The Ultimate Gateway Board Games Guide

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00:00 Intro
00:27 Categories
01:57 Cooperative Games:
Pandemic - geni.us/pandemicgame
Mysterium - geni.us/mysterium
Sherlock Consulting Detective - geni.us/sherlockholmes
Magic Maze - geni.us/magicmaze
Chronicles of Crime - geni.us/chroniclesofcrime
Forbidden Desert - geni.us/forbiddendesert
Burgle Bros - geni.us/burglebros
Detective Season 1 - geni.us/DetectiveS1
MicroMacro Crime City - geni.us/micromacro
Chronicles of Crime 1400 - geni.us/chronicles1400
Magic Maze On Mars - geni.us/magicmazeonmars
19:49 Personal Puzzles:
Sagrada - geni.us/sagrada
Cascadia - geni.us/cascadia
My Farm Shop - geni.us/myfarmshop
Spring Meadow - geni.us/springmeadow
Cartographers - geni.us/cartographers
On Tour - geni.us/ontourgame
Dice Forge - geni.us/diceforge
Dream Home - geni.us/DreamHome
Bad Company - boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3...
Railroad Ink - geni.us/railroadink
Copenhagen - geni.us/copenhagen
38:27 Friendly Competition:
Ticket To Ride - geni.us/tickettoridegame
Carcassonne - geni.us/carcassonneboardgame
Parks - geni.us/parksgame
Sushi Roll - geni.us/sushiroll
Luxor - geni.us/luxor
Trekking The World - geni.us/trekkingtheworld
Azul - geni.us/Azul
7 Wonders Architects - geni.us/7wondersarchitects
Clank - geni.us/clank
Diamant (aka Incan Gold) - geni.us/diamant
Quest for El Dorado - geni.us/questforeldorado
Blue Lagoon - geni.us/bluelagoongame
Get On Board (formerly known as Let’s Make A Bus Route) - geni.us/GetOnBoard
Las Vegas Royale - geni.us/lasvegasroyale
01:00:30 Feisty Games:
Sheriff of Nottingham - geni.us/sheriffofnottingham
Colt Express - geni.us/coltexpress
K2 - geni.us/k2game
The Resistance - geni.us/theresistance
Survive: Escape from Atlantis - geni.us/survivegame
QE - geni.us/QEGame
Bohnanza - geni.us/bohnanza
Celestia - geni.us/celestia
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@styfen Жыл бұрын

A hour and 15 mins of board gaming discussion? Alright, you've got me, I'm in.

@actualol Жыл бұрын

Hydrate first, then lock the door.

@joshfrench5858 Жыл бұрын

Here here!

@Kahedro Жыл бұрын

babe wake up, 75 minute actualol just dropped

@actualol Жыл бұрын

😂😂 But sleep is important 🤓

@derpsiroop1884 Жыл бұрын

@@actualol couldnt sleep, I am watching a part of this vid to be able to sleep lol

@chrisxue815 Жыл бұрын

00:00:00 Intro 00:00:27 Categories 00:01:58 Cooperative Games: 00:02:04 Pandemic 00:04:15 Mysterium 00:06:00 Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective 00:07:02 Magic Maze 00:08:40 Chronicles of Crime 00:10:47 Forbidden Desert 00:11:11 Burgle Bros 00:12:40 Detective Season 1 00:14:22 MicroMacro Crime City 00:16:21 Chronicles of Crime 1400 00:18:18 Magic Maze On Mars 00:19:49 Personal Puzzles: 00:19:56 Sagrada 00:21:17 Cascadia 00:23:50 My Farm Shop 00:26:05 Spring Meadow 00:27:37 Cartographers 00:28:57 On Tour 00:31:01 Dice Forge 00:33:17 Dream Home 00:33:52 Bad Company 00:35:56 Railroad Ink 00:36:22 Copenhagen 00:38:27 Friendly Competition: 00:38:35 Ticket To Ride 00:40:20 Carcassonne 00:42:29 Parks 00:43:55 Sushi Roll 00:44:50 Luxor 00:46:15 Trekking The World 00:47:45 Azul 00:48:59 7 Wonders Architects 00:51:00 Clank 00:53:36 Diamant (aka Incan Gold) 00:55:13 Quest for El Dorado 00:55:40 Blue Lagoon 00:57:08 Get On Board (formerly known as Let’s Make A Bus Route) 00:58:32 Las Vegas Royale 01:00:30 Feisty Games: 01:00:38 Sheriff of Nottingham 01:02:29 Colt Express 01:04:17 K2 01:06:18 The Resistance 01:08:11 Survive: Escape from Atlantis 01:10:18 QE 01:12:48 Bohnanza 01:13:22 Celestia

@stephencrandall1054 Жыл бұрын

Tha real mvp.

