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thenewgreen  ·  4427 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why Do People Collect Things?
Do you ever play Dominion? My wife and I really enjoy that board game. Also, Carcassonne.

I've never played Magic, sounds like I should tread lightly so as not to get addicted. I've been known to play some Settlers of Catan. -Great game that mk introduced to me.

What are the board games my wife and I should check out?





forwardslash  ·  4427 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I've heard of Dominion but haven't had the chance to play it yet. Carcassonne and Settlers are definite staples to anyone's collection which we have yet to get.

Magic is a game that you can have fun with for any amount of money or time you put into it but if you have any sort of impulse to optimize or just best your friends it's a slippery slope. The current card du jour[1], for instance, preordered for $60 per card, and you can use up to 4 of the same card in a deck. I got into in part to meet new people at my school and as a part of my goal to be proficient in everything stereotypically nerdy.

Of all the games I've played I would recommend you and your wife try out is either Elder Sign or Arkham Horror if you haven't already. We really like them because they are cooperative games which can be refreshing after trying to backstab everyone in Munchkin. Arkham Horror does take a long time to learn and play as it is closer to a pen and paper RPG then most board games. Elder Sign is a shorter version of Arkham Horror, in essence, which uses cards instead of a board but keeps the same atmosphere and cooperative playstyle.

As a side note, one game I really want to get is Roborally[2] which I played at the last computer science student society get together. You use cards to program a robot to move around an arena, capture flags, and harm your opponents.

[1] http://store.tcgplayer.com/product.aspx?id=57619 [2] http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=ah/prod/roborally

thenewgreen  ·  4427 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I had no idea that Magic cards could be so expensive. I'm going to look in to Arkham Horror but first I have had a game called In The Year of the Dragon that I've been meaning to concur. Have you heard of it? We've played it a couple of times but it's a bit more difficult to pick up than Dominion or Settlers. Seems promising though.

Thanks for the recommendations.

mk  ·  4427 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I used to play Magic quite a bit. I gave away my first collection, which included a Mox Jet, lots of dual lands, and many other crazy cards... I started playing early.

Two pals and I still play from time to time. We get a few boosters each of whatever set it out, build 40 card decks, and play for swap (winner's choice) ante. Since we all have the same number of cards to work from, it makes for good games.