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Gaming Top-Down
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Thank you so much for visiting Gaming Top-Down!
I grew up playing (now-retro) video games and board games and have always been inspired by the creativity and skill that board game and video game developers have.
With this channel, I'll primarily be focused on modern board games. I want to give as much focus as possible to the board games that I cover, so you won't see my face too often. I think you'd rather see the game and hear my voice than listen to a talking head.
I'll primarily be posting board game reviews, playthroughs, and top 10 lists of the games that I own and play. Thanks again for being here. I hope you'll find enough value, positivity, and enthusiasm to come back.
Happy gaming!
I grew up playing (now-retro) video games and board games and have always been inspired by the creativity and skill that board game and video game developers have.
With this channel, I'll primarily be focused on modern board games. I want to give as much focus as possible to the board games that I cover, so you won't see my face too often. I think you'd rather see the game and hear my voice than listen to a talking head.
I'll primarily be posting board game reviews, playthroughs, and top 10 lists of the games that I own and play. Thanks again for being here. I hope you'll find enough value, positivity, and enthusiasm to come back.
Happy gaming!
Chronicles of Avel: New Adventures Unboxing and Building a Cardboard Monster
A look at what is inside the board game expansion Chronicles of Avel: New Adventures from Rebel Studio.
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Check out the Super Game Brothers podcast. - czcams.com/play/PL4R5pmnIqRcpAAamYp6y8qVhHBJ__sdvn.html
Join our monthly giveaway at supergamebrothers.com.
The links below help support the channel without costing you any more.
Chronicles of Avel - amzn.to/3USYLpx
New Adventures Expansion - amzn.to/3LblAyJ
My set up:
iPhone 15 - amzn.to/3xH32CG
7RYMS Microphone - amzn.to/3U4xtdU
Ring Light Overhead Phone Mount - amzn.to/4d8MELR
Wyze Lamp - amzn.to/3uQ9eay
Game Mat (solid) - amzn.to/3T0mS2K
Game Mat (3 x 4) - amzn.to/434ALSs
Thanks for stopping by!
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Ranking my Board Game Collection by Letter - H (2024 Edition)
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What's your favorite game that starts with the letter H? David goes through his collection and breaks his games into Upcoming, Unplayed, Purge?, and Favorites categories by each letter of the alphabet. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:29 - Upcoming 00:01:28 - Unplayed 00:03:33 - Purge? 00:05:27 - Favorites 00:19:13 - Outro & Giveaway Check out the Super Game Brothers podcast, where we talk ab...
Ranking my Board Game Collection by Letter - G (2024 Edition)
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What's your favorite game that starts with the letter G? David goes through his collection and breaks his games into Upcoming, Unplayed, Purge?, and Favorites categories by each letter of the alphabet. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:47 - Unplayed 00:11:23 - Favorites 00:14:58 - Outro & Giveaway Check out the Super Game Brothers podcast, where we talk about board games and video games every ...
Ranking my Board Game Collection by Letter - F (2024 Edition)
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What's your favorite game that starts with the letter F? David goes through his collection and breaks his games into Upcoming, Unplayed, Purge?, and Favorites categories by each letter of the alphabet. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:36 - Upcoming 00:01:18 - Unplayed 00:09:32 - Purge? 00:19:24 - Favorites 00:39:02 - Outro & Giveaway Check out the Super Game Brothers podcast, where we talk ab...
Super Game Brothers, Episode 013 - Tarnished Memories
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Welcome to Super Game Brothers, a family-friendly video game and board game podcast. In today's episode, talked about the board games and video games we played in the last week, the games in crowdfunding that stand out to us, and end with a listener question about revisiting childhood games. Thanks for laughing and listening with us! Make sure to check us out on Patreon for exclusive episodes, ...
Ranking my Board Game Collection by Letter - E (2024 Edition)
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What's your favorite game that starts with the letter E? David goes through his collection and breaks his games into Upcoming, Unplayed, Purge?, and Favorites categories by each letter of the alphabet. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:24 - Unplayed 00:02:31 - Purge? 00:03:28 - Favorites 00:08:50 - Outro & Giveaway Check out the Super Game Brothers podcast, where we talk about board games and ...
Dinosaur World Board Game Unboxing
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A look at what is inside the board game Dinosaur World from @Pandasaurusgames Check out the Super Game Brothers podcast. - czcams.com/play/PL4R5pmnIqRcpAAamYp6y8qVhHBJ sdvn.html Join our monthly giveaway at supergamebrothers.com. The links below help support the channel without costing you any more. Dinosaur World - amzn.to/4brYcaT My set up: iPhone 15 - amzn.to/3xH32CG 7RYMS Microphone - amzn....
