I'm fairly new to your UA-cam content, but clearly I've been missing out. Loved this - casual in tone yet easy to follow and clear on reasonings. You gave me a few titles I hadn't heard of to look up and possibly buy for my own collection, too. Fantastic work; thanks for the insights, Nick!
I really like this kind of video, the more I get into board games the more I realize how replaceable my favorite games are because other games just distill the same mechanics and feel into a better theme or game flow.
Shards of Infinity replaced Dominion and Star Realms for us. Fast playing mercenaries, having an alternate win-con in Mastery and adding the relics for asymmetry really made it a much more consistent experience. For a typical “deck builder” I think it’s prob the best out there
I must say Deep Sea Adventure will always have a soft spot in my heart....we played it during lockdown on our zoom game nights and laughed our heads off. This is a great topic for a video! The lighting and color composition of the video are sweet too. Thanks for posting!
Roll Player replaced Sagrada for me. I really like your replaced list, I’m always wondering what games are the same type but do it better. Hope you make more of these videos.
This makes me very excited to try Deep Dive!! Also, hardcore agree that Cubitos and Wonderlands War replaced all the playtime Quacks used to get. Great video!! :)
The Loop is also now a favorite of ours over Pandemic, but we're also now into Star Wars: Clone Wars, a Pandemic system game. We're enjoying rotating through Clone Wars, The Loop, and when we're looking for classic Pandemic action, we go to Pandemic Iberia. Also enjoying other "crisis management" games like Horrified and just discovered Back to the Future: Back in Time. All great co-op games for, in our case, 2 players!
@@TheBrothersMurph This video inspired us to whip out The Loop again today, and we beat the Ultramachina mission for the first time today. Love that game!
The LOOP est fantastique! Je viens juste de l'acheter en décembre et je suis immédiatement aller acheter l'extension de Foozilla! Merci beaucoup pour ce merveilleux jeu.
Similo has replaced Mysterium for me, even though I prefer Mysterium. Similo is just much more portable, easy to explain and quick to play, and plays well at lower player counts too.
Thanks for the video, Nick! Here are mine: 5. HADARA > 7 WONDERS. Nothing wrong with 7 Wonders, but Hadara scratches the same drafting itch while balancing the cards a lot more so you can strategise more and get more of what you want. 4. VALERIA CARD KINGDOMS > MACHI KORO. We found that we liked the dice mechanics of Machi Koro but not so much the way cards are acquired or the progression of the game. Valeria Card Kingdoms gave us a lot of extensibility and kept all the things we loved about Machi Koro. 3. VERDANT > CASCADIA / CALICO. Cascadia had a decent gameplay mechanism but quickly got boring and repetitive. Calico had a delightful tension to it that made it exciting, but was severely dependent on luck. Verdant has the advantages of both games without the disadvantages. 2. GIZMOS > SPLENDOR. Splendor is fine, but Gizmos incorporates all the actions that Splendor has and adds some addictive action combos. It doesn’t even complexify the game very much, so it still appeals to newer gamers. 1. EVERGREEN > PHOTOSYNTHESIS. Okay, this might be cheating, because it’s the same designers, but Photosynthesis was attractive for its art and its tree shadow mechanic, but was too vicious and was a fairly solved game. Evergreen keeps the beauty and the shadow mechanic, but lets everyone have their own board, which kills the viciousness. It also introduces a cool strategic auction and some fun engine building. So those are mine! As for yours … I had a different experience between Quacks and Cubitos. The race element of Cubitos felt too disconnected thematically from the dice drafting for me (if there is a theme!), and I also didn’t like the extent to which independent probability made your chances of success that much lower. Also, the mechanics of Cubitos are slightly more confusing to novice board gamers. So I personally vastly prefer Quacks, but that’s just my opinion. I had the same frustrations with Deep Sea Adventure that you did so I’m looking forward to trying Deep Dive now!
The game I bring to groups where no one knows anyone, an Ice Breaker game if you will, is Kites. It just throws people into having fun immediately. Replaced all of those party games you start a night off with. Either Kites or 6 Nimmt. Both are “Go-to’s”.
I love Alexander Pfister games and especially Mombasa/Skymines, Maracaibo and Great Western Trail. Boonlake has more or less replaced both Maracaibo and GWT (haven't tried Argentina yet). It has a lot of the same mechanics and feels as those two but the fact that everybody is involved on everybody's turn makes the game feel sooo smooth and theres almost no downtime at all. Boonlake has gone straight into my personal top 5, maybe top 3 of all games 😊
For me "Marvel : Champion" by Fantasy flight game, replaced "Marvel : Legendary" by upper deck, both are cooperative card game where you fight a specific villain and his minions and you use marvel super heroes to fight that villain, each game are constantly getting new expansion with new hero and villain added to them. Legendary came first and I bought almost all the expansion that came out at the time. But when Champion came out it made me forget about legendary, I prefer how champion make you actually play AS the hero, they can be customise with different ability and equipement but they also have their own unique ability and talent.
