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Offline Maza

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« on: July 10, 2012, 05:54:33 PM »
I was recently in a store and had a look at some boardgames. I was tempted to buy the AD&D boardgame "Dragon of something": a dungeon crawler, heavy rules set. Minis in the box. Hardcore stuff :-) I was even particularly tempted by the option to play single player games (pathetic, I know).

But, considering that I would also really like to play with family members not so involved with hardcore nerd stuff, I chose to buy the lighter and more popular Small world. We tried it out a few times and it was nice as a friends and family game.

I also noted new editions of classics such as Talisman and Dungeon Quest. I remember me and my friends spending entire nights with Talisman and it's expansions. It never ended! Amazing artwork by Gary Chalk, though.

I understand that there has been something of a boardgame explosion in recent years? Several really good and well presented games on the market? Is anyone into this? Should I buy the AD&D board game? Do you have other suggestions, considering both family friendly games and heavier stuff?

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« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2012, 06:28:40 PM »
Do card games count?

Dominion rocks and is a self contained card game with many many outcomes.
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« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2012, 06:36:43 PM »
I also enjoyed Smallworld. Your family might also enjoy Settlers of Catan, Once Upon a Time, Citadels, and Gloom. 

In my experience, casual players/non-gamers will be just as intimidated by a quasi-rpg(Descent, Castle Ravenloft, et al) as they will be an actual rpg.  :icon_cry:
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« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2012, 01:29:36 AM »
If card games do count I'd recommend Munchkin as well.  It's still a fairly genre specific game and not for everyone, but anyone who has any interest in the fantasy genre will enjoy it I think.  It's quirky and funny.

One that's a good draw for just about everyone is Carcassone.  More tile based, but you can play it as casual or as cutthroat and it's still fun.  It's one of the best games to play when you really just want to talk and have no interest in real competitive play.
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« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2012, 01:33:30 AM »
carcassone - easy to pick up, fun and fast.   Wissenlander beat me to it :)

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« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2012, 12:57:59 PM »
Thanks for the suggestions, I'll check them out!

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« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2012, 02:12:06 PM »
Fluxx is another good cardgame. Lots of expansions, not collectable, and fun. To me it falls into the boardgame category.
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« Reply #7 on: July 12, 2012, 02:53:35 AM »
1 more vote for Carcassonne. It's fantastic.

Other favorites are Condotierre, 7 Wonders, Dominion, Monty Python Fluxx (or any other edition), Gloom, Lunch Money, Arkham Horror, and Red Dragon Inn. I haven't played, but have heard good things about, Agricola, Ora et Labora, Alhambra, and Tournay.

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« Reply #8 on: July 12, 2012, 08:31:45 AM »
Fury of Dracula!

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« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2012, 04:24:09 AM »
I played Gloom once and it was really fun.  A really good Halloween game.  Though I didn't play it on Halloween.
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« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2012, 09:37:25 PM »
Thanks all! I know a guy who owns Carcassonne, so I'll ask him if we can try it out. I have checked several of the titles you mention and I think I'm leaning towards Agricola. Descent and Arkham Horror are tempting too.

Maybe I need to buy several games in the near future...

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« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2012, 12:56:06 AM »
Fury of Dracula!

Arkham Horror!

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« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2012, 11:01:16 AM »
Carcassone and Settlers of Catan are both great.  I have them on my xbox, but my friend has the board games, so I use my xbox to practice  :-D

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« Reply #13 on: July 14, 2012, 06:20:34 PM »
A new(ish) twist on an old classic but my mate and I, mostly non geek types, have just started Risk Legacy. A 15 linked game series of risk with conditions and changing side. It's great.
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« Reply #14 on: July 14, 2012, 07:04:51 PM »
risk 2210 is awesome!

It's only 5 turns so it doesnt last as long as normal risk (takes 3 hours) but it is a bit more complicated then normal risk.
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« Reply #15 on: July 14, 2012, 07:28:50 PM »
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Risk?! I've got a few painful memories there. Maybe I should have a look at the new editions though.

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« Reply #16 on: July 14, 2012, 11:49:55 PM »
I like Star Wars Risk. 3-player, Empire vs Rebels vs Hutts.
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« Reply #17 on: July 15, 2012, 12:08:39 AM »
Munchkin is indeed very cool. You just have to be careful how many expansion decks you buy, it can get unplayable after 3 or so.

Great for a group of mates.

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« Reply #18 on: July 15, 2012, 01:14:06 AM »
I can give another recommendation for Risk Legacy. The first 5 or so games will play very fast until you get some of the packets opened and get new rules added to the game. We only played 13 of the games as we played a lot of games with 3 players and one of the guys (Mike) played with had a vendetta against me and it allowed one of the guys (Brad) to win lots of games. Enough that Brad was able to win 7 games and no one else was able to get close. It was impossible for anyone else to win the campaign and name the planet. I can pretty much guarantee that no two groups of players will every have the same experience with their Risk Legacy game and the boards will end up being totally different.

That being said there are tons of surprises in store for you with the game. I recommend downloading the files for the optional expansion that were only released at the Spiel Game convention. The best way to handle them without spoiling the surprise of what the cards are is to get the pdf file and only print out and look at the first page which is the envelope. Then fold it up and tape it into the box. Once you open the pack, print out the cards on some card stock and use them.

The games play fairly fast as well. Except the last 5 or six games we were able to finish our games over a single lunch break. The last games took two lunch breaks to finish. Those only took that long as we added a new guy to the group and he was very indecisive, taking a long time to decide what he was going to do.
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« Reply #19 on: July 15, 2012, 02:28:14 PM »
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« Reply #20 on: July 17, 2012, 09:33:59 PM »
Smallworld rules. Settler's of Catan is a good family + friends one. I also like Pandemic, Thunderstone, and anything involving zombies. I'd also highly recommend Castle Panic though I don't own it.

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« Reply #21 on: July 29, 2012, 03:45:38 PM »
So many good board games out there.  http://boardgamegeek.com/ is an excellent resource.

A few really good games (and there are plenty more);

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« Reply #22 on: August 01, 2012, 11:32:01 AM »
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« Reply #23 on: August 02, 2012, 08:14:45 AM »
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« Reply #24 on: August 02, 2012, 04:20:48 PM »
Diskworld - very easy to play, very fun and you don't really need to have read the books