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  • last reply by Aether Aug. 31, 2019
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    MisterPookie
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    Aug. 9, 2019, 2:56 p.m. Aug. 9, 2019, 2:56 p.m.
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    Someone play Dead of Winter with me.

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    Aether
    Swamp Thot Leader 1006 posts
    Aug. 9, 2019, 3:09 p.m. Aug. 9, 2019, 3:09 p.m.
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    @MisterPookie has written:

    Someone play Dead of Winter with me.

    What is

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    boomerJuice95
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    Aug. 10, 2019, 12:41 p.m. Aug. 10, 2019, 12:41 p.m.
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    As for non video games, I'm looking for:
    - A game that I can play very slowly. Like, 5 min here or there at the office. Some rogue like or tactics RPG or some base building game is my dream.
    - More TTRPGs of course

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    Aether
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    Aug. 10, 2019, 1:04 p.m. Aug. 10, 2019, 1:04 p.m.
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    @boomerJuice95 has written:
    • A game that I can play very slowly. Like, 5 min here or there at the office. Some rogue like or tactics RPG or some base building game is my dream.

    Ooo I need more of these in my life, real quickies I can pop in and out of.

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    MisterPookie
    Swamp Thot Leader 460 posts
    Aug. 10, 2019, 8:06 p.m. Aug. 10, 2019, 8:06 p.m.
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    @Aether has written:
    @boomerJuice95 has written:
    • A game that I can play very slowly. Like, 5 min here or there at the office. Some rogue like or tactics RPG or some base building game is my dream.

    Ooo I need more of these in my life, real quickies I can pop in and out of.

    Wait, is this still about non-video games?

    Dead of Winter is survival co-op, except everyone has a secret agenda and sometimes they will be at odds with each other.

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    Aether
    Swamp Thot Leader 1006 posts
    Aug. 10, 2019, 8:31 p.m. Aug. 10, 2019, 8:31 p.m.
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    @MisterPookie has written:

    Dead of Winter is survival co-op, except everyone has a secret agenda and sometimes they will be at odds with each other.

    Oh, is this one that you've played with your brother?

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    MisterPookie
    Swamp Thot Leader 460 posts
    Aug. 10, 2019, 8:48 p.m. Aug. 10, 2019, 8:48 p.m.
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    @Aether has written:
    @MisterPookie has written:

    Dead of Winter is survival co-op, except everyone has a secret agenda and sometimes they will be at odds with each other.

    Oh, is this one that you've played with your brother?

    One of the 50 or so, yeah. Mansions of Madness is the WILD one.

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    DangerOrange
    Swampette 188 posts
    Aug. 19, 2019, 9:49 p.m. Aug. 19, 2019, 9:49 p.m.
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    My wife and I collect "non video games". We regularly go to cons to get "the latest" board game news, and I semi-regularly follow the Spiel de Jahres (annual board game awards).

    Call me a purist, but I always recommend "the classic" TTRPGs to people when they are looking to broaden their horizons:
    Battletech is great for people who like slow, intentional combat (or people who like to make companion apps for games :P).
    The HERO System and it's subsidiaries (BESM, Champions, Fantasy Hero...) are great for people who like free-reign do-anything RP.
    That, and I've been DMing for DnD across three editions, for like fifteen years now.

    As far as "quickie" board games, idk about "five minute" sessions, but there's a collection of great games you can hammer out with your friends in, say, a lunch break, or as "team building exercises"...

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    Aether
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    Aug. 19, 2019, 10:06 p.m. Aug. 19, 2019, 10:06 p.m.
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    @DangerOrange has written:

    As far as "quickie" board games, idk about "five minute" sessions, but there's a collection of great games you can hammer out with your friends in, say, a lunch break, or as "team building exercises"...

    What are some of your favorites from this category?

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    DangerOrange
    Swampette 188 posts
    Aug. 19, 2019, 10:23 p.m. Aug. 19, 2019, 10:23 p.m.
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    @Aether has written:

    What are some of your favorites from this category?

    "Sushi Go!" [~$20] is a baby's first card drafting game that serves as a great "gateway game" to big boy games.
    "Cowboy" [<$5] is a one-card poker game that uses a normal deck of cards, is easy to learn, and allows for any number of players.
    "For Sale" [~$15] is a silly price-setting game that produces bargain memes for bargain values.
    "Fluxx" [~$10] is the granddaddy of RTFC games and has tons of xpacs and things.

    I can keep going. These are all bare-bones "ask the cute girl you share a desk with to play a board game" games. Games that are not weird enough to alienate people, but still establish that you have a weird hobby :P

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    MisterPookie
    Swamp Thot Leader 460 posts
    Aug. 21, 2019, 7:28 a.m. Aug. 21, 2019, 7:28 a.m.
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    @DangerOrange has written:

    Games that are not weird enough to alienate people, but still establish that you have a weird hobby :P

    Perfect way to put it.

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    DangerOrange
    Swampette 188 posts
    Aug. 21, 2019, 10:16 a.m. Aug. 21, 2019, 10:16 a.m.
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    Page 2 of "Non Video Games that can be Played in a Lunch Break"

    "Yomi" [~$15 a deck] is a card game based on elements from games like Tekken and Street Fighter. Rock Paper Scissors on steroids.

    "Kingdom Builder" [$40] is an OG territory game made by the creators of Catan.

    "Concept" [$45] is a social game that involves breaking down ideas into simple pictures. Charades the board game.

    "Skull" [Free?] is a bar game that can be played using coasters, or playing cards, or anything you can stack in piles. A bluffing game that's more fun with alcohol.

    These are a bit more in-depth, "Ask your work friend that knows all your inside jokes to play a game" games. Games that involve knowing the people you are playing with, but not to the point that it takes away from the game.

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    Aether
    Swamp Thot Leader 1006 posts
    Aug. 31, 2019, 1:13 p.m. Aug. 31, 2019, 1:13 p.m.
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    I just saw a Dark Souls card game and I think I'm in love

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