W. Eric Martin Joins Dan and Chris For our annual Top 11 To try and top 11 to buy at Gen Con.
2016 is an insane year for amount of titles to buy and a slew of great games to try as well.
I hope you enjoy! And come find us at the Tilted Kilt Wed night at 9 or the Dice Tower Booth Friday at 2pm.
Thanks for listening.
Come tell us what you want to buy on our BGG Guild!
Here’s a little sneak peak of my lists. And you will have to wait until the notes come out or to listen to get the rest of the lists
Dan
Try
11. Brewin’ USA–Adam’s Apple Games
10. Chronicles 1 Origins Artana Games (Prototype)– incremental legacy rather then full scale legacy Knemeyer and Daviau (Chris played this at BGGCon last year)
9. Sagrada– Floodgate Games– Daryl Andrews
8. Mad Science Foundation– Crypto- I split you choose card game.
7 HEAD Hunters- Made by guys who made WOW TCG and Legendary encounters Aliens/PRedator- Gutshot games. Game fits into the head of the toy. Think Funco with a game in it’s head.
6. Arcane Academy– Lang/Wilson Th3rd World Studios/IDW Card game Fantasy type theme
5. Cosmic Kaboom– Minion–Loomis- Dexterity
4 Not Alone– 1 vs many with some hidden movement/ hand management and deck building. Geek Attitude Games
3. One Deck Dungeon– Asmadi Games — Card/Dice Roguelike (Sale in sept?)
2. The Ninth World :Numenara Card game– Lone Shark Games Peterson, Bo Radakovich, Selinker
1. Gloomhaven –Isaac Childress cephalophair games Lagacy style (Campaign game) ( 2nd year on this list) Co-op available later in year)
Buy
11 Quartz– $30 Passport Press your luck pulling gems from bag and card play.
10 Potion Explosion– CMON 50$ match 3 marbles 30-60 mins
9 Via Nebula– $60 M. Wallace — Space cowboys (pick up and deliver)
8New Bedford DHM– 40$– Worker placement pulling chits from bags.
7 Codenames:Pictures 20$ — well yeah
6 Islebound Red Raven Ryan Laukat 50$
5 Star Trek:Ascendancy– $100 — 3d element races, trade and GF9 track record of IP games sort of 4x?
4 SeaFall– Plaid Hat 80$ Legacy game Daviau 4x Age of Sail
3. Terraforming Mars– Stronghold 70$ big ass euro
2 CryHavoc– Portal 75$ Grant Rodiek Asymetric Area Control War Game
1. Legendary Encounters:Firefly — UDE nuff said $50? (Also could put in here Big Trouble in Little China)
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Show Notes
0:00:33 Introductions
Dan Patriss (@geekjockblog & geekjock on BGG)
Chris Kirkman (@dicehateme & ckirkman on BGG)
W. Eric Martin (@BoardgameNews)
Sponsors
0:02:37 Cape Fear Games
0:03:27 Board Game Bento
0:18:01 Ascension VR
0:20:45 Scythe
Gen Con 2016 Top 11 to Try/Buy
0:28:03 Explanation of lists
W Eric Martin’s BGG List
0:29:24 Top 11 To Try
Dan
11. Brewin’ USA
10. Chronicles 1: Origins
09. Sagrada
08. Mad Science Foundation
07. H.E.A.D. Hunters
06. Arcane Academy
05. Cosmic Kaboom
04. Not Alone
03. One Deck Dungeon
02. The Ninth World: A Skillbuilding Game for Numenara
01. Gloomhaven
W Eric
11. Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu
10. Onami
09. Suspicion
08. Final Touch
07. StarFall
06. HMS Dolores
05. Rising 5: Runes of Asteros
04. 4 Gods
03. Spires
02. Medici: The Card Game
01. Innovation: Cities of Destiny / Innovation: Artifacts of History
Chris
11. Sagrada
10. Adrenaline
09. Spires
08. Brewin’ USA
07. Wasteland Express Delivery Service
06. Coldwater Crown
05. Fugitive
04. A Town Called Showdown
03. Rayguns and Rocketships
02. Unfair
01. Menu Masters
1:24:53 Top 11 To Buy
Chris
11. The Goonies: Adventure Card Game
10. Potion Explosion
09. Grimslingers
08. Terraforming Mars
07. Codenames: Pictures
06. Quartz
05. Legendary: Big Trouble In Little China
04. Cry Havoc
03. Captain Sonar
02. Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition
01. Star Trek Ascendancy
W Eric
11. Twelve Heroes
10. Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle
09. Fight for Olympus
08. Save the Cupcake
07. Vast: The Crystal Caverns
06. Imagine
05. Ticket to Ride: Rails and Sails
04. Codenames: Pictures
03. Aura
02. Junk Art
01. Sakura Arms
Dan
11. Quartz
10. Potion Explosion
09. Via Nebula
08. New Bedford
07. Codenames: Pictures
06. Islebound
05. Star Trek Ascendancy
04. Seafall
03. Terraforming Mars
02. Cry Havoc
01. Legendary Encounters: Firefly
2:33:55 Other Games We Have Discussed Previously
Tyrants of the Underdark
Guilds of London
Mystic Vale
Ascension X: War of Shadows
Karuba
Simurgh
2:35:53 The Chris List
J’accuse!
Order of the Guilded Compass
Oceanos
Dastardly Dirigibles
2:39:55 Dan’s Gotta Think About It List
Wizards of the Wild
Corrupted Kingdoms
Dungeon Busters
The Castles of Burgundy: The Card Game
Vikings on Board
The Others: 7 Sins
2:42:36 Chris’s Expansions
Five Tribes: The Thieves of Naqala
The Networks: On the Air
Goons of New York 1901
Diamonds: The Thief
2:44:16 NIT (Still More Games)
The Last Friday
Ta-Da!
Ice Cool
Really Bad Art / Stick Stack
Hostage Negotiator: Crime Wave / Saloon Tycoon / Salvation Road
Schotten Totten
2:50:20 Wrap Up
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