Gizmo Board Games

In this video I do a short over view of how to play First Rat (2022) from Pegasus Spiele. I then give my thoughts in G-I-Z-M-O format. Chapters 0:00 - Hello, Friends 1:43 - How To Play 14:47 - G- How is the Gameplay 16:56 - I- How are the Ingredients 19:17 - Z- Is it e-Z to play 20:23 - M- Do I want More of it 21:56 - O- Is it Original 23:08 - Final Thoughts 23:52 - Outro I'm a one man operation, just looking to provide board game content in the form of reviews, lists, and other discussion points. You can also reach me at: Twitter: @GizmoBoardGames Instagram: Gizmo_Board_Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/744049779956672 Email: GizmoBoardGames@gmail.com Ask me about my Discord if you'd like to help start my community! (need more growth before I can make a public link)

From May through August, I challenged myself to 10 solo mode games, played 5 times each. I then rank these plays from least to most favorite, as a solo game. Chapters 0:00 - Hello, Friends 2:56 - 10 SpaceShipped 5:21 - 9 Vinhos 8:34 - 8 Disney Villainous 12:00 - 7 After Us 14:43 - 6 Lacrimosa 17:13 - 5 Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition Crisis 20:33 - 4 Baseball Highlighs 2045 22:18 - 3 Welcome to the Moon 24:34 - 2 Wayfarers 27:58 - 1 Final Girl Season 2 29:44 - Outro Daniel Devine's Disney Villainous Solo Mode: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2352310/solo-variant-custom-ai-track-updated-0720 I'm a one man operation, just looking to provide board game content in the form of reviews, lists, and other discussion points. You can also reach me at: Twitter: @GizmoBoardGames Instagram: Gizmo_Board_Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/744049779956672 Email: GizmoBoardGames@gmail.com Ask me about my Discord if you'd like to help start my community! (need more growth before I can make a public link)

In this video I look at the videos I released in August 2023, and the new-to-me games I got to the table, ranking them from my least favorite to my most favorite plays. Chapters 0:00 - Hello, Friends 0:58 - Last Month's Videos 2:45 - August Stats 4:00 - HM Ezra and Nehemiah 5:10 - 5 Apropos of Board Games 6:52 - 4 River Wild 7:49 - 3 YINSH 8:53 - 2 Kanban EV 10:52 - 1 The Castles of Burgundy 12:05 - Outro I'm a one man operation, just looking to provide board game content in the form of reviews, lists, and other discussion points. You can also reach me at: Twitter: @GizmoBoardGames Instagram: Gizmo_Board_Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/744049779956672 Email: GizmoBoardGames@gmail.com Ask me about my Discord if you'd like to help start my community! (need more growth before I can make a public link)

In this video I take a look at the coming soon to Kickstarter board game Gempire: Zarmund's Demands from Gem Time Games, designed by Paul Elpers with art by Paul Elpers and Wouter F. Goedkoop. Utilizing a review copy (no final components) I cover a general run through of the gameplay, and then give my initial cons and pros. Sign up for the launch notification: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gempire/gempire-zarmunds-demands?ref=discovery Chapters 0:00 - Hello, Friends 2:05 - Game Overview 23:52 - Components 27:14 - Cons 35:07 - Pros 44:16 - Final Thoughts/Kickstarter 46:32 - Outro I'm a one man operation, just looking to provide board game content in the form of reviews, lists, and other discussion points. You can also reach me at: Twitter: @GizmoBoardGames Instagram: Gizmo_Board_Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/744049779956672 Email: GizmoBoardGames@gmail.com Ask me about my Discord if you'd like to help start my community! (need more growth before I can make a public link)

In 2022, Queen Games released 4 games designed by Stephan Feld, updated and re-imagined in a new Cities Collection. I have the first 4 games, and discuss and rank them here. Chapters 0:00 - Hello, Friends 1:26 - Hamburg 6:51 - Amsterdam 12:03 - New York City 17:01 - Marrakesh 22:03 - Summary 25:57 - Outro I'm a one man operation, just looking to provide board game content in the form of reviews, lists, and other discussion points. You can also reach me at: Twitter: @GizmoBoardGames Instagram: Gizmo_Board_Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/744049779956672 Email: GizmoBoardGames@gmail.com Ask me about my Discord if you'd like to help start my community! (need more growth before I can make a public link)

