Thank you so much, these are two very valid comments. We mean no disrespect for the theme, but for us is mechanics first and mechanics in this game are awesome. It is great to hear about the clear/build strategy. We now need someone to confirm that scribes is another viable strategy!

We tend to keep our collection as small as possible too, but sometimes it is very hard :-) The Brazilian company is called Moedas & Co.

Access via online platforms: another reason to not own some games!

Buna. Ne bucuram ca it-a placut. Sunt din Bucuresti. Tu? It only makes sense to not clutter your space with all the games and utilise friends’ collections!

@@boardgamecourt in București locuiesc și eu ...dar nu vara 🙂 Dacă vreți dați un semn când mai ajungeți in țară și aveți chef de joacă. Postați in Board Games București (sau Board Games România) și sigur o să vadă careva mesajul.

@@boardgamecourt uitai să zic, îmi place mult canalul vostru, cred că ne potrivim la gusturi in mare parte, din ce am văzut până acum in topurile voastre. Așadar, vă urmăresc cu interes, că așa descopăr jocuri care e foarte probabil să îmi placă. Keep up the good work! 😉

I guess we are lucky to have a well-stocked board game cafe near our area, but also the space is a huge issue for us! UK houses are not the biggest and I would hate to start storing games in the loft (were they will be indeed forgotten for ever)!

Thank you!

Exactly! Sometimes, it clicks. Sometimes, it doesn't! But it is alright as there are so many games around us all!

Another top-10!!! What other top 10s would you fancy seeing?

It is cool. We should play if we ever go to Thirsty Meeples together

Great suggestions! Through the Ages is a game owned by one of our friends and we would definitely like to play again (Fotios has played it only once but he didn't have the best of the experiences - but he really wants to try it again)

Thanks you!!! We have played with the dark alley expansion for sure, but not sure if we have tried Dahlgaard... We should ask our friend Rhys!

@@boardgamecourt Yes - Dark Alley is the base game 'full version' with 7 rounds (if memory serves). But it's a WHOLE NEW dimension with Dahlgaard...be prepared!

Thank you!

Thank you, this is a nice suggestion - we will see what we can do.

Oh My Goods becomes just amazing with the campaign expansion. We haven't played Rosenkonig, we will have a look! Thank you 😊

Indeed, just this. And the theme is quite slim there which makes it more counterintuitive

Indeed, Elena Italian's moment! We are so much looking forward to Smoky Valley!!!

Thank you for the suggestion, we will have a look at this game, we usually like Knizia designs

Make sure you go for Kanban - one of the top-3 Lacerda games for both of us!

For Elena, it would be Arborea > Windmill Valley > Barcelona. For Fotios, Windmill Valley > Abrorea > Barcelona. But, make no mistake! Barcelona is still a very good, solid game!

Arnak is a fantastic game that we don't own! Please, try Tiletum. While Windmill Valley is great, Tiletum is amazing!

Fotios still hasn't scored a win at this game!

Our cats, Evelyn and Freddy love the camera indeed, sometimes too much!!! Cat in the Box is a nifty little game! We love nice, funny t-shirts, usually Fotios is responsible for buying these! :-)

That is also Fotios's excuse in losing: busy-ness of the board :-) But, isn't the art fantastic? We think that so far Fotios' fav is Windmill Valley while Elena's is Arborea. Anno is a great game indeed, so much misunderstood by many

@@boardgamecourt I think I actually like Barcelona best. Need to play Arborea more,but it does look amazing.

Thank you so much! We managed to get a copy from the recent UKGE, the convention here the UK, as Elena was crazy by the art. We are very much positively surprised by the gameplay. It is a great game

Thank you for watching our video. Indeed, we agree that a reprint is needed!

Hello friend! Deep Space D-6 is such a good game! One of Fotios' solo favs of this year!

The important thing to remember is that a "good" game for us may be "great" for someone else or "bad" for others. Fortunately, the variety and breadth of options in this hobby can accommodate all. Not to mention that we are only able to experience a tiny subset of the games published every year!

Thank you so much for watching, Daniel! 😊

We love them too! We only wish we had more time to record more.

Resist the temptation! :-)

Thank you for the suggestion. We would be keen to try it if we manage to grab a copy somewhere!

Hello Petro! These days, it is hard to find a lot of critical opinions, with many channels simply covering games that they like. What kind of solo games do you enjoy?

Thank you. We haven't played Oh My Goods just yet, so we haven't decided if we would review it yet or not. The box containts about 250 cards and 50 cubes: basically the previously published base game and the two expansions. The size of the box is very reasonable for a "big box" - it is not so big actually, but still fit sleeves if you were wondering. We are looking forward to playing this!

Hello Milto :-) and welcome on-board!

It is such a good game, a great solo and fantastic experience. But to be truthful, all Garphill games are amazing solo!

Γεια σου Πάνο! Thank you for the recommendation, it was a pleasure to contribute to the video 😀

Fortunately, their next game, Luthier, looks like it has way more engaging gameplay - it is more of a gamers' game. Hopefully, its production will be equally good.

🙌 thank you

We are indeed aware of this, but many thanks for mentioning it! It looks like an interesting game. But now, this is the moment of truth: we have never played a COIN game. Where should we start?

@@boardgamecourt my thoughts: determine what player count you prefer. There are two games for 2 players: Colonial Twilight and The British Way (which contains 4 separate games). It is my understanding that the activation mechanism for these two games are different than the more “standard” activation method used in 4 player games. There is a three faction volume: All Bridges Burning. Some 4 faction games have bots that can fill out the lineup if playing solo or with less than 4 players. Some bots are flowchart style and some games have card driven bots, Andean Abyss is the original COIN game. It is considered by many to be “pure” COIN. Andean Abyss is available on Rally the Troops. Cuba Libre is consider by many to be another great entrée into COIN - 4 factions but a small, manageable map. As for the other 4 faction games: pick a subject or theme that interests you. I love Fire in the Lake - but it is considered to be more towards the complex end of the COIN spectrum. The Players Aid has published a fairly recent video dedicated to COIN and they discuss their favorites as they rank all of the then existing volumes. Rodney on Watch It Played has published some vids on some COIN volumes. It will be interesting to hear your opinions if you do choose to try COIN.

@@boardgamecourt My thoughts: consider desired player count for intro into COIN games. Colonial Twilight and The British Way are two player games. The British Way actually has four different games within it. Not yet played these two - but it is my understanding that the activation mechanism is quite different than more traditional four faction COIN volumes. All Bridges Burning is a three faction game. Some four faction volumes have bots that facilitate additional player counts from 1 to 3. Some of the bots are flowcharts and newer bots are card driven. Andean Abyss is the original volume and is thus often considered at "pure COIN". Andean Abyss is available on Rally the Troops. Cuba Libre is often recommended as a starter entree volume because of its smaller map, while still being a 4 faction game. The Players Aid has a video on their recent rating of all volumes available at their press time. Rodney on Watch It Played presents some COIN content. Some COIN volumes are more complex than others. Not sure if the BGG Complexity Ratings reveal those differences. Other than that, pick a subject or conflict that interests you and go for it. I started with Fire in the Lake, playing all 4 factions - and remain awed by how that game handles the complexities of that conflict. But everyone's interests are different.

@@boardgamecourt I don’t understand what is happening - I have replied - twice, but my reply seems to disappear….. ugh

All your comments are visible to us! Thank you so much for your detailed insights. For us, it would indeed make sense to try a 2p game first to see if we like this genre. The British Way seems ideal. Now, we only need to find a copy, which seems to be hard to do!