Poll of the Day > Lots of boardgames nowadays bank on you having a lot of friends.

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A lot of friends that are also into boardgames.

Where do these companies base themselves where they thing people can get together with 8 or more people for a few hours at a time?

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Are there internet versions so you can play with online friends (CPU players).

dedbus posted...

Are there internet versions so you can play with online friends (CPU players).

The two I am currently interested in, no. Blood on the tower needs like a dozen or more to be interesting and need real players. And Captain Sonar looks like Battleship on crack but needs 8 players to be ideal

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Also, I am watching a video now of Matt Carvile(I think that's his name) play Dune with five other players and it looks hella fun. But I dont think I know three people let alone 5 that would like this sorta board game

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Arent there clubs for this sort of thing? I know when I went to university there was a gamers society, which presumably would include board games.

there may also be local meet ups for people in your exact situation.

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meetup etc basically enables almost everyone to get a group together, and most cities etc have game stores etc that also allow people to get together to play as well. If your in the boondocks somewhere though it must be frustrating.

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hypnox posted...

A lot of friends that are also into boardgames.

Where do these companies base themselves where they thing people can get together with 8 or more people for a few hours at a time?

I like to gather friends for a friendly game of "Gazillionare"!

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Theres a lot of board games for 2 people to play nowadays too and a lot of cooperative games where a couple players play together to achieve objectives rather than compete against each other

its a great time for board games all around honestly

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I imagine you would need to join a club if you want to play regularly.

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hypnox posted...

Lots of boardgames nowadays bank on you having a lot of friends.

Board games have always assumed that to some degree. There were never really a ton of 2-player games unless they were specifically designed for parents to play with younger kids. Most assume you're starting at 4 and going up from there, which is what most modern games assume as well.



hypnox posted...

Where do these companies base themselves where they thing people can get together with 8 or more people for a few hours at a time?

Most gaming companies literally game at work. It's a job where all of your co-workers are also gamers. You can write games off as playtesting, and thus, part of the job.

Though it's also worth noting that they wouldn't keep making more complex "European-style" games if people didn't keep asking for them and buying them.
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LFSingle Player Board games

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