Board Game Types EXPLAINED for Beginners 

1:32 Wingspandemic!

As someone who just got into board games, this video helped so much thank you!

I love Dungeon crawlers. Love destines, Clank, and Cora Quest.

G'day friends! Welcome to the channel! What are your favourite types of board games? How do you explain the different categories for new gamers? I would love to hear your thoughts and tips. This is a safe space to chat. Don't forget to check out my other Beginner Board Game Tip Videos on my main page. :) Cheers Danny

I love theme or story driven games. Love flicking or silly games. Love route games too. Party gamss like sometimes also.

Saboteur is a great blend of co-op, competitive and social deduction games. Although it is tough to win a round as a saboteur

Deck Building is my favorite!! And I like games with a strong theme and story. My favorite, contrary to popular belief, is H.P. Battle for Hogwarts. Though, I admit, it does need some manipulation in the higher years.

Actually, i did play a game while i was at the mechanic yesterday waiting for my car to be fixed! But it wasnt an engine builder -- rather, the travel friendly Button Shy card game, Numbsters!

I'm very scared of Euro games. 😆

Nice different video mate, good work.

My fav boardgame types would be euro or thematic euros, also worker placement and pick-and-delivery, especially with production/industry simulation themes. Recently I realized I'm not really into story-driven/thematic boardgames. I have been always more into simulation games tho, both video games and board games.

This is the most useful video on board games ... ever!

Great overview. Maybe solo games, 2 player games and party games could also be seen as their own categories! :)

What is that colorful pearl game at 14:07? EDIT: It is Gizmos

Very well thought out video! I really enjoyed this one 😎💯

Thanks - very helpful!

Great content, what's the name of the game w the recessed player boards at 5:20? thx

According to your video, I realised that my most favourite genres in terms of gameplay are abstract, eurogames, dexterity, social deduction. I did not play cooperative games enough to form an opinion and I really dislike the ameritrash games because I hate the dice rolling

Hey Danny you’re such a great teacher its easy to follow your explanations👍can you tell me the name of the game with the colourful marbles is that steam punk rally?

Earth has replaced Wingspan for me. It's Wingspan without the downtime between turns and five players doesn't feel like a drain on time because the objective can be achieved relatively quickly.

Hey there! Just discovered your channel and I'm binging! Great stuff, great exposition! One thing, though. I saw you yourself were uncomfortable with the "Ameritrash" label. I'm European and I still think it's extremely offensive and the board game community should move away from it without ambiguity. If you research its origins, it came from a person who was full of contempt and arrogance. It's not a good look for gamers. It doesn't just offend the designers of the games, but it makes people who enjoy those games feel lesser for it. Alternative terms exist, like "Amerigame" or just "Thematic", since the built-in geographical references have become obsolete by now, with North American producers making Eurogames and European making Amerigames (Zombicide is French, for instance). Let alone the fact that the two styles have seen more and more hybridization (Gloomhaven is more or less exactly 50% of each, and it's the most popular game of the past five years; and the theme has become increasingly crucial in Euro-style and even abstract games, as proven by your excellent video on Azul), so they're probably going to mean less and less moving forward.

What was the first game to start the video

What was the game being shown at 5:30?

What’s the game shown at 4:15??

First