/bgg/ Board Games General: Now with More Anime Edition

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>>55040816
>Anime Edition
The minis, obviously.

>What artist or style would you most love to see that doesn't currently have a board game produce art for one?
Can I say Z-ton?

>>55040816
stop making the thread before it gets bump limit

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>>55041016
>someone else bitches at OP before I have to
God bless you anon, but he'll just make it when it's at 310 next time and not on page 8 for another 3+ hrs

Is it okay to post board / card games that are wip in this thread? I'm working on a card game that's based on the framework of Punch!

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>>55041016
>>55041072
Yeah, no choice. If I'd waited again retard anon would have fucked it up again.

>>55041115
Prolly more fitting in a game design thread, but we do love to see OC and new stuff, go nuts posting it til someone unleashes their autism on you anon.

>>55041118
There's always more retards anon, just keep trying to start some shit in the middle of the night for the next refresh. I haven't had to make a proper thread in 3 weeks now because of the influx of people who don't seem to know how slow /tg/ works

>>55041115
go with it

>>55039871
Sadly agree with you on it too. Mercs and councillors could have been implemented a lot better with a little more depth/quality. Hopefully we'll see a return of mercs/representatives in a TI4 exp with better mechanics.
Is there anything new /bgg/ would like to see in an expansion for TI4?
I'm gonna play a 5-7 player TI3 this saturday with only 1 beginner and I'm looking really forward to it.

The talk about CAH got me wondering, why do you all think that board games geared towards adults entirely focused around sex and how many times you can say fuck in one night? Is it a taboo thing that since we can't talk about that stuff in normal days the only way we can have fun is by finding out new ways to say boobs?

>>55041512
Because games geared towards "adults" aren't games designed to be good, but rather sell at Target/Walmart/etc to people who don't know games beyond Monopoly.

Had a guy at Gencon handing out trial packs of their new porn movie title game. The gf took one look at it said "who the fuck wants to play this shit" and tossed it in the trash as soon as he walked away from our seats. Never been prouder of her and she's definitely not a gamer

Does anybody know a good supplementary sites for HeroQuest? I'm itching for more classes and houserules but I don't want to shell out more than I already have.

>>55041512
Anything geared towards "Adults" is crap.

Let me be clear, I don't mean that anything unfit for Children is crap. R-rated movies, M-rated games, and even some "Mature" entries in /tg/ material can be 100% Legit. But there's a big difference between a media product that organically reaches a state where those below a certain age probably shouldn't be exposed to it, and a product that goes in saying "This is gonna be for adults I'ma make it all adult".

Because what defines "Adult" in that context is the kind of thing that gets stupid teenagers and newly-minted college students snickering, and that's exactly the demographic things like CAH are marketing to: the easily-amused, probably stoned manchildren and womanchildren who feel a swell of pride on being acknowledged as part of the secret club that is the adult set, rather than those who have gained actual taste for what experience they spend their money and hours on.

In essence, anything having to do with a bodily function that many would shy from speaking openly about or a part of human anatomy that would have to be covered on network tv will get a significant subset of people laughing and interested, and the same subset of people is probably not great with their money and will throw it at an activity that's Apples to Apples with aforementioned not-child-friendly elements of life included.

>>55041512
Because what else are you going to put in an adult themed board game? Violence? Eclipse lets you genocide planets. Slavery? Let me introduce you to a game called Puerto Rico. Torture? It's a card in Dominion. Basically the only things that differentiate an "adult" game and a normal one are titties and cursing.

And that's why "adult" games suck. Because they're just games with gratuitous titties and cursing added in.

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>>55040980
I still don't understand the appeal of that game.

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>>55041601
>wanting anything other than gravity land
Seriously does no one even bother to check BGG before asking these questions every thread?
>boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/699/heroquest/files

>>55043300
I don't know what that is but now I really want to make that part of my next D&D campaign

>>55043415
>not aware of our spirit mammal
Sweet Chocolate Christ kid don't admit you don't belong here. Just watch these and keep your head down
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx8sl2uC46A
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE3BFAXAXTw

>>55042653
They're COLONISTS. They just happen to be dark brown tokens that work on plantations.

>>55043960
Bring up Five Tribes then, those slaves went over wonderfully with the internet when Rahdo and Wheaton pitched fits about them. Still kinda pissed about the fix thematically; seriously how is a Fakir helpful in anything but snake charming? They could've make them just straight up toolkits and it would've made more sense

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>>55042699
It's normies first euro. It's the monopoly of modern board games. Nobody who actually knows better really likes it (inb4 that guy) but it's familiar and well tread.

I'll cite my buddy who will not play anything else:
>I only play three player because with four it's too hard.
That sums up Catan players to me.

Incidentally I don't understand the appeal of Risk. Risk-like? Awesome. Area control? Bring it. Risk itself? Meh.

>>55044022
Risk is an amazing game to people who know nothing about board games, just like catan. what other (normie) game lets you take over the world and make/break alliances with your friends?

>>55044015
You're still buying people but now they're just called by a different name

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>>55044015
Because of shit like this no one will ever make a game that is just straight up about slave trading.
Just imagine the shitstorm if someone released or even tried to release a game where the players take the role of arab slave traders.

>>55044722
I'm genuinely tempted now.
So much free publicity. Low effort dollars, that's what this is.

>>55044722
>>55044761
>euro game about the early US slave trade
>expansion is Africa map

god I want this

>>55044797
instead
>game is about arabs using islam to literally and metaphorically enslave europe
>expansion: the crusades, which makes the game a 1 v all where the european player has to make use of the limited resources given to him by the church to repel the arab hordes from key areas

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Anyone tried this? Looks a bit bloated but I feel I could cut down on the fat and help my friends have some fun.

>>55044722
You know Barbarossa's been localized, right?

>>55045373
Yes.
But what do scantily clad female nazis fighting equally underdressed female russians have to do with slave trading?

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>>55045069
bgg farn

Best way to experience arkham horror? Pretty new to board games but this has our group of 3 totally hooked. Any good house rules and the like?

>>55041211
I'd completely forgotten about leaders, which I also think are a great optional variant, just not for new players.

>>55046256
Core. If you want to add expansions, use only ONE expansion at a time; Kingsport is my personal favorite.

>>55045069
>1115 pages
Holy fuck

>>55046256
Best way to enjoy Arkham Horror?
I suggest forgettign about it until the cold season kicks in. Then you fucking burn it for heat.

>>55046359
TI4 doesn't have leaders, does it?

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Besides browsing at a local store from now and then I don't know shit about board games so I turn to you for help:
Can you recommend a game that works well with 2 players?

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Some interesting results from the last thread survey. It looks like GMT games got some love for well written rule books. Meanwhile FFG's rule book writers apparently need schooled. (I'd agree with the 'not a fan of the two rule books' school of thought.) Roll & Race for the Galaxy got nominated for ease of teaching, while Roll was also thrown under the 'pain to teach' bus as well.

I'd have to agree that Archipelago and Hegemonic can be a pain to teach due to rules complexity in some areas, and Robinson Crusoe has a ton of fiddly rules, but I still like all 3.

Pic related sans comic sans.

>>55047650
Got any better co-op games to recommend?

>>55047756
and
>>55047822

Any particular themes/genres, complexity levels, or game lengths you are looking for?

>>55047847

Length should be about 2-4 hours, has to scale well with 3 players, medium/high complexity preferred, the rest can be anything.

>>55047756
>Can you recommend a game that works well with 2 players?

7 Wonders Duel
Forbidden Island
Forbidden Desert (more challenging than Island)
D&D Board Games (like Wrath of Ashardalon)
Conquest of Planet Earth
Pandemic
Robinson Crusoe
Stronghold
Xenoshyft

>>55047876
Co-op games?

