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Originally Posted by Socks
Don't have an XBOX, but I'll look into that game sounds interesting.. Also love anything strategy related. I'm sure I'll play bridge later on in life 
And yeah chess is all about losing.. It's fun to wipe the board against someone a lot weaker than you, but you don't learn anything, it's just making the obvious move over and over again. Making a good player actually think is more rewarding, even if you lose. |
We got a pretty good circle of board gamers in town here. It's kind of funny. I've never been somewhere where so many people are into strategy board gaming. You're almost as likely to get a call for Risk, Axis & Allies, Catan, or Carcasonne as you are a poker game around here. There's a lot of good players too. Forever it was Catan, but Carcasonne seems to be the current flavor. It's a great game, very simple rules, with potential for a deeply strategic game. Same goes for Settlers of Catan, which has a huge international following. Never hurts to put a little money on the line either, hah. Both games have kind of a cult following with some really dedicated players online...
Catan has a great online app you can download at playcatan.com. You'll never have a problem getting yourself a good game going there in seconds. Carcasonneon the Other hand is lacking a good online version. Xbox Live seems to be the onlY place you can get a good match of Carcasonne going. If you're a Live gamer reading this and considering Catan on Live though,d on't bother. They slaughtered it with shitty graphics, bad gameplay controls, and by only allowing 4 player games. I stick strictly to 3 player as it is a faster game and allows for people to make huge sweeping attacks out of nowhere, whereas 4 player is a long drawn out game where you can be fucked right from the start with nothing you can even do about it...