$36 per game in today’s hobby is really not bad at all. I wish all my games were that cheap.

@BoardGameCo

5 ай бұрын

Yep!

Thx for this list! Nice breakdown of these games - I’m a huge fan of El Dorado: the race part helped me understand the mechanism and strategy behind deck building!

I've just recently started to get into the hobby and I have a very small board game collection so this is the perfect video for me. You've convinced me to buy Cascadia ☺

@lXxImabeastxXl

5 ай бұрын

I think this is my next one! It looks phenomenal, and my group has enough take that so this seems nice!

Excellent list! I love Canvas and Cascadia. I also think I need to finally add Trailblazers to my wishlist. I would also recommend Clank! and Space Base.

@BoardGameCo

5 ай бұрын

Space bases definitely a popular choice, it's not my first pic, but I agree it works well

I recently received and played Canvas and I completely agree with you. Great gateway game and a lot of fun for any type of player.

@BoardGameCo

5 ай бұрын

It's so simple and enjoyable

I’d say Hanamikoji, Cascadia, Point Salad, My City, War Chest, Kingdomino, Yinsh, Camel Up, Skull King, and Raiders of the North Sea. All inexpensive, lots of depth and replayability, and a variety of mechanics and optimal player counts. Next game to expand the collection: Brass Birmingham.

Great list. For 50% more money, you can also get 10 small box / card games - 20 games for $500. Small games are often faster, and fill up the last hour of a gaming session (filler games). A good start is High Society, Scout, Love Letter, Archduke, That's Not A Hat, Naturopolis, Santo Domingo, Werewords, Zero Down, and Arboretum.

@languagemaus8083

4 ай бұрын

I would add Spicy to your list:) great bluffing game... quick, fun and shiny with a unique art style

Coming from decades of video games, I began board games in January and started with some different games : Dune Imperium (good choice to put it in your list, it's easy but rich and competitive), terraforming Mars, Arkham Horror and Expeditions. Having a blast, bought Friday, Final Girl, Cartaventura and a few smaller solo games, waiting now for Gloomhaven JOTL, Earthborne Rangers and Heredity.

@Quen10k

5 ай бұрын

This is me, JOTL is great, haven't played the others as I went the more campaign game route (ISS Vanguard, Kingdom Death: Monster), also have Too Many Bones, Dungeon Degenerates and League of Dungeoneers in the queue or on order, so I'll be busy for a while. Definitely want to get into Arkham Horror LCG soon! That'll probably come in between some of the smaller box titles I play between the bigger ones. It's been great to jump into some great tabletop games and take a break from PC that I was starting to tire of for a variety of reasons

@Sulucion6Tone

5 ай бұрын

You're on a pathway of mayhem :) - I got back into Boardgaming in 2000 and it hasn't stopped; i hope you have a spare room.. hehe

@vincentgaliano

5 ай бұрын

@@Sulucion6Tone 😁well i'm mostly interested in certain games (i have a list of about 20 games) as I only play solo, but yeah, it takes money and room... I don't really have either.

@vincentgaliano

5 ай бұрын

@@Quen10k same. After playing From Software games for a few years, I couldn't find much excitement in video games anymore. I'm happy to spend less time in front of screens and more time with actual things in my hand. Also, I find board games relaxing (even Arkham), similar to reading (still prefer reading). I'm also quite interested in campaign now, that's why I bought the last three I mentioned (all campaign games, but very different from each other - Heredity is a huge hit in France, it's very original, I don't know when it will come in other countries). I really want some Awaken Dreams too, but probably Etherfields or Tainted Grail first.

I really got into board games as a nerdy hobby via Timestories, which kept me hooked through the whole series. That was much better than Bloodborne as my first Playstation game many years ago :D

@billable1861

5 ай бұрын

And still better than the ps5 today with no games on it at the end of its lifespan

Horrified is fantastic, too. You can grab Universal Classic Monsters, American Monsters, or Greek Monsters, and its easy to get new gamers into.

Thanks for pointing this out. Really thanks. I have bug problems with fomo and im looking for kickstarters and think thats amazing and that is amazing. But it is expensive and will it be worth it in the end? There are many great games and I really want to enjoy the games I have. I dont want to have a huge stash to work through. I did that with other hobbies, I dont regret it, but I dont have the time to finish all that. Ugh I have 800 games on steam and only played 200 or something. When I did see that static I was like wait what havent I played? What I like about board games is that you see what you have it isnt digital. Hype hype is awesome, but also learned am I hyped? Or are they hyped. Usually they are and not me.

