11 Gifts for Board Gamers (That Aren't Games)

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11 great Christmas gift ideas for board gamers that are better than getting them a game they don’t want or need.
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🛒LINKS TO BUY:
1. Senet Magazine - senetmagazine.com/collections...
4. Board Game Arena - en.boardgamearena.com/premium...
5. Token Trays
Walnut/Leather Token Trays from Thailand on Etsy - creatoriq.cc/46tIycr
Wooden Trays from Germany on Etsy - creatoriq.cc/46vopTh
Wooden Nesting Bowls from USA on Etsy - creatoriq.cc/3SXf7wd
GameGenic Token Keep - geni.us/tokenkeep
6. Books
Everybody Wins: Four Decades of the Greatest Board Games Ever Made - geni.us/everybodywins
It’s All A Game: A Short History of Board Games - geni.us/itsallagame
8. Dice Trays
Dwarven Runes Dice Tray on Etsy - creatoriq.cc/3N17wZU
Mahogany/Leather Dice Tray from UK on Etsy - creatoriq.cc/3QODj1c
Wooden Dice Tray with waiting room from US on Etsy - creatoriq.cc/411sFJ9
Velvet Dice Tray on Amazon - geni.us/amazondicetray
Gamegenic Dice Tray - geni.us/gamegenicdicetray
9. Accessory for favourite game
- Quacks of Quedlinburg Cauldrons on Etsy - creatoriq.cc/3sHzz9V
- Western Legends Wooden Tokens on Etsy - creatoriq.cc/3T2A2hH
- Handmade Pandemic figurines by Hobolds Grotte on Etsy - creatoriq.cc/3N3HoNV
- Targi figurines on Etsy - creatoriq.cc/47s0mpO
- Agricola figurines on Etsy - creatoriq.cc/3sObAWo
- Patchwork figurines on Etsy - creatoriq.cc/40RO3k4
- HEAT: Pedal to the Metal poker chips on Etsy - creatoriq.cc/3sEOdyI
- Obsession Meeple Stickers Option 1 on Etsy - creatoriq.cc/47uCGB9
- Obsession Meeple Stickers Option 2 on Etsy - creatoriq.cc/3N4A0lE
- Scout Insert on Etsy - creatoriq.cc/46AqwoW
- Arkham Horror LCG Magnetic Player Board on Etsy - creatoriq.cc/3sOJ5rA
- GeekUp Bit Sets on BoardGameGeek - boardgamegeekstore.com/collec...
- Libertalia Metal Coins - europe.stonemaiergames.com/co...
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:37 One
01:54 Two
03:33 Three
04:45 Four
07:37 Five
09:37 Six
12:07 Seven
14:19 Eight
16:24 Nine
20:03 Ten
21:20 Eleven

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@actualol 8 ай бұрын

If you do want to buy someone a game, see my Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h72TntF4tcveiZ8.html

@rocketdogsled 8 ай бұрын

Any reason the site for those tasty tasty snacks wasn't listed? They looked really good!

@wilfbiffherb 8 ай бұрын

On the topic of #3 - a few years ago I was having a generally tough time with life, just hectic and a bit down, and my wife secretly organised a game day for me. She got a close friend who lived an hour away to come stay for the day and night, nd some local friends too. She made a schedule of some of my favourite games, put up bunting and spent all day cooking for us all and bringing us snacks. It was absolutely delightful and once of the best gifts I have ever received

@MasonMsotsos 8 ай бұрын

That is so adorable!! I think #3 (and the similar #11) might be my favourite two on the list

@BlamBlamTheMonkey 8 ай бұрын

Sounds like Heaven on Earth

@thinwhitedukereturn 8 ай бұрын

You made me cry

@jhelolopo1411 8 ай бұрын

"Waste their time rock climbing when they have a perfectly good ladder" Had me

@kholadin 8 ай бұрын

"One works night shifts, one is always wasting their time rock climbing and the third keeps emigrating just to look cool." I feel called out :D

@ratolina 4 ай бұрын

"I don't have a small table - by European Standards. In Texas, it's sold as a foot rest". That, sir, just got me officially subscribed after watching you for weeks now 😂

@actualol 4 ай бұрын

Weeks!? You're a tough nut to crack but I'm glad we got there 🎉

@matthewgoding8890 8 ай бұрын

This is might be your best video yet. I love how the cost can be extravagant or cost nothing and yet bring the true meaning of giving a gift.

