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General Discussion => Essentially Flyertalk => Topic started by: Pete on May 18, 2015, 11:04:13 AM
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I went through a phase where I really hated playing board games, but my kids are pretty hilarious right now when they play them, so I am getting back into them. I picked up a doozy the other night. "King of Tokyo."
Man, oh man, this sucker has it all. Monster fights, poker-like dice gaming, cards with super power things, ganging up on other monsters and stuff. You name it.
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you play poker with dice? :nono:
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you play poker with dice? :nono:
It's more like Yatze (sp?). You try and get favorable combinations, and you can "keep" some dice or re-roll them for better combos.
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my current favorite game is The Resistance. its a social engineering game where basically everyone accuses everyone else of lying and you try to find out who the real liars are. v v fun.
(https://ninjagameden.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/resistance-the-2nd-edition_24005_500.jpg)
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my current favorite game is The Resistance. its a social engineering game where basically everyone accuses everyone else of lying and you try to find out who the real liars are. v v fun.
(https://ninjagameden.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/resistance-the-2nd-edition_24005_500.jpg)
So, it's like the Game of Faces.
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Is there a way to play board games online with your buds? Seems like a good royalsing activity
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Is there a way to play board games online with your buds? Seems like a good royalsing activity
You can play Cards Against Humanity online with your buds.
http://www.pretendyoure.xyz/zy/
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Is there a way to play board games online with your buds? Seems like a good royalsing activity
You can play Cards Against Humanity online with your buds.
http://www.pretendyoure.xyz/zy/
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Semi-annual ritual with EMAWS I went to K-State with: All night Risk. Lots of beer, trash talking. At least one nuclear variant game played. Everyone is called a punk-ass bitch at least 10 times before the night is over.
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Semi-annual ritual with EMAWS I went to K-State with: All night Risk. Lots of beer, trash talking. At least one nuclear variant game played. Everyone is called a punk-ass bitch at least 10 times before the night is over.
Ya, my kids and I play Risk too, but no cuss words.
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Love me some older board games. Did you guys ever play gate keeper? (I think that's the name) with the creepy ghoul looking guy that would come on the tv and ruin you with his shenanigans? eff that dude lol but I loved that game
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which is your favorite king of tokyo monster? i like the KRAKEN
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dd and his brocats sound like real studs. how did/do they find the time for risk between all the ass that they must have to be crushing 24/7/365 is something that i pondered. sounds like the kind of guys that spend more time in premium poon than out of it if you know what i mean. so not ugly nobody gross fuckface dorks. the opposite of that.
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bread, if you look too eager they wont invite you to their annual risk game
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Has anyone played Cranium Party Playoff? It is a tournament bracket where you have to try to argue with people to get different topics to move up in the bracket. It is pretty fun.
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bread, if you look too eager they wont invite you to their annual risk game
all night beer and repetitive punkass bitch trash talking is beyond me. i know that to be true and can accept it.
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Pretty simple here mr bread, if you can win a game of risk over some of the smartest people known to man you are basically a lock to slay premium tang.
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Axis and Allies was fun when I was a kid. I haven't played that in a long time, but I will buy that again when my kids get old enough.
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bread, if you look too eager they wont invite you to their annual risk game
totally bread, try not to sweat them so much. Let them come to you
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More like bored games, amirite?
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chutes and ladders was a TBT favorite when I was little.
monopoly can go eff itself tho :bang:
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i thought people only played board games when incarcerated.
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I'll Scrabble the eff out of anyone who wants to step up.
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:comeatme:
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i thought people only played board games when incarcerated.
I didn't know you could play board games in jail. Hmmmm, maybe I been too harsh in my assessment of jail?
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Sup ballers, we board game a lot at my house and even when i go home to visit family. My girlfriends family loves card games so i have learned a lot those in the two games we have been dating.
Board games we play a lot are Ticket to ride, Bob Ross: Art of Chill, Catan (Usually with the 5 person expansion), we also have aquaduckt and play it every once in a while. My sister also has Disney Villainous which allows you to be a Disney villain and destroy the entire disney universe.
Games i'm currently thinking about getting, Superfight which is kinda like cards against humanity but you fight eachother while drawing random person to be and two random powers. Pandemic which is a coop game that up to four people can play and you are pretty much the World Health Organization trying to stop the rona virus.
Anyways, didn't know if anyone still played board games and was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on what ones i should get.
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I tried to get my family to play Catan and we're confused by the start and will never try it again and it annoys me
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I'm quite obsessed with Disney Villainous. Marvel Villainous is pretty good too but not as polished as the Disney one (now has 3 expansions with a 4th in the works). Dixxit is another fun "apples to apples/cards against humanity" type of game that is good for families. Pandemic is fun but tough.
From a card games perspective, we also play quite a bit of Love Letters, Pop Tarts and Sushi Go.
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I tried to get my family to play Catan and we're confused by the start and will never try it again and it annoys me
So we have found a youtube channel that helps with alot of situations like this. I learned in the dorms but i usually send this video to those who are new to the game and want a briefing before they come over to play.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Yj0Y3GKE40
Send this to your family groupchat and tell them all to be prepared to come and play.
