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Do Not Use Generally off-topic. Suggestions for games that meet specific requirements. (tag exists primarily for historical reasons)
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Games that play well with a wide range of different numbers of players
Arkham Horror
The game supports 1-8. I've played 1-6 and all work well. With 3 or less you may want each player to control 2 characters, but that isn't necessary.
I suspect that with 7-8 there will …
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One vs Many board games
One vs. Many is a fairly recent term concerning boardgames. There aren't any dedicated lists on Boardgamegeek that I was able to find. However, there is a tag by that name that you can use to find g …
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Good board games for single player
Agricola has a supported one player option. I find it doesn't have the same feel. It's more of a puzzle, but it is still very enjoyable.
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Good board games for single player
Le Havre has an enjoyable one player experience.
The game involves managing many goods while buying up valuable businesses with an eventual goal of having a shipping empire.
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Board games for two players
Ta Yü is one of my favorite 2 player games. It is a tile placing game.
The first player plays a tile in the middle of a large square gridded board. The tiles are 2x1 blocks that have a river sect …
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Recommendations for 6-player board game
Age of Renaissance and Advanced Civilization are two oldies but goodies that play great with 6 players.
They take some time to finish, but it is worth it.
Age of Renaissance is about trading empires …
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What games are similar to Risk?
History of the World is played much like Risk. There are 7 epochs. During each epoch a player takes control of a different empire from the past. They expand and conquer as much as they can (this pa …
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Lasting games in the past century
Magic - The Gathering
This simple looking card game transformed the industry quickly leading to huge tournaments culminating in a World Championship. It has been going strong for over 15 years and s …
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Diplomacy "lite"?
Junta
In Junta you play leaders of a Banana republic. Each turn the elected El Presidente hands out various offices and announces the budget for the year and who will be receiving how much. He does …
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What cooperative board games are there that I could safely play with my wife?
Arkham Horror is almost completely cooperative.
It is the players against a Great Old One(GOO) of Cthulhu mythos. Players need to work together to arm themselves and find clues that will enable them …
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Other "network building" style games, like Hackers and Illuminati?
Carcassonne is a tile laying game where each player contributes to the same board while placing tokens to control different zones.
Farms
Cities
Roads
Cloisters
It is very easy to learn and there a …
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What is the best 18xx game to teach someone?
1870 is my current choice.
I've played a bunch once or twice, but 1856 and 1830 are the only other ones I've played extensively. All comparisons here are to 1830.
Private companies seem less impo …
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