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Originally Posted by Grimhelm  And, unfortunately, I am unsure how many people in our group enjoy the second variety as much as I do! We'll see... |
I am with you. I think I have mentioned before how I hate that many of the games you guys play favor the experienced player to a
nearly insane degree over a beginning (albeit intelligent) player, games where knowing the nuances of that particular game trumps simple knowledge of the basic rules - whereby an idiot in possession of these nuances can always defeat a genius who has not had time to put together the puzzle. Of course, experience should benefit a player, but it should be the experience born of a hundred games, not just knowing some of the synergistic tricks of the game gleaned from reading the message boards about that game.
Although simple in comparison to the games you guys play, games like
Othello, Stratego, Wings of War, and
Clue are my preference, as there is little of these symbiotic nuances (and only the merest hint of chance in what is otherwise purely tactical play).
I also dislike waiting around in games where the turns take forever, and there is nothing to do when it isn't my turn. Even games like
Risk (again, simplistic compared to the games you guys play) give the off player something to do - they can roll dice when they are attacked!
I've have never had a chance to play Diplomacy and have always wanted to. I have heard it is my type of game from several persons.