Is this a good boardgame? I just grab it on an impulse.

Living card games (LCG) are a subgenre of trading card games (TCG), created and promoted by FFG. They lack booster packs, so instead of chasing rare cards players purchase expansions with fixed content.

1.Why you think they have died? This model is so much healthier and customer friendly than traditional TCG model. You know exactly which cards you are getting, allowing to focus purely on strategy, deckbuilding and gameplay. You spend way less money on packs. So logically they should have become very popular and flourish on the market?

Yet almost all of them have died: Call of Cthulhu, Game of Thrones, Legend of Five Ring, Star Wars: The Card Game, etc. Even beloved Netrunner did. Today only a couple are still alive (Arkham Horror card game, Marvel Champions), but those are coops rather than competitive games, and no one else seems eager to repeat FFG business model. Meanwhile TCGs with way greedier model still control market. Why it happened?

1. A related question: why you think so few cooperative cards games like Arkham Horror, Lotr LCG, Marvel Champions - i.e. which expand through cycles of packs - exist on the market? Besides FFG, only Ashes Reborn with coop expansions seems to fill similar niche, as far as I remember. Yet no one else tries to launch similar games, even though LCG coops apparently sell well: they have been almost the only thing FFG has been producing for years, so clearly they pay off very well.

Any thoughts on my setup here?

I just moved into a new house, and it has a big closet that I'm using as a board game closet to hold my collection. Prior to this I didn't have much space and most of my games were hard to get to and remained unopened due to being stacked in and buried behind each other in a small closet that I could barely get into.

I wanted to display my games in an easy to find way where they were all easily accessible and I struggled for about a month researching a good affordable storage solution. I really wanted the BoxKing storage solution, so I could have modular shelving that gave lots of organization flexibility and allowed me to easily access each game, but that was way too expensive.

After lots of recommendations I settled on some Kallax shelving which was far more affordable, but not as flexible in shelving size.

I have bad OCD and wanted a really good way to organize the games in a way that made sense and it was easy to find what you want. I attempted and committed to an alphabetical organization. Some of it didn't fit the Kallax cubes, so I had to stack it on top, which was fine, as long as I was able to keep entire games and expansions together. However, I ended up running out of room and nearly half of my collection remained stacked on the floor waiting for a place to go. I was really struggling with trying to figure out a good organizational method. I started regretting the Kallax and wished I had just waited until I could find or afford a more modular and flexible solution.

So, I completely started over doing a somewhat alphabetical order:

1. Stacking boxes on top of each other horizontally if those games' components easily get mixed up by putting the box sideways AND in way that didn't make it difficult to access any game in the stack
2. Allowing horizontally stacked games to share cubes as long as it wouldn't crush the one below it
3. They are still easily accessible.
4. As much as it hurt to do: If the next alphabetical title didn't fit in the space, fill the space with something smaller even if it is out of order.
5. Final Girl, while it fit in the cubes, the series boxes were difficult to pull out if pushed in, so I put them on an extra shelf that I had, which freed up a few cubes.

I'm glad it's finally all stored on the shelves, but not sure how I feel about it yet. I have a few Gamefound and Kickstarter pledges on the way and know that the somewhat alphabetical organization won't last too long and I will need to make more room.

I have a board game group I play with where a few players always take 5-10min to take a turn. When you have a game like Catan with 5 people this can mean a single round takes 30+ minutes. It’s caused most games we play to exceed 5-6 hours of play. Playing games with more complex turns like Nemesis has become a non starter with me because it can take 8 hours. Eventually other players check out too. I’ve literally had a friend just get up and start doing dishes while these 3 take their turns.
They don’t talk or do things to prolong their turn. They’re just constantly trying to maximize what they do by running through their options.

With homemade Off-duty markers

Checking out the Arkham Horror Remastered campaign and curious on people's thoughts.

Seems wildly expensive to me with the full gameplay bundle sitting at $350. An extra $90 for the miniatures set. Maybe it's worth it? I do really like the idea of having painted miniatures running around on the board as opposed to character standees. Maybe it's worth hunting down the original 2nd edition on the second-hand market and just getting the minis from this campaign.

Surprised there isn't a thread about this yet. Lots of complaints on BGG:

• price is too high for the meager components
• all-in sells more merch than game
• creators canceling pledges of complainers https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3785279/kickstarter-pricing-criticism-gets-your-pledge-can
• gameplay looks pretty clunky and uninteresting (imo)

But it's a beloved IP so it's doing gangbusters anyway.

Board's in excellent condition. Unfortunately, it's missing the money and cards. Still, I'm happy that I found it.

