Never been to a Gentleman’s club before, but I’m surprised to learn Res Arcana is a big hit in those whereabouts.

@bupdig

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So when’s the Gentlemen’s Club top ten coming out? I wonder if BG Shield will be on the list or maybe an honorable mention?

@alecgalbraith5604

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@@bupdigmost likely they’ll sponsor the list

Mike: So, my number 48 is Pax Pamir. Tom: There’s so much text on those cards! Me: It’s literally flavor text.

1:25:15 From KS Update #46, Isaac's pro/cons for switching from map tiles to books: Pros: - Significantly decreases setup time - Significantly decreases the number of components - More immersive artwork tailor-made to the scenario Cons: - Limitations on space, even with a supplemental book (this can be alleviated somewhat by making the book bigger) - Significantly increases development time to make artwork tailor-made to the scenario - Limits versatility of section breaks and hiding information - Can cause some confusing interactions with destruction or movement of obstacles or other printed-on features. - A little awkward with page transitions - Limits after-market scenario creation (community-driven campaigns, promo scenarios, fan-made content, etc.) with lack of versatility - Random dungeons are also not feasible - I've already promised you tiles

Pax Pamir 2 is an amazing game and production. Nothing quite like it. It comes in at around 2 hours if you have a really juicy game (once you know how to play). It never would go to 4.5 hours! Stunning game though. Tom you must play it!

I’m so impressed by Mike’s general knowledge. Most Americans I met barely knew where Canada is, but Mike knows that Quebec is a province and what language we speak 😮 Bravo 👏 👏 👏

@Swimm4ster

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You really shouldn‘t set the bar so low.

@mikaeki5245

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We really have to. I remember meeting a yank while travelling, and he wondered "how am I able to speak [my native language] and english" and "how does that feel". He was not stoned. General knowledge of the outside world among regular US-citizens is shockingly low. 😐

The Principality of Sealand is a real place off the coast of eastern England, I live really close to there and it has a genuinely fascinating history 😂

Yamatai is a great game, and it’s criminally overlooked. It got crapped on because it kept getting compared to Five Tribes, but the two games are nothing alike, so I don’t know why people kept making the comparison. It’s very well balanced, and so you can take just about any strategy and if you play your turns well, you’ll be competitive. I’ve played it countless times, and I’ve never seen a player win the exact same way twice. This is one of my favorites of all time. I’d love to play it with Zee and Mike.

I describe Architects of the West Kingdom as a worker investment game and Raiders of the North Sea as a worker replacement game.

The Principality of Sealand that someone claimed to be from is a small country that no other nation recognizes, it concists of a defensive anti aircraft platform built during world war 2 to defend the UK, I think it stands just outside the borders of the UK in international waters and there are a few people living there and have proclaimed it to be a nation of its own. Its been occupied quite a while I believe, for a few decades I think. Entertaining and informative show as always, looking forward to rest of the list during the week.

Yamatai love!!! In my top 100 as well. So glad to grab a copy just as they went out of print

Ooh I do think Tom would like Pax Pamir 2nd. The 2.5 hours is a good estimate for the first game. And while rules explanation takes time the first time, all rules can effectively be summed up on 1 page. It's definitely one of those games that play very differently after your first game of it, but you can definitely see why the game is good with your first play.

Love all of the Hadara love in this list! I feel it is terribly overlooked. The designer is fantastic, I also love Crown of Emara from them.

Yamatai is great! Awesome lists as usual.

Man every time they talk about the series of games including raiders, architects, etc I want to get every one of them. Never had a chance to try any! It sounds like there’s so much to enjoy

Yamatai is awesome. Tom and Mike will love it. Also a Fiest for Odin is amazing and i am sure Zee will like it.

Totally onboard with Mike's #43. I like, not love, the other Garphill Games but oh boy did I love this one! Best game from the studio so far. Very keen for their next titles.

Thanks for the chapters!! 🖤💛

Yeah Mike I agree with you that Wayfarers is really good and competes with Paladins(in my top 10). I am a fanboy of the WK series(got all the big boxes and expansions) and I'll most probably be getting all the South Tigris stuff. Besides the games being all different mechanically, I so appreciate the apprentice/townsfolk cameos that ties the games together.

SO glad to see some love for Rattus!

Thanks for the War Machine shoutout, Mike! Looking forward to your coverage on Crowdsurfing.

Zee's stint as the voice of the people made me laugh out loud at work... bravo!

