I love your videos! Here's my 40-31. I also used the pubmeeple site, and I only have 70 games to choose from. 40 The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine 39 Lorenzo il Magnifico 38 Munchkin 37 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle 36 Joking Hazard 35 Sushi Go! 34 Arboretum 33 Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure 32 Pandemic: Iberia 31 King of Tokyo: Dark Edition
Definitely helping me discover some new titles to add to my “want” list, especially ones you haven’t covered on your channel. Will have to check our Concordia!
Since last time I used the tool you guys recommended so I have a top 50 now. Thanks for that! Here’s 40-31: 31 Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure 32 Splendor 33 Point Salad 34 Archaeology: The New Expedition 35 Trumpet 36 Citadels 37 Targi 38 Bohnanza 39 Welcome To... 40 Disney Villainous
Great video, guys! The two of you and I have two crossovers on our 31-40 lists: Paladins and Dune: Imperium! 31 Paladins of the West Kingdom 32 Reavers of Midgard 33 Dinosaur Island 34 Lewis & Clark: The Expedition 35 Architects of the West Kingdom 36 Terra Mystica 37 Prehistory 38 Lost Ruins of Arnak 39 Dune: Imperium 40 Rurik: Dawn of Kiev (p.s. Maracaibo is my #2, Rajas is my #13, Concordia is my #18, Isle of Skye is my #50, and Splendor is my most-played game!)
My 40-31! 40 The King is Dead 39 The Quest for El Dorado 38 Coffee Traders 37 Kingdomino 36 Viticulture 35 Telestrations 34 PARKS 33 Onitama 32 Blue Lagoon 31 Coloretto
Loved to see your list and it helped me discover more awesome games along the way ❤ I also have my own top 50 board games list as well and wanted to share it too, especially using the Pub Meeple website that you were recommending. But I forgot to comment in the previous video, so I'll include it here.... #50 Junk Art #49 Pandemic #48 Deja Vu #47 Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar #46 Cartographers #45 Flash Point: Fire Rescue #44 Solar Draft #43 Patchwork #42 Smash Up #41 Downforce #40 Tokaido #39 The Lost Expedition #38 PARKS #37 Friday #36 Rolling Realms #35 Dixit (or any of its series) #34 Timeline #33 Sushi Go Party! #32 Thebes #31 Dice Hospital That's it! I'll try to post along as you post your next videos... Thank you, great video!!!
Love you guys! I think I checked your channel for this every day cos I didn't trust the notifications! 😬 Here's mine! 40 - Clank 39 - Funemployed 38 - Sheriff of Nottingham 37 - 6 nimmt 36 - Crash Octopus 35 - Unlock series 34 - Hanabi 33 - Terra Mystica 32 - This War of Mine 31 - Targi Xxx
Thank you so much! Oooh we’ve heard great things about “This War of Mine.” Thank you for sharing your list! There are some titles here we’ve never played
Great crop of games here. Troyes and the Gallerist would be higher on my list, but Top 40 isn't too bad. Keep up the great work. Can't wait for the rest of the list!
Love your style you two! Increasingly look forward to watching your videos.😄 US delivery only! Harrumph from the middle of little Britain.😢 My top 50; 1-10 A Feast for Odin. 10 Cosmic Encounter. 10 Twilight Imperium IV. 10 Dune Imperium. 9.9 Star Wars Rebellion. 9.8 Nemesis 9.7 Dinosaur Island. 9.6 Great Western Trail. 9.6 Lost Ruins of Arnak. 9.5 Viscounts of The W K. 9.5 11-20 Viticulture 9.5 Everdell. 9.4 Two Many Bones. 9.4 Brass Birmingham. 9.4 Architects/ W Kingdom 9.3 Project Elite. 9.3 Concordia. 9.3 Gaia Project 9.2 Anachrony 9.2 Western Legends. 9.2 21-30 SPIRIT ISLAND. 9.2 7 Wonders Duel. 9.1 Eclipse. 9.1 Rising Sun. 9 Lorenzo Il Magnifico 9 Pulsar 2849. 8.6 Le Havre. 8.5 Deception M H Kong. 8.4 Terraforming Mars. 8.3 Dragon Castle. 8.3 31-40 Jaws of the Lion 8.36 Paladins W Kingdom. 8.37 Hanabi 8.36 Bloodrage. 8.35 Maracaibo. 8.34 Captain Sonar. 8.33 Lord of The Rings LCG. 8.32 Scythe. 8.31 Tapestry 8.3 A War of Whispers. 8.29 41-50 Twilight Struggle. 8.2 Dwellings of Elverdale. 8.2 Tekhenu. 8.2 Calico. 8.2 Decrypto. 8.1 Azul 8.1 Catan - Pirates/Explorers. 8.1 Treasure Island 8.1 Century Golem. 8.1 Sheriff of Nottingham 8.1
It's because of your great boardgame playthrough (and Jongetsgames) that I got Maracaibo. You guys rock! I need to rewatch your Vital Lacerda playthroughs...
Great video, I love that all these games fall into either the "oh yeah, I know that one, it's so good" category or the "oooh I gotta look this up right now!" category :)
Great list! Some new games in both your list that I need to look into now. Here are mine: 31 PUSH 32 Wreck Raiders 33 CuBirds 34 Noctiluca 35 Code 777 36 Ticket to Ride 37 TransAmerica 38 Encore! 39 Patchwork 40 Seikatsu
Just discovered this channel, and it was an easy subscribe! You do a great job explaining game overviews as well as what you like about them, and I really enjoyed the dynamic between the two of you. I also really enjoy Magic Maze. I've introduced it to many people, and it's only fallen flat in one group. I'm not usually a fan of real time games, and I'm very picky about cooperative games because I feel like so many of them are solitaire games that are disguised as multiplayer games and are prone to quarterbacking. This game very cleverly gives each player special roles, and the silent rule completely makes the game. I also love the chaos when everyone rotates their role each time the sandtimer is flipped. I am sad Dune Imperium is this low for you, as it is in my top 10, but I am interested to see a long list of games you personally enjoy more.