@devonfarrington7431 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service. Braver than any marine.

@olivierjodoin2283 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love how you split the games into 4 categories that make absolute sense. I like all categories but I think personal puzzles might be my favorite. And some friends absolutely want to be mean to each other so this video is an excellent starting point.

@wachend Жыл бұрын

This channel is one of a kind. One video per month, but extremely high quality.

@Akla1601 4 ай бұрын

Damn bro. Duluth taking shots. The best part of ticket to ride is that Duluth on the game board is where the Twin Cities are, 2 hours drive away from Duluth

@DrHopeSickNotes Жыл бұрын

I'm not a board gaming fan, but have been working my way through this list. After trying 40+ of them I was beginning to lose faith... but after the 45th one I was hooked! Thanks Jon!

@actualol Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha! Yes, that is how it goes. It's like watching The Wire, you won't enjoy it for at least six hour long episodes. If you give up before playing all 45 you are just weak.

@HistoritorJimaldus Жыл бұрын

@@actualol got to keep the devil, way down in the hooooole

@ahchiu9 Жыл бұрын

@@actualol the game's the game

@AWAKEtheIRON Жыл бұрын

What was the game that got you?

@H0TD0GSALAD Жыл бұрын

K2?

@SheezyBites Жыл бұрын

I think we often underestimate how mean and aggressive newbies can be, but I think it is useful to teach people the power of passive aggression which is so vital to so many board games early, so I don't entirely disagree with keeping it friendlier to start.

@actualol Жыл бұрын

I agree that newbies can often prefer mean and aggressive games - because that is what they're used to board games being, from games like Monopoly and Risk. My intention isn't to prescribe friendly games, just to offer options. I like to select a game based on a friend's personality and what I think they'd enjoy.

@CG_Hali Жыл бұрын

Guess it might depend on what type of players they are. My hubby is the non-gamer so I never do mean plays on him, but I totally encourage him to do that to help him beat me. Else he can't catch up and win easily and he's learning more that way, too. But I get how having newbies around the table and one of them being way too aggressive and mean would ruin potential new gamer's appetite for more.

@branboom3342 Жыл бұрын

Dude you easily create the best content in the KZfaq board game space. Love it, many thanks for the entertainment and information.

@queriaterficadomais.7987 Жыл бұрын

If only you knew how happy I get everytime youtube notifies me you have a new video. Also, how much people make fun of me for buying too many games ( games suggested by you). Your channel is my favorite thing on youtube. Keep it going!

@rolling.reggie Жыл бұрын

Incredible content. Humor, amazing games, and quality footage. Sagrada, Cascadia, Parks, Carcassonne, Blue Lagoon, Sheriff of Nottingham are all in my gateway game catalog. Keep up the great content!

@VexylObby Жыл бұрын

I appreciate this list! Even as someone who’s been in the hobby for a decade, I still find it so important to value games that will connect with newer or skeptical players. Yet, they are still fun and complex in their own right. My top games might always have an element of “does it hit the table?” Or how well it welcomes people.

@bookmarksandbookshelves3998 Жыл бұрын

Although I've seen you recommend these before. Still love this list as I still haven't made it through all of them!! You give great recommendations. Perhaps in the future you can made a list of next step beyond gateway games? Great content as always. You put in so much effort.

@actualol Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I will certainly consider that idea, thanks 🙂

@ClaudeAndTaylor Жыл бұрын

MicroMacro has been a wonderful gateway game for me. The transition from Where's waldo helps a ton!

@Bleuchz Жыл бұрын

Jon's from England. I believe they call it Where's Wally. Also, Taylor, when is your channel getting back to its canned pasta reviewing roots? I own multiple trick takers thanks to your advice but now I'm hungry.

@zmollon Жыл бұрын

Micro Maco has provided many laughs as I watch my mother and father in law staring intently at the map for ten minutes before my wife comes back to the table and in two minutes finds everything.

@LunaBianca1805 Жыл бұрын

The different versions of Azul and Sagrada are the games that most often end up on my family's table - along with a bunch of easy to play roll and writes and - at moment Cubirds and Castro. But as you brought them out here as well you really reminded me that our copies of Ticket to Ride, Catan and Carcassonne are gathering dust on the shelf, I really need to bring those out again.

