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Normale Ansicht

Published — 23. April 2026 ⏭ Youtube - ENG

There's ONLY 7 Types of Board Games | BGG Top 10 Discussion

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Von: Shelfside
23. April 2026 um 16:30

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Traditional game labels of Ameritrash and Euro are very useful, but how about 7 new types of labels? We used 7 varied fantasy Japanese Clans (from The Legend of the 5 Rings) to describe Top BGG games. This discussion doesn’t fret about area control or competitive/coop so much, rather just what the designers had in mind when creating it. Regardless of modern day kickstarter campaigns or expanding strategy games, these labels apply universally! Though there is room for some debate, just like how dungeon crawlers are a room of some debate on labeling!

Other Games mentioned: Star Wars Unlimited, Azul, Tokaido, Europa Universalis The Price of Power, Uno, Wingspan, 7 Wonders, Catan, Battlestar Galactica, Santorini, Alice is Missing, John Company 2nd Edition, Diplomacy, Unfathomable, Alice is Missing, Brass: Lancashire, This War of Mine

Table of Contents:
Intro - (0:00)
Background - (0:40)
Lion Clan - (1:27)
Crane Clan - (3:04)
Phoenix Clan - (4:21)
Dragon Clan - (5:06)
Unicorn Clan - (6:42)
Crab Clan - (8:33)
Scorpion Clan - (10:05)
Star Wars Rebellion (BGG #10) - (11:52)
Terraforming Mars (BGG #9) - (12:55)
War of the Ring 2nd Ed (BGG #8) - (14:38)
Dune Imperium Uprising (BGG #7) - (17:13)
Twilight Imperium 4e (BGG #6) - (20:44)
Gloomhaven (BGG #4) - (26:00)
Pandemic Legacy Season 1 (BGG #3) - (28:25)
Brass Birmingham (BGG #1) - (30:16)
Our Favorite Clans - (31:40)

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Stuff Used:

Age of Empires II Soundtrack - Track #2 - I Will Beat On Your Behind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK_BmWIDVdY&list=RDaK_BmWIDVdY

Age of Empires II Soundtrack - Track #4 - Machina del Diablo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcY5s5FwZhM&list=RDEcY5s5FwZhM

Age of Empires II Soundtrack - Track #8 - Smells Like Crickets, Tastes Like Chicken
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EemMCUiqA2c&list=RDEemMCUiqA2c

Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors - Track 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRWpooKRLwg&list=RDGRWpooKRLwg

Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors - Track 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jDWRC9_Gk0&list=RD5jDWRC9_Gk0

Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors - Track 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BaShAjqNFE&list=RD6BaShAjqNFE

Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors - Track 6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7fzvohmvsQ&list=RDU7fzvohmvsQ

Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors - Track 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ed1G4I_UpE&list=RD3Ed1G4I_UpE

Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors - Track 8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JUdalWK-vI&list=RD5JUdalWK-vI



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