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[Awaclus]

Pearl Drums just posted something absolutely awesome on Facebook:

[liopoil]

Never played tsuro, but it looks awesome. abstract games are pretty cool. apples to apples on the other hand... doesn't count as a game.

[AHoppy]

I got Village and Agricola: Farmers of the moor.  Village looks very interesting and hoping that Farmers of the Moor makes Agricola even more fun!

[Drab Emordnilap]

Tsuro is a great filler -- rules are super simple, but there's definitely tactical depth once you know how things go and what you can reasonably expect.

[WalrusMcFishSr]

Vote: Yes on Apples to Apples

[Tables]

Is Tsuro the path making game? It's a nice fun quick game, although I wouldn't want to play it to any degree of competitiveness.

[Kuildeous]

Is Tsuro the path making game? It's a nice fun quick game, although I wouldn't want to play it to any degree of competitiveness.

I have to agree on the level of competitiveness. There is a lot happening that is out of your hands, especially with more players. My strategy is mostly to stay away from others so they can't move me, and I may actually choose my tile based on how flexible I can be on my next turn with the tiles I have left in my hand.

Apples to Apples is a party game, and it is fine as long as it's treated like such. I prefer Cards Against Humanity, but that game is not appropriate for all party settings.

Although, for party games, I like games like Kill the Overlord or Nanuk.

[pingpongsam]

A2A is perfectly fine for a family friendly party game. It scales well and provides genuine entertainment and rewards those who can play the meta game of knowing the reader.

However, the real game of this ilk is Cards Against Humanity.

[Archetype]

Apples to Apples is OK like once a year. But otherwise I'd rather do something more fun like playing The Resistance, or Pandemic solo, or vacuuming.

[scott_pilgrim]

I find Apples to Apples frustrating because at any given time, out of the seven cards in my hand, I tend to have only 2-3 such that I actually know what they are.  It's a like an exciting, rare event when I actually get to play a card from my hand that at least kind of matches the description, I feel like the majority of rounds are me just throwing celebrities I haven't heard of into the pile and hoping they happen to match the description.

[mail-mi]

tell me how tsuro is.

Its a really fun, quick, and simple game. Easy to learn, too.

[Voltaire]

tell me how tsuro is.

Its a really fun, quick, and simple game. Easy to learn, too.

Addictive when you first learn it, too. I only got to play it three/four times in my only session, and that wasn't enough.

[Drab Emordnilap]

Although, for party games, I like games like Kill the Overlord or Nanuk.

Wait, someone else knows about Kill the Overlord? I'm friends with the publisher; I was the demo monkey at GenCon 2012.

[Awaclus]

Cards Against Humanity.

I've been playing a lot of Cards Against Megukas online lately. It's super fun. I imagine you would have to be pretty drunk to be able to enjoy it with people you actually know, though.

[Kuildeous]

Although, for party games, I like games like Kill the Overlord or Nanuk.

Wait, someone else knows about Kill the Overlord? I'm friends with the publisher; I was the demo monkey at GenCon 2012.

You worked that booth and Greater Than Games? Busy man.

I forget if I picked it up at Origins or GenCon. Some friends of mine through Heroes of Rokugan demoed it and all bought a box. When they bumped into us in the dealer hall, they told us to go demo. The game was fun, and the price was right, so we bought a box. I haven't played it that often, and sadly I haven't played it with more than five players. It has a Citadels feel to it but with more fluff (and incredibly short rounds).

I'm not a fan of anime-style illustrations, but they are nicely done on the character cards.

[pingpongsam]

I find Apples to Apples frustrating because at any given time, out of the seven cards in my hand, I tend to have only 2-3 such that I actually know what they are.  It's a like an exciting, rare event when I actually get to play a card from my hand that at least kind of matches the description, I feel like the majority of rounds are me just throwing celebrities I haven't heard of into the pile and hoping they happen to match the description.

Interesting, I don't know celebrity names, either. I remember winning a game with the word belt-buckle. The question was something along the lines of "a few of my favorite things". I was the only person in the crowd who knew they had a belt buckle fetish and of course the only one with that card in my hand. Surely you know what a belt-buckle is.

The real joy was the confused looks when the card was revealed and the outright consternation when it was selected as the winning submission.

