The video provides a highly engaging and personal ranking of popular board games, appealing to enthusiasts. The creator's genuine passion and clear explanations, combined with the visual appeal of the games, create a compelling watch. The inclusion of a call to action to their own website directly leverages this engagement for sales.
Summary
The creator ranks their top 5 board games of all time, starting with number 5, Stockpile, and ending with number 1, Brass: Birmingham. They describe the mechanics and appeal of each game, highlighting why they are favorites. The video concludes by promoting their website, elevatedboardgames.com, where viewers can purchase these games.
Structure
1Introduction and mention of previous rankings
2Ranking #5: Stockpile
Original caption
Here Are The Top 10 Board Games of All Time (5 to 1) #boardgames
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Ranking #4: Endeavor: Deep Sea
4Ranking #3: Barrage
5Ranking #2: Star Wars Unlimited
6Ranking #1: Brass: Birmingham
7Call to action to visit website
Product placement
Stockpile: The Stockmarket Game of Insider Trading. It ACTS as a game where players get insider information about how stocks will perform, then buy and sell based on that information. Removing it would change the video. Endeavor: Deep Sea: It ACTS as an engine building game where players improve reputation, inspiration, coordination, and ingenuity to dive deeper in the oceans, conduct research, and recruit better specialists. Removing it would change the video. Barrage: It ACTS as a game where players compete to generate the most hydroelectric power by building dams, conduits, and power houses. It also combines worker placement with construction mechanics. Removing it would change the video. Star Wars Unlimited: It ACTS as a trading card game where players build decks and play matches. Removing it would change the video. Brass: Birmingham: It ACTS as a game where players build transportation networks while developing industries like coal, iron, breweries, and manufacturing. It has a mechanic where using another player's resources benefits both players. Removing it would change the video. Elevatedboardgames.com: It APPEARS as a website URL at the end of the video. Removing it would not change what happens in the video.
Call to action
You can get all these amazing board games on our website elevatedboardgames.com See you there!
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Top 10 BOARD GAMES
OF ALL TIME
5 to 1
HERE ARE MY
TOP 10 FAVOURITE
ALL TIME.
SIX TO 10,
GO WATCH THAT
VIDEO AFTER THIS ONE.
NO.5 STOCKPILE
STOCKPILE HAS BEEN
IN MY TOP 10 EVER SINCE
I FIRST PLAYED IT.
IN THIS GAME,
EACH PLAYER GETS
INSIDER INFORMATION ABOUT
HOW DIFFERENT COMPANIES
STOCKS WILL PERFORM
EACH ROUND,
THEN BUYS AND
SELLS BASED ON
THAT INFORMATION.
THE WAY PLAYERS
PILFS AND DECIDE
WHICH CARDS TO
ADD TO THEM
IS INCREDIBLY CLEVER.
THE THEME MIGHT NOT
SOUND THAT EXCITING,
BUT TRUST ME,
AN ABSOLUTE BLAST.
NO.4 ENDEAVOUR
DEEP SEA THE
NEWEST ADDITION TO
MY TOP FIVE.
THE FIRST TIME
I PLAYED ENDEAVOUR
I WAS INSTANTLY
TO PLAY IT
AGAIN RIGHT AWAY.
ENGINE BUILDING GAME
YOUR REPUTATION. INSPIRATION,
COORDINATION, INGENUITY TO
DIVIDE DEEPER IN
THE OCEANS,
CONDUCT RESEARCH, AND
RECRUIT BETTER SPECIALISTS.
MECHANICS AND THEME
OF THIS GAME
FIT TOGETHER PERFECTLY.
NO. 3 BARRAGE
OKAY, IF ENDEAVOUR
DEEP SEA SOUND EXCITING,
BARRAGE MIGHT SOUND
A LITTLE LESS EXCITING.
I MEAN, YOU'RE
BUILDING DAMS.
BUT DON'T LET
THE THEME FOOL
YOU BECAUSE THE
GAMEPLAY IS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT.
PLAYERS COMPETE TO
GENERATE THE MOST
HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER
BY BUILDING DAMS,
CONDUITS, AND POWER
Houses THROUGHOUT THE MAP.
SINCE WATER FLOWS
DOWNHILL,
CONTROLLING THE UPPER
SECTION OF THE RIVER
CAN COMPLETELY CUT
OFF YOUR OPPONENT'S
WATER SUPPLY, WHICH
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE DOING.
