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Published — 13. Mai 2026 ⏭ Board Gems

Qin / Gazebo — Side-by-Slide Comparison 👥

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13. Mai 2026 um 19:15

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Here I compare! The Reiner Knizia tile-laying board game Qin (2012 Eggert) and its recent re-development Gazebo (2025 Bitewing).


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https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/440023/gazebo

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Published — 03. Mai 2026 ⏭ Board Gems

My favouritest worst best joke to pull in #boardgames

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03. Mai 2026 um 19:15

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Skills can be important in Tales of the Arabian Nights, especially if you want to do one particularly stupid joke.


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https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/432392/tales-of-the-arabian-nights-40th-anniversary
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/34119/tales-of-the-arabian-nights

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Published — 23. April 2026 ⏭ Board Gems

Intrigue — Side-by-Slide Comparison 👥

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23. April 2026 um 19:15

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Short of time, I'm giving a side-by-slide comparison, with commentary, of the Stefan Dorra friendship-risking game of bribery, Intrigue. 1994 FX Schmid, 2005 Mayfair (via Amigo), and 2016 Igiari. (I think I mistakenly said in the video that that one was from the early 2020s. And how do you pronounce Igiari, anyway?)


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https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/265/intrigue

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Published — 13. April 2026 ⏭ Board Gems

Tales of the Arabian Nights — Side-by-Slide Comparison 👥

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13. April 2026 um 19:15

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I don't have the original West End edition from the 1980s, but I have both the Z-Man edition from the '00s and the brand-new crowdfunded Play to Z edition of the wondrous Eric Goldberg storytelling game Tales of the Arabian Nights. Let's compare!


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https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/34119/tales-of-the-arabian-nights
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Published — 03. April 2026 ⏭ Board Gems

Joraku — How to Play 🎲 and Is It a Gem? 💎

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03. April 2026 um 19:30

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March to Kyoto! That's what "Joraku" means, and in this game of the same name (Iori Tsukinami & Moaideas), players will gradually move their samurai west to the capital. Eastern regions score more early but nothing later, so over the course of three rounds, players will try to close in on the western-most, highest-scoring region.

I love peanut-butter-and-chocolate board games. "You got trick-taking in my area-majority game!" "Well, YOU got area majority in my trick-taker!" There've been other attempts at this combination — Brian Boru is another that comes to mind — but I prefer Joraku for its simplicity, and in particular this Tasty Minstrel English edition for its size.

00:00 Intro ▶️
03:54 How to Play 🎲
15:10 Is It a Gem? 💎


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Published — 23. März 2026 ⏭ Board Gems

Rating Old Gems #4 — Board Game Gibber 🗣️

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23. März 2026 um 18:15

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I continue my run through board games I've covered in old videos, attaching my ratings to each of them. But my rating system might be unique, I'm not sure. Most people would rate a game based on how good they think it is; BoardGameGeek's system is based on how much you want to play it. Me, I rate games based on how much I want to keep them in my collection.

(no stars) — I definitely don't want to keep this game and will actively try to get rid of it, and quickly.
⭐ — I can tell it's not for me and don't want to keep it, so I will actively try to trade or sell it. I probably wouldn't re-acquire it.
⭐⭐ — I like the game fine and don't mind to own it. I may or may not trade or sell it, for fair value, and if I do, I might or might not re-acquire it someday.
⭐⭐⭐ — I like this game quite a bit and would like to keep it. I wouldn't actively try to get rid of it, but would consider a generous offer to trade or sell it.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ — I (or someone in my family) adores this game. I wouldn't consider getting rid of it, and expect it'll be in my collection a long, long time.

00:00 Intro ▶️
00:27 My Rating System ⭐
02:23 Santiago 🚰
03:53 On the Underground 🚇
06:08 Tinners' Trail ⛏️
08:54 Pueblo 🧱
11:53 Mystery of the Abbey 🔔
14:00 Métro Ⓜ️
16:15 Mississippi Queen ⛴️
18:01 R-Eco ♻️
19:17 La Strada 🛣️
21:39 Igel Ärgern 🦔
23:27 Dream Factory (among many other names) 🎬
27:10 The Gardens of the Alhambra 🌳

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Published — 13. März 2026 ⏭ Board Gems

Volt — Side-by-Slide Comparison 👥

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13. März 2026 um 18:15

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In this side-by-slideshow I compare, with commentary, the two editions of Emerson Matsuuchi's robot battler Volt: 2015 Nazca (Matsuuchi's own company) vs 2018 Heidelbär.


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https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/143981/volt-robot-battle-arena
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/211454/volt

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Published — 03. März 2026 ⏭ Board Gems

Wizard & Skull King — Are They Gems? 💎

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03. März 2026 um 19:15

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So busy, so busy. I'll have to put off my next "how to play, etc" video, and instead take the opportunity to chat about my two favourite trick-taking games.

