6 Criminally Underplayed Games on my Shelf | I HAVE to Play These More!
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- Опубліковано 31 лип 2024
- It's fairly common for there to be games on your shelf that just don't get played as much as they should, even when they're games that you love and enjoy playing. Today, I'm looking at 6 games on my shelf that are criminally underplayed, despite having a great time every session I do play them.
What are your underplayed games in your collection? Games you've played before, enjoyed, but now don't play nearly enough. And what prevents them from getting to the table?
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0:00 Overview
1:58 Hero Realms
4:32 Not Alone
8:40 Ghost Stories
13:37 Photosynthesis
17:00 Whistle Stop
21:57 Tidal Blades - Ігри
What are your underplayed games in your collection? Games you've played before, enjoyed, but now don't play nearly enough.
And what prevents them from getting to the table?
I guess the games that stayed in the box for too long are my old classic games, Monopoly, Trivial pursuit, etc.. With the new games I got I'm playing as much as I can when possible.
Summoner wars and mage wars have been collecting dust since my wife doesn't like 2p games much except axul and Jaipur and when my best friend is involved usually were playing with our wives as well.
Spirit Island. One of my favs that I rarely table
Games are so dependent on the people you play games with, I really want people to have a good time, and the people I play with mostly don’t like complex games with fiddly rules. All my medium to heavy games are mostly solo experiences for me. So getting those played depends on how much time and energy I have. I’ve made a point of pulling out some games I don’t know well, and trying play them more regularly so there is less of a barrier to playing through them. Recently I’ve replayed Aquatica, Concordia, Grand Austria Hotel, and Maracaibo. When I had fewer games I played them more, and got to know the rules really well. For me, slowing down my purchase of new games will help me play the games I already own.
I bought a bunch of easy games to play so it should be the biggest part of my collection. My plan is to try to lure people playing simpler games with me so then I can eventually plan complex games with them. :)
@@Exozik I’ve done the same thing- I’ve expanded my collection of rules-light games. Could Sushi-Go lead to 7 wonders? 🤔
I think I have learned my lesson. I’ve gone thru my “games I want” list and removed every one that doesn’t have a solo mode the reevaluated each for whether the solo mode is worth it or not.
Solo modes are such a great option to have. There's so many games I want to play and if they had solo modes, I definitely would more often.
Lords of Waterdeep,
Gloomhaven/Jaws of the Lion,
Terraforming Mars...
And my vast Shelf of Shame :-)
You should definitely check out Whistle Mountain. It has no similarity at all to Whistle stop except that they both use whistles as a wild resource. Whistle mountain has you building machines on scaffolding that you'll use as action spots. As you build higher and higher up the viaduct, the water level below will rise with it, washing away you machine on the lower levels and any worker meeples you have there. An engine building game with amazing components and upgrade. A really cool game that could easily live alongside Whistle Stop. Some prefer Whistle Mountain to Whistle Stop, but I like them both because of how different they are.
Thanks for sharing all that! I will definitely check it out, I've been wanting to for a while.
Yeah I think no one wants to play whistle stop because whistle mountain is just a better iteration.
Great video, loved it. Whistle Stop was a game that I didn’t know about and interested me, thanks for that too. My favourites games that don’t go to the table as often as they should are “RuneBound 2nd edition”, “Mage Knight” and “Gaia Project”. All of them most because of the time of play, but I take a blast when playing them, even solo mode. Another that with the pandemic stayed more time in the shelve is “Battlelore 2nd edition”, this one because I used to play with some friends that really enjoy it, and it’s better with the right oponente.
Hope to see you in more of theses videos, loved the theme. All the best and good games.
Thank you! I totally understand struggling to get longer games to the table. It's a constant battle!
I felt like I interact with your channel enough that becoming a patreon backer just made sense at this point. Thanks for all the great content!
Thanks so much, Mark! We really appreciate the support!
I think there a three major things against Ghost Stories:
1) It's just simply older. Go back to content around 2015 and EVERYBODY talked about this one for a while. It's definitely just kind of part of the fabric of the community at this point.
2) It's been rethemed and re-released as Last Bastion.
