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

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

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Post by qsort »

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

The article is more about a certain style of "modern" games, which is an interesting strand but does not exhaust the category: classic games (chess, go, shogi, backgammon), card games (bridge, poker), TCGs (magic the gathering, hearthstone) often are as complex and sophisticated as any of those.

If you're looking specifically for games in that style, Twilight Struggle has been studied extensively and there's significant competitive play and a well-developed theory. 7 Wonders Duel and Dominion also have significant depth.

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Post by jordanwallwork »

lelanthran wrote: post #4

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).

The terms "board game" and "tabletop game" are considered pretty much interchangable by the vast majority of hobby board gamers, "board game" just tends to be the default. There's no requirement for a board game to have a board. BGG is full of card games, tabletop RPGs, dexterity games like jenga, junk art etc - none of which have boards

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Post by oh_no »

lelanthran wrote: post #4

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).

D&D is not a board game, nor is Warhammer 40k.

Tabletop games is already used as the broader category (covering board games, role playing games, miniatures games, and whatever I'm forgetting).

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Post by abadar »

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

I super recommend Innovation. If you enjoy nuanced gameplay like in TCGs, this is for you. Everyone starts in the Stone Age and the goal is to race to 4-6 achievements, advancing through technological ages. Cards represent technologies and they have powers, like drawing cards, forcing other people to give you cards, score points, etc. It's a great game of resource management, politics, and sabotage.

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Post by voidUpdate »

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

I think the most complex board game I've really played any amount of is Carcasonne (Not particularly complicated). Often, if I'm playing a board game, I prefer it to be on the simpler end, more of a relaxing thing.

One memorable board gaming experience I had was playing Splendor (I believe) with my cousin, and it ended up being almost completely silent, just passing tokens around and the occasional "oh..." when another player did something undesirable.

Pit is also popular in my family when there's a gathering of us, with rounds often lasting only a minute or so, and getting quite frantic, and it is a very simple game

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Post by pavel_lishin »

abadar wrote: post #15
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

I super recommend Innovation. If you enjoy nuanced gameplay like in TCGs, this is for you. Everyone starts in the Stone Age and the goal is to race to 4-6 achievements, advancing through technological ages. Cards represent technologies and they have powers, like drawing cards, forcing other people to give you cards, score points, etc. It's a great game of resource management, politics, and sabotage.

Seconding this. It's somewhat challenging to learn, but a lot of fun once you get it.

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Post by pavel_lishin »

lelanthran wrote: post #4

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).

I distinctly remember Spyfall having cards...

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Post by anthk »

Not just board based but Phutball it's interesting; and there was another one called Racetrack or something like that moving on vectors where you speed can just change on one unit around -+ x and/or y axis (9 directions).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phutball

Race Track

http://ideaexplore.net/racetrack.pdf

There are a fre more great 'realistic' pen and paper games like Tennis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_(paper-and-pencil_game)

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