Ranking my Board Game Collection by Letter - D (2024 Edition)
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What's your favorite game that starts with the letter D? David goes through his collection and breaks his games into Upcoming, Unplayed, Purge?, and Favorites categories by each letter of the alphabet. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:30 - Upcoming 00:02:11 - Unplayed 00:08:16 - Purge? 00:12:36 - Favorites 00:27:27 - Outro & Giveaway Check out the Super Game Brothers podcast, where we talk ab...
Ranking my Board Game Collection by Letter - C (2024 Edition)
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What's your favorite game that starts with the letter C? David goes through his collection and breaks his games into Upcoming, Unplayed, Purge?, and Favorites categories by each letter of the alphabet. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:50 - Unplayed 00:03:40 - Purge? 00:10:07 - Favorites 00:29:20 - Outro & Giveaway Check out the Super Game Brothers podcast, where we talk about board games and ...
Ranking my Board Game Collection by Letter - B (2024 Edition)
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What's your favorite game that starts with the letter B? David goes through his collection and breaks his games into Upcoming, Unplayed, Purge?, and Favorites categories by each letter of the alphabet. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:35 - Unplayed 00:04:30 - Purge? 00:07:08 - Favorites 00:16:43 - Outro & Giveaway Check out the Super Game Brothers podcast, where we talk about board games and ...
Ranking my Board Game Collection by Letter - A (2024 Edition)
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Ranking my Board Game Collection by Letter - A (2024 Edition)
Super Game Brothers, Episode 012 - Switch and Xbox do what Sony Don't!
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Super Game Brothers, Episode 012 - Switch and Xbox do what Sony Don't!
Fall of the Mountain King Board Game Unboxing
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Fall of the Mountain King Board Game Unboxing
Havalandi Board Game Unboxing & Building a Cardboard Hot Air Balloon
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Havalandi Board Game Unboxing & Building a Cardboard Hot Air Balloon
Paris: La Cité de la Lumière Board Game Unboxing
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Paris: La Cité de la Lumière Board Game Unboxing
Donuts Board Game Unboxing / Chocolate or Maple?
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Donuts Board Game Unboxing / Chocolate or Maple?
Forest Shuffle Alpine Expansion Unboxing
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Forest Shuffle Alpine Expansion Unboxing
Fractured Sky Board Game Review / Hello... Numen.
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Fractured Sky Board Game Review / Hello... Numen.
Oath: Chronicles of Empire & Exile Unboxing / Premium Component Version Board Game
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Oath: Chronicles of Empire & Exile Unboxing / Premium Component Version Board Game
Super Game Brothers, Episode 011 - Everybody Gets a Showcase!
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Super Game Brothers, Episode 011 - Everybody Gets a Showcase!
Super Game Brothers, Episode 010 - No, Play MY Hero Shooter!
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Super Game Brothers, Episode 010 - No, Play MY Hero Shooter!
The White Castle Board Game Review / Can I get that in a Combo?
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The White Castle Board Game Review / Can I get that in a Combo?
Super Game Brothers, Episode 009 - I Wasn't Familiar with Your Game
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Super Game Brothers, Episode 009 - I Wasn't Familiar with Your Game
Sand Board Game Review / Is this Pick up and Deliver Puzzle a Pile of Sand or Riches?
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Sand Board Game Review / Is this Pick up and Deliver Puzzle a Pile of Sand or Riches?
Under Falling Skies Board Game Unboxing & Quick Glance at the Campaign
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Under Falling Skies Board Game Unboxing & Quick Glance at the Campaign
Super Game Brothers, Episode 008 - Ready Player Four
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Super Game Brothers, Episode 008 - Ready Player Four
Super Game Brothers, Episode 007 - Git Gud... Boss Intros
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Super Game Brothers, Episode 007 - Git Gud... Boss Intros
Super Game Brothers, Episode 006 - It Takes Helldivers 2 to Tango
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Super Game Brothers, Episode 006 - It Takes Helldivers 2 to Tango
3 points!!
Have you played it yet?
@@GamingTopDown not yet. Probably will pick it up at Gen Con though
Owned it, never opened it before i sold it!!
