BigTom
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I think I've misunderstood how these games work, is dominion the best to experience the mechanic? Any other deckbuilding games you'd recommend?
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Dominion is pretty much the daddy of that genre
there are a lot of games that are essentially dominon but with X
for example i have Tanto Curore which is dominion but with anime maids.
http://www.tantocuore.com/about.htm
there are a lot of games that are essentially dominon but with X
for example i have Tanto Curore which is dominion but with anime maids.
http://www.tantocuore.com/about.htm
Crispy
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Yeah dominion is the daddy. The game cones with 25 (iirc) cards, ten of each. You randomly choose ten types of card from the 25, and "buy" those cards as you play. They do things like "draw another card" "+2 gold" "reveal the top three cards from your deck. Add one to your hand, discard the rest". You can also buy" purchasing power" and "victory point" cards. The strategy comes from figuring out what combinations of cards go well together. With the expansions, it becomes more strategic, with cards that interact with other players.
Kid_Eternity
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Played Ticket to Ride Europe for the first time last night, fun but not amazing (this could be partly due to five players slowing the game down). Not really a fan of games where you don't know who's won until the end of the game...
After a rather lengthy tutorial X Com The Board Game turned into an intense and nearly frantic game of great fun! Now we know how to play it reckon this could see regular rotation.
Only down side is the game demands EVERYTHING is done via the app, this is perfect for the in game mechanics but when you need to look up a rule clarification a copy in the box would have been helpful.
Yuwipi Woman
Whack-A-Mole Queen
Played that over the weekend. It is a pretty good game if you're into cooperative games. Also played Ticket to Ride - Asia, Tsuro, Pandemic, and Evolution. Evolution was interesting, but a bit complicated. My critters all got eaten.
QOTH
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I went a bit mad in the games shop just before christmas and got Scotland Yard (which I've not persuaded anyone to play yet) and Hey! That's My Fish! which was a surprise hit - very easy to learn, quick to play and really simple game mechanics, but quite a lot to it tactically.
Also got Star Wars Timeline which is very easy to play, even with littlies, because it's very quick and there's not much reading involved - but you can't get anything out of it unless you have quite a detailed working knowledge of the films - it is reliant on you knowing what happened before / after a particular scene.
Also got Star Wars Timeline which is very easy to play, even with littlies, because it's very quick and there's not much reading involved - but you can't get anything out of it unless you have quite a detailed working knowledge of the films - it is reliant on you knowing what happened before / after a particular scene.
fen_boy
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Haven't played board games for years. I did a load of research on youtube and for christmas we got LOTS of games to play as a family
Sushi Go! - drafting card game, cute, simple, everyone loved it.
Welcome to the dungeon - push your luck game, haven't really played this much
Hey that's my fish! same as QOTH
King of Tokyo - attack tokyo with giant radioactive monsters and dice - kids love this, the fen_wife doesn't
7 Wonders - card drafting, civilisation building, everyone loved it.
Pandemic - my favorite of the bunch, co-op game, eradicating disease, saving the world.
River Dragons - really fun, neat programming mechanic, georgeous art and components, everyone loved it.
Hive - chess/draughts with insects - bit dry.
Sushi Go! - drafting card game, cute, simple, everyone loved it.
Welcome to the dungeon - push your luck game, haven't really played this much
Hey that's my fish! same as QOTH
King of Tokyo - attack tokyo with giant radioactive monsters and dice - kids love this, the fen_wife doesn't
7 Wonders - card drafting, civilisation building, everyone loved it.
Pandemic - my favorite of the bunch, co-op game, eradicating disease, saving the world.
River Dragons - really fun, neat programming mechanic, georgeous art and components, everyone loved it.
Hive - chess/draughts with insects - bit dry.
fen_boy
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10 and 8 (nearly 11 and 9)
tommers
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Cool, some of those look pretty good so I just wanted to check what sort of age they are if they're enjoying them.
QOTH
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I like the sound of King of Tokyo !
