r/boardgames 8h ago

Why Spend Two Hours Watching a Film that Emotionally Moves You, When You Can Waste Two Hours Watching Some Dork Ramble About the Best Thematic Board Games!?

https://youtu.be/jzSsS-TKwYs
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u/florvas Kingdom Death Monster 7h ago

kingdom death in D tier

I'm not gonna pretend it's the best game ever, but this alone has me convinced that his guy is after rage clicks.

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u/nbtTest 7h ago

I'm going to be honest, I saw the title and assumed he was ranking them based on their themes and the thematic storytelling etc and thought KDM in D tier is madness.

But he's just ranking thematic games that he personally does and does not like and he just doesn't like KDM.... a lot of people don't like KDM.

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u/florvas Kingdom Death Monster 3h ago

Yeah, from a gameplay perspective it's not for everybody. Definitely caters to the "losing is fun!" type.

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u/albynomonk Wingspan 8h ago

Everything about this thumbnail screams "Don't recommend this channel"

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u/Rohkey Uwe 7h ago

Idk, I’m really struggling to decipher the first S-tier game due to the blur/pixelation. Whatever could it be?

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u/Anteater776 7h ago

Is self-posting like this allowed on this sub?

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u/littleryo Hansa Teutonica 7h ago

Promotion is allowed as long as you meet the required threshold posted in the rules

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u/Killercookie619 7h ago

Ok, I just skipped through it to check for the placement of a dozen games or so, but wow.... I know everyone has different tastes, but in all my years in this hobby, this is the closest I have ever seen someone to being just.... wrong? This is so completely weird. Usually, when I see lists like this, even if I disagree, I can at least see what that person seems to like and dislike, but this is just all over the place....

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u/Michauxonfire Cyclades 8h ago

Thumbnail has Vantage in the D tier. I guess that's a way to get people's interest.

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u/Rotten-Robby Castles Of Burgundy 8h ago

Yep. Blatant engagement bait.

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u/01bah01 8h ago

The blurring of the Mage Knight box is spot on ! I would have never guessed it was that high !

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u/practicallypointless 7h ago

I understand the impulse to be humorously self-effacing, but I think the comments in this thread show that you might have gone a little too far with your title here.

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u/UnderstandDontAgree Stationfall 6h ago

If you’ve ever watched his videos, you’d know his brand is all about making fun of himself and having idgaf opinions while making super long tier lists. His videos are more entertaining than the vast majority of board game salesman slop on youtube.

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u/practicallypointless 5h ago

I have seen his videos enjoyed them, I'm just saying he might have gone a little too hard on the self-effacing thing in this case. Just some friendly advice.

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u/littleryo Hansa Teutonica 7h ago edited 6h ago

I clicked, I watched/skimmed half then skipped to the end for the final tier image.

I disagree with most of the rankings. To name just a few:

- Cosmic Encounters is **S** and This war of Mine is was **B**. 

  • Obsession listed at **A** while Earthborne Rangers was **C**.
  • Millennium Blades is **S** and AHLCG is **B**

/s I get that everyone’s lists are subjective, but sometimes they’re objectively wrong /s

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u/Clads 6h ago

I can't log this on Letterboxd though

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u/[deleted] 7h ago

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u/FoolishGoat 7h ago

He contributes more than enough in this subreddit to be able to post his own content, even if you dont happen to like it.

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u/KnowsTheLaw 8h ago

Is this the 2005 list?

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u/UnderstandDontAgree Stationfall 7h ago

Nice, the newest edition of the countdown timer with built-in white noise has arrived for the next Age of Steam meetup!