My Top 10 Favorite Dice-Driven Games

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Jamey discusses his favorite dice-driven games, along with a design discussion.
Honorable mentions: Alien Frontiers, Ganz Schon Clever, Marco Polo, Celestia, Castles of Burgundy, and Coimbra. Later additions may include Dice Miner.
1. Roll Player
2. Sushi Roll
3. Dice Forge
4. Space Base
5. Rajas of the Ganges
6. Fantastic Factories
7. Sagrada
8. Deep Sea Adventure
9. Dice Throne
10. Kingsburg
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  • @AnaMahsati
    @AnaMahsati2 жыл бұрын

    That kitty is such a good boy, waiting patiently! My cat meows like a screaming goat every time she wants food...

  • @jamiee78
    @jamiee784 жыл бұрын

    Great video Jamey. Here's My top 6: 6 - Fuse 5 - Roll Player 4 - D-Day Dice 3 - Sagrada 2 - Rajas of the Ganges 1 - Troyes And one kickstarter that hasn't been made yet, but looks like it might join this list is Tumble Town.

  • @jdjcubson
    @jdjcubson4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Jamey, I always enjoy your videos. Here is a short list from me: 1.Dice Throne 2.The Reckoners 3.Dice Forge 4.King of Tokyo 5.Hero Quest

  • @daffy9318
    @daffy93183 жыл бұрын

    Gread video, just starting the planning for my own dice game, so much to consider

  • @EHngelic
    @EHngelic4 жыл бұрын

    Roll Player is my number one dice driven game Edit: lol, I wrote this before even watching the video. Glad to see there is someone else out there that loves this game as much as me. Dice Forge is awesome too!

  • @ricke1732
    @ricke17324 жыл бұрын

    Great list as always! Dice driven games are some of my favorites.. so long as the luck is intelligently mitigated. My Top 10: 10. Sentient 9. Signorie 8. Cupcake Empire 7. Fleet: the Dice Game 6. Coimbra 5. Rajas of the Ganges 4. Grand Austria Hotel 3. Macao 2. Santa Maria 1. Oracle of Delphi

  • @fredericbarbe
    @fredericbarbe4 жыл бұрын

    Great list! I would add from my collection in no particular order: Too many bones, Attack on Titan the last stand, Champions of Midgard, Reavers of Midgard, Run, Fight or Die reloaded, Claustrophabia, Unearth, Artifacts Inc. and Black Angel.

  • @AthexTube
    @AthexTube4 жыл бұрын

    Excellent list, I think you made a good point that Space Base is really the next evolution of Machi Koro. I had some issues with Machi Koro but they were mostly addressed with the great design that is Space Base.

  • @kallethen9389
    @kallethen93894 жыл бұрын

    I absolutely love Dice Throne (or as I nickname it, "Battle Yahtzee") and am glad to see it on this list. Roll Player and Space Base are also faves, glad to see them too.

  • @franciscorojas8088
    @franciscorojas80884 жыл бұрын

    I share your insights on dice, they're exciting and satisfying to roll, I also prefer when a game gives the players a way to mitigate a bad roll or a way to share a good roll.

  • @user-jk8yv2mz8p
    @user-jk8yv2mz8p4 ай бұрын

    Can’t stop watching the kitty

  • @bencheesecake
    @bencheesecake4 жыл бұрын

    I love Roll for the Galaxy, I love the feeling of rolling that whole cup of dice and sending them around my tableau. I feel like it has luck mitigation from the dice in a great way in that there are different uses and ways to acquire specific dice. I also love Formula D, which while being a roll and move, really captures the gear shifting with ROLL THE BIGGEST DICE. That game really doubles down on the luck factor of the dice, and that's what makes it so fun.

  • @michellejones9411

    @michellejones9411

    4 жыл бұрын

    my favorite too!

  • @ClockworkWyrm

    @ClockworkWyrm

    3 жыл бұрын

    Roll ftG would have been my number 1 or two 2. Such a great game, especially with the Ambition expansion.

  • @alexpauls928
    @alexpauls9284 жыл бұрын

    We love Dice Forge! **Tip: use a Swiss Army knife screwdriver/bottle opener to change the dice faces with ease. Can't wait to buy Roll Player and it's expansion, looks awesome! Thanks for this list Jamey 🙌🏼

  • @Kadasoyio
    @Kadasoyio4 жыл бұрын

    Great list, Jamey. I'm a sucker for dice driven games. My current favorites are the already mentioned Marco Polo and also Roll for the Galaxy.