3) It's so stinking hard that many people just don't like interacting with it extensively unless you're a Dark Souls player.
As for underplayed games that I own and have played:
1) Black Angel. I've played a ton of it solo, but only once or twice with others. There's a longer story there, but I definitely would like to play it multiplayer more.
2) Chinatown. It's just pure negotiation and area control but man is it an excellent experience. Definitely need to play it more.
3) Cyclades. I've only gotten it played the once but it was also incredible and I've gone out of my way to track down both Hades and Titans to play it more.
For me it is head-to-head or battle games that don't get played often (because my wife doesn't enjoy them). Regarding the mug, maybe you should get one of those beer hats to put your tea in while you film😂
Hahahaha that would be a hilarious solution!
I really like Stratego and used to play it a good bit in college, can’t remember playing it in the last 5+ years. I think it’s especially good when you can sit down and play multiple games to tryout different strategies and get a feel for your opponent’s tendencies, as the mind games aspect is a large part of why I enjoy it.
That's one I've never played. But I have heard it mentioned a bunch.
Great list and thought exercise. For me, I don't get two of my favorites played that often: Orleans and Grand Austria Hotel.
Both games that I'm anxious to try!
Not alone is quite good.
I think you'll dig "Boss Battle".
I'll look into it! Thank you!
Tidal Blades! My best friend just bought the deluxe edition and we played our first game of it last night. The game is gorgeous. We had 4 players and it was a blast. I hope that we get this back to the table more often than not.
I'm jealous! Can't wait to get a 4 player game in and show it to more people.
@@AllYouCanBoard I would really love if you guys did a review/overview video on Tidal Blades. Especially after you get a 4 player game or games under your belt. Even after only 1 play, I feel that the game needs a 5th round and I'd like to hear what you think on this.
Everyone feels that way after the first play. You will want to play the long game which you can find by flipping over the Citadel board. It give a “pre-round”. The economies in the game become bloated with a full 5th round and the game loses it tension. TB is a game of “get gud”, the more you play, the more you see the synergies emerging and the dice economy really shine to score high output.
Ghost Stories is an amazing game. Still one of the best co-ops ever designed, in my opinion. It has a great amount of meaningful variety and a perfect game arc in terms of how the challenge steadily ramps up until the final, climactic couple of turns. A masterpiece. Samurai Spirit is a pretty great spiritual successor to it and is worth checking out as well.
Totally agree. I'll look into Samurai Spirit as well!
As a train game enthusiast, whistle stop looks really interesting. I don't think I had ever heard of it before this video.
As for me, I can totally agree on hero realms (or star realms) and photosynthesis. Both great games, so I don't really know why they don't hit the table more. I also find Arkham Horror LCG to be a game I love, but rarely play. As well as the grizzled. That game is so good, but yet I never seem to play it.
Overall, good topic. I would be interested in seeing Carlos list as well. If he can get over the shame of being called out for his shelf again. 🤣
Carlo should have an ongoing Shelf of Shame series where we can see how and when he knocks ones off the list! Haha.
@@AllYouCanBoard 🤣🤣🤣 Yeeeeeesssss!!!
This needs to happen.
What seems to happen more and more is when you go to a game night or day people, myself included, are bringing huge backpacks of games. Add to this that people are buying expensive games it seems weekly. So between all the games being brought to a game day and all the money people have spent on some of these games, it is almost show and tell, you fight to get you game to the table, they get played once or twice and time for the next game. So, many good games, especially games that are older than two months, do not get the table time they deserve. I think maybe with the supply chain and shipping issues, as some of these new KS games slow down a bit, maybe we can all spend more time with the many good games we have that are underplayed.
I bought the base game of Marvel Legendary at a Barnes & Noble on a whim a few years ago. Played it with my family that same night. This was the first game in my personal collection as well btw-my INTRODUCTION into non-mainstream board games! I thought the deck-building mechanic was so clever and I had never seen that done before. I fell in love, to the point where I bought nearly all the expansions, I sleeved all the cards, organized everything with a label-maker, etc. It’s been sitting, collecting dust ever since. My family is obsessed with Wingspan now and my friends never show too much interest in playing it…
I feel you on Marvel Legendary. I own almost everything as well and it doesn't get played anymore.
