So I somehow forgot two games. Oracle of Delphi - A Tier Notre Dame - C Tier
@djmurp2
Жыл бұрын
I was wondering where those two were?! 😂
@timothyweddle3723
Жыл бұрын
I would put Delphi there, too! Love that game. Great video.
@edwardbrost331
Жыл бұрын
I was just going to ask what happened to Oracle. Love Felds and the list.
@uplift-yourdailypickup6424
Жыл бұрын
I was going to ask about Notre Dame
@tjhinglis
Жыл бұрын
I was really feeling the lack of Delphi there, here's my list: Delphi - S Amsterdam / Macao - A Trajan - A Burgundy (2 Player) - A Dragon - A / B Burgundy (3/4 Player) - B Jorvik - C
@ianw0ng
Жыл бұрын
i hope you will do this with other designers as well. thank you for the video.
@ryanpost1155
Жыл бұрын
S Tier: Strasbourg, Macao A Tier: Bora Bora, Jorvik, Marrakesh, ITYOTD B Tier: CoB, Aquasphere, Bonfire, Notre Dame, Forum Trajanum C Tier: Amerigo, Delphi, Rialto, CoB Card, Luna, La Isla, Pillars of Earth Duel D Tier: Trajan, Bruges, It Happens, CoB Dice, Merlin F Tier: Spiel mit Lukas, Revolution 1828, CoT Unplayed: Kokopelli, Roma, Roma 2, Name of Rose, Rum & Pirates
@stan9051
Жыл бұрын
Great idea for a list. I don't know many other people on KZitem that have played as much stephen feld as you have. They aren't my favorite games but I'll give bora bora a go!
@EyeInSky2000
14 күн бұрын
Mr. Chairman... It's a shame you experienced your first try of Macao with the Queen reprint. The original does have text on the cards, and (truth be told) even with the text the game did require the use of a BGG document that PROPERLY explained each card's ability and interpretation of its use. The communal dice mechanic and rotating windrose is absolutely brilliant. Even after 80 or so games, our group still continued to discover new surprises! How crazy is that? That being said, it does take at least a dozen or so games to grasp the full balance of the city quarters and which cards are more valuable than others. In my early games, I previously thought it was "too difficult" to get multi-colored cards out. But with experience you absolutely learn how to navigate around these obstacles. Macao's wonderfully large deck of cards also makes the game HIGHLY replayable. Bora Bora and Macao are my 2 personal favorite designs from Feld. Many people consider Macao as his very best design (it's really hard to beat the advantage a large deck of cards brings to a game). But every person has their own favorites. Bora Bora was mine because of the amazing dice worker placement element. Trajan is amazing because of the Mancala mechanism. I am now experiencing Marrakesh, and am very excited to say this game is easily in his Top Tier creations. The cube tower would have a stronger impact if the pieces were cubes instead of octagon cylinders. By design, I think they WANTED the cube tower to have a more "tempered" impact on the action Keishes (maybe trapping or releasing just a couple occasionally rather than several). But there is a fabulous dynamic apart from the cube tower that presents itself... and that dynamic is quite a "hook"! I strongly encourage you to keep giving Marrakesh and Macao (or its reprint) several more tries before reaching a final verdict. I can't speak for the Queen tweaks to Macao, but the original is a masterpiece.
@ioannispaxinos5171
2 ай бұрын
A nice shortcut I use for Stefan Feld games is this. Everything by Alea plus Trajan and Bruges are his top tier games, best of the best and then there's everything else. I think that if you try original Bruges instead of the new City version you'll have it much higher. Not only is it far more beautiful but it's actually better without the ship expansion. And though I haven't played Amsterdam, I'd say Macao deserves a higher grade too.
@dreamofempire2114
Жыл бұрын
Great to see you so excited relating this list. Your genuine passion for the games by this designer is evident. Oracle, Carpe Diem and CoB are my favourite Felds.
@tonycork2pa469
Жыл бұрын
Dan, I like this new format - do you have plans to cover other prolific designers? - I would like your coverage of my favorites: Knizia, Schacht, Mori and Colovini. Again, I can't put my finger on why I'm not drawn to Feld designs - perhaps, the point salad/pinball machine score frequency nature, or too much going on/multi mini games/lack of streamline. Thanks for your suggestions on Hamburg and Kokopelli - I do like multi-purpose card driven games, so perhaps I should give these a try.
@ChairmanoftheBoard
Жыл бұрын
I'll definitely do more of these if I've played enough of a designer's games
@Agent_Pendergast
Жыл бұрын
Just started watching this video and Bora Bora better be S-Tier😁. Will see how this plays out.
@Agent_Pendergast
Жыл бұрын
Ok. Close enough I suppose. I also think that Aqua Sphere is his other S-Tier. His most underrated design. So glad to see others appreciate it as well.
@TeChNoWC7
Жыл бұрын
@@Agent_Pendergast wow, what am I missing? I was pretty shocked at how barren and incredibly bad Aquasphere is imo.
