Max Sterling
Well-Known Member
We had a thread like this before, we can have one again! I'm a huge collector/casual player of board games and anything played across a table, really. I run a Board Games group at my office, play in Keyforge organized play when I get the chance, play Gloomhaven every Monday with a static group, and I'm in a D&D campaign that tries to meet once a week but actually ends up more like once or twice a month.
As mentioned, I've really gotten into Keyforge as of late. I met with a group at a local shop and made fast friends. If you haven't heard of Keyforge, or just don't know anything about it, it's made by one of the creators of Magic the Gathering. Instead of buying individual card packs and optimizing a deck, in Keyforge you buy a 36 card deck, and that's it, you're not allowed to change the cards in it. Every deck is randomized so no two are exactly alike and they all have a unique name. It's in it's second generation and it's fairly balanced. I enjoy the ease of entry, though I do admit the strategy eludes me.
One cool thing I recently got was a Robotech RP manual. I get my user name from Robotech/Macross, and it's one of my favourite Animes of all time. It's pretty rad.
Last few Board games I've played are:
Duelosaur Island - It's a two player adaptation of Dinosaur Island. It was neat, but it took a very long time to play for some reason. A two player game shouldn't take two and a half hours.
Flash Point - Really cool game about putting out fires and saving people and pets. I liked the cooperative nature of it.
Root - Amazing game. the asymmetry is really interesting. I've played it twice as two different factions and it was like playing a completely different game with reasonable familiarity.
Call to Adventure - I love treating this game like a story builder. Yeah, you can get the cards that get you the most points, but do they fit into your characters narrative? Both times I've played this it was a lot of fun and everyone playing got into it, too.
Dice Throne - I have all the expansions for this one and it's a fun dice battle game. Surprisingly balanced for an elimination style game. I've never seen anyone go out immeadiatly and have to watch others play like in some elimination games.
Quiddler - This game is my parents jam. It's like Scrabble Rummy and it's very fun if you're into word games, which I am. Whenever we go over there, this is what we play.
Lemme know what you're into!
Oh, and here's my Board Game Collection... I have so many I need to play -_-
As mentioned, I've really gotten into Keyforge as of late. I met with a group at a local shop and made fast friends. If you haven't heard of Keyforge, or just don't know anything about it, it's made by one of the creators of Magic the Gathering. Instead of buying individual card packs and optimizing a deck, in Keyforge you buy a 36 card deck, and that's it, you're not allowed to change the cards in it. Every deck is randomized so no two are exactly alike and they all have a unique name. It's in it's second generation and it's fairly balanced. I enjoy the ease of entry, though I do admit the strategy eludes me.
One cool thing I recently got was a Robotech RP manual. I get my user name from Robotech/Macross, and it's one of my favourite Animes of all time. It's pretty rad.
Last few Board games I've played are:
Duelosaur Island - It's a two player adaptation of Dinosaur Island. It was neat, but it took a very long time to play for some reason. A two player game shouldn't take two and a half hours.
Flash Point - Really cool game about putting out fires and saving people and pets. I liked the cooperative nature of it.
Root - Amazing game. the asymmetry is really interesting. I've played it twice as two different factions and it was like playing a completely different game with reasonable familiarity.
Call to Adventure - I love treating this game like a story builder. Yeah, you can get the cards that get you the most points, but do they fit into your characters narrative? Both times I've played this it was a lot of fun and everyone playing got into it, too.
Dice Throne - I have all the expansions for this one and it's a fun dice battle game. Surprisingly balanced for an elimination style game. I've never seen anyone go out immeadiatly and have to watch others play like in some elimination games.
Quiddler - This game is my parents jam. It's like Scrabble Rummy and it's very fun if you're into word games, which I am. Whenever we go over there, this is what we play.
Lemme know what you're into!
Oh, and here's my Board Game Collection... I have so many I need to play -_-