Our group has been playing lots of Splendor and Flamecraft whenever we don’t feel like learning a new game. They’re both basically the same game with different themes. With Splendor, we’ve been playing around with the expansions, which add cool new elements to what is otherwise a fairly simple economy game. I think we’ve only dug into the Cities expansion so far, but i keep pushing to try out the other ones.
Splendor is a great one. I always bring it to introduce to newer gamers. The rules are simple enough, but after a few turns, it all clicks and they get hooked on the engine building.
100%! It’s become one of my faves, one of those rare games that appeals to the board game nerd in me while still being appealing to people like my partner, who is a little more green with board games.
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Our group has been playing lots of Splendor and Flamecraft whenever we don’t feel like learning a new game. They’re both basically the same game with different themes. With Splendor, we’ve been playing around with the expansions, which add cool new elements to what is otherwise a fairly simple economy game. I think we’ve only dug into the Cities expansion so far, but i keep pushing to try out the other ones.
Splendor is a great one. I always bring it to introduce to newer gamers. The rules are simple enough, but after a few turns, it all clicks and they get hooked on the engine building.
100%! It’s become one of my faves, one of those rare games that appeals to the board game nerd in me while still being appealing to people like my partner, who is a little more green with board games.