Occasionally, I dip into other hobbies besides movies. I've gotten into tabletop gaming in a big way over the past nine months and would love to share some great games with you. Here are my top 20 best tabletop games:
1.
Redemption, CCG
This is easily my favorite game. It’s
my favorite theme (Christianity) combined with my favorite game type (CCG).
It’s 2nd oldest to Magic
as the longest lasting CCG that’s still in print and still adding expansions.
It’s easy to learn but still complicated enough to keep things interesting.
Love, love, love this game.
2.
Smash Up, Deck Shuffling
Werewolves and sharks and aliens and
dinosaurs and ghosts and time travelers. What’s not to love? It’s easy to learn
and has a fast gameplay with dozens of expansions and combinations.
3.
Dice Masters, Dice
This is a dice version of a CCG, and
the dice are amazing. It has a Yatzee style feel with awesome characters from
Marvel, DC, TMNT, and others.
4.
Star Realms, Deckbuilding
I’ve played Star Realms both with cards and the mobile app more than any other
game on this list. It’s quick and fun. The space theme is also one of my
favorites.
5.
Star Wars Collectible Card Game (Decipher), CCG
This was the first serious game I played
as a kid. It’s a bit complicated, but the cards are amazing. The game play is really thematic as you battle your opponent with favorite characters at memorable locations.
6.
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle,
Deckbuilding
This is an interesting combination of
deckbuilding and campaign genres as you play through the seven books of the
series. The mechanisms match the theme perfectly as you cast spells, engage allies, and defeat Death Eaters.
7.
Epic, LCG
Everything good about Magic the Gathering condensed down into
a twenty-minute creature bash without the thematic and mechanical problems.
8.
Munchkin Collectable Card Game, CCG
A somewhat parody of CCGs (my favorite genre), it also has solid game play, great humor, and a great array of material.
9.
Legendary: Marvel, Deckbuilding
This game is like Dice Masters, except
as a deckbuilding game with a coop aspect. As you’ve probably guessed, I love
superheroes, so this was an easy sell.
10.
Telestrations, Party
Telestrations,
like the name implies, is telephone with pictures. Since 95% of the population can’t
draw more than stick figures, it’s hilarious. The game is so fun, we have never kept score.
11.
Sushi Go! Party, Card Drafting
Cute pictures of my favorite food with
a fun rummy style game. Draft combos of sushi to make the most epic sushi dinner (and get the most points).
12.
Munchkin, Dungeon Crawl
Munchkin
is a fun meta-game with great humor and cool combinations with a lot of "take that."
13.
The Catholic Card Game, Party
Can you relate to NFP woes, Patrick
Madrid talks, Pope Francis interviews, and Michael Voris’ hair? If no, this
probably won’t work for you. If yes, this game is a TON of fun.
14.
Red Dragon Inn, Take That Style
The goal is to not pass out drunk. Enough said.
15.
Sagrada, Abstract Strategy
This game is just beautiful; the dice
are some of the best in any game. You draft dice and place them in your window Sudoku style.
16.
Dixit, Party
This game is like Apples to Apples but with much better artwork. The mechanics are a bit thinkier too because you want one other player to guess your card but not everyone to guess your card.
17.
Love Letter Premium, Micro-Game
Try to court the lovely princess with
only 16 cards.
18.
King of Tokyo, Dice
Giant monsters duking it out over the
Tokyo skyline? What’s not to love? With chunky dice, nice standees, and Yahtzee-style dice rolling, easily a fun family game.
19.
Commissioned, Area Control
This is a great game for my New
Testament or Church History students. It involves spreading the faith as an
apostle across the known world in the 1st century. There are lots of
interesting mechanisms including area control, coop play, deckbuilding, and
tons of strategy with a great theme.
20. Apples
to Apples, Party
Honorable
Mention: Dominion, Fog of Love, Forbidden
Island, Go, The Nightmare Before Christmas CCG, Pitch Car, Raptor, Tales of Arabian Nights, Kingdominio, Arcadia
Quest, Terror Eyes, Tsuro, Tides of Madness, Chess, Shark Bite
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