You guys are so absolutely sweet together. This was a joy watching your banter and the list of course!!! Shout out to Oshawa Ontario!!!

@NightsAroundaTable

8 ай бұрын

Big ups! Are you in Durham (or the GTA?)

Love the channel and this was a very entertaining top 10 video! It was your video that taught me how to play Terra Mystica which is now one of my favourite games ever. Thanks for what you do and Happy New Year to you both.

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Ash!

So many games I love in your list. Very solid list and such a good produced video.

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Loved this list! Really enjoy your guys content :-)

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jordan! We concur!

I can't wait to see how Distilled is received next year. Dave is a friend of a friend and I really want to see it succeed.

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

Yeah! We’re all rooting for him!

Just discovered your channel, really like your style and we have very similar taste!

@NightsAroundaTable

23 күн бұрын

Thanks Dan! Where do our lists line up?

@danshowbizz

23 күн бұрын

Can’t remember the order, but we love Wingspan, Caverna, Trickerion, Castles of Burgundy… we like cooperative games though 😉 Never played Sea of Legends though, but now it’s definitely on my list!

Where is food chain magnate? I learned to play from your video and it remains one of my favorite games. Thought it would be on your honorable mentions at least 😂

@NightsAroundaTable

9 ай бұрын

So i played it, and liked it, and then tried to print a bunch of cool stuff for it, and my printer stinks, and now my basement is littered with failed FCM artifacts. But then i got a new 3D printer, so burgers are back on the menu, boys!

Speaking of theme forward, I love the theme of Keyflower, it’s like Agricola without the starving.

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

Yeah! Or like North American history without all the genocide.

Thank you for this list. I have been interested and thinking about Trickerion a long time. How is the solo mode? Also how important is the expansions?

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

It took me 8 hours to play solo! That obviously won’t be your experience… i was trying to be entertaining and keep all the rules in my head at the same time. The big expansion reminds me of the Alchemists expansion, in that it takes something that is difficult to accomplish in the base game and makes it more possible, so you end up seeing a lot more of the game, if that makes sense? There are high level tricks that are tough to manage in the base game, but Dahlgaard’s Academy puts them in closer reach. It also gives you a strategy to pursue that isn’t entirely wrapped up in performing at the theatre. Ryan's Magical Birthday Trickerion Stream: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZGRprriQdZutoLw.html

Ok you pumped me up for keyflower...btw i also adore Xia and M&M

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

If you try before you buy using the link below, keep in mind it’s way better on a table than on a computer screen!

Got the Xia expansion for Christmas. Have both the base game and expansion now… and both in shrink. Going to learn it for a friends get together mid-January. Was quite excited to hear it’s one of your favorites. 👍 🚀

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

Amazing! Now, it’s hardly a euro, so don’t go in expecting it to be mechanically tight. It’s just a good time. And don’t wait to incorporate the expansion - it’s more of a patch than anything.

@ryanconover1585

Жыл бұрын

@@NightsAroundaTable Yes - I’ve heard the expansion is necessary to fix things, namely short trading routes, I think. Also would like to play solo. Excited to play! Also put Anachrony, Distillers and Sea of Legends on my “to look for” list. 👍

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

@@ryanconover1585 It fixes many issues, one of which is an exploit in the first game where you can luck into an arrangement where one planet produces a resource that another planet needs, and they end up right next to each other, and you can just ping-pong back and forth collecting and shipping goods and reach the victory condition quickly and easily (and boringly). In Embers, there's a supply/demand economy pentagon thing that makes that impossible. Goods are in limited supply, and once you use up the supply, you have to visit other planets to produce more.

Xia is my favorite game, when i play it it's like an adventure. The solo it's good too with the expansion

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

i’ve never played solo! i wanna make my own ships for it.

What's the app you guys use to record the results and stuff? Thanks, great video.

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

BG Stats! It’s fantastic.

Key flower feels like it ends just as it gets going

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

Always leave ‘em wanting more!

After watching this video I'm really curious about Sea of Legends. Generally, i don't like games that require an app, but it sounds like this one might be worth checking out. I also don't like co-ops, or specifically co-ops where you're fighting against some random engine that is meant to beat you down. I like co-ops that are based around limited communication, though.

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

This one's more like Catan: Cities & Knights in its co-opness... there's a non-player bunch of baddies, and if you don't help stop them, you lose. But you can also individually win. So you're contributing to the greater good only to advance your own agenda. It's selfish co-op. It's co-opetitive.