  • @HelenWalkerTrainer
    @HelenWalkerTrainer4 жыл бұрын

    We also love a D12, I got a full set of 'double-sixes' (D12s with the numbers 1-6 on twice) when they were on ks a few years ago, so when we're playing Eldritch we can enjoy rolling a huge handful of D12s. Glorious. Having a lot of dice to roll at once is pleasing. I also like Pulsar 2849, for the crunchy dice choices and the payment system, and the sheer amount of cardboard and stating variability.

  • @JacobPorterLadder
    @JacobPorterLadder3 жыл бұрын

    Dice Forge is such a fantastic game. I instantly fell in love with it

  • @caseypeterson5827
    @caseypeterson58274 жыл бұрын

    I love The Artemis Project.....it's like alien frontiers in a lot of ways but I enjoyed it more. Always fun to watch your sit down, thanks.

  • @republikadugave420
    @republikadugave4202 жыл бұрын

    Grand Austria Hotel, Dice Hospital, Cupcake Empire were suprises for me, all great games...Lords of Vegas another under the radar gem

  • @rickadam6051
    @rickadam60514 жыл бұрын

    Great video Mr. Stegmaier! Here are my top ten dice games: 10. Livingstone 9. Coimbra 8. Sagrada 7. Roll For the Galaxy 6. Castles of Burgundy 5. Bang! The Dice Game 4. Dice Forge 3. Seasons 2. Too Many Bones 1. Roll Player I found the part about hurting yourself every time you play Dice Forge interesting, I haven't heard this complaint from anyone yet in my game group, we use the corner of the new die face to pop the replaced one off into a cupped hand and it has worked well.

  • @semcfadden
    @semcfadden4 жыл бұрын

    I've just started playing Sagrada on the app and I'm loving it. For a solo game, probably one of the better dice-driven ones. My wife and I love Pandemic: The Cure, all that great Pandemic co-op in half the setup and playtime. +1 for Champions of Midgard, great dice chucker. Dead of Winter probably counts as dice-driven and I love the tenseness of that game. Overall great list!

  • @Erginartesia
    @Erginartesia4 жыл бұрын

    Tiny Epic Galaxies packs a lot of game into a tiny box and has this “follow” mechanic that keeps all the players invested in everyone’s dice rolling. Too many bones. The dice in this game are just beautiful (screen printed?) the dice are complicated symbols-based, almost like reading pictographs.

  • @thorondor1eagle

    @thorondor1eagle

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ergin Artesia the publisher also has a free printable version of Tiny Epic Galaxies that allows you to try out the basic gameplay; I bought the full version after we played several rounds of the free one and loved it.

  • @kateunrau8095
    @kateunrau80954 жыл бұрын

    I’ve really got to check out Fantastic Factories. Some of my favourite dice-driven games (besides the ones you named) are Tiny Epic Galaxies, Pandemic:The Cure, Seasons, and Grand Austria Hotel (though that’s more drafty than driven). Also I have a soft spot for Elder Sign. But on a design note, I always thought the way Doughnut Drive-Thru used dice was clever: it’s a racing game, good for teaching kids simple worker placement. But the dice in the game basically level the playing field for players at any level.

  • @davidhitchcock6398
    @davidhitchcock63984 жыл бұрын

    You hit 3 of my top dice games - factories, sagrada, and space base. I would also add Las Vegas - a current family favourite,

  • @inoutsoccer11
    @inoutsoccer112 жыл бұрын

    It may sound crazy, but King of Toyko is one of my favorite dice rollers. It was sort of a gateway game for me, but still love going back to it for those Yahtzee style rolls.

  • @mahalko1970
    @mahalko19702 жыл бұрын

    Had to watch this twice couldn't take my eyes off the cat cleaning himself first half of the vid. Great list thank you

  • @TheDavidPhillips
    @TheDavidPhillips4 жыл бұрын

    Jamey - I totally feel you with Dice Throne. It is my #1 game, but I don't often play it with my wife because of how swingy the luck can get. One person getting hammered on bad luck is a little more sensitive with your S.O. than it is with perhaps a sibling or gaming buddy. Still my favorite, still love those amazing dice, but it's not my go-to at home. Great video!

