Thank you so much for being a youtuber who said "without further ado" without actually inserting more ado between the statement and the subject.

I have few app driven board game and the issue with that is playing a board game is a good time to be far away from pc or a mobile phone and bring people together... I think they should give the possibility to play with or without app

Mansions of Madness killed Betrayal for me originally, but you've convinced me that I should go back and take another look at it again.

Betrayal legacy is one of my most memorable gaming experiences. I played it with a full group and It was so damn good.

2 players: Khet X-Wing (if you count miniature games) Trains Stratego Unmatched 3 player: Trains Smash-Up 4 players: Imperial Assault (with app or RAIV) X-Wing (Epic) Smash-Up 5 players: Imperial Assault (longer committed sessions) Betrayal at House on the Hill (newer players or short session)

Always love seeing you paint minis. Would be awesome to see you work on Board Game minis!

Note on KINGDOM DEATH: The gameplay based brown box Expansions-and Core box-are HIPS plastic. You can get other miniatures in resin, as you said, but anything gameplay based is HIPS, so it’s actually relatively durable (more than resin, less than PVC)

Great to see someone being so passionate about board games. I have come to the conclusion that you and your husband are, in colloquial terms from across the pond rather than the strict US usage of the term, quite inimitable! [ For the avoidance of doubt, that is a big compliment :-) ]

Liked for the list idea, subbed for the clarity and production quality, shared for the Brandon Cutler shirt (which I didn't notice until about 15 minutes in).

Spirit Island & Patchwork are my absolute favorite games to play with 2 people, Maybe not as visually appealing as Root but the theme for Spirit Island, especially with expansions is soo strong!

Pandemic is one of my favorite games (unironically). It makes a great 2 player and is more challenging that way. Usually me and a friend will play two characters each.

I have been holding off getting Betrayal at Baldur's Gate because I generally only have my son with whom I can play that type of game, but your idea for playing Betrayal with two players is brilliant. Two others I might suggest for a beginning two-player collection would be Memoir '44, which is such a wonderful, simple, elegant system, and great fun; and Castle Panic, especially with the Wizard's Tower expansion -- my son and I have had hours of fun with that, and it is a great introduction to cooperative gaming. Your channel looks very interesting, especially as I want to start painting miniatures. I am looking forward to following it.

I've never been a huge fan of board games but recently, I play Gloomhaven on TTS and I really love it ! I totally agree with you with the app for Mansion of Madness. The setup/having the place to set the board can really be a turnoff for me and my friends. Love your selection, Angela, especially your no. 1 =). Have a nice day !

Fantastic list! I enjoy both your choices as well as your production for the video. Great shots of the games, really professionally done. And also, not sure if you looked it up yet, but Kyle Ferrin is the Leder Games in house artist who is amazing, and he's also a delightful person from my limited interaction with him.

Tanto Cuore is my #1. Fans have built a randomizer for the game which just makes the chaos of the game so much more fun

I can only speak to one on this list and its Mansions of Madness, a definite top 5 game. Many years ago our family began with Catan. That game and its expansions hold a special place in my heart. Number one for me has to be Castles of Burgundy. Also would include Marvel Legendary with many expansions. And you have to try Nemesis wow!!!! Great video!

Dice Throne and Century are two of our favorites. Both are easy to learn, easy to set out and put up, and both have a beautiful aesthetic.

Stronghold, 2nd Ed, is solid for 2 players, when you're in the mood for a "hold on, let me think" game. There's a castle. There are orcs outside the castle. If any orcs get into the castle in 7 days, the attackers win. If 7 days pass and the castle hasn't yet fallen, the defenders win. Most of the game is bluffing, calculation, and seeing if you can get your opponent to overcommit. There are a handful of key places where a little luck creeps into the game, so you have to be flexible enough to jump on the lucky breaks when you get them.

I LOVED Time Stories...but my family just couldn't deal with the sometimes 5 plus hours it took us to get through a story. But I loved the artwork, the puzzles, the mechanics.

Painting the MoM miniatures really adds to their horrific presence when you're playing. You should do it!

I would like to see videos of the miniatures for games being painted

Board game channels are the best

Nice list, good choices. My current top five are 5 - Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth, 4 - Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion, 3 - Marvel United, 2 - Mansions of Madness (2nd Edition) and 1 - Too Many Bones!

