My pick is Karesansui (BGG 5476), a reverse-auction game about rock gardens. The junior monks keep bringing you more rocks. You don't want rocks because they spoil the simplicity of your garden, but not taking rocks makes you look lazy. So you want them to take away the rocks you already have. But *they're* lazy, so they'll give the new rocks to whoever offers them the fewest rocks! And now you have too many rocks, piling up, forming bad patterns, and the senior monks are scolding you. Frankly it rocks.
@BoardGamingRamblings
3 жыл бұрын
I haven't heard of it, but I love the theme! I will check it out!
@Naledgeizpwr
4 жыл бұрын
Very much agree with Calimala, Lignum, Wildcatters, and The Bloody Inn. Glancing at my collection I realized many are outside the top 1,000. Out of those, the ones I feel are the most underrated are: Antike II, Bus, Capital Lux, Cockroach Poker, Greed Incorporated, Irish Guage, Northern Pacific. Then we get to Knizia (which could fill a whole list), Beowulf: The Legend, Blue Moon, Stephenson’s Rocket, and Tower of Babel.
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
I just ordered the new version of Bus, and cannot wait to get to play it! It might be a bit mean for us, but we'll see! Thanks for watching!
@redeyedghost1406
4 жыл бұрын
I feel like you went to my BGG page and looked at my list of own games that are unplayed! I really need to get a lot of these to the table: Calimala, Minerva, Wildcatters, Riverboat, and Lignum. Looking forward to the Deluxe Edition of Small City that Alban is supposed to be kickstarting at some point this year (really looking forward to my Clinic Deluxe arriving). Your enthusiasm about Prehistory has me giving that game another look. Great job as always!
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Haha, maybe we did? ;) Hope you'll get Clinic soon, it's very good, but oh so hard :O Yeah, check out Prehistory, it's pretty cool! Thanks for watching :D
@gaillardlionel
4 жыл бұрын
Riverboat is a great game, agree 100%! My pick for underrated game is Exodus Fleet, 4250 on BGG! Great game, love it.
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Hey Lionel :D I actually picked up Exodus Fleet in Essen 2017, played it once there, and haven't played again. I think we ended up selling it, but I am not sure. Haven't seen it in a while, haha!
@gaillardlionel
4 жыл бұрын
@@BoardGamingRamblings no wonder why it's ranked 4250 then 😂... pretty sure that one won't get a reprint! I just wished it had bigger cards, those mini cards feel so cheap. Nowadays i won't even buy a game with mini cards.
@JamesI88
4 жыл бұрын
Riverboat really went unnoticed. Has a lot of similar feels and mechanisms to heaven and ale, but much less punishing with more options for points. Probably in my top 50.
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
It's very good, and I really want to play again. Great weight, and just enough choices for it to feel like a good strategy game!
@coreywastaken
4 жыл бұрын
Finally got the time to watch. Great video guys! I really appreciate this type a list because it lets me learn about games I may have missed. Definitely a got a few I’ll be on the look out for. Thanks!
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
That is awesome! Which ones where you interested in?
@coreywastaken
4 жыл бұрын
Games I hadn’t heard of before that I would like to check out now would be The Bloody Inn, Crisis, and Minerva. Being a big fan of Gloomhaven I knew about Forge War but hearing such high praise for it from you guys makes me want to get it played.
@danzw22
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great video. You've added a couple of more games to my must play list! Also great to see 'The Bloody Inn' in the list. I agree.
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you :D Sunniva does have great taste in games ;)
@lastseer
4 жыл бұрын
Ok, I saw the notification you had a new video earlier today and it put a smile on my face, but I was too busy earlier to watch. Now that I've seen it I have smiled again. Best video yet, very positive and your love of games comes across stronger than ever.
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the kind words! It means a lot to read comments like this, and it makes us want to keep going, growing and getting better for each video!
@MCJesse-hu4ru
4 жыл бұрын
Yay for Calimama! One of my very favorites. So glad it gets some recognition today!
@MCJesse-hu4ru
4 жыл бұрын
Hopefully we'll see Ulm on here as well!
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Sadly, no Ulm, but I hope you liked the video ;)
@quesoblanco444
4 жыл бұрын
I was looking forward to this topic, really fun and informative video! It was great to hear The Bloody Inn mentioned, I just got that for a friend, but have not had time to play it yet, it looks really cool. I have been attempting to wrap my head around Lignum as well, there is a great Tabletop Sim mod for it that I really want to try out. Awesome work you two!
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much :D Need to play The Bloody Inn again! Still a super fun game! Lignum is so good!! Brain exploding, but oh so much fun!
