The Syndicate

Golden wrote:

Spacedaisy wrote:Dfaraday came over and the three of us broke open T.I.M.E. Stories. It was the most fun I've had losing a cooperative game in quite a while, lol. There was moonwalking involved, that's all I will say to avoiding d spoilers.

I mean, did Alex literally get up and do the moonwalk? Because, there ought to be video evidence of that...

Reminds me of when I (vicariously) got him to do the macarena.

I did the dirty work (and won a game of mafia to boot).

I played Dominion with my new roommates tonight. I hadn't played in a while, and they were all very proficient at it. I could barely keep up.

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.

MovingPictures07 wrote: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.

My family has 7 Wonders, and my brother have played a 2-person variation. But I don't know of this duel version you speak of.

I've also played Dominion. That one is good, I've just forgotten about it.

I've also played Ticket to Ride once. That one is excellent. My friend who is really into games (she's got about 50+ board games on her shelf) invited me over and taught me how to play it. She was a little salty that I beat her on the first go. :P

The game I have played most recently (and probably most often) - Settlers of Catan. Despite playing this game dozens of times (no exaggeration), I have only ever won this game once. It seems I still haven't figured it out.



Some other favorites of mine.

Power Grid - my family owns this one, and I like to play whenever I can, mainly because I've developed a strategy that usually works.

Hanabi - This is a simple to learn, but hard to master card game that involves all players teaming up to try to win. My friend has owned this game for years, and says he still hasn't achieved a perfect score.

Coup - Another card game, with a little bit of complexity. It reminds me of mafia in that the goal is to bluff and deceive other players based on 1 or 2 cards you hold in your hand.

Monopoly - Well, this one is a classic. I can never win when I play with my brothers because I have one brother who cares more about stopping me from winning than he does about winning himself. Regardless, still a wonderful one to play despite its age.

Risk - Another classic. Again, same story with this game that I described with Monopoly, but it is still fun to play at any time.

Pandemic - I've only played this game once, but I feel a strong urge to play it again. It's most interesting because of it's focus on teamwork, and I think the Legacy edition would be a blast to spend some time on.