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Post Post #3 (isolation #0) » Tue Nov 22, 2016 2:29 pm

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Impromptu ranking of games:

Drawful
Fibbage
Trivia Murder Party
Bomb Corp.
Fakin' It
Earwax
Guesspionage
Tee K.O.
Bidiots
Lie Swatter
Quiplash
You Don't Know Jack
Word Spud

But yeah I would be up for this!!!!
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Post Post #4 (isolation #1) » Tue Nov 22, 2016 2:30 pm

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We have played this in the past on MS, and it worked well for the most part, there was a bit of latency that made for some close calls with regard to timing.
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Post Post #12 (isolation #2) » Wed Nov 23, 2016 2:52 am

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I guess I can expand a little too:

Drawful - I just feel like it's the game most suited for almost any audience. Even if you have some "funny guys" who want to put trolly responses, it doesn't ruin the game, and it's still a ton of fun.
Fibbage - It's a super neat concept, but it can sometimes get a little too trivia-based if you have a crowd that doesn't like that. But I totally lost the last time I played after being really good at it.
Trivia Murder Party - It's like Saw-meets-reality TV show, which is my dream game. My only qualm is that given the theme, one of my friends suggested that everything should be horror or weird themed, which I don't think would be the worst idea. Maybe make it episodic, like YDKJ?
Bomb Corp. - I'm probably a bit biased on Bomb Corp. It's only for up to 4 players, and I think it really works well with a close-knit group of friends. Me and my two best friends had a ton of fun with it though, and the art style is quirky and it's really funny.

Fakin' It - At first when we tried fakin' it we hated it. It absolutely DOES NOT work with a small group. I might rerank this a bit lower actually, because the only way our group of 3 derived fun from it is by burning through a specific set of questions. With a larger group though, I think it could be good fun. You might have to play this in person though, it's a bluffing game and you want to see them hot facial tellz.
Earwax - I had been told that Earwax was subpar and thus avoided it like the plague, but we played it last session and it's OK. It's like CAH or AtA but with sounds. It's kind of basic but it gave some laughs.
Guesspionage - This game also falls into the "basic" category. The questions and game is interesting, but the flavor is really bland and the structure is pretty repetitive. I feel like they could do a few more things to spice it up, but it's fun-ish.
Tee K.O. - It's OK, it's just that it's so convoluted to get to a final result. Weird that you can like, actually buy the T-shirts you make though.
Bidiots - I'd also been iffy on this one, but playing this wasn't so bad. It has some neat mechanics and I think it could be very fun with a large group.

Lie Swatter - Kind of basic. It's age kind of shows.
Quiplash - I don't know, I just don't find this one very good. I can see how it can be a good game, but with my group it just doesn't gel.
YDKJ - It's definitely the fact that it's trivia that's dragging this down. It's well structured and humorous. If you have a trivia-loving group, it's good fun.

Word Spud - We played this once and I don't think we finished the game. It's just word association, and it's so arbitrary and subjective. Not worth it IMO
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Post Post #15 (isolation #3) » Wed Nov 23, 2016 1:31 pm

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yo yo yo anything happenin' tonite?
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Post Post #23 (isolation #4) » Thu Nov 24, 2016 2:46 pm

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meeeee
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Post Post #34 (isolation #5) » Fri Nov 25, 2016 8:14 pm

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*question about Chex*
N: What is Chex?
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do
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Post Post #161 (isolation #6) » Thu Nov 23, 2017 1:27 pm

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yes, let's!
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Post Post #168 (isolation #7) » Sun Nov 26, 2017 10:47 am

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let's actually try to get a game going boiz

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Post Post #172 (isolation #8) » Tue Jan 16, 2018 3:45 am

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You know what is incredibly hard? Playing this with teenagers.

They don't have limits of their humor, but you as a responsible adult should have limits and thus you can't be your most funny self.

It was a really great choice for our teen group though. And: I still pwnt them at Drawful and Fibbage and Trivia Murder Party GET REKT

If we want to schedule a game for this weekend, I'm down! I'm free all weekend.
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