>>55047847
Not particularly bound concerning themes/genres (fluffy presentation would be nice, pure card game might be a little rough, coop would be great), aiming for medium complexity (but if it's well explained, high complexity is welcome), from 1 hour game length up.

>>55040816
>>55040980
I'll have to ask for some sauce.

>>55042794
Forbidden Stars, while not a true 4x, is very good with 2 players.

>>55047757
Awesome! Pretty cool!

>>55047822
Flashpoint

>>55047700
Nope. I assume they'll be back in an expansion, they were quite popular.

>>55048591
As with the shock troops, just use the TI3 leaders and solt and peppor to taste.

>>55041781
>>55042653
So I've been thinking on the issue of how would one make a "mature" game without making it gratuitous? How would one explore sexuality and sensuality in boardgame form without making it crass or too silly?

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>>55048690
You don't. Sensuality and sexuality are too heavy and mean too many different, important things to too many people to be dealt with tastefully in a piece of light entertainment.
Or make a racing game where you're all sperm trying to get to the egg, and make it extremely in-depth like Sierra Madre games. That's what I'd do tb perfectly h.

>>55048618
Yeah, most stuff is going to be pretty compatible. But I'm also starting to notice things I'll definitely want to modify.
Like the agenda phase always has you vote on two political cards, one after the other. But you don't draw and reveal the second until the first is done. Not good, I think, can't evaluate your own or other players relative interest and allocate your votes between them intelligently if you don't know what the second half of the docket is going to be. And it rewards memorizing the deck so you have more of an ability to predict what might come up, which is also, I think, unhealthy.

>>55044852
>Crusades
>Repelling the Arabs
The crusades were almost all offensive wars.

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>more anime
English versions when? Would drop the extra cash for those special editions.

>>55048809
Don't you know revising all the offensiveness out of history is all the rage these days?

>>55048809
>>55048901
Two editions: one for Arabs expelling Frankish invaders, and one for Sicilians overthrowing and expelling the Arab invaders.

>>55048809
Correcting the Record on boards other than /pol/ now, are we?

>>55048950
>>55048809
The causes of the Crusades are many and complex, and responsibility lies on both parties.

>>55049136

Either post some actual points and arguments or fuck off, fence sitter.

>>55047996
>>55047996
Yeah, sorry I thought you were the same guy I originally responded to

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>>55039387
>>55041603
Pic related.

>>55038917
Kemet is amazing. I just found a copy at a local store, and it was on sale. Me and my roommates have been playing it almost every day and we're about to play with the neighbors right now

>>55049247
Arabs were declining to protect and even predating on pilgrims to the Holy Land, the Pope needed a new common enemy now that paganism had been almost entirely eradicated from the easy-to-reach parts of Europe, and the Roman Emperor straight-up asked the Pope to call an invasion to take Arab pressure off them.
The Albigensian Crusade had the Church as the aggressor, the Northern Crusades (mostly) had the Germans finishing the shit the pagans started, the Crusades in the Holy Land were a pile-up of everyone's fuck-ups.
I will levy the charge that the Muslim world throughout history holds far less regard for the rights of the individual against the state and the freedom of information, and that they continued the practice of slavery even after Europe ended it, if that makes you feel better.

>>55049653
Muslim countries STILL practice slavery.
Oh sure, it's illegal on PAPER, but it NEVER fucking gets enforced

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>>55049675

>>55049247
He's quoting Trump after the Charlottesville Neo-Nazi shiz. Have you been living under a rock?

>>55049653
I always liked the Pauper's Crusade myself.

Peter the Pauper: "God has given me a holy vision! Everyone, follow me. We're off to free the holy lands from the Arabs!"

Later: "Unnnn... Peter, do you even know where the holy lands are?"

Peter: "I'm a pauper, how should I know? We're lost. Oh Look! There's Belgrade (Serbia). Fuck-it! Lets sack the place."

And so they! Hooray!

>>55040816
>favourite components
nothing beats multi-purpose cards (Pixel Tactics, Pax series and T&T) or boards that can somehow achieve that perfect balance of functionality and aesthetics, though sadly boards like that are rare. I love the chunky die from Quantum

anyone who lists minis as an explicit requirement for gaming is almost guaranteed to have poor taste, which is fine as it doesn't affect me in the slightest

>>55047876
Shadows of Malice for a non-campaign co-op, keeping in mind that it's OOP and the secondary market price is a bit retarded
Galaxy Defenders or Sword & Sorcery if you want a campaign with minis and good complexity

>>55048048
Titan or Duel of Ages II for something that'll take a few hours (or literally 20 minutes with Titan if you somehow end up with a Titan v Titan battle as the very first battle), though DoAII is anything but fluffy and both are OOP but prices are reasonable
Letters from Whitechapel plays quite well at 2P
Ghost Stories or Flash Point for co-op hit that medium complexity spot good

>>55049312
yes, that doesn't explain how or why though (I'm >>55038080 and not who you're directly responding to)

either way, I prefer Clash of Cultures over FFG Civ for a board game adaptation of vidya Civ. Ancient Civilizations of the Inner Sea from GMT is something I'm keeping an eye on and I'm hoping it can do a fantastic job of modernising AH Civ, which being from GMT I have high hopes for

>>55047876
>Co-op Games - Length should be about 2-4 hours, has to scale well with 3 players, medium/high complexity preferred, the rest can be anything.

Pandemic is solid - a given game won't take more than an hour, less once you learn the rules, but it will challenge you to win it. Once you get the base game down, the expansions will add new difficulty.

Pandemic Legacy might be more your style as it's a campaign of interconnected Pandemic games.

Dead of Winter / Long Night expansion: This series has a 'possible traitor' mechanic that can easily be ignored. More than a few of the scenarios are difficult to win even without a possible traitor.

Gears of War - fun with very interesting card driven mechanics that actually enhance the co-operative experience and encourage teamwork. This game is out of print but still crops up for sale on Ebay and Board Game Geek's bazaar.

Robinson Crusoe: The recent 2nd edition is very nicely made, and the rule book is better, but it still has a fair degree of complexity and is damn difficult to survive / win at times depending on the scenario.

Other games you might like:

Gloomhaven is getting a lot of buzz
Arkham Horror
Ghost Stories
Legends of Andor
For shorter co-ops you might look at:
the D&D games like 'Wrath of Ashardalon'
Forbidden Desert
Shadows over Brimstone
Xenoshyft

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>>55049977
>anyone who lists minis as an explicit requirement for gaming is almost guaranteed to have poor taste, which is fine as it doesn't affect me in the slightest
It's a requirement if the game is over-produced in every other area. Like I'm supposed to use a UV-embossed board, chunky Quantum-like dice, and cards that are so sturdy they're almost cardboard with meeples? Please.
Also, every Heroquest-derived boardgame needs minis, unless it's improvised as in pic related.

>>55047756
7 Wonders Duel
Roll for the Galaxy (some people hate the RAW 2 player rules but I find them perfect, choosing two phases as many people houserule is stupidly OP in my opinion)
Fluxx version 4.0 or earlier (5.0 is watered down)
Adventure Time Card Wars (rules are inscrutable but otherwise it's a decent game and you only need one pack for two players)
Memoir 44
Harbor (aka Harbour)
Evolution: the beginning

Also get thee to board game geek and check your local meetup. Beware of buying stuff you've played once or "looks good" before you have some experience with what you like and don't- for example I have Forbidden Island and it's very meh.

>>55050073
I'm not saying that minis are bad, but people that absolutely must require minis in their games are more than likely to have poor taste

I'd play that pic if it has engaging mechanics

>>55047757
Race may not be bad to teach but the guy in my group managed to screw it up more than once.