@bradm864
Жыл бұрын
Great list, my favorite designer. My tiers would be: S - Burgundy, Carpe Diem, Trajan A - Marrakesh, Bonfire, Notre Dame B - Merlin, Rialto, Oracle of Delphi, Castles of Tuscany C - CoB dice game, Macao, Forum Trajanum D - Amerigo, Bruges, Luna, Arena Roma II F - CoB card game
@powertopeople1
Жыл бұрын
Wish you would a summary at end like Brad m did.I am looking for games online and I would buy the top rated ones first.
@TeChNoWC7
Жыл бұрын
Whaaaat The dice game is one of the worst games I’ve ever played. The card game is so freaking good. Strange.
@ricke1732
Жыл бұрын
Feld is one of my favorite designers so obviously great list! I love the tier idea instead of ranking…. Here are how I’d categorize the Feld games I own: S Tier - Oracle of Delphi A Tier - Macao Trajan Castles of Burgundy Amerigo Bora Bora Forum Trajanum B Tier - Carpe Diem Rialto In the Year of the Dragon La Isla Jorvik/ Speicherstadt Revolution 1828 C Tier - Notre Dame Bruges Kokopelli Merlin CoB: the Card Game Castles of Tuscany Luna AquaSphere Pillars of the Earth: Builders Duel D Tier - CoB: the Dice Game Arena: Roma II It Happens.. Rum & Pirates
@ryanhash8412
Жыл бұрын
Great list! I am right with you on almost everything except Bonfire. Definitely an A/S for me. I highly recommend giving that one some more plays. There’s much depth to be explored with the island system, card combos, and endless slat placemats in your magic circle. It flies under a lot of people’s radar, but I’m absolutely in love with it. I haven’t played YOTD, but when you said, “like draining blood from a rock”, I immediately thought of Bonfire.
@danielwahlen9293
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I agree. Bonfire was a major grower for me. I started off being pretty disappointed and it has just kept climbing and climbing to now where it's one of my favorites of his.
@awakecommonman5291
Жыл бұрын
Have a few Feld games, and recently bought Amerigo BB and fell in love with it. Cube tower works so well with the game, akin to Wallenstein/Shogun in how to effectively use this mechanism in a game. Great list and tier streaming btw.
@danielwahlen9293
Жыл бұрын
Not sure where my other comment went but I've reworked my ranking into a tier list and it's cool to see we're pretty much in agreement. The biggest one I hope you can try soon is Strasbourg because it's just excellent! I haven't had a chance to play Marrakesh yet but I hope to finally play this week so I'm eager to see where it falls for me! S Tier - Castles of Burgundy, Trajan, Macao A Tier - Bruges, Oracle of Delphi, Strasbourg, Carpe Diem, Bora Bora B Tier - Notre Dame, Bonfire, Amerigo, La Isla C Tier - Aquasphere, Luna, Arena: Roma II, Kokopelli, In the Year of the Dragon, Pillars of the Earth: Builder's Duel, Forum Trajanum D Tier - Rialto, The Castles of Tuscany, CoB: Dice, Roma, Merlin, CoB: Cards F Tier - Rum & Pirates, Revolution of 1828, Jorvik, It Happens...
@richardhancock1505
Жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this video as Some of Stevan’s games are among my favourites. For me: A games: Castles of Burgundy Trajan Carpe Diem B games: Bruges (I literally made my own copy) I am most keen on hunting down Bora Bora and Finding a reasonable price for Bonfire Thanks
@remisalvador702
Жыл бұрын
I would be super interested on your take of an « Italian school euros Tier list »
@ChairmanoftheBoard
Жыл бұрын
It's on my to do list
@TeChNoWC7
Жыл бұрын
Haha yeah we have some pretty different rankings. Trajan, Bonfire and Aquasphere are easily some of my least favourite Felds. Aquasphere in particular I thought was pretty terrible. Totally agree with your assessment of Castles of Tuscany.
@toddkauk6099
10 ай бұрын
A Tier for me: In the Year of the Dragon, Speicherstadt, Macao, and Castles of Burgundy
@Jootie_de_Kop
Жыл бұрын
I hope you end up giving Bruges/Hamburg an A tier. Such a good game!
@veedeviceable
Жыл бұрын
The perfect list for #Felduary! My very favorite designer. Thanks for putting this list together. If you can hunt down Strasbourg, it is a real hidden gem.
@ChairmanoftheBoard
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I'm trying to find it
@danielwahlen9293
Жыл бұрын
Strasbourg is phenomenal!
@KenDudd
Жыл бұрын
I think Bonfire is slowly getting recognised as one of his best. I also think Forum Tranjanum is a fantastic game. A little inelegant, and I'm certain the weird cheap looking box art has done it no favours, but a really interesting spatial puzzle.
@chayashida
3 ай бұрын
I just played Marrakech tonight, and since you liked Amerigo, I wondered if you’ve gotten the chance to play it yet.
