So, the past few years, I've been re-introduced to non-computer gaming. It started with Carcassonne and Catan, unsurprisingly, which I've played on a regular basis for the last couple of years (Though I much prefer Carcassonne).
Over Christmas, I picked up Race for the Galaxy and Agricola, and have put in 4 plays of both of them, and like them quite a bit. Agricola was a lot to comprehend with no significant assistance (I played my first game from the rulebook, unassisted, and got a number of things wrong, but am playing it correctly now). I'm fine with the concept of heavier games, but need something reasonably accessible if I'm going to be able to get friends to play (Almost all of the ones I've gotten to play Agricola liked it quite a lot, and some of them hadn't even played Catan - in fact, of all the new people I've played with, the one that did best was a complete non-gamer!) The games I got were more card games than board games (but in large quantity!) with an eye towards mostly accessible things that I'll be able to get people in to... the heavier stuff will be mixed in. In the game night that seems to be organizing, looks like there will be one central/long game that we play (Agricola) once, and then some lighter fare for those who are up for it. So, I have: Agricola Race For the Galaxy Carcassonne I have available: Catan Guillotine Ten Days in Africa Warhammer Lost Cities Ticket to Ride - I'm not a big fan of this. I'd rather play Carcassonne, TDIA, or something else - something with more depth might be OK but I don't love the train theme either) Various common games (MindTrap, Cranium, Apples to Apples, Monopoly, etc) I have coming in the next couple of weeks: Dominion Catan card game - I know Catan fairly well but don't love it. How refreshing is it from the normal game? Citadels - Meatier than most of the others here - how is it to learn? Coloretto No Thanks! Tichu Agora Devil Bunny Hates the Earth Devil Bunny Needs a Ham Jacob Marley, Esq. Saboteur En Garde! - This interested me, looks like fun, occasional, light filler Cube Farm Dead Money Spree! - Classic Edition Freeloader Box Set Pirates of the Cursed seas - Got some packs to make ~30-40 ships with. Will probably make some house rules to attempt to offset some randomness, but keep it light. And I like the little models. Light Speed - This one excites me far more than its price was. Some of the other cheapass games I was less enthused about but couldn't say no at $2-5 a piece. Uh... I bought that all at once. Do I have a problem? As you can see, a lot of cheapass games, some fluff, and a few things of significant depth. My first priorities are Dominion, Light Speed, and the Catan card game. Looks like most of these won't take long to get a handle of, but Tichu seems like something that is a bit more involved. So, from the perspective of that that I need to learn these before I teach them to other newbies, they need to be light enough for them to enjoy, but they're smart people and something with some depth isn't going to put them. I'll probably end up with Power Grid pretty soon too, and Die Macher calls for the future. ha ha. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BGG Down" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/BGG_down?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
