Our Top 50 Board Games of All Time - (#11-20) 

Naveen has had some great shirts in previous videos. I think this one is my favorite. Breakfast is the best!

Loving this countdown so far, can't wait for #10-1!

You guys deserve way more views and subscriptions. The combination of passion and rationality while explaining your lists and games reviews is outstanding. I am literally looking what to buy next based on your videos. Keep doing what you do because you are perfect at it.

Been in this hobby a couple of years now and spent way too much time watching playthroughs, top 10s etc. I think I'm ready to declare your channel the very best of them all. I admire your passion, knowledge, clarity when you speak, and none of the fluff; plus Monique's hair is mesmerising! Great job you two and I am really looking forward to more content. Subbed.

Thank you for this set of lists/ videos. You share excellent insights on your game choices. It’s nice to see some “ older” games that have stood the test of time.

Thank you, Monique and Naveen! I learn something each video about games I’ve never played - and cheer for ones I do know and love. It is always enjoyable to watch you two talk about games.

Fantastic video as always! Thanks! A couple of picks really surprised me, so grateful that you put out this list. My predictions for the last video: Cabo, Scythe, A Feast for Odin, Gaia Project, Brass (Naveen), On Mars, Lisboa, Kanban 😊 Have a great holiday week!

Hi! I just started watching and wanted to say I love your videos. I’ve been watching lots of playthroughs at night and listening to you two is so calming and relaxing. Would actually love to see a video of some more “accessible” games. I love board games but I have poor vision, especially at night (so game nights are tough) but some games with less (or no) reading on cards and limited visual cues would be nice to see! I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea but I know a lot of blind and visually impaired people who struggle with board/card games because they just aren’t accessible! Would love to see some content of anyone’s thoughts on games out there that might fit the bill or how they can be made more accessible!

Brand new to the channel and probably just binged a dozen of your videos. Love the countdown and found some new games I must have!

Finally ranked the games in my collection here's 20-11: 20. Raiders of the north sea 19. Wingspan 18. Secret hitler 17. Tekhenu: obelisk of the sun 16. Terraforming mars ares expedition 15. Lost ruins of arnak 14. Search for planet x 13. Photosynthesis 12. Everdell 11. Parks I know they're kind of varied but I enjoy a wide range of board games and to be honest the most important thing for me is looks over function so I think that's why I rated photosynthesis and everdell higher even though I don't play those games as much. But still, all solid games that I really love. Great video! It's really great getting to see other people's top games and get exposed to new games to try!

Me and my partner are cuddling and watching this vod, and I can’t think of a better way to ring in the new year! Happy end of 2021 and hope you two are as happy right now as we are!

A great selection of games. I absolutely love Wingspan, Root and Dune Imperium. Also I have been meaning to try many of these, Obsession, Kemet, Castles, Modern Art and beyond the Sun. Keep up the great work.

I love Naveen's tshirt!!! We're so close to the final 10! It's so exciting. Well, there's my 20 to 11 list: 20- Viscounts of the West Kingdom 19- That's Pretty Clever! 18- Blood Rage 17- Underwater cities 16- Great Western Trail 15- Welcome to... 14- Raiders of Scythia 13- The search for planet X 12- Calico 11- Parks Naveen and I almost have an exact cross over with The Search of Planet X, hahaha. 14 and 13... So close!

"You are continuing to anticipate it!" haha You guys have great banter, so natural on camera. Thanks for the video!!

Was excited to see this pop up on my feed! Looking forward to the rest of the mindclash series and I would love to see a Brass Birmingham playthrough! Also, Naveen's t-shirt is awesome.

I loved this video! I especially loved how excited Naveen looked and talked about the games he presented from his list. Great picks from both of you! Some games I haven't played yet that have caught my interested (Yokai Septet, Concordia, Brass Birmingham, Obsession, Beyond the Sun), should check them out next year. :) I've played Kemet: Blood & Sand, though not the original. It plays nice and fast, and I especially love the use of the monsters and all the movement options you have.

Wohoo, love these video's so much! I am currently looking of a new board game and you have a similar taste in board games as i do, so this helps a lot!

Thank you for the list! These videos are filled with so many hidden gems to discover!

I love your video's and these lists are awesome! I can't wait to see Top 10. I'm a newer gamer and you have helped me a ton (especially the play through's!)

Don't even own Brass, but bought the Iron Clays for poker chips because they're so beautiful. Looks like they just raised the prices after too...

before you play really grew on me slowly but surely over this year, have a happy upcoming new year.

I love your videos, thanks a lot! The Gallerist is lying around here and will be played next - as are two yet unplayed expansions for Trickerion (Academy and Technology). I'd personally put Trickerion and Brass high up in 1-10, like On Mars - but then: we don't own that many games as you do (while still a lot). And personal tastes do differ even when we both seem to be in the club of Lacerda-Lovers 🙂Keep the good work up and happy New Year's Eve from Germany!