This series must NEVER end...

Yay happy to see that Tom likes On the Underground this much, it's one of my favourites!

Love how you all said my name 5 times 😂, you didn’t say my name for supporting as a backer this time around, but I’ve backed the last 3 years and have got shouted out before. Also, I would LOVE a Rathskellers table, but will most likely build my own. Their tables are super nice, but a bit above my pay grade. 😅

The voice of the people is tied at 8 crossovers for each of you!

Tapestry is currently going through playtesting with rebalanced factions that fix the text on the civilizations instead of just the awkward mini fixes they have now

1:27:00 Zee, that was me saying Gloomhaven’s votes are split. Tom's right that they are different enough. The Steam version is amazing! You should definitely try it for an episode of "What's APPening". My favorites that were mentioned this time are: -Mansions of Madness (especially in October) -Res Arcana -Deception Murder in Hong Kong -Balderdash -Ticket to Ride -Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion But so many games that I still need to try.

@LoftOfTheUniverse

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Good the gloomhaven cult is too extreme

Star Wars Rebellion is such an amazing game

Shout-out to Mike for having a good taste in games! Pax Pamir is goated

Factory Funner & Grand Carnival are great games!!

I think I saw somewhere that Isaac mentioned wanting to make the map books for GH and FH, but the production would take a few years and they would focus on it after the FH launch and the "Monster Minis" campaign

Thanks, Zee. "Cult of the future!"

Thanks for the video! Here are how these games rank for me: Architects of the West Kingdom (76) Hadara (33) Raiders of the North Sea (60) Tapestry (86) Champions of Midgard (253) Deception: Murder in Hong Kong (too long ago to rank) A Feast for Odin (121) Parks (146) Wayfarers of the South Tigris (too recent to rank, but I love it) 7 Wonders (103) Lords of Waterdeep (92) Ticket to Ride (170 for the Europe edition) See you all on the next one!

I passed on wayfarers KS because I already have the WK trilogy and they don’t get played much due to them all being 2 hour games. But wow I keep hearing how good this game is…

Bruno is the best designer for 2 player games. Totally agree with Zee.

I knew the People’s 42 as soon as Tom said Roy. 😊

Proposed name for the Shem Phillips/SJ McDonald games: the directional trilogy quadrilogy (presumably).

@shanerion

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Since they’re called the cardinal directions, maybe to add some alliteration we can call it the Cardinal Quadrology.

Feast for Odin isn’t THAT long at 4 players. Maybe 2 hours? But I will say the solo is outstanding and 2 player is just as fun as more players. (2 player is my favorite player count, so that gives Feast for Odin some extra points for me).

Another fun game using a book is My Father's Work. I have fallen in love with that game :)

Pax Pamir is the gateway to Phil Eklund games, fingers crossed!

All 3 of yall are hilarious

Love you Mike

I am with Zee here... Bruno Cathala IS the best designeR there is. On a different note, am I the only one that liked Rebellion more with out the expansion? I mean, the expansion is fine, but it just makes the battles a little longer sometimes and I rather concentrate in the other aspects of the game (plus new heroes are kind of meh 🤣)

Dear Tom Just a couple episodes ago I complained about your silly voices thing for the people. Man, I really appreciated this episode. So, thank you and keep rocking your hat collection. This never gets old and the hats neither…. 😎

Sam would say to Zee, " Dicetown is awesome and Factory-fun is Factory-unfun! " 😆

Back once again handing out points (they matter so so much) to the host(s) and people if they have a game I pick to be the best one for each entry. Mike: 2 points (14 total), 50, 43, Architects of the West Kingdom, Wayfarers of the South Tigris Zee: 3 points (15 total), 46, 44, 41 Naga Raja, The Grand Carnival, Dice Town Tom: 1 point (13 total), 49, Vagrantsong People: 4 points (18 total), 48-46, 42, Tapestry, Star Wars Rebellion, Parks, Marvel Champions 2, times the People have recorded a hat trick (57-55; 48-46) 2, games which joined as repeat winners Vagrantsong, Parks, 68, 49, and 78, 45 respectively Mike: 0 potential point pillaged (2 total) Zee: 1 potential point pillaged (4 total), 50, Manhattan Project Energy Empire (Architects of the West Kingdom won) Tom: 1 potential point pillaged (4 total), 45, Dice Thrown (Parks won) People: 0 potential point pillaged (2 total) Bye!

Red Rising is my favorite Stonemaier Game...

