Our Top 50 Board Games of All Time – (#31-40)
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#40 – 01:17
#39 – 08:09
#38 – 13:49
#37 – 19:11
#36 – 23:34
#35 – 27:58
#34 – 32:48
#33 – 38:46
#32 – 44:57
#31 – 51:20
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17.12.2021
Troyes….a dead set masterpiece.
How did you know that I only like red and live in a green house (just kidding). Great list! Your lists are always great! My 40 – 31
40. Hanabi
39. Carcassonne
38. Dragon Castle
37. Downforce
36. Patchwork
35. Shipwreck Arcana
34. Sentinels of the Multiverse Definitive Edition
33. Root
32. Rising Sun
31. Wavelength
I want one of those sweaters!!! They are superb! Fantastic video- so much gaming goodness 🙂 I’ve never made a top 50 (I don’t think I’ve played many of my games enough to include them on a top list haha), but we’re currently working on updating our top 10’s of all time as well as our top 10 new to us for 2021!
Dude it is getting so cold here in so cal. I’ve had to bring out the space heater
You guys definetely got to get on the campaign of Maracaibo. Little narrative add-ons and board changes make this game my top 10 games of all time.
Glad to see you do a great list today. Thoroughly enjoyed it!
40 Troyes
39 Tapestry
38 Boon Lake
37 Cascadia
36 Viticulture
35 7 Wonders Duel
34 Dominant Species: Marine
33 Beyond the Sun
32 Imperial Steam
31 1830
LOVE Paladins! That's a top 10 game of mine for sure. Dune Imperium is fantastic, as well. Also glad to see Fort get some love! Great game. I'm happy to see some older games still get some love; there are still some gems that hold up nicely even today. I'm really interested in trying out Troyes; that's a game I haven't heard of.
Great video, I have quite a few and I must go through my list also. Cafe, Wingspan, 5 Crowns etc.
Hey guys, I'm a recent subscriber but I've watched many videos before. Just out of curiosity, where are you originally from? You are a great couple! Love from Rome!
My 40-31!
40 The King is Dead
39 The Quest for El Dorado
38 Coffee Traders
37 Kingdomino
36 Viticulture
35 Telestrations
34 PARKS
33 Onitama
32 Blue Lagoon
31 Coloretto
Oh boy, these lists are terrible. They leave me aching to play all these games. So many games so little time!
My 31-40 of my collection (forgot about online plays till after as i get more these will definitely change as Im not in love with all the mid to bottom.
31 Cartoghraphers
32 Flux (Holiday but want the Star one)
33 Patchwork doodle
34 Fireball Island
35 Azul
36 Calico
37 7 Wonders
38 One Deck Dungeon
39 Ringmaster
40 Sushi go
Pipeline: hated it 🙁 Which surprised me, as a lover of economic games. There was something quite joyless about it. Even getting crushed in a Splotter game, by comparison, I still found joyful.
40 – Camel Up
39 – Alchemists
38 – Terra Mystica
37 – 1846: The Race for the Midwest
36 – Maracaibo
35 – Carcassonne
34 – Barrage
33 – Lewis & Clark: The Expedition
32 – Root
31 – Vinhos Deluxe Edition
I skipped through their play through of Paladins of the West Kingdom and it’s hard not to believe that what’s her face there didn’t either intentionally or unintentionally cheat. Her score was well North of 100.
Back this week with my #31-40:
31 Power Grid
32 Scythe
33 Teotihuacan: City of Gods
34 Quantum
35 Roll for the Galaxy
36 Architects of the West Kingdom
37 The Quacks of Quedlinburg
38 Clank!: Legacy – Acquisitions Incorporated
39 Tapestry
40 Calico
Derived from the Pub Meeple Ranking Engine
“Cold” in so-cal…I’m in Ventura county…we’re such babies…
Great list. I like the outro. Did one of you play it?
Great video, I love that all these games fall into either the "oh yeah, I know that one, it's so good" category or the "oooh I gotta look this up right now!" category 🙂
I don't have that many games, but Maracaibo is definitely in my top 10.
If you played The Gallerist before CO2, Vinhos and Kanban then I get the addition. If you did I doubt it makes your top 50…
I agree, more Troyes art style!! I found the iki reprint recently but the original was just so much more appealing. Similar to Troyes.
I’ll have to play Paladins again. Architects I’ve played several times and it made 36 on my list.
Just played Concordia last night. That’s a really good game. Also Dune Imperium is great. Worker Placement + Deck Building… uh yes please!
Fort is one of my top games rn. I really love the theme and gameplay and components. Its all so entwined for a really robust fun experience
Great series of video for the top 50!!! Nice work!!! Can’t wait to see which position for Brass Lancashire 😎
Great videos, you two!