In this video I take a look at my favorite component in Clank! A Deckbuilding Adventure (2016) by Renegade Game Studios. I'm a one man operation, just looking to provide board game content in the form of reviews, lists, and other discussion points. You can also reach me at: Twitter: @GizmoBoardGames Instagram: Gizmo_Board_Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/744049779956672 Email: GizmoBoardGames@gmail.com Ask me about my Discord if you'd like to help start my community! (need more growth before I can make a public link)

In this series I look back at the games that were released 5, 10 and 15+ years ago and see if they hold up today. This is looking back 10 years, to 2013. Chapters 0:00 - Hello, Friends 1:51 - Favorite Games 8:05 - Favorite Expansions 8:39 - Games to Play 11:15 - Expansions to try 11:44 - 2013 Final Thoughts 12:28 - Outro I'm a one man operation, just looking to provide board game content in the form of reviews, lists, and other discussion points. You can also reach me at: Twitter: @GizmoBoardGames Instagram: Gizmo_Board_Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/744049779956672 Email: GizmoBoardGames@gmail.com Ask me about my Discord if you'd like to help start my community! (need more growth before I can make a public link)

Chapters 0:00 - Hello, Friends 0:51 - Last Month's Videos 2:50 - July Stats 3:25 - Honorable Mention 4:01 - 5 Spicy 5:28 - 4 Zillertal 7:09 - 3 Forbidden Desert 8:23 - 2 Boonlake 10:11 - 1 Teotihuacan: City of Gods 12:20 - Outro I'm a one man operation, just looking to provide board game content in the form of reviews, lists, and other discussion points. You can also reach me at: Twitter: @GizmoBoardGames Instagram: Gizmo_Board_Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/744049779956672 Email: GizmoBoardGames@gmail.com Ask me about my Discord if you'd like to help start my community! (need more growth before I can make a public link)

In this video I provide a brief overview of the board game The Magnificent (2019) from Aporta Games, and then give my thoughts in the G-I-Z-M-O review format. Chapters 0:00 - Hello, Friends 1:06 - How To Play 26:49 - G- How is the Gameplay 28:58 - I- How are the Ingredients 30:48 - Z- Is it e-Z to play 33:02 - M- Do I want More of it 34:59 - O- Is it Original 35:47 - Final Thoughts 37:32 - Outro I'm a one man operation, just looking to provide board game content in the form of reviews, lists, and other discussion points. You can also reach me at: Twitter: @GizmoBoardGames Instagram: Gizmo_Board_Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/744049779956672 Email: GizmoBoardGames@gmail.com Ask me about my Discord if you'd like to help start my community! (need more growth before I can make a public link)

In this series I take a look at a component from a board game that stands out for one reason or another, and talk about it for a bit. This time I talk about my favorite Component from Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest I'm a one man operation, just looking to provide board game content in the form of reviews, lists, and other discussion points. You can also reach me at: Twitter: @GizmoBoardGames Instagram: Gizmo_Board_Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/744049779956672 Email: GizmoBoardGames@gmail.com Ask me about my Discord if you'd like to help start my community! (need more growth before I can make a public link)

Here I briefly talk about 5 games that I wasn't fond of at first play(s), but then something clicked and I've grown to like these games. Chapters 0:00 - Hello, Friends 1:00 - Libertalia / Winds of Galecrest 3:00 - Sub Terra 5:08 - Villainous 6:59 - Space Base 8:16 - Small World 9:36 - Outro I'm a one man operation, just looking to provide board game content in the form of reviews, lists, and other discussion points. You can also reach me at: Twitter: @GizmoBoardGames Instagram: Gizmo_Board_Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/744049779956672 Email: GizmoBoardGames@gmail.com Ask me about my Discord if you'd like to help start my community! (need more growth before I can make a public link) Music from artlist.io featuring 'Arrecife' and 'Tundra' by Tomas Novoa

A look at 5 games that used to be games I'd play often and consider my favorites, and now I don't pull them out as much. Chapters 0:00 - Hello, Friends 1:22 - Phase 10 3:42 - 7 Wonders 5:30 - Rolling Realms 6:52 - Champions of Midgard 9:47 - Dinosaur Island 12:07 - Outro I'm a one man operation, just looking to provide board game content in the form of reviews, lists, and other discussion points. You can also reach me at: Twitter: @GizmoBoardGames Instagram: Gizmo_Board_Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/744049779956672 Email: GizmoBoardGames@gmail.com Ask me about my Discord if you'd like to help start my community! (need more growth before I can make a public link) Music from artlist.io featuring 'Apple of My Eye' and 'Running Late' by Brian Claxton

