About this video

• Video Title: Top 10 Games I Wish I Had as a Teenager
• Channel: The Dice Tower
• Speakers: Tom Vasel, Mike Delicia, Z Garcia
• Duration: 01:03:31

Overview

This video features a discussion among three hosts from The Dice Tower, Tom Vasel, Mike Delicia, and Z Garcia, as they each present their top 10 board games that they wish they had access to during their teenage years. The hosts reflect on what aspects of games would have appealed to them at that age, considering factors like complexity, toy factor, theme, and the availability of time to play.

Key takeaways

• The hosts selected games they believe would have resonated with their teenage selves, focusing on elements like high toy factor, interactive gameplay, engaging themes, and accessibility.
• Several games were chosen for their potential to be "lifestyle games," games that could consume a lot of time and become a central hobby.
• The concept of game commercials and how they might have attracted a younger audience was a recurring thought process for the hosts.
• The hosts acknowledged that their current preferences might differ from what they would have enjoyed as teenagers, leading to a self-correction process during list creation.
• Despite the modern availability of many complex games, the chosen games often prioritize fun and engagement over intricate rulesets that might have been off-putting to a younger self.

Here are the games mentioned in the video:

• Class
• Colt Express
• Magic The Gathering
• Gatefall
• Sleeping Gods
• Battle Stations
• Tumbling Dice
• Smash Up
• Formula D
• Camel Up
• Samurai Spirit
• Nexus Ops
• Pick Up Sticks
• Shakespeare is the Game
• Toys (mentioned in relation to X-Wing)
• Starcadia Quest
• Marvel Legendary
• Flip Ships
• Scoundrels
• Bring the Rules (mentioned as a concept for a game)
• Marvel United
• Hero Escape
• Cthulhu Death May Die
• Masters of the Universe
• Lords of Hellas
• Star Wars The Clone Wars