While making this list we apparently forgot the entire Tiny Epic line existed. So one of those could definitely be on this list
@shortydancer
10 ай бұрын
I thought you were going to mention that you were excluding that whole line cuz being small it’s kinda like it’s gimmick.
@ghtddkc
10 ай бұрын
Yeah but which single one, would you pick?
@robbperez1278
10 ай бұрын
No love for the Mint series?
@tzgardner
10 ай бұрын
Well, some of those Tiny Epic games take up a huge amount of space on the table. That's what's so impressive about those. Probably the game that is a small footprint is Tiny Epic Galaxies. I'm interested in your #1 and #2 games though. They are very intriguing.
@TheCCGCollector
10 ай бұрын
And how about the wallet-style games by Button Shy?
@gravecac9522
10 ай бұрын
Three more that take very little table space and are great for trips: Point Salad, Land Sea and Air, and Citadels.
@ace.fury.
10 ай бұрын
This was truly posted at the right time! My father is in the hospital, and I've been wanting to bring games that we can play together while visiting. Thank you so much!
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
That’s awesome. Hope your Pop gets outta there soon!
@jamesmorgan1967
10 ай бұрын
I've taught several friends how to play The Red Cathedral because not only is the gameplay really tight and fun, but it fits into a smaller box. I purchased an insert from Etsy and setup is a breeze. Eagerly awaiting my delivery of The White Castle!
@21cabbage93
10 ай бұрын
You guys are becoming one of my favourite channels you have such a prevalent knowledge of board games that you recommend so many games I hadn’t heard before but am now interested to try out, keep it up!
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for the kind words!
@JoseChavez-fz2ty
9 ай бұрын
Fantastic list..... the Village Rails segment made me laugh out loud because I had the same reaction. I ordered the game online and when it came in the mail I thought I was getting pranked. The box was so small while the pictures made it look like a full table sized game.
@ericrobers8199
10 ай бұрын
Masters of Renaissance - Lorenzo il Magnifico The Card Game is a great game for this list. Lots of game play with a relatively small footprint.
@corinnajuras-tabletopsavants
10 ай бұрын
Just recently played It's a Wonderful World and could not be happier with the very limited size, same with Splendor Duel
@Venryk1
10 ай бұрын
Great list! I would definitely add The Red Cathedral, so much game similar to the White Castle.
@codydavis3100
10 ай бұрын
I think AllPlay has doneva pretty good job with their choice of games. Bites is my personal favorite, so much variability with a simple ruleset. Flatout games as well.
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
Agreed!
@BFG-rr9cv
2 ай бұрын
These kind of videos are super helpful to find what I want as a beginner! Thanks for doing this!!
@Welchy-TV
9 ай бұрын
When you said "you are Yu" in the Legacy of Yu section, all I could see/hear was the Chris Tucker scene from Rush Hour 3 😂😂😂😂
@condar15
10 ай бұрын
Tiny Epic Vikings and Tiny Epic Dinosaurs give reasonably meaty games in a small table presence. Another would be Furnace, if you are short on space for rows of cards you can double up the rows - fundamentally it's a bunch of cards and resources, but they create a very good play experience.
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
All great choices!
@gee355Art
10 ай бұрын
We like Brew for this; the main board is small and so are the character cards, leaving good space for your animals and potions! Play it on a coffee table all the time. Good video, thanks for sharing
@TheNemu
2 ай бұрын
Oh my goods, all the tiny epic series, the red cathedral (i really like this game), targi, patchwork, parks, canopy,
@nicolehage918
7 ай бұрын
I just love games that give you lots of game in a small box! Some of my favorites are: A fistful of meeples (like Five Tribes with a western theme), Little Town, Tybor the Builder, Sky Team, Knarr, Goblin Vaults (crunchy hidden gem), Mining colony, La Isla (Stefan Feld), Artifacts Inc. and Botanik.
