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Bones Collector
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A channel about board gaming and how to build a board game library. Helping people sift through thousands of board games to find the best of the best.
Best Games of 2024 so far!
There are many more games to be played this year, but these are the ones we have so far.
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Dice Tower East 2024 - Part 1
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Join us during our first two days at Dice Tower East. We enjoyed playing new games and showing them to you. Hope you enjoy. #bonescollector
Flock Together - Unboxing and Review
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Great new cooperative game! If you enjoyed Flamecraft, you'll love Flock Together. #bonescollector
The Truth About Nocturne
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Just received our copy of Nocturne from Kickstarter. What did we think? What to find out. #bonescollector
Euro vs Ameritrash Games!
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Which do you prefer? Euro, Ameritrash, or something in between? #bonescollector
Keep the Heroes Out & Sanctum - Game I Played This Week
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We managed to play a couple new to us games this week. Hope you enjoy. #bonescolletor
Games We Played - World Wonders and Pueblo
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We got to play a couple newer games this week. Hope you enjoy them as much as we did. #bonescollector
Touch of Evil 10th Anniversary Edition Unboxing
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Unboxing Touch of Evil and The Coast expansion, along with a few smaller expansions. #bonescollector
Games I Play For Fun - Part 2
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This finishes up my Top 20 games I play just for the fun of it! #bonescollector
My Best Games I Play For Fun
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These are 10 games that I really have a great time with every time I get them to the table. #bonescollector
Escape Winter Convention 2024
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All the fun we had during our 4 days at Escape Winter Convention. #bonescollector
New Games I Bought This Month
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Purchased more games than usual this month and wanted to show them to you. #bonescollector
Top Board Games of 2023
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Our Top 10 (or maybe more) favorite games that were published in 2023. Hope you enjoy.
Playing Through Our Library - Seasons and Res Arcana
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Playing Through Our Library - Seasons and Res Arcana
Playing Through Our Library - Galileo Project & Colony
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Playing Through Our Library - Galileo Project & Colony
Playing Through Our Library - El Grande & La Granja
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Playing Through Our Library - El Grande & La Granja
Playing Through Our Library - Ierusalem & Darwin's Journey
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Playing Through Our Library - Ierusalem & Darwin's Journey
Top 100 Board Games 2023 Edition 10 - 1
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Top 100 Board Games 2023 Edition 10 - 1
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Playing Through Our Library - White Castle & Cape May
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Playing Through Our Library - White Castle & Cape May
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Just an FYI that the Colossal Cat in the Box unboxing is on the end of the Best Games of 2024 video. Nice job re the video.
Yeah, we panicked when we saw that, but at least nothing embarrassing happened during the video. You’ll be ahead the game when we post our Cat in the box video! That’s what happens when you give old people technology that they don’t understand. Maybe I need a younger editor!! LOL Thanks for watching and commenting.
I always appreciate your con videos. Thanks for sharing!
Part 2 is hopefully coming soon!
Thanks for putting kinfire delve on my radar! Didnt even know about DT East happening, will have to check out your vid. Thanks!
We immediately fell in love with Kinfire Delve! Such fun, challenging, cooperative little cards games. Thanks for watching and commenting.
White Castle is so much fun! Looking forward to getting Marrakesh Essential Edition due to the smaller box…to me seems like Trajan meets Amerigo.
We love White Castle and are jealous that you will have Marrrakesh in a smaller box. They insisted that couldn’t be done during the Kickstarter! We did actually sell Amerigo and Trajan! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Hi buddy! Queen games with city collection… what a nightmare. They also promised rules in spanish language when they launched the original kickstarter campain, well i’m still waiting those for Amsterdam and Hamburg while they still announcing New city collection games. Also the iconography on the cards it's very odd and hard to understand. A shame.
