really appreciate when reviewers take their time to do a good job even if it means a year or two to play the games that need to get played instead of just doing clickbait for timely clicks - ty 😊
Nine-Minutes Kingdom? As was the case for many others, my pledge never arrived and after much apologizing, the creator disappeared (last campaign page update was almost a year ago). Fortunately, this is the only crowdfunding campaign that has failed me and I didn't lose very much on it. (Still haven't found a retail version.)
Me too! Really wanted this game and a shame the creator failed to deliver to so many people. Also my only kickstarter to completely not deliver so at that price at least it doesn’t hurt so much. Just don’t understand how he can sell the games retail even though he didn’t deliver
Divide et Impera is such a cool game! Beautiful table presence, fast paste area control- you finish a game and can immediately start another one. love it! Really looking forward to see how the big box looks like haha
At a rank of 2189, I’d like to nominate Village Rails. A charming and elegant tableau builder with a train theme. And it’s a small box game with solid production.
Just a shame those of us that ordered 9 minute kingdom with sleeves never got our games. Most of us said keep the €5 rather than refund us back. Also no communication from the guy . Absolute avoid the company.
@@fifrein Yah. I chose the refund and got the refund and my game. I assume at some point he ran out of money and was no longer able to ship out orders.
Wow, I didn't expect your #1... It happens I own it, also found it nightmarish to fit back the sleeved cards into the box, and haven't tried it yet. Now I'm glad it's on the "pile"!
Age of Atlantis is fun, but messy and broken AF. I always enjoy my time with Age of Atlantis, but the game balance is wonky. I don’t play this to get a tight competitive experience, I play this because it’s fun. The Developers clearly were running out of money and didn’t have the resources to design this better. But it is a lot of fun. Once you’ve figured out the rulebook.
Only got the Age of Atlantis there, and it did not live up to time for us. Played it twice and sold it afterwards. It's nice but we play mainly at two and I think it works way better at 4. Also that last age finished way too quickly for us
Passed all of these by b/c I haven't played any of them. As far as hearing about them - Hamburg: you and Gaming Rules! Elder Scrolls: heard of it but idc about those games, probably from Crowdsurfing at some point Tiwanaku: heard of this via the former name, also proabably from Crowdsurfing D.E.I: heard from you Age of Atlantis: Crowdsurfing Ostia: Mike DiLisio Hanamikoji: it's been around
Keystone is a really cool game, and the solo is great. Ostia is a fantastic game. Can't wait for the expansion to reach us :) Didn't like Nine-Minute Kingdom that much. I'd love to try the whole Critters at War series :)
Hamburg is on my radar to aquire some day. I have never played Bruges. Just think the reworked game looks good and not all of the new city collection games have mechanisms or play styles that appeal to me.
Thank you for an upload. Very nice list, from which I only have Kinghill and Nine-Minute Kingdome. Agree absolutely - they are gems flied under the radars of board game affacinados. Cheers Edit: Sorry, I have Hanamikoji as well, very good for what it is.
some great games especially Ragnaroks... However 9 minute kingdom is a sore spot as they never shipped to backers and left most everyone holding the bag. I believe they began shipping and then just completely disappeared... uuuggghhh!
OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG!!!!! FINALLY!!!! We finally get some Age of Atlantis content. I have been DYING to hear your thoughts on this. I do believe everyone who backed it got it.
Spies/Flies, Lies & Supplies is great. I disagree the original game is better, the sequel has mostly replaced it for me. I love the way it introduced revealing information as a resource, and also that it moved away from “you can’t do X” effects.
Nice list. I really enjoy Stonewall Uprising, the 2022 deck builder that allows players to go through the U.S. LGBTQ+ Civil Rights movement history in 30 minutes.
age of SCAM-tlantis... creator messed up, there were not enough copy for everyone and he went "so sorry your loss" and on with his next kickstarter.. what a fucking shitshow.. the most appalling thing is that they get still allowed to try and fund games..
really appreciate when reviewers take their time to do a good job even if it means a year or two to play the games that need to get played instead of just doing clickbait for timely clicks - ty 😊
Ya, it's always tough. I play the rat race as much as anyone but I like having the opportunity to give games more time too
Nine-Minutes Kingdom? As was the case for many others, my pledge never arrived and after much apologizing, the creator disappeared (last campaign page update was almost a year ago). Fortunately, this is the only crowdfunding campaign that has failed me and I didn't lose very much on it.
(Still haven't found a retail version.)
Me too! Really wanted this game and a shame the creator failed to deliver to so many people. Also my only kickstarter to completely not deliver so at that price at least it doesn’t hurt so much. Just don’t understand how he can sell the games retail even though he didn’t deliver
I got a kickstarter version from a swedish retailer that must have gotten their pledge, I guess...
Interesting how many of these games arefrom companies that ran poor campaigns. Wonder if that affects their rating?
Same
That's a great point, could well be.
Divide et Impera is such a cool game!
Beautiful table presence, fast paste area control- you finish a game and can immediately start another one. love it!
Really looking forward to see how the big box looks like haha
It's really excellent, absolutely amazing game
Kinghill is a homerun pick. So good, and no one seems to even know about it
At a rank of 2189, I’d like to nominate Village Rails. A charming and elegant tableau builder with a train theme. And it’s a small box game with solid production.
Nice, I'll have to check it out
Just a shame those of us that ordered 9 minute kingdom with sleeves never got our games. Most of us said keep the €5 rather than refund us back. Also no communication from the guy . Absolute avoid the company.
😮
I ordered it with sleeves and chose the option where he sent it with Mercatores and got both games no problem.
