Just thought I'd share this. It's an excellent site for reviews of apps and online versions of board games. The guy who runs it has got a pretty exhaustive list of reviews (though not complete!)

There's also a Discord community which is friendly and actually very fediverse like in its lack of toxicity

Anyway, it was perfect for someone like me, because my wife is a bad loser and no longer plays games with me, and my son is 7 so we can manage Patchwork but not much more just yet 😛

I'm interested in hearing what cooperative games people are playing, old or new. My group has had Bloc by Bloc out on the table a few times. That is pretty fun for us, but I'm wanting to add some more cooperative titles to the library.

Not had a chance to actually watch this yet but should be interesting I think...

I just saw some how to play videos hitting my Youtube feed. While I concede the point that it is different than the base game of Sagrada I don't feel as though it brings enough to the table to warrant buying it. I really enjoy Sagrada, but I'll be passing this one up for sure. Maybe if it hits a deep discount I'd give it a try.

What is your opinion on these games?

Race for the Galaxy seems to be the original game, that deserves it‘s praise. But do you still think it‘s good by today‘s standards?

How does it compare to Roll for the Galaxy? Is the latter a more approachable version but lacks depth, like more beginner friendly dice versions of other games?

But that seems to be the case for Jump Drive, right? So far, this one looks like a family friendly approach, while still being awesome enough for more experienced players.

But then there‘s New Frontiers from Lehmann, another space themed game! This one looks a bit like an easy 3.5X game, right? Looking back, do you think all of them are worth buying? If you had to choose only one, which one would it be?

Game of the year 2023

Winner: Dorfromantik: The Board Game

Other nominees:

• Fun Facts

• Next Station London

Recomendations:

• Akropolis

• Hitster

• Kuzooka

• Mantis

• QE

• Sea Salt & Paper

• That's Not a Hat

Kenner game of the year 2023

Winner: Challengers!

Other nominees:

• Iki

• Planet Unknown

Recommendations:

• Council of Shadows

• Mindbug

Children's game of the year 2023

Winner: Mysterium Kids

Other nominees:

• Carla Caramel

• Gigamon

Recomendations:

• Douzanimo

• My First Adventure

• Turtle Splash!

dpunked seems to be sleeping in... So, what did you folks play last week?

So Oath is not a legacy game, because there's no permanent changes to the game (no destruction, no stickers, no writing, nothing). It's not a campaign game either since there's no overarching narrative covering multiple games (well, not one provided by the game, at least). So it's kind of its own thing.

I really like the idea of what Oath is going for: a living game that changes and evolves with each play, but not in a permanent fashion, and not with an end. In that sense it's markedly different from a legacy game (which has both permanent changes and also a set end to those changes). But when trying to find other games like it I find that I don't have a word to describe it. It seems like right after Risk: Legacy came out everybody agreed on the legacy tag for that kind of game, and then when Pandemic Legacy came out it was irreversible. Now everybody knows what a legacy game is. Oath seems to be doing something just as new as the legacy thing was back then, but no term seems to have come out. Like, there's no category of "chronicle games".

What is this?

This is a weekly crowdfunding roundup of new projects launched last week and projects that end the coming week.

This is a continuation of the same lists that were originally started over at the /r/boardgames subreddit and is currently being run by me under the tag /u/perkelton.

Updates

Expect new lists every Sunday between 00:00 and 23:59 CEST on the following platforms:

Mastodon: @danielpervan

Discord: https://discord.gg/T9MCxgHj

Reddit: /r/boardgames

Selection criteria

The criteria for the lists are as follows:## What is this?
This is a weekly crowdfunding roundup of new projects launched last week and projects that end the coming week.

Expect new lists every Sunday between 00:00 and 23:59 CEST

The criteria for the lists are as follows:

Ending soon

• Sorted by number of backers

• Kickstarter projects ending in the next 7 days, that have at least 100 backers (or marked as "Project we love" by Kickstarter), will have reached more than estimated 95% of their goal by their deadline and passed the filters:

  • No DnD books

  • No zines

  • No 3D printing

  • No dice sets

  • No magazines

  • No shirts

  • No playmats

  • No furniture

  • No events

• Gamefound projects ending in the next 7 days, that will have reached more than estimated 95% of their goal by their deadline and passed the above filters.

• (beta) Backerkit Crowdfunding projects ending in the next 7 days, that will have reached more than estimated 95% of their goal by their deadline and have a matching BGG page.

Newly launched

• Sorted by number of backers

• Kickstarter projects launched in the last 7 days, that have had at least average 15 backers per day, have at least 100 backers or is marked as "Project we love" by Kickstarter and passed the filters (see above).

