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Re: What Board Game Are You Currently Playing?
I think Settlers has some flaws that are too frustrating for playing too often, but I enjoy playing it now and then. My wife and her family still like it. One of the major pros that Catan has over one of my favorite games, Dominion, is that the player interaction level is fairly high.
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The table-top gamers part of our local gaming group had a X-Wing tournament yesterday. I borrowed an army & participated. I had a lot of fun. The army I was running was:
X-Wing: Wedge Antilles - Outmaneuver, Shield Upgrade, R5-P9 E-Wing: Corran Horn - Predator, Shield Upgrade, R2-D2 A-Wing: Prototype Pilot - Chaardaan Refit Sadly I came 8th-out-of-9 . There were 4 rounds & a knockout semi-final & final rounds scored on points destroyed. The first round I didn't destroyed any of my opponents ships but he only got Wedge. Next I lost the A-Wing & took out a Z-95. Then I had the bye. Last game I won only losing my A-Wing. While the finals were happening some of played King of New York. Lots of fun. Similar to King of Tokyo but has few more elements that make think a little more. My Maps: Classic; Marvel My Customs: Dr Who | Terrain | Star Wars Card Template | Repaint & Mods | Playing Card sized Cards Helmaverse | Helmaverse League International C3G Links: C3G Super Hero Draft cards | TableTop Simulator C3G Map additions | Heroscape Dice Roller |
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Monopoly? Isn't that the game where everyone played by different house rules growing up and you argue as you go over which ones should be implemented while at least one person loses interest and is in the kitchen, two people are talking sports, the banker is screwing up the monetary transactions and the person perceived as the "best player" is routinely screwed over by all their friends who see this as a perfect opportunity to get back some of their own as the hours crawl by past midnight and the last two or three people finally just agree that someone won because they're jealous from looking over at the people who already lost getting in their third game of Summoner Wars?
~Aldin, making a paragraph out of a sentence He either fears his fate too much or his desserts are small That dares not put it to the touch to gain or lose it all ~James Graham |
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Yes, that's it!
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When the first guy gets eliminated from Monopoly, play a round or two of Summoner Wars, as Aldin suggested. When the second guy gets eliminated, you can move on to Love Letter or (if you have it) Sheriff of Nottingham, which is an excellent game. Both are quick; you can switch back and forth, depending. Or, given slightly more time (you'll have to estimate), King of Tokyo or your deckbuilder of choice. Or if the remaining two players in Monopoly are closely matched, you can just play Power Grid. The main thing is, fix yourself a martini while you wait for the first castoff from Monopoly. Perhaps you can solo Dungeon Roll while you mark time. |
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The story about Monopoly I tell goes way back to my college years:
I. Three of us guys needed an extra Monopoly player or two, so we rounded up a couple of girl friends who were not so inclined, saying it was too competitive. Three hours later the rest of us had been eliminated, and the two women each owned half the board. It took another hour to get them to quit and call it a draw. II. During the game, noticing an item I'd never seen on a pizza takeout menu before, I suggested it--tuna fish-- on the pizza we were ordering as one of several other items we'd agreed on. They all acted disgusted, but unbeknowst to them, I ordered it anyway. After tasting it, everyone agreed it was a particularly delicious pizza, although they couldn't tell what was different. Naturally I enjoyed watching their faces when I told them. |
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Tuna fish pizza does sound disgusting.
I'd be happy if I never played Monopoly again. Settlers of Catan is okay, but if you add in Cities and Knights expansion it becomes a pretty good game. There's enough depth with the different paths that it makes it interesting. |
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Played Cities and Knights once. Never again. Still love Settlers though.
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Hey, leave the Monopoly bashing to BGG - they've got it to a science over there.
Personally I still enjoy Monopoly because I still enjoy what the heart of the game really is - knowing the other players. I'll happily sit down to a game of Monopoly or a game of Dominant Species. Games are fun largely because of the who, not the what. Though I do tend to pick other things over Monopoly - no sense in denying that certain things are more my style, but it also feels disingenuous to say that I hate it, when I don't, even though it's been years since I've played it. I guess I think of it like candy. I loved certain kinds of candy as a kid, but as I grew up there were so many new things to try and so many of those things that I now like better. But that never killed my enjoyment of the things of my childhood, it merely gave me perspective. I'll still eat those little hard candies with the strawberry jam in the center, I just usually choose something else nowadays. |
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Eh. I never, ever liked Monopoly. I'm not trying to make an art out of shooting a fish in a barrel, because it can't be done. But why shouldn't I entertain myself at Monopoly's expense? You like it, you should play it.
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