I reckon you might like Architects of the West Kingdom. It's a fairly simple worker placement euro collecting resources to build buildings for points, but it has a lot more player interactivity, being able to capture your opponents workers and offload them to jail for cash. Your actions can move you up and down on a piety track which has benefits and restrictions for being closer to either end, a black market where you can get a leg up at the cost of suspicion, and a player-driven timer where the player/s with the most suspicion take negative point cards that can be turned positive. All in all a great little interactive game that supports up to 5 players in a reasonably snappy playtime.
Great video!! I really liked having your ranking there... your ranking of Five Tribes broke my heart a little bit (it's my favorite game of all time 😅), that said I really agree with you on most of the huge massive games full of plastic 😂 Can't wait for the next video to see your thoughts on BGG's top 60👍
The fact that El Grande is only 94 on the list tells you a lot. The bane of top board games lists is the influence of the Cult of the New. The flash-in-the-pan rage of today, which is quickly forgotten and cast aside, can have staying power on favorite lists because most gamers don't go back and revisit/review games that they have had time to re-evaluate after they have had some time to get over their initial excitement and bandwagon fandom. ... and then there's the victims of the Sunk Cost Fallacy, inspired by KickStarter and other games that have demanded huge investments (and more investments, and more, and more, etc).
A travesty that it’s 94 on that list. I do appreciate, however, getting a ton of second hand board games from ppl that fell prey to the Cult of the New. 😜
Totally agree, games in the top 100 that are relatively new. Esp ones that are hyped up endlessly by "paid promotion" bosrd game channels are discounted by me.
I love the authenticity of your videos - just roasting the crap out of the Top 100 and not holding anything back 🤣What's your current #1? EDIT: Still Cyclades? I still need to play that game
@@21cabbage93 agree, easy to learn hard to master. The conflict is quite tactic and unique, and as the game varies with set up and cards drafted round to round your strategy will change from game to game
Cthulhu Death may die is a game I wanted to hate, but ended up really liking it, KDM is pretty good, I like boss battle games, and Tainted grail is one of my favorite games I am waiting for the updated books (because its nice paying twice for someone else's mistakes) a long with kings of ruin, Tainted grail you either get the box of minis or you don't, theres not loads in the box really.
I remember watching your original review on Robinson Crusoe when we were considering backing the deluxe reprint. Two years later...still waiting. BOLLOCKS! P.S. try Architects
I actually don't particularly like the Cthulhu mythos, but Cthulhu Death May Die is a very fun co-op dice chucking game. I also love Obsession and Robinson Crusoe, great engaging games. Thanks for sharing, I enjoy your no-nonsence takes.
Scythe Rise of Fenris is easily played with different peeps for each compaign unlike tainted grail - really looking forward to your final thoughts on it as Scythe is "finished" but still supported 🤘
Dude, you're hilarious! Hope you don't lean too heavy on the vodka moisturising thing, the youtube board gaming scene wouldn't be the same without you)
We've got the West Kingdom games at Dice! Get down there! Also, I have decided that you present these from a cupboard. Have you considered introducing an Edd the Duck type character? 🤪
id reccomend fields of arle personally. its a 2 player game but theres an expansion to make it 3 players. Has a lot of depth. It's definitely a high quality game, and he adds a lot of new stuff compared to his mainline games. (which i also love)
I honestly didn't think I would like it just from looking at it, but I played it at a local meetup when someone brought it out and it was a great game. Played it several times now and it is definitely best at 3. BGG was selling some "deluxe" token packs for it a while back and a couple of the people in our gaming group picked them up. They are very nice and definitely worth the investment if you enjoy the game.
Paladins of the WK is an excellent game. Architects is not... just average. If you like Terra Mystica games, Paladins has a lot going for it but with a solid spin on using meeples rather than power.
Fields of Arle is similar to Agricola & Caverna in some ways but different enough to justify owning it if you like those. It’s more sandboxy. It’s being reprinted soon. 1 or 2 player only though. Le Havre is awesome - just been reprinted too.
I really enjoy Paladins of the West Kingdom. It’s a fun worker placement game where you get different colored meeples to activate different actions on the board (all the actions require certain combinations of colors). It’s a very satisfying puzzle. You each have your own boards though, so there’s probably less interaction than I get the sense that you like in your games. I did not care for Architects by comparison. Paladins is the heavier of the two games.
Architects is simpler, quicker and more chaotic. Paladins is more involved, longer and meatier. Both are brilliant games, both relatively cheap and always available second hand.
