Urnal Angr: What is bony man doing?
Carv: Well, some coccydynia knocked my head off. Need to make sure all is working well after the reattachment.
Urnal: ...
Carv: ...
Urnal: ...
Carv: What?
Urnal: You said
Carv: [interrupting] And we're back.
Urnal: Looks like everyone is back for a good ranking of BOARD GAMES!
Carv: I believe that they are, Urnal.
Urnal: BOARD GAAAAAMES!
Carv: 2018 brought about many new games, and "new to me" games. Though being that this is our very first annual ranking, everything is new!
Urnal: I like lists. Removes silly words.
Carv: So, let us jump right in then. Our favorite games re-ranked for 2018 using the PubMeeple tool. You can find that over here: https://www.pubmeeple.com/board-game-ranking-engine/
Urnal: That lots of weird letters of symbols, Carv.
Carv: Right, let us switch to letters for numbering, shall we?
Urnal: That first thing you said that makes sense!
Carv: (sigh). Here we go. At #50...
Urnal: BOARD GAMES!
Carv: Thank you, Urnal. As I was saying, #50... Deep Sea Adventure.
Carv: A surprise to a top 50, being on the lighter side of things, but we have it on good authority that big box bias was removed as well as possible in creation of this list.Urnal: Puny box game makes me want to smash your face.
[Sounds of a chair scooting away]
Carv: This game can have that effect on people. A press your luck game where it is easy to wreak havoc upon your opponent by using up the shared air supply. Sure it is dice driven, which may turn off some of your hardcore board gamers.
Urnal: BOARD GAMES!
Carv: (sigh), But this is a filler, and definitely adds some levity to an intense gaming day.
Carv: Moving on to #49... Kingdomino.
Urnal: I like thin crust.
Carv: Not what... Anyway. Another game on the lighter side that uses some drafting mechanisms with making your own domino tableau to score those sweet, sweet victory points.
Urnal: I like scoring more points than puny bone man.
Carv: Don't we all. And this one has an expansion!
Urnal: Age of Giants. Me like. Giants make good ogre friends. Great at breaking puny bone people.
Carv: ... #48 Dead Men Tell No Tales.
Urnal: You said booty.
Carv: ...
Urnal: Like a butt.
[Sounds of a mallet being smashed into an ogre head]
Carv: The closest to a kids' game on this list at #47. My Little Scythe.
Urnal: Bony man shares his apples with Urnal. Make good friend points.
Carv: Sharing is definitely something that happens here, and it certainly gives this version of Scythe a more kid approachable game. However, it also teaches some basic strategy as with most competitive games, there can only be one winner. Definitely one of the best Family weight games ever.
[Sounds of a pie hitting a bony face]
Urnal: (laughter intensifies)
Carv: ...
Carv: #46 Mission: Red Planet
Urnal: Me prefer smash you in the face area control.
Carv: Oh, don't you fret, you gentle giant, there is definitely some backstabbery and sabotage in this game. Thought you were going to have control of Phobos? Sorry, your rocket full of reinforcements has now exploded and my rocket is being redirected to the moon to give me control.
[Sounds of a bony arm being ripped out and used to smack a bony face]
Urnal: Stop hitting yourself. Stop hitting yourself.
Carv: And you wonder why no one wants to play with you.
Urnal: That hurts.
Carv: One of the newest games making the top 50 at #45 Monster Crunch! The Breakfast Battle Game
Carv: ...
Urnal: Loser eats his bowl of cereal.
Carv: ...
Urnal: ...
Carv: Anyway. Another family weight game that plays as a basic basic ladder game, but with some good old nostalgia slapping you in the face.
Urnal: Urnal SMASH nostalgia if it tries.
Carv: This is a good beginner or ender of game night. Something to ease it in or out.
Urnal: (chuckle)
Carv: ... God, I hate you.
Carv: #44 Castle Panic.
Urnal: This no fun. Ogres beaten too easy by puny man men hiding behind walls.
Carv: For once I agree. This game is a bit on the easy side once you get the hang of it, but with the addition of the Wizard's Tower expansion, your... ogre friends... get some powerful reinforcements making this a bit more of a challenge. Also works well as an entry point into hobby board gaming, and for playing with kids.
(silence)
Carv: Nothing?
Urnal: Me still mad about all the dead ogres. Urnal moves on to actual pandemic game, not like silly pirate booty (chuckle) game before. #43 Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu.
Urnal: Still need to play more Pandemics before picking best. Puny man thinks silly things like work and family more important than more BOARD GAMES! Hasn't played Iberia, the flood one, the new one. Many Pandemics, but for now me let this stand.
Carv: From the darkness to the light. #42 Photosynthesis.
Carv: An abstract game of growing trees. Some neat mechanics with the rotating sun, and some advanced rules to make game play more challenging as you get better.
Urnal: Urnal likes board presence of many trees. Gets me attention.
Carv: The most angry cooperative game, with the most...
Urnal: BORING
Carv: I agree, the most boring of names, at #41, The Game.
Urnal: (laughs)
Carv: Careful who you offend, Urnal. He is the writer.
Urnal: He puny human. Me not scared.
[Sound of a large safe falling from 50 ft above and crushing an ogre]
Urnal: (mumbled) Ow.
Carv: This is a fun co-op that has led to many inside jokes for the gaming group. Like that time the Jessup said he understood the rules explanation, and proceeded to play his entire hand on his first turn, with a "BAM! I thought you said this was hard."
Urnal: Silly orc.
Carv: Definitely recommend this one as a filler.
Carv: That will be the end of the first period, folks. We'll be back after a short intermission with games 40 - 31. Until then, play more
Urnal: BOARD GAMES!
Note: All images are official images from either the company site or a sales site. Next year I will use my own.
