Board Game Suggestions

[Rabulias]

Carcassone is great for introducing complexity. If the base game works for you, slowly add expansions.

Another vote for Carcassone here.

 

[Stalker0]

Splendor.... super easy to learn, has a fun "gem" quality that younger kids tend to like, plays quick.

 

[aco175]

Played DC Deck Heroes a few times over the last couple months. Found it easy to learn and fun to play.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I got exposed to various railroad games a long time ago. At first, I played out of camaraderie. But after a few sessions, I got into them. I eventually bought Iron Dragon. (I need to get the older versions with other maps.)

I invested a bunch of money getting RoboRally and its expansions. Good, clean fun, but occasionally frustrating and long. It goes in and out of production, so it may not be an option.

I’m a big fan of the various incarnations of Acquire, but it may not be a good game for kids. Might be a tad dry & abstract.

I haven’t played Wingspan, but I saw some posts by people who have, and it looked solid. And pretty!

Wingspan

Attract a beautiful and diverse collection of birds to your wildlife preserve.

boardgamegeek.com

A really good family card game is Waterworks. All you have to do is build a working water faucet…but other players can screw you over.

I’m also a big fan of the old dark comedic game Nuclear War.

 

[payn]

I’m also a big fan of the old dark comedic game Nuclear War.

Is that the one with a spinner dial and you take turns nuking each other until only one player has population left?

 

[JiffyPopTart]

For a cooperative game I suggest Pandemic. Spirit island is fun but it's pretty complex even for seasoned boardgaming adults. Pandemic is very streamlined to play, is challenging, and is one of my few 10/10 games.

For a competitive game I recommend Space Base. I have played this with 8 year old children and my 80 year old mom. Its a great design that always has something for you to do in the game, even on other people's turns. I also havent had anyone say they didn't like it, with a lot of rare guest occasional gamers specifically requesting to play it again. Also 10/10.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Is that the one with a spinner dial and you take turns nuking each other until only one player has population left?

That’s the one!

 

[Zardnaar]

That’s the one!

Nevener played the board game.

Did play the video game on the Amiga 500.

 

[payn]

That’s the one!

Family fun!

 

[Cadence]

Played DC Deck Heroes a few times over the last couple months. Found it easy to learn and fun to play.

View attachment 271515

For deck builders, we've had a lot of fun with Ascension over the years. (It has a cheap phone app if one wants to try it out that way).