Tabletop Games • Page 7

i hear ya man, i hate starting around dinner time. as of late we've been starting around 3ish which has been awesome because we can get several games in and not feel completely wiped out by the end of it.

 

Has anyone actually played Scythe? Generally consensus is that it's gorgeous and has an engrossing theme, but mechanically is a little bland. Definitely want to pick it up, though.

 

I like Euros and it looks right up my alley. Wanna try it sometime

 

Played telestrations with the roommates tonight. Great party game. Especially when we starting making up our own words it got really good.

 

Being really frugal at the moment, but getting the money together along with using my credit card reward points to get a couple of games. Black Orchestra, Spyfall and possible the final expansion to Galaxy Trucker are on my list for buying next. Might be able to get all three!

 

Gonna be playing Spyfall all night tonight!

 

oh my god this is a real thing and i want it

 

here ya go! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JKD4HYC/?tag=absolutepunk-20

I bought my copy as soon as it went up for the public (until recently it was only available for backers)

 

Not sure how I feel about the theme of Secret Hitler tbh... feels kind of exploitative?

I'll stick with resistance for that type of game. (though SH art design is miles better)

Also, just played Splendor, Libertalia and Villages of Valeria at Boardgame night... liked all 3.

Came away most impressed with Splendor, so simple with a lot of strategic depth. Will probably buy it to play with family and roommates.


Villages of Valeria is extremely my type of game. Libertalia is a fun, what else is everyone going to play and what value card should I play to influence turn order.

 

not sure what you mean. is it any more exploitative than video games or movies based on WW2?

and for what it's worth, everyone I know has said there's pretty much no reason for them to play Resistance anymore because Secret Hitler does it so much better

 

Most video games and movies address WW2 with more levity for the subject than a secret hitler.

It's not like it disgusts me or anything, just the theme is enough to not want to play it for me.

 

We did two rounds of Captain Sonar on Sunday, and man I can't recommend it enough. We had ten people and it's only meant for eight players, so we had two people team up for the engineer role on each team. The players ranged from die-hard board gamers, a buddy's girlfriend who won't play anything but Smallworld, and an 8 year old child... and everyone loved it. Total chaos.

 

Going for the "Longest Road" title in Catan is a total noob move. Everyone is so caught up spending their brick and wood for roads trying to outrace everyone else. Plus, the control of it can change frequently since everyone is trying to outdo each other. I say build cities first and then expand outwards!

That's my board gaming rant for the day.

 

Treated myself to some new games.



The expansion for Colt Express is on its way too.

 

What are some Euros y'all would recommend?

Interested in Great Western Trail and Scythe, what else is out there?

Only real euro game I have is Lords of Waterdeep.

 

Terra Mystica, Caverna, Puerto Rico, 7 Wonders, Ticket to Ride, Takenoko

I feel like everyone defines Euro slightly differently, but those are all great games.

 

I second Takenoko, big fan of that one.

 

Orléans is a euro I'm big fan of.

 

got dead of winter for christmas and its a ton of fun. im finding its pretty intimidating to teach people to play (at first glance it seems SUPER complicated) but after going through a couple rounds, its very easy to pick up.

 

I love Dead of Winter, mostly because it allows you to be cooperative while still secretly screwing over the others depending on your secret objective.

Also, hoping to play Scythe this weekend and will report back.

The past week i've played City of Spies which I loved but I'm not keen on their end of game scoring, Blood Rage which was pretty fun, Cry Havoc which was decent, and then Dead of Winter.

 

Played Scythe, hella fun but it took us a while at the beginning to understand all of what we were doing, but once it picked up it was great. Might be my favorite of the dozen or so we got for Christmas. Reminded me of Civ a bit

 

Played Ticket to Ride for the first time last night and loved it.

 

Played a game called Dragoon last night. Loved it, but I can't find a place to buy it anywhere. Its this weird super limited edition game that apparently they don't want anyone to have. Let me buy it damn it!

 

Yo for real, everybody, @channel, whatever, Sentinels of the Multiverse is the best game ever. card-driven coops for LIFE

high af and just bought:
Battle Line (easy 9/10 from me as well, if you want the resentment Catan gives you in 1/4 of the time, grab this)
Sentinels of the Multiverse: Infernal Relics/Rook City expansion
Decktet (Which, if you don't already know, peep this thing, how cool, right?)

 

Scythe is too pure for this world. I'm in love.