Heh. Middle game almost always becomes a prison war for us. Our games go like this: engine build, prison wars, end game rush for points. We're not playing it well but it is fun.
Architects, slightly underwhelming although game time is short which is a plus. Heard it gets better with expansion's added. Preferred Raiders of the North Sea especially with the Halls of Heroes expansion. Just bought Le Havre and giving it a whirl tomorrow with 3 players. Great work and keep up spouting bollocks!
you should really give Architects of the West Kingdom a go.... it's pretty fun it plays 2-5 people, but i wouldn't play it with less than 3.... it's got a cool mechanism that you can round other peoples workers and send them to prison and get money for it.
Agricola Revised might be worth consideration for your group. you mentioned you like to play Keyflower at 6 players. The revised expansion for Agricola plays 6, while the original only plays 5.
Architects of the West Kingdom is basically the best game from Garphil Games, you should definitively try, because it's a quite interactive worker placement game, you can capture your opponents workers etc.
I actually really like tainted grail and get a group to play almost weekly. But my opinion might be skewed because I got it as a gift and would probably never have bought it for myself at that price lol
Get Beyond the Sun. I have got rid of several games because they are on BGA and I don't need to play there and also have a physical copy. Beyond the Sun is the first game that I bought a physical copy as I liked it on BGA so much. Fields of Arle is the Rosenburg that I want to play, Nusfjord is the one that I can get to the table most easily. Mech Vs Minions was probably the most fun game for a group of 4 people to play through, but having completed the (10 scenario?) campaign once, I have never felt the need to play it again. Imperial Assault is my favourite dungeon crawler game, if you are into those, get it, if you are not, avoid.
I haven’t played Architects of the West Kingdom but I have played Paladins a lot solo. Paladins is an amazing game, but I suspect that Architects might be more up your alley cuz apparently there is a mechanism where you can put an opponent’s workers in jail, so there’s more interactivity than just blocking spots.
Architects of the west kingdom is good for a few plays. Viscounts of the west kingdom is my favourite of the trilogy. Paladins got sold on, felt like Orleans with more steps but would rather play Orleans.
I like Architects way more than Paladins. Paladins has very little player interaction and is in the heavy side. We played this with 4 and it went 3.5 hours and didn’t find it that enjoyable anyways. Will ever play that one again. Architects plays fairly quick and has loads of great player interaction. Even better with the Artisans expansion. One of my favorites.
@BoardGameBollocks 8:45 you definitely said it's about cubes on tracks. To be fair there is dice on slots that may resemble cubes on tracks but it doesnt work like a track system and it's definitely focused around the tech tree and the area control. You can't be across every game on the lost so don't sweat it!
I definitely recommend Paladins of the West Kingdom. It's a worker placement game with an very cool balance to its scoring. I would say it is more complex than most worker placement games that I have played, though I have not played as many as you have. You really should give it a chance though, and if you think it's bollocks after you have played it, so be it.
For Caylus, maybe it falls between two stools - too much -ve interaction (mostly via the provost) for mainstream euro gamers, but the classic euro look might put off thematic gamers. I guess it shows how euro's didn't use to be the multiplayer solitaire style they can tend to be these days. Architects of the West Kingdom has been a very useful game, as it plays fast, even at 6 players (with the artisans expansion). Fast playing 6 player games that are more thinky are so useful. Quite a messy rules teach, but turns play super fast. Clever in that the seemingly take that capturing of others workers, isn't a bad thing as it gets a route to get your workers back to play them again. Worth a try. Paladins the crunchier of the 3, but bizarrely it's easier to teach. A bit of a multiplayer solo, plus a crazily big table hog. I like it as well, but it's harder to find the time to get it played, even though it *feels* like it plays super fast (it does - it's just you get progressively more turns every round). If you're going to try one, I think Architects may suit you more. Both share an aspect of individual turns being very fast. I like Robinson Crusoe, but find myself reaching for This War of Mine whenever the desire for self-punishment takes hold. Cthulu DMD is surprisingly thinky, for what looks like a slab of plastic dice chucker. Worth a play as I think it might surprise as well, but I'd not recommend buying it, as it's daft how big the minis are, getting in the way / not even fitting on the board.
Android netrunner is easily a 10 and in my top 10. You're a nutter for not enjoying that one bruv. I also hated 7th continent, and Tainted grail is exactly the same game but with a corrupted camalot theme, avoid like the plague. Garbage.
