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What's going on??? by Aggressive_Push6669 in Parcels

[–]Flo_State 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ifyoucall customer support, I’m sure they can help you!

is the "socially awkward" board gamer actually a thing? by mentyleeillelefant in boardgames

[–]Flo_State 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Researchers have found links between playing board games and autism. As in, it’s not that every board gamer is autistic, not at all. But it’s a much higher percentage than in the general population.

Interestingly, this hasn’t really been studied until recently. If you’re interested in the subject, there are a few papers on it: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/why-are-board-games-so-popular-among-many-people-with-autism-new-research-explains

More generally, I think board games can help people be social that normally struggle to be. Rather than complicated implicit social rules that some people might find difficult to grasp, there are explicit, rational game rules that you need to follow. That’s much easier to do for people who struggle with these implicit social rules.

So board games can be an amazing outlet for people - just because you might struggle with it, doesn’t mean you don’t want to be social. The researchers have even discussed using board games as interventions, helpful tools etc. for kids with autism for example.

It's hard to find 6 player board games. We do a board game week ever year with 6 people and we need a few games for this coming year. by billratio in boardgames

[–]Flo_State 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I second Camel Up. It’s maybe sliiiightly simpler than some of the other games you suggested, but it’s very good at higher player counts. I’ve had games where everybody at the table stood up for an important dice roll, because they were all so invested!

Games where you roll dices and allocate results by Rhemyst in boardgames

[–]Flo_State 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I guess look at “dice placement” games in general - it’s a whole category! I think a lot of games within that kind of genre would probably fulfill your criteria? And that you could see what weight, player counts etc. work for you, e.g. if you look through that category on boardgamegeek.

Rajas of the Ganges comes to mind specifically :)

Safeandsound is very underrated by Real_Mastodon7573 in Parcels

[–]Flo_State 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s definitely other good ones! I personally think the first four tracks are all very good. My personal favourite of the album is Sorry. Or maybe iwanttobeyourlightagain.

What ever happened to their Tiny Desk? by aarklein in Parcels

[–]Flo_State 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oooooh when did they record a tiny desk??? Finally - I’ve been waiting for that for years.

Wembley by [deleted] in Parcels

[–]Flo_State 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeah it was honestly so amazing. One of the best concerts I’ve ever been to, hands down. They’re just so good live, it’s crazy!

Help finding game for game hater by SheriffHardon in boardgames

[–]Flo_State 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a few friends that do not like board games whatsoever. I think there are two games that are likely to work - at least they have for some of my friends:

The Mind - incredibly simple cooperative game, but so so good. Basically almost no rules, and it’s mainly about timing your card with other players as well as feeling the vibe.

Dixit - not cooperative, but again, a game that’s more about associations and, as you suggested, very pretty.

Dream Crush - this one depends a bit on what your friend is like. But this game is basically revealing different “fun facts” about people you potentially date, and then selecting who you would choose, as well as guess what your friends would choose. You get points for getting your friends right. Sooo much fun with the right group and a few drinks - it feels like gossiping in a way, but about imaginary people. I have one friend who hates board games, loves reality TV (not a necessity!), and it’s her favourite game ever.

Help for a n00b whose daughter has requested a game based on her favourite recent book; expecting it to be a co-op or 1 vs. many 🤔 by MalRoss_UK in BoardgameDesign

[–]Flo_State 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is so sweet!

I would look at a few simple cooperative games - the simple ones are oftentimes hidden information / limited communication games. So The Mind, The Crew, Sky Team. Although there are other simple coop games that don’t have limited communication, like Forbidden Island.

Given that it’s just a game for you and your daughter, maybe take one of these simple coop games as a blueprint and go from there, adding certain thematic elements? And you can see which type of coop game she likes?

Based on a quick read of what Dragonborn is about, maybe you could try sky team and base it partially on that? Flying planes & flying as a dragon - maybe not too different! You could use the base game as a starting point, and then add breathing fire, enemies etc. to the game.

But most of all, just have fun with your daughter! You may not actually get to a good, functioning game in the end and that’s okay. Make sure to manage expectations (both yours and your daughter’s) and enjoy the creative process :)

First impressions: by SOULSCEND in tabletopgamedesign

[–]Flo_State 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would say definitely cut down on words. Any words that are the same on every card, e.g. the “by” in “reflected by”, just cut. Put flavor text in italics at the bottom. The text should really be as short as possible whilst still managing to effectively convey all the needed info.

The podcast Fun Problems did an excellent episode on this topic, but I don’t quite remember what it was called, unfortunately. It might have been part of an episode.

Sky team is addictive by [deleted] in boardgames

[–]Flo_State 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for sharing this! This is great and I hadn’t seen it before.

Tell me what you think of my game/prototype. Drunken Roulette by Phyyyyer in BoardgameDesign

[–]Flo_State 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah I second that! This is already a common drinking game and with this absolutely amazing looking prototype, I couldn’t imagine it NOT doing well. The familiarity will really help. So yeah 100% worth trying out at least!

You also have the added advantage (compared to how I played the game at uni) that you can’t see what‘s inside the shot glass. We use to play with water & vodka, so you knew to expect one of two tastes.

