OT: Favourite Boardgames

[atul]

Just today got some spare money and bought Pandemic and Agricola.

Although neither fit the usual theme of my games, both show promise.

[Evil Dave]

Originally Posted by atul

Just today got some spare money and bought Pandemic and Agricola.

If you're just starting out w/ Agricola, I strongly recommend playing its solitare scenario until you can beat it consistently. Just as w/ Dom3, there's a lot of things that you should get right in SP before trying MP. I got clobbered a lot in Agricola until I took the time to practice it SP.

[atul]

Originally Posted by Evil Dave

If you're just starting out w/ Agricola, I strongly recommend playing its solitare scenario until you can beat it consistently. Just as w/ Dom3, there's a lot of things that you should get right in SP before trying MP. I got clobbered a lot in Agricola until I took the time to practice it SP.

Ha. My friends routinely gang up on me every time I bring up a new game onto board, claiming it being the only way for someone else to win. And with me practiced? Nah...

...but yeah, currently trying the solo play, family mode first before doing anything else.

[Tpek]

Hope I'm not too late.

Sorry for popping up like this, the vast majority of time I'm just a lurker on these boards (I have posted once or twice in the past though), and just noticed this interesting thread.

I actually started playing more and more boardgames lately, I don't have a favorite game, but I do have an ever increasing collection.

I keep a relatively exhaustive list on boardgamegeek:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/collection/user/Tpek

I must say there are plenty of good board games out there. The problem is, that unlike with Dominions, they have no AI, and it's sometimes hard to find people to play with, more problematic are the games like Shadows Over Camelot (or the similar game Battlestar Galactica) that require 3+ players to even work.

[Taqwus]

Games fine for small groups:

- Cults Across America (Lovecraftian hilarity )
- Twilight Struggle (only played a bit so far, but very interesting; two persons only)
- Blood Feud: New York (three persons, especially -- very unstable; a 'guns under the table' game as mechanics favor attack and distances tend to be short)


Games only for larger groups (pref. seven):

- Empires in Arms (requires lots of time, too)
- Diplomacy