Gaming Unplugged - Old School Style - Luddite Gaming - Nerdtopia

[megladon8]

"Settlers of Catan" is a great game.

And while it's not exactly the same kind of thing, Jen and I play backgammon every day.

[Ivan Drago]

"Settlers of Catan" is a great game.

It is an awesome game until every turn becomes a shouting match. Then it's hysterical.

[megladon8]

I've really gotten into board games of late, and so has Jen.

Our collection so far:

King of Tokyo
King of New York
Gloom
Roll for It
Betrayal at House on the Hill
Fury of Dracula
Tsuro
Claustrophobia
Cthulhu Realms
Pandemic

[amberlita]

I've really gotten into board games of late, and so has Jen.

Our collection so far:

King of Tokyo
King of New York
Gloom
Roll for It
Betrayal at House on the Hill
Fury of Dracula
Tsuro
Claustrophobia
Cthulhu Realms
Pandemic

Have you beaten Pandemic? Me and some friends found the winning formula of how many players you need (4; too many players means you never get to use their abilities) and which roles they should be (Scientist, Researcher, Dispatcher, and Medic). We beat it for the first time couple months ago, though we spent over half an hour at the end arguing through our remaining 11 moves (it's always running out of cards that gets us) like we were Bobby Fischer trying to get to checkmate. It was the only thing that allowed us to win and were only able to accomplish it on the final move. That game is damn near impossible.

[megladon8]

Have you beaten Pandemic? Me and some friends found the winning formula of how many players you need (4; too many players means you never get to use their abilities) and which roles they should be (Scientist, Researcher, Dispatcher, and Medic). We beat it for the first time couple months ago, though we spent over half an hour at the end arguing through our remaining 11 moves (it's always running out of cards that gets us) like we were Bobby Fischer trying to get to checkmate. It was the only thing that allowed us to win and were only able to accomplish it on the final move. That game is damn near impossible.

Haven't even gotten to try it yet. It's difficult getting the right group together for some games. A couple of people in our group hate co-op games so if they're involved, Pandemic is out.

Also as mentioned previously I've been super busy with my store's opening. This past weekend was the first weekend I've had off since before Christmas.