Checkmate, Bitches! The Chess and other Board Games Thread

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Wed Dec 29, 2021 2:53 pm

duff wrote: ↑Wed Dec 29, 2021 6:03 am
Johnnie wrote: ↑Wed Dec 29, 2021 12:07 am Holy shit, I've never laughed so hard watching people play board games:

Watch their Blood on the Clocktower series.

I've watched 2 of them. Really awesome playthroughs.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:54 am

People using the Random Thoughts thread reminded me of this.

So me and my kids came up with a wrinkle for Clue. If you find out that your character is the murderer, you can win the game by "escaping". You have to move your token out through the front door, but you can't if you're in the "field of vision" of another character. It didn't come up yet in either of the games we played with, but I'm curious how it would turn out.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:56 am

Where's the front door?

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 12:12 pm

Ryan wrote: ↑Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:56 am Where's the front door?

At the top of the board in the Hall. At least on our board there are double doors.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 12:28 pm

Played Azul at xmas. Pretty fun but a bit of a learning curve. Likely it's the best wall-tile design game out there.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 12:56 pm

B.T.W. if you have not checked out tabletop simulator, you are missing out. Not every board game works well in that format but a great way to try out a game before dropping $50 to $100. The library of games available is huge and lots of out of print games availalbe.

phxgators · Post by **phxgators** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 1:01 pm

P.D.X. wrote: ↑Wed Jan 12, 2022 12:28 pm Played Azul at xmas. Pretty fun but a bit of a learning curve. Likely it's the best wall-tile design game out there.

Had the same experience, looking forward to playing it again now that we know better how to play. Was pretty fun, even with a few mistakes.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Wed Jan 12, 2022 2:48 pm

P.D.X. wrote: ↑Wed Jan 12, 2022 12:28 pm Played Azul at xmas. Pretty fun but a bit of a learning curve. Likely it's the best wall-tile design game out there.

That game is an instant gateway game classic. Really easy to approach and teach. Plus, is really pretty all around.

There's also an expansion and 2 variants.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Fri Apr 08, 2022 11:53 am

Hey Johnnie, or anyone else who might be interested: This looks like a pretty cool virtual tabletop for RPGs that I might spring for if we ever decide to do a Swamp D&D group like we've teased a few times:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mi ... for-ttrpgs

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri Apr 08, 2022 12:10 pm

Wow. That's really cool. Very interested to see how the Kickstarter turns out.

I remember reading somewhere that digital implementations of things are tougher to close on and don't have the greatest track record of being "finished." Software issues. Platform issues. Etc.

Hell, I'm still waiting on a couple board games I've kickstarted. AMD I've pulled back greatly on kickstarting more.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Fri Apr 08, 2022 12:26 pm

I'm back on chess.com if anyone wants to rumble. 'boybleu'

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sat May 14, 2022 1:21 pm

duff wrote: ↑Wed Dec 29, 2021 6:03 amWatch their Blood on the Clocktower series.

Just posted today:

duff · Post by **duff** » Sat May 14, 2022 8:49 pm

Johnnie wrote: ↑Sat May 14, 2022 1:21 pm
duff wrote: ↑Wed Dec 29, 2021 6:03 amWatch their Blood on the Clocktower series.
Just posted today:

Watched it on release. Just great. Would love to play BotCT.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Jul 03, 2022 11:58 am

duff wrote: ↑Sat May 14, 2022 8:49 pm
Johnnie wrote: ↑Sat May 14, 2022 1:21 pm
duff wrote: ↑Wed Dec 29, 2021 6:03 amWatch their Blood on the Clocktower series.
Just posted today:

Watched it on release. Just great. Would love to play BotCT.

Oh, Duff...

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Mon Jul 25, 2022 11:23 am

This is one way to enforce the touch-move rule:

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Mon Jul 25, 2022 12:57 pm

Finally played Ticket to Ride. What a great, fun, easily learned and fun to play over and over again game.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Mon Jul 25, 2022 4:19 pm

tennbengal wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 12:57 pm Finally played Ticket to Ride. What a great, fun, easily learned and fun to play over and over again game.

And that game has like 12 variants too. So many maps!

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Jul 25, 2022 5:02 pm

Johnnie wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 4:19 pm
tennbengal wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 12:57 pm Finally played Ticket to Ride. What a great, fun, easily learned and fun to play over and over again game.
And that game has like 12 variants too. So many maps!

The game gets a little repetitive if you don't have other maps to play.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Mon Jul 25, 2022 6:49 pm

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 5:02 pmThe game gets a little repetitive if you don't have other maps to play.

I would agree with that. If my playing the app version was any indicator, I could burn through a dozen games relatively quickly and was like "Ehhh, I think I'm good now."

