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List 2-3 of your favourite games or choose some game mechanics, and hopefully someone else can recommend a game that follows the same style.

  • Jocho@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Three game recommendations from me:

    Yamataï gets too little of love. It’s a game with a beautiful table presence and with interesting mashup of mechanics that are really on the lighter spectrum.

    Mechanics:

    • Action Drafting
    • Contracts
    • Increase Value of Unchosen Resources
    • Modular Board
    • Network and Route Building

    Architects of the West Kingdom is my favorite game for a long time and even without the Age of Artisans expansion.

    Mechanics:

    • Contracts
    • Open Drafting -Solo / Solitaire Game
    • Variable Player Powers
    • Worker Placement

    Radlands is currently my favorite two-player card game. It plays smoothly, has a vibrant color palette and although I would appreciate the game mat I enjoy the game on the clean table as well. I like the action queue mechanic in the form of ongoing events, back-and-forth dynamics and energy (water) management.

    Mechanics:

    • Action Points
    • Action Queue
    • Hand Management
    • Take That
    • Variable Player Powers
    • ace_garp@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      I was looking at getting Radlands this morning too. It has been on my list for a year or so and keeps coming up as having something special. I really like the Radlands theme also (possible 2000ad inspired).

      I’ve played Architects of the West Kingdom one time also and liked it a lot.

      I’ve never heard of Yamataï either, which is surprising because we love Kanagawa and have played it many times. It looks equally elegant and calming.

      Thanks for these recommendations :^)