# What Board Games are you playing? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** board-card-word-game\ **Created:** [December 6, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing/927383 "2020-12-06T14:38:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing/927383/41 "2021-01-19T14:05:55Z")
I miss Cribbage. Chess is fun when both people are of a similar level. So, if you both suck it’s fine. Enjoy the game. ---
**Author:** ![tofor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tofor/32/13727_2.png) [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing/927383/42 "2021-01-19T14:21:24Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Quoridor: Just got it and it seemed simple at first but we both keep coming up with new strategies Not everything Gigamic makes is a winner, but they are a leader in the “explain in 2 minutes but endless strategic depth” kind of game. If you like Quoridor, then Quarto, Pylos, and Inside are also fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing/927383/43 "2021-01-20T01:44:49Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > I miss Cribbage. My pa and I used to play Cribbage. He could VERY consistently beat me, and I never, ever, worked out what I was doing wrong. It’s very obviously a game of skill…and I ain’t got it! ETA: is there a decent Cribbage solitaire computer app? ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing/927383/44 "2021-01-29T14:58:38Z")
We just unpacked Snowdonia for the first time in a long while, and it was great fun. It involves clearing a railway up a Welsh mountain in varied weather, but it’s more worker placement than rail game. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing/927383/45 "2021-01-29T22:44:14Z")
Snowdonia has become a hit (more so than I expected) with my college friends – we play a game (not always Snowdonia) once a month online. I’ve been hoping that with the “super deluxe includes every expansion and promo ever” (two person lift) version out the vanilla version would become cheaper but copies seem steady at about $55 Brian ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing/927383/46 "2021-02-05T16:39:40Z")
You probably missed that window. The deluxe version of Snowdonia came out in 2019. What usually happens is when a new version of a game comes there is a period when people sell off their copies of the original versions. (For example, I just bought a used copy of the original edition of Sidereal Confluence.) But after that bump, it settles back down. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2021, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing/927383/47 "2021-07-17T20:15:59Z")
Just to bump this back to life, here’s the games I’ve played this month: Beyond the Sun Claim Faiyum Get the MacGuffin Imperium: Classics Kingdom Builder Mandala Oh, My Goods (with the Longsdale expansion) Panamax Path of Light and Shadow Santa’s Toybox Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria Space Base Tybor the Builder Usurp the King Wavelength Wingspan ---
**Author:** ![gdave](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gdave/32/3683_2.png) [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing/927383/48 "2021-07-17T20:46:03Z")
Tabletop games I’ve played in the last couple of months: A Touch of Evil: Dark Gothic Betrayal: Legacy Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig Cartographers Clank! CLUE: Dungeons & Dragons Fireteam Zero Groves King of Tokyo: Dark Marvel Champions Maximum Apocalypse Reichbusters Scooby-Doo in Betrayal at Mystery Mansion Sentinels of the Multiverse Smash-Up: Marvel Witches of the Revolution Zombiecide: Invasion (BTW, I’m a hobby gamer, and as the list above indicates, I play a _lot_ of board and card games; my usual gaming group has rather eclectic tastes, so I play a lot of games that I probably wouldn’t otherwise; and yet, of @Little_Nemo’s extensive list, I don’t think I’ve ever played _any_, and I _recognize_ only one, “Wingspan”. It’s a _hugely_ sprawling hobby at this point, is what I’m saying.) ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing/927383/49 "2021-07-17T21:10:21Z")
Recent games for me: Carpe Diem Trajan Cooper Island Nations: The Dice Game Azul: Summer Pavillion Settlers (with a custom map and 2s or 12s which produce a resource of each players choice) Orleans Steampunk Rally Snowdonia 6 Nimmt Power Grid less recently I played Underwater Cities, Newton, and Hallertau Brian ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2021, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing/927383/50 "2021-07-17T21:12:37Z")
> [@gdave](#): > > BTW, I’m a hobby gamer, and as the list above indicates, I play a _lot_ of board and card games; my usual gaming group has rather eclectic tastes, so I play a lot of games that I probably wouldn’t otherwise; and yet, of @Little_Nemo’s extensive list, I don’t think I’ve ever played _any_ , and I _recognize_ only one, “Wingspan”. It’s a _hugely_ sprawling hobby at this point, is what I’m saying. I would say the same. I’ve been playing for years and I play dozens of games each month. Yet I’ve only played two of the games you listed (Clank and Sentinels of the Multiverse). ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2021, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing/927383/51 "2021-07-18T03:31:56Z")