Bang! is a lot of fun, but the elimination of characters is a problem, especially with new players. Mafia/Werewolf has a similar problem. For me, they have mostly been replaced by other games, like Saboteur 2 and The Resistance. Pandemic was replaced by Pandemic: The Cure (just because it's less fiddly). But now, our co-op game of choice is The Captain Is Dead. Or occasionally Forbidden Desert. My nephews loved Betrayal at House on the Hill, and I played it with them a lot. But now, I'd rather play Burgle Bros., which has a similar tile exploration feel, with surprises along the way. But while there's a lot of luck in Burgle Bros. (mainly the tile layout, but also the cards drawn along the way), it never gets as unbalanced as Betrayal (which usually seemed to end with the heroes curbstomping the traitor, or vice versa, with few tense endings where either side might win).
Have you ever won the loop? We played it a few times but got destroyed. Never got close to winning, to the point where we thought we were doing something wrong. Ultimately it feel flat for our group as we like a challenging game but at least one where it's possible to win.
Actually, it is not that hard in normal mode and the right characters, some are crap and barely help. Focus on killing clones with the purple character and always have the green robot one in your team.
I love The Loop, and I can't recall whether it was in your list but I personally find it far more enjoyable solo. Recently picked up the Fauxzilla expansion so looking forward to diving back in to it
I'd probably say that Space Base has been replaced by Bad Company. Similar style of game but a new twist to everything with other motives to compete with
Alias -> Codenames -> Just One Alias used to be my favourite party game 10-15 years ago, but I think I haven't even touched it in a few years. Codenames was my go-to party game for years, but lately it is getting replaced by Just One. I still like Codenames a lot and would happily play it at a party, but Just One has even simpler rules and wayyy less downtime. Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle -> Aeons End There is a lot to like about Hogwarts Battle, and my first few experiences were incredibly positive. But the more I played it, the more fundamental issues with game balance became apparent, and unfortunately it is too much of a dealbreaker. Games always snowball extremely hard one way or another, and it almost never really feels like your choices affect what happens. Aeons End has a generic-ish setting, but it is a far superior coop deck builder, which shines witht he balance, replayability and strategy variation. Uno -> Exploding Kittens Exploding Kittens scratches pretty much the same itch as a quick filler game, but there is a little bit more room for strategizing, and little bit more tension because of Russian Roulette-esque nature of the game.
The Quest For El Dorado replaced Cubitos. I played Cubitos first and after I played Quest I didn’t feel the need to play Cubitos again. Cubitos is great but El Dorado is just so much cleaner and satisfying
+1 for The Loop replacing Pandemic! Really enjoy the solo mode, usually with 3 or 4 characters. I really like the scenario based win conditions, and with the 1st expansion, that's 6 different scenarios.
I’m gonna shed a tear… Cubitos is the best game ever. Top 5 for me. It’s the game I play most with the most people in my life if that makes any sense. Just got Rolling Heights in the mail, excited to try that one!
My wife loves Cubitos! I suck at dice games, but do get to win every so often ;) The fact that you can change a game just by switching a couple of cards provides so many different options!
@@TheBrothersMurph I've got a copy.. You give the word and I'd be happy to play it with you guys. Or, ya know..play amongst yourselves and I'll look forward to the video.
Don't L.A.M.A Dice game replace L.A.M.A card game is more easy to explain, more fast to set and play the special case of the dice with three L.A.M.A. bring another oportunity to get rid of chips (negative points).
Project L has pretty much replaced Splendor for me. I’m only hanging on to Splendor as a teaching tool for those super new to the hobby and don’t dig puzzle aspects in games.
Space Base was replaced by Bad Company for us, the game has a bit more story, especially with the police car chasing you! You have actions on every turn, not just on turns where you've managed to buy a card, and it takes away some of the pain of a bad dice roll by having 4 dice! In all, we found it to be more interactive than Space Base... though I'll always say yes, if someone offers to play SB!
I love Cubitos as well but the dice rotation can be a bit weird to teach people. That being said both Cubitos and Quacks get their time at the table. The geek up bits make Quacks a better experience over the cardboard, but you basically have to invest the cost of another game😳 Both great games!
Yeah the dice rotation can be odd to teach but after a round people usually pick it up just fine. And yeah the quacks bits are sooooooo good, but expensive
Terraforming Mars Ares Expedition has replaced several games that have that lead follow mechanic for me: Puerto Rico, San Juan, Race/Roll for the Galaxy. I will play those games online with friends that want to play them, but I'll just wish for an online implementation of Ares Expedition while playing them. I get a lot of the same feelings from those games that I get from Terraforming Mars. I picked up Ares Expedition on sale, having never played Terraforming Mars. I've wanted to play Terraforming Mars for a while, but never got around to it. I expected Ares Expedition to take care of that itch, but I didn't expect it to completely replace those other 4 games for me. I never owned any of them, but if Ares Expedition gets an adaptation on BGA that I can play with friends remotely, great.
