Merry Christmas! It's Day 24 of the EXIT the Game Advent Calendar! Celebrate the holiday with this thrilling conclusion of our intergalactic space race! This is not sponsored but thanks Kosmos for sending me the game to play!
See you next year!
Today, we are sharing our favorite small box board games of 2025!
We usually end up favoring and liking the bigger box games more than the small box games, so we wanted to do something extra this year.
These are our favorite games from 2025 that came in a small box!
Celebrate the holiday season with me and a board game! Let's solve Day 23 of the EXIT Advent Calendar together. This is not sponsored but thanks Kosmos for sending me the game to play!
See y'all tomorrow for DAY 24!
Welcome to the ultimate countdown 🎲
This is Top 100 Board Games Of All Time – 10 to 1, where we finally reveal the greatest board games ever made.
After ranking 100 modern classics, cult favourites, heavy euros, party games, and timeless legends, it all comes down to the final ten. These are the games that define the hobby, dominate tables, and stand the test of time — chosen through years of play, debate, and brutally honest opinion.
In this video you’ll get:
The Top 10 board games of all time
Clear explanations of why each game deserves its spot
Arguments, controversy, and no fence-sitting
Essential recommendations for collectors and newcomers alike
Whether you love strategy games, euros, thematic epics, or competitive classics, this list represents the very best board gaming has to offer.
👉 Do you agree with the number one game?
Drop your own Top 10 in the comments, hit like if you enjoy unapologetic rankings, and subscribe for more board game reviews, lists, and hot takes.
Board games don’t care about your feelings. Rankings shouldn’t either. 🎯
A little holiday Gamesmas story for you as we near Christmas Eve. You better watch out: the SHELF ELF is coming to town. (not to be confusing with the Elf on the Shelf, of course. Totally different and unrelated in every way.) #boardgames #christmas
In this Very Special Episode of Board Gems, I read aloud the short story of The Bottle Imp, written by Robert Louis Stevenson and adapted into a card game by Günter Cornett.
My pronunciations are not always great, as I am not familiar with the Hawaiian language. For example I noticed the way I say "Haole" drifted over the course of the reading. Apologies!
I hope this is enjoyable for some people, if for no better purpose than as a sleeping aid.
Board Gems highlights older board and card games that are still great games today, and deserve to not be forgotten!
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Build your row. Guard your pond. Politely ruin everyone else’s plans. 🦆💥
Ducks in a Row is a clever card game where you’re balancing ducks between your personal row and a shared pond, trying to score big while other players keep sticking their beaks into your business. It’s fast, interactive, and just the right amount of “I can’t believe you did that” for game night.
In this review, I’ll cover:
• How the row + shared pond scoring tension works
• The kind of player interaction (read: sabotage) you should expect
• Who this game is best for (and who might waddle away mad)
Game Info
2–6 players | ~40 minutes | Ages 14+
👍 If you enjoyed the review, please like, subscribe, and tell me: what’s your favourite “cute game with mean decisions” ?
00:00 Intro
00:44 Play Count & Complexity
01:06 Victory Conditions & How It Plays
05:42 Skills
07:56 Final Thoughts
12:20 Contact & Socials
Celebrate the holiday season with me and a board game! Let's solve Day 22 of the EXIT Advent Calendar together. This is not sponsored but thanks Kosmos for sending me the game to play!
See y'all tomorrow for DAY 23!
Civolution is a much-talked about heavy euro game, but it also has a solo mode that I've spent the last few months diving into a dozen times. Is it worth the effort to set up each time? Is the game really that complex? Is this the game that will get me into solo board gaming in a big way? Watch the video for my full thoughts.
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0:00 Solo board games never used to land for me.
2:47 What is Civolution?
4:43 What you're doing in Civolution
8:37 The dice
11:10 Round scoring
11:39 Upgrading actions
12:25 The solo experience in Civolution
15:11 Sometimes there's too much you can do
16:26 The setup and components
17:12 The solo opponent
18:56 Variability
22:42 Civolution's solo mode hooked me
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Over time we've grown to highly value accessibility in board gaming - any game that helps a new person discover this wonderful hobby is a winner in our eyes. These ten were some of our most played games of the year... they don't take much to teach and get to the table, and they punch above their weight in delivering on FUN. We love them!
We hope you find some gems in this list! Thanks for watching and enjoy the holiday season! A&M
Thanks for stopping by! We're Amy & Maggie aka ThinkerThemer. We're an Australian couple with two very different perspectives of what makes a great board game - Amy (Thinker) is all about the mechanics and enjoys tight, competitive games, and Maggie (Themer) is all about the storytelling and the theme of the game, and the 'world' that the designer is trying to create. Subscribe to our channel to hear us talk about these two elements of a game, and how well integrated we feel these are in delivering a cohesive and wonderful game experience. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/407233/tenby
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Board Game Hangover is your go-to channel for everything board games! From the best board game reviews, playthroughs, and top 10 lists to board game upgrades, house rules, and gameplay tips — we help you discover the best board games, improve your board gaming experience, and have a good laugh along the way. Whether you're into strategy board games, party games, solo board gaming, or family board games, you're in the right place.
Shep is back for a board game puzzle to celebrate the holiday season! Let's solve Day 21 of the EXIT Advent Calendar together. This is not sponsored but thanks Kosmos for sending me the game to play!
See y'all tomorrow for DAY 22
Hey friends! I finally had time to film a Solo Sunday vlog and I am so happy! These are some of my favourite videos to film. Not only do I get to share with you all my first impressions of games but it also allows me to spend a day doing what I love, playing games! I hope you all enjoy the vlog and happy holidays!
CHAPTERS
00:00 intro
02:43 chit chat
10:45 garden lake & my first impression
15:44 parks and potions & my first impression
20:57 flamecraft duals & my first impression
25:51 dungeon exit & my first impression
32:04 dinner & chit chat
33:45 corps of discovery & my first impression
46:40 onirim & my first impression
49:30 end of day ranking & outro
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I’m creating a new series, the In My Collection Series, where I'll be checking out some of the more esoteric and overlooked games in my collection. I'm starting with the soloable game in my collection that is the least owned, according to stats on Board Game Geek.
Did our most anticipated board games of 2025 actually live up to the hype? 🤔
In this video, we take a look at the board games we were most excited for heading into 2025 — and break down whether they truly delivered once they hit the table.
Some surprised us.
Some disappointed us.
And a few completely blew away our expectations.
In this video:
0:00 Intro
0:18 Ruins
1:26 LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring
2:50 SILOS
4:41 Moon Colony Bloodbath
6:04 Vantage
8:17 Outro
Board Game Hangover is your go-to channel for everything board games! From the best board game reviews, playthroughs, and top 10 lists to board game upgrades, house rules, and gameplay tips — we help you discover the best board games, improve your board gaming experience, and have a good laugh along the way. Whether you're into strategy board games, party games, solo board gaming, or family board games, you're in the right place.