Non traditional board games

Tunney said:
Fluxx is a silly game for filling ten minutes with. There's no strategy or thinking involved. Monty Python Fluxx is probably the best edition. ;)



Another relatively light-hearted game. It's funny for a while but don't expect deep strategy.
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Thanks for coming back to me on this :)
 
Pestilence said:
I have Cthulhu Fluxx. It's good fun, but as far as I understand all of the different versions are just the same game with a pasted theme. It's best with 3+ players, I think, and works as a nice little filler in between other games. A game can be over in 5 minutes or 20, all depending on which goals are pulled out (or 'Ungoals' in the Cthulhu one, also -- it's possible for nobody to win, there!)
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Thank you. I might pick it up and give it a go then. It seems to be fairly cheap on Amazon. Thanks again
 
Among my gaming group we've got 3 versions of Fluxx, Zombie, Pirate and Cthulhu. Although yes they're all basically the same there are different numbers of ungoals/creepers/surprise cards that do affect the gameplay somewhat.

Cthulhu for example has loads of creepers and ungoals and so it almost becomes a game of 'can I be the one to make us all lose'.

Pirate has more surprise/stealing mechanics which makes for some fun. Don't recall any ungoals and only 2 creepers.

Zombie only has one ungoal iirc, but loads of creepers like Cthulhu, and the creepers move quite a bit between players.

All good fun, but all the same 10-ish-minute random fun game rather than a 'proper' game.

Munchkin I like, no real strategy but nice backstabbing and a bit of a laugh, although I would say get the deluxe edition with the board, far easier to keep tracking of who is leading and imo improves the game.
 
SKILL said:
Among my gaming group we've got 3 versions of Fluxx, Zombie, Pirate and Cthulhu. Although yes they're all basically the same there are different numbers of ungoals/creepers/surprise cards that do affect the gameplay somewhat.

Cthulhu for example has loads of creepers and ungoals and so it almost becomes a game of 'can I be the one to make us all lose'.

Pirate has more surprise/stealing mechanics which makes for some fun. Don't recall any ungoals and only 2 creepers.

Zombie only has one ungoal iirc, but loads of creepers like Cthulhu, and the creepers move quite a bit between players.

All good fun, but all the same 10-ish-minute random fun game rather than a 'proper' game.

Munchkin I like, no real strategy but nice backstabbing and a bit of a laugh, although I would say get the deluxe edition with the board, far easier to keep tracking of who is leading and imo improves the game.
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Thanks for the feedback that is really useful. I will definitely look at the deluxe edition of Munchkin then. Thank you :)
 
JeditOjanen said:
Don't. The only thing that could improve Munchkin is lighter fluid and a box of matches.
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Hahahaha very funny. From what I have seen on the internet it does seem to be one of those "Marmite" products as in you either love it or hate it.

Maybe do some more digging first then to see if its right for me. If its not then lighter fluid and matches on the standby :)
 
Nicol_Bolas said:
Hahahaha very funny. From what I have seen on the internet it does seem to be one of those "Marmite" products as in you either love it or hate it.

Maybe do some more digging first then to see if its right for me. If its not then lighter fluid and matches on the standby :)
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Tabletop did Munchkin too ;)


I love Munchkin - mainly because it's the only game I can consistently beat my kids at :D

It's not a good game for rules lawyers.
 
shorttricky said:
Tabletop did Munchkin too ;)


I love Munchkin - mainly because it's the only game I can consistently beat my kids at :D

It's not a good game for rules lawyers.
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I'm watching TableTop at the moment, will watch that episode soon to see how it looks.

If you like TableTop you might like Spellslingers. Its all about Magic: The Gathering. Not sure if you have played that but its an awesome game and the show is of a similar format to TableTop
 
Nicol_Bolas said:
I'm watching TableTop at the moment, will watch that episode soon to see how it looks.

If you like TableTop you might like Spellslingers. Its all about Magic: The Gathering. Not sure if you have played that but its an awesome game and the show is of a similar format to TableTop
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I love Spellslingers - I used to play a lot of magic, but don't have any friends that play it any more. I keep trying to teach the kids, but it's just a bit beyond them so far
 
shorttricky said:
I love Spellslingers - I used to play a lot of magic, but don't have any friends that play it any more. I keep trying to teach the kids, but it's just a bit beyond them so far
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Yeah I know what you mean, I used to play a lot of Magic but I don't have any friends near me now that play it. I too am trying to teach my daughter how to play, she seems to be picking it up but its still early days and not as much of a challenge as it would be playing against another fairly seasoned player
 
Nicol_Bolas said:
Yeah I know what you mean, I used to play a lot of Magic but I don't have any friends near me now that play it. I too am trying to teach my daughter how to play, she seems to be picking it up but its still early days and not as much of a challenge as it would be playing against another fairly seasoned player
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Careful watch you wish for.....before you know it she will be melting your face.
 
As others have said, munchkin can be extremely hit and miss. At uni the gaming group there absolutely loved it, at the new group in London I play with, just mentioning the name is grounds for a lynching!
The problem the game has is that it can drag a little. Once you get towards the end of the game it becomes a game where you throw all your cards at each other to prevent someone winning, until everyone finally runs out and someone is allowed to win.

It used to be a weekly staple for me, now it's something I enjoy every now and then, but I don't think I could take it that regularly.
 
TheDome said:
Careful watch you wish for.....before you know it she will be melting your face.
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Haha this is true, she is still young so picking it up quickly. She has the basics down, its just learning how things work together now and the strategy of the game. I am sure it will all come in time :)
 
Just picked up Lords of Waterdeep and Caverna

Had a go at Caverna, good game, its sort of an updated version Agricola and has some new mechanics to it - for me it was more enjoyable to play.

Got a games day on Saturday so will give Lords of Waterdeep a go then.
 
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