Flame & Fang Gamefound page - gamefound.com/en/projects/escape-velocity/flame--fang Scroll down for the full list: 0:00 - Introduction 0:49 - 20 - Combat Commander 1:43 - 19 - Lost Ruins of Arnak 2:24 - 18 - Too Many Bones 3:07 - 17 - Unlock! 3:39 - 16 - Tales from the Red Dragon Inn 4:14 - 15 - Codenames Duet 5:06 - 14 - So Clover! 5:43 - 13 - Galaxy Trucker 6:36 - 12 - Sentinels of the Multiverse 7:33 - 11 - Just One 8:30 - 10 - The Crew 9:41 - 9 - Root 10:20 - 8 - Spirit Island 11:02 - 7 - Paleo 11:53 - 6 - War of the Ring 13:22 - 5 - Telestrations 14:44 - 4 - Summoner Wars 2nd Edition 16:38 - 3 - Bullet 17:33 - 2 - Arkham Horror: the Card Game 18:45 - 1 - Exceed fighting system

@olivierjodoin2283

4 ай бұрын

Great section! Codenames Duet, The Crew and Spirit Island are all in my top 5. Just One in my top 15.

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

Sounds like we have a lot in common :)

We have very little overlap in our top 100’s but that is what I enjoy about the hobby. There are dozens of games for everyone!

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

So true!!

Love your videos. You have great enthusiasm and descriptions. Thank you!

Awesome list, your enthusiasm is fabulous!

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

I enjoyed every video in this series, thanks for making it. Your enthusiasm is great!

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

Thanks Mike. I always love seeing your top games.

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Kevin!

Great list - and I think it's fantastic that you included some party games. Sometimes we take ourselves too seriously as boardgamers. Telestrations is a blast!

I love that you put big and party games in your list :) it's a good list, but now I need to try a lot of games 😂

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching them all!

All videos in that series were fun and interesting, thank you!

Great list, Mike! You’ve inspired me to get Bullet to the table this month. For Sentinels, I’m pretty sure I have the older edition. Will the new edition rules work with my older game?

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

It’s not the rules that have changed, really. Unfortunately it’s the cards/characters themselves. Everything is HUGELY rebalanced and changed and redesigned. But there’s nothing wrong with your old version. It’s still good!

You have an awesome list, I really enjoyed all the top 100 videos, thanks ! Also, finally someone who appreciates Sentinels, such a great game ! EDIT: EXCEED ???? Wow Mike, you're full of surprises ! Nice ! I have two questions. Why EXCEED and not Indines since they are similar ? I would guess because Indines is longer ? Also, have you tried Pixel Tactics ? If not, I wholeheartedly recommend it !

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

Battlecon/indines was earlier on the list. I enjoy it, but find the ante phase can slow things down, and I kind of prefer having less info instead of more. But it’s still great! Pixel tactics was a bit too “mean” for my family. The combos you can pull off are awesome, but also frustrating 😜

Let's go!! Your taste align with mine so much it's crazy. Exceed is also my #1 board game and SW is in my top 10. Variable player powers and tactical gameplay are mechanics I love the most in board games

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

That’s awesome! Kindred spirits ❤️

Summoner Wars 2nd is SO good. Not my favorite skirmish, but I can see it. WotR though...wow. That game lived up to the hype. Such an amazing system and dripping in theme.

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

It’s still my LOTR dream game :)

Just few weeks ago I finally found Bullet (both Heart & Star) available in EU after trying to find them at a reasonable price for couple of years. Bullet is one of those games that people keep praising but usually (=always) lighter 10-30 minute games fail to entertain me past couple of plays, especially when played solo. Bullet has completely surpassed my expectations and has quickly moved into a permanent slot in my collection. #3 is a very high ranking for a (relatively) simple game like Bullet but I now understand why people love this game.

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

Glad you found a copy and enjoyed it! It’s a quick game, but I still find it tactically engaging and challenging

Just curious, have you tried Puzzle Strike II? It gives me Bullet vibes but at a turn-based pace. (Also, if you've tried Age of Galaxy.) If one were to start with Exceed, any suggestions for purchase order? I love the Nature Incarnate expansion for Spirit Island, but it's definitely not a necessity. The truly essential expansion (Jagged Earth) has started release on the app in stages.

