The 30 Best Board Games in my Collection (2023 Edition)

In this video I'm presenting the 20 best solo board games of all time as of 2023 (in my opinion). Note that I'm only including games I have actually played. I plan to revisit this list annually - next year, this list could include other board games in my top list.

00:00 Introduction
01:02 Honorable Mentions
01:14 #30
01:40 #29
02:00 #28
02:20 #27
02:41 #26
03:04 #25
03:25 #24
03:41 #23
04:02 #22
04:20 #21
04:42 #20
05:01 #19
05:18 #18
05:36 #17
05:57 #16
06:15 #15
06:39 #14
07:00 #13
07:22 #12
07:41 #11
08:01 #10
08:26 #9
08:48 #8
09:11 #7
09:35 #6
09:59 #5
10:22 #4
10:38 #3
10:59 #2
11:16 #1
11:39 What are YOUR most favorite board games?
12:48 A Huge Thanks to all my Patreon Supporters!
13:03 Special Message

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[daemnfaust]

Lost Ruins of Arnak has been my favorite since I first fell in love with it on BGA. Not only does it contain two of my favorite mechanisms: deck building and exploration; but it also has the right amount of weight, as in the cognitive load.

[Kra]

Hi Sir Thecos! Thank you for recommending Floriferous! I was so curious after watching your video, I had to purchase it! Haven´t tried it yet but very much looking forward to. It looks so beautiful! I love board games with a solo variant, especially relaxing games :)
Cheers!

[Ferenc-Racz]

Thank you for the collection / suggestions. I really enjoy this summaries, and see collections which not the kind of "OF ALL TIME" video, because that is boring when you see the catan in the 40.time..

[Gothbrooks]

great list! had a lot of games that other content creators never mention as well as the hotness (of course) thanks for putting this together.

[gogolaura]

Thank you for this video. You have listed many of my favorites, and many that I want to try now.

[johnricker]

Great List and I would have to say my are
1. Barrage
2. Rallyman / Rallyman GT / Rallyman Dirt
3.Brass Lancashire
4. Carson City (Big Box)
5.Castles of Burgundy
6. Ginkgopolis
7. Mystery of the Abbey
8. Deception Murder in Hong Kong
9. Woodcraft
10. Cat in the Box

[shark_bacon]

I love your videos! Always so inviting!
My top 10
1. Gloomhaven
2. Everdell
3.zombicide
4. Rising sun
5. Nemesis
6. Colt express
7. Smash up
8. Boss monster
9. Mysterium
10. Citadels

[wendyisgrowinginwisdom]

I like your favourite list criteria: multiple plays, ideally at various player counts should be declared when reviewing games. Thanks for the inspiration - adding Bloc by Bloc to my wish list. I enjoy Floriferous (solo or with a partner), and Fabled Fruit - a great evolving set collection game. I am looking forward to playing Mystic Paths (better than Codenames Duet IMO), We Care (better than Pandemic IMO), Ecosfera, Flock Together, Near and Far Amber Mines coop expansion, Aftermath (mice surviving apocolypse), and Meadow. Too many games, not enough players - I'm joining a local boardgame group!

[maxtardif]

Thanks for talking about Earth and I'm glad you like it!

[bugscheese]

Thanks for the fun video. I never tire of viewing top boardgame lists. Artemis Project is a game I badly want to try. I know it would be an instant favourite.

[Lattentreffer]

Awesome list with a lot of games I have to take a closer look for sure.

Thanks!

[chalts]

An excellent list! I recently scored a copy of Mechs vs. Minions. Really excited to dive in. Some of my favorite games from the last year or so that you didnt have are Thunder Road: Vendetta, just a really fun chaotic dice chucker. Also Planet Unknown, a great polyomino drafting game that plays so smooth with simultaneous drafting thanks to the lazy susan component.

[Table.Fables]

Great video! Games I think you should try if you haven’t already: Burgle Bros, Robinson Crusoe, Dune Imperium

[sebafius]

Great Video! Looking forward to play Lands of Galzyr in the future.

[Kamion]

Great video! My favorite games atm are Ark Nova, Terraforming Mars, On Mars, The Gallerist, Eldritch Horror, Root, Dune Imperium, Cascadia, War of the Ring and Spirit Island.

[BobbyJuno]

You have great taste! I own 9 of these and a few are on my wishlist.

[polischristodoulou]

Thanx for the video mate, made me want to grab games that never got my attention before or even worse i never wanted to play before

[pete]

I haven’t been into board games that long, only about a year so haven’t been exposed to many but my top 5 so far are:

Pandemic Legacy Season 1
Azul
Lost Cities The Card Game
Cascadia
Sky Team

Great Video! I’ll have to check some of these out

[evandercaldwell]

New to having boardgaming as a hobby! :)

My Top 4:

1. Blackout Hong Kong: Such a great mix of mechanics, I find this by far the best Alexander Pfister game!! (So far I have played Great Western Trails, Maracaibo and Port Royal) Just awesome and very unique mechanics, this combination of mechanics is just SOOOO good!! It`s a GREAT expert game and it´s very sad, that there haven`t been any expansions, because with expansions this game would be PHENOMENAL (sorry for the captions, but I really like this game)

2. Beyond The Sun: Again, like the one above, a board game, that mixes different mechanics so well together. The best way to introduce worker placement into a game in my opinion. A mix of Worker Placement / Engine Builder / Area Control, so original!!

3. Concordia: Perfectly balanced game, I would enjoy it even more, if it would be even more complex, with more different cards/actions and resources and if it would have modular maps and more ways to upgrade!! But in terms of mechanics this game is great!!

4. Rattus (with expansions): Such a fun game, perfect to play with a group and it`s so mean!! 😂 Perfect to play with people who like mean games, that aren`t too complex! I`d say this is a perfect game for a fun night! I hope this game will become more popular in the future, because it can rival Small World ANY DAY!!

I love original and unique mechanics!! Maybe there`s a game that you could recommend to me, knowing my Top 4?? :)

Thank You for that great list, I am very inspired by your list and will check some of those out!! :)

[KBrandes]

Great list! Many of my favourites. Subscribed!