I'd add 6 Nimmt! and Deep Sea Adventure to your list. Those games, along with Can't Stop, were played by us on BGA or Zoom during the lockdown and created lots of laughter (and noise). I've wanted to play Mystic Paths for sometime and if I'm ever in a large group I'd love to try Fuji Flush. Great topic for a video! (P.S. Just remembered another one: Blank Slate, which I've only played via Zoom, is another game where you don't need to buy the box. I suggested it for a livestream one time and just supplied the group with 10 prompts and we were off and running! Weirdly fun.)
my wife and I L O V E splendor, BUT ... we just played Century Golem Edition and woooooow! it blew us away! turns are blazing fast, has deepr level of strategy than splendor without giving you AP. I said to my wife "ahem..I think this just killed splendor" and she qas like "yup, true, but I don't care, thai game is so good!"
Fun video. "It is from the 1800s or '80s, one of them." LOL. Battle Sheep is my go-to easy game that is a lot of fun. The components are incredible, and the area control is a lot of fun.
First of all , love your ROVE shirt Jamie! These are really great picks, looking fwd to trying out some you mentioned. I 100% agree on Can't Stop, Strike and Town 66. Waiting on Sea Salt and Paper. This week we played a card game called "Diamonds" that fits this topic of ...it shouldn't be good/fun but it is. It's a trick-taking game that rewards you for losing basically, played it at 4, but goes up to 6 I think.
Literally my first thought when you said the premise of this video was that "Strike" should be there, and lo and behold... I can't believe how fun such a simple, almost dumb seeming game is.
I sometimes feel like I'm either from the 80's or the 1800's. I definitely experienced one of those two things, but no more hints. I'll just say I still think of Can't Stop as that brash new kid on the gaming scene. Really all I'm trying to say is that I'm super old.
@@FostertheMeeple it’s from Japan and there’s a new French version called Trio. I feel pretty confident that you will love this game. The Japanese version has really cute artwork, too.
I think Draftosaurus would qualify for way better than it has any right to be. Also, if we're looking at super simple, I gotta mention Similo. Also also, I'm curious if you've tried the Harry Potter version of Strike? I'm interested in picking that up, but wondering if the theme/added spells is going to take away from the sheer simplicity...
I bought dice miner on the recommendation of another video you all made. Good fun. Just got in sea salt and paper, can't wait to play that. Have you all played dead man's draw? Great little push your luck game.
I think Tsuro and rhino hero super battles hit this for me. I guess a little bit component wise but gameplay is so simple that you can play it with anyone and it’s just fun. And everyone we play with wants to go buy it and I don’t think we’ve ever played just once. It’s always like run it back
Games that don't sound fun, or shouldn't be good, from the description: (in order of surprising / fun) Telestrations Just One Monikers Koba Yakawa Home Worlds
