Top 10 Unsung Games

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  • čas přidán 7. 07. 2024
  • Tom, Sam, Eric, & Zee share their top 10 Unsung Games live at Pax Unplugged!
    00:00 - Introduction
    03:31 - Sam’s #7
    04:50 - Zee’s #7
    05:52 - Eric’s #7
    07:05 - Tom’s #7
    08:19 - Sam’s #6
    09:57 - Zee’s #6
    11:24 - Eric’s #6
    12:35 - Tom’s #6
    14:11 - Sam’s #5
    16:16 - Zee’s #5
    18:03 - Eric’s #5
    19:38 - Tom’s #5
    21:24 - Sam’s #4
    23:32 - Zee’s #4
    25:08 - Eric’s #4
    26:34 - Tom’s #4
    28:00 - Sam’s #3
    29:54 - Zee’s #3
    32:12 - Eric’s #3
    33:38 - Tom’s #3
    36:19 - Sam’s #2
    39:47 - Zee’s #2
    42:04 - Eric’s #2
    44:32 - Tom’s #2
    47:17 - Sam’s #1
    48:58 - Zee’s #1
    51:12 - Eric’s #1
    53:26 - Tom’s #1
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Komentáře • 170

  • @bensgoogle
    @bensgoogle Před 4 lety +100

    Dude, this has gotta be one of the most well-produced live shows you’ve done! Love watching you guys

    • @jeffrainwater4084
      @jeffrainwater4084 Před 4 lety +3

      I agree! Well done Roy and Mike and Kenny and whoever else was involved in that! Superb camera production!

  • @bornofashes
    @bornofashes Před 4 lety +21

    Eric, you are a gem for remembering my game Node.
    Level Zero is a programming joke based on initial framework, not my idea.

  • @jcb3393
    @jcb3393 Před 4 lety +16

    "..and that's my #2..." - classic Sam!
    You will be missed, sir!

  • @MisterAbysmul
    @MisterAbysmul Před 4 lety +10

    We love you Sam. Thanks for the years of information and entertainment. Bless you and your family.

  • @hanseathl
    @hanseathl Před 4 lety +70

    Sam, I will miss you immensely. I always enjoyed the chemistry between the three of you and you will still have a lasting memory in my family for being kind enough to integrate us into your first Thoat punch lunch.
    All the best for you and your family.

    • @DarkadeTV
      @DarkadeTV Před 4 lety +6

      Why is Sam leaving?

    • @hanseathl
      @hanseathl Před 4 lety

      Ivan Reyes As far as I understand for family reasons.

    • @Goldtiger405
      @Goldtiger405 Před 4 lety +2

      Agreed I am going to miss Sam a lot. I hope all the world for him.

    • @heynsenene
      @heynsenene Před 4 lety

      Sam is moving to washington state

  • @knittakes2
    @knittakes2 Před 4 lety +14

    We made this list so that Sam could pick different games. Sam still finds all of the Viking games. No one is surprised by this.

  • @Chaaber
    @Chaaber Před 4 lety +4

    Sam making the poop game number 2 is class in itself. I was surprised nobody picked up on that and run that joke!

    • @jcb3393
      @jcb3393 Před 4 lety +1

      He got plenty of applause from the audience on that one - hence the "thumbs-up".

  • @roseability86
    @roseability86 Před 3 lety +1

    Sam's Number 2 definitely put a smile on my face... and he put it at number 2 as well, lol!

  • @MystiqWisdom
    @MystiqWisdom Před 4 lety +25

    (Sam)
    (Zee)
    (Eric)
    (Tom)
    7)
    Tales of Glory
    Sheep & Thief
    Monastery
    Crossfire
    6)
    In the Name of Odin
    Deadline
    Burger Joint
    Epigo
    5)
    Raids
    Caper
    Node
    Nobody But Us Chickens
    4)
    Pirates of the 7 Seas
    Skyward
    Trains and Stations
    Vabanque
    3)
    Tsukiji
    Perfect Alibi
    Scene It?
    Capital City
    2)
    Pecunia Non Olet
    Monster Trick
    Quicksilver
    Monopoly: Tropical Tycoon
    1)
    Mythe
    Gem Rush 2nd Edition
    Logistico
    Fantasy Business

  • @SanjuroSan
    @SanjuroSan Před 4 lety +18

    The production on this video is incredible. I love how far you guys have come, awesome picks.