  • @leeperry7068
    @leeperry70684 жыл бұрын

    Good vid! Blown away that King of Tokyo isn't on your list though, is a go-to game for me when introducing newer players to higher caliber games.

  • @Yaoau
    @Yaoau4 жыл бұрын

    the cat on the right is just chilling lol. great vid

  • @chrismichalek8303
    @chrismichalek83034 жыл бұрын

    Steampunk Rally is another great game that uses dice in unique ways. They are resources that drive your machine but must be mitigated before you can use the space again. This is one you have to try. Thanks for the list.

  • @CeartGoLeor86
    @CeartGoLeor86Ай бұрын

    Other than ones already mentioned. (I especially like Space Base) Other dice based games that stand out for me. Roll for the Galaxy King of Tokyo Las Vegas Mountain Goats Railroad Ink And I prefer Can't Stop to Deep Sea Adventure. They have a similar niche with push your luck

  • @juancarlosgarcia1302
    @juancarlosgarcia13026 ай бұрын

    Roll Player is also my favorite game!

  • @oddaudio6646
    @oddaudio66464 жыл бұрын

    Love Space Base (especially with the Shy Pluto campaign expansion)... though, in my game group, Valeria Card Kingdoms has generally replaced Space Base. I love that, in VCK, everyone gets both the individual die values *and* the sum of the dice to possibly gain rewards based on their cards.

  • @moocowp4970
    @moocowp49704 жыл бұрын

    Great choices, and some I need to check out too, good list! I think my favourite dice driven game is XCOM; lots of dice rolling, lots of replayability. Love the push your luck style of the pressure of the alien die increasing with each roll, and love that all the players are rolling dice but that they've made it asymmetrical in how it plays. Love the dice themselves too, they could have gone the Eldritch Horror route of "roll a 5 or 6", but I prefer the custom dice with the two xcom sides.

  • @mikaelhansson9613
    @mikaelhansson96134 жыл бұрын

    A solid list of good games. Fantastic Factories has been a favourite of mine lately. Games that I would probably put on a list are: Nations the Dice Game, Tiny Epic Galaxies, Teotihuacan and Stone Age..

  • @nagaenigma
    @nagaenigma4 жыл бұрын

    Kingsburg is the first that comes to mind as one of my favorites, but I think Nemo's War, Vengeance and TMNT: Shadows of the Past make great use of the D6 as well.

  • @shanebarnick8995
    @shanebarnick89954 жыл бұрын

    10. Rolling Realms :P 9. Qwixx 8. Bang! The Dice Game 7. Space Base 6. Ganz Schon Clever 5. King of Tokyo 4. Arcadia Quest 3. Sagrada 2. Castles of Burgundy 1. Circadians: First Light Great list Jamey

  • @Joshlikesbanjos
    @Joshlikesbanjos4 жыл бұрын

    Our family loves Era: Medieval age. It's a roll and write except there's no writing. You build out the city with small miniatures. It really scratches a fun combination of a roll based game with a lot of custom dice while implementing miniatures.

  • @morgangilson9338
    @morgangilson93383 жыл бұрын

    My favorites are- 5. Roll for It (works better at higher player counts. If you have both the red and purple editions you can combine them.) 4. King of Tokyo 3. Machi Koro 2. Star Wars: Destiny 1. Sushi Roll

  • @mebson
    @mebson4 жыл бұрын

    D-Day has great custom dice and they certainly drive the game!

  • @jonkirk2118
    @jonkirk21184 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video. Elder Sign and Pandemic: The Cure are definitely near the top for me, as is the (much underrated, IMO) Firefly: Shiny Dice. I've played countless games of that. Trying to maintain a high 5-game average score rather than just trying to beat a single high score completely changes how you manage your risk and feels like more of a campaign. After all, it's all about Keepin' Flyin'.

  • @FrankMinogue
    @FrankMinogue3 жыл бұрын

    We really like Taverns of Tiefenthal. I need to check out Euphoria, it looks gorgeous. You have mentioned Dice Throne before, I need to check that out. We also like Atlantis Rising. Roll Player is in our top ten games. And we love the expansions for it as well.

