1. Cities and Knights -- this is pretty great, I've had fun with it, and in fact I'm not interested in playing Settlers anymore unless it includes Cities and Knights. It's a decent bit more complex than regular Settlers, so not as suitable for the casual gamer. You may get lucky and suck them in, though!
2. Saboteur -- This game had a time of great success in my group, including all my very-much-non-gaming or casual-gaming friends; everyone liked it. It led to some fun debates and arguments, too... a good way to get people mad at each other if you don't have time to play Diplomacy! 5 players is about the minimum you'd want for Saboteur, I'd say. The novelty eventually wears off, but it's a worthy investment for sure. It's also faster to set up and play a few rounds of than any other game on your list. Note: I also was not really thrilled by Red November. I wanted it to be fun, but it just seemed kind of flat. I only played with 2 players, though, which isn't the ideal way to do it. On a side note, I have extremely nostalgic feelings for Talisman and I bet people would like it, but I haven't actually played it for probably 15 years, so I hesitate to put my recommendation on it. :-) On Apr 15, 12:47 am, Planescape <[email protected]> wrote: > Which two should I buy for 5 players? Pick two. > > Shadow Hunters or Saboteur > > Red November > > World of Warcraft Miniatures Deluxe > > Cities and Knights of Catan w/ 5-6 player exp > > Fury of Dracula > > Talisman 4th > > === > > I know they are all different, but I want 2 of these. > > I already own Settlers, Thunderstone, Agricola, El Grande, Leonardo Da > Vinci, Lupus in Tabula, Last Night on Earth, Ticket to Ride Europe, > Lord of the Rings Confrontation, Colossal Arena, Scrabble, Lord of the > Rings, and Diplomacy. -- 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.