Hey all! I've been gaming since 2020 and have slowly been accumulating games, but have limited expousue to the hobby as the person who intorduced me to it lives in another state, and I haven't been able to find a good local community to help expand my tastes.
Currently I have this collection that I finally got out of my moving boxes and onto my shelves after moving in January. The only thing is that I hate that I have a lot of expansions for a few games I absolutely love (having the expansions isn't the issue, I'm happy with my addiction and completionist attitude) but don't feel like I have a very good variety or quantity of games.

My wife loves 7 Wonders, so that is next on our list to get, but hoping I can get some other ideas too. A friend of ours owns Nemesis and we love that, but don't feel the need to buy a second copy just so we can play more at home. I also really enjoy Fury of Dracula, Galaxy Trucker, Red Dragon Inn, 7 Days in Europe, Nexus Ops, and Aquatica.

I mostly play 2p with my wife, but do occasionally get together with 1 or 2 friends every three or four months. I also have managed to get my family (parents and 3 siblings) into some lighter party games which is why you see those in my collection despite my most played being mostly 2p.
I have very limited exposure when it comes to variety of games, but have played some solidly mid level complexity games and am not afraid of a challenge.
Lengthy games can be a challenge sometimes with 2 kids, but a longer one that is a really great experience or solid campaign game isn't something we're afraid to pull out every few months.

My favorite games are Sentinels of the Multiverse (big black box on the bottom is also all SotM stuff), Unmatched, Summoner Wars, One Deck Dungeon, and Forest Shuffle.

Also you can ignored the Pokemon stuff, I play and collect but have kinda fallen out of love with Pokemon in last year or two lol.

Hoping someone has ideas either of games that might be worth trying based on what I have or games and/or game genres that every collection should have some options in?

For reference in case the pictures aren't super clear, collection is as follows.

Wavelength
Exit: The Sinister Mansion
Dude
Jaipur
Five Crowns
Abandon All Artichokes
Fluxx (Zombie, Cthulhu)
One Deck Galaxy
One Deck Dungeon (including Forest of Shadows and Abyssal Depths)
My Favorite Things
Sushi Go
Bohnanza
Happy Little Dinosaurs
Bang the Dice Game
Loot
I Hate To Kill You
Power Grid the Card Game
Kingdomino
Pandemic
Catan
King Of Tokyo
Root
Everdell (including Spirecrest, Pearlbrook, Bellfaire)
Boss Monster
Sentinels of Earth Prime (everything)
Sentinels of the Multiverse (everything)
Unmatched (basically every expansion, except a few of the out of print ones and TMMT)
The Night Cage
Summoner Wars (every expansion released up through the end of 2025)
Mice & Mystics
Sleeping Gods
Smash Up (every expansion)
Star Wars the Deckbuilding Game
Poetry For Neanderthals
Robo Rally
Betrayal At House On The Hill 3rd edition
Western Legends
Yahtzee
Jenga
Coup
Sea Salt & Paper
Forest Shuffle
Unstable Unicorns
Bananagrams
Mille Bornes
We Didn't Playtest This At All (and Either expansion)
Patchwork
The City Of Roses
The Uncle Wiggily Game
The Game Of Careers
Smess
Mountaineering
Telestrations
Pokemon

Officially or unofficially, what are some games that you could increase the player count by combining a 2nd copy?

Games like Flip 7 and Dead Man's Draw are pretty straightforward - more card = more players.

Then you have games like Star Realms where you'd really just need the extra starting cards, but would require some rule modification/team play for 2+.

What else is out there?

So I have created a coffee table for my wife for our anniversary. I put a monitor in the middle for all of our board games we like to play, so in theory we can always change whats on the screen and have a new game area to play.

Does anyone know if there are places that sell or offer game board templates? Like for example, I want to project Everdell Duo game board on the monitor for a bigger play area (over the small board it comes with).

Just grabbed Ticket to Ride because everyone says it's a classic, but now I'm sitting here wondering if I should've gone with something else instead. How do you know if a game is actually going to hit with your group or if you just got hyped by the hype? Also open to hearing if TTR actually lives up to it.

I tend to favor Learn and Play sessions, but please feel free to advise on anything I should absolutely check out.

https://unplugged.paxsite.com/philly/en-us/schedule.html

Hi guys! We’re playing Desperate Oasis and need help clarifying a rule.

My opponent has two oryxes in one column and two camels in the adjacent column. I placed a camel card (circled in blue) into his column containing the two oryxes.

According to the Rules of Attraction, camels in adjacent columns are pulled toward a newly placed camel, provided there is space.

My question is: Does my newly placed camel stay with the two oryxes or does it move over to join the two existing camels?

Thanks for helping us settle this!

I love the hunt for finding a good deal on board games and have gotten my fair share of yard sale, thrift store, and FB marketplace finds. I think the weirdest one I’ve had was using DoorDash for a board game and it successfully came in! Was able to stack some discounts from my credit card to get it cheaper than going to the store myself.

