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Reprint due in February if I'm not mistaken. Check plaid hat games website for more info!
Recommend me some co-op games?
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Mice and Mystics has low replay value. Bang has not been mentioned because it's in no way, shape or form cooperative.
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Ah yes, I think the next lot of Dead of Winter is being printed.
They seem to be releasing enough expansions for Mice & Mystics though so whilst the base game may not be something that can be replayed often it doesn't have to gather too much dust.
Bang .. you are right, although you could argue that you have to work with the sheriff & other deputies if you are a deputy yourself ... you just have to figure out who is on your side
One I did forget though which I don't think was mentioned is Sentinels of the Multiverse.
Having looked into BGG and watched a few run throughs I think that the best Co-ops are:
Some of these play better than others with newer people, but all offer a different style of co-op play.
My personal choice for newbies would be based on getting different types of people to play:
I think after playing Pandemic people tend to lean towards the Zombie games when looking for similar types of games, but I tend to find people love Pandemic because its real and isn't exactly scary.. so you feel heroic.
Pandemic just isn't really like a zombie games or a horror game, so Dead of Winter and Carnival Zombie for people who love zombies, whilst Eldrich Horror and Ghost Stories for people who like ghosts and horror.
If you want a follow up to Pandemic then you just want the Pandemic expansions, but if you want a totally different game co-op game then Robinson Crusoe as a great all around co-op that appeals to the same audience.
Be careful getting a new game to play this year instead of Pandemic because you miss the point of board games in my opinion.... they arent computer games that you get a new one every year. You play the same game over and over.... so as I advised earlier, its often best to get a different type of game entirely.
To add to this, what I mean is that don't necessarily go looking for an alternative to Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit, Chess or Scrabble because people have them already.... you might choose a similar style of game to persuade someone to play board games again as it will ease them into the hobbie, but you are better showing them the other classics such as Catan, Ticket to Ride, Carcassonne, Pandemic or even 7 Wonders....to show them the depth and range of board games because each will allow you to gauge what appeals to your audience / friends.
I have some friends who just wont click with board games, so the most I can get out of them is Cards against humanity, whilst others like Pandemic, others love 7 Wonders and others love deductive games like The Resistance. It is horses for courses, so it pays to have variety to essentially get people to the table.
- Red November
- Castle Panic
- Carnival Zombie
- Space Cadets
- Sherlock Holmes
- Hanabi
- Ghost Stories
- Pandemic
- Space Alert
- Lord of the Rings TCG
- Eldritch Horror
- Robinson Crusoe
- Forbidden Desert
- Betrayal at house on the hill
- Dead of Winter
- Fury of Dracula
Some of these play better than others with newer people, but all offer a different style of co-op play.
My personal choice for newbies would be based on getting different types of people to play:
- Hanabi as an opener
- Sherlock Holmes as another game that appeals to a larger audience and has good all around involvement, but low replay-ability
- Red November is good fun, but quite long.
- Robinson Crusoe as a Pandemic alternative
I think after playing Pandemic people tend to lean towards the Zombie games when looking for similar types of games, but I tend to find people love Pandemic because its real and isn't exactly scary.. so you feel heroic.
Pandemic just isn't really like a zombie games or a horror game, so Dead of Winter and Carnival Zombie for people who love zombies, whilst Eldrich Horror and Ghost Stories for people who like ghosts and horror.
If you want a follow up to Pandemic then you just want the Pandemic expansions, but if you want a totally different game co-op game then Robinson Crusoe as a great all around co-op that appeals to the same audience.
Be careful getting a new game to play this year instead of Pandemic because you miss the point of board games in my opinion.... they arent computer games that you get a new one every year. You play the same game over and over.... so as I advised earlier, its often best to get a different type of game entirely.
To add to this, what I mean is that don't necessarily go looking for an alternative to Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit, Chess or Scrabble because people have them already.... you might choose a similar style of game to persuade someone to play board games again as it will ease them into the hobbie, but you are better showing them the other classics such as Catan, Ticket to Ride, Carcassonne, Pandemic or even 7 Wonders....to show them the depth and range of board games because each will allow you to gauge what appeals to your audience / friends.
I have some friends who just wont click with board games, so the most I can get out of them is Cards against humanity, whilst others like Pandemic, others love 7 Wonders and others love deductive games like The Resistance. It is horses for courses, so it pays to have variety to essentially get people to the table.
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+1 for Castle Panic, its a great co-op game for newbies, its very lightweight, quick to learn and good fun too, the expansion adds a bit more challenge and is worth picking up too.
'Space Hulk' card game by FFG is excellent and cheap. However for something truly unique 'Legends of Andor' is worth getting. I believe it is made by FFG as well but is essentially a puzzle game where you don't know what will happen next (or the rules) until it is brought up in the campaign.