TOP Games of All Time (2024) 20-11
TOP 20 - 11
Publisher: Plan B Games
Players: 2-5
Playing Time: 30-45 minutes
Mechanisms: Action Retrieval, Contracts, Hand Management, Open Drafting
Sleeves: TBST 70x120mm
Such a simple premise to this game and yet so much fun if you like the feeling of »improvement«. Every turn you have a hard decision between scoring or improving your hand etc…
Publisher: Paizo Publishing
Players: 1-4
Playing Time: 90 minutes
Mechanisms: Cooperative Game, Deck Building, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Multi-use Cards, Variable Player Powers
Sleeves: TCG 63,5x88mm,
This is a campaign game that really awards you for the time you put in. Your hero at the end of the game is a demigod compared to the rusty sword wielding character that you started with. The multi-use cards combined with the deck being your life, puts you in a tough spot. Should you discard a card for the extra damage or should you keep your HP high?
Publisher: NSV
Players: 1-5
Playing Time: 20-30 minutes
Mechanisms: Communication Limits, Cooperative Game, Hand Management
Sleeves: EUR 59x92mm
If you like numbers, this is a fun activity that will make your brain work. This game makes you experience a variety of feelings in a very short time as you succeed or fail together.
Publisher: Edition Spielwiese
Players: 1-4
Playing Time: 15-45 minutes
Mechanisms: Cooperative Game, Deduction, Scenario Game
The game is something totally different from other games in our collection. »Where is Waldo« in a boardgame variant that will be great for young and old, new and skilled players…
Publisher: Portal Games
Players: 1-4
Playing Time: 60-90 minutes
Mechanisms: Hand Management, Action Chaining, Engine Builder, Open Drafting, Variable Player Powers
Sleeves: TCG 63,5x88mm,
One of the first tableu/engine builders that I've played and still one of the best ones. Once your engine starts humming, the game moves into this special action chaning phase where you just do more and more actions and you get a lot of satisfaction with the »state« that you've built.
Publisher: Space Cowboys
Players: 2-6
Playing Time: 45-75 minutes
Mechanisms: Cooperative Game, Escape Room, APP
Sleeves: BTR 60x112mm,
The best series of escape rooms for me any my gaming group. The game has interesting scenarios from historical to futuristic and fatastical…The usage of APP for some very fun and interesting puzzles adds the cherry on the cake.
If you are looking to enter the escape room games genre, Unlock is the way to go.
Publisher: Grey Fox Games
Players: 2-4
Playing Time: 60-90 minutes
Mechanisms: Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers, Worker Placement
Sleeves: MUS 41x63mm, TCG 63,5x88mm
I hate euro games where you build up stuff just to then throw some dice and maybe succeed. Champions of Midgard has plenty of this… but with the Valhalla expansion (I won't play this game without the expansion) this whole thing is mitigated. This is my preferred vikings game.
Publisher: Starling Games
Players: 1-4
Playing Time: 40-80 minutes
Mechanisms: Action Chaining, Contracts, End Game Bonuses, Open Drafting, Worker Placement
Sleeves: MEV 44x63mm, TCG 63,5x88mm
By the end of the game everyone will have a lovely forest village full of interesting buildings and lovely creatures, but only one will play the game the longest by chaning action after action and collect some points with each move. An amazing game that is also beautiful on top.
Publisher: CMON
Players: 1-4
Playing Time: 90-120 minutes
Mechanisms: Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Scenario Game, Variable Player Powers
Sleeves: STN 57,5x89mm, TOSCD 88x100mm, TBST 70x120,
A massive cooperative game that has plenty of replayability where for each game you combine a scenario + a boss + different characters. With KS exclusives, there is almost unlimited combination.
The game looks just as all other dice fest games from CMON, but this one is much more strategic where you should avoid fights as time is of the essence. Don't worry, there will still be plenty of dice rolling and big bad boss fighting in each game.
Publisher: KOSMOS
Players: 2-4
Playing Time: 20 minutes
Mechanisms: Hand Management, Push Your Luck, Set Collection
Sleeves: BLC 70x110mm
I was plesently surprised by this small and yet deep game. Playing and drawing cards lets you push your luck while still let's you keep some control. It's not just luck.. it's skill!