  • @wickedsencho
    @wickedsencho Před 4 lety +16

    Sad to see Sam go, wish him all the best in Washington though!

  • @michak.2760
    @michak.2760 Před 4 lety +38

    Damn, Zee looks like a rabbi :D

  • @FranciscoArena
    @FranciscoArena Před 4 lety +3

    Tom Vasel:
    _ "I'm saying the artwork..."
    Eric Summerer:
    _ "I'm not complaining about the art style, I'm saying it is a lovely game inside!"
    man, I love this dude XD

  • @caseypotthoff503
    @caseypotthoff503 Před 4 lety

    Best live list yet from you guys! That was entertaining all the way through! Thanks you!!

  • @jessemccaughey4231
    @jessemccaughey4231 Před 4 lety +1

    So sad to see Sam leave. He was definitely the one who matched my personal tastes in games the most. Going to miss him.

  • @ziomalZparafii
    @ziomalZparafii Před 4 lety +2

    So here I am, sitting in the office, working on my stuff and listening to the show on my headphones and bursting out laughing every few minutes causing mild confusion in the open space. Sad to hear Sam leaving, it was super amusing watching this. Thanks!

  • @TyvanTV
    @TyvanTV Před 4 lety +17

    Tom -
    #7 - Crossfire - 7:04
    #6 - Epigo - 12:34
    #5 - Nobody bit is Chickens - 19:37
    #4 - Vabanque - 26:33
    #3 - Capital City - 33:35
    #2 - Monopoly Tropical Tycoon - 44:31
    #1 - Fantasy Business- 53:25
    Sam -
    #7 - Tales of Glory - 3:20
    #6 - In the name of Odin - 8:15
    #5 - Raids - 13:50
    #4 - Pirates of the 7 Seas - 21:01
    #3 - Tsukiji - 27:51
    #2 - Pecunia Non Olet - 36:12
    #1 - Mythe - 47:02
    Zee -
    #7 - Sheep & Thief - 4:50
    #6 - Deadline - 9:57
    #5 - Caper - 16:14
    #4 - Skyward - 23:32
    #3 - Perfect Alibi - 29:53
    #2 - Monster Trick - 39:45
    #1 - Gem Rush 2nd Edition - 48:57
    Eric -
    #7 - Monastery - 5:52
    #6 - Burger Joint - 11:23
    #5 - Node - 18:03
    #4 - Trains and Stations - 25:07
    #3 - Scene it? - 32:08
    #2 - QuickSilver- 42:03
    #1 - Logistico - 51:06

  • @emilykosterman1240
    @emilykosterman1240 Před 3 měsíci

    Tsukiji is based off the Tsukiji fish market in Japan. It's a hot auction for seafood and is so well known people visit it just to watch. There's also a market nearby to buy and eat fresh seafood. Yumm!

  • @victorgonzalez2927
    @victorgonzalez2927 Před 4 lety +2

    10) Mr Cabbagehead’s Garden
    9) Counterfeiters
    8) GOSU Tactics
    7) Choson
    6) Fairytale Gloom
    5) Tatsu
    4) Brutal Kingdom
    3) Warband: Against the Darkness
    2) Grass
    1) Harald

  • @KingGhidorah_
    @KingGhidorah_ Před 4 lety +4

    39:16 - "...euphanism"
    "And they were like, 'Oh. You're pretty smart.'"

    • @Stinger420
      @Stinger420 Před 4 lety

      LoL! Yah, when I heard 'em say that, I said out loud (to myself, but like, as if I were replying to him), "No, you just have a phone." :-D

  • @Obafofia
    @Obafofia Před 4 lety +13

    I just realized: with Sam gone, who's gonna see us on the flip side? They need a new outro!

