Thanks for the replies. It looks neat but maybe too steep of a price for a game where the goal is to move cubes around.
Thanks for the replies. It looks neat but maybe too steep of a price for a game where the goal is to move cubes around.
That's kind of my point. I can get a solid Euro game for half the price of Vindication.Isn't moving cubes around the goal of the vast majority of board games? :p
Hey guys! Just wanted a few recommendations from everyone.
My fiancee and I are pretty avid board game players and we are trying to start game nights at our place. Well, we've already started them but we kind of need to get more games to get peoples interest. Some of the games we currently play are; Mansions of Madness, Dead of Winter, Epic Spell Wars, Sushi-Go!, and of course stuff like Monopoly and Risk.
We are looking for mostly easily accessible games that are short and exciting, if that makes sense. We are also looking for more strategic games (akin to the examples I mentioned). Anyone have any recommendations for me would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
You could argue that the theme is watching paint dry.Fresco has soul, i mean at least it's not another colonialism game
Thanks for the recs! Looking at Azul that looks right up our alley.If you don't have Azul I highly recommend that for easy to learn, quick to play, exciting the whole way through. In the realm of all time classics that have all those things if you don't own carcassone you need to pick that uo.
If you want a bit more back and forth for two players star/hero realms are amazing and you can even try the app for free to get a taste of the game. You can also get Hive/Hive Pocket which is chess with no board and hexagon bug pieces. The pieces themselves as you play them must stay connected and form the hive that they'll move around to try and capture the queen bee.
Since you mentioned some heavier stuff like mansions of madness, you might want to look into either summoner wars or battlelore 2.0. Both are pretty engaging strategy/war games, summoner wars uses a deck of cards as your monsters, spells, and mana; battlelore is minis on a map with a really cool set up mechanic where you can try to outthink your opponents set up.
Finally you can never go wrong with coops like Pandemic or the Legendary games (marvel, alien, predator, etc). Since you mentioned liking the cthulu stuff there is a Pandemic: Cthulu version where instead of curing diseases you're fighting cultist to seal gates.
When you're looking at Azul, take a look at Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra, too. I actually prefer it to the original Azul and like the look of it better, but it's really down to personal preference. They're very similar games so it's not worth getting both, but just being aware there are options can be helpful.Thanks for the recs! Looking at Azul that looks right up our alley.
I'm going to check on the Pandemic stuff as well.
Kingdomino can be taught in a few min and plays in 15 min, while still being pretty tactical. Accessible for kids/family. Fairly cheap, too.Hey guys! Just wanted a few recommendations from everyone.
My fiancee and I are pretty avid board game players and we are trying to start game nights at our place. Well, we've already started them but we kind of need to get more games to get peoples interest. Some of the games we currently play are; Mansions of Madness, Dead of Winter, Epic Spell Wars, Sushi-Go!, and of course stuff like Monopoly and Risk.
We are looking for mostly easily accessible games that are short and exciting, if that makes sense. We are also looking for more strategic games (akin to the examples I mentioned). Anyone have any recommendations for me would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Just received my tracking number for Tapestry! The game is on its way...
Cool Stuff had Wingspan staring me in the face when I walked in to pickup Underwater Cities, so now I own that :D and only $42 at that.
Very excited to check both of these games out.
Got my dice throne adventure pledge manager. Can't decide if I need to add the $60 minis or not. I don't want to regret later but boy that's like 90 percent he cost of the game
I haven't played it, but plan to tomorrow. I really love Pulsar 2849, and since this is the same designer, and the critical consensus seems to be at least as good to better than that, I'm pumped.So how's the hype on underwater cities? I keep hearing about it?
Can anyone recommend Parks: The Board Game? I have an opportunity to buy an in-stock Kickstarter Edition. The artwork is astoundingly gorgeous, but I'm not sure if the gameplay is on the same level. There doesn't seem to be too many reviews available.
I played my copy 2 weeks ago. It's stunning. It's easy to set up and a joy to play. It's incredibly simple. Boil it down and you're just collecting resources and using those to visit parks, which then earns you points.
You lay the path out (random shuffle) and flip over a card which tells you anything different for the round (items costing less/bonuses/etc) and the card has the weather . You set the weather out on the path. Each section of path has an icon (sun, rain, mountain or tree). Plus whatever the weather is. (Example tree plus water) When you move down the path you collect the resources . The first person there gets the bonus weather resource . Everyone always gets the printed on default one.
