"I gave my parents a week to think about board games. They each remembered 10. Here they are, listed in order of preference."

I lost my Dad in 2021 and this video really healed something in me. Thank you Sung Won and much love to your lovely parents

Mom: 10. Scattergories 9. Splendor 8. Ticket to Ride 7. Just One 6. Qwirkle 5. Wits & Wagers 4. Take 5! 3. Telestrations 2. Codenames 1. The Mind Dad: 10. Ticket to Ride 9. Scattergories 8. Just One 7. Telestrations 6. Machi Koro 5. Codenames 4. Take 5! 3. The Mind 2. Qwirkle 1. Splendor

"So your old mind is too slow" - glad to see parent teasing is universal 😆

Your parents also have wonderful voices. They would make a great guest appearance in a voice acting gig

That story about Jay playing The Mind killed me lmaoo, the pictures really added to it

‘makes you think a little but not too much’ perfectly sums up what i want in a board game, thank you to your mom for boiling it down so succinctly 😍

His dad's drawings of Sungwon and Anne Marie are perfect

10:54, 13:34, 24:12 17:25 Jay blaming I really appreciate how SungWon's mom thinks about the children playing these games. I think it's very sweet

Thanks so much for this video, SungWon. Idk if it was easier for me to relate, because I’m also Asian-American, but this was just a really touching video for me Especially the part in the end, where your mother was talking about how she appreciates board games, because it’s a good excuse to bring the whole family to actively spend time together, as opposed to someone watching TV, and someone’s reading a book, another person’s on their phone, etc Board games have definitely given my family an excuse to all spend time together, instead of just sitting in the same room, but doing different things 💙

This was so open, honest, and touching. Gaming families have some of the best gaming experiences and family memories. 12:53 CONCEPT 8!

I remember playing Rummikub, Lotería, Poker, and Canasta with my grandparents. We also loved to watch Who Wants to be a Millionaire together. Game nights were a ton of fun!

This was lovely. I feel like my dad and your dad would have gotten along! Nice to hear Just One, that was the last game I played with my dad before he passed. Good memories, thanks for bringing those up. ❤

Wow! I'm impressed they knew 10 games each. My wife's grandmother is 100 years old but still sharp...she still drives and lives on her own etc... I have been contemplating bringing out a game for her to try when we go to visit but I like the heavy stuff and I don't have a good gauge on what older people might like so this list is helpful. I'll probably try Splendor. I was initially thinking about trying Cascadia. I think your parents might like that one as well.

This is wonderful. I have a friend who plays games with his parents. My Mom was the board game player and she passed before I really got into the hobby. You've a real gift in your parents. It's cool how you honor them in your videos with them.

Sungwon's Mom reaction after Sungwon's sarcasm 😂😂😂

I have a box of games just for my parents to try, because they have less rules but are complex in strategies. Snow time, social games, kings of Tokyo, ticket to ride, Machi Koro, stratego, sequence, boulderdash, and they LOVE wits and wagers.

This was lovely! I loved hearing your parents' thoughts and stories about the games, and it gave me ideas of games to try with my parents!

Really enjoyed this video! Agree with your point towards the end of more accessible games these days I’ve had lots of success showing my parents and in-laws the following: Fun Facts, So Clover, Just One, Kites, and In Vino Morte

Your banter is absolutely adorable. Very wholesome video, thanks y'all

This video was great, your parents are so charming! I am actually packing up some games for a trip now and I threw The Mind, Take 5 and Codenames into my bag as I was listening :)

Love the chill vibes of this video!

23:22 onward warmed my heart

My parents like Farkle and Spinners. Sometimes I can get them to play Sushi Go or Point Salad. I honestly think they'd like Qwirkle quite a bit, but my Dad is color blind so he'd probably struggle with it.

I'm going thru a rough time- two unexpected surgeries in two weeks- and this is a balm on my soul. thank you to you and your parents for sharing this lovely conversation with us.

I love your parents, such a wonderful wholesome video.

This is so wholesome. So nice to hear you all talk about board games.

Dude you gotta play Coup with your parents. Easy to setup and understand, really deep to play.

Lovely and wonderful video! Also, huge respect for this list. It is a lot of mechanically simpler games than what I prefer (crunchy Euro games), but sometimes "simple design" is the same as "genius design"

I have a copy of Kinfire from Kickstarter and super excited to play through it! Cant wait to hear you VA one of the characters!

I love these videos. Wholesome. The animal crossing music. The laughter. Lol the confusion

I wish this video had popped up in my feed sooner since it’s Christmas now! These would be fantastic gift ideas for my parents

Gotta love the picks, very much instant classic family games!

My mom is addicted to Farkle, we play it for hours every time I visit. It's good for older people who don't want to learn and retain a bunch of rules.

My parents recently asked me for some board game recommendations, this is a great place to start! Perfect timing with this video, thanks!

6:58 I see the parallel to Codenames and Taboo!

Its funny, my dad and I have almost the exact same relationship with splendor. I truly think its one of the best 2 player games I've ever found - so if you have the kind of person in your life who likes games with simple rules but deep strategy - I highly recommend it!

This is reslly nice. Gives me more motivation to buy similar type of games for my parents. Simple, quick and with high replay value.

These videos are the only thing keeping me sane

Oh man, this is so cool!! Most of my board game history is from playing with my parents all the time growing up! We were obsessed with Sorry! and Scrabble, I remember having to push hard to add Jumanji into the mix. 😆 I should ask them what their favorites are, I'm about to visit them soon and maybe we'll pull something out!

