Top 10 Rio Grande Games - with Tom Vasel

In this Publisher Showcase, Tom Vasel takes a look at his top 10 games from Rio Grande Games!

0:00 Intro
1:22 #10
2:07 #9
2:33 #8
3:06 #7
3:44 #6
4:31 #5
5:08 #4
5:51 #3
6:30 #2
7:14 #1

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[dsarrazin]

I really love the first part of these “top games for a specific company” where you give some background information about the company itself. As far as I know, unless you have been part of this industry for a long while, there is really no where else to find this kind of information. Thanks for sharing.

[chadripp]

Any list that can have Power Grid, Concordia and Roll for the Galaxy knocked out of the top ten is a hell of a good list. Great job all these years RGG!!!

[timdertim]

"The very definition of the word elegant." Sentences like that make my heart melt ⚄

[Zephairein]

Not going to lie... A little shocked and surprised Power grid isnt on this list ...

[Muhd_Akmal]

i would add Tom Lehmann's latest masterpiece Dice Realms to the list. Every time i play it i learn something new and try different strategies to win.

[tompoint]

Dominion was my first intro to deck building games and since then I became addicted to the DC Deck Building game and all its expansions, including the latest Kickstarter they did a month or two ago.

[danielengel]

Love El Grande, a classic for the ages.

[jdotco]

I'll never forget that first "aha" moment when learning how to play Dominion. Starting with the same deck, buying from a common pool of cards to add cards to your deck, , and cycling your deck with the cards you bought were new concepts (unlike MtG or Pokemon CCGs), and it changed gaming forever. There is so much to uncover (We all asked "Why would I trash an estate and lose a point?"), and every game is different. Many game developers in the years to follow even mentioned Donald X/Dominion in their credits/acknowledgements because the game was so inspiring.

Why Dominion is still the GOAT to me personally and my #1 game all-time is its longevity. The expansions added new concepts that varied things quite a bit while keeping things balanced (mostly) without rendering the old cards useless; the 2nd Editions are helping those things more nowadays.

[robynguppyart]

Dominion was my first into to games and still look forward to everything they come out with!

[tabletalk]

Love these lists and the history. It would be awesome to make a board game Hall of Fame Tom

[AaronAndSusie]

Not seeing Concordia is definitely a shame. I also vastly prefer roll to race. Zooleretto is another phenomenal one

[JonathonV]

Completely agree! Underwater Cities might be higher on my list but Dominion and Beyond the Sun are among my favourite games ever!

[santeeblack]

They have some amazing games! Tom loves all these sooo much!! And my house has enjoyed most of them too

[lucky]

Impressive list of games. Almost need a top 20!

[BoardGamesBricksHobbies]

I really like Temporum, it got overhyped because of the success of Dominion, but I rather like it. It does time travel well and certaily stands on its own.

[StevenStJohn-kjeb]

You know it's going to be a strong list when Space Station Phoenix is only #10.

[robynguppyart]

Wow all these games are great! Some still on my to play list.

[mrchom]

No Power Grid or Bohnanza? My mind is blown, Tom! 😱

[robynguppyart]

Puerto Rico is also great! We are also curious about the new version.

[StoneTempleGlyph]

Slow clapping is sarcastic in the UK, like 'Oh, well done, numbnuts'!