The Board Gaming Doctor
By The Board Gaming Doctor
I diagnose games based on strategic depth, and love going into what it takes to win a game. But if a game is purely fun that matters too.
I primarily enjoy medium to heavy Euro-style games, but all games are welcome on my table. In particular, I subspecialize in Uwe Rosenberg games, and often blog about them.
Thanks, and hope you schedule an appointment with your board game doctor real soon!
The Board Gaming DoctorMay 14, 2024
Nature Preview and Evolution Mini-Review
How to access beta app of Nature: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17_3K0GMmYmO8eW2QF4wo69x6FcoY_mv3MfOaY78wqAo/edit 00:00 Intro, game overview 01:33 Game highlights 05:33 Game comparisons 08:20 Evolution peer review 13:03 My final thoughts
Board Game Arena Game Tracker 5/9/24
BGA reviewer: https://boardgamearena.com/reviewer 00:00 Intro, fully released games 01:05 alpha games
Black Forest Board Game Geek Page Analysis
I go over my thoughts and guesses on what Black Forest, the latest Rosenberg game announced, has to offer. This game is slated to release by Spiel '24, and is advertised as the sequel to Glass Road.
Epochs: Course of Cultures First Impressions
This is a review from the demo version on Tabletop Simulator, I have no bias or financial incentives to disclose. 00:00 Intro, game overview 00:56 Game highlights 05:57 Game comparisons 11:43 My First Impressions
April 2024 Board Game Wrap Up
00:00 Intro 01:10 World Wonders: Mundo 5:13 Romi Rami 06:26 Spellbook 07:54 Discordia 10:13 Forever Home 11:14 Isle of Trains: All Aboard 13:35 Looot 14:43 High Season 16:40 Mosaic: Wars and Disasters
Top 10 Most Underrated Board Games
00:00 Intro 04:18 number 10 06:20 number 9 08:49 number 8 10:56 number 7 12:50 number 6 14:59 number 5 17:20 number 4 19:57 number 3 22:47 number 2 25:12 number 1
Hallertau Review after 10 plays (RosenBlog April 2024)
00:00 Intro, brief news, game overview 01:18 Game highlights 05:00 Game comparisons 09:36 Peer review 11:45 My review after 10 plays
Board Game Arena Game Tracker News 5/1/24
BGA Reviewer: https://boardgamearena.com/reviewer 00:00 Intro, previously mentioned games, fully released games 00:45 Beta games 02:45 Alpha games
Furnace and Interbellum Expansion First Impressions
00:00 Intro, game overview 01:49 Game Highlights 03:26 Game Comparisons 04:25 Peer Review 05:20 My First Impressions
Board Game Arena News 4/24/24
BGA reviewer: https://boardgamearena.com/reviewer
Board Game Arena News 4/20/24
BGA reviewer: https://boardgamearena.com/reviewer
Board Game Arena News 4/17/24
00:00 Intro 00:27 Newly released games 01:12 Beta games 01:57 Alpha games
Cosmos Empires and Culture Clash Expansion Gamefound Preview
Previous podcast: https://anchor.fm/board-game-doctors/episodes/First-Impressions-of-Cosmos-Empires-e279pvo. Gamefound campaign: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/bigger-worlds/cosmos-empires#/section/rewards/reward-product-49615 00:00 Intro, Game Overview 01:42 Game Highlights of Base Game 04:24 Peer Review for Base Game 05:40 Expansion Highlights
"Lowlands" Review
00:00 Intro, Game Overview 00:58 Game Highlights 04:20 Game Comparisons 07:46 Peer Review 10:16 Review
March 2024 Wrap-Up
00:00 Intro, Birthday games 00:47 Applejack 04:11 MLEM: Space Agency 06:45 River Valley Glassworks 08:45 Orion Duel 10:03 Cacao 11:30 Daybreak 14:17 Dog Park 15:56 Eminent Domain 17:56 Jump Drive 19:00 Nimalia 20:17 Tikal
Rosenblog March 2024
07:35 Merkator Review
23:58 Top 10 non-Rosenberg Farming Games
"Federation" Review
00:00 Intro, game overview 01:08 Game highlights 02:57 Game comparisons 05:18 Peer review 06:38 My review
