Board 8 > Guess my top 50 games, with twists, and a prize

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Homestuck
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#16 - Bananagrams
I've played this game against my stepmom, against friends in the US, and against colleagues at a work event in Japan. It's absolutely delightful fast paced wordplay and I never get tired of it. Being able to deconstruct and rearrange your words is simultaneously freeing, and ridiculously cruel! I just want to keep this awesome 7 letter word, forget how hard it makes future setups!! Best word I ever played was quixotic; using q and x together along with a pesky c was so exhilarating! My heartrate always soars in those last 30 seconds when everyone's close and there's only a couple tiles left. I wanna play right now!

#34 - Kittens Game
I used to be pretty big into clicker/idle games, and this is by far the best one I've seen. It's essentially a management sim mixed with a tech tree, but once you've fully conquered the technology and upgrades you start to realize you're only scratching the surface of the endgame. This is still updated occasionally, so I go back to it and grind out a few more runs. You get a real sense of satisfaction comparing the difference between the early game, barely scraping by, and late game millions of resources per second. Plus - kittens!!
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#4 - Battle Century G
This isn't a flawless tabletop system, but it's absolutely a lot of fun to play. Rather than being designed for overarching campaigns, the emphasis here is on simulating robot anime tropes and dividing things into scenes and episodes. I kinda sorta ran a 3 year campaign using this as the base, with 36 Episodes, and it was basically the most fun I've had in a social game. At this point my group is probably more well-versed in BCG than anybody else in the world. Sometimes we talk to the creator about errata, but more often we just homebrew it since I'm so comfortable with it and have such a feel for what will be fun.
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- This game is an arcade game based on an anime. Or is it an anime based on an arcade game? It's also for little girls.
- This Visual Novel game was beloved by b8 back in the day, but nobody talks about it anymore. It was created by a guy that has another game on this list!
- This PC Visual Novel game is gay. VERY gay. It also has ghosts.
- This PC game's prequel was free, but this one costs like... 2 bucks? It's 8bit art. It's a healing game!
- This mobile game series is free and very, very Japanese. The title's in English, but it kinda doesn't make sense.
- This is a board game based on a game that's already on the list. I think it might be kind of obscure, but it inspired me to do some creative writing you may have seen on this board a few months ago.
- This board game makes you hate your friends, or maybe they hate you, depending on how it goes. It's different every time you play!
- This PC game is in a series known for its difficulty and hats
- This browser/mobile game is MUCH more than it initially seems. It has a mobile prequel that's also good, and very difficult.

9 games left, so if nobody else has any idea, I might just start counting them down
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Applekidrose posted...

- This Visual Novel game was beloved by b8 back in the day, but nobody talks about it anymore. It was created by a guy that has another game on this list!
- This PC Visual Novel game is gay. VERY gay. It also has ghosts.

I feel like I could eventually get these if I guessed all day
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tragedy looper

Kindred Spirits on the Roof
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Clue
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#35 - Tragedy Looper
Possibly the most obscure game on this list. The barrier to entry is high - you pretty much need to have played Umineko to really get it, and you have to be willing to play an exceedingly complex game. While this game essentially pits a GM against players, it's interesting in that the GM is figuring it out as they play as well, so they're never more than 1 or 2 steps ahead. It's really, really difficult, but because of that every time the players fail at the last minute and have to do another loop, it feels like a very close game. If you can find this, you should absolutely give it a shot.
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Noitu Love 2

looper is pretty fun
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Ouija
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Catan
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Katawa Shujou Sorry can't remember the spelling. The one about the girls with disabilities.
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Battleship
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Betrayal at the House on the Hill
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Risk
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Applekidrose posted...

- This PC game is in a series known for its difficulty and hats

God damn, I read this again and I think I got it and now I feel stupid for not getting it immediately before.

Is it Touhou? (I don't know any of the individual Touhou games so if you make me pick a certain one, I'm just gonna run down the list)
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Princess Remedy 2 In A Heap of Trouble

Candyland
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Ever17: The Out of Infinity
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The Game of Life
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Saya no Uta
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Diplomacy
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Emily is Away Too

Applekidrose posted...

#35 - Tragedy Looper
Possibly the most obscure game on this list. The barrier to entry is high - you pretty much need to have played Umineko to really get it, and you have to be willing to play an exceedingly complex game. While this game essentially pits a GM against players, it's interesting in that the GM is figuring it out as they play as well, so they're never more than 1 or 2 steps ahead. It's really, really difficult, but because of that every time the players fail at the last minute and have to do another loop, it feels like a very close game. If you can find this, you should absolutely give it a shot.

Oh, hell yeah. Didn't expect to see that name.
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The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
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1st Degree: Murder-Mystery BL/Yaoi Visual Novel
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Angry Birds
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There's a bunch of correct ones but I have another class, sorry! Back in an hour
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Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game

#24 - Kindred Spirits on the Roof
So many wonderful gays. This game gives me life! It manages to tell a handful of separate love stories all at once without relying on a "route" system that means some people are always unhappy. You can make everyone happy! For once! I relate a lot to several of the characters in this game, and while that's a little problematic in one case, it still means I have a lot of love for it.

#14 - Betrayal at the House on the Hill
If this game were just one of its enclosed possible scenarios, it would be fun to play with friends. But because there are dozens, you can play for ages without repeating one. It makes things so much fun! Some of them are hilariously unbalanced, but as long as you're playing to socialize and not to win, you'll have a blast. Even if you end up "hating" the betrayer by the end.