Yet another video that had me smiling the whole time. Paladins is better than Architects IMO, but can go really long. Suggest trying it as a 2-player first. The one thing I will say is Le Havre blows chunks, as does most of Uwe’s crap. 😂 Dude just makes the same game over and over again, but I like his polyonimo stuff (but even that has run its course). Otherwise, just can’t get into him.
Haha, to each their own. Uwe Rosenberg is my favorite designer, and I love the way his heavier games have some similar designs while still being distinct from one another in interesting ways. Though I do understand, if you don't like a couple of his heavier games, you probably won't like the rest.
The rankings on the Site of Shite are famously irrelevant to merit, in fact most ranked lists of games are. At least your personal list reflects your persona. Didn’t find this very interesting.
I'd suggest (for what it's worth - I like Pax Pamir 2nd ed remember lol) you not bother with Beyond the Sun. It's very variable tech tree is innovative, sure, but the rest of the game has you almost on rails with the theme only lightly there. It's okay, just not great in any way. Imho anyway!
Tainted Grail (the original at least, haven't played Kings of Ruin) is easily one of the worst board games I've ever played, I have no idea how it reached top 100. One of the worst rulebooks out there, the story is mediocre, mechanics of the game are poorly thought out (supposed to be a survival game, it stops being one midway through), the balance is nonexistent, very janky decisions made regarding components (cards have descriptions on their back for some reason, though you aren't supposed to pick them up since other pieces might be on top of them, also why the hell is map made of thin cards), combat becomes boring and repetitive after 2-3 sessions, some things in story are pure RNG (you have to roll a die during some story moments, there is a way to mitigate worst possible outcomes though). The only positives this game has are the amount of content for the price and the miniatures are pretty good. That's it. This should be 90 from the bottom game, not from the top.
I really wanted to like Tainted Grail but ended up hating it for many of the reasons you listed. Also, those stupid Menhir models only serve to hold a little eight sided disk. They mostly just block your view of the board. Super annoying. I read through the story after giving up in frustration with the game, and found that to be rubbish as well. No idea why people think it’s a good story.
I agree. We put about 15 hours into Tainted Grail, because I was very excited to play it. But, the story wasn't engaging, and mechanically it's dog shit. It also feels like a solo game with the tacked on, half-assed multiplayer mechanisms. I don't know how it's rated so highly and ranked so highly. I also don't know how they convinced anyone to buy the sequel.
@@VaultBoy13 Sadly most fans of any medium, be it board games, video games, movies etc usually just play/watch anything with a good marketing campaign and lack any media literacy. 9/10 people who play board games couldn't even explain to you why they like or dislike a certain game.
I'm a little surprised that Raiders of the North Sea only just breaks into the top 100. I would have expected it to be higher given the fanfare that surounded the game when it appeared. The expansions were much needed to extend the player options at higher counts, and maybe that's behind its rather indifferent placement. Alternatively, it's just that the BGG top 100 is a rather strange selecton to me.
The boardgame community when a non-European culture is stereotyped or portrayed inaccurately: 👹👺👹👺👹👺👹 The boardgame community when a European culture is stereotyped or portrayed inaccurately: 😃👍😃👍😃👍😃👍😃👍😃
I do see some of the arguments about cultural appropriation (and especially in the genuinely rare instances where that involves some grim tropes that can appear like bigotry), but we'll make better progress if we avoid the accusatory finger-pointing approach used by the small core of BGG activists, and instead applaud and encourage collaboration. I get frustrated when the activists overstretch, in order to bring the 'battle' back into focus.
You could always go to BGG and whine about it. They celebrate diversity by excluding everything white. Because everything that's not a rainbow flag 365 days a year gets marked as racist. There is a name for it...wait...a cult. This lad just doesn't give a shit about it. Neither do we. So go somewhere else and cancel someone to feel better.
Been watching your videos for years and it seems to get more and more political. Lots of unnecessary shots taken: liberals correcting your pronunciation, liberals and vikings, Tascini’s revilement, Lang’s rants, etc. Your tone used to be rough but good natured. Lately it’s more mean spirited and alienating.
I doubt that being summarily banned from BGG helps someone towards a balanced perspective, and indeed it's why I feel BGG's approach does great harm in the quest for better respect for each other. There is greater power in collaboration and co-operation, than in exclusion.
@@BoardGameBollocks I credit Tom Vasel being someone who recognises how divisive the socio-political warring in the US is, and who does a great job at trying to avoid getting drawn into it.
