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<blockquote data-quote="bwgwl" data-source="post: 276895" data-attributes="member: 3876">although it's not really optimal for three players,&nbsp; i'm surprised no one has mentioned Diplomacy.all skill/strategy, no randomizing at all. nothing is left to chance -- it's all about how good a negotiator you are. lots of fun if you can get the full complement of seven players. (just make sure no one takes backstabbing and deal-breaking personally... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> ) the rules are pretty simple too; i can teach a newbie in less than 5 minutes all the rules they need to know to start the game. in some ways, it's like chess, though -- just because you know how to move the pieces, doesn't mean you know how to play the game...on the other extreme, if you want super-complicated, rules-to-make-your-head-spin, worry-about-every-detail, there's always my favorite board game Republic of Rome.i've always wanted to do a Republic of Rome game party, and make everyone come dressed in togas. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p"&nbsp; data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="bwgwl, post: 276895, member: 3876"] although it's not really optimal for three players, i'm surprised no one has mentioned [b]Diplomacy[/b]. all skill/strategy, no randomizing at all. nothing is left to chance -- it's all about how good a negotiator you are. lots of fun if you can get the full complement of seven players. (just make sure no one takes backstabbing and deal-breaking personally... ;) ) the rules are pretty simple too; i can teach a newbie in less than 5 minutes all the rules they need to know to start the game. in some ways, it's like chess, though -- just because you know how to move the pieces, doesn't mean you know how to play the game... on the other extreme, if you want super-complicated, rules-to-make-your-head-spin, worry-about-every-detail, there's always my favorite board game [b]Republic of Rome[/b]. i've always wanted to do a Republic of Rome game party, and make everyone come dressed in togas. :p [/QUOTE]

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