Superb lists guys! Love Troyes, Rococo, Carpe Diem, Rajas, Pipeline, Isle of Skye, The Gallerist, Paladins, The King is Dead, Concordia, Dune Imperium. You have me interested in Burgle Bros!
Your description of “ The King is Dead” and that of other reviewers has me ready for many plays with friends. Such positive reviews, a relatively easy rule set, 45 minute play time and decision depth ( plus a nice sale price) made for an easy choice to add to my collection. Perhaps it will end up in my top thirty too. Thanks for your excellent videos!
Burgle Bros 2: The Casino Capers, is such an incredible reimplementation of the system. It retains the feeling while being shorter yet cinematic. Love the variance it adds.
You guys definetely got to get on the campaign of Maracaibo. Little narrative add-ons and board changes make this game my top 10 games of all time. Glad to see you do a great list today. Thoroughly enjoyed it!
Oh my goodness I LOVE Fort & The King Is Dead!!! I own Paladins but still haven’t played, so thank you for getting me excited to break it out! Great video. Catching up with the rest of the picks soon :).
Some great games on the list. We love FORT, and I really would love to play Burgle Bros. I've heard of it, but never played. On the list now. Thanks for another fun vid!
Concordia Venus (base game) not only introduces team play, but also a new scoring option (aka Venus). You also have an extra starting card that lets you duplicate your own last played card (instead of another player's last played card). It opens up new possibilities, it's really fun!
These are my 31-40: 31 It's a Wonderful World 32 Expedition to Newdale 33 Fantastic Factories 34 Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion 35 Imperial Settlers Empires of the North 36 Ora et Labora 37 Century A New World 38 Teotihuacan 39 The Colonists 40 Pillars of the Earth
I love your lists! Some of of the games you’ve listed I know and love - but others, like Maracaibo, I don’t. You give me new things to explore, so thank you!
We love the King is dead. Such a clever use of card play to make what looks like a simple game very thinky indeed. Looking forward to seeing what comes up as you climb higher on your list.
i'm loving looking through everyone's lists they are posting here. It's great to see how wildly varied they are. Based on the 31-40 that I've seen here, Naveen is closer to my tastes than any of the lists I've seen here! Other lists I really like a lot of games on are from Ryan Clementz, Boardgamedave and Oaklestat.
Some more nice games, and some crossovers with games that will be higher on my list. 40. The Great Heartland Hauling Co. 39. Kingdom Builder 38. Jamaica 37. CO2 36. Forbidden Island 35. Forbidden Desert 34. Shadows Over Camelot 33. The Taverns of Tiefenthal 32. Noria 31. Flash Point: Fire Rescue
Oh my, so many good games! I can't think of many other games that could be higher so I'm quite excited :D Have you heard about the new game by the designer of The king is dead, Brian Boru? An area control with a trick-taking element, so looking forward to getting it!
I never play Troyes without the expansion cards and purple die, they make a very good game absolutely stellar. Troyes has got to be one of the few euros that really incorporates the theme all the way through.
How did you know that I only like red and live in a green house (just kidding). Great list! Your lists are always great! My 40 - 31 40. Hanabi 39. Carcassonne 38. Dragon Castle 37. Downforce 36. Patchwork 35. Shipwreck Arcana 34. Sentinels of the Multiverse Definitive Edition 33. Root 32. Rising Sun 31. Wavelength
I remember being at a brewery and I walked by a table playing a game. They were really enjoying themselves and I talked to them about it for a little bit and they couldn’t say enough good things. It was Pipeline! Still need to give it a try. Great list!
Great list :) Your video is very interesting. Here is my top 40-31: 31 Love Letter 32 Spirit Island 33 Rising Sun 34 Las Vegas Royale 35 Pictures 36 7 Wonders 37 Mandala 38 Carcassonne 39 Res Arcana 40 Chronicles of Crime
Love this vid series... waiting for the next one! Here's my list... Disclaimer: Top 50 PLAYED in 2021 (with a 7 and 9 year old gamer group :P) 31 Mystic Market 32 Shadow Hunters 33 Kitchen Rush (Revised Edition) 34 Forbidden Island 35 My Little Scythe 36 Micro City (Second Edition) 37 Santorini 38 Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of Ashardalon Board Game 39 The Crusoe Crew 40 Dungeon Mayhem: Monster Madness
Here are mine! 31 Crown of Emara 32 Star Wars: Rebellion 33 Trajan 34 Hanamikoji 35 Brass: Birmingham 36 Gaia Project 37 Rajas of the Ganges 38 Targi 39 Vinhos Deluxe Edition 40 Carcassonne
Great video. My next 10 40. Clank! In Space 39. Terraforming Mars 38. Paladins of the west kingdom 37. Abyss 36. Nidavallir 35. Lost Ruins of Arnak 34. Dinosaur World 33. Rages of the Ganges 32. Quadropolis 31. Aquatica
I want one of those sweaters!!! They are superb! Fantastic video- so much gaming goodness :) I’ve never made a top 50 (I don’t think I’ve played many of my games enough to include them on a top list haha), but we’re currently working on updating our top 10’s of all time as well as our top 10 new to us for 2021!
I discovered your channel only this week looking for Top Lacerda games and love the Top 50 countdown and format. My only suggestion is like on Monique's #38 I cannot see how the title of the game is spelled so I haven't been able to find it yet. Maybe a graphic with the title name or the name in the Description next to the timestamp would help...definitely depends how much you want to keep people in suspense. 🙂
How do you rank your games? I find it really hard as I just like all board games (except Monopoly). I'm really loving this series and the way you present. Love the research and the level of detail you give to each game and why it's on your lists.
