What Board Game Are You Currently Playing?

[Dad_Scaper]

Too late for Claustrophobia now, I've invested too much time into other possibilites & gotten excited about grabbing Summoner Wars.

The shopping cart now looks like this (very Colby-centric, even without Dungeon Run):
Battleship Galaxies
Summoner Wars Master Set
Bang! Dodge City
Battle Lines (a Reiner Knizia 2p card game that's supposed to be really good)
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$104.96

[quozl]

Battle Lines is really good but it's like a game you'd play with a regular deck of cards. You couldn't actually because Battle Lines uses 6 suits but it feels like that kind of game if that makes any sense. Just want to make sure your expectations are in line.

Summoner Wars is very cool but for me and my daughter (the primary game players in my house), we'd pretty much always prefer to play Heroscape. Summoner Wars for us is just for those times when we need a quicker, more portable version. (Although we might play it more if we had a real board and not just the paper one.)

As for Dodge City, I'd love to know how it changes Bang! I love Bang! but I haven't felt it really needs an expansion but then again, I may not know what I'm missing out on!

[Matthias Maccabeus]

Originally Posted by B:T:L Matt

I think the perception of "dark" is debatable regarding Claustrophobia. The artwork on the cards are borderline cartoonish/comic book-ish. I think the Troglodytes even lack a look of fierceness as they look like the Disney cartoon character, Stitch. In fact, that was what my girlfriend first said when she saw the troglodyte artwork on the back of the box, to which I replied, hmmm... you know what, you're right.

I have to ask, how is killing a demon in Claustrophobia any darker than killing a minion in HS who somewhat resembles the likenesses of the devil? Likewise, how is it any more darker than killing ghosts or undead in Thunderstone? Certainly, everyone has their own belief or tolerance for what they perceive as dark, but sometimes I believe it is not as different. At least, in my view...

On the other hand, I'd argue that Zombies!!! is quite graphic for young children as the event cards depict many detailed forms of mutilation.

I think you're right it is up for how one interprets things.

I guess the whole story line is fairly dark and the game does a good job of portraying that (which I think is a good thing). Going into the catacombs with convicted felons to banish demons is a little different that trying to stop Utgar from getting all the Wellsprings.

And yes Zombies!!! is not on any future play list with my family but I do enjoy it playing it with the right people.


@ Dad Scaper

Battle for Hill 218 is also a great 2 and quick 2 player card game. Hive is another one that's quick and a great 2 player game.

[Dad_Scaper]

Originally Posted by quozl

Battle Lines is really good but it's like a game you'd play with a regular deck of cards. You couldn't actually because Battle Lines uses 6 suits but it feels like that kind of game if that makes any sense. Just want to make sure your expectations are in line.

Summoner Wars is very cool but for me and my daughter (the primary game players in my house), we'd pretty much always prefer to play Heroscape. Summoner Wars for us is just for those times when we need a quicker, more portable version. (Although we might play it more if we had a real board and not just the paper one.)

As for Dodge City, I'd love to know how it changes Bang! I love Bang! but I haven't felt it really needs an expansion but then again, I may not know what I'm missing out on!

Hmm.

My thinking about Summoner Wars is that most of the games we like to play - Heroscape, Dominion, Thunderstone, Agricola - involve a major investment of time and surface area, and time to set them up and put them away properly.

So there is definitely room in our rotation for a game that plays faster than Scape, though you have put your finger on exactly the reason I'd delayed getting it earlier.

We play Bang whenever we have enough people to play, and I'd like some variety out of both decks. I'll let you know.

I'm not sure what to do about that last $10 spot. I wish we hadn't lost Colossal Arena, which is somewhere in my house, but I'm not sure I want to replace it, either. Thoughts about what to do there?

edit: Thanks, MM, I see you slipped that in there.

[quozl]

Oh yeah, Hill 218 and Hive are amazing and they only last 5-10 minutes per game.

[Dad_Scaper]

Added Hive, took out Battle Lines, done.

Thanks for your help, all.

[Greyelephant]

Other great 2 player card games that I enjoy are:

Dragonheart
Lost Cities
Odin's Ravens (OOP)
IronMan Game of War
Incan Gold (can be played with more people)

[Matthias Maccabeus]

Originally Posted by Greyelephant

Other great 2 player card games that I enjoy are:

Dragonheart
Lost Cities

Definitely agree with those two. I haven't played the others so I can't comment on them.

[Dad_Scaper]

Lost Cities did *not* do it for me. I did not like that game at all, & I'm glad we played before I bought.

Anyway. I'll post here as we play them.

[Greyelephant]

Originally Posted by Dad_Scaper

Lost Cities did *not* do it for me. I did not like that game at all, & I'm glad we played before I bought.

Anyway. I'll post here as we play them.

It's not my first choice, but the wife likes it. We loved it when it first came, but over time it just doesn't hold up well.

Anyways, has anybody else had their eye on this one? It's finally out and I'm thinking it's got my name written all over it. No really it does, you just have to look closer.

http://www.coolstuffinc.com/main_boa...ding%20Empires

It reminds me of Catacombs but in space!!!!

[Hahma]

Originally Posted by Dad_Scaper

Too late for Claustrophobia now, I've invested too much time into other possibilites & gotten excited about grabbing Summoner Wars.

The shopping cart now looks like this (very Colby-centric, even without Dungeon Run):
Battleship Galaxies
Summoner Wars Master Set
Bang! Dodge City
Battle Lines (a Reiner Knizia 2p card game that's supposed to be really good)
_______
$104.96

I'll be ordering Summoner Wars Master Set soon and maybe Battleship Galaxies and Dungeon Run later on after I hear some reviews from people that have played it. I'm not doubting their fun factor, but I'll have to wait just the same for now.

If you like a solo or co-op game with another player, Lord of the Rings: the card game is fun. It's a little complicated at first, but easier once you get a few plays in and read the rules carefully.

[Hackmaster +12]

D_S: BattleLine is a great two player game, but this:

Originally Posted by quozl

Battle Lines is really good but it's like a game you'd play with a regular deck of cards. You couldn't actually because Battle Lines uses 6 suits but it feels like that kind of game if that makes any sense.

isn't quite accurate. There are six suits, numbered 1 through 10, but there are also a set of cards that have special abilities/powers that change parts of the game. That is certainly not something found with a regular deck of cards.

For the record, some other good two-player games that I have are:
Mr. Jack
Martinique
Quarto
Elk Fest