  • @brantshepherd9387
    @brantshepherd9387 Před 4 lety +3

    The sound for this video is impeccable. Well produced all around.

  • @tolroe
    @tolroe Před 4 lety +35

    There needs to be a top ten viking games as Sam's final top 10!

    • @ryusorata
      @ryusorata Před 4 lety +3

      If you follow his top 100 you can easily tell his top 10 vikings

    • @tolroe
      @tolroe Před 4 lety +12

      @@ryusorata It isn't that I really want to know his top ten Viking games, I just think it would be a funny send off video since everyone gives him a hard time about his favorite theme.

    • @nothing3376
      @nothing3376 Před 4 lety +1

      I can’t agree more

    • @TheTogmo
      @TheTogmo Před 4 lety +2

      I too think this would be a great final top 10 list for Sam

  • @jdotco23
    @jdotco23 Před 4 lety

    I LOVE Node! I played it at the Gencon when the game's creators originally released it. Bought it immediately, played it a bunch. Such a fun game.

  • @TorIverWilhelmsen
    @TorIverWilhelmsen Před 4 lety +6

    "Diet Evil Games" probably took their name from the dissing Dr. Evil did of his son Scott in Austin Powers 2: "You’re the Diet Coke of evil, just one calorie, not evil enough."

  • @johchadow
    @johchadow Před 4 lety +2

    I called it, Sam's #2, love it, so funny!!!

  • @fredmyers503
    @fredmyers503 Před 4 lety +6

    I love how at PAX UNPLUGGED they picked games that require a DVD player. . . . .

  • @legalmeeple53
    @legalmeeple53 Před 4 lety

    I bought monster trick a few years ago on Zee’s advice...good stuff

  • @johchadow
    @johchadow Před 4 lety +1

    Mythe is another really good pick, I remember demoing it at GenCon when it came out, and I really enjoyed it. I'm surprised that one didn't do better.

  • @Shad0wSix
    @Shad0wSix Před 4 lety +1

    I bought Vabanque in Japan this year (because I remember Tom mentioning it). Apparently, the Japanese version is published in 2017. The game is language-independent so I just needed to download the rules from BGG. I agree that it is a fun, bluffing game.

  • @UberTastical22
    @UberTastical22 Před 4 lety +1

    Lol Sam doesn't understand the picture on the box. The dog is looking for the fox because the dog's job is to protect the chickens. Classic Sam!

  • @Saturn2888
    @Saturn2888 Před 4 lety +5

    Blu-ray players also play DVDs.

  • @jeffrainwater4084
    @jeffrainwater4084 Před 4 lety +1

    My top 15 unsung games (BGG rating >3000)
    #15 - The Mysterious Forest (7988)
    #14 - Trainmaker (5820)
    #13 - Brikks (3165)
    #12 - Battle of the Bards (6843)
    #11 - Walls of York (6852)
    #10 - Legendary Inventors (3064)
    #9 - Tyler Sigman's Crows (5784)
    #8 - Echidna Shuffle (4422)
    #7 - Dungeon Academy (5643)
    #6 - Ocean Crisis (7851)
    #5 - Treasure Mountain (4721)
    #4 - Fire Tower (4018)
    #3 - Farlight (3383)
    #2 - Magnastorm (3092)
    #1 - TEAM3 (3783)

  • @danacoleman4007
    @danacoleman4007 Před 4 lety +2

    Zee is REDICULOUS!!!

  • @roseability86
    @roseability86 Před 3 lety

    Loved Zee's reference to The Usual Suspects.

  • @ZachLorton
    @ZachLorton Před 4 lety +2

    Quicksilver getting some love! EXCELLENT! I really enjoy that one, and everyone that's played it with me has enjoyed it. ... and you all know that Blu-Ray players are backwards compatible, right?

