Grand Kirby posted... I really like these writeups, so thank you for doing them. Normally it makes want to get interested in trying out new games but for obvious reasons it's going to be a while before that happens...
One thing I've noticed is there are a fair amount of games I really enjoy that aren't on here, so I wonder if you've never played them or if you just don't like them that much. I haven't played a large amount of board games so I could understand if if we just have different libraries and tastes, but if you have the time I wondered if you could tell me what you thought of these games:
Push
Lords of Waterdeep
Impact
Villainous
Spyfall
If you want to hear my opinions on them I'd be happy to expound on them further when I have time.
I always enjoy reading other people's thoughts on board games, so I say offer up your opinions.
Push - Never heard of
Lords of Waterdeep - It's a pretty solid Worker Placement game. I've played it 2 or 3 times and I enjoyed it. After my first couple of plays, nothing about it jumped out as being too impressive - at least compared to other WP games like Agricola, Russian Railroads, Marco Polo, Viticulture or Anachrony. It seems a little straightforward - (take cubes, trade in cubes, take cubes, trade in cubes, etc...) but I would play it again, though.
Impact - Never heard of
Villainous - I own this one and the Be Prepared expansion. I love Disney and have a number of friends who also do, but I have only played it once so far. I thought it would be great to bust out with some of my casual gamer friends who are Disney fans, but after the lone 2 player game I tried, it's more complicated than I thought. This is not a light and fluffy game - most of the characters are surprisingly deep. And it seems like a no-brainer now, but it's also an extremely mean game. I mean, who would have thought that a game about playing as Disney villains would be mean?
But seriously - the game is built around screwing each other over. Typically, I hate those types of games, but I think the theme of Villainous is enough for me to look past the amount of meanness in the game. The artwork and the theme of each villain's cards, map and goals are excellent. Each villain is different and feels like you are actually playing the villain. Plus, you can play as Ratigan from the Great Mouse Detective!!! I would like to play it more to see if it is still fun or if the meanness is too much for me.
Spyfall - Heard of it, but never played it.
After looking at the five games you posted, you seem to like some randomness blended in with your games. If you enjoy Lords of Waterdeep, you should really try Viticulture. It's a fantastic (and similar) type of game (Worker Placement) with a theme that is carried out very naturally and very well. It flows well enough where the learning curve isn't that steep. The card decks leave just enough element of chance where even newer players can have a chance to keep up. Voyages of Marco Polo has a little steeper of a learning curve, but is another one you might enjoy.
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