@dimpleza Жыл бұрын

Wow, what a treat!! How much work you put into this! I don't even want to know how long it took you to make this one. Great content, thank you so much!!

@actualol Жыл бұрын

Many years of work combined 😀

@Viragomp Жыл бұрын

@@actualol yes I recognize these videos. Brilliant idea of combining into a full and comprehensive feature, very useful!

@dimpleza Жыл бұрын

I remember some of these as well but this still takes a lot of time to.put together it seems. However it came to be, it is greatly appreciated ❤️🙂

@HEMAYATC Жыл бұрын

Enjoyable from beginning to end! I have some of the games on this list which makes me think I will probably enjoy the others. Thanks for making this!

@xxhawkdancerxx Жыл бұрын

Loving the ideal player count #s! So helpful even for the games I already love!

@HistoritorJimaldus Жыл бұрын

22:40 ‘When you slot something in that fits perfectly, you feel so pleased with yourself’ 🤔😛

@faisalbinh Жыл бұрын

Seriously one of the best Boardgame reviews I’ve ever seen I always love your reviews thank you

@kkfromsocal819 Жыл бұрын

Yesss! I’ve been looking forward to your video & have been checking my subscription updates daily for it!…another amazing video. Tastefully hilarious & intelligent.

@actualol Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🙂

@jorischkovich Жыл бұрын

Incredible list! I like how you somehow manage to convey the gist of the rules in such a short time, unlike for example SUSD, wich often leave me guessing after a full review

@Njsr Жыл бұрын

I think SUSD are more about giving you the feel of the game than the rules.

@jorischkovich Жыл бұрын

@@Njsri know what you mean , but i cant really get a feel for a game without understanding the rules.

@GettinJiggly Жыл бұрын

Glad to watch a recap video, nice seeing your old skits, hope your start doing them again in future videos.

@GettinJiggly Жыл бұрын

Also mooooooooooooooo, milk

@actualol Жыл бұрын

I still do skits! I've had them in three videos already this year, including my last video (Libertalia)

@noizeemama3697 6 ай бұрын

You really cracked me up. Thank you for this entertaining take on board games.

@gamewright Жыл бұрын

Thanks for including our games!

@notmedude Жыл бұрын

Sometimes I wish I was 23 again. Lying in bed with manflu with no kids and binge watching your videos. But life gets in the way too much these days (sigh). Love your content. You truly are an amazing entertainer and explainer plus you list the games in the description which many KZfaqrs deliberately omit and you have an Epiphone guitar which guarantees you're a good lad.

@jeffstahl1664 Жыл бұрын

OMG! You're brilliant! Really enjoyed your guide to games.

@th1ngo Жыл бұрын

As usual, an excellent & thoughtful watch.

@talhaiqbal6798 Жыл бұрын

Very impressive rhymes! Quite entertaining to watch, will surely pick up a game or two here.

@codym6376 Жыл бұрын

Just started the video but I like the categories

@actualol Жыл бұрын

Phew! They took some thought to get right, and lots of helpful feedback from my patrons in my Discord community.

@zmollon Жыл бұрын

Own almost all the games in the thumbnail so look forward to listening to how right I am to own these games.

@actualol Жыл бұрын

Almost all? There are only two! 😂 But yes, you are something of a genius.

@zmollon Жыл бұрын

@@actualol I think I own half of the bgg family games top 100, so I assumed I own more than 1 game on your list 😜

@Rhino1186 Жыл бұрын

@@actualol I went back to look at the thumbnail and was surprised to see only 2 on the tray as well. Technically, there are 3 games visible though. Paris is in the background. 😄

@alanswift6802 Жыл бұрын

Really good list and brilliantly put together. Appreciate reviews from independent folk who aren't being paid in some way by the industry.

@IndianaGeologist Жыл бұрын

This is a fantastic video. Great list of games and categories and really funny.

@jamesmcmillin4024 Жыл бұрын

This was an EPIC video… and it’ll turn into an equally epic Amazon cart as well I’m afraid

@Viragomp Жыл бұрын

What great thoughtful categories. I wish BGG used something similar!

@yasinkaya7678 Жыл бұрын

I just found your channel, and your content is amazing! Thanks a lot for sharing this amazing educative information, with such a fun manner

@ty_sylicus Жыл бұрын

Fantastic selection. I really want to try some of these.

