The Top 100 Best Board Games Of All Time And The Stories They Tell 

And you just made the best top 100 board game video on the internet! The hilarious transitions, the constant hidden puns, the cool games, and were you in Vietnam at some point!? I cant even imagine the amount of work that went into this! That ending hit me like a truck and I wasn't expecting it at all.

The production of your videos is on other level compared to other boardgame channels. I wasn't prepared to cry watching a top 100 boardgames.

Damn, right in the feels. But you nailed the ending. Boardgaming is so much more, then just then fun you have, playing a game.

This is not just the best top 100 list of all time but also one of the greatest videos about board games. A lot of the times, I don't particularly care about themes or mechanics but rather the experiences I can expect when I play them and not since 'Shut Up and Sit Down' have I seen anyone capture those emotions in such a succinct and effective way. The best board games are the ones that give you stories you remember. Also, was fun seeing you visit my homeland of Singapore! Thank you for making this an hope your channel blows up.

It’s criminal the amount of work that has gone into this video, to only have this many views. Keep it up! This is fantastic.

Wow, I've always loved to watch other peoples top 10s, 50s, and 100s, but never have I come away from them like I've been on such an emotional rollercoaster. Singlehandedly THE greatest video about boardgames I've ever seen.

Amazing finish to a great video...and boy could I relate. We often forget the moments a game may represent, not just the playing experience itself. There is a game like that for me that I played with someone who is no longer with us...Stratego. And your closing statement just took me right back to those moments...thanks so much.

This is THE BEST top 100 list I've ever seen. Great games, but the story, the locations, the end... amazing. Thank you!

Good job on making your list entertaining and giving overviews of the games without getting stuck in a tutorial. Thanks for sticking to your guns on your top games and the impact it can do bringing folks together. I almost died laughing with the Arnold pump cut

This list hit me so hard at the end because I lost my father to cancer and I grew up playing cribbage with him. It was a game that I played with him until he physically couldn’t anymore. I still think of our games every time I think of him. We couldn’t communicate well with each other unless we were teasing the crap out of each other during a game. I miss it!

This is the best top 100 I've seen in a long time. Thanks for your histories, thanks for yor passion and thanks for share your personal thougths.

I love watching top 100 games lists because I just like to listen to other people talk about the games they're passionate about, whether they line up with my tastes or not, and many times I find out about games that weren't even on my radar. This video came up randomly in my RU-vid feed. I'd never heard of this channel before, but after watching, I instantly subscribed. Hands down, this is the best Top 100 list I've ever watched, and that ending is what it's all about. Funny enough, Risk is also the game I grew up loving as a kid, and is the game that initially pulled me back into the hobby as an adult with the release of Risk Legacy,. This in turn allowed me to discover the world of modern hobby board games that has allowed me to re-connect with lost friends and make many new ones for 10+ years now. Love this hobby. Thanks for your hard work on this video. Looking forward to watching your other content!

I have to admit, I’m new to the channel and was excepting to jump to just see the picks and move on. But this video was so well done I stayed for the whole thing. Nice work!

Right in the feels at the end man. Great top 100.

Congratulations. This is a well made, polished, intelligent and emotional video. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Hey! Recent subscriber here. Just coming here to say what a great experience it was to see this video. Thanks for making this. I think the best story this video tells is really showing a bit of who we are in a setting where are able to show our back stabbing side, or mean player side and all the other "good and bad" sides with the great intent of having a blast with people we care about.

Truly the gold standard of list videos, so glad I found your channel!

Wow you've really raised the bar on what board game content can be! Loved how you focused not just on the mechanisms, but how they feel to play with friends and family. Awesome production and entertaining throughout! First time I've watched a video and felt like I owed it to the creator to like, comment and subscribe! So glad I found your channel. Great work 🙌

Best board game and life story told in a long time! ❤

Oh my! This was amazing! You must have put in so much work, but would not expect anything less from your channel! Bravo!

Holy cow! Following the crowd on this one lol. Been in this hobby over 10 plus years this my favorite top game list I’ve seen to date.