@cesaralexandroni8789
4 жыл бұрын
Great job, Sunniva, I love the way you do the comments about your gaming experiences, it feels like listening to a comment from a friend and, most channels here do thinking about marketing, and you do it openly telling your experience, congratulations, keep it up, kisses from Brazil. One more thing, I would ask your comments about La Granja and The grizzled. 😉
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Cecar! Yeah, Sunniva's comments are great, and I am so lucky to have her to talk about gaming with! We would love to review/talk about older games, but it's hard to find time to do so in between all the new games coming out, that we "need" to review! It's something we want to do, to maybe do a couple of older games a month, but we'll see when/if there will be time!
@sunnivavarjord
4 жыл бұрын
Cesar Alexandroni thank you so much! You made my day 😊
@shanelaporte
4 жыл бұрын
Riverboat is in my top 10 games of all time! It's fantastic!
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
It is very good! All this talk about it makes me want to play it again. As it's pretty short, the chance of that actually happening is higher! So many good games!!
@nebelung1
4 жыл бұрын
Hanamikoji is amazing. Shadows of Kyoto looks cool too. Also, gorgeous art, it's just a joy to see it on the table. Oh, and Isaac must be a genius for sure, I hope he continues to make games for a very long time!
@BGBarbarian
4 жыл бұрын
I LOVE the Bloody Inn! We played it tonight before I watched this video. The expansion is great too.
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
So fun to see so many people loving The Bloody Inn! Need to play again!
@Mokkel73
4 жыл бұрын
8:49 That’s some serious board game rambling! ;-)
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
"Words don't come easy to me" :P
@scyldscefing3913
4 жыл бұрын
A fitting follow up to your Top 10 Overrated Games.
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the exact thing we thought! Would have been strange to only do the one, and not the other!
@crepusculo1027
4 жыл бұрын
Omg, Im going through this list with pen and paper, putting every game you mention there. Like a kid in a toystore preparing the list for Santa.
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Haha, that is awesome! This made me smile 😁 Any ones in particular you have highest on your list? Hope they can bring you loads of joy 🥳
@ctvisions
4 жыл бұрын
Cool list. Personally think Little Town (2030) is underrated for what it is as a game that brings great player interaction with communal engine building and strategy that's packed into a short but satisfying play time.
@undersci
4 жыл бұрын
Sounds interesting. It's going to be tough to wait the 10 years until release though. Publishers just keep getting slower.
@ctvisions
4 жыл бұрын
@@undersci well played
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, we enjoyed that one, but haven't played a lot. I think we even sold it. Not because it's bad, but we have too many games that we already don't play, haha!
@shatnershairpiece
4 жыл бұрын
Lignum! It’s like they had a game design meeting and someone asked “What is the absolute most boring theme you can think of?” “I’ve got it! Woodcutters! And lots of wood! Lots of advance planning to make more wood. And it needs a terrible name as well to repel even more customers.” It sounds like a disease. Might as well call it Phlegm.
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Haha, I like the theme ;)
@PaulMB40
4 жыл бұрын
Shadow in Kyoto sounds great... and hard to get. I'll hunt it down. Another great video. You guys are going from strength to strength. Hopefully you can some down to Australia some time and check out the growing board game scene.
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Ah, another one that is hard to find! That is sad! Hope you'll get a chance to find it soon! Thanks for the kind words, we are doing our best, having fun and talking about games in our own way. It seems like people enjoy it, and as long as you all like what we do, we'll continue!
@aweso
4 жыл бұрын
Great list, and great counter to the last one. And I totally agree about Wildcatters and Lignum, two of my absolute favorites. And I need to play Small City. I didn't really care for Forge War though, I thought it was a bit plodding, it seemed like you were doing so little every turn. But I played it a while ago maybe I'd like it more now, who knows. Other games I'd put on my list: Asgard, Kepler-3042, Yunnan, Council of Four (technically just barely inside the top 1000 but given the designer pedigree and the fact that I think it might be their best game it should definitely be higher), Tokyo Metro, and The Soo Line.
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
You should play Small City if you like games like Lignum and Wildcatters! Pretty sure you'll like it a lot! Council of four is ok for me, but not amazing! Haven't had the chance to play Tokyo Metro, but it seems really good! Thanks for watching :D
@aweso
4 жыл бұрын
@@BoardGamingRamblings Maybe I'll have to check it out then. I haven't played any Alban Viard games yet, but he's definitely someone I constantly hear good things about. Have you played Tramways or Clinic, and if so how do they compare to Small City?
@thesaint1012
3 жыл бұрын
Prehistory is an incredible game. It's is probably my #1 underrated game.