  • @CollectionTHX1138
    @CollectionTHX11384 жыл бұрын

    I’ve heard of most of those but haven’t played them. I’m glad you list them in the description. My criteria may be different of the games I know about or own in no particular order. Coralia, Wreck Raiders, Tortuga (Queen Games), Hit Z Road, Star Wars Destiny (with cards), Herbaceous Sprouts (SW Destiny style dice), Deadwood 1876 (I made a good solo variant), Tootsie Roll, Rock em Sock em Dice, Zombies!!! Roll them Bones, Remnants (dual purpose dice), BGG Star Trek the Dice Game, Bang the Dice game (I made a good solo variant) are ones that come to mind. There's a dice game you roll and attack each others dice with them can't recall the name. I might have forgot a couple. I’d go with D&D too lol X-wing and Outer Rim use the same dice but that’s pushing it lol I just love the tense excitement of rolling dice as opposed to Euro games. A BGG user Kevin Cook (DICE_COLLECTOR) uploads a lot of dice photos.

  • @DiFFERENTversionOFmE
    @DiFFERENTversionOFmE4 жыл бұрын

    Bora Bora is my favorite. Also enjoy Quantum, Qwixx, 30 Rails, and King of Tokyo. I really want to try Rajas of the Ganges and Sushi Roll from your list. Also think Kingdomino Duel would be great to play with my wife.

  • @akwatimba3412
    @akwatimba34124 жыл бұрын

    little lego spanners work perfectly for replacing the dice forge sides

  • @BillyIndiana
    @BillyIndiana4 жыл бұрын

    I also love Sushi Roll & Marco Polo! Bought Kingsburg but haven't played yet & want to try Castles of Burgundy & Dice Throne, but don't own them. It might not be quite dice driven, but our family favorite is Legends of Andor. A lot of the game is based on rolling dice to progress the story, place enemies, resolve battles... last night my son rolled triple 6 on our final battle for the win! So exciting! I like the dice usage in Above and Below & Forgotten Waters too, but they also aren't truly dice driven. I think I just really love story & theme in my games + the act of rolling dice.

  • @CitrusArchitect
    @CitrusArchitect4 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been obsessed with dice games lately, so this was really fun to watch!! I’ve been looking everywhere for Roll Player but it’s sold out everywhere - and online! Luckily I heard about one copy in AZ so I’m literally flying there to pick it up 😅 (well, also to visit family but I think I still have a problem)

  • @AdamSpanel
    @AdamSpanel4 жыл бұрын

    Stone Age is the holy grail of dice driven games in my book. The core mechanism of selecting how many dice you roll for different resources is just beautiful and so elegant, along with the axe mechanism. I love that the dice are all identical standard d6 with no different colors or special abilities. I think those are dice in their purest form, and making a modern game with just those is truly a work of art. And finally, since you roll the dice so many times throughout the game, and no singular roll is usually a game-changer, it is a dice game that although has a lot of output probabillity depends a lot on player's skill and much less on their luck, while keeping the play time relatively low. I really love Stone Age and was very surprised not to see it on this list.

  • @jameystegmaier

    @jameystegmaier

    4 жыл бұрын

    You know, I enjoy Stone Age, but I consider it driven by worker placement, not dice. But that's subjective, and I think you make some great points about the use of dice in it.

  • @davidbennett2339
    @davidbennett23394 жыл бұрын

    One that probably hasn't been mentioned that I like quite a bit: Discoveries - The Journals of Lewis and Clark, from 2015, by Cédrick Chaboussit. Nice wooden custom dice that are always moving around as you steal them from each other and try to gain powers and resources to collect sets of cards that you try to grab before the other players. Medium-weight, sort of a sleeper; it doesn't leap off our shelves, but it's fun every time we get around to it. A bit heavier, and more well-known is the recent Trismegistus, by Federico Pierlorenzi and Daniele Tascini, where the colors and symbols (including the infinity symbol, which is wild) of the dice make for interesting trade-offs as you try to sequence chains of actions. Lots of interesting mitigation choices also, in a game that can be punishing, making dice mitigation a big part of strategy.

  • @joshuayu9121
    @joshuayu91214 жыл бұрын

    I was just looking into dice placement and dice drafting as mechanics to include in my game. Being able to increase probabilities vs adjusting to what's available I think are important gameplay experiences. Dice throne as a dice drafting game scratches that itch for me but I'd really like to see a game that allows for both equally. Maybe it exists

  • @rb4551
    @rb45514 жыл бұрын

    Dice Throne is my favorite. Cant wait for DTA. Sagrada and Roll players are amazing too. I think Too Many Bones would eventually rise up on my list as I get more time to play it. Space base is awesome too. I highly recommend getting D6 with 12 faces...they are more fun to roll. Basically a D12 with faces 1 to 6 times 2.