MEOW (Knizia) is my go-to card game to bring with me - it is very simple & easy-to-learn trick-taking but (if you use the less-cards variant) it has plenty of tension for gamery players. Plus, CUTE KITTIES! 🐈
Thanks for the video. Strangely enough, I already have some of the "replacement," games you recommended, and I never bought the games they replaced. Loop is a really cool game. Hard, but fun, with a sense of humor.
Arkham Horror living card game replaced EVERY OTHER GAME. It's that good. I've been playing it several times a week for about a year and a half now. Nothing else can make the table.
Hey Nick. Great content as always. You mentioned at the beginning that you like Ares Expedition more than TM. Then later in the video said you really like crisis management games. I just wondered if you had tried the new Crisis expansion for Ares Expedition? I think it’s an absolute must, it maybe the only way to play the game in the future. So good. Be interested in yo thoughts.
In my collection: Its a wonderful world replaced 7 wonders Furnace replaced Century spice road Architects of the west kingdom replaced Stone age (and probably now Raiders of scythia will replace Architects, slightly different worker placement mechanic but I think they compete for a place) Bad company replaced The Quacks of Quedlinburg (I know they are quiet different, but they were fighting for a place in the category: "easy game with push your luck" and BC supports 6 players!) Looking for Tiletum as a Tekhenu replacement.
Thats a cool list. We still enjoy cubitos and quacks a lot...but I get the comparison. For me... Dominion was replaced by Clank & Robo Rally was replaced by Mechs vs Minions
Wow. 2 games on this list that are potential get. Totally did not expect to see Deep Dive on this. I have been thinking if I should get Deep Dive with Point City and this actually helps my decision. I have actually been thinking if I should get Quacks or Rolling Heights. I thought about Cubitos, but for some reason, think mainly price, Quacks came out on top. Would love your opinion on Rolling Heights when/if you get it.
neat vid!!! would also be interested in games that DON'T replace other games for you. For example, people liked to compare Mysterium and Obscuro for a while and I personally prefer Mysterium, the older game. Edit: just seeing a comment about Similo ... never played it though
Sushi go party replaced 7th wonders for all kinds of purposes. 10 times easier to teach SGP and the game are a bit faster too. No convoluted explanation on how 7th wonders works and the intrecate shenanigans. SGP is way more streamlined and basically itch nearly the same itch of a draft game
I love Port Royal. I think it's a really fun push-your-luck card game, and I enjoy it a lot. But after recently playing Abyss for the first time, I just don't think I can go back to Port Royal ever again. I love Abyss so much, it's so much fun, it made the push-your-luck aspect a lot less punishing, and the game's theme and art is infinitely more interesting. In Port Royal's defense, I've played Abyss with all of its expansions, but I have not played Port Royal with any of its expansions, so maybe doing so might change my mind, but I doubt it. Abyss is just more fun.
The Loop definitely replaced Pandemic for me. But then King of Monster Island replaced The Loop. Mainly because it is a more consistent experience for me.
@ SS+P is the first step in my master plan to get my wife to play table games (past standard 52 card deck games) with me and it’s going very well she loves it.
Boardgames have replaced Video Games (are they even called this anymore?) for us Masters of the Universe: Clash for Eternia has replaced Wildlands for us DC Deck Builder has replaced Star and/or Hero Realms for us disagree re Cubitos - we still prefer Quacks
I could say Wayfarers Of The South Tigris replaced Paladins of the West Kingdom. I like that the endgame isnt fixed, the engine building is much easier and less luck dependant than in Paladins. Still like Paladins but Wayfarers is more satisfying.
I can't say that TM Ares Expedition replaced the original for me because I never owned the original. But I did play both and quickly found that I loved Ares MUCH better than the original. That said, while they do share many similarities, I actually see them as very different games. What Ares Expedition DID replace from my collection was Race for the Galaxy. I have no desire to every play RftG now. I would much rather play Ares any day! As for the original TM, that game was "replaced" in my mind by Underwater Cities, which I also now own. I find those two very similar and I just like UC more as it feels like you are making more of a personal engine than in TM and it just plays so much more smoothly in my opinion. Otherwise, Wrath of the Lich King replaced standard Pandemic for me. While I liked it initially, I now find Pandemic a bit boring to be honest. But Wrath of the Lich King makes it interesting and provides additional mechanics to the game that I really like! Rise of Tribes replaced Catan for me. Again, I liked Catan initially but have grown to really dislike it as I feel that the laws of statistics seem to break every time I play that game! With Rise of Tribes, you have much more control over what you do and you can always do something! In Catan, you can have turns where you just don't have resources and your numbers aren't getting rolled. In Rise of Tribes, you can have a "bad" roll but still be able to get something out of it.
Spots replaced Can't Stop. However, I find more fun in finding older games that are effectively irreplaceable. T&E. Ra. Agricola. Hansa Teutonica. A lot of modern stuff is very samey and boring, in comparison to a lot of the highly interactive classics.
Tokyo Highway was replaced by Men At Work. Tokyo Highway was so fiddly that it made the game a little bit frustrating. Men At Work has easier to manipulate bits and an overall better gameplay.