"Cascadia: Rolling Rivers and Rolling Hills" First Impressions
00:00 Intro, game overview 01:04 Game Highlights 03:10 Game Comparisons 05:27 First Impressions
"Thunder Road: Vendetta" First Impressions
00:00 Intro, game overview 01:33 Game highlights 02:43 Game comparisons 05:19 Peer Review 07:08 My first impressions
"Galactic Cruise" First Impressions
00:00 Intro, game overview 01:05 Game highlights 03:12 Game comparisons 07:30 Peer review 09:36 My first impressions Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/prigida/moonshine License code: VEBGJBEGUDPFYUUN
"The White Castle" First Impressions
00:00 Intro, game overview 01:26 What makes this game good? 03:14 Game Comparisons 05:15 Peer Review 06:54 My first impressions
February 2024 Board Game Wrap-Up
00:00 intro, Dominion plus app discussion 01:30 Captain Flip 02:35 Trailblazers 03:51 Votes for Women
"Darwin's Journey" First Impressions
00:00 Intro, Game overview 01:07 What makes this game good? 03:11 Game comparisons 07:51 Peer review 10:01 Expansion material and solo play 13:06 Conclusion
Fields of Arle: Tea and Trade Expansion Review, Board Game Recommendations (Rosenblog February 2024)
This episode contains news about Rosenberg games to come, a review of Tea and Trade, a Fields of Arle Expansion, and board game recommendations for people who enjoy some of the more popular games out there, recommending both Rosenberg and non-Rosenberg titles to try.
"Wyrmspan" First Impressions
00:00 Intro 00:40 What makes this game good? 02:09 Game Comparisons 04:23 Peer Review 06:24 Conclusions
"Obsession" Review
00:00 Intro 00:36 What makes this game good? 04:00 Game Comparisons 06:11 Peer Review 07:36 Concluding Thoughts Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/yasumu/blue-waters License code: 4XTB3DEP3W4YJEMS
"Path of Civilization" First Impressions
00:00 Intro 00:46 What makes this game good? 07:33 Game comparisons 12:23 Peer Review 15:46 Solo Play 18:26 Concluding thoughts
"Dune: Imperium-Uprising" and "General Orders" First Impressions
Quick thoughts on both of these games, more to come soon!
Updates on Nusfjord Big Box and Caverna: Cave vs Cave Review (Rosenblog January 2024)
00:00 Intro, news on Nusfjord Big Box and Expansions 04:09 Caverna: Cave vs Cave Review
"Altered" Review
Review of the newest TCG Altered, set to release this year, with a demo now available on Board Game Arena.
"Evacuation" First Impressions
"Evacuation" First Impressions
"The Vale of Eternity" Review
"The Vale of Eternity" Review
"Faraway" Review
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/11733/board-gaming-doctor
"World Wonders" First Impressions
00:00 Intro
00:44 Gameplay Overview
02:22 What makes this game good?
08:56 Game Comparisons
10:12 Peer Review
17:10 Concluding Thoughts
Top Board Games of All Time (20-1)
00:00 Intro, Honorable Mention - La Granja
03:12 #20 Brass: Lancashire (and Birmingham)
04:44 #19 Atiwa
06:00 #18 Terraforming Mars
7:10 #17 Fields of Arle
9:02 #16 Lisboa
10:21 #15 A Feast for Odin
12:25 #14 Roads and Boats
14:14 #13 Caverna: The Cave Farmers
15:41 #12 Barrage
16:54 #11 Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
18:13 #10 Patchwork
19:53 #9 Earth
21:19 #8 Hallertau
23:01 #7 Mosaic: A Story of Civilization
24:36 #6 Le Havre
26:06 #5 Nusfjord
27:13 #4 Ark Nova
29:02 #3 Oranienburger Kanal
30:42 #2 Glass Road
32:17 #1 Agricola
Top Board Games of All Time (60-21)
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTL_pP6m2xgrA2MQ4Xw2KgA
BGG blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/11733/board-gaming-doctor
00:00 Intro, #60 Take 5 (6 Nimmt)
02:15 #59 Welcome to...