@marccote8544
10 ай бұрын
Targi and Res arcana are the first that came in my mind
@user-jj5xl2fx3y
10 ай бұрын
village Rails! what an incredible surprise of a game, cant recommend it enough.
@Nameless_Adventurer
10 ай бұрын
I would also add Jaws by Revensburger as a great one versus many game with a tiny footprint, as well as all the Dark City games, such as Bristol 1350.
@jamessherman7797
10 ай бұрын
Wow, awesome list! The only game I have on the list is 7 Wonders Duel plus one expansion which is awesome. So many other intriguing games on the list. The standout curiosity for me is The Legacy of Yu. It looks so appealing as a solo play that appears as an actual board game. It’s kind of pricey though. Maybe a bit more complex than I want.
@jamessherman7797
10 ай бұрын
I thought Beer and Bread may be on the list too as I know you like that game and not extensive table real estate. I do enjoy the 2 player game!
@gametable4two
10 ай бұрын
I started your video and am currently cracking into unbreakable and thought "hmm this game does a lot with a little...*looks at all of the stuff* sort of" good pick!
@hellonadia4072
10 ай бұрын
I love games that do a lot with a little. It's a great sign of really smart, elegant design. A few of my faves that fit this are Animal Kingdoms, Songbirds, Targi, Nova Luna, High Society, or even Modern Art, and a pretty underrated little gem - Food Truck Champion.
@heijewubs988
10 ай бұрын
Tonight I played Tiny Epic Vikings. My words were: such a small fotoprint for such a big game!! Was really impressed with it!
@5ammy13
10 ай бұрын
For me, the smallest footprint and the biggest impact has been Homeworlds. Part of the the Pyramid Arcade line up, but you can get this one separately... But this one is such an amazing 2 player game and for such a small box, and such few components, it is an amazing 4X game of sorts. Another one in the similar vein is Hive. Very deep strategic game with just a few Bakelite pieces. Amazing. Tak is also another game I would like to shout out. You can even get cloth bags to carry the pieces and also have a printed board on the bag.. Very portable but such deep strategy. Incredible.
@hambassist91
10 ай бұрын
These days, with the size of game footprints, does that mean Arkham horror with all expansions is a small footprint? 😂
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
It’s basically a micro game
@bn5055
10 ай бұрын
Vaalbara would be my pick. A fair bit of game in a few cards!
@tablef0r2
10 ай бұрын
Besides some of the great suggestions we see in the components, we like Villainous, Trails, Cat in the Box, Fox in the Forest Duet, Floriferous, Welcome To the Moon
@castleandkaylin3193
9 ай бұрын
Great list/video! I purchased The White Castle and Village Rails because of it. And at great deals - price wise.
@Strausburg
6 ай бұрын
I originally thought the concept for this video was boardgames with the most game packed into the smallest box. 😅 I think Burgle Bros is the most game per square inch I've ever seen and I still admire the packaging
@helxis
10 ай бұрын
I love Clans of Caledonia and it definitely has a small box, but I wouldn't say it takes a low amount of table space. It ends up pretty sprawling when all set up, in my opinion. Great game, though. One of the few games that I would argue could actually use a *slightly* larger box, because it can be difficult to actually fit it all in there if you aren't precise. My vote for great small box games are Targi and Watergate. And, of course, the first edition of Pax Renaissance will also hold the record for the most game crammed into the least box. But that game is not for most people, probably including you guys.
@ericburgin613
6 ай бұрын
Great list and fun commentary. You need to make a drinking game out of your videos. We all take a drink every time one of you says “flex”.
@TheBrothersMurph
6 ай бұрын
That might be a very dangerous game to play with that video in particular
@jameskirk4692
9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the list! It's useful type of a list cause gaming space really is important aspect of gaming and a big issue often times
@debbieholecek3293
10 ай бұрын
Jaipur, tiny epic galaxies, targi, oh my goods, and Fort of some of my smaller box favorites 😊
@ptbochiro
6 ай бұрын
Clans is the best #1 choice for this list, plus it’s a top ten of all time game too. However, you are missing “oh My Goods!” on this list-it’s a Euro game in a deck of cards!