In this video I rank the top 10 new games I played in 2023. These are not limited to 2023 board games, but rather the games I had never played until this year. Chapters 0:00 - Hello, Friends 2:41 - Honorable Mentions 3:25 - 10 5:09 - 9 6:22 - 8 8:39 - 7 10:40 - 6 12:35 - 5 14:40 - 4 16:29 - 3 18:23 - 2 20:25 - 1 22:19 - Outro I'm a one man operation, just looking to provide board game content in the form of reviews, lists, and other discussion points. You can also reach me at: Twitter: @GizmoBoardGames Instagram: Gizmo_Board_Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/744049779956672 Email: GizmoBoardGames@gmail.com Ask me about my Discord if you'd like to help start my community! (need more growth before I can make a public link)

In this video I look back at the videos I released last month, and then rank my top 6 New-to-Me games I played. Chapters 0:00 - Hello, Friends 0:48 - Last Month's Videos 3:15 - June Stats 3:53 - HM. Tales and Games Aladdin and the Magic Lamp 5:32 - 6. Twisted Fate: Cowboys vs Aliens 8:41 - 5. Naturopolis 10:25 - 4. For Northwood! 13:21 - 3. Sub Terra 2 15:28 - 2. Maquis 17:12 - 1. First Rat 19:10 - Outro I'm a one man operation, just looking to provide board game content in the form of reviews, lists, and other discussion points. You can also reach me at: Twitter: @GizmoBoardGames Instagram: Gizmo_Board_Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/744049779956672 Email: GizmoBoardGames@gmail.com Ask me about my Discord if you'd like to help start my community! (need more growth before I can make a public link)

I not only have fun on the table, but I've been an avid coaster and theme park enthusiast my whole life. In this video, I do a pseduo-vlog of mine and my daughter's trip to Germany's Oldest Theme Park: Erlebnispark Tripsdrill. We spent 2 days at the park and naturepark, and it was nearly non-stop, making it hard to do a proper vlog, so this is just mostly the videos and pictures we took along the way. I'm a one man operation, just looking to provide board game content in the form of reviews, lists, and other discussion points. You can also reach me at: Twitter: @GizmoBoardGames Instagram: Gizmo_Board_Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/744049779956672 Email: GizmoBoardGames@gmail.com Ask me about my Discord if you'd like to help start my community! (need more growth before I can make a public link) Music from Artlist.io featuring 'The Vortex' by Leva and 'Glensevain Plateau' by idokay

In this video I give an overview and then a review of Ticket to Ride (2004), Days of Wonder, using my G-I-Z-M-O format. Chapters 0:00 - Hello, Friends 1:52 - How To Play 13:07 - G- How is the Gameplay 15:08 - I- How are the Ingredients 16:48 - Z- Is it e-Z to play 18:18 - M- Do I want More of it 20:45 - O- Is it Original 21:43 - Final Thoughts 23:17 - Outro I'm a one man operation, just looking to provide board game content in the form of reviews, lists, and other discussion points. You can also reach me at: Twitter: @GizmoBoardGames Instagram: Gizmo_Board_Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/744049779956672 Email: GizmoBoardGames@gmail.com Ask me about my Discord if you'd like to help start my community! (need more growth before I can make a public link)

In my Eating After Midnight series, I spend a couple of minutes with my "shower thoughts" on a topic and then request feedback from the viewers about that topic. I'm a one man operation, just looking to provide board game content in the form of reviews, lists, and other discussion points. You can also reach me at: Twitter: @GizmoBoardGames Instagram: Gizmo_Board_Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/744049779956672 Email: GizmoBoardGames@gmail.com Ask me about my Discord if you'd like to help start my community! (need more growth before I can make a public link)

In this video I chat about my thoughts on why there is an influx of positivity in board game reviews, or rather, a general lack of negative reviews. And whether or not this perceived positivity bias is bad. Chapters 0:00 - Hello, Friends 1:10 - Why This Topic? 4:35 - I Don't Get What I Won't Like 7:50 - Why be Negative? 12:05 - Is it Worth the Time and Effort? 14:20 - Closing Thoughts 15:20 - Outro I'm a one man operation, just looking to provide board game content in the form of reviews, lists, and other discussion points. You can also reach me at: Twitter: @GizmoBoardGames Instagram: Gizmo_Board_Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/744049779956672 Email: GizmoBoardGames@gmail.com Ask me about my Discord if you'd like to help start my community! (need more growth before I can make a public link)

