My Top Five Card Games

After watching the latest Instagamers YouTube show, which was about card games, I decided I’d challenge myself to do my next click bait post.

This was a very very hard list to do. Card games is a large category covering LCG/CCG, set collection, drafting, deck building. Plus I do have rather a few card based games. Plus does Sun Tzu count as a card game? So while it was semi easy to name my top five. That just missed the cut list is massive and if they couldn’t be placed in that list why are they still in the collection?

So here we go my top five in no particular order card games…

  • Android Netrunner – I think we know how I feel about Netrunner. In fact I’m starting to get a warm fuzzy feeling now just thinking about it. I just love this cyberpunk themed game. 
  • The Manhattan Project: Chain Reaction – this has in the short time I’ve owned it become a firm favourite. It’s quick to teach and quick to play, and captures the spirit of The Manhattan Project brilliantly.
  • Ashes Rise of the Phoenixborn – new boy on the ccg block. Such a beautiful looking game. Plus it actually brings new things to the genre that make it stand out from the rest of the crowd.
  • Love Letter Batman – I had to pick one version of this game. I chose this not just because I’m a big fan of the Dark Knight, but because I like the tweaks to the rules best in this version.
  • Star Realms – my favourite deck builder, I just love this game. With the expansions things can get really insane. This game is just full of those moments you look back on and talk about with your friends.

Close but no cigar or if you like those that nearly made the cut…

  • Machi Koro
  • 51st State
  • Imperial Settlers
  • 7 Wonders
  • 7 Wonders Duel
  • Epic
  • Magic the Gathering
  • Tides of Time
  • Sushi Go
  • Marvel Legendary
  • Legendary Encounters
  • Munchkin
  • Fluxx
  • Valley of the Kings
  • Coup
  • Gloom
  • Bomb Squad Academy
  • Lost Legacy
  • Haggis
  • Council of Verona
  • Lost Cities
  • Brewcrafters card game
  • Eminent Domain
  • Struggle for Catan
  • Odins Ravens

Sitting on my pile of shame waiting to be played…

  • Artic Scavengers
  • District-Z
  • Boss Monster
  • Kodama
  • Coup Rebellion G54
  • Flip City
  • Dead Drop
  • a Chaotic Life
  • Best Treehouse Ever
  • The Grizzled
  • Grifters
  • Blood Bowl Team Manager

So that’s my top five, the ones that missed the cut and ones waiting for me to eventually get round to them. 

I hope you found this click bait interesting.

2 thoughts on “My Top Five Card Games

  1. My copy of Coup Rebellion 54 is still sitting on my shelf as well. One of these days I will get it to the table. One of these days……..

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