Justin Steele

Your cones are so much closer together than when my friends play this! 🤣

I like that, I'll give it a shot, thanks!

100x1, but hoping to start getting more mileage out of my games and thinning the collection.

🎲✂️ Game designers, what do you do (if anything) before getting a prototype of a new idea on the table?

I had a good day of #boardgames at #TokenCon yesterday. Unfortunately I was only able to do Friday this year. Looking forward to next year!

I don't think complexity is inherently fun, but it can create both a puzzle and an ego shield. I enjoy figuring out how to make the game do what I want—separate from playing well or winning. And if I lose while learning, it stings less. Agreed it's not sophistication or depth though.

For us it didn't feel as "scarce" as Everdell. Not saying that's bad, just different. In the same kind of way that Caverna feels compared to Agricola. We haven't played much of the campaign yet, but we're hoping to get back to it soon!

Nothing wrong with that! As much as I like big complex games, the simple games are usually the ones that we actually get to the table.

Oh, and more on the party side:
- QE
- Decrypto
- A Fake Artist Goes to New York

Big / complex games:
- Oath
- Eclipse
- Terra Mystica

More accessible games:
- Jump Drive
- Three Sisters
- Castles of Burgundy

This is really inspiring. Thanks for sharing.

Genoa (or Traders of Genoa as it was at the time) for sure. There was a magic of playing that with friends when we were young and making ridiculous trades because we didn't have any idea what things should be worth. I think that's part of why I like QE so much now.

Great list, thanks for the detailed responses! I've played about half of these (RIP Netrunner), but it gives me some more to check out!

Sorry, I wasn't clear. I meant the ones that have hit 20 in trying to reach your H-index goal. I ask because I've found some games get better the more I play them (Terra Mystica is the first to come to mind) while others seem great at first and then the novelty wears off.

Of the games you've played trying to get there so far, which ones are your favorites?

I've only played Acquire a couple of times, but it was fun. I need to try it again.

Highlight from last week for me was teaching Spirit Island to some new players and we absolutely crushed it.

Finally got Oath back to the table! Anybody else name the characters? We call them The Cloaked Crow, Travels in Shadow, Cloud Boy, Multi-Hand Monty, and Fox the Great. #boardgames

Tip for anyone is having overheating problems while recording with a Sony A7IV and already changed the overheating setting - try turning on airplane mode and leaving the electronic viewfinder open and away from the camera body. That seemed to help me today anyway.

Oh yeah, it lived in my head for a while after we finished that game. I've been trying to get it back to the table since then.

For me this past week - MegaCity: Oceania, Duel for Middle Earth, Three Sisters, Spirit Island, and QE. All in person.

Perfect, thank you!

Which team do you assign them to? I haven't been putting in roles, so I'll probably start, but I've been making them a third team and I'm not entirely happy with it.

For those of you that record plays with BGStats, do you record the storyteller in Blood on the Clocktower? If so, how do you do it? #boardgames

It's been a while since I've played MegaCity: Oceania. New challenges with a baby around...
#boardgames

Box cover for the board game Pagan: Fate of Roanoke - illustration of a hunter holding a gun and a witch holding a potion stand back to back towering over the island of Roanoke with the title of the game in the center

Pagan: Fate of Roanoke First Impressions

+ Good tension
+ Unfolding decision space
+ Difficult decisions
+ Lovely artwork
+ Asymmetry

- Minor UX quibbles
- Didn't feel deduction as much as I had hoped
- Longer playtime than I liked

Overall, very good! Looking forward to more plays.

This goober keeps losing her ball in the snow, but insists on continuing to play.

Great way to start the weekend! We did as well, but with Three Sisters. RUN looks great though.

I'm thinking our daughter's 4-month sleep regression wasn't the best time to start a #boardgame challenge. Hoping to catch up some this weekend!

Of those, I've only played Ark Nova, and it was enjoyable. I've heard good things about The White Castle before and now I'll have to add Inventors of the South Tigris to my list! A new baby has reduced our gaming time significantly, but we've been playing Duel for Middle Earth a good bit.

Welcome! I've been hoping the same thing. Got any favorite games or recommendations?