Also you missed Yashima as awful. Pretty sure I said that.

>>55050154
>I'd play that pic if it has engaging mechanics
It really doesn't. Space Hulk is awful.

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>>55048809
All war is offensive.

>>55050181
hah, I'll admit that I only glanced at that pic and didn't realise it was Space Hulk

Space Hulk is definitely one of my guilty pleasure games, it's great for when I have a rough week at work and just want to wind down and do some brainless dice chucking. I would prefer to own Earth Reborn, but not having a gaming partner that dedicated at this point in my life means that I'll most likely never see anything resembling the true depth of that game, and I simply don't have the space for a box that big at the moment

>>55048206
OP's pic is Love Live. The OP is to be congratulated, as he posted the image with the ugliest Hanayo I've ever seen. Good job, OP.

The series in >>55040980 is Watamote.

None of those series feature any particular /tg/ goings, let alone board games. The MC in Watamote does cheat at a card game to try and impress her cousin, but other than that nothing.

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>post one comment about Five Tribes
>come back to many off-topic posts about crusades and Arabs/Islam
I suppose it's better than another argument about the use of dice instead of a perfectly even deck of cards.

>>55050178
Apologies if I missed any. I do recall you mentioning that, but I missed it when I scanned through the old thread.

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>>55050446
dice don't need faggot sleeves tho

>>55050483
I wasn't saying I was in favor of cards, just the argument last time was "if you have a perfect balance of cards it's better than random events"

>>55050446
> Da Pic!

Which one are you - the one on the left, or the one on the right? ;)

As for me, I've got the 'Slave' cards and the SJW's can fuck off. I don't have a problem distinguishing board gaming from reality. I wonder if the same people protest outside of Chess Tournaments since it promotes regicide?

God Save the Queen! (The board gamers a coming!)

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>>55050357
>OP is to be congratulated, as he posted the image with the ugliest Hanayo I've ever seen. Good job, OP.

I Kek'd.

>>55050527
>not in favor of cards

I agree dice are the best.

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>>55050537
I would be the one who just grabbed the first reaction image out of the folder without looking, the drive home post bar was a lot longer than I remember.

>>55050729
Not sure I said that either, but I did get 2 more 50mm d6 the other day so I'm definitely on board with dice right now

>>55049977
>Ghost Stories or Flash Point for co-op hit that medium complexity spot good
Isn't flash point more like easy and repetitive and ghost stories hard af?

>>55051668
You can argue any co-op is repetitive. What's nice about flash point is that the randomness of the fire spreading prevents you from solving the game and forces you to adapt each turn. Plus, the game is customizable with being able to add rules or remove rules to suit your liking

I can't comment on ghost stories except that I want it

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Anyone know a place for finding board game art resources?
I'm looking for a gallery of the art from Ghost Stories.
The card art, the village art, anything I can get.

>>55044068
but also no one wants to play because "I've never seen a risk game come to an end"

>>55040816
>tfw no one else is even in your hemisphere

>>55043960
Just like in Archipelago right? I'm really glad that one flys under most SJW's radar.

>>55047822
Eldritch Horror is generally considered an improvement in most areas.

>>55047876
Archipelago

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>>55040816
>favorite component
Plastic cards especially if they have transparencies so you can just stack them to see all effects neatly instead of having to stick them partialy under each other. Bonus if they have lenticular images.

>>55051668
Flash Point is stupidly easy if you play with family rules, advanced rules (especially with expansion maps) are a lot more challenging and like >>55051789 said, fire spreading especially when you play with hot spots included in the advanced rules gives it sufficient randomness to make it less solvable than Pandemic

what's wrong with Ghost Stories being hard? I love co-op games with low odds of winning because it makes those victories a lot more sweeter and memorable

>>55053495
I'm in Melbourne, but I'm not adding myself yet as I'm going to be setting up a VPS shortly and self-hosting my email, no point in having an obsolete email address

>>55053918
M Y S T I C

vale

What are some good programmed movement games?

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>>55040816

>What is generally your favorite component in boardgaming and why?
I thought about it for a bit and here's my order currently :
- Minis (I love toys of all sorts so minis sot of bridge these hobbies together)
- Dice (there's just something about a game with sexy custom dice)
- Wood bits (as much as I like minis, I like me some nice chunky wooden bits especially in euros)
Cards and boards are usually pretty good looking these days, I only notice if they're particularly ugly.
>What is your favorite art style or artist for game designs?
I like the relatively realistic FFG style. Used to love Iello's style but now it seems too many games use some variation of Iello's style with everything being cute and colorful no matter what the theme of the game is.
Two games I LOVE for their art style though are Camp Grizzly and Epic Spell Wars
>What artist or style would you most love to see that doesn't currently have a board game produce art for one?
I dont really follow artists. I guess I'd like to see some game with an art style reminiscent of Doom's or Duke Nukem's covers...

>>55054329
Hey Melbro, how's life in Victoria? Getting any games played?

>>55047953
>>55049977
>>55050124
thank you, gentlemen and scholars. I'm wading through your suggestions.

>>55044015
>see first ed for cheap-ish
>urge to complete my slave game trifecta rising
I didn't even like it that much, fuck.
Dammit, gotta save my money for the reprints of the Sid Meyer's Civilizations expacs.

>>55047757
I don't expect you to make this change but I think flashpoint has a great rule book. Everything is concise, they have examples and pictures everywhere, and important information is bolder tovmaje it easy to find

>>55047756
Do you want just for two, or two plus? Lost Cities, Patchwork, and Jaipur haven't been mentioned, but they're quite good for two, as is Onitama if you're interested in a more head to head game. Barenpark is also fun for two, and can take up to four.

>>55055992
Hive is also a good two player head to head game

>>55055590
Sister got a whole bunch of crap during a silent auction a little while back, came over last week gave me Boss Monster 2, two of the expansions, a game night promo kit, etc. I've even told her before it's the one turkey in my collection and I don't really like it, but it came in a pack that had Ogre for the bro-in-law so she bought it and figured it'd help my OCD needs to own everything once I own a base game. Now I'm trying to convince myself not to spend $30 on an old promo card to help complete the collection

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I like the sound and feel of dominoes, and I like slamming them down.

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>>55047756
How did I miss the chance to trigger anons last night? Pic related is for newer gamers, but there's plenty of more advanced stuff anons can help you with too

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>>55056733
Oh, and I like rolling Yahtzee dice and pegging Cribbage boards.

>>55056760
Nothing wrong with cribbage, but if you just want to roll dice that's why Rolling America/Japan, KoT, Elder Sign, Qwinto, Dice Stars, etc exist.

>>55056733
Get Qin, they're cardboard instead of bakelite plastic but it's literally just controlling a board with dominoes

>>55048690
Don't set out to make a mature game. Make a good game with a creative concept that happens to be mature.

Kingdom Death: Monster is a fairly good example. Now, you can get into all the BS about the pinups and shit, but how about what's actually in the box? There are some (very) gory images, some nudity (though non-sexual in nature) in the art, and the monsters are disturbing in an HR Geiger psychosexual sort of way (among other ways in which they can be disturbing). But all of this is serving a greater goal: The game's theme is not "Mature Content" it's "Nightmare Horror", so to express itself in the most true-to-concept manner it has to engage in territory that would rightly be labeled mature. Because your literal nightmares aren't going to shy away from showing you abomination that look like something Sigmund Freud would see if he had a really bad trip while reading HP Lovecraft, KDM doesn't either. Where those elements aren't germane (human sexuality rather than monster dongs) it's about as abstract as Stone Age "send two workers here to get a new worker" on the subject.

