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Dianne Robbins (1738 KP) created a post

Apr 13, 2019  
Can anyone recommend some good two-player tabletop games, be it board, and, or dice games? I'm going to have surgery and will have a lot of downtime and don't want to spend it as a couch potato.

I like to play city building games online, like Banished, Civilization, and Sierra Impression Games (Pharaoh, Caesar, and Emporer) and have looked at a few board game versions but they look complicated and come with so many pieces. Are they manageable or will a cat coming into the room destroy the game with a swipe of its tail? My roommate doesn't play games yet so it would have to be a game that isn't overly complex or complicated to a newbie or a highly-medicated me.

We also like Scrabble, word puzzles, and trivia games but are looking for similar games. We've played Uno (which is now forever known as F-U/No, F-U, haha) and Yahtzee. So traditional board, card, and dice would be nice. We like mystery, paranormal, and educational games, not big on fantasy, sci-fi, sports, or anything chaotic.

I'm also hoping to find games my boyfriend and I can play kind of mindlessly to do in the background while we chat about life and tell stories. I'm really needing some good intimate (not sexual) discussion.

All advice appreciated.
      
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Awix (3310 KP) Apr 14, 2019

Seven Wonders Duel is a pretty good, medium-complex card game. Splendor and Carcassonne also both work well with two and they're a little simpler and possibly more cat-proof too.
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The Marinated Meeple (1848 KP) Apr 15, 2019

Jaipur is one of my favorites and has an App you can get as well.
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Smashbomb (4683 KP) created a post in Friends of Smashbomb

Jun 19, 2019  
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'Purple Phoenix Reviews' is a fantastic tabletop game review site. It's wonderfully laid out with some really brilliant reviews. They review every kind of game so you'll be sure to find one to read. Plus, they have a great vary of opinions from each different member. A lovely read with some really great information. Recommended for anyone.

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The Marinated Meeple (1848 KP) created a post in Smashbomb Feedback

Aug 6, 2018  
I like the notification at the bottom of the review so I can tell people about reviews I'm posting... but can we have some sort of system where I can post to my "usual suspects"? or friends? based on catagory..... maybe I have 5 or 6 peope I notify when i post book reviews, and 3 or 4 with movies and 10 I notify in Tabletop games.... something like the followers and following square of 16 people, but have it based on what I am reviewing....
   
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Bird (1700 KP) Aug 10, 2018

Hi @The Marinated Meeple - I understand this.

Are you referring only to other Smashbomb users, or non-users (by email) too?
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The Marinated Meeple (1848 KP) Aug 10, 2018

Just users