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Recommend me some board games!
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Chairman Ray
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
Disable the casino because it just breaks the game. Overall, it adds a nice twist to Monopoly and caters to bigger groups of people (not 3 or 4). So the game lasts longer and is a lot more fun. | ||
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RogerX
New Zealand3180 Posts
Mousetrap? is that a strategic game? The starcraft board game <- There. | ||
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hp.Shell
United States2527 Posts
http://www.twilightcreationsinc.com/en/boardgames/zombies.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Settlers_of_Catan | ||
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Danglars
United States12133 Posts
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BEARDiaguz
Australia2362 Posts
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SigmaoctanusIV
United States3313 Posts
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AmericanUmlaut
Germany2581 Posts
Another great standby is El Grande, which is difficult to describe but is very strategic (link). Torte: How is "it's like Monopoly but takes longer" a recommendation for a good game? :-P | ||
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Rkie
United States1278 Posts
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Chairman Ray
United States11903 Posts
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aphorism
United States226 Posts
Also Evo, a fun strategy game with dinosaurs. | ||
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Naid
Sweden73 Posts
don't know if it exists in english though =( | ||
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DCLXVI
United States729 Posts
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=238248 and I know there are a few more board game threads out there. Recently I have been playing citadels, 7 wonders, and cities and knights(settlers expansion), and given the games you listed I think you would like any of these. | ||
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ReketSomething
United States6012 Posts
Best game eveR! (almost) | ||
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matiK23
United States963 Posts
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Animzor
Sweden2154 Posts
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BEARDiaguz
Australia2362 Posts
After the 10th hour we had a round of combat. Then the one guy who actually knew the rules pulled a near game ending trick, but then another player who by this point was very drunk decided to bend over and take it up the arse of another player so the game would end by the 11th-12th hour. Ugh.... | ||
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Minus`
United States174 Posts
On December 23 2011 17:19 iaguz wrote: I always really enjoyed the Battlestar: Galactica board game. It's very similar to Shadows over Camelot but more refined. I've only recently started playing/watching (usually watching) board games with a friend who's been into it for years, and, among his friends, BSG gets mentioned a lot. Even though they've got a fairly large group of people that play all kinds of different games, everyone that I've asked for a favorite has at least mentioned either Catan or BSG, sometimes both. Unfortunately, though, I've managed to be busy every time they've gotten people together to play Battlestar...so I can't actually say why they like it so much. Also can't comment on how long it takes, but from what I've heard it takes at least a little while to get rolling, even for people who play it often. I had fun with Last Night on Earth, the first game I played with them...after I got over feeling embarrassed at playing a board game about zombies, at least. I think we had four or five (2 sharing control of the zombies, others cooperating as humans), and I liked that the "win" conditions forced conflict between the teams without actually feeling all that forced. The rules were simple enough for everyone to understand within a turn or two, and the game is fast enough to play at least a couple games within the span of two hours. A couple weeks later we played A Touch of Evil, another game from the same company, but I didn't think it was as good, and wouldn't recommend it. Haven't heard of Steam or Power Grid, though, sorry. Also, I lol'd irl at suggesting Axis & Allies or "like Monopoly but it takes longer" for "games lasting less than 2 hours." | ||
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
On December 23 2011 17:22 AmericanUmlaut wrote: My gaming group is currently playing a lot of Agricola, which is an extremely well-designed economy game based around managing a farm. (link) Another great standby is El Grande, which is difficult to describe but is very strategic (link). Torte: How is "it's like Monopoly but takes longer" a recommendation for a good game? :-P It doesn't take as long. The problem is is that Triopoly has this casino corner where you can bet any amount of cash and if you roll luck, get like 10x back or something, which is bullshit and extends the game too long. | ||
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BEARDiaguz
Australia2362 Posts
Basically it works like this. 4-6 people (always 6 when we played) are humans trying to work together to stop cylon attacks, conserve resources and manage crises. Except one of them who is a Cylon who is secretly trying to undermine everyone. But no one knows who that is! Halfway through the game another round of loyalty cards gets issued so it's possible that another player can become a Cylon. The whole game is a mixture of trying to keep everything running, trying to discover who around the table is the Cylon (or trying not to get discovered if it's you) and finding the right balance between suspicion and cooperation with the other table folk. The game remains a good tension for the 2-3 hours of play. It might feel a bit boring at the start because the humans are dealing with crises mostly easily and they haven't started to run low on resources, and WHO IS THE BLOODY CYLON ANYWAY? When that starts to happen the game gets REALLY good. | ||
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Finskie
Sweden412 Posts
there are like a million good swedish ones too :> | ||
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Chronopolis
Canada1484 Posts
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AmericanUmlaut