Yeah, it's an intimidating box, for sure. I'm borrowing it from a friend and I still haven't played it yet. 😅
Not 😅
You'll get it next time!
NO WAY IT'S LIBRARY OF RUINA
K
Le Havre and Hansa Teutonica are fantastic. I also love Hanamikoji and Hive like you.
Ghost Stories is a very good game that starts with G.
I've heard it is very difficult. Has that been your experience too?
@@GamingTopDown Yes, certainly. But once you get used to it, it's not too bad. Must be played with 4P, though.
Ethnos and the EXIT series are great.
Dinogenics is my favorite game that starts with D.
Haven't played that one. Pictures look cool though! Have you played Dinosaur Island or Dinosaur World? If so, how do they compare?
@GamingTopDown I've never played any of the Pandasaurus Dino games. I've very happy with Dinogenics which is worker placement, set collection.
C has a lot of great games like Chinatown, Concordia, City of the Big Shoulders, Clans of Caledonia, and Condottiere. Not to mention Curious Cargo which has 100+ plays for me.
Yeah, I love Curious Cargo. So many games!
Brass and Barrage are a couple of my favorites that begin with B.
I do want to play those. A little heavier than my group is used to, but I'm working on moving them that direction 😜
@@GamingTopDown you can do it!
My favorite game that begins with A is Asante.
I'll check that one out!
I enjoyed the video! Looking forward to Letter B
Thanks! B & C are up now and am working on the rest!
Heard good things about this game! Would love to know your opinion about it
Yeah, I have too! I'm hoping to get it played soon so that I can review it on the channel. Hopefully soon!
It's been on my radar since I've seen reviews on CZcams! Thanks for the review!
Thanks for watching! I've really enjoyed the game so far. Excited to try the Rift expansion too, but that won't be here until February... sad sound effect.
Nice video. I like how in depth you went into the components as well as the gameplay.
Thanks! Still getting my CZcams legs under me, but I do enjoy it and hope that my structure is at least a little different from the other wonderful creators out there. Thanks for watching!
Just to add to this beautiful review: It is a very tight, medium-weight game. Yet, the other I taught it to a complete rookie in the game world, someone who has only played less than a handful of board games (Ticket to ride: Europe being the most difficult one she has touched) and she almost won the freaking thing, if it wasn't because on my friends realized she could sell some stuff for a better price on her last turn (she won by 4 points). So yeah, it may be a little tough on how much you may have to think at first, but after your first full round it becomes very obvious how to play it. I recommend people to be very orderly when explaining how to play it because it can be a tad daunting at first, but nothing really serious. And finally, don't make the same mistakes I did: - you can sell your goods even if you already used all your action tokens aka all your round dice tokens were slid up. - you can refill the cubes on the last round, what doesn't happen is that you don't get new missions. - don't forget that last round (fifth for 4P, sixth for less than 4P). It might be a little confusing bc of the design of those mission cards, but the last round is still there. - you CAN sell artifacts and handicrafts in the villages, although they'll always give you the least amount of money for them.
Thanks for the thoughts! I totally agree and really loved this one. Looking forward to seeing what these designers do next!
I’ve never seen anyone doing 80+, the only person claiming to easily do a 90 on bgg turned out to be mistaken or smth, I don’t remember. 60-80 is more than doable. The main idea is: 1) gardeners earlier, 2) courtiers combined with samurai later 3) you need to put out at least 12 meeples, meaning that every 3 turns you put at least 4. If you don’t - dig for combos and never go for 2 “empty” turns. It’s fine to spend a turn on resources if you really get a lot of them, but then you need to place 2 meeples each turn. You should always take a starting lantern card with additional decree card and then go for lantern and always search for powerful combos. Never accumulate money, they mean nothing. Never take a well explicitly, only from the cards you activate. Almost never use 1 iron samurai space, it doesn’t initiate a combo. 5 iron samurai are the best, tbh. And me personally I never care about moving the courtiers up or gaining influence, that doesn’t really matter, though I might be wrong. Some posters on bgg advice to keep your starting personal pad card as long as possible, what means neglecting moving the courtiers from the gate, I’m not sure if that’s viable, though starting personal pad cards are really good. Good luck in searching for combos, I would be glad to see deep strategy dive from you.
Wow, you've put a lot of thought here! 80 does seem like a tough score to get to, but I'm hopeful that I'll have a really excellent play one day. I'll try to get 12 meeples out next time. I think I only got 9-10 last game. It's a tough puzzle, for sure.
3 points. Never played.