Can’t wait for the last video but I have to say after your play through video I am obsessed with getting my hands on obsession …

Great to see Beyond the Sun on this list. It's been a little overlooked this year (a lack of card art can make it seem dry), but I found this a good game to teach because of the limited actions initially available, with the unfolding tech tree adding options as it progresses. I found Dune much harder to teach since all the complexity is on display from turn 1.

Great lists of top games! Castles of Burgundy is one of my wife’s top games and I just got The Gallerist - my first Lacerda title.

These countdowns are so much fun and y'all have some great taste in games! I definitely need to try Castles of Burgundy, Search for Planet X, and Beyond the Sun

Nice list. I got the deluxe edition of Brass Birmingham for Christmas. Kind of hard to learn, but really excited to play.

Get excited when I see the next countdown video. Can’t wait to hear your top 10!👏🏼😊

It's a really pleasant surprise to see Goa so high in a Top 50 list! That is such an underrated game.

Some great selections here! I also really love Obsession, Dune Imperium and Root. The new version of Kemet seems really good an improvement and slight reworking of the original which i also greatly enjoyed. It is pretty easy to pick up if you have played the original. I need to play Trickerion again, but its been so long that the rules have leaked out of my brain! Wingspan is always fun but I play more on the App now than with the actual game.

That is such a cool shirt! I'm really enjoying these lists as well 😄

Continuing with my list that PubMeeple cranked out: 20) 7 Wonders 19) Kashgar: Merchants of the Silk Road 18) Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy 17) Mission: Red Planet (2nd Ed.) 16) Viticulture (Essential + Tuscany Essential...) 15) Raptor 14) Among the Stars 13) Tichu 12) Scythe 11) Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North

Grats on 35k! looking forward to more playthroughs and videos in the new year!

Yee! This is really fun. Can't wait for the top 10! Here's my #11-20 played in 2021... 20 Citadels 19 Ticket to Ride 18 Skip-Bo 17 Carcassonne 16 Azul 15 King of Tokyo 14 Ohanami 13 Cartographers 12 Century: Golem Edition 11 Aqua Garden

Thanks so much for this! Can’t wait for the top 10! Do you have a favourite hidden movement game that works really well at 2?

Great video, as usual! I just got a copy of Goa, and I was wondering if it plays well in two. Any suggestion?

Man, that art in Alchemists... So vibrant and charming- makes me want to try it on looks alone.

Excellent list! There is more known titles in this portion of the top 50 for me. I have also more cross over with you guys. I can’t wait for the last video! Here is my 20-11: 11 Horrified 12 Concordia 13 Blood Rage 14 Exit Series 15 Unlock! Series 16 7 Wonders Duel 17 Telestrations 18 Anachrony 19 Targi 20 Viticulture Essential Edition

So many games I love on your list once again ❤️ Most prominent are Root, Trickerion and Castles of Burgundy

Post the next one! Dyin’ over here… Lisboa is No. 1 on both lists, surely. But then what else? I don’t think Vinhos has placed in either yet… very exciting! Love your channel, my favourite board game informants! Happy new year. x

Hi Monique and Naveen, season greetings, I love your channel and love the current countdown. I have a request for a play through next year hopefully. Since I saw Monique put her number 13 as Castles of Burgundy, I would have thought you two would have done a playthrough of it by now. So before I decided to post, I made a quick search and to my surprise you havent done one. All the best for the new year.

Great lists! So many fun games here. The Crew, Wingspan, Trickerion, and The Gallerist are some of my favorites too. Also, Naveen, that shirt is amazing, where can I find it?

Really great video this chanell was the one that got me into the hobby! I am verry greatfull for that😁 A game that I think it would be intrsesting to see yall play would be cartographers a roll player tale I think you might like it that was one I got for christmass and cannot stop playing it -love your channel🙂

The Iron Clays are very much worth it. I've used them in every game that requires money. It feels so satisfying to have a stack of chips vs. a pile of coins/cardboard to me.

Some of my favorites on this segment. Wingspan, Concordia, Trickerion, Brass, Dune Imperium.

It's fun seeing everyone's lists. Here's ours: 11-Just One 12-Button Men 13-Similo 14-Champions of Midgard 15-Strike 16-Hive 17-Schotten Totten 18-The Quacks of Quedlinburg 19-Escape the Dark Castle 20-The Bloody Inn

Monique!! I was also taught that in The Crew you had to complete each mission in order before moving onto the next. That way it acts like a true campaign card game. Are people just skipping around as they please?! Chaos!! Hahhaa

Great video! Cant wait for the last part!. Just one thing, in the Brass part all the images shown are from Brass Lancashire, not Birmingham, but not a big deal!

