Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In today's video I discuss competitive games in which significant portions of gameplay are simultaneous, yet the games still offer meaningful interaction between players.
Stonemaier: Between Two Cities, Between Two Castles, Libertalia, Origin Story, Pendulum, Smitten, Stamp Swap
Panelists
--Ecos: First Continent (Kaitlyn, digital gamer)
--Magic Maze (Skiler, family gamer)
--Creature Caravan (Dillon, heavy gamer)
Cooperative: Slay the Spire, Invincible, Spirit Island, Mechs vs Minions, and Smitten
10. Trade on the Tigris (real-time trading)
9. Captain Sonar and The Resistance: Avalon (real time teams)
8. Roll for the Galaxy, Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, and Raising Robots (shared action/role selection)
7. Bullet and Cartographers (impact your neighbor)
6. Orleans, The Fox Experiment, Biome, Origin Story, and Stamp Swap (separate phase or area for interaction)
5. Incan Gold and Last Light (programming then execution)
4. Challengers and Moon Colony Bloodbath (deckbuilding and paired matchups)
3. Duel for Cardia and Libertalia (compare values)
2. 7 Wonders, Let’s Go to Japan, Stonespine Architects, Between Two Cities, Between Two Castles (drafting)
1. Planet Unknown and Fromage (shared minigames/goals/resources, rondel)
00:00 - Stonemaier & Panelists
05:15 - Top 4-10
19:28 - Top 3
Become a champion of this channel: stonemaier-games.myshopify.com/pages/stonemaier-champion
podcast link: stonemaiergames.com/about/podcast
Intro animation by Jeff Payne vimeo.com/jaaronpayne
In today's video I discuss competitive games in which significant portions of gameplay are simultaneous, yet the games still offer meaningful interaction between players.
Stonemaier: Between Two Cities, Between Two Castles, Libertalia, Origin Story, Pendulum, Smitten, Stamp Swap
Panelists
--Ecos: First Continent (Kaitlyn, digital gamer)
--Magic Maze (Skiler, family gamer)
--Creature Caravan (Dillon, heavy gamer)
Cooperative: Slay the Spire, Invincible, Spirit Island, Mechs vs Minions, and Smitten
10. Trade on the Tigris (real-time trading)
9. Captain Sonar and The Resistance: Avalon (real time teams)
8. Roll for the Galaxy, Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, and Raising Robots (shared action/role selection)
7. Bullet and Cartographers (impact your neighbor)
6. Orleans, The Fox Experiment, Biome, Origin Story, and Stamp Swap (separate phase or area for interaction)
5. Incan Gold and Last Light (programming then execution)
4. Challengers and Moon Colony Bloodbath (deckbuilding and paired matchups)
3. Duel for Cardia and Libertalia (compare values)
2. 7 Wonders, Let’s Go to Japan, Stonespine Architects, Between Two Cities, Between Two Castles (drafting)
1. Planet Unknown and Fromage (shared minigames/goals/resources, rondel)
00:00 - Stonemaier & Panelists
05:15 - Top 4-10
19:28 - Top 3
Become a champion of this channel: stonemaier-games.myshopify.com/pages/stonemaier-champion
podcast link: stonemaiergames.com/about/podcast
Intro animation by Jeff Payne vimeo.com/jaaronpayne