Oh my goodness gracious you just made the best top 100 video EVER . I feel like I got to know you through this video - and why you love the games you love ! I loved hearing your stories , feeling excited about your passion of gaming, and all the super cool shots around Ottawa/wherever you be !! Also shoutouts from Waterloo Ontario :)

I loved how heartfelt this list was. So glad I found your channel.

Your channel will be huge one day! Keep it up! Every aspect of this was quality. Thank you

Well, that was a rollercoaster. I certainly didn't expect to be sobbing by the end of this video- but I so appreciate you sharing your story with us all. It was so beautiful and touching to hear how this hobby has been such an intrinsic part of your life. I feel so similarly. And thank you, for gifting me a few new games for my 'To Play' list :)

Thanks for the amazing top 100, thanks for talking about your wife, friends and especially your Dad. So many things that we all were able to share with our Father or Mother…. With me my Father… I too miss him as well, he died 10 years ago and I miss playing games, watching movies and baseball with him… yes Risk would have to be your number 1, nothing can replace playing with your father before he passed away… keep that memory forever!!! Love your video… will be watching a lot more of your stuff…. Board games are ALL about family and friends… that is truly why they are so fun and give us so many memories

Darn you for making me actually watch the video, lol. The dedication to make this is next level; many thanks to you and Kim. Love your dog, your Cholula, and highly jealous of your Timmy's... Also, love that story from Dungeon Fighter!

Great video! Amazing job! That's it, the stories we gather around a table that we will remind during our lifetime! Greatings from Spain!

It deserves more views. Amazing video. The editing, the speech and the list are incredible.

Dude congratulations on making the best top 100 video EVER. It was so incredibly good, first time I watched 2 hours non stop of a top 100. Just subscribed. You are an amazing content creator and I can't wait to watch more of your stuff. I wish you nothing but the best, cheers!

Due to the effort put into this list I've subcribed - nice (also what an epic journey )- very touching about your Dad, games at there best.

Way to bring this video full circle! Bravo!👏 👏👏

Man, well done, huge effort and really creative.

Just wow! I accidentally stumbled across your video and needed a video to play to kill some time… and was pleasantly surprised. This is a fantastic top 100 list and video!! Really dig the real talk without all the hype words. Will definitely be burning through all your other content!! And yes, if I am honest and think of the game I played to most growing up and had the best and worse memories of… it is Risk!! ❤

Definitely my favorite board game list of all time! Watching you go from location to location for each game was very fun. Btw have you heard of a game called Blood on the Clocktower? It's my favorite board game of all time, and each game feels like it's own story.

didn’t know we would get a travel video too. loved it! amazing work!

I loved all your choices and I played most of them too! I want to play the other ones, that's how much I've enjoyed this video! 😊 Loved the ending too! Our connection to our loved ones is what's important in the end! Cheers!

Excellent video. Usually I skip games Ive played on lists like these, but the format made it impossible! Sometimes the least expected games are the best ones, and as soon as you said Risk, alllll sorts of childhood memories came flooding back. Fantastic video and I look forward to watching more of yours!

I subscribed to your account because of your Glory To Rome graphic redesign - you can even see me on BGG doing/uploading the corrections in your thread. And I'm really glad I subscribed to your account, because this is the most fun and most creative top 100 board games I've seen in a while!

Well done! Of all the games I've played in my life, some of my coolest memories are of playing Risk with kids I babysat and college students in S Korea when I lived there for four years. I was really touched by the joy you had while playing Risk with your dad before he passed! Losing a dad absolutely sucks -- I would have loved to have had that type of memory before mine died suddenly and unexpectedly. Treasure those memories! And keep making great videos! Nice that you have a wife who is also learning to enjoy your hobby and be a cohort behind the scenes!

Great Video! One of the best top 100 board game videos! Also: thank you for sharing this wonderful, vulnerable story at the end of the video. ❤

This was so entertaining and I am interested in trying so many new titles thanks to you! That ending hit close to home and I love that board games mean more than just collecting to you. Please keep being you and don't be afraid to be vulnerable moving forward. Subscribed!