@@BoardGameBollocks @BoardGameBollocks p.s. do be careful about mentioning that. It's one of Octavian's many handy 'crimes', that posting on behalf of a banned poster will have him ban that account as well. I've never encountered a site that put so much energy into banning its customers. I do think there were people there who were genuinely community-minded and helpful, especially in rules clarifications and uploading helpful files. Yes quite a few knobs as well, but outside of the general forums, and especially outside the 'killing zone' of the complaints forum, the attitudes tended to be better.
Many would argue that Le Havre is actually best at two players because it is a somewhat long game at around 45 mins per player until players are experienced with the game.
finally a boardgame reviewer who talks like a fucking adult
I reckon you might like Architects of the West Kingdom. It's a fairly simple worker placement euro collecting resources to build buildings for points, but it has a lot more player interactivity, being able to capture your opponents workers and offload them to jail for cash. Your actions can move you up and down on a piety track which has benefits and restrictions for being closer to either end, a black market where you can get a leg up at the cost of suspicion, and a player-driven timer where the player/s with the most suspicion take negative point cards that can be turned positive. All in all a great little interactive game that supports up to 5 players in a reasonably snappy playtime.
Great video!! I really liked having your ranking there... your ranking of Five Tribes broke my heart a little bit (it's my favorite game of all time 😅), that said I really agree with you on most of the huge massive games full of plastic 😂
Can't wait for the next video to see your thoughts on BGG's top 60👍
Just picked up a copy of Obsession based on your recent review - looking forward to cracking it open over the weekend!
The fact that El Grande is only 94 on the list tells you a lot.
The bane of top board games lists is the influence of the Cult of the New. The flash-in-the-pan rage of today, which is quickly forgotten and cast aside, can have staying power on favorite lists because most gamers don't go back and revisit/review games that they have had time to re-evaluate after they have had some time to get over their initial excitement and bandwagon fandom. ... and then there's the victims of the Sunk Cost Fallacy, inspired by KickStarter and other games that have demanded huge investments (and more investments, and more, and more, etc).
I discount most games on the top 100 that are younger than 3 years old
Fårking Aye! As they say in Denmark
A travesty that it’s 94 on that list. I do appreciate, however, getting a ton of second hand board games from ppl that fell prey to the Cult of the New. 😜
Totally agree, games in the top 100 that are relatively new. Esp ones that are hyped up endlessly by "paid promotion" bosrd game channels are discounted by me.
Cult of the new??? How about cult of the "possible to buy"? El Grande has been out of print for a seriously long time.
Great Job. Can't wait for the next one.
I love the authenticity of your videos - just roasting the crap out of the Top 100 and not holding anything back 🤣What's your current #1?
EDIT: Still Cyclades? I still need to play that game
Top 100 is due in December 👍🏻
Inis climbing up the ladder, deservingly so. A modern wargame masterpiece ❤
I know, I think it’s better than Cyclades and Kemet, easy rules with a lot of depth and interaction
@@21cabbage93 agree, easy to learn hard to master. The conflict is quite tactic and unique, and as the game varies with set up and cards drafted round to round your strategy will change from game to game
Subscribed! Excellent content! Keep it up!
Love this broad sweep over games! Maybe I'm alone but 100-200 would also be interesting
Great job, as often, and an original idea, thank's
Search for Planet X is a deduction game, it's one of my favorites.
I love that genre so your mileage may vary :)
Cthulhu Death may die is a game I wanted to hate, but ended up really liking it, KDM is pretty good, I like boss battle games, and Tainted grail is one of my favorite games I am waiting for the updated books (because its nice paying twice for someone else's mistakes) a long with kings of ruin, Tainted grail you either get the box of minis or you don't, theres not loads in the box really.
Oddly enough your pronunciation of Teotihuacan was perfect 🤣 (Source: am Latino)
Lucky guess 👍🏻
I was drinking when you talked about CDMD funding Eric Lang's Twitter rants. Thanks a lot! Bollocks!
I remember watching your original review on Robinson Crusoe when we were considering backing the deluxe reprint. Two years later...still waiting. BOLLOCKS!
P.S. try Architects
the whole west kingdom trilogy deserve a try. Architects is now on BoardgameArena btw
Excellent format!
Death May Die is definitely filled with minis and stuff... but it is a co-op game, not a 'dudes on the map' title.
Cthulhu death may die is excellent. And I prefer euro games. I was really surprised!
some of the "I don't know" games if not joking - they are available as video games just to try out
I actually don't particularly like the Cthulhu mythos, but Cthulhu Death May Die is a very fun co-op dice chucking game. I also love Obsession and Robinson Crusoe, great engaging games. Thanks for sharing, I enjoy your no-nonsence takes.