@TheBrothersMurph
6 ай бұрын
I need to show that one to Nick! Love that it’s only cards
@emilykosterman1240
6 ай бұрын
Sea, Salt& Paper!
@olivertremel9869
10 ай бұрын
Great topic, cool list! Love it!
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@codyalanrushing1399
10 ай бұрын
Great list as always, and I will add to it literally every game by Carl Chudyk (except for maybe Bear Valley) as well as Race for the Galaxy!!!! :)
@pauljenkins2576
10 ай бұрын
i would add beer and bread to that list. i`m getting more and more interested in the white castle.
@alexcannon-microdot
10 ай бұрын
Love the topic! I'm really into little games right now.
@veerchasm1
10 ай бұрын
As a solo player I am done with large footprint games. I have gravitated to Verb and Writes because of this and I don’t have time to set up a bunch of crap
@brentboyer79
10 ай бұрын
A couple of my suggestions would be, Token Terrors and button shy games.
@ThomasHelms
10 ай бұрын
Sorta disagree with TMB. Sure, playing the scenario itself takes up very little table space, but having to source the dice when you upgrade and referencing the character sheets takes space.
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
I can dig it
@TheGatorDude
10 ай бұрын
Demon Worker is my go to small footprint Worker Placement. Such a great game, so streamlined with just brutal decisions of an efficiency puzzle.
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
We have always wanted to try that game!
@TheGatorDude
10 ай бұрын
It's in my top 10 regardless of size. It's just...perfect for what it is.@@TheBrothersMurph
@dantio3195
9 ай бұрын
lol the Editing being visible at 12:03 haha, also do you credit when you take snippets from other peoples videos?
@TheBrothersMurph
9 ай бұрын
In this video all footage for b roll was shot by us and when at all possible we film our own. When we can’t get footage of our own we usually defer to using promotional footage from the publisher itself. We don’t use other content creators footage as a general rule but if we did we’d get permission from them first and then absolutely credit them :)
@LinneasCabal
10 ай бұрын
Viking ship! Great choices overall. Ya'll know I'm gonna recommend some Button Shy games for this list: Ancient Realm, ROVE, and Heirarchy. I also can't help but mention Oh My Goods, such a good thinky game in such a tiny package.
@ThomasHelms
10 ай бұрын
Oh My Good is definitely a top pick for me. I was kind of thinking they were leaning toward games that actually have a board, or else I would have shouted out Race for the Galaxy as well.
@ddraug6096
10 ай бұрын
12:01 i dont think you intended for that too happen in the video boys! Looks like you forgot to cut out a part there!
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
Whoops yeah I left the video long before my fade! Oops!
@ddraug6096
10 ай бұрын
@@TheBrothersMurph amazing! Haha Glad i could help out
@Daley63
10 ай бұрын
What about Façade Game games?? They're not only small footprint on the table, but also on the shelf (the size and look of a book!). They're latest content is similar to Secret Hitler, but no one dies! So Good!
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
Those are great picks!
@BlamBlamTheMonkey
10 ай бұрын
My kids and I love Tiny Epic Vikings, Trails and BOOoop lately
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
Trails is a great choice for this list
@tfpp1
6 ай бұрын
Honestly, Village Rails fired Earth for me. While Earth is cool, space and time are a premium for me, so VR takes its place.
@radiogorillaz
17 сағат бұрын
They need a “flex” counter
@lauraweiss7875
8 ай бұрын
I just ordered Paint the Roses based on a couple of recommendations you’ve made.
@TheBrothersMurph
8 ай бұрын
Nice!
@Blackwolf9
10 ай бұрын
Paladins of the West Kingdom, Circadians: First Light and Raiders of Scythia are the main ones I thought of that were not mentioned.
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
Definitely with you on circadians!