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Yes, never attempt to read the rules of the board game anymore to start. Always watch the youtube first then use the rulebook for clarification.
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I would recommend Pandemic. Has some pretty good expansions too when you're ready to make it more complex. Not overly complex or impossible to learn on your own but I always try to play with some board game nerd the first time with a new game.
Also, I would assume SF has catan meetings like other places do golf meetings. Old property I worked at would have a buyout for a few days for a tech company and almost everyone of them would play catan and drink free booze all night.
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I tried to get my family to play Catan and we're confused by the start and will never try it again and it annoys me
So we have found a youtube channel that helps with alot of situations like this. I learned in the dorms but i usually send this video to those who are new to the game and want a briefing before they come over to play.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Yj0Y3GKE40
Send this to your family groupchat and tell them all to be prepared to come and play.
This is a great tip. The family is just very stubborn and will refuse
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I would recommend Pandemic. Has some pretty good expansions too when you're ready to make it more complex. Not overly complex or impossible to learn on your own but I always try to play with some board game nerd the first time with a new game.
Also, I would assume SF has catan meetings like other places do golf meetings. Old property I worked at would have a buyout for a few days for a tech company and almost everyone of them would play catan and drink free booze all night.
Pandemic is really fun and is kind of different than most games because it is cooperative instead of competitive.
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family games:
UNO - Probably play 25 rounds a day. 4 year old daughter absolutely obsessed. she loves to try to cheat. 7 yo likes it too but is starting to get bored of it a bit. Best family game for us.
Guess Who - Again, just me and the 4 year old. 7 yo not as interested.
Monopoly - 7 year old loves it. tough to play because 4 yo wants to as well and it just doesn't work out. have to convince her to team up with an adult.
Clue - Wife and 7 yo play it a lot. I'm the guy who likes checks to see what's in the bag or whatever. 4 yo and I play UNO while this happens because she cannot leave the crap alone for others to play.
Old Maid - have a deck with animals on it specifically for old maid. hate its entire guts. such a stupid game. 4 yo loves it and wants to always play 1 on 1. I'll ask her if she has the fisherman bear and she says no and doesn't understand that she HAS to have the fisherman bear because we're playing 1 on 1 and it's pointless. Try to convince her to play UNO instead.
Shoots and ladders/candyland - 4 yo loves these too. she will flip the rough ridin' board over if she gets sent back to beginning or whatever. she will also stack the deck on candyland so she gets ice cream right out of the gates. I always tell her nobody wants to play with a cheater and walk away and then the board gets flipped.
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All those games are good. King of Tokyo is pretty fun too.
As for card based games, any of the fluxx's (there are tons of them with themes) are good, as is exploding kittens. Both are fairly simple and fun.
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Not Parent Approved is like Cards Against Humanity but for kids. Lots of fart/poop/vomit jokes. Which in our house is comedy gold.
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Qwix is a good dice game
Telestrations is hilariously fun but I've never actually done it as a competition. It's just a fun thing to do
We've been playing that fishbowl game which is this but we did it with people (real or fictional):
https://funattic.com/how-to-play-fishbowl-game/#:~:text=The%20Fishbowl%20Game%20is%20a,Charades%2C%20Password%2C%20and%20Taboo.&text=The%20Fishbowl%20Game%20can%20be,or%20a%20team%2Dbuilding%20exercise.
The rough ridin' kids did tiktok stars or something and I was PISSED. Little shits
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throw throw burrito
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I like Ticket to Ride and Upwords.
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Telestrations is great with kids. Poor drawing skills combined with the different way their little brains work make for some major LOLs.
Bang is a quick, fun card game if you have plenty of people.
Agricola, Powergrid, and Seven Wonders are some other great strategy games if you like Catan.
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Telestrations is great with kids. Poor drawing skills combined with the different way their little brains work make for some major LOLs.
also great with drunk adults
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Telestrations is great with kids. Poor drawing skills combined with the different way their little brains work make for some major LOLs.
also great with drunk adults
Yes, I don't think a game has ever made me laugh harder
We also have never kept score (is there even scoring?) and just play it for the LOLs
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Any of you farmie cats get it on with Pit??
Pit is the jam. It's a trading house pantomime where you try to corner the market on your favorite farms crop
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I used to play UNO and Risk with the parents growing up but havent played in a while. They were both a blast though.
My dad also taught us kids how to play blackjack when I was a teenager, would play with pennies and he was the dealer. That definitely came in handy 10 years later when I was the only one of my bro's who knew how to play BJ.
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Qwix is a good dice game
Telestrations is hilariously fun but I've never actually done it as a competition. It's just a fun thing to do
We've been playing that fishbowl game which is this but we did it with people (real or fictional):
https://funattic.com/how-to-play-fishbowl-game/#:~:text=The%20Fishbowl%20Game%20is%20a,Charades%2C%20Password%2C%20and%20Taboo.&text=The%20Fishbowl%20Game%20can%20be,or%20a%20team%2Dbuilding%20exercise.