• Gamefound projects launched in the last 7 days and passed the filters (see above).

• (beta) Backerkit Crowdfunding projects launched in the last 7 days and have a matching BGG page.

###Notable filtered projects

• Filtered projects from above lists that have more than 1000 backers.

Tags

🎉: Staff pick/featured

💰: Funded

🔥: More than average 200 backers/day

🌱: Creator's first project

🌳: Creator's >5th project

🔄: Money back guarantee (Read more)

FAQ

I live in Panama/Canada/Nicaragua/USA, why are you posting on a Saturday?!

Because I'm writing this from Europe in the future where it's already Sunday. Timezones be crazy.

Why are there a bunch of non-board games in the board game list?

Because the Tabletop games category on Kickstarter includes anything remotely related to board games and sometimes things slip through my filters.

Why is this future award winning board game and literal saviour of humanity missing from your list?

Sometimes my filters get a bit overzealous and discard actually valid projects. If you feel something is missing for this reason, leave a comment and I'll add it (maybe).

Can I donate all my money to you?

No

Can you help me promote my game?

Please no. I make lists. Nothing more.

Your list is full of errors and now I can't find my glasses!

Indeed, this fine piece of code runs purely on faith, trust and pixie dust, so anything can happen. Leave a comment and I'll see what I can do.

Where is the table?

There is currently a bug in Kbin that breaks table formatting in posts. When this is fixed, I will start inlining tables again.

As in title. Do you know any places where you can play on-site (not just borrow and play at home)? If so, do you have any opinions on them?

Opted for a couple games of Onirim this morning, and I got close to finally winning! Or at least I thought I had until I checked the discard and saw that that blue moon card I needed was discarded only a few turns into the game. Oh well, one day…

Have you played any single player board games that you would recommend?

I’m looking to get a few games to play when everyone is out of the house and I don’t want to turn on the game box.

I’ve played Bargain Basement Bathysphere and March of the Ants. Looking for more!

Got in our first game of Waypoints. Fun little roll and write. A lot to wrap your head around. Some of the scoring conditions are a little tricky. Had a good time though. May take it on an upcoming trip.

• The Expert: You buy board games as often and as many as you can. You play them alone or with friends. It‘s your favorite hobby.

• The Collector: You buy way too many games, but actually play only a handful of them.

• The Hermit: Your prefered way of playing is playing alone.

• The Specialist: You own a specific but small collection of games, carefully curated for every opportunity, heavy games included.

• The Casual: You play from time to time with friends, enjoy it, but you are just getting started.

I want to get to know you better! Have I missed a kind of gamer here?

(English is my 2nd language, sorry for my mistakes.)

Sure, the best way to learn is someone explaining the game to you live, but thats not always available.

What do you do? Read the manual, watch videos or something else? Any specific creator to recommend?

With Essen Spiel, Germany feels like the centre of the board game world. Well, down south (waaaay down south) we're also obsessed and making games. If you're interested in what we're up to you can listen to this conversation between some of our board game designers.

Never got deep into risk but this might be an interesting addition if you do not have all day to play anymore.

Anyone know if there's any good Prime Day Deals for Boardgames Today? Or have any recommendations on a board game they see for sale today?

As we would need more reasons to play

I had never played the game but heard a lot of good thi gs about it from friends and on the dice tower, it's also the number 3 abstract on bgg ATM so I jumped into fusion 360 and designed my own copy.

Which games did you play - any tips, suggestions, warnings or awesome strategies? - Please share!

What is this?

This is a weekly crowdfunding roundup of new projects launched last week and projects that end the coming week.

This is a continuation of the same lists that were originally started over at the /r/boardgames subreddit and is currently being run by me under the tag /u/perkelton.

Updates

Expect new lists every Sunday between 00:00 and 23:59 CEST on the following platforms:

Mastodon: @danielpervan

Discord: https://discord.gg/T9MCxgHj

Reddit: /r/boardgames

Selection criteria

The criteria for the lists are as follows:##What is this?
This is a weekly crowdfunding roundup of new projects launched last week and projects that end the coming week.

Expect new lists every Sunday between 00:00 and 23:59 CEST

The criteria for the lists are as follows:

Ending soon

• Sorted by number of backers

• Kickstarter projects ending in the next 7 days, that have at least 100 backers (or marked as "Project we love" by Kickstarter), will have reached more than estimated 95% of their goal by their deadline and passed the filters:

  • No DnD books

  • No zines

  • No 3D printing

  • No dice sets

  • No magazines

  • No shirts

  • No playmats

  • No furniture

  • No events

• Gamefound projects ending in the next 7 days, that will have reached more than estimated 95% of their goal by their deadline and passed the above filters.

