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#305804 5-Jun-2023 04:44
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I don’t think we have a thread for this so here it goes with a couple I enjoy.

We’ve been playing Catan quite a lot as a family. It’s fun as the kids can pick it up really easily but it’s still got a ton of strategy. It’s really a modern classic with heap of replayability.

The only real downside is it’s not something you can play for half an hour, there’s too much setup involved

9/10


I got my wife Lost Cities Duel for her birthday

It’s a cracking two player game card with a ton of strategy but a game can be done in 10-15 minutes if you play fast. There’s also minimal setup so it’s great for a quick game after dinner.

Basically you have to play cards in order to make sets before the cards run out. There are multipliers and also a penalty when you start a set so it’s really about choosing where to use limited resources wisely.

It’s a cracking 2 player game where you aren’t really playing adversarialy but you need to keep an eye on what your opponent is up to.

Also 9/10

 

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  #3084984 5-Jun-2023 08:19
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My nine year old love Ticket to Ride First Journey Board game that has a mix of strategy and luck where you have to earn tickets by linking cities with trains.

 

Out foxed is a co-op board game which my 5 year old loves but has enough in it that the 9 year old will play.  A little to easy and so you can change up the rules a little to make it harder.

 

Sleeping queens really engaging card game that my 9 year old got when she was 6.  We still take it hiking with us every time.

 

5 minute dungeons.  Co-op game  where each round takes 5 minutes where you have to beat the monsters.  Very fast paced. Little fast for the 5 year old but he loves playing it

 

 







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  #3085035 5-Jun-2023 09:16
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Guy at worked developed https://www.whitcoulls.co.nz/kiitos-card-game-6613332 So have been playing that on occasion.




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  #3085043 5-Jun-2023 10:31
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Sheriff of Nottingham is a good laugh, Fallout for the hardcore gamers (has no ending)....... so many good games out there now. Cant recall all mine because theyre packed away for a house move. 

 

Roll For It is the family fav, nice and simple yet addictive :D I got the Deluxe edition a few years ago.

 

 

 

 





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  #3085141 5-Jun-2023 15:30
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We bought Wingspan (and the Oceania Expansion) for Christmas and have been playing it quite a bit. The video game version is also really good, although only has one of the expansions at this stage. The game does require quite a bit of reading though, so not great for younger kids.




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  #3085147 5-Jun-2023 15:51
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Dominion.

 

 

I was introduced to it at a friend's place in the US when she explained that she'd been introduced to it by a friend who had to throw them out of the house at 1am because they wouldn't stop playing it.

 

 

In my case we started playing at 4pm, at 5pm I asked whether there'd still be a games store open somewhere so I could get my own copy.

 

 

Played an online version during lockdown, which helps with the card management. OTOH the in-person form, while being a bit more work, is also fun because of the person-to-person interactions.

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  #3085148 5-Jun-2023 15:55
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If anyone wants comments on some of the rest of the collection, of which this is a sample:

 

 

 

 

let me know. If you're in Orkland I would recommend Cakes and Ladders as a goldmine of games to try, along with expert advice on variations, e.g. "something like game X but quicker to play".

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  #3085149 5-Jun-2023 16:04
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Mightyape also do games weekends or something as well.





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  #3085150 5-Jun-2023 16:14
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neb: If anyone wants comments on some of the rest of the collection, of which this is a sample:



let me know. If you're in Orkland I would recommend Cakes and Ladders as a goldmine of games to try, along with expert advice on variations, e.g. "something like game X but quicker to play".


If you feel like posting about games as you replay them that’s be interesting for me. There’s so many great games out there now that are far better than the “Monopoly - Generic Rebrand” junk that it can be hard to discover new games.

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  #3085151 5-Jun-2023 16:36
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The Royal Game of Ur. Around 4,500-5,000 years old. I've been playing this for a few years with the kids, and the 50-50 mix of skill and luck gives it a lot of replayability.

 

Tom Scott getting beaten by the bloke who deciphered the rules from the Sumerian clay tablets. Highly entertaining. 

 





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  #3085154 5-Jun-2023 17:02
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Great idea for a thread!


Our most commonly played ones of the last year or so would be:


Fox and the Forest - a deceptively not-so-simple tricks-based card game for two


Azul - a tile-based game; not too long to play or too complex, but really enjoyable


Ticket to Ride (we’ve got the Europe version)


Citadels


Carcasonne - got back into playing this after many years of not; one of our kids loves it, the other refuses to play it


500 - my favourite game (not just card game) bar none; fantastic that the boys are both now old enough to play it


I’ve heard good things about Dominion from others, so definitely on our list to try. Also keen on trying Catan with them now they’re older. Lost Cities, as per the OP, looks like another to buy or at least try.



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  #3085246 5-Jun-2023 21:46
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blackjack17:

 

Sleeping queens really engaging card game that my 9 year old got when she was 6.  We still take it hiking with us every time.

 

 

Sleeping queens is great, we haven't played it for a while. Miss 9 has been pretty focussed on Uno recently, I might try and redirect her.


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Interesting timing with this thread as I just attended Wellycon - a two day board gaming convention held in Wellington (surprise) this weekend. Got to try a lot of new games.

Some games I have played recently and recommend for newer players include:
Cascadia (puzzlely animals and nature tile game with Great art)

Ice cool (flick penguins with your fingers around a course)

Heat: Pedal to the Metal (sold out currently but is great racing game).

Lost Ruins of Arnak (Indiana Jones meets board game)



Other good games that are geeky themed :)...
Beyond the Sun. (Tech trees and planet colonizing)

Dune Imperium ( themed on the books. Really good.)

Finally an excellent site for board games is board game geek. https://boardgamegeek.com/

It is the go to for listing, categorizing, reviewing almost every board game ever published.

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Forbidden Desert - we like how you have to work as a team against the game. Nice for a change and the kids enjoy it.

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Rummikub.
Play with numbered tiles.
Simple to play but needs more strategy once you get familiar with it.


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  #3085327 6-Jun-2023 09:26
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Rummikub

 

5 Crowns

 

They're our two go-tos at the moment.

 

Also play Nomination Whist for a bit of 500-like fun (we add Bowers and Jokers in). Otherwise known as Oh Hell, Clag, Up and Down the River. Oh Hell - Wikipedia


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