So I actually make board games, and I got really excited to see which category my games fit in, but there are definitely large gaps in the coverage of this list.

At least, I hope my games don’t fall under “overcomplicated” or “boring”…

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 15 points 1 day ago

Overcomplicated for some can be the right mix for others, there are lots of niche games that take longer to explain than to play and are at the top of BGG.

Make board games and you will live forever*.

*As long as your boardgames exist.

Edit: This was supposed to be read as an inspirational post. If you read it otherwise, go back to the beginning and reread it, don't collect 200 dollars.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

i have been playing an overcomplicated game once a month with my besties/chosen family for the last... i don't know. a while. and we love it.

we did have to buy inserts for the box (frosthaven) to speed up the setup from two hours to like half an hour because So Many Damn Cards but like, we love the game. I think we're maybe a quarter through and we hope to finish it this decade.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Here's an open ended game I invented.

Two teams or individuals can play. First up picks two movie stars who never worked together. Say Helen Mirren and Bruce Lee. Second player has to come up with a plot for the two. Because Helen made movies from 18 until today she can play any age, but Bruce can only be as old as he was in his last movie.

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Needs cones.