YOU GUYS SUCK... at not inviting me to play games with you. hahahaaa! Thank you for the list! It has introduced some new games to me, so much appreciated.

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

Buy! Buy! Buy! :P

What is Your favourite player count for Lost Ruins Of Arnak? And whats about 2 player vs other playercounts?

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

We love it at 2p. i always prefer a 4p game of anything because that means i have friends over ;)

Haven’t had a chance to play Lost Ruins of Arnak, but would definately give it a try. My TOP 5 of ALL Time: 5. Nations 4. Terraforming Mars 3. Twilight Imperium IV 2. Clash of Cultures 1. Memoir ‘44 I put #6-10 in your other video (not that anyone besides me cares). Honorable mention: Terra Mystica, Hands in the Sea, Tapestry, Dark Ages: Holy Roman Empire, Star Wars Rebellion, Village, Power Grid, Dominant Species, Ticket to Ride, Twilight Struggle, Richard III: The Wars of the Roses, Quadropolis, and Telestrations.

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

Wow! You’ve named a bunch of games that i haven’t played!

Ryan if you like Keyflower - try Key Flow. It's one of the best drafting euro games out there ;).

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

oooOOOOoooOoH! i will!

My wife likes playing a lot of games with me but she really dislikes my favorite game of all time Anachrony. And she doesn’t like Gaia project at all either which I love…. Need a space sci fi fan friend to play with lol

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

Gurl, same.

How long is a average game session of sea of legends for 2 player?

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

So that’s one potential drawback to the game: its play length can be pretty elastic. If you don’t properly manage the NPC factions, the game could be over quickly as you get overrun. So the worse you play, the shorter the game is. :)

Between Anachrony and Trickerion, which has the better solo-mode? B.t.w. did You and David fall out? 😥 Best regards from Sweden!

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

It might come down to how much time you have. You can get Anachrony played much more quickly, and i think that bot is smoother. i respect David Turczi and i love a lot of his designs. He’s just a punk.

@wiktormonfilsgustafsson56

Жыл бұрын

@@NightsAroundaTable my impression also, Trickerion the more thematic game but the solo AI a bit clunkier, still amazing games! Looking forward to Voidfall and Septima! "But she just couldnt stay, she had to break away..."

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

@@wiktormonfilsgustafsson56 When is Voidfall expected? i have a shipping notification for a Mindclash thing coming tomorrow. Is that Voidfall?

@wiktormonfilsgustafsson56

Жыл бұрын

@@NightsAroundaTable I wish! No I think Voidfall is exepcted summer 2023. Youre tutorial on Trickerion was great b.t.w.! Keep up the good stuff!

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

@@wiktormonfilsgustafsson56 Whoa! i'm dying to know what's gonna be in this box, then!

Ryan Im at DT West for my first year in 2023. If you're there I would love to play Trickeron with you

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

West-anything is tough for me to wrangle! But let me take a look. (Gen Con is far more likely.)

This is a nice saloon. 🍻

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

Pull up an' let me pour you a sarsparilly.

@Puddleford

Жыл бұрын

@@NightsAroundaTable sounds good to me buddy!

I could have sworn with all the breadcrumbs about your #1 that it was going to be Dead Reckoning. Mostly because the general buzz and response to that game has been higher than Sea of Legends, and also you had a huge hand in me backing that game to begin with because your how to play of Dead Reckoning was brilliant! BTW, if you want another trek back to Monkey Island, get the latest game that was recently released. It's fantastic!

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

Dead Reckoning is great! i sunk a horrid amount of treasure into the latest campaign. But something about Sea of Legends made me go completely psycho. i’m not a minis guy, but the sculpts are SO NICE.

That sea of legends game looks really cool! Do you know though, is the lgbtq parts requires to play or can they be avoided? No intention to be offensive, just personal preference.

@NightsAroundaTable

5 ай бұрын

Well, you get multiple people dealt to you, and you get to choose a lover and a rival. So you get some choice in the matter. If you get fussed about it, you can keep dealing until you get a character matchup that’s more to your taste.

@TravisSpencer-vb7ee

5 ай бұрын

@@NightsAroundaTable that's awesome. Thanks!

Maybe you guys haven’t played it yet but knowing your taste you guys should REALLY play Ark Nova. You’re welcome guys

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Beau! We’re all over it, and played a bunch of times this year. i’ll be featuring it in an upcoming episode of Bits, Please!

Ugh where's Uno😮

@NightsAroundaTable

Жыл бұрын

In the trash, on fire, and sailing off a very high cliff.