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Xotl posted:My brother in law has asked for some help. He's got a couple of kids--say 8 and early teens--and he wants a boardgame to play with the family to get them off screens. He has absolutely no boardgame experience, so after steering him away from Risk I got some criteria and are hoping you could help me get him some solid suggestions, because I know absolutely nothing on the current game scene past surface-level stuff like Catan and Dominion. Echoing someone earlier that if tactile is important to you, Zombicide seems like a good rec. Excellent theme, lots of minis, and relatively straightforward mechanics.
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FMguru posted:King Of Dragon Pass is only a computer/mobile game (a very good one, that had a legendary LP here on Something Awful). I've been getting into Glorantha these days and loving it, yeah. Hope they get that reprint going! (And that I don't miss it like all the Pax Pamir reprints) I'd get the God War boardgame if it wasn't Sandy Petersen.
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Lawlicaust posted:If they are just getting into games, I would avoid anything like Mage Knight or Fury of Dracula. I would recommend games that are much easier to learn even if they might grow out of them after a few months due to simplicity I've played the bolded ones with my daughter when she was eight, except for Splendor, but I know she'd enjoy it. Isle of Cats we've only played the family mode of, but it's still fun. Forbidden Desert is definitely our favorite of the three. And all of those are games the adults have enjoyed also. Lawlicaust posted:Definitely hard mode Azul. Which sucks because you'd like it to be the opposite. We were disappointed when Calico was so much more difficult, we wanted it to be Azul but with cats... which luckily, Isle of Cats family mode kind of fits that.
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LifeLynx posted:I've played the bolded ones with my daughter when she was eight, except for Splendor, but I know she'd enjoy it. Isle of Cats we've only played the family mode of, but it's still fun. Forbidden Desert is definitely our favorite of the three. And all of those are games the adults have enjoyed also. Can I recommend Cascadia it's in the middle ground I think. Not as punishing as Calico but harder than Azul I think. Also it has bears.
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Xotl posted:- Wants a theme as a hook, instead of "move the most squiggles to gain the greatest number of points." Catan might be too thin here--leaning more Fury of Dracula-deal than abstracted Eurothing--but if the game is really good this is probably the weakest, most ignorable criteria. If you want Fury of Dracula lite, look at Whitehall Mystery. It's a pure hidden movement game, and one of my favourite games. Jack the Ripper theme might not be great for the kids tho!
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Nov 24, 2021 00:19
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Camel Up and Barenpark are pretty accessible and fun
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Aramoro posted:Can I recommend Cascadia it's in the middle ground I think. Not as punishing as Calico but harder than Azul I think. Also it has bears. Having played one (1) game of Casc, I like it but I do wish the auction for tiles was more interesting. For those who haven't played it, you take your pick of one of four paired tile and token. Then another tile and token gets added and the next person takes their pick. Repeat until you run out of tiles. Mr. Squishy fucked around with this message at 00:51 on Nov 24, 2021 |
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Mr. Squishy posted:Having played one (1) game of Casc, I like it but I do wish the auction for tiles was more interesting. For those who haven't played it, you take your pick of one of four paired tile and token. Then another tile and token gets added and the next person takes their pick. Repeat until you run out of tiles. Yeah I think it's a pretty straightforward game but, for me, there are more interesting choices in it than regular Azul and not as frustrating as Calico can be. Drafting the tiles seems fine to me. I could see how some auction mechanism might be interesting but not sure how that would fit really.
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Nov 24, 2021 00:54
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Wrath of the Lich King just got pushed back to Q1 2022 in Australia. Big oof
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A workmate who's only played Catan was asking me about shorter games, I was going to recommend Seven Wonders since they wanted to play with more people and have less waiting for turns - but is the new edition okay?
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Nov 24, 2021 01:03
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xiw posted:A workmate who's only played Catan was asking me about shorter games, I was going to recommend Seven Wonders since they wanted to play with more people and have less waiting for turns - but is the new edition okay?
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Nov 24, 2021 01:05
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Thanks all for the recommendations: I really appreciate it. Lots to dig into!
