Lover of almost all kinds of board games - if it's big, bloated and you get points for everything, I'm up for it :D
I'm on boardgamearena.com , Tabletop Simulator, sporcle and most other online game sites - hit me up for friends! :)
| Pronouns | They/them |
| board games? | board games. |
| Monopoly piece | Boot |
| Favourite game currently | Seasons |
Monday game night: playing Yamatai against my sister :)
It's an interesting take on area control games, where you have to place ships around islands to build on them, and collect specialists who add points to your buildings if they meet certain conditions - combos encouraged :p
Overall, a mixed reaction from me though - it's a fun puzzle, but I feel there's too much that can change between your turns, meaning that you can't plan ahead massively :/
(Debating doing longer reviews - thoughts?)
@Julia nice to see romance isn't dead :)
Have a look through and see if any games catch your eye - I know there's a lot, so I'd suggest Incan Gold, Jaipur or Love Letter as good games to start with (they're all in my real life collection and I use them as intros all the time!) :D
Dicey Goblins is a push-your-luck game seeing players try to take as many dragon eggs as possible without getting burnt to a crisp! Do you continue taking risks to get bigger rewards, or do you get back to safety knowing that someone else could swoop in and take the big one?
It's pretty much a reskin of Zombie Dice (so don't double up), but I would totally recommend it as a great game for beginners to the hobby. (currently £10)
https://www.theworks.co.uk/p/board-games/dicey-goblins-game/859930005179
Ever wanted a travelling theatre troupe of adorable animals? Histrio has you putting on comedies and tragedies for the King of the land, and fighting over the best actors and acrobats for your show.
It's great two player, works even better for 3-5, and is a much lighter affair than the previous two. A definite recommendation for a party night :D (currently £10)
https://www.theworks.co.uk/p/board-games/histrio-strategy-board-game/3770000010480
Android Mainframe, the latest in Fantasy Flight's "Android" universe, has you playing rival hackers trying to get the most information out of a corporation before everyone gets locked out by each other.
It's an interesting twist on the classic "line and box" game, with gorgeous components and asymmetric abilities for each character that can completely change the course of the game! Very tactical, I LOVE it :) (currently £10)
https://www.theworks.co.uk/p/board-games/android-mainframe-board-game/841333101343
Lords of Xidit is a beautiful game where you take on the roles of warriors going around a fantasy world, battling monsters and gaining reputation as the best Lord in the Land!
Its main mechanic is that you "program" all of your moves at the start of the turn, so you have to try and work out what you think the players before you might do! It's a minimum of three players and quite complex, but well worth a look :) (currently £10)
https://www.theworks.co.uk/p/board-games/lords-of-xidit-board-game/3558380024033
UK Peeps - The Works is currently selling a ton of board games from decent publishers at an absolute steal!
The following thread will be a series of recommendations of games they have
I'm not getting paid for this, I just want to spread the board game love with people :)
@Julia I'm gonna be idling on the laptop for the rest of the evening most likely - let me know if you want to learn something, I'll start you off easy ;)
Do you know what sort of games you want to play? Do you prefer ones with fun stories behind them, or interesting ways of playing/mechanics?