Here are my #40 – #31 s. 🙂
31 Vindication
32 Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done
33 Coimbra
34 Yokohama
35 Oracle of Delphi, The
36 Glass Road
37 Russian Railroads/Ultimate Railroads
38 In the Hall of the Mountain King
39 Endeavor: Age of Sail
40 Railroad Revolution
Now I'm clearly skewing more towards Naveen's games. I really like all 7 of the games he had on his 31-40 list. I've only played 3 of the games in Monique's 31-40 list and only really liked 1 of them – the Maracaibo crossover. Here's my 40-31:
40. Paladins of the West Kingdom
39. Glory: A Game of Knights
38. Dominations
37. The Manhattan Project: Minutes to Midnight
36. Viscounts of the West Kingdom
35. Tawantinsuyu
34. Glen More II: Chronicles
33. Suburbia
32. Glass Road
31. Gentes
i'm loving looking through everyone's lists they are posting here. It's great to see how wildly varied they are. Based on the 31-40 that I've seen here, Naveen is closer to my tastes than any of the lists I've seen here! Other lists I really like a lot of games on are from Ryan Clementz, Boardgamedave and Oaklestat.
You guys should really make it a point to play the Maracaibo campaign!! It's a really smooth implementation of a campaign that is interesting and keeps plays feeling fresh. Its also the least cumbersome campaign I've experienced (in both rules and story), which goes a long way in a heavy euro like this. Hope other designers are taking notes!
Loving the countdown, great job!
Can you guys or anyone reading this comment recommend a legacy game for 5 players? Having trouble finding any other than Risk Legacy.
OOH! Exciting that The King is Dead made your top 50! I love this game and find that it's not as popular with my friends unfortunately. Last year it was my #46. Have you tried Brian Boru? It looks like it has a similar feel, but still completely different.
Here are mine!
31 Crown of Emara
32 Star Wars: Rebellion
33 Trajan
34 Hanamikoji
35 Brass: Birmingham
36 Gaia Project
37 Rajas of the Ganges
38 Targi
39 Vinhos Deluxe Edition
40 Carcassonne
I have played and love all these games. 😀
I love Splendor! I lose just about every time I play with friends, but picking up those big beefy coins is so nice I don't even care.
Awesome video! Thanks for all the work and research you do on these. Maracaibo is a great game, I like it too (And we're really liking Dune Imperium)🙂 I want to look for Isle of Skye and The King is Dead – thanks again!
40 Mice and Mystics (2012)
39 Catan: Junior (2011)
38 Ticket to Ride: Europe (2005)
37 Small World (2009)
36 Carcassonne (2000)
35 Risk (1959)
34 One Night Ultimate Werewolf (2014)
33 Cartographers (2019)
32 Project L (2020)
31 Under Falling Skies (2020)
Im sorry but I entered the giveaway before I saw it was USA only.
Just discovered this channel, and it was an easy subscribe! You do a great job explaining game overviews as well as what you like about them, and I really enjoyed the dynamic between the two of you.
I also really enjoy Magic Maze. I've introduced it to many people, and it's only fallen flat in one group. I'm not usually a fan of real time games, and I'm very picky about cooperative games because I feel like so many of them are solitaire games that are disguised as multiplayer games and are prone to quarterbacking. This game very cleverly gives each player special roles, and the silent rule completely makes the game. I also love the chaos when everyone rotates their role each time the sandtimer is flipped. I am sad Dune Imperium is this low for you, as it is in my top 10, but I am interested to see a long list of games you personally enjoy more.
I am fairly new to board gaming. I haven't played most of the games on your list but I love Magic Maze. How can a cooperating/non-speaking game be so mean? Hahah 😅
Great list! Some new games in both your list that I need to look into now. Here are mine:
31 PUSH
32 Wreck Raiders
33 CuBirds
34 Noctiluca
35 Code 777
36 Ticket to Ride
37 TransAmerica
38 Encore!
39 Patchwork
40 Seikatsu
On Isle of Skye, I see some strong connection to Keyharvest on how tiles are auctioned. Have you tried that one?
Maybe Dink and Dunk could be your new nicknames…. maybe not…
Your description of “ The King is Dead” and that of other reviewers has me ready for many plays with friends. Such positive reviews, a relatively easy rule set, 45 minute play time and decision depth ( plus a nice sale price) made for an easy choice to add to my collection. Perhaps it will end up in my top thirty too. Thanks for your excellent videos!
Recruiting the codename kids next door to your squad! Always loving the videos you both create! Looking forward to the next 10 🙂
Really enjoying your top 50! Thank you!
Bruxelles 1897 is a great card game if you haven't played it! Beautiful art work with worker placement and area control.
Burgle Bros 2: The Casino Capers, is such an incredible reimplementation of the system. It retains the feeling while being shorter yet cinematic. Love the variance it adds.
I was expecting to see Rush M.D. on this list as one of your favorite real time games after watching your playthrough and review. Maybe on Naveen’s list, maybe at a higher rank? ☺️
"Cold" in southern California. OK. 😉
You're making me want to go and rank my TOP 50 games! Will update once I get mine done. XD Love this vid series… waiting for the next one!