Darryl Boone
@boardgems.com
Board game enthusiast, vlogger, and restaurateur. I talk about older board game gems on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@BoardGems
In this video I compare, with commentary, ye olde Formula Dé from the late-90s to the newer (but not that new) Formula D from the late-00s and beyond. #boardgames
youtu.be/_it6vN2NKfU
youtu.be/_it6vN2NKfU
Formula D(é) — Side-by-Slide Board Game Comparison 👥
YouTube video by Board Gems
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November 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
In this video I compare, with commentary, ye olde Formula Dé from the late-90s to the newer (but not that new) Formula D from the late-00s and beyond. #boardgames
youtu.be/_it6vN2NKfU
youtu.be/_it6vN2NKfU
I recently talked about ye olde Kreta and ye newe Sardegna. Here they are, side-by-slide, with commentary! #boardgames
youtu.be/unUJzkyzHi0
youtu.be/unUJzkyzHi0
Sardegna / Kreta — Side-by-Slide Board Game Comparison 👥
YouTube video by Board Gems
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November 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I recently talked about ye olde Kreta and ye newe Sardegna. Here they are, side-by-slide, with commentary! #boardgames
youtu.be/unUJzkyzHi0
youtu.be/unUJzkyzHi0
Kreta was an area-majority game from 2005 in which one player must choose to trigger scoring, putting them behind the pace but giving them influence where scoring happens in the future. 2024's Sardegna is a compact version worth checking out for fans of the genre. #boardgames
youtu.be/tsTYs4bZXsg
youtu.be/tsTYs4bZXsg
Sardegna AKA Kreta — How to Play 🎲 and Is It a Gem? 💎
YouTube video by Board Gems
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November 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Kreta was an area-majority game from 2005 in which one player must choose to trigger scoring, putting them behind the pace but giving them influence where scoring happens in the future. 2024's Sardegna is a compact version worth checking out for fans of the genre. #boardgames
youtu.be/tsTYs4bZXsg
youtu.be/tsTYs4bZXsg
Let's compare the two editions of the board game London, by Martin Wallace: From his own company Treefrog in 2010 to the 2017 edition from Osprey.
Note I haven't played the game, so this is a comparison of the components and my vibes from reading the rules. #boardgames
youtu.be/swRdqrFUNe0
Note I haven't played the game, so this is a comparison of the components and my vibes from reading the rules. #boardgames
youtu.be/swRdqrFUNe0
London — Side-by-Slide Board Game Comparison 👥
YouTube video by Board Gems
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October 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Let's compare the two editions of the board game London, by Martin Wallace: From his own company Treefrog in 2010 to the 2017 edition from Osprey.
Note I haven't played the game, so this is a comparison of the components and my vibes from reading the rules. #boardgames
youtu.be/swRdqrFUNe0
Note I haven't played the game, so this is a comparison of the components and my vibes from reading the rules. #boardgames
youtu.be/swRdqrFUNe0
Countless* copies of the Colovini classic Cartagena — compared, with commentary! #boardgames
youtu.be/RywTKDdaKfs
* well, four
youtu.be/RywTKDdaKfs
* well, four
Cartagena — Side-by-Slide Board Game Comparison 👥
YouTube video by Board Gems
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October 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Countless* copies of the Colovini classic Cartagena — compared, with commentary! #boardgames
youtu.be/RywTKDdaKfs
* well, four
youtu.be/RywTKDdaKfs
* well, four
To make money, you have to spend money. Bid away money you don't want, and try to get lots in few different currencies, identical sets, and some precious metals wouldn't hurt too.
Money! by Reiner Knizia has a new edition this year from @allplay.bsky.social. #boardgames
youtu.be/Mtx-arC6xAU
Money! by Reiner Knizia has a new edition this year from @allplay.bsky.social. #boardgames
youtu.be/Mtx-arC6xAU
Money — How to Play 🎲 and Is It a Gem? 💎
YouTube video by Board Gems
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October 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
To make money, you have to spend money. Bid away money you don't want, and try to get lots in few different currencies, identical sets, and some precious metals wouldn't hurt too.