It’s a good one! I prefer it to Camel Up.
3 points. Wanted to pick this up at GenCon 2019 when it was released, but didn't... Now I want it again!
Nice! It's a brain burner, at least for me!
3 points!
Really like this one.
Hadn't played it. Zero points!
You'll get the next one! I'd highly recommend it though, if you like Euro games.
This one looks super unique.
That's true!
How to win
Just need to enter at supergamebrothers.com and we'll randomly select a winner after 05/31/24.
A classic!
Yeah, it kinda is at this point!
Good game
Yeah, I really enjoy it. Have you played solo?
@@GamingTopDown I created the solo mode. I'm Ariel Di Costanzo, excuse my English. With "good game" I was referring to your play
@@magojacko Oh, wow! Thanks for the compliment, and thanks so much for stopping by my channel. I really love the game, by the way! I'll look forward to your next one too!
Nicely Done! Tks for your time and job!
My pleasure! Game is super fun. We'll see if I can win on medium difficulty next time. (Also, congrats on the game launch!)
@@GamingTopDown you will... with a little practice 😅
0 points i guessed tax evasion monopoly 😢
Tax evasion Monopoly sounds intense!
@@GamingTopDown if it was real it would be intense wonder how it would work tho
Thats not a real game. I am sick of these left leaning robots spreading fake news!!! >=(
😂
I thought it was dominos😅
Definitely has a similar vibe! Great guess!
I dont know this game.
Can't win 'em all! I post these every day though, so I'm sure you'll get one soon! Thanks for stopping by.
Now show a video of fitting it all back in after unboxing ;)
Haha yeah, I had heard that was an issue, but surprisingly I got it to fit just fine. I don't keep the 4 extra rulebooks in the box though, so I'm sure that helps. Thanks for stopping by!
Hey when will you guys showcase the gameplay of some board games with each other? Also which board game is your favorite
Great questions! We have a few board game playthroughs on our Patreon at patreon.com/SuperGameBrothers, and I'm planning to add more playthroughs here on the channel too. Should have a Sand playthrough up soon. Also, I have my Top 100 board games of all time in a 2 hour video here on the channel. Make sure to check that out if you want to see my favorite games. Thanks so much for being here!
At first I thought it was monopoly lol
I could see that!
3 points!
Nice! Have you played it before?
@@GamingTopDown never! I saw it on a video by someone and the iconography was very memorable!
Black Jack
I just watched you TikTok’s I am NZ.TX.11
Thank you!
the symbology made it oretty clear it was a star wars game, but I clearly just have not played this one so I had no way of getting it lol
Yeah, I agree. Tried to make it a little simpler for Star Wars day. Some of the others are trickier though. You can find the playlist with all of them on my channel page. Thanks for commenting!
Gang of Dice (language independent) is an excellent dice game, better than Spots in my opinion. Both can be played online too at Boardgamearena. Tried Biblios? Usually enters most gamers top 100. I love DVONN much more than YINSH. DVONN is now in beta at Boardgamearena.
I’ll have to try those out! Thanks for the recommendations!
0 and no i have not played it or heard of it
Yeah, it’s hundreds of years old and pretty obscure. I post these daily, so you’ll get some of the other ones, I’m sure!
3point
Nice work! Played it before?
Could you make a video showing us your whole collection not like super in depth bug I think it would be cool to see how many you have also I love your content keep it up ❤
Thanks, @Pr3ss-Flo! I definitely want to do more content like that and top-10 lists. Tricky filming them from an overhead perspective, but I appreciate the feedback!
Lol you shouldn't have used the 7 it's too much of a dead giveaway
Yeah, this was one of the easier ones, for sure. Great job and I'll make some of the future ones more difficult.
Nope I failed MISERABLY
Thanks for trying! This was a tricky one. I used a more difficult piece, for sure. You'll get the next one!
No sorry I don’t know
You'll get it next time!
I don't know what's that game
You'll get the next one!
0 idk the broad game at all
No worries! You'll get the next one. Thanks for stopping by!
why I didnt see your gold building number?I heard should have giold building number in Collector edition.
Interesting! So, the numbers on the bottom of the buildings?
The gold foil was removed per Kickstarter Update #43 due to usability issues.
@@tphan300 Thanks for the heads up! It's hard for me to remember every detail from those updates.
Thanks for sharing. 👍
No problem. Thanks for stopping by!
This is an awesome video! Loads of games ive never heard of...keep up the great work!
Thanks!