Just home from my FLGS and they told me Scout is currently out of print and waiting for reprint. Umm. So I went to Target and then Barnes and Noble, no Scout.
Manhattan Project Energy Empire replaced Dinosaur Island for me (even though MPEE was published first). Elysium replaces Magic the Gathering, as does Res Arcana. Replacing MtG,is why I got into modern board gaming in the first place! I'm WAY happier, and WAY richer because of our hobby.
Sleeping Gods got preplaced for us by Lands of Galzyr. The ability to have a narrative-based game that sets up in less than 5 minutes and streamlined actions on your turn has allowed the main focus to be on the narrative in the game. It's been our go-to when looking to play something in that genre because it is so easy to get to the table.
5: Deep ?? Either one.. not my bag. 4: Rush MD: I love the idea of this game. cannot get any friends that like the time aspect of the game. But it looks so good. 3: That’s blasphemy to say that The Crew MDS is replaceable. For my group, it gets played pretty much every game session to cap out the night when we have another 20-30 mins but don’t want to get into something else. But, I have never heard of Scout. Will have to check that one out. 4: Quacks - I have pimped out my copy but it kind of fell off my radar. Cubitos has everything that I should like, but it just never hit for me. 5: Never liked Pandemic. I have wanted to play The Loop. This looks like a game that I would love. But other than The Crew, my group hasn’t been wanting to play co-ops lately.
Cubitos is way to messy to replace Quacks. I own and really like both, but Quacks is just way more elegant. I just wish the ingredients in Quacks weren't so poor qualitywise.
I'm fairly new to your UA-cam content, but clearly I've been missing out. Loved this - casual in tone yet easy to follow and clear on reasonings. You gave me a few titles I hadn't heard of to look up and possibly buy for my own collection, too. Fantastic work; thanks for the insights, Nick!
Thanks Icarus!!!
They are great. We have really fun games because of them.
I really like this kind of video, the more I get into board games the more I realize how replaceable my favorite games are because other games just distill the same mechanics and feel into a better theme or game flow.
And when a game gets "replaced" it doesn't mean that other game is bad, just that you'd rather play this other game most times
I'm new to your channel and I love how you explain each game. I've bought a couple of the games based on your recommendations. They have been great!
Shards of Infinity replaced Dominion and Star Realms for us. Fast playing mercenaries, having an alternate win-con in Mastery and adding the relics for asymmetry really made it a much more consistent experience. For a typical “deck builder” I think it’s prob the best out there
I must say Deep Sea Adventure will always have a soft spot in my heart....we played it during lockdown on our zoom game nights and laughed our heads off. This is a great topic for a video! The lighting and color composition of the video are sweet too. Thanks for posting!
Roll Player replaced Sagrada for me. I really like your replaced list, I’m always wondering what games are the same type but do it better. Hope you make more of these videos.
The Loop is an amazing game! Love how chaotic it can get. Wining a game of The Loop feels GOOD!
This makes me very excited to try Deep Dive!! Also, hardcore agree that Cubitos and Wonderlands War replaced all the playtime Quacks used to get. Great video!! :)
The Loop is also now a favorite of ours over Pandemic, but we're also now into Star Wars: Clone Wars, a Pandemic system game. We're enjoying rotating through Clone Wars, The Loop, and when we're looking for classic Pandemic action, we go to Pandemic Iberia. Also enjoying other "crisis management" games like Horrified and just discovered Back to the Future: Back in Time. All great co-op games for, in our case, 2 players!
I really want to get The Clone Wars, I played it once and really liked it!
@@TheBrothersMurph This video inspired us to whip out The Loop again today, and we beat the Ultramachina mission for the first time today. Love that game!
Looking for something to replace my ultimate comfort game, Hadrian’s Wall. Recommendations?
Thank you very much for The LOOP it means a lot ❤
The LOOP est fantastique! Je viens juste de l'acheter en décembre et je suis immédiatement aller acheter l'extension de Foozilla! Merci beaucoup pour ce merveilleux jeu.
Thanks for making such a good game!
For me, those big dusty euros have been replaced by things with fun built into them.
How dare you
I laughed too hard at this.
Similo has replaced Mysterium for me, even though I prefer Mysterium. Similo is just much more portable, easy to explain and quick to play, and plays well at lower player counts too.
I have still never played Similo :(((((
Thanks for the video, Nick! Here are mine:
5. HADARA > 7 WONDERS. Nothing wrong with 7 Wonders, but Hadara scratches the same drafting itch while balancing the cards a lot more so you can strategise more and get more of what you want.
4. VALERIA CARD KINGDOMS > MACHI KORO. We found that we liked the dice mechanics of Machi Koro but not so much the way cards are acquired or the progression of the game. Valeria Card Kingdoms gave us a lot of extensibility and kept all the things we loved about Machi Koro.
3. VERDANT > CASCADIA / CALICO. Cascadia had a decent gameplay mechanism but quickly got boring and repetitive. Calico had a delightful tension to it that made it exciting, but was severely dependent on luck. Verdant has the advantages of both games without the disadvantages.
