Reddit reviews Carcassonne
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For 2-5 playersA simple, clever tile laying game that brings New challenges with every turnEasy to learn, lots of strategyA great game the whole family can enjoyA great game the whole family can enjoy
I own all of these (plus quite a few more), and enjoy playing them regularly. Prices are approximately accurate at places like Target, walmart, Amazon, etc. Most games below can be played by up to 4-6 players (some more), but all support a minimum of two. (An important distinction, as many games require 3 or more players.)
$5-10:
$10-20:
Here, we start getting into some really interesting ones...
$20-30
$30-50
A bit pricier here, but some very interesting gameplay is to be found.
The lans I go to are too small to really bear much advice to you on the questions you listed.
Where I can provide some insight is in the types of table top games you should consider. Lots of folks (in the lan community) have been exposed to traditional pen/paper stuff like DnD. If you're looking to spice things up a bit, consider trying out some of the modern board games that are out. I'm sure some of your attendees will have already been exposed to these, but for the rest that haven't, they'll probably strike at least an interest or a few questions. BoardGameGeek has a list of the top board games out right now, some of which you might not have heard of. Settlers of Catan, Dominion, Race for the Galaxy, Carcassonne are some of the most popular. They're flashy, they're interesting, and they're usually under an hour (if not usually under 45 min) to play. They're an up and coming type of gaming that's spreading fast among the table-top/CCG/comics folks.
Edit: In retrospect, I kinda seem like a fanboy for this post, but holy shit they're really awesome games.
Hello hello!
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I'm moving to a new town and starting school with new people. I'm nervous about making friends, so I need an activity to make people love me! I love board games, so I would prefer [this] (http://www.amazon.com/Z-Man-Games-7026ZMG-Agricola/dp/B001C7617Q/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=NO029QAH2C2U&coliid=I12LBVWNDAPXTK) or [this] (http://www.amazon.com/Rio-Grande-Games-RGG170-Carcassonne/dp/B00005UNAX/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=NO029QAH2C2U&coliid=I3TM84DRF8YQ7P).
2. To help me with friends, you could get me this [expansion] (http://www.amazon.com/Munchkin-Half-Horse-Will-Travel/dp/B006ZM2PXC/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=NO029QAH2C2U&coliid=I1NEPN0SF59GYC) instead!
AND, you guys look LOVELY today. (Not that you don't usually look lovely! Just especially today! :D ) Also, thanks for doing this contest! I'm glad we redditers get to have pretend Fairy Godmothers!
It wasn't catered. A couple people each Friday got some cash from our CEO and got all the stuff we needed just before lunch. Then a couple people would typically volunteer to do the cooking if they knew how.
We had a big break room where every one would eat together and hang out or if it was nice out we would all eat outside.
It was made clear that it was ok to not be working during these times. It wasnt manditory that we stuck around to eat but when people know that every one is ok with them not working then they usually stick around.
Another thing that really worked was games at lunch. We used to play magic the gathering almost every day during our lunch break. We would also play Carcassonne.
This all went hand in hand with making sure estimates on projects were wide enough. More often than not we delivered early and very seldom had days where working threw lunch or over time was needed.
Ah, what an amazing contest! I'm literally sitting watching the last couple of episodes of season 3 now. My boyfriend pestered me for aaaaaaages to start watching it, and I've really enjoyed it. Now I'm all caught up we can watch it together. It was strange at first watching Andrew Lincoln being American but I think he does a great job :) If you're a fan of his, you should check out Teachers, one of the shows he became well known for (after This Life). I think it's on Netflix :)
Board game wise, we love a bit of Carcasonne - he gets annoyed because I beat him a lot, ha. But for an evening of entertainment, we really love playing the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia game, which I bought him for Christmas.
I'd love love love to gift this to my boyfriend - he's working very hard to pass some exams right now so it'd be a lovely surprise for him. You can come and play it with us! :D
The Resistance $19
Ultimate Werewolf $12
Citadels $19
Lost Cities $18
Bohnanza $15
Carcassonne $21
Glory to Rome $20
Innovation $22
Battle Line $18
San Juan $21
Onirim $13
The Hive $25
If they're not too much to carry, you might enjoy the board/tile games Carcasonne and/or Settlers of Catan
Speed Scrabble is pretty portable (this is marketed now as the game Banangrams), since you just need the tiles.
It's a convenient way to invite strangers to be social with you, too, on those long rides.
I have never found anyone that didn't like Settlers of Catan. It takes more thinking than your basic Monopoly or Clue game, but is by no means dry or full of intense strategising. It's ultra fun. Carcassone and Munchkin as well. Yes, they look nerdy, but I have many friends from various walks of life (from the jock to the hipster to the nerd) and they all love these games.
I saw your game before on /r/games,
however I'm wondering if I can suggest somethings.
(Ignore bellow if it's a no)
All variations of poker, like poker is insanely fun and please have some chips we can gamble.
Carcassone, its a german game but insanely fun. [Link]
(http://www.amazon.com/Rio-Grande-Games-RGG170-Carcassonne/dp/B00005UNAX)
Also risk, another insanely awesome game. One thing though please make it auto role for the combat. Link
Finally monopoly.
Sorry again if its a no, and I know it would be really hard to get any of them licensed. However I will say those are some of the most awesome games I know. Sadly they require special pieces so it wouldn't work in custom.
All in all, Great job on it. Looks really fun.
Carcassonne (the board game)
My girlfriend and I play all of the following games together on a regular basis, and we enjoy all of them. I enjoy watching TableTop, and that is where I found most of these:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4F80C7D2DC8D9B6C
Carcassonne is a multilayer Strategic Tile Laying game that is really good for 2 people: http://amzn.com/B00005UNAX
Ticket to Ride is an awesome multilayer game that works for 2 players: http://amzn.com/0975277324
Formula D is a really fun tabletop racing simulator that also works pretty well for 2 people: http://amzn.com/2914849648
Stratego works well if you want a chess like game that's a fairly different than chess: http://amzn.com/B0045OV9IO
Carcassonne. It's simple but fun and doesn't take a long time to play one game.
http://www.amazon.com/Rio-Grande-Games-RGG170-Carcassonne/dp/B00005UNAX/
http://www.amazon.com/Rio-Grande-Games-RGG170-Carcassonne/dp/B00005UNAX
30 base price. 20 with amazon discount.
2 players -> 20
3 players -> 30
4 players -> 40
5 players -> 50
6 players -> 60
granted you are spreading the cost around but I don't see how you can say this is cheaper unless you are ignoring the total cost for you and all your friends and focusing only on your own costs. If so then sure you can pretend it is cheaper but it simply isn't. 5 dollars is much more reasonable IMHO.
Carcassonne
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00005UNAX/ref=asc_df_B00005UNAX5280774?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22206&creativeASIN=B00005UNAX