Scythe Rise of Fenris is easily played with different peeps for each compaign unlike tainted grail - really looking forward to your final thoughts on it as Scythe is "finished" but still supported 🤘
WTF! You've only got 18.4K subscribers!? I promise, I have been subscribed for a while. Since Project Elite? Heroscape? Some when.
Not here for the subs. Here because I’ve got a big mouth.
Dude, you're hilarious! Hope you don't lean too heavy on the vodka moisturising thing, the youtube board gaming scene wouldn't be the same without you)
I actually don’t drink and am a vegan.
I love Architects. So solid and not too hard to teach. Gateway + game. And go find Decrypto! Such a cool game!
We've got the West Kingdom games at Dice! Get down there!
Also, I have decided that you present these from a cupboard. Have you considered introducing an Edd the Duck type character? 🤪
I’ve never been to the cafe even though Albert Road isn’t that far from me.
As for the puppet, I’m quite particular about where I place my fists…
id reccomend fields of arle personally. its a 2 player game but theres an expansion to make it 3 players. Has a lot of depth. It's definitely a high quality game, and he adds a lot of new stuff compared to his mainline games. (which i also love)
Netrunner is hands down the best two player dueling card game, by far. But it is difficult to play and even more difficult to play well.
Sounds like you haven’t tried out “Pagan: Fate of Roanoke” yet…
@a-c-m never heard of it tbf
@@a-c-m Heard of it, but in fact have not tried it. Don't think it is super widely available?
@@helxis They just did a reprint, so should be available again more widely soon
Nice video. Looks like I’ll have to research “Le Harve”
I honestly didn't think I would like it just from looking at it, but I played it at a local meetup when someone brought it out and it was a great game. Played it several times now and it is definitely best at 3. BGG was selling some "deluxe" token packs for it a while back and a couple of the people in our gaming group picked them up. They are very nice and definitely worth the investment if you enjoy the game.
Paladins of the WK is an excellent game. Architects is not... just average. If you like Terra Mystica games, Paladins has a lot going for it but with a solid spin on using meeples rather than power.
I laughed at your comments on Vikings. I still remember Thinkerthemers cry, rant, on viticulture world. Most over dramatic rant of all time
I didn’t cry about my ancestors getting slaughtered by Vikings when I played bloodrage
Please do the top 200 to 100. Thanks.
That’s a lot of work mate
Fields of Arle is similar to Agricola & Caverna in some ways but different enough to justify owning it if you like those. It’s more sandboxy. It’s being reprinted soon. 1 or 2 player only though.
Le Havre is awesome - just been reprinted too.
How do you feel about Fields of Arle vs A Feist for Odin?
@@academychamploo758 I have it but yet to play it. Really looking forward to it, just waiting for the right time. That’s just been reprinted too.
I really enjoy Paladins of the West Kingdom. It’s a fun worker placement game where you get different colored meeples to activate different actions on the board (all the actions require certain combinations of colors). It’s a very satisfying puzzle. You each have your own boards though, so there’s probably less interaction than I get the sense that you like in your games. I did not care for Architects by comparison. Paladins is the heavier of the two games.
Architects is simpler, quicker and more chaotic. Paladins is more involved, longer and meatier. Both are brilliant games, both relatively cheap and always available second hand.
the number of cuts in this video is breathtaking. Lots of work
I use a program called recut that automatically cuts out silence. I then go back in an tidy up the clips in post. Saves countless hours.
The more you know...
@@BoardGameBollocks Is that software available for a domestic setting? 😉
Thanks for making the video. Your self reflection is humble. Enjoy the vodka.
Architects is a very good game with at higher player count.
You can put meeples in jail. Is there another game that does that?
Agreed, one of the few games that’s far better at the maximum player count.
Indeed, much more interactive than most WP games
Heh. Middle game almost always becomes a prison war for us. Our games go like this: engine build, prison wars, end game rush for points. We're not playing it well but it is fun.
Great vid
Architects, slightly underwhelming although game time is short which is a plus. Heard it gets better with expansion's added. Preferred Raiders of the North Sea especially with the Halls of Heroes expansion. Just bought Le Havre and giving it a whirl tomorrow with 3 players. Great work and keep up spouting bollocks!
Probably only age of artisan is the "mandatory" one, its our 6 players worker placement
you should really give Architects of the West Kingdom a go.... it's pretty fun it plays 2-5 people, but i wouldn't play it with less than 3.... it's got a cool mechanism that you can round other peoples workers and send them to prison and get money for it.