@rocketdogsled 8 ай бұрын

Seconded. This may be my first KZfaq comment EVER, because you highlighted a few things ( I really hope one can get SENET in the States) I either hadn’t heard of, or hadn’t quite considered. This is a really thoughtful video with serious thought behind it, and a ton of very sly humor. Texas footrest indeed. Please consider doing this again next year!

@MrHalstedt 8 ай бұрын

I cannot believe I've only just learnt BGA is available on my phone

@bschuss1 8 ай бұрын

On accessories: If you know someone who owns and regularly plays Gloomhaven but has not yet bought something to organize all the frigging tokens, it's literally the perfect gift. Saves an hour at least every time.

@christianschackpedersen7815 8 ай бұрын

Amen!

@christophergray7991 8 ай бұрын

This list is fantastic!!!! I had no idea what Senet was. I totally want that now.

@joemacleod-iredale2888 8 ай бұрын

I’ve been subscribed since I chatted to them at UKGE a couple of years ago and it’s great and doesn’t feel like glorified marketing like many magazines do.

@goucho1169 8 ай бұрын

I just bought three copies because of this video! Had no idea about them either!

@robscarpelli 7 ай бұрын

Just ordered my subscription. Shipping costs for me are a little step but the magazine looks worth it.

@TeXnoFile 8 ай бұрын

i just want to say, from all the boardgameingchannels I watch, I respect your recommendations, opinions, and you as a person the most. Thank you for your time and dedication. Wish you all the best

@bury342 8 ай бұрын

I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your humor and writing! These videos are a master class!

@actualol 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🙂

@secretscarlet8249 8 ай бұрын

This is a fantastic list. It’s flexible enough to be generic or specific to cater to your gamer and easy to understand by non gamers. Also the jokes are fun 😂

@jflartner117 8 ай бұрын

LOVE number 11. My wife's gift to me every year for my birthday is to play War of the Ring with me. ♥

@mattsmith6558 8 ай бұрын

1:23 Loved the Quintin Smith cameo 😂

@actualol 8 ай бұрын

Justice for other reviewers who wear glasses

@privatkatze9186 8 ай бұрын

I went back and checked, thinking I missed him. 😂

@GoodEnoughParty 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for reminding me we need a toilet brush. I also like the other 11 ideas!

@helxis 8 ай бұрын

Amazing work as always. You just made a bunch of gamers' holidays.

@MasonMsotsos 8 ай бұрын

First of all, great list! I'm literally sending the whole list (while highlighting my favourites) to my wife now because you're right, I'm pretty good on the number of games I have, but these would make the gaming nights themselves so much better. I also hadn't realized I wasn't subscribed on this account so I hope you get to 100K soon! You're a top channel on youtube

@shinypigeongames 8 ай бұрын

I recently got one of those felt dice trays from Amazon. I had no idea how luxurious it would make me feel 😲😍

@danielryan7435 8 ай бұрын

First 5 issues of Senet ordered! Had no idea it existed and looks great. Thanks for the great list!

@chrisOservais 8 ай бұрын

Came here to say this as well -- this magazine looks so right up my alley, I can't believe I'd never heard of it. I'll be checking it out as well!

@osmargroovy0218 8 ай бұрын

This video was edited so last minute, the screencap for BGA is from the same day the video was published. They just released Terra Nova there. Happy Parenting, Jon!

@actualol 8 ай бұрын

It's actually the first KZfaq video that updates its b-roll in real-time, so if you watch it again tomorrow it will have changed to whatever BGA looks like then. If you don't believe me, come back and watch my video to see if I'm right.

@SheikYoboddi 8 ай бұрын

@@actualol I heard it only works if they've liked and subscribed though yeah?

@osmargroovy0218 8 ай бұрын

@@actualol Cool! I can come back and pause to read the latest Senet articles. Very handy!

@RollAndRate 8 ай бұрын

My favorite polygon is indeed the hexagon!

@dominikgarbauer6883 8 ай бұрын

That organiser for Scout is pretty cool. 😍 Great list and as always top notch quality of the video.

@Sparticuse 8 ай бұрын

I got excited when I saw that. I have a little ritual I perform to get the bits back in without lid lift so that would be really nice to have

@goucho1169 8 ай бұрын

Just bought this as well!

@XCM666 8 ай бұрын

I really don't see the need for Scout to be honest. Start with the cards , then make 2 stacks from the Scout and Show tokens to put sideways next to the cards, then dump the rest on top and perhaps give it a little wiggle. Works for me and seems faster than slotting every little token manually.