But, because of the horror tones, there's a different reason for KDM to be mature than your actual question: How would you explore sensuality/sexuality without it being crass or silly. I'll try to answer that with something other than "you don't" even though that's the real answer.

In short, you need a core high concept that requires sensual or sexual elements in order to be true to itself. The vector would probably be as part of a deeper exploration of Romance -- imagining a game of backstabbing medieval-esque politics where in order to succeed you need to make good matches for your nobles, not just in terms of having the influence to marry them up, but in terms of finding compatible partners for them so the marriages (and the alliances they represent) stick better and produce another generation of heirs for you to work with.

So is this a good place to ask general advice on a card game? Because ive been looking at the FF TCG, but no one I know has played it and I dont want to sink a ton of money into a boring/bland game.

Anyone one try it before?

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>>55056753
thank you, that's quintessentially what it's about.
>>55055992
two plus is preferred.

While looking through your recommendations I've grown quite fond of the idea of a co-op game. Legends of Andor seems to be quite alright for its price even if it's somewhat bland in presentation and replayability (but I guess the latter can be fixed).

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>>55057440
Andor is a hidden gem, and really underappreciated for what it is, though it didn't quite get great support right out the gate. It won kennerspiel (connoisseur game) des jahres 2013, and KOSMOS kinda just let it sit for a little while before adding expansions, which was a problem since there's a limited # of missions in the base box, but they've since put out 2-3 small boxes which add new content for it. Not overly thinky, I'm starting to think kennerspiel is more "adult intro-next step" these days as opposed to "deep weighty game".

As for groups, pic related are some more options (not all of them play well at 2 though)

If you're looking for co-ops tho, fire away, it's easily the game type I get played most often (my group is the anti-STEEV group) so I playtest damn near all of them to keep things fresh.

>>55056984
You may want to check out board game geek to see if someone has played it or has any thoughts on it

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So what stuff do we already know we'll need to fix or houserule in TI4?

hello /bgg/, what are some suggestions for 2p games?
we don't have much experience other than Carcassone, Twlight Struggle and Arboretum (and I'm pretty sure I messed the rules at some part).

>>55058408
Follow the replies to >>55047756

>>55058476
ah sorry i didn't realize. thanks.

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>>55057764
What would you consider a kennerspiel in the classical sense?

I think I've settled on Andor for this time - not much that can go wrong and open to expansions if there's further interest. Afterwards there may be room for more complex and pricier games.

What co-ops did your group enjoy the most and which do you think had the most value in terms of replayability?

thank you for the recommendations, anons.

>>55051923
It's generally not available. Even finding photographs of the game good enough to use to extract anything is generally difficult, e.g. making pictorial labels for component boxes.

What exactly is your purpose?

>>55055992
>Onitama

I did not enjoy onitama. It did not seem very deep nor terribly strategic. It doesn't even quite rise to simple mans' chess for me.

>>55056760
nothing wrong with pegging if you can find a chick who's into it.

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>>55057764
reee comic sans yadda yadda

>>55054470
there are none.

>>55059164
That's the thing, they've only been handing it out since 2011? First winner was 7 Wonders, the regular SDJ was Qwirkle;definitely much more intro/family oriented. I think of connoisseur as the heavier stuff: GMT games, TtA, mathy Euros like TM. When you look at their awards though it makes sense since the entire thing is about getting families to the table.

As for co-ops in general? I'm a big fan of Flash Point, though that's as much due to theme as the mechanics. I'd pick it over Pandemic because of how modular it is (as anons mentioned above in the thread) and honestly if you simply flip the board over from the side they have the family layout on, the tighter hallways make the game a good bit harder to control fires. If you play a lot (I'm talking more than 10x10 style) you'd want to invest in one or more of the expansions, just to help keep it fresh.

Shadows Over Camelot is fantastic for a traitor type (I'll bring it out 3x as often as BSG just because it's easier to grok for new players) and the drop in-out mechanic is WONDERFUL.

Hanabi is a great, assuming you're all learning the game together (or on the same level) and then never introduce anyone to the game. Someone will give stupid clues and you're not allowed to say anything about it per rules, it can cause table rage.

Escape is my preferred dice chucking/speed co-op but Queen sucks balls at keeping expansions in stock and they keep doing new Big Box expansions w/o an upgrade version so these days I'd say FUSE is a better option, and cheaper.

I'm torn between Ghost Stories and X:COM as "tough go-to" coop lately, they scratch different itches but still basically function as difficult tower defense games with more to manage than say Castle Panic.

There's also a ton of 1vAll, deduction, kids tier, etc but it also depends a lot on your group's personality what works best for them.

>>55059371
I do it for you

>>55059257
>What exactly is your purpose?
To show players for a tabletop RPG

>>55059257
Look the same places you'd look for scans/shares, and then if nothing else use the BGG image gallery, people will have taken photos of board states

>>55059849
meant for
>>55051923

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>>55059823
some reason the 10 gazillion tg related arts already out there don't work for you?

>you're in a bar there is a small hooded figure in the corner
>you go over and ask about where exactly to start your first character adventure
>the hooded figure pulls back his hood revealing a gnome in the corner says "are you willing to play a game for your very lives adventurers?"
>"yes, you dare?"
>the gnome places a medium box on the table
>"OK well it's 1-4 players and you will, using teamwork, will have to exorcise the ghosts that appear during the course of the game. At the beginning of his turn, a player brings a ghost into play and places it on a free spot, and more than one can come in at the same time. The ghosts all have abilities of their own – some affecting the Taoists and their powers, some causing the active player to roll the curse die for a random effect, and others haunting the villager tiles and blocking that tile's special action."
>"Now, on his turn, a Taoist can..."

>>55060333
what

Will play a 5 player TI3 tomorrow, anyone interested in a round to round game update?

>>55053051
ive played dozens of games of risk, people play all the time. stop believing memes, even the ones that dont start online

>>55060593
ya, why not? i want it written in character, and i want you to name every ship after a character in "The Last Mimzy"

>>55059319
Well, to each their own. Personally I like how important it is to consider both the move you make and the move you don't. I've lost several games because I wasn't careful and my wife collected a pair of cards that meant I couldn't respond to her next move, and won several because I did the same.

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>>55060593
I am prepared.

>>55060595
Yeah, but have you ever actually finished a game without someone quitting?

>>55060679
>>55060735
Very well, I'll do my best. I'll start an intro with races picked, optional rules and the players. They might be a little infrequent but I'll make sure to document every round with pictures.

>>55060593
I second >>55060679

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I just got some packages in the mail, are you all interested in what I got?

>>55061078
If it's not dragon dildos I'm going to be very disappointed.

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Good friday evening /bgg/! How are you doing? What are you doing? Why are you in front of 4chan instead of drinking or gaming?

/bgg/ related, here's my collection, I don't plan to be adding anything for a while. When TI4 arrives in November or so and I have to order sleeves and possibly a storage solution then I'll maybe buy Rune Age and its expansion and Raptor, and Chaos in the Old World if I can find it.

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>>55061312
Sorry to disappoint anon, but I did not get an order of those. Instead, I did get a couple of deck boxes

I've got an hour lunch break at work. What are some of your guys' favorite under an hour games. Mostly 2 people, some cases more. I ordered Hero Realms with the character decks already since I enjoyed star realms a bit and my friend is new to tabletop.

>>55061605
Hive, Onitama, Jaipur, Blokus

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>>55061312
>>55061584
And in the big box I finally got a copy of Forbidden Stars. I'm pretty excited about it!

>>55060593
>tfw honestly have nothing better to do

go on with your bad self. what time?

>>55061584
>not satin towers
Gross

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>>55060333
> Gambling with your life...