You can only go forward down the path. So if you really need water you might skip 3 spots ahead to get the bonus water from the weather. But you can't go backwards after that. So it's a risk reward
The parks you visit each cost X amount. The more points they are worth the more they cost (1 park might cost a tree and 2 water when another may be 3 treee 2 water a mountain and 2 sun).
Honestly it's an instant but for me . It's gorgeous and anyone can play. Great to have.
Hi, looking for some advice from the many experts in here :)
I want to pick up one of the many many "dungeon crawler" type games out there, mainly as a way to get some family time together around a table rather than phones, video games and tablets!
It will probably by myself and my 11 year old lad playing together mainly, so a game we can play without a Dungeon Master is preferable.
My shortlist so far is one of the D & D boardgames (Wrath Of Arshardalon or Dungeon of The Mad Mage looking the most interesting), Descent 2.0, Massive Darkness, or Swords & Sorcery...the last two being the "outsiders", though the aesthetics of those two look great.
I'm a character artist by trade so the shallow part of me is also easily swayed by the sets with a great set of minis and artwork, not that it matters if the game itself is boring.
Ideally we want something that's not to heavy on the rules, so able hold the attention span of a Fortnite loving lad and something we can play over an hour or two.
I played a bit of pen and paper D&D many, many years ago as well as the old Heroquest games...the one with the Skavens. I also owned more than a handful of Citadel miniatures at some point.
Many thanks for any suggestions, I realise I could search this thread but it's a pretty long one.
Hi, looking for some advice from the many experts in here :)
I want to pick up one of the many many "dungeon crawler" type games out there, mainly as a way to get some family time together around a table rather than phones, video games and tablets!
It will probably by myself and my 11 year old lad playing together mainly, so a game we can play without a Dungeon Master is preferable.
My shortlist so far is one of the D & D boardgames (Wrath Of Arshardalon or Dungeon of The Mad Mage looking the most interesting), Descent 2.0, Massive Darkness, or Swords & Sorcery...the last two being the "outsiders", though the aesthetics of those two look great.
I'm a character artist by trade so the shallow part of me is also easily swayed by the sets with a great set of minis and artwork, not that it matters if the game itself is boring.
Ideally we want something that's not to heavy on the rules, so able hold the attention span of a Fortnite loving lad and something we can play over an hour or two.
I played a bit of pen and paper D&D many, many years ago as well as the old Heroquest games...the one with the Skavens. I also owned more than a handful of Citadel miniatures at some point.
Many thanks for any suggestions, I realise I could search this thread but it's a pretty long one.
You might also want to look at descent or journeys in middle earth, I know you want to get away from tech but the apps for them act as a dungeon master of sorts for you.
How about Gloomhaven? It's got a ridiculous High score on bgg for a reason.Hi, looking for some advice from the many experts in here :)
I want to pick up one of the many many "dungeon crawler" type games out there, mainly as a way to get some family time together around a table rather than phones, video games and tablets!
It will probably by myself and my 11 year old lad playing together mainly, so a game we can play without a Dungeon Master is preferable.
My shortlist so far is one of the D & D boardgames (Wrath Of Arshardalon or Dungeon of The Mad Mage looking the most interesting), Descent 2.0, Massive Darkness, or Swords & Sorcery...the last two being the "outsiders", though the aesthetics of those two look great.
I'm a character artist by trade so the shallow part of me is also easily swayed by the sets with a great set of minis and artwork, not that it matters if the game itself is boring.
Ideally we want something that's not to heavy on the rules, so able hold the attention span of a Fortnite loving lad and something we can play over an hour or two.
I played a bit of pen and paper D&D many, many years ago as well as the old Heroquest games...the one with the Skavens. I also owned more than a handful of Citadel miniatures at some point.
Many thanks for any suggestions, I realise I could search this thread but it's a pretty long one.
Oh man, Dungeon Crawlers are my JAMHi, looking for some advice from the many experts in here :)
I want to pick up one of the many many "dungeon crawler" type games out there, mainly as a way to get some family time together around a table rather than phones, video games and tablets!
It will probably by myself and my 11 year old lad playing together mainly, so a game we can play without a Dungeon Master is preferable.
My shortlist so far is one of the D & D boardgames (Wrath Of Arshardalon or Dungeon of The Mad Mage looking the most interesting), Descent 2.0, Massive Darkness, or Swords & Sorcery...the last two being the "outsiders", though the aesthetics of those two look great.