Thank you for your story. I have to admit: the end hit hard! But you nailed to capture the essence of boardgaming. My number 1 would be a small dutch cardgame, just bc I wish I could relive the dreary Dutch sunday afternoons, where my Dad and me would get as competitive as always, in forementioned game. All the best from the Netherlands!

Excellent video man. Love the unique idea and the awesome message. Pops would be proud of your journey

I feel like I just walked around Canada* (then travelling to Thailand*) talking about boardgames with a mate. Well, he talked, I listened. Amazing video. Been to both countries. If you arrange for Canda to have Thailand's weather, I'll come back. Also, really lovely story about your dad.

Really amazing list, incredibly thoughtful and well implemented. Funny, heartfelt, touching, you really hit on all the reasons I love playing board games. Thank you ❤

Amazing quality! I can only imagine the insane work that went behind!

Awesome video, I had the creeping feeling that it all felt very Canadian only to realize we're in the same city. This Ottawan is subbing.

This was a great video. Thank you very much! Definitely subscribed. Totally get your number one. The experience is far more important than cool minis or great gameplay.

I'm only at #95 and this is already the most entertaining top 100 I've ever seen. Well done. Instant subscribe.

Great work @TabletopTurtle !! Watched the entire video! Excellent! Wish you a lot of happiness!

Why not? Risk is great, it is a classic and the classic are the greatest because of the memories sticked to it. All people start with Stratego, Monopoly or Risk. The other board games all come later. May your father rest in peace.

Great video and definitely an original way to do a top 100! There's so many games in your list that are in mine too and then there's a bunch that are on my shelf of shame ^^. Great job!

Wow! This was awesome. The ending actually made me tear up as well. Great job 👏

An amazing list and an even better video. Entertaining, funny and heartwarming - just perfect. Subbing and anticipating great things in your future!

i feel you, my dad passed away when i was a teenager, we often played board games, and one we very often played was inkognito, great fun game, not too complex but nice interactions (atleast back then). sadly he never experienced the board game collection i have now, and how complex and interesting they can be. im sure he would be amazed and eager to try every game out, same with you id guess. awesome top 100 and someone who puts argent and archipelago in top 5 is always a friend of mine :D

You absolutely made me cry. My favorite game is RISK too for a very similar reason. I do not like the game but my memory is so emotional of it i have to give it my #1.

Fantastic video man.... truly. All best from Germany

Dude I feel you on Risk. We played the shit out of that game. I played that game so many times with my father as well. Almost completed Risk Legacy with him as well. It truly is a special game because of all those memories. I however patiently taught him Dwellings of Eldervale.. and we play that fairly regularly now a days. This made me feel like I need to get over there more than once a month however.

One of the games I love dearly is Clue. It is because it was the one board game I could get my mom and dad to play. We had such fond memories playing it as a family. My mom and I loved it because it was a game we could beat my dad at even though he was a genius. It will alway hold a special place in my heart because of it. I wish I had gotten to play it more with my dad before he passed. I haven’t played it since. I think I will play it with my mom for his birthday this year. Thank you for the wonderful video.

Bravo! I rarely watch top 100’s nowadays but I watched this one all the way through. I hope your channel becomes a titan in the hobby. You are succinct and honest in your opinions and given how “hype” focused board gaming content has become, I think many viewers, including myself, see your videos as real rarities and such a pleasure to watch. Keep em coming my friend! I’m sure your dad would be so incredibly proud of what you’re doing. I share my love for gaming many times with patients I work with (I’m an occupational therapist), and I love seeing the small little moments of reprieve people find when engaging in a short game

Love the video! Makes me think abt to play each of your 100 because of the way you've presented them and the experience you share

this has to be one of the greatest video ever made about boardgame by a human.

Great list. Great thesis on what makes for a top 100 list. And powerful end. Your right it was worth the work you put into it. First video of yours I’ve watched and I am now subscribed.

This was brilliant and wonderfully unique! Not only did I hear about quite a few new games, we got to travel with you, laugh (and cry)with you, and got to know you and why you are doing this! Kudos for all the work you put into this and thank you for the journey!

