No idea why the War of the Ring footage is small like that. But you should probably check out our kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thebrothersmurph/the-brothers-murph-season-8-table-fables-and-unmatched
Another banger list. Here’s mine: 50. Summoner Wars 49. Nidavellir 48. Heat 47. Hallertau 46. Canopy 45. Green Team Wins 44. Parks 43. Deception Murder in Hong Kong 42. Space Station Phoenix 41. Targi
Spirit Island jumped up from my #3 to unequivocal #1 this year. I don’t dual-hand, but I love playing multiplayer and finding cool synergies between spirits. My whole game group are big co-op fans so it’s the perfect game for us
Finally! The good games! Hahaha this series continues to be awesome. 50. Mr. Hyde Goes to New York 49. Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig 48. Draft & Write Records 47. Darwin's Journey 46. Space Park 45. Tiny Epic Galaxies 44. Wayfinders 43. Alubari: A Nice Cup of Tea 42. Zhanguo: The First Empire 41. Twilight Inscription
Keeping up with tradition, my next 10: 50. Bus 49. Raiders of Scythia 48. Ecos: First Continent (Another big thanks to the Brothers Murph for evangelizing this one!) 47. Horrified 46. Space Base 45. Star Wars: Outer Rim 44. Cthulhu: Death May Die 43. A Game of Thrones: The Board Game 42. Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion 41. Cascadia
Project L! Definitely higher on my list, so great to see it here! Top 50 I feel comfortable stepping into, so here's my 50-41: 50. Wingspan 49. Fort 48. Flash Point 47. Voyages 46. Roll Camera! The Movie Making Board Game 45. Century: Spice Road 44. Century: A New World 43. Point Salad 42. Bravo! 41. New York Zoo (edit to move this one down 1 spot)
So close to a perfect crossover with Wonderlands War! 50. The Great Split (Down 15) 49. Night of the Ninja (Down 34) 48. For Sale (Up 7) 47. Nidavalir (Down 13) 46. Wonderland's War (Down 23) 45. Pandemic Legacy (Up 64) 44. Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra (Up 2) 43. Century: Spice Road (Up 25) 42. Tiny Towns (Up 18) 41. Skull King (Up 35)
50. The Red Cathedral 49. The Pillars of the Earth 48. Viticulture Essential Edition 47. Mission: Red Planet (2nd Edition) 46. Planet Unknown 45. Dinosaur Island: Rawr 'n Write 44. Slay the Spire: The Board Game 43. Champions of Midgard 42. Dune: Imperium 41. Castles of Mad King Ludwig
You guys' mention Paint the Roses so much, I just gotta try it! Here's my 50-41, finally to the GOOD games: 41 Splendor Duel 42 Habitats 43 Fit to Print 44 Decrypto 45 Kanagawa 46 Sushi Go Party! 47 PARKS 48 Votes for Women 49 Marvel Dice Throne 50 Boast or Nothing
I don’t like big heavy board games nor do I like euro games BUT I still enjoy this channel for your big personalities, the laughs and I love the challenges you guys do! Please do more challenges! I loved the scavenger hunt challenge, one of every size box etc Personally, I love light games, party games, family games and abstract games
I knew Viscounts would be Nick's highest West Kingdom game! Glad to see Paladins make Mike's list though. I think it's threatening the #1 spot on my own list!
50-41: 50 Survive! Escape from Atlantis 49 Dead of Winter 48 Cartographers 47 Istanbul 46 Star Realms 45 Obsession 44 John Company 43 Smallworld 42 Clank 41 Splendor
A buddy just got me the Wonderland's War with all the premium upgrades and I love it so much!!! Completely agree with Nick that even in games where I've been destroyed I find something to love and a reason to want to play again and again. Other than that I've not played any of these...I need to hit a board game cafe and open my horizons a bit lol
Boon Lake is still a game I have to play. My top 100 continued: 50. Shogun 49. Tapestry 48. Sidereal Confluence 47. Cursed Court 46. Vindication 45. A War of Whispers 44. Cosmic Encounter 43. Bohnanza 42. Dominion 41. Carcassonne
Loving the list guys! unfortunately haven’t gone through and made my own top 100 but we have tons of overlap so far. Paperback adventures seems awesome and also love slay the spire. You should really check out monster train if you haven’t yet. It’s like slay the spire meets smash up since you combine 2 factions at the start of each run. With a really cool tower defense-like mechanic. So much fun.
