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I'm not sure you could have named 4 other games in the same sentence I want to play less than those. I own Betrayal because my wife likes it. The only co-op I've ever enjoyed to any serious degree is Robinson Crusoe. With a honorable mention to Mansions of Madness 2nd Ed. I guess I like ones where everything constantly goes badly.

It's a me thing though. I want the intellectual challenge. Not a group activity.
Eh, social deception is big in the board game circle I just left, board games are social games. Coup has nothing to do with co-op. But I get your point.

As a poker player, I dont think intellectual challenges and social deception/strategy are mutually exclusive though!
 
Eh, social deception is big in the board game circle I just left, board games are social games. Coup has nothing to do with co-op. But I get your point.

As a poker player, I dont think intellectual challenges and social deception/strategy are mutually exclusive though!
Valid point. Except there is no money to be made in board games. ;)

Social deduction is also not my thing. In pokey it's fine, because it's more one on one, more limited, and for the most part it isn't as important as understanding hand reading. But when the whole game is just social deduction, I find it much less fun.

I mean, my friend and I have run some crazy on the fly strategies in The Resistance as the traitors. And it was cool. But I never finish that type of game and feel like I've personally had much fun.
 
Just got this last week after ordering it about a year ago. Can't wait to get it in play with 4 players tonight

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Game in Progress:
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Final State of the Board: 6 of the 7 monuments were built, red player (not me unfortunately) ran away with a victory thanks to winning population the first 2 rounds and some perfectly placed civic buildings with huge bonuses.

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Great table presence for sure. But after watching videos of the game, it is IMO ABSURDLY over produced for how light a have it actually is. Take my opinion as you will though, since I'm a gameplay/price ratio type guy over components. I have a certain case level of components I'll put up with (think Dominant Species as my floor). Metal coins? Minis? Plastic/wooden tokens over cardboard? To me all that just causes too big a price hike for me. The game needs to be one of my absolute favorites for me to go all out. Which I did with Trickerion and Castles of Burgundy.

But, I'll certainly never turn down playing a game with really nice bits!
 
I cannot disagree with the assessment. There are now way to many "mediocre" games being produced (from a game play perspective) that are getting overcharged because 3d printing is cheap.

It's kinda why I love this thread (and BGG). It helps separate the wheat from the chaff,
 
Just picked up Ready Set Bet. I think this one is going to be a bunch of fun with the poker crowd. The app runs the race on real time while up to 8 players bet in real time on the board. 4 races. Between races, every player gets a special bonus for the future rounds. So in the final race you have 3 bonuses.

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Great table presence for sure. But after watching videos of the game, it is IMO ABSURDLY over produced for how light a have it actually is. Take my opinion as you will though, since I'm a gameplay/price ratio type guy over components. I have a certain case level of components I'll put up with (think Dominant Species as my floor). Metal coins? Minis? Plastic/wooden tokens over cardboard? To me all that just causes too big a price hike for me. The game needs to be one of my absolute favorites for me to go all out. Which I did with Trickerion and Castles of Burgundy.

But, I'll certainly never turn down playing a game with really nice bits!
I cannot disagree with the assessment. There are now way to many "mediocre" games being produced (from a game play perspective) that are getting overcharged because 3d printing is cheap.

It's kinda why I love this thread (and BGG). It helps separate the wheat from the chaff,
I guess it depends on your definition of "overproduced" and your idea of what the production of a game should be for. I don't agree that level of production necessarily should correspond to depth of play, such that it's wrong for a "light" game to receive this treatment. Before receiving the game I also wondered if i would feel like a basic game dressed up in much fancier trappings, but after playing it that's not at all what our group's experience has been. The production level of the game contributes a significant amount to make it a better game play experience, not just because the figures look cool (though there's no denying that that adds to the game too), but because it would be a nightmare (and take significantly longer) to play if it were a bare-bones cardboard 2d game instead, given that almost every building is different and has a different function, which would be very cumbersome and far more confusing in a less produced format. Add to that that thanks to the player trays/organizers it takes less than 2 minutes to unbox and setup, it's actually become one of the games that I'm most likely to pull out on board game night.

As far as it being "light", yes the mechanics are simple on the surface, but the choices that it forces you to make provide a satisfying depth of play, and that's without even breaking into all of the extra optional modes of play and expansions that add further depth/balance. I would also argue that its apparent "lightness" and easy teachability is a virtue not a flaw, as I can teach it to new players and be 20 minutes into the game before the rules for the game in the other room have even finished being explained... I'm not sure what exactly qualifies as a non-"mediocre" game but every player I've had has loved it and asked to play again, and if holds up very well in terms of replayability. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against complicated games, but I don't judge games based on their level of complexity but based on the experience of having to think through interesting and strategic decisions, and this delivers in that regard. Also, it's also hard to get people to sit down and commit 3+ hours to playing the most complex games, and if I'm spending this much on a game I sure want to make sure that it gets played often.

Maybe there is a happy medium where you could have achieved the same playability for $50-60 but I'm not sure there is. At any rate, the improvement in game experience between this and the cheapest possible 2d version that could have been made far exceeds the upgrade in playing experience in going from tinas to paulsons, for less than the cost of an average rack of THCs.