I haven't played Concordia, Search for Planet X and Dune Imperium but they're both on our wishlist. And my number one game has appeared on one of your lists now! Looking forward to the top 10. My list: 20. The Gallerist 19. Coffee Traders 18. 7 Wonders Duel 17. Lords of Waterdeep 16. Forum Trajanum 15. Strasbourg 14. Stone Age 13. Lancaster 12. Scythe 11. London (Second Edition)

Love to see Modern Art so high, it's definitely solidly in my top 20 as well. Some other overlap with my list but Modern Art is one that I think doesn't get brought up as much as it deserves.

You said your prefered version is birmingham but he photos used in the video are from Lancashire! Great video and content, thanks 😊😊

Naveen! what an awesome t-shirt! :) love it :) also love the whole list so far ;)

Yep, awesome list! Can find myself in every game! Looking forward to the next installment!

Two Rooms and a Boom is probably the most surprising entry here. I would not think it would make your list based on the games I saw you guys play previously.

Your lists are amazing!

aww you guys! I love your list! can't wait for the next one! Really want to check out Modern Art one of these days.

Really like Cole Wehrle’s designs. Pax Pamir is my favorite. Root needs more plays. Eager to try Oath! I would really like to try Modern Art too!

Excited to see Elysium on your list. I’m yet to play it, I just acquired it in a trade for Fog of Love and very keen to learn the rules and get it to the table.

So uhhh... I love your content and watching you guys play these games, but when are you playing Root Riverfolk and Marauders?! Not to mention maybe a game with advanced set up and the Exiles and Partisans deck. Lot of content to cover and for me to consume haha.

Obsession is such a massively good game that is both surprising and fun and I think it's even underrated.

If you have Wingspan and Root on this list I'm curious to see which are on your 10 to 1 list. Excellent reviews btw.

I love Obsession!!!! The Upstairs/Downstairs expansion is fantastic! And I totally use my iron clays when I play. Just putting that out there, wink, wink.

Find someone who looks at you the way Naveen looks at The Gallerist. Beaming. Great to see.

Hello my friends. Sorry we're a little late to this one. Loving your lists, thanks for sharing.

Great list! Random question- what clip are you using in that piano outro? It's pretty and familiar 🎹 🤔

So glad to see Obsession on this list. Incredible game and one I can get my wife on board with. Definitely in my top 5!

Got entirely too excited when I saw this posted

No Root in Navine’s top 50?! 😱 haha. Great videos guys. Enjoyed the series

It's so good to see Goa on this list! It's in my top 5!

The points you mentioned Naveen about Wingspan is why I chose Everdell instead. You unlock a worker each round instead of giving one up. More animals than just birds.

I'm really enjoying the list, and am loving the games on it.

Elysium, Wingspan and Castles of Burgundy are all in my collection, but I've yet to get them to the table. Hopefully next year. I can easily imagine all 3 being in my top 50 when I do. Anyway, my current #11-20 are: 20 - Pictures 19 - Jaipur 18 - Ankh'or 17 - Citrus 16 - Miyabi 15 - Splendor 14 - Dale of Merchants 13 - The Palace of Mad King Ludwig 12 - Lucky's Misadventures 11 - Mandala

Nice to see Elysium on your list. I also wish there was an expansion that adds new families and perhaps a new mechanic. I'll keep my fingers crossed. I love it and I love the art. Beyond the Sun is soooo amazing! I really want to try Search for Planet X.

I keep writing off Obsession as something I wouldn't be interested in, but now I have to play it.

Just wanted to mention that Elysium has had a fully developed expansion waiting to be released for over 5 years. The good news is Space Cowboys (the publisher) has said that they have a surprise coming up for Elysium in an interview a few months ago. But they haven't committed to a date either for announcement or release. But all hope is not lost! And keep up the good work you two!

I think you should go for a full top 100 next year. There are several of your choces that didn't make my top 100 but they are still really good games! Here is my 11-20: 11 On Mars 12 Le Havre 13 Underwater Cities 14 Nations 15 Battlestar Galactica 16 Brass (Lancashire/Birmingham) 17 Puerto Rico 18 Dune Imperium 19 Imperium Classics/Legends 20 Maracaibo Yes I know there are technically 12 games on this part of my list, but the Imperium games are the same really, and the Brass games are also very similar.

Re: you collecting all the maps for Concordia but never playing them.. Yes! I do that too. I think I've started really reconsidering this as of late. Some expansions or extra content is fun to play with. Wingspan, for example, really sings with the Oceania expansion and I'm glad I got it but then there are other unnameable games that I just never open the extra content. 😳

20 - Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan 19 - Antiquity 18 - Gugong 17 - Hallertau 16 - Lorenzo il Magnifico 15 - Magic: the Gathering Legacy 14 - Keyflower 13 - Terraforming Mars 12 - Pax Pamir 2nd Edition 11 - Clank!: Legacy

Happy to see dune and root on this list, both games are on my top 5!!