50. Ginkopolis 49. Kingdomino 48. Fast sloths 47. Imperial settlers: empires of the north 46. Taverns of Tiefenthal 45. Awkward guests 44. Nemesis 43. Cubitos 42. Brass b-ham 41. Hansa teutonica Been forgetting to put my lists but everything below 50 is absolute trash so it doesn’t matter. Enjoying the journey
50 Downforce 49 Destinies 48 No Thanks! 47 Sapiens 46 Carcassonne 45 Secret Hitler 44 Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion 43 Yahtzee 42 Kingdomino 41 The Quacks of Quedlinburg
Alright I’ll start now. I’m still a fairly new board gamer and I might be missing some from the list but it’s close… 50: Twilight Incription 49: Art Decko 48: Tribes of the Wind 47: Smash Up 46: Maglev Metro 45: It’s a Wonderful World 44: Dominion 43: Tzolk’in: the Mayan Calendar 42: 7 Wonders: Duel 41: Twilight Imperium: 4th Ed
I’m really intrigued to see how many of these games stick when you do the list next year. I’ve already seen some huge turn over from my last list… Speaking of: 50. Sky Team 49. Strike 48. Steampunk Rally 47. Dominion 46. Apiary 45. Wingspan 44. Lost Ruins of Arnak 43. Planet Unknown 42. Unmatched 41. Clank!
Me: *sees intro* "All right, FINALLY some games worth playing!" Later Me: *watches video* ". . . . Huh. Well, at least I'm still justified in being a troll."
My 50-41: 50. Hey, That's My Fish! 49. Summoner Wars (Second Edition) 48. Fantastic Factories 47. Santa Maria 46. Blitzkrieg!: World War Two in 20 Minutes 45. City of Spies: Estoril 1942 44. Horrified 43. Survive: Escape from Atlantis! 42. Super Fantasy Brawl 41. Forbidden Desert (not to be confused with Forbidden Dessert)
50. Empire’s End 49. The Witcher: Old World 48. Tiny Towns 47. The Quacks of Quedlinburg 46. LOTR: Journeys in middle Earth 45. Arboretum 44. Stellium 43. Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest 42. Age of Comics: The Golden Years 41. Cryptid
Love the list. I want to watch previous lists and compare how your perspective on weight has changed (e.g., you noted how Empires of the North is firmly a medium weight game, but what were you’re feelings years ago).
Great list of games guys…I love Paladins of the WK! That’s my numero uno! Keep up the great channel!! Looking forward to you new place…looks like it’s going to be top notch!
I really want to play War of the Ring and Paladins of the West Kingdom. I'm also interested in trying Project L and Empires of the North. Marvel United will be higher on my list :) My 50 to 41: 50 - Super-Skill Pinball 4-Cade 49 - Pandemic 48 - Western Legends 47 - Kingsburg 46 - Draftasaurus 45 - Concordia 44 - Smallworld 43 - Tiny Epic Galaxies 42 - Ora and Labora 41 - Point Salad
My personal 50-41: 50. The Boss 49. Gloomhaven / Jaws of the Lion 48. Hive 47. Sons of Anarchy: Men of Mayhem 46. Warfighter: The Tactical Special Forces Card Game 45. Bios: Megafauna (Second Edition) 44. Dominant Species 43. Krosmaster: Arena 2.0 42. The Grizzled / The Grizzled: Armistice Edition 41. Elder Sign
My 50-41: 50. Welcome To... 49. Villainous 48. Get on Board: New York & London 47. Orléans 46. Patchwork 45. The Castles of Burgundy 44. Caper: Europe 43. Teotihuacan: City of Gods 42. Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game 41. Nemesis
I really need to try Woodcraft. Wonderland's War was in my Top 10 new-to-me games last year, and that game made me realize I don't like the combat in Blood Rage by comparison. (Even though I prefer the Blood Rage theme...)
As of January 2024: 50. Just One 49. Gates of Mara 48. Eschaton 47. Shakespeare 46. Black Angel 45. King of Tokyo: Dark Edition 44. Root 43. On the Underground: London/Berlin 42. The Shipwreck Arcana 41. Jump Drive
Great picks bros! My top pick on this list is War of the Ring... My top picks I would like to try are Space Station Phoenix and Paint the Roses. I keep hearing about So Clover. It could be the next Social game I get.
I have a lot of games that I haven’t played in years. I really want to play them again, but I don’t necessarily want to read the whole rule books again. Any tips? How do you bring back a game you haven’t played in a long time?
