April 2024 Vlog | Top 10 board games played in April, nature-themed games, crowdfunding, coming soon

Welcome to Bits & Biology, a channel about board games from the perspective of a biologist gamer. In this video I talk about some of the board games I played in April, including a list of the top 10 games I played. I also talk about the crowdfunded games I backed recently, games that are coming soon on the channel, and a bit of channel news. Timestamps can be found below in case you want to skip around.

Let me know you liked the video by giving it a thumbs up!

What games would you like to see on the channel? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:19 Overview
00:44 Rating games
4:17 Defining “family” games and “strategy” games
5:56 Top 10 games I played in April 2024
6:02 #10
6:53 #9 (and a fun bit of news)
8:37 #8
10:24 #7
11:16 #6
13:48 #5
14:21 #4
15:13 #3
16:11 #2
17:54 #1
20:39 Goals for the monthly vlog
21:50 Honorable Mentions
22:32 Seas of Strife
22:49 Cat Lady
23:21 Coloretto
24:14 Sea Salt & Paper
24:57 Regroup! Chicken Army
26:05 Games in my collection I’ve rated a 10
33:35 Nature-themed games I played in April
34:00 #9 Exploring Galapagos
38:07 #8 Deep Dive
40:00 #7 Trekking the National Parks
41:51 #6 Canopy
44:23 #5 Waypoints
46:41 #4 PARKS
48:11 #3 Earth
50:07 #2 Cascadia
51:52 #1 AQUA: Biodiversity in the Oceans
54:09 Channel news!
57:42 Crowdfunded games I backed recently and a question for you
58:38 Waddle Waddle
https://gamefound.com/en/projects/bru...
1:06:16 Earth Abundance
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
1:04:36 Keystone North America Coastal Expansion
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
1:08:26 Biohack
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3...
1:09:54 Question for you (again)
1:11:01 Coming soon on the channel

Keystone: North America blog post: https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/15...

Darwin’s Journey blog post: https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/14...

Link to my profile on Board Game Geek: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/lizmari
-----------------------------
If you like what you see, please subscribe to be notified when new videos are uploaded! My focus is board games that feature anything having to do with biology (e.g., nature, wildlife, plants, ecology, environmental science, etc).

Join the Discord:   / discord  

Read the Bits & Biology Blog! https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/12551

Follow Bits & Biology on social media:
Instagram: @bitsandbiology
Twitter: @bitsandbiology

Support the channel on Patreon:   / bitsandbiology  

Email for collaborations and partnerships:
[email protected]