Arboretum. So thinky, tense and tight, especially at 2 :) Railroad Ink and My City are both on my love to try list.

Yes. Paint Mansions of Madness. I have the game and I really want to see your paint job.

Betrayal is a fantastic game. I've been playing through the expansion haunts, and there are some not so good ones that we've hit in a row, but several fantastic ones.

I just got HORRIFIED by Prospero Hall games with Universal Studios. It's a cooperative game where you must save a village from, well, the classic universal studios monsters (Dracula, Wolf Man, the Invisible Man, the Mummy, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Frankenstein's Monster and the Bride) The art is very nice and you get actual minis for the monsters which I intend to paint. (Someday, when I feel confident enough)

Yay!! I LOVE that you're taking the time to talk about board games! Literally all the painting I do are board game minis (the closest I've gotten to true "minis" gaming is a relatively recent purchase of "Warhammer Underworlds: Nightvault" and several of its factions). I could go on forever about board games, but I'll just make a few quick points: -I love that you're into very narrative/thematically-rich games - those are totally my jam! -I adore legacy-style games. "Pandemic Legacy Season 1" gave me some of the best gaming experiences I've ever had, though "Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated" was probably going to surpass even that great game (however the pandemic interrupted our campaign). -I wouldn't have seen Betrayal as a 2-player game, but that system you and your husband came up with sounds like it would work great! -I won't spam your channel with a link, but about 6 months ago I made a video about my top 15 "best with 2 players" games, if you're interested in my perspective on the topic.

Thank you. Can't see everything and I appreciate your help. Agree with your art idea.

Unmatched by restoration games is fantastic as well

If you like minis, Flying Frog games are great. They're my favorites. I have "A Touch of Evil" 10th anniversary edition, which is so well done. I love the gothic horror aesthetic. We play it in our game group, but it's also fun solo. Our game night host has Fortune and Glory, which is very Indiana Jones feeling.

I'd LOVE to see Mansions of Madness and Cthulhu Wars paint jobs. Subbed 👍🏻

I had such high hopes for Betrayal but it really let my group down (non-legacy). I suspect we just happened to hit some of the more obtuse or confusing betrayals in the two playthroughs I've been a part of, and we didn't really know how to proceed. It was a let down after a pretty fun first-half. I think that making such a dynamic game results in really high highs and low lows.

Cool list. I have backed the new Railroad Ink games myself 😃 I can recommend Circle the wagons and Tussie Mussie. Small, but really cool card games. Great two player games

Wow. I never knew you had a channel! I am glad to have found this through NRB, as this is the only 2nd channel I found where BoardGames are discussed.

I am going to work on getting my D&D minis for the Temple of Elemental Evil painted up.

I'm certainly interested in My City and T.I.M.E. Stories. Own the other three, though I haven't got Mansions of Madness to the table yet. Love Arkham Horror second edition. Thinking about getting AuZtralia. Some of my top games include Tapestry, Scythe, Hallertau, The Isle of Cats, and Wingspan.

never really played a lot of board games... though a few do pop into mind... Catan is one as is Titan...Bloodbowl as well... there's also a tile based one where you fight your way thru zombies trying to get to the towns helipad to escape... but for me the reason my board game time is low is simple, MOST of my time was playing various tabletop war games such as 40K and Battletech/Mechwarrior "the FASA version"... or i was role playing, everything from D&D to any World of Darkness "ie Werewolf or Vampire, even Fae once" or eventually using the Hero System... and if i need time travel i also have the "Doctor Who" RPG.... sadly though it's been a LONG while since i've had the chance to play ANY of these....

Arkham Horror the lcg. Super immersive and insane how every campaign differs from the last...

I have just discovered your channel and would like to say that I really like your presentation style - relaxed and informative. I had not heard of 4 of the games on your top 5 list (nor any of the honourable mentions - ROOT looks fascinating) and only knew of your No. 1 because it's my daughters favourite game too. So lots of food for thought. I've shared this with my daughter and subscribed. Thank you.