Agricola Revised might be worth consideration for your group. you mentioned you like to play Keyflower at 6 players. The revised expansion for Agricola plays 6, while the original only plays 5.
Architects of the West Kingdom is basically the best game from Garphil Games, you should definitively try, because it's a quite interactive worker placement game, you can capture your opponents workers etc.
Beyond the Sun is indeed very good, if you buy it you will not be disappointed.
Beyond the sun is sooooooo good. If you know someone who has it, it is definitely worth playing
I actually really like tainted grail and get a group to play almost weekly. But my opinion might be skewed because I got it as a gift and would probably never have bought it for myself at that price lol
This is the dogs bollocks.
Get Beyond the Sun. I have got rid of several games because they are on BGA and I don't need to play there and also have a physical copy. Beyond the Sun is the first game that I bought a physical copy as I liked it on BGA so much. Fields of Arle is the Rosenburg that I want to play, Nusfjord is the one that I can get to the table most easily. Mech Vs Minions was probably the most fun game for a group of 4 people to play through, but having completed the (10 scenario?) campaign once, I have never felt the need to play it again. Imperial Assault is my favourite dungeon crawler game, if you are into those, get it, if you are not, avoid.
I haven’t played Architects of the West Kingdom but I have played Paladins a lot solo. Paladins is an amazing game, but I suspect that Architects might be more up your alley cuz apparently there is a mechanism where you can put an opponent’s workers in jail, so there’s more interactivity than just blocking spots.
I don’t really like putting anything up my alley…it annoys the neighbours
Would recommend Paladins but get someone to bring it round don't buy it
@Ruloathesome wise words 👍🏻
Architects is better if you have a good group
I will dissent here. I didn’t enjoy Paladins almost at all. But I really enjoy architects.
Architects - try it
Paladins of the West Kingdom is a must play
Inis, like El Grande, is about subtle manipulation of the board state. They share lots of DNA. I’m surprised you like one but not the other.
It’s partly to do with the Margot trilogy thing…doesn’t share anything with the other two.
Cthulhu DMD is a dungeon crawler, not really a dudes on a map game. Fun as hell
Architects of the west kingdom is good for a few plays. Viscounts of the west kingdom is my favourite of the trilogy. Paladins got sold on, felt like Orleans with more steps but would rather play Orleans.
Love it! Now every time I see someone reach for Azul, I’m going to think “oh yeah…had a crafty one just now did we?” 😂
10:00 you actually pronounced it perfectly. How many times did you practice lol
I amaze myself almost every day
You're wrong about INIS and that's just a fact.
Opinions can't be incorrect 😂
I agree that I love inis. But i don’t like games some people love and it is what it is lol
@@ragingpiano9887 That's not an opinion. That's a psychotic delusion.
Inis will he remembered as a timeless classic. It is *so* good and it does so many things that aren't done in any other dudes-on-a-map games.
@@helxis I love the assymetric ability (card) based on the areas you control. That simple mechanic I don’t see utilized in other games
Thx for the fun 😅, but i confirm you are sometimes wrong.
I like Architects way more than Paladins. Paladins has very little player interaction and is in the heavy side. We played this with 4 and it went 3.5 hours and didn’t find it that enjoyable anyways. Will ever play that one again. Architects plays fairly quick and has loads of great player interaction. Even better with the Artisans expansion. One of my favorites.
What is BGG?
We enjoy Paladins much more than any of their other games and it's really the best one for two players.
Man you really need to play Decrypto !!
Yes!
Easily one of the best party games. Watch a video or something for the rules, because the rulebook makes the game as confusing as possible.
Until Knizia is back on top 100, I don't care for it 😄
Beyond the sun is not cubes ona track. It's tech tree and small area control baord
I never mentioned cubes…but then maybe I did
@BoardGameBollocks 8:45 you definitely said it's about cubes on tracks. To be fair there is dice on slots that may resemble cubes on tracks but it doesnt work like a track system and it's definitely focused around the tech tree and the area control.
You can't be across every game on the lost so don't sweat it!
@thomascocks9136 Oh right…might be because I never played it 🤷♂️
Have you played the new version of Caylus?
No. It’s watered down apparently.
No. It’s watered down apparently.
I definitely recommend Paladins of the West Kingdom. It's a worker placement game with an very cool balance to its scoring. I would say it is more complex than most worker placement games that I have played, though I have not played as many as you have. You really should give it a chance though, and if you think it's bollocks after you have played it, so be it.
For Caylus, maybe it falls between two stools - too much -ve interaction (mostly via the provost) for mainstream euro gamers, but the classic euro look might put off thematic gamers. I guess it shows how euro's didn't use to be the multiplayer solitaire style they can tend to be these days.