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>>55061584
>>55061771

>>55061771
>paying $10 for a deck box

>>55062029
This is /bgg/ not MtG degenerate cave troll general. If he's buying deck boxes it should be for transporting 3-4 small card games in a single box in his backpack while traveling or going to class. I'm not going to risk losing multiple games because I'd rather pay $2 for a piece of wimpy cardboard.

>>55061765
We're starting early euro time. So actually in about 11-12 hours.

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SOON™

>>55062256
>>55061584 here. I bought the deck boxes for storing the cards for Forbidden Stars. I saw on board game geek one guy used Plano boxes to hold all of the ships for each faction separately and for putting each faction's cards in a separate deck box. This makes set up quicker and storage easy.

Long story short, all of the deck boxes will stay in my Forbidden Stars box so I don't have to worry about losing them

>>55062692
Fair enough, though now my greedy stingy nature is wondering why not save a couple pennies a box and get shitty clearanced MLP or cringe art boxes?

>>55062749
The boxes are also the colors of each faction, making it easy to know which box goes with which faction

>>55061705
Very nice anon, happy gaming!

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>>55062768
You're saying that Chaos Marines aren't bronies?

It's a nice haul, glad you got it before it's gone forever anon

>>55062798
>>55062830
Thanks guys! Now I just need to find people to play it with...

>>55061970
You have a rubber band ball?

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did someone say deckbox?

>>55062977
Nice tuckboxes, self-made or did someone have templates?

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>>55062999
you know I pulled a template off google thinking it would be a good place to start, not realizing it was so bad an warped it wouldn't work in reality- I had to adjust it so much it would have been easier to start from scratch.

The real problem is I cannot find a good weight of cardstock. 110# is the heaviest I can get and it's fine for my own games in a box, but I wouldn't use it as a box you know? It has to be heavier but still go through the printer and I haven't come up with anything yet.

>>55061705
I didn't know Gamewright did licensed properties. Is it better than Forbidden Desert?

Bought Pixel Glory for quick, post-dinner chill with the waifu. Simple and fun stuff, worth a look if you need something casual.

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>>55062935
Multi colored
Cheap
Holds cards

it's everything you could want

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>>55047756
this is a pretty great coop game if you like deckbuilding and have alot of money to burn
also its HARD

>>55063493
>rubber bands to hold cards
But it can bend or cut into the deck if it's too tight. This is why we have bondage tape anon

>>55063630
not to mention, they melt if left in a hot car... ruins cards right quick.

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I don't know if it counts as a component, but i love Mahjong just because of the cool chunky tiles. If i just want to chill around a table with friends and play a relaxed game that nobody is invested in while conversing, mahjong is my game.

>What is generally your favorite component in boardgaming and why?
I generally like playing pieces, with cards coming a close second.
>What is your favorite art style or artist for game designs?
I don't mind an art style, as long as it's consistent with the tone of the game and isn't a crutch for something boring i.e. Ponte Vecchio
>What artist or style would you most love to see that doesn't currently have a board game produce art for one?
No idea... maybe something in the style of Big Daddy Roth?
>>55041072
>somebody else saved my reactionface, with the same filename to boot
>>55043493
Hey now, we were all newbies once. It's good that you educated Anon, but less of the sass...
>>55045069
... This guy, on the other hand, took a wrong turn at Albuquerque. Again, nothing unusual about that, but geeeez...

>>55064303
Course I saved it with the same filename, loved when I got it. Plus we have the very best tripfags, I say this all the time, you guys are fun to beat up so we need to be nice every so often too.

Anon still should be shunned for not knowing why Heroquest is so great, that's inexcusable

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>>55055065
pretty good, having a good friend who runs a LGS in the inner-northwest who is willing to play my inane collection of games is the best feeling, and the regular customers who I play with aren't shitters and are also keen on most of the stuff I bring. pic is my war chest for today, I've convinced enough people to play Imperial so I'm stoked

>>55065707
>picture isn't upsidedown
Clearly a lie; lucky if you're actually getting to play Imperial though, that game is underappreciated

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>>55066059
shit my bad, disabled auto-rotate so it's now in correct orientation

>>55068164
ƃɹɐʌiʇʎ lɐup¡

Hey guys, just had a long talk with a group member about how we need to upgrade our group boardgame level (cthulu shit to coin).

Anyone ever have that experience?

>finally wade through the garbage instructions and play a game of space hulk death angel
>second turn a marine wipes like seven genestealers and one lone genestealer kills my best marine
Damn this game is fun.
And most of the expacs are still only like $30.

>>55063630

Bondage tape seemed like the best thing ever for a while, but I'm a sleever, and it turns out it fucks up sleeves over time.

Not a problem for me anymore though, now that I own a 3d printer, I just print out deck boxes or card organizers with the exact specs I need.

>>55069268
I want those packs so bad, but I can't justify those prices. What I want to do is find scans and just try to sleeve some print outs.

Speaking of can anyone point me in the right direction to scans like that?

>>55069401
I can! It's called being ghetto rich, you should try it sometime

>>55063104
cant you print on a regular paper and glue it to thick cardboard afterwards? You can even get sticky paper making it easier.

Board game pickup lines.

Go.

>>55069268
Every time I hear the name my mind turns it into "Space Hulk Bulk to Bulk."

>>55069401
>>55069429
Downloading the TTS mod right now, I'll see what I can do from there.

>>55068734
no because the first two board games i ever bought were Caverna and Twilight Imperium.

>>55068734
>>55070066
Similarly, my first two games were Puerto Rico and Brass.

>>55069401
>>55069962
Yo is there a free file hosting site I can use?

>>55068734
No, but I would like to because I don't like being stuck in Catan hell for 2-3 hours every time we meet up. We can only play late at night, so it eats up about half the time we have. One guy is a dick about wanting to play that game first every time, and one or two people end up too tired to play other games well after that. Also, the guy who owns Catan in our goup needs to at least get a new set of resource cards because his cards are dirty and gross.

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>setup:
SC: Leadership, diplo II, Assembly, Production, Trade II, Warfare II, Tech II, Bureaucracy
Basically all optional rules except: mercs, representatives, distant suns and promissory notes
No Yssaril cause fuck 'em, that's why
Map will be standard 5 player setup with extra tradegoods for the 3 players who are close together

>The players and races
we're 3 brothers and 2 Germans. My brothers and I have played 30+ times but most have been just us 3 in which I tend to win so they usually try to ruin everything for me from turn 1.
Federation of Sol: He has played one time before but caught on very fast and almost won. He tends to play honourable but is still a cheeky cunt.
Winnu: Is the cousin of my German friend and I have never met him and he has never played it before so I expect him to be turned into a puppet state.
Barony of Letnev: My oldest brother tend to be very jingoistic and not the most diplomatic leader. I expect that his plan is to exterminate me as usual, and as usual he will give into his spontanious destructive nature and attack the first saucy target he finds.
L1z1x: The middle brother is more pragmatic and tries to create military alliances against me but still focus on how to win himself instead of just seeing the destruction of me.
Xxcha Kingdom:I suppose Im more of a pragmatic myself but sometimes I cant resist my urges to fuck shit up on the board.

First round over, I have my brothers 2 on the other side of the map which is good, but they're letnev and l1z1x which is bad.

>>55063156
I haven't played either game but from what I've read and seen, Forbidden Stars is better than Forbidden Dessert

>>55069268
Space Hulk Death Angel is a blast but I'm with >>55069401 I can't justify paying $120 for all of the expansions

>>55071144
>drinks in a dice tray
That's one way to do it. Good luck anon, looking forward to updates

>>55060745
yes, that was obviously the point of my post

>>55069300
For sleeved cards absolutely I'd rather have tuckboxes/deck boxes, but raw decks I love the tape. I do avoid it on game boxes for fear it'll mess up the art but that's why companies make those wonderful 4 way box rubber bands if it's a loose fitting lid.

