Holiday Gaming Gift Guide 2022 | 20 Board Games We Recommend as Gifts This Holiday Season!
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0:00 Intro
1:05 FOR THE PERSON WHO IS BOARD GAME CURIOUS
1:21 Carlo – The Quest for El Dorado
2:58 Dylann – Decorum
4:59 FOR THE PERSON WHO ENJOYS ALONE TIME
5:08 Carlo – Under Falling Skies
7:12 Dylann – Hadrian’s Wall
9:52 FOR LARGE GATHERINGS
10:00 Carlo – Wavelength
12:27 Dylann – Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
15:52 FOR WHEN ACCESSIBILITY IS TOP OF MIND
17:07 Carlo – Calico (Colour Blindness)
19:46 Dylann – For Sale (ADHD)
22:28 FOR THAT EXTRA SPECIAL SOMEONE
22:58 Carlo – Ankh: Gods of Egypt
25:19 Dylann – Sleeping Gods
27:54 FOR THE PERSON WHO ONLY NEEDS ONE GAME
28:28 Carlo – Agricola
31:03 Dylann – Res Arcana
33:44 FOR THE PERSON WHO “BUCKS THE TRENDS”
34:13 Carlo – Cosmic Frog
36:02 Dylann – Enchanted Plumes
38:49 FOR THE PERSON WHO GAMES AT 2
38:58 Carlo – Great Plains
41:09 Dylann – Caesar! Seize Rome in 20 Minutes!
44:09 FOR THE FAMILY WHO GAMES TOGETHER
44:19 Carlo – Bohnanza
47:06 Dylann – Fyfe
49:50 OUR PERSONAL PICK
50:06 Carlo – Renature
53:12 Dylann – Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest
What games are you planning to buy as gifts this holiday?What games are you hoping to RECEIVE as gifts?Let us know!
My sister likes Harry Potter. You got anything for that?
I strongly object to decorum as a suggestion, we played it a couple of times and it is very tedious. Someone does something, everyone sighs, this goes on until you are allowed to pass on a requirement, then another 5-10 rounds of sighs. Please don't buy this game, its a chore rather than a game.
Very nice to see an accessibility category. It feels like many content creators and especially designers/publishers don't think much about a huge part of their (potential) customers.
19:50 I had no idea for sale is so small 😅 edit: oh its a travel edition. 😂
fun fact: although it's a game by a German designer it's incredibly hard to find it in Germany. 😒
some old games ? for me flamecraft is my 2022 game !
Thanks so much for recommending Décorum!
Ah, it’s time for what games will I buy for myself and pretend it’s for other people
Truly, the most wonderful time of year!!! GIFT GUIDE BAAABBBY
Res arcana is a favourite in my house atm, the 8 and 7yr old love playing it aswell.
Im not really hoping to receive as a gift as I've bought myself some games,
Clank is the first one as I've wanted it for awhile.
Flamecraft
Lords of the rings confrontation for my partner
For the kids I've bought some haba games for the younger two.
The 8 and 7yr old I've got dwar7s fall, silverwood grove, and some other games
Great video as always! I'm good with my collection but would instead like to somehow find and gift you Bus this Xmas =)
I just ordered Bohnanza as a family game for my niece's family. Family of 7, kids ages are 8-16. They play a lot of board games. Any other suggestions for games they can all play together? This is a great list, I'm also getting Enchanted Plumes for my brother and his wife. My wish list has Renature on it as well as Fyfe.
Isle of Cats for family – we play it all the time. Space Base for family too – although I always tell people to learn it on BGA so they're not overwhelmed by the rulebook. Everdell surprisingly is lasting – even with just 4 players, and even without using expansions. Living Forest I'm hoping comes back in stock – it isn't rated as high on BGA, but so far it's a hit for everyone on BGA. And last, Pergamon – they did a reprint through kickstarter and it's been a lot of fun, and very family friendly.
Carlo wins again 🙂
I ordered these games to myself: Basilica + mat, Cable Car, Finca, Hiroba, Mille Fiori, Nika and Xi'an!
I don't think you guys understand what a lifestyle game is.
Games I want people to buy for me: Hadrian's Wall, Awkward Guests, and possibly a stretch because it's expensive for a game I have never played and don't know if I like, A Feast for Odin. There are some others on my list but those are the most coveted. As far as games I'm thinking about buying, they go more along the lines of games I want in my collection to play with the family when they come around (which I guess Awkward Guests also fits), but I haven't quite narrowed them down. I'd like to get something in the Kingdomino…probably Origins…line. I'm going to look into Deception: Hong Kong, after this video, and I might pick up some easy peasy partyish style game like Just One or So Clover. I need to refresh my memory about what's out there in terms of those.
Getting Isle of Cats and Cat Lady for my (cat obsessed) cat….cant wait!
Great video! I love the accessible category! I wish more channels did that. I have "love letter" and "parade" going out as gifts. Just fun light card games that most people that I've tried it with really enjoy, and both really accessible.
All I want for Christmas is for my super late crowd funded games to finally…finally show up! Some of them are almost two years late!
Once I get those I think my collection is done and I'll have to send my library pics to you guys for my collection critique. Haha.
Thanks for another great video.
I froze your video at the beginning to think about what games you might recommend and am surprised you didn't mention a few – wow, you didn't mention Cascadia, Azul, Ohanami or Land v Sea (granted, the choices are endless, and Fyfe, Enchanted Plumes and Caesar! are in this weight).
As for gifts, my gaming partners are almost exclusively my immediate family – where I am the only one into the hobby – so I drive the bus and they are my passengers going along for the ride 🙂
Therefore, my BUYING gifts are "None" and there is no "hope" in hoping to RECEIVE – either I tell them or buy myself 🙂
If you like Ankh or can't afford it, check out Inis. It's similar in feel and level of strategy while also having a simple ruleset. And it's about half the cost of Ankh. I have and love both games
Great video, thanks!
Is there a campaign mode for Hadrians Wall besides the one in the rule book? There’s one for the solo mode listed in the rule book.
My Wife has bought me Ankh for Christmas and for a lot of the reasons you stated. I wanted it but was hesitant to spend the asking price. She thought it made the perfect gift. I cant wait to play it.
Great games! I just finished my Christmas wishlist and, while I did have a few games on my wishlist (Woodcraft and Hadrian’s Wall) I mainly added Folded Space inserts and deluxifications for my games. I think I’m close to moving from the stage of collecting and now focusing more on exploring my games.
Going to buy another copy of Micro Macro for a white elephant gift exchange. Thanks for your video on the Micro Macro series. I've really enjoyed it along with some board game curious friends and family. For large gatherings, I totally agree with your picks, but another that came to mind is Ready Set Bet. Just played it with 6 people. Exciting dumb fun with some strategy hiding in there.