Yes, I think the rule books will be inevitable… I also think starting by setting up the game in front of me might be a good way to do it. Once I see all the pieces laid out, I think the mechanics will come back to me 😅
Last several videos have had exactly 66 comments - I am Soldier 67! (Dyslexic Overwatch character) 41Akropolis 42Sea Salt & Paper 43KeyForge: Call of the Archons 44Agricola 45Under Falling Skies 46Targi 47Trapwords 48Faraway 49Paleo 50High Society
Disregard my previous 5 comments because those games are all Hot Garbage!! Here’s 50-41: 50- Architects of the West Kingdom 49- Land vs. Sea 48- The Quacks of Quedlinburg 47- Race for the Galaxy 46- Bunny Kingdom 45- The Crew: Mission Deep Sea 44- Point Salad (only salad I’ll tolerate) 43- Detective Club 42- Blue Moon City 41- Dune: Imperium
You said this was the good games so maybe you talked about the wrong ones?? 😆 Honestly I haven’t played almost any of these. I think Wonderlands War sounds awesome but the theme puts me off so much.
No idea why the War of the Ring footage is small like that. But you should probably check out our kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/thebrothersmurph/the-brothers-murph-season-8-table-fables-and-unmatched
I meant to say this when the first video came out, but this is the best theme song in board gaming...gives me nostalgia every time!
Liiiiiiit! 🔥
Yup we will ALWAYS use it because Matthew Jude crushed it so hard
Another banger list. Here’s mine:
50. Summoner Wars
49. Nidavellir
48. Heat
47. Hallertau
46. Canopy
45. Green Team Wins
44. Parks
43. Deception Murder in Hong Kong
42. Space Station Phoenix
41. Targi
Spirit Island jumped up from my #3 to unequivocal #1 this year. I don’t dual-hand, but I love playing multiplayer and finding cool synergies between spirits. My whole game group are big co-op fans so it’s the perfect game for us
He used to be called Sweet Ronald, but the power of the One Ring turned him into Sour Ron
Finally! The good games! Hahaha this series continues to be awesome.
50. Mr. Hyde Goes to New York
49. Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig
48. Draft & Write Records
47. Darwin's Journey
46. Space Park
45. Tiny Epic Galaxies
44. Wayfinders
43. Alubari: A Nice Cup of Tea
42. Zhanguo: The First Empire
41. Twilight Inscription
Keeping up with tradition, my next 10:
50. Bus
49. Raiders of Scythia
48. Ecos: First Continent (Another big thanks to the Brothers Murph for evangelizing this one!)
47. Horrified
46. Space Base
45. Star Wars: Outer Rim
44. Cthulhu: Death May Die
43. A Game of Thrones: The Board Game
42. Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
41. Cascadia
Project L! Definitely higher on my list, so great to see it here!
Top 50 I feel comfortable stepping into, so here's my 50-41:
50. Wingspan
49. Fort
48. Flash Point
47. Voyages
46. Roll Camera! The Movie Making Board Game
45. Century: Spice Road
44. Century: A New World
43. Point Salad
42. Bravo!
41. New York Zoo (edit to move this one down 1 spot)
So close to a perfect crossover with Wonderlands War!
50. The Great Split (Down 15)
49. Night of the Ninja (Down 34)
48. For Sale (Up 7)
47. Nidavalir (Down 13)
46. Wonderland's War (Down 23)
45. Pandemic Legacy (Up 64)
44. Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra (Up 2)
43. Century: Spice Road (Up 25)
42. Tiny Towns (Up 18)
41. Skull King (Up 35)
50. The Red Cathedral
49. The Pillars of the Earth
48. Viticulture Essential Edition
47. Mission: Red Planet (2nd Edition)
46. Planet Unknown
45. Dinosaur Island: Rawr 'n Write
44. Slay the Spire: The Board Game
43. Champions of Midgard
42. Dune: Imperium
41. Castles of Mad King Ludwig
Nice to see some love for Mission Red Planet!
@@TheDavidPhillips thanks, that game is so good!
You guys' mention Paint the Roses so much, I just gotta try it! Here's my 50-41, finally to the GOOD games:
41 Splendor Duel
42 Habitats
43 Fit to Print
44 Decrypto
45 Kanagawa
46 Sushi Go Party!
47 PARKS
48 Votes for Women
49 Marvel Dice Throne
50 Boast or Nothing
I played only splendor duel, and i love it . Top 3 games for me …. But i only played like 20 board games so far
I don’t like big heavy board games nor do I like euro games BUT I still enjoy this channel for your big personalities, the laughs and I love the challenges you guys do!
