Splendor Duel is fantastic, the design and development team totally nailed it.

@TheCroCroDil

3 ай бұрын

I bought it 2 months ago, because it was cheap … so far, the best game i ever played , its like chess 2.0 😊

@thegamesninja3119

3 ай бұрын

I was fairly easily come up with a solo variant for it that plays real well.

This is a great list! Lots of my favorites have been included. I especially love That Time You Killed Me. I adore this game. I find it super clever and the time travel elements work great.

@TheBoardMeeting

3 ай бұрын

I definitely feel like that game didn't get as much love as it deserved when it came out.

Yes! Architects is such a solid worker placement game! Well thought out list.

Thinking of Settlers of Catan, I played a game called Attika recently that almost seemed like the next iteration of Catan. I think Attika is now a 20+ year old game but it still is a really fun game. And in leu of Carcassonne I thought of Isle of Skye. If you like 7 Wonders or Lost Cities I would pick Archeos Society If you like Zombicide and King of Tokyo I would pick Hit Z Road If you thought Munchkin was ok but wanted it to actually end, play Here To Slay.

Those seem like very good alternatives. I love splendor duel so much more than the original and the loop is one on my wishlist. I've heard it's really good for solo. I also bought enchanted plumes off your recommendation and love it!

Awesome vid! Earned a sub very quickly. I have a script written for a similar video! We chose many of the same 'Modern Classics' - my choices are totally different from yours but really like your choices. Especially love the Enchanted Plumes shoutout and Caesar's Empire was not on my radar but I gotta check this out.

I agree with all of these, except for Dominion. To me it's still the king of pure deckbuilding. Due to its completely open market, luck of the public market that other games have is avoided. All these years and still not dethroned.

I’ve found space base hard to teach- and slow because of people trying to figure out the card market, I want to like it but it hasn’t landed when I’ve tried it. The Loop is great, I really enjoy it solo, I got rid of basic pandemic awhile ago. Only have pandemic Iberia and it’s been awhile since I’ve played it.

@TheBoardMeeting

3 ай бұрын

For a long while I was always opting to play Iberia over the base game. But I have 3 expansions with tons of characters and lots of little module goodies to add to the original, so now base Pandemic comes out way more.

Will also say that a game that replaced carcasssone for me is isle of skye. Way more interesting as far as it's mechanics and scoring system to me. Also just a ton of replayability as the scoring conditions change from game to game.

The only one I'll quibble with is that personally I love King of Tokyo but hate Dice Throne. Somehow what is quick, streamlined, and charming in King of Tokyo feels drawn out, choppy, and mean in DT (along with way too much tiny text all over the table). For me a lucky dice game should be simple, DT takes it too far. Maybe I'm the only one?

@olivierjodoin2283

3 ай бұрын

Complete opposite for me. I viscerally hate King of Tokyo, one of the worst games I've ever played. Dice Throne is fun and in my top 50.

@jacobmccue365

3 ай бұрын

@@olivierjodoin2283 wow! I'd be interested to know why/how that is. Can I find your reviews on BGG?

@jacobmccue365

3 ай бұрын

@@olivierjodoin2283 wild! Would love to read your reviews to understand how that is possible. Can I find them on BGG?