#26 - Touhou: Subterranean Animism
I enjoy playing all the games, but this one is my favorite. They each have a slightly different system for scoring and powering yourself up, and have little quirks on your girl's powers. I love this game's setting, diving deeper and deeper into the earth until you have a climactic battle against a hellcrow with the power of nuclear fission. Plus it has my favorite Touhou character of all time, the loyal and wonderful Rin Kaenbyou. I come back to this one more than any other, and just loaded it up and 1CC'd it last week. Utsuho always gets my blood pumping.

#25 - Princess Remedy in a Heap of Trouble
This tragically overlooked game series is about healing people. Each encounter is a little puzzle and only takes a few seconds to complete. The aesthetic is strange and charming, and this sequel ups the difficulty and adds so much more content. I briefly worked on a speedrun here, but decided the grind was taking away the parts of the game I love the most, so I quit.

#22 - Ever17
Honestly, most of the visual novels I played early in my weeaboo career have just fallen out of favor. There was a time when I loved Sengoku Rance, but now it makes me grimace to even think about it. And yet here I am, a decade later, still thinking about how cool and clever this game's narrative structure and storytelling was. I'm a sucker for Uchikoshi (as the top 5 proves) and I'd love to replay this game with a proper translation (and editing) sometime.
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- This game is an arcade game based on an anime. Or is it an anime based on an arcade game? It's also for little girls.
- This mobile game series is free and very, very Japanese. The title's in English, but it kinda doesn't make sense.
- This browser/mobile game is MUCH more than it initially seems. It has a mobile prequel that's also good, and very difficult.

Three left! Any last guesses? Or else I'll reveal the final list!
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Aikatsu?
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Hidden my game by mom?
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Raka_Putra posted...

Aikatsu?

so close

also nice I didn't know if anyone would get this

#44 - Hidden My Game By Mom
These adorable mobile games are quirky and cute and I like to share them with my elementary students. None of the puzzles are overly complex, but if you mess something up you fail (and get caught by your mom, or maybe the police) so you have to line everything up just right. There's two Hidden games, a game where you're looking for a hiding place after eating your sister's pudding, a silly and very basic rhythm game, a running-with-toast-in-your-mouth simulator, and I'm sure more will be following. It's a great concept.
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not sure I can come up with anything for the last two
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i'm like 90% sure you've played one of them!!
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I assume its the browser/mobile game, but nothing is ringing a bell.

hmm
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I don't know any but the most popular browser/mobile games, and I don't play them personally, so I will never even guess.
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alright then, let's finish this

#33 - A Dark Room
Start by stoking the fire. Keep it up til you're warm. This is a game about expanding your understanding of the world you're playing in, and it tells a cool and concise story as you play. The prequel is also very good, and very difficult. I recommend the Mobile versions so you can listen to the Developer Commentary - does that sound strange? It's actually super fascinating from a game design/philosophy standpoint.

#32 - Pripara
On the surface this is a children's rhythm game tie in to the Pripara anime. You tap the buttons along with the beat, and even the most difficult songs are pretty easy. You're not in danger of "failing." But if you think about it like that, you're missing the point! This game is about creating your character, the Pripara version of you. Just like in the anime, you can express yourself like you never could in the real world. It's so empowering and delightful to see your cute digital self dancing and singing on the screen. And then - the best part - you earn a ticket after every play, each with a new article of clothing on it, and this real physical ticket that pops out of the machine has something else on it as well. The top snaps off to give you a tomochike - short for tomodachi ticket (friend ticket). You exchange these with your friends, and they can bring your character into their games. This social element is so much fun! I don't think this game is for most people, but if you see a machine while you're in Japan, throw 100 yen in there and make a MyChara. I don't think you'll regret it.
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Thanks for playing everyone~~

spam this topic to the next page so I can post the full list in order! Feel free to give me game recommendations now that you know my taste. Also tell me I'm wrong, etc. That's always fun!
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7 Icon
5tarscream
3 Mana Sword
2 Drakeryn
NFUN
Dante
Raka Patra
5 Blackscar
3 Snake55555
4 kateee
Mewtwo59
Jonaleon
azuarc
6 Eerieka
Cody11533
5 ninjablade300
trdl23
DamianAngel

I missed 3, I think. Should have 48 entries in the drawing. If you answered one and don't see your name (or if you answered multiple and your number is wrong) please tell me~
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I have not played either of those!
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Compiled list of titles?
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I hadn't anticipated on guessing more than once, but once I got into it, I felt it was a challenge that I had to overcome.
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azuarc posted...

Compiled list of titles?

next page

The Mana Sword posted...

I have not played either of those!

thought for sure you would've played it around when I did, cause I'm pretty sure I heard about it from transience!

Eerieka posted...

I hadn't anticipated on guessing more than once, but once I got into it, I felt it was a challenge that I had to overcome.

my favorite kind of game
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hidden my game by mom is so good. my niece loves those games. i asked the kids what their favourite games of last year were and here's what they came up with:

actually, I just asked the kids what their favourite games this year were. two top fives you can believe in!

nephew:
1. Zelda
2. Mario
3. Splatoon 2
4. Monument Valley 2
5. Steamworld Dig 2

niece:
1. Hidden My Game By Mom 2
2. Hidden My Game By Mom
3. Arms
4. Mario
5. Zelda

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good taste club
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I don't know why I said just, that was from last month
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