The rough ridin' kids did tiktok stars or something and I was PISSED. Little shits
Michigancat playing fishbowl (but more the jazz parts of the sketch)
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkOJv_zT9FI[/youtube]
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Qwix is a good dice game
Telestrations is hilariously fun but I've never actually done it as a competition. It's just a fun thing to do
We've been playing that fishbowl game which is this but we did it with people (real or fictional):
https://funattic.com/how-to-play-fishbowl-game/#:~:text=The%20Fishbowl%20Game%20is%20a,Charades%2C%20Password%2C%20and%20Taboo.&text=The%20Fishbowl%20Game%20can%20be,or%20a%20team%2Dbuilding%20exercise.
The rough ridin' kids did tiktok stars or something and I was PISSED. Little shits
Michigancat playing fishbowl (but more the jazz parts of the sketch)
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkOJv_zT9FI[/youtube]
:lol:
yes! I just rewatched that too! fantastic show. (also it was the rough ridin' kids doing the jazz references with their tiktockers and youtubers).
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dd and his brocats sound like real studs. how did/do they find the time for risk between all the ass that they must have to be crushing 24/7/365 is something that i pondered. sounds like the kind of guys that spend more time in premium poon than out of it if you know what i mean. so not ugly nobody gross fuckface dorks. the opposite of that.
Lol, I've forgotten about Mr Bread.
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Me and the 6 year old play the crap out of UNO. Twice a month Mrs. Hamburg and I play Phase 10.
Mrs. Hamburg has three sisters. Phil & I have one BIL that’s always bringing board games to the family gatherings. Ticket To Ride is a good one for BILs to play & have a couple drinks at the table while the sisters & their dad sit in the living room. I had the game on my phone for awhile. Pretty soon I think the 6 year old will be able to play the kid version.
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Played phase 10 earlier this year and I'm better at strategy/card games than everyone else in my family and they just banded together and dropped all the skips on me. It was very unfair.
Still won.
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Telestrations is great with kids. Poor drawing skills combined with the different way their little brains work make for some major LOLs.
also great with drunk adults
I've played this with sober adults who can't draw. It was fun
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My kids (13 and 9) like playing Santorini with me. It has kind of an X factor about it since you play as a Greek god or goddess and each one gets a unique rule-bending ability.
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We seem to play a lot more board games when the kids are home during Christmas Break. Just discovered Carcassone and Kingdomino. Sort of like Settlers but much shorter time commitment. Ticket to Ride with the 1910 expansion pack is still probably my favorite right now.
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Junior Catan and Junior Ticket to Ride have knocked out families socks off this holiday season.
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A card game but Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza is a hoot and a half.
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Junior Catan and Junior Ticket to Ride have knocked out families socks off this holiday season.
Those were huge in our house too. I also recommend King of Tokyo.
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@dq12 has influenced me to start playing a ton of chess on chess.com
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I want to get in to backgammon
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@DQ12 has influenced me to start playing a ton of chess on chess.com
What is a good way to learn more in-depth chess strategy? I know how to move all the pieces to play with the kids but I'm usually only thinking 2-3 moves down the road and the games are rock fights where the board looks like a barren wasteland by the end of the game.
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A card game but Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza is a hoot and a half.
Yes, it rules
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A card game but Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza is a hoot and a half.
Also fun for adult revelers.
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@DQ12 has influenced me to start playing a ton of chess on chess.com
What is a good way to learn more in-depth chess strategy? I know how to move all the pieces to play with the kids but I'm usually only thinking 2-3 moves down the road and the games are rock fights where the board looks like a barren wasteland by the end of the game.
Play daily games on the chess.com app. That way, you can consult youtube and other chess websites between moves to learn how to play openings and how to respond to what the other player does. Also do the daily puzzle and puzzle games.
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A card game but Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza is a hoot and a half.
Yes, it rules
Is this similar to Taco v. Burrito? My youngest likes it but I think it is kind of gross.
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I want to get in to backgammon
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You online chess nerds want to hear a hack? Play some super good computer system at it and then also play some other nerd online and have them go first and you go first against the computer doing whatever that person did and then just copy the computer’s move. Checkmate nerd.
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I think you could probably just use an opening and then follow the online nerds moves ina second game
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been playing a lot of ticket to ride, seven wonders, codenames. also drunk telestrations
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telestrations is great
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Telestrations is a fixture at seven family get-togethers. 100% hit rate on making me cry laughing.
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Telestrations is a fixture at seven family get-togethers. 100% hit rate on making me cry laughing.
Yep and I don't think I've ever kept score or done anything but laugh
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Who’s the GOAT is a new fave for the tdaver kids.
Trekking the National Parks is another we like, kind of ticket to ride-ish.
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Who’s the GOAT is a new fave for the tdaver kids.
Trekking the National Parks is another we like, kind of ticket to ride-ish.