I thank you for sharing your personal story at the end, this is what brings people together. I also cherish the memories I have with my father, who passed away when I was 18. I love your content, will keep on coming back! Best wishes to you and your family!

I just stumbled across your video and I never thought I would find the greatest video in this platform not by people recommending it to me because I love boardgames but because of coincidence. You're criminally underrated and now I am the one recommending you to everyone I know. Greetings from Germany and keep being you, you're a great guy

That was truly epic! Great work and a great story.

What a video! I just started to search for the games (never played anything before). You are one of the first top board games videos I watched, and it was good)

This was so beautiful and amazing, cheers from Brazil 💚

I'm not yet halfway through the video but had to chime in for VIKINGS. Why doesn't it get a reprint?! Marvelous game, criminally underrated. I love how it is so rules-simple and can get so complex. arrrrrgh

The best top 100 video I've seen. Well done sir!

Awesome top 100, recognize a lot of those games. Great picks

Loved the video and all the local shots. I'm in farhaven, don't get into town too much plus the shots of history and war museums....my old workplace :). Keep up the great work!

Give this man 100k subs already. He deserves way more but lets start at 100k.

Man. Best boardgame list ever. Having Risk as number 1 is so unexpected, so non-conforming. Totally cool.

awesome, huge effort, very entertaining.

Nice list and amazing number one. Stories and memories are the best parts of the hobby. Thank you for sharing.

I watched till the end and gave a thumb up which I rarely do. You truely deserve it!

Its 3 games in and I already trust you with my life

Great list. Your first place touched me deeply. My father spent majority of his life in prison. I am a 31-year-old man now and the last time I saw my dad was like I was 6-8 years old. I don't even know i would recognize his face right now. He is not in jail anymore, he works in a different country now, in Germany actually. Almost all my family from my father's side don't have any contact with him (only my father's brother has some contact with him from what I know). I made some mistakes in my life too. I wish that one day I would meet again my father, renew our relation and we would play a boardgame all night long :).

Thank you. An excellent video and top choice for number one. 👍

Risk is forever. I used to design maps on conquer club back in the day. Siege was the first one I designed. I hope you and your dad got to play it.

Excellent work !!!

Great video, obviously a lot of work. It put a few games on my ‘list’ for the upcoming UK Games Expo and a few reminders to get some of my games to the table (and BGA) and a few more plays. I wondered as you appear to be a big fan of multi use cards what your thoughts were on La Granja, especially with the relatively recent Deluxe Master Set? You also appear to be a big Civilization Theme Fan (as am I) so wondered what your thoughts were on Clash of Cultures, similarly as above it has also had a Monumental Edition relatively recently (with miniatures 😊)? Your thoughts at the end of the video resonated with me as I also played a lot of Risk growing up with a lot of memorable games, although not a game I really play now. Thanks for sharing.

Wow great video with many different scenes, very good, very entertaining. Good job. I'm from the Gatineau region, it's good to see a fellow gamer from the region. Cheers, Keep up the good work. I respect your number one, I too had one of those moment with a friend that had cancer. It makes the game hold not just a moment but is now part of a memory. ❤

This was really pleasant /*elaborately daps up the homie*/

The most epic top 100 video I have ever seen! What an amazing life you live! 🤗

Amazing work, really enjoyed watching

Wow. Thank you for this video. It’s amazing.

Most entertaining top 100 yet. Great job.

Thanks for the list. I’ll admit I only watched the last 10 and fast forwarded a ton through it. I’ve never had a father but I’ve had fathers figures. This reminds me that I need to reach out to them.

Amazing video! You just got a new subscriber 😊

Brilliant content man!

Amazing video. It's clear an unbelievable amount of work was put into it. Also, argent the consortium!!! Amazing off-meta pick. If you haven't played devastation of indines (also by lvl99 games), you should check it out.

Great Concept for a top 100. You cannot just listen this, you need to watch!

I'm not crying.... Damn...Amazing video

Great video....enjoyed that!

Love u vídeo, and u story. Thanks man

This is amazing😁