The next ten from my top 50: 40 - CO2: Second Chance - save the planet from climate change (if you can). 39 - Puerto Rico - a classic whose 4-player suffers from imbalance (but fixable). 38 - Wingspan - for the birds... 37 - Villagers - recovering from the Black Death. 36 - Modern Art - the best auction game. 35 - Ark Nova - run a modern zoo (if you can get the right cards). 34 - Terraforming Mars - colonize Mars on a generation time scale (if you can get the right cards). 33 - Subatomic: an atom building game - one of Genius Games better designs. 32 - Iron Dragon - the best crayon rails game. 31 - Ticket to Ride: Nordic Countries - an excellent 3-player Ticket.
Fort is a great game! We got the cats and dogs expansion and have yet to open it. Fort is a nice, small game to take on vacations. We took it to hocking hills for our vacation!
I actually have a top 100. Here is my 31-40 31-Founders of Gloomhaven 32- Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition 33 - Kingsburg (Second Edition) 34 - Mission: Red Planet (Second Edition) 35 - Dune Imperium 36 - Gods Love Dinosaurs 37- In Search of Planet X 38- Aracdia Quest 39- FunkoVerse 40- Small World
Awesome video! Thanks for all the work and research you do on these. Maracaibo is a great game, I like it too (And we're really liking Dune Imperium)🙂 I want to look for Isle of Skye and The King is Dead - thanks again!
You guys should really make it a point to play the Maracaibo campaign!! It's a really smooth implementation of a campaign that is interesting and keeps plays feeling fresh. Its also the least cumbersome campaign I've experienced (in both rules and story), which goes a long way in a heavy euro like this. Hope other designers are taking notes! Loving the countdown, great job!
Also here's my 31 through 40: 31 Great Western Trail 32 Container: 10th Anniversary Jumbo Edition! 33 Underwater Cities 34 Mini Express 35 Dungeon Petz 36 Calico 37 A Feast for Odin 38 Irish Gauge 39 Maracaibo 40 Ethnos
Hey guys, I'm a recent subscriber but I've watched many videos before. Just out of curiosity, where are you originally from? You are a great couple! Love from Rome!
OOH! Exciting that The King is Dead made your top 50! I love this game and find that it's not as popular with my friends unfortunately. Last year it was my #46. Have you tried Brian Boru? It looks like it has a similar feel, but still completely different.
Part 2: 40. The King is Dead ( I did not plan that it would be in the same tier as you, I swear!) 39. Rising Sun 38. CO₂: Second Chance 37. Codex Naturalis (another new game from this year) 36. Raptor 35. Subastral (more '21 releases!! Woot!) 34. Condottiere 33. Expedition: Northwest Passage (so much nostalgia tied to this game for me) 32. The Isle of Cats 31. Railroad Ink Blue/Green Challenge and all the expansion dice
Regarding Concordia, there is now Concordia Solitaria expansion for solo game, and there is number of different small expansion adding just maps...also there is a digital version on Steam
LOVE Paladins! That's a top 10 game of mine for sure. Dune Imperium is fantastic, as well. Also glad to see Fort get some love! Great game. I'm happy to see some older games still get some love; there are still some gems that hold up nicely even today. I'm really interested in trying out Troyes; that's a game I haven't heard of.
Big fan of Rococo. Prior to getting the EGG version, I had to go to Budapest to get the original version. (Well, not really- was on a Danube River cruise and just got lucky!)
Troyes is amazing. Top 5 all time for myself. That being said here are my 40-31: 40) Bonfire 39) Cosmic Encounter 38) Tawantinsuyu 37) Nations 36) Beyond the Sun 35) Bora Bora 34) Hansa Teutonica 33) Snowdonia 32) Shikoku 1889 31) 1861: The Railways of the Russian Empire
For Real time games: try "Escape the Curse of the temple". Its a blast, but hard to find copies. I picked ours up on ebay a while back. Im looking forward to trying Magic Maze. Out of curiosity, where are you guys located?
Although is not my favorite game, I really like fort, for me and my wife is our "go-to" game when we want to play something not too long just the two of us. I'm glad to see it on somebody's top list because I really think this little game deserves more love than it gets.
I am fairly new to board gaming. I haven't played most of the games on your list but I love Magic Maze. How can a cooperating/non-speaking game be so mean? Hahah 😅
I'm curious about The Gallerist. From the look of the board and player boards, it doesn't look as heavy mechanically as his latest designs. I wonder if it would a good one to get for someone new to Lacarda designs? I'll have to check your playthrough of it.
I can see already that your games are going to be a lot heavier than mine. #40 Carcassonne #39 Ticket to Ride: Europe #38 Mysterium #37 Sorcerer City #36 Istanbul: The Dice Game #35 Orbis #34 Patchwork #33 Tiny Towns #32 Ascension: Storm of Souls #31 Smartphone Inc
SPQF means Senatus Populusque Forest, which is a play upon words on SPQR, Senatus Populusque Romanus, which was the seal/phrase representing the Roman government. Forest because the game is anthropomorphic. My next 10 all time are: 31 - Keltis, Reiner Knizia 32 - Carolus Magnus, Leo Colovini 33 - Thurn and Taxis, Andreas & Karen Seyfarth 34 - Powerboats, Corné Van Moorsel 35 - Oasis, Alan Moon & Aaron Weissblum 36 - Torres, Michael Kiesling & Wolfgang Kramer 37 - Dream Factory, Reiner Knizia 38 - Snowdonia, Tony Boydell 39 - Goa, Rüdiger Dorn 40 - Taluva, Marcel-André Casasola Merkle
My 31-40 of my collection (forgot about online plays till after as i get more these will definitely change as Im not in love with all the mid to bottom. 31 Cartoghraphers 32 Flux (Holiday but want the Star one) 33 Patchwork doodle 34 Fireball Island 35 Azul 36 Calico 37 7 Wonders 38 One Deck Dungeon 39 Ringmaster 40 Sushi go
Dune Imperium at 2? Now that you have played it at 4, do you recommend or not recommend it at 2? I only play with my spouse and am not familiar with the Dune IP. However, this complexity range (or a little higher) is good for us (we love Obsession and have recently enjoyed Iki) and we are looking for more games we might like in the 3.0-3.4 complexity range. We have Maglev Metro new in shrink and big question mark as to whether we will enjoy that.