Oh Hell — which I actually have never played! — is an exact-bid trick-taker using a standard French-suited deck of cards. These two games add special cards to this excellent formula:
— Wizard adds special cards that (basically) guarantee to win or lose a trick
— Skull King adds more special cards, including ones that score points for catching other cards in the trick, and tweaks other things like making bids simultaneous for maximum casualness and chaos!

Both are classic, both are great.
(Hmm, seems I gave away the ending there.)

00:00 Intro ▶️
01:33 Trick-Taking (and Oh Hell in particular) 🃏
04:23 Wizard 🧙‍♂️
13:45 Skull King 🏴‍☠️


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https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1465/wizard
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Published — 23. Februar 2026 ⏭ Board Gems

Rating Old Gems #3 — Board Game Gibber

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23. Februar 2026 um 19:15

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I continue my run through board games I've covered in old videos, attaching my ratings to each of them. But my rating system might be unique, I'm not sure. Most people would rate a game based on how good they think it is; BoardGameGeek's system is based on how much you want to play it. Me, I rate games based on how much I want to keep them in my collection.

(no stars) — I definitely don't want to keep this game and will actively try to get rid of it, and quickly.
⭐ — I can tell it's not for me and don't want to keep it, so I will actively try to trade or sell it. I probably wouldn't re-acquire it.
⭐⭐ — I like the game fine and don't mind to own it. I may or may not trade or sell it, for fair value, and if I do, I might or might not re-acquire it someday.
⭐⭐⭐ — I like this game quite a bit and would like to keep it. I wouldn't actively try to get rid of it, but would consider a generous offer to trade or sell it.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ — I (or someone in my family) loves this game. I wouldn't consider getting rid of it, and expect it'll be in my collection a long, long time.

00:00 Intro ▶️
01:13 My Rating System ⭐
03:01 FITS 🧩
06:08 Feudality ⚔️
08:39 Keltis: Das Kartenspiel ☘️
10:26 Pyramid (of Pengqueen) 🤕
13:53 Witch of Salem 🧙
16:25 Heimlich & Co AKA Top Secret Spies🕵️
19:46 Lifeboats 🚣
21:43 Safranito 🫚
23:44 Wildlife Adventure 🐘
25:38 The Hanging Gardens 🪴
28:21 Manoeuvre 🪖
31:23 Hansa ⛵️

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Published — 13. Februar 2026 ⏭ Board Gems

Piece o' Cake / New York Slice — Side-by-Slide Comparison 👥

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13. Februar 2026 um 19:15

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In this video I compare the Jeffrey D. Allers games ...aber bitte mit Sahne (2008 Winning Moves), New York Slice (2017 Bézier) and Piece o' Cake / もっとホイップを (2018 New Games Order).

It's a side-by-slide comparison... but please, with cream.


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https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37371/piece-o-cake
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/208895/new-york-slice

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Published — 03. Februar 2026 ⏭ Board Gems

Speculation — How to Play 🎲 and Is It a Gem? 💎

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03. Februar 2026 um 19:15

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Line goes up! In Speculation from Dirk Henn & Queen Games, stocks in eight companies will rise and fall relative to each other. Players are poor traders with limited starting capital, trying to make their fortunes by buying low, selling high, rinsing and repeating.

The original self-published game from 1992 used dice to determine how far stocks rise and what actions players can do. In this 2013 re-edition, the die faces are moved onto tokens pulled from a bag. Dice are bad, or so I'm told, but the bags aren't an improvement. Find a way to use dice instead for an easy, breezy stock market experience.

00:00 Intro ▶️
02:48 How to Play 🎲
16:27 Is It a Gem? 💎

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Published — 23. Januar 2026 ⏭ Board Gems

Rating My Gems #2 —Board Game Gibber

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23. Januar 2026 um 19:15

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I have an internal rating system I use in evaluating whether a game will stay in my collection. It's fun to go back to the old gems I've covered using this lens. Did I or will I keep them? Have they been banished to the trade/sale pile?

Lots of positive feedback when I did it last time, so I will continue! The next video though will be a typical How to Play / Is It a Gem?

