Great list and suggestions. Skull King by Grandpa Beck's Games is another fantastic trick taking game. Other excellent "go to" card games that I'd recommend are Hanamikoji, Fantasy Realms, Cover Your Assets, The Mind, and For Sale.
My current favourite is The Bottle Imp, although I just got Ghosts of Christmas yesterday, and I've a funny feeling it's gonna be a serious contender for the No1 spot. Another game I like, is an oldie by Waddingtons called Odds On. Although it doesn't get much love in the gaming community, I've always enjoyed it since I found an old copy at a car boot sale. Your selections are really excellent, I'm particularly interested in No Thanks, indeed I could easily seeing myself buying that one, and Coloretto. Have you ever seen a YT channel called Tyler's Trick Taking Channel? It's a really great channel which features some fantastic games, a lot of them from Japan. I'd love to get my hands on a few of them, but I never seem able to find them. 😞 A great video, I really enjoyed that!
That's hard to say. I like a good balance of cooperative vs. competitive games, but I know that there have been some outspoken folks who don't like cooperative games. I personally like them!
I think the only game that has the potential for a regular deck of cards is The Crew, but then you'd be missing the objective cards and the chits. These games are pretty affordable and easy to learn, too. I have a couple tutorials/reviews on my channel, but not for all the games in this list:)
matryoshka is simple and good. My favorite right now is Marshmallow test. I just command sushi go party now again available in France. I love point salad too.
Ohanami and The Crew are also high in my list. Schotten Totten, Hanamikoji, Biblios, Skull King, Love Letter (any). Just bought TEN and can't wait to try it, by the same team as Point Salad.
Thanks for the suggestions. Great video too! Picks on my top 5 in no particular order. Star Realms, Fantasy Realms (no relation to Star Realms btw), Mystic Market, Lost Cites and Splendor. Ooooohh.. and the all time best is Magic the Gathering!