I love Concordia Venus! It was actually my first Concordia experience but I personally don't enjoy the team-play variant. But, the expansion does add cards that make the game better. The team-play is tricky because you aren't able to communicate with your partner and isn't as smooth or fulfilling as solo play.
Back this week with my #31-40: 31 Power Grid 32 Scythe 33 Teotihuacan: City of Gods 34 Quantum 35 Roll for the Galaxy 36 Architects of the West Kingdom 37 The Quacks of Quedlinburg 38 Clank!: Legacy - Acquisitions Incorporated 39 Tapestry 40 Calico Derived from the Pub Meeple Ranking Engine
I'm really enjoying this videos! So many amazing games. Now, there are my 40 to 31 games: 40 Barrage 39 Trek 12 38 Just One 37 Kushi Express 36 Ticket to Ride (personal fav: Europe) 35 Spirit Island 34 The Voyages of Marco Polo 33 Targi 32 Azul: Summer Pavilion 31 Fury of Dracula
Here's my current 31-40, according to PubMeeple ranking.... 40) Crokinole 39) Dixit 38) Lords of Hellas 37) Funkoverse 36) Forbidden Desert 35) Paperback 34) Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective 33) Hanabi 32) Cryptid 31) Archaeology: The New Expedition Note: I ruled out Pandemic Legacy on principle; but it would undoubtedly have been somewhere in my top 20.
Great videos, you two! Here are my #40 - #31 s. :) 31 Vindication 32 Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done 33 Coimbra 34 Yokohama 35 Oracle of Delphi, The 36 Glass Road 37 Russian Railroads/Ultimate Railroads 38 In the Hall of the Mountain King 39 Endeavor: Age of Sail 40 Railroad Revolution
Now I'm clearly skewing more towards Naveen's games. I really like all 7 of the games he had on his 31-40 list. I've only played 3 of the games in Monique's 31-40 list and only really liked 1 of them - the Maracaibo crossover. Here's my 40-31: 40. Paladins of the West Kingdom 39. Glory: A Game of Knights 38. Dominations 37. The Manhattan Project: Minutes to Midnight 36. Viscounts of the West Kingdom 35. Tawantinsuyu 34. Glen More II: Chronicles 33. Suburbia 32. Glass Road 31. Gentes
I’ll have to play Paladins again. Architects I’ve played several times and it made 36 on my list. Just played Concordia last night. That’s a really good game. Also Dune Imperium is great. Worker Placement + Deck Building… uh yes please!
I've got Pipeline recently and I'm trying to crunch it down. It is a really hard game, I'm not sure if it's going to be worth the learning curve to play it well. I did this with On Mars and I absolutely love On Mars now, but my learning games were solo games, that I cannot do with Pipeline. Still, your thoughts on the game make me want to play it again and try to get it.
Let us know what your 31-40 board games of all-time are! These lists can really help those newer to the hobby discover some great titles. 👍
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I should go through and rate all my games so I can get some rankings!
I love your videos!
Here's my 40-31. I also used the pubmeeple site, and I only have 70 games to choose from.
40 The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
39 Lorenzo il Magnifico
38 Munchkin
37 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle
36 Joking Hazard
35 Sushi Go!
34 Arboretum
33 Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure
32 Pandemic: Iberia
31 King of Tokyo: Dark Edition
Got to rank mine….. will post them white your vids
Definitely helping me discover some new titles to add to my “want” list, especially ones you haven’t covered on your channel. Will have to check our Concordia!
I love Splendor! I lose just about every time I play with friends, but picking up those big beefy coins is so nice I don't even care.
Since last time I used the tool you guys recommended so I have a top 50 now. Thanks for that! Here’s 40-31:
31 Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure
32 Splendor
33 Point Salad
34 Archaeology: The New Expedition
35 Trumpet
36 Citadels
37 Targi
38 Bohnanza
39 Welcome To...
40 Disney Villainous
Great video, guys! The two of you and I have two crossovers on our 31-40 lists: Paladins and Dune: Imperium!
31 Paladins of the West Kingdom
32 Reavers of Midgard
33 Dinosaur Island
34 Lewis & Clark: The Expedition
35 Architects of the West Kingdom
36 Terra Mystica
37 Prehistory
38 Lost Ruins of Arnak
39 Dune: Imperium
40 Rurik: Dawn of Kiev
(p.s. Maracaibo is my #2, Rajas is my #13, Concordia is my #18, Isle of Skye is my #50, and Splendor is my most-played game!)
My 40-31!
40 The King is Dead
39 The Quest for El Dorado
38 Coffee Traders
37 Kingdomino
36 Viticulture
35 Telestrations
34 PARKS
33 Onitama
32 Blue Lagoon
31 Coloretto
Pipeline is SO good! I was surprised how good it was. Just bought the expansion and can't wait for it to arrive!
Yesss!!! That’s exciting!
Loved to see your list and it helped me discover more awesome games along the way ❤
I also have my own top 50 board games list as well and wanted to share it too, especially using the Pub Meeple website that you were recommending. But I forgot to comment in the previous video, so I'll include it here....
