Fliptown surprised me too. A "western" theme doesn't do much for me, but some review I heard caught my interest and I'm so glad!! I can't stop playing this game. So fun!!!
We love Fliptown. I've played it at two-player as well as solo and there is great replayability in the solo version against the different "cowbots." Love a wetsern theme and the game made us laugh. Another game we really enjoyed was The White Castle.. Thanks for a great list!
Great list! A few of my favorites from 2023 that didn't make your list were Tesseract, Freelancers, and Rolling Heights. It was a pretty strong year for games!
Great list. I have been playing Fliptown a lot. I love that game. I just got Apiary but haven't even opened the box. I think another great game this year for me was Thunderroad Vendetta. I love the theme of it.
Hooky is a great game from 2023, that hasn't been promoted by the leaders in the board game industry. Maybe it's not flashy enough, or the price point is forgettable. In fact, forget I mentioned it.
Thanks for your top 10 list! It gave me some more ideas. Here’s a few from 2023 that are my favorites and/or shall I say my game group favorites. Heat Petal to the Metal gets the most tabletop play. It would not have been my first choice of themes but it’s such a well designed game and satisfies different player abilities. Clever solo mode too. Planet Unknown (I think it’s from 2023, maybe not) is really good but not necessarily a gateway game. I’ll count it as a 2023 game since it was difficult to get. Beer and Bread is a great 2 player game! I’m waiting for Earth to arrive and hope that it gets to the table often and that I enjoy it as much as the reviews. Returned The Guild of Merchant Explorers, despite so many great reviews. Yes, a feel good game with an enjoyable theme. Components too fiddle to enjoy and hexes and icons on maps too difficult to read for middle aged and older players. I hear they’re working on a deluxe version, so I’d give that a try if they address the poor production issues.
Man, I need to put Ancient Knowledge on my list... I was a little disappointed with Earth, and I'm wondering if I might like Ancient Knowledge better...
Absolutely LOVE Apiary even with just playing it solo. It would be my #1 game of the year if my wife and I hadn’t played Ticket to Ride Legacy. Apiary is my #1 solo game though and #2 overall
@@TabletopTolson My wife and I played it 2p between Thanksgiving weekend and NYE weekend. It was a lot of fun. I’d lay it again with a. Bigger group but I’m not sure our dining table would fit more people in the last few games even with the leaf up and having it be square.
Raising Robots somehow reminds mo of Gizmos and i play Gizmos alot ill keep my eye on it, its sad to see Ancient Knowledge dont get much recognition i think World Wonders killed this game, i just checked amazon and its overstocked it looks good but World Wonders with those Wooden pieces is hard to pass on. Great list thanks for the top 10 :)
Always enjoy that you bring up several games that I don't see being reviewed on other channels, such as the Gig. Happy New Year!
Same to you!
Thanks for your support and mention of Raising Robots! We hope that you are able to get it back to the table soon.
What a unique list of games, love it! I really enjoyed Couture and looking forward to playing Fliptown.
Fliptown surprised me too. A "western" theme doesn't do much for me, but some review I heard caught my interest and I'm so glad!! I can't stop playing this game. So fun!!!
We love Fliptown. I've played it at two-player as well as solo and there is great replayability in the solo version against the different "cowbots." Love a wetsern theme and the game made us laugh. Another game we really enjoyed was The White Castle.. Thanks for a great list!
Great list! A few of my favorites from 2023 that didn't make your list were Tesseract, Freelancers, and Rolling Heights. It was a pretty strong year for games!
Thanks for sharing!
Great list. I have been playing Fliptown a lot. I love that game. I just got Apiary but haven't even opened the box. I think another great game this year for me was Thunderroad Vendetta. I love the theme of it.
Hooky is a great game from 2023, that hasn't been promoted by the leaders in the board game industry. Maybe it's not flashy enough, or the price point is forgettable. In fact, forget I mentioned it.
It looks fun! I appreciate a good deduction game, and the theme in Hooky seems playful.
Right there with you on Fliptown. Love it.
Me too!
Thanks for your top 10 list! It gave me some more ideas. Here’s a few from 2023 that are my favorites and/or shall I say my game group favorites. Heat Petal to the Metal gets the most tabletop play. It would not have been my first choice of themes but it’s such a well designed game and satisfies different player abilities. Clever solo mode too. Planet Unknown (I think it’s from 2023, maybe not) is really good but not necessarily a gateway game. I’ll count it as a 2023 game since it was difficult to get. Beer and Bread is a great 2 player game! I’m waiting for Earth to arrive and hope that it gets to the table often and that I enjoy it as much as the reviews. Returned The Guild of Merchant Explorers, despite so many great reviews. Yes, a feel good game with an enjoyable theme. Components too fiddle to enjoy and hexes and icons on maps too difficult to read for middle aged and older players. I hear they’re working on a deluxe version, so I’d give that a try if they address the poor production issues.
Great games here! Beer and Bread is a great 2-player game.
Man, I need to put Ancient Knowledge on my list... I was a little disappointed with Earth, and I'm wondering if I might like Ancient Knowledge better...
And I'm hearing great things about the new expansion for Ancient Knowledge, too! Can't wait to get my hands on it:)
Absolutely LOVE Apiary even with just playing it solo. It would be my #1 game of the year if my wife and I hadn’t played Ticket to Ride Legacy.
Apiary is my #1 solo game though and #2 overall
Nice. I've got TtR Legacy sitting on the table in front of me. Waiting for the time and group to play it!
@@TabletopTolson My wife and I played it 2p between Thanksgiving weekend and NYE weekend. It was a lot of fun. I’d lay it again with a. Bigger group but I’m not sure our dining table would fit more people in the last few games even with the leaf up and having it be square.
Raising Robots somehow reminds mo of Gizmos and i play Gizmos alot ill keep my eye on it, its sad to see Ancient Knowledge dont get much recognition i think World Wonders killed this game, i just checked amazon and its overstocked it looks good but World Wonders with those Wooden pieces is hard to pass on.
Great list thanks for the top 10 :)
I like the civ building theme for both games!
@29:58 LOL!
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