My parents and I played board games since before I can remember. When I was super little they kept the more complex ones to themselves and their friends but once I hit double digits or so I was able to join in the more complex ones (and I won more often than my mom lol, tho not as often as my dad). Board games are a great way to bond, particularly in my paternal family. When my uncle passed away a few years back, my parents and I received his copy of the game “Vikings,” which my parents had played with him but I’d never had the opportunity to. It remains one of our favorites to this day and playing it helps me to feel closer to him, and when I win I can pretend he’s helping me from beyond the grave lol. It’s also just a really fun board game, would recommend even if it doesn’t have immense sentimental value for you. Suffice to say this video felt super homey and nostalgic just seeing someone talking with their parents about board games they enjoy playing together

lmao i'd totally watch your parents play some board games

Stegogories is Scattergories' cooler, dinosaur themed brother

This is such a good list because I've been trying to find good games to play with my family. My dad can get a little too competitive which puts off my mom, so I'll try a few of these. Whenever I played The Mind, I always sucked at it though :( guess I'm like Jay LOL

12:50 I love codenames!

This was so wholesome!

Loved this video.

Having the issue that some friends have a better or worse vocabulary and knowledge, I can highly suggest to try out Codenames Pictures rather than the normal one. The pictures make it not only more fun due to the images and offering more options due to the details, but it also offers everyone a possibility to find a word for each and every card they got. E.g. we played Codenames in German and we had a lot of issues with different kinds of fishes, as we don't have a lot of fishes around where I grew up - so the people rarely ever learned those words. Playing with codename pictures we could even mix up langauages.

Sungwon I think your parents are trying to tell you something about the games you are teaching them lol

14:14 I would add a slight disclaimer: I played with my freinds from Germany and I think it stressed them out a little haha

Fun video! Look up Splendor Duel if you haven't played it yet. Cool twist. I prefer it over splendor. Made by the same designer of 7 Wonders Duel.

Love code names

Love this!

Love the video! Thanks SungWon!

Thankyou so muchh for makin this video, I love playin with my parents and they kinda have same taste like ur parents, maybe coz im asian too 😂 Dont know their top 10 but they really love Sequence, Downforce, Carcassonne, Splendor and Dungeon Mayhem

I wonder if SungWon’s parents would like Lacuna. I haven’t played it yet but I hear it’s a simple to learn but strategic game and it’s beautiful to boot

Super enjoyable!

Great video!

Im suprised they didnt mention Mahjong, I thought its very popular in Korea, China, Japan... i tried it and i love it!

Oink games just released Tiger and Dragon which is simple but very fun and had gone over really well with my non gamer family members

Love the background music! What's the name of the song?

Wholesome vid 😊

Wait a minute, this is wholesome content. I like it.

6 Nimmt! So glad that's still around. This was very sweet :)

Should try Century Golem Edition with your family. My mom lovess that game.

8:25 Yeah I see it

I feel like bro can invest in some nicer headphones haha

Your parents might like Mindbug. Some other suggestions: Azul, Canopy, Raptor, Hive, Sushi Go.

Woah, I have played the mind with my family dozens of times and I don't think we've even come close to beating it.

Very unique Top 10. I need to introduce some of these to my family. They are not into gaming

Board games are an amazing and important form of media in todays modern world

I liked this. We play a lot with my parents and the list is similar. My parents bought Splendor and play it every day 1v1 ^^ they didn't like The Mind. I'll try to show them Qwirkle

Damn, now every game of Codenames I’m gonna be looking for a way to say CONCEPT, 8.

Splendor is great we play it a lot!

Any video of them actually playing together?

my parents would not even have 10 games they've ever played, let alone a top10 list. checkers and chess is what i vaguely remember my dad or older brother teaching me. that's it🤷🏻‍♀️

My dad did the exact same thing in codenames, "baptism 8"

Splendor is fantastic. So simple with multiple ways to win. Least complex engine style game I've ever played.

Looking at my collection, from it, for your parents, I'd be suggesting trying out Miaui, Loot, Iota, Cubirds, or Red 7. All are pretty simple to pick up, but have a good amount of strategy and depth, and none take excessively long amounts of time to play.

hell yea

Have you guy's played Cat Lady?

24:25 is so funny lol

12:57 LMAOOOOOOO

“Concept 8” lmfao

8:24 AHHHHHHH

I really love Alien, which is based on the movie

throwing shade at your brother for qwirkle lmao

My in laws really liked Cascadia when i showed it to them.

Are Korean people really into boardgames? It's pleasantly surprising how many of his older relatives partake frequently. That is definitely not the case in my American experience.

Well I’ve found my new default falling asleep video

nice board games!

Got to show them the mind extreme

15:07 awwwww

10:19 who is Sing Won?????

17:43 HAHHHHAH

8:45 HAHAHAAHHA

My parents top 5: 1. Just One 2. Dobble (Spot it) 3. Cortex Challenge (Braintopia) 4. La feria de las pulgas de Titirilquén (a chilean version of Pit) 5. La morada Maldita But my father add: 6. Combo Breaker (Dealt!) 7. Dixit 8. Patchwork No 9 or 10

WE LIVE WE LOVE WE LIE🤞🤞🔥🔥🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥🗣🗣🗣🗣

These look really fun but I guess I'm a rube I just haven't heard of any of them

Okay but my parents also hate having to think while playing games and I really don't get it. I mean being creatively challenged by the mechanics is half the fun, non?