My mom-in-law got that for us last Christmas. We need to play it more. Beautiful game. I can just kind of get lost staring at the great artwork they used. Makes me want to go occupy the Grand Canyon right now.
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I brought home Exploding Kittens over the holidays. We only played it once. :cry:
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@DQ12 has influenced me to start playing a ton of chess on chess.com
What is a good way to learn more in-depth chess strategy? I know how to move all the pieces to play with the kids but I'm usually only thinking 2-3 moves down the road and the games are rock fights where the board looks like a barren wasteland by the end of the game.
Play daily games on the chess.com app. That way, you can consult youtube and other chess websites between moves to learn how to play openings and how to respond to what the other player does. Also do the daily puzzle and puzzle games.
This is 100% cheating by the way and will get your account banned on chess.com. The more legit way to do this is to play the games on your own, then go back and analyze your games afterward with an engine that will tell you the best move in any of the game's positions. Or (afterwards) learn what the opponent did to f you and the best way to counter via youtube/engine/etc.
Like if you're a london player and you get hit with an immediate E5, you can go research after the game to find the theoretical response to D4 E5. "Huh! This is called the Englund Gambit," you say to yourself. "When this happens, i'm objectively better because I can play moves like D takes E, develop my King's knight and Queen's bishop to protect the pawn, and when the enemy queen comes out to get tricky, I can put her in a really uncomfortable spot after I move my bishop back to D2 and she takes B2." Congrats, you're ready to win most of your games whenever schmucks try to get cute on you and hit you with E5. Learning and applying all of that is really fun and how it's supposed to work.
I'm not incredible by any stretch, but my rapid rating is about 1300 or so. There are several good youtubers that got me a lot more in a position to more or less know what i'm doing. Anyway, for the most part, as a beginner, all you really need is several openings plans and an understanding of common tactical patterns. Figure out what opening you want to play as white -- a lot of good resources on youtube. I play and would recommend the london, as you can (for the most part) spam the first 6 moves or so. As black, really just have a response to the most common white openings (E4/London/Queen's Gambit). Otherwise, you can just spam the King's Indian Defense if you want a solid setup you can play in any game. Plenty of good videos on the KID out there.
A few recommendos:
Gothamchess - He's an international master/twitch streamer/youtuber. I watch his videos just about every day. They vary between instructional stuff (short introductions to openings, analysis/critiques of lower level games) to coverage/analysis of top super GM games and tournaments. He's also trying to become a grandmaster and is analyzing his own tournament games and prep. Not the smartest chess person in the world (he would get absolutely smoked by magnus or any other super GM, for example), but certainly smart enough to be a fantastic teacher. He's the best. I'd start there.
Ben Finegold - Grandmaster, extremely HCIQ. He's a twitch/youtube guy. He used to teach all levels at various chess clubs and a bunch of the beginner lessons are published to youtube. I've found his teaching to be a little impractical, as, for the most part, he teaches stone cold theory, which is rarely played under 1600 or so. Regardless, he's absolutely hilarious. Watching his beginner classes are really funny because all of his jokes go way above the heads of the 6 year old chess savant students.
Eric Rosen - Not super instructional or particularly charismatic, but another International Master who is fun to watch play. He has long youtube videos where he's playing super yolo gambits. Roughly on Gotham's level as far as HCIQ goes. Reminds me of Nate from Ted Lasso before roughly midway through season 2t.
For tactics, probably just grind puzzles on lichess (free/don't have a daily max) or some other chess puzzle website.
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My junior high bud and I used to set up offense and defense football formations with the chess pieces because their numbers coincide pretty well with what you need by position on the football field and anyway I’d recommend doing that instead
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My junior high bud and I used to set up offense and defense football formations with the chess pieces because their numbers coincide pretty well with what you need by position on the football field and anyway I’d recommend doing that instead
Uhhh there's 16 chess pieces, steve dave. illegal formation, too many men on the field much? lol gmab. you would get trounced by magnus and collin klein
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I'm pretty confident I would kick the ass of everyone on this blog at Yahtzee.
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we played the mindless game left, center, right over the holidays. Age group from around 11 years old all the way up to mid 60's everyone had fun. Feel like the lady at the bank was a little judgey when I asked for so many dolla dolla bills
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Actually lil sd and I play chess some and I’d recommend No Stress Chess to anyone with little kids who you want to get interested in the game. Fun, quick games and teaches the basics of the game.
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@DQ12 has influenced me to start playing a ton of chess on chess.com
What is a good way to learn more in-depth chess strategy? I know how to move all the pieces to play with the kids but I'm usually only thinking 2-3 moves down the road and the games are rock fights where the board looks like a barren wasteland by the end of the game.
Play daily games on the chess.com app. That way, you can consult youtube and other chess websites between moves to learn how to play openings and how to respond to what the other player does. Also do the daily puzzle and puzzle games.
This is 100% cheating by the way and will get your account banned on chess.com. The more legit way to do this is to play the games on your own, then go back and analyze your games afterward with an engine that will tell you the best move in any of the game's positions. Or (afterwards) learn what the opponent did to f you and the best way to counter via youtube/engine/etc.