>>55071144
Not asymmetrical enough, STEEV will not be pleased with this offering.

>>55072087
Even worse, resources are concentrated around home systems and not in locations where they'll actually be contested.

>>55069685
Yeah I actually have tons of printer sticker paper. I'd still have to find a cardboard source. I was actually thinking about salvaging my kids cereal boxes and hadn't considered stickering them after...hmm.

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>>55071502
If that's true I can skip right from Forbidden Island to Forbidden Stars.

>>55072395
A man after my own heart.

>>55072395
I don't see why not. Island/dessert are co-op survival games where you're working together to escape an island or dessert (obviously). Stars is set in the 40k universe and is a free for all area control game.

Really all they have in common is the word forbidden in their name

>>55044022
If you want him to get out of it, force him to play Catan with expansions. You'll expose him to more styles of play and maybe he'll garner an interest in other genres of game.

Anyone have experience with the alternate versions of Blokus? (Trigon, duo, etc?)
I need one in my collection but I'm not sure which.

>>55072897
The biggest problem with standard Blokus is that it's awful at 3, forcing you to always have four people playing (two also works). Getting Blokus duo would eliminate that problem but it only plays at two so that's something to consider. I haven't played any other variations so I can't comment on them

>>55072897
If you're hung up on the Blokus family? Trigon is for 3-4, original is best for 2/4, 3D is also ok but again 2/4.

If you just want one of those abstract gem laying games? Gemblo, plays 2-6 great and only doesn't work at 5

>>55072897
I like trigon over square. Triangles are a bit more challenging perceptively. The box fucking sucks though, it's in a stack with abalone and my 70s can't stop board.

Can't imagine why you'd want duo.

>>55072935
trigon has an inset board for 3 player, horribly marked but it forces 3 player to be interesting.

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>>55072395
>>55072441
>from Forbidden Island to Forbidden Stars.
>from Co-op to Murderhobo among the stars...
>STEEV approves...

MFW

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If figures. I've got to head out of town Monday evening and my copy of 'A Handful of Stars' arrives the next day. Sigh...

>>55070246
zippyshare

>>55073123
RIP Forbidden Stars. One can only pray FF gets the rights back from GW and makes a reprint+expansion

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Anyone know when Spynet comes out?

I'm excited for it because Z man card games are all pretty fucking great and I trust Richard Garfield. I just dont want to miss out on it and have it sell out immediately.

>>55074600
Technically mechanics can't be patented, and besides it's just the theme that was licensed, FFG designed the base game. Expect to see it again with a Rex/TI theme draped on top if people really clamor for it.

Now Fury of Dracula............... that's a whole nother problem

>>55074600
Yeah, I seriously wanted an expansion with the Nids. (And yes, I know there's rules for them released on BGG, I would just like a full set expansion for added replay value.)

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>>55072357
Where I live every supermarket have tons of cardboard boxes lying around.
Sometimes when people are too lazy to go for a cart they use them as grocery 'baskets'
They are sturdy, clean and you are free to take them.

>>55048950
>>55048809

>Muh crusades islam internet defense force posts left up
>Video disproving it deleted

Fuck you too, libtard janitor.

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Went looking for a game to send to my nephew who's just starting his freshman year in college; figured Love Letter's good when you're waiting on class to begin, he's a Batman fan I've got that version it's nice.
>out of print $30 + shipping
Suddenly regretting not getting 2 copies when AEG gave me a bogo and I grabbed Lost Legacy instead, I could be ripping off comic book geeks instead of sitting with a turkey on my shelf

>>55076226
Either talk about board games or fuck off to your containment board, dipshit

>>55077886
Why not both?

So, who went for that TMG crusader game huh? Can't wait to trigger those sjw snowflake faggots by Deus Vulting all over them and killing those jews and muslims.

>>55078055
>bragging about "triggering snowflakes"
>got butthurt when your post about a shitty conspiracy video made by an alt-right mathlete was deleted

Anywho, what's the worst deckbuilder /bgg/ has played?

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So this will come to Kickstarter in October and in the interview here (https://techraptor.net/content/time-of-legends-joan-of-arc-mythic-games-gen-con-2017) the guy says the core box for $120 will come with over 230 minis not including stretch goals. Is this a good deal for a 15mm mini game?

>>55040980
That pic gave me feels.

>>55078408
To me? No chance in hell

>>55074112
>>55069962
>>55069401
http://www51.zippyshare.com/v/f6DjwX3Q/file.html
Did I do it right?

>>55078408
that dragon will be an addon, you know how expensive it is to make that thing

>>55079577
They said it will be 60 bucks.

>>55079518
Neat! Thanks for ripping it.

>>55079670
how big is it?

Hive pocket or Onitama, and why?

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>>55079819
Why the pocket version? I'm also interested in this question, I have neither of these games.

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>>55079791
21 or 22 inch wingspan. The human minis are 15mm.

>>55057764
rhino hero is a wonderful game

>>55079819
>>55079910
Raptor.

>>55079963
Kinda psyched for the spin-off.

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>>55080009
Didn't upload my pic for some reason.

>>55079910
Seems to come with a handy bag and some of the expansions

>>55079819
Onitama, the best play heuristic for Hive is easily discovered.

>>55079910
In a short version: hive if you like learning a meta game, Onitama if you like variability in games. Hive is also portable so you can play it anywhere

>>55080009
>>55080020
Got a chance to test it briefly last week, it's hype worthy (considering the hype isn't all that big); but I really wish they could get the giant version from Japan to pass consumer safety standards in the west. Oh well, guess it'll be one of those purchases constantly on hold til I decide to spend $100+ through the geekmerket

>>55080296
Then elaborate on the best play heuristic for Hive.

>>55080109
Both regular and Hive Carbon come in a bag too. Even the big version is portable enough to travel with if you have a backpack. Hive pocket is just small enough to fit in your pocket.


>>55079910
>>55079819

I think Hive is better than Onitama. Hive is more travel friendly and the pieces have an amazing tactile feel to them. Its a little more solveable than Onitama, but its still a lot of fun. Easily one of my favorite Abstracts, just behind Tak.

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Sell me on this /bgg/ I've heard people say its the best game of all time and I'm newish to the hobby and I'm looking for a medium game that I can play with a bunch of different types of people.

I already have some heavier games and some easier games (ranging from TI to Tsuro) I want something thats medium heavy and fun with lots of different people.

>>55080701
It's most certainly not the best game of all time, but it's basically a party game, but isn't suited for actually playing at a party.
I still like it, but it's not anywhere close to a deep game and it often overstays its welcome due to the victory conditions.

>>55040816
Was discussing with a friend about Hus Doom 2016 board game minis. I'd love to paint them for him but I never worked with that plastic type. Is it conducive to regular primer? It's slightly bendy but solid, and waxy in texture.

If you had to describe Kemet to someone who had never played before, how would you do it?

>>55080701
It's not really medium heavy - and it's a pretty divisive game.
At it's core, it's a negotiation game. And a fairly simple one. But it's complicated by a few layers of very random and highly ridiculous bullcrap to facilitate context for all that negotiating. And it works, as long as you're not the type to get frustrated by all that mess. I go back and forth, I have moods where all I want is to have a cardboard bullshit generator whip my friends into a foaming rage, and moods where the game seems incredibly tiresome and long-winded for it's limited strategic depth. Most people tend to fall more consistently into one of those two camps.

>>55081091
Egyptian Fantasy/Stargate Risk-But-Not-Shit Fight In A Phonebooth Between Two Guys With Chainsaws And Mutant Healing Factors.