  • @JonoTay88
    @JonoTay884 жыл бұрын

    I quite enjoy Wurfel Bohnanza. Keen to try space base as I've played Machi Koro and enjoyed that. Great list and game design thoughts!

  • @JonoTay88

    @JonoTay88

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh and your wingspan dice are gorgeous!! I loved rolling them so much when I first bought the game that we all took turns just rolling the dice through the bird feeder for about 3 mins hahaha

  • @davegildersleeve4316
    @davegildersleeve43164 жыл бұрын

    Great video Jamie! Definitely agree on Kingsbury and Sagrada. Haven't played the others. I would add Unearth, though not custom, Wizards of the Wild, Dairyman and Lanterns Dice. Thanks.

  • @jameystegmaier

    @jameystegmaier

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lanterns Dice came pretty close to making the list. I haven't tried those others, though!

  • @thomasgrieve5762
    @thomasgrieve57624 жыл бұрын

    If you like dice as resources, The Artemis Project has a interesting use of dice placement for specific resources/actions and priority by # of pips. Seems like you would like this since you like Rajas of the Ganges. Also, Noctiluca is a good game that really shines at 2 players, which your partner could jump into with you really quickly.

  • @Melsboardgameroom
    @Melsboardgameroom4 жыл бұрын

    I really like Quarriors and Roll for the Galaxy for my dice heavy games. And of course I am a big Dice Throne fan but you already mentioned that one

  • @candidrumvideos
    @candidrumvideos4 жыл бұрын

    Too Many Bones is my fav dice game as of a month ago. I've only played Undertow, but it's sooo great! It's the first game in a while that's been on my table constantly for weeks. Awesome solo and even better with 2 since it's co-op. Check it out!

  • @jeremymullen7097
    @jeremymullen7097 Жыл бұрын

    Although not dice-driven, my wife and I absolutely love the dice/birdfeeder mechanic in Wingspan. Obviously, if I don't see the food I need to play the card I want in the birdfeeder and don't have the option to re-roll all the dice, that can drive me in a certain direction.....either take the food that's available towards playing another less-than-desirable card or future card to be discovered, or overpaying by way of doubling up to account for the food I don't have, or taking another action in hopes that my opponent (wife) will take the food and prompting a re-roll.

  • @jeremymullen7097

    @jeremymullen7097

    Жыл бұрын

    On a note related to your list, absolutely love Dice Throne, especially Marvel Dice Throne. Actually had the fortune of rolling for two of my big powers with Black Panther in one game. The were in early turns and due to some poor rolls subsequently on my part without much energy to spend on cards to modify, and some fortuitous rolls by my wife, I lost that game.

  • @jameystegmaier

    @jameystegmaier

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Jeremy! I'm glad you like the birdfeeder mechanism in Wingspan. It's a nice tactical (and tactile) element of the game.

  • @joepdaley
    @joepdaley4 жыл бұрын

    Though I've heard others complain about the challenge of removing die faces in Dice Forge, personally I've never experienced it. We use the corner of the new die face and just pry the old one right off, no pain or flying components! Jamey's experience is valid, but I just wanted to provide a counterpoint for anyone thinking about playing or buying the game. It's fun, unique, engaging, attractive and has good replayability. If you like dice games you really should try this one!

  • @alexburggraf3023
    @alexburggraf30234 жыл бұрын

    Discoveries is probably my favorite dice driven game. Somebody else already mentioned Rallyman GT - this and the original Rallyman are also under my favorites.

  • @steelman774
    @steelman7744 жыл бұрын

    “Escape!” Escape: Curse of the temple is a simultaneous, real-time, co-op freezing dice play that my wife played once and declared that it was too stressful and was not playing it again. My recommendation is to KZread “Escape Yakety Sax” to use the old Benny Hill music as your timer for a second or third game. 🤣

  • @mebson

    @mebson

    4 жыл бұрын

    steelman774 My husband won’t play it anymore either. He says it’s too stressful 🙁

  • @cdouglas6
    @cdouglas64 жыл бұрын

    My son and I love playing Dice Masters. Fun dice mechanics with good theming (we have both Marvel and DC themes). Good mechanic with how the dice work adding variability and allow you to increase your abilities as you go.