Age of empires is amazing and may very well be my favorite game ever

"Played in gentleman's clubs around the world" XD

I'm in favor of a DT Midwest! We need a satellite office over here!

What's wrong with Gentlemen Clubs? Where else am I supposed to meet gentlemen?

When Tom said "Roy" as the clue, i thought Heros of Air, Land, & Sea.

@AahzmandusPervect

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I immediately went to Marvel Champions.

"Pen is" mightier indeed

I’m with Mike on Res Arcana. I wanted to like it more than I did. I found myself annoyed when I played it

It blows my mind that Tom hasn't played Pax Pamir considering how highly ranked it is.

man I love Yamatai. But if it's going for $400 I can part with it.

You guys need to listen to Mike and give Pax Pamir 2nd edition a try!

Thunderbirds on both Mike's and Zee's list. Get with it, Tom! 😁

Mike I'm with you on Rez Arcana. I just felt like it was a lot of resource changing without much of a payoff. It was fine, but I was less than impressed with it. I am finding that games that are pure resource conversion games, where most of the variety in the game are in the powers that are just varying versions of, "You can change X and/or Y resource into Z resource(s)" Just aren't for me. They aren't bad, but I find them to be a bit dull though.

I will now only refer to traditional worker placement games as having regressive worker placement, not to be confused with the progressive worker placement from Architects

37:45 Lol im a purest!! Now way an expansion make the game better. 28:06Rewind to raider of the north sea is better than raider of scythia because of the expansion. 35:13 Dont play champion of midgard unless valhalla is in it.

13:57 lol😂😂😂😂😂

I love Yamatai way more than 5 Tribes :)

please do a new top 10 pick up and deliver games

Yamatai is way better than Five Tribes (IMO)... In FT, you deconstruct the board which is overwhelming since you start with a busy board full of options... Yamatai does the opposite, it is about constructing routes and the board, which is more satisfying and more digestible to new players.

aww, i missed this one, was at a game night / One from Sweden :)

Definitely with Mike on Res Arcana, don’t get the hype.

age of discovery is out of print because microsoft owned the original license

My wife and I wanted to add our top 50 (out of about 550 games, so roughly top 10%). Wife: 50. Codenames Duet 49. Ohanami 48. Silver and Gold 47. Champions of Midgard (matched with Tom. Huzzah) 46. Lost Cities 45. Awkward Guests 44. Onitama 43. Lords of Waterdeep (a matching crossover with the people Huzzah!) 42. Horrified 41. Roll Player Me: 50. Adventure Games: Dungeon 49. Mice and Mystics 48. Dinosaur Island 47. Atlantis Rising 46. Welcome To... 45.. Jaipur 44. Qwinto 43. Lost Ruins of Arnak 42. Crokinole 41. Karuba

Totally agree with Tom. Blitzkrieg! is brilliant, but the ww2 theme is a turn off. A retheme of it with Transformers, Hydra VS Shield, or G I Joe would be amazing.

@thedicetower

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Well, those themes would likely alienate as many people, just different ones.

@benjaminspears8488

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@@thedicetower Not sure. The people who like WW2 are already happy, but if they licensed it with a more pop culture theme, I could see it selling well in places like Target and Walmart and reaching a wider audience. Any of the IP’s I mentioned would all work with the land, air, sea system in the game as well.

How do I do a superchat? I've never done one before, but I'm very excited to have Tom state that 'western' Pennsylvania is the best state in the Universe.

I would like to see a lighter feast for Odin.

You should do some fundrising with a goal like that: - Zee would play TMB, Feast for Odin and Twilight Imperium - Tom would play Vinhos, Terra Mystica and Pax Pamir I would gladly contribute. 😉

44:36 WOOP WOOP 🤘Mike's ready to ride

I’d love to see the intersection of Dice Tower viewers and juggalos

1/40: Deception: Murder in Hong Kong

@neilbiggin

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I bought it but I have a feeling I'll regret it. Looks like it could be fun for an hour and then never come out again. Try before you buy, kids.

28:46 zee is confusing the game discussed with 'Raiders of Pithya'

Hello from Quebec City Mike DiLisio !

Come on Zee. Try Too many bones before you hate on it.

All the text on pax pamir cards is fluff!

1:18:30 mike has said conceit instead of concept so many times in so many videos….. I had to look it up to see if it actually meant the same thing. It does, but man mike, why can’t you just say “concept” lol

Visit Europa? What the heck, guys! ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE!

