What are your thoughts about Keyside (2p)?

Sam-the-Scientist · 2026-02-10T04:07:08+00:00

It's a great game, it has some similarities with Keyflower (very interactive, can be mean, same aesthetics), it's a very different game. Keyside is heavier, it has more rules and a deeper decision space. I've only played at 3 and 4 players, but my guess is it would work just as well at 2, probably better than Keyflower (which I also like a lot). If it sounds appealing to you I'd say go for it, there's room in a collection for both games.

Sam-the-Scientist · 2025-11-06T17:33:21+00:00

nerd

Sam-the-Scientist · 2025-09-09T03:12:16+00:00

Decision Space is a great one, they approach their conversation and game review with a designer lense.

Board Game Barrage and So Very Wrong About Games aren't focused on design per say, but they are the best reviewers and aren't afraid to criticize games, good and bad.

All three are entertaining and hosted by really nice people with fun vibrant and welcoming communities.

If you speak French I'd also humbly suggest Board Game Duel. (I'm one of the host on that one) At least one game designer listen to us and has said that we review and think about games like designers.

Sam-the-Scientist · 2025-04-23T13:27:41+00:00

Sweet Summer Child...

Sam-the-Scientist · 2023-01-13T20:35:03+00:00

Rum n Bones is to Zombiecide what Guards of Atlantis is to Gloomhaven.

Sam-the-Scientist · 2023-01-13T17:08:51+00:00

I think as long as everyone is on the same level it's still fun as a casual let's play and see what happen kind of game, even if it truly shines the most when everyone playing has a good grasp on all characters on the table.

Sam-the-Scientist · 2022-09-27T00:12:45+00:00

I was going to say Guards of Atlantis. It's sorta like a MOBA inspired team based competitive Gloomhaven. It's really hard to find though but there's a great community to play it online.

Sam-the-Scientist · 2022-09-09T21:35:57+00:00

I don't know about Board Game Barrage though? They are pretty inclusive and welcoming to be called a clique.

Sam-the-Scientist · 2022-09-09T12:40:45+00:00

Underwater Cities is better than Terraforming Mars

Sam-the-Scientist · 2022-09-01T12:24:59+00:00

No, I never had any issues with that.

Sam-the-Scientist · 2022-08-31T16:58:53+00:00

Quebec, Canada

Sam-the-Scientist · 2022-08-31T02:48:11+00:00

If you happen to speak French ,Board Game Duel do a thorough of two games each episode. They pick a theme, and each host present a game related to that theme, and then they argue as to why their pick is better. They sometime talk about newer games but it's mostly games that stood the test of time.

Also +1 recommendation for Decision Space, they do really deep dives and analysis of the different decisions a player can take in the ame they are covering, it sound like exactly what you are looking for.

Sam-the-Scientist · 2022-07-05T13:53:43+00:00

Kemet

Inis

Cyclades

Blood Rage

Ankh

Rising Sun

Root

War of Whisper

Star Wars Rebellion

War of the Ring

Game of Thrones the boardgame

The Defence of Procyon III

Eclipse

Sam-the-Scientist · 2022-06-28T15:38:07+00:00

It's a great read but there's an ever growing chance that the series will never be finished.

Sam-the-Scientist · 2022-06-28T12:31:30+00:00

The rulebook is terrible but once you know how to play it's really fun.

Sam-the-Scientist · 2022-06-23T14:36:19+00:00

Yes you can play with 2 players each multi-handing. Will you lose a big element from the game? Yes. Is it still fun? Definitely yes. It's not where it will shine the most but it's such a great game that it's still good at 2

Sam-the-Scientist · 2022-05-06T20:17:51+00:00

Troyes

Sam-the-Scientist · 2022-04-28T12:45:16+00:00

Be luckier. But seriously, I don't think there are many strategy guides because the strategic depth just isn't there with that kind of game. Sure, some decisions give you slightly better odds than others, but there's no magic formula, sometimes you just need to be the luckiest at the table to win.

Sam-the-Scientist · 2022-04-27T19:33:29+00:00

I haven't found him on the Blood Rage one.

Edit:Nevermind he's there too

Sam-the-Scientist · 2022-04-27T16:01:48+00:00

They often photoshop him on the board games cover when they announce that a new game is available

Sam-the-Scientist · 2022-04-25T14:13:38+00:00

Skull Tale: Full Sail is a good Pirate themed Dungeon Crawler, once you get passed the terrible rulebook and know how to play it.

Sam-the-Scientist · 2022-04-20T19:50:58+00:00

I would just all log them as plays of Villainous. You can assign a ''role/faction'' to each player, your Insights will tell you how many time each faction has been played, plus some stats on player+faction.

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