Reminds me of this cool DIY project to record chess piece moves (on a physical board) to a computer.
How to play board games online with your friends
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#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
"We played Monopoly, and had good success" Unlikely. What a tedious game
Sometimes it's not about the game, it's about the people you're playing with and the conversation you have over the game.
Yes, but Monopoly is probably worse (or not helpful) in that respect as well.
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#13> In my experience, Zoom is the most consistent service and works on almost any device. One person in your group will need a paid subscription if you want to host an event longer than 40 minutes.
Have to disagree on this, Discord has been a FAR better solution for my group of friends and I with our online game nights. We tried Zoom, Discord, Google Meet/Hangouts, and Discord has, by far, been the best UI/UX/clarity/quality.
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#14Haven’t seen anyone mention tabletop simulator (available on Steam). It won’t be for everyone. I play Magic the Gathering and board games with friends. Many other games are also available with no work. You can play almost any board game with a little elbow grease.
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#15Any similar suggestions for card games, especially Poker?
Re: How to play board games online with your friends
#16Haven’t seen anyone mention tabletop simulator (available on Steam). It won’t be for everyone. I play Magic the Gathering and board games with friends. Many other games are also available with no work. You can play almost any board game with a little elbow grease.
> Haven’t seen anyone mention tabletop simulator (available on Steam)
It's literally mentioned in the article?
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#17After watching an attempt to make Scrabble work [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaXo_i3ktwM ], I was thinking what games could work via a webcam if all players have the game. Thinking of games I've played recently, Dominion would work. Ticket to Ride wouldn't. On the Underground would, 1960 Making of a President wouldn't. Normal Settlers wouldn't, but the junior version of Settlers would The key thing is not drawin…
An Oracle/proctor would help, to set things up and divide the state up properly.
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#18+1 for Tabletop Simulator, one of my children taught themselves Blender in the process of creating and uploading a game for TTS.
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#19We're working on an app for social/board games with built in video chat: https://www.cyberspaces.app
Current we offer:
Boggle (just released yesterday, feedback is especially appreciated) https://www.cyberspaces.app/boggle
Codenames (we call it Cyberterms) https://www.cyberspaces.app/cyberterms
Liar's Dice https://www.cyberspaces.app/liarsdice
Re: How to play board games online with your friends
#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sometimes it's not about the game, it's about the people you're playing with and the conversation you have over the game.
Yes, but Monopoly is probably worse (or not helpful) in that respect as well.
Monopoly is great for fostering interaction!
I mean, if your experience is anything like my family/friends, it certainly lets you know who in your circle is a cut-throat bastard who cheats at everything and deserves everything terrible that happens to them.