Comments on: Covid-19 Bored At Home: Try Board Games https://gregladen.com/blog/2020/03/19/covid-19-bored-at-home-try-board-games/ Sun, 22 Mar 2020 01:07:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: Christopher Winter https://gregladen.com/blog/2020/03/19/covid-19-bored-at-home-try-board-games/#comment-855564 Sun, 22 Mar 2020 01:07:31 +0000 https://gregladen.com/blog/?p=32741#comment-855564 I’m partial to Scrabble — but then, I’m a word wonk.

I’ve also enjoyed Trivial Pursuit.

]]> By: Athaic https://gregladen.com/blog/2020/03/19/covid-19-bored-at-home-try-board-games/#comment-854974 Sat, 21 Mar 2020 00:31:13 +0000 https://gregladen.com/blog/?p=32741#comment-854974 As a microbiologist, I highly recommend Pandemics, in its various iterations (card game, dice game, Reign of Cthulhu, and Rising Tide where, instead of fighting epidemics, let’s keep Holland dry). But note it’s a cooperative game. I know from experience some gamers could have difficulty with this concept. It’s also the type of cooperative game where leader types will naturally take over and suggest what to do to everybody. Coordination is needed, but again, players not liking to be bossed around will resent it.

Codename is fun, too. Better if you are more than 4.

The creators called ‘Space Cowboys’ have a series of games of various types, from deck building to worker placement, which I found either original, easy to learn, enjoyable, or all of that.

As for Ticket to Ride, word of advice: I found the Rails & Sails more complicated than the other versions. The others are family games, this one is more for veterans of Ticket to ride looking for an extra challenge.

@ Joseph

Ah, Risk. Remember, never invade Siberia.

]]> By: Joseph M. https://gregladen.com/blog/2020/03/19/covid-19-bored-at-home-try-board-games/#comment-854227 Fri, 20 Mar 2020 03:26:41 +0000 https://gregladen.com/blog/?p=32741#comment-854227 I prefer “Risk.” Conquer the world and all that! It nurtures my delusions of grandeur.

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