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Epignosis wrote: ↑Fri Jul 20, 2018 12:47 pm I was thinking it might be fun to host a game of Not Alone here on The Syndicate. It can accommodate up to seven players, and all it would require is people PMing me their actions each phase. Is there any interest in that?

Never played it, but consider me interested!

Charlie Blackmon wrote: ↑Sat Jun 09, 2018 10:56 pm
M Plus 7 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 09, 2018 10:48 pm
Charlie Blackmon wrote: ↑Sat Jun 09, 2018 10:22 pm The original (+2 roles).
Oh, okay. I can understand your criticism I suppose. The Legacy version makes the game more interesting with the various game-changing dynamics, but the basic structure of the game is the same at first.
I refuse to purchase any game that renders replaying it impossible.

Understandable.

Charlie Blackmon wrote: ↑Sat Jun 09, 2018 10:22 pm The original (+2 roles).

Oh, okay. I can understand your criticism I suppose. The Legacy version makes the game more interesting with the various game-changing dynamics, but the basic structure of the game is the same at first.

Charlie Blackmon wrote: ↑Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:42 pm I finally bought Pandemic.

Meh.

It's not a bad game, but the mechanics seem rather pedestrian to me.

Luckily I bought Not Alone too.

We haven't played it yet, but from my understanding of the mechanics, it's going to be a blast.

Pandemic or Pandemic Legacy?

Photosynthesis looks super cool, nutella! I'll have to look into it.

G-Man wrote: ↑Mon Apr 02, 2018 9:15 pm I played Pandemic for the first time with a couple guys at a retreat a few weeks back. It was neat. It's like a collaborative twist on Risk. We scored a major victory in preventing an outbreak that would have ended the game and then triggered a game-ending outbreak on the very next turn anyway. Such is life.

Been there done that! Classic game.

sprityo wrote:Been playing XCOM2 and Dead by Daylight recently, both super fun!

I am however about to pickup FFXV today so I'll be sure to tell you all how it is

I think you're in the wrong game thread!

But still super cool.

Golden wrote:I'm mostly doing Legacy games at the moment.

Just finished July in Pandemic Legacy.

Also in the middle of a game of Seafall.

Bought Risk Legacy for my nephew whose birthday it is today. Let's see how that one goes!

We need to play Pandemic Legacy again! It's been a while. We're on March, lol.

Snow Dog wrote:Sheriiff of Nottingham is a good game. Lot's of fun and there is little down time

Oooh, yeah, I agree. I played that one with Zomberella and Snowman as well, so we don't own it, but it's good fun.

Snow Dog wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote:
Snow Dog wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote:
Snow Dog wrote:Here are some games i am thinking of getting.

7 Wonders
Village
Ulm
Dominion
Dominion is amazing; do it. Annie and I still need to get some expansions for it.
I rather fancy Village more at the moment and if the price is right 7 Wonders. I have to buy games that the family want to play otherwise it'd pointless. I bought Hansa recently and no one wants to play.

I don't blame you; I really want 7 Wonders as well. I'm hoping to get that new Duel version (still, lol, I mentioned it in the beginning of the thread) though because I continue to hear awesome things about it and Annie and I most often just play 2-players.

I'm not as familiar with Village and Ulm, but I've heard good things about them too.
tbh I keep changing my mind on what to get and meanwhile my list gets longer!

Lol, same, my list is ridiculously long.

My parents asked me to give them a Wish List so I just gave them a list of board games.

Snow Dog wrote:
MovingPictures07 wrote:
Snow Dog wrote:Here are some games i am thinking of getting.

7 Wonders
Village
Ulm
Dominion
Dominion is amazing; do it. Annie and I still need to get some expansions for it.
I rather fancy Village more at the moment and if the price is right 7 Wonders. I have to buy games that the family want to play otherwise it'd pointless. I bought Hansa recently and no one wants to play.

I don't blame you; I really want 7 Wonders as well. I'm hoping to get that new Duel version (still, lol, I mentioned it in the beginning of the thread) though because I continue to hear awesome things about it and Annie and I most often just play 2-players.

I'm not as familiar with Village and Ulm, but I've heard good things about them too.