Chapters 0:00 - Hello, Friends 0:51 - Last Month's Videos 5:33 - May Stats 6:52 - 5+2. Clans of Caledonia Automa 9:02 - 5+1. Terraforming Mars Ares Expedition: Crisis 10:12 - 5. Gone Fishin' 11:26 - 4 . SpaceShipped 13:57 - 3. Fuji Flush 15:10 - 2. Amsterdam 17:36 - 1. Puerto Rico 19:16 - Outro I'm a one man operation, just looking to provide board game content in the form of reviews, lists, and other discussion points. You can also reach me at: Twitter: @GizmoBoardGames Instagram: Gizmo_Board_Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/744049779956672 Email: GizmoBoardGames@gmail.com Ask me about my Discord if you'd like to help start my community! (need more growth before I can make a public link)

In this video I look at my favorite Component from the Everdell Complete Collection. I'm a one man operation, just looking to provide board game content in the form of reviews, lists, and other discussion points. You can also reach me at: Twitter: @GizmoBoardGames Instagram: Gizmo_Board_Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/744049779956672 Email: GizmoBoardGames@gmail.com Ask me about my Discord if you'd like to help start my community! (need more growth before I can make a public link)

A quick overview of how to play After Us (2023) from Catch Up Games, followed by my thoughts in G-I-Z-M-O format. Chapters 0:00 - Hello, Friends 1:22 - How To Play 13:59 - G- How is the Gameplay 16:32 - I- How are the Ingredients 18:20 - Z- Is it e-Z to play 19:42 - M- Do I want More of it 23:11 - O- Is it Original 24:17 - Final Thoughts 26:20 - Outro I'm a one man operation, just looking to provide board game content in the form of reviews, lists, and other discussion points. You can also reach me at: Twitter: @GizmoBoardGames Instagram: Gizmo_Board_Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/744049779956672 Email: GizmoBoardGames@gmail.com Ask me about my Discord if you'd like to help start my community! (need more growth before I can make a public link)

In this video I do a short spotlight on Button Shy Games, and why I enjoy their games. I'm a one man operation, just looking to provide board game content in the form of reviews, lists, and other discussion points. You can also reach me at: Twitter: @GizmoBoardGames Instagram: Gizmo_Board_Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/744049779956672 Email: GizmoBoardGames@gmail.com Ask me about my Discord if you'd like to help start my community! (need more growth before I can make a public link)

From January to April I played 10 different games solo at least 5 times each. In this video I rank them from least to most favorite as a solo, and discuss why. Chapters 0:00 - Hello, Friends 2:32 - 10 5:34 - 9 9:21 - 8 11:55 - 7 14:39 - 6 18:09 - 5 20:28 - 4 21:45 - 3 24:25 - 2 25:35 - 1 27:46 - Outro I'm a one man operation, just looking to provide board game content in the form of reviews, lists, and other discussion points. You can also reach me at: Twitter: @GizmoBoardGames Instagram: Gizmo_Board_Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/744049779956672 Email: GizmoBoardGames@gmail.com Ask me about my Discord if you'd like to help start my community! (need more growth before I can make a public link)

In this series I look at a component from a game that really stands out in my opinion. In this episode I take a look at my favorite component from Creature Comforts (2022) from Kids Table BG. I'm a one man operation, just looking to provide board game content in the form of reviews, lists, and other discussion points. You can also reach me at: Twitter: @GizmoBoardGames Instagram: Gizmo_Board_Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/744049779956672 Email: GizmoBoardGames@gmail.com Ask me about my Discord if you'd like to help start my community! (need more growth before I can make a public link)

Chapters 0:00 - Hello, Friends 1:08 - Last Month's Videos 3:53 - April Stats 4:51 - HM 5:33 - 9 7:20 - 8 9:26 - 7 12:37 - 6 14:45 - 5 16:48 - 4 18:49 - 3 19:44 - 2 20:58 - 1 22:54 - Outro I'm a one man operation, just looking to provide board game content in the form of reviews, lists, and other discussion points. You can also reach me at: Twitter: @GizmoBoardGames Instagram: Gizmo_Board_Games Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/744049779956672 Email: GizmoBoardGames@gmail.com Ask me about my Discord if you'd like to help start my community! (need more growth before I can make a public link)