Best Game I Learned at WBC
Max DuBoff
United States
New Brunswick
New Jersey
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: / Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Habeo in animo vivere in perpetuum aut mori dum conor.
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I'm sure all who went to WBC had a fantastic time playing old favorites, but one of the things that makes WBC really special for me is learning new games I would never get to play with the people I see on a regular basis. I put a few of the games I personally learned and loved this year on this list to get it started, but I'm curious to know what other attendees found intriguing, so please add items.
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Board Game: Maria
[Average Rating:7.96 Overall Rank:252]
Max DuBoff
United States
New Brunswick
New Jersey
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: / Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Habeo in animo vivere in perpetuum aut mori dum conor.
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My attempts at an online game of this in the last few months failed, so my first play of Maria was at WBC, and it was fantastic. One of the games I played in particular was really close and went the full number of turns, truly showcasing how the game works diplomatically and strategically.
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Board Game: Trajan
[Average Rating:7.80 Overall Rank:71]
Max DuBoff
United States
New Brunswick
New Jersey
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: / Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Habeo in animo vivere in perpetuum aut mori dum conor.
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I was stunned with how much strategic variation is possible in Trajan, allowing for a range of strategies. I found the complexity perfect, and I'm definitely sad I probably won't be able to play it until next year...
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Board Game: Yspahan
[Average Rating:7.11 Overall Rank:444]
Max DuBoff
United States
New Brunswick
New Jersey
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: / Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Habeo in animo vivere in perpetuum aut mori dum conor.
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This is an interesting little one that I learned before playing in its tournament.For a light Euro, it had some interesting choices with somewhat far-reaching consequences.
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Max DuBoff
United States
New Brunswick
New Jersey
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: / Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Habeo in animo vivere in perpetuum aut mori dum conor.
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Wow. I love Dominion. I love chess even more. This game, essentially a combination of Dominion and chess) is perfect.
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Max DuBoff
United States
New Brunswick
New Jersey
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: / Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Habeo in animo vivere in perpetuum aut mori dum conor.
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I was hooked when I heard that you get to draw with crayons on the board.
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Joseph Betz
United States
Hamburg
Pennsylvania
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As mentioned above I did purchase this game and got to play it twice. First game was a 3 player game with just the basic rules and we all enjoyed it. There was a few things we did wrong. The second game we played with 4 players and added all the rules and it was still really fun.
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Joseph Betz
United States
Hamburg
Pennsylvania
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Heard lots of good stuff about this one for awhile and finally got a chance to play it. It was really fun for me as I enjoy dice games and this had a nice amount of strategy with the dice rolling.
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