Modern Board Games: and why you should play them (2022)

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Post by maayank » Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 4:41 PM UTC

Modern Board Games: and why you should play them (2022)
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Post by wellthisisgreat » Thu, Apr 23, 2026, 2:24 PM UTC

Any particularly complex or sophisticated board games HN likes to play?

Curious what kind of games appeal to the HN mindset

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Post by Pet_Ant » Thu, Apr 23, 2026, 2:29 PM UTC

wellthisisgreat wrote: post #2

Any particularly complex or sophisticated board games HN likes to play? Curious what kind of games appeal to the HN mindset

Considering the popularity of Factorio and Satisfactory I'd recommend RoboRally. It gets a bit silly but it's accessible.

For much more depth I recommend Dominant Species by GMT.

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Post by lelanthran » Thu, Apr 23, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC

Does there have to be a board? Spyfall is no different to Imposter, except that there is no board, nor cards.

D&D is mentioned as a board game, but you don't really need a board.

Maybe we should call them "tabletop games" instead, in which case I think card games should make it (bridge, for example, means reading both your partner and your opponent).

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Post by gtr » Thu, Apr 23, 2026, 2:33 PM UTC

Good article and I was shocked to see a picture from my old office at the top of the page!

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Post by pwatsonwailes » Thu, Apr 23, 2026, 2:37 PM UTC

wellthisisgreat wrote: post #2

Any particularly complex or sophisticated board games HN likes to play? Curious what kind of games appeal to the HN mindset

Terra Mystica, Brass Birmingham, Scythe, Root, ARCS and its expansions, Nemesis: Retaliation and SETI would all get shouts from me for that sort of thing. Slightly depends on your definition of complex and sophisticated, but I'd put all of those in that list.

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Post by stevetron » Thu, Apr 23, 2026, 2:37 PM UTC

There's also Clue, Combat, stratego, Life, Parcheesi

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Post by GodelNumbering » Thu, Apr 23, 2026, 2:38 PM UTC

The peak board game experience to me is Blood on the Clocktower.

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Post by captaintobs » Thu, Apr 23, 2026, 2:41 PM UTC

wellthisisgreat wrote: post #2

Any particularly complex or sophisticated board games HN likes to play? Curious what kind of games appeal to the HN mindset

18xx, hardcore economic train games. Think war games with money.

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Post by MattSteelblade » Thu, Apr 23, 2026, 2:44 PM UTC

wellthisisgreat wrote: post #2

Any particularly complex or sophisticated board games HN likes to play? Curious what kind of games appeal to the HN mindset

There is a lot of love in my group from years of MtG for drafting games, so 7 Wonders and Dune Imperium are consistent favorites. When we have the time, we'll do Twilight Imperium. We've enjoyed all three Nemesis games. We are currently also really enjoying Spirit Island. We've completed Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion and put in some serious time with regular Gloomhave as well. As LotR fans, we've also enjoyed the LotR LCG and War of the Ring.