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If you follow BGG and r/boardgames enough you start seeing a bit of a feedback loop where tons of time is spent talking about the same games (LoW, Love Letter, Suburbia, King of Tokyo, etc...). These are all fun and great games, but I'm curious what recommendations people have for games that many gamers wouldn't know about. Maybe you got a small kickstarter run of a great game? Found something at a yard sale? Let us know!

I played two games of Sentinels in the past two days. By the end of the second play-through I was ready to throw the box out the window. I hear great things about this game but I was incredibly frustrated.

My problem with it is two-fold. First, and this is a problem with many deck-builders, there are just an incredible number of odd card combinations and vague rules. Lots of conflicts between two card commands arise. Yes, I know there are sections in the rulebooks on how to resolve conflicts and card timings, but I didn't find that they answered all of my questions. Second, the previous gripe was compounded by poor writing in the card commands, in my opinion. My gaming partner and I were co

Hey all, I've got several items on my wishlist that I'm ready to drop some money on but I've heard whispers that CSI and others often have some decent sales. I know nothing's been announced yet (at least, that I know of) but any ideas of what I should expect? If I can save $15 by waiting an extra week, I certainly can. Thanks!!

Hi all. Backstory: I have an iPhone and play a lot of games on there. But I also have a 1st gen iPad and am thinking of taking advantage of Target's $200 trade-in for any working iPad and getting either the Air or the upcoming retina mini.

I'm curious to hear how many of you play digital games locally with other players present and do pass-n-play. Do you ever play games where everyone huddles around a tablet and all share it at the same time?

On the one hand, the Air's larger screen could be really nice in some circumstances. But on the flip-side, the retina mini has the same resolution but the smaller screen could be more portable and easier to toss in a bag or play in bed, etc. Pass-n-pl

Numer of Players: I'm looking for one-player games. It would be ideal if it scaled nicely to accommodate multiple players, as well (note: I know most cooperative games do this, some better than others)

Game Length: Preferably something below 90 minutes, though I'm pretty flexible.

Complexity of Game: Low to medium complexity preferred.

Budget: I've got some flexibility on this point. If the game is truly outstanding I'll consider any price up to $100.

Genre: Theme is not the primary driver for me. A nice theme and good design are helpful but I also love abstract games that dispense with theme entirely. I don't usually enjoy deck-building and LCG and CCG games. I disli

So I love keeping an eye on KS tabletop games. I'm not a backer of this particular project but looking at the chart it seems highly unusual.

I know that most games have a big surge in the initial two days and then slow down a bit, but look at this timeline. The goal is $12K.

• 8/7 (launched) — ~$7,500
• 8/8 — ~$14,000

...

• 8/16 — ~$16,500

... and now, almost a month later, they finished at:

• 09/06 — $16,179

In four weeks, they actually lost money.

There's been no uptick in the final 48-hour window when things typically ramp up again.

I've never seen anything quite like that. They actually had ELEVEN days with a

Hey all. I'll be up in Cherry Springs state park this weekend for the annual BFSP. Just checking to see if anyone else from r/astronomy is planning to make it. Cheers!

I know this is a touchy topic. I love the 5 canon books from Adams. Frankly, I've just never been able to convince myself to read And Another Thing. Yes, I've heard lots of people say that it's a very good impersonation of Adams and does a good job continuing the story. Yes, I know that it was generally well-received.

But for some reason, that's just not enough for me. Something about the concept seems a little off. Sure, I wish Adams had lived another three decades and pumped out a couple more HHGTTG books. But he didn't and I feel like the legacy needs to be left intact.

Change my mind, Reddit. Should I break down and read it?

Edit: OK, you all crack me up. I read through all of the

"To prevent their neighbors from leaving bags of zucchini in the car."

-- Garrison Keillor on A Prairie Home Companion

I thought it was a fitting joke for this time of year. :-)