@johannagoldenberg3300 Жыл бұрын

Such an entertaining video! And useful reviews!

@createwithbarbbl4125 Жыл бұрын

Greetings from Aus' Very comprehensive, thank you so much. I laughed out loud more than once. Choosing Christmas games made easy.

@shockwavemasta Жыл бұрын

Amazing list!

@JSKatz Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video on a great selection.

@CG_Hali Жыл бұрын

Good list and a good reel of that dysfunctional but realistic family you have!!

@brusslysb Жыл бұрын

As always another great video TY

@ES-yc1tp Жыл бұрын

very good recommendations specially in the friendly competition section!

@ferbogadoaSalirAJugar 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your valuable list of the best

@christiansrensen5958 Жыл бұрын

"When you slot something in that fits perfectly. It feels so satisfying." We all come, I mean watch, here for the inyourendo.

@jeremybrown5096 7 ай бұрын

Also, the darker background with no games on display, is excellent!

@denycast 3 ай бұрын

One year later I come around to watch it. Those are a bunch of great games😀

@Chertograad Ай бұрын

Thanks for the comprehensive list! I would've personally added Dominion and Catan to the list but I understand that there's already plenty of games listed.

@aadrian13 Жыл бұрын

Great list of games

@jediquigley2192 Жыл бұрын

Great reviews, I've made notes for things to possibly buy in the future 😀

@jediquigley2192 Жыл бұрын

I've brought pandemic, played it lots with our family, 2 adults, 2 boys aged 10 and 7 and we all enjoy it. Tried it on my sister today with her 15 year old son, went down well.

@gilbert3579 Жыл бұрын

Your jokes are so perfect! Great Video!

@AbnerIMAlvarado Жыл бұрын

Beside getting to know the games I always laugh a lot with your videos XD

@mel-iw6qh 4 ай бұрын

alllll right! this is the kind of content my eyeballs enjoy...

@Reikyt Жыл бұрын

Loving the return of Timmy, Barry at el. Great stuff as always, Jon.

@EyeMakeClips Жыл бұрын

No please no more they just fill the video with nonsense and cring please no more Timmy

@StevenNelson69 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see a video just on co-op games as I know some people who prefer those over competitive games.

@riddhirs1555 5 ай бұрын

Pandemic is the board game which also made me fall in love with board games! That's how I knew I had to subscribe/listen to you 🤭❤️

@lu7ky Жыл бұрын

I love Carcassonne and have been playing it every weekend with my mom, easy to pick up for sure (i got the big box with all expansions). Definitely going to look at getting dice forge now. I think it may have been you who convinced me to buy that too :P . You were also the one who previously informed me of Sushi Roll which is yet another one I want.

@jendubay3782 Жыл бұрын

You should try Cat Lady, too. It’s simple, easy to pick up, and a better version of sushi go/roll if you only play with two people

@lu7ky Жыл бұрын

@@jendubay3782 yes sushi go was hard to pick up, thanks for the reccommendation

@DarinMcGrew Жыл бұрын

In the Cooperative Games category, The Captain Is Dead works well. Most people can relate to the theme ("Your favorite sci-fi show, except this episode, things went really badly and the captain is dead."), and experienced players can nudge the group towards victory without dominating the game or taking everyone's turns for them. We've got the Incan Gold version of Diamant. It looks like the "explore" and "return to camp" cards in your set are easier to distinguish, but in mine, they're hard to tell apart. So I made small tokens: torches (made from wooden matches) vs bedrolls (made from strips of rags). Players conceal the tokens in their hands and reveal them simultaneously.

@ambierona Жыл бұрын

I love the teach of Las Vegas in rhyme!

@evanwelsh2551 Жыл бұрын

I love those pandemic minis, what clean and fun pieces

@Swimm4ster Жыл бұрын

Yep! Where can i get them?

@Nick-zl5xf Жыл бұрын

Dragoon and Diplomacy are two of my favorite intro games!

@jsherley9990 Жыл бұрын

“a passion-filled trip to Wyoming” has never happened.

@JohnJGrace 8 ай бұрын

Terrific video (and channel, for that matter)! I might not get ‘em all, but several are now on my buy-it-soon list. ;-) Just curious, and I admit this is a rather minutiae question: where did you get the miniatures for Pandemic?

@Zelnux Жыл бұрын

Don't think I've ever had a friendly game of Ticket to Ride.