• (beta) Backerkit Crowdfunding projects ending in the next 7 days, that will have reached more than estimated 95% of their goal by their deadline and have a matching BGG page.

Newly launched

• Sorted by number of backers

• Kickstarter projects launched in the last 7 days, that have had at least average 15 backers per day, have at least 100 backers or is marked as "Project we love" by Kickstarter and passed the filters (see above).

• Gamefound projects launched in the last 7 days and passed the filters (see above).

• (beta) Backerkit Crowdfunding projects launched in the last 7 days and have a matching BGG page.

Notable filtered projects

• Filtered projects from above lists that have more than 1000 backers.

Tags

🎉: Staff pick/featured

💰: Funded

🔥: More than average 200 backers/day

🌱: Creator's first project

🌳: Creator's >5th project

🔄: Money back guarantee (Read more)

##FAQ

I live in Nicaragua/Canada/El Salvador/USA, why are you posting on a Saturday?!

Because I'm writing this from Europe in the future where it's already Sunday. Timezones be crazy.

Why are there a bunch of non-board games in the board game list?

Because the Tabletop games category on Kickstarter includes anything remotely related to board games and sometimes things slip through my filters.

Why is this future award winning board game and literal saviour of humanity missing from your list?

Sometimes my filters get a bit overzealous and discard actually valid projects. If you feel something is missing for this reason, leave a comment and I'll add it (maybe).

Can I donate all my money to you?

No

Can you help me promote my game?

Please no. I make lists. Nothing more.

Your list is full of errors and now Chrome is eating all my RAM!

Indeed, this fine piece of code runs purely on red, orange and brown M&M's, so anything can happen. Leave a comment and I'll see what I can do.

Edit: The tables don't format correctly, so you'll have to use the Google Docs this week. Sorry!

For a quick solo Gloomhaven experience! There was a similar print and play version called Gloomholdin‘.

Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs is a solo play game, with an original campaign story written by Isaac Childres, that features a playstyle similar to Gloomhaven in a fraction of the size.

Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs is set after the events of Gloomhaven and Forgotten Circles. The Aesther recluse Hail has earned a reputation for being highly instrumental in saving the city from recurring disasters, and she absolutely hates it. Wannabe heroes are constantly barging in on her studies at the Crooked Bone, looking for help in becoming famous themselves — not to mention all the demons that come by looking for vengeance. She briefly considered moving, but as that would require effort, she instead just placed an enchantment on her front door: Anyone who attempts to open it becomes miniaturized and therefore is no longer a problem.

Your character is one such wannabe hero. In an ill-advised attempt at fame, they try to visit Hail, and poof. Now they're the size of a mouse and have entered an entirely different realm of lawlessness and self-preservation. They must find a new way into the Crooked Bone to convince Hail to return them to their previous size.

Each scenario is a single card, pitting one mercenary against a handful of enemies with simplified actions and AI. Each mercenary has a hand of just four double-sided cards, but they can be used twice — both the front and the back — before they are discarded. Attacks are resolved using a die in conjunction with a modifier table, and both the table and the mercenary ability cards can be improved as you level up throughout the campaign.

—description from the publisher

I really love the Core Set of the AH LCG! Now I want to dig deeper without ending up poor. What are my options?

Good thing: I‘m just a casual gamer. I could get it to the table probably once a week max for an hour or two. That‘s why i can squeeze months of fun out of a set.

But how do I proceed in 2023? There are mythos packs, scenarios, campaigns, cycles, deluxe editions, return to editions…?!

It get‘s more complicated: I‘m from Germany and want to play the sets, that are released here in german.

What I already own:

• 1st edition core set <— only box I played yet
• 1st edition Dunwich set
• 1st edition Carcosa set (someone sold these 3 for 25€)

My questions:

• I don‘t own any mythos packs or anything else. So Dunwich and Carcosa are incomplete, right? Should I sell them? Because:
• Tracking down „old“ (German!) mythos packs to complete the sets I own could end up very expensive and difficult, right?
• The return to-editions are cheap here, but it doesn‘t make sense to play them, if I don‘t own the standard cycles, right?
• The „new“ campaign/investigator expansions are probably the easiest way to get another set, but they are kind of expensive (~50€ each). Still cheaper then buying every single mythos pack (15-25€ each), right?