Board Games!

[Drench]

who the fuck is standstill

[xRECKONERx]

...my phone autocorrected Drench to Standstill

[mykonian]

But having a hand full of stuff sometimes beats having a halffull hand always. Esspecially at the start this works, after which you should spread out anyway and consolidate.

See, this is why Settlers is such a great game. You have your strategy, I have mine, and each are equally viable, depending on the layout of the board and the initial placements.

so, lame.

And no, I do not appreciate your effort.

[xRECKONERx]

Goddammit how the fuck do you play Race for the Galaxy?

I'm trying to learn by reading the rules PDF & playing using an online vs AI program but it's incredibly confusing and the rules don't explain half of what anything means

[xRECKONERx]

http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/wwdnbacku ... letop.html

new webshow about board games. looks amazing. wil wheaton, felicia day, day9, phil lamarr, morgan webb, the chicks from garfunkle and oates, and a ton of others guest star. it's basically like 'celebrity poker', but with board games.

games played so far include:
Settlers of Catan
The Last Night on Earth
Munchkin
Small World
Alhambra

[quadz08]

Holy crap I'm watching it just for Felicia Day

[xRECKONERx]

I posted to Wil's Tumblr to try and convince him to play Arkham Horror in Season 2 for the lulz, but he said each show is strictly limited to around 31 minutes and Arkham Horror far exceeds that range

He also said they wouldn't be playing any deck building games because those involve too much internalized strategy that you can't really display outwardly

[Chevre]

Went to an auction today and got a whole stack of (fairly old) board games. a One-Eyed Jack board, Tripoley, Scrabble, and "Fat Chance" which involves pawns called "Fat Men" and a scale. OH GOODNESS.

[Drench]

Oh, I'll give you oh goodness.

I think I've got a full contingent of six ready to all-day Twilight Imperium. That is oh goodness.

[Moneybags]

It's funny because I knew a family that were game vendors for a private company
Some of the games we got from them are followed:

Dominion
Ingenious
Catan (and various expansions)
Ticket to Ride
Battle Cattle (for the lulz)

I've played Race for the Galaxy and loved it. I even won on pretty much my first try. It's pretty intricate. No one else in my family liked it though cause they didn't get it
Anyways that's what I've got.

[Twistedspoon]

Just ordered puerto rico from Amazon.

Will finally be able to get my friends and family off of the monopoly infestation ^^

[Drench]

to be honest you should've probably gotten a ticket to ride first if you're looking to gateway them but congrats

[FuDuzn]

Jeez, where is the love for Munchkin(I saw Reck just mentioned it, but come on!). Dominion is lots of fun(randomize the choice of cards before you play, becomes quite the bastard deck) and Catan(especially cities and knights) is a cheap thrill, but only Munchkin offers the drunken 'I fucking hate everyone I am playing with' thrills.

Also, anyone play Warrior Knights?

[hasdgfas]

Jeez, where is the love for Munchkin(I saw Reck just mentioned it, but come on!). Dominion is lots of fun(randomize the choice of cards before you play, becomes quite the bastard deck) and Catan(especially cities and knights) is a cheap thrill, but only Munchkin offers the drunken 'I fucking hate everyone I am playing with' thrills.

Also, anyone play Warrior Knights?

Munchkin is a terrible game. Everyone thinks it's a good idea to play, then wants to quit halfway through when they realize yet again that they're not having fun.

[xRECKONERx]

Just ordered puerto rico from Amazon.

Will finally be able to get my friends and family off of the monopoly infestation ^^

whoaaaa, jumping to Puerto Rico so quickly might be a bad idea. I'd say start with Settlers of Catan.

to be honest you should've probably gotten a ticket to ride first if you're looking to gateway them but congrats

TtR is boring as shit imo

Jeez, where is the love for Munchkin(I saw Reck just mentioned it, but come on!). Dominion is lots of fun(randomize the choice of cards before you play, becomes quite the bastard deck) and Catan(especially cities and knights) is a cheap thrill, but only Munchkin offers the drunken 'I fucking hate everyone I am playing with' thrills.

Also, anyone play Warrior Knights?

no, Munchkin does not offer "drunken fun"

I can maybe get people to play ONE game of Munchkin before everyone's like GODDAMMIT OKAY SOMETHING ELSE, because it just drags on and on and on. Not to mention I think "I fucking hate everyone I am playing with" isn't exactly a thrill and is only okay if the rest of the game makes up for it (which Munchkin does not). It has about as much strategy and planning in it as Grave Robbers from Outer Space


I can't wait until the end of May as I will actually be able to start picking up some good games again. The collection currently stands at:
Dominion
Munchkin / Super Munchkin
Grave Robbers from Outer Space
Kingsburg

(holy shit this game fucking rules)

Ticket to Ride: Europe
Betrayal at House on the Hill
Arkham Horror (well it's not mine, it's Nuwen's, but she only ever plays it around us...so...)

I really really really kind of want to get house copies of Settlers of Catan and Game of Thrones, but I have a friend who has copies of both so it feels like a waste. Anyone have any old boardgames they want to get rid of? I've got a big ass bookcase just waiting to be filled with them

Also kiiiiinda considering rebuying Carcasonne since I've lost several pieces but I've already spent all that money once and don't want to do it again

[xRECKONERx]

also everyone here should check out the

REDDITGIFTS BOARD GAMES EXCHANGE

because it's gonna rule

[Drench]

to be honest you should've probably gotten a ticket to ride first if you're looking to gateway them but congrats

TtR is boring as shit imo

well you know what i mean puerto rico isn't gateway-y enough

[Drench]

also everyone here should check out the

REDDITGIFTS BOARD GAMES EXCHANGE

because it's gonna rule

literally so excited for this

[xRECKONERx]

Drench you seem to like similar things as me list me some good board games to look forward to buying gogogogo

(ps has anyone played Quarriors! yet because I'm a sucker for pretty dice and goddamn look at dem dice)

[Drench]

ummm errr uhhh
i've been really enjoying risk legacy lately even though it's still a bit risk-y
i really want to get bsg and arkham horror too so there's that

[Xalxe]

In other massively dorky news, Tabletop Ep. 1 is out. Haven't watched it yet so NO SPOILERZ KTHX

[Twistedspoon]

I've played catan and ticket to ride before

I sorta wanted something new :s

[xRECKONERx]

In other massively dorky news, Tabletop Ep. 1 is out. Haven't watched it yet so NO SPOILERZ KTHX

THANK GOD

i was up till about 4AM last night hoping those assholes would finally post it.

[xRECKONERx]

I've played catan and ticket to ride before

I sorta wanted something new :s

Do you have a local game shop in your area?

If so, I'd recommend checking out if they have a board game night (most do). Most game shops have a big library of games you can play in the store, so you can try games out before you buy them to see if they fit your tastes.

[Twistedspoon]

In all honesty I have nothing in my area.

Living in the English countryside has its shortcomings. ._.

Ty for the pointer though. When I move to the city (or at least not the remotest part of countryside) I'll be sure to look out for one.