2:50 #58 Azul
03:35 #57 Deus
04:10 #56 Gaia Project
05:24 #55 Paladins of the West Kingdom
06:24 #54 Santorini
07:09 #53 Nippon
08:28 #52 Ginkgopolis
09:06 #51 Rolling Realms
09:52 #50 Clinic
10:26 #49 Caylus
11:55 #48 Tiny Towns
12:45 #47 Steam
13:25 #46 On Mars
14:11 #45 Dominion
14:59 #44 Concordia
15:36 #43 Castles of Burgundy
16:34 #42 Nucleum
17:18 #41 Underwater Cities
18:17 #40 At the Gates of Loyang
19:14 #39 Arboretum
19:56 #38 The Wolves
20:48 #37 Cascadia
21:43 #36 Root
22:52 #35 Mombasa
23:51 #34 Maracaibo
25:06 #33 Viticulture
26:07 #32 Beer and Bread
26:49 #31 Woodcraft
27:26 #30 Anno 1800
28:09 #29 The Guild of Merchant Explorers
28:57 #28 Dune: Imperium
30:03 #27 Messina 1347
30:53 #26 Yokohama
32:22 #25 Merkator
33:42 #24 Disney Lorcana
34:51 #23 Clans of Caledonia
35:57 #22 Wingspan
37:51 #21 Atiwa
End of the Year Special with Jacob!
In this episode Jacob and I go over our thoughts on the games we played this year, including ones from the BGG top 100.
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTL_pP6m2xgrA2MQ4Xw2KgA
BGG blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/11733/board-gaming-doctor
00:00 Intro
04:38 Games we loved from the top 100: Mombasa, Lisboa, Le Havre
17:43 Games we liked from the top 100: The Gallerist, On Mars, Earth, The Crew: Mission Deep Sea, Clank! Legacy
28:24 Games that were ok from the top 100: Anachrony, Underwater Cities, Heat: Pedal to the Metal, The Search for Planet X, Nemesis
38:00 Games we are excited to play next: Raiders of the North Sea, Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth, Sleeping Gods, Power Grid
43:00 Favorite games from 2023: Oranienburger Kanal, Earth, Forest Shuffle, Waypoints, Trailblazers: The John Muir Trail, Voyagers, Aquamarine
50:42 Favorite games new to us in 2023: Trekking through History, Meadow, Age of Civilization
59:37 Games we are excited for their release next year: Amazonian Trail (not official title, sequel to Trailblazer), Rolling Realms Redux, Nusfjord expansions
Top 10 Board Games of 2023 (So Far)
Youtube: https://youtu.be/oMuYw5L7ZJs
BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/11733
Top 10 Games from 2022 Revisited
Youtube: https://youtu.be/Xw6Nq6ZESCw
BGG blog:
Top 10 Reasons why Rosenberg Games are Unique and My Favorite (Rosenblog November 2023)
BGG blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/11733
"Kutna Hora" First Impressions
BGG blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/11733
"Age of Champagne" Review
BGG blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/11733
"DEI: Divide et Impera" First Impressions
BGG blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/11733
"Terra Nova" Review
BGG blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/11733
"Horseless Carriage" First Impressions
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"Wizards of the Grimoire" and "Moon River" First Impressions
BGG blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/11733
"Sky Team" Review
"The Board Gaming Doctor" on Board Game Geek Blogs
Ark Nova: Marine Worlds Expansion First Impressions and Ark Nova Review after 25+ Plays
BGG blog:
"Cartographers" Review
BGG blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/11733
"Heat: Pedal to the Metal" Revisited
BGG blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/11733