  • @benjoslin3782
    @benjoslin3782 Před 4 lety +2

    Recommendation: Top 10 Table Presence games list.
    Also, not only to I own a DVD player, but also a VHS player. 🙃

  • @waltercardcollector
    @waltercardcollector Před 4 lety +4

    My shout of surprise when Tom said "Monopoly" is now immortalized :P

  • @simpelton524
    @simpelton524 Před rokem

    I can't believe how long it took me to connect the theme of Sam's #2 with its placement on his list. I really need to word on my toilet humor senses.

  • @69robtaylor
    @69robtaylor Před 4 lety +4

    I’ve never played any of these or even heard of any either.

  • @briancline7349
    @briancline7349 Před 4 lety +1

    I think for live events you all should come out one at a time and as you walk out point at people while they play the theme song from your top 100 videos (and maybe try to get everyone clapping along)! Lol 🎶

  • @BlimpMcGee
    @BlimpMcGee Před 4 lety +2

    Sam's pun game was on point

  • @conillet
    @conillet Před 4 lety +1

    My No.1 on that premise, by a mile: "Kassen" by Kenichi Tanabe.
    Absolutely top-notch game, and nobody knows about it (just 6 comments on BGG).

  • @benlauson555
    @benlauson555 Před 4 lety

    Audio was great!

  • @jherrenor
    @jherrenor Před 4 lety

    I love Web of Gold and Warlock of Firetop Mountain.

  • @francisfoucault-bouchard129

    Been there seen that!

  • @jherrenor
    @jherrenor Před 4 lety +13

    Tom: I gave you the rules for this list of Top 10 Unsung Games.
    Everyone sits down with a list of Top 7 Unsung Games.
    ???

    • @HenrikForsberg
      @HenrikForsberg Před 4 lety

      I'm more surprised Sam didn't define "Unsung game" as a game that's not featured in a song.

  • @paigestock3556
    @paigestock3556 Před rokem

    That dog is like my dog. Nothing: barking, squirrels: barking, people walking by walking their dogs: barking, cars driving by: barking, thunder: barking. People stealing stuff out of our car in the middle of the night: not a peep

  • @chrismusix5669
    @chrismusix5669 Před 4 lety +16

    Is Zee cosplaying?

  • @Mentat1231
    @Mentat1231 Před 4 lety +3

    The notes definitely say "Same Eric"....

  • @serspecs
    @serspecs Před 4 lety +2

    Man Zee you crack me up with the outfit! Good stuff!!

  • @ThePercOfGaming
    @ThePercOfGaming Před 4 lety +2

    Just went to amazon and found monopoly tropical tycoon. While there Amazon recommended another 10+ games from this video. This is why I love Amazon! (Don’t say anything bad....it’s monitoring everything we say)

  • @garys4067
    @garys4067 Před 4 lety +2

    Great live show! We'll miss you Sam.

  • @hanseathl
    @hanseathl Před 4 lety +3

    I have a copy of Trains & Stations on my "for sale" pile. For whatever reason I cannot bring it tot he table often enough but it is a really good game. Might try it once more...

  • @mkitten13
    @mkitten13 Před 4 lety +2

    Sam structured his list that way on purpose, LOL!

  • @mahrard
    @mahrard Před 2 lety

    My #1 would be Skittykitts, ranked 17520. A pure little gem. It packs so much in 21 cards!

  • @miken6824
    @miken6824 Před 4 lety

    Hive Mind, from the Titan Game series (Capital City) is one of the best unsung games of all time. If you haven't tried it, do it !!!

  • @danijelposta1748
    @danijelposta1748 Před 4 lety +3

    Tsukiji and Tales of Glory are great. Nice picks Sam.

  • @JosephFlemming
    @JosephFlemming Před 4 lety

    trains and stations was broken and clunky. sold it

  • @tulsaborn545
    @tulsaborn545 Před rokem

    Sams #2: Tom does say he wants new themes that isnt trading in the Mediterranean - be careful what you wish for

  • @justingruber9143
    @justingruber9143 Před 4 lety

    By far the best Pax panel I've been to

  • @Stinger420
    @Stinger420 Před 4 lety +4

    Yanno,...I gotta say, if anything, that Quicksilver game cover looks very much like Pearl Jam's Vitalogy album.