#50 Junk Art
#49 Pandemic
#48 Deja Vu
#47 Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
#46 Cartographers
#45 Flash Point: Fire Rescue
#44 Solar Draft
#43 Patchwork
#42 Smash Up
#41 Downforce
#40 Tokaido
#39 The Lost Expedition
#38 PARKS
#37 Friday
#36 Rolling Realms
#35 Dixit (or any of its series)
#34 Timeline
#33 Sushi Go Party!
#32 Thebes
#31 Dice Hospital
That's it! I'll try to post along as you post your next videos... Thank you, great video!!!
Love you guys! I think I checked your channel for this every day cos I didn't trust the notifications! 😬 Here's mine!
40 - Clank
39 - Funemployed
38 - Sheriff of Nottingham
37 - 6 nimmt
36 - Crash Octopus
35 - Unlock series
34 - Hanabi
33 - Terra Mystica
32 - This War of Mine
31 - Targi
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Thank you so much! Oooh we’ve heard great things about “This War of Mine.” Thank you for sharing your list! There are some titles here we’ve never played
@@BeforeYouPlay it’s a great game
Great crop of games here. Troyes and the Gallerist would be higher on my list, but Top 40 isn't too bad. Keep up the great work. Can't wait for the rest of the list!
Love your style you two!
Increasingly look forward to watching your videos.😄
US delivery only! Harrumph from the middle of little Britain.😢
My top 50;
1-10
A Feast for Odin. 10
Cosmic Encounter. 10
Twilight Imperium IV. 10
Dune Imperium. 9.9
Star Wars Rebellion. 9.8
Nemesis 9.7
Dinosaur Island. 9.6
Great Western Trail. 9.6
Lost Ruins of Arnak. 9.5
Viscounts of The W K. 9.5
11-20
Viticulture 9.5
Everdell. 9.4
Two Many Bones. 9.4
Brass Birmingham. 9.4
Architects/ W Kingdom 9.3
Project Elite. 9.3
Concordia. 9.3
Gaia Project 9.2
Anachrony 9.2
Western Legends. 9.2
21-30
SPIRIT ISLAND. 9.2
7 Wonders Duel. 9.1
Eclipse. 9.1
Rising Sun. 9
Lorenzo Il Magnifico 9
Pulsar 2849. 8.6
Le Havre. 8.5
Deception M H Kong. 8.4
Terraforming Mars. 8.3
Dragon Castle. 8.3
31-40
Jaws of the Lion 8.36
Paladins W Kingdom. 8.37
Hanabi 8.36
Bloodrage. 8.35
Maracaibo. 8.34
Captain Sonar. 8.33
Lord of The Rings LCG. 8.32
Scythe. 8.31
Tapestry 8.3
A War of Whispers. 8.29
41-50
Twilight Struggle. 8.2
Dwellings of Elverdale. 8.2
Tekhenu. 8.2
Calico. 8.2
Decrypto. 8.1
Azul 8.1
Catan - Pirates/Explorers. 8.1
Treasure Island 8.1
Century Golem. 8.1
Sheriff of Nottingham 8.1
It's because of your great boardgame playthrough (and Jongetsgames) that I got Maracaibo. You guys rock! I need to rewatch your Vital Lacerda playthroughs...
Omg how awesome! So glad we could help!
Great video, I love that all these games fall into either the "oh yeah, I know that one, it's so good" category or the "oooh I gotta look this up right now!" category :)
Great list! Some new games in both your list that I need to look into now. Here are mine:
31 PUSH
32 Wreck Raiders
33 CuBirds
34 Noctiluca
35 Code 777
36 Ticket to Ride
37 TransAmerica
38 Encore!
39 Patchwork
40 Seikatsu
Just discovered this channel, and it was an easy subscribe! You do a great job explaining game overviews as well as what you like about them, and I really enjoyed the dynamic between the two of you.
I also really enjoy Magic Maze. I've introduced it to many people, and it's only fallen flat in one group. I'm not usually a fan of real time games, and I'm very picky about cooperative games because I feel like so many of them are solitaire games that are disguised as multiplayer games and are prone to quarterbacking. This game very cleverly gives each player special roles, and the silent rule completely makes the game. I also love the chaos when everyone rotates their role each time the sandtimer is flipped. I am sad Dune Imperium is this low for you, as it is in my top 10, but I am interested to see a long list of games you personally enjoy more.
Superb lists guys! Love Troyes, Rococo, Carpe Diem, Rajas, Pipeline, Isle of Skye, The Gallerist, Paladins, The King is Dead, Concordia, Dune Imperium. You have me interested in Burgle Bros!
We have similar tastes. Hope you get to try out Burgle Bros!!
Loved Naveen's embarrassment when he said "You make dresses."
Lol, it’s just such a silly theme!
Your description of “ The King is Dead” and that of other reviewers has me ready for many plays with friends. Such positive reviews, a relatively easy rule set, 45 minute play time and decision depth ( plus a nice sale price) made for an easy choice to add to my collection. Perhaps it will end up in my top thirty too. Thanks for your excellent videos!
Burgle Bros 2: The Casino Capers, is such an incredible reimplementation of the system. It retains the feeling while being shorter yet cinematic. Love the variance it adds.
Fort is one of my top games rn. I really love the theme and gameplay and components. Its all so entwined for a really robust fun experience
Watching this made me want to play Dune Imperium again. Then again, that’s a daily feeling for me.
It’s so good!!
You guys definetely got to get on the campaign of Maracaibo. Little narrative add-ons and board changes make this game my top 10 games of all time.
Glad to see you do a great list today. Thoroughly enjoyed it!
Oh my goodness I LOVE Fort & The King Is Dead!!! I own Paladins but still haven’t played, so thank you for getting me excited to break it out!
Great video. Catching up with the rest of the picks soon :).
Some great games on the list. We love FORT, and I really would love to play Burgle Bros. I've heard of it, but never played. On the list now. Thanks for another fun vid!