[scott_pilgrim]

I find Apples to Apples frustrating because at any given time, out of the seven cards in my hand, I tend to have only 2-3 such that I actually know what they are.  It's a like an exciting, rare event when I actually get to play a card from my hand that at least kind of matches the description, I feel like the majority of rounds are me just throwing celebrities I haven't heard of into the pile and hoping they happen to match the description.

Interesting, I don't know celebrity names, either. I remember winning a game with the word belt-buckle. The question was something along the lines of "a few of my favorite things". I was the only person in the crowd who knew they had a belt buckle fetish and of course the only one with that card in my hand. Surely you know what a belt-buckle is.

Yeah, my post was a bit of an exaggeration.  The problem is that I don't like playing cards that I don't know what they are, so over time my hand fills up with people I haven't heard of (I'm also a little scared of playing a card that I don't know that happens to offend someone), and then I'm stuck playing from only a few cards left that I know.  I don't think Apples to Apples is an awful game, and I've certainly had some fun times with it, it's just that sometimes it drags on for several rounds without me feeling like I can contribute anything.

Is there maybe a rule I haven't heard of about discarding and drawing seven new cards?  If that doesn't exist it definitely should.  I may suggest that next time I play.

[Kirian]

Interesting, I don't know celebrity names, either. I remember winning a game with the word belt-buckle. The question was something along the lines of "a few of my favorite things". I was the only person in the crowd who knew they had a belt buckle fetish and of course the only one with that card in my hand. Surely you know what a belt-buckle is.

If you know someone with a belt-buckle fetish, then I'm not entirely certain what a belt-buckle is, nor do I want to check out urban dictionary.

[pingpongsam]

Is there maybe a rule I haven't heard of about discarding and drawing seven new cards?  If that doesn't exist it definitely should.  I may suggest that next time I play.

Yeah, you give up 1 victory card to trade out cards in your hand.

[Thisisnotasmile]

I find Apples to Apples frustrating because at any given time, out of the seven cards in my hand, I tend to have only 2-3 such that I actually know what they are.  It's a like an exciting, rare event when I actually get to play a card from my hand that at least kind of matches the description, I feel like the majority of rounds are me just throwing celebrities I haven't heard of into the pile and hoping they happen to match the description.

Interesting, I don't know celebrity names, either. I remember winning a game with the word belt-buckle. The question was something along the lines of "a few of my favorite things". I was the only person in the crowd who knew they had a belt buckle fetish and of course the only one with that card in my hand. Surely you know what a belt-buckle is.

Yeah, my post was a bit of an exaggeration.  The problem is that I don't like playing cards that I don't know what they are, so over time my hand fills up with people I haven't heard of (I'm also a little scared of playing a card that I don't know that happens to offend someone), and then I'm stuck playing from only a few cards left that I know.  I don't think Apples to Apples is an awful game, and I've certainly had some fun times with it, it's just that sometimes it drags on for several rounds without me feeling like I can contribute anything.

Is there maybe a rule I haven't heard of about discarding and drawing seven new cards?  If that doesn't exist it definitely should.  I may suggest that next time I play.

I also do not know celebrities or certain people from history. I have no problems chucking cards in at random. The problem I have is judging who the most Suave is out of 6 people I have never heard of.

[Drab Emordnilap]

You worked that booth and Greater Than Games? Busy man.

Greater Than Games was 2013, for the record. I'm only human! ._.

[sudgy]

I finally figured out how to use the mouse in programs a couple days ago...

And, two days later, I completely programmed FreeCell.  Yippee.

[Polk5440]

Does anyone else find the forum structure at BGG confusing?

I have an account, but I almost never use it. 

[Kuildeous]

I also do not know celebrities or certain people from history. I have no problems chucking cards in at random. The problem I have is judging who the most Suave is out of 6 people I have never heard of.

Well, at least it's only slightly embarrassing if you admit to not knowing who a particular celebrity is (and if that celebrity is a Kardashian, then people may actually respect you more).

But contrast that to Cards Against Humanity when you have to explain to someone what smegma or bukkake is.

Come to think of it, that reason alone is why CAH is a far better "game."

[sudgy]

I remember one time it was "Virtuous" in Apples to Apples, and he threw in Fidel Castro because he didn't know who he was.