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Aug 24, 2025·Review·02:56·10·Watch on YouTube

A Game with Balls? Best Eleven Board game Kickstarter Preview

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The Game Bard

Watch “A Game with Balls? Best Eleven Board game Kickstarter Preview,” a board game review for Best Eleven from The Game Bard on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by The Game Bard on YouTube:

Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shiphappensgames/best-eleven-the-beautiful-board-game Are you a soccer fan who's always wanted to build your own dream team? Best 11 combines strategic tableau building with secret auctions as you assemble your ultimate soccer squad through tactical decisions and clever signing bonus combos. Prototype Review copy provided by the publisher Ship Happens Games 🏆 Game Highlights: • Secret auction system with simultaneous bidding behind screens • Strategic tableau building - literally your best 11 soccer players • Dynamic formation management with player releases and tactical adjustments • Seven rounds of budget balancing and signing bonus timing • Asymmetric manager boards with unique tactical abilities • Catch-up mechanism keeps all players competitive throughout • Quirky character art brings personality to each player card • Perfect blend of auction mechanics and soccer theme 🎵 I composed the music in this video. Hear more of my Board Game Songs here: 🎶 https://thegamebard.com/board-game-music/ Game Details: Designed by Matthew Shipley Artists Connor Gillette, Mathew Shipley, 📝 Dive deeper with my written game reviews: https://games.lincolnhoppe.com/reviews/ 🌐 My Website: https://lincolnhoppe.com 🎭 About me: Lincoln Hoppe @lincolnhoppe 📱 Instagram: https://instagram.com/lincolnhoppe 🎵 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@lincolnhoppe 🎲 The Game Bard is my dedicated Board Gaming Channel https://games.lincolnhoppe.com 📱 Instagram: https://instagram.com/thegamebard 🎵 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@thegamebard 📧 Business Inquiries: games@lincolnhoppe.com CHAPTER MARKERS: 0:00 Introduction 0:13 Game Overview 0:39 Secret Auction System 0:54 Formation Management 1:16 Strategic Decisions 1:41 Tactical Elements 1:56 Art & Components 2:11 Therapeutic Gaming Value 2:24 Final Verdict #BestEleven #BoardGames #TabletopGames #GameBard #BoardGameReview #TabletopGaming #StrategyGames #BoardGamePreview #BoardGameTeacher #GamingCommunity #BoardGameCollector #TabletopPreview #NewBoardGame #BoardGameGeek #GameNight #BoardGameHobby #SoccerGames #AuctionGames #TableauBuilding #trending #viral #fyp

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Best Eleven

Best Eleven

2026·Matthew Shipley

1 - 4 players
45 - 90 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

About Best Eleven, from BoardGameGeek:

You are the manager of a soccer club seeking to build your Best Eleven, a team to represent your club on Matchday. Recruit players to your team by bidding on Free Agents over seven transfer windows. Each Free Agent you add to your team can add speed, savvy, strength, and skill and help increase the performance of your Best Eleven. Win the game by having the team with the most points accumulated from team synergy and tactics on Matchday. -description from the designer

Designer

Matthew Shipley

Artists

Conner Gillette, Matthew Shipley

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Ship Happens Games

Categories

Sports

Mechanics

Auction / BiddingHand Management
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