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I've been looking into getting Strike because I think it'd be something I could get my family to play with me. There's no way I'd pay $40 for some dice so do you all have any suggestions on how to make a homemade version of the "arena"?

>>55080671
Can you tell me more about Tak? I made my own version to try out but I haven't had a chance to yet

>>55081117
*between 2-5 guys
also thank you for that image you dork

>>55080701
It's junk unless you've got the EXACT right crowd for actual negotation-driven gaming (no group I've ever gamed with) with lots of lolrandom. I love asymmetric games but man, Cosmic shows me why some people really don't.

I hate that game. I mean, it's not Munchkin but... you know what it has a lot of the same problems: a very clear "gang-rape the leader" endgame that drags out for fucking ever plus a shitton of random goofyness that's fun for like twenty minutes but becomes just kinda bullshit even before the inevitable death spiral of "keep active player from winning at all costs!" (In munchkin, the jokes, in Cosmic, the powers)

In short, Catan's faults except replace the dice with lolrandumb powers. And before anyone suggests taking out the alien powers, frankly that would just make the endgame worse since there would be nothing to break parity.

>>55081093
>cardboard bullshit generator
Very clean description and definitely the simplest way to explain why it's so polarizing.

>>55080701
It's an older game, that when you look at something like Munchkin, or Cutthroat Caverns, you see a lot of the lineage in them. Negotiation core, with random elements to keep the game from being something akin to Diplomacy. It's a formula designers keep going back to because they enjoyed Cosmic so much and want to recreate that feeling, but it is situationally dependent in addition to being very tricky to get right even with the right people.

The biggest problem I have with any of those type of games is what STEEV pointed out, sometimes they seem to run on far too long for what they give you. Cosmic can take 1-2 hours, sometimes I wish every game was a quick 45 minutes, others I'm enjoying myself so much the 2 hours fly by. This is one you definitely want to try before buying anon, otherwise you've spent a lot of money on it, FFG prices the game pretty high for what's in the box.

>>55081146

In my experience Tak is pretty easy to learn but its difficult to master. Im honestly not that good, but i enjoy playing.

getting a capstone really high is powerful, but im bad at placing walls. I think the game is harder to be good at, but i have fun even when i lose

>>55081309
Would you say the better player will usually win?

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>>55078408
> 230 minis
> - 1 dragon
> ÷ 3 per base
> 76 R 1
what's the other single figure?

>>55078240
dungeon time

but it's not really a deck builder

>>55081589
Some of the bases seem to have 1.

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Does anyone know what these types of plastic bandings are called? I'm trying to find some better ways of keeps cards from sliding around in my games and if I could find a ton of this material it would be just great.

I already know about Hugo's amazing tape, I'm kinda meh on that. I'm talking more heat fusable plastic material.

>>55081554
yes

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>>55080701
>the best game of all time

holy crap, whoever says that don't listen to them about anything anymore ever.

it's dumb fun at best. you get to feel like a poker player ruffling your stacks of ships at the beginning. I played with max players and owned the board with parasite (It's on the box!) most of the group never even got to use their special powers. The negotiation aspect is shit because nobody can think outside of "one of yours on mine, one of mine on yours" and the one time you badger someone into an interesting deal in the time limit someone drops a "reverse deal" card or whatever. And if you don't get a negotiate card, tough shit.

Let's see, you're totally dependent on your first hand, having a fist full of single digits will ruin your game, your fate can be entirely in the contact deck or whatever it's called, I mean it's basically garbage as far as any strategy goes.

I'd play it again but I wouldn't buy it and I wouldn't suggest bringing it out. For all that I don't dislike it, but >best anything is way, way inaccurate.

I'd suggest Roll for the Galaxy as a newb buying games, wanting space theme, but previous to that I'd suggest not buying a single thing until you've had several games under your belt and actually have a feeling for what you like. Even then you might wind up with a shelf of "why did I buy that".

>>55081554
I've heard that the first player has an advantage but I can't confirm that

>>55081137
>h
If you have a jigsaw you could cut the oval shapes in lke 1/2" pieces of nice hard wood successively smaller, then glue the pieces together. The bottom piece being uncut.

>>55081137
Go to BGG, get one of the sets of plans for Tumblin' Dice, grab a couple sheets of plywood and build a set for cheap, use whatever dice you've got around the house.

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>>55081137
any felt bottom dice tray >>55071144
one of your mom's nice bowls
an old kleenex box
a ring of cardboard, scotch tape and the table
one of Devo's vintage hats
carcassonne box top
carcassonne box bottom
paper bowl
A Cee-Lo wall
Get 50mm dice and play in the bathtub
a bedpan
Your grandmas candy dish
small aluminum turkey pan
break the handle off your little sisters easter basket
shaker oval box
the cat's dry food bowl (empty preferably)

I don't know, not a whole lot of options I guess.

>>55081980
>50mm dice
You mean these have a purpose beyond being paperweights on my desk?

>>55078408
>absolutelydisgusting.jpg

>>55080701
Dogshit garbage.

Go buy Archipelago

>>55080958
bumping for this, please. I don't want to risk damaging his minis with primer if it doesn't take well

>>55078240
>implying I'm the same person
>alt-right

Every year new year's eve sucks.
6-8 male nerds sitting at the table with non-alcoholic champagne, playing munchkin, cards against humanity and other wacky games.Virginity rate is well over 50%.One guy leaves at 0:15 because his mother can't find her sleep if he's not at home.He's 24.
We can't setup a mtg draft because 2 people at the table hates the game.

Can you suggest some new games to try and bring at that sad table?
i've looked up Dominion and it looks interesting, but not good for that many players ( also doesn't look so full of interaction).We definitely are looking for things that gets us lot of laughs, allow us to shit over each other and don't last 2 hours like the infamous Risk and monopoly.

>>55084708
russian roulette

>>55084380
>implying you're not
>islamophobic b.s. isn't alt-right

So, DVD board games - were they a good thing or not?

>>55042699
You have not played on the right board then.
Make sure that the board is well maintained and that she goes to regular checkups for STDs

>>55085167
>THE KORAN IS SO VIO-
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/violence-more-common-in-bible-than-quran-text-analysis-reveals-a6863381.html
>MUH ISLAMIST DOCTRI-
https://www.adl.org/education/resources/tools-and-strategies/myths-and-facts-about-muslim-people-and-islam
>MUSLMIMS NEVER DO ANYTHING NI-
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/british-muslims-london-homelessness-who-is-hussain/
>ALL MUSLIMS HATE GA-
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/angela-merkel-chancellor-germany-same-sex-marriage-vote-lgbt-muslim-mps-berlin-bundestag-cdu-sdp-a7819391.html
>ALL MUSLIMS ARE TERRORI-
https://www.indy100.com/article/isis-kill-mostly-muslims-manchester-kabul-7768751

So, what's your favorite programmable action game? Yes, Mini, we know yours is 404: Law Not Found

>>55084708
Get better friends, seriously that sounds pathetic.

>>55085268
No such thing as a favourite programmable game since to be a favourite they have to actually be a good game.

Oh and 0/10 for your wall of pathetic propaganda.

>>55085333
no intention of doing so.
just looking for a deece game.

>>55085268
So... It's ok when Muslims kill other Muslims?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_2017

Because the Mormons are causing so many attacks...

>>55050357
I feel like you could increase the productivity of any board meeting by at least 25%.

>>55085396
>I'm going to say this is all wrong, but I won't say why because reasons

Anyway, what's the best licensed board game you've ever played?
>>55085720
>the dipshits who join Daesh
>Muslims
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/mehdi-hasan/jihadist-radicalisation-islam-for-dummies_b_5697160.html

Anywho, what's the worst licensed board game you've ever played

>>55084708
Bang! The Dice Game
Word Whimsy
Epic Spell Wars
Some above-average DVD game, like Monopoly: Tropical Tycoon or Atmosfear

>>55084708
Captain Sonar?