Concordia Venus (base game) not only introduces team play, but also a new scoring option (aka Venus). You also have an extra starting card that lets you duplicate your own last played card (instead of another player's last played card). It opens up new possibilities, it's really fun!
Own both your 31’s. Such good games.
Love it!!!
These are my 31-40:
31 It's a Wonderful World
32 Expedition to Newdale
33 Fantastic Factories
34 Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion
35 Imperial Settlers Empires of the North
36 Ora et Labora
37 Century A New World
38 Teotihuacan
39 The Colonists
40 Pillars of the Earth
I love your lists! Some of of the games you’ve listed I know and love - but others, like Maracaibo, I don’t. You give me new things to explore, so thank you!
40 - Camel Up
39 - Alchemists
38 - Terra Mystica
37 - 1846: The Race for the Midwest
36 - Maracaibo
35 - Carcassonne
34 - Barrage
33 - Lewis & Clark: The Expedition
32 - Root
31 - Vinhos Deluxe Edition
Great series of video for the top 50!!! Nice work!!! Can’t wait to see which position for Brass Lancashire 😎
We love the King is dead. Such a clever use of card play to make what looks like a simple game very thinky indeed. Looking forward to seeing what comes up as you climb higher on your list.
i'm loving looking through everyone's lists they are posting here. It's great to see how wildly varied they are. Based on the 31-40 that I've seen here, Naveen is closer to my tastes than any of the lists I've seen here! Other lists I really like a lot of games on are from Ryan Clementz, Boardgamedave and Oaklestat.
Some more nice games, and some crossovers with games that will be higher on my list.
40. The Great Heartland Hauling Co.
39. Kingdom Builder
38. Jamaica
37. CO2
36. Forbidden Island
35. Forbidden Desert
34. Shadows Over Camelot
33. The Taverns of Tiefenthal
32. Noria
31. Flash Point: Fire Rescue
Oh my, so many good games! I can't think of many other games that could be higher so I'm quite excited :D
Have you heard about the new game by the designer of The king is dead, Brian Boru? An area control with a trick-taking element, so looking forward to getting it!
Yes! We actually played Brian Boru recently and will probably be talking about soon. We’d love to hear your thoughts on it when you play!
I never play Troyes without the expansion cards and purple die, they make a very good game absolutely stellar. Troyes has got to be one of the few euros that really incorporates the theme all the way through.
We own it but still haven’t tried it. Can’t wait to see all the new cards!
Love this series!! Would love to play with you two!
Hopefully one day! Thank you!
How did you know that I only like red and live in a green house (just kidding). Great list! Your lists are always great! My 40 - 31
40. Hanabi
39. Carcassonne
38. Dragon Castle
37. Downforce
36. Patchwork
35. Shipwreck Arcana
34. Sentinels of the Multiverse Definitive Edition
33. Root
32. Rising Sun
31. Wavelength
I remember being at a brewery and I walked by a table playing a game. They were really enjoying themselves and I talked to them about it for a little bit and they couldn’t say enough good things. It was Pipeline! Still need to give it a try. Great list!
Great list :) Your video is very interesting.
Here is my top 40-31:
31 Love Letter
32 Spirit Island
33 Rising Sun
34 Las Vegas Royale
35 Pictures
36 7 Wonders
37 Mandala
38 Carcassonne
39 Res Arcana
40 Chronicles of Crime
Love this vid series... waiting for the next one! Here's my list... Disclaimer: Top 50 PLAYED in 2021 (with a 7 and 9 year old gamer group :P)
31 Mystic Market
32 Shadow Hunters
33 Kitchen Rush (Revised Edition)
34 Forbidden Island
35 My Little Scythe
36 Micro City (Second Edition)
37 Santorini
38 Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of Ashardalon Board Game
39 The Crusoe Crew
40 Dungeon Mayhem: Monster Madness
I've really been loving Dune: Imperium and can't wait for the expansion!
Here are mine!
31 Crown of Emara
32 Star Wars: Rebellion
33 Trajan
34 Hanamikoji
35 Brass: Birmingham
36 Gaia Project
37 Rajas of the Ganges
38 Targi
39 Vinhos Deluxe Edition
40 Carcassonne
Great video. My next 10
40. Clank! In Space
39. Terraforming Mars
38. Paladins of the west kingdom
37. Abyss
36. Nidavallir
35. Lost Ruins of Arnak
34. Dinosaur World
33. Rages of the Ganges
32. Quadropolis
31. Aquatica
I want one of those sweaters!!! They are superb! Fantastic video- so much gaming goodness :) I’ve never made a top 50 (I don’t think I’ve played many of my games enough to include them on a top list haha), but we’re currently working on updating our top 10’s of all time as well as our top 10 new to us for 2021!
I know I'm only partway through but so many of your picks sound like games I would love.
I discovered your channel only this week looking for Top Lacerda games and love the Top 50 countdown and format. My only suggestion is like on Monique's #38 I cannot see how the title of the game is spelled so I haven't been able to find it yet. Maybe a graphic with the title name or the name in the Description next to the timestamp would help...definitely depends how much you want to keep people in suspense. 🙂
How do you rank your games? I find it really hard as I just like all board games (except Monopoly). I'm really loving this series and the way you present. Love the research and the level of detail you give to each game and why it's on your lists.
“It’s not a looker but it’s a player!” - you just described several Stefan Feld games.
40 Troyes
39 Tapestry
38 Boon Lake
37 Cascadia
36 Viticulture
35 7 Wonders Duel
34 Dominant Species: Marine
33 Beyond the Sun
32 Imperial Steam
31 1830
Hey guys, love your videos! Cool to see Splendor on this list - what are your thoughts on Century SR/Golem?
Great video, I have quite a few and I must go through my list also. Cafe, Wingspan, 5 Crowns etc.
