Some personal examples:
Dice forge has its way of handling dices that felt incredibly smart the first time I played it
Same for Codex Naturalis, I was impressed by the simple way they printed the cards to allow for modularity, obviously the game is a lot simpler than I thought but it gave me some interesting ideas with how to overlap cards
Or the boards in Fort that have this double layer so that you can nest your pizzas and toys in there, so cozy!
The nice round disks of a decent Xiangqi set give me a pleasant feeling just looking at them. This, for example, is a set made of Indian sandalwood with mother-of-pearl inlay:
I love the little stackable camels in Camel Up! Not too mention the dice dispensing pyramid!
The chips for splendor have a great feel to them.
Only if you bought one of the earlier releases. The later ones encountered enshittification and feel like cheap plastic.
The guns in Cash & Guns are extremely satisfying.
There’s something about the tiles in Azul that is so satisfying to me. I think the noise they make when you mix them in the bag is a big factor.
