In the recent past I've picked up the following board or boardish game.
Wings of War
BattleLore
Cold War: CIA vs. KGB
Citadels
Monsterpocalypse
Hey! That's My Fish
Of these games, I'd already played a good amount of BattleLore, so I knew I would like that game. I just wanted to pick up the Days of Wonder version before FF took it over.
I've only played a little Citadels, and I would like to play more, but my first impression is that it's a pretty solid game. I need to get into one of the large games that Rodney Thompson and Chris Tulach keep telling me about. It’s one of those games where fun increases with player count. I’ve only played limited games.
I absolutely love Wings of War, and don’t get to play it nearly often enough for my tastes. I may finally pick up an X-Box 360 just so I can play it more often.
I think Cold War is a brilliant little two-player mind tease. Playing it spurs all sorts of fun little arguments between my wife and me (but I am into that sort of thing…and so is she).
Hey! That's My Fish is one of the best little games I have every played. It's one of those games that I wish that I had designed. I've used it as an example of a simple yet robust game in my classes.
Monsterpocalypse was a huge let down for me. I'm a fan of Hordes and Warmachine (especially Hordes), and wanted to see what the guys at Privateer did with a simple boardgame-like wargame. While I think the minis are ingeniously put together and decorated (oh, and just beautiful for the most part) I find the game too techy and bitsy for its genre and what I thought were its goals. Maybe I was wrong about the goals...who knows? There are things I like about the game...but they tend to be some of the same things I like about their other minis games, and just wish this one was...well...simpler.
Oh…and I know it’s not a boardgame, but I do have to give high praise to 5th Edition Warhammer 40K. The team over at Games Workshop have done and excellent job with their current edition. I’ve played some of the best and smoothest games of my 40k career over the past couple of months, and the supplementary products they’ve released for it have been fantastic. Though I have to admit painting and assembling the new Space Marines drop pod has been a challenge.
Wings of War
BattleLore
Cold War: CIA vs. KGB
Citadels
Monsterpocalypse
Hey! That's My Fish
Of these games, I'd already played a good amount of BattleLore, so I knew I would like that game. I just wanted to pick up the Days of Wonder version before FF took it over.
I've only played a little Citadels, and I would like to play more, but my first impression is that it's a pretty solid game. I need to get into one of the large games that Rodney Thompson and Chris Tulach keep telling me about. It’s one of those games where fun increases with player count. I’ve only played limited games.
I absolutely love Wings of War, and don’t get to play it nearly often enough for my tastes. I may finally pick up an X-Box 360 just so I can play it more often.
I think Cold War is a brilliant little two-player mind tease. Playing it spurs all sorts of fun little arguments between my wife and me (but I am into that sort of thing…and so is she).
Hey! That's My Fish is one of the best little games I have every played. It's one of those games that I wish that I had designed. I've used it as an example of a simple yet robust game in my classes.
Monsterpocalypse was a huge let down for me. I'm a fan of Hordes and Warmachine (especially Hordes), and wanted to see what the guys at Privateer did with a simple boardgame-like wargame. While I think the minis are ingeniously put together and decorated (oh, and just beautiful for the most part) I find the game too techy and bitsy for its genre and what I thought were its goals. Maybe I was wrong about the goals...who knows? There are things I like about the game...but they tend to be some of the same things I like about their other minis games, and just wish this one was...well...simpler.
Oh…and I know it’s not a boardgame, but I do have to give high praise to 5th Edition Warhammer 40K. The team over at Games Workshop have done and excellent job with their current edition. I’ve played some of the best and smoothest games of my 40k career over the past couple of months, and the supplementary products they’ve released for it have been fantastic. Though I have to admit painting and assembling the new Space Marines drop pod has been a challenge.
