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by Dethjonny Please forgive me, this runs on a bit. If it should be put elsewhere please do so. I am not entirely new to board games, however I can only to be said to have dabbled in the past. I blame...
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by dkearns Dethjonny wrote:I also own Heroquest and played a lot of it as a young adult, I remember having a great time with it.It could be both. I believe deep down that I LOVE dungeon crawls. I am...
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by lordrahvin I think most adventure / dungeon crawl games are lacking, and its only been fairly recently that we've seen some innovative mechanics in this genre. Most people seem to go through 2 or 3...
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by sdougla2 For a longer game I'd go with Mage Knight. It's way more engaging than other adventure games I've tried, with a good amount of trying to puzzle out how to use your cards. D-Day Dice is a...
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by Dethjonny Sorry I should have mentioned that my wishlist so far contains more than just dungeony games. The two obvious ones - Dungeonquest and Descent - are what I'm wondering about. Do they...
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by lordrahvin As strange as this might sound, Flash Point: Fire Rescue might appeal to you. You've got a team of specialized heroes running around, fighting a fire, rescuing civilians, managing...
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by richcharters If you are new to the hobby, I would recommend getting a can't miss classic like Ticket to Ride. Then decide where to branch out from there.I enjoyed Heroquest with my kids, but I...
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by Dethjonny I had never read about Claustrophobia, nicely done. The most popular review paints in quite a good light and even highlights a few of the gripes I have with rule/item heavy games. (I'm...
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by dkearns Oh yeah, Claustrophobia is really amazing.For an off-the-beaten-path multiplayer option consider: Lost Valley.
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by lordrahvin Dethjonny wrote:I'm a big fan of WH40K, so Space Hulk hits me in a soft spot. Price alone will probably keep me from ever playing it but it sounds fun.Same here, but we can at least play...
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by Dethjonny Oh I saw that in store today, I looked at it but didn't know much about it. I hemmed and hawed at Dungeonquest on the shelf. D-Day Dice is coming in tomorrow. There can be only one...
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by Cooz This?Defenders of the Realm
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by Sicaria Gears of War: The Board Game is a good one that might interest you.
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by tofarley My recommendation, in all honesty would be to try to get an RPG group going. I sort of went through this myself. All of the dungeon crawl board games ultimately come up short because they...
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by thedacker Dethjonny wrote:The two obvious ones - Dungeonquest and Descent - are what I'm wondering about. Do they scratch that fun itch, or do they bog down in time-consuming details?I've played...
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by tssfulk Get Claustrophobia. It's always a blast and will make you cry. 45 tense minutes of the humans thinking they have a chance only to see everyone get mangled in the end. :DGhost Stories has a...
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by bendercz tofarley wrote:My recommendation, in all honesty would be to try to get an RPG group going. I sort of went through this myself. All of the dungeon crawl board games ultimately come up...
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by LordHellfury Is it you or the games? I say both.Dethjonny wrote:Sorry I should have mentioned that my wishlist so far contains more than just dungeony games. The two obvious ones - Dungeonquest and...
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by UncleLothar tofarley wrote:My recommendation, in all honesty would be to try to get an RPG group going......+1. I loved the dungeon crawler board games when I was young, growing up on Dragon Quest...
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by tofarley bendercz wrote:you know in RPG you have to tell the story, so why dont you make story for descent to? You are not bound by whats in the box, only by your imagination! You can make RPG from...
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