A professional Toy CEO ranks iconic board games using a tier list format, providing expert opinions on their gameplay and appeal. He praises strategy games like Catan and Sequence while critiquing the long-term engagement of classics like Monopoly and Mouse Trap.
Toy CEO's Ultimate Board Game Tier List
A professional Toy CEO ranks iconic board games using a tier list format, providing expert opinions on their gameplay and appeal. He praises strategy games like Catan and Sequence while critiquing the long-term engagement of classics like Monopoly and Mouse Trap.
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Katan. Oh my God. S Tier the game that finally got people to admit that Monopoly sucks.
Katan. Oh my God. S Tier the game that finally got people to admit that Monopoly sucks. Shoots a ladder. D tier for me. A great way of teaching kids how unfair life is. Guess who? A tier the Greatest Deduction Game. Every kid asks the same first question. Jenga. A tier all day. The game isn't about the tower. It's about making fun of dad when he knocks it over. Sequence. Oh my God. S tier all day. Grandpa can play with grandkids. Full out Battle operation. B tier it's great at helping you realize that you're not going to be a doctor when you grow up. B tier should be an A tier. There's a lot of waiting. If we can add a timer in there, it'd be an A tier all day. Day. Mousetrap. D tier for me. 20 minutes to build and 10 seconds of staring at a ball. Monopoly. I mean. C tier for me. An absolute monster of a game. I've just never seen anyone finish it.
- 01The Top-Tier Comparison
Name a top-tier item and use it to take a swipe at a popular competitor.
- 02The Cynical Low-Tier
Rank an item low and give it a cynical or 'harsh reality' life lesson.
- 03The Relatable Nostalgia
Rank an item high based on a specific shared experience or habit.
- 04The Re-definition
Claim the item isn't actually about its primary purpose, but about a funny social interaction.
- 05The Universal Appeal
Quickly praise an item for its ability to bring different groups together.
- 06The Reality Check
Give a middle-tier ranking based on how it crushes expectations or dreams.
- 07The Potential Upgrade
Discuss how a middle-tier item could be top-tier with one specific change.
- 08The Effort vs. Reward Fail
Criticize an item for having a high setup time but a very short payoff.
- 09The Unfinished Classic
Rank a famous item low/mid because of a specific, universally known flaw.