  • @steelman774

    @steelman774

    4 жыл бұрын

    Chris Douglas I love the idea of DM and own several core sets (two of each to control 4 dice/card) and the TMNT box but didn’t get into it until the popularity died out so I’ve only half played it once learning it with a friend. But I’m still holding hope that one day... 🤞

  • @RobertHovakimyan55
    @RobertHovakimyan554 жыл бұрын

    I'd highly recommend Rallyman GT. Such a simple and elegant dice system that has so much depth to it.

  • @Elicurren

    @Elicurren

    4 жыл бұрын

    I thought it had sticker dice. 🤮

  • @bwah9481
    @bwah94813 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for bringing a guest on this time (the kitty)

  • @GamerLisa
    @GamerLisa4 жыл бұрын

    Love the cat in the background 😍 how about Dice Settlers have you played??

  • @danielandelin2046
    @danielandelin20464 жыл бұрын

    Battlemasters from the 1990s had some good custom dice, but the faces were painted on. After awhile, ours faded so much it was really difficult to tell what we rolled.

  • @michellejones9411
    @michellejones94114 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for all the yummy dice driven game suggestions! One dice driven game that I will play any time someone will play it with me is Roll for the Galaxy. I love that game! I love, not only the sensation of rolling the dice, cup or no cup, but the many ways the worker dice are used in this game. They lend themselves to imagining not only workers, but goods, shipping containers etc.. I really like the limited choice I have upon rolling them coupled with the few bonus dice manipulation actions. The differing face distributions among the colors provide the added element of needing to diversify. Having to puzzle together strategy for each turn within these parameters is fun for me. And there is the added fun of collecting more dice throughout the game! I recently purchased Euphoria and have played it twice now. It is not so much the dice that are satisfying to me in this game, but the other clever mechanics. I really like the use of sliding tunnel miners and markets, plus the ability to bump another worker. These all provide the feeling of a moving factory in action; very clever additions.

  • @jameystegmaier

    @jameystegmaier

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Michelle! I do enjoy Roll for the Galaxy--I think it would make this list if I played it often. I'm glad you're enjoying Euphoria! :)

  • @michaelfrisoli2352
    @michaelfrisoli23524 жыл бұрын

    Two of my favorites that use dice in interesting ways are Quantum and Teotihuacan. Not much rolling but lots of fun manipulation

  • @successfulgeek
    @successfulgeek4 жыл бұрын

    No mention of Too Many Bones? Great list though. A few I haven't tried yet. Excited to Dice Throne Adventures when it ships.

  • @jameystegmaier

    @jameystegmaier

    4 жыл бұрын

    I haven't played Too many bones, but I hope to try it!

  • @Maelius

    @Maelius

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@jameystegmaier If you like rolling dice, it's got that in spades, lol. It plays like a super satisfying RPG. Adding 40 Days in Daelore and Age of Tyranny make it feel like a legit roguelike.

  • @5L04d3s
    @5L04d3s4 жыл бұрын

    It hadn't occurred to me that the D12 in Tapestry is a D4 with 3 of each face! So glad you made that design decision, Jamey. Not a fan of D4's either.

  • @stephenspackman5573
    @stephenspackman55734 жыл бұрын

    I'm kind of addicted to Impact Miniature's weird dice-the D7 and the D9 in particular really float my boat. But I don't know a game other than Button Men that uses them….

  • @falconashek8913
    @falconashek89134 жыл бұрын

    I myself like Star Wars: Destiny, Quarriors!, Dice Masters, and Rise of the Phoenixborn. Mostly two player dice battling game, save Quarriors. Dice Forge is a great game for dice construction game. Pandemic Rapid Response with custom dice and fast game play is amazing.

  • @geraldoamaral3000
    @geraldoamaral30004 жыл бұрын

    I thought "Nations Dice" would be in your list. I really like it.

  • @ZachLorton
    @ZachLorton4 жыл бұрын

    I haven't played Kingsburg, but I own Kingsport Festival, and I understand it's a close relative to Kingsburg. I love that game.

