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The mystical forest has been home and haven to beasts, spirits, and forgotten gods for thousands of...

KatieLouCreate (162 KP) rated Monopoly in Tabletop Games

Mar 9, 2018

Monopoly

1935 | Business / Industrial, Economic

6.8

(80 Ratings)

Tabletop Game Rating

Great game (2 more)

Time consumer

Educational

Time consumer (2 more)

Tears families apart

Hope you don't mind a prison sentence

Either a really good game, or a really bad game

I love this game. My family and I always used to play this in the school holidays so it always has a lovely memory attached to it. On the other hand, it has been the cause of a few arguments and sore losers as you can probably imagine. Nevertheless, when you can get through a game without arguing it is so fun to play.
It is a massively long game if you are playing in large groups though or people refuse to trade cards and help the game progress. We used to have to either play until an ungodly hour in the morning or put the game aside and continue playing the next night. So if you're after a quick game, Monopoly is a no-no.

Additionally, we used to play card games and use Monopoly money as currency. So there's that use too if you're not feeling up for a massive board game.

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Andy K (10823 KP) Mar 10, 2018

Love this game!

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Dracoria Malfoy (690 KP) Mar 10, 2018

@KatieLouCreate Everything?

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The Marinated Meeple (1853 KP) rated Kingsburg in Tabletop Games

Aug 24, 2018

Kingsburg

2007 | City Building, Dice Game, Fantasy, Medieval

8.2

(5 Ratings)

Tabletop Game Rating

Simple and easy to understand game (1 more)

Mitigating your dice and figuring out how to use them is the fun part

Dice allocation for the good of the kingdom.... and yourself.

The game is about defending the kingdom from invading armies that get progressively stronger every winter. so the other three seasons are about building up your kingdom by building buildings that are defensive or make you stronger in other ways. Some defenses are better against goblins, or maybe Zombies, build a church and get a bonus against demons... The game lasts about an hour and a half depending on how quickly people take their turns. There's not much analysis paralysis, there is a clever mechanism of choosing how to use your three dice.... lets say you roll a 1, 3, 6: You can place it on the total number, a combo of the two of them or a single die value, and each number on the board gives you different returns. Not nearly as difficult as Castles of Burgundy, this is a good entry point into dice allocation games. I like it.

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The Marinated Meeple (1853 KP) Aug 24, 2018

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I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue: Volume 9

C. Bb, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Humphrey Lyttelton

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Inspired nonsense and pointless revelry - it's time for another helping of the antidote to panel...

Samueljhague (1250 KP) rated Carcassonne in Tabletop Games

May 16, 2021 (Updated Jun 24, 2021)

Carcassonne

2000 | City Building, Medieval, Territory Building

8.1

(53 Ratings)

Tabletop Game Rating

Easy to learn. Art is good. Components are good. This game first used people shaped wooden tokens that became known as meeples. Different difficulty levels. (0 more)

It lasts longer than it should sometimes. It has too many expansions, that add to the playtime. (0 more)

Carcassonne, a tabletop gaming cornerstone...

Carcassonne is a cornerstone of modern tabletop gaming. There are more positives than negatives with this game. It is a great introductory game for people who are unfamiliar with modern board games. This is also a great family game, because you can play the game on different difficulty levels. Removing the farmer option is the easiest variant to start with. The art in the newest version is an upgrade over previous versions. It is nice that the base game comes with a couple of easy mini expansions. I do think that adding expansions is fun, but I don't think you should play with all of them at the same time. This review is a result of a giveaway courtesy of Smashbomb.