Thanks for making this video! It's so well-paced and easy to follow. I'm designing my first board game and I'm doing a "mental fatigue" pass of it right now, simplifying and getting rid of mechanics all around. This is a perfect reference for getting a feel for elegant simplicity. Might actually get one or two of these games.
Great video and good job giving a summary of each game and showing the actual game components. I need more of these gateway/non-gamer games in my collection. Love this list.
Great list! Some games I have, some games I've heard of and generally am interested in, and even more importantly some games that are new to me but sound interesting! Things in Rings and Moonrollers are absolutely games I'll have to look into. I really enjoy High Society a lot. In general I love auctions as a game mechanic, and I like how this one works. The hand management aspect of this game, with a set hand of cards, and being unable to make change, is what makes this auction game special from a game design standpoint in my opinion. The scandal cards also add a lot of spice to the game. But what has consistently made almost everyone I've shown this game to also really like it is the presentation. The art is absolutely fantastic, but even beyond that you can feel just by reading the rulebook and looking at the cards that this game doesn't take itself seriously at all, and encourages players not to either. And it's great for telling stories. Everyone loves roleplaying as snobby French bourgeoisie and building a story out of their cards, and that's what sticks in people's minds. It''s not necessarily one of my favorite games, but it's always a good time and I know if I bring it out to people who have played it before or to new people it will always have a good reception. I will say for Pandemic, while I can very clearly see how good the game is and I really want to play it more, I've only been able to get it out to the table a couple of times. My most frequent players are non-gamers or very casual (which is why this video topic is a great one for me), and I do think it can be a bit overwhelming for people. I've since gotten Forbidden Island to try to bridge this gap a bit with them, even though frankly Pandemic interests me a lot more. People seem to like Forbidden Island, though.
@@MrZAP17 man really love you sharing this! I do agree with you as that’s something I failed to mention but the artwork stands out a lot in high society and it really puts it together nicely! I’ve only played forbidden desert but it was a while ago and we never beat it! I’ve just learned that coop game have gone well when introducing a game with more mechanics to casual gamers as it gets them involved quickly and makes them feel included. Board games at times can make a player feel stupid when they don’t know what to do, I feel like coop games alleviate that!
What’s YOUR go-to game that you typically pull out when a group is coming over?
TRIO/Nana!
@ have not tried these out yet!
My go to games would probably splendor, planted, point salad, no thanks, for sale, downtown farmers market, draftosauras, and incan gold.
@@PBMatthews254 ooo! I love splendor! I like Incan gold just not a huge fan of the art personally but still a fun game!0
Thanks for making this video! It's so well-paced and easy to follow.
I'm designing my first board game and I'm doing a "mental fatigue" pass of it right now, simplifying and getting rid of mechanics all around.
This is a perfect reference for getting a feel for elegant simplicity. Might actually get one or two of these games.
@@eskay_mochi yay! Thanks so much and glad you enjoyed it! Enjoy the designing process and congrats on the endeavor!
Great video and good job giving a summary of each game and showing the actual game components. I need more of these gateway/non-gamer games in my collection. Love this list.
@@fiatlux805 thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it! Let me know if you get any of these or if you have any questions
Love your videos!!! High Society seems fun!!
@@gibrangifa4291 thanks so much!!! It really is and it’s such a simple game!
I agree with unmatched. I was able to teach my 6 year old daughter and we are playing the game. Gotta try high society seems pretty cool.
Great list! Some games I have, some games I've heard of and generally am interested in, and even more importantly some games that are new to me but sound interesting! Things in Rings and Moonrollers are absolutely games I'll have to look into.
I really enjoy High Society a lot. In general I love auctions as a game mechanic, and I like how this one works. The hand management aspect of this game, with a set hand of cards, and being unable to make change, is what makes this auction game special from a game design standpoint in my opinion. The scandal cards also add a lot of spice to the game. But what has consistently made almost everyone I've shown this game to also really like it is the presentation. The art is absolutely fantastic, but even beyond that you can feel just by reading the rulebook and looking at the cards that this game doesn't take itself seriously at all, and encourages players not to either. And it's great for telling stories. Everyone loves roleplaying as snobby French bourgeoisie and building a story out of their cards, and that's what sticks in people's minds. It''s not necessarily one of my favorite games, but it's always a good time and I know if I bring it out to people who have played it before or to new people it will always have a good reception.
I will say for Pandemic, while I can very clearly see how good the game is and I really want to play it more, I've only been able to get it out to the table a couple of times. My most frequent players are non-gamers or very casual (which is why this video topic is a great one for me), and I do think it can be a bit overwhelming for people. I've since gotten Forbidden Island to try to bridge this gap a bit with them, even though frankly Pandemic interests me a lot more. People seem to like Forbidden Island, though.
@@MrZAP17 man really love you sharing this! I do agree with you as that’s something I failed to mention but the artwork stands out a lot in high society and it really puts it together nicely!
I’ve only played forbidden desert but it was a while ago and we never beat it! I’ve just learned that coop game have gone well when introducing a game with more mechanics to casual gamers as it gets them involved quickly and makes them feel included. Board games at times can make a player feel stupid when they don’t know what to do, I feel like coop games alleviate that!
Scout is another great game that is super easy to teach and learn
@@16Ezalb I love scout!
you have the right topic here!
@@Michael-y9d6m thank you! Gotta get those game sessions in somehow!
Not every game has to be a long complicated game that takes hours.
@@generic___Name true dat! Although I do love me a love me a long complicated game too 🤣🤣
@@BanterandBoards same
@@BanterandBoardsI love those long complicated games too
@@BlueTorchWeddings oh yeahhhh!