2. GIZMOS > SPLENDOR. Splendor is fine, but Gizmos incorporates all the actions that Splendor has and adds some addictive action combos. It doesn’t even complexify the game very much, so it still appeals to newer gamers.
1. EVERGREEN > PHOTOSYNTHESIS. Okay, this might be cheating, because it’s the same designers, but Photosynthesis was attractive for its art and its tree shadow mechanic, but was too vicious and was a fairly solved game. Evergreen keeps the beauty and the shadow mechanic, but lets everyone have their own board, which kills the viciousness. It also introduces a cool strategic auction and some fun engine building.
So those are mine! As for yours …
I had a different experience between Quacks and Cubitos. The race element of Cubitos felt too disconnected thematically from the dice drafting for me (if there is a theme!), and I also didn’t like the extent to which independent probability made your chances of success that much lower. Also, the mechanics of Cubitos are slightly more confusing to novice board gamers. So I personally vastly prefer Quacks, but that’s just my opinion.
I had the same frustrations with Deep Sea Adventure that you did so I’m looking forward to trying Deep Dive now!
In our gaming group Living forest is the one that replace quacks,
Find it easier to teach and it offer more variability .
Can’t wait for the expansion
REALLY want to try Living Forest
Horrified replaced Pandemic for me
Great list Nick. Definitely want to try Rush MD now.
That was an aggressive opening with an even more aggressive backtrack
The game I bring to groups where no one knows anyone, an Ice Breaker game if you will, is Kites. It just throws people into having fun immediately. Replaced all of those party games you start a night off with. Either Kites or 6 Nimmt. Both are “Go-to’s”.
Kites is an absolute banger
Dumb dumb fuego fire 🔥🔥🔥
Loved this video! Really fun to hear why other games take it to the next level for you guys!
I love Alexander Pfister games and especially Mombasa/Skymines, Maracaibo and Great Western Trail. Boonlake has more or less replaced both Maracaibo and GWT (haven't tried Argentina yet). It has a lot of the same mechanics and feels as those two but the fact that everybody is involved on everybody's turn makes the game feel sooo smooth and theres almost no downtime at all. Boonlake has gone straight into my personal top 5, maybe top 3 of all games 😊
For me "Marvel : Champion" by Fantasy flight game, replaced "Marvel : Legendary" by upper deck, both are cooperative card game where you fight a specific villain and his minions and you use marvel super heroes to fight that villain, each game are constantly getting new expansion with new hero and villain added to them.
Legendary came first and I bought almost all the expansion that came out at the time. But when Champion came out it made me forget about legendary, I prefer how champion make you actually play AS the hero, they can be customise with different ability and equipement but they also have their own unique ability and talent.
Bang! is a lot of fun, but the elimination of characters is a problem, especially with new players. Mafia/Werewolf has a similar problem. For me, they have mostly been replaced by other games, like Saboteur 2 and The Resistance.
Pandemic was replaced by Pandemic: The Cure (just because it's less fiddly). But now, our co-op game of choice is The Captain Is Dead. Or occasionally Forbidden Desert.
My nephews loved Betrayal at House on the Hill, and I played it with them a lot. But now, I'd rather play Burgle Bros., which has a similar tile exploration feel, with surprises along the way. But while there's a lot of luck in Burgle Bros. (mainly the tile layout, but also the cards drawn along the way), it never gets as unbalanced as Betrayal (which usually seemed to end with the heroes curbstomping the traitor, or vice versa, with few tense endings where either side might win).
Have you ever won the loop?
We played it a few times but got destroyed. Never got close to winning, to the point where we thought we were doing something wrong.
Ultimately it feel flat for our group as we like a challenging game but at least one where it's possible to win.
Actually, it is not that hard in normal mode and the right characters, some are crap and barely help. Focus on killing clones with the purple character and always have the green robot one in your team.
I love The Loop, and I can't recall whether it was in your list but I personally find it far more enjoyable solo. Recently picked up the Fauxzilla expansion so looking forward to diving back in to it
I really need to try it solo!
I'd probably say that Space Base has been replaced by Bad Company. Similar style of game but a new twist to everything with other motives to compete with
My preferred portable card game is Star Realms (the base game). Still pretty easy to teach to anyone, and highly addictive.
Digging the background and lighting in this video.
Thanks Jarred!
Alias -> Codenames -> Just One
Alias used to be my favourite party game 10-15 years ago, but I think I haven't even touched it in a few years. Codenames was my go-to party game for years, but lately it is getting replaced by Just One. I still like Codenames a lot and would happily play it at a party, but Just One has even simpler rules and wayyy less downtime.
Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle -> Aeons End
There is a lot to like about Hogwarts Battle, and my first few experiences were incredibly positive. But the more I played it, the more fundamental issues with game balance became apparent, and unfortunately it is too much of a dealbreaker. Games always snowball extremely hard one way or another, and it almost never really feels like your choices affect what happens. Aeons End has a generic-ish setting, but it is a far superior coop deck builder, which shines witht he balance, replayability and strategy variation.
