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Originally Posted by Arclight
Sold! But it's impossible to get people together for something like this. We tried to keep playing D&D, but real life kept getting in the way. People are just to busy nowadays. 
Guess that's why they're all flocking to those "instant gratification" games. 
(and for the record: I focus on games that are challenging. On a strategic or tactical level, or just a nice puzzler. Ever tried Portal?) |
Well you could try Saturday or Sunday when most people are free.
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Originally Posted by Raptor1
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Though I don't agree that boardgames and computer games have any different effect on your brain functions...
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Well for neuron charging board games you need to try Eurogame type of board games. Shogun above is one. I've played that game for more than 13 times (it's my first board gaming experience) and during the early 60% of those play I always felt brain drained at the end of the 3-4 hour game, really !!! and I won most of the time and I'm not alone who felt this way there was even one time that a friend in my gaming group had to lie down to get some rest before the game ended because he had been thinking hard for hours lol(and people who like to think hard or to win or competitive are the ones you should be playing with with this game).
Of course the neuron pathways formed and the latter 30% of my latest game are no longer that brain crunching anymore. I may need a more challenging opponents though my usual gaming group are getting better after 8-9 games so my latter winning margins are not as large as my early winning.
There was even one time in our game with Shogun that I was recognized right from the start to be the one who was most likely to win anyway(the cost you pay for winning in almost every game of this with the same gaming group) and was ganged up. So 3 out of the other 4 player ganged up on me and I was forced to play to minimize my losses rather than maximizing my winning. I lost the game but it felt good nonetheless since one of the player who ganged up on me ended up having lower score than me(by mere 2 points but considering the circumstances I played my best lol). I'm just trying to say it's fun! Much more than playing any console or PC game. I can hardly recollect my specific PC gaming experience for one. And that tells a lot.
Another examples of Eurogames that's well received are Agricola and Pandemic.
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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
I've been playing a Grand Prix race game designed by a friend but never published for several decades now. We also play tabletop miniatures ranging from ancient times to the American Civil War, and we play a 3D airwar game using 1/72 scale models.
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Tabletop miniature games or games that involve miniatures are usually more expensive to collect. But never tried them personally.