For me good 10 games to start a collection are: Pandemic, Star Realms, Kingdomino, Ticket To Ride Europe, Marvel United X-Men, Terraforming Mars, Port Royal, Caverna, Abyss, Hive

A few games I would maybe add/substitute into that list would be: Akropolis Between Two Cities Lacuna Gift of Tulips You already have a City Builder type game, but I feel like BTC and Akropolis are unique and easy games to get into. Lacuna is an abstract area-control game which I feel like can get your Chess-player friend open to more games, and Gift of Tulips is not only drafting but a unique market manipulation type game which is easy to pick up for mainly anyone I've shown it to.

Great list! I feel like Coup should be on here as a social option

@BoardGameCo

5 ай бұрын

Coup is excellent!

Great list, own half the list and have alternatives to most of the others that do similar things. Only one I don't have and don't think I have anything like is Welcome To.

@BoardGameCo

5 ай бұрын

Welcome to is a lot of fun, it also plays on board gamerina if you want to try it there

If we're only doing bigger box games, I would also recommend 7 Wonders: Architects, Caesar's Empire, Carcassonne, Century: Golem Edition, Creature Comforts, Istanbul: The Dice Game, Las Vegas Royale, Machi Koro 2, Qwirkle, Reef & Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria

This is a great list

@BoardGameCo

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed :)

I love Immortality for Dune, I think if you want to bring out the deck building aspect it’s a great expansion!

@BoardGameCo

5 ай бұрын

I need to try out immortality, I have it but haven't played it yet

Is Trailblazers a little too “samey” to Cascadia in that it’s a nature themed “private puzzle” game?

@BoardGameCo

5 ай бұрын

Perhaps, I think the gameplay mechanics are vastly different though

Only have cascadia and dune imperium from this list, but I got them both for 15/20 dollars respectively. Just wait for deals and buying used games is usually not a problem.

@BoardGameCo

5 ай бұрын

Agreed completely on deal hunting

Excellent list. I think $360 is quite reasonable for ten quality games... It pales in comparison to what most CMON Kickstarters fall around. Given enough time and that will simply be the shipping for an All-In CMON game.

I started with Root. I got me way too involved in the board gaming space lol 10/10 would recommend as a starter

@BoardGameCo

5 ай бұрын

Lol fair

Regarding Dune Imperium - I'd suggest getting only a used copy without shipping (at a local trade), but if it really seems to be your type of game Dune Uprising needs no expansion to be amazing.

Oh come on… we all know you start a boardgame collection by going “All-in” on a Zombicide campaign! 😂

@ChaBox998

5 ай бұрын

😂zombicide is actually a great gateway ameritrash game to start a collection... if not for its high price point and the need for expansions.

is trailblazers similar at all top carcassone?

Have you played the new expansions for Quest for El Dorado and if so what’s your thoughts on them?

@ScytheNoire

5 ай бұрын

They aren't out in North America yet. Not sure what the hold up is getting us the new version of El Dorado expansions, but it's probably some publisher rights crap.

@ianw0ng

4 ай бұрын

yup.. still waiting for dangers & muisca.

Marvel United over The Loop & Everdell over Dune: Imperium. Dunno if you need Cascadia AND Trailblazers, I'd swap Trailblazers out for Sushi: Go Party, Draftosaurus or Between Two Castles. Solid picks though 👍

@demonbear55

5 ай бұрын

You and me should hang out, Chef's kiss on those switches, 100% agree.

@marcelbirkenkamp1386

5 ай бұрын

i think Dune is already stretching this list to a too complex realm, Everdell is even more complicated.

@erickchang8791

5 ай бұрын

Would also recommend swapping Trailblazers for The Crew or Hanabi: pocket/travel filler game, or Forest Shuffle for something more competitive I'd also consider swapping Codenames for Just One, Stella/Dixit, Wavelength (depending on personal preference)

@thecuriousboardgamer

5 ай бұрын

@@marcelbirkenkamp1386Interesting. I find Everdell significantly less complicated than Dune Imperium.

@marcelbirkenkamp1386

5 ай бұрын

@@thecuriousboardgamer yes, i‘ve heard that before, i find the symbols for the card types unintuitive and have a higher mental load in everdell with keeping track of what cards i am hunting for (i.e. the free cards). In Dune everything is can do is open info and during a turn the uncertainty is coming from the other players, cards not showing up at the market is less of a concern (in base dune, don‘t know if the grafting in Immortalität changes this)

If you want everything Welcome To, The Game Steward has a bundle that is currently going for $38. I think I paid $25 for it.

Random unrelated question but I'd appreciate your input: do you use a VPN? If so, which one, why & are you pleased with it? Thanks.

@BoardGameCo

5 ай бұрын

I do, I use Nord...I find none of the ones I've tried do I love ..but I do still appreciate the benefit when needed

I haven’t play every game on the list (I like your choices though). I am playing with ppl for the first time Friday and canvas is my go to game for ppl that I don’t know about. No dungeon crawlers though? Jaws of the lion seems like a less expensive way to test the waters of the genre for someone new to board gaming.

