What board game are you playing - chat thread

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I thought it would be nice to continue on the discussion about board games.

Our favourite game is 7 wonders.

Our favourite card game is Bohnanza.

We are currently learning to play Puerto Rico.

Anyone else.

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 :)

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.

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

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.

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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What age are your children?

9 and 11

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

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.

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.

Didn't know where to post this but Debenhams have Labyrinth for £11 in the sale here

It's been a while since I posted on this thread, but this is the time of year when I start thinking about possible games for upcoming birthdays and Christmas... Thought I might sneak in here and ask for recommendations.

At the moment, we are mostly playing Port Royal (DH and I) or Carcassonne (usually just DS and I). I have ordered Ghost Fighting Treasure Hunters for Halloween, have high hopes that it will be one of the rare games that works with both DS and DD.

Has anyone played Ice Cool? Or Adventure Land (a Haba game for older children)? Tokaido? I am considering one of these for DD who will be 9 soon. She tends not to like games with complex rules/planning/too much abstract/spatial thinking, and prefers thematic and more tactical games (she loves Love Letter, Sleeping Queens, Dragonwood, Nobody but us Chickens and Dixit). Any thoughts or other suggestions?

Also, I am considering Dominion for DS who will be 12, but wondering if it is difficult to get into? (He loves TTR Europe, Carcassonne, King of Tokyo, Forbidden Island, Machi Koro, Kingdomino, Qwirkle...)

Am off now to investigate Small World mentioned above, have heard good things about it before but never looked into properly...

Draughts, my all time favorite. I know its a but old fashioned but I really like it.Apart from that, I play snake and ladders, monopoly with my daughter

Vikjul, your DS will probably like Dominion. It's one of our favourites and we took it to a friend's house over the summer and they bought it too cos they and their kids also loved it.

Am also wondering what to buy next. We love Dominion, Agricola, Ticket to Ride. What do people recommend?

ChoccyJules, thanks to you I have now ordered Dominion for DS's upcoming 12th birthday! I am also getting him 7 Wonders Duel, but that will probably be for Christmas.

Not sure what to recommend, we don't play anything as heavy as Agricola. I have been thinking about Isle of Skye or perhaps Istanbul in the light-medium category though, both look quite fun. Lots of people who play more complex games than we do seem to love Castles of Burgundy.

A question: I am a bit tempted by the many recommendations for Lords of Waterdeep further up in the thread, but also a bit put off by the D&D theme... Still, many people seem to prefer this to Stone Age? Also wondering if anyone could compare their experiences of Lords of Waterdeep and Small World?

Another question, does anyone have Mysterium and/or Codenames? I am considering getting one or both of these for Christmas as I think they would bridge all gaming interests in our family (DD9 loves Dixit but tends not to like games with more than very light rules/strategy). Not sure which to get though, and also not sure whether the original Codenames or Pictures would be best...

No time to play at the moment as we have welcomed our little Meeple home, she's 5 days old :)

Most recent purchases - Kodama and Go Nuts for Donuts. Yes my last minute "holy crap I'm being induced" panic-driven Amazon spending spree included games! 😳

Oh and we got World Monuments and Parfum from Amazon US a while ago, as it was much cheaper even with shipping, and they are both fantastic.

Watching

Codenames is great. My dc always request it. We have the words version and looking to get the picture one for Christmas.
DC ages 11 up and varied interests games-wise.

Congratulations to your new little Meeple Cagliostro :-)!

Congrats Caglistro!

We've played Stone Age, Lords of Waterdeep and Small World.

Ds likes Small World best - there's a strong element of defeating and conquering your fellow players since the map is deliberately a bit small for the number of players (you use different maps depending on the number of players). Because that's the point, we don't get upset by that, but more sensitive children might not like it.

I quite like Stone Age, I like the simple theme, but maybe gathering resources to make huts etc might be a bit bland for some? Ds enjoys it as well, but wouldn't play it twice in a row.

And weirdly, altho the D&D theme seems to be really integrated into Lords of Waterdeep I don't find that it is actually when you play. You can get the resources to complete a mission and get the points without paying much attention to what the mission actually is, if that makes sense? I've never played D&D so praps I'm missing something. We both enjoy this game despite that though.

Codenames is great. Easy to pick up the rules but difficult to win. I've just treated myself to pandemic legacy can't wait to play.

Any recommendations for a 4 year old game addict?! He loves dobble, uno, rhino hero, supertooth and sleeping queens. Just bought baobab. Reading skills minimal atm but picks up basic strategies pretty well.

We were just trying to remember why we haven't bought 7 Wonders over the years, then I went to Boardgamegeek and remembered it's because it isn't playable with two players. Always a factor for us.
Is this Lords of Waterdeep as popular, ie a good substitute?

Thank you fellow gamers :o

I'm pleased to say I have now played my first game since she was born. DS - definitely his mother's son - has asked to play quite a lot, and he asked to play Callisto with me so I was pleased to be able to say yes while DD1 entertained her little sister. Nice to have a bit of normality among the chaos!

7 wonders Duel is good apparently, for two players I think?

desperately DS was 4 when he started playing Labyrinth. Zeus on the Loose too maybe depending on counting to 100