Like if you're a london player and you get hit with an immediate E5, you can go research after the game to find the theoretical response to D4 E5. "Huh! This is called the Englund Gambit," you say to yourself. "When this happens, i'm objectively better because I can play moves like D takes E, develop my King's knight and Queen's bishop to protect the pawn, and when the enemy queen comes out to get tricky, I can put her in a really uncomfortable spot after I move my bishop back to D2 and she takes B2." Congrats, you're ready to win most of your games whenever schmucks try to get cute on you and hit you with E5. Learning and applying all of that is really fun and how it's supposed to work.
I'm not incredible by any stretch, but my rapid rating is about 1300 or so. There are several good youtubers that got me a lot more in a position to more or less know what i'm doing. Anyway, for the most part, as a beginner, all you really need is several openings plans and an understanding of common tactical patterns. Figure out what opening you want to play as white -- a lot of good resources on youtube. I play and would recommend the london, as you can (for the most part) spam the first 6 moves or so. As black, really just have a response to the most common white openings (E4/London/Queen's Gambit). Otherwise, you can just spam the King's Indian Defense if you want a solid setup you can play in any game. Plenty of good videos on the KID out there.
A few recommendos:
Gothamchess - He's an international master/twitch streamer/youtuber. I watch his videos just about every day. They vary between instructional stuff (short introductions to openings, analysis/critiques of lower level games) to coverage/analysis of top super GM games and tournaments. He's also trying to become a grandmaster and is analyzing his own tournament games and prep. Not the smartest chess person in the world (he would get absolutely smoked by magnus or any other super GM, for example), but certainly smart enough to be a fantastic teacher. He's the best. I'd start there.
Ben Finegold - Grandmaster, extremely HCIQ. He's a twitch/youtube guy. He used to teach all levels at various chess clubs and a bunch of the beginner lessons are published to youtube. I've found his teaching to be a little impractical, as, for the most part, he teaches stone cold theory, which is rarely played under 1600 or so. Regardless, he's absolutely hilarious. Watching his beginner classes are really funny because all of his jokes go way above the heads of the 6 year old chess savant students.
Eric Rosen - Not super instructional or particularly charismatic, but another International Master who is fun to watch play. He has long youtube videos where he's playing super yolo gambits. Roughly on Gotham's level as far as HCIQ goes. Reminds me of Nate from Ted Lasso before roughly midway through season 2t.
For tactics, probably just grind puzzles on lichess (free/don't have a daily max) or some other chess puzzle website.
On a daily game? I don't see that as cheating at all. And I don't see how it could possibly get you banned from chess.com unless you are on their forums posting your game and asking for advice or something.
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@DQ12 has influenced me to start playing a ton of chess on chess.com
What is a good way to learn more in-depth chess strategy? I know how to move all the pieces to play with the kids but I'm usually only thinking 2-3 moves down the road and the games are rock fights where the board looks like a barren wasteland by the end of the game.
Play daily games on the chess.com app. That way, you can consult youtube and other chess websites between moves to learn how to play openings and how to respond to what the other player does. Also do the daily puzzle and puzzle games.
This is 100% cheating by the way and will get your account banned on chess.com. The more legit way to do this is to play the games on your own, then go back and analyze your games afterward with an engine that will tell you the best move in any of the game's positions. Or (afterwards) learn what the opponent did to f you and the best way to counter via youtube/engine/etc.
Like if you're a london player and you get hit with an immediate E5, you can go research after the game to find the theoretical response to D4 E5. "Huh! This is called the Englund Gambit," you say to yourself. "When this happens, i'm objectively better because I can play moves like D takes E, develop my King's knight and Queen's bishop to protect the pawn, and when the enemy queen comes out to get tricky, I can put her in a really uncomfortable spot after I move my bishop back to D2 and she takes B2." Congrats, you're ready to win most of your games whenever schmucks try to get cute on you and hit you with E5. Learning and applying all of that is really fun and how it's supposed to work.
I'm not incredible by any stretch, but my rapid rating is about 1300 or so. There are several good youtubers that got me a lot more in a position to more or less know what i'm doing. Anyway, for the most part, as a beginner, all you really need is several openings plans and an understanding of common tactical patterns. Figure out what opening you want to play as white -- a lot of good resources on youtube. I play and would recommend the london, as you can (for the most part) spam the first 6 moves or so. As black, really just have a response to the most common white openings (E4/London/Queen's Gambit). Otherwise, you can just spam the King's Indian Defense if you want a solid setup you can play in any game. Plenty of good videos on the KID out there.
A few recommendos:
Gothamchess - He's an international master/twitch streamer/youtuber. I watch his videos just about every day. They vary between instructional stuff (short introductions to openings, analysis/critiques of lower level games) to coverage/analysis of top super GM games and tournaments. He's also trying to become a grandmaster and is analyzing his own tournament games and prep. Not the smartest chess person in the world (he would get absolutely smoked by magnus or any other super GM, for example), but certainly smart enough to be a fantastic teacher. He's the best. I'd start there.
