Hi everyone, I thought I’d say hi in this new community as a new moderator. I’m Foon (she/her), and I love table top games. My partner and I have been gaming a lot in the past 5 years or so, and we have a bunch of friends that turned into boardgamers too, and boardgamers that we turned into friends. So on average we get almost a game a day in.
I’m excited to discuss all things tabletop gaming with you all. Some of my favourite games are Gloomhaven/Frosthaven, Spirit Island, Aeon’s End, Terraforming Mars.
What are y’all’s favourite games?
Hi!!! I haven’t been playing games very long (not even a year) but there’s SO many I want to play. So far, I’ve enjoyed Tokaido, Century Spice Road, and Cryptid Cafe. Have 7 Wonders but haven’t played yet. Looking to get more into solo gaming as I don’t have many people to play with :/
Ooh I like Tokaido a lot! It has such a serene feeling to it. I have it’s successor, Namiji, which is also a great game.
My favourite solo game is Spirit Island, it’s a pretty complex cooperative game with lots of variability. You play as nature spirits (for example the Ocean, Earth, River, Lightning) trying to defend their island from the invading settlers. All the spirits are really different with their own unique powers. The rules aren’t that complicated, but the decision space is huge. It plays really well at all player counts, and it’s one of the few games where I think true solo (i.e. 1 spirit only, instead of playing the role of multiple players yourself) is a cool experience.
Ooo Tokaido has a sequel??? I can probably get my son to play that. I’ve gotten several recs for spirit island, added to my wishlist!
It’s not so much a sequel I guess, as a reimplementation of many of the mechanics. This one is themed around taking your boat around the sea, collecting fish and panoramas, and releasing your wish boats into the ocean. It’s a lovely game!