The VERY BEST Strategy Games – What makes a game TRULY strategic?
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BOOKS & MERCHANDISE
It’s All a Game by Tristan Donovan
“The Evolution of Board Games” T-Shirt:
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OTHER VIDEOS IN THIS SERIES:
Part 1: What makes a GOOD game?
Part 2: 5 Games with a PERFECT Theme Score
Part 3: 5 Games with a PERFECT Mechanics Score
My 5 Favorite Board Game MECHANICS
Part 4: The. Most. Beautiful. Games. – 5 Games with AMAZING Components
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GAMES YOU CAN PLAY ONLINE:
Antiquity:
Nippon
Food Chain Magnate:
Ultimate Railroads:
Carnegie:
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AFFILIATE LINKS
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Food Chain Magnate:
Scythe:
Revive:
Check back in June!
Cryo:
Autobahn:
Ultimate Railroads
Ultimate Railroads isn’t sold on Amazon, but you can order it here:
Carnegie:
Everywhere I looked, this game appears to be sold out, but as it is very new, there is sure to be a reprinting! For now, try playing on Board Game Arena
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 – The history of strategy games
2:16 – Introduction
3:17 – About this series
3:44 – What is strategy?
6:16 – The problem with other definitions
8:35 – Honorable Mentions
9:44 – My Top 5 Strategy Board Games
9:49 – #5
11:26 – #4
13:15 – #3
15:11 – #2
18:32 – #1
20:12 – Conclusion
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IMAGE CREDITS
Many of the photos in this video were taken from Wiki Commons:
“Akhilleus Aias”
“Chaturanga”
“Gaming Board Inscribed for Amenhotep_III_with_Separate_Sliding_Drawer”
“Shatrang”
“Cardsharps by Caravaggio”
“Staunton Set”
“Lucas Cranach the elder (1472–1553) Adam and Eve”
“Fall of Man”
“Nefertari playing Senet alone
“Gyan Chauper”
“Snakes and Ladders”
Egyptian Throwing Sticks, Karwansaray Publishers:
Simulation of ancient Indian history, Neurology India
“Chutes and Ladders” Hasbro, via amazon
My man, you ever played Stramash?
I only just learned City of the Big Shoulders. While all the games on this list are games I don’t feel comfortable putting a game that is so new for me on a list like this, but WOW! It really intrigues me. I’ll be playing this a lot more.
Where is Hive? 🤔
What about Crescent Moon (by Osprey Games)? Highly asymmetrical and very beautiful.
I like your honesty and not biased information/ reviews. Keep up the good work. Love the shirt btw.
That's not the history of man. You should do more research on why they were lined up that way😂
lucky me, in my country's online shop there are still many who sell Carnegie even the Kickstarter version with iron cubes
Troyes and Hansa Teutonics. The best, interactive, modern strategy games.
Some very interesting points and recommendations. Thank you! The game I'd like to put on your radar is Richard Sivél 's Maria.
Thank you for this interesting analysis video! It's great!
Thanks for the video! I’m rather new to board games, have just been playing Magic for the last years and wanted to try something new with my friends. Thanks for the recommendations!
That was terrific, thank you!!
Thanks for the great video! Subscribed 👍
Really interesting choices. I'm aware of all of them, but haven't played any of them. If I had to predict which one has the most replay value (which is the main thing I look for) I would say . . . don't know yet. Gotta read up some more on each of them. I suspect Autobahn is the one with the least replayability of the five. But I'm not into "track building" type games so I probably wouldn't like Ultimate Railroads as much either.
Hi! In this way, What do you think about Lacerda's games? How much strategy have they in your opinion? Because are known as complicated and "heavy" games, and I doubt about how much of their weight is understood as strategy and how much as dificult-learning rules.
Greetings from Spain!
Sorry man. All your videos have the music too loud when you’re talking. I can’t understand you for like half of the video.
The Urim and thurim
Cool