Thanks for all the responses. Lots of good info. I forgot to add Dominion. I've played a few games on BSW just to check it out, and didn't think it was all that great, not sure why. Seemed hard to find a strategy and execute it, and to counter whatever your opponents are doing. I felt like I was just picking the best card for my deck. Looks like it has high replay value, though.
On Dec 30, 1:12 pm, JR <[email protected]> wrote: > My girlfriend and I do a lot of2-playergaming and we've played most > of the games on your list a few times at least. > > Catan Card Game was fun at first because this was back when we still > liked the idea of playing Settlers. We played it a lot for a few weeks > and I finally got too bored of it and now I can't even touch it. It > takes way too long for what it is, it requires a ton of space on the > table and is just not very interesting to me. And many may find it way > too random with the dice rolling for resources. It can be frustrating. > > Carcasonne is a magnificent2-player. I like it very much with2or 3 > and as the number increases it gets less enjoyable but is always a > good play. I highly recommend Inns & Cathedrals and Traders & Builders > add-ons. They give the game MUCH more playability. > > Hive is terrific. Just got it last month and we both like it a lot. > It's fast, clever, has great looking and feeling pieces and is very > portable and doesn't require any setup. > > Battle Line - I've played Schotten Totten a few times (same game > essentially) and it's not bad, but nothing terribly involving. For > what it's worth, Battleline is on my "to buy" list, but I'm not in any > hurry. I just want to have it around for a quick2-playergame which > is really easy to teach for playing with non gamers etc. > > Race for the Galaxy - Magnificent game with any number of players and > plays excellent with2. By far the highest learning curve of all the > games you listed, so keep that in mind. But it's well worth the effort > it takes to get the hang of it if you're a person who doesn't mind > some learning. > > Stone Age is a good little game. We've played it as a2-p a few times > and it works well. I'd probably prefer it with 3, but it works fine > with2. The game rules are adapted to all numbers so that even > in2-playergames, you can block resources or actions to keep the game > interesting. Also, there are more limits placed on available actions > with 2p. > > On Dec 30, 7:57 am, Brian <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I know there are a couple GeekLists that help with this, and they've > > been helpful. I just thought I'd get more input for my situation. > > > I've been trying to find another good game for2(maybe 3) players > > that could be played over lunch that's got a little depth, > > replayability, etc. Plus hopefully quick setup and not take up too > > much space. Maybe that's an unreasonable list of requirements. > > Here's my short list: > > > Catan: the Card Game > > Carcasonne > > Hive > > Battle Line > > Race for the Galaxy > > Stone Age > > > I initially thought the Catan card game was 'Catan light', but after > > reading about it a bit on bgg it looks like it's fairly complex - not > > that that's a problem, just not what I had assumed. I bought this > > over the holidays, played it once, it was OK. Gotta give it more > > plays. (I really like regular Catan:Cities & Knights but > > unfortunately my main play group does not) > > > I've only played Carcasonne twice. First time was with 3 people and I > > came away with it not crazy about it, don't remember why. I played it > > once over the holidays with a2-playergame and like it much more. > > Not sure why I came away with a different impression. It seemed light > > and quick, but with enough interesting decisions. > > > I've had Hive and BattleLine recommended personally but haven't played > > either yet, except Hive once online to see how it works. > > > I'm not sure how good those last2are for2players. I've only > > played RftG once and it was painful but I still like the potential. I > > don't remember where I saw it recommended for2players, is it? I've > > played San Juan several times, and a couple times with only2players. > > I really didn't like it with2, and don't like it much more with 3-4 > > anymore. I'm not trying to re-ignite any SanJuan vs RftG discussion. > > > Stone Age, haven't yet played, even on BSW. Heard it's like Agricola- > > lite. Is it any good for2? > > > Thanks --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BGG Down" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/BGG_down?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
