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I HATE Oceans. My friends love it, and I cringe every time it's suggested for game night. You can't see the score until the end of the game. You can't really win with just the basic cards, you have to use cards from the Deep Deck. The Deep Deck is a deck of all unique, 1-of cards. In order to optimize your turn, you have to know what Deep Deck cards are available and what they do. You have to keep an eye on every card your opponent's play and try your best to make a strategy based on all that information. OR, if you would rather enjoy the game, you basically ignore what everyone is doing and try to optimize your own species...so basically, every one is playing solitaire...together. You can't plan your turns ahead of time because every turn everyone will alter a species and the cards available will change. So, if you really want to optimize, you need to take 10-15 minute turns. Hope you have good enough eye sight to see every card around the table. Then at the end, as I said, since every one's points are hidden, you reveal who won. One player seems to be figuring out a great synergy for his species and you worry he might be in the lead. You don't know for sure, it might be you. Who knows? Since you only have a vague idea where you stand, you never know who to attack, steal from, or leave alone. To me, this game is work.

Your point about LRoA being a resource conversion game was really helpful to know!

Excellent! We are just starting to play this game. Only minor comment would be at 2:34 the worker who is placed at the start of the game seems to have gone missing - or has he already fallen off?!

Ive tried 3 times to play this solo. I can get through 1 turn...but that's it. It's so overly complicated. I appreciate some people like it. But I hate this game.

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Today I fought him with the Venom ally card from Sinister Motives. If I'm gonna get extra cards every single turn, I may as well give them something to return the favor.

Hahaha love the style of these shorts 😂 videography, editing, personality, I love how the short fades out after teasing only one. Definitely brought me to the full video, nice work!

Have you guys played Brass: Lancashire? (this specific version, not Birmingham). If not, highly highly recommended it!

I've read the manual twice, saw some videos how to play it, even made the setup but my brain hasn't made click yet. I wrapped everything back in the box and still have to try to play it 10 months later.

I think there's two games in Braiden's list that I LOVE for this ... but the overall vibe of Dylann's list feels nice. So I am struggling to choose, they both have positive attributes! My personal 5 would be: Sushi Go Party ($30 CAD); Cascadia ($45 CAD); Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition ($50 CAD); That's Pretty Clever ($25 CAD); and Tokaido ($40 CAD) ... for a total of $190 Canadian. (Btw, making that list was actually incredibly hard!!! Kudos to you both for yours.)

Initially I was a bit wary of the complexity but then I managed to play two factions twice and it is a great game. Does go on for quite a bit but I did come away enjoying it. The value of the 8 different factions is immense for the price. Its just one of the games that I think you need to play the same factions for a few times for then to move onto the next but I fully understand your points which are all valid

Stained glass of sentra is my favorite version of azul. Have y'all tried it?

Are you serious guys? It seems that I'm seeing the list of party games for casual gamers. Not a real boardgames. That's humiliating for the hobby

2 yrs late, but thank you😊

I have a gaming night coming up and we've decided to play Renature. I've haven't played it before so this just get's me even more excited about jumping in. This is a really well thought out, thorough, and easy to understand tutorial. Thanks so much!

Great job, thanks a lot for the video!

Yes!!! Always good to see the love Dylan gives Radlands. Still an amazing game. The expansion is going to be EPIC!

cute dude.... learning both the crew now. make rules explanation videos tooooo

"You and I got eliminated from the bigger game that the others are currently finalizing. We intend to join them again when the next big game starts. In the meantime we play a FILLER game."

If you get a deck with a synergies mars house, you struck gold

Tried to play this game 2 times.. 1st mission round 1 win *shuffle shuffle shuffle* OK, mission 2 round 1 win *shuffle shuffle shuffle* OK?, mission 3 round 1 or 2 win. Everyone: this game is boring, let's play something else.

You really should keep the title on screeb when your talking about a game.

Two year after this review and they already released the 2 other games (last games?) of these series. Also, the “Bonus Box” with special “epic” cases that go through the whole city (all 4 maps). So… it is an epic endeavor indeed to try to get all of it… 5 boxes… and the need for a huge space in your house in order to at least see the whole city together or a huge wall to hang the 4 maps and dive in the “epic” cases…

Dude. I’m a lesbian & I’m engaged but I must say…you’re incredibly handsome!

Ive only ever played this on BGA. Once you pass, you have passed. You cant do free actions once you've passed and sit out until the next moon staff round. Also, item cards are not placed in the player area. They are added to your face down pile. Other than that a very good tutorial.

