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   Church of Jeff (jeffowski@mastodon.world)'s status on Thursday, 10-Apr-2025 05:15:36 JST Church of Jeff

   One of the things that I used to do is run board game parties for #autistic people to socialize. Many of my friends are social workers and are companions to #neurodivergent individuals.

   I have a rather good sized game collection with lots of rare games but that also means it is a dated collection.

   If you're into #boardgames please suggest some of your favorites.

   If you're inclined to help, here are some games I've been looking at to bolster my collection.

   https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/3HQFQSAU54M17

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     Church of Jeff (jeffowski@mastodon.world)'s status on Thursday, 10-Apr-2025 05:28:40 JST Church of Jeff

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     @cynical13 --

     I own or am familiar with all of those games that you mentioned.

     Bohnanza is the game I've given away more times than any other, and I'm on my eleventh copy (and I have another shrink wrapped copy on standby).

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     Jeff (cynical13@social.vivaldi.net)'s status on Thursday, 10-Apr-2025 05:28:41 JST Jeff

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     How risque do you want to get? Joking Hazard is fun but very adult-oriented.

     My wife is really a fan of Bohnanza for an easy to grasp game, though it can get cut throat if people are competitive. One autistic friend won't play it but we usually don't play to win.

     Sentinels of the Multiverse is a fun one if you like deck building games and are looking for something cooperative.

     Arkham Horror can be complicated, but it's also cooperative and develops a fun story as you play.

     Password is fun if you like word games.

     We like playing Jackbox games on the TV together. I stream it from my laptop, but it's also available on various consoles.

     Exploding Kittens is a fun little card game.

     Zombie Dice is a quick little game that can be fun for groups. Same for LCR.

     Scattergories is a lot of fun if you're into word games. There is a Scattergories Dice game that's very similar but has some interesting differences that are also fun to play.

     Apples to Apples is cute and family friendly. We don't usually keep score and just play until we get tired. Cards Against Humanity is a much more adult version of the game.

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     Church of Jeff (jeffowski@mastodon.world)'s status on Thursday, 10-Apr-2025 05:36:19 JST Church of Jeff

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     @cynical13 -- Yup to all. I have quite an extensive collection of games (a shadow of its former size).

     I'm particularly fond of a Red Dragon Inn spin-off called, "Gambling? I'm in!"

     It is very meta. This is a game you can play inside Red Dragon Inn.

     It actually reminds me of the Bohnanza "expansions," where it is a special deck where you can play many different games custom to that deck. Bohnanza "Expansions" are just totally different games utilizing the base Bohnanza deck.

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     Jeff (cynical13@social.vivaldi.net)'s status on Thursday, 10-Apr-2025 05:36:20 JST Jeff

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     @jeffowski Gotcha. Wasn't sure what you did already have, just based suggestions on what wasn't on your list.

     How about Red Dragon Inn? Betrayal at the House on the Hill? Vegas Showdown? Munchkin (I'd be shocked if you weren't)?

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     Church of Jeff (jeffowski@mastodon.world)'s status on Thursday, 10-Apr-2025 05:41:13 JST Church of Jeff

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     @cynical13 -- https://boardgamegeek.com/collection/user/d20books

     It's a lot of the new games since 2010 that I'm interested in adding to the collection.

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     Jeff (cynical13@social.vivaldi.net)'s status on Thursday, 10-Apr-2025 05:41:14 JST Jeff

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     @jeffowski Well I'm out of ideas then.

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     Church of Jeff (jeffowski@mastodon.world)'s status on Thursday, 10-Apr-2025 05:55:32 JST Church of Jeff

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     @cynical13 --

     Well, I've been on the BoardGameGeek.com board game list rankings, gone through the Spiel des jahres lists, etc.

     I stopped collecting in 2010 because the backlog of good Eurogames and games in general had caught up and it seemed that crappy games were starting to be made.

     Good to see the solid games are still around, but there hasn't been any really good games that are different.

     Do I need another worker placement game? I have Lords of Waterdeep, Stone Age, and Puerto Rico.

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     Jeff (cynical13@social.vivaldi.net)'s status on Thursday, 10-Apr-2025 05:55:33 JST Jeff

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     @jeffowski It's difficult to keep up because of the quantity and the dollar value. Games aren't cheap. Also my tolerance for complicated rule sets is pretty much nil. Any more, we go to the game store and ask for games with simple rules that are easy to pick-up.

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     Church of Jeff (jeffowski@mastodon.world)'s status on Thursday, 10-Apr-2025 07:22:30 JST Church of Jeff

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     Thank you...

     Please DM me, kind stranger.

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     Church of Jeff (jeffowski@mastodon.world)'s status on Friday, 11-Apr-2025 06:02:18 JST Church of Jeff

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     Gifted by a friend. Thanks!