Just picked up Terraforming Mars. Really fun game if you are into bigger board games.
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Wifey let me smoke inside while we played =). Hey
@squaresoft ive looked at pandemic and Munchkin. Thoughts on them?
Nice all around collection.
thanks man, its grown quite a bit since i posted that lol, terraforming mars is great with the right group. my main group of friends cant quite handle a game that heavy so i havent bought it yet even though i personally like it.
munchkin for me is a no...its a gateway game for alot of ppl and i was no different. it's decent fun like one time but the mechanics of the game cause some huge problems that make me hate the game now...the team up system and the way you can horde cards make it so everyone gets to 1 step away from winning crazy fast, and then noone wins for the next hour because everyone saved all their cards to screw other people until someone is about to win...anyway hmm...i could just sent you my copy if u wanna try it out, im never playing it again.
pandemic is a 100% yes on the other hand. that game is simple yet difficult and a great co-op game for newbs and verterangamers alike...that being said I personally wont play it again either because i have pandemic legacy which i find superior in every way, but it requires a dedicated group that will play it multiple times to truly get the full experience out of it because each game you play persists over a bigger story arc and effects every game that follows in a really cool way. the original is pretty cheap and tons of fun though, and you can even get the c'thulu flavor if you want which plays basically the same but has a few added mechanics. the base pandora also has a couple expansions that are pretty cool. i like In The Lab as an added layer of complexity.
another game I'll recommend 100% that is
kinda similar to mars is Roll for the Galaxy. it has a similar theme obviously, and shares some vaguely similar mechanics, but is quicker, a bit less complex, and more unpredictable which i think add tons of replayability while allowing for deep strategy. Def check out a youtube video overview and see if it looks like something you would enjoy, but its top 3 in my collection right now for sure.
other top two just for the record are Junk art which is an amazing dexterity "jenga" ish building game...and gloomhaven which is a straight up full heavy tabletop rpg campaign in a box that has probably a hundred hours of content or more lol. I've played about 10 session now with my friends and we've barely scratched the surface.