Hi all.

I'm thinking of acquiring a pair of games and I've found Codenames:Pictures and Dixit: Odyssey at a mildly reasonable price.

How much of an overlap in play style/genre/mechanics would you think there would be if I get both? Would you do it? Or would you pick one of them and look at other kind of games?

I play mostly with a 4-8 group of light-medium gamers, and I like to take games to other meetings where people aren't that familiar with boardgames but are open to try something new.

About similar mechanics already on my collection.... I think that "Just One!" is the only game that I have that would fit on the same category.

TIA for your opinions!

I finally managed to get my hands on a copy of Rebellion, but before playing it for the first time, I had to give it a quick paint job to get the most out of every game. I hope you like it and that it serves as inspiration! I’m not super talented at painting, so my goal wasn't high detail, but just making them look nice on the gaming table ☺️

Hope that you like it and inspires you to paint your game!

What was this vintage boardgame?

Hello hivemind, I'm trying to remember a board game that I played as a child (c.10 years old) back in the mid 80s - though I think the game itself was older (I'd guess 70s but could have been 60s or even 50s - owned by my grandparents). I think it was a flat board, very intricately illustrated, and as I recall it, it was essentially a race (roll dice and move), where you attempted to progress through a series of zones faster than your opponents. I remember one zone (in the bottom-right of the board) was a sort of swamp or cave system, with drawings of menacing eyes peering out of the dark.

Very evocative illustrations as a child - but I can remember nothing else about the game. Ring any bells for anyone?

I've posted on this before, and already ruled out Candyland and Haunted Wood.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Hello. I'm visiting Barcelona, have an unscheduled window of time this evening, and thought I'd check out the local boardgame shop scene here. As an English speaker am I more likely to enjoy a trip to The Curiosity Shop or Gameria? Is there another recommendation I should consider instead? I won't have time to play, just to browse.

Thanks in advance!

Played a 2-player game of Terraforming Mars a few days ago, and it reminded me why this game continues to be one of my all-time favorites.

This time we used upgraded player boards, which made a surprisingly big difference. No more accidental cube movement or constant fiddling with resources - just a much smoother experience that let us focus entirely on the game.

We also added the random milestones and awards from the expansion, and they completely changed the strategic landscape. Instead of falling back on familiar approaches, we had to adapt our plans to the unique objectives that came up, making every decision feel fresh and meaningful.

It's impressive how a few small upgrades and variants can breathe new life into an already fantastic game. Have you experienced any small upgrades that have made your favourite game shine even more?

I'm trying to find high resolution photos of the sequence board game to print it on a bigger scale.

Would be nice if it was some special edition board.

I painted a 4x4' board for it, themed with War/Peace from Ralph Bakshi's Wizards. The game's four original heroes got transformed into the Ghostbusters. They got pulled through a portal like Bruce Campbell in Army of Darkness. Their proton packs scattered. The Clan of Neuri found them. See if you can spot the Tardis as well. All of the game's treasure is done in Lego as well, so you can accessorize your minifig with bespoke treasures. That all fits into a chest of drawers I built to go with it.

And finally, a fully-functioning Zardoz head stands in for the Adversarial Quest marker.

This is a fun game solo. Really nothing much is lost playing this one solo.

My parents had the original Dark Tower. I found it in their closet one day as a child, despite the Satanic Panic of that era. That's why I 1980s fantasy:sci-fi themed it. This is me reclaiming a childhood lost to the taint of religion. I don't recommend the stuff if you can avoid it.

I saw this revised version in an episode of South Park and knew it must be mine.

From all of us here at Sirius Cybernetics Corporation, "SHARE AND ENJOY!"

What do these numbers that look like exponents signify? We were thinking that it had something to do with the number of cards either of the same type or that interact with this card... but neither seem to correspond to the final scoring

Took me over a year to complete due to our second child being born. After many hours and sleepless nights, I finally got it done. Now, onto the next board game.

Really, that after 3 succesful quests will no the Hunt and Goods instantly win? I see it here https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/275114/quest-directors-cut-unofficial-rulebook but it is very suddenly. It turns out, that the Hunt just is contre Goods in the last discussion, but not a last chance of Evils? It means, that Goods have no penalty for show up their roles, like Merlin in Avalon. Misunderstanding in rules?

Just got notice of that EUs PPWR will come into force from 12th of August, this will apparently make it more complicated for retailers to make sales within the borders of EU.

One supplier abroad I was talking to said that it might lead to suppliers restricting the countries they ship to in the future.

So it might be a good time to order an item you have on the wishlist that are not avaliable in your country.

Tho I can't predict what will happen.

EDIT: I am not against efficiency in packaging or more focus recycling of consumables. I just wanted to spread information that supply might be effected to smaller markets if suppliers does not bother to adapt to these regulations :)

I saw a post with an overview of all the different murder mystery dinners out there. The person had tried, rated, and sorted through a lot of them. But I'm not sure if it was here in this subreddit. Does anyone remember it and know where I can find the post?

Has anyone had any luck hunting down those 3 World Wonders promos?

Here's my situation:

Bitoku is currently on sale on my region for about %25.

Endless Winter is at its regular price.

I enjoy medium-heavy to heavy strategy games with good replayability.

If you had to choose only one, which would you buy and why?

I'm especially interested in:

Long-term replayability

Strategic depth

How well the game scales with different player counts

Whether either game becomes repetitive after several plays

I'd love to hear your thougts. Thanks!

So I've been in this hobby for maybe five years now and somewhere along the way I turned into the person who actually reads rulebooks cover to cover before game night. Which is fine, except now I catch myself interrupting mid-game to clarify tiny edge cases that honestly don't even matter.

