Hit or Miss? Revisiting our Most Anticipated Board Games of 2023
862IS IT APRIL ALREADY?! We are a third of the way through 2024 and while we await more fresh releases we've been playing and reflecting on our most anticipated games of last year. How right were we in our predictions? Did the games play how we expected them to? Are they still in our collection? (Spoiler alert: some haven't even delivered!)
Join us on this reflective journey back into time...
Thanks for watching as always, and thank you to all of the support from our joeyfam that allow us to continue making videos together :) :) :)
A&M
Link to original video below
Top 10 Most Anticipated board games of 2023
https://youtu.be/lxPi1aMBawQ
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:18 Motor city
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/335116/motor-city
Motor City Review: https://youtu.be/hgEyuAsYOwI?si=JUWVoOHEVCfVlzwd&t=811
03:20 Hickory Dickory
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367490/hickory-dickory
05:51 Darwin's Journey
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/322289/darwins-journey
Darwin's Journey Review: https://youtu.be/I1BpD6gfb9I?si=PADjosa7b7nC1Tv9&t=4275
08:32 My island
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359394/my-island
12:56 FLOE
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/363204/floe
FLOE Preview: https://youtu.be/ouJHm2NvX5M?si=SIXooCd5ZYh-Wxzd
16:52 Fliptown
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/352418/fliptown
21:51 Slay the spire: the boardgame
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338960/slay-the-spire-the-board-game
23:29 Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/358320/sleeping-gods-distant-skies
Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies Solo Review: https://youtu.be/A-LvnZNWNsI?si=Xp7_ypaB1DyOaVfu&t=1995
27:51 Through Ice & Snow
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/352263/through-ice-and-snow
28:40 Maple Valley
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/361958/maple-valley
29:37 Qawale
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368465/qawale
Qawale review: https://youtu.be/Odjxis_7Grs?si=w3nRCkQByfuzePWh&t=2548
31:46 Arborea
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/371077/arborea
Arborea review: https://youtu.be/WmDMxooHhQU?si=3aMJPrH4gyfjdPPG&t=3467
35:14 Earth
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/350184/earth
Earth review: https://youtu.be/I1BpD6gfb9I?si=YVSEu3L7kdmuUYiB&t=3840
37:41 Arydia: The paths we dare tread
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/219650/arydia-the-paths-we-dare-tread
39:07 Horseless carriage
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/350205/horseless-carriage
42:21 Mythwind
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/317582/mythwind
Mythwind review: https://youtu.be/fX6tt64Uu-I?si=1cJIjJv9-TZSwfAt
47:41 Last Light
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/315727/last-light
Last Light review: https://youtu.be/WmDMxooHhQU?si=JVF6RPX3Y4E6pfo-&t=3061
49:25 Earthborne Rangers
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342900/earthborne-rangers
Earthborne Rangers solo playthrough:https://youtu.be/yV6gNA_hdpQ?si=pB7AD-vDgx1ya3U4
Earthborne Rangers solo final thoughts: https://youtu.be/qghKPaZXIdw?si=DlaN8wu0jqdmjP5O
54:36 Wrap up
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.
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