  • @lizsalzmann7984
    @lizsalzmann79844 жыл бұрын

    Are you familiar with Grand Austria Hotel? Its actions are determined by dice and I just love the game in general. Wingspan is the only game I've found that I like as much. Of the ones on your list, I've only played Sagrada, which I do like a lot. I agree about the satisfaction of figuring out the puzzle and filling the grid.

  • @2112dorf
    @2112dorf4 жыл бұрын

    I always thought King’s Forge never got enough love. It has tons on dice, and they are used as currency, then rolled to collect items.

  • @refreshdaemon
    @refreshdaemon4 жыл бұрын

    Two other Yahtzee style games that weren't mentioned, but that I really like: King of Tokyo/New York and Bang: The Dice Game. In Jamey's actual list, I've actually only played Sagrada and Dice Throne and I definitely like Sagrada more between the two. I thought Dice Throne was fine, but I also found after repeated play the high degree of variance when dueling often makes the game feel a little too luck driven even with card mitigation, which those draws are also based on luck.

  • @PinkLFCfan
    @PinkLFCfan4 жыл бұрын

    Great list Jamey, loving your videos at the moment - great to hear a game designer’s view on their favourite game and why they like them. My favourite dice rolling games are: • Roll for the Galaxy (it’s fantastic and has to be played) • Champions of Midgard • King of Tokyo • Star Wars Destiny - this is a really fun game and doesn’t get the credit deserves

  • @dreadpirate907
    @dreadpirate9074 жыл бұрын

    I would highly recommend Quantum. It might be my favorite dice driven game. Your dice are ships you are flying around a modular board galaxy, their speed is directly proportional to the dice face, but their ability in combat is inversely proportional. You are trying to be the first player to maneuver your ships to place a certain number of cubes on planets to win. And you are often rerolling your dice to reconfigure your ships, either because they were destroyed or you just need to change up your fleet.

  • @jameystegmaier

    @jameystegmaier

    4 жыл бұрын

    I agree--it's great! I think it could have made this list if I had played it in the last few years, but it looks like the last time I played it was 4 years ago. kzread.info/dash/bejne/jKeXxZqehpyZo8o.html

  • @martinlauzon
    @martinlauzon4 жыл бұрын

    I don't know if I should say thank you or not. I just bought Fantastic Factories and it was so much fun. Ok thank you for the list.

  • @whittaker007
    @whittaker0074 жыл бұрын

    Troyes and Roll for the Galaxy for sure!

  • @nekochen
    @nekochen4 жыл бұрын

    I'm not really a big fan of competitive game and more of a narrative/campaign driven game so I'm only watching this with curiosity... but THAT CAT! Such patience 17:40! Sat there for a whole 7 minutes.

  • @gprosch
    @gprosch4 жыл бұрын

    Great list of games. I would have included Champions of Midgard though I can see it is not technically a dice driven game but very dice centric and awesome custom dice use.

  • @stevefratus1546
    @stevefratus15464 жыл бұрын

    Thank God you have Roll Player on your list and number one at that. I was getting worried. Lol. It is my favorite as well. What about Dice City?

  • @MathieuVIII
    @MathieuVIII4 жыл бұрын

    My favorite die is a d10. I played a bunch of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay that uses d10, but I also really like the scale of 1-10, and with two dice, you can make percentile roll which are quite interesting although I haven't been able to find a good use in board game design.

  • @jaimek.2762
    @jaimek.27624 жыл бұрын

    😂 The pieces in Dice Forge get easier to remove the more you play it. Dice pieces were flying EVERYWHERE with the first few games we played, though. I was tempted to keep some eye patches on hand just in case 😊

  • @KesSharann
    @KesSharann4 жыл бұрын

    At least one version of the Catan dice deck has a shuffle card placed randomly in the last 10 cards. 12's or 2's are not guaranteed. I liked the even deck that was both dice and good or bad event. Extra resources sped up the risk reward element and didn't bog the game down.