@@fifrein Yah. I chose the refund and got the refund and my game. I assume at some point he ran out of money and was no longer able to ship out orders.
As far as I can tell, most of the people that didn’t get anything are not in Europe
@@TheJonesturtle I’m in the UK and didn’t get my game. 😞
Wow, I didn't expect your #1... It happens I own it, also found it nightmarish to fit back the sleeved cards into the box, and haven't tried it yet. Now I'm glad it's on the "pile"!
Lol yep, it's a terrible production but a pretty decent game.
Hamburg was a complete disaster. Bruges is one of his best, but Hamburg makes it nearly unplayable.
Age of Atlantis is fun, but messy and broken AF. I always enjoy my time with Age of Atlantis, but the game balance is wonky. I don’t play this to get a tight competitive experience, I play this because it’s fun. The Developers clearly were running out of money and didn’t have the resources to design this better. But it is a lot of fun. Once you’ve figured out the rulebook.
I can believe that
Fantastic video topic. I can't count all the time I'm noodlin' around on ebay or at the thrift store and I stumble on a banger that's still a banger.
Only got the Age of Atlantis there, and it did not live up to time for us. Played it twice and sold it afterwards. It's nice but we play mainly at two and I think it works way better at 4. Also that last age finished way too quickly for us
Passed all of these by b/c I haven't played any of them. As far as hearing about them -
Hamburg: you and Gaming Rules!
Elder Scrolls: heard of it but idc about those games, probably from Crowdsurfing at some point
Tiwanaku: heard of this via the former name, also proabably from Crowdsurfing
D.E.I: heard from you
Age of Atlantis: Crowdsurfing
Ostia: Mike DiLisio
Hanamikoji: it's been around
I am still waiting for my all in DEI copy
It's worth the wait :)
I understand a new scaled down version of Hamburg ('Essential') is also coming out later this year from the publishers
That makes sense for them
Keystone is a really cool game, and the solo is great.
Ostia is a fantastic game. Can't wait for the expansion to reach us :)
Didn't like Nine-Minute Kingdom that much.
I'd love to try the whole Critters at War series :)
Hamburg is on my radar to aquire some day. I have never played Bruges. Just think the reworked game looks good and not all of the new city collection games have mechanisms or play styles that appeal to me.
Thank you for an upload. Very nice list, from which I only have Kinghill and Nine-Minute Kingdome.
Agree absolutely - they are gems flied under the radars of board game affacinados.
Cheers
Edit: Sorry, I have Hanamikoji as well, very good for what it is.
Yep :) great small box games
some great games especially Ragnaroks... However 9 minute kingdom is a sore spot as they never shipped to backers and left most everyone holding the bag. I believe they began shipping and then just completely disappeared... uuuggghhh!
The only game I have of these ones is the last one, the nr 1 of the list. 😂 I need to play it more. :)
OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG!!!!!
FINALLY!!!!
We finally get some Age of Atlantis content. I have been DYING to hear your thoughts on this. I do believe everyone who backed it got it.
Lol I knew you'd be excited. It's great but I need to play it more.
The solo challenges for Keystone are fire!
Yes!
Has D.E.I. fullfilled yet?
The first campaign
Fun list! Thanks, Alex!
Anytime :)
Spies/Flies, Lies & Supplies is great. I disagree the original game is better, the sequel has mostly replaced it for me. I love the way it introduced revealing information as a resource, and also that it moved away from “you can’t do X” effects.
Age of Atlantis is a great pick.
It's a solid game :)
stil waiting for my all in big box DEI to arrive
It's so good :)
"Dee-vee-deh at Im-per-ah" (Latin) :)
Hidden gems of 20202020202 - take notes and invest well! :D
:)
Evergreen might fit the bll.
Tiwanaku is cool..you’re missing the most obvious gem from 2022…Inheritors!
Lol you
Is the anthropomorphic peppermint a playable mech?
I don't think ao
@@BoardGameCo Bummer! 😉
Missed opportunity....could have been 22 hidden gems of 2022.
Lol I could have gotten to 22 easily.
@@BoardGameCo well there’s always 23 hidden gems from 2023 lol
thanks Alex. Yup! I got Museum OG + Pictura + encyclopedia. Hopefully HolyGrail Games staff can continue their work in the industry 😊
buy a game off of your wish list every time you hear 20 😂
Lol that would be a lot of games
Any of these also great for solo ?
Skyrim
Not a fan of Spies Lies and Supplies, it muddied up the very clean base game.
Oh man I love it :)
Couldn’t get through Kinghill. Rulebook and board design is just really not great. Was as shame because it was a great concept
Rules are not formatted well, completely agree with that sadly
Just reviewed age of Atlantis I thought it was the biggest sleeper hit of 2022
Weird the people that played it in my game group all agreed it was one of the worst games they ever played
@@Shuckleking87 to each his own
Never did get my 9 min Kingdom. 😢
I loved it, I need to play it more than once though
Dinodocus
Never even heard of it :)
Nice list. I really enjoy Stonewall Uprising, the 2022 deck builder that allows players to go through the U.S. LGBTQ+ Civil Rights movement history in 30 minutes.
That is the worst theme ever.
HELLO, good video! 💖💛🧡💖❤💝
Thanks :)
age of SCAM-tlantis...
creator messed up, there were not enough copy for everyone and he went "so sorry your loss" and on with his next kickstarter..
what a fucking shitshow.. the most appalling thing is that they get still allowed to try and fund games..
What if someone makes 7 minute kingdom?
You can't make a kingdom in 7 minutes!
Then 6 will be the new goal