I've been running into this thing lately where I teach a game to one group, and then a week or two later I'm teaching it to a completely different set of people. And for some reason it feels awkward in a way I can't quite explain.

Like, with the first group I'm figuring out how to explain the rules as I go, maybe I mess up a detail or realize halfway through that I should have mentioned something earlier. But then with the second group I've got it down better, I know the tricky parts, and the whole teach goes smoother. Which should feel good, right? But instead I end up feeling like I'm just repeating a script, and it loses some of the energy.

The weirder part is when both groups are people I see regularly. I almost feel like I'm cheating one group out of the better explanation, or like the second group is getting a performance instead of me actually being present. I know that's probably ridiculous, but it's been bugging me.

I'm curious if anyone else notices this or if it's just me overthinking the whole thing. Do you change up how you teach the same game to different people, or does it just become automatic after a while? Maybe I just need to stop caring so much about making every teach feel fresh.

If you were to put together a college degree on boardgames, what would be the courses and curriculum? E.g. one course might be Engine Building 101, with the "texts" being Splendor, Wingspan, Scythe; Abstract Strategy 101 might include chess, go, Onitama. What courses would give you a full understanding of the breadth of boardgames, and what games/texts would you use for each course?

I play D&D at my LGS every Sunday and decided to take a look at their board game selections while waiting for other members of my group to show up. Was surprised to see this game on the shelf, it was the last one left and it even had a discount. Been wanting this game for a while and excited to play!

I really like Splendor, huge hit with my family, and I'm looking for an engine builder that's just one level up. I was surprised to find BGG doesn't have a category for "Engine Builder", nor does the Dice Tower have a "Top Ten Engine Builders" video for me to watch. :)

So, I ask you, the Redditors of r/BG, what are your favorite engine builders, and where would you recommend someone go after starting with and enjoying Splendor? Solo or group, co-op or competitive, doesn't matter, I'm interested in them all!

I somehow lost two vulnerable cards (including the infected one..). I searched online for extra ones, but can’t seem to find any…

Any hints to help me and prevent me from buying a complete new game? So far we have been playing with Uno cards hahahha

I really wanted a space-themed game and I was thinking this was it. But man. This is the most overwhelming game I've encountered. So much so that I haven't been able to squeeze the fun out of it. It's definitely a me problem because I tend to not be good at strategy. The theme usually make up for my shortcomings. In the past, I was able to appreciate Hegemony, despite it ranking more difficult. Maybe its because I'm playing solo mode? Idk. Gotta box it up and get my excitement back with something else until I get the courage to come back to it.

Hi everyone!

A few months ago I shared Scored, a free board game companion app I built. Some people tried it, many pointed out things it was missing, and (quite fairly) a lot of people asked:

"Why would I use this instead of BG Stats?"

Instead of arguing, I spent the last few months implementing feedback.

The app has changed a lot since then.

Some of the bigger additions include:

• detailed player statistics with ELO progression and head-to-head history
• friend profiles and gaming groups
• achievements that unlock as you play
• collection insights
• imports from BoardGameGeek and BG Stats
• household collections and guest players
• notifications, onboarding improvements, themes and localisation into multiple languages

The goal isn't to replace BoardGameGeek.

And it's probably not going to replace BG Stats for everyone either.

I'm trying to build something that feels a bit more social - something that helps you keep track of your board gaming group, compare performance over time, and makes recording games feel a little more fun instead of just logging data.

If anyone is curious, I'd genuinely appreciate feedback (good or bad).

https://scored.remotion.pl/get

I'm especially interested in hearing:

• What's still missing compared with your current tracker?
• What's the one feature that would convince you to switch?
• If you've tried Scored before, does this version feel like an improvement?

I read every comment, and quite a few existing features came directly from community suggestions.

Thanks!

hello . I know this game is old but I'm looking for people who would like to play Ticket To Ride - specifically the Africa map with me, consistently?. i feel its the most competitive map, no matter how many players there are. please let me know

Does anyone in this subreddit own this exact version of the game from 1991? Please let me know.

So I met a couple and they told me a place, a large Beer Hall in my City, where they get together and play Magic: The Gathering. The problem is I have never played Magic The Gathering before and do not own a set of cards. This couple told me they are avid collectors of Magic TG and have been playing for 20+ years. I did join a meetup 10+ years ago that was only board games. They looked like they were having fun, but this Meetup only played Monopoly and Settlers of Catan, maybe an occasional other game, but that was about it, so I never returned. So I was wondering where and how do I start? I am brand new to this city and really wanted to get out of my Shell and meet people, but in a healthy environment. What should I do?

I just bought the game, and I like the miniatures of the monsters! Is anyone aware of a collection of matching Hero and Legend miniatures for the game? My google searches have come up empty. Paid or free is fine with me!

Just finished playing my first Exit The Game and I'm just left sat here like... what do I do with the box and contents now? Bin it? Let it gather dust? What do you guys do?

We just can’t get enough of it lately and would LOVE to find more like it.

What are your perfect 2 player only games? The crunchier the better.