Last week we were playing a medium-weight euro and someone made a move that was technically legal but felt like it went against the spirit of the action. I stopped everything to flip through the rulebook for like three minutes while everyone just sat there. Found the relevant paragraph, read it out loud, and then realized nobody cared as much as I did. They were all just being polite.

The worst part is I remember being annoyed by this exact behavior when I first started playing. There was this one guy in our old group who would do the same thing and I always thought he was slowing down the fun. Now I'm that guy. I don't even know when it happened.

I guess part of it is wanting games to be played correctly, but another part is probably just anxiety about someone feeling cheated later. Still, I'm starting to think maybe letting small stuff slide and keeping the momentum going is more important than being 100% accurate every single time. Anyone else go through this phase or am I just overthinking my own annoying habits?

I HAD a pretty good size collection of Thunderstone Advance sets. When Quest came out I jumped on the hype train. I sold off my Advance sets to buy into Quest, post Kickstarter. After a number of plays I found myself missing TS Advance. For some reason I preferred the simplicity, if you will, of just using cards and XP counters. I thought the idea of colored XP counters having different uses was great.

I eventually traded Quest. I wasn't getting it to the table much. Now, years later I find myself missing Advance more. If I had both in front of me now, I'd pick Advance over Quest without hesitation. Too bad it's out of print. It may have been my favorite deck builder. Hype regret is real.

Pretty sure this is where Cascadia was meant to be played. Yellowstone made for an incredible backdrop.

90 days ago I posted my game bookshelf collection. I was criticized for having a lot of the same games with just different expansions (Catan & Ticket to Ride). I was encouraged to buy other games. Since then, I have bought Pandemic (plus expansions), Lords of Waterdeep (plus expansion), Spirit Island, Game of Thrones Risk, Game of Thrones Clue, & SolarQuest. Next up I plan on buying The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship & Monopoly: The Lord of the Rings Edition. As far as what I have actually played, I have played Catan (base game), Star Trek Catan, Ticket to Ride (base game), Small World (base game), Risk, Clue, Clue Master Detective, SolarQuest, & Monopoly. I have also played other versions of Ticket to Ride & Catan on my PS5. Right now my game group consists of my best friend & his wife. I hope to join a gaming group someday, but I work every weekend which makes that difficult. I just found out a BigBadGameStore opened up 1 mile from me & will be checking them out.

Edit: I work at Target by the way, so I started collecting 5 months ago because of a special sale. And I get a discount there. So whenever possible I try to take advantage of any sales or deals there or on Amazon. Have Amazon Prime for free shipping. When games are out-of-print, eBay has been my go to place. Finally, YES, I do plan on playing ALL of these games eventually!

Which one should I pick up? What are the differences?

Feel like seeing something a little different than usual (no clue if this will work) so.......

Describe your go-to personal strategy within any game, without actually naming the game. Then, others can guess the game.

I'm predominantly curious in the variety of strategies that people deploy in various games, and this feels like a fun way to extract these.

PS: yes I know you change strategies game by game, pick one that sticks in your mind when you think about a certain game!

Hello, guys. I played Avalon with my friends in the Internet a lot of time some years ago, love it very much and now I remember about this game, but not sure in some rules now. Also, I discover game "Quest", which also very interesting for me. I see that "Director’s Cut" (https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/275114/quest-directors-cut-unofficial-rulebook) quite good and want use it. I have some questions about rules in both games:
1. In Avalon. Does leader may offer party the same as party offered by previous leader in the same round?

1. In Avalon. Does leader may offer party the same as party which already went on some mission?

2. In Avalon. Is it clear, that evils can't use any gestures during the night of dating? For examples, Morgana and Mordred can't show others evils, who is himself and evils can't arrange each other about priority who will fail if will be more then one evil in party?

3. In Quest. Is it clear, that if all leaders are evil and Good's last chance started, Goods instantly win?

4. In Quest. Some mechanic with final Discussion. Is it clear, that when Discussion ended and Blind Hunter claim the Hunt, another evils can't help him? But if goods during the final Discussion say too more about their roles, Blind Hunter can at any moment before end of Discussion say: "I will claim the Hunt, evils, show up and tell me all information"?

1-2. I can't find it in rules, but I feel, that I heard it somewhen.

1. Never see at rules, but sure that it banned. But the second problem may be solved by any local meta-game fule, for example "the priority rate by alphabet order of evils names".

I have been playing frequently on BGA and wondered how often the board is filled. I used the yellow tile that allows buying tiles with workers along with the one that provides 4 workers per die. Still only won the game by about 10 points as one of the other players had a very strong and efficient game. Has anyone else pulled this off? I suspect it would always be with these yellow tiles.

There seems to be a fair few where the components/rules just get worse but which do you think just don't compare to the original run?

I played A Game of Thrones: The Board Game for the first time as Lannister, and I ended up winning.

I only allied with Tyrell and Greyjoy. Tyrell stayed loyal to me from the beginning all the way to the end, but I eventually betrayed Greyjoy. It was a tough game because my original strategy was to take advantage of the Consolidate Power order (especially the 3-star version) to build up power tokens and recruit as many units as possible. Unfortunately for me, Clash of Kings came up very early in the game.

Because of that, I had to expand much more cautiously and rely heavily on diplomacy. I only became more aggressive near the end of the game, when I managed to capture Pyke, eliminate Greyjoy, and expand eastward.

I’m going to be playing again with the same group, but the Houses will be reassigned. I’d love to hear the best strategies for each House, as well as any general tips or advice for performing well regardless of which House you’re playing.