Snow Dog wrote:Here are some games i am thinking of getting.

7 Wonders
Village
Ulm
Dominion

Dominion is amazing; do it. Annie and I still need to get some expansions for it.

Oh, and I'm crazy addicted to Power Grid. I'm asking for expansions for Christmas.

timmer wrote:Anyone here ever play Scotland Yard? I just ordered it online to play with my kids - I remember loving it as a child.

I haven't! I think my parents had this game though. Not sure why we never played it.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:I played Battlesheep for the first time last night. It was great. An incredibly simple game to learn (only took a minute to learn the rules), but the strategy involved has a very high ceiling, not unlike Go or Chess.

Battlesheep? What?!

Spoiler: show

Scotty wrote:I was actually lookin to go into the board game business instead of just a hobby but chose to focus on acting instead.

I love board games!

2 player is always an oddity that eludes me, because there is infinitely better games out there for more than 2 people. The hard part is always getting more people to join. I'm like a golden retriever. Always ready to go play fetch or dig up squirrel carcasses or what have you.

So I'm sure you've played Stratego. I play it with my gf all the time. It's my favorite game of all time.

7 wonders plays pretty well as 2 player. I haven't played the dueling version you guys mentioned already.

The party games we play a lot if you ever have people over are:

Codenames: this one is by far the most heavily played and easily accessible one on this list. Where I REALLY like hidden traitor games, this one is perfect for the creative linking minds. It's rated #1 Party game on BGG (I think) and it deserves it. Because even boring old Cathy from accounting can play this game. It's not overbearing may strategic and it engages the mind. It can play as 2, but I'd recommend it as a 4 person minimum. Literally no limit on how many people can play.

Resistance- Avalon: this game is a variant on Resistance. It's heavily regarded in my circle as the more preferred game over its predecessor. It's bluffing, but with strategic selection and statistical analysis. Probably one of my all time favorite party games. Needs minimum of 5 people to play, but it is the most requested game when that many people are around. I've logged over 500 games playing this online, which, coincidentally, introduced me to online Mafia and how I found the Syndicate! So there's that.

One Night Ultimate Werewolf: this is a madness hidden role bluffing game. Games are super fast, and anyone can pick it up and play for their first time, with the help of a handy supplemental app on the phone. Much more chaotic than your standard fair, like Mafia, but always a fun time. Plays 3 minimum.

I'm also into RPG dungeon crawling/fantasy type games, and so I have a few on my list:
Descent 2.0: is a classic one on my list. Can be played with 2 minimum. Sprawling, miniatures, campaign questing. One player plays as the evil overlord, and the other(s) play as the good heroes attempting to achieve a quest. It really is a chess game with missions and die rolling. It's like D&D put to cards and pieces. It's not cheap, and it has expansions once the first campaign is done, but I have fond memories playing with friends on this game.

Lord of the Rings: the Card game: I have a bit of a tough time recommending this because inherently don't like the advent of collectible card games. You will spend money buying expansions for this. But the combat system and drafting system is so well crafted, and the stories you make up are so grand, I fall in love with it. Plays 2 people minimum.

Zombicide (and its expansions): this is another big box game that can cost $90 often times, but if you like the undead/zombie genre, then look no further. It's a dungeon crawly type of game that has you and up to 5 other people working to get out of town via specific missions. Each turn zombies spawn and attempt to come eat you, so you must scavenge for supplies and weapons to fend off the hoard and escape. Always a fun time, and I have specific gaming groups just interested in playing this game, it's such a fun time. Plays 2 minimum.

Game of Thrones: the board game: this is risk. But better, more composed, and more hepatic ally fun. Players are playing as one of the six major families working to conquer Westeros. But its has a timer and a real threat in the wildlings knocking on the door to the north. So will you put aside your petty differences to appeal to the Wall and save the kingdom or get greedy? Plays best with 4-6 people.

I have shit ton of games. And have played a bunch. And am always looking out for good 2 player games, though it's always hard to find ones with replayability

Hey Scotty, nice post! Here I am reading and getting back to it over half a year later, my bad.

I really should post in this section more often!

