SurvivorMeet II [Jan 12 2018] Congrats *****!

[Untrod Tripod]

Here's what I'm definitely bringing based on requests

Arkham Horror
Betrayal at Baldur's Gate
Betrayal at House on the Hill (with expansion)
Codenames and Codenames Pictures
Cosmic Encounter
MafiaScum cards
Mysterium
Mystic Vale
Shadow Hunters
Sushi Go
Wombat Rescue

or I could just bring Kingdom Death and we could paint miniatures all week?

[xRECKONERx]

that seems suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuper excessive

[xRECKONERx]

i would wager there's a 0% chance arkahm gets played because there are no six hour time gaps except on the last day when most people won't want to sit around for 6 hours

[Untrod Tripod]

how can you disappoint Bro like that

[xRECKONERx]

honestly i didnt even know it would disappoint BRO, that just makes it 80 times better

[xRECKONERx]

Mysterium vs Codenames vs Codenames Pictures

imo just pick one, they're all basically the same idea anyway

[Xalxe]

I would compare Mysterium more to Dixit than Codenames, personally. I think Codenames & Pictures are sort of redundant though.

[Untrod Tripod]

I stuck both codenames in the same box, but I don't really think Codenames and Mysterium are all that similar

[DeathNote]

I think Codenames and Mysterium are different mostly because one has a competitive side.

[Elias_the_thief]

Is there anything specific I need to bring? Bathing suit? Guitar? Liquor?

[xRECKONERx]

well, general rules are to BYOB. you can bring a bathing suit if you want. and uh we should have towels/linens but might wanna bring a towel just in case

[zoraster]

i would wager there's a 0% chance arkahm gets played because there are no six hour time gaps except on the last day when most people won't want to sit around for 6 hours

It's 5:45am. Pitch Black
Everyone is asleep.
Except Reck.
With an airhorn.
Ready to announce the start of the middle of the night, sleep deprived role call SAT question challenge.

There are no 6 hour gaps. Not even to sleep.

[xRECKONERx]

zor i told you that in fucking confidence

[BROseidon]

i would wager there's a 0% chance arkahm gets played because there are no six hour time gaps except on the last day when most people won't want to sit around for 6 hours

My record time solo-running a game (controlling 4 characters) is 15 minutes post-setup.

I am very good at Arkham Horror.

[BROseidon]

If it's just base set I don't think a game would ever take me over an hour.

[Shadoweh]

we all know the final immunity is cookie clicker

[Cephrir]

ok but please don't play board games by yourself it's a little depressing

[xRECKONERx]

i would wager there's a 0% chance arkahm gets played because there are no six hour time gaps except on the last day when most people won't want to sit around for 6 hours

My record time solo-running a game (controlling 4 characters) is 15 minutes post-setup.

I am very good at Arkham Horror.

why do you do the things you do

[BROseidon]

Because I made it a point in college to get unreasonably good at Arkham Horror.

[BROseidon]

TBH the game suffers heavily from the coop game problem of "oh look one person is really good and just quarterbacking for everyone"

So I stopped playing with people so they couldn't hold me back.

[Cephrir]

that's why i hate most co-op games

and why i like spirit island, i think it solves that problem (by giving everyone so much complicated stuff to do you can't possibly pay attention to what everyone else is doing)

[BROseidon]

I think the games that do it best are ones that limit communication (like Hanabi or the JRPG game will had me try when I was visiting last), or games that limit time (like space alert)

[BROseidon]

Like I actually do really like AH as a game but adding people to it doesn't actually make it more fun for me

[DeathNote]

that's why i hate most co-op games

and why i like spirit island, i think it solves that problem (by giving everyone so much complicated stuff to do you can't possibly pay attention to what everyone else is doing)

^This. If I can beat the game alone, why would I want to play with anyone else? I like co-op games but only if we are learning it together or if there is a competitive side to it like Betrayal or Dead of Winter.

I will also totally play a board game by myself if everyone is all in survivor mode and I have nothing to do lol.

[zoraster]

Hanabi is great because it eliminates quarterbacking. Not to mention even though it's a cooperative game, I FEEL like I'm playing against the IDIOTS WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND WHEN I SAY 3 THAT I MEAN PLAY THAT CARD AFTER THE PERSON TO MY LEFT PLAYS THE 2!