@shatnershairpiece
4 жыл бұрын
I’m still waiting for riverboat to come down from its ridiculously high start price of $80. It’s been three years and this game has not dropped in price. I’m quite sure this was not a big seller and there has to be a lot of stock sitting around so it amazes me that there have been no discounts from this company. @#$% Mayfair and their price fixing. Compare to another Kiesling title called ‘re-world’, which is a game that stores cannot even give away. I recently saw 10 sealed copies in a local store for five dollars each and nobody was buying them.
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Re-World was ok, but nothing compared to Heaven & Ale and Riverboat! Hope you'll get a chance to get it. $80 is crazy high :O That would have even been a crazy price here in Norway!
@shatnershairpiece
4 жыл бұрын
Board Gaming Ramblings Mayfair games did the same with heaven and ale. Took 4 years before stores starred dumping them at half price. (40 down from 80). I underestimated riverboat. Here in Canada, after shipping, it still costs $90.
@negoc78
4 жыл бұрын
We totally love the Bloody Inn - Because of the really outstanding Topic and the Fitting perfect artwork we often try it as a Gateway game - everbody loved it - hence, you are right, in order to be "good" there is a learning curve :)
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
It's very interesting and fresh! Glad to see so many people like it!
@negoc78
4 жыл бұрын
Do you think, that brw BGG Focus Video on that game now is a coincidence? ;)
@scyldscefing3913
4 жыл бұрын
Great list you two. I might add Castell and Hot Shots.
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Tim! :D Yeah, Castell is great! It did get quite a bit of buzz, but it has died out.
@sunnivavarjord
4 жыл бұрын
Tim Teigen Castell would have made my list if it was older than 2018 (tried to follow the rules for a change)😅
@jeffgoggin1394
4 жыл бұрын
This is easy! My most underrated games is easily Viticu..... :p Before I even watched this one I had to pause and pick my own underrated games! I was surprised to see a few have moved up over the years and also most were on the lighter side. My #1 underrated has always been Gold West but more because no one ever talks about because it is rated pretty high at #723 on BGG. Honorable mentions to Aventuria(2483), Queen's Architect(1814), Sanssouci(1398), and Kashgar(1191) OK back to the video! :)
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha :P Gold West is good, but only played once, and didn't fall for it. Yeah, heard good things about Kashgar, but haven't had the chance to play it! Hope you liked the rest of the video :D Thanks for watching, Jeff!
@bruges1369
4 жыл бұрын
I love power grid. I will check out the card game. Oh, and yes I like Bruges. I am still trying to play all Feld games. Just played Macao, and I thought it was great.
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Hehe, I would have guessed you liked Bruges ;) Macao is fun! We don't own it, but have enjoyed my plays!
@gamesafire4744
4 жыл бұрын
(Karen from Kansas City, Missouri)Thank you for the list. I enjoy watching your videos.
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Hey Karen :D Thanks for watching! We are very happy that you enjoy the videos :D
@gamesafire4744
4 жыл бұрын
Do you ever come to the United States for conventions?
@bankingonmoney8224
4 жыл бұрын
I love Crisis more so as solo. In solo you either survive the economic collapse or fail (No one wins). This is my top economic game.
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the game is so amazing! Really hope to be able to play it again soon!
@XD-rd8zd
4 жыл бұрын
you guys should try Kolejka to play with family
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Will check it out!
@falconashek8913
4 жыл бұрын
28:18 Infirmary is a hospital or room to take care of ill or emergency care. Yes, this makes more comments. Great picks.
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Haha, great to have some more hospital comments :D Glad you liked the video!
@shortydancer
4 жыл бұрын
Love Sunniva’s intro.
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
She's great :D
@benlauson555
4 жыл бұрын
Lignum is one of my favorite games. I love it. I couldn't agree more that this game be on this list and viticulture be in the overrated games list. All is well in the gaming world now.
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Haha, glad to hear that we could upheld the balance of gaming ; P Really need to play Lignum again, but it's so heavy and brain-burny, that I really need to be in the mood for playing!
@Nain1982
4 жыл бұрын
have not played or even heard of some of these titles. Others I do think they are bad and should stay up there in the shameful ranks :) Trambahn is a small little game that is very good and doesnt' seem to get as much love as other similar type of games (I think it's rated over the thousands). Also, even if it's a new design and probably still not eligible to be "underrated" I think black angel is good enough that it should not be that low on the bgg ranks (I think it's around the 700 or 800's). Happy gaming.
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
That is awesome to hear! :D We all have different tastes, and that makes this hobby, and talking about it, interesting!
@Nain1982
4 жыл бұрын
@@BoardGamingRamblings indeed!
@nuuqbgg
4 жыл бұрын
Morat underrated game is Sons of Anarchy: Man of Mayhem. Suffers from the theme, IMHO.