@annalisemeder8894 8 ай бұрын

I literally just impulse-bought Scout 2 days ago and haven't played it yet; kinda cool I immediately happened upon a reference to it, and hoping I manage to get it put back into that teeny tiny box

@usonian74 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the Senet recommendation! That is going straight on my xmas list...

@TheTwistedClarity 8 ай бұрын

i’ve been lurking for awhile and this video got my subscription. I don’t always agree with the games you like. But I love the humor and passion you have. And you put a TON of work into these videos

@Panamaniac3D 8 ай бұрын

One of the best things I could want as a board gamer is a nice organizer. Especially for big games or ones with tons of components, it is so nice to have something that helps setup/takedown so I spend more time playing, and helps make the table space cleaner and nicer in game. Those token holders you showed are nice for the general smaller game, but something custom for a game with a lot of pieces, like TI4 or Arnak, is so nice.

@JakeStaines 8 ай бұрын

"Only gamers have a favourite polygon". That's not true, mathematicians also have a favourite polygon - and it's also the hexagon.

@iank1638 8 ай бұрын

But mathematicians should all be board gamers 😊

@abbynall7740 8 ай бұрын

As a proud member of both the board game and mathematical communities, I concur. Hexagon is the bestagon.

@photoo848 8 ай бұрын

@@abbynall7740was looking for bestagon representation :)

@TeamCGS2005 8 ай бұрын

It's always a pleasure when you receive a notification that Actualol has released a new video!

@thomas_bellotto 8 ай бұрын

absolutely the best board game channel out there, thank you for another great video!

@StephenAslett 8 ай бұрын

Well done. The best board game gift giving video I’ve seen this year.

@GamegenicSupplies 8 ай бұрын

Number 5 and 8 are very good ideas indeed - thanks for including our products in your video!😄

@EmKAA641 8 ай бұрын

Tony's Chocolate is my favorite, too (for the taste as well as the more ethical sourcing of their cocoa). Excellent tip among a whole list of great ones!

@actualol 8 ай бұрын

It's the best!

@greghinzmann3171 8 ай бұрын

I totally just bought that Scout organizer and those Burgle Bros bits as gifts for myself. 😂

@ExBeeOne 7 ай бұрын

This is great! Thank you for sharing.

@SGTMaitiMaus 8 ай бұрын

I’ve watched several of your videos and finally subbed because of this one. What a great list and I hope you meet your 100 K goal!

@joshharris5614 8 ай бұрын

M&S Very Merry Munch is a must on the snack list

@actualol 8 ай бұрын

I'd never heard of this! Now I will hunt it down with great speed. To M&S!

@actualol 8 ай бұрын

I excitedly told my wife and it turns out we had it last year but didn't get it in the tin so I didn't know the name of it. Excitement diminished. But they have a new variant this year, so excitement replenished!

@lewisshearer359 8 ай бұрын

The quality of your videos are truly excellent. The content is really well thought out and humourous and the production is amazing as well, they're just beautiful things to watch

@actualol 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, that's lovely to hear :)

@ingowen 8 ай бұрын

9:45 I can also add "Building blocks of tabletop game design" from Geoffrey Engelstein and Isaac Shalev, great book

@TeaMonkeyUK 8 ай бұрын

I love this list, people Keep asking me what do I want for Christmas and now i can just send them this video!

@GlennKramer 5 ай бұрын

This video is 10 Stars! I haven’t seen anyone else making videos with this topic. I just spent a lot of money on your ideas 😅 but it was worth it.

@gailprentice 8 ай бұрын

Great list, thank you! We use most of the accessories on your list regularly. We also often use dice cups (made for us by our daughter when she was in elementary school), a manual card shuffler (invaluable for cards that are not great quality or hard to shuffle and just for saving wear and tear on any cards - mine is old but indestructible), a big piece of thick craft felt for the table (instead of a big neoprene mat...easy to get, inexpensive, easy to cut to size), and a sand timer to politely put a timed end to analysis paralysis (someone in our family is very prone!).

@R4mpZs 8 ай бұрын

Evoking "Reiner Knizia" every time something related to great designers show up, have already became a thing in this chanel

@crusador84 8 ай бұрын

Love this. Number 11 is always on my Christmas wish list!!!

@simplybs9311 8 ай бұрын

Great list, those specialized pieces for games look so good.