I'm a character artist by trade so the shallow part of me is also easily swayed by the sets with a great set of minis and artwork, not that it matters if the game itself is boring.
Ideally we want something that's not to heavy on the rules, so able hold the attention span of a Fortnite loving lad and something we can play over an hour or two.
I played a bit of pen and paper D&D many, many years ago as well as the old Heroquest games...the one with the Skavens. I also owned more than a handful of Citadel miniatures at some point.
Many thanks for any suggestions, I realise I could search this thread but it's a pretty long one.
I left Gloomhaven out because it might be a bit much for an 11 year old, but I will say Gloomhaven is a fantastic game.How about Gloomhaven? It's got a ridiculous High score on bgg for a reason.
Just received my tracking number for Tapestry! The game is on its way...
I don't know how readily available it is, but Mechs vs. Minions might be another one to look in to.Hi, looking for some advice from the many experts in here :)
I want to pick up one of the many many "dungeon crawler" type games out there, mainly as a way to get some family time together around a table rather than phones, video games and tablets!
It will probably by myself and my 11 year old lad playing together mainly, so a game we can play without a Dungeon Master is preferable.
My shortlist so far is one of the D & D boardgames (Wrath Of Arshardalon or Dungeon of The Mad Mage looking the most interesting), Descent 2.0, Massive Darkness, or Swords & Sorcery...the last two being the "outsiders", though the aesthetics of those two look great.
I'm a character artist by trade so the shallow part of me is also easily swayed by the sets with a great set of minis and artwork, not that it matters if the game itself is boring.
Ideally we want something that's not to heavy on the rules, so able hold the attention span of a Fortnite loving lad and something we can play over an hour or two.
I played a bit of pen and paper D&D many, many years ago as well as the old Heroquest games...the one with the Skavens. I also owned more than a handful of Citadel miniatures at some point.
Many thanks for any suggestions, I realise I could search this thread but it's a pretty long one.
I checked mine last night when you posted this to no avail. But I got out of It 2 today to find mine shipped. I'm beyond excited!Just received my tracking number for Tapestry! The game is on its way...
Played it last night with a couple friends. A tremendous amount of fun with the many different types of civilization packed with it. Had a three player game. Got second place (lost by three points).
So once I ripped the bandaid off, selling games I haven't played for a while (or ever) has been much easier. I've added a ton of games to my list, and since we really don't have a board game B/S/T thread like video games do in community, I'm just going to post my list here. PM me if you're interested in anything.
I just wish shipping board games was more economical. Definitely some good stuff in there. I will be musing about a couple, for sure.So once I ripped the bandaid off, selling games I haven't played for a while (or ever) has been much easier. I've added a ton of games to my list, and since we really don't have a board game B/S/T thread like video games do in community, I'm just going to post my list here. PM me if you're interested in anything.
So once I ripped the bandaid off, selling games I haven't played for a while (or ever) has been much easier. I've added a ton of games to my list, and since we really don't have a board game B/S/T thread like video games do in community, I'm just going to post my list here. PM me if you're interested in anything.
I just wish shipping board games was more economical. Definitely some good stuff in there. I will be musing about a couple, for sure.
Haha it's a small world, I just realised I sold you a game a few months back off our local FB trade group as I recognised the list :)
Lol! That's hilarious. Was it Heroscape, Zombicide or Sword & Sorcery?
I just wish shipping board games was more economical. Definitely some good stuff in there. I will be musing about a couple, for sure.
My "local" store finally started doing a used section and it's a godsend. You fill out a google sheet with quality. Set your price. And they put on used section. They contact you at the end of the month if it sold (so if you drop sept 1 you won't hear anything until oct even if it sold sept 2nd) then they take 20 percent and you get the rest in store credit.
I dropped off a pile end of July and last week they informed me I had $140 in credit. Easy peasy and so much easier than shipping
My "local" store finally started doing a used section and it's a godsend. You fill out a google sheet with quality. Set your price. And they put on used section. They contact you at the end of the month if it sold (so if you drop sept 1 you won't hear anything until oct even if it sold sept 2nd) then they take 20 percent and you get the rest in store credit.
I dropped off a pile end of July and last week they informed me I had $140 in credit. Easy peasy and so much easier than shipping
If you think you can get a better price without without giving 20% to the store...though from a buyer's perspective it's great.That's awesome and such a good use of a store's space and presence. Is there any reason this doesn't make sense?
If you think you can get a better price without without giving 20% to the store...though from a buyer's perspective it's great.