Great video Angela 👍 Nice to see that we have a some similar types in common. We have finished the My City legacy about a week ago and all thoroughly enjoyed it. I’ve had the Railroad Ink on my list but the gf keeps buying different roll & writes 🙄😅. I’ve seen Mansions of Madness getting lots of praise before so might have to add this to our list! I’m gonna add a “5 games I like” list and not a “Top 5” as I struggle with picking favourites 🙃 1: Quacks of Quedlinburg 2: Clank! 3: Machi Koro (any version) 4: Evolution 5: Galaxy Trucker

The best game for two player is Go. Hands down the best

Rule the realm is a very unique game and it's always new for there's 8 games in one

I'm a big fan of Arkham Horror (2nd edition). It gets overshadowed by Eldritch Horror, but I enjoy its fiddliness and the sense of a sisyphean struggle.

Video from a year ago but I'm still gonna answer! I love asymmetric horror games. Yes, Betrayal is amazing, I finally own a copy of the 2nd edition. Someone mentioned Flying Frog games and if you are a fan of zombies, do yourself a favor and try Last Night on Earth. 2-6-player game. In a 6peesoj s ssion 4 of you are the heroes and 2 play the zombie hoard. With different scenarios to run and a great B-Movie vibe, it's one of my faves. Many expansions also available as well as web store exclusives. Also an easy game to create your own.

Hello, A few of my favorite games are the Harry Potter deck building games and the expansions, Clank Legacy( just finished it) and Quacks of Quedlinburg. Great list of games, i am looking into Betrayal at House on the Hill and Pandemic Legacy. I also never played any of the Pandemic. But we are looking for a new great multiplayer game for our group to play.

Mansions is one of my favorite games as well. My current top game is Cthulu Death May Die. Another one I have been having fun with is Wingspan as well as the expansions for it. Now i'm mulling over what my top five would be... I think painting the Mansions minis on the channel would be pretty cool. I still have to paint mine too along with many, many others (glances at the assembled Indomitus minis)

Space hulk? I remember that's what got me into 40k many years ago. A hell of a gateway drug! Grabbed space hulk tactics on the xbox the other night. Captures the og board game to a T! Also love your guys insta page! Sh*ts brilliant! 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Share 1st, 2nd and 3rd pic. Great games.

Great list Angela. I would like to put kingdom death in there if I could. Plus, love the brandon cutler tee too

The KDM minis in the box are plastic not resin...but they are small and tricky to build.

Any dead ccg. Cheap fun for 2 players, especially booster opening and swiss draw. War of the Ring. Joan of Arc. All great 2 player with tons of replay ability.

Both Disney and marvel villainous, here to slay, happy little dinosaurs, and recently funded Kickstarter so I haven’t played this one yet but very much looking forward to Hero’s of Barcadia

I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS AND MADISON OF MADNESS (I'm new to board game and very interested) 1) what are the must have expansion for this game. 2)If I buy 2 or more expansion how does it all works together_ like for example do I only add 1 expansion at a time on a single playthrough then remove the corresponding "add-ons" of that expansion at the end of gameplay and then add the "add-ons" of the new expansion pack Or I can just add as many add-ons as I want in a single player

Nice video...If only I could convince my wife to play games...besides sequence, ugh...

Interesting selection.

Betrayal at the House on the Hill is the game that convinced me that the gaming group I had joined through work was primarily a group that gathered to socialize while they played board games, and not the other way 'round. I played BatHotH several times with that group. My take is: the game is more a story that you experience than it is a game you play. I say this because the mechanics are very far removed from 'best play wins'. Very often you have little control over what happens to your character. Mansions of Madness is slightly better in that regard but still very much in the same vein.

I have your top 2 picks in my own game library. Would love to be able actually play Betrayal more and I have all of the Betrayal games.