Yeah, it wasn’t a very well run Kickstarter as far as doing what they promised and we will not back any of their others. So sorry to hear you are still waiting for a translation. Totally agree about the iconography. We have the English language cards or we would constantly be in the rule book. Hope you get it resolved soon. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Yay cats
We are terrible cat parents. They have no rules!! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Thanks again, we love you too Mr Bones. I played MLEM at the Birmingham UK games Expo- and really enjoyed it- there were 4 of us and the interaction the game offers is great. Is it as fun with 2 players? I recently bought HARMONIES and have played it a few times and love it. Unfortunately the cards are a little thin and a bit warped- I may have to put them under a pile of bricks for a few weeks. There’s no other game from 2024 I’m desperate to get hold of currently. I did pick up an old copy of Condottiere which I found to be hilarious fun- and it’s in a small box with a small central board. I’m not sure how good it would be at 2; again I suspect the interaction at higher player counts improves the game.
Hey, Richard!! I imagine MLEM would be a great time with more players but we really enjoy it at 2 as well. Glad you liked Harmonies but totally agree the cards should have been higher quality. There haven’t been a lot of games in 2024 so far that we are looking to add to our library. We would like to try Condotierre, but it doesn’t sound like people are very happy with the 2 player variant. Glad you enjoyed it though! Thanks for watching and commenting.
My husband wants to try MLEM so we are going to have to give that one a shot at some point. We have not played a single game on your 2024 list yet though, so I imagine we will be trying others as well. Thanks for the video!
The push your luck element and rolling the big dice make this game a lot of fun even when it’s not your turn! Thanks for watching and commenting. Just FYI tickets go on sale for Escape Winter Convention on 8/13. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@bonescollector5367 Thanks! I was able to order a copy of MLEM (no FLGS around these parts) and we received it yesterday, so we are hoping to get it to the table soon. As far as the tickets go, any idea how much they cost?
They have not announced the price yet.
@@bonescollector5367 Yeah, I have been regularly checking the website to see about it. I have no base of reference so no idea where to start as far as the pricing goes.
I really wish I liked cooperative games more than I do! 😂 You sure mentioned quite a few.
The older we get the more we seem to be enjoying co-ops. At our age it takes two minds to make one good decision!! LOL. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@bonescollector5367 Haha! I'll keep that in mind. 😂
MLEM is absolutly great, we played it sooo often in the last weeks the interesting pont is, that even you are not the person with the dice in the hand... you are excited togehter about how the dice will fall ... ;-) it's a lot of fun
Very good description of the gameplay. We really enjoy this one. Glad you do too!! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Interesting to see your initial thoughts and reactions.
Part 2 is coming!
Umbrellas looks really good. Have you tried the other umbrella game for 2024," Agueda, City of Umbrellas ", yet? That one looks really interesting too.
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Very Nice!
We did play them both and enjoyed the puzzle factor of Umbrellas over Agueda. Agueda is a very light game, but very nice looking on the table. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Great video and I like the topic. I'm curious, what do y'all plan on doing with all your games, when you, in the far, far future, finally leave this earth?
Like all good parents, we’ll leave that problem to our kids and grandkids!!! Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@bonescollector5367Nice! We'll, I hope they know how lucky they are😁
Thanks for doing such a great unboxing video of Flock Together! :)
You are very welcome. We love the game!! Thanks for watching.
Is this a Kickstarter or a retail copy? Pretty cool if it’s retail.
Definitely retail. Thank you for watching and commenting!
@@bonescollector5367that’s amazing! No wonder it was a bit pricey because of the quality of the components. Always enjoy watching your videos 😊
I have been pleasantly surprised by Flock Together. It's a gem.
Totally agree. Now we just need to figure out how to win! Thanks for watching and commenting.
I can’t wait to play this game! I’m gone for a couple months and my copy was delivered a week after I left. That is a bummer the production quality is lacking. I bet they are planning on a deluxe edition in the future if it sells well.
Hope you get a chance to play it soon!! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Great video! A chicken game is genius and it looks gorgeous!
And it is hard to win!! But a lot of fun trying.
OH i love flamecraft and flock together look loke cute game :)
It is very cute but also very difficult to win! A lot of fun trying though. At least it is cooperative. Thanks for watching and commenting.