Ben Finegold - Grandmaster, extremely HCIQ. He's a twitch/youtube guy. He used to teach all levels at various chess clubs and a bunch of the beginner lessons are published to youtube. I've found his teaching to be a little impractical, as, for the most part, he teaches stone cold theory, which is rarely played under 1600 or so. Regardless, he's absolutely hilarious. Watching his beginner classes are really funny because all of his jokes go way above the heads of the 6 year old chess savant students.
Eric Rosen - Not super instructional or particularly charismatic, but another International Master who is fun to watch play. He has long youtube videos where he's playing super yolo gambits. Roughly on Gotham's level as far as HCIQ goes. Reminds me of Nate from Ted Lasso before roughly midway through season 2t.
For tactics, probably just grind puzzles on lichess (free/don't have a daily max) or some other chess puzzle website.
On a daily game? I don't see that as cheating at all. And I don't see how it could possibly get you banned from chess.com unless you are on their forums posting your game and asking for advice or something.
You don't see it as cheating to be getting advice/theory from third parties during your games? It's absolutely, 100% cheating. It's the functional equivalent of playing with an engine.
IDK how good the chess.com fair play algo is (especially as it relates to dailies), but I do know that one of my friends got banned for being an idiot and playing rapid games with an expert over his shoulder for an afternoon. Regardless, it absolutely is cheating.
Like, obviously, if you're playing daily games and want to learn theory, sure, learn theory. But if you're 4 moves in to the advanced caro-kann or something, and you don't know what to do on move 5 so you watch an advanced caro kann video to apply it to your ongoing game, that is cheating.
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@DQ12 has influenced me to start playing a ton of chess on chess.com
What is a good way to learn more in-depth chess strategy? I know how to move all the pieces to play with the kids but I'm usually only thinking 2-3 moves down the road and the games are rock fights where the board looks like a barren wasteland by the end of the game.
Play daily games on the chess.com app. That way, you can consult youtube and other chess websites between moves to learn how to play openings and how to respond to what the other player does. Also do the daily puzzle and puzzle games.
This is 100% cheating by the way and will get your account banned on chess.com. The more legit way to do this is to play the games on your own, then go back and analyze your games afterward with an engine that will tell you the best move in any of the game's positions. Or (afterwards) learn what the opponent did to f you and the best way to counter via youtube/engine/etc.
Like if you're a london player and you get hit with an immediate E5, you can go research after the game to find the theoretical response to D4 E5. "Huh! This is called the Englund Gambit," you say to yourself. "When this happens, i'm objectively better because I can play moves like D takes E, develop my King's knight and Queen's bishop to protect the pawn, and when the enemy queen comes out to get tricky, I can put her in a really uncomfortable spot after I move my bishop back to D2 and she takes B2." Congrats, you're ready to win most of your games whenever schmucks try to get cute on you and hit you with E5. Learning and applying all of that is really fun and how it's supposed to work.
I'm not incredible by any stretch, but my rapid rating is about 1300 or so. There are several good youtubers that got me a lot more in a position to more or less know what i'm doing. Anyway, for the most part, as a beginner, all you really need is several openings plans and an understanding of common tactical patterns. Figure out what opening you want to play as white -- a lot of good resources on youtube. I play and would recommend the london, as you can (for the most part) spam the first 6 moves or so. As black, really just have a response to the most common white openings (E4/London/Queen's Gambit). Otherwise, you can just spam the King's Indian Defense if you want a solid setup you can play in any game. Plenty of good videos on the KID out there.
A few recommendos:
Gothamchess - He's an international master/twitch streamer/youtuber. I watch his videos just about every day. They vary between instructional stuff (short introductions to openings, analysis/critiques of lower level games) to coverage/analysis of top super GM games and tournaments. He's also trying to become a grandmaster and is analyzing his own tournament games and prep. Not the smartest chess person in the world (he would get absolutely smoked by magnus or any other super GM, for example), but certainly smart enough to be a fantastic teacher. He's the best. I'd start there.
Ben Finegold - Grandmaster, extremely HCIQ. He's a twitch/youtube guy. He used to teach all levels at various chess clubs and a bunch of the beginner lessons are published to youtube. I've found his teaching to be a little impractical, as, for the most part, he teaches stone cold theory, which is rarely played under 1600 or so. Regardless, he's absolutely hilarious. Watching his beginner classes are really funny because all of his jokes go way above the heads of the 6 year old chess savant students.
Eric Rosen - Not super instructional or particularly charismatic, but another International Master who is fun to watch play. He has long youtube videos where he's playing super yolo gambits. Roughly on Gotham's level as far as HCIQ goes. Reminds me of Nate from Ted Lasso before roughly midway through season 2t.
For tactics, probably just grind puzzles on lichess (free/don't have a daily max) or some other chess puzzle website.
On a daily game? I don't see that as cheating at all. And I don't see how it could possibly get you banned from chess.com unless you are on their forums posting your game and asking for advice or something.