@thogg11
10 ай бұрын
Haven't started the video yet, but I'm gonna guess Arboretum is somewhere on here!
@MaximumImpactGames
10 ай бұрын
The Castles of Burgundy Card Game comes in a box roughly the size of Love Letter and isn't very far off from the original game as far as depth/complexity goes. When I first got the game I genuinely thought for some reason that it would be a super stripped down game but it really isn't.
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
It’s pretty amazing how much of the full game experience they got into the card game
@hooshyarkarimi9524
10 ай бұрын
Now do, the good games that have too much box space, like splendor.
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
Yeah unnecessarily large boxes is a whole sin in of its self
@user-ng7sk3sg9v
9 ай бұрын
Clans of Caledonia is such a good game. I wish they made an expansion for it.
@TheBrothersMurph
9 ай бұрын
Coming soon actually wahoo!
@FragRevel
10 ай бұрын
Watergate. Pax Renaissance 1st edition.
@ashleyagrusa9392
7 ай бұрын
What are the dimensions of the board game in Village Rails ?
@chriswoosley4525
10 ай бұрын
Thanks. Added more to my want list haha
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
Yessssss
@MarkusKraus
10 ай бұрын
Jump scare at 12:08. Very spooky! ;)
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
Hahahaha
@danijelposta1748
10 ай бұрын
If you like Village Rails, check out Cafe and Lata, both from Pythagoras Games.
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
Oooh will do!
@ramaya007
10 ай бұрын
Good luck finding Clans of Caledonia, been out of print for years
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
As we mentioned briefly in the video, they have an expansion and re-print coming soon
@ramaya007
10 ай бұрын
I missed that part. Well well its about time. @@TheBrothersMurph
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
Waaaaaay overdue
@andreisteopan3551
10 ай бұрын
This is the same mindset I went into Essen with…came back with 23 games, in my caryover bag 😂😱🥰 also, looks t me that World’s fair looks a lot like Animal kingdome, in more areas than one: same hexagonal assambled main board, cards played around and even colored cubes that are place and colected on and from the board….you should check that one out 😄
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
Will do!
@andrewwolfgang7461
2 ай бұрын
Gloomhaven: buttons and bugs
@TryNHoldMeBack
7 ай бұрын
Age of Galaxy has to be place one here
@tteshera
10 ай бұрын
Tiny Epic Galaxies. Lots of strategy, great table presence, but not a lot of space.
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
Yeah if we had to choose one Tiny Epic game to be on this list, we’d choose that one
@tamaravanheel3758
9 ай бұрын
How does Clans of Caledonia play with 2 player?
@Komirowsky
10 ай бұрын
"board is this big" something completely different on B roll every time 😅
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
Gotta keep you guessing
@mikezalenski9960
10 ай бұрын
You guys rock!!!
@greyhawke115
10 ай бұрын
I'd like to see a list that is somewhat the opposite. Games that are really good but don't get to the table as often because they are bigger than they need to be. The new Stonemaier Expeditions game is like that for me. An excellent game that I really enjoy. However, if it were half the size I would play it way more often.
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
Interesting idea for sure
@mihaelurasek6262
10 ай бұрын
Hey guys. We need some new unmatched epidodes. (Beowulf, Cobble and Fog, Brains and Brawns)
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
They are planned we just haven’t had time to get them filmed :( but they should be soon!
@mihaelurasek6262
10 ай бұрын
@@TheBrothersMurph Woohooooo ❤❤
@JonoNZBoardGamer
10 ай бұрын
One glaring omission from this list... GWT: NZ! JK 😂... My picks would be Hadara, Queendomino and Beer and Bread. Of course Clans of Caledonia is also a fantastic pick!
@simonb9898
10 ай бұрын
Some of the cards in Village Rails have a stupid misprint. See 24:51. It's a brilliant game, and the misprint doesn't affect gameplay, but these things just shouldn't happen.