00:00 Intro ▶️
01:50 My Rating System ⭐️
03:43 Carolus Magnus 🤎
06:03 Coloretto & Zooloretto Mini/Junior 🦎
09:16 Rheinländer 🛡️
11:07 Carcassonne: The Discovery ⛵️
13:38 Alea Iacta Est 🎲
16:17 To Court The King 👑
18:32 Merkator 🪙
20:55 Linie 1 AKA Streetcar 🚋
22:30 Oregon 🐴
23:34 Bakerstreet 🕵️
26:32 Filthy Rich 💵


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Published — 13. Januar 2026 ⏭ Board Gems

The Rose King — Side-by-Slide Comparison 👥

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13. Januar 2026 um 19:15

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There have been many editions of the two-player classic [thing=201][/thing], by [person=60][/person]. I obviously can't compare them all, but here are some from three different decades!
- a German edition from 2008 (Kosmos)
- an English edition from 2016 (Thames & Kosmos)
- a Korean/Japanese/English edition from 2025 (Playte)


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Published — 03. Januar 2026 ⏭ Board Gems

Rating the Gems I've Covered #1 — Board Game Gibber

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03. Januar 2026 um 19:15

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Did you know I have a (not so) super-secret rating system? I do rate on BoardGameGeek via their guidelines (how much I want to play) but my own four-star rating system is how much I want to OWN them.

In this video I go over some of the earliest games I've covered. Would I, could I, do I still own them? Would I actively try to get rid of them, would I accept the right offer if it came along, or are these expected to be in my collection forever?

00:00 Intro ▶️
03:17 My Rating System ⭐️
06:14 Ave Caesar, Rose King, Kingdoms 👑
06:49 Ra: The Dice Game 🎲
08:34 Fresh Fish 🐟
10:45 Uptown / Blockers 🎩
11:49 In the Shadow of the Emperor 🫅
13:39 Martinique 🏝️
14:35 Black Friday 📉
15:45 Avanti 🚗
17:11 Oasis 🐫
18:45 Powerboats 🚤
20:44 Lord of the Rings 💍

Trying something different with this video, because I'm a little bored!


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Published — 23. Dezember 2025 ⏭ Board Gems

The Bottle Imp — Soporific Storytime 📖

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23. Dezember 2025 um 19:15

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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.


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Published — 13. Dezember 2025 ⏭ Board Gems

Vinci / Small World — Side-by-Slide Comparison 👥

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13. Dezember 2025 um 19:15

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The rise and fall of civilisations can be seen in Philippe Keyaerts's board games Vinci (1999 Descartes) and Small World (2009 Days of Wonder). They differ in important ways. Let's take a look!


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https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/40692/small-world

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Published — 03. Dezember 2025 ⏭ Board Gems

Capitol / Skyline 3000 — How to Play 🎲 and Is It a Gem? 💎

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03. Dezember 2025 um 19:15

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Add floors to your towers, finish them off with roofs, then add them onto the board for area-majority goodness. Wait, build the tower and THEN choose where it goes? Oh, never mind the odd order; we can keep tabs on each other's work-in-progress and try to plan around where we might compete. Escalating points, and brutal scoring in which only the top two score (and sometimes not even that), make for a four-player game with the tension ratcheted up to 11.

Alan Moon's and Aaron Weissblum's Capitol (Schmidt 2001) was once a Top 150 board game that didn't have an English edition — until Skyline 3000 (Z-Man 2009), which sadly exited the hobby zeitgeist almost as soon as it entered. It's games like this that are the reason I created this channel — to help people remember what great games these were.

00:00 Intro ▶️
03:01 How to Play 🎲
18:55 Is It a Gem? 💎


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https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/54643/skyline-3000

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Published — 23. November 2025 ⏭ Board Gems

Formula D(é) — Side-by-Slide Board Game Comparison 👥

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23. November 2025 um 19:15

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In this video I compare, with commentary, ye olde Formula Dé from the late-90s to the newer (but not that new) Formula D from the late-00s and beyond.


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Published — 13. November 2025 ⏭ Board Gems

Sardegna / Kreta — Side-by-Slide Board Game Comparison 👥

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13. November 2025 um 19:15

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I recently talked about Kreta, a German-only Stefan Dorra game from 2005, and its recent micro-sized remake Sardegna. Well, micro-sized in packaging, but not in components! Let me explain, side-by-slide!


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Published — 03. November 2025 ⏭ Board Gems

Sardegna AKA Kreta — How to Play 🎲 and Is It a Gem? 💎

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03. November 2025 um 19:15

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Settle the island of Crete or Sardinia, pick your poison. Players have a limited hand of cards to place or move pieces into scoring regions. But you don't get your cards back to play again until someone triggers scoring. You're scoring a fair bit now, so do you trigger scoring? That means you aren't placing/moving pieces, and other players will have a head-start in the next round. But at least you'll have some influence as to what regions will score in the future.

Kreta was a Stefan Dorra game from 2005 that never had a reprint or an English edition. However, there's a new, smaller, inexpensive edition from Playte called Sardegna that is almost a must-buy if you enjoy area-majority board games at all.

00:00 Intro ▶️
02:18 How to Play 🎲
15:28 Is It a Gem? 💎



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