@VexylObby Жыл бұрын

The Japan map spurred SOME cooperation. But yeah, it can reflect what kind of player people are. And if anything, intentionally blocking others tends to not favor the blocker anyways.

@Longshot1056 Жыл бұрын

I found Horrified was a much better gateway game for both my wife and family than pandemic. Easy turn structure, cooperative discussion about plans and turns, easily scalable difficulty and a modest variety of challenge.

@rolliemills2235 Жыл бұрын

this channel deserves over a million subs easy

@mickyjgreen Жыл бұрын

Century Spice Road is my go to. Several times, after playing it once, newcomers have immediately sought out the game to purchase it.

@ChrisLowResDream 2 ай бұрын

thanks so much 😊

@jerzee3600 Жыл бұрын

Another informative vid. Really like your Pandemic meeples. We love pandemic and would love to know where we can buy those character meeples.

@actualol Жыл бұрын

Look up Hobolds Grotte on Etsy 🙂

@commanderv4114 5 ай бұрын

"these mofos give me fomo" really cracked me up

@chancemichael85 Жыл бұрын

Your Deluth joke was spot on

@FalconChief1222 7 ай бұрын

Thanx to your video I found Sheriff of Nottingham on sale for $16.50 (Amazon Black Friday Deal)!

@TheFunfighter Жыл бұрын

The categories are a really good distinction. Selecting the right level of competition for yourself and the other players is really important to avoid the mood souring.

@stschubs Жыл бұрын

aw the queens corgi's can no longer be sent after you :( also...thanks for adding many new games to my to buy list! Love this!

@rheahajduk4987 4 ай бұрын

Like a Medieval Netfix original. Mate, you're a savage 😂

@Eyes0penNoFear Жыл бұрын

At the beginning, your point about mean games made me think of Munchkin. I make sure to never play that game with people I've just met. The backstabbing and ganging up can get brutal.

@jacobbrown9894 Жыл бұрын

The meta plot with the family here is…maybe more asking for a marriage counselor than board games

@nymklaymin8281 Жыл бұрын

I came to this video for the SNAKES AND LADDERS! :( None to be found here. am I to old for this channel?

@ty_sylicus Жыл бұрын

Dice Forge looks super cool

@dxrobins 4 ай бұрын

Survive: Escape from Atlantis is near identical to Escape from Atlantis from the 80s. The only material difference is that the old game didn't have different values on each piece. It had big, chunky moulded pieces for the island, rather than the card pieces shown. It comes up on eBay (in the UK at least) quite often pretty cheap.

@mrnnhnz Жыл бұрын

If I was from Duluth I'd subscribe, just for the humour. Everyone loves a good roasting...

@ferbogadoaSalirAJugar 6 ай бұрын

thank your for your existence

@MadOgre22 Жыл бұрын

Where did you get those custom character pawns for pandemic???

@stevenhayes97 Жыл бұрын

I love Duluth, MN getting referenced in a KZfaq video made by a guy in the UK. I don’t live there, but I did propose to my wife there

@dougsundseth2303 Жыл бұрын

"I've never been to Duluth" It's pretty clear that the designers of TTR have never been to Duluth either, since they put it in Minneapolis. (Duluth and Minneapolis are farther apart than London and Birmingham, btw.)

@DavidSmith-cs8kn Жыл бұрын

I see a copy of S.H on your shelf behind you on your armchair. Old but good.

@tyrroo Жыл бұрын

I love this so much, your scripts are hilarious! Mooooo! Moooooo! Moooooooooooooo! ... Mlik

@Spacie_687 7 ай бұрын

Forbidden island was so cool the first time I played it

@daniel-lee888 Жыл бұрын

"Gateway" games are all I have time for nowadays!!

@Zentrum234 7 ай бұрын

My girlfriend took me to her family‘s game night. I knew nothing about modern board games, so they taught me Carcassonne. I liked it ok but the first game to sweep me off my feet was Five Tribes. I still love it after what must have been a million plays.

@GettoGero Жыл бұрын

Pandemic is such a big game with lots of rules. I'm surprised that was your #1 intro game. My board game group doesn't like too much complexity but LOVES being fickle and straight laced with game rules. Weird contradiction, maybe not when thought about. Pandemic is just one of those I can't get them to play because it's an eternity of set up followed by 500 moving pieces leading to arguments all throughout. Someone gets bored or just rage quits every time. Carcassonne was a hit with them, and a bit off topic since they're card games, mantis is always a hit, and I haven't heard any complaints about Jaipur for a 1 on 1 session.