And I understand why you got that version of the set. Because you probably like the special edition version. More than the original version. And when I first watched this video I immediately knew that it was the 15th anniversary version
Well, you say that it was October 8th. When you were filming this, maybe you just filmed it on the 8th, but you forgot to upload it to UA-cam. So that's why it says it was on the 11th. I'd say everybody likes the polar Express.Well it's a great movie and actually Lionel is announcing a 20th anniversary Version of the Polar Express It's probably already out on Is the lionel website
This is one that I never pulled the trigger on because I wanted to play it first. We are going to try and make the Escape Winter convention in March 2025 so hopefully we can try it there! Thanks for the video, Bones!
We hope to be at Escape Winter as well! It would be great to meet you. The game was on sale and SO nice looking we couldn’t resist! And we weren’t disappointed. Thanks for watching and commenting.
My husband took one look at that shirt and decided he needs one too! Lol - and he thinks I should have one that says "Best Cat Mom Ever!" As for the game, I took a look at it when it was crowdfunding, but I really dislike bidding in games. Had I paid for it through crowdfunding, I would be seriously upset with the quality of the components!
I have a “best cat mom” shirt! Our daughter bought them for us and we love them!
We love Renature at our house as well. Will you be getting the expansion? I believe it provides a new board and mushrooms.
We have not purchased the expansion and have not had an opportunity to try it. Love the game the way it is, though! Thanks for watching and commenting.
This game has been setting on my shelf for far too long. I need to put it on the table.
It is a lot of fun if you enjoy co-op games. We love it. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I really enjoy this game, and it's such a beautiful production. I agree that there's plenty of replayability despite the scenario setup, between the varying difficulty levels and multiple event decks... And unpredictable dice rolls. Great video! Thank you for sharing!
Certainly agree with you! Hopefully they reprint the Undead and Alive expansion so we can try that one soon. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Not by the hair on my chinny, chin, chin, I say! Great Caesar's Ghost!
Got me really curious about Nocturne now! Wasn’t on my radar. My favorite or the previous three is actually Cascadia and Calico is second. I understand what you mean by the pressure, but Calico felt like you could really get sunk without the proper stuff coming out. As for Verdant, well, I didn’t care for that one at all and could be part of the reason why I wasn’t aware of Nocturne. Thanks for the honest review!
Just found my new favorite board game review channel! Your videos are so calming and informative, not to mention entertaining! I love the dynamic between you two, very fun and sweet to watch :) can’t wait to see more!
Thank you for the kind words and welcome!! Thanks for watching and commenting.
I've only played one dice chucker game Cosmic Frog (and Risk many moons ago). It was quite fun. My group predominantly play Euros though. Watching games be played on the internet before buying is the greatest tip ever got from your channel. Thanks!
We have predominantly played Euros but are trying to branch out! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Always enjoy watching your videos! I definitely find my tastes gravitating to the Euro side, but am very willing to try any game at least once. Absolutely the best hobby!
We are trying to move a little outside our comfort zone and try new things! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Love your passion and enthusiasm. I enjoy the full spectrum of boardgame styles - in the same way I enjoy a wide style of food!
Well put, Richard! We love to experiment with food as well!! Hope you are having a great week.
Nice video, Bones! I own all 3 of the games to your right and 2 of the 3 to your left. I am definitely in the omnigamer camp :)
It’s the best way to be to fully enjoy this hobby! We got a couple plays in of Touch of Evil. In our second play we rolled snake eyes and got forced into a showdown!! Hope you are having a great week.
@@bonescollector5367 Gotta love those surprise showdowns, right? Lol. I hope you have a great week too!
Hi, Mr. Bones! Did you and the missus succumb to the temptation of the Merchants of the Dark Road expansion? It seemed so steep to me but, in the end, I succumbed! 😅😂 Hope I find it worth it as I love the base game! :)
Yes! We did succumb! We normally don’t do expansions and have been trying to stay away from Kickstarter, but this one dragged us in. Also getting the upgrades for Santa’s Workshop. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@bonescollector5367 You're welcome! And I share your sentiments. :) Hopefully we will all enjoy it immensely, and hope you'll enjoy 'the Workshop, too! :P
Such a brilliant review, thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Great video! Love the kitty cameo
Kitties are the best!!