@richardhancock1505 8 ай бұрын

Brilliant ideas, well thought out. Thanks

@somefishhere 8 ай бұрын

Senet is such a great mention, I would have never had known about it without you!

@chrisjanson8283 Ай бұрын

Great video, really enjoyed it. It also got me thinking that a nice dice tower would be a good gift.

@christophersteele2531 7 ай бұрын

I subscribed to SENET. Love love love it. I'm new to board gaming and haven't heard of that before. Thanks for opening my eyes to it.

@reversezer0 8 ай бұрын

this was fantastic. love the wit. cheers.

@misterjerkface 8 ай бұрын

Making myself a list of what to get myself for Christmas. Thank you 🎁

@astrolabius3857 8 ай бұрын

Great list. Thanks for your effort.

@dangerindesign 7 ай бұрын

Your script for this video is hilarious! Thank you for this video!

@JensEmilMusic 7 ай бұрын

Top notch video! And congratulations on the 100.000 subscribers (at the time of writing, you are at exactly 100.000!)

@AnthonyFrancisJones 3 ай бұрын

Excellent! Thanks for this.

@lucymaybe 8 ай бұрын

Very original board game-adjacent content. Have been watching for a while, just subscribed! You’ve got a great sense of humor 👌🏻

@rossjaax 8 ай бұрын

Excellent gift ideas, John. Many were not even expected. The books were really good.

@privatkatze9186 8 ай бұрын

That rucksack! I'm not sure I'm willing to give up the required dignity. Yet. 😅

@maachew 8 ай бұрын

One I found specially frightening was Vladomir Harkonen from Dune. He is very cold and calculating

@francoguarasci-kc4bu 8 ай бұрын

This is such a great video for so many different reasons. It’s given me some great gift ideas that I can casually drop into conversation with my friends and family. The humour had me tittering a few times. Although I’m worried I may have fallen down an Etsy rabbit hole.

@CareyMcDuff 8 ай бұрын

Great suggestions all. Yet another demonstration that you really understand gamers. Happy Holidays!

@actualol 8 ай бұрын

Happy holidays!

@garishere 8 ай бұрын

I love this list and since I love buying gifts for myself, I just bought myself four issues of Senet. ❤

@yanagergova8112 Ай бұрын

Really nice ideas! Thanks!

@blindey 8 ай бұрын

Loved the video. You're always wonderful and entertaining. My suggestion, though it is very niche: They don't have it for very many games, but BGG has a series of artist posters for certain popular games that they commissioned. They're pricey, but they're high quality. AND most importantly: It's not just like. Putting the box art on a poster, they made em from the ground up. From what I remember there's Terraforming Mars, Everdell, Pandemic. Lots.

@shivlan 7 ай бұрын

What a wonderful video! It's also great that you managed to promote some Etsy craftsman. Wholesome, inspiring and helpful!

@swisscheeze6 6 ай бұрын

What a phenomenonal video. Thank you for this.

@leokorobitcin 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for an interesting list of gifts! Here I discovered Senet magazine and two other books about board gaming. And... I'm going to buy it for myself :D

@marinkopon 8 ай бұрын

This video is super thoughtful

@actualol 8 ай бұрын

You're welcome 🤗

@Cosmitzian 8 ай бұрын

On accesories.. small analog generic counters, the kind with two dials that go to 99.. are fantastic for a lot of games. Screw fiddling with 1, 3, 5 and 10 value money or tokens.

@actualol 8 ай бұрын

Those things are so handy - but I can't help but imagine that I'd lose some precious thematic immersion using them 😁

@chrislukas959 8 ай бұрын

As a board gamer, this is an excellent list

@21cabbage93 8 ай бұрын

This was such a great innovative idea for a video

@the_luggage 8 ай бұрын

Entertaining as always; thanks, Jon!

@EM-pn5kq 8 ай бұрын

Very good video. I listened to your christmas present request. You're 1 subscriber closer

@altecapollyon 8 ай бұрын

Amazing! These types of videos are usually click bait, but this video is spot on. Forwarding it to friends and family right away!

@nagat0358 8 ай бұрын

"In Texas it's sold as a foot rest" 😂 Watching from San Antonio. Love the video!

@actualol 8 ай бұрын

I hope I look good on your 100inch TV.

@catscan98 8 ай бұрын

#12- a youtube playlist of fun boardgame video content to joke and laugh over. Thanks for what you do! Best to you and the fam this Christmas.

@philipmurphy2 8 ай бұрын

Fast timing for me, I will for sure enjoy this content

@arnonym9746 8 ай бұрын

Great video!

