Great video as always.

I was tempted by a couple of these, but I don’t own any games on your list.

Just found the channel. Good reviews. Thanks. Subbed!

@boardgamecourt

12 күн бұрын

We are glad you found us! Welcome on-board!!

Hi. I'm Panos from BoardGameGreeks , greetings from Greece. I discovered your Chanel from the video with Azul. I suggested Petros to send you the invitation for the collaboration video and thank you for the participation. You have very good content in you channel. We hope to see you again in a future video 😀

@boardgamecourt

6 күн бұрын

Γεια σου Πάνο! Thank you for the recommendation, it was a pleasure to contribute to the video 😀

I'd love to be able to do one of these videos, but some of my most disappointing games were ones which I created sponsored playthroughs of... so it would be "wrong", But we share some games in common of which ones turned out to be disappointing. They are good games, but good thesedays, is not good enough.

@boardgamecourt

12 күн бұрын

That is true. I guess the benefits of a small channel when no one is willing to pay you hahaha The quality (and threshold) increases over the years - we need to be selective otherwise we don't enjoy the games that we love.

Great video. I haven’t played any of these, but the one I would like to try is Nucleum.

@boardgamecourt

12 күн бұрын

Thank you! Our copy is now sold..!

Thanks for sharing about the games you didn’t enjoy so much. I played Nucleum at a friend’s and I didn’t enjoy it as much as I expected. So I was even thinking that maybe Brass may not be for me. But after watching your video, I think I will try Brass Birmingham one day. There must be a reason why it is number one on BGG. I played Evacuation during our local quarterly gaming event. One play is never enough to fully appreciate a game. I would like to play it again so I can develop an opinion. These games have quite heavy rules and it takes time to read and read again to know them in detail. So after spending hours to learn these games, it is disappointing if the game doesn’t deliver, as expected. Talking about satisfactory experience, I am really happy with Age of Comics and it is thanks to your channel that I decided to purchase it. Thanks again for your board game reviews. I really liked when you invited friends to review their games 😊

@boardgamecourt

12 күн бұрын

Yes, indeed, when you invest so much time and effort, it is double disappointing if the game does not work! We will try to have more guests in the future!! 😉

Helpful list as I value your opinions. Thanks. Only game I still have hopes for is Nucleum as I just purchased it with expansion. 😮

@boardgamecourt

12 күн бұрын

Well, it is possible that you like Nucleum more than us, and we hope this is true given your purchase. Btw, we haven't checked the expansion and how it changes the game. Let us know!!

Greetings from Greece!!!

@boardgamecourt

6 күн бұрын

Hello Milto :-) and welcome on-board!

Apparently the "drinking" games had no success this year, no whisky, no coffee 😅 thanks for the nice list! I understand most of your explanations 👍 and I fully agree: life is too short, and there are thousands of games being published every year... Why bother 😌

@boardgamecourt

12 күн бұрын

Play what you enjoy! There are enough games for everyone! Thank you for watching!!

Nice, great video. You confirmed at least 3 games I passed on from the get-go. Septima I really disliked because of the theme. The production with the tray's etc. looks fantastic. BUT the theme: Witches and witch-hunts/trials! What a horrible history represented in a game. I also love Underwater Cities. And I am a fan of good Sci-Fi. But evacuation looked boring when people revied it -- and hyped it up!! I will not buy or play this either.

@boardgamecourt

10 күн бұрын

Thank you for your comment. We should, though, emphasize that everything is subjective. The worst game can be an excellent experience with the right group and under the right circumstances.

That's my favourite kind of videos. Peter from boardgamegreeks Your opinion about witchcraft now put some doubts if i should purchase it or not, because i didn't pick resist i w8ed for the "better" version

@boardgamecourt

3 күн бұрын

Hello Petro! These days, it is hard to find a lot of critical opinions, with many channels simply covering games that they like. What kind of solo games do you enjoy?

Nice video. Totally agree re Distilled - ditched my copy. So much luck in what you remove and then you only make 1 drink. The whole ageing process - just tedious, repetitive gameplay. You couldn't have a strategy because you could never get enough money. A BIG disappointed for a beautiful looking game - style over substance.

@boardgamecourt

6 күн бұрын

Fortunately, their next game, Luthier, looks like it has way more engaging gameplay - it is more of a gamers' game. Hopefully, its production will be equally good.

Distilled, Nucleum and Evacuation? Many of these were on so many top lists for 2023. But certainly everyone has an opinion and on these 3 I strongly disagree. But appreciate the video and I recommend trying Nucleum with the expansion, I found it improved the game a fair bit, even tho i loved it already.

@boardgamecourt

10 күн бұрын

Thank you for your input. Of course, our opinions (and the opinions of others) are subjective. We don't have any vested interest in disliking games - in fact, we play board games because we love playing them. Evacuation is the only one that we still own - and we may well give it another try at some point, but right now it is not being "desired". Nucleum is not a bad game - but still it is a disappointment for us: it is not the economic game we expected it to be; it is not the hybrid of Brass/Barrage (by the way, we love both Brass and Barrage). It is more puzzly than an economic/simulation game for our taste. However, we can see how this appeals to others, and we are happy for this! We love many of the games by Simone Luciani, but this one was not for us. Now, as for Distilled, this was simply not for us. We found the gameplay quite blunt to be honest (rinse and repeat).