Just wanted to share: I managed to get it in deluxe version for £10!!!! Brand new!!! Sooo happy!!!
Glad you were able to pick up a copy! Hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Wonderful top 10! And Atiwa is there again! I still cannot decide to buy it or not... It's a fantastic theme, wonderful game but so much reviewers complain about the replayability... What is your opinion? It seems the solo mode is very good. The replayability is what is letting me doubt... Maybe you can make me finally decide 😉
I do agree that the replayability could be limited. I keep it for the educational and cute factors. As we play so many games, when we revisit the game it’s not as much of an issue. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@bonescollector5367 thanks for your answer, in the meantime I ordered it 😊 I think the solo mode has lots of things to offer too, and I'm curious if I could change the replayability a bit myself by making some little changes to the rules 😌
Thanks for the video; enjoyed finding out about these games. I just got back from the UK’s largest boardgame convention; had a lot of fun! I tried Reina Knizia’s MLEM which was great fun- probably better with higher player counts; I also got to try his latest game now on kickstarter called ‘Rebirth’ which was also fantastic. Check them out.
Glad you got to the expo! We have MLEM and love it. We will definitely watch for Rebirth. We are heading to Dice Tower convention in a couple weeks so we’ll get to try some newer games. How many games did you buy?
Thanks for another great video! I had never heard of Keep the Heroes Out before this video.
We were late to the party as well, but really enjoyed this one! Thanks for watching and commenting.
I love Keep the Heroes Out, but had a very similar experience to yours my first time playing it. I pretty much only play on the family difficulty level, and it can still steamroll you quickly if you aren't paying attention. Solo works very well, but I'd recommend playing with 2 monsters. You're right that the downtime with more than 2 is not good, and there are other games better suited to 3+. Thank you for sharing!
It can be a deceptively difficult game. We especially love it because it plays so well at 2 players. Glad to hear we aren’t the only ones who had difficulty even on the family level!!! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Thanks for sharing these! I really love the themes in this game, especially Keep the Heros out. Sounds like a good time all around.
It is really a good time but you have to pay attention or the Heroes will NOT be kept out. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Yeah, what's the deal with flimsy boxes?! Czech of course, but Ravensburger too. Even just sitting on a shelf they bend from gravity over time. Don't even think of stacking another game on top! Anyway, great video! And it's always nice to see your cat(s) steal some screen time😊
I know I rant about flimsy boxes but it should not be something we have to keep talk about. Our kitties love board game pieces! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Mlem is sound of cat makes and Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) so title is a bit of play on space history too.
Always enjoy when space history is involved! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Just snagged a copy
Enjoy! It’s a great game. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Oh no, now I have 2 more games on my wish list :) Thank you!
Oops. Sorry. Hope you enjoy them. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I like your energy and how you review a game based on what its supposed to accomplish. Some heavy gamers gave this a bad review just because it's a game developed for people who enjoy a light-medium euro with small rules and a lot of stuff to do.
Totally agree. Games should be reviewed based on what they are intended to be. Thank you for appreciating that!
They both look beautiful. I love the 25th anniversary edition of Ra that you featured on your channel. I will keep an eye out for these 2 games as well.
All three of those games are amazingly fun and beautiful! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Thanks for another video! My husband and I have enjoyed our 2 plays of World Wonders.
It is definitely a great game and we can’t wait to get more plays in. So glad you both enjoyed it.
I absolutely adore World Wonders. It's thinky enough for me and welcoming enough for gamers just starting out. The table presence of that production draws new players in. I've wanted to find an iron copy of Pueblo for quite some time, I hope that version does go to retail. 😊
The MSRP is awesome for the quality you get in World Wonders. That game has it all and the fun factor is there as well. Good luck finding Pueblo, it is definitely worth checking out. Thanks for watching and commenting.