#041 - Do Board Game Categories Make Sense?

Joonas and Luis played tons of games at Spiel Essen 2026. Now they rank all of them. This is the first part of the full ranking from spots 50 to 21. 01:57 Wireless 03:27 Mercenaries Wanted 04:37 Time of Your Life 06:26 Tenpenny Parks: Collector's Edition 08:48 Crossing Heroes 10:40 Bloom Kingdom 11:33 Pest + Unknown Seas 14:23 Cardia: Tide & Storm 18:14 Bunny Kingdom Town 20:03 1st CEO 21:28 The Nasty 7 22:29 My Extreme Skatepark + Music Nonsense 24:48 Minikin City 26:16 Whacktown 28:43 Bag of Bugs 31:08 Snowp 32:53 Pili Pili 35:03 Near: Echoes of Civilization 39:22 Magical Library 41:54 Cup the Crab 44:27 Travels of Isabella Lucy Bird 46:36 Drops of Evil 49:33 Stonk Market 52:05 Can't Win 54:02 Queen Alice 57:14 Nein! Doch! Ohh! 59:38 Green City 01:02:06 Spy Team 01:05:23 Gaudi 01:07:58 Just 3 folds

It's time for Luis and Joonas to say bye bye Spiel Essen 2026.

Joonas is getting tired but Luis is keeping the show alive at Spiel Essen 2026!

Luis and Joonas are still going strong on day two of Spiel Essen 2026!

Joonas and Luis report from Spiel Essen's first day!

Luis and Joonas are getting ready to start Spiel Essen 2026 at Essen!

Luis and Joonas go through the games they are most looking forward to in Spiel Essen 2026. 09:13 Fragments: Fungataï 12:29 The Mix 15:01 Courtroom: The Noir Trilogy 18:06 The Glasgow Train Robbery 21:32 Last Lemming 26:02 Medico 32:09 Nein! Doch! Ohh! 36:32 Drillers 42:56 Near: Echoes of Civilizations 47:16 Avalon: The Riven Veil 49:05 Final Titan 53:38 Queen Alice + -60° 55:58 Gaudi 58:31 Night at the Zoo 59:05 Carl Von Linné

Luis and Joonas look back to Essen Spiel 2025. What games stood the test of time and what are the games they should have left in Germany? Joonas's first impressions review on Forestry: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3626033/bob-the-builder-chops-down-a-forest 01:19 Behind 05:23 Calimala 06:23 Aquatica: Duellum 06:48 Fearless 08:54 ANTS 10:08 ARDEVUR: The Game of Resources 11:17 Bid Coin 14:08 Feya's Swamp 17:53 Formidable Farm 21:05 Forestry 25:07 Heroes: Write and Conquer 29:07 If Then 32:04 Light Speed Arena 34:46 Little Soldiers 38:29 Meister Makatsu 39:58 Night Soil 43:37 Oliva 46:12 Peak Team 47:13 Petiquette 49:39 Pick 'n Packers 50:36 Pilgrims: Curious Adventures 52:35 Sanctuary 55:14 Severton 55:46 TOSSIT 57:16 Wispwood 59:06 Wriggle Roulette

Csilla and Joonas have been playing tons of co-operative games and want to award the best with Thumbs. Luis and Joonas also review Lata and Cross Bronx Expressway. The full review for Pandora's Legacy by Joonas can be found here: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3757008/baby-thinks-game-hard 01:18 Lata 16:49 Cross Bronx Expressway 32:26 Csilla's and Joonas's Thumb Awards 33:52 Animal Rescue Team 36:49 Beacon Patrol 38:17 Chronicles of Crime 42:22 Cozy Stickerville 45:04 Menara 46:31 Ministry of Lost Things: Case 1 – Lint Condition 48:20 Mists over Carcassonne 50:21 Pandora's Legacy 53:43 Unlock!: Secret Adventures + Unlock!: Heroic Adventures 55:55 Winnie the Pooh: Serious Detective 58:17 Final thumbs

Luis asks Joonas whether Aquaria is a worker placement game or not. The two also review Gold Country, Totally Human, and Aquaria. 01:07 Gold Country + Totally Human 21:46 Aquaria 33:22 Board Game Categories