You don't see it as cheating to be getting advice from GMs during your games? It's absolutely, 100% cheating. It's the functional equivalent of playing with an engine.
IDK how good the chess.com fair play algo is (especially as it relates to dailies), but I do know that one of my friends got banned for being an idiot and playing rapid games with an expert over his shoulder for an afternoon. Regardless, it absolutely is cheating.
Getting advice from a GM? You mean like asking a GM? Sure, that's cheating. Watching a Youtube video? No, that's not cheating.
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The difference is that you aren't getting advice on the game that you are actively playing beyond the first 3 or 4 moves from watching a Youtube video or reading up on an opening.
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Getting advice from a GM? You mean like asking a GM? Sure, that's cheating. Watching a Youtube video? No, that's not cheating.
What is the difference? If you don't know what to do when you're getting fried livered or something, so you consult the internet on how to respond to the fried liver, it's the same thing as asking. Like if it's just you and a buddy playing unranked or something, who cares, but if you're matchmaking for daily rating points, yeah that's bullshit imo.
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Like if you're getting fried livered and you research and learn the traxler or some theoretically awesome line to respond (which, the theory there goes like pretty deep), yeah that's totally cheating. There's no way a 800 or someone initially unfamiliar with a position in the first 4 or 5 moves is going to be able to bust out the next 10 theoretical moves that wins you the game. That you see a position (an early position), and learn and apply the best (or at least a quality) theoretical response to it midgame -- that is like the definition of cheating.
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Chess.com definitely thinks it is cheating
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Chess.com definitely thinks it is cheating
You may use Opening Explorer or other books without engine evaluations in Daily chess only (not in Online / Live play)
https://www.chess.com/legal/fair-play
You are allowed to purchase a book and read along with it following the theory on daily play. I think watching a Youtube video is probably ok.
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Chess.com definitely thinks it is cheating
You may use Opening Explorer or other books without engine evaluations in Daily chess only (not in Online / Live play)
https://www.chess.com/legal/fair-play
You are allowed to purchase a book and read along with it following the theory on daily play. I think watching a Youtube video is probably ok.
Fair enough -- that's surprising to me, but I stand corrected. Not cheating in daily chess -- sorry for coming at you so hard/dismissively. Though it does surprise me a bit.
Anyway, i still think that's an odd/slow way to really progress in the game.
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enjoying the new wordle game. However I can't figure out how to post the squares that i keep seeing on twitter. :bang:
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enjoying the new wordle game. However I can't figure out how to post the squares that i keep seeing on twitter. :bang:
After you finish a stats screen pops up. In the lower right is a green button that says “Share”. When you press it, it copies it to your clipboard. Then just go to Twitter, start a new draft, & paste.
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Telestrations is a fixture at seven family get-togethers. 100% hit rate on making me cry laughing.
Yep and I don't think I've ever kept score or done anything but laugh
I used to always get this game going at big enough get togethers, but just using paper booklets (with Pictionary cards for inspiration if needed).
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enjoying the new wordle game. However I can't figure out how to post the squares that i keep seeing on twitter. :bang:
After you finish a stats screen pops up. In the lower right is a green button that says “Share”. When you press it, it copies it to your clipboard. Then just go to Twitter, start a new draft, & paste.
well sonofa. I got thrown off by the screenshot options on my phone after hitting share. Didn't realize i could just paste. ty
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enjoying the new wordle game. However I can't figure out how to post the squares that i keep seeing on twitter. :bang:
I think wordle is gonna be over before it makes it to android. :frown:
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enjoying the new wordle game. However I can't figure out how to post the squares that i keep seeing on twitter. :bang:
I think wordle is gonna be over before it makes it to android. :frown:
Shame yourself thread
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enjoying the new wordle game. However I can't figure out how to post the squares that i keep seeing on twitter. :bang:
I think wordle is gonna be over before it makes it to android. :frown:
Shame yourself thread
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I refuse to shame myself because I can't afford a telephone.
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When I was young, I thought I was "smart." Once I hit grad school and met REAL smart people it ruined lots of stuff for me. Chess and other games that require very fast calculations are completely out for me now. I have no desire to be reminded about how pedestrian my brain really is. :don'tcare:
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I think chess especially is a game where you might need to be smart to make it to the top/professional tier, but it’s mostly stuff anyone can learn through enough training and practice.
I say this as an extremely intelligent person who sucks at chess.
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LMAO found the archive and this game is too easy
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I think chess especially is a game where you might need to be smart to make it to the top/professional tier, but it’s mostly stuff anyone can learn through enough training and practice.
I say this as an extremely intelligent person who sucks at chess.
The thing about practicing and learning the intricacies of chess is that it has the added benefit of making you really good at chess. I think it's basically like any other game -- no real application outside of itself. Still fun and frustrating as hell though.
I think the super-gm freaks who are really good at chess are extremely skilled at memorization, chess-visualization and chess-pattern recognition. I don't know if Magnus (for example) is "smart" in any other context but chess.
