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What are the new gateway games? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by CDNChaoZ@lemmy.ca to c/board_games@lemmy.ca

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I got my start with board games with Ticket to Ride and Settlers of Catan, which are still pretty effective. Is there anything from the past five years or so that hit that big and is that approachable?

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[–] Antemeridian@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I've found some of the card games can be a good in, things like Point Salad or Sushi Go.

Gets people thinking differently, and can then move onto something more intricate.

Depending on the age, something like Dragomino or Kingdomino may work as well.

[–] niisyth@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I concur about Sushi Go. Catan works too due to it's ubiquity. If you can get them to grok trick taking, Skull King is amazing. And Coup is hella easy but also needs the right group.

[–] Antemeridian@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Agreed on Coup, I've played that with some friends and it's generally been a hit.

I picked up Skull King last week but haven't had a chance to play it yet; looks like a variation/expansion on a regular card game I've played called Screw The Dealer, which is always fun.

The one thing I haven't yet found is a good intro game for engine building. Admittedly, I haven't done a lot of digging yet, more just something I need to start.

[–] CDNChaoZ@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

For engine building, Splendor worked for me, but it's not the best game for player interaction. Not much of a theme either.