Must Have Ranked Board Games and Where Are They Now (September)

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The must have board games that have been on crowdfunding. How many times have you heard "YOU MUST HAVE THIS GAME" or "THIS IS THE BEST GAME EVER IN THE HISTORY OF GAMES OF THE YEAR OF THE CENTURY OF THE WEEK??"

Well, we're look back at the last 3 years of these games from crowdfunding and seeing, truly, where are they at now and how do we feel about them?

Thanks for watching!

Time Stamp:
00:00 - The “Must Haves”

2021
00:40 - Voidfall
01:54 - Beast
02:54 - Masters of the Universe (CMON)
04:18 - Tales from the Red Dragon Inn
05:38 - City of the Great Machine

2022
07:04 - Legacy of Yu
08:21 - Dune: War for Arrakis
10:03 - Sagrada Artisans
11:18 - Tainted Grail Kings of Ruin
13:08 - Terraforming Mars Dice Game

2023
14:29 - Isofarian Guard
15:17 - Dragon Eclipse
16:57 - Flock Together
17:36 - Final Girl Season 3
18:14 - Beast: Shattered Isles
18:36 - Tricktakers
19:05 - Hoplomachus Finale

[stevecollier]

I loved the theme - I've often wondered about trying to buy only the games that are still on the radar one to three years after being hyped.

[librafrills]

I really liked Flock Together. not perfect but a huge hit with my family, who are hit and miss with my crunchier/heavier games. Really looking forward to the expansion!

[VampguyN]

I only just found out about Voidfall in the last month. But the good news is they are making an expansion next year, and bringing back everything from the last campaign, so I'll be able to get in on it.

[sonjamuller]

We play City of the Great Machine only in the co-op mode, never tried the other mode. It is one of our favorite games though, it really should be recognized more imho.

[ViscountCharles]

I’m away at the moment, so can’t actually watch the video! But I noticed the mention for Legacy of Yu - which I have played five or six times this week, and which I will play again tomorrow. Because when stuck on a floating hotel with 5, 000+ non-gamers, Yu ha fitted the bill nicely.

[TimYoung]

Ohhhh man! At 8:45, you begin to speak in such a way it’s as if you’re speaking directly to me! I used to have a game group, but no longer do. Now, I don’t get to play games as often as I’d like to, and my wife is my gaming partner. She simply will not play games that last more than 90 minutes. My kids are 8, 6, and 3. I can’t pull out most games and teach even my 8 year old. (People that claim their little kids learn euros and other difficult games are full of it!)

I have so many games now that I am sitting on hoping to one day be able to play with my kids. I want them to play games because they love it, not because I am forcing them to play them.

With all of these factors put together, I really slowed down on purchasing games to almost not purchasing any because I have plenty of games that I can’t play.

[Biodelic]

Voidfall is and will probably remain my all-time #1.

[EarthenGames]

I cannot wait for Tales 2E to arrive at my doorstep. Literally every single person I know who’s played it has great things to say about it. I played a scenario at Gencon and knew I made the right decision backing the new print

Edit: at first, I didn’t even give it a glance because of the artwork. But that art style has really grown on me. It enhances its light-hearted goofy fantasy theme in the best way tbh

[robertthurman]

War for Arrakis has a solo component. It is rather complex.

[yogibbear]

Kings of Ruin was the best new game I played this year. But yeah obviously I played it for 50 hrs with another player. So ymmv.

[Mepper.]

I didn't get any of these. There were several that I was very interested in like Voidfall and Isofarian Guard but I ultimately decided they were too big or too expensive for me. I still have Terraforming Mars Dice Game on my watch list but I doubt I'll ever pick it up because there are just so may other games vying for my attention.

[Snippersly]

I liked MOTU. For what it is, it is a good game with a lot of characters to play and lots of nostalgia.

[wiblick]

Agree, it's baffling to me that Garphill haven't gone with either more content for Legacy of Yu, or used the same mechanic with a different theme. I'd buy it....

[StratxGaming]

I still very much want Legacy of Yu, but I'm on a budget - a pretty strict one where board games are concerned (kinda why I like watching your channel). And as much as I want it, how much will I really play it? - I think it has a one and done element to it? Will the other replayable part be as fun and keep me replaying?

[Theplaysthet]

I play legacy of yu lots on my channel I just think set up and gameplay sit really well for me as a more solo board gamer. I’m on my 3rd run through of the campaign. Def my most played and fave Shem Philips game. I hope he does make another one soon.

[draheim]

For me Legacy of Yu was really good the first few plays (albeit also long) but once I “solved” it it became incredibly procedural and without enough to disrupt just doing the same thing over and over and easily winning (unless you got unlucky early but then you took a quick L and fired off another game). After like 5 or so games I was done with it and only slogged through the rest of the campaign to see the end then promptly sold it.

[kylemoore]

One of the problems, at least for me, with TG:KoR was that in a matter of 8 days, I recieved KoR, Primal, and Robinson Crusoe CE (+ book of adventures) pledges. RC was fairly easy to table and Primal had been such an anticipated game that KoR took a backseat and I just haven't gotten around to it. I do really want to play it, timing just threw me off a bit and now it's still sitting on my shelf.

[Achill]

@LiegeofGames do you have other Videos from August, July in the same format as this video? a looking back to Month/Year? I enjoyed this video much

[Sllohcin]

Clash for Eternia is fantastic! One of the best (light) skirmish games available IMO (and the Gamefound campaign ** Europe ** has not delivered yet so I expect we'll see a surge over the next few months). It also sports a solid amount of Homebrew content.

This is one of those games where the IP has overshadowed the game so most folks that own it are associated with the IP itself and not necessarily board games (so Masters of the Universe forums / groups, etc.)

[curtisrobinson]

Legacy of Yu.
One may buy stickers for the game pieces to upgrade the game. They look nice, but $20?
I haven't taken the plunge.