What board game are you playing - chat thread

We played Small World for the first time this weekend and we are addicted|! The whole family love it (kids aged 13 and 11).
Another recent find is a card game called Coup (£10ish on Amazon). It's a great concept and each hand only takes 10-15 mins so great for a quick play. There are also expansion packs too.

I watched the video - it looks really fun (my kids are nuts about animals so would suit them) and I guess I thought that it was a lot less than what I've spent on Skylanders over the years.... More up front cost but there is nothing extra to buy after that? I'm going to wait though as I think another version is coming out.

Maybe watch the dice tower review of it? It seems v expensive for what it is.

9 and 11

What age are your children?

I'm trying to find a board game that we can all play together (my kids love on line games so it's hard to persuade them....) I found this one, anyone tried it?

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Do try Priests of Ra, it's really good, and doesn't take too long to play. The mechanics ensure there isn't usually a runaway winner which is nice.

At the expo this year, we bought:
Imhotep
Sushi Go
Lost Cities
Scythe
Wanted to get takenoko too, but it was sold out by the Sunday when we had chance to shop.

Glad you got some bargains

I like Splendor the app but not interested in buying the game. I play it when we're in a game cafe or something as it's simple and don't need to study the rules. Maybe the new expansion will change my mind

I downloaded Splendor and Small World 2 for the grand sum of £1.56! Thanks!

LOVE Splendor, I will absolutely be buying that at some point. Small World looks fun, more like DH/DSS' kind of thing (huge fans of Risk etc) but I think I'll enjoy it too, it'll take a while to get used to - the tutorial was crap on that app so I'm reading the instructions in full instead.

Then I shall ensure I report back! I haven't had it too long, I went on an eBay spending spree last year and this is one of the casualties. When I read the rules I wasn't entirely sure I'd like the mechanics. But with a group of us (adult DSCs) it'll be worth a shot :)

Priests of Ra is our oldest unplayed game

Oooh thanks for the heads up! I'll see what there is :o

Family game night tomorrow in which the aim is to play some of our unplayed games! We have at least 12. Main one I want to try is Priests of Ra, which I got because of a family love of ancient Egypt

We did the Sunday of the Expo and LOVED it.
It was a last minute decision to go. I was knackered after staying up late on the Saturday watching the news, as Borough Market is one of our favourite places and then getting up super early for the long drive to Birmingham . .. but it was so worth it.

We met the Dice Tower team which my daughter was super thrilled with. Crowds weren't as bad as expected. Played some of the kids games. Could of played more but I was too tired to concentrate on learning new family / heavy games.

Bought quite a few games - 2 bdays and father's day in June ;-) - all of which were bargains / got a promo with. Not played any yet, but it's lovely having a stack to look forward to. Like adventures waiting to happen

Kingdomino was one of our expo haul.
I'm getting Viticulture next week, which I'm very excited about.

Asmodee have an App sale on, if anyone is interested

Oh and also we DID name the bump Meeple :o

Did you enjoy the UKGE? I hope we can go another year, it was fun when we went. My kids struggled with the noise and crowds though so not something I'd want to make them do again unless they wanted to.

Luckily I've started to manage a it more playing now after a few months of torture not being able to. DS (7) and I had a quiet morning to ourselves today and played castle panic (won for the first time, turns out I'd previously never noticed the 'discard' option... ) and forbidden desert for our quickest win ever. I love how he's getting into games so much. He especially loves 'teamwork games' (he doesn't quite get the word 'co-op') :)

I've got him QBitz Extreme for his birthday in August, he is an absolute demon at the original.

What are you all lusting after at the moment? I'm picking up Kingdomino tomorrow, I've heard great things and it seems light enough that DD (who really struggles with concentration) will enjoy it. Seriously tempted by World Monuments as the building bit would be very popular in this house! Still dreaming about Flashpoint and Cacao, I have a bit of money saved up so I really should just get on with it.

Any MN gamers at the UKGE this year?
We've done two days so far, haven't bought anything yet, will do that tomorrow.
Went to live pandemic which was fun, and the dice tower top five, also v good.

Bit late in replying but we went to the Board Game Expo last year, it was great fun!

I'm gutted as my morning sickness is currently made much worse by reading and I can't currently stomach the thought of concentrating on board games 😱😩

I'm wondering if I should name the bump Meeple.

DD made me proud, we were talking about the baby and she said oooh we are going to have to get some baby-friendly board games! Brainwashing works...

Not playing any at the moment, as whilst DS has got to the stage where he knows you have to play to the rules. It's not the end of the world if you lose. DD gets in a proper state if things don't go her way.

We like Carcassonne, Kinder Bunnies, Braggart, Nuts.

Story cubes is a winner but DS has lost the red dice, which you really need.

With Braggart and Nuts, we bought 2 copies to bulk it out a bit.

I'd love to go gaming clubs, where they play board games, as I love trying out new stuff, but I'm not well enough. I've got a few apps for some of the games.

Are any of you going to that board game convention that's usually in B'ham on August bank hols?

Could have a MN meet up and play some games.

I love looking at the new games they have, also on a Sunday being cheeky & asking for one of the special packs they give to those staying at the hotel. I've got some decent graphic novels & new games.

What's your favourite type of game?

I've been thinking about historical games. I found an envelope I'd not opened, completely forgot what was inside, it was grave stones that are for re-enactment that you need to paint etc. I thought they were cool so put my name in a competition and won 12 of these 10mm grave stones, I'd completely forgot about. At first I thought they were terrain.

Are any of you on Board Game Geek?

Giving like the area you come from, London, SE, SW, Midlands, NW etc, where is everyone from?

DS opened some of his birthday presents early today (we're staying at my mum's) - main one being the Thunderbirds co-op board game. Chosen by me and paid for by my dad as he doesn't like choosing!
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I'll agree with the fiendish, I haven't played using the proper rules since the long summer holidays when I was a teenager and had nothing much else to do all day. Those were the days! But, no, still not a game I'd play if I had a choice.

I've just ordered Patchwork, I've had an eye on it for aaaaages, and it was at a reasonable price on amazon. Looking forward to trying it when it comes.

I actually like Monopoly - if you actually follow the rules and have auctions for most properties, and charge interest on mortgages, it is quite fiendish. If you just roll dice and go round the board, then yes it's tedious.

Only ever managed to play it with a BBC Micro, though...

Totally agree (although haven't seen the video yet) there is SO much more to board games now. My heart sinks at the thought of playing any roll and move type game

Our first 'modern' game was Carcassonne, in early 2015 - we borrowed it from our NDN and haven't looked back since then. These games are a world away from Monopoly, aren't they? Which reminds me, has anyone seen the Actualol youtube video about why he hates Monopoly? I couldn't agree with him more!

That Ludwig game looks so good :o

I'm liking the look of World Monuments by Queen Games, it reminds me of Lego building which we are all obsessed with in this house!

I fell into eBay last night and bought a cheap used copy of Loot, which is the last Gamewright game I've been really wanting. Keep hearing great things about it. I also recently got Bohnanza which I'm looking forward to trying as I first played it years ago with friends, in fact it was (after Catan) one of the earliest 'modern' games I played