Same here-definitely one of my underplayed games. I’ve played Legendary a number of times, but not nearly enough to begin to scratch the surface of all the extra content I have.
I haven't tried Marvel Legendary but it's been brought up in the comments of my Marvel Champions videos quite a few times. Interested to try it out one day and see how it compares.
@@AllYouCanBoard it's a fantastic deck building game, my favorite deck building game. The theme is strong and holds up well, but you don't actually feel like you are playing as one superhero like you do in Marvel Champions. You end up with a mix of hero cards in your deck which, to me, makes it feel like I have a team of heroes that I'm using and pulling off giant turns and combos just feels so dang good. I do not regret owning both Marvel Legendary and Marvel Champions.
Photosynthesis looks like such a fine, pretty game and I'm getting curious now. I've also played Star realms and I think I may enjoy its Heroes counterpart.
Definitely worth checking out Photosynthesis, especially if you can find somewhere to play it out before buying too. I enjoy Hero Realms more mostly because of the theme, I just enjoy fantasy themes over space themes normally.
hey legend, unrelated to these games (even tho ghost stories sounds amazing and something i want now) but what camera do you guys use to film? image is so crisp!
Hey Luke, we use a Sony a7s camera!
Great topic!
I expect that both Ghost Stories and Hero Realms will leave my collection at some point, but I have content for both of them that I haven’t played, so I want to check that out before I cull them. Not that they are bad games, by any means. I just prefer Star Realms to Hero Realms (and have a bunch of unplayed content for it, too), and don’t need both. Ghost Stories is such a well-designed game, and I always like the idea of these survival co-op games because I can play them solo-but then when I do, I almost always find I like the idea of it more than the execution. But how can I give it up before I try White Moon and Black Secrets??? 😂
Dominion, Marvel Legendary, and Scythe are also great games I have a lot of content for and need to play more.
Yeah I'm actually very curious to try the expansion content for Ghost Stories but I feel like there's still lots I haven't even explored in the base game yet!
Idea for another video: games you got rid of or no longer play on the table because you can play them online. I'm finding that is increasingly a factor in deciding what I keep on the shelves and what I let go.
Great idea, Matthew! Thanks for the suggestion!
Nothing wrong with always going to Reiner Knizia games!
Haha you're totally right Scott!
Arena Roma II is a game I enjoyed back when we got it but the one person I usually play games with isn't big on it so I dont get to play often. Magic Maze is another one we dont get out much. While I like the concept, the needing to do stuff without being able to talk and communicate kinda lessens the experience of doing a social activity with someone. If youre playing by the rules anyways :P
I haven't heard of Arena Roma, I'll have to look into it. Magic Maze is fun but I don't know that I'd want to go back to it more than a couple times. That's just me personally though.
I loved Kanban EV the first time I played it, which took a lot of time figuring out the rules but quite straight forward once you get use to it. The game doesn't drag long and it's really not that hard considering its a Vital game but for some reason, I just don't play it much (if not at all). I really want to play this at least three times this year :D
BTW, I finally bought Winter Kingdom last week! After hearing so many good things about the game from you guys, I really couldn't help myself XD
Like most Lacerda games, I really want to play Kanban and see how it is, I just don't know how often I would actually get to play it if I actually bought it. With it being such a heavy experience.
Completely agree with Photosynthesis, and my other 2 are Tzolk'in, and Brass: Birmingham. Blame my shelf of shame for these games not getting out.
I still need to play Brass! It's high on the list to finally play.
@@AllYouCanBoard best game ever!
I also have photosynthesis and I forgot about how good it is also. I think it’s because of where I placed it on my board shelves.
It's such a joy! Both in gameplay and table presence.
Really nice thematic game but haven't brought myself to buy it yet.
Just got into 2 player games and enjoy Targi, Jaipur, Watergate and Patchwork. What should be on our list for next purchases? We prefer max 1 hour playtime (unless the game is great), and a good amount of interaction (good or bad). Thanks!
Awesome choices! My go-to recommend for 2 player only games is 7 Wonders Duel. It has player interaction, it has multiple paths to victory and gives you tons of incentive to come back and play again. Plus, there are 2 expansions in case you fall in love with it and want new ways to play.
@@AllYouCanBoard Thanks! 7WD is on our list for sure, we just grabbed Caper Europe, Paris City of Lights, and Stellar (from your review). Can't wait!
Now I don't have the willpower anymore to resist buying Photosynthesis. Not after the way you also mentioned it in your video about games you played in February.
Res Arcana is a game I really enjoyed and that doesn't make it to the table anymore. Could it have something to do with having to re-learn the rules?
Having to relearn rules is definitely a barrier that comes up with larger games especially! Lisboa is one that comes to mind for us. Res Arcana at least doesn't have super complex rules but I totally understand what you're saying!
I prefer Star Realms to Hero Realms. To those that don't know they're basically the same game, just Star Realms has a sci-fi skin. There are some mechanical differences too, like tapping a guard which doesn't happen in Star Realms, but they're almost 1:1. Both games are extremely extendable with different packs and game modes. Highly recommend either. The apps on steam are good too.
Yeah, honestly I prefer Hero Realms just because of the theme. I think it comes down to personal preference there for sure!
Hero Realms has been on my shelf of shame since it's release. I love to concept and the theme, but none of my friends have any interest in it because it's a 2 player game. I've looked at getting the expansion that makes it a co-op game, but I haven't committed to buying it yet. Maybe one day, maybe.
The character packs are super fun as well
My underplayed picks, wish I could play more, are Mykerinos (super dry looking euro), Realm of Sand (Splendor/Patchwork type game can get a little fiddlie with tiles) and Archaeology: New Expeditions (great set collection game... suffers from looking a bit bland).
Realm of Sand, interesting. I'm going to look into it!
TWO WORDS. CAPTAIN. SONAR.
YES! I knew this would be on yours. But when it does get played, it's so amazing!
@@grog3514 Yep, that's fair. It's been almost 5 years since I played it last. BUT I think there might be an occasion I'll bust it out real soon.... 🤞🏻
Raccoon Tycoon needs played more. The bidding system isn’t as fun at 2 player and most of my gaming is my wife and me.
Also, I really liked Cascadia when it came out and we played it a lot. I just haven’t come back to it for some reason.
Cascadia is so good! I need to get my own copy of it.
@@AllYouCanBoard really glad I backed it. Verdant was an immediate back for me. I don’t have Calico, but only because I see people say they don’t need to own both.
You have the cult of the new inside you lol
Don't we all! Haha
Concordia. I primarily play 2 player and the base map is a bit too open for 2. Once I get the smaller map it will get played much more
Concordia is on Carlo's shelf of shame I think, so you're not alone there!
Same. For the same reason. I've actually only ever played it once at three, but you can tell it would be more interesting at 4 or 5
I was in the same boat, but the Solitaria solo expansion helped fix that!
I haven't tried solo. But the app is pretty solid too.
You should definitely get the 2 player maps! I have creta, which is a significantly better map than the base game for 2 players.
I bounced off hero realms and star realms hard. Long time MTG player and would rather play Jaipur or 7wd or Redlands or almost anything else instead
I definitely prefer all three of those to Hero Realms as well but I still enjoy Hero Realms each time I play it.
They are monks! ☺
Thank you! Yes, it completely slipped my mind.
@@AllYouCanBoard had my eyes on Whistle stop for a while, guess its time to give it a go! Thanks for a great list!
Older game on my shelf that I enjoy but never play because of newer worker placement would be Stone Age.
I hear you on that one! I culled that a couple years ago because it wasn't getting to the table enough with other worker placement games in the mix.
I got rid of it because we play it online now and enjoy it there enough that it won't see the table again (given how many games we'd prioritize over it).
@@darth-ludic-rous I should try it online , at least then it may get some plays 😂
@@AllYouCanBoard which ones were you playing instead? I find myself playing stone age and castles of waterdeep collecting dust
If you’d cull all of these you won’t find yourself missing them at all, trust me.
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