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This seems like the perfect opportunity to ask: do you have any recommendations of board games for a couple that loves them?

by teej 10y ago

Clanan 10y ago
Not the parent but I'll chime in. It really depends on the type of games you enjoy. Mechanic-heavy ("eurogames") vs. more themed ("ameritrash"), cooperative, competitive, etc. BoardGameGeek is a great site for reference. Off the top of my head, my wife and I enjoy: Ticket to Ride, Splendor, Ascension, Lost Cities, Settlers of Catan, Elder Sign.
- Filligree 10y ago
  I don't have nearly as much experience, but Ghost Stories is one of my favorites.
- jashper 10y ago
  Check out 7 Wonders Duel (the 1v1 version) ; my girlfriend and I play it all the time, it's surprisingly well-balanced
  - acomjean 10y ago
    I'll second 7 Wonders Duel as a good two player. Other 2 players we like Patchwork and 7 Tiny Epic Gallaxies
- sdenton4 10y ago
  Race for the Galaxy is amazingly good with two players. Especially with the first expansion. (The following expansions are kinda meh, though.) Jaipur is a great made for two players game. I'll also endorse the recs for Elder Sign, seven wonders duel, and Splendor. I love love love Pixel Tactics, though it's a bit too aggressive for my partner...
thaumasiotes 10y ago
To play with each other or as part of a group? There's a deep, deep division between 2-player games and 3+ player games.
rkho 10y ago
I recently picked up Scythe and loved it enough to buy every possible add-on and piece upgrade for it :)
2muchcoffeeman 10y ago
Twilight Struggle
omni 10y ago
People on HN love to hate on Reddit but /r/boardgames is a great community where you can find many, many answers to questions like this. https://reddit.com/r/boardgames https://reddit.com/r/boardgames
- finiter 10y ago
  In particular, see their wiki page for exactly this question: https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/wiki/wsig https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/wiki/wsig
overcast 10y ago
Caverna, Food Chain Magnate, Dead of Winter, Blood Rage, Fury of Dracula, Arkham Horror Card Game. Are you into miniatures? You can go seriously deep down the rabbit hole with that stuff.

This seems like the perfect opportunity to ask: do you have any recommendations of board games for a couple that loves them?

by teej 10y ago

This seems like the perfect opportunity to ask: do you have any recommendations of board games for a couple that loves them?

Clanan 10y ago

Not the parent but I'll chime in. It really depends on the type of games you enjoy. Mechanic-heavy ("eurogames") vs. more themed ("ameritrash"), cooperative, competitive, etc. BoardGameGeek is a great site for reference. Off the top of my head, my wife and I enjoy: Ticket to Ride, Splendor, Ascension, Lost Cities, Settlers of Catan, Elder Sign.

Filligree 10y ago
I don't have nearly as much experience, but Ghost Stories is one of my favorites.
jashper 10y ago
Check out 7 Wonders Duel (the 1v1 version) ; my girlfriend and I play it all the time, it's surprisingly well-balanced
- acomjean 10y ago
  I'll second 7 Wonders Duel as a good two player. Other 2 players we like Patchwork and 7 Tiny Epic Gallaxies
sdenton4 10y ago
Race for the Galaxy is amazingly good with two players. Especially with the first expansion. (The following expansions are kinda meh, though.) Jaipur is a great made for two players game. I'll also endorse the recs for Elder Sign, seven wonders duel, and Splendor. I love love love Pixel Tactics, though it's a bit too aggressive for my partner...

thaumasiotes 10y ago

To play with each other or as part of a group? There's a deep, deep division between 2-player games and 3+ player games.

rkho 10y ago

I recently picked up Scythe and loved it enough to buy every possible add-on and piece upgrade for it :)

2muchcoffeeman 10y ago

Twilight Struggle

omni 10y ago

People on HN love to hate on Reddit but /r/boardgames is a great community where you can find many, many answers to questions like this. https://reddit.com/r/boardgames https://reddit.com/r/boardgames

finiter 10y ago
In particular, see their wiki page for exactly this question: https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/wiki/wsig https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/wiki/wsig

overcast 10y ago

Caverna, Food Chain Magnate, Dead of Winter, Blood Rage, Fury of Dracula, Arkham Horror Card Game. Are you into miniatures? You can go seriously deep down the rabbit hole with that stuff.