    • @roseability86
      @roseability86 Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you! I knew it reminded me of something!

  • @FMD-FullMetalDragon
    @FMD-FullMetalDragon Před 4 lety

    Perfect Alibi wins award for best board game cover of all time.

  • @jcb3393
    @jcb3393 Před 4 lety

    My top games that are BGG ranked 3000 or lower to which I gave an 8 or higher rating:
    1) Schrille Stille (#3221, rated 8 by me)
    That's it! I have some honorable mentions (ranked 2000 or lower and/or rated a 7 or higher by me):
    2) Get Bit! (#2188, rated 8.5 by me)
    3) Ladies & Gentlemen (#2225, rated 8 by me)
    4) Tribond (#18050, rated 7.5 by me)
    5) King Up! (#2236, rated 7.5 by me) - re-implemented as Super Mario Level Up (which is #5742)

  • @andyanderson4918
    @andyanderson4918 Před 4 lety

    I can't believe zee missed the opportunity to emphasize saying my number TWO> after all the poop jokes! hahaha

    • @jcb3393
      @jcb3393 Před 4 lety

      Sam had already said it was his "#2 game".

  • @serspecs
    @serspecs Před 4 lety

    I know it’s not 3000 or lower, but I’ve never understood why Arcane Academy doesn’t get more love.

  • @LuckyBastard7
    @LuckyBastard7 Před 4 lety +4

    45:15 Is it a legacy game?
    Isn't every monopoly a legacy game? The rules can change in between or during plays and in the end there is probably someone tearing some cards in two.

  • @Karadum
    @Karadum Před 4 lety +1

    Poor Eric :D

  • @Jonathan-ei7vp
    @Jonathan-ei7vp Před 4 lety

    I like how Sam chose games that are unsung even though they look great. (cause games with bad artwork naturally get much less attention)

  • @jeffgoggin1394
    @jeffgoggin1394 Před 4 lety

    I have Burger Joint! 🍔 Now I'm inspired to dust it off and give it play 😊

  • @brandonhouston7575
    @brandonhouston7575 Před 4 lety +1

    Wish I could find a copy of Pecunia Non Olet.

    • @LizGamerGirl
      @LizGamerGirl Před 4 lety

      Brandon Houston same! I’m hoping it’ll get reprinted at some point in time 😂

  • @YuanJane
    @YuanJane Před 2 lety

    It's a great fun watching you guys interacting! I'd like to add my new discovery Kauchuk/Rule the Realms to the list. It's a lightweight Ticket-to-Ridish family game, gathering energy and VPs with colorful elastic bands!

  • @claireshillabeer9001
    @claireshillabeer9001 Před 4 lety

    Have only played and own Caper

  • @ironwolf56
    @ironwolf56 Před 4 lety +2

    Tom: You know there's a fine line between pirates and vikings.
    Sam: But there IS a line!

  • @searose6192
    @searose6192 Před 4 lety

    Hey! Sam’s moving over here! That’s great👍🏻

  • @rblc86
    @rblc86 Před 4 lety

    Sam looks very sad...I hope he gets his old happy self back soon!

  • @joshestes6427
    @joshestes6427 Před 4 lety

    Hey Sam, if you're ever looking for good food in Washington, hit me up!

  • @seanmorgan2257
    @seanmorgan2257 Před 4 lety

    that was dumped on us

  • @ryusorata
    @ryusorata Před 4 lety +2

    Sound quality is pretty good

  • @adamchristensen2648
    @adamchristensen2648 Před 4 lety +2

    Sam at 39:37 demonstrating *perfect* comedic timing...
    You, Sir, win the internet this day with your expertly wielded poop joke.
    48:15 It's obviously mouples.
    49:32 No...it's not a musical, we already established that these are all *unsung* games. (Buh dum chxs!)
    54:03 "Prisoner's Dilemma" the game...work together, we all win...fail to do so, we all lose...except the asshole we all hate at the end. I can see the attraction...
    See ya on the flip side, Sam. You're the best. Raid the hell outta the west coast you glorious Viking.

