Board Game Suggestions

[CynthiaCM]

mythicalmino said:

Cynthia....

I checked out Twilight Imperium.....wow. I would love to have that....just to say I have it. Maybe come tax time. But, the only problem is, I don't have very many ppl that plays these games. Surprisingly my wife actually likes Heroscape....

Yep, Twilight Imperium rocks my world. It's a grand way to spend 3-5 hours.

Have you heard of Risk Godstorm? I seen that game in a comic shop the other day, and that looks kinda cool.

It's pretty nifty. I played it twice and had fun. I still feel 2210 A.D. is superior, but that may just be me.

But HeroScape is the game that is taking up all my thoughts at the moment. Just had a game last night after work with a guy from work....lots of fun.

Heroscape is a gem. It truly is.

[CynthiaCM]

ringsyde said:

If you like Twilight Imperium, check out DESCENT; JOURNEY INTO DARKNESS. Now this is an awesome board game (from the same people that brought you Twilight Imperium).

I'm planning to purchase this with my income tax money.

[CynthiaCM]

hawk said:

I think I'll aim for Betrayal on...whatever...hill...forgot. I did the online demo of that and it looks *FUN*.

It's money well spent, I'll tell ya that. We play the hell out of it.

[cakejedi]

My favorite board game is Clue. A lot of fun with a touch of strategy. Plus, the more people that play, the more fun the game!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Minotaur]

tell me more about Descent.....

please?

Chris

[the_faction]

Sounds like you need to gear towards simplier games to make the family interested. Hopefully you can then start working them into what else is out there.

Settlers of Catan: By far the most family friendly and popular game at my house and with friends, especially with Seafarers attached to it.
www.boardgamegeek.com/game/13

Carcassonne: Is popular with the family and friends, not really my favorite, but is not intimadating by any means.
www.boardgamegeek.com/game/822

Ticket to Ride: Fun train track building game that is very simple. Generally a hit or miss type, but I love it.
www.boardgamegeek.com/game/9209

Betrayal at House on the Hill: Incredibly fun and different experience of a game. Probably a little intimadating at first and I'd recommend easing a player into it.
www.boardgamegeek.com/game/10547

Puerto Rico: Brilliant design with multiple strategies to win. Probably not best to start with, but if SoC takes off this is the next evolutionary step.
www.boardgamegeek.com/game/3076


boardgamegeek is a great site to surf and do sorts by genres and designers if you start to get favorite, e.g. Reiner Knizia as I'm a big Auction style fan as it keeps the table involved all the time. This is only a simple flavor of board games. If you start getting into card games like Lost Cities, Coloretto, Wings of War, Modern Art, Poker, etc. there's a tremendous amount of GREAT games out there outside of the mainstream.

[ringsyde]

Mythical, sorry for the delayed response. Descent is a dungeon crawler that incorporates the Doom boardgame rules. Almost a decade ago, I played a game called HEROQUEST pretty regularly. Players could set up the dungeon however they wanted, and expansions gave you a lot of options in terms of players, monsters and traps. Descent takes this concept and fully realizes it. Fully customizable dungeons, a variety of monsters and demons the likes of which you haven't seen since opening the D&D Monstrous Manual, a variety of choices with each turn that rewards smart decision making and challenges you at every turn.

I'm not sure if I'm nailing it here, so I suggest you check that link I provided earlier in this thread. I'll simply say that it's an amazing mix of D&D, HEROQUEST and DOOM that's pretty simple to pick up and pretty hard to stop playing. It's also on that $80.00 pricetag list, so be prepared to part with cash. For the record, I've always said I would NEVER pay more than $40.00 for a board / table-top game (this is why I never got into Warhammer), but after playing this, I think I would've purchased it for $100.00 and not batted an eyelash.

[Darth Turkish]

Heroquest was a great game! I have some good memories of it.

If you can get a copy it is a good time.

[hawk]

I placed orders for Zombies and Betrayal...Mainly, I just wanted a game or two that interest me, and I have a shot at convincing someone else to atleast try.

Hopefully I CAN find people to play these...or I guess I'll be trying to play some solo games, whoo.