Uno -> Exploding Kittens
Exploding Kittens scratches pretty much the same itch as a quick filler game, but there is a little bit more room for strategizing, and little bit more tension because of Russian Roulette-esque nature of the game.
The Quest For El Dorado replaced Cubitos. I played Cubitos first and after I played Quest I didn’t feel the need to play Cubitos again. Cubitos is great but El Dorado is just so much cleaner and satisfying
Interesting! To me, other than they're both race games, they don't really feel similar. But I love them both!
Did you consider the revised kitchen rush?
Haven't played it yet. Honestly we can't imagine it topping Rush M.D. but we'd be down to try and find out!
+1 for The Loop replacing Pandemic! Really enjoy the solo mode, usually with 3 or 4 characters. I really like the scenario based win conditions, and with the 1st expansion, that's 6 different scenarios.
Nick, where in the world did you get that shirt? Love that! Great video as well!
Forbidden games sent it to us!
"So clover" replaced "Just one" and "Codenames". It is just sooooo good and satisfying👍
It's replaced both of those for us as well, def could have made this list
Cascadia has replaced my quick solo play puzzle game.
I’m gonna shed a tear… Cubitos is the best game ever. Top 5 for me. It’s the game I play most with the most people in my life if that makes any sense. Just got Rolling Heights in the mail, excited to try that one!
It's so fun! And I can't wait to try Rolling Heights
I am on the fence aith cubitos for a year now. It is also fun for someone who should like quacks. (But I sadly don't) ?
My wife loves Cubitos! I suck at dice games, but do get to win every so often ;)
The fact that you can change a game just by switching a couple of cards provides so many different options!
It's the best game but it's only in top 5? Yeah definitely can trust someone with this logic
Any thoughts on Project Elite for a real-time cooperative game?
Haven’t tried that one yet but we should look into it!
@@TheBrothersMurph I've got a copy.. You give the word and I'd be happy to play it with you guys. Or, ya know..play amongst yourselves and I'll look forward to the video.
Such a great idea Nick. Is it OK for us to do a video response?
There's so much love for Scout!
Of course!!
Don't L.A.M.A Dice game replace L.A.M.A card game is more easy to explain, more fast to set and play the special case of the dice with three L.A.M.A. bring another oportunity to get rid of chips (negative points).
Cubitos was a miss for my group but we all still really enjoy Quacks.
They're both outstanding!
I love the Loop! I like Keep the Heroes Out more for solo/co-op, but the Loop is excellent!
Right on!
Project L has pretty much replaced Splendor for me.
I’m only hanging on to Splendor as a teaching tool for those super new to the hobby and don’t dig puzzle aspects in games.
Project L is soooo good
BTW what is the game that is on the wall behind you, in the top centre? The white box with the silhouette of man with spiked hair and glasses on it.
It’s a 2 player game called Radlands
Just recently I played Outer Rim. I think that has replaced Xia for me. Then I played, Bad Company which has replaced Space Base.
Been wanting to try Bad Company!
Space Base was replaced by Bad Company for us, the game has a bit more story, especially with the police car chasing you! You have actions on every turn, not just on turns where you've managed to buy a card, and it takes away some of the pain of a bad dice roll by having 4 dice! In all, we found it to be more interactive than Space Base... though I'll always say yes, if someone offers to play SB!
Isle of Cats was replaced by Planet Unknown, to the point where I sold Isle of Cats.
I've been wanting to try Cubitos for awhile now. Gonna need to hit my FLGS to try it out along with Loop.
They're both great!
If only the cards in cubitos left no room for interpretation, my little casual group will sure find something to interpret differently.
Ha oh no!
I love Cubitos as well but the dice rotation can be a bit weird to teach people. That being said both Cubitos and Quacks get their time at the table. The geek up bits make Quacks a better experience over the cardboard, but you basically have to invest the cost of another game😳 Both great games!
Yeah the dice rotation can be odd to teach but after a round people usually pick it up just fine. And yeah the quacks bits are sooooooo good, but expensive
Scout could benefit so much from a theme and some art
That game is absolutely dripping with theme already
@@TheBrothersMurph wait. wha?
Ur shirt reminded me. Roll player replaced sagarda for me. Prob cuz i love d&d and character creation.
Totally fair, I love both but Roll Player I Play if I want a heavier game
Terraforming Mars Ares Expedition has replaced several games that have that lead follow mechanic for me: Puerto Rico, San Juan, Race/Roll for the Galaxy. I will play those games online with friends that want to play them, but I'll just wish for an online implementation of Ares Expedition while playing them. I get a lot of the same feelings from those games that I get from Terraforming Mars. I picked up Ares Expedition on sale, having never played Terraforming Mars. I've wanted to play Terraforming Mars for a while, but never got around to it. I expected Ares Expedition to take care of that itch, but I didn't expect it to completely replace those other 4 games for me. I never owned any of them, but if Ares Expedition gets an adaptation on BGA that I can play with friends remotely, great.