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Nov 24, 2021 01:08
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Xotl posted:Thanks all for the recommendations: I really appreciate it. Lots to dig into! Horrified is really fun and fits your description. Also, the Funkoverse games are better than you’d think and give them cool little figures they can move around the board.
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Nov 24, 2021 01:13
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JoeRules posted:MoM2e is app-driven, so it sounds like it fails the premise of getting the kids away from screens. Were it not for that same reason, I'd think Forgotten Waters could make for a great family game. I was going to recommend Forgotten Waters despite the app. It’s really little more than an audiobook, so maybe it will serve as a good transition? Really hilarious game that I bet the tween will get a big kick out of. Some of the humor might be PG-13 so dunno if that’s okay for your younger. Could always read the text yourself and self-censor.
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Nov 24, 2021 01:52
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Xotl posted:My brother in law has asked for some help. He's got a couple of kids--say 8 and early teens--and he wants a boardgame to play with the family to get them off screens. He has absolutely no boardgame experience, so after steering him away from Risk I got some criteria and are hoping you could help me get him some solid suggestions, because I know absolutely nothing on the current game scene past surface-level stuff like Catan and Dominion. The games I’ve the most success with that age group: Carcassonne (easy to learn, and fairly durable which is a plus at this age, kids are so hard on cards) Potion Explosion (8 and under we play without potion effects, older kids we play the full game) Cockroach Poker Hogwarts Battle Castle Panic Horrified is a great choice and scales really well, just add more monsters Unlock games Machi Koro Pandemic Wits and Wagers
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Depending on what they end up liking about board games, Go is great for groups of kids (or adults) to learn together. It's easy to start with 9x9 and 13x13 games and there's a natural progression of move/countermove development that works really well when a group learns together over time. Plus the handicap system makes it a breeze to accommodate different skill levels!
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Infinitum posted:Wrath of the Lich King just got pushed back to Q1 2022 in Australia.
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SelenicMartian posted:If they keep pushing it like that it might release after WoW and Blizzard die. *hawkeye gif* Don't give me hope.
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Nov 24, 2021 10:37
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I'd settle for Kotick
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Infinitum posted:I'd settle for Kotick He's gone they are just trying to find him a path out that makes him think it was his idea.
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Nov 24, 2021 16:09
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Get them Can't Stop and prepare them for a lifetime addiction to Craps
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Nov 24, 2021 17:18
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Las Vegas is just something everyone likes and is always a hit.
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Nov 24, 2021 21:03
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FulsomFrank posted:Las Vegas is just something everyone likes and is always a hit. It’s the best party / super lightweight game I’ve ever played. Automatically goes in the bag if not traveling with/to board game people.
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FulsomFrank posted:Las Vegas is just something everyone likes and is always a hit. Yeah even my 82 year old dad loved it. Always recommended!
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Speaking of go bags, what does everyone have in their travel gaming kits? Tis the season to refine them. Mine is an old case for projector slides with: Arboretum Falling (inside the arboretum box) Wits and Wagers Maskmen Shipwreck Arcana Oriflamme (using the chips from wits and wagers) Monopoly Deal I'm probably going to swap out Monopoly Deal because it hasn't been as popular as I thought it would be with my family. They usually want to play Wits and Wagers. I've turned a lot of people on to Jaipur, so that will probably take the slot. Codenames is getting long in the tooth, so I might replace it with Decrypto. Long term, I want to change out the whiteboards and markers from Wits and Wagers so they can also be used to play Telestrations and A Fake Artist Goes to New York. I'm missing a legit "board game" in the box, but I haven't found something that will fit, I like and can teach quickly. I also don't have an agility game.
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Old Dun Cow posted:I'm missing a legit "board game" in the box, but I haven't found something that will fit, I like and can teach quickly. I also don't have an agility game. depending on your definition of legit, stuff from my collection providing outsized gameplay to containment size: Intrigue (super mean) Fleet Mini Rails Oh My Goods Modern Art
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FulsomFrank posted:Las Vegas is just something everyone likes and is always a hit. Is it available anywhere in the US at the moment? I guess it would be easy to proxy if not, if the counts of the different dollar value cards are publicly available anywhere.