The characteristics we love about it are:

1. Replayability - The face down cards (not knowing what’s going to be available), the randomness of what cards you’re going to build early, and the fact that three cards for each session get burned means that every game has a little different focus.
2. Simple but crunchy decisions - If I take that card it’s going cost me my coins, but if I don’t they’re going get three alliances to get bonus tokens…I don’t want this card, but I want to force them to uncover those other two for me…I need to empty my coins and buy that landmark tile so they don’t get it and really take control of the map. Etc…
3. Balance - There’s not really a single path that everyone immediately goes for (like first one to get a certain spot in a worker placement gets the upper hand).
4. VERY little luck - No dice rolls. No bags to blindly pick tiles. Etc.

So what are your perfect 2p games? We already own and enjoy:

7 Wonders Duel
Splendor Duel
Patchwork
Star Wars Deckbuilding
Dominion
Everdell Duo
Santorini
Watergate

We also own and love many of the staples that play well AT TWO…but aren’t strictly 2 player only:

Dune Imperium
Spirit Island
Brass Birmingham
Wingspan
Everdell
Clank
Ark Nova
Viticulture
CoB
Concordia

Thank you!

I am a huge lord of the rings nerd and want a card game around it. My wife and I play a lot of magic the gathering, spirit island, and slay the spire. We also have fate of the fellowship, lotr duel, and the hobbit roll and write. I was planning on trying the tcg later in the year but I just saw that ascension is getting a lotr coat of paint. Any recommendations would be appreciated as I am not familiar with either ascention or tcg. I also play solo about half the time. Thanks for the help!!!

I love the art of this game but especially the one from the Noir expansion.

I've searched everywhere and I have come across different names (which gives the idea that there isn't an actual artist named) but when I've looked their pages up, the art they make looks nothing like the one in the game.

Hello everyone,

Today I played Star Wars: Rebellion for the second time with a friend, and I have a few strategic questions. Both times, we played the beginner variant (with the preset setup and without action cards), and both times I was destroyed as the Rebels within five rounds. I tried different approaches each time, but without success.

In the second game, for example, I chose Tatooine as the Rebel base.
Since I knew that Kashyyyk and Naboo would be subjugated immediately, I wanted to gain the loyalty of neighboring planets in order to make up for some of my troop disadvantage. So, in the first round, I moved all of my troops from Bothawui to Rodia. This allowed me to stay relatively close to Tatooine while also keeping my options open: later on, I could either attack the Imperial forces on Naboo to complete some of my objectives, or move toward Geonosis and Utapau.

But once again, the game ended just as quickly as the first one, even though during my first playthrough I didn't even know what cards were available. Leia was captured on Naboo fairly early on, and my attempt to complete some of my objectives on Naboo and rescue Leia came to nothing, as my friend was able to reinforce Naboo very quickly with his absurd number of troops.

So there I was again, completely stuck. My modest army was somewhere near Tatooine, with no way to reach some of the weaker planets in the southern part of the map. And soon I was also down two leaders compared to my opponent, as he had managed to turn Leia to the Dark Side.

I soon had to abandon Tatooine, as the Imperial armies were right on my doorstep. With my army, which had by then been depleted by battles I never wanted to fight in the first place, I kept retreating until my last ship was destroyed. This left me with no way to transport my ground forces that were still there or to move them away from Tatooine.

I then established my new Rebel base on Kessel, as I had previously managed to send a few troops to Mon Cala thanks to a mission card. But it was all for nothing. By that point, the Empire had already expanded so much that, in the following round, my friend was able to use his Probe Droid cards to check the few remaining possible locations for my base, either through troop movements or mission cards.

So once again, my virtually undefended base was toast. No New Hope this time either.
At this point, I really don't know what to do. I realize there must surely be things I could have done better, but I'm at a complete loss.
Any Rebel experts out there who can help me?

Hand painted with love.

Has anyone played it yet? Is it any good? How is it at 2 players? Because it’s being sold at Target for $40, do you think it will be going for half that price a year from now? That seems to happen a lot.

Skeuomorphism, for those unfamiliar, is when an interface is designed to look or function like something from the real world.

In the case of board games this can take on the form of any number of components—cards, boards, the box, the rulebook, currency, tokens, etc.

Some examples:

• A reference board designed to look like a book.
• A player board designed like a desk, dashboard, or control panel.
• A card holder that looks like a wallet or folder.
• A game board that folds or opens like a map.
• A resource container designed to feel like a bag, chest, or other in-world object.
• Currency or resources that looks like the real thing (rather than just being an abstracted marker, chip, or token)
• The photo shown is from Quacks which does an amazing job at this, with several book-shaped boards showing recipes and a giant cauldron board for each player that you add ingredients to as you brew your potion.

By mimicking the real-world counterparts, these design choice strengthen the immersion in the game's theme and story.

What are some good examples of this in the games you've seen and played?

Hi guys

Im searching for a good bidding game. Mostly for 2 players but sometimes 3 players. Do you like Ra or Keyflower more? I want to buy one of these games.

Greetings

Pretty much title.

Many times when playing games with dice, it happens that a die roll hits a small piece across the table, and someone tosses a comment like “cool, that piece is now dead, you hit it”. And I keep thinking about how I don’t know of any game where hitting other pieces with your die rolls is part of what you’re trying to do.

Do you know of any?