>>55085333
You're stuck with the friends you're dealt.

>>55086653
And a whole lot of christians believe that God hates gay people. Like most muslims, most christians don't hold views near as radical as the extremists

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I just want to talk about board games.

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>>55086653
Except that I just gave a shitload of evidence that the majority of Muslims hate Daesh, so piss off back to your containment board
>>55086699
Hey, I TRIED to bring the conversation back to board games, but /pol/ just keeps yapping away like the shitty little dog he is

It's times like this I wish I started the thread so I could burn it down and start over.

>>55086784
We just have to remember not to bring this dumb shit up again - yes, technically it's tone policing but I'd rather that than have /pol/ shitting on the rug again.

Anyway, my favourite licensed board game is Ankh Morpork

>>55084279
Check out the videos this guy has made: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qkMzl7sXSW4

I've also been wanting to paint my doom minis but I haven't found time yet

>>55084708
>under 2 hours
>6P minimum
there's plenty of choices available, going to recommend a few sorted by max player count

6P choices
Survive: Escape From Atlantis (with 5-6P expansion)
Cutthroat Caverns, a far better Munchkin-style game
Nevermore

7 Wonders as a 7P game (8P with Cities expansion)

8P choices
Love Letter Premium
Sushi Go! Party
Codenames (effectively no limit on players)
Camel Up
>>55086640
wrong, if you're capable of interacting with general society you can look for board game events on Meetup or ask staff at LGSes in your area for when they run board game sessions

if not, then that's unfortunate

>>55086942
I'm in the unfortunate catagory. I'm working the one night there's a game night in my town and the nearest LSG is an hour away.

Oh, and none of my friends play board games

>>55086757
That is taking Talisman WAY TO FAR!!!!

>>55086942
The Resistance will do up to 10 players IIRC
One Night Ultimate Werewolf
Two Rooms and a Boom!
Telestrations Party Pack
Dixit (while the game is only set for 5 players, it's damn simple to expand it - just make some additional markers / tokens for the added players.)

Hey, BGG, can you help me? I just had a weird dream about a board game, and I'm trying to figure out if it actually exists or if I just dreamed the whole thing up. I forget most of the details, but the most relevant is that you have a hand of cards with different backs on them - Gold, Silver, Bronze, and at least one other. They can be used as resources or as buildings you buy with resources, and the different backs mean everyone knows what resources you have but not what they actually are.

Honestly, it sounds kind of like I combined Race for the Galaxy and Palaces in my head, but I'm just curious if it's a real thing.

>>55087173
Not sure what game (if any) that would be, but it sounded like 'Puerto Rico' meets 'Dominion' to me.

>>55085268
Not generally a fan of programmable action games, but I admit I haven't played many. The last one I can remember was CATS at Gencon, and I really can't recommend that one.

>>55084708
6-8 is the ideal size to split into two games of 3-4 each. So propose that next time - bring some good 3-4s of about the same length, split up, recombine, and split into different sets. Then you could even play something half the table hates, because they can play something else.

But it also sounds like Saboteur and Citadels would be right up your alley.

>>55084708

Going for fun social games here...

Codenames
Bang! The Dice Game
Spyfall
Resistance Avalon
Deception: Murder in Hong Kong

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>>55087566
Every time you start a new thread early - the Nazis win!

>>55087767
All the idiots who don't know /tg/'s speed and bump limit lately. Did we just get a mass immigration from other boards?

>>55087779
I can't tell if it's a sudden influx of Summer-Fags, or /b/-tards and /pol/acks, or just a couple of chuckle-fucks who don't comprehend the most basic parts of /tg/, but it has been a persistent issue for the while now.

>>55087798
But speaking of the new threads - are there any additional resources people would like to see links to included in the pastebin?

>>55088060
most reccomended games.

>>55088081
which would be which exactly?

>>55088060
Yeah, if you can list upcoming reprints or a website that goes over highly anticipated reprints would be awesome.

Apparently Arboretum is getting reprinted this week and I'm super fucking hyped about it.

>>55088109
See
>>55057764
>>55056753

>>55088081
That would be a tall order. We've already got the various 'recommendation' images used to help new folks / bump the thread. The main issue is that 'most recommended' games change over time, and would take a lot more work to maintain a list of than I have time to contribute. That said, it might be interesting to see what games in a given category would got the most recommendations here.

>>55088115
>if you can list upcoming reprints or a website that goes over highly anticipated reprints would be awesome.

This isn't a bad suggestion. Unfortunately I don't know of any site or several that cover the majority of manufacturers and what they're releasing / reprinting / etc. Anyone know of a single web site outside of BGG that routinely lists a lot of upcoming reprints? (The issue with BGG is that such announcements are buried among a massive number of other threads.)

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>>55088139
so who is going to type all that shit out, you?

also I don't actually agree with either, just because it's a pic doesn't mean it's good info.

>>55088115
>>55088143
>>55088181
It's better to link out in the pastebin to information that regularly changes, but the OP could stand more info/links itself and I think currently recommended (link) and anticipated reprings (link) would both be valid since they are often referred to, and because nobody reads the pastbin.

>>55088115
The closest thing I can find is BGG's 'gone cardboard' which is apparently just 'new releases' and doesn't have Arboretum for example.

https://boardgamegeek.com/gonecardboard?releasestatus=released&sort=

>>55088115
What's Arboretum like? I thought you meant Photosynthesis, and I was really confused, because that one is either unreleased or just got released.

>>55088223
> the OP could stand more info/links itself and I think currently recommended (link) and anticipated reprings (link) would both be valid since they are often referred to...

I would gladly include them - if anyone has such links in the first place. The first obstacle seems to be a lack of such a source/sources. We used to have 'KickStarter Anon' who would kindly write up weekly reviews / links to new board game related Kickstarter releases. But a small band of 'Stop liking what I don't like' Howler-Monkeys apparently discouraged said Anon.

Personally I'd like to add a section on 'travel bags' that are good for carrying board games in while protecting the boxes. We did have a thread about that, but I was out of town and wasn't able to save any of the links. And I'd love to add more links on building DIY style gaming tables (since the commercial ones are all ungodly expensive!)

> and because nobody reads the pastbin.

Amen! I've had links to BGG listings of Card Sleeve resources and sizes in the pastebin for ages, but it routinely gets asked in threads in spite of being in the pastebin.

>>55088342
I havent played Arboretum because im not willing to pay 100$ for a fucking small box card game.

Its extremely highly reviewed and looks super pretty. Its a card game for 2-4 players where each player draws 2 cards and lays down 1 in order to build an arboretum and discards 1.

Its apparently very cutthroat and deep.

>>55086933
Thanks man, I just watched it. TYhat's damn good.

So I guess they're fine to spray prime with the usual stuff (GW, Vallejo etc) ?

>>55088493
You should be OK with most spray primers designed for plastic. You can (and should) clean your plastic first with warm soapy water to remove any mold release and let it dry completely before spraying. You can also test the spray on a mini or piece of sprue first to see if it will react with the plastic. The issue is the solvent in the spray paint that might react - particularly with mold release spray.

>>55088674
>>55088674
these guys are helpful too. I'm trying to get into green stuff... makes /bgg/ look lightning fast tho.

>>55071751

>>55040816
New thread is up at: >>55088746

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>>55088761
TOO SOOON

>>55088731
Yeah, the minis Work In Progress threads are OK sources of info. The info is *usually* good - but you have to wade through the various 'your work sucks' shit-posts to find it since half of the thread dwellers everyone expect day 1 newbs to paint like Golden Daemon winners for some retarded reason.