If you’re playing War Machine with a friend who’s playing Iron Man as their hero, can you still play Iron Man as your signature ally?

Ares is more advanced than Race, and at the same time you don't need the boring spatial puzzle from the Original. Cards also looks so much better than the other two. The best one for me!

The scoring of this game was very confusing for me and my gf idk if it was bad translation (im brazilian) or what but this video helped a lot, like now i have literally 0 questions of how the points works

Great choices. I highly recommend Just One, everyone can understand it and it is a lot of fun to see how other people's minds work [or don't work, in some cases]

I was certain The Mind and Air Land and Sea would end up here! Also, Linko (or Abluxxen) is an obscure but excellent game. It is one of the least luck-dependent card games I have played. Seeing a lot of deckbuilders here but Valley of the Kings is one of the best. Tiny box game that is slightly more complex than the deckbuilders you mentioned.

Ares Expedition is a funnier and slightly more advanced version of RftG. I like it much more, as it is bars to climb as a goal.

Great stuff, very helpful. Would have loved to see all the new stuff with your explanations but then I'm a total geek and enjoy that sort of stuff 😅

Thank you for making this video! This was very helpful in understanding how to play the game.

Do you keep the winning tricks face down so it's harder for a player to count how much of a suit or a number has been played?

I’m learning this on board game arena. This is a life saver. Thank you.

This is super helpful! I just learned about horizons and I’m way more interested in the factions in that game. But I wonder if it’s fixed some of these grapes you’ve had with the original two. Thank you so much for the in-depth look seems so much of my alley, but I think I need to hear more about the third version

Libertalia is awesome

Pretty fun to play on Boardgamearena.

7 Wonders Duel is great but I would never turn down a chance to play Splendor Duel. I'm also a fan of Riftforce and Babel. Kamisado, Boop, Patchwork (Halloween), Jaipur .... and on and on.

Does it keep any solo stats, wins, losses?

huh, I've just realized there's 1 perennial action on mulch in my notepad 11:11 , the fruit bowl numbers are different too

They need to make a "Sin City" version for the adults where you are Satan finding out their sins. LOL

I'd go with 1. Ra 2. Monikers 3. Dune Imperium Uprising 4. Mysterium Park 5. Fit to Print All of the above have just been huge hits with so many different people for me

My list skews light. Games you get to play are better than games in a box that you never get played. So I focused on games that I had success introducing others to play with me. 1. Scout - My family all really liked this one. The not being able to rearrange your hand is an interesting novel mechanism. You get to plan a couple of moves ahead without it being overwhelming 2. Las Vegas Royale - Solid core game with some bonus modules to spice it up later. You're always engaged with other players turns too. 3. Just One - A super light party game that all the family can join in and feel good about playing 4. Quacks of Quedlingburg - Push your luck + the catch-up mechanism are great for giving newer players a chance of winning. 5. Lost Cities - My Knizia counter. A 2p game is needed, and this is one I'm always keen to play. It's one where you can play with the same person a lot and your strategies grow together.

'for when you OPENLY want revenge' : play SURVIVE 😂

Thanks guys for your great videos and opinions. Just recent follower of your channel from Spain . Yours are new points of view, some games not published here yet, but new inputs are welcome or future ideas!!!

I am going to a wedding and want to gift a board game. Q: Which one do I choose?

I wish people didn't omit solo modes in tutorials, but very good vid nonetheless!

The winner is the side that picked Babylonia. While Yellow and Yangtze is my favourite, Babylona is a top contender for the mentioned reason. One huge reason I like it is because, unlike Y&Y or Tigris & Euphrates, your pieces don't get removed from the board. You can see the Knizian ballet your pieces go through throughout the game, and see where you went wrong. It's a mix of Through the Desert and Samurai, yet is more exciting than both. My list would be wildly different than either of yours aside from that, but Babylonia is a game that, like chess, will grow with you. El Grande is my pick for best game of all time; it's perfect, grows with you, and plays great at all player counts. Finally, to those looking to start a collection, don't hesitate to buy used! If you live in a metro area there's often meetups, flea markets, virtual flea markets, math trade leftovers, and the marketplaces FB / CL / Kijiji offer. I've acquired Amun-Re for ten bucks, the base El Grande for 15 (you don't need the big box!), and so on. You can build a fantastic collection for a hundred bucks if you're patient.

When next tho