I went to GenCon this year and four hours of daytime GenCon was just spent in my friend's room playing The Crew. Worth missing a good stretch of the day for some of those memories. My 20-11: 20. Star Wars Rebellion 19. Twilight Struggle 18. Pandemic (the system,) 17. Spirit Island 16. Res Arcana 15. The Godfather Corleone's Empire 14. Hansa Teutonica 13. The Castles of Burgundy (true crossover!) 12. Tapestry 11. Imperial Settlers Empires of the North

I’m new to modern games so some of these are too heavy for me but I definitely would love to try Wingspan!

Loving the series. Also love Naveen's shirt.

In regards to the pure deduction of Planet X, have you tried Cryptid? Super brain-burning, especially with the expert rules. Note that the official 2-player rules released online are great.

Hey guy big fan of your channel, is there any place you guys have posted this whole list of 50 by titles that we can see. I really appreciate your guys insight and am getting into the hobby. Would love to pick up some your top 20,10 etc titles. Also, Love BRASS Birmingham current game im playing right now. I was surprised to not see ROOT on this list, any specific reason or just not that appealing for you guys? Cheers!

I can't believe The Gallerist is already out of your lists already! Mine is yet to come! But for now 20-11 20: Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space (my heart is always racing when I play this game, it's wonderfully tense) 19. Covert 18. Calico 17. Under Falling Skies 16. Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar 15. Tiny Towns 14. The Oracle of Delphi (not Feld's most loved, but it's so much fun!) 13. K2 12. The Castles of Burgundy (one higher than you, Monique) 11. Alchemists (and again!! WHAT?!?!)

Glad to see Castles of Burgundy so high on the list. Its the best Euro and Im willing to die on that hill :) Such a great time every time.

I haven’t entered into the contests but I think it’s a neat idea you’ve done giving away a copy that appears on your list.

Love u guys and ur content

I am waiting for the final video.. very exciting :-))

Can't wait to see the rest

I heard the words A GAME IVE BEEN WAITING FOR AN EXPANSION FOR and knew youd say Elysium…and maaaaaaan do I agree. Elysium is also in my top 20, and it is just so primed for an expansion 😞

Continuing my list of top 50 games: 20 - Escape Plan - Vital's simplest game design, but still fun to play. 19 - Periodic: a game of the elements - Genius Games celebration of the 150 year anniversary of Mendeleev publication of the periodic table. 18 - Russian Railroads - excellent worker placement game of railroad building; German Railroads is better. 17 - Santa Fe - railroad building in the USA, a game that has stood the test of time. 16 - Die Macher - the classic election game; both the first and second editions are excellent. 15 - Underwater Cities - city building under the seas. 14 - Macao - arguably Stefan Feld's best design. 13 - Shipyard - wonderful game of building and launching ships in the 19th Century; the government contracts need balancing. 12 - Genotype: A Mendelian Genetics Game - worker placement game of developing the Laws of Genetics. 11 - Cosmogenesis - a game of building a solar system from scratch.

17:34 I could tell it was Wingspan just by this description alone lol

Love Goa. haven't played in a while but I remember it being extermely fun. its not as heavy as people think htough. Its probably heavy only if you haven't played this sort of game before. If you compare it to some other euros though, its actually closer to mid weight. I had it in my top ten a few years ago. It might not hold up at the level now if I played it again, but it would certianly be in my top 20 still.

Wingspan is a great game but I do not recommend ever playing it with 5. The game drags on for a long time. I agree that the sweet spot is 3! And Root is amazing once you get the hang of the rules and learn the factions.

can't wait for the next one!

Great video as always. This is my 20-11: 20 Sushi Go Party! 19 Ticket to Ride: Nordic Countries 18 Century: Golem Edition - Eastern Mountains 17 Blood Rage 16 Carcassonne 15 Photosynthesis 14 The Great Zimbabwe 13 The Castles of Burgundy 12 The Resistance: Avalon 11 Azul

36:38 A race to 10 points, tension, competition for cards and locations… So you know of this game called Catan right haha 😉

I can't wait for the Top 10 list!!!

Yeah Trickerion... I tried that with 2 different groups. While I think it is a really good game. It is so difficult to teach. Biggest issue is the theater. It has way too many rules that are thematically hard to teach and make only mechanically sense. In the end I gave it away. A lot of great games though. Brass Birmingham is my number 1. I own the iron clays. And it is so much better to play with them instead of what comes in the retail game. Also they can easily be used in different games. Castles of Burgundy: the very Euro Art Cover has obviously to stay over the new one. I learned that Naveen prefers them. 😀