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It’s that time of year again!! BJ from Board Game Gumbo is back with Dan as we give our top 11 lists of games to Try (only available to Demo) and To Buy at Gen Con 2024!

Tons of great games you may or may not know will be at the con this year.

Tell us what is on your list!

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Game Toppers 4.5 Galactic Game Tables, Terrain Packs & Mats  

Clank! Digital went to EA today on steam! $22.99

Gen Con Preview!!

  Top 11 to Try (Reminder these are games you CANNOT Buy Demo only  

DAN LIST

11 Dead Cells:The Rogue-Lite Board Game

10 Biomes of Nilgiris

9 Aeterna (Martin Wallace heavy euro)

8 Avalon:The Riven Veil

7 Luthier

6 The Paradox Initiative

5 Ada’s Dream

4 Vrahode:Age of Prophecy

3 Ascendancy — Also kinda cheat since I backed it just want to play (Was my #1 last year just wanted to list it again)

2 Mistborn Deckbuilding Game John D Clair!

1 Star Trek:Captains Chair (I have not actually played imperium horizons or others but everyone keeps telling me how much I would love those games)  

 

BJ  

  1. Chaos Cove (cheat)
  2. Bomb Busters (English edition) (check out the artwork and gameplay)
  3. Tales of the Arthurian Knights (never played the original)
  4. Reef and Ruins (R&R) (Weird Giraffe’s follow up to Wicked & Wise)
  5. SETI: Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CGE’s big one)
  6. In The Footsteps of Marie Curie (the follow up)
  7. Finca (the classic!)
  8. Galactic Cruise (What’s all the hype?)
  9. Lairs (KTBG – a kid’s version of Dungeon Keepers?)
  10. Knitting Circle (Flatout)
  11. VNTYPL8S (25th Century) Clarence Simpson (The Wolves)

 

Top 11 to BUY– Games that will be for sale (or we were told or think will be for sale)

 Dan

First the Cheats b/c of course– games from our friends games I own or games been out a while. Just mentioning in case not on anyone else’s List) 

French Quarter $30

River Valley Glassworks $39

Slay the Spire (I already own but go buy this!) $170

Top Tier 

Yokohama (New Ed)

Dungeons & Dragons: Onslaught – Tendrils of the Lichen Lich Starter Set (English edition) $100 Crossbows and Catapults:Fortress War $90

Vale of Eternity (we’ve been talking about forever)  $35

Faraway ($25)  

Honorable mentions from Dan–Expanions

Aquatica Coral Reefs

Geen Team Wins- Holiday Party $10

Clank Catacombs Lairs and lost chambers  –may or may not be there

Astro-Knights Eternity $50  

DAN list  ($665?)

11 Portals $45

10 Evenfal $60

9 An Age Contrived $80

8 Reavers of Midgard the Card game $40

7 Landmarks  $25

6 Metrorunner $60

5 Divinity Original Sin:The Board Game $150

4 Pirates of Maracaibo $50

3 Rock Hard: 1977 $50 (so their site says)

2 Invincible the Hero Building Game $55

1 The Mandalorian:Adventures $50

  BJ

Games I already own but would recommend:

French Quarter $30

River Valley Glassworks $39

Rebel Princess $25  

Top 11 I don’t own: ($398)

  1. Tir na nog $35
  2. Sea Dragons (Draco Studios – Simone Luciani) $38
  3. Cities (PWH / Steve Finn) $25
  4. Pirates of Maracaibo $50
  5. Comic Hunters  $25
  6. Aquatica – Coral Reefs $40
  7. Video Game Champion $60
  8. Seers Catalog $15
  9. River of Gold  $50 (Keith Piggot, Office Dog)
  10. Neodreams  $35
  11.  Spectacular $35  or Zuuli (Oink) or Sherlock: The Game is Afoot $30 (co-designers of the new TMNT: Unmatched Adventures set)

  Also wanted to mention some great people who will be at the Thunderworks GM booth doing demos and signings. Go check them out at booth #1363)

  • Phillip DuBarry (Citizens of the Spark, upcoming)
  • Keith Matejka (Roll Player, etc)
  • Nate Linhart  (Tenpenny Parks)
  • James & Peter Ryan (Roll Player Adventures, writers)
  • Stephen Kerr (Metrorunner)
  • Jason Lentz (Dawn of Ulos)

 

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