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Have not played that one, and you are probably correct: It's one I never looked at because I have no connection with the theme!
@nuuqbgg
4 жыл бұрын
@@BoardGamingRamblings that theme is doing a disservice to the game. I do love the tv series, but if I weren't, the game would still be amazing. Right up there with Blood Rage and alike. Try it off you have a chance. TV series are great too. I have no interest in gangs and stuff, but that series is much more than that.
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that makes sense! I have hard good things about the show, just haven't had the time to watch! Will make sure to check out the game if I have the chance! Thanks for the recommendation!
@nuuqbgg
4 жыл бұрын
@@BoardGamingRamblings you're welcome. I love suggesting that game. Never went wrong, so far.
@docteurslump5517
4 жыл бұрын
Power Grid the card game : an excellent choice !
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's a pretty great game! Would love to play again!
@kosterix123
4 жыл бұрын
I heard lots of negatives about this. It was supposedly everything cool of PG taken out, plus the card game took more table space than the bg.
@bb-8droid364
4 жыл бұрын
My moist favourite top 10 this year.
@jeffgoggin1394
4 жыл бұрын
😂
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha!!
@kosterix123
4 жыл бұрын
Never heard of any one of those games. Some deeper explanation than simply shout Super cool, Super thematic, Super tight would be appreciated.
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Hey :) In our top 10 lists, we always try to talk a bit about each game, what you do in them and so on, but sometimes we forget ;) Also, these videos aren't meant to be an in depth explanation, just talking about these games, and if you find some that sounds interesting, there are plenty of content out there that goes more in depth! Thanks for the feedback, and we'll try to be even better at talking a bit about each game!
@kosterix123
4 жыл бұрын
@@BoardGamingRamblings But that's exactly the point: shouting title X is super cool repeat for title Y Z etc does not spark any interest to check out those titles at all.
@seanmorgan2257
4 жыл бұрын
infirmary is just a hospital
@azuravian
4 жыл бұрын
Although it can technically be used in that way, it is more often used for a place where you take injured or sick people within another (non-healthcare) location. For example, a prison or a school might have a place where they take injured or sick people. That would be called an infirmary.
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you :D
@omnitheus5442
4 жыл бұрын
Calimala is great. Your better half has better taste too lol...
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, she's better than me in most ways ;)
@hisfantor
4 жыл бұрын
I love it how you always have 0 dislikes :D
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Hehe, that wasn't correct last week ;) But yeah, I'm happy with that most people enjoy the videos :)
@BreakSpace
4 жыл бұрын
So, number one underrated game is from currently number one rated game designer Isaac Childres?!
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, that is correct ;) He is 99% known for Gloomhaven, and most people hadn't heard about him or Forge War before Gloomhaven was released. Most people probably haven't heard about Forge War still, and that is the reason it's on this list :D ope that makes sense!
@BreakSpace
4 жыл бұрын
@@BoardGamingRamblings Yeah, poor guy needs all the help he can get. ;) Dont get me wrong, video was entertaining, I discovered few under the radar good games, thanks for that.
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Haha, no he doesn't need any help promoting his newer games, but if I can help someone play Forge War, who wouldn't have heard about it/played it otherwise, I am happy :D No worries, glad you liked the video :D Hope you'll find some new, fun games to play!
@bob2601
4 жыл бұрын
Let the girl speak :). Great, great video!
@BoardGamingRamblings
4 жыл бұрын
Hey Cosmin! Thanks for the comment. This is something we get sometimes, and I wanted to address it. Every time we get a comment like this, both Sunniva and I get very puzzled. Is it true that I talk more that Sunniva, yes. Do I sometimes jump in with something I want to say, yes, but I have gotten a lot better at that. (ADHD and waiting for turn is not always the easiest, especially when it's something I'm passionate about.) We are both very happy with the balance in our videos, and Sunniva get's to say what she wants and talk as much as she wants to. Our videos are based on a discussion, a conversation, and in conversation it is back and forth, sometimes someone jumps in with a comment or so. When that is said, I can understand that it might seem that way, and that is not the meaning. We always try to make our videos better, and I always try to get better at things I can get better at, as a human being. I hope this find you well! Just wanted to let you know how we felt about this topic! Thanks for watching!
@bob2601
4 жыл бұрын
Board Gaming Ramblings , i have exactly the same issue, because i’m very passionate about bgames and i realize only when i see another one doing the same thing, so I understand you perfectly :).
@Keindzjim
3 жыл бұрын
Where are your from?
@BoardGamingRamblings
3 жыл бұрын
We are from Norway :)
@Keindzjim
3 жыл бұрын
@@BoardGamingRamblings that's cool! I was trying to figure out your accent, but couldn't quite guess it. Love your top 10's
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