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| Topic | No Summer Steam Sale Topic? |
| Bospsychopaat 06/23/18 12:45:39 PM #17 | Does anyone have any good online co-op recommendations? A buddy of mine and I are looking for some more games. Recently we have played Divinity Original Sin 2 and Sniper Elite 4, which were both excellent. --- Currently contemplating cinnamon |
| Topic | thirty-one tabletop games, ranked |
| Bospsychopaat 04/27/18 9:34:09 AM #419 | Some games that I've found to work quite well as a gateway game: Splendor (engine building) Sushi Go (drafting) Stone Age (worker placement) alternatively Lords of Waterdeep could work as well if they're into dnd (it's a bit more complicated though) Saboteur (hidden role) Flamme Rouge (racing) A lot of games are fine though as a introduction, just avoid playing something that takes more than an hour to an hour and a half. That way, if they are getting crushed or just don't like it, it won't take too long and you can try something else. Obviously avoid something super heavy as well, or a game that you are very good in and have played a bunch of times. Explaining the game well and trying to excite them for the theme is a big factor as well. You can't make every game sound exciting (looking at you, Splendor), but most games have a big enough hook. Also, know your audience. I know that I don't even have to try to bring something a bit more complicated to family gatherings at my fathers place, so I only bring games that have very little rules, little to no interpretation and virtually no exceptions. Otherwise they'll get too focused on all the little rules, and they won't enjoy it. So something with too many moving pieces/ideas/resources would be too much (like Lords of Waterdeep or Terra Mystica). So try to find out what kind of players your friends are like and go from there. One of my friends is all about efficiency, so a game like Galaxy Trucker isn't his cup of tea, but he really enjoys 18xx games. While most of my friends would probably fall asleep, or start drinking heavily, after half an hour while playing the latter. The games I listed had success with pretty much anyone, save for Flamme Rouge, as its theme was a bit off-putting for some of my friends. You can't go wrong with Ticket to Ride, Carcassonne or Catan either. Unless, in Catan's case, your friends really don't like dice. --- Currently contemplating cinnamon |
| Topic | Favorite Best Picture Winner of the Last Decade? |
| Bospsychopaat 03/06/18 12:23:16 PM #52 | LinkMarioSamus posted... Bospsychopaat posted...For those I've seen: They were never going to actually consider Toy Story 3, unless it was the best film ever or something, and Inception fell completely flat the second time I watched it, like most Nolan movies. I haven't seen the social network yet. --- Currently contemplating cinnamon |
| Topic | Favorite Best Picture Winner of the Last Decade? |
| Bospsychopaat 03/06/18 7:22:37 AM #44 | For those I've seen: Moonlight > Birdman > 12 Years A Slave > Slumdog Millionaire >>> The King's Speech The first four are genuinely great movies, and it's hard to compare them as they have such a different theme and atmosphere. I never really got the hype around the King's Speech. I thought it was alright, but nothing special. Looking back, it didn't really have a lot of competition, unless there was a notable snub from the nominees. --- Currently contemplating cinnamon |
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