@ChairmanoftheBoard
3 ай бұрын
Yes I have. I own it and enjoy it a lot
@J-Wheeler-G
Жыл бұрын
I still need to try Trajan. I have acquired it but haven't played it yet.
@cteague3
Жыл бұрын
I think Trees expansion takes Bonfire from B tier to an A tier game.
@EyeInSky2000
14 күн бұрын
Thanks for this recommendation! I like Bonfire quite a bit. It's a Feld game that "hits the target" for me - even if it didn't quite hit the "bullseye". Sometimes an expansion takes a game that needs just a tiny bit of help to bring it into masterclass territory (i.e., Tzolkin': The Mayan Calendar with the Tribes expansion). Other times, it takes a game that's already near perfect and ruins it by bogging it down to catastrophic levels (i.e., Fresco with "The Glaziers").
@torelaursen4139
Жыл бұрын
Here is my top10. Stefan Feld. I generally like his cut throat/interactive games. The point salad ones are ok. I really hate the city line, they look awful and are just made more sprawling for no reason. 1. Jörvik/Speicherstadt 2. Strasbourg 3. Bruges 4. In the year of the dragon 5. Notre Dame 6. Amerigo 7. Carpe Diem 8. Trajan 9. Castles of Burgundy 10. Macao. I rate those games from 9 on top and 7 at the bottom.
@diamondmeeple
Жыл бұрын
I only got one Feld: In the year of the Dragon, 10th anniversary ed.
@bolleke702
Жыл бұрын
Die Speicherstadt + Kaispeicher / Jorvik, Strasbourg, Notre dame
@ScoobyNoobyNoob
Жыл бұрын
AquaSphere is S Tier. Only argument in you rankings. Awesome vid.
@TeChNoWC7
Жыл бұрын
Genuinely curious what you like about it?
@ScoobyNoobyNoob
Жыл бұрын
@@TeChNoWC7 It’s pure chaos. Tactical moves in order to maximize points. Board is always changing or getting worse as you go. Reliance on other players to clear squids. It just feels like you are playing against the board more than players. It is incredibly different in comparison to his other games. I wouldn’t claim it to be as ‘point-salad’ as his other games. And it’s the only game I appreciate the programming of the bots. Great thing is I bought it cheap. Idk. I have owned and played most of Feld’s designs, and I am trying to keep my collection lean, and of all the titles Feld has made, this one I can’t let go. I let go of Luna, IyotD, Rialto, Bonfire, Norte Dame, etc. Artwork is fun, many believe it to be too much. But it is unique. The worst part of the game that I can understand why people give negative vibes towards it is the beginning. It’s a gamer’s game imo. And you have to like Feld’s design of possibilities and paths. This game forces you to go with your gut feeling and go! If you are AP prone, this game is not for you. If you are out to only win all the time in games, this may not be for you. If you get upset when things don’t go as planned, then this game won’t work for you. But if you can appreciate moments of success and point grabs here and there, it really is an interconnected game of mechanics. You can get backed into a corner. You can ride a wave of points given in a nice passageway of little sneaky moves. Snag a bonus tile that can be used as a kind of ‘get out of jail’ card. The game ramps up in a unique way. It is what Pandemic should have been for me.
@peterkarlsson1825
Жыл бұрын
Cant´t wait for a Simone Luciani Tier List.
@TeChNoWC7
Жыл бұрын
My favourite designer!
@concretetable5643
Жыл бұрын
Game length is just as much of a barrier to entry as game complexity, in terms of getting non gamers to play. So that's why I find Castles of Tuscany absolutely does have an audience. Us gamers have a harder time seeing the appeal at times. Though I myself find that I enjoy shorter simpler games with snappy turns more than I do the more complicated longer games with the slower paced turns.
@PaulMazzoni
Жыл бұрын
No one talks about it it, but have you played Feld’s Revolution or 1828 released by Renegade Games?
@ChairmanoftheBoard
Жыл бұрын
I haven't
@ajdarias
Жыл бұрын
Hello, plays Trajan well at two players as CoB does? It is also more complicated? Thank you!
@ChairmanoftheBoard
Жыл бұрын
Yeah it's great at 2. It is a bit more complicated but not loads more
@ajdarias
Жыл бұрын
@@ChairmanoftheBoard Thank you!
@Straddllw
Жыл бұрын
Okay you need to hunt down: Notre Dame The Oracle of Delphi
@ChairmanoftheBoard
Жыл бұрын
I can't believe I've left these off. I'll add a pinned comment
@gidiyaniv82
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Surprised Bruges is b tier
@shortydancer
Жыл бұрын
15:48 how does bonfire have a mini game element? Everything is intertwined. It’s just one whole game.
@ChairmanoftheBoard
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I suppose I meant there's an action token for each little part of the game.
@shortydancer
Жыл бұрын
@@ChairmanoftheBoardah yeah. That fate tile placement is analogous to the mancala mechanic in Trajan. Didn’t even look at it that way.
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