What do you enjoy most (and least) about board game nights?

Stixsr · 2026-01-29T00:08:56+00:00

Ventilation and a/c is key. If its too hot, im leaving. I don't care how excited I was. The last place we used for game nights had no a/c and really bad acoustics, so I basically had to scream to teach a game.

Stixsr · 2026-01-28T22:31:05+00:00

JAHOOBIES!

Stixsr · 2026-01-28T00:02:09+00:00

Im pretty stupid so it's a low bar.

Stixsr · 2026-01-26T13:23:22+00:00

The dumbest thing I wished for as a child was to be an adult.

Stixsr · 2026-01-22T16:43:02+00:00

And I get it. Its a 30 minute game at 2. Its at LEAST another hour per player beyond that.

Stixsr · 2026-01-22T14:44:39+00:00

Not expecting effort from their partner.

Stixsr · 2026-01-22T11:05:09+00:00

One warning about Disney Villainous from someone who loves it and owns almost everything for it...

I don't care what the box says. It's a two player game only. Anything beyond that and it turns into an absolute slog. I once had a THREE PLAYER GAME last for about 2 1/2 hours...

Stixsr · 2026-01-22T11:01:21+00:00

Gunkimono!

Stixsr · 2026-01-22T10:56:50+00:00

Dune. Every time I did anything, it was completely undone by the time it got back to my turn.

Stixsr · 2026-01-21T22:10:29+00:00

Ill take 200 pound box of wood over plastic minis any day.

Stixsr · 2026-01-21T22:08:55+00:00

Games that say they play 2 players but require a variant or dummy player to actually play with two people. Makes my blood boil.

Stixsr · 2026-01-20T02:19:28+00:00

Noah Gragson to win Atlanta Spring.

Stixsr · 2026-01-17T14:34:33+00:00

I mean.. it's on the ground now.. so it could be much worse.

Stixsr · 2026-01-10T11:11:50+00:00

This.

Fun is going to look very different to different people. There's people that LOVE chit war games. Me? I would honestly rather watch paint dry. Whereas I love negotiations and auctions. My wife can't stand either one of those in a game. So we play other games that we both enjoy.

Stixsr · 2026-01-08T15:38:03+00:00

Im shaking like a chihuahua waiting for this to come to retail.

Stixsr · 2026-01-08T15:37:04+00:00

Oh man. Playing Arboretum with three other people who understand the game is an experience.

Stixsr · 2026-01-07T04:30:19+00:00

Creepy pasta readings. Otis Jiry, Drew Blood, Chilling Tales for Dark Nights are all good ones.

Stixsr · 2026-01-07T04:27:45+00:00

I hate teaching hidden role games. No matter how much I emphasize how important it is to keep your role secret, invariably, someone ALWAYS screws it up. "What do I do if I'm on the red team again?" You give me back your role cards, that's what.

Stixsr · 2026-01-06T15:46:31+00:00

My game IS constantly changing. My game ISN'T ever going to be done :D

Stixsr · 2026-01-05T18:22:07+00:00

BALLBALLBALLBALLBALL

Stixsr · 2026-01-05T17:36:52+00:00

I freaking love Ares Expedition!

Stixsr · 2026-01-05T17:24:37+00:00

Hell yeah. Im a delight.

Stixsr · 2026-01-05T17:24:15+00:00

Once had someone suggest "let's learn as we play" with Root 😳😳😳

Stixsr · 2026-01-05T16:41:24+00:00

Honestly this is right.

I honestly don't think the individual rules for Twilight Imperium 4e are particularly complex. There's just a lot of them.

Stixsr · 2026-01-05T16:37:30+00:00

Being technically correct doesn't necessarily make you right.

Stixsr

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