Please do more challenges! I loved the scavenger hunt challenge, one of every size box etc
Personally, I love light games, party games, family games and abstract games
Every time I watch these videos, i forget that that awesome theme song is going to lead off a great video!
I knew Viscounts would be Nick's highest West Kingdom game! Glad to see Paladins make Mike's list though. I think it's threatening the #1 spot on my own list!
Introduced Praga to friends last week. I struggle with the tightness of Suchy games, but really like this one.
50-41:
50 Survive! Escape from Atlantis
49 Dead of Winter
48 Cartographers
47 Istanbul
46 Star Realms
45 Obsession
44 John Company
43 Smallworld
42 Clank
41 Splendor
A buddy just got me the Wonderland's War with all the premium upgrades and I love it so much!!! Completely agree with Nick that even in games where I've been destroyed I find something to love and a reason to want to play again and again. Other than that I've not played any of these...I need to hit a board game cafe and open my horizons a bit lol
Boon Lake is still a game I have to play. My top 100 continued:
50. Shogun
49. Tapestry
48. Sidereal Confluence
47. Cursed Court
46. Vindication
45. A War of Whispers
44. Cosmic Encounter
43. Bohnanza
42. Dominion
41. Carcassonne
Loving the list guys! unfortunately haven’t gone through and made my own top 100 but we have tons of overlap so far. Paperback adventures seems awesome and also love slay the spire. You should really check out monster train if you haven’t yet. It’s like slay the spire meets smash up since you combine 2 factions at the start of each run. With a really cool tower defense-like mechanic. So much fun.
50. Ginkopolis
49. Kingdomino
48. Fast sloths
47. Imperial settlers: empires of the north
46. Taverns of Tiefenthal
45. Awkward guests
44. Nemesis
43. Cubitos
42. Brass b-ham
41. Hansa teutonica
Been forgetting to put my lists but everything below 50 is absolute trash so it doesn’t matter. Enjoying the journey
50 Downforce
49 Destinies
48 No Thanks!
47 Sapiens
46 Carcassonne
45 Secret Hitler
44 Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
43 Yahtzee
42 Kingdomino
41 The Quacks of Quedlinburg
Kicked in to the kickstarter
Awww wow we’re so happy our stuff has helped you find games you dig!
Definitely thought baseball & vampire was gonna be twilight 🙆 i guess bat works too
Alright I’ll start now. I’m still a fairly new board gamer and I might be missing some from the list but it’s close…
50: Twilight Incription
49: Art Decko
48: Tribes of the Wind
47: Smash Up
46: Maglev Metro
45: It’s a Wonderful World
44: Dominion
43: Tzolk’in: the Mayan Calendar
42: 7 Wonders: Duel
41: Twilight Imperium: 4th Ed
I love fast sloths! Very underrated game.
I’m really intrigued to see how many of these games stick when you do the list next year. I’ve already seen some huge turn over from my last list…
Speaking of:
50. Sky Team
49. Strike
48. Steampunk Rally
47. Dominion
46. Apiary
45. Wingspan
44. Lost Ruins of Arnak
43. Planet Unknown
42. Unmatched
41. Clank!
Me: *sees intro* "All right, FINALLY some games worth playing!"
Later Me: *watches video* ". . . . Huh. Well, at least I'm still justified in being a troll."
My 50-41:
50. Hey, That's My Fish!
49. Summoner Wars (Second Edition)
48. Fantastic Factories
47. Santa Maria
46. Blitzkrieg!: World War Two in 20 Minutes
45. City of Spies: Estoril 1942
44. Horrified
43. Survive: Escape from Atlantis!
42. Super Fantasy Brawl
41. Forbidden Desert (not to be confused with Forbidden Dessert)
50. Empire’s End
49. The Witcher: Old World
48. Tiny Towns
47. The Quacks of Quedlinburg
46. LOTR: Journeys in middle Earth
45. Arboretum
44. Stellium
43. Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest
42. Age of Comics: The Golden Years
41. Cryptid
Love the list. I want to watch previous lists and compare how your perspective on weight has changed (e.g., you noted how Empires of the North is firmly a medium weight game, but what were you’re feelings years ago).
Great list of games guys…I love Paladins of the WK! That’s my numero uno! Keep up the great channel!! Looking forward to you new place…looks like it’s going to be top notch!
