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^ oh, I know. And I don't want to come off as a curmudgeon who only likes heavy strategy games, because really quite the opposite! I just don't think KoT is a very fun party game either ;).

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I get that.  Although, I think KoT is pretty fun to play with kids.  It's a good blend of simple fantasy/roleplaying and strategy, but throws in enough random chance to even the playing field for a youngster playing an adult.

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My newest game is Machi Koro, and I love it! 

 

My boyfriend's newest game is Sentinels of the Multiverse, and that one is pretty awesome, too!

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The wife got me a subscription to Game Box Monthly for Christmas so far its been a winner. We've gotten Love Letters, Gem Rush, For Sale, Postcard Cthulhu, Postcard Empire, and Titan Tactics. Other than For Sale all are good to decent 2 player games

 

New game came in yesterday

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Just a side note/topic - the wife and I are always bringing out games with us to the pub, on vacation, etc. We love playing games so they travel with us.

 

I'm pickup a couple of storage options from All Rolled Up a UK company which does gaming supplies. I got a "all rolled up" for father's day last year - I've the best cats ever! - and LOVE it for my gaming kit so to keep supporting a good shop we're getting stuff from them again. Then maybe a few other boxes from Michaels to carry our games without the bulk of the boxes. 

 

So does anyone else like to bring their games out and about with them?

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Thanks for the tips! I got pandemic and had a lot of fun playing it this weekend. I was a bit unsure about the whole cooperation thing, but we managed to play nice together. :tongue:

Co-op games are great! 

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Game Box Monthly sounds amazing!

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Challenges:

1/16-2/16-3/16-4/16-5/16-6/16-7/16-8/16-9/16-11/16-12/16-1/17-2/17-

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Now that schools just about to finish up, I'm thinking I'm going to have to bring a few games in to work to kill the time. (I'm a home health care aid on the nightshift, so there isn't usually very much going on.) What games would you all recommend as 'intros' to tabletop games?

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What games would you all recommend as 'intros' to tabletop games?

We have the most universal success with Ticket to Ride, and you'll find that at/near the top of pretty much every list of "gateway games". Depending on the audience, other good options can include:

7 Wonders

Pandemic

King of Tokyo

Carcassonne

Dixit

Hanabi

Resistance

Forbidden Desert

Timeline

Dominion

Checking out each game's bgg page can tell you a little more about them and whether or not they would be a good fit for your group.

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I say Ixnay on the Ominion Day and 7 Wonders...Dear God you're trying to convince them gaming is fun not that you need a Bachelors degree in math to sort it out. 

 

I'd say Munchkin is a good Gateway game, most know Settlers of Catan, I'd suggest Scoville as a start up game, Formula D. Depending on the size of the group, play Love Letter. You could play Guillotine. Hmm...

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*shrug* I threw out a range. I don't think you need a math degree to count to 50, and most of my friends are the thinking type, so games like 7 wonders and Dominion have gone over great for us. Games like KoT and Munchkin personally bore me to tears, but other people like them and that's great too. Like I said, it depends on the audience.

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Just got Settlers of America: Trails to Rails. It's like a combination of Settlers of Catan and Ticket to Ride.

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Now that we've talked about all the wonderful boardgames, which have IOS apps to play some version of them on the phone? Carcassonne does in IOS, and it's pretty solid.

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Gains....

 

On the Iphone: 

 

Ticket to Ride

Settlers of Cataan

Star Realms

Racer Feud (Its Formula D)

Summoner War

 

On Ipad

 

Boss Monster

Lords of Waterdeep

Small World

Talisman

Sentinels of the Multiverse

 

 

You could look this over too http://meadowparty.com/blog/2014/01/06/top-30-ios-boardgame-apps/

Cataan has 2 aa's after the T? I've been pissed forever that there wasn't an app! I'll have to grab Ticket to Ride as well.

 

I Play Cataan on xbox arcade all the time. It's hard now because it's actually not downloadable anymore because the publisher folded, so the only people playing are those that downloaded it 2 years ago.

 

No ipad here, sadly because I really liked Lords of Waterdeep the time I played it with Seth, and I really want to try Small World.

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"Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith
"It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf

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Not 2 a's, just a $5 game. Maybe I didn't want to pay before. This is gonna make bathroom breaks really long...

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Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge
"No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates
"Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith
"It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf

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