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New Gamer and his wife - couples review
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I am new to the boardgaming hobby and got hooked immediatley. Within about 3 weeks I bought 16 games. My wife only played the basic boardgames before (Monopoly, Balderdash, cards, Scrabble, etc.). And I was into painting minaitures for Warhammer. I actually got interested in "Euros" from playing Catan and Carc on xboxlive, and somehow I ended up here. My next stop might be gameboard rehab since I have traded or sold all my xbox titles (except guitar hero II) so I could get more games. The hobby has definitely added great family time together (whether its just me and the wife, or my sister), away from the TV and videogames. We dont mind the power going out anymore...it just means candlelight gaming time. Anyways here is a list of the games we got and how we both feel about them. I will update as we get more games (Most of the time its just my wife and I...I will state when my sister has joined) Thanks. UPDATE OF THIS LIST CAN NOW BE FOUND HERE!!!http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/32431
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Posted On: 2007-07-27 19:31:09
Edited On: 2008-07-04 06:06:23
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Ok we will start with my wifes gateway so to speak. This one is one of her favorites as well as my sisters. Every time we have a boardgame night, this is a must to be played atleast once. Its nice with two players, but I perfer it with 3 myself. But we never get tired of it.
The 1910 expansion is a must for this game unless you want business card sized cards.
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Posted On: 2007-07-27 19:07:41
Edited on: 2007-08-10 07:16:52
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This was an instant hit, and I am really suprised that it is ranked so low (maybe from the first edition quality). This is our newest game (waiting for the expansions in the mail) and so far my wife and sister love it. We need some work on our storytelling, but we always laugh and enjoy this gloomy game. Great with two or three. And the cards are just cool to look at, even when not playing. The new edition is also very easy to shuffle and read.
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Posted On: 2007-07-27 19:10:09
Edited on: 2007-08-10 07:16:21
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Just got both expansions and they are cool. Unwelcome guests really adds to the gameplay. It adds a new level of strategy and can change a game at anytime. You really have to pay attention to your character icons and guest limits and modifiers, you never know when you might have an addition to the family, welcome or not. |
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Posted On: 2007-07-29 06:17:50
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This expansion adds a bunch of new cards, including a residence for each family. Although the idea is cool,and the extra cards are useful, the amount of mystery cards that can be played on a residence are pretty slim when you have both expansions in play. Even when you do have a mystery card, the requirements can be so high, you never get to play it. After our first 2 player game, we hadn't played one mystery card on any residence. Maybe with more people they would come out more. The cards look cool though. |
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Posted On: 2007-07-29 06:21:34
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I was afraid to introduce this one to my wife. She is not a gamer (or so I thought) but she actually likes this game. I like it alot, but I like a lot of pieces and moving parts involved in heavy games. I was really shocked that she wanted to play it a second time. We havent played with full out pollution or famine yet, maybe she will change her mind when we do. We will see. My sister wasn't interested in playing this one.
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Posted On: 2007-07-27 19:12:59
Edited on: 2007-08-10 07:17:47
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My wife and I really like this game. My sister thought it was cool, but I don't think she really enjoyed it that much. Not quick enough for her I think. Got the expansion too, though we only use a couple of buildings here and there.
We use the official variant except, the govenor selects three roles and the other player selects two, so five of the seven cards are used per turn.
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Posted On: 2007-07-27 19:14:35
Edited on: 2007-08-10 07:15:47
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Posted On: 2007-08-20 00:11:22