  • @ThomasLuongo
    @ThomasLuongo4 жыл бұрын

    I really like my Feld's so both Merlin, which I just started playing, and Castles of Burgundy are definitely favorites. Tiny Epic Galaxies with Beyond the Black is al really good still. Alien Frontiers is a good choice as is Coimbra. One that always goes over well is TMG's Pioneer Days and Old West Empressario, both of which are dice drafting games inspired by old Felds, namely In the Year of the Dragon and CoB. I've played Rajas once and really liked it. I keep wanting to buy it. And yes, Too Many Bones, is a hoot

  • @mkitten13
    @mkitten134 жыл бұрын

    I much prefer Valeria: Card Kingdoms to Space Base or Machi Koro, not only is it simpler to have the card trigger on both your rolls and other people's rolls (just different triggers), but you also have the dual trigger of both triggering the individual rolls as well as the combined roll. It brings the best of both worlds. As for my favourite, I have to say Voyages of Marco Polo (still waiting to receive the sequel, heard it's amazing)

  • @goodsound4756
    @goodsound47564 жыл бұрын

    Honorable mention: The Masters' Trials: Wrath of Magmaroth (which is a cooperative dice-crafting game).

  • @jamesbrazeal3847
    @jamesbrazeal38474 жыл бұрын

    Agreed I like custome dice, Sagrada and Roll player is tops on my list as well. I like Cosmic Run Regen as well. D12 is fantastic to roll. I backed double D6 d12 KS, they did custom 3d4 d12 . Did you get expansion for Dice Forge?

  • @jakep9215
    @jakep92154 жыл бұрын

    I'm not usually a big fan of dice driven games, but I came back to watch this video since I've recently picked up a game that fits this category. I got Circadians: First Light by Garphill and we are big fans so far. I want to get a few more plays before I give it a final rating, but as of now it is rivaling Architects as my favorite Garphill game. I noticed you didn't mention it, have you had a chance to play it? I think it is definitely worth it and really flew under the radar.

  • @jameystegmaier

    @jameystegmaier

    4 жыл бұрын

    I have played it! I really liked a lot of the game, but I was frustrated by the programming aspect.

  • @FrankMinogue
    @FrankMinogue3 жыл бұрын

    I am going to try Rajas of the Ganges.

  • @gustavobelotta3487
    @gustavobelotta34874 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoy Quarriors and Dice Masters for the way the dice take center stage and the incredible variability. I also love Dice Forge and have been playing it a bunch on Board Game Arena, which solves the whole ouchie dilemma!

  • @terryskinner5436

    @terryskinner5436

    4 жыл бұрын

    Quarriors is a big hit in our house as well. We splurged on the qultimate quedition (or something like that).

  • @MartinGregersen
    @MartinGregersen4 жыл бұрын

    My favourite game with dice is Roll for the Galaxy. Then Blue print, which I prefer to Sagrada...

  • @blacksheep9950
    @blacksheep99504 жыл бұрын

    Roll for the Galaxy and Champions of Midgard would definitely be on my list.

  • @galkod4818
    @galkod48184 жыл бұрын

    Dat cat chillin in dat sunbeam tho

  • @DenisRyan
    @DenisRyan4 жыл бұрын

    Does Quantum count? It uses dice to act as the ships, representing both combat power and movement value, and you to drive when you get into combat.

  • @jeremywhite92
    @jeremywhite924 жыл бұрын

    Love Kingsburg! I think Alien Frontiers should have made the Top 10, as dice combos are central to the game, and you have a lot of control as to whether you want to push for 6 or 7 dice, or be happy rolling three dice.

  • @larscasteen
    @larscasteen4 жыл бұрын

    I heard there was a very good game that had an overwhelming number of bones in it

  • @blacksheep9950

    @blacksheep9950

    4 жыл бұрын

    Would you say too many of them?

  • @arthurdent9281

    @arthurdent9281

    4 жыл бұрын

    More Bones Than Strictly Necessary?

  • @yipyipyipi

    @yipyipyipi

    4 жыл бұрын

    A very large discrepancy between the vast number of bones provided and the uses for said bones?

  • @RobertDavis-xn1nk
    @RobertDavis-xn1nk4 жыл бұрын

    Roll for the Galaxy is my favorite.

  • @Domyarus
    @Domyarus4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Jamie, great list and many in your top10 I have. Was surprised not to see a mention of either Elder Sign or Roll for the Galaxy. Wondered if you'd played either and what were your thoughts?

  • @jameystegmaier

    @jameystegmaier

    4 жыл бұрын

    I recently tried to play Elder Sign Digital, but I was utterly confused. I have played Roll for the Galaxy and enjoy it, but it's just not near the top of the list for me.

  • @Domyarus

    @Domyarus

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@jameystegmaier I confess I've not tried the app of Elder Sign. The physical game however I found to be very simple and enjoyable. 😁

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