My Top 10 Favorite Games with Triumphant Endings

In today's video I talk about games that feature triumphant, climatic, memorable endings.

Ambassador picks

--Competitive: Ark Nova, Betrayal, Clank, Concordia, Dune Imperium, Heat, Power Grid, Scythe, Star Wars: Rebellion, Terraforming Mars, Thunder Road: Vendetta, Ticket to Ride, TI4, Unmatched, War of the Ring

--Cooperative: Aeon's End, Arkham Horror LCG, Cthulhu Death May Die, Daybreak, Escape Zombie City, Forbidden Island, Gloomhaven, Mansions of Madness, Marvel Champions, Marvel United, Mysterium, Nemesis, Pandemic, Return to Dark Tower, Sky Team, Sleeping Gods, Spirit Island, The Crew, The Loop, The Night Cage

--Physical race to the finish: Camel Up, Ready Set Bet, Heat, Downforce
--Race to points: Dune Imperium, Ark Nova, Viticulture, Rajas of the Ganges, Space Base
--Big burst of points: Tapestry, Russian Railroads
--Race to not lose or to finish building something: Clank, Burgle Bros, Agricola
--One final chance to use what you have: First in Flight and Project L
--Surprise reveal: Lords of Waterdeep, Bag of Chips, Argent the Consortium, Villainous
--Cinematic automation and storytelling: Let's Go to Japan, Rumble Nation
--Thematic end-game conditions: Blob Party, Nemesis, Betrayal, Star Wars Rebellion, Arkham Horror LCG
--Boss fight: Slay the Spire, The Witcher Old World, Black Orchestra, Marvel Legendary
--Winning or losing by the slimmest of margins: Marvel Dice Throne, Cthulhu Death May Die, Sky Team, Pandemic, War of the Ring

Related videos:

--10 Ways to End a Game: https://youtu.be/JAdLmkSz2Qg?si=MbeEJK9wvyab5G-c
--Victory Points (Cogito Design): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fssYt8nFvk&feature=youtu.be

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Intro animation by Jeff Payne https://vimeo.com/jaaronpayne