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bobster:
--- Quote from: desocietas on May 02, 2018, 02:45:42 pm ---I've been on a board game kick lately, so I need to go back and read the rest of this thread (missed it the first time around, I think), but just wanted to let folks know about this Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/restorationgames/fireball-island-80s-board-game-reignited-and-resto
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As for my recent games, I've been enjoying the recent trend of escape room games. I've tried one of the Unlock! games and one of the Exit games and have enjoyed them both. I think they do a pretty good job of mimicking an escape room experience for pretty cheap (sometimes as low as $8 for a fun hour with 3 other friends).
Picked up Forbidden Desert the other day and am looking forward to trying it out!
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My game group liked Exit more than unlocked. Maybe it was the one scenario we played, but it didn't feel as streamlined.
Forbidden Desert is good times! Have you played Forbidden Island? It's an earlier game put out by the same people. Very similar but Desert adds more mechanics on top of it.
desocietas:
Yeah, we've only played one scenario of each, and my group liked Unlock! better! I liked them both for different reasons, so I want to try more scenarios to see how it pans out. Unlocked! is definitely more streamlined, but they kinda liked that (especially with the stress of the timer on the app). I liked that Exit kinda let different members tackle different puzzles at the same time.
Yeah, I was torn between Forbidden Desert and Forbidden Island during the recent board game sale on Amazon, but I saw a few reviews where people said Island was a better one to start with, but once they got a hang of Desert, Island seemed too simplistic.
ignition365:
We played the Unlock! games, but found that they are only good for 1 play through. Luckily they were dirt cheap at GS.
But now that I know about this Board Game thread, may I highly suggest Dice Throne.
I think it's been described as Magic the Gathering meets Yahtzee.
bobster:
--- Quote from: desocietas on May 02, 2018, 07:30:17 pm ---Yeah, I was torn between Forbidden Desert and Forbidden Island during the recent board game sale on Amazon, but I saw a few reviews where people said Island was a better one to start with, but once they got a hang of Desert, Island seemed too simplistic.
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I can see that being the case. Probably a good call on your part at the end of the day. We have both at my house so no worries there :)
--- Quote from: ignition365 on May 03, 2018, 08:32:23 am ---We played the Unlock! games, but found that they are only good for 1 play through. Luckily they were dirt cheap at GS.
But now that I know about this Board Game thread, may I highly suggest Dice Throne.
I think it's been described as Magic the Gathering meets Yahtzee.
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Dice Throne looks pretty interesting!
desocietas:
--- Quote from: ignition365 on May 03, 2018, 08:32:23 am ---We played the Unlock! games, but found that they are only good for 1 play through. Luckily they were dirt cheap at GS.
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Yeah, the one time only thing is our biggest gripe, too, but at least Unlock! lets you pass the game on to other people (or sell it). Exit has components that may get marked up, torn, or manipulated in some way that makes it almost impossible to pass on to others (unless you're really good about using alternate ways to figure out the puzzle solution), but it was also nice to be able to have tangible puzzles to work with.
I try to avoid paying full price for the games if I can, but I try to remind myself that it's still cheaper than buying movie tickets for 4 people ;)
--- Quote from: ignition365 on May 03, 2018, 08:32:23 am ---But now that I know about this Board Game thread, may I highly suggest Dice Throne.
I think it's been described as Magic the Gathering meets Yahtzee.
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I think I'd heard of the name Dice Throne before but didn't realize what it actually was. Too bad I missed out on the Kickstarters - it all looks pretty great, and I'm sad I missed out on a copy of season 1 with the swirly dice!
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