The Thread Where We Are Board Game Geeks

Played Libertalia and Nexus: Black Ops over the weekend, both v good.

I got Bootleggers out, had a fight during the rules runthrough, put it away again.

Sorry, Nexus Ops, dunno where I got Black Ops from.

I kinda wanna try either Android or Netrunner

netrunner is so good

Can I ask - is there a reason so many of these games have a vague medieval European setting?

is there a reason so many of these games have a vague medieval European setting?

― now I'm the grandfather (dog latin)

Tolkien.

That they're made by Germans and have a medieval setting which means a simpler economy that you can abstract into gameplay that much easier? I dunno.

Blame Klaus Tueber for whatever historical kick he was on when he designed Settlers.

played superfight tonight, which is like CaH but good

it's not a board game, but is Gloom worth a look?

who plays the amazing BOHNANZA?!

wow, Dixit is such a divisive game - some people I've played with it can't believe what a wonderful idea it is, others get frustrated right from the beginning and quickly lose interest. i quite like it - once people get into the flow of it, it can be a lot of fun, especially if you can suss out people's clues based on their own personalities. my only qualm is you get used to the cards quite quickly so expansion packs are a must.

I kind of hated bohnaza. Dixit, is ok, but I really rarely have a desire to play it. I'll give it a go if someone else wants to.

bohnanza is so great tho

addicted to star realms on ipad

we all loved dixit the one time we played it but we got stuck in the habit of only using book/movie titles

anyone play hanabi? fun.

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/09/18/like_stratego_with_more_bagpipes_scotland_independence_referendum_hammer_of_the_scots

so did anyone else notice the kinda crazy board game appearances in gone girl?

anyone wanna play some deus on boite a jeux?

http://boardgamegeek.com/article/15680469#15680469

http://www.wargamespace.com/2015/01/26/hell-on-a-very-small-map/

http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/12/behold-the-stephen-king-cinematic-universe/full-post/

http://www.wargamespace.com/2015/01/26/hell-on-a-very-small-map/

That guy is awesome & so are his fluctuating bangs. Seriously, great video & gets to why wargames are the best games.

yeah, he's the best. he makes me wish i played more wargames (and had more ppl to play against)

i played twilight struggle tnite for the first time -- so much fun

I've been playing the hell out of Five Tribes recently. A suitable gateway in the way that TtR is - simple mechanic to grasp, few actual rules - but a very complex group of win strategies, to the extent there are opportunities for AP if players are so inclined.

Londoners who may not have heard of it yet; this place is really great: http://www.draughtslondon.com/
and has got me addicted to Munchkins

picked up the Adventure Time Munchkin set this weekend. it will be difficult to find a 3rd, so I'm just hoping that I get to play it someitme this year.

We are finally playing (well, learning) the famous Twilight Struggle. Much easier than Labyrinth; plenty yet to internalize, though.

Just bought Space Hulk (again). Looking fiorward to being slaughtered by aliens soon.

Thoughts on Talisman, people?

I loved Talisman as a kid, played it again as an adult (2nd ed) and was very disappointed. It was interminable and arbitrary, though I understand later editions address this a bit.

Lovely artwork though.

I'm digging Dominion currently. Interested in getting Castles of Mad King Ludwig and Euphoria, anyone played those?

I have Euphoria, but read an early review that there was one key mechanism/decision that effectively was the kingmaker in the game and it's never made the table. Viticulture (by the same guy) very good though.

twilight imperium y/n

Been playing mainly filler games recently - Give Me The Brain, Unexploded Cow, Stuff & Nonsense, Love Letter, Unexpected Treasures, Yardmaster, Tower, TEK and TED.

On a bigger scale, been enjoying Town Center, Waggle Dance, Cubist, Shipwrights of the North Sea, Scoville and Hoyuk. Need to get Pay Dirt, Brew Crafters, Bright Future, Asking for Trobils and Meteor to the table some time soon.

Imminent goodies include the Ancient Terrible Things expansion, the Compounded expansion, Dead Men Tell No Tales and Web of Spies.

And I still can't get a win at Ghost Stories after logging about 15 games.

i've been playing pathfinder LCG (just finished the last of the 3 starter missions last night), marvel legendary, and dominion, none of which are board games (tho ML does have a board)

Has anyone played Arkham Horror or Mansions of Madness? If so are they any good, and which is the one to get?

i kind of like the idea of a horror and even open to an element of RPG, but I heard these can be a bit complicated and fiddly. We're not hardened gamers - we've played a LOT of Carcassonne with various add-ons. Interested in something a bit different, but don't want to waste money on something that isn't fun and we don't end up playing very much.

Mansions of Madness is great fun if played in the right spirit - everyone should be more concerned about the story and the atmosphere than winning, or the minutiae of the rules. It is indeed very fiddly though, takes roughly 45 mins just to set up! And if the GM/Keeper puts one card out of place during set up it is basically rendered unplayable.

Currently totally hooked on Dominion, and getting into Race For the Galaxy. I got Euphoria in the end, but have decided it's quite crap, despite pretty design and cool theme.

Arkham Horror is a good game at the heart of it, but an hour setup and a very long slow playing time is not for the faint hearted or the new. The rules aren't particularly intuitive either, so expect some headscratching and to get a lot wrong when playing. It's definitely one to be taught, and even then don't expect everything to be right. It's also got a fairly low win rate (~40%) unless you get lucky. Haven't played Mansions of Madness.

Eldritch Horror is supposed to be a better implementation of the AH gameset, with reduced setup and play times, but I haven't played it so can't directly advise. Elder Sign is a nice dice implementation of the general concept and plays really well but also (imo) has setup issues. I have A Touch Of Evil sitting in my unplayed pile, and that might scratch the same itch.

The ideal horror game, but you really need 4 to make it work, is Betrayal at House on the Hill.

I felt kind of the same about Euphoria. I had a bit more baggage as I was a KS backer, but there are some redundant choices and the game is slightly broken.

My tip of the moment is Matt Leacock's Thunderbirds game - another great co-op from him which is far stronger as a game than you'd think the franchise would allow for. Also still playing a lot of 5 Tribes, Town Center, Ancient Terrible Things (and eagerly awaiting the new expansion), Scoville and Dead Men Tell No Tales.

Ancient Terrible Things looks fun - can't find it online for less than 50 quid though!

https://www.gameslore.com/acatalog/PR_Ancient_Terrible_Things_Board_Game_Damaged.html

I'll rep for how undamaged these things normally are - I've only ever had one box I would personally describe as actually damaged out of maybe 20 items and even then it was only heavily dimpled at one of the corners. Caveat emptor, key word 'normally'.

Ah that's handy, ta. Might sell my Euphoria on there actually.

Is there anything in this vein that works particularly well with two players or do you normally need more?

Dominion and Race For the Galaxy are both good with two players.

Most games I own are best three or more though.

All co-ops are fine with two because if the game demands it you can always have a phantom third hand.

anyone played coup? v elegant, simple and quick card game with plenty of bluffing where you knock each other out of the game

i will also cosign the following games: princes of florence, pandemic, ticket to ride, puerto rico, king of tokyo/ny, gloom

coup is free on the iphone and quite fun