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
I’m not sure I see the misprint
@simonb9898
10 ай бұрын
@@TheBrothersMurph Look on the white card to the left of the tableau. "point point"
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
Ah yeah never noticed haha
@tylerlance8096
10 ай бұрын
As a solo gamer I'm biased and think Legacy of Yu should be #1 haha
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
Fair!
@SaulRodriguez
10 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the gift!!!
@DeepFriedDave
10 ай бұрын
watergate, condottiere
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
Oooo Watergate’s a great choice! Mike hasn’t played that one yet
@TrebleNotes
10 ай бұрын
I'm surprised I didn't see any Button Shy's wallet games on this list.
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
You know we really haven’t played that many buttons are games yet, but we do enjoy them quite a bit. The ones we have tried.
@shawns3911
10 ай бұрын
Where Inheritors at, bro?!
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
We haven’t played yetttttttt
@josephpurdy8390
10 ай бұрын
A roll and write game reduces production costs, and shipping expenses. If a developer can succeed at creating a memorable experience. The value people have with the game can be quickly assessed. When learning to play takes 10 minutes, or less. 54 cards, 1 rule card, 1 diagram/business card, 6 polyhedral dice, and 40 poker chips.
@jessewieman6955
10 ай бұрын
Trick taking games fall in the abstract side of gaming I guess?
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
I think we subconsciously steered away from pure card games like that, and focused more on ones that have boards/tableau's. But trick taking games are a great choice for a list like this
@@TheBrothersMurph and it’s easier to involve your daughter in the game :)
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
Awesome! She mostly wants to eat the dice but hey that’s showing interest in board gaming in my book
@albertbergquist2113
10 ай бұрын
No Mint Works?
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
Naw but it’s a good’n
@MidwestMeeple
8 ай бұрын
Watching 🎉
@SenseiJae
9 ай бұрын
Sad you focused mostly on 2p games. 1 and 2p games are usually small by design because there is only 1 or 2 people ever at the table
@TheBrothersMurph
9 ай бұрын
To push back a little we have a grand total of three games that are solo or two player so that doesn’t nearly qualify as most. We wanted to give a variety of suggestions, but didn’t want to only hit two player and solo games because I agree they do typically take up less space as there are fewer players.
@JohnSmith-pu3pm
10 ай бұрын
If you guys say flex one more time I'm going to sneak into your homes and steal one card from every game you own.
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
Well it’d be a flex if you did so ball is in your court ;)
@JohnSmith-pu3pm
10 ай бұрын
You must not have noticed yet......@@TheBrothersMurph
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
What. Have. You. Done?!
@JohnSmith-pu3pm
10 ай бұрын
I snuck in and shuffled all your game's decks. You'll never be able to undo it. Bwah ha ha ha@@TheBrothersMurph
@edmundschubert4963
10 ай бұрын
You didn’t say *flex* nearly often enough. Say it fifty more times! Flex!
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
FLEEEEEEX
@hamvaicsaba35
9 ай бұрын
Nothing compares to Age of Civilization in this regard IMO.
@TheDavidPhillips
10 ай бұрын
Murphs: "We chose to make a couple of exclusions-" Me: "Oh, let me guess - micro games like Buttonshy, Tiny Epic, Mint Series, Pack o Gum Series, and Pocket versions of larger games?" Murphs: "No... but literally none of those made the list." Me: "B-b-b-but those are tailor-made for exactly this kind of list!" Murphs: "Yes, but they suck." Me: "Not all of them." Murphs: "They exclused themselves. By sucking. GET REKT!"
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
Git REKT!
@robbperez1278
10 ай бұрын
You guys always do a bang-up job with the videos, but, when you keep saying something is "this big", try not to when you're showing shots of the game.
@TheBrothersMurph
10 ай бұрын
Haha editing happens after the fact so timing that up would be rough plus we figure it’s just easier to show the game so you can see for yourself
@TheDavidPhillips
10 ай бұрын
I mean... they did say something is "this big" while literally showing a picture of how big it is. Technicality or not, doesn't get much more accurate than that.
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