"three lists so far, but more soon" man he wasnt kidding!

I realize this video is more than 3 years old, but I just saw it for the first time, and it is easily one of my favorite Dice Tower vids. I laughed so hard more than once at the interactions between the three of you. Great stuff, guys!

Love the top 10 format. Basically I'd love any format that has Tom, Sam, and Zee talking it out. it's always great to see the banter between the three of you.

This was awesome. Really love the format and theme. Looking forward to the next one! Thanks for doing what you do!

Zee, I have ordered Mr. Jack Pocket from my FLGS because of your suggestion. I found a father and daughter on BGG that showed how to play it. Portland, Oregon has free movies and concerts in the park in the summer. Everyone gets there early, brings food and some of us play games. This one sounds perfect, and I'm sure I'll find some times to play it during the winter. Thanks!SueKuKu

I was hoping that Zee would say that he uses Igloo Pop to 'break the ice'

We need one of these every week instead of every two weeks! great video!

You guys are a lot of fun to watch. Thanks for the ideas

Wow I'm so glad you guys got better at these videos.

I'd love to see a "Top ten compact games" - games that are physically small, but are still fun and have reasonable depth - games like Condottiere, Masques/Intrigo, and so on...

I've been looking for a game where I need to sanitize the components after every play. Do you guys have any recommendations :)

I had several good laughs watching this - you guys look like you have loads of fun together. Thanks so much for sharing the fun with all of us out here in viewerland. Where are you guys? (i.e., geographically?)

Hope you guys do a top 10 for the best solitaire (solo) games soon. I usually don't get to game with more than one or two other people, and I'm interested to see what you guys think about those types of games.

I don't know if someone else much much earlier in the comments said this already, but the blowy thing that's a party favor is called a Blow Tickler. Great video!

I feel like buying a plane ticket to Florida to come and game with you three! It must be a blast. Thanks for the vids, I'm still laughing!

I love these top 10 videos!!!! Keep it up! You guys are hilarious!!!

I'm pretty sure this video used to be titled something like "Top 10 Games That Are Better Than They Sound." (I keep a list of most of the Top 10s, and I have it under "Better than they sound.")

It would be fun to see you play some of these game during the next gaming marathon.

The flow and fun of this video was great. The korean comment THEN the reasoning because I was like "oh man, did he just say that?" Then the ducks in a row comment and the reaction to that was hilarious.

I kind of want an updated top 10 list of this :)

So what's the song you guys use on your intros? That's a really catchy tune!

I love Sam's completely wrong description of how to play Fauxcabulary

You guys might want to reconsider putting the microphone for everyone on Tom's shirt. He really likes to react to EVERYTHING.

Both Mr. Jack's are incredible, we've been playing pocket non-stop since it came out!

On the Fairy Tale game - there is a version by Z-man and one by What's Your Game. Are these two games identical?

Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards. The name and general style reeks of trying way too hard, but it's actually pretty fun, albeit chaotic.

The first I thought of is an old favourite - Ricochet Robots. The theme is cool enough, and when you know what's going on the game is great, but the way the it looks... Half a dozen people sit and stare intently at a nearly featureless board with four or five plain but brightly colored pieces on it. Sometimes they yell numbers, and after a while one of them moves a couple of the pieces around. Repeat. I love it (:

What is the music after they finish #10? That's a catchy tune.

I have Mr Jack Pocket. Best quick filler for 2 players! You can play Holmes detective team or Jack the Ripper so your role isn't always the same

I watched all 30+ minutes. You guys are great!

Props to Zee for Mr. Jack Pocket- it really is quite good for a quick little coffeehouse duel.

You guys crack me up every time. :-D Thanks for the evotion for games...

What song is that?! They use it as the theme for Plummer's Crack. Does it have a name?

i love these top ten lists can you make a playlist ?

Sam, for Fairy Tale, I believe the term you were looking for is "Fantasy Kitchen Sink".

On my list: Kingsburg. When I first saw the artwork, the "advisors" on the board looked goofy. I thought the play would be silly. But, of course, T.V. gave it a very strong review, so we gave it a chance. After playing the game, it has become one of our family favorites.

I really enjoyed the episode although I am still not sure if there are any of these I want to purchase ;) To be fair though it made me laugh several times.

I want to see a video of Sam actually having fun playing a game.

I've played it a couple times; it can be good fun, although it's better as a drinking game imo. When I was a kid we used to play a game (called Spoons) with a standard deck of cards and a bunch of spoons which was basically the same game; you have a set of cards for each person playing, eg all the Jacks, Queens, Kings, and Aces for 4 players. Gameplay is the same as Toru, with the advantage of being effectively free and also can support much larger number of players.

Gulp Gulo is a good candidate for this list. Loop in' Louie, as well. An older Moon/Weissblum game, Wongar, is a fantastic area control game with some of the weirdest physical design choices ever.

OK Trotofant - funniest thing I have seen on the Dice Tower! Z you da man!

Thanks guys, hadn't heard of a single one of these.

I love this video. I laughed, almost as much as the reviewers!

Fun video, Guys. I don't think I laughed as hard as I have in a while once Tom started describing the intricacies of "Duck Duck Go."

The best thing about Battleground: Fantasy Warfare is that you can invest 10 bucks to buy one deck and you can play the game to see how you would like it. They list two armies that can be built from the one deck for that purpose (get the basic deck). If you don't like it, you are out $10, less than the cost of most miniature game rule books.

Which is the song you used 12:30?

More episodes! So great! :D

Just bought Mr. Jack Pocket on Ebay. That game looks great! I just can't get enough thematic quality 2-player games. Thanks, Zee!

Smiley Face was originally themed as a king's court game by Faidutti ! But the publisher made it smiley face and even Bruno never understood ... But his games usually are worth playing ;)

"Did I go into the game store or Michael's?" Funniest line in this video, hands down. Seriously though, Dungeon Fighter looks pretty cool and fun. I have a feeling I would thoroughly enjoy it.

its called the Pit of your arm 3:50 different than the arm pit though

"Really bad Toys R Us reject look", I was laughing hard with that one!

Zee, you're the man. Great job on this one; you crushed it!

Unicornus Knights- It looks like some kiddie anime crap, but it's actually a good logistical/strategic co-op wargame where you have to puzzle out how to take on different randomized enemy generals before defeating the head honcho within the time limit.

I actually didn't pay much for my copy of Toru, it was £2 in a charity shop :) Although your Spoons game sounds like fun too and can be played on the cheap as most households will probably have a deck of cards lying around somewhere.

Any game that is "talking-centric"...as opposed to a game that you can just sit there and not have to speak at all. And always try to infuse talking into the game where it would not necessarily be so among native speakers. One of my main goals as an ESL teacher was conversation...being able to hold conversations in English. The more often they practice conversing in English the better. For example, if you're playing Catan, have them explain what they're doing in their turn as they do it.

+1 for the inclusion of fairy tale, my absolute favorite card game. Its so good and its frustrating that people never give it a chance because of the flamboyant and dainty art work and children story style title. The drafting system is awesome. Side note- I've played 7 wonders also and that game is great too, sorry you don't feel the same way Sam XD

I am in game stores every week. Been into metal snce early 80's. Games of all kinds are metal.

more of this!! PS: see you in Dice Tower con Tom :D

Another one I would vote for is Hotel Samoa. Pretty good list over all.

You should leave shortcuts in the description so that we know what's in what order; that could help people get an overview of good games without randomly skipping around or have to watch all 30 min of your video.

@TheJaredBleu

9 жыл бұрын

Watching the video, even if they are almost 2 years old, is the best part and point of the videos. If you want just a list go to their website and look at the printed list

@67kingdedede

9 жыл бұрын

jared gilbert But they ramble on so much

Does Sam recommend Faux-Cabulary for every game category???

For the next episode: Worker placement. (Duck and cover!)

What do you think of Curses?

YOU GUYS LIVE IN FLORIDA! sweet.

A list in the description would be nice :)

Which battle station? Can you send me a link?

I think you guys need a playthrough series, like maybe we get to pick a game out of a few options that you provide us with, and then you record yourselves playing. anyone agree?:)

ha! when i saw it i said " im going to go over there and play bling bling gemstone". great vid.

I love Smash Up! Pirate Ninjas? C'mon that's awesome! I would love to try catacombs

what is with zee and trees? lol

Sam is a major BUZZKILL !!!

Good idea for a drinking game - take a swig every time Sam thumps his arms on the desk!

Tom's favorite line, "It's not horrible artwork". Were you thinking, 'Stop picking on my games.'?

Love the intro

Matt why don't you review Skull King?

"Snit's Revenge".... greatest of the strange games

Great idea. I like the recommendations on good games that we may not notice. But what about the ones that stand out, look awesome, but totally are not.

You guys should make a top ten wierdest train games

Grown men having fun with board games. YOU GUYS ARE MY IDOLS!

The Rubber ducky game description...all serious.... LOLOL!!!

Sam Healey @2:03: "Did he just chuck that box? Ook then."

I met one of the creators of Battlegrounds at a gaming convention and he taught me how to play it personally. Pretty decent game. My problem with it was that the armies aren't balanced out of the box. Newer expansion armies are clearly better than the older armies.

I think there are a couple of these types of lists over at thedicetower [dot] com. If not, there are definitely lists for "Gateway" or possibly "Family" games on boardgamegeek. My go to there is still Ticket to Ride. It's familiar enough that you don't lose anyone, but different enough to be interesting. Lords of Waterdeep works well for gateway Worker Placement-type games.

Killer Bunnies. My wife had to buy it and I was pleasantly surprised.

quelf is a game that looked dumb but it was a blast. Great for parties or a board game night.

Just got Igloo Pop, what a fun game!

No Love Letter though?

for me my favorite is Apples to Apples that game might seem stupid cause its just cards with words. but once you play it, my god it is so much fun

I am missing King of Tokyo in the list. I've not been buying this game for 2 years as I thought, the cover looks somehow weird. Now I own the game and it is really fun.

Zee's remarks made me bust out laughing three times in this vid. He's great.

Top 10 most ridiculous "who goes first" rules

@Hieronymus-Pseudonymous

8 жыл бұрын

Here are some interesting ones to choose from: The player who goes first is the player who... Has "the most compelling reason to go first." Was born furthest to the North. Is having the worst day. Has the longest [known, presumably] line of ancestors. Will next have their birthday. Is the best cook. Has the pointiest ears. Grew up in the smallest town. Is wearing the most colorful clothing. Has the most money on their person. Can do the best monster impression. Is hungriest. Has the squarest head. Loses a game of rock-paper-scissors to the other player. Is the most experienced traveler. (In the sequel, it's the player who has visited the most European countries.) Starts on the board near the highest-populated city. Looks most like a pirate. Is playing the character with the closest birthday to the current day. Has the longest beard [alternative to rolling dice]. Woke up earliest. Is thirstiest. Has the closest birthday to February 12. Owns the game. Is tallest. Has the least hair. Can hold their breath underwater longest. Has the biggest nose. Most recently... Was sick. Was on an island. Ate nuts. Brewed something. Visited a zoo. Read a Bible. Planted a tree [or something like that]. Went swimming. Slew a dragon (real or fictional). Had a haircut. Went on a date. Visited a cave or went into a cellar. Was bitten [or stung?] by an insect. Did a good deed. Sacrificed something. Visited Hamburg. Ate cake. Sailed on a ship. Told a lie. Visited another city. Finished a book. Stood on a balcony. Flew in a plane. Saw a horse. Used a needle. Visited a forest. I am willing to provide the sources upon request.

@jukka-pekkatuominen4540

7 жыл бұрын

In Small World they have a similar rule. The player with the most pointy ears will go first.

@AlexSem6

7 жыл бұрын

Now, dear KZreadrs, try to guess which one was taken from which game

I bloody love Zee.

I call it an ARMY OF ONE, thank you very much!

Dammit, I was drinking soda when Sam made the duck joke.

Duck Duck Go sounded great from the description.

I'm not them. But my top 10 of solitaire games: 1.) Thunderbolt Apache Leader 2.) Field Commander Napoleon 3.) Gears of War 4.) Labyrinth: The War on Terror 5.) DnD Adventure System 6.) At the Gates of Loyang 7.) Friday 8.) Mage Knight 9.) Dungeon Twister 2 10.) Archipelago Honorable mentions: Fading Glory Star Trek: Expeditions Race for the Galaxy (with all 3 expansions. at least just the first one) Mice and Mystics

I've got a strange game called TORU that looks like it would be a stupid game but might turn out to be fun. It involves having a rack of plastic coins with symbols on. All the players pass coins to their left all at the same time while chanting "Toru, Toru, Toru...". When one person has a 4 of a kind and a 3 of a kind, they grab one of 4 dragon statues in the middle of the table, prompting the others to try and grab one too. Whoever doesn't have a statue is out

You had me at rubber ducky - hahahahaha

That last one... What the PHOQUE?