@BoardGameCo

5 ай бұрын

Personally, I think that even as accessible as Jaws is, I still think it's a lot for somebody who isn't already in the space

@JeremyErb-jx5yi

5 ай бұрын

You may be totally right about that. I am just trying to think of a lighter dungeon crawler. A lot of people like myself love betrayal but I think you would want a game that is more of a guaranteed good time. I know a lot of ppl that hate betrayal and wouldn’t want someone getting turned off from board games or dungeon crawler games because they played betrayal early on

Sad to think that with 336 Brazilian Reais I can only get some small box games or maybe 2 medium size box games.

@BoardGameCo

5 ай бұрын

:(

The caveat to The Loop is that it's very difficult - more so than most cooperative games. It's one of our favorite games, but we house rule it to make it easier. If you strictly follow the rules, I'd venture to say most gamers would find it too punishing. I've seen many reviewers rate it poorly because of this. It's a shame they didn't include difficulty modifiers out of the box, but it's very easy to fix to make it a VERY enjoyable game for any level of gamers.

@BGing_Foodie

5 ай бұрын

I've played a few 2 and 3 player games, and the 2 player ones are so much harder. We decided to start using 5 clones instead of 7 for 2 player games (the standard set-up for 3 players).

@tteshera

5 ай бұрын

@@BGing_Foodie good point. I only play 2 players, and that's the same house rule we adopted - 5 clones to start.

Great list. Best pick is Dune, top 5 for me with expansions. Uprising makes it top 3. My copy of trailblazers travel is coming this week. For auction, I would choose Ra over Art Society. Quest for El Dorado was a great game until we "tried hard" it; whomever got to the base camp first and trimmed their deck down to 8 or so 4-cost cards, wins easily. Prefer Wonderland Wars over Quacks for the player interaction and we shorten the game by removing one extra location and never play at 5. I got to try out the Loop.

@ianw0ng

4 ай бұрын

in full 4 players game, sometimes not so easy to trim your deck to the perfect 4 cards before someone else is already a few inches away from winning. i've played with someone who's very quick building his best deck, but just because his path was blocked once or twice, someone else who didnt even bother trimming her deck ended up winning.

@LeeKenshin7

4 ай бұрын

@@ianw0ng I'm sure that happens. Just didn't with our group but then again, we are a bunch of "tried hard" so after 7 games with the same winning strategy, it was enough to get rid of it. I suppose if you play with the shorter maps, then rushing to the end without trimming would be a more viable strategy but this was a fast enough game that we always played with the longer maps. I'm glad others have fun with it; just not for our group.

@ianw0ng

4 ай бұрын

​@@LeeKenshin7 👍

Netrunner, Imperius, Cosmic Encounter, Crystallo, Inis, Stockpile, Grifters, Treasure Hunter, Neom, Dice Throne.

You could add: - Monsters in the Elevator: an easy game to play, fun from young kids up to grandmas. - Pandemic, a great game. - Okey Dokey/Level 10: sorting a deck of cards, it is what The Game should have been. - Castle Panic with the full cooperative mode: a great game for 6 years old and group of adults. - Aeon's End: a deck building game easy to learn. - The Crew: an interesting game.

@BoardGameCo

5 ай бұрын

All good choices, particularly the crew. Pandemic as well, but for me that's directly the spot that I gave the loop to

While I enjoy hearing different opinions on a list of games, and it can be useful to have lists of more approachable games for (relatively) new gamers, I can't help but wonder who would actually consciously choose to start a board game collection and have use for such a video. I would think most people just buy/look for what they would like and would thus be best for them (e.g. 'a two player game with a nature theme') and not what would be considered best for a general collection. After all, it's not the general public playing; it's you (and possibly your friends/family/gaming group). If someone were to be purposefully planning to buy more games for their collection, the better advise would not be 'get a game of this list', but 'learn what type of games you like to play most, and what number of players and playtime is most common for you (or what you are missing a suitable game for), so you can get a game you'll actually like and play'. Videos such as this one might be more useful for someone looking to start a collection for a shop or event, in order to have something for various people to play and discover the hobby, but I rarely see such a title/description instead somehow. Hopefully those people will find them regardless 😉

@BoardGameCo

5 ай бұрын

That's interesting conversation to be sure, I do believe this type of video is actually useful to the right person... But I acknowledge that the right person often isn't yet at the point where they are browsing KZread for video like this. The question I've always had, is whether that's me projecting my own biases of how I operate, or whether they're actually are people out there who play a game or two and then head straight to you too to find a video like this. Alternatively, I can easily see this being the kind of video that when someone knew is getting into gaming, someone who has watched it, recommends it. Ultimately, I'm not sure. I do think that I disagree that someone new to the gaming should figure out what kind of game they like before using a list like this... The whole point of this is that it has a wide assortment of mechanics and game types that all are still generally accessible. I frequently get asked by people what games I recommend, and those are the types of games that tend to make their ways into videos like this.

