Ranking The Best Popular Board Game per Category

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BGG Link: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/173346/7-wonders-duel This video ranks popular board games from the top 100 rated games on BoardGameGeek (BGG) (0:01). The host categorizes games into heavy, medium, light strategy, social deduction/social, legacy, two-player only, and cooperative games (0:19). He emphasizes that his rankings are personal and subject to disagreement (4:11). Here's a breakdown of the rankings by category: Heavy Strategy Games (1:01): Best: Terraforming Mars (1:41) Other favorites: Five Tribes (1:46), Concordia (1:57), Ark Nova (2:07), Through the Ages (2:19), Feast for Odin (2:30), Power Grid (2:45), Scythe (2:51), Agricola (3:01), Blood Rage (3:15), Viticulture (3:10), Root (3:23), Great Western Trail (3:28), Earth (3:36), Terra Mystica (3:38), Gaia Project (3:46), and an alternate Terraforming Mars (3:50). Least Favorite: Brass (3:56) Medium Strategy Games (4:24): These games are generally shorter and less complex than heavy games (4:39). Best: It's a Wonderful World (5:33) Other favorites: Wingspan (5:59), Tiny Towns (6:11), Architects of the West Kingdom (6:04), Sheriff of Nottingham (6:38), Seven Wonders (6:53), Catan (7:04), King of Tokyo (7:14), Lords of Waterdeep (7:18), Azul (9:52), Small World (7:54), Dominion (7:58), Cascadia (8:09), Parks (8:11), and Everdell (8:13). Light Strategy Games (8:18): Defined by fewer rules and less card memorization (8:38). Best: Welcome To (8:26) Other favorites: Point Salad (12:04), Camel Up (11:50), Sagrada (11:57), Sushi Go (12:00), Splendor (12:18), King Domino (12:21), Ticket to Ride (12:28), Ganz Schön Clever (12:30), Patchwork (20:30), and Jaipur (20:24). Social Deduction/Social Games (13:12): Best: Dead of Winter (13:43) Other favorites: Secret Hitler (13:49), Chronicles of Crime (13:59), Sea Salt & Paper (14:12), Coup (14:30), Love Letter (14:41), Codenames (14:38), Just One (15:01), Dixit (15:03), and Mysterium (15:09). Least Favorite (among those played): Exploding Kittens (15:18). He has not played Nemesis (15:20). Legacy Games (15:41): A smaller genre with only four games from the top 100 featured. Best: Pandemic Legacy Season 1 (17:02) Other ranked: Arkham Horror (17:42) and Gloomhaven (17:44). He has not played Mansions of Madness (17:45). Two-Player Only Games (17:52): Best: Seven Wonders Duel (17:55) Other favorites: Star Wars Rebellion (18:27), Star Realms (18:26), Patchwork (20:30), and Jaipur (20:24). Least Favorite: Santorini (19:51) and Splendor Duel (20:32). Cooperative Games (21:08): Best: Hanabi (21:13) Other favorites: The Mind (21:17), Pandemic (21:24), Forbidden Island (21:26), and The Crew (21:27). The host concludes by stating he has played and assessed about 80 of the top 100 games (21:40). ************************************************************************************* 7 Wonders Duel 🔺 https://tinyurl.com/krbahcrw Abyss 💧 https://tinyurl.com/4fvpdzhp Blood Rage 👿 https://tinyurl.com/2p82ky2z Carcassonne 🏰 https://tinyurl.com/32wnxbz8 Feast For Odin 🏹 https://tinyurl.com/2p9dty8v Jaipur 🐪 https://tinyurl.com/ycku2sve Lewis and Clark 🛶 https://tinyurl.com/yckscxvz Love Letter 💘 https://tinyurl.com/4umbw8ma Potion Explosion 🍶 https://tinyurl.com/yeyktfpw Space Base 🚀 https://tinyurl.com/3r88sbrd Splendor 💎 https://tinyurl.com/27266pz9 Stone Age 🥌 https://tinyurl.com/yckkudpp Takenoko 🐼 https://tinyurl.com/2p88ym8b Welcome To 🏠 https://tinyurl.com/yc2x3zzh Zooloretto 🦏 https://tinyurl.com/3v6vus23 *********************************************************************************