What boardgames have you played recently?

[Bill Cirillo]

For 5 players I would say:

Ra (old school, so you may already have it; easy to learn - quick play)
Small World or Small World Underground (as the name implies, the world ain't big enough for everyone/everything; it does have a very slight Kingmaker aspect and there is definitely an "in your face" aspect, so it may depend on your family dynamic - my son yes, the rest of the family not so much)
Dungeon Lords (our current favorite group game; the standard game is for 2-4 players, but there is a great 5-player set of variant rules on BGG; the game is by Vlaada Chvátil, the same designer that created Galaxy Trucker; I like the game mechanics in Dungeon Lords better than Galaxy Trucker as the race stage in GT never did it for me; both the build and combat phases in DL are fun)

Bill

Looking for a recommendation on a family game say for 5 - 7 players. This family group doesn't wargame per see but they do have some competitve fire. Have played Catan and Puerto Rico before so looking for something else.

Thanks

 

[Bill Cirillo]

Oh yeah, Martin Wallace's Railroad Tycoon is a great 2-6 player game. Kind of like Small World on rails...not big enough for everyone to survive...we played the hell out of it a couple years back... definitely in your face and as with a large number of multi-player games there is a slight kingmaker aspect to it, but fun none the less.

Looking for a recommendation on a family game say for 5 - 7 players. This family group doesn't wargame per see but they do have some competitve fire. Have played Catan and Puerto Rico before so looking for something else.

Thanks

 

[Steven Pleva]

For 5 players I would say:

Ra (old school, so you may already have it; easy to learn - quick play)
Small World or Small World Underground (as the name implies, the world ain't big enough for everyone/everything; it does have a very slight Kingmaker aspect and there is definitely an "in your face" aspect, so it may depend on your family dynamic - my son yes, the rest of the family not so much)
Dungeon Lords (our current favorite group game; the standard game is for 2-4 players, but there is a great 5-player set of variant rules on BGG; the game is by Vlaada Chvátil, the same designer that created Galaxy Trucker; I like the game mechanics in Dungeon Lords better than Galaxy Trucker as the race stage in GT never did it for me; both the build and combat phases in DL are fun)

Bill

If I make it to WO, can we get Dungeon Lords on the table? Sounds like fun. Besides, I'm tired of pounding Col Deller in GT... :bite:

Steve

 

[Kevin Kenneally]

If I make it to WO, can we get Dungeon Lords on the table? Sounds like fun. Besides, I'm tired of pounding Col Deller in GT... :bite:

Steve

Steve,

You mean Sean still keeps coming back for a beating?

Watch out, one day he may 'surprise' you.....

 

[Steven Pleva]

Steve,

You mean Sean still keeps coming back for a beating?

Watch out, one day he may 'surprise' you.....

Sean is my toughest GT opponent. We have good games and plenty of laughs to go around...

Steve

 

[Bill Cirillo]

Steve,

I'm pretty sure that Sean and I are both bringing our copies...hopefully one of us will also have a copy of Dungeon Petz by then too.

DL has my favorite non-wargame artwork of all time...

The other upside is that Deller kind of sucks at the game too

If I make it to WO, can we get Dungeon Lords on the table? Sounds like fun. Besides, I'm tired of pounding Col Deller in GT... :bite:

Steve

 

[Drow]

Started replaying the 1975 NL baseball season, with the BLM (Big League Manager) game. Big fad of "BLM".
Bill

 

[wrongway149]

Played "Manhattan Project" last Saturday. Good multiplayer game, takes a few times through it to really plan a strategy.

Reminded me af a railroad game or 'Power Grid' in some ways.

 

[Victor]

Played a session of Battlelore for the nostalgia value...going the way of the dodo with DOW having passed it on to FFG. Thinking about taking the dive into FFG's BL variant Battles of Westeros. Anyone have thoughts on this one?

 

[swellington]

Still just playing World in Flames twice a month or so, not had any ASL this year yet!

 

[jwb3]

- a Command & Colors: Napoleonic scenario (and before that, an Ancients one)
- Red November (fun!)
- Middle Earth Quest (definitely want to try again)

 

[Count_Zero]

Played Survive: Escape from Atlantis with some friends last night. I think I need to change my name to Ahab, though. I keep getting hosed by whales when I play that game...

 

[Robin Reeve]

I have been playing Thunderstone and Runeage these times.
Both are deck building games, set in a fantasy environement.
Both allow solo playing.
TS has a random set of "village" and "dungeon" cards, so each game has a different setting (especially if one adds the extensions).
Runeage has four scenarios, with definite cards to use.
Both are nice and challenging.

 

[Blackcloud6]

Playing a scenario right now from the "Go for Broke" pack for Panzer Grenadier.

 

[jwb3]

Playing a scenario right now from the "Go for Broke" pack for Panzer Grenadier.

What's the setting/theme of that pack?

Only PG product that has really made me take a second look is the Cassino one.


John

 

[Paul M. Weir]

What's the setting/theme of that pack?

About the 422th RTC (Japanese-American).

http://www.avalanchepress.com/gameGoForBroke.php

 

[Jeff Waldon]

MMP's No Question of Surrender solo.

 

[Blackcloud6]

About the 422th RTC (Japanese-American).

What he said.

 

[hayman]

The last non-ASL wargame I played was a couple of months ago: AH 'Starship Troopers' solo.

The last non-ASL game I played was last weekend: 'Cluedo' with the wife and kids (I think its called 'Clue' in North America).

 

[Delirium]

Played Carcassonne Friday night and At the Gates of Loyang solo on Saturday.

Also preparing to play MMP's Guadalajara - an SCS treatment of the Spanish Civil war battle.