I am not having much luck getting Little QOTH into board / card games, but he is only 6. He'll play Ludo and snakes and ladders with his grandad but is a very sore loser / keeps trying to change the rules in his favour. I can't remember not enjoying games, but equally can't remember when I started being able to play them either IYSWIM.
I tried to teach him to play dominoes over christmas but it degenerated into a domino toppling competition, which was still fun but not what I had in mind.
I am not having much luck getting Little QOTH into board / card games, but he is only 6. He'll play Ludo and snakes and ladders with his grandad but is a very sore loser / keeps trying to change the rules in his favour. I can't remember not enjoying games, but equally can't remember when I started being able to play them either IYSWIM.
I tried to teach him to play dominoes over christmas but it degenerated into a domino toppling competition, which was still fun but not what I had in mind.
Kid_Eternity
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Yeah 6 year olds do not cope well with losing. Which is why co-op games are the future.
It's a good life lesson to teach them.
Kid_Eternity
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Just got the Pandemic, On The Brink expansion. My 8 year old is very keen to take on the bio-terrorist role. Also, I must stop buying stuff and play what I've got.
Heh I keep telling myself that and after 20 odd purchase in less than six months I'm now eyeing up Forbidden Stars.[emoji16]
fractionMan
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Pandemic is next on my list 
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Got Exploding Kittens the other week. It's a quick and easy card game that is pleasantly amusing
Kid_Eternity
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Pandemic is next on my list
It's fucking great! We just got Legacy and are starting it at the end of the month.[emoji41]
Kid_Eternity
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Kinda tempted but not sure if it's a little too much of a party game...?
tommers
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Yeah that's what I keep telling him as he's crying uncontrollably.It's a good life lesson to teach them.
tommers
Busta Rhymes is an unstoppable movement
Yeah, me too. Got a long way to go with M & M yet but next on the list.Pandemic is next on my list
Kid_Eternity
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Yeah that's what I keep telling him as he's crying uncontrollably.
Hah he'll get used to it.
Kid_Eternity
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Anyone played Wiz-War? Tempted but the reviews are so variable I can't make my mind up!
belboid
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sorry, forgot to reply earlier. It worked amongst four or five of us too, a quick late night laugh that will do instead of Shithead or similar such card games. Not tried it in a bigger group, will have to buy the other pack as well, first.
Kid_Eternity
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No worries, might get it for the Cards Against Humanity crowd...[emoji41]
fen_boy
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Anyone played Flash Point: Fire Rescue? The theme appeals to me and we've enjoyed co-op games so far. see Flash Point Fire Rescue Second Edition Board Game: Amazon.co.uk: Toys & Games
BlueSquareThing
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I've looked at it and very neatly bought it at Xmas. Seems a bit of a different idea and my lot like Pandemic etc...
Kid_Eternity
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New games day!
Wiz War looks like lots of chaotic fun!
Wiz War looks like lots of chaotic fun!
Kid_Eternity
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So, Star Realms turned out to be A LOT of fun! A slightly slow start, which I doubt will be the case in future now we know how it plays, it gets very intense very quickly!
It's surprisingly complex for what feels like a simple game.
It's surprisingly complex for what feels like a simple game.
tommers
Busta Rhymes is an unstoppable movement
Just bought Above & Below which looks pretty cool. You build a village; recruiting villagers, harvesting crops and constructing buildings. But then you also explore a huge cavern and have adventures down there. Games last 45 mins or so and it seems pretty simple to learn.
Mice & Mystics is decent but it's very samey once you get past the story bit. The 6 year old loves it but I'm a bit fatigued by now (we've done 7 chapters). And it takes about 2 hours a game, which is a long time with 2 kids.
Anyway, here's an enthusiastic stary-eyed man playing it:
Mice & Mystics is decent but it's very samey once you get past the story bit. The 6 year old loves it but I'm a bit fatigued by now (we've done 7 chapters). And it takes about 2 hours a game, which is a long time with 2 kids.
Anyway, here's an enthusiastic stary-eyed man playing it:
