What’s your ace in the hole board game? What is your one…
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What’s your ace in the hole board game?
What is your one single game that you would bring out to the table with ANY type of play group and expect everyone to have a fun time? Let’s say you can pick two games though, one for a player count of 2- 4/5 and one that plays at 5+.
Let me clarify here a bit. Ideally the game would satisfy most if not all of the following:
1. Plays a wide range of player counts - you could play this with a single friend or bring this to a family gathering.
2. Is easy to teach to non-gamers - a game you can teach while you play or a game that has a teach short enough it won’t make non-gamers eyes gloss over. IMO something along the lines of heat is close to the upper limit for this threshold, wingspan might start to cross the line. A game you can teach to your mom, uncle, 14 year old niece, coworker that has only ever played monopoly.
3. Has a hook or ‘wow’ factor - something fun, novel, or cool about the game that might get non-gamers to say “wow, I had no idea board game could be like this”. This could be table presence/art/design, a fun and novel mechanic.
4. Replay-ability - the games don’t get stale. It doesn’t need to be a game you can play for hours again and again, but one that won’t get stale after playing multiple times.
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What is your one single game that you would bring out to the table with ANY type of play group and expect everyone to have a fun time? Let’s say you can pick two games though, one for a player count of 2- 4/5 and one that plays at 5+.
Let me clarify here a bit. Ideally the game would satisfy most if not all of the following:
1. Plays a wide range of player counts - you could play this with a single friend or bring this to a family gathering.
2. Is easy to teach to non-gamers - a game you can teach while you play or a game that has a teach short enough it won’t make non-gamers eyes gloss over. IMO something along the lines of heat is close to the upper limit for this threshold, wingspan might start to cross the line. A game you can teach to your mom, uncle, 14 year old niece, coworker that has only ever played monopoly.
3. Has a hook or ‘wow’ factor - something fun, novel, or cool about the game that might get non-gamers to say “wow, I had no idea board game could be like this”. This could be table presence/art/design, a fun and novel mechanic.
4. Replay-ability - the games don’t get stale. It doesn’t need to be a game you can play for hours again and again, but one that won’t get stale after playing multiple times.
#games
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