Comments on: 10 Board Game Genres – Their Weaknesses, And The Games That Defy Them

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 13:47:04 +0000

In reply to Nick Murray. Fantastic post Nick! I just added some new games to the list. Thank you!

By: Nick Murray

Nick Murray — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 07:14:41 +0000

In reply to Peter.

Ooo, route building is a tough one. I can’t think of an obvious weakness that immediately comes to mind. I’d have to ponder on that one… But I do like the genre. Games like Brass: Birmingham, Age of Steam, Bus, Hansa Teutonica, and our own Trailblazers have some zesty route-building to them. Although one shameless plug does come to mind: Most route building games don’t let you fix or edit your route after the fact. But Trailblazers lets you overlap your trail cards so you can pull this off (which adds another layer of flexibility to your decision making).

A for the tile laying genre, I’m a huge fan of this one. I think a more recent trend that can be seen as a weakness is tile laying games that have very little interaction (because everybody is building their own solitaire tile area). But they’re a loads of tile-laying games that feature strong interaction on a shared board… Reiner Knizia is the king of this genre (check out Babylonia, Tigris & Euphrates, Blue Lagoon, etc.).

By: Nick Murray

Nick Murray — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 07:08:10 +0000

In reply to Porter J..

Thanks for the compliment, Porter!

I haven’t played Marvel Legendary in ages… maybe 6 years or more. But I remember enjoying it.

Splendor is a classic! Definitely a good one to introduce to folks.

By: Porter J.

Porter J. — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 18:14:41 +0000

First of all, this has been one of the best lists of board games of different types I’ve seen in a long while. Thanks for giving me some new games to look into! As far as deck builders go, I love games like Marvel Legendary, but I feel that Splendor’s simplicity and wealth of strategies available throughout the entire game help people to get into it more. I love watching the light go on in first-timers’ heads when they realize the cards you buy stack up to let you buy more expensive cards forever!

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 19:14:20 +0000

What about route building, like ticket to ride? Where do you put them?
What about tile laying games like Carcassonne?

By: Chris S

Chris S — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 21:43:42 +0000

Another deck builder that I think threads the needle between open and closed markets is Core Worlds. It has 5 decks available as you progress through the game, so the powerful cards are not available, but also not clogging the market, as you start the game.