1. Train games are fun, but dated, as in, "What's a train?" 2. If you like "My City" you might try "Princes of Florence." 3. Nothing like "Time Stories" on the market. Kudos to the developer for thinking outside the box. 4. Betrayal is great, but I like the Baldur's Gate version better. It has more cooperative quests to fit with the D&D party concept. "One Deck Dungeon" is also available as a computer game on Steam. That's how I play. "Root"... just plain awesome. It is also available on Steam. "Kingdom Death Monster" Never played. Guess I add it to my list. 1. Unfortunately, I bought the first edition which had... problems. Having bought the original, I couldn't justify buying it again. Also, Betrayal fills the same need for me. One of my favorites and game I teach people to play as a first game: "Jump Drive" If you haven't played "Jump Drive," drop what you're doing and immediately go to your local game store and buy it. It will be $25 well spent. It's a card game and takes about 15 minutes to play. You can teach someone to play in one game. When you play the second game, and you will, you cover strategy. At the end of the second game, you can give the new player their diploma and congratulate them on graduation. They will likely beat you the next game if they haven't already. Now, this is the insidious part. This is the gateway game for three other games. You'll bring out "Roll for the Galaxy" next. After a few games of that, you'll introduce them to "Race for the Galaxy." Then, when they think it can't get any better, pull out "New Frontiers" and blow their minds. Yes, everything they learned in the previous games helps teach them to play "New Frontiers." Each game builds on the mechanics from the previous games. You can also find "Roll" and "Race" as computer games on Steam. "Hey Steam, where's my New Frontiers?" ;)

King of Tokyo, Horrified, Smash Up, Small World...

I love My City but haven't play the legacy version yet. Although we did buy a second copy so we could do eight player for the endless version.

I came to your video because I was looking for fun games to play with my friends/family. We typically play catan, mariokart monopoly, or ticket to ride. Can you suggest a few games for either 2 or 4 players that might help transition us to some of these more advanced games?

Great review, being a parent I think ... you don't have kids (yet ;-) hence your selection of games. Just a thought. I love "Roots" and I especially love "Time Stories", amazing game play and wonderful aesthetics. I need something nice to look at, to help me be in another world. One game (series) I really love is "Pandemic Legacy" - so real, so real, ...well we're all playing it in LIVE 3D including the consequences, crazy. Wish you all well out there!

I love T.I.M.E. Stories too, it's really a gorgeous game. The illustrations on the cards are fantastic. You should try Scythe, it's probably my #1 game.

Nations Dice s a good one

I thought that coffin sized black box was just a stand for the other games!

We play a lot of Betrayal, but the Widow's Walk expansion holds the title of "Only Expansion We Have Ever Bought, But Then Removed". Far too many of the betrayals are poorly written and you shouldn't have to get online to figure out the consensus of how the betrayal is "supposed" to work. We really do need to pick up the Legacy version at some point though. We did just finish season 2 of Pandemic and only have a few scenarios left in Gloomhaven, so this might be a good time.

Great idea for a video! A family member has `Mansions of Madness` and really love`s it! Unfortunately not been able to get together during past year to play but really looking forward to it. In fact I bought them a set of paints and brushes for their birthday present so that they could paint the characters. My current top five would be - 5.Time Stories 4.Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire 3.221b Baker St 2.Blood Bowl 1.Terraforming Mars (Great board game and the online version is excellent as well and slightly easier to play) If I was to list my five favourite board games of all time it would likely be(this is a little off the top of my head!) 5.Terraforming Mars 4.221B Baker St 3.Advanced Heroquest (my favourite dungeon crawler) 2.Blood Bowl 1.Subbuteo (football game) Best wishes

My lady and I go to Cartographers or Crokinole as most played games

Would be fun to 3D print some replacement buildings for My City to pretty up the board!

Scooby Doo is great for kids or casual gamers. We love it.

Cheers cool

Nice list! I started out with Betrayal myself but cooled on it after many playthroughs, and playing other games I realizing how unbalanced it is. Plus, you need at least 3 people... My current top 5: 1. Mansions of Madness 2. Wingspan 3. Everdell 4. Root 5. Viticulture

YEA! I have both your #2 and #1 game already in my game cabinet. Good choices

I think my top 5 for this would be: 5. Lord of water deep 4. Carcassonne 3. Dead of winter (co op variant) 2. Pandemic 1. Stone age

Nice list, already checked my local game store for Mansions of Madness, out of stock... Over the last year I actually got into the habit of paining my board game miniatures. So i would be interested of seeing some content like this. Many games look so much better with painted material. Although while doing so i realised some games, especially older ones, have realy bad sculpts. I alway recommend: Chaos in the Old World. The game is great, the miniatures aren't. A large enough collection of chaos demons might do the trick though. Android Netrunner, my all time favovite 2 player game.