Final thought: the overproduction is what got my wife intested enough to want to play, and she likes it, whereas she's not a fan of a lot of my other favorite games. That alone made it worth the price for me.
 
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Just picked up Ready Set Bet. I think this one is going to be a bunch of fun with the poker crowd. The app runs the race on real time while up to 8 players bet in real time on the board. 4 races. Between races, every player gets a special bonus for the future rounds. So in the final race you have 3 bonuses.

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I just jumped on the kickstarter campaign for the deluxe version!
 
Long time board gamer here. We have a good running video game thread, but not a dedicated board game thread(as far as I could find). Care to join me in posting your board game collections and chatting about another addictive hobby?:sneaky:

I will try and grab better pictures soon. There are another 100 or so that aren’t all together(yet).

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Here is my favorites pile…
 

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So being the poker chip forum, is it a given that everyone here replaces the paper money and cardboard coins with poker chips? What are everyone's favorite general chips for board games? I'm wanting to get a nice, non-denominated neutral set. Something a little less loud and garish than traditional chips, but a bit nicer and more traditional than Roxley Iron Clays.
 
The chips I use for any particular game depends on what money is required ($1-$500, thousands, or millions) or how many points are earned in the game. No single set can cover every type of game.
 
So being the poker chip forum, is it a given that everyone here replaces the paper money and cardboard coins with poker chips? What are everyone's favorite general chips for board games? I'm wanting to get a nice, non-denominated neutral set. Something a little less loud and garish than traditional chips, but a bit nicer and more traditional than Roxley Iron Clays.
Not always. Sometimes chips just take up too much space and a small pile of cardboard coins works better.
 
So being the poker chip forum, is it a given that everyone here replaces the paper money and cardboard coins with poker chips? What are everyone's favorite general chips for board games? I'm wanting to get a nice, non-denominated neutral set. Something a little less loud and garish than traditional chips, but a bit nicer and more traditional than Roxley Iron Clays.
We only use Poker Chips for 18xx games. As mentioned by Legend555, poker chips can be too "large" for some games.

Metal Coins are more favored in games that have them. They lend a more thematic feel to the game than poker chips.

But if you are looking for suitable poker chips for board games, check out Apache's Bank Chips (the chip in my profile pic). They are China clays, cost 50 cents and has the right denom for board gaming.
 
Any game that uses paper money, chips are better. Games with cardboard money, chip preference varies by game. Games with cast metal or plastic coins, usually the game pieces are better, but there have been a few where chips are more enjoyable.
 
Any game that uses paper money, chips are better. Games with cardboard money, chip preference varies by game. Games with cast metal or plastic coins, usually the game pieces are better, but there have been a few where chips are more enjoyable.

Or you can always buy something like these...I think having metal coins elevates whatever game you're playing.
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I'm also a fan of upgraded resources. Some folks pimp out individual games but that gets stupid expensive real quick... I just have a collection of common resources that fit into a good cross section of games.

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It feels like metal coins are great for when you're working with a smaller amount (Oath is a great example of metal coins doing well). Chips are nicer when doing larger sums, and keeping track of people's cash. I can't imagine trying to keep track of $400 worth of metal coins per person in a game like food chain magnate.
 
It feels like metal coins are great for when you're working with a smaller amount (Oath is a great example of metal coins doing well). Chips are nicer when doing larger sums, and keeping track of people's cash. I can't imagine trying to keep track of $400 worth of metal coins per person in a game like food chain magnate.

I hear ya, that's one reason I went with metal coins that are non denominated...so I can make them 1/3/5 or 5/10/100 or whatever fits the game. Also, you can always add in something like this too. (of course it's more thematically matched for fantasy type games rather than something like Food Chain Magnate)

Acrylic Gems:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mega-Cra...ers-Decoration-Stones-Shiny-Pebbles/595890668

Or if you want to just go all-out baller, glass gems or even cubic zirconia:
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Ooo, I'm glad I found this thread! Posting my main shelf and then my second that has a few family and smaller box games in it.

Am fortunate to have a weekly game night with just myself and two others.. and a wife that has allowed me to turn our unfinished storage area in the basement into a part man cave.

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Ooooof. Sensitive couple hosted another game night at our neighbor's house. Secret Hitler for the second time in a row, ugh. Same player got offended when people didnt trust them because they're obviously THE BAD GUY. To the point where she's raising her voice after explaining how we played wrong. Just not enjoyable.
 
Ooooof. Sensitive couple hosted another game night at our neighbor's house. Secret Hitler for the second time in a row, ugh. Same player got offended when people didnt trust them because they're obviously THE BAD GUY. To the point where she's raising her voice after explaining how we played wrong. Just not enjoyable.
Some people just shouldn't play social deduction games
 
Some people just shouldn't play social deduction games
I agree. Neighbors are really chill people who we surf with, super relaxed, but their friends get way too into it. I wouldnt mind but its a team game so everyone catches strays.
 
Been playing the Slay the Spire board game with my 8yo. It retains the feel of the digital game, while changing enough stuff due to its physical nature to make it feel different. Plus the co-op nature of the game makes it a bit more interesting even if 60% of the time everyone is just trying to figure out how best to deal all their damage in a turn instead of combing off between players.

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