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, I stopped with jagged earth. It was enough :) I used to love the original puzzle strike, but haven’t played it much in a while. I tried a demo of puzzle strike 2… wasn’t digging it. Didn’t feel quite balanced yet. But that’s par for the course for sirlin games. He usually needs 2-3 revisions of a design to get it right 😅 For exceed, it’s partially based on IP preference. My kids like shovel knight and street fighter, so those are frequently played for us. But mechanically I think the last two seasons, under night and blazblue, are the best and most interesting they’ve done.

I love the party games, Mike! Thanks for having us on this list again at number 3 AND 1! "Get to the table and play in 15 minutes" is truly the Exceed experience! Besides, it gives you more time to play MORE games of it! :) I need to start working on Bullet Smorgasbord.

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

Not sure what the icon would be for a smorgasbord 😜

Just got Tales from the Red Dragon Inn because of you! Agree with a lot of your Top 20! Thanks Mike!

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

Hope you have a great time with Tales!

I got just as much enjoyment seeing Telestrations at #5 as you did lol

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

Just played it last week with my students again. Hilarity ensued :)

I value your opinion, Mike, so I added a few games to my wishlist/check-out-list now. And some that were already on there got moved up ... Thanks for doing this!

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

Hope I don’t lead you wrong!

At least glad to see bullet at the top 3 yayyy

Great list Mike! I’m on the fence getting War of the ring because I can only play it exclusively solo, but this video might just push me to pull the trigger!

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

I would not buy it for solo, personally. There is a fan variant on BGG, but Colin told me it’s really onerous and annoying to run

@yxygogo

4 ай бұрын

@@OneStopCoopShop ahhh that’s a shame, it looks so good for LOTR fans.

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

@yxygogo the lord of the ring LCG, the Reiner Knizia lord of the rings, journeys in middle earth, and the adventure book game are all decent to great, but none of them quite feel like lord of the rings to me 😅

@yxygogo

4 ай бұрын

@@OneStopCoopShop true, I think War of the ring really shows how grand the world of middle earth is with how all the factions interacting differently on a huge map.

It’s really interesting that you don’t have any typical resource collection or point salad euro games on your list. Nice to see a list that exhibits such different taste.

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

If you haven't yet, watch the 40-21 video. I think that had at least 4 of my favorite euros on it. They aren't missing entirely :)

Playing through the tales from the red dragon inn right now based on your recommendations and I have to say... It's just so good.

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

So happy to hear it!

Excellent list man. You've likely just sold a ton of copies of Exceed. Definitely sold me on it!

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

Try out my solo mode, and let me know if you have any questions :)

@TotallyBoard

4 ай бұрын

@@OneStopCoopShopWill do!

Hey Mike, love the content! I was wondering what clear sleeves you use for games that have a lot of cards?

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

I’m not much of a sleever, so I’m probably not too helpful. I tend to buy the sleeve kings penny sleeves

Thanks for the amazing videos. Im just new in solo boardgaming and put some intersting ones on my wishlist to check out. I have played spirit island for a week now and its a blast. Also have mage knight waiting to be played ❤️

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

You’re starting with some all-timers!

Hey Mike, You mentioned Advanced Squad Leader in Combat Commander Europe. What's your thoughts on it? Very old school

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

Oh I dunno, I haven’t played ASL in forever!

Of all board game reviewers on KZread, I think Mike and I have the most alignment. Love the list.

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

Your user name shows me we are kindred spirits 😜

Telestrations would be in my top 10 as well. Great list Mike 👌

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

It’s great ❤️

Hey Mike which Exceed set is your favorite and what are your thoughts on the Guilty GEar iteration?

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

I LOVE what I’ve seen of guilty gear so far. It emphasizes playing boosts (cards that give you bonuses for the next attack) more, which I enjoy. For favorite, season 2 was the craziest (kind of too crazy, but cool), while I think season 5 or 6 (blazblue and under night) are their best designs so far

Absolutely love Exceed too. Really gives you that fighting game feel (I also suck at the video game versions). I would probably rank summoner wars above Exceed though. The main surprise for me was how low warps edge was. I thought that would be top 10 for sure.

