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What is the Best Board Game Ever?

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Dryden said:
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Geeks, there is a new sheriff in town. Heroscape.

http://www.hasbro.com/heroscape/default.cfm?page=browse&product_id=14923

This is made by Hasbro/Milton Bradley. It is their one-game-a-year that they do at the "expert" level, but still use the MB brand rather than consigning it to Avalon Hill or Wizards of the Coast. The reason for this is to get the game in national toy and department stores instead of specialty/designer game stores.

I saw this in a Meijer last week and decided to pick it up to play with my 5 year old. It's D&D without the complexity, Warhammer without the $1,000+ startup cost and 200 hours of painting. It's got hundreds and hundreds of "bits," and I am a whore for games with lots of "bits." Its got two set of rules, a basic rulebook if you want to teach your kids a minis game that takes 15 minutes to play, and an advanced rulebook, if you want to play a beer-and-pretzels minis game with your adult-geek-friends for 4 hours after the kids have gone to bed.

The box weighs about 6 lbs -- so obviously, it has to be a good game. Anyone who previously mentioned Risk, Axis & Allies, D&D, Avalon Hill stuff ... you need to check this out. You can get it for around $35-$40 at WalMart, ToysRUs, Target, Meijer.

It's got expansion packs, a modular game board, lots of dice rolling, and a HUGE playing surface. The gimmick is the stackable hex-tiles. With one $40 "master set" you can make a board that will cover a good sized coffee table. With three or four "master sets" you can make a board that will blanket your pool table, table tennis top, or dining room set. It's an incredible value and it is not "collectible," so there is no blind purchasing of the expansions to find an ultra-rare miniature.
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And its for ages 8 and up. Never to early to start teaching my oldest battle strategy. Its in her blood.
 
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Dryden said:
*BUMP*

Geeks, there is a new sheriff in town. Heroscape.

http://www.hasbro.com/heroscape/default.cfm?page=browse&product_id=14923

This is made by Hasbro/Milton Bradley. It is their one-game-a-year that they do at the "expert" level, but still use the MB brand rather than consigning it to Avalon Hill or Wizards of the Coast. The reason for this is to get the game in national toy and department stores instead of specialty/designer game stores.

I saw this in a Meijer last week and decided to pick it up to play with my 5 year old. It's D&D without the complexity, Warhammer without the $1,000+ startup cost and 200 hours of painting. It's got hundreds and hundreds of "bits," and I am a whore for games with lots of "bits." Its got two set of rules, a basic rulebook if you want to teach your kids a minis game that takes 15 minutes to play, and an advanced rulebook, if you want to play a beer-and-pretzels minis game with your adult-geek-friends for 4 hours after the kids have gone to bed.

The box weighs about 6 lbs -- so obviously, it has to be a good game. Anyone who previously mentioned Risk, Axis & Allies, D&D, Avalon Hill stuff ... you need to check this out. You can get it for around $35-$40 at WalMart, ToysRUs, Target, Meijer.

It's got expansion packs, a modular game board, lots of dice rolling, and a HUGE playing surface. The gimmick is the stackable hex-tiles. With one $40 "master set" you can make a board that will cover a good sized coffee table. With three or four "master sets" you can make a board that will blanket your pool table, table tennis top, or dining room set. It's an incredible value and it is not "collectible," so there is no blind purchasing of the expansions to find an ultra-rare miniature.
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Thanks for the heads up, Dryden! The perfect b-day gift for my oldest brother. He loves games and has gotten his two girls into playing as well. :biggrin:
 
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Reviews for Heroscape are overwhelmingly positive, both by casual gamers, hardcore gamers, and industry-types. There are two really good reviews on boardgamegeek if you want some more detail:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/24988
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/25150

I'm certain those of you who posted some of the geekier titles earlier in this thread will enjoy it.

Two statements that I fully agree with from the reviews above:

1. This is the game that will make kids gamers for this generation. For us 30-somethings (or older), we were hooked with AD&D, or Risk, or Axis & Allies -- it was one of those that made us realize there was something other than Monopoly out there. I think Heroscape will be that game for our kids.

2. Either this game was intended to make gamers of kids who like to play with toys, or make kids of gamers who like to play with toys. That line is blurry.
 
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We play a bunch of board games in our house... usually Shopkins-themed these days... but we picked up this totally random one at a garage sale before Christmas:

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Pretty cool game actually. Apparently they have re-themed The Game of Life for at least the first three Pirates of the Caribbean movies, because of course that's necessary.
 
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Dryden said:
What we're playing right now:

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/150376/dead-winter-crossroads-game

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/10547/betrayal-house-hill

I highly recommend Dead of Winter.
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YES! Especially to Dead of Winter. The turncoat aspect of it is awesome. It is a lot of fun, especially with a group that doesn't get their feelings hurt if you stab them in the back.

For anyone possibly interested, here is a shortish clip of Wil Wheaton, Grant Imahara, Ashley Johnson, and Dodger Leigh (who?) playing it.
 
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