@Zomerdromen

5 ай бұрын

@@BoardGameCo Thank you for the elaborate reply and sharing your thoughts! I do agree that the list has some good recommendations for different mechanisms and game types. It's just that I think it's better to try than actually buy such a wide variety, as many people are likely to not have such a wide taste themselves or have the right gaming group for all those differences. So, definitely a useful video (and also enjoyable for many of us that probably don't need it!), just something I would have named/framed differently 😜 And yes, that might very well also be influenced by personal experience/preference so there's likely no real right or wrong answer 😉

@Nerulla

4 ай бұрын

@@BoardGameCoI’m not new to gaming in anyway but I am looking to start/continue a board game collection. I used this list to help find games that have some interesting mechanics and some actual strategy but are also games that will get to the table. My group are big gamers (mostly magic the gathering) but we are too busy to get a 3-6 hour game to the table. We are also only going to play board games 3-6 times a year (again are go to is magic instead). So this list was perfect to find games that will scratch that gamer itch, give us a good many mechanics to play, while still being games that will get to the table as they are easy to teach and not super long. Basically what I’m saying is, this list is more then just for new gamers. It is a great resource for multiple reasons. I consider myself a seasoned gamer and I found it very useful. While I won’t buy all of these games, while making my list of the next 10 games I was going to buy I would say 4-5 came from this list.

I just calculated that I end up paying 490 dollars for 6 Siege, which is crazy. I could have gotten all these 10 games instead. It better be worth it

AZUL was my gateway game..

@BoardGameCo

5 ай бұрын

Nice!

If Cascadia sounds interesting, but you are more into fantasy than nature, Overboss is very similar. Squares instead of hexes, dungeons and monsters instead on nature and animals. But still drafting two overlapping tableaus and trying to make them work together. Also, 360 some dollars is still less than a PS5/XBox (whatever), just the system with no games.

@BoardGameCo

5 ай бұрын

Lol, fair enough. It's also interesting that you can buy some games for more than the cost of a ps5 🙂

2023?? Alex, you’re off by a year!

Trailblazers seems fun, but the price ($50 retail, ~$40 online) isn't great for such a light game.

@BoardGameCo

5 ай бұрын

I hear that...but it also has 3 game modes and all play solo, so there's really a lot of content there.

Any board game list that includes Dune Imperium is a winner in my book :D

Only game I would add is Project L.

@BoardGameCo

5 ай бұрын

Good choice!

i don't know Alex. bit of an ambitious list. I'd start with maybe two games.... spirit island and any Lacerda..... Jokes! jokes... I think Cascadia. Canvas and maybe Art Society. however all these titles will be a massive learning curve coming from UNO and butchered games of Monopoly.

@BoardGameCo

5 ай бұрын

Agreed, my hope and assumption is that the kind of people watching this video are usually the kinds of people who have already dipped their toes into the water a tiny amount

Over🎁 🧡🙏🏼

My choice of 10 games to start the collection (Total ~300$): 7 Wonders Duel (2-player), Carcassonne (Tile laying), Champions of Midgard (WP, dice chucking), Destinies (Campaign), Dixit (Party), Pandemic (Co-op), Parade/Bang the Dice Game (Filler, smallbox travel), Quest for El Dorado (Deck builder), Quacks of Quedlinberg (Bag builder), RA (Auction, Euro)

Quest for el dorado is extremely overrated in my opinion. While it is true that is easy and accessible, I feel that you will always gravitate towards trying to build the same kind of deck.

@BoardGameCo

5 ай бұрын

I can understand where you're coming from, personally. I can say that I always try to experiment with different things because I find that fun.

I really disagree with dune. Yes it's a great game but it's not just too complicated for starting a collection. It's a mashup of mechanisms which are best learned in their own, the conflict portion you mentioned, and it's an IP game and not a very good looking one at that. I'm not saying someone who isn't interested in dune couldn't enjoy the game, they can. But it's a much tougher sell to get a fledgling game group into especially if there are women in the group. I would pick meadow or ticket to ride if you wanted something with more conflict.

why does every top 10 beginner board game list act like new players are idiots or incapable of complexity? All these games are boring and bad tbh. Someones first game beyond monopoly should be Catan no question.

@BoardGameCo

5 ай бұрын

I think these games are genuinely great, they're all in my collection. Kind of sounds like you've decided your opinion is "the opinion" instead of just yours.

Get one and play the crap out of it

@nihlify

5 ай бұрын

Disagree. That's one way to get bored with the hobby

@BoardGameCo

5 ай бұрын

I did. When I first got into the hobby that's what I did. But then I bought more.

Wild list - I have over 1200+ games and i don't own a single one of these.