Germany2581 Posts
On December 23 2011 20:51 Finskie wrote: settlers of catan, carcasonne, risk and formula dé are the ones i can remember on the top of my head. there are like a million good swedish ones too :> If you like Risk, I very strongly recommend the Lord of the Rings version. The original Risk suffers from some pretty serious design flaws, and the LotR version is much more playable. | ||
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Nokarot
United States1410 Posts
I was at some board game meet-up once upon a time where a bunch of people gathered at a bar for a day of games, and one of them was this game that had these wooden prop pistols that you'd point at each other at the start of a "round" and then some card or decision determined whether you shot, ducked (dodging bullets coming towards you) or some other stuff. I didn't get a chance to play it, it got pulled out as soon as I was leaving- anyone know what it was called? | ||
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SlimeBagly
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For those of you that play it, doesn't it seem like Windmill is suuuuper OP? when baking bread is so hard for everyone else, they just get free food whenever they want? fuck that shit. | ||
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kanada
Canada255 Posts
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SnowFantasy
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 I vouch for Carcasonne being awesome. | ||
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muffinsssss
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If that doesn't seem good to you, here are a few other great 4-5 player games: Tigris and Euphrates, Caylus, Amun-Re, and Cyclades. | ||
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TBone-
United States2309 Posts
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ImbaTosS
United Kingdom1700 Posts
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Ciryandor
United States3735 Posts
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DocNemesis
Philippines446 Posts
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Yacobs
United States846 Posts
On December 23 2011 17:30 Chairman Ray wrote: Ty for the suggestion so far. Has anyone tried out Steam or Power Grid? Power Grid is a very good game. The supply and demand and auction aspects are brilliant. You have to play it across multiple sessions with the same people, though, because the metagame changes over time. I would also suggest Puerto Rico. Great game. Never gets old, really. You need one or two sessions to get a firm grasp on reasonable strategy though before it starts to really shine. Edit: also, Monopoly is NOT a good game. It's simple to understand and has mechanics that appeal to casual players. It's very luck-based though and the most fun aspect of it (trading) is highly dependent on who you're playing with. It also lasts way too long for what it is. | ||
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Iranon
United States983 Posts
You're welcome. I'm almost certain someone got me Pandemic for Christmas, and I'm really excited about it. | ||
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Erik.TheRed
United States1655 Posts
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zeks
Canada1068 Posts
seriously I have all the expansions and i play online on isotropic its such a great game perfect for 4-5 players...it gets slow at 6 but its very strategical | ||
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a9arnn
United States1537 Posts
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EatThePath
United States3943 Posts
Another game that drives many people away: Risk. Of course you know about this one, so I won't recommend it per se. But Star Wars Risk Original Trilogy I can't hype enough. This game is awesome (if you like Risk at all). It is meant for 3 or 5 players. If you play with 5, the Empire and the Rebels have 2 players each who are teamed up but take separate turns. The special rules and cards make for a really dynamic game where who's winning can change every turn the whole game, but it's never unfair because the Hutts can play the Empire and Rebels off against each other balancing the power. Also, if you like Star Wars at all it's flippin fun to drive a death star or "use the force". xD Oh, and for a lighter game that's always fun and doesn't take too long, Fluxx is worth every penny. It's a card game that plays sort of like Uno on steroids pretending to be Go Fish sprinkled with Magic, with the trappings of an adult swim ad. If you play Magic, all I have to say is combooooooooooooo. | ||
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NB
Netherlands12045 Posts
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Trozz
Canada3456 Posts
I blogged about one. This won 'board game of the year'. You should try Yomi! | ||
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3FFA
United States3931 Posts
Note: this is free but requires you log in with a Google/Yahoo! account. Strategies etc. found: DominionStrategy.com (Also,@ the forum you can give suggestions to the maker of the game and the owner/maker of isotropic and councilroom.com where isotropic games are stored) Youtube videos showcase how to play Dominion. Awesome game. | ||
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iNCuBuS_
United States905 Posts
I love me some board games  | ||
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Eben
United States769 Posts
It is very interesting playing a game where everyone is on the same team against 'the game'. Totally different take on your average board game. EDIT: Here is a link to this: http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/15062/shadows-over-camelot | ||
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Iceman331
United States1306 Posts
On December 23 2011 17:08 Chairman Ray wrote: Hey looking to pick up some board games to play with some friends of mine. 4 or 5 players. Looking for strategic games like Ticket to Ride, Dominion, Smallworld, etc. Game length should be less than 2 hours. I browsed boardgamegeek but still have no idea which ones I still wanna get. So TL, which board games have you really enjoyed and would recommend? Smallworld is one of the best board games I've ever played. If you liked it, you should look up Cyclades. Also an awesome game. Goes up to 5 players. | ||
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Luepert
United States1933 Posts
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