Money! by Reiner Knizia has a new edition this year from @allplay.bsky.social. #boardgames
youtu.be/Mtx-arC6xAU
Money! by Reiner Knizia has a new edition this year from @allplay.bsky.social. #boardgames
youtu.be/Mtx-arC6xAU
Here’s a side-by-slide comparison, with commentary, of the two retail editions of the Dan Cassar card game Arboretum: earlier Z-Man vs later Renegade. #boardgames
youtu.be/GaqnzTjGdbM
youtu.be/GaqnzTjGdbM
Arboretum — Side-by-Slide Card Game Comparison 👥
YouTube video by Board Gems
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September 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Here’s a side-by-slide comparison, with commentary, of the two retail editions of the Dan Cassar card game Arboretum: earlier Z-Man vs later Renegade. #boardgames
youtu.be/GaqnzTjGdbM
youtu.be/GaqnzTjGdbM
This is a side-by-slide comparison, with commentary, of two versions of a classic Corné van Moorsel board game: Gipsy King (2007 Cwali) and the brand-new Waddle (2025 @allplay.bsky.social). #boardgames
youtu.be/M4SQaXAioYQ
youtu.be/M4SQaXAioYQ
Waddle AKA Gipsy King — Side-by-Slide Board Game Comparison 👥
YouTube video by Board Gems
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September 15, 2025 at 1:33 AM
This is a side-by-slide comparison, with commentary, of two versions of a classic Corné van Moorsel board game: Gipsy King (2007 Cwali) and the brand-new Waddle (2025 @allplay.bsky.social). #boardgames
youtu.be/M4SQaXAioYQ
youtu.be/M4SQaXAioYQ
Warring Italian city-states! It's easy to over-commit your mercs to one battle when your cards have to last multiple. Pick and choose your battles, literally!
Classic from '95, revised '07. Maybe new rules are fine, but this is a love letter to classic Condottiere. #boardgames
youtu.be/odhTgqvfCj4
Classic from '95, revised '07. Maybe new rules are fine, but this is a love letter to classic Condottiere. #boardgames
youtu.be/odhTgqvfCj4
Condottiere — How to Play 🎲 and Is It a Gem? 💎
YouTube video by Board Gems
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September 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Warring Italian city-states! It's easy to over-commit your mercs to one battle when your cards have to last multiple. Pick and choose your battles, literally!
Classic from '95, revised '07. Maybe new rules are fine, but this is a love letter to classic Condottiere. #boardgames
youtu.be/odhTgqvfCj4
Classic from '95, revised '07. Maybe new rules are fine, but this is a love letter to classic Condottiere. #boardgames
youtu.be/odhTgqvfCj4
I compare side-by-slide with commentary two editions of the classic Ehrhard game Condottiere: Eurogames/Descartes (late 90s/early 00s) vs Z-Man 2018. (Avoid FFG 2007 as they changed the rules. At least with Z-Man 2018 you're able to play the classic way.) #boardgames
youtu.be/00_pCg1ksHc
youtu.be/00_pCg1ksHc
Condottiere — Side-by-Slide Board Game Comparison 👥
YouTube video by Board Gems
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August 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I compare side-by-slide with commentary two editions of the classic Ehrhard game Condottiere: Eurogames/Descartes (late 90s/early 00s) vs Z-Man 2018. (Avoid FFG 2007 as they changed the rules. At least with Z-Man 2018 you're able to play the classic way.) #boardgames
youtu.be/00_pCg1ksHc
youtu.be/00_pCg1ksHc
In this video I compare side-by-slide, with commentary, the two editions of the J. Alex Kevern #boardgames named Gold West: Tasty Minstrel's from 2015 vs Trick or Treat's from 2024.