Architects of the West Kingdom has been a very useful game, as it plays fast, even at 6 players (with the artisans expansion). Fast playing 6 player games that are more thinky are so useful. Quite a messy rules teach, but turns play super fast. Clever in that the seemingly take that capturing of others workers, isn't a bad thing as it gets a route to get your workers back to play them again. Worth a try. Paladins the crunchier of the 3, but bizarrely it's easier to teach. A bit of a multiplayer solo, plus a crazily big table hog. I like it as well, but it's harder to find the time to get it played, even though it *feels* like it plays super fast (it does - it's just you get progressively more turns every round). If you're going to try one, I think Architects may suit you more. Both share an aspect of individual turns being very fast.
I like Robinson Crusoe, but find myself reaching for This War of Mine whenever the desire for self-punishment takes hold.
Cthulu DMD is surprisingly thinky, for what looks like a slab of plastic dice chucker. Worth a play as I think it might surprise as well, but I'd not recommend buying it, as it's daft how big the minis are, getting in the way / not even fitting on the board.
Dominant Feces 😂
Android netrunner is easily a 10 and in my top 10. You're a nutter for not enjoying that one bruv. I also hated 7th continent, and Tainted grail is exactly the same game but with a corrupted camalot theme, avoid like the plague. Garbage.
I found Beyond the Sun to be rather boring. It wasn’t bad but It just wasn’t fun.
Played it 3 or 4 times.
Paladins is better than architects at two players. It's actually a very good 2 player game
Bahahaha, "...go sit in a cupboard and turn to dust." Is that a common English idiom or original to you, mate?
Hands Down.BestBoardgame.Review.Channel.On-The-Webs!
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How is Battlestar Galactica legit not in the top 10???
Yet another video that had me smiling the whole time. Paladins is better than Architects IMO, but can go really long. Suggest trying it as a 2-player first.
The one thing I will say is Le Havre blows chunks, as does most of Uwe’s crap. 😂 Dude just makes the same game over and over again, but I like his polyonimo stuff (but even that has run its course). Otherwise, just can’t get into him.
Haha, to each their own. Uwe Rosenberg is my favorite designer, and I love the way his heavier games have some similar designs while still being distinct from one another in interesting ways. Though I do understand, if you don't like a couple of his heavier games, you probably won't like the rest.
The netrunner review was hilarious. Lock yourself in a cubbord and whither away haha. I hated netrunner too lol
That was my favorite line in the video too. 😂
@BoardGameBollocks what's your nickname on BGG?
I got banned
How?? You seem like a top banana geezer so that’s a big loss for BGG
BGG is mostly trash. They're doing him a favor.
boardgames4k
He signed into the BGG account today. He also posted on the BGG forums less than a month ago.
So edgy!
@biisama A mate of mine is the account holder of that one. Don’t be a dick all your life ✊🏻💦
I like that you have the pre-woke era BGG logo on the thumbnail :)
The rankings on the Site of Shite are famously irrelevant to merit, in fact most ranked lists of games are. At least your personal list reflects your persona.
Didn’t find this very interesting.
BoardGameGeek used to be a great site, its just sad and pathetic now. Filled with activists more than gamers
@@harveydentsExactly, the hobby in general has become more about espousing the correct views and trying to make a game of it.
@JB-wh9ux It must be exhausting to be this way. Praying for you during this time of hardship.
@@chrisgarding7279 Not nearly as exhausting as playing board games and saying to myself “hmmm, this game needs to reflect my political views”.
or if you are on the "right side of history" im so tired of hearing that line
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I'd suggest (for what it's worth - I like Pax Pamir 2nd ed remember lol) you not bother with Beyond the Sun. It's very variable tech tree is innovative, sure, but the rest of the game has you almost on rails with the theme only lightly there. It's okay, just not great in any way. Imho anyway!
Tainted Grail (the original at least, haven't played Kings of Ruin) is easily one of the worst board games I've ever played, I have no idea how it reached top 100.
One of the worst rulebooks out there, the story is mediocre, mechanics of the game are poorly thought out (supposed to be a survival game, it stops being one midway through), the balance is nonexistent, very janky decisions made regarding components (cards have descriptions on their back for some reason, though you aren't supposed to pick them up since other pieces might be on top of them, also why the hell is map made of thin cards), combat becomes boring and repetitive after 2-3 sessions, some things in story are pure RNG (you have to roll a die during some story moments, there is a way to mitigate worst possible outcomes though). The only positives this game has are the amount of content for the price and the miniatures are pretty good. That's it. This should be 90 from the bottom game, not from the top.
