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veen · 1961 days ago · link · · parent · post: Ars Technica’s ultimate board game gift guide, 2018 edition

I like Carcassonne. Easy to learn but centers around strategic decision making.

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KapteinB · 1933 days ago · link ·

There's a variant of Carcassonne I like even better, named The Ark of the Covenant.

I like the temples of Ark more than the cloisters of Carcassonne, counting sheep and wolves more than counting towns, and I like that moving the ark gives you something to do when you can't (or don't want to) place a meeple.

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illu45 · 1957 days ago · link ·

Carcassonne is super fun! I like to play with the variant that everyone has a "hand" of 3 tiles and you draw one at the end of your turn. That way you have more options (for increased strategy) and you can think about your turn ahead of time.

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veen · 1955 days ago · link ·

Ohh good one - only now that you mention it do I recall playing it like that years back. Thanks for the reminder!