The fun thing about Photosynthesis is its like going to see a romcom movie with your mates, and 15minutes in your realize with shock that you're friends have actually decided to make you watch a horror movie.
Great list! I think having just played it again on Friday so it’s fresh in my mind, Downforce deserves a mention. Nothing worse than when your car is trapped and someone burns a 6 on it. 😊
Great list, I love HT, Barrage, Mexica, and Caylus for their player interactions! This makes me want to go back to play them! Have yet to try Photosynthesis but it sounds cool. Another game I heard was brutal that I’d like to try is Survive: Escape from Atlantis.
I would add Intrigue, Food Chain Magnate, Vanuatu, majority of 18xx games, Wabash cannonball, Portobello Market, Die Macher, Schadenfreude, Kremlin, Diplomacy, Fief, Cosmic Encounter, No honor among thieves to name a few
Nice video, love cut throat style games. after watching your vid looked into mexica and as i play mostly at 2 (with the wife) im not sure if its best for me. But after a deep dive into kiesling and kramer theres another cut throat game from the same duo called renature which looks good at 2 players. Also arboretum looks very interesting. Are there other 2 player cut throat games you recommend? (Ps.just spotted your kiesling & kramer top 25)
Hansa Teutonica is absolutely a great game, but I'd never thought of it as cutthroat, as the blocking mechanism and the reward you get when someone removes your blocking tradesman is such a core part of the game.
Great dive into these games. Cutthroat can be a bit mean. But if the group can handle it, rewarding. Odd seeing Caylus. 4 and 5 player games can disrupt plans, but I wouldn’t say it’s as hardcore as Barrage.