Dodged a bullet then
Haha I love Tainted Grail … but if your. It into story then avoid.
I really wanted to like Tainted Grail but ended up hating it for many of the reasons you listed. Also, those stupid Menhir models only serve to hold a little eight sided disk. They mostly just block your view of the board. Super annoying. I read through the story after giving up in frustration with the game, and found that to be rubbish as well. No idea why people think it’s a good story.
I agree. We put about 15 hours into Tainted Grail, because I was very excited to play it. But, the story wasn't engaging, and mechanically it's dog shit. It also feels like a solo game with the tacked on, half-assed multiplayer mechanisms.
I don't know how it's rated so highly and ranked so highly. I also don't know how they convinced anyone to buy the sequel.
@@VaultBoy13 Sadly most fans of any medium, be it board games, video games, movies etc usually just play/watch anything with a good marketing campaign and lack any media literacy. 9/10 people who play board games couldn't even explain to you why they like or dislike a certain game.
I'm a little surprised that Raiders of the North Sea only just breaks into the top 100. I would have expected it to be higher given the fanfare that surounded the game when it appeared. The expansions were much needed to extend the player options at higher counts, and maybe that's behind its rather indifferent placement. Alternatively, it's just that the BGG top 100 is a rather strange selecton to me.
Architects is just, ok.
Paladins over Architects. All day, every day.
The boardgame community when a non-European culture is stereotyped or portrayed inaccurately: 👹👺👹👺👹👺👹
The boardgame community when a European culture is stereotyped or portrayed inaccurately: 😃👍😃👍😃👍😃👍😃👍😃
Largely because Europeans and the descendents of Europeans make 80% of board games so its a bad look
@@nolanjc1 Bad look for who exactly? And in that case, if Europeans are making games for Europeans…why do we care?
I do see some of the arguments about cultural appropriation (and especially in the genuinely rare instances where that involves some grim tropes that can appear like bigotry), but we'll make better progress if we avoid the accusatory finger-pointing approach used by the small core of BGG activists, and instead applaud and encourage collaboration.
I get frustrated when the activists overstretch, in order to bring the 'battle' back into focus.
Good list and yea, The Crew is trash.
Decrypto is a much better version of Code Names but regardless, word games get old fast.
If and when my board game ever comes to fruition, I'll be honored when you shit all over it.
I have a plethora of bodily fluids ready for disposable if you ever acquire an aversion to poo…
Doesn't take much to dog-whistle the Proud Boys in the comments, does it?
You could always go to BGG and whine about it. They celebrate diversity by excluding everything white. Because everything that's not a rainbow flag 365 days a year gets marked as racist. There is a name for it...wait...a cult. This lad just doesn't give a shit about it. Neither do we. So go somewhere else and cancel someone to feel better.
Wtf are you on about retard?
Been watching your videos for years and it seems to get more and more political. Lots of unnecessary shots taken: liberals correcting your pronunciation, liberals and vikings, Tascini’s revilement, Lang’s rants, etc.
Your tone used to be rough but good natured. Lately it’s more mean spirited and alienating.
Don’t watch then…Tom Vassel is waiting for you.
I doubt that being summarily banned from BGG helps someone towards a balanced perspective, and indeed it's why I feel BGG's approach does great harm in the quest for better respect for each other. There is greater power in collaboration and co-operation, than in exclusion.
@@BoardGameBollocks I credit Tom Vasel being someone who recognises how divisive the socio-political warring in the US is, and who does a great job at trying to avoid getting drawn into it.
@iansutton7416 My mate uploads links to my videos and raids the rules section. There’s no Community there. It’s a ruse…
@@BoardGameBollocks @BoardGameBollocks p.s. do be careful about mentioning that. It's one of Octavian's many handy 'crimes', that posting on behalf of a banned poster will have him ban that account as well. I've never encountered a site that put so much energy into banning its customers.
I do think there were people there who were genuinely community-minded and helpful, especially in rules clarifications and uploading helpful files. Yes quite a few knobs as well, but outside of the general forums, and especially outside the 'killing zone' of the complaints forum, the attitudes tended to be better.
7th continent is such crap
Enjoyed this thanks 😊 Would you recommend Le Havre if it would only be played at 2 players? Thanks!
Yes!
Many would argue that Le Havre is actually best at two players because it is a somewhat long game at around 45 mins per player until players are experienced with the game.
@@helxis good to know thank you😊