Some really good games on both those lists. I have tried to slow down our buying as I am running out of room but some games we played and enjoyed recently are The Red Cathedral, Dune Imperium, Space Base, The Lost Ruins of Arnak and Nidavellir. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2021, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing/927383/52 "2021-07-18T18:09:33Z")
Games we’ve played in the last few months: Codenames duet The fox in the forest Coup Villainous Everdell For sale Islebound Kingdomino Wavelength Cosmic encounters Dead of winter Munchkin Mysterium Smash up Wingspan Also, hundreds and hundreds of games of race for the galaxy online. ---
**Author:** ![Tarataratara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2021, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing/927383/53 "2021-07-18T19:38:44Z")
Is it okay to discuss card games? We got a new to us Uno game called Uno Flip. The cards are two sided. One side is the regular Uno game, unless someone plays a flip card, then you flip your hand over to the dark side, which is harsher, with cards like draw 5 and skip everyone. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2021, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing/927383/54 "2021-07-18T21:16:02Z")
Yes this thread is for all tabletop games. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing/927383/55 "2021-07-19T02:00:19Z")
We’re only playing iPad versions of these games now, for obvious reasons. In some cases I suspect we’ll do that even when we get F2F again! Having the machine do the grunt work and enforce the rules is great. Terraforming Mars Viticulture Small World 7 Wonders Splendour Ticket to Ride Agricola We’re looking at Castles of Mad King Ludwig but I can’t say it grabs me. Ones I play solo include: Dominant Species Stone Age (until they withdraw it) Catan Civilisation VI ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing/927383/56 "2021-07-19T03:24:13Z")
> [@Askance](#): > > We’re looking at Castles of Mad King Ludwig but I can’t say it grabs me. Castles of Mad King Ludwig and Suburbia are both by the same designer, Ted Alsbach, and published by the same company. And they both involve drafting and placing tiles and collecting points based on their interactions. So there’s an obvious overlap between them and most people prefer one of the other. The main differences are the shapes of the pieces and the payment mechanism. All of the pieces are regular hexagons in Suburbia and fit together interchangeably. The pieces in CoMKL are different sizes and shapes, so there is a jigsaw puzzle effect in choosing where to locate a tile. The payment is based on a fixed pattern in Suburbia and money is paid to the bank. In CoMKL, there is a rotation among the players where one player determines the cost of the various pieces on the market and has opportunities to collect money. Personally, I’m on Team Suburbia. I feel that both games are based around a core of choosing tiles and building a tableau. But I feel the other things in CoMKL distract away from this. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing/927383/57 "2021-07-19T03:25:19Z")
Got together with some friends today and we played Space Alert (twice), Architects of the West Kingdom, and Space Base. ---
**Author:** ![Allecher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a6a055/32.png) [@Allecher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Allecher)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing/927383/58 "2021-07-20T00:48:56Z")
I’m glad to see so many folks listing Space Base, which I love. I generally play with the Shy Pluto expansion, so try it if you have not already. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing/927383/59 "2021-07-20T01:00:00Z")
I’ve never played Suburbia, but Castles of Mad King Ludwig is a hit at our house, even for our younger kids. I think the delight of castle-building is at its heart. While I don’t particularly want to explain what the Venus Grotto is or why it’s in the basement, my third grader is happy to snatch up all the outdoor rooms and build a huge park complex, while my seventh grader plays more strategically but still can’t quite shake the feeling that a dungeon complex is always the path to victory. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing/927383/60 "2021-07-20T01:55:43Z")
> [@Allecher](#): > > I’m glad to see so many folks listing Space Base, which I love. I generally play with the Shy Pluto expansion, so try it if you have not already. I generally don’t go with storyline expansions. I play games with different people so it’s very unlikely the same people would be playing two consecutive games of Space Base or any other game. So I prefer a game where the current group playing can start the game fresh. That said, I mentioned in a previous post that I’m playing the storyline versions of Oh My Goods and Tybor the Builder. But this is due to an unusual circumstance. I have a friend in the hospital and we’ve been playing those games on an ongoing basis. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing/927383.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-board-games-are-you-playing/927383.md?page=4)