My Top 10 Favorite Tabletop Game Themes

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In today’s video I rank and discuss the themes in tabletop gaming that excite me the most, as well as my favorite games for each of these themes. Some themes mentioned by ambassadors that didn’t make my list are: trains, zombies, Cthulhu, horror, mystery, nature, mystery/crime, historical, Norse mythology, cyberpunk, empire building, steampunk, Old West, Vikings, Ancient Egypt, survival, stock market, trading in the Mediterranean, food, sports, arenas.

My top 10 honorable mentions in no particular order are:

• Castles: Castles of Mad King Ludwig
• Fantasy: Lords of Waterdeep
• Sci-Fi: Dune Imperium
• Adventure: Roll Player Adventures
• City Building: My City
• Magic Academies: Strixhaven
• Cats: The Isle of Cats
• Pirates: Libertalia
• Anthropomorphic Animals: Everdell
• Racing: Downforce

My Top 10:

1. Time Travel: TIME Stories
2. Heist: Clank
3. Civilization: Tapestry
4. Cave Mining: Dice Miner
5. Exploration: Sleeping Gods
6. Alternate History: Scythe
7. Old-World Japan: Hanamikoji
8. Superheroes: Sentinels of the Multiverse
9. Farming: Viticulture
10. Dystopia: Euphoria

00:00 - Introduction
00:48 - Ambassador Picks
02:00 - Honorable Mentions
04:48 - Top 6-10
12:06 - Top 5

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