I've only been playing Ticket To Ride for a few days but I was impressed with myself.

korovian · 2012-05-26T04:09:28.952061+00:00

Is this the Steam version? I'm surprised it's substantially different from the Windows version I've been playing.

Wuzzntlistening · 1 day

I think your comment is fair and the downvotes you've received are bullshit.

csbphoto · 1 day

Just moved to Wolseley myself. I love it here. I feel so fortunate.

delanger · 1 day

Disagree. Qwirkle is a fine game. People judge this game because of how simple/childish it looks. Don't. The best play is rarely the obvious one.

stoiclibertine · 1 day

Obviously, most participants on this died

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cypher_Reagan · 1 day

Fluxx has not worked for me as a gateway game. At all. I've had it backfire every time I've tried to use its appealing concept as a hook. It seems it tends to drag on and on and on at the worst times.

Jatik · 2 days

Then go to the places listed on the page I linked you to.

Jatik · 2 days

http://www.heartlandtravel.ca/HistoricalHauntedWinnipegTour.htm

bluetshirt · 2 days

Went well, thanks! Learned some valuable lessons (e.g. Someone brought a game they'd never played before and suggested it to the whole group before we got into anything else, which really derailed momentum for a while) and had fun.

Massive_Genius · 3 days

Really love Maura's art for Power Grid. Really, really love it.

Really don't love Maura's art for certain Dominion cards.

bishop1one · 3 days

Sounds like you play games with assholes.

bluetshirt · 4 days

that's what I wound up doing - I have my favorite 2000-or-so songs on a playlist so I just hit shuffle.

nelljohan · 4 days

Still patiently awaiting the official iOS Dominion client. One of these days....

bbr4nd0n · 6 days

Lots of different kinds of gamers. If I were to have a list of important parts of games I like, painted miniatures doesn't even register.

Is it fair to assume that most of the games you play are thematic?

bluetshirt · 8 days

Wasn't planning a particular game - was going to let the folks that show decide what they want to play, maybe with a bit of steering.

Come to think of it, traditional card games would lend themselves pretty well to dealing with people as they arrive, because they're usually played as a bunch of discrete hands and each is scored independently, so new people only have to wait until the next hand. Can't think of many designer games that play like that. Hmm... a niche in the market yet to be exploited, I guess.

Munchies that aren't greasy? I'm drawing a blank. Carrot sticks? What else is there?

Too bad I don't have a gaming console... oh wait, I do have an NES-compatible thing. Maybe that's worth setting up.

bluetshirt · 8 days

Bunch of music geeks are likely to show, so I'll solicit musical suggestions from guests.

bluetshirt · 8 days

I've got Pass the Pigs, which is essentially the same game, when you break it down.

hyperhopper · 8 days

... and a copper! TAKE IT

hyperhopper · 8 days

spoiler

Spoiler, spoiler!

Edit: recursive spoiler fix :P

bluetshirt · 8 days

One particular thing I could see being an issue is how to handle the slow, gradual arrival of people and minimize the amount of people standing around waiting for a game to start. (Once the night gets going full steam, I anticipate running at least two game tables.)

heathengray · 8 days

No you don't. That small box on your shelf is more convenient and appealing.

kerred · 9 days

No, you put the punchboards under the formed plastic insert.

jnhandoe · 9 days

2 player: Hive, Lost Cities, Jambo

Regular gaming group: Power Grid, Stone Age, Dominion

New boardgamer: TTR, Carcassonne, Coloretto

jeryarr · 9 days

You're entitled to be tried as an adult for crimes. Go at it!

bluetshirt

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