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    chrisjohnnick
    Iron Heart Deity
    Joined: 7 Jan 2021

    Anyone here into board games?

    Got really into strategy games a decade or so ago when everyone I knew starting getting really into Settlers of Catan. Just recently picked up Power Grid and Carcassonne, but don't have a regular group to play with yet, so haven't had a chance to break them out.

    There's a local game company just outside of my area called Van Ryder Games, and they make a lot of great solo player games like Hostage Negotiator, Final Girl, etc. that I've gotten really into to play in my free time.

    What y'all into?

    Wants List:
    IHSH-20-Red, XL
    IHSH-208-Indigo Kersey, L-XL
    IHSH-254-Grey Kersey, L-XL
    IHSW-45 Black, M
    IH-526SV 21oz type III, 38 or 40
    IH-777S-SB size 32
    IH-777S-142 size 31 or 32
    IHJ-142-BLK or IND, M

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      Joberwocky
      Raw and Unwashed
      Joined: 14 Apr 2021

      My wife and I were big into board games when we had some local friends to play consistently with, though unfortunately they've moved away.  We had a board game night with a coworker of her and some others a few weeks ago and it was great fun.  I like a lot of Flying Frogs games, though the really require a group.  Arkham Horror is great if you want to kill a day  😃

      Longest road for LIFE  😎

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        Paul9221
        啓蒙家
        Joined: 19 Apr 2011

        Oh man, Arkham Horror!  Played that for like 8 hours before people started falling asleep LOL

        Munchkin is really popular at our house (technically a card game, not a board game). Bananagrams is a ton of fun (technically a tile game, not a board game).  Machi Koro (without the expansions) is a blast, too.

        Blanket-line all the things!!!

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          chrisjohnnick
          Iron Heart Deity
          Joined: 7 Jan 2021

          @Joberwocky @Paul9221 Yes! Arkham Horror has been on my list to pick up soon. I recently discovered a coffee shop near me called Game Point (A Board Game Cafe) and they have a TON of classic and popular games from all genres that you can just grab and play while you have your coffee or tea. I've seen people playing it there before.

          Wants List:
          IHSH-20-Red, XL
          IHSH-208-Indigo Kersey, L-XL
          IHSH-254-Grey Kersey, L-XL
          IHSW-45 Black, M
          IH-526SV 21oz type III, 38 or 40
          IH-777S-SB size 32
          IH-777S-142 size 31 or 32
          IHJ-142-BLK or IND, M

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            Joberwocky
            Raw and Unwashed
            Joined: 14 Apr 2021

            Arkham is a good deal of fun as long as you've got a suitably patient group…TONS of things to go over

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              chrisjohnnick
              Iron Heart Deity
              Joined: 7 Jan 2021

              I'm mostly doing solo boardgames now, since I don't have a group to play with. Been really into Hostage Negotiator and Final Girl, as they have multiple expansions and different outcomes so it keeps it interesting. The Final Girl stuff has been CRAZY to watch it blow up on Kickstarter and go for crazy prices on eBay. I lucked out because the company is about 45 mins outside of Nashville, so my local game shop gets in ALL of the stuff regularly, even the Kickstarter bonuses and such.

              Wants List:
              IHSH-20-Red, XL
              IHSH-208-Indigo Kersey, L-XL
              IHSH-254-Grey Kersey, L-XL
              IHSW-45 Black, M
              IH-526SV 21oz type III, 38 or 40
              IH-777S-SB size 32
              IH-777S-142 size 31 or 32
              IHJ-142-BLK or IND, M

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                Joberwocky
                Raw and Unwashed
                Joined: 14 Apr 2021

                I've never heard of final girl but have a pretty intense board game store a couple minutes away, may need to stop in tomorrow

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                  Jek
                  Haraki san Student
                  Joined: 30 Sept 2013

                  My wife and I are big on two player games. Our gateway drug into board games was Dominion, which is a great deck-building game with tons of variability.

                  If you're into Kickstarter games, we really like Anachrony which has a pretty unique post-apocalyptic time travel theme - it also has a solo mode.

                  Then my favorite, although I suppose it is probably more of a card game than a board game, is Android: Netrunner. It's an asymmetrical sci-fi game that's been around in one form or another since the 90's based on some of the cyberpunk concepts developed by William Gibson's Sprawl series... It's kind of like sci-fi magic the gathering but... cooler. If that piques your interest, highly recommend checking it out.

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                    doubletee
                    Haraki san Prodigy
                    Joined: 20 Feb 2023

                    We love Uno and Rummikub here. Massive time wasters 😁

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                      EdH
                      Iron Heart Deity
                      Joined: 2 Jan 2022

                      My group has been playing Detective: City of Angels recently. One player plays as the Chisel (effectively, the games master) and makes choices as to how suspects answer questions from the other players, who play as the detectives. The Detectives are trying to solve the crime first, while the Chisel wins if the Detectives fail to solve the crime before the killer escapes. Detectives who are waiting for their turn can still interact with the game by choosing whether or not to eavesdrop on another detective's question and answer with a suspect, at a cost, so you find you are engaged most of the time. It also rewards thinking carefully about what you know; for instance on the last case we did, I learned by eavesdropping on another player that one of the potential suspects had a particular occupation. Rather than wait for someone to turn up a clue pointing to this suspect's name or where they could be found, or look for those clues myself, I scoured the board for a location where such a person would be employed, and hey presto, I skipped a couple of breadcrumbs in the trail of clues and found him early.

                      The rulebook seems daunting at first, but I promise the mechanics are really simple once you've done a round or two. Highly recommend.

                      https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/218074/detective-city-angels

                      Take the dive...

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                        Matt
                        見習いボス
                        Joined: 4 Oct 2011

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                          Brian
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                          we really enjoy this normally played when we go away to the beach house

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                            SKT
                            見習いボス
                            @Matt
                            Joined: 26 Aug 2019

                            @Matt this is our go to as well. My wife is basically unbeaten. Also “ficwipn”for the win!

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                              Matt
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                              Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                              Katie hates Scrabble because I always win. I just tell her it wouldn’t be a problem if she were smarter.

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                              • Tago MagoT
                                Tago Mago
                                Mod Squad
                                @Matt
                                Joined: 16 Jan 2021

                                @Matt How often does Katie question her life choices? A rough estimate will suffice

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                                  SKT
                                  見習いボス
                                  @Matt
                                  Joined: 26 Aug 2019

                                  @Matt I’m trying to play how this tactic would go with my wife

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                                    Matt
                                    見習いボス
                                    @Tago Mago
                                    Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                                    @Tago-Mago now that you mention it 🤔

                                    @SKT like you would imagine.

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                                    • goosehdG
                                      goosehd
                                      Mod Squad
                                      @Matt
                                      Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                      @Matt Do you ever wake up gasping for air, wondering how the pillow keeps landing on your face in the middle of the night?

                                      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                        Matt
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                                        Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                                        I pray for this most nights.

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                                        • Tago MagoT
                                          Tago Mago
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                                          Joined: 16 Jan 2021

                                          (auto)erotic asphyxiation?

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