July 21, 20179 yr Anyone a board game nerd?Since age 7. Mostly war and strategy games (think Avalon Hill and up), although 221B Baker Street was also a huge fav. Got into tabletop RPGs at 17 and haven't much looked back. Edited July 21, 20179 yr by Craig Arko
July 21, 20179 yr Since age 7. Mostly war and strategy games (think Avalon Hill and up), although 221B Baker Street was also a huge fav. Got into tabletop RPGs at 17 and haven't much looked back.Rail Baron! An Avalon Hill fav of mine! My circle of friends aren't really into board games, I mostly play when family comes to visit ... board and card games.
July 22, 20179 yr Got into tabletop RPGs at 17 and haven't much looked back. As a "retired" tabletop D&D'er (still hit digital as much as time allows), I'm all over the Betrayal at Baldur's Gate board when it comes out this fall.
July 22, 20179 yr Own a ton of them. Have difficulty finding friends (and especially couple friends) to come over to play them. I am a big fan of Cards Against Humanity, though. Their newest add-on set was simply amazing.
July 22, 20179 yr Have difficulty finding friends (and especially couple friends) to come over to play them. This is the bane of tabletop rpg's, not enough nerds (without a life) to go around.
July 22, 20179 yr This is the bane of tabletop rpg's, not enough nerds (without a life) to go around. Yes, but something like CAH doesn't need the nerd aspect even!
July 23, 20179 yr Our son just told us that he and his friends had a good time last weekend playing Trump The Game, a relic from the 90s.
July 23, 20179 yr Board games would be fun but I work until 9PM each night (late start) and travel most weekends. I am enjoying the new card games that are coming out though. Exploding Kittens (1st expansion is a must) and Sushi Go are both camping favorites among my friends. CAH would be great but typically our groups are at least 50% non native English speakers (I live in Taiwan) and it would be a big struggle to understand. Are there any recommendations for quick to play/learn card games out there? I also play these with my ESL students occasionally.
July 23, 20179 yr Rail Baron! An Avalon Hill fav of mine! My circle of friends aren't really into board games, I mostly play when family comes to visit ... board and card games.I love Rail Baron. Probably my all time favorite.
July 24, 20179 yr 7 wondersJaipurTicket to ride Carcassonne 7 wonders duel Keith Law has a great list
July 24, 20179 yr Author 7 wondersJaipurTicket to rideCarcassonne7 wonders duelKeith Law has a great listI've played most of those games and liked them. Throw in Agricola as well.
July 24, 20179 yr I am also a fan of Dominion when you have a group that needs to pick up a game relatively quickly.
July 25, 20179 yr I could never get into Agricola. I like the dwarf themed one, Caverna, more. Never played Dominion, would like to.
August 18, 20179 yr If you're looking to beef up your inventory of board games, Amazon is having a one day sale for 100 different board games today. Up to 40% off on a few of them.
August 18, 20179 yr If you're looking to beef up your inventory of board games, Amazon is having a one day sale for 100 different board games today. Up to 40% off on a few of them.I picked up Grand Austria Hotel and Kingdomino. A few of them were showing up out of stock but have come back. Also in the sale is Isle of Skye which I really enjoyed. It has a somewhat unique mechanism, to me anyway, in price setting and bidding. I also enjoy legends of andor (more of a dungeon crawl) with the right group that is in this sale. Edited August 18, 20179 yr by USMCTwin
October 13, 20179 yr Author We got the Terraforming Mars board game. It won a lot of awards and was the big game last year. Really, really fun game to play.
October 22, 20179 yr We got the Terraforming Mars board game. It won a lot of awards and was the big game last year. Really, really fun game to play.I played Terraforming Mars for the second time on Friday night and absolutely love the game. And most definitely will buy it. Even better I dominated the game but had a lot of luck (12 points from awards) and things that worked well without knowing that they would work out so well. My first big benefit was placing a city first with Tharsis Corp and placing a second city early and controlling a valuable area of the board that I later completely forested. I also got each set of production going and especially plants which allowed me to cheaply forest around my cities. And my friend's friend made some amazing 3-D tiles and I hope he will make some for me when I get the game later this year. I didn't think I needed any fancy tiles until I saw these.
October 22, 20179 yr Favorite games right now - mostly quick and easy to learn/play card games Sushi Go (I recommend Sushi Go Party though)Zany PenguinsCoupLost Cities (played with a 6 colored generic deck)Arboretum 2 player (played with the same deck as above)Terraforming Mars - I don't have the correct group to play board games very often but I really love this game (don't own it yet)Codenames (Pictures) - very good large group (6-10+ players) gameExploding Kittens - still makes the list but better with students and brand new games (a lot of luck involved) I also have One Night Ultimate Werewolf but have only played once so far with my oldest group of students. Hive Pocket looks like a great game but haven't played it much since it is a 2 player game. Next up on my buy list (probably around Christmas time)Terraforming Mars7 WondersBang the Dice GameBadger Deck - 10 suited deck with 20 cards in each suit - great for travel or trying new gamesDixit (possibly wait)Onitama - wait since it is a 2 player game Lords of Scotland - interesting gameplay (or get Condotierre if I can find it)
December 19, 20178 yr The boardgame bug has completely bitten me and I keep setting up board game nights with friends. Cheap shipping to Taiwan on Amazon is also killing me. 7 wondersJaipurTicket to rideCarcassonne7 wonders duelKeith Law has a great listHere is Keith Law's list for 2017 (new games only)https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/12/the-10-best-board-games-of-2017.htmlI haven't heard of many of these but he certainly has an interesting list1. Azul - sounds like a fantastic game2. Whistle Stop - another train game3. Photosynthesis - a game about growing trees and avoiding shadows (slow growth)4. Wasteland Express - post-apocalyptic delivery game5. Ex Libris - a set collection game that requires alphabetical sorting of book titles and includes banned books - looks very interesting but expensive6. Skyward7. Yamatai - includes the vermilion Japanese torii's as part of the game - love it8. La Flamme Rouge - a bicycle race game - sold9. Mole Rats in Space - from the creator of Pandemic - simplified coop for children10. Barenpark
December 21, 20178 yr Author Just a few other pretty solid games Voyages of Marco Polo - I liked this a lot more than I thought I would. You have to go to different cities and meet certain contracts. You only get five turns so it's a fast game (30 mins) but really competitive. Viticulture - wine making game. Funny review of it here. Castles of Burgundy. Really cutthroat game. My wife and I have gotten actively mad at each other over this game and if you have four players, it's just evil.
December 21, 20178 yr Bought Pandemic for the family. It's very fun, and definitely recommend it. But a couple things. First, some of the rules are a little hard to understand the first couple of times you play it. Second, once you beat it, it kind of loses it's luster. But, it's the first time we've played a cooperative board game, and we really enjoyed that aspect of it.
December 22, 20178 yr Favorite games right now - mostly quick and easy to learn/play card games...Codenames (Pictures) - very good large group (6-10+ players) gameI've gotten this game for Mrs Ash as a stocking stuffer... we'll see how she likes it.
November 7, 20197 yr Took me a bit to find this thread. Didn’t realize it was as old as it was. Here’s a new one. I ordered it because, well, lol, I just couldn’t not. https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/11/05/cta-board-game-will-make-you-play-as-an-l-train-fight-off-pigeon-swarms-and-more-to-get-around-chicago/?fbclid=IwAR1UGDHcJuujK0tPbXrF4O0V64O_vZenAM4Y2sjjJJnlw6dAh8CH7_XQsvg
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