Love the Brandon Cutler Tee 😉

My current top 5: 1. The original Axis and Allies 2. Raiders of the North Sea 3. La Citta 4. Here's Negan 5. Suburbia Honorable Mentions: Explorers of the North Sea, Nuclear War, Via Appia

Subscribed. Loved your list. Your video, very very well done. 👍😄 Note: I am mainly a historical conflict simulations gamer. Play mostly solo now adays. But, I love Horrified. Pandemic, Reign of Cthulhu, and Forbidden Island. Adult daughters are big on Clue. All varieties of Clue. All. A friend of theirs left the first two Villainous games. My girls said the rules were too hard. No. Nope. Told them try one of my rule books from one of my conflict games. 15 20 30 pages a lot of small print. Now that is hard ( not after the first 5 or 10). Trivial Pursuit. Star Wars, Harry Potter, LOTR. Granddaughter-6-likes Horrified, but get bored after about 1/2 hour. She kicks me good on Monopoly Jr, Cooties, Candy land. What you have done is convinced me to get the Betrayal Legacy. The second you said that it can be played basic style as well as the legacy way, well that sold me. I may not have someone to play the game with now but If I have to I'll bribe my daughters to play...

Very jealous of your collection! Great top 5 list 👏.

Finally someone who likes T.I.M.E.-Stories :)

I would say Kingdom Death is by far my favorite. It has beautiful miniatures, great mechanics and aesthetics but the main thing is the narrative story we just love it and have played several campaigns including all the current expansions. The main don fall I find with this game is there are no instructions on how to assemble the minis and the official site I find is lacking as not everything has instructions online but there is an unofficial site called Vibrant Lantern which has a more complete collection of instructions as well as other helpful information.

On these legacy games, saran wrap to keep board pristine. Stickers. Make copies n tape it to the wrap. Just remove the bloody card. And if you got to rip something tear up some tissue paper. Just leave enough tissue to cover your tears if you lose the legacy game.

Yeah, Mansions is Top Five forever for me, for various reasons. It's so fun.

Great list! If you’re a fan of dungeon crawls and anime girls, maybe you might like Middara, I’m anxiously awaiting my copy from KS!

PSA You MUST have at LEAST a kitchen table, Empty Floor and more empty space to play House on the hill.

My fav game is Forbidden Stars

Betrayal's my favorite game! 🙂 If I may, for me, the obvious "if you like Betrayal, you've gotta try..." game is Nemesis. In some ways, they're polar opposites (goofy vs intense, short vs long, easy-to-teach vs involved, etc.), but in others they're very similar (horror, exploration, betrayal, etc.). At least for me, they scratch a very similar itch. 😊 I'm sure you're busy & get swamped with suggestions, so I'm sorry for adding to that. All I'm saying is that if you haven't played it & get a chance to, especially with Mansions & Betrayal as your 1 & 2, maybe do. 😉 Nemesis is almost certainly gonna appeal. Thank you for the video. 😁 You did a great job!

My City : Manifest Your Destiny. As an American Indian, don't think I'll get that one, lol.

Oh yeah, this video caused me to subscribe. Keep up the good work. :)

@angela is this yr home boardgame collections or do u run a boardgame cafe ?

Play moonrakers, it's amazing

You did not hit him hard enough....he added a disclaimer around 17m30! Do paint some of those MoM monsters so we can get a better look at them.

"It's right up my ass..thetic" This is a great video 👍🏻 I'm a terrible person 🙁

Im just looking videos of board games and out of nowhere an aew crossover. Cool.

I just suscribed,greetings from MÉXICO

Are you planning to paint your MoM 2nd Ed ? The minis in the base game are a bit blah, but they do get better in the expansions. I rebased all of mine and just keep the monster tokens nearby for reference.

Hello, can I use the electronic banking cards and key pad with the original monopoly board game?

unfair is the best game i ever played and i play a lot of games

Surprised you, as a fan of visuals, liked Railroad Ink. I felt my drawn rails with a cheapo whiteboard marker looked kinda ugly. I tend to love the look of tile building games but here..no I gave the game a big minus for visuals compared to stuff like Carcassonne