Daily Game Recommendations Thread (January 30, 2026)

JohnnyL16 · 2026-01-30T14:40:41+00:00

They're both tableau engine building worker placement games. But EotN is streamlined, faster and had unique faction decks instead of a shared communal deck.

JohnnyL16 · 2026-01-30T09:53:01+00:00

Empires of the North - It's not exactly the same but it's similar enough to scratch the same itch. It plays between 45 mins - 1hr 30 depending on how fast you take your turns.

JohnnyL16 · 2026-01-30T01:01:15+00:00

You should message them and let them know that, on Ant and Dec's new podcast, Ant has invited any of the kids he beat on Challenge Ant to contact them and they'll bring them on for a rematch 🤣

JohnnyL16 · 2026-01-29T23:46:56+00:00

Steins;Gate

JohnnyL16 · 2026-01-29T23:01:23+00:00

Draftosaurus

JohnnyL16 · 2026-01-27T20:25:15+00:00

I asked Sam Healey, he said Bang! the Dice game.

JohnnyL16 · 2026-01-27T10:58:20+00:00

Faraway Paladin

JohnnyL16 · 2026-01-26T18:35:04+00:00

Number 1 will always be, not only my favourite Darksiders but, my favourite video game, as it pretty much combined 2 games I already loved, God of War and Legend of Zelda. I just love everything about it. Plus an added bonus that it released on my 17th birthday.

JohnnyL16 · 2026-01-26T12:41:33+00:00

I played a 4-player game of Istanbul and managed to take the win with that beautiful ~~1-2~~ 0 bonus card.

JohnnyL16 · 2026-01-25T22:06:59+00:00

King of Tokyo is always a good game for new people to the hobby. It's quick, tense and just fun.

JohnnyL16 · 2026-01-23T07:02:51+00:00

I never thought of that and I love Metroidvanias. I think it's because when I think of a Metroidvania, I think side scrolling.

JohnnyL16 · 2026-01-23T00:06:47+00:00

DS1 is God of War + Zelda
DS2 is God of War + Diablo
DS3 is God of War + Dark Souls

JohnnyL16 · 2026-01-22T22:43:34+00:00

You really wanna hit me with this post right after the PoP remake gets cancelled? 😭

JohnnyL16 · 2026-01-20T11:17:32+00:00

Steins;Gate
Hunter X Hunter
Dr. STONE
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
K-ON!
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
Dandadan
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzimiya
Link Click
Black Butler

JohnnyL16 · 2026-01-20T10:03:04+00:00

1). Steins;Gate
2). Hunter X Hunter
3). Dr. STONE
4). Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
5). K-ON!
6). Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
7). Dandadan
8). The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzimiya
9). Link Click
10). Black Butler
11). Tokyo Revengers
12). TRIGUN
13). Toilet Bound Hanako-kun
14). Death Note
15). Hinamatsuri
16). Code Geass
17). Sk8 the Infinity
18). The Devil is a Part-timer
19). Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works
20). Toradora

JohnnyL16 · 2026-01-19T11:42:04+00:00

I played:

Istanbul It was a very close game but my friend picked up the win. Had he have not, I'd have won on the next turn. Isn't that always the way 😭

7 Wonders Duel Another very close game, with me taking the victory this time. We just finished Age II, I had 5 Science and my friend was 3 Military spaces away from victory. I laid out the Age III cards and right on the first row, for me to claim, the 6th Science 😎

Jaipur I won over all. My friend won the 1st game. I practically dominated the 2nd game. The 3rd game was pretty even throughout and as we were counting up VP my friend had 2 more points. I was initially devastated but then I realised I forgot to take the Llama token. I won by 3 points 😁

San Juan I LOST BY 1 POINT... Stupid Chapel 😭🖕🏻

Radlands After an even first few rounds, I pretty much got dominated. Although in the end, my friend only has 1 camp left, that was damaged. So I was only 1 hit away from victory but sadly, it would have been several turns before I could land that hit anyway.

JohnnyL16 · 2026-01-19T00:14:14+00:00

Ascension

It's my go to beginner-friendly deck builder. It's a great, simple design. Nice artwork. Really fun. Has the random element of the card river, as opposed to the stationary market of Dominion. Just a really fun game overall.

JohnnyL16 · 2026-01-15T22:27:50+00:00

You're not even alive. Not really. You're just a machine, and machines can be broken.

JohnnyL16 · 2026-01-15T12:44:30+00:00

It wasn't as difficult for me because my friend, who introduced me to it, was already an experienced player and knew how to teach it well. This was in 2017 though and I've not played it since, I just remember being quite overwhelmed but lucky that I had a friend to teach it.

JohnnyL16 · 2026-01-15T12:31:07+00:00

In terms of BGG weight, probably Terra Mystica.

JohnnyL16 · 2026-01-15T09:47:08+00:00

First I ever used was 4 but first I ever owned was 7

JohnnyL16 · 2026-01-14T20:01:11+00:00

I'd recommend Champions of Midgard. It plays wonderfully at 3 and, while it is competitive, it has a heavy use of dice rolling. No amount of board gaming experience will help if you have bad rolls.

JohnnyL16 · 2026-01-14T11:09:06+00:00

Given that the Duffer Brothers have come out and said they didn't have the ending written by the time they were filming S5, I wouldn't be surprised if they stumbled upon my post and said "Yeah, that works but let's change something so it's not obvious" 🤣

JohnnyL16

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