youtu.be/gici5DmZvuI
youtu.be/gici5DmZvuI
Gold West — Side-by-Slide Board Game Comparison 👥
YouTube video by Board Gems
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August 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
In this video I compare side-by-slide, with commentary, the two editions of the J. Alex Kevern #boardgames named Gold West: Tasty Minstrel's from 2015 vs Trick or Treat's from 2024.
youtu.be/gici5DmZvuI
youtu.be/gici5DmZvuI
In Patrician, play cards to place tower pieces, hoping for the most/highest pieces in the tallest towers. Where you play ➡️ what card you get next, leading to a do-this-to-get-that-to-play-there kind of process. Easy to learn & play, with quick turns and a nice flow. #boardgames
youtu.be/AFMtFpZ1Ewc
youtu.be/AFMtFpZ1Ewc
Patrician — How to Play 🎲 and Is It a Gem? 💎
YouTube video by Board Gems
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August 6, 2025 at 3:13 AM
In Patrician, play cards to place tower pieces, hoping for the most/highest pieces in the tallest towers. Where you play ➡️ what card you get next, leading to a do-this-to-get-that-to-play-there kind of process. Easy to learn & play, with quick turns and a nice flow. #boardgames
youtu.be/AFMtFpZ1Ewc
youtu.be/AFMtFpZ1Ewc
Goldland was a German-only exploration board game by Wolfgang Kramer and Goldsieber, originally published in 2002. Daryl Andrews has re-worked the game into a new 2025 edition, Donald Duck in Happy Camper, published by Maestro. This side-by-slide compares the two! #boardgames
youtu.be/8RRi4dwmMgA
youtu.be/8RRi4dwmMgA
Goldland / Donald Duck in Happy Camper — Side-by-Slide Board Game Comparison 👥
YouTube video by Board Gems
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July 19, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Goldland was a German-only exploration board game by Wolfgang Kramer and Goldsieber, originally published in 2002. Daryl Andrews has re-worked the game into a new 2025 edition, Donald Duck in Happy Camper, published by Maestro. This side-by-slide compares the two! #boardgames
youtu.be/8RRi4dwmMgA
youtu.be/8RRi4dwmMgA
Old-school German (OG) style games are my jam. Any new games in that style? Here's a good one: Foundations (Matsuuchi/Arcane Wonders). Of Rome (2022) is a luxe plastic-mini-filled city-building experience, Of Metropolis (2024) a more sensible retail version. #boardgames
youtu.be/G4V28XjrVoc
youtu.be/G4V28XjrVoc
Foundations of Rome and of Metropolis — Are They Gems? 💎
YouTube video by Board Gems
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July 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Old-school German (OG) style games are my jam. Any new games in that style? Here's a good one: Foundations (Matsuuchi/Arcane Wonders). Of Rome (2022) is a luxe plastic-mini-filled city-building experience, Of Metropolis (2024) a more sensible retail version. #boardgames
youtu.be/G4V28XjrVoc
youtu.be/G4V28XjrVoc
Side-by-slide, I compare with commentary the old and new versions of the same great Reiner Knizia board game: Orongo (Ravensburger 2014) and Nyakuza (CMON 2025). #boardgames
youtu.be/dFaSCQ-oysY
youtu.be/dFaSCQ-oysY
Orongo AKA Nyakuza — Side-by-Slide Board Game Comparison 👥
YouTube video by Board Gems
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June 24, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Side-by-slide, I compare with commentary the old and new versions of the same great Reiner Knizia board game: Orongo (Ravensburger 2014) and Nyakuza (CMON 2025). #boardgames
youtu.be/dFaSCQ-oysY
youtu.be/dFaSCQ-oysY
In this side-by-slideshow I compare, with commentary, two editions of a classic Alan Moon / Aaron Weissblum strategy game: Capitol (Schmidt 2001) vs Skyline 3000 (Z-Man 2009). #boardgames
youtu.be/fLzea2P5Z6c
youtu.be/fLzea2P5Z6c
Capitol AKA Skyline 3000 — Side-by-Slide Board Game Comparison 👥
YouTube video by Board Gems
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June 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
