As someone that is relatively new to the board game hobby, I really enjoy these Best of Publisher series videos. It gives me a good idea of what to focus on as I progress. Thank you!
@jonazo7188
7 жыл бұрын
Robert Sylvester if you're new to the dice tower videos you're in for a treat! they're my go-to for board game recommendations and discussion.
@B1ueEyeS1y
7 жыл бұрын
Jonathan DeFranco I have been watching them for the past few weeks, and really enjoy them. They have pointed me to some great games. I figured it was time to show them some love. Hahaha
@B1ueEyeS1y
7 жыл бұрын
Steve Fratus I have been watching them too. I enjoy their views as well.
@jasoncoker4031
7 жыл бұрын
Robert Sylvester same here man! these vids are a wealth of information apiece
@adamrascon5997
7 жыл бұрын
Robert Sylvester I am new to the board gaming hobby as well. What are some of your favorite games so far?
@dominikstrehl4917
7 жыл бұрын
Honoring the biggest Pandemic fan, they should renamet o Zee-Man Games.
@Rubberglass
7 жыл бұрын
10 Duel in the Dark 9 Thunder and Lightning 8 Shadow Hunters 7 Magical Athlete 6 Reef Encounter 5 Pandemic 4 Russian Railroads 3 Tales of Arabian Nights 2 No Thanks 1 Voyages of Marco Polo
@exiledsonofhawaii3934
5 жыл бұрын
Drew Fletcher shadow hunters is the best social deduction game.
@zmann4444
7 жыл бұрын
Terra Mystica by far is my favorite Z-Man Games game.
@csolloway2011
7 жыл бұрын
I know many say that there isn't much of a game in Arabian Nights but I have to admit that it's amazingly fun if you can handle it with out taking bad thing happening to your character randomly. This is for now my favorite board game. I love storytelling games and know one does it better than Tales of Arabian Nights.
@Steve-L
7 жыл бұрын
I like Above & Below much more. Great story telling and lots more game.
@csolloway2011
7 жыл бұрын
I do like Above & Below. Easily my second favorite storytelling game however, the storytelling aspect isn't as strong as Arabian Nights. Since the storytelling is truly my favorite part, I have to give the edge to Arabian Nights. I agree that Above & Below is a great game though.
@TheDarktater
7 жыл бұрын
I knew it wouldn't be on the list (Tom doesn't care for it) but Terra Mystica might be the best overall game from Z Man.
@clow0123
7 жыл бұрын
TheDarktater agreed
@DownriverRick
7 жыл бұрын
A little surprised that 1960: The Making of The President wasn't on the list.
@chrishenderson3691
7 жыл бұрын
Surprised Feast for Odin wasn't on the list - thought you loved that one.
@bobmanser4189
7 жыл бұрын
I know it's a bit lightweight, but I enjoy Saboteur as a 'hidden role' game (lots of bang for your very small buck). I also thought Gheos was a cracking tile laying game, more sophisticated than Carcassonne (which I also love).
@johnr8095
7 жыл бұрын
My problem with Z Man games is they put out a game, do one or two prints of it, then stop production. They have Carcassonne. They put out NEW carcassonne. They've only done like four expansion on it. They did Zooloretto. They did none of the expansions. A lot of the games they put out were only out for a short period of time. But then they also over saturated market with some of their games. You could find them on Tanga for example and could get 3 copies at a time. So, some games were TOO available.
@hyperlitestud
6 жыл бұрын
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@Gniew1000
7 жыл бұрын
My favorites from Z-Man Games: 1) Endeavor 2) The Battle at Kemble`s Cascade 3) Archaeology: A new expedition 4) Ninjato! 5)) Ascending Empires
@silvermknight
7 жыл бұрын
Im a little surprised that Tragedy Looper didnt make the list.
@gcn9
7 жыл бұрын
Prophecy has always been a favorite of mine. Kind of a Talisman type game but with a better movement system.
@georgeblack2749
7 жыл бұрын
No Merchants and Marauders?!
@narutosan1377
7 жыл бұрын
Two of the games I'm most interested in by Z-Man are out of print. The Voyages of Marco Polo and Bruges both were out of print in less than 2 years. I guess they were not popular enough? Also I was always kind of Interested in Merchants and Marauders and expected it on your list. The reason I didn't buy that one is that it's a lengthy 180 minute game which is best with 4. I prefer shorter games and tend to gravitate to 2 player games most of the time, so would probably like Merchants and Marauders Broadsides better.
@Aquadoozy
7 жыл бұрын
No Stone Age??? Sam will be highly offended.