MEOW (Knizia) is my go-to card game to bring with me - it is very simple & easy-to-learn trick-taking but (if you use the less-cards variant) it has plenty of tension for gamery players. Plus, CUTE KITTIES! 🐈
Kittens make every game better!
Thanks for the video. Strangely enough, I already have some of the "replacement," games you recommended, and I never bought the games they replaced. Loop is a really cool game. Hard, but fun, with a sense of humor.
Arkham Horror living card game replaced EVERY OTHER GAME. It's that good. I've been playing it several times a week for about a year and a half now. Nothing else can make the table.
Oh wow high praise indeed!
Hey Nick. Great content as always. You mentioned at the beginning that you like Ares Expedition more than TM. Then later in the video said you really like crisis management games. I just wondered if you had tried the new Crisis expansion for Ares Expedition? I think it’s an absolute must, it maybe the only way to play the game in the future. So good. Be interested in yo thoughts.
We haven’t played the expansion yet! We need to pick it up!
In my collection:
Its a wonderful world replaced 7 wonders
Furnace replaced Century spice road
Architects of the west kingdom replaced Stone age (and probably now Raiders of scythia will replace Architects, slightly different worker placement mechanic but I think they compete for a place)
Bad company replaced The Quacks of Quedlinburg (I know they are quiet different, but they were fighting for a place in the category: "easy game with push your luck" and BC supports 6 players!)
Looking for Tiletum as a Tekhenu replacement.
I recognized the Loop!
mi collection is no that big yet, but even if a game replace another I don´t see myself throwing it away, giving away, etc.
Isn't the point of deep sea adventure the punishment? That's what gets everyone laughing.
Oh for sure, and I still love it for that. But in general I'd rather play Deep Dive at this point
Thats a cool list.
We still enjoy cubitos and quacks a lot...but I get the comparison.
For me...
Dominion was replaced by Clank &
Robo Rally was replaced by Mechs vs Minions
Wow. 2 games on this list that are potential get. Totally did not expect to see Deep Dive on this. I have been thinking if I should get Deep Dive with Point City and this actually helps my decision. I have actually been thinking if I should get Quacks or Rolling Heights. I thought about Cubitos, but for some reason, think mainly price, Quacks came out on top. Would love your opinion on Rolling Heights when/if you get it.
Just consider most people upgrade Quacks and that costs extra.
Also, I have both and prefer Cubitos but I realize that isn’t everyone’s preference.
Such enthusiasm for games 😍
They’re hard to not get excited about that’s for sure :) they bring us a lot of joy
Have you played Dealt! ? It’s pretty similar to Scout but people are sleeping on it.
We haven't!! Gotta look it up
neat vid!!! would also be interested in games that DON'T replace other games for you. For example, people liked to compare Mysterium and Obscuro for a while and I personally prefer Mysterium, the older game. Edit: just seeing a comment about Similo ... never played it though
The LOOP is awesome! If only it had less downtime at 3-4 players, I could play it even more!
Yeah we usually play it at 2, and I'm looking forward to trying it solo
Sushi go party replaced 7th wonders for all kinds of purposes.
10 times easier to teach SGP and the game are a bit faster too.
No convoluted explanation on how 7th wonders works and the intrecate shenanigans. SGP is way more streamlined and basically itch nearly the same itch of a draft game
I love Port Royal. I think it's a really fun push-your-luck card game, and I enjoy it a lot. But after recently playing Abyss for the first time, I just don't think I can go back to Port Royal ever again. I love Abyss so much, it's so much fun, it made the push-your-luck aspect a lot less punishing, and the game's theme and art is infinitely more interesting. In Port Royal's defense, I've played Abyss with all of its expansions, but I have not played Port Royal with any of its expansions, so maybe doing so might change my mind, but I doubt it. Abyss is just more fun.
Great video!
Thanks!
Even though it came out before, Battleline replaced Air, Land and Sea for me. It just works great
Cool shirt btw 🤘
Thanks!
The Loop definitely replaced Pandemic for me. But then King of Monster Island replaced The Loop. Mainly because it is a more consistent experience for me.
We were interest in King of Monster Island, it looked fun!
Yes! I love The Loop
After only a few months it immediately shot it into my Top 10 of all time. It's just so good! (and great to play solo)
I need to try it solo, I haven't yet!
@@TheBrothersMurph I rarely get into solo games, but this one I've played more solo than not!
I enjoyed Machi Koro when it came out but Space Base completely replaced it. Totally agree on The LOOP too.
Sea salt and paper with expansion is another good small card game along with scout. Have y’all played that??
Yes! Love that game!
@ SS+P is the first step in my master plan to get my wife to play table games (past standard 52 card deck games) with me and it’s going very well she loves it.
Cascadia and Azul are next on my list to introduce to her 😉
I love Cubitos and am pretty meh on Quacks. I think the theme has a lot to do with that.
Really cool video idea! Can’t wait to get my hands in Deep Dive.
