Analog games have been a big part of my life and my friendships for a long time. By "analog" I just mean non-digital games: board games, pen & paper RPGs, tabletop gaming, card games, etc.
At every holiday my family would always play a variation of rummy in the evenings. I have a box with card holders, a deck holder, and a little flip board with a set of the rules that my mom made for me when I went away to college *cough* 25 years ago *cough*.
When I was a kid I LOVED board games like Monopoly, Life, and Waterworks. When I got older and made the friends who are now my main friend group, I was introduced to the magical world of more complex board games. These guys have had a game night (affectionately known as Nerd Nite far and wide) for the past 20 or so years. I have been going to this for about 12 years now. It has allowed me to play more games that I ever could have imagined existed, and to create my own little collection of beloved board games. It has kept me in contact with everyone in my friend group and allows me to see them about once a week, rain or shine, for over a decade! In other words, board games have helped make my life a better place. Does that sound corny? Meh, I don't care.
I just wanted to have a thread to talk about our gaming experiences, what we're all playing now, what we're looking forward to, game mechanics we like or don't like, trends in games, our game logistics and maintenance (card holders, storage, tabletop setups, etc.)--all the stuff.
To finish up, I'll put my most recent game purchases. I bought a few Keymaster Games. I work in a park system and found their "park" themed games and of course had to get them.
Space Park
Parks
Trails
Control
Right now Space Park is the only one we've tested at Nerd Nite, and it was given a thumbs up. It's a very simple game that moves quickly and can really let you be devious in a fun way. Rather than have player tokens that represent each player, there are ships that move clockwise around the board. Each location on the board allows a special action, and if a ship is on that location any player can take that action on their turn. Once they've taken the action, though, the ship moves on to the next open space. There are three ships that move around the board in this way, so there are always plenty of options, and you're always trying to strategize and predict where the ships will be by the time it's your turn. The main money tokens in the game are crystals, and another great mechanic is that if the stash of crystals run out and you land somewhere where you need to get a crystal, you can take it from the player who has the most (if there's a tie you can choose the player you steal from). This prevents hoarding the crystals and encourages more engaged gameplay, IMO.
At every holiday my family would always play a variation of rummy in the evenings. I have a box with card holders, a deck holder, and a little flip board with a set of the rules that my mom made for me when I went away to college *cough* 25 years ago *cough*.
When I was a kid I LOVED board games like Monopoly, Life, and Waterworks. When I got older and made the friends who are now my main friend group, I was introduced to the magical world of more complex board games. These guys have had a game night (affectionately known as Nerd Nite far and wide) for the past 20 or so years. I have been going to this for about 12 years now. It has allowed me to play more games that I ever could have imagined existed, and to create my own little collection of beloved board games. It has kept me in contact with everyone in my friend group and allows me to see them about once a week, rain or shine, for over a decade! In other words, board games have helped make my life a better place. Does that sound corny? Meh, I don't care.
I just wanted to have a thread to talk about our gaming experiences, what we're all playing now, what we're looking forward to, game mechanics we like or don't like, trends in games, our game logistics and maintenance (card holders, storage, tabletop setups, etc.)--all the stuff.
To finish up, I'll put my most recent game purchases. I bought a few Keymaster Games. I work in a park system and found their "park" themed games and of course had to get them.
Space Park
Parks
Trails
Control
Right now Space Park is the only one we've tested at Nerd Nite, and it was given a thumbs up. It's a very simple game that moves quickly and can really let you be devious in a fun way. Rather than have player tokens that represent each player, there are ships that move clockwise around the board. Each location on the board allows a special action, and if a ship is on that location any player can take that action on their turn. Once they've taken the action, though, the ship moves on to the next open space. There are three ships that move around the board in this way, so there are always plenty of options, and you're always trying to strategize and predict where the ships will be by the time it's your turn. The main money tokens in the game are crystals, and another great mechanic is that if the stash of crystals run out and you land somewhere where you need to get a crystal, you can take it from the player who has the most (if there's a tie you can choose the player you steal from). This prevents hoarding the crystals and encourages more engaged gameplay, IMO.
well fun when he was alive.
