Board Gamers?
Rival178
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any board gamers here? I recently ordered Scythe,,,excited for this one...
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The latest we got turned on too is great. It can be played with two but is also great for teams of up to four on a side as. Super great word/board game:
-Edward Abbey
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"Pretty cookies, heart squares all around, yeah!"
-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
I really enjoy most of the games created/produced by the Days of Wonder company. Their games are usually easy to learn, but incorporate a lot of strategy. Their most popular game is Ticket to Ride (https://www.daysofwonder.com/tickettoride/en/), of which we have a few of the variations.
My current favorite game is 7 Wonders (http://www.rprod.com/?page=description-22). It was a little tricky to understand the first time we played, but after figuring it out it got to be really fun.
Last board game I played was the mad magazine board game.
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I have about 15 games i keep in the trunk of my car at all times so that wherever i go, i have them, lol.
Pandemic Legacy is probably my group's favorite. Learn regular Pandemic first, its awesome on it's own..then prepare for amazingness you could not anticipate with Legacy.
T.I.M.E. Stories had a "Eureka!" moment in that first mission that was an all-time board game moment for us. This and Pandemic Legacy have limited replayability, especially the latter, but if your group is into games, these are sure-fire winners. But then again, you probably have at least one of them if they are.
Dominion is...yeah... We all still love Dominion. Near unlimited replayability; no two games are the same. We don't play it as much anymore, but when we do, its still got that, "let's play one more!" feeling. If only there were an easy way to store all of it together.
Other trunk games I can think of are Caverna (heavy worker placement game with a heavy price tag)
Sheriff of Nottingham (bribing and bluffing)
Marvel Legendary (tear down of that game is too big of a hindrance, however),
Shadows Over Camelot (co-op with the possibility of a traitor. If you like Monty Python and the Holy Grail, consider this game)
Isle of Skye (auction-based tile-laying game where you create a Scottish kingdom)
7 Wonders (cool civilization card game; Neat mechanic where you only deal with your immediate neighbors at the table.)
Codenames (think Password)
The Resistance (Hidden identity and social deduction game. Always been a hit with new players--I'm true Blue, I swear!),
Spyfall (Also hidden identity and social deduction...but not new-player friendly. Not a big fan of)
Courtier (worker placement. Something about this one just clicks with me)
Love Letter (dirt cheap and perfectly balanced, this relative of Courtier could not play more differently)
Pathfinder Adventure Card Game (Card based RPG. "Rise of the Runelords" was AWESOME... "Skulls..." we did not like or finish...)
Descent 2.0 (modular board and miniatures RPG... fun campaign; would like to play it as NOT the Dungeon Master someday...)
Baseball Highlights 2045 (Card game where you simulate a baseball game with humans, robots and cyborgs. Quick to play and fun!)
Jamaica (Pirate ship race around the titular island, couple of us really like it, couple not so much...looks great though?)
Catan and Seafarer's expansion (golden oldies we never play anymore.)
Ticket to Ride (see above)
Cutthroat Caverns (co-op game with a bunch of backstabbing. One game got so heated we couldn't play it for 6 months!)
Um, yeah, might be some I forgot, but there is so much good stuff out there beyond Monopoly!
Jenga is always a good drinking go-to. Also love Monopoly, Pictionary, Trivial Pursuit (even though it's too damn hard), Chinese checkers, chess, Scabble, Balderdash is super fun, Cranium... Fun times.
Did you see that they are putting out a new game called Bears Vs. Babies?
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Recently played Speak Out and Head Bandz and both were fun as hell, especially after a few drinks.
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