@NicosRap
7 жыл бұрын
A lot of people will disagree with me but Merchants and Marauders is one of my favorites
@SuperFrancoco
6 жыл бұрын
Nico's Rap I love this game too! My only problem with it though; I wish the combat was better. Otherwise, this game gets the pirate theme so right! I recall every games I have played because we always came out with hilarious stories for our captains (like my friend who had the nickname "The captain that can't listen to rumors" and making fun of that whenever a new crew member would join him "Oh my god! Are you the famous captain that can't listen to rumors!?")
@4boysplus880
7 жыл бұрын
its a green screen behind him you can see the wind moving in the back ground and not any thing that Tom is wearing
@thedicetower
7 жыл бұрын
Heh. No green screen, I'm at the zoo!
@droidrage7880
7 жыл бұрын
Highly recommend Bruges by Stefan Feld. Heard there might be a reprint soon!
@SushmeitMadhavan
7 жыл бұрын
Hey Tom, I thought your ZMAN list should've been more inclusive; basically include everything they've been a part of. There's a sense of familiarity that publishers have, and that's the point of these lists, isn't it: to mention their best involvements, whether shared of individual? Agricola, La Havre etc. should've featured here. You could've shared games on other lists too, wherever they're applicable.
@TheManofDew
6 жыл бұрын
Props for picking some fun zoo backgrounds. 😃👍
@Darkdepresssion
6 жыл бұрын
What happened to Lord's of Scottland? I loved that Game
@ZakiJeppe
7 жыл бұрын
Pandemic Legacy, Pandemic, Stone Age, Tales of Arabian Nights, Earth Reborn and Targi
@martinlarouche4418
7 жыл бұрын
Zaki Tragedy Looper, Code of Nine, Archaeology the new expedition, Arboretum, Terra Mystica, Tales of the arabian nights, Akrotiri, Chimera... Also Flick em Up and Junk art. Technically, they are Pretzel games... but since it's the same people behind both... (and i doubt Tom is going to do a list of Pretzel games, seeing as they only have 2 games. Can't wait to play "Caravan", as it's supposedly an awesome game... i thouht it was supposed to come last year? what hapenned to it?
@raphaelmaarek6220
7 жыл бұрын
A good list ! but where is 'Tragedy Looper" ?
@Patronux
7 жыл бұрын
Raphael Maarek I think Tom hasn't played it. Also, it is really is a niche in a niche game.
@aidagheo7763
3 жыл бұрын
Why did you not put in flick em up
@dylanjones7472
7 жыл бұрын
no stone age?
@brianleahy1657
7 жыл бұрын
No Oniverse games? For shame.
@jasoncoker4031
7 жыл бұрын
Onirim is definitely one of my favorites from Zman and am absolutely wonderful little solo card game. check out Zee's top solo games he has a great review in there too
@stvnskare
7 жыл бұрын
Does Zee know where you placed Pandemic?
@Steve-L
7 жыл бұрын
It's really hard to figure out what Zman games are, and many other publishers. But here we go: Prophecy: It's like Talisman but without the roll & move. I definitely need to play it more. Saboteur: has been a fairly successful game for my family, but am not a fan myself. It has a nice large player count which is useful. No Thanks! is a great filler, it does well with my family and at my meetup. Tales of the Arabian Nights: It's okay, but not much of a game, I think Above & Below is much better as a story telling game.
@greywarden1393
7 жыл бұрын
Yeah I also thought Stone Age would make the list somewhere.
@skidawg22
7 жыл бұрын
Carcassonne and Pandemic (and Pandemic Legacy) are high on my list.
@LeRoi81
7 жыл бұрын
Where's Fairy Tale?
@z00lus
6 жыл бұрын
But how you choosed same #1 game for both Zman and Hans im Glück publishers ?
@pMustangw
7 жыл бұрын
No mention of Stone Age ??????
@neverboardofgaming
7 жыл бұрын
Was Targi first printed somewhere else? Thought it was Z-Man 😄 Need to try Marco Polo
@neverboardofgaming
7 жыл бұрын
Targi is probably my favorite Z-Man, then Pandemic!
@stefdeloose8854
7 жыл бұрын
Targi was first published by 999Games ;)
@neverboardofgaming
7 жыл бұрын
stefdeloose ah! Makes sense it's not on the list then :)
@martinlarouche4418
7 жыл бұрын
Tom really needs to play Tragedy Looper at some point.
@PendrakeDW
7 жыл бұрын
Agreed! Tragedy Looper should be in this top ten.
