10 Small Games You Should Know About

“The game you’re playing is more fun than the one that’s sitting on your shelf.” Christ, have I ever heard a more impactful statement about not having too large a collection?! That is some proper Yoda level wisdom! These lists are such a gift, thank you Jon.

"In a particularly upbeat funeral" is a wonderful way of putting a human sacrifice.

There is NO Roquefort in Northern France

I laughed way too hard at the Luke Skywalker Buzz Lightyear joke.

I loved the number: it's simple but so much about it: you can even play it with just paper and pen and it's amazing.

I love this list. I have enough of the medium and heavy, crunchy games in my collection. What i need are these small, accessible games! Please make another list like this 😊

"the number" was actually there before, just with only one digit.

I need a sequel to this video!

Age of War is my go to for a small game that is easy to teach to new people, can accommodate a lot of players, and has a good balance between having enough strategic depth to be entertaining and being random enough for people who just want to throw dice around.

I love small games. Not sure why, but there's something super appealing to me about a game in a super compact package.

"Upbeat funeral" 🤣🤣🤣

We don't just need small games to play at the end of an evening, we need ACTUALOL!! 💥

I clicked on this to find some nice tiny boardgames. Left with an itch that he looks like older Henry Cavil.

Regarding the "Am I winning or am I losing" mechanic of Air Land and Sea, the only other game I can think of that really has such a mechanic is backgammon. If you're playing a series of games, each game is worth points (usually one point, but two if you win without the opponent getting a single stone home). There you have the doubling die, where you can say "I think I'm gonna win this game, it's now worth double points", and your opponent can either accept that, or give up the game immediately, before the doubling takes effect. So when your opponent wants to double the game, you have to decide: Given that your opponent currently thinks they can win this game, would you give up a point now, or play for double value and perhaps pull the game back in your favour?

timestamps: 0:39 Air, Land, Sea / Spies, Lies, Supplies 📍(2 player) 3:20 Order Overload* 📍(memory co-op) 5:56 Vaalbara 📍(compact libertaria) 9:04 My Favourite Things* 📍(ur chance to rank ur annoying friends) 12:00 Star Wars Deckbuilding Game 📍(self explanatory n i respectfully hate star wars) 14:57 The Number* 📍(seems like a fun gambling exp w fresh mechanism) 18:15 Phantom Ink* 📍(pov: ur amy adams in arrival) [stolen analogy] 21:21 Quickity Pickity 📍(flip it, slip it, set-collect complete it) 22:58 Noggin* 📍(word race challenges, anomia vibes) 25:27 No Mercy! 📍(push ur luck, lets— nvm) (*) games im interested to play ..don't u dare put "who ask" in t

This is exactly the video I've been looking for. I recommend mentioning 'travel-friendly' in title as that was exactly the term I was looking for when I was looking for portable games that don't take up precious space in my luggage/car

So glad to hear that 'Eye My Favorite Things' is coming to kickstarter. It's true that your recommendation of this game has taunted me for years

Love the desk setup! It’s so relaxed and makes the entire set feel more at ease for a calm conversation about gaming.

I liked most of those, great video

Dice Heist. The most accessible filler game even for non-board gamers: brain tired but got time for quickie, playing with both highly strategic and simple fun players, and just a quick and fast push your luck.