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

I'm just not playing it as much lately. Still a great game though!

Great list, including many of my favorites. Ive been curious about Sentinels for a while now but have seen conflicting things about it for two players. What is your take?

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

2-player requires house rules or two-handing, and two-handing can be intense when you are learning the game. I’ve played 2-player with a house rule where you basically have a third “helper” character who takes damage for you, but you each get an extra play or power on their turn. It’s not perfectly balanced but works smoothly

Great list! You introduced me to Bullet and it's one of my favs! This also might get me to finally order a copy of red dragon inn adventures

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

Hope you have fun with it!

Exciting. Thanks Mike. Second thoughts, too many party games! Get your coat, Mike! 😉 Co-op games for the win!

Hi Mike are you familiar with the tier ranking list? If so I know it's less your style but can you please do a tier list on the heroes and bosses of bullet? It will be a great way to celebrate it being on your top 3

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

You are making the assumption that I’ve had time recently to play every boss and heroine and would be an expert on such things 😜 I love the game, but with my review schedule I don’t actually play it super often. Exceed is special in that my kids want to play it every day, so that one I do actually get a lot of play time with.

@mabos555

4 ай бұрын

Oh OK got it Yeah I thought you did play every hero and every boss (not always each match up of course) but still have enough idea how to rank them in terms on difficulty or even just fun factor Maybe someday of you will, let me know 😉 Always forget that you are mostly bound to the new hotness haha I wish to do this kind of ranking myself but also like you don't have the time to play

Would you say Exceed is worth getting only for solo? I'm really intrigued by the system, but its really hard to table 2p games where I live

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

I think it'd be worth picking up one box set to see how much you enjoy it. I think the solo is great, but I'm clearly super biased :)

Interesting list. I don't even think I can do 20 haha Mage Knight Nemesis Oathsworn Black Rose Wars: Rebirth (blown away by this one) Arkham Horror: LCG Dune: Imperium Spirit Island Spiritual Warfare (my design that no one but my family has played haha) Bloodborne: The Board Game Tournament Fishing Cthulhu: Death May Die Marvel Champions Heat: Pedal to the Metal

@OneStopCoopShop

19 күн бұрын

Nice list. I’ve heard good things about black rose wars.

@gregmahler9506

19 күн бұрын

@@OneStopCoopShop - You will love it, mage battler with programming and pretty decent AI for the Avatars as well. I've described it as a mix of Mage Knight and Super Smash Bros.

Great list! I'd love to play many of them but sadly don't have the right people to play it with. E.g. Exceed seems like it asks for some time investment and I don't know anyone who'd be willing

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

That’s why I designed the solo mode for exceed, so it’s more frequently playable. But yes, it definitely shines best with a steady opponent

Seeing Summoner Wars so high up makes me happy. Sadly, I bought sooooo much first edition

@OneStopCoopShop

Ай бұрын

I did too 😅😅😅😅

War of the Ring is an impossible game. It's one of the biggest crunchiest games out there, and yet, each turn is incredibly simple and fast. It is a five hour game which feels like it takes an hour. And that's before you get into the incredible alt-history and theme.

@OneStopCoopShop

28 күн бұрын

Couldn't agree more. It's fabulous!

I also like Exceed and i try came up with different variants for the single player

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

Hope they turned out well!

Only saw your top 20 list so perhaps this was listed higher up but what do you think of Lord of the Rings The Card Game from FFG? It ranks that right up there with Arkham Horror LCG for me.

@OneStopCoopShop

3 ай бұрын

Great game, but it’s my least favorite of the 3 co-op LCGs, personally. It didn’t make my top 100

@michaell5553

3 ай бұрын

Wow that’s interesting!

I like The Crew... but Tichu is the trick taking king.

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

Still never played this one!

@jorgemontero7905

4 ай бұрын

​@@OneStopCoopShopyou should!

Thanks for the list and the brief overviews. Production quality suggestion, consider a better quality Mike. Even an entry USB Fifine Condenser AM8 with some basic OBS plugins (eq, compressor, expander) would do magic. Keep up the good work, love the content.

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

Not sure what you are referring to here. The camera? It’s my iPhone filming. The green screen?

