Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In today’s video, I’m sharing my five favorite board game designers right now—the creators behind the games I keep reaching for again and again. For each designer discussed, I highlight three standout games that I’ve played 3 or more times and have thoroughly enjoyed, and I explain what makes these board games unique, fun, and worth exploring.
Because there are several great board game designers, this list was a little on the difficult side to create, so there will be some honorable mentions included.
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Here are the list of the 5 board game designers and the 3 games featured that they designed/co-designed:
#5. Jamey Stegmaier-Viticulture (with Alan Stone), Tapestry, & Vantage. All 3 games are published by Stonemaier Games.
#4. Tomáš Holek-Seti: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Galileo Galilei, & Tea Garden. Seti is published by Czech Games Edition. Galileo Galilei and Tea Garden are both published by Capstone Games.
#3. Dani Garcia-Barcelona, Windmill Valley, & Neko Syndicate. Barcelona and Windmill Valley are both published by Board&Dice. Neko Syndicate is published by 25th Century Games.
#2. Saashi-Remember Our Trip (with Daryl Chow), Wind the Film, & Come Sail Away (with Daryl Chow). All 3 games are published by Saashi & Saashi.
#1. Vladimír Suchý-Evacuation, Woodcraft (with Ross Arnold), & Underwater Cities. All 3 games are published by Delicious Games.
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In today’s video, I’m sharing my five favorite board game designers right now—the creators behind the games I keep reaching for again and again. For each designer discussed, I highlight three standout games that I’ve played 3 or more times and have thoroughly enjoyed, and I explain what makes these board games unique, fun, and worth exploring.
Because there are several great board game designers, this list was a little on the difficult side to create, so there will be some honorable mentions included.
#boardgames #boardgamedesign #boardgamenight
Here are the list of the 5 board game designers and the 3 games featured that they designed/co-designed:
#5. Jamey Stegmaier-Viticulture (with Alan Stone), Tapestry, & Vantage. All 3 games are published by Stonemaier Games.
#4. Tomáš Holek-Seti: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Galileo Galilei, & Tea Garden. Seti is published by Czech Games Edition. Galileo Galilei and Tea Garden are both published by Capstone Games.
#3. Dani Garcia-Barcelona, Windmill Valley, & Neko Syndicate. Barcelona and Windmill Valley are both published by Board&Dice. Neko Syndicate is published by 25th Century Games.
#2. Saashi-Remember Our Trip (with Daryl Chow), Wind the Film, & Come Sail Away (with Daryl Chow). All 3 games are published by Saashi & Saashi.
#1. Vladimír Suchý-Evacuation, Woodcraft (with Ross Arnold), & Underwater Cities. All 3 games are published by Delicious Games.
Please follow us on Instagram and Facebook and Bluesky
instagram.com/blck_boardgaming
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