The next ten from my top 50:
40 - CO2: Second Chance - save the planet from climate change (if you can).
39 - Puerto Rico - a classic whose 4-player suffers from imbalance (but fixable).
38 - Wingspan - for the birds...
37 - Villagers - recovering from the Black Death.
36 - Modern Art - the best auction game.
35 - Ark Nova - run a modern zoo (if you can get the right cards).
34 - Terraforming Mars - colonize Mars on a generation time scale (if you can get the right cards).
33 - Subatomic: an atom building game - one of Genius Games better designs.
32 - Iron Dragon - the best crayon rails game.
31 - Ticket to Ride: Nordic Countries - an excellent 3-player Ticket.
Fort is a great game! We got the cats and dogs expansion and have yet to open it. Fort is a nice, small game to take on vacations. We took it to hocking hills for our vacation!
That’s awesome! Totally agree. So much game in that box
We recently got Fort and it was super fun with no downtime! A winner for us.
Really enjoying your top 50! Thank you!
Glad you are enjoying it Ryan!
Bruxelles 1897 is a great card game if you haven't played it! Beautiful art work with worker placement and area control.
We played it once 2 years ago at Pax Unplugged. We all enjoyed it, but haven't had a chance to get back to it.
I actually have a top 100. Here is my 31-40
31-Founders of Gloomhaven
32- Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
33 - Kingsburg (Second Edition)
34 - Mission: Red Planet (Second Edition)
35 - Dune Imperium
36 - Gods Love Dinosaurs
37- In Search of Planet X
38- Aracdia Quest
39- FunkoVerse
40- Small World
Recruiting the codename kids next door to your squad! Always loving the videos you both create! Looking forward to the next 10 :)
Awesome video! Thanks for all the work and research you do on these. Maracaibo is a great game, I like it too (And we're really liking Dune Imperium)🙂 I want to look for Isle of Skye and The King is Dead - thanks again!
Good to see heavy games and lighter fare like Splendor on the same list. I’m guessing my collection matches about 80% of yours 😊
You guys should really make it a point to play the Maracaibo campaign!! It's a really smooth implementation of a campaign that is interesting and keeps plays feeling fresh. Its also the least cumbersome campaign I've experienced (in both rules and story), which goes a long way in a heavy euro like this. Hope other designers are taking notes!
Loving the countdown, great job!
Also here's my 31 through 40:
31 Great Western Trail
32 Container: 10th Anniversary Jumbo Edition!
33 Underwater Cities
34 Mini Express
35 Dungeon Petz
36 Calico
37 A Feast for Odin
38 Irish Gauge
39 Maracaibo
40 Ethnos
I love the games you guys have picked. Naveen especially: I'm looking forward to a sea of beige art/pieces and stereotypical pilgrim garb! :D
Hey guys great video as always! Quick personal question 😁. Monique are you Asian??
Thank you, yes she’s Filipino 😃
Hey guys, I'm a recent subscriber but I've watched many videos before. Just out of curiosity, where are you originally from? You are a great couple! Love from Rome!
OOH! Exciting that The King is Dead made your top 50! I love this game and find that it's not as popular with my friends unfortunately. Last year it was my #46. Have you tried Brian Boru? It looks like it has a similar feel, but still completely different.
Part 2:
40. The King is Dead ( I did not plan that it would be in the same tier as you, I swear!)
39. Rising Sun
38. CO₂: Second Chance
37. Codex Naturalis (another new game from this year)
36. Raptor
35. Subastral (more '21 releases!! Woot!)
34. Condottiere
33. Expedition: Northwest Passage (so much nostalgia tied to this game for me)
32. The Isle of Cats
31. Railroad Ink Blue/Green Challenge and all the expansion dice
I really like the channel! :)
Regarding Concordia, there is now Concordia Solitaria expansion for solo game, and there is number of different small expansion adding just maps...also there is a digital version on Steam
Hehe have been waiting for this all week!!
Great list. I like the outro. Did one of you play it?
LOVE Paladins! That's a top 10 game of mine for sure. Dune Imperium is fantastic, as well. Also glad to see Fort get some love! Great game. I'm happy to see some older games still get some love; there are still some gems that hold up nicely even today. I'm really interested in trying out Troyes; that's a game I haven't heard of.
Big fan of Rococo. Prior to getting the EGG version, I had to go to Budapest to get the original version. (Well, not really- was on a Danube River cruise and just got lucky!)
That’s so cool!!
Troyes is amazing. Top 5 all time for myself. That being said here are my 40-31:
40) Bonfire
39) Cosmic Encounter
38) Tawantinsuyu
37) Nations
36) Beyond the Sun
35) Bora Bora
34) Hansa Teutonica
33) Snowdonia
32) Shikoku 1889
31) 1861: The Railways of the Russian Empire
Dude it is getting so cold here in so cal. I’ve had to bring out the space heater
For Real time games: try "Escape the Curse of the temple". Its a blast, but hard to find copies. I picked ours up on ebay a while back. Im looking forward to trying Magic Maze.
Out of curiosity, where are you guys located?
Although is not my favorite game, I really like fort, for me and my wife is our "go-to" game when we want to play something not too long just the two of us. I'm glad to see it on somebody's top list because I really think this little game deserves more love than it gets.
I am fairly new to board gaming. I haven't played most of the games on your list but I love Magic Maze. How can a cooperating/non-speaking game be so mean? Hahah 😅
I'm curious about The Gallerist. From the look of the board and player boards, it doesn't look as heavy mechanically as his latest designs. I wonder if it would a good one to get for someone new to Lacarda designs? I'll have to check your playthrough of it.
I can see already that your games are going to be a lot heavier than mine.