@MartinRonky

4 ай бұрын

@@OneStopCoopShop Mike, my bad it was supposed to be mic as Microphone. The one you're wearing using sounds very flat.

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

@MartinRonky ohhh, yes, that I can agree with. I’ll check out the ones you mentioned. I need a head worn mic (only thing that’s feasible for recording my plays), so that limits things a good bit

@MartinRonky

4 ай бұрын

@@OneStopCoopShop Ah I see, that head wearing makes sense. When it comes to head worn microphones, I have good experience with Antlion microphone, that is attachable to any headphones, so maybe they have a standalone version. But first, try even just the OBS plugins, they are free, the EQ might help.

My top 6 board games are: This War of Mine, Bloodborne, Fallout, Arkham Horror 3rd Ed, Star Wars Outer Rim & Dead of Winter:The Long Night, I can play them without ever getting tired of them--point being, I loved that your list was honest to what appeals to you!! Great list, it was fun watching your countdown!

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

Thanks, and great choices for your top 6!

I hear such good things about Arkham Horror, but I don't know that I want to put $1k into a single game. Can it be enjoyed more casually, or do you have to really invest time and $ to make it worth it? The thing that turns me off of CCG like Pokemon and Magic is that you need to really stay on top of the Meta almost constantly to be competitive at all. So it's fun and keeps it interesting for a long time, but it feels like if you do something else for a while then suddenly to pick the game up again you have to "catch up" on all that you missed. Does Arkham Horror have that same issue?

@OneStopCoopShop

4 күн бұрын

The nice thing about Arkham (and the other cooperative fantasy flight LCGs, Lord of the Rings and Marvel Champions) is that since they are cooperative there is no "keeping up" or "meta" you have to stay on top of. You can buy what you want, play what you want, without any of that stress. But yes, Arkham's cost can build up quickly, if you get into it. You'd probably want to buy the revised core and one set of investigator and campaign expansions (I'd start with Dunwich Legacy). That will give you a short and a long campaign to play, and 10 characters to play around with. But that's also close to $150 investment by itself, so it isn't cheap even to start out!

Later you called Agemonia one of your top games of the year, but maybe you hadn't played it yet when you made this video? What do you tt, would it rank high on yoyall time list?

@OneStopCoopShop

4 күн бұрын

I think it IS in one of the earlier videos… maybe 21-40? Hard to remember!

@joeanon8568

4 күн бұрын

@@OneStopCoopShop I missed it before but I went back and found it at #41. So do you like Tales from the Red Dragon Inn a lot more in the sort of adventure/crawler character progression kind of genres?

EXCEED Fighting System is the bomb! Don't sell your solitaire system for EXCEED short either, it's great!

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I’m excited to try to make it work with guilty gear next

Have you played Earthborne Rangers? It seems like a better version of Arkham

@OneStopCoopShop

2 ай бұрын

I love Earthborne Rangers! I want to finish the campaign before I rank it higher in my top 100, but it’s a great game. But for my tastes, I definitely wouldn’t rank it above Arkham

Yay, AHLCG!

I only got 1 of those, and I don't play to buy any more of them.

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

Nothing wrong with people having different tastes! What are some of your top games?

Nice list, although my tastes align much more with Colin. Still enjoyed watching this video series

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

Colin's taste usually align with mine. Many of my top games are also his. So I'm not sure what you mean ;)

@erikpeters7072

4 ай бұрын

@@OneStopCoopShop i find he's more into dungeon crawlers and adventure games

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

@erikpeters7072 I’d say we are equally into adventure games, generally speaking. Arkham and LOTR lcg and mage knight and the like. But yeah, you’re right, he and Bairnt are more likely to play crawlers!

@user-bh1rm1rk8x

4 ай бұрын

Maybe it's cause he did a lot of videos when he was on here like his favorite dungeon crawlers and adventure games. I pretty much exclusively play those types of games. My top 10 games would be Isofarian Guard Agemonia Tales from the red dragon inn Roll player adventures Arena the contest Hexplore it Eldritch Horror Folklore the affliction Chronicles of Drunagor Oathsworn

@OneStopCoopShop

4 ай бұрын

@user-bh1rm1rk8x great list! Of those the only one I actively didn’t like much was hexplore it. I have a review copy of drunagor but haven’t played it yet