Poll of the Day > Y'all play board games?

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I play a few...these probably get the most play in my house.

Carcassonne
Pandemic
Ticket to Ride
Survive: Escape from Atlantis
Escape: The Curse of the Temple
Lost Cities
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Ive always wanted to play a super intense and complicated board game like the cones of dunshire, but nobody in my household is ever down for that

Yes.

Mostly Settlers of Catan, but we also have Lords of Waterdeep
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MICHALECOLE posted...

Ive always wanted to play a super intense and complicated board game like the cones of dunshire, but nobody in my household is ever down for that

same.
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MICHALECOLE posted...

Ive always wanted to play a super intense and complicated board game like the cones of dunshire, but nobody in my household is ever down for that

That's why the games I listed are what get played the most. It's hard to get my girlfriend to play anything harder than what I listed.

Lokarin posted...

Yes.

Mostly Settlers of Catan, but we also have Lords of Waterdeep

I could never get into Catan...I mean I it like but yeah...of course I've only played it on the xbox...maybe that's the problem.
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trentpac posted...

I could never get into Catan...I mean I it like but yeah...of course I've only played it on the xbox...maybe that's the problem.

I dislike Catan. There's just so many better games (Scythe) but it's popular enough that "non nerds" play it and since there's really not a lot of skill involved, compared to other games, anyone can win so it's very welcoming to new/shitty players.

knivesX2004 posted...

trentpac posted...

I could never get into Catan...I mean I it like but yeah...of course I've only played it on the xbox...maybe that's the problem.

I dislike Catan. There's just so many better games (Scythe) but it's popular enough that "non nerds" play it and since there's really not a lot of skill involved, compared to other games, anyone can win so it's very welcoming to new/shitty players.

How hard is Scythe? I almost picked it up when I was at the local board game store the other day. I don't want to get it if it's too hard because the girlfriend won't ever play it. Also how's the solo player game?
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trentpac posted...

I play a few...these probably get the most play in my house.

Carcassonne
Pandemic
Ticket to Ride
Survive: Escape from Atlantis
Escape: The Curse of the Temple
Lost Cities

Some of those are also the ones that get played most in my house. My kids also like Forbidden island/desert, Saboteur. They really like the Munchkin games but my wife is not that into those games.
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I like chess, but I haven't played in many years.
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gguirao posted...

I like chess, but I haven't played in many years.

Same
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These are my most played at home:
Mysterium
Joking Hazard
Betrayal
Tak
Munchkin

I've got Dead of Winter recently, but I haven't gotten to play it yet.
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I played Ghost Stories and Betrayal at House on the Hill with a friend a few times. And my brother has Forbidden Island, but I only played that like twice.

I am a big fan of Ascension, though. I know deckbuilders aren't the same as board games, but I think they're in a similar enough genre to mention.
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Metalsonic66 posted...

I am a big fan of Ascension, though. I know deckbuilders aren't the same as board games, but I think they're in a similar enough genre to mention.

Check out a game called Clank. It's a deck builder that's also a board game. It's a on of fun. Multiple ways to build a deck and tons of room for experimentation.

trentpac posted...

How hard is Scythe? I almost picked it up when I was at the local board game store the other day. I don't want to get it if it's too hard because the girlfriend won't ever play it. Also how's the solo player game?

Give yourself a few hours to learn it, maybe even a practice game or two but it's a ton of fun. I haven't played single player. I played it at a friend's house (she already knew how to play and was teaching the rest of us).

knivesX2004 posted...

Check out a game called Clank. It's a deck builder that's also a board game. It's a on of fun. Multiple ways to build a deck and tons of room for experimentation.

Thanks for the recommendation!

I also like Chess, though I'm not good at it.
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I do indeed :D I go out with my nephew to our local comic book store for board game meet up :)

I have quite a few games, but they haven't really seen much play, so I have to get back on track with looking into how to go about selling them
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Try to, but company is rare. We prefer shorter games over ones that take hours. (Stuff like that looks to complex anyway.) Fluxx, Boss Monster, and Munchkin are good. Have some dice games including Dotzee and Farkle.

First thing on my list after moving next month is to find a good board game group.
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I tried a board game once but couldnt find any on/off switch or figure out how to sync it to my controllers so i gave up
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knivesX2004 posted...

Metalsonic66 posted...

I am a big fan of Ascension, though. I know deckbuilders aren't the same as board games, but I think they're in a similar enough genre to mention.

Check out a game called Clank. It's a deck builder that's also a board game. It's a on of fun. Multiple ways to build a deck and tons of room for experimentation.

trentpac posted...

How hard is Scythe? I almost picked it up when I was at the local board game store the other day. I don't want to get it if it's too hard because the girlfriend won't ever play it. Also how's the solo player game?

Give yourself a few hours to learn it, maybe even a practice game or two but it's a ton of fun. I haven't played single player. I played it at a friend's house (she already knew how to play and was teaching the rest of us).

Thanks for the info. It's on my short list now.
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We have over 800
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Zombicide, Massive Darkness, Shadowscape, Munchkin
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My roommates and I play Scythe almost weekly. It's great.
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I haven't really been into board games as an adult, possibly because I played CCGs for a long while instead (and, of course, I wanted to get into tabletop gaming at one point). That said, I do enjoy Reversi but I don't play it very often any more and, when I do, it's usually not the physical board game.
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Lately, only Aggravation.
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Not on a regular basis, but i'm always up for board or card games if someone wants to.
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Anyone know of any good 2 player horror themed board games? Everything I run across is for 3 or more players.
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trentpac posted...

Anyone know of any good 2 player horror themed board games? Everything I run across is for 3 or more players.

Seems kinda typical for board games? idk, you always have Horrorclix but that's a collectible tabletop game.
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Zangulus posted...

I got hit by a falling 2x6 once.

I'm board of this story already.
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Zeus posted...

trentpac posted...

Anyone know of any good 2 player horror themed board games? Everything I run across is for 3 or more players.

Seems kinda typical for board games? idk, you always have Horrorclix but that's a collectible tabletop game.

Yeah that's not really what i'm looking for...thanks though.
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Final bump
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Last bump
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My game group likes Betrayal at the House on the Hill, Quarriors, Castles of the Mad King Ludwig, Liars' Dice and Resistance (among others). Last time we played Betrayal, I was finally the bad guy for the first time ever, but I got curb stomped because we had a huge amount of the house explored before the haunt happened.

Resistance is my personal favorite because of the lack of complexity and the fun of deceiving other people, but you need at least five players.