Wow, thank you so much, I didn’t even think of standalone scenarios!

Yes, most of the time I play alone, 2p max. Is this game fun with more players? At the moment I don’t have a player group that would like such a long game, unfortunately.

Sigh, 50€ for an expansion is a lot of money, even if it’s cheaper than buying the mythos packs. But maybe I just budget and buy them a few month apart to save money.

Thank you for your ideas, I already live this community.

(Btw, I can’t see my own posts, and even this instance doesn’t show up in my descriptions, shit, even when I search for this community and find it, it doesn’t show my own posts. This fediverse stuff still feels a bit confusing to me…)

Thanks for your insight! Where can I read more about your proxy cards-idea?

Or the fantasy themed version Hero Realms! I slightly prefer this one, but both are great and you can try them for free.

I disn‘t think of this one! I should finally check it out at BGA.

Looks awesome but it can‘t be played with 2p, can it? Well maybe I just buy two games… Jaipur if we‘re two, sth like Archaeology, Startups,… if we‘re more. They all don‘t look very expensive.

Is there a version you can play with 2+ players? I know there‘s Duel (2p only) and the other versions (3+/4+).

I love both of your recommendations, thank you! Kakerlaken Poker Royal seems to be a version you can play with or without the Royal cards. Maybe that‘s the one I‘ll get!

Is there sth like Jaipur, that plays equally great with more players (but still great with 2)?

Oh, I forgot about that, thank you!

Roll & Writes: We didn‘t enjoy Cartographer, it didn‘t feel exciting for us. Ganz schoen clever was another suggestion, but we‘d prefer no dice.

5 Minute Dungeon is awesome, but I played it so many times with my kids that I can‘t stand it anymore. But great suggestion! I‘ll have a look into your other suggestions.

Take a look at Res Arcana! Everyone gets a small deck of cards, a few resources then u choose one of 2 (out of 8 different) mages and battle for the places of power in the middle of the table!

All bean troll posts aside, it‘s one of my family favorites! With my kids I play it in coop mode to beat our own highscore.

The art is ugly af, but the design is awesome!

From all available animals they chose the one that loves to destroy my board game sessions. Call him asshole, that‘s what it is.

• Auction games are amazingly good in delivering simplicity and excitement! High, Society, For Sale, You‘re Bluffing!
• Trick taking games are my close 2nd! High replayability and I love the after-talk: The Crew, Claim, Skat are a few examples.
• But sometimes you want to show off and bring more than a card game to the table, that‘s still simple and fun! King of Tokyo, Camel Up, Cascadia come to mind.