I was wondering what you think—or maybe what you know—about the kinds of careers or opportunities that are connected to the board game world. Coming from a small country, it feels like there are only a handful of board game stores and maybe a café or two, and even then, the market already seems pretty saturated.

My big dream, though, would be to create something that combines a café/bakery, bookstore, and board game store all in one—a cozy space where people could grab coffee and something to eat, browse books and games, and actually sit down and play. I realize that this probably isn’t the most profitable business model, but as a concept, it’s something I’ve always found really appealing.

So I’m curious what other career paths or opportunities there might be within the board game industry, especially ones that could realistically work when you’re coming from a small market like ours.

I'm curious if other independent board game creators have experienced something similar with Kickstarter.

I recently launched my first board game on Kickstarter, and while I'm incredibly fortunate to have successfully funded my project, nearly all of that support came from my own efforts.

I'm talking about reaching out to my personal community, visiting local game shops, going to multiple conventions, flyers on coffeeshops/libraries community boards, and personally asking people to support something I've spent years creating.

What I've noticed, though, is that Kickstarter seems to heavily favor established board game companies, projects backed by professional launch and marketing agencies, or games with major names attached to them.

When browsing Kickstarter, especially sections like "Recommended for You" and "Projects We Love," I can't help but wonder how smaller, independent creators are supposed to compete for visibility.

I've even emailed Kickstarter staff asking how a project gets selected for "Projects We Love." I'm genuinely interested in understanding what it takes for an independent creator to receive that recognition.

I understand that marketing is important and that Kickstarter can't promote every project. But wasn't part of the original appeal of crowdfunding to help everyday creators bring ideas to life without needing major financial backing or industry connections? I understand there site/model needs to make money as well as it has created a unique market place.

I'm extremely grateful for everyone who has supported my project. Without my community and local game shops, I wouldn't have reached my funding goal.

But the experience has left me wondering whether Kickstarter itself really helps smaller creators get discovered, or whether most of that responsibility falls entirely on us.

I'm curious to hear from other creators and backers:

• Have you noticed larger companies dominating Kickstarter's featured sections?
• Have any smaller creators received meaningful organic exposure from Kickstarter?
• Does anyone know how the "Projects We Love" selection process actually works, I know there is a section on kickstarter that explains it. But has a regular creator you know receive the distinguish?

I'm not looking to bash Kickstarter. I'm genuinely interested in whether others have experienced the same thing or see it differently.

I’m curious, what board games did you guys love playing as kids? Especially older games that people don’t really talk about anymore or that might have been forgotten over the years.
I’d love to hear about games with unique mechanics, creative ideas, or just games that were really fun and memorable for you.
What were your favorite childhood board games, and what made them so special? :)

I’m playing cyclades, i conquered all of the terrain zones from a player (i have 2 metropolis), but my friends tell me that because he has an maritime zone he isn’t eliminated and i didn’t win yet. (I’m yellow and the player i conquered is black)

I played it with 3 players.

You're dealt a hand of cards (I forget how many) and there's a grid of face down cards in the middle of the table.

You have to arrange your hand from low to high and keep it that way.

I think on your turn, you choose another player and tell them you either want their high or low and they give it to you.

EDIT: I think you just grab a card from their hand, you don't say high or low, you just choose a card, basing it on its location

I think you could also flip a card from the grid but it doesn't stay face up.

I think you're trying to make X amount of 3s of a kind or matches

Finally, I think the card distribution isn't a full deck, like some cards aren't included and I can't remember if face cards are used.

Second finally lol, I think the publisher or the box had something to do w/ camp fire? Or maybe marshmallows?

Thanks so much

I've recently bought the Quacks Deluxe Edition from Amazon. However, the copy I got did not have the proper components. I have already contacted CMYK thru their email hello@cmyk.games to ask for the missing components. However, it's been 3 days and they haven't responded. For those who have tried contacting them about product issues, what was your experience?

I have two sets of the same ingredient books (the ones with 1 and 2 bookmarks). I don't have the other set of ingredient books (with 3 and 4 bookmarks), as well as the purple ghost.

Also, the rule book does not include the quantities per ingredient. It says a total of 240, but i only have 239. If anyone knows the quantity per ingredient, please let me know. This is what I have currently:

Orange Pumpkins:

#1 - 20

#6 - 20

Blue Skulls:

#1 - 14

#2 - 10

#4 - 10

Red Toadstools

#1 - 12

#2 - 8

#4 - 10

Yellow Mandrakes

#1 - 13

#2 - 6

#4 - 10

Black Moths - 18

Green Spiders

#1 - 15

#2 - 10

#4 - 13

Purple Ghosts - 15

Boomberries

#1 - 22

#2 - 9

#3 - 5