  • @JoeyjojoShabadoo7
    @JoeyjojoShabadoo7 Před 4 lety

    Maybe you guys could include Sam here and there via Skype or something...ya know like once every couple months? He can’t just CONPLETELY disappear from the Dice Tower! I mean, who’s gonna argue and rag with Zee on a constant basis?!

  • @Death319319
    @Death319319 Před 4 lety +2

    Do we know where in Washington Sam is moving to? I live in Northwest Washington, and am curious

    • @thedicetower
      @thedicetower  Před 4 lety +3

      Sam here...Wenatchee, WA.

    • @adamchristensen2648
      @adamchristensen2648 Před 4 lety +2

      @@thedicetower Imma miss your input, man...I'll be on the lookout for you in future Dice Tower projects, but that said, I wish you and yours the best.

  • @MrPostm
    @MrPostm Před 4 lety

    I rarely agree with Sam, but Raids is great.

  • @koalabrownie
    @koalabrownie Před rokem

    Everyone with an xbox or playstation has a DVD player

  • @devinology7
    @devinology7 Před 2 lety

    Odd that Tom likes Fantasy Business but generally does not like semi-coop. They both have a similar premise, require cooperation and backstabbery, and you win by lying/manipulating. Both can fall apart if people do not really play it right and choose to just bomb the game instead.
    Also, Vabanque was recently Kickstarted for a new edition and failed funding.

  • @MisterAbysmul
    @MisterAbysmul Před 4 lety

    Love that Eric showed up.

  • @benjaminnadeau7305
    @benjaminnadeau7305 Před 3 lety

    Inis!!

  • @brockhutchinson380
    @brockhutchinson380 Před 4 lety +1

    Oh great, Same Eric. :)
    Also, when Zee said "My number 2," I expected a lot of laughs.

  • @adwilliams1987
    @adwilliams1987 Před 4 lety

    Vabanque reprint on KS someday "By the end of this game you will have hundreds of thousands of dollars!" - Tom Vasel

  • @DinobotTM2
    @DinobotTM2 Před 4 lety

    Did the make a Dirty Sanchez reference on the Quicksilver part? Not the TV show, the actual thing...

  • @dhmcarver
    @dhmcarver Před 4 lety

    Interesting list -- but perhaps the cutoff should have been higher than BGG 3,000? How many times did Tom or someone else say, "That is a horrible game" -- meaning that perhaps these games aren't unsung, which implies a gem missed somehow, but simply bad (or at best mediocre) games.

  • @scottguiler
    @scottguiler Před 4 lety

    Zee’s look reminds me of Sean Connery in Indiana Jones and the last crusade.

  • @dapineaple
    @dapineaple Před 4 lety

    Sam’s coming to Washington? :D

  • @jeffwmoore
    @jeffwmoore Před 4 lety +1

    So ... RAIDS is Viking version of Tokaido?

  • @adilgeresu2296
    @adilgeresu2296 Před 4 lety +2

    I feel cheated out of 12 games

  • @nickvandam1214
    @nickvandam1214 Před 4 lety

    Scene it was a good game, but the problem with trivia games is that the trivia tends to out date.

  • @jwsmithyou
    @jwsmithyou Před 4 lety

    what does that mean sam is not doing this anymore? why??

  • @alexeikieran2112
    @alexeikieran2112 Před 4 lety +1

    Where is Sam going

  • @AJ-nc4vr
    @AJ-nc4vr Před 4 lety +3

    Does Eric ever play like, any good games? At all? Ever? :D :D :D

    • @FranciscoArena
      @FranciscoArena Před 4 lety +1

      Have you seen his top 100? A lot of great titles!

  • @Gordon-rh7zn
    @Gordon-rh7zn Před 4 lety

    Bear Down, Sam!!