#40 Carcassonne
#39 Ticket to Ride: Europe
#38 Mysterium
#37 Sorcerer City
#36 Istanbul: The Dice Game
#35 Orbis
#34 Patchwork
#33 Tiny Towns
#32 Ascension: Storm of Souls
#31 Smartphone Inc
So many good games there. Love Pipeline and Paladins and Gallerist.
SPQF means Senatus Populusque Forest, which is a play upon words on SPQR, Senatus Populusque Romanus, which was the seal/phrase representing the Roman government. Forest because the game is anthropomorphic.
My next 10 all time are:
31 - Keltis, Reiner Knizia
32 - Carolus Magnus, Leo Colovini
33 - Thurn and Taxis, Andreas & Karen Seyfarth
34 - Powerboats, Corné Van Moorsel
35 - Oasis, Alan Moon & Aaron Weissblum
36 - Torres, Michael Kiesling & Wolfgang Kramer
37 - Dream Factory, Reiner Knizia
38 - Snowdonia, Tony Boydell
39 - Goa, Rüdiger Dorn
40 - Taluva, Marcel-André Casasola Merkle
My 31-40 of my collection (forgot about online plays till after as i get more these will definitely change as Im not in love with all the mid to bottom.
31 Cartoghraphers
32 Flux (Holiday but want the Star one)
33 Patchwork doodle
34 Fireball Island
35 Azul
36 Calico
37 7 Wonders
38 One Deck Dungeon
39 Ringmaster
40 Sushi go
Concordia would be in my top 10. :) I'm glad it's on your list.
I can also recommend Solitaria for Concordia, it cointains an AI you can use solo, 2 player or 2 player cooperative.
Dune Imperium at 2? Now that you have played it at 4, do you recommend or not recommend it at 2? I only play with my spouse and am not familiar with the Dune IP. However, this complexity range (or a little higher) is good for us (we love Obsession and have recently enjoyed Iki) and we are looking for more games we might like in the 3.0-3.4 complexity range. We have Maglev Metro new in shrink and big question mark as to whether we will enjoy that.
I love Concordia Venus! It was actually my first Concordia experience but I personally don't enjoy the team-play variant. But, the expansion does add cards that make the game better. The team-play is tricky because you aren't able to communicate with your partner and isn't as smooth or fulfilling as solo play.
Captain Sonar gave me that anxiety that Magic Maze seems like it would induce in me haha.
Back this week with my #31-40:
31 Power Grid
32 Scythe
33 Teotihuacan: City of Gods
34 Quantum
35 Roll for the Galaxy
36 Architects of the West Kingdom
37 The Quacks of Quedlinburg
38 Clank!: Legacy - Acquisitions Incorporated
39 Tapestry
40 Calico
Derived from the Pub Meeple Ranking Engine
I'm really enjoying this videos! So many amazing games.
Now, there are my 40 to 31 games:
40 Barrage
39 Trek 12
38 Just One
37 Kushi Express
36 Ticket to Ride (personal fav: Europe)
35 Spirit Island
34 The Voyages of Marco Polo
33 Targi
32 Azul: Summer Pavilion
31 Fury of Dracula
Maracaibo is definitely in my top 10. Alexander Pfister's designs are getting all my attention these days.
Neat list. I want to get The King is dead, though unlike what you prefer, I've read it was commonly highlighted for 3 players.
OMG I just ordered Troyes...My ancestors come from that town during the middle ages.
Some very good stuff in this 10.
It would be really helpful if you had more jump cuts of the board games' layouts themselves to accompany the talk over
“Cold” in so-cal…I’m in Ventura county…we’re such babies…
Totally spoiled. ( guilty here) 😅
Here's my current 31-40, according to PubMeeple ranking....
40) Crokinole
39) Dixit
38) Lords of Hellas
37) Funkoverse
36) Forbidden Desert
35) Paperback
34) Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
33) Hanabi
32) Cryptid
31) Archaeology: The New Expedition
Note: I ruled out Pandemic Legacy on principle; but it would undoubtedly have been somewhere in my top 20.
30:58 I know Monique said she doesn't want to spoil it but I've watched all of them now and am not sure what she is referring to and really curious. 😬
Great videos, you two!
Here are my #40 - #31 s. :)
31 Vindication
32 Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done
33 Coimbra
34 Yokohama
35 Oracle of Delphi, The
36 Glass Road
37 Russian Railroads/Ultimate Railroads
38 In the Hall of the Mountain King
39 Endeavor: Age of Sail
40 Railroad Revolution
I've always wanted to try Concordia, so great to see it on the list. How does it play 2 players?
Now I'm clearly skewing more towards Naveen's games. I really like all 7 of the games he had on his 31-40 list. I've only played 3 of the games in Monique's 31-40 list and only really liked 1 of them - the Maracaibo crossover. Here's my 40-31:
40. Paladins of the West Kingdom
39. Glory: A Game of Knights
38. Dominations
37. The Manhattan Project: Minutes to Midnight
36. Viscounts of the West Kingdom
35. Tawantinsuyu
34. Glen More II: Chronicles
33. Suburbia
32. Glass Road
31. Gentes
I’ll have to play Paladins again. Architects I’ve played several times and it made 36 on my list.
Just played Concordia last night. That’s a really good game. Also Dune Imperium is great. Worker Placement + Deck Building… uh yes please!
Top 31-40
31) Taj Mahal
32) Starfarers
33) CloudAge
34) Targi
35) 7 Wonders: Duel
36) Kremlin
37) A Game of Thrones 2nd Edition
38) La Citta
39) Wingspan
40) Catan Cities & Knights
I've got Pipeline recently and I'm trying to crunch it down. It is a really hard game, I'm not sure if it's going to be worth the learning curve to play it well. I did this with On Mars and I absolutely love On Mars now, but my learning games were solo games, that I cannot do with Pipeline. Still, your thoughts on the game make me want to play it again and try to get it.