I really want to play War of the Ring and Paladins of the West Kingdom. I'm also interested in trying Project L and Empires of the North. Marvel United will be higher on my list :) My 50 to 41:
50 - Super-Skill Pinball 4-Cade
49 - Pandemic
48 - Western Legends
47 - Kingsburg
46 - Draftasaurus
45 - Concordia
44 - Smallworld
43 - Tiny Epic Galaxies
42 - Ora and Labora
41 - Point Salad
I’m starting to think Too Many Bones isn’t making the cut
Who knows...
My personal 50-41:
50. The Boss
49. Gloomhaven / Jaws of the Lion
48. Hive
47. Sons of Anarchy: Men of Mayhem
46. Warfighter: The Tactical Special Forces Card Game
45. Bios: Megafauna (Second Edition)
44. Dominant Species
43. Krosmaster: Arena 2.0
42. The Grizzled / The Grizzled: Armistice Edition
41. Elder Sign
Spirit Island new to the list at last!
It finally happened!
My 50-41:
50. Welcome To...
49. Villainous
48. Get on Board: New York & London
47. Orléans
46. Patchwork
45. The Castles of Burgundy
44. Caper: Europe
43. Teotihuacan: City of Gods
42. Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game
41. Nemesis
Love for Boonlake! 🎉
Finally, got to the good games! LOL!
I really need to try Woodcraft. Wonderland's War was in my Top 10 new-to-me games last year, and that game made me realize I don't like the combat in Blood Rage by comparison. (Even though I prefer the Blood Rage theme...)
As of January 2024:
50. Just One
49. Gates of Mara
48. Eschaton
47. Shakespeare
46. Black Angel
45. King of Tokyo: Dark Edition
44. Root
43. On the Underground: London/Berlin
42. The Shipwreck Arcana
41. Jump Drive
My 50 - 41:
50 - Arkham Horror (Third Edition)
49 - Call to Adventure
48 - Circadians: First Light
47 - Earth
46 - Pandemic Legacy: Season 1
45 - Furnace
44 - The Red Cathedral
43 - Memoir '44
42 - Khora: Rise of an Empire
41 - Kinfire Chronicles: Night's Fall
Great picks bros!
My top pick on this list is War of the Ring...
My top picks I would like to try are Space Station Phoenix and Paint the Roses.
I keep hearing about So Clover. It could be the next Social game I get.
Fast Sloths is sooo good!
Boonlake is so good - the expansion is amazing too!
you gotta try that expansion! I promise the rules are clear too 😊
My 50-41:
#50 - The Castles of Burgundy
#49 - Gaia Project
#48 - Tiny Epic Galaxies
#47 - Cacao
#46 - Marvel United
#45 - Bug
#44 - Tiwanaku
#43 - Mysterium Park
#42 - The Wolves
#41 - Romi Rami
41 Hadara
42 Kingsburg
43 Ark Nova
44 7 Wonders Duel
45 Keyflower
46 Beyond the Sun
47 Cartographers
48 Star Wars: Rebellion
49 Wingspan
50 Hadrian's Wall
I have a lot of games that I haven’t played in years. I really want to play them again, but I don’t necessarily want to read the whole rule books again.
Any tips? How do you bring back a game you haven’t played in a long time?
Honestly don't have a ton of tips aside from finding someone who knows the game to teach you. Just gotta pick that rule book up again.
Yes, I think the rule books will be inevitable… I also think starting by setting up the game in front of me might be a good way to do it. Once I see all the pieces laid out, I think the mechanics will come back to me 😅
💙💙💙 Praga Caput Regni
Last several videos have had exactly 66 comments - I am Soldier 67! (Dyslexic Overwatch character)
41Akropolis
42Sea Salt & Paper
43KeyForge: Call of the Archons
44Agricola
45Under Falling Skies
46Targi
47Trapwords
48Faraway
49Paleo
50High Society
Disregard my previous 5 comments because those games are all Hot Garbage!! Here’s 50-41:
50- Architects of the West Kingdom
49- Land vs. Sea
48- The Quacks of Quedlinburg
47- Race for the Galaxy
46- Bunny Kingdom
45- The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
44- Point Salad (only salad I’ll tolerate)
43- Detective Club
42- Blue Moon City
41- Dune: Imperium
IMO, Marvel United is best soloed three-handed.
You said this was the good games so maybe you talked about the wrong ones?? 😆
Honestly I haven’t played almost any of these. I think Wonderlands War sounds awesome but the theme puts me off so much.
Ok, good good. Now get these garbage games out of here.