@inspired2game 8 ай бұрын

Great video! 😁👏🏼

@SilverLuna07 8 ай бұрын

Honestly, the big take away for me from this video is the self-reflection. It's not a new thing you've brought to your content, but it definitely is very confronting this time. Yeah, I do feel like nuisance sometimes and I do feel like I'm the one who is more on the obsessed side of things than most of my friends. So it's nice to hear it's not a unique feeling to have!

@Shorty140291 8 ай бұрын

I think you're in good company. I do think we're the outliers though. Let's be honest, anyone who collects, plays and then watches KZfaq videos about boardgames and related topics is probably in the obsessed category. Do you have a gaming group you can play with in your area? My wife doesn't mind the occasional game but definitely doesn't want to play as often as I like. I moved to a new area so had no friends who would play with me either. Once I found my boardgame group I've been able to play for hours almost every Monday.

@mute_cebu_ 7 ай бұрын

This is the best "non-game gifts for board gamers" list that I've seen (at least this year). Good recs.

@EmporerDragon 8 ай бұрын

To add to #2, there are chocolate versions of board games out there, and while not as complex as their non-edible counterparts, they can still make for a nifty little breather game where people actually look forward to the end of game cleanup.

8 ай бұрын

I really like the last suggestion ❤. I really do feel like I'm always annoying people when I ask them to play 😅.

@TheKrikk1 8 ай бұрын

I swear. Board game bag is a godsend. I used to haul my board games in my gym bag, but the boxes got damaged a bit. The bag however not only is more convenient but also makes sure the boxes are safe. It does look like a monstrosity though. So no place on fashion show. :D

@actualol 8 ай бұрын

And you could throw away your gym bag because now you're carrying around heavy board games you don't need to go to the gym anymore. 💪

@TheKrikk1 8 ай бұрын

@@actualol considering the collection? Yeah I guess so. :D

@robertnoall8847 8 ай бұрын

The comment about eating a burrito with a knife and fork made me laugh out loud 😂 Great video!

@basildza 8 ай бұрын

"Only gamers have a favourite polygon" CGP Grey has entered the chat.

@audreyrainville2377 8 ай бұрын

This list is clearly the best I have seen on that theme!

@ohitsjonpham 6 ай бұрын

You definitely need to make a video for best snacks for game night!

@survivingbraindonor 8 ай бұрын

I so enjoy your clever humor. It has to be your superpower?

@actualol 8 ай бұрын

Thank you 🥰 I was bitten by a radioactive comedian.

@sighn237 8 ай бұрын

Wow the part on the accessories with Etsy links was great, thank you

@tracieperez2629 8 ай бұрын

Great idea Jon, I hope you get your wish of 100K subscribed! Also love the video as usual, and clever idea for gifts! BT,W thanks for all the shout-outs...I'm from Texas and in the Fashion industry 😉

@jloperoni 8 ай бұрын

For the #7 - it is the same bag of a Cajon (the music instrument)! I got mine from amazon, i call it the saint seiya´s armor.

@JK001POPS 8 ай бұрын

hahaha!!! clever and funny!

@mrnnhnz 8 ай бұрын

Excellent video John. Thanks for uploading. "...since you can't start a game night at the toilets at work..." Challenge accepted! Oh, and I'm still lol-ing so hard from the adult-with-a-fine-woollen-jumper looking at me like that!

@mirandaosmelak480 8 ай бұрын

Ah, I'd really like to subcribe, but I already am subscribed;D thank you for all of your content! My partner and I watched your top 50 videos this October and picked games to give to each other from there (our friend checked we weren't repeating titles). I cannot wait to see what I'm getting, because so many seemed superb!

@utubingit357 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic writing abs heart in every video well done sir. ❤

@LionKing8D 8 ай бұрын

I see Tony's, I upvote! Great video as always! :)

@marie-noellepaquette7306 7 ай бұрын

I bought Everybody wins after watching your video and my boyfriend was really surprised and loved the idea. We are both reading it. Thank you !

@LukeEion 8 ай бұрын

In line with your #9 the best thing my partner bought me was a inlay that allowed me to be put all my Codenames variations into one box 📦

@actualol 8 ай бұрын

That's true love.

@michaziokowski7221 8 ай бұрын

"Foundations of Rome and two other games" will be the unit I will use in my Physics major from now on! It's hilarious that a game can be so big it becomes a unit of volume.