Co-op game recommendations

[John Crichton]

It's literally a beer and pretzels game

One can drink while playing any game but Descent demands too much strategy to be a real beer and pretzels game. Those type of games need to have more laughs not to mention fart jokes built in.

The hundred dollar price tag really makes me wish that it wasn't sitting, collecting 4 years of dust on a shelf.

Yikes, I'd feel the same way if I never got to play it.

 

[Drawback]

Let me add:

"Witch of Salem" : Pure-coop, stop the necromant from calling forth an Old god from it's slumber in R'lyeth (it's Arkham horror crossed with a "slimpler" Ghost stories). Drips with theme and is really easy to play, in 60 minutes. 2 to 4 players. Had a lot of fun with this one!

"Ghost Stories": @ss whopping hard, I've played 4 times.. 2 to 4 players. Rules aren't that cleat, at least in the french version. So take the time to learn them well before jumping in a game!

 

[leebingate]

There is a sort of Coop game based on King Arthur and associated myth. I've never played it, just know of it off hand but figured if someone else knew the name for sure, it'd be one more to the list.

That's Shadows over Camelot - it also has the possibility of a hidden traitor, but I've heard that it's not as well done as BSG.

Space Alert seems fun so far. The intense real time nature of the game makes one guy micromanaging everyone else rather difficult. You'll only have like 10 minutes to plot out all your moves and there can be a lot of stuff going on, so rapid communication is key.

 

[Nytmare]

That's Shadows over Camelot - it also has the possibility of a hidden traitor, but I've heard that it's not as well done as BSG.

It's not so much that it's not as well done, it's that in Battlestar, figuring out who the traitors are is part of the game, whereas in Camelot, it's just another thing that might get in your way to prevent you from winning.

 

[John Crichton]

I finally cracked open the Pandemic "On the Brink" expansion over the weekend and played with 5 people. High marks from the whole table. Certainly better than the base game with the expanded roles even though that's the only thing we used from it along with the new Special player cards.

 

[MerricB]

It's not so much that it's not as well done, it's that in Battlestar, figuring out who the traitors are is part of the game, whereas in Camelot, it's just another thing that might get in your way to prevent you from winning.

What is also bad is that in Battlestar, being a revealed Cylon is still fun. In Shadows, being a revealed traitor is dull as anything.

 

[Asmor]

What is also bad is that in Battlestar, being a revealed Cylon is still fun. In Shadows, being a revealed traitor is dull as anything.

Only slightly more dull than playing Shadows in the first place.

 

[darjr]

the out of print game game from pacesetter "chill: black morn manor" is very much like house on the hill but much simpler and quicker. only played it once, it was a ton of fun. one player is the minion of the secret bad guy (one of many) and other players must figure out who the bad guy is in order to know how to defeat them before turning into minions themselves

 

[John Crichton]

the out of print game game from pacesetter "chill: black morn manor" is very much like house on the hill but much simpler and quicker. only played it once, it was a ton of fun. one player is the minion of the secret bad guy (one of many) and other players must figure out who the bad guy is in order to know how to defeat them before turning into minions themselves

Did you just recommend an out of print game?

 

[darjr]

Did you just recommend an out of print game?

Uh... why... yes... I did.

If you find a friend who has it then your in luck!