Top 10 Underrated Board Games!

We all have those game that we think are super underrated! Those games that we evangelize when no one else is talking about them! Here's our list of our top Underrated games! Make sure to hit that like button to get a part 2!

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[TheBrothersMurph]

Well dang! Y'all crushed that like goal! Part 2 is officially coming!

[twoquestionmarks]

"Not everyone likes lying." Then explain to me all the excuses I get the night of game night.

[AssortedMeeples]

There are just so many great games out there. It really is a wonderful time to be a board game fanatic.

[fionajackson]

Please do a part 2 even if you don't get a thousand likes!

Also, I got Histrio based on your videos. It's awesome and beautiful, absolutely no regrets there!

[bibleboardgames]

You guys are underrated. You are fun to watch and work well together! Thumbs Up!

[kennethpaschall]

Nice list fellas. I would say Circadians: First Light is my top most Criminally underrated game.

[SmoothGummi]

My game group bought Ecos because of this video, and we absolutely love it. It’s very original with how the card rotating works and is beautifully made. Thank you!

[juancarlossuarez]

Hey! Can you do this underrated series but classifying by type? (Strategy, worker placement, dungeon crawler, etc) 😊 Thx

[mikeysboardroom]

I need to make a personal rule not to watch these types of videos. There are already more games on my wishlist than I can afford and now I have to add more! Keep up the great content!

[nolanryan]

I like u guys lol. Hilarious I was watching y’all in 1.5x speed and it was so fast but it was awesome. Need to watch part 2 next

[Animal_board_gamer]

Ecos the first continent is one of my favorite games it’s in my top 10 favorite games. I just played with my board game group a couple weeks ago. I also have the expansion. Nile crocodile finally!

[chrisgordy]

Personally, I think the following games are underrated:

Spyrium
Eminent Domain
Elysium
Bruges
The Colonists
Worlds Fair 1893
Hyperborea
Barbarians: The Invasion
First Class: All Aboard the Orient Express
ZhanGuo

[squared]

Great list. Crown of Emara is sooo good. I wish it got more love.

[theteacher]

I really liked Detective: City of Angels. I’d say it’s criminally underrated!!

[brocksommers]

Totally thought Shakespeare would be on this list, no one reps that game like you guys do!

[lazulin]

I own Detective Club, Castell, and Prodigals Club. I agree with you that they're criminally underrated. Detective Club is Mysterium meets Spyfall perfection. Castell is very unique, thinky, and strategic, although not perfect. I have gotten a ton of plays out of it and don't yet compelled to sell it. Prodigals Club is strategically excellent, but I often find myself wishing I owned Last Will instead, because I just love how fun the stories Last Will makes are.

My most underrated: Santa Maria - one of my absolute favorites, but people were turned off by the conquistador theme and never truly experienced the magnificent mechanics and pure engine-building tile-laying fun. The expansion was also fantastic. Also, Cat Lady - lighter AEG game with amazing hidden depth. I don't see a lot of people talking about it, but I played it 70 times. Thematic excellence, too.

[ZakiJeppe]

I would argue that there is a difference between overlooked and underrated. Games like Miyagi, Pogoda and Historio are not well known games. Sanctum would be an underrated game because it was the hype of Essen 19 but not rated that high

But hey that's just my opinion. Great video as always

[Davidgm]

Just bought prodigals Club thanks to this video. On Spain it never went out on spanish, so never heard of it. And I love Vladymir Suchy. Greetings from Madrid, come and say hi!

[jakobtremblay]

Sol : last days of a star
Junta
Off the rails
Mysthea

Those 4 games are for me really underrated. Sol : last days of a star and mysthea are two of my best game. Mysthea was the blood rage killer for me. I had both but as soon as I played mysthea, I sold my blood rage copy, I do think that blood rage is a good game, but I couldn't play that anymore with mysthea on my shelf.

As for sol : last days of a star... That game is just so unique I wish it would get more praise. The "semi-coop"/ competition in this game is unique, if you have the chance to try it, do it !!!

[griffos]

CMON's HATE the board game great rules, great minis, great components, GREAT GAME