I haven't played most of these games, so I'll check them out for sure. Codenames is one of those games that somehow I've managed to avoid even though I've been wanting to check it out. Zombicide I've played with one of my friends from the PhD program (Zombarella, actually!) and her wife (Snowman), and that game is pretty freaking awesome.

Speaking of Resistance and related offshoots, have you played Coup? Annie and I love that game.

Nice game shelves, G-Man!

Golden wrote:
JaggedJimmyJay wrote:
Golden wrote:My go to game is Ticket to Ride. It seems that most people really have fun even if they do not win.
Until someone puts that one train car in the single space you must have to complete a cross-continental rail.
In which case... your go to game should be TTR: Europe lol. The stations in that one definitely make for the most friendly experience.

+1

Europe is my favorite perhaps for this reason, as much as I love a lot of the others.

JaggedJimmyJay wrote:I. Hate. Risk.

Everyone's favorite strategy game is really a game of luck and nothing but luck. I'll stop there before it becomes a rant.

I love board games though. One of my favorites is Formula 1, for its simplicity and speed. I quite like cooperative board games like Atlantis Rising and Forbidden Desert. It's typical but I've always loved Monopoly too.

To answer the title: Star Wars: Edge of the Empire roleplaying game. It's okay, I like the unique dice system (much preferred with a computer program though over actual dice -- a lot easier to figure out). I've also played a crapload of D&D in the Forgotten Realms setting primarily.

I agree; Risk is overrated. I'm with my wife in saying that Small World is infinitely better.

Formula 1 is awesome! I've played it only a couple of times with friends, but it's a great game. I need to get it. Cooperative games are always fun too, in a different way, but you can't beat a competitive game.

nutella wrote:It's pretty hard to rank the dominion sets, they all have some really good cards. Intrigue, Seaside and Prosperity are all good for sure. I know the newest one that came out (Adventures) has some really crazy mechanics, but I haven't gotten the chance to play it yet. There is an online client at playdominion.com where you can purchase the sets to play online, or just play with other people who have them.

Good to know, thanks!

nutella wrote:some of my favorites are Dominion (all expansions), Splendor, Carcassonne, Ascension, Nexus Ops, Nothing Personal, Tokaido, King of Tokyo, Smallworld, Puerto Rico... and that's just to name a few I've played a lot of things thanks to my nerdy friends

How would you rank the Dominion expansions? Somehow we were a bit late to the party on Dominion, but we love it, and I've been debating on which expansions to get first.

I wish I had more money to spend on tabletop games and more time to play them. There are so many amazing looking games out there that Annie and I haven't even checked out. Definitely give out more recommendations, folks!

Yeah, Monopoly is such a classic; that was the first tabletop game I fell in love with when I was young. Loved playing it with my family, still one of my favorites despite the fact that I almost never play it these days. Coup is a really fun game too; I haven't played it in too long. It's so simple, but just so awesome, and never gets old when you have a good group of 5+ people.

Duly noted on Pennsylvania, that's good to know. I was wondering about it myself when we saw it at the store.

Some of my top priorities at the moment are: Pandemic Legacy (because the original and other expansions are so amazing, and this looks somehow better), Power Grid (I really want this), Twilight Struggle, TIME Stories, Netrunner, etc. Too many to name.

Also, has anyone here play the "new" 7 Wonders Duel version of the game (for 2-players only)? I've been really wanting to get it but haven't had a chance to yet. As much as I love games of all types, Annie and I have been trying to specifically find really solid 2-player games for obvious reasons.

This site desperately needs this thread, so here it is!

Annie (Spacedaisy) and I love playing tabletop games together; it's one of the ways we like to spend "us" time and we've bonded a lot over the past few years playing board, party, and card games. Not sure why I or someone else hasn't created this thread yet!

While Annie and I were in Austin visiting Emerald Tavern this past weekend, we picked up Mottainai at the suggestion of the staff, since it's one of the handful or two of games there we hadn't previously heard of. It's a good game if you don't want to spend more than $25 or so on a tabletop game and you only have 2 players (though you can play with as many as 5). Played it a few times so far, and we're both pretty impressed. There's a bit of a learning curve, but not an intense one in the slightest.

I recommend it for sure.

What tabletop game have you most recently played, and what did you think of it?

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