The Best & Worst Legacy Games - with Tom Vasel

Tom Vasel takes a look at the top released Legacy Games, and ranks them from worst to best!

00:00 Introduction
02:10 - #14
04:01 - #13
04:39 - #12
05:53 - #11
06:40 - #10
07:36 - #9
08:47 - #8
09:23 - #7
10:31- #6
11:50 - #5
12:45 - #4
13:43 - #3
14:35 - #2
15:56 - #1

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[nickshorts]

i absolutely love that you added chapter markers for the different numbers in the description. ALWAYS do this for lists

[Guile]

Nobody talks enough about King's Dilemma... I think it's plain amazing. The voting system might seem light at first, but it's actually very solid and gives a lot of room for debating and trying to convince others (even heavily roleplaying it is possible). It makes for really lively guests around the table. The story is stellar (best one in the genre, hands down), the legacy aspect is excellent (it's subtle how you're constantly trying to balance short time victory and long time consequences). I'm glad you gave it some recognition!

[BrownEagle]

Since campaign games were excluded, would that make a good top 10 or separate ranking video?

[crystulas]

"Gloomhaven can be reset"

*looks at my copy covered in stickers, marks, and torn up cards"

[CeoTHULHU]

Tom, totally understand separating Campaign games from Legacy. Can we expect a Campaign games list in the near future?

[JasonSmithPsychedelicTherapist]

Great list Tom, short and sweet, and I loved the time stamps so we could jump through it a bit quicker. We LOVE if someone ever added those to the top 100 lists you do. Lot of games to check out after watching this. Pandemic Legacy being number one, but I've known that for a while! Thanks again.

[markbranson]

I've played Pandemic Legacy Seasons 1 and 2 as well as Clank Legacy. One thing that was frustrating about the Pandemic Legacy games was that as careful as my wife and I tried to be we always seemed to mess up one of the new rules that came along as the game progressed. We didn't seem to have that same problem with Clank Legacy. I'm not sure if it was because the changes to the rules/gameplay weren't as numerous or complex or that they just seemed more intuitive.

[tommysikula]

In what world is Gloomhaven not a legacy game? I've never heard anyone (reviewer or otherwise) not consider it one when talking about them. You write on the board, put stickers on both the board and cards, break seals, open secret boxes and envelopes, and rip up cards. I'm genuinely not sure how it could be more of a legacy game if it tried.

[scotchbox]

We just finished Betrayal Legacy and I was surprised it was so low on your list! But then again I was a fan of the original's weird spoopy presentation and the hints at lore.

It was our first Legacy game! Now looking at what to do for our second and looks like Pandemic 1 is a good choice! I think we'll save 0 for last.

[quadparty]

You talking about the production quality of Charterstone reminded me about its scratch-offs. The scratching off was a dream. I had no idea that this was a thing that could exist, but it was so much better than the scratch-off material in season 1 and season 2 that it may be my defining memory of the game. Which is probably unfair, because I like game enough that (given the time since my play) that I would play it through again, but that really stands out (along with that mechanism in one game that I won't spoil).

[Jack_The_Bat]

I’m playing through pandemic season 0 now with friends and it’s crazy, super strategic, super fun, and we’re only just got to month 4

[evansj]

My group loved going through the Charterstone campaign and we are really enjoying playing one-off games with our 'finished' setup. We are about halfway though Clank! Legacy now and loving that too.

[gooberweevil]

3/4ths through for Pandemic Season 0 with my Dad, who is not a gamer. It's been amazing. already the Best board game experience i've ever had. surprises galore and each game has been a nail biter to the finish. Haven't played the other Pandemic seasons and am worried that we've been spoiled.

[angelicus-]

I felt almost personally offended when you said that Gloomhaven isn't a legacy game. But also made me interested in keep watching to see what "legacy" really is

[alejandrozepeda]

Its the first time I saw a video separated by chapters. Just fantastic, good work. look forward to play some of the pandemic legacy's games in the series.

[jeremybender]

I am currently playing Clank Legacy with my group. It is a lot of fun so far, glad to see it getting some love from Tom!

[nihlify]

Risk Legacy is a great and after a few rounds with some permanent changes it becomes FAR superior than regular risk (that doesn't take forever to play either).

[Phelixc]

Tom talking about Betrayal at house on the hill echoes a lot of my grievances with that game. English isn't the first language here, and I am usually the one who ends up reading and translating the rules (even though all my friends and family is proficient in English, a lot of technical details and rules tend to go over most peoples head or they have a hard time grasping it). That means when ever there is a haunt, no matter if I'm the one doing the haunting or the one being haunted, I usually end up spoiling myself by having to clarify rules.

And the dice rolling is sometimes so insanely "lucky", we've actually gone through the entire house and still not had a haunt because of the improbably lucky dice throws (needing all 8 dice to be a hit and still managing). Other times we fail right away and no one has been able to pick up a single weapon or a card... I really want the game to be good, it is perfect for my type of game group, but it simply has those niggling issues that make me hesitant to pull it out...

[LookWhosBlogging]

We just finished Zombie Kidz. Lots of fun!

[otubrabnad]

Been slowly playing through Pandemic Legacy Season 1 with some friends. Before the real pandemic hit we had just finished August...