Haha you got all the spare time now to break the rules and add stuff, I only miss three of these, primarily because of player count, so no new shopping list for me 😁🤪
Lol nice
What is the game to the left of Super Fantasy Brawl? My old eyes don't recognize it.
Middara
Glad to see chess hasn't left the collection.
Lol yep, it's a classic for a reason :)
Every time I watch a video of yours I keep peeping that copy of Horizon Zero Dawn and it sparks my FOMO lol.
Oh man, I need to table it more.
If I cheat, I can say that I owned HeroQuest in the 90s. 😜
But between boardgames as a child and now having a collection... my first in hand game for the adult season was Mech vs Minions, received in 2019.
Wait, what? How much did you pay for a copy of MvM in 2019?
@@readilium3432 €80 (shipping included), easily the best quality/buck in my entire collection.
Got it thru the official Riot store at the time. I just checked and seems prices are in the €100 something zone. I still absolutely recommend.
Hi Alex! Do you have any news from Slay the spire the board game? It's been a very long time...
Oh man I completely forgot about that
It's still in the works....but yes, delayed.
How about a top ten list of games you got rid of and got back again?
Ooh, fun, I'm down for that.
@@BoardGameCo Assuming you have enough re-buys for a top 10. A top 5 will do.
you l ike france? Troyes, Burgundy, Le Havre & Carcasonne eheh
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Jambo will fetch you some pretty good $$ it appears at least.
Libertalia is not a good game.