In this side-by-slideshow I compare, with commentary, two editions of a classic Alan Moon / Aaron Weissblum strategy game: Capitol (Schmidt 2001) vs Skyline 3000 (Z-Man 2009). #boardgames
youtu.be/fLzea2P5Z6c
youtu.be/fLzea2P5Z6c
In Dolmen(götter), make stone circles and place blocks of hidden values in a stack, higher the better. NO LUCK, but the secret placement of blocks keeps one from analysing too hard. Open-info gameplay + hidden-info scoring = simultaneously casual and intriguing. #boardgames
youtu.be/kW7CPeyPxyQ
youtu.be/kW7CPeyPxyQ
Dolmen(götter) — How to Play 🎲 and Is It a Gem? 💎
YouTube video by Board Gems
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June 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
In Dolmen(götter), make stone circles and place blocks of hidden values in a stack, higher the better. NO LUCK, but the secret placement of blocks keeps one from analysing too hard. Open-info gameplay + hidden-info scoring = simultaneously casual and intriguing. #boardgames
youtu.be/kW7CPeyPxyQ
youtu.be/kW7CPeyPxyQ
In this video I compare side-by-slide, with commentary, the 2014 edition of Port Royal with the 2022 big box. I compare all the cards that are present in both, and show some extra content in the big box that were previously available in expansions (not included). #boardgames
youtu.be/NlHkKGzbvZ4
youtu.be/NlHkKGzbvZ4
Port Royal — Side-by-Slide Board Game Comparison 👥
YouTube video by Board Gems
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May 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM
In this video I compare side-by-slide, with commentary, the 2014 edition of Port Royal with the 2022 big box. I compare all the cards that are present in both, and show some extra content in the big box that were previously available in expansions (not included). #boardgames
youtu.be/NlHkKGzbvZ4
youtu.be/NlHkKGzbvZ4
Almost the same Reiner Knizia #boardgames, but they look quite different! This is a side-by-slide comparison, with commentary, of the English-language Zombiegeddon (2009 Twilight Creations) and the German-language Jäger und Sammler (2010 Amigo).
youtu.be/D6wWQ7j-djU
youtu.be/D6wWQ7j-djU
Zombiegeddon AKA Jäger und Sammler — Side-by-Slide Board Game Comparison 👥
YouTube video by Board Gems
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May 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Almost the same Reiner Knizia #boardgames, but they look quite different! This is a side-by-slide comparison, with commentary, of the English-language Zombiegeddon (2009 Twilight Creations) and the German-language Jäger und Sammler (2010 Amigo).
youtu.be/D6wWQ7j-djU
youtu.be/D6wWQ7j-djU
Medieval Merchant by Christwart Conrad, 1998 Goldsieber, and the revised Franchise, 2018 Queen. Fundamentally the same route-building & expansion game, but lots of changes. Which do I teach? Neither, I talk about the #boardgames generally, their differences and my preferences.
youtu.be/JQBxuENEE7k
youtu.be/JQBxuENEE7k
Medieval Merchant & Franchise — Are They Gems? 💎
YouTube video by Board Gems
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May 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Medieval Merchant by Christwart Conrad, 1998 Goldsieber, and the revised Franchise, 2018 Queen. Fundamentally the same route-building & expansion game, but lots of changes. Which do I teach? Neither, I talk about the #boardgames generally, their differences and my preferences.
youtu.be/JQBxuENEE7k
youtu.be/JQBxuENEE7k
Reposted by Darryl Boone
I had to look hard to find one small possible positive effect of tariffs on boardgames....
Il a fallu bien chercher pour trouver un possible effet positif de ces absurdes droits de douane sur les jeux de société.
faidutti.com/blog/blog/20...
Il a fallu bien chercher pour trouver un possible effet positif de ces absurdes droits de douane sur les jeux de société.
faidutti.com/blog/blog/20...