I think that is the case for modern times where theory is pretty well established and easy to access. In ye olden tymes when guys like Paul Morphy were ruling the world, I think there was a higher barrier to entry for playing chess at a skilled level, as theory wasn't really established, and learning about the game was far less accessible. Basically, every game (even "high level" games) was more or less free-styled or self-prepared. Playing brilliant chess back then required something distinct from rote theory memorization or pattern recognition and required actual, original creative brilliance.
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The pawns are linemen
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LMAO found the archive and this game is too easy
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Played Wordle for the first time yest and I think I'm addicted. Don't PI me.
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wordle is pretty boring once you discover the cheat code of always starting with these 3 words no matter what:
LEAST
DUNGY
CHOIR
WORLDLE, though! :love:
https://worldle.teuteuf.fr/ (https://worldle.teuteuf.fr/)
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true wordle purists try to guess the right word with each guess (INCLUDING GUESS 1).
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much like baseball, wordle suffers from the fact that the best way to play the game is the most boring
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i'm feeling a sense of validation that my first 3 words are always
SMILE
DOUGH
TRACK
and while that is obviously not the optimal letter combo i feel pretty good about the fact that i arrived at that strategy with those words independently
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i'm feeling a sense of validation that my first 3 words are always
SMILE
DOUGH
TRACK
and while that is obviously not the optimal letter combo i feel pretty good about the fact that i arrived at that strategy with those words independently
i did too!
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true wordle purists try to guess the right word with each guess (INCLUDING GUESS 1).
You guys know how at basketball games when they do that cash crawl thing during a TV timeout where the fan is blindfolded and then they have to crawl towards some object like a box or basketball on the court and the fans have to cheer if they are going in the right direction or boo if they are going the wrong way? And then if they made it to the object within like 20 seconds or whatever they win the cash?
DQ liked that game better when the contestant would just start randomly crawling directions. Once the contestants figured out they could point and just spin themselves around from a stationary position before they started crawling it just kinda ruined it. #nopointing #2palmsdownatalltimes
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I’m learning backgammon and it seems impossible for me to win
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It's a fun game. Good for gambling
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Ticket to Ride is still my favorite board game. Get the 1910 Expansion if you haven’t already.
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I’m learning backgammon and it seems impossible for me to win
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i used to play a lot, really enjoy it
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Sup nerds. Moving into a new place thinking of making the basement into a board game/video gaming hideaway. I have closeish to 15 games now. Want a dedicated space to playing them and maybe a table to do it with. Have seen the Jasper table. May build a table myself. I haven't really decided, but we shall see. This is a half baked idea at best. Didn't know if anyone had any ideas but would love to hear them.
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Pull an alpha move on your mom and set everything up on the kitchen table
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Or dining room table if you're rich
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When I want to dominate my parents, I set up a folding table in the living room right in front of the tv.
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Pull an alpha move on your mom and set everything up on the kitchen table
Lmao this made me laugh. IM NOT MOVING IN WITH MY PARENTS. I am getting duplex and it's gonna have a basement :drool:
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Oh eff yes, party central
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I play Chess on my IPad before bed. I am very new. My rating sucks. Im like 660 lol.
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Playing Ticket to Ride with the kids on a snowy day is one of my favorite things.
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Playing Ticket to Ride with the kids on a snowy day is one of my favorite things.
We play this at family gatherings and it’s a lot of fun! When my mom was down in TX last year we would do pass and play on my iPad and it was fun.
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Playing Ticket to Ride with the kids on a snowy day is one of my favorite things.
We play this at family gatherings and it’s a lot of fun! When my mom was down in TX last year we would do pass and play on my iPad and it was fun.
Mrs SSOC got the Europe version a few weeks ago. It has tunnels, ferries and train stations that take a bit of getting used to.
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We played the game of LIFE last night as a family. I sucked the whole game but then won on the 'put all your money on one number and spin' option at the end. One of the most exhilarating moments of my life wow!
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You guys, Qwirkle is the best game for family occasions. Here's why:
1. All ages can play it with ease.
2. There's no insane advantage playing it your first time vs. your 100th.
3. 4-6 players is the perfect number of players for this particular game, but in my mind that's the perfect number of players for a family game.
Look it up if you have interest, but it's basically making rows of blocks of either 1. the same color or 2. the same shape.
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We played Left, Right, Center and I won the large pot so basically its the best game for family occasions now
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You guys, Qwirkle is the best game for family occasions. Here's why:
1. All ages can play it with ease.
2. There's no insane advantage playing it your first time vs. your 100th.
3. 4-6 players is the perfect number of players for this particular game, but in my mind that's the perfect number of players for a family game.
Look it up if you have interest, but it's basically making rows of blocks of either 1. the same color or 2. the same shape.
Agree. This is a good game.
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Playing Ticket to Ride with the kids on a snowy day is one of my favorite things.
Carcassone is a also a very fun and quick game. Kind of like Settlers of Catan but it only takes 45 minutes to play.