Thanks for checking it out. Fog of Love is such a niche audience, but if you get into it it's great. I haven't got to play as far into The Crew Mission Deep Sea campaigns as much as the original game. I hope to someday run through it all. I like it just as well or more than the original, which is saying a lot.

Glad you like it! We hope to give the people some fun games to try out while having a good time and laughs. It's great to hear positive feedback, thanks!

Cool, glad we could get you to spend a little more money, lol. I'll make sure Joel sees this for sure. I haven't played Blood on the Clocktower and I'm pretty sure he hasn't either. What's you opinion on how they handle the theme? Would it be more for the adults or something a family with kids could enjoy without too many nightmares, haha.

Root has always interested me but teaching myself it seems challenging and then going to my group haha. May have to play online first

It is really tough. When you first set out you think it's going to be easy, then you start making cuts and it hurts. Brass is cool. I see why it's considered by some to be the ultimate Euro game. So many things going on and great decisions that have consequences waaay down the road. Unfortunately I've barely got to play it. If I had a group that hit it time and time again maybe I'd fall in love. I feel like it's not as heavy as Ark Nova, but more strategic, brain burning.

I know. I've seen it happen to other people, but it's sad to see one of my favorite games not be easy to get. I found one used for someone to other day for $10, so maybe check marketplace. Also, I think it's offered free on Board Game Arena. You miss out of the tactile nature of it, but it's better than nothing.

Thanks for checking out the video. I've never played Pagan. Looking at it it looks really cool, I wonder how serious/dark it is? Do you consider it to be darker or a game you could play with anyone? The Crew got the short explanation here because videos like this can take hours if we don't try to be brief, haha. But I agree. In videos where I spent more time on the topic I've brought up some of those issues. The group has to all be comfortable enough with gameplay to call an impossible situation. People not calling one or them calling one when it's not makes the game rocky. However, having played the 1st one a ton I really do love the higher degree of variability the 2nd offers. My general advice is you can't go wrong with the 1st. But you may like the 2nd as much or more if you like variability. I know I'm in the minority on Dune. I just love the tightness of the base game. The main reason I love it is because I think it's a killer balance of "things going on" and "people fighting over those things". I didn't like having more things going on because it felt more diluted. However, just my personal preference, I can see how the additions would add more excitement, especially if you had tons of base game plays under your belt.

Glad you found the video! I do love 2-player only games, so 7 Wonders Duel is high on the list. I mean, most of the top 10 has a wider player count, but that's a killer game. I feel like my top 3 could all be swapped around, and I give the nod to 7WD just because I've played it the most. In general I don't base rankings on how many plays, but it's a good way to break a tie. I hear you on coops. I'm cool with them, but I typically enjoy battling a human more. However, if someone is going to leave with hurt feelings and doesn't handle competition well, I'd rather everyone be in a good mood and play a good coop. Like you said, The Crew is awesome for this because you're working together, but everyone is pretty individual (none of this "You have to move here and take this action and next turn buy this..."). So it doesn't feel like just another coop.

I've never given Avalon a try. It's more focused on the character powers, right? Or am I totally just making that up. I'm assuming I'd like it because I like the base game so much.

Thanks! I know the audio is a little worse than usual. We batch filmed a few top 10s and were in a different location. Unfortunate noticed later the audio was subpar but didn't want to lose the hours of work. Hope to someday be making some money off the channel and to invest in some nice audio equipment (we can all dream, right).

Hi there, great suggestions. Near and Far didn't click well with me for some reason. I think the mechanisms didn't draw me in in the same way. Maybe for me Above and Below was more of a balance of narrative and mechs. However, I've never played Sleeping Gods. I hear you on Earth. I, Ryan, just tried it out recently and it seems awesome! And it seems like it would be much easier to get to the table. I hope it is and maybe will show up on this list next year. Thanks for the comment!

I don't get the reference, am I missing something. Don't know whether to laugh, cry, be offended. Haha