Also, is Dr. Foe just Kang the Conqueror? Lol
I think they must be! A marvel multiverse version of this game would be pretty rad I reckon
Boardgames have replaced Video Games (are they even called this anymore?) for us
Masters of the Universe: Clash for Eternia has replaced Wildlands for us
DC Deck Builder has replaced Star and/or Hero Realms for us
disagree re Cubitos - we still prefer Quacks
I could say Wayfarers Of The South Tigris replaced Paladins of the West Kingdom. I like that the endgame isnt fixed, the engine building is much easier and less luck dependant than in Paladins. Still like Paladins but Wayfarers is more satisfying.
I too like Wayfarers better, I like how open ended it is
Okay, I need to play The Loop. But I'll not. I don't wanna replace Pandemic 😊
Hehehe I understand that feeling
Earth has replaced Terraforming Mars, Wingspan, and Ark Nova for me.
Just got to play this last weekend and it's outstanding
Air, Land, & Sea replaces Thunder & Lightning for me
Detective Club > Dixit
BOTC (Blood on the Clocktower) > Mafia
Diamant > Incan Gold (material/gamepiece-wise)
I can't say that TM Ares Expedition replaced the original for me because I never owned the original. But I did play both and quickly found that I loved Ares MUCH better than the original. That said, while they do share many similarities, I actually see them as very different games. What Ares Expedition DID replace from my collection was Race for the Galaxy. I have no desire to every play RftG now. I would much rather play Ares any day! As for the original TM, that game was "replaced" in my mind by Underwater Cities, which I also now own. I find those two very similar and I just like UC more as it feels like you are making more of a personal engine than in TM and it just plays so much more smoothly in my opinion. Otherwise, Wrath of the Lich King replaced standard Pandemic for me. While I liked it initially, I now find Pandemic a bit boring to be honest. But Wrath of the Lich King makes it interesting and provides additional mechanics to the game that I really like! Rise of Tribes replaced Catan for me. Again, I liked Catan initially but have grown to really dislike it as I feel that the laws of statistics seem to break every time I play that game! With Rise of Tribes, you have much more control over what you do and you can always do something! In Catan, you can have turns where you just don't have resources and your numbers aren't getting rolled. In Rise of Tribes, you can have a "bad" roll but still be able to get something out of it.
I will awaita Marvel Multiverse themed version of Loop.
Spots replaced Can't Stop.
However, I find more fun in finding older games that are effectively irreplaceable. T&E. Ra. Agricola. Hansa Teutonica.
A lot of modern stuff is very samey and boring, in comparison to a lot of the highly interactive classics.
I can dig it
Tokyo Highway was replaced by Men At Work. Tokyo Highway was so fiddly that it made the game a little bit frustrating. Men At Work has easier to manipulate bits and an overall better gameplay.
Always wanted to try both of those games
I LOVE Deep Sea Adventure!!! It’s such a simple, push your luck game.
Thanks for the video
You got it!
Just home from my FLGS and they told me Scout is currently out of print and waiting for reprint.
Umm. So I went to Target and then Barnes and Noble, no Scout.
Booo hope it’s back soon. You may be able to get it from Oink Games directly
Wonderland's War replaced Quacks for me
Manhattan Project Energy Empire replaced Dinosaur Island for me (even though MPEE was published first). Elysium replaces Magic the Gathering, as does Res Arcana. Replacing MtG,is why I got into modern board gaming in the first place! I'm WAY happier, and WAY richer because of our hobby.
Ha! I'm sure your wallet is much happier
Sleeping Gods got preplaced for us by Lands of Galzyr. The ability to have a narrative-based game that sets up in less than 5 minutes and streamlined actions on your turn has allowed the main focus to be on the narrative in the game. It's been our go-to when looking to play something in that genre because it is so easy to get to the table.
Ooo very cool!
Carcassonne got replaced by Carcassonne: Hunters and Gatherers lmao
It's legitimately better lol!
5: Deep ?? Either one.. not my bag.
4: Rush MD: I love the idea of this game. cannot get any friends that like the time aspect of the game. But it looks so good.
3: That’s blasphemy to say that The Crew MDS is replaceable. For my group, it gets played pretty much every game session to cap out the night when we have another 20-30 mins but don’t want to get into something else. But, I have never heard of Scout. Will have to check that one out.
4: Quacks - I have pimped out my copy but it kind of fell off my radar. Cubitos has everything that I should like, but it just never hit for me.
5: Never liked Pandemic. I have wanted to play The Loop. This looks like a game that I would love. But other than The Crew, my group hasn’t been wanting to play co-ops lately.
Cubitos is way to messy to replace Quacks. I own and really like both, but Quacks is just way more elegant.
I just wish the ingredients in Quacks weren't so poor qualitywise.
I don’t think the components are poor per se but with the amount of handling they require, cardboard just isn’t gonna hold up well.
Nice video!
Thanks John!
This is great!
Interesting, i cooled on Scout after the first couple months
Respect
@@TheBrothersMurph Right back at ya. you guys are great.
Finally a replacement for pandemic! I'm so tired of seeing this game 😅 I was thinking of getting "return to dark tower" but it's sooo expensive!
Kings of Israel replaced Pandemic for me, and if it hadn't, Horrified would have done such.