But for newer gamers, I can't disparage it. It gets people into learning some very straightforward mechanics (set collection, route building) and give them a non "roll and move" perspective with gaming.

duff · Post by **duff** » Tue Jul 26, 2022 6:15 am

Johnnie wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 6:49 pm
wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 5:02 pmThe game gets a little repetitive if you don't have other maps to play.
I would agree with that. If my playing the app version was any indicator, I could burn through a dozen games relatively quickly and was like "Ehhh, I think I'm good now."

But for newer gamers, I can't disparage it. It gets people into learning some very straightforward mechanics (set collection, route building) and give them a non "roll and move" perspective with gaming.

Like the retiree said. Great introduction game to what I have always heard referred to as European-style games. Great for all ages also.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue Jul 26, 2022 6:16 am

I played it with family and friends and it was awesome. Not looking to play it nonstop on an app.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Sat Aug 06, 2022 6:03 pm

I may have posted this already, but Santorini is a fantastic game. Simple and pretty quick but a high replay level and different each time because the variety of characters you use.

Also Love Letters was something I grabbed from the library without any knowledge. Actually, a pretty fun game.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sat Aug 06, 2022 6:17 pm

Not a board game but kings in the corner card game is fun as hell.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Wed Sep 07, 2022 5:30 pm

After buying a house, moving in, and finally getting all my crap out of storage, the game room is coming along.

I'm waiting on a desk that'll go in that near corner. And I have to get a TV, fan/lights, and hang more pictures.

So far, so good. (Photo is zoomed back. The room is like 13 x 11 with 9 foot walls and the table is 3 x 5.)
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HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Wed Sep 07, 2022 7:17 pm

Jealous. I saw a bunch of guys playing at a comic game shop but you definitely got the collection beat.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Sep 07, 2022 9:40 pm

Badass!

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Sep 07, 2022 10:42 pm

I am not jealous. I have a bar like a grown up.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Sep 07, 2022 10:59 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 10:42 pm I am not jealous. I have a bar like a grown up.

Can confirm.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Wed Sep 07, 2022 11:11 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 10:42 pm I am not jealous. I have a bar like a grown up.

Already have plans for that. There's this area in the living room that's 78 1/4" x 30" that is PERFECT for a coffee + wine + spirits bar.

It's one of the many projects for this house.

Post by **Sabo** » Thu Sep 08, 2022 2:22 am

Giff wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 10:59 pm
A_B wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 10:42 pm I am not jealous. I have a bar like a grown up.
Can confirm.

AB has a nice bar but the floor sucks.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 10:07 pm

Man those are some empty walls.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 10:54 pm

P.D.X. wrote: ↑Sun Sep 11, 2022 10:07 pm Man those are some empty walls.

PDX has some art he could sell you for those walls!

duff · Post by **duff** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 11:11 pm

sancarlos wrote: ↑Sun Sep 11, 2022 10:54 pm
P.D.X. wrote: ↑Sun Sep 11, 2022 10:07 pm Man those are some empty walls.
PDX has some art he could sell you for those walls!

Just need to install some urinals first.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Mon Sep 12, 2022 12:05 pm

P.D.X. wrote: ↑Sun Sep 11, 2022 10:07 pm Man those are some empty walls.

True. We have a bunch of framed, finished puzzles from Game of Thrones that I can hang. And there are several other photos I need to frame as well.

But I'll get to all of that later.

What really sucks is that I did a kickstarter for artist Seb McKinnon and got several of his prints. Then he decided to be public about being a Canadian Trucker sympathizer and I couldn't cancel my order. Very annoying.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Sep 15, 2022 6:55 am

This explains why I keep losing on chess.com
https://nypost.com/2022/09/14/huge-ches ... g-sex-toy/

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Mon Sep 26, 2022 7:04 am

Not sure how you cheat at chess

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-63029602

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Mon Sep 26, 2022 7:36 am

butt plugs, apparently

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Sep 26, 2022 7:47 am

or Season 8 Episode 19 of Cheers

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Sep 26, 2022 7:58 am

Apparently if it's an online game it's very easy to just run a sim of your opponents moves and counter with whatever software you have. But yeah, the live version including the butt plugs seems strange. Wait, was that a king's bishop vibration or a queen's bishop?

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Mon Sep 26, 2022 8:43 am

I mean, I don't claim to fully understand how blackjack players cheat using electronics, but it's absolutely a thing. Either a partner is helping count cards and sending signals, or the player himself is keeping tabs of the cards electronically.

Doesn't seem too far-fetched that a similar type of system (shoes, anal beads, something on the small of the back) could be used. The article says the guy as frisked, but, you know...