A good recent one for 6 and a lunch length of time is Codenames. Could also check out Skull and Cockroach Poker if you want more games about lies.
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lol was going to say Catan would not work as a quick lunch break game.
Yeah even a normal 4 player game is going to go over an hour. 6 would take half a shift to finish.
including setup and tear down?
I guess I do automatically assume cities and knights as well.
Both of those are fun (Bang is a bit long in our group though, we haven't managed to crank a game out in under an hour ever, I blame Emporio and people always picking Claus the Saint which is a policy kill to me). Secret Hitler we've gotten bored of with 6 people, also I keep winning at it which is getting boring. Fun game though and thanks for the suggestions!
Ohh will look into those. Codenames sounds fun and logical, which is big to us.
Yeah, it definitely is hard to find a game for 6. 4? No problem. 8? Sure thing. 6? Weird. I'll look into those. Is Codewords a different game than Codenames that ultron suggested?
Ohh man I love munchkin.
I've somehow never played it, but I think one of the guys on my team really into board games hates it so I doubt I'll gain traction on it
Stealth brag
Both of those are fun (Bang is a bit long in our group though, we haven't managed to crank a game out in under an hour ever, I blame Emporio and people always picking Claus the Saint which is a policy kill to me). Secret Hitler we've gotten bored of with 6 people, also I keep winning at it which is getting boring. Fun game though and thanks for the suggestions!
Ohh will look into those. Codenames sounds fun and logical, which is big to us.
Yeah, it definitely is hard to find a game for 6. 4? No problem. 8? Sure thing. 6? Weird. I'll look into those. Is Codewords a different game than Codenames that ultron suggested?
Ohh man I love munchkin.
I've somehow never played it, but I think one of the guys on my team really into board games hates it so I doubt I'll gain traction on it
Yeah, I meant Codenames. Same game. It's very good light party game in general, but I definitely recommend it for your situation in particular. It sets up really fast, and you should be able to get several games in.
Also, check out Bang! The Dice Game. Everyone I know that has played it prefers it over normal Bang!.
Not even stealth. It's just a bunch of probability discussions and my office plays it almost deterministically.
I also learned that if I don't talk nobody knows what to do with me and I win.
Xamtheking
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Best answer so far. Star Fluxx is the best, though Monty Python Fluxx and Batman Fluxx are also good.
Superfight is also really fun with the right group.
Ohhh looks interesting! Will definitely add to our list. We have like... $50 to spend on some, so plenty of room! Thanks for the suggestion! Also sounds like it gets even better with...
