What Board Game Are You Currently Playing?

[Tornado]

Grats Bats.

[Grungebob]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

Shadows of Brimstone is one I keep looking at and considering. Along with @Grungebob 's "Stuffed Fables" it's probably on the top of my "to buy" list.

The fact that I have "too many" games and that we're looking to change houses is slowing me down on this front, though ....

Thanks for the mention Bats!

[IAmBatman]

Thanks for continuing to make cool looking games! Always nice to see you around, GBob.

[Taeblewalker]

Originally Posted by Grungebob

Thanks for the mention Bats!

I finally bought it myself and had a great time playing.

[Hellfire]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

I saved up for that. I could drop some more money this month if I really wanted to. Times are good for the Bat-Household with both Mrs. Bats and I working full-time.

Glad to see that things are going well for you. ... If the Batman game being referenced by Porkins is Monolith's Batman game, then I also backed it.

I'll be hoping it turns out well.

[chas]

Played two more games of Lords of Hellas, a second 3 Player and a 2 Player. Both were fun, and I'm looking forward to future plays.

This month or early May I'm expecting Big Trouble In Little China (Preorder) and Memoir 44: Through Jungle and Desert (Battle Map Series 2 #2). I just discovered this one, and its coming out soon! It includes small combat cards (second deck) for Jungle and Desert, following up on previous decks for Urban and Winter combat. There is also a nice variety of scenarios, with both British and US against both the Germans and the Japanese in Burma, on Guadalcanal, and in North Africa!

[Spidey'tilIDie]

Originally Posted by Taeblewalker

I finally bought it myself and had a great time playing.

Tom Vassel said its for gamers with young kids. Do you all find that to be true? I have been planning to get this since last September, so that i can play with my two nephews over school breaks.

[Yodaking]

Anyone play Firefly Adventures: Bargains and Browncoats? I think I'm going to pick it up sometime soon. If nothing else I'll be happy to have the minis to maybe one day paint up.

[Jormi_Boced]

I did pick it up and thought it was pretty fun, but the rules are kind of a mess. So far have just played one mission. I also think it was a little weird to not have the whole crew in the box and instead releases them as expansions.

I do think the minis are pretty good though and look forward to painting them too.

[Tornado]

It looks cool. I wanted it just for the minis but some of the terrain looked cool as well.

[Hahma]

On Monday night, I played

Azul - We played a 4 player game and I ended up winning. This was the first time playing and it was really fun.

Dinosaur Island - Another first time play and with 4 players, though 2 different players than Azul. I came in 3rd with this one. This is a really neat game that is like Jurasic Park the board game. It eats up a lot of table space as there are a lot of boards and components. But it's got a ton going on, as you basically try to build up your dinosaur theme park with dinos that you create through experimentation. You can use actions to bring a new dino to your park, but then you have to collect several different types of DNA to be able to build that dino. You can also upgrade the cages to hold more of that type, and there are several different types. There is the wow factor so to speak of certain dinos that will attract different amounts of people, but there is also a security threat level related to each dino and how many you have. At a certain stage of the round after people start coming into your park, where you will score money and VP's, if your security is lower than your threat level, people will get eaten. There are also hooligans that can come in the park that mess things up. There are tons of upgrades you can buy and specialists to help, and many more things going on. It's a great game!


Last night I played my 3rd game of DnD via Roll d20 with 4 others in my group and the DM. It was a long night, that went over a bit and I didn't get to bed until after 11, again! Ugh! It was fun though.

[Dad_Scaper]

My father was in town this weekend so we (finally) got to blow some dust off the board game collection and play some things.

Quarriors x2: We haven't played this one in ages. Used to be the kids' favorite; this weekend we played a couple 3-way games. With Lovecraft Letter, below, one of the smaller number of games that my daughter gets excited to play.

Ticket to Ride x2: My dad's absolute favorite. In the first game, a 3-way including my son, we played the wildest game of TtR I've ever played. Every single one of us was jostling for position in the Pacific Northwest, which you probably know doesn't have easy ways in & out. My son almost came back to win after having to get from Portland to Seattle - a 1-train route - by going through Denver.

Century Golem Edition x4: I love this game. My dad & I played two player a bunch of times, but I think he got tired of being whomped and we moved on to other things.

Sushi Go x1,000,000: The surprise hit of the weekend. My dad could not get enough of this set-making game. He normally hates card games, but I realized that he hates them because of the tiny bits of text he can't easily absorb without holding each card up to his face. He *loved* this game, and it was only be pleading that I got him to play some of the other things.

Lovecraft Letter x2: The best version of Love Letter, and totally worth the extra money. It has everything Love Letter does, with far superior components, faster play, and one or two extra mechanics that make the game more interesting.

It was a fun weekend.