Dégraisser les jeux Downsizing games
Les droits de douane imposés par les Etats-Unis aux produits fabriqués en Chine sont en passe de tuer une bonne partie des petits éditeurs de jeux de société américains, en commençant par ceux qui …
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April 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I had to look hard to find one small possible positive effect of tariffs on boardgames....
Il a fallu bien chercher pour trouver un possible effet positif de ces absurdes droits de douane sur les jeux de société.
faidutti.com/blog/blog/20...
Il a fallu bien chercher pour trouver un possible effet positif de ces absurdes droits de douane sur les jeux de société.
faidutti.com/blog/blog/20...
In this video I compare, with commentary, the two retail editions of the unique worker-placement board game Egizia, by Italian design group Acchittocca and published originally by Hans im Glück (2009) and later in a VERY revised edition by Stronghold (2019). #boardgames
youtu.be/ntLn5NScYOU
youtu.be/ntLn5NScYOU
Egizia — Side-by-Slide Board Game Comparison 👥
YouTube video by Board Gems
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April 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
In this video I compare, with commentary, the two retail editions of the unique worker-placement board game Egizia, by Italian design group Acchittocca and published originally by Hans im Glück (2009) and later in a VERY revised edition by Stronghold (2019). #boardgames
youtu.be/ntLn5NScYOU
youtu.be/ntLn5NScYOU
In this video I compare, with commentary, two English editions of the Spiel-des-Jahres-award-winning Manhattan by Andreas Seyfarth. Rio Grande 2007 (based on Hans im Glück, mid-90s) vs Mandoo 2017. #boardgames
youtu.be/1_0NEjV46Ec
youtu.be/1_0NEjV46Ec
Manhattan — Side-by-Slide Board Game Comparison 👥
YouTube video by Board Gems
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April 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
In this video I compare, with commentary, two English editions of the Spiel-des-Jahres-award-winning Manhattan by Andreas Seyfarth. Rio Grande 2007 (based on Hans im Glück, mid-90s) vs Mandoo 2017. #boardgames
youtu.be/1_0NEjV46Ec
youtu.be/1_0NEjV46Ec
Our submarine is doomed! We have to keep the Red November afloat until help arrives in one hour. Track fix-it actions on a time track, but more bad things happen in the meantime.
I have a soft spot for this @faidutti.com coop because of the human emotions it elicits.
youtu.be/O8tFFui9EL0
#boardgames
I have a soft spot for this @faidutti.com coop because of the human emotions it elicits.
youtu.be/O8tFFui9EL0
#boardgames
Red November — How to Play 🎲 and Is It a Gem? 💎
YouTube video by Board Gems
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April 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Our submarine is doomed! We have to keep the Red November afloat until help arrives in one hour. Track fix-it actions on a time track, but more bad things happen in the meantime.
I have a soft spot for this @faidutti.com coop because of the human emotions it elicits.
youtu.be/O8tFFui9EL0
#boardgames
I have a soft spot for this @faidutti.com coop because of the human emotions it elicits.
youtu.be/O8tFFui9EL0
#boardgames
In this video I compare with commentary the two editions of the @faidutti.com & Jef Gontier cooperative game Red November from @fantasyflightgames.bsky.social. #boardgames
Hobbyists might love 1E's small size, but 2E's cards and larger board for more players are very welcome.
youtu.be/ki91xZkPKdw
Hobbyists might love 1E's small size, but 2E's cards and larger board for more players are very welcome.
youtu.be/ki91xZkPKdw
Red November — Side-by-Slide Board Game Comparison 👥
YouTube video by Board Gems
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March 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
In this video I compare with commentary the two editions of the @faidutti.com & Jef Gontier cooperative game Red November from @fantasyflightgames.bsky.social. #boardgames
Hobbyists might love 1E's small size, but 2E's cards and larger board for more players are very welcome.
youtu.be/ki91xZkPKdw
Hobbyists might love 1E's small size, but 2E's cards and larger board for more players are very welcome.
youtu.be/ki91xZkPKdw