Gateway Board Games for Non-Gamers I Intro Games
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00:30 20 min. or Less
1:43 The best Co-op Game
4:22 Most Conversions
7:36 Simplest Rules
10:55 Coolest Looking
12:30 Best in Large Groups
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Catan – as gateway game? NO.
I would not recommend this game as if i had played it before i got into hobby, i would never be interested in it…
its popular but not good game. There are so many better games to get people into hobby.
"Come caca gato" in Spanish! eat cap poop is now super famous in Twitch because the implemented into an app called Garlic Phone!
My coolest looking gateway game pick would have been Camel Up. The pop-up tree, pyramid, camels, and camel race track have a nice table presence. This also works well for larger groups because I think it plays up to eight but I could be wrong.
Simple rules category would be Ticket to Ride.
Also liked the Just One, The Mind, and No thanks picks.
I think Settlers of Catan is a poor choice. The base game has the problem that with four players it's very likely that one of the players will be functionally eliminated by about turn three or four. But that person, who has no realistic chance of winning, can't even walk away and do something fun without being rude to the other players. I'd rather play a real player elimination game. This can be mitigated to some extent with the right expansion (Seafarers is a decent choice.)
Furthermore, every dice roll result in the game is a low-probability event, which means that you have very high random variance with no player control. This exacerbates the first problem.
Not a good game, even though it's very popular.
Love your videos!
Very fun to watch.
Gloomhaven!
I'd already heard of / played most of these but I reaaally enjoyed this video! I liked how you'd divided them into categories and challenged each other to pick something for it. It made it really interesting! And the video is so well made too. 🙂 I'm subscribing now!
Connect Four, Telestrations, and the need for anything other than Monopoly got me into hobby gaming. Having a kid helped too.
Great! Might want to check this newly found board game with an excellent association of gothic, archaic, and Filipino craftsmanship styles! Get ready to explore the spooky, magical world of Filipino folklore and mythology. "Lagim Card Game"
No Ticket to Ride??? Easy to learn, fun, and addictive.
Best Channel ever.
if your friends wont play a board game with you…find some new friends that share your interests.
At about 6:07, one of you mentions a game they are playing a lot of right now. It sounds like "Elder Shore" but I can't a game with that name in English. Do you remember what it was? Thanks!
You guys are funny. Love this channel
This is honestly the best board game channel I've seen on YouTube. You guys deserve 10x as many subs
I’ll have to check out Wazabi!
CATAN is not for casual gamers, it is the most annoying, where nothing really happens, nothing really entertains and at one point you get stuck. It only looks nice. King of Tokyo is not good if you are dead and must wait untill the others finish battling. Chronicles of Crime can be frustrating if you don't love the idea of using your smartphone and scan QR codes…
My gateway game was Clank!
Thank you thank you thank you! Finally a board game channel not over my head and talking about games that aren't all violence and monsters
surprised CAH isn't one of the "converted the most" or "Simplest rules" picks
Thank you, guys! I just played Settlers of Canaan (very similar to Catan) with some friends, and they liked it!
How do you feel about 7 Wonders? I have a feeling it would go over well because there is no reading, games are relatively short, and the players are always busy
First time watching your channel. Great chemistry and wonderful suggestions. Thanks.
Regarding Mysterium, I played it with my parents who are both in their late 50s/early 60s. They loved it so much that the first time we played it they wanted to do it again right away. It has a board presence that's intimidating, but once you explain the simple rules, it just works. Also helps that all cards are big; good for bad eyes
I probably wouldn't choose Catan as a good gateway game. To avoid a long rant I'll say right now that I don't like it personally and if I had played this first rather than later I would have not gotten into the hobby. With that out of the way the main reasons I think it would be a poor choice is mainly down to two factors. First being the main element of skill is mostly concentrated at the start of the game with placements rather than throughout. Secondly the entire flow of the game for each player is dictated by dice rolling with no way to control or manipulate it. It's a game where one or more players may have effectively lost the game before the first turn even starts and with a dozen or so bad dice rolls, one or more players know they have no hope of winning but have to play out the rest of the game (basically monopoly but without any hope of getting eliminated). But I think the ultimate kicker for me personally when I played it was that because dice get resources and resources are needed for anything, if the dice went wrong then I wouldn't have a turn. I think Catan is the only board game I have played so far where the luck factor determines if I have a turn or not for the entire game and I hated that.
Personally each time I am in an introduction situation I will always choose Ticket to ride (probably the original). It's simple in rules, players can have the feeling of earning points throughout the game and the hidden ticket cards gives an unknown element so that each player will still think they have a chance to win, even later into the game, assuming they are not blocked.
Guys you should have a million subscribers. With love from Ukraine❤
late to this video but must add a comment: Catan converted me many years ago… And now our little family all plays together! It was the perfect conversion game. Great channel by the way, keep up the great videos. Greetings from South Africa.
I’m just getting into board games. And you’re picks for coolest looking are definitely on my list of buys now lol
Really late to this video, but I would say for a converter game Tsuro, I played this with my parents who are not gamers, 9pm turned to 12am then I ended up having to leave it for them.
I miss Small World on this
I recommend Everdell for its simplicity but also having some cool strategy. One of my more "casual board gamer" friends actually recommended it to me which was interesting.
new fella here.. just wanted to say my gateway was mindbug.. went for Star Realms then
Telestrations
We play "Eat Poop You Cat", but we call it "Telephone Pictionary". A little more politically correct name, I think. 😉
Funny TRUE story: I bought the game Love Letter used on Facebook marketplace, and the previous owner had covered all the cleavage with sharpie, cuz she thought it was too much, lol
For anyone else curious: the localized language was Latvian.
Interestingly, Catan was the opposite of a gateway game for me. My family loved it and I would always play with them, but I didn’t enjoy it and assumed I just didn’t like board games. Scythe and Pandemic Legacy were my gateway games.
Under 20min: Coup
Co-op: The Crew
Most Conversions: Small World (Underground)
Simple Rules: 6 nimmt! / Skull King / Zombie Dice
Coolest Looking: Dixit
Best in large groups: Secret Hitler
I can say as Catan was my first hobbyist board game, I hated it. I found it incredibly boring and every time I have played it, I end up as last player because I was doomed from my first choice, which I think is kind of a terrible state when the game can have you lose before its begun. I feel for intro games, you want something where every one can be on a level playing field. Sadly, its why I don't play euro games because if I HAVE to play one, I already feel too overwhelmed and it just makes me feel stupid when I just wanna do something cool and not just be some dude with a load of sheep lol
That last game can is also known as Telestrations (physical board game) or Gartic Phone (free web app). I have played the web version many times during the pandemic, and it was a blast every time
So 8 out of 12 of your 'Top Board Games' didn't have a board?
I'm more into the womanfolk in terms of attraction but you two are just oozing chemistry. There's just something about you two. Love the banter and game choices 😉
Thanks to you I finally learned that the name of that game is Eat Poop You Cat😂
I need a video of them just saying “eat poop you cat” over and over for an hour 😂
YOU ARE BOTH AWESOME! ❤❤❤
Why can't I find anything on elder shore? 😢
Catan house rule: When the 2 is rolled the 12 gets paid as well and when the 12 is rolled the 2 gets paid too.
Is Risk still a thing I think it's the goat.
For me it was exploding kittens and trapwords. Too much laughter man.
So cool that you are from Latvia!!