Woop woop

ad Dice Throne - I hope Santa has face of David Harbour :)

Tom says: "No way an expansion would make the game better for me. I am a purist." A couple of minutes before he talks about how expansion for Raiders of the North Sea makes the game better for him. Lmao

My 50-41: 50 Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure 2021=>106 49 Viscounts of the West Kingdom 2021=>88 48 Wingspan 2021=>50 47 Mice and Mystics 2021=>53 46 Marrakesh NEW 45 Architects of the West Kingdom 2021=>51 44 Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy 2021=>20 43 The Gallerist 2021=>38 42 It's a Wonderful World: Heritage Edition NEW 41 Batman: Gotham City Chronicles 2021=>57

I'm with Mike on Res Arcana. I tried to love it but it's just...fine? Never felt exciting or engaging for us. 🤷‍♂️

Shameful that neither Tom nor Zee have played Pax Pamir 2E yet. 😢

@Yukamagic17

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It’s a god tier game (actually my num 4) but you need several playthroughs to have an idea how to approach the game. Everyone in our group failed miserably in first playthroughs.

@pilotvc

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You need to have the right people, and available time, but by now they have no excuses!

@john-qz3fu

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Pax Pamir 2nd edition, Pax Porfiriana, and Pax Renaissance are all on another level for me. They are sooo good. If you've got a group that knows what there doing there is almost no better gaming experience.

@tonkabeanicecream5698

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They saved a load of time if you ask me, awful game.

@pilotvc

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@@tonkabeanicecream5698 nobody would ask you then.

How is everyone able to play so many of these games? I kept seeing in chat about people having a top 50 and I've never even played 50 board games in my life. Are people just full on splurging on a ton of $50-$100 games? I can't imagine that's the case. Are there clubs where people play games together for free?

@thedicetower

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Yes there are! Tell us where you live, and maybe we can find some like minded folk for you to play with!

@shanerion

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The answer is yes, people are definitely splurging on 50-100 dollar games. People are splurging on 250 dollar kickstarters too. You get a gaming group together, and get combined access to two or three enthusiasts collections, assuming some overlap, you probably end up with access to 250-500 games. I just sold 50 games and probably still have 250.

@kairosmvr1900

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Oh cool that's great news! I live in North East Los Angeles

Does zee own any other sweaters? He has been wearing the same one in I think every video from the top 100

Factory Funnererer

"This never bothers anyone in video games." ... Are you high? Haha. Or have you just managed to miss the internet for the past 30 years?

Can the "(insert country) is now my favorite" gag stop? I get its tied to super chats and feeds off the audience, but it really destroys the quality of the video and future playability.

@shanerion

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Why does it destroy the quality of the videos and future replay ability? Just out of curiosity.

@daleygamer

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@shanerion because those comments are responses to the live audience. Viewers after the fact have no clue what they are talking about. I am just watching these later the same day and after the 16th time I finely realized what the heck they were talking about. Tom has said numerous times the top 100 videos are some of their most watched videos of the year. People revisit these videos over the course of the year. These are not the weekly episode of Board Game Breakfast or QandA where the live audience engagement is more a part of their DNA.

Kinda getting tired of Mike having to explain Pax Pamir to these guys, just play the game. Its an amazing game and they refuse to try it, he's been asking them to play for years, doesn't even take long, pretty disrespectful to Mike and Cole Wehrle. How are you in the Board Game Review industry without trying the BGG top 100, this game is ranked 40, what's going on here?

@hooshyarkarimi9524

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Everyone has that one game or games to bug others with. FCM is another one, but it's not a big deal. Eventually they will

@hooshyarkarimi9524

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But it's a really hard game to wrap my head around. I tried it once

@nathanprice100

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@@hooshyarkarimi9524 They've been saying they would try it for years, just seems they don't value Mike's opinion, adding comments to detract from a game they haven't played implies that what Mike likes doesn't matter to them.

@nathanprice100

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@@hooshyarkarimi9524 All of Cole's games are really hard to get your head wrapped around at first however after you do it is well worth it, he is a BG designing savant, Root, Pax Pamir, John Company, Oath

@harryofgo

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On the other hand, the explanation is like a cozy pair of socks. It's familiar.

Dice Tower should all try Pax Pamir. AND PLAY IT 3 MORE TIMES! This game is just brilliant; it would only be beneficial for their gaming culture. Thanks Mike for having mentioned it!