@kallegrafstrom5865
7 жыл бұрын
Merchants & Marauders, maybe a too long game to be on the list ;-)
@kallegrafstrom5865
7 жыл бұрын
Merchants & Marauders, maybe a too long game to be on the list ;-)
@Salixalba1000
7 жыл бұрын
Good list, however it's a crime not to have Terra Mystica and Troyes on the list.
@asantos1
7 жыл бұрын
And I'm here looking at the moving clouds
@linusottosson5425
7 жыл бұрын
Kinda expected Archaeology: A new expedition to be on the list
@coltonstarck8683
7 жыл бұрын
Not board game related, but what zoo are you always at in this series?
@narutosan1377
7 жыл бұрын
I'm Kind of surprised Zooloretto not on the list but it was probably Rio Grande game first.
@Steve-L
7 жыл бұрын
Yes the Miami zoo.
@coltonstarck8683
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@goyasolidar
7 жыл бұрын
No Bruges or Feast for Odin? This is definitely a confusing list as most people don't know the pedigree of many of the games released under Z-Man.
@jfhamel5221
7 жыл бұрын
Archeology : The new expedition should be there somewhere
@mikestrobel6691
7 жыл бұрын
when is marco polo coming back in print???
@thankukorea
7 жыл бұрын
Z-Man games are great :) Id like to see a list of bad Z-Man games ;)
@Revariance
7 жыл бұрын
IDK why but this video made me really want to play Jaipur...
@HaviccB
7 жыл бұрын
Clash of Cultures !!!!! So amazing
@jensriisomschultz3809
7 жыл бұрын
Did you forget Robinson Crusoe??
@nahailyenvanakkor
7 жыл бұрын
It was on the Portal Games list.
@LeRoi81
7 жыл бұрын
Where's Fairy Tale?
@vincivader
7 жыл бұрын
Great #1 !!
@yogibbear
7 жыл бұрын
Troyes should be on here... but then I guess it's Pearl/Asmodee now? :/ Otherwise pretty much can't argue with this list.
@deserter85
7 жыл бұрын
yogibbear I'm pretty sure Tom Vasel hates Troyes, hence why it isn't on the list.
@bushibayushi
7 жыл бұрын
Well Troyes is my fav game, but Tom rated it 5/10 on BGG
@yogibbear
7 жыл бұрын
I know he hates it, I'm just responding with Troyes because he asked what our favourite Z-man games were to put in the comments. ;)
@MrMcscramble
7 жыл бұрын
wasn't Robinson Crusoe zman?
@homebass3426
6 жыл бұрын
Christian Abbott Portal Games
@69robtaylor
7 жыл бұрын
Great choice for no1 Replay ability is endless.
@4boysplus880
7 жыл бұрын
is that really a camel behind you
@davew4526
7 жыл бұрын
Merchants and Marauders
@Straddllw
7 жыл бұрын
Camel at the back ... foreshadowing?
@hardcoreanimator
7 жыл бұрын
I really like parade and Hansa T
@BARKINELDEM
7 жыл бұрын
I love Ascending Empires
@dhmcarver
6 жыл бұрын
"Duel in the Dark" sounds like they simply ripped off the old (great) AH game "Luftwaffe".
@ximenatodd5173
7 жыл бұрын
Stone Age and Agricola
@HughRose84
7 жыл бұрын
Robinson Crusoe!!
@darrancornfield4263
4 жыл бұрын
Oniverse ???????
@TheBrownBeliever
5 жыл бұрын
Chinatown is bae and I don't care what any snobs think.
@infinihedron
7 жыл бұрын
Ninjato!
@eliumeldritch
7 жыл бұрын
no way A Feast for Odin isnt on here!
@69robtaylor
7 жыл бұрын
Josh Aldrich Stone Age was also rio grande and he said he wasn't including those.
@jamiejoss7340
7 жыл бұрын
A Feast for Odin wasn't ever printed by Rio Grande. It is ridiculous that it wasn't included in this list and bare minimum top 3 at that.
@FSCB2013
7 жыл бұрын
Could also put in Fields of Arle for that matter...but only having 10 games is a bit hard to list what is the "best".
@WCP4to
7 жыл бұрын
(...) POLO!
@Diabolik771
6 жыл бұрын
Hansa Tuetonica
@gabrielesimionato1210
6 жыл бұрын
Pollo!
@80gradescrewball58
7 жыл бұрын
pandemic, the game you and your friends play when you feel the need to be punished....you lost again!
@nezukoshop
7 жыл бұрын
Wow, really??? Marcopolo? That game is unbalanced. I don't like the Mercator character's ability. Other character is okay, but mercator is just so powerful even when played with 4 people.
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