MY WIFE DOESN'T
LIKE THAT AS MUCH.
IT ALSO COMBINES
WORKER PLACEMENT
WITH ONE OF
THE COOLEST CONSTRUCTION
MECHANICS I'VE PLAYED.
NUMBER TWO YOU
AT ME FOR,
BUT IT'S STAR
WARS UNLIMITED.
YES! I'M PUTTING
A TRADING CARD
GAME ON THIS LIST.
UH, YES,
IT COUNTS BECAUSE
I MADE IT!
STAR WARS UNLIMITED
HAS CLIMBED HIGHER
AND HIGHER ON
MY RANKINGS
BECAUSE I LOVE
BOTH DECK BUILDING
AND THE GAMEPLAY.
MY FAVOURITE PART
IS TWEAKING MY
DECK WITH THE
PERFECT COMBINATIONS OF UNITS,
EVENTS, AND UPGRADES
THEN SEEING IF
MY STRATEGY PAYS OFF.
EVEN AFTER A LOSS,
I USUALLY KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT CHANGES
MAKE BEFORE THE
NEXT MATCH.
EVERY GAME TEACHES
YOU SOMETHING AND
ME COMING BACK.
AND LASTLY,
BRASS
BRASS BIRMINGHAM. THIS
IS THE HEAVIEST
GAME ON MY LIST AND HAS
BEEN NUMBER 1 EVER SINCE
I FIRST PLAYED IT ABOUT TWO
YEARS AGO.
SET DURING THE
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN ENGLAND,
PLAYERS BUILD TRANSPORTATION
NETWORKS WHILE DEVELOPING
INDUSTRIES LIKE COAL,
IRON, BREWERIES IN
MANUFACTURING.
ONE OF MY FAVOURITE MECHANICS
IS HOW USING
ANOTHER PLAYER'S RESOURCES
ACTUALLY BENEFITS
Y'ALL SHOULD DEFINITELY
TRY THIS OUT
AT LEAST ONCE.
AND YOU CAN
GET ALL THESE AMAZING BOARD GAMES
ON OUR WEBSITE
ELEVATEDBOARDGAMES.COM
SEE YOU THERE!
Transcript
Here are my top 10 favourite board games of all time. If you missed six to 10, go watch that video after this one. Number five, Stockpile. Stockpile has been in my top 10 ever since I first played it. In this game, each player gets insider information about how different companies' stocks will perform each round, then buys and sells based on that information. The way players bid on stock piles and decide which cards to add to them is incredibly clever. The theme might not sound that exciting, but trust me, an absolute blast. Number four, Endeavor: Deep Sea. The newest addition to my top five. The first time I played Endeavor, I was instantly hooked to play it again right away. Engine building game where you're improving your reputation, inspiration, coordination, ingenuity to dive deeper in the oceans, conduct research, and recruit better specialists. The mechanics and theme of this game fit together perfectly. Okay, if Endeavor: Deep Sea sounds exciting, Barrage might sound a little less exciting. I mean, you're building dams. But don't let the theme fool you because the gameplay is absolutely brilliant. Players compete to generate the most hydroelectric power by building dams, conduits, and power houses throughout the map. Since water flows downhill, controlling the upper section of the river can completely cut off your opponent's water supply, which I absolutely love doing. My wife doesn't like that as much. It also combines worker placement with one of the coolest construction mechanics I've played. Number two, you might get mad at me for, but it's Star Wars Unlimited. Yes! I'm putting a trading card game on this list. Uh, yes, it counts because I made it! Star Wars Unlimited has climbed higher and higher on my rankings because I love both deck building and the gameplay. My favourite part is tweaking my deck with the perfect combinations of units, events, and upgrades, then seeing if my strategy pays off. Even after a loss, I usually know exactly what changes I want to make before the next match. Every game teaches you something and that's what keeps me coming back. And lastly, Brass: Birmingham. This is the heaviest game on my list and has been number one ever since I first played it about two years ago. Set during the Industrial Revolution in England, players build transportation networks while developing industries like coal, iron, breweries, and manufacturing. One of my favourite mechanics is how using another player's resources actually benefits both of y'all. Should definitely try this out at least once. And you can get all these amazing board games on our website elevatedboardgames.com. See you there!