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armorer posted:Is it available anywhere in the US at the moment? I guess it would be easy to proxy if not, if the counts of the different dollar value cards are publicly available anywhere. just looked in the rulebook: 5 x 60, 70, 80, 90 6 x 10, 40, 50 8 x 20, 30 EDIT: also the expansion adds 5 x 100 as a module.
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Old Dun Cow posted:Speaking of go bags, what does everyone have in their travel gaming kits? Tis the season to refine them. I have a long card case with the following in it: Race for the Galaxy One Night Ultimate Werewolf The Resistance Skull Arboretum The Crew High Society Lost Cities: Rivals Hanabi The Fox in the Forest Battle Line Battlecon Air Land & Sea Pretty great to keep in the car or travel with and covers a lot of bases.
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Fate Accomplice posted:depending on your definition of legit, stuff from my collection providing outsized gameplay to containment size: Oh, Modern Art would be a great fit. I bet I could dump the blue chips from Wits and Wagers and use the Modern Art money.
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Xotl posted:Thanks all for the recommendations: I really appreciate it. Lots to dig into! Is Spirit Island too complicated for an 8yo? It's strongly thematic, and co-op.
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It’s a bit tricky for me and I’m in my 30s
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I played recently with a friend and his 10 year old and the kid took to it really well, I was pretty impressed. The kid has been playing boardgames all his life though since his dad is a pretty avid boardgamer. 8 might be a bit young though, but I'm not sure really.
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KongGeorgeVII posted:I played recently with a friend and his 10 year old and the kid took to it really well, I was pretty impressed. The kid has been playing boardgames all his life though since his dad is a pretty avid boardgamer. 8 might be a bit young though, but I'm not sure really. My daughter is just now able to learn and play spirit island at 10. We tried at 8 but she just couldn’t get it. She’s been playing games since she was very young as well. 8-10 is a pretty tricky range to teach things complex. Kids develop differently but they are generally learning a lot of the logic reason and math skills they need at that age to play the more complex games. By 10-11 they generally have enough number sense and can think and control their impulses to pick up deep strategies. Before they get there they tend to make the easy decisions they understand each time. I’d keep just about anything an 8 year old, even one used to games, plays to things with relatively straightforward rules and without a lot of longterm payoff strategy required. The logic required to play splendor or TTR or Azul is about where I’d draw the line on most kids in that range being able to play well. They can learn and play more complex games but they generally follow simple strategies every time.
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Old Dun Cow posted:Speaking of go bags, what does everyone have in their travel gaming kits? Tis the season to refine them. Arboretum is the biggest box in there and I'm thinking of cutting it for smaller stuff (despite it being the most game-y game of the set).
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Old Dun Cow posted:Speaking of go bags, what does everyone have in their travel gaming kits? Tis the season to refine them. I bought a Kuggis Box for $5 from Ikea the other day for exactly this purpose!  Currently in the planning stages, but at the moment holds - 6 Nimmt! - Cockroach Poker - Fugitive - Hanabi - No Thanks! - Skip-bo - Skull - Uno Flip! Looking into options for securing the decks, and it honestly might just be sandwich bags - Which would act as cushioning as well. I'll get some straps to secure the lid and I'm good to go! If I could find some small erasable markers and some small dry erase boards I might be able to sqqqqqquuuueeezzzee Just One inside as well.
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Infinitum posted:
If you use deck cases, I bet you can store the card-based games vertically. That would open up some extra space.
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Fate Accomplice posted:just looked in the rulebook: Thanks, so really just two decks of cards and a bunch of dice would be sufficient to proxy everything. Is there anything else to the expansion besides the 100k cards?
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armorer posted:Is it available anywhere in the US at the moment? I guess it would be easy to proxy if not, if the counts of the different dollar value cards are publicly available anywhere. I used to see it sold on Amazon.ca all the time, often for quite low prices. I'm in Canuckistan so our online board game deals are very weak but even these were surprisingly robust. No clue about the US though, sorry.
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