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Topic	thirty-one tabletop games, ranked
SeabassDebeste 03/19/18 2:59:34 PM #117:	banananor posted... good response- and beyond the basic fact that there are good and bad ones. people do seem to say good things about "randomized input"- rolls that you can react to- more than "randomized output"- rolls that influence outcomes after all decisions are made This is a good point, and I think that a natural comparison (that I don't often see made) is to compare dice to cards. Hating on dice is extremely common, but it's very rare that you'll hear someone say "I don't like games where you draw cards." Now it is common for people to compare about cards being swingy within particular games, which again just points to the input/output thing, or the ability to mitigate the randomness, or the feeling that what you did was all for nought. Do you use dice in role-playing? I'm surprised your role-playing friends don't have an opinion... trdl23 posted... Splendor is fantastic, but my friends and I never play it in silence. Mainly due to profanity and sometimes a little bit of politicking to convince someone not to let the leader get a card that will get a noble. Yeah, now that I've gotten more comfortable with Splendor, I'm a big fan of trash-talking or mock-complaining. In general, I also think it's also just good gaming etiquette to narrate your moves (though not necessarily your thought process). A quick "I'm taking gems" lets people know you're conscious and avoids a possibly creepy type of silence. The Mana Sword posted... Splendor gets a thumbs up from me. It's a great introductory game, even if I don't necessary want to play it all the time given the lack of depth. I feel like it's a good game always to have the option to play, even if you don't always wanna play it! Tom Bombadil posted... SeabassDebeste posted... Do you have any games that you really enjoy despite never giving you an incredible high while playing it? I'm trying to think of the reverse- a game that DOES give me a "high" A lot of my faves are just kinda consistently fun but rarely lend themselves to super memorable or exciting individual moments. I like thinky games too much :P this post made me sad :( --- yet all sailors of all sorts are more or less capricious and unreliable - they live in the varying outer weather, and they inhale its fickleness <cite>SeabassDebeste posted [p:898095386] in thirty-one... [t:76412082]...</cite> <quote><cite>banananor posted...</cite> <quote>good response- and beyond the basic fact that there are good and bad ones. people do seem to say good things about "randomized input"- rolls that you can react to- more than "randomized output"- rolls that influence outcomes after all decisions are made </quote> This is a good point, and I think that a natural comparison (that I don't often see made) is to compare dice to cards. Hating on dice is extremely common, but it's very rare that you'll hear someone say "I don't like games where you draw cards." Now it is common for people to compare about cards being swingy within particular games, which again just points to the input/output thing, or the ability to mitigate the randomness, or the feeling that what you did was all for nought. Do you use dice in role-playing? I'm surprised your role-playing friends don't have an opinion... <cite>trdl23 posted...</cite> <quote>Splendor is fantastic, but my friends and I never play it in silence. Mainly due to profanity and sometimes a little bit of politicking to convince someone not to let the leader get a card that will get a noble.</quote> Yeah, now that I've gotten more comfortable with Splendor, I'm a big fan of trash-talking or mock-complaining. In general, I also think it's also just good gaming etiquette to narrate your moves (though not necessarily your thought process). A quick "I'm taking gems" lets people know you're conscious and avoids a possibly creepy type of silence. <cite>The Mana Sword posted...</cite> <quote>Splendor gets a thumbs up from me. It's a great introductory game, even if I don't necessary want to play it all the time given the lack of depth. </quote> I feel like it's a good game always to have the option to play, even if you don't always wanna play it! <cite>Tom Bombadil posted...</cite> <quote><cite>SeabassDebeste posted...</cite> <quote>Do you have any games that you really enjoy despite never giving you an incredible high while playing it?</quote> I'm trying to think of the reverse- a game that DOES give me a "high" A lot of my faves are just kinda consistently fun but rarely lend themselves to super memorable or exciting individual moments. I like thinky games too much :P</quote> this post made me sad :( --- yet all sailors of all sorts are more or less capricious and unreliable - they live in the varying outer weather, and they inhale its fickleness</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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