The whole struggle throughout in Evacuation.... I felt the same for first two plays. Starting from around the fourth play, it became amazing by the end. A big triumph. It just took more plays to blossom. You can easily get to production level 14 on key resources by the end, with more experience! Huge depth to play better and better. It's not calibrated well for first plays.

@boardgamecourt

12 күн бұрын

That is quite a big investment, which indeed some games require. The thing is that this is the only game out 10 that we still have in our collection... So, we may even give it another chance.

@nkorppi

12 күн бұрын

@@boardgamecourt Yes, especially in trying to rotate games within a big collection. Anyway, my score progression was 35, 49, 69, 94. We played full VP mode with all options included. The winning score in the last game was 108. The losing score in that game was 19. So there is absolutely huge scope for the second half of the game to feel hugely rewarding (and earned, given the chance for failure). You should experience it at least once with that sense of triumph. Be sure to interpret infrastructure card rewards correctly as production steps rather than one-off resources. One can refresh cards in one offer every turn, at a cost of one resource from either side, without being forced to go with the respective action. Pushing up a good tech column fast can really help unlock opportunities. Some cards are not worth playing (except situationally) due to low progress track values. Playing 30 to 40% cards by tucking is crucial. You'll get there. There are two ways a game can be : the skill ceiling is met fast and the game is same-y after that. Like Underwater Cities. Or it can be a tough proposition to start off with but gets much better eventually. That's Evacuation or Weather Machine or Inventions or Anachrony etc. The games that need time to shine do suffer in review scores. But it's fair and understandable. I'm glad you kept the game. I ended up selling Underwater Cities and kept Evacuation! Even though I did not like the punishing first plays. :)

@boardgamecourt

12 күн бұрын

Thank you for your very insightful comments. From Vladimir Suchy, our favs so far have been Underwater Cities and Woodcraft - but we haven't played Medina yet or Pulsar. But we completely get what you are saying about progression. This actually applies to Brass and (either version) and Barrage where new players around the table don't stand a chance against more seasoned ones. You mentioned Weather Machine: this is currently Fotios' top Lacerda game, followed by Kanban. However, in such games (like WM) we would argue that the gameplay of others around the table highly affects your own score as there are piggy back/semi-collaboration opportunities all around. Inventions is in the same sphere, but for us that was a bit too convoluted and the combos/chaining actions (when occured) did not feel as satisfying. Once again, thank you for sharing your insights. You may have convinced us to play Evacuation once more!

For a Circus themed board game if you haven't checked it already: drum roll from Greek designers : Drakopoulos and Kokkinis, its not something wow!!!! But it's an ok euro. Recommended only for those who like the Circus theme. After a couple plays (7-9) i sold it

@boardgamecourt

3 күн бұрын

Thank you for the suggestion. We would be keen to try it if we manage to grab a copy somewhere!

Where are you guys from - Spain, Argentina?

@boardgamecourt

12 күн бұрын

UK :-)

Bottom 10 sounds more like it! Although I LOVE Nucleum and Distilled - Septima was absolutely atrocious - especially for Mindclash. I think Nucleum is completely mis-advertised, it is a puzzle game - every game presents different challenges based on the Milestones and purple contracts and how you can achieve them - when you trigger your recharge etc. Ultimately NOT economic = )

@boardgamecourt

12 күн бұрын

We are glad you agree. Nucleum and Evacuation were the hardest ones to include in the list, but not all games are for everyone and these were not for us!

3 Ring Circus was a real disappointment. I was very skeptical of Devir following that but they won me over with Salton Sea. That game is a banger. As someone who loves both Brass and Barrage, I didn't see the appeal of Nucleum. It just didn't draw me in. A disappointment for me is that the new edition of The Smoky Valley is still not out! You know what wasn't disappointing? This video!

@boardgamecourt

12 күн бұрын

Thank you for your very kind words!! We are looking forward for Smoky Valley too with much anticipation. Devir has made many many good games, Salton Sea is very robust but the best for us are Red Cathedral and White Castle.

Agree - if you do not enjoy it - give it away - pass it on.

@boardgamecourt

12 күн бұрын

Exactly, why hoarding them? ;-)

"I don't want to play a game where i get punished, i can do that in real life." You need a coffee break. But it's a nice list. I was wondering if you have unplayed games somewhere on a shelf?

@boardgamecourt

12 күн бұрын

Quite a few games in our shelf of shame, some of them new (like El Burro), some of them older ones (like Clinic Deluxe and 18Liliput).

thank you for this saves me from buying bad games, i knew septimas art is the only selling point for that game ofcourse its gonna bomb i knew it XD

@boardgamecourt

12 күн бұрын

Keep in mind that our opinions are subjective as always! Many of the games in our list were hits for others! Thank you so much for watching!

I like Brass and Barrage. So, I had no interest in Nucleum. Why do I need something like Brass and Barrage when I have Brass and Barrage? Pass

@boardgamecourt

12 күн бұрын

Very true!!! 😂

At The Office sound like good name for a meaningless game!

@boardgamecourt

12 күн бұрын

Indeed! There is a retheme coming we think