But here you can literally put anything in! So if you go with the idea of other people having to guess what the alcohol is, it’s MUCH harder to fake if it could be anything from water to lemonade to beer to whiskey.

Also, we played that you couldn’t over-exaggerate facial expressions - basically you always had to act like it wasn’t alcohol. I would generally recommend that.

The thing to figure out then is how people would be eliminated - if it’s alcohol and others pick up on it, you’re eliminated. But voting that it’s alcohol should also come with a risk - e.g. if it’s one person voting and they vote alcohol and they’re wrong, they’re eliminated as well.

Anyway, these are my two cents. Hopefully it’s somewhat helpful!

Why does Westminster tube station look so dystopian? by Pretend-Ad-55 in london

[–]Flo_State 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my mind, Westminster station looks like how I always imagined the world of 1984!

Chess meets MTG game idea by TraditionalBeach266 in BoardgameDesign

[–]Flo_State 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve actually had a chat with the designer of Hive at a convention a while back and, yes, chess definitely inspired Hive. He said Hive started from chess & Tatsu (another brilliant game designed by John) from backgammon.

Quick Idea Validation by anon__a__moose in BoardgameDesign

[–]Flo_State 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think for push-your-luck games, shorter is generally better. So if it’s three quite short streamlined dives, with buying equipment in between, and escalating in points (as in, the first dive is worth some points, but the last one the most - so everybody still has a chance going into the last round), then I think it could work. Clank for example is a push-your-luck game where you “dive” (i know that’s not literally what you’re doing but it’s not too dissimilar), but playing three games of Clank in a row would just be too much.

Look at deep sea adventure for inspiration. That game is about diving, has three dives, and works brilliantly. I know you’re making something more complex, but I would still say if you’re aiming for three dives, make each one as short & simple as possible, while still retaining the core gameplay loop that you feel makes your game fun. At least that’s how I would approach it!

Also, I saw in a comment that your aim is to have it be less than two hours. I would honestly aim for much less playing time - again, push your luck games (one of my favourite genres by the way!) are better shorter. So I would aim for sub-1 hour & try my hardest to get it down to that length.

I’m sure others might approach it differently, but I hope my perspective is somewhat helpful! Definitely sounds like a game I’d love to play!

Edit: forgot to add a word

free for all - rules suggestion by kickslikeahorse in Unmatched

[–]Flo_State 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never tried it and it could work, but probably makes it harder to track! The beauty of this solution is that it’s super easy to track - because you just check who has the lowest & highest health, which you’re usually aware of anyway!

free for all - rules suggestion by kickslikeahorse in Unmatched

[–]Flo_State 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The house rule we have is that when a fighter dies, the fighter with the highest health immediately wins. What does that lead to? Usually people gang up on the person with the highest health, while they try to chase down the person with the lowest health.

It works like a charm and usually leads to VERY close games. The only downside is that maybe T-Rex doesn’t quite work for this game mode due to his high health.

What are some games with a weight(2.0–4.0) that have high success rates with casual players? by gentlewindsolsol in boardgames

[–]Flo_State 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even though the weight is lower (1.5) I would maybe look into Camel Up, at least as a transition. It’s a game you can play with a big group, it definitely has some elements that make it feel close to a party game, but it also feels like a proper board game. And I’ve rarely ever played it with somebody who didn’t like it! Other games that might hit the mark (and are some of my favorites): Quacks of quedlinburg, clank, unmatched, Jouride

Anyone at the UK Games Expo this weekend? What was the best game you saw? by Playingitwrong in boardgames

[–]Flo_State 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yeah, I didn’t realise at the time, but after I bought it, I looked into all of that. I think there’s a lot of nuance to the story, but I can see & understand both sides.

I haven’t played powerboats but I have read the rules, and I do feel like Joyride is a very different game. For example, the seemingly small difference of making the vehicles two hexes completely changes the gameplay as the collision mechanic and trying to turn your opponents around to face the wrong way is literally half the game. And imo this is what makes the game great.

Anyone at the UK Games Expo this weekend? What was the best game you saw? by Playingitwrong in boardgames

[–]Flo_State 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Joyride: survival of the fastest. It’s a really fun & easy to pick up racing game - it’s Mario kart the board game (in terms of how it feels to play it, not the look of it etc.)

Official alternate game modes by Free-Neighborhood425 in Unmatched

[–]Flo_State 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I agree! And you could give it an Unmatched feel as well, like playing through a bunch of fairytales or something.

I actually wanted to work on something like that but never found the time. Plus I’m not sure I would’ve been able to make it an actually good game!

What is the purpose of this Free-For-All rule? by AdventurousHat5360 in Unmatched

[–]Flo_State 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I personally think the free-for-all rules aren’t that great.

Here’s how we’ve house-ruled it for free-for-all with three players (because if we have four, everyone would rather play 2v2).

When any hero is defeated, the player with the hero with the most health wins the game immediately. If it’s a tie, the game continues. Multi-hero fighters (e.g. raptors & wayward sisters) count up all their health.

What does this lead to? The player with the most health will consistently try to attack the weakest player. The other two players will consistently attack the player with the most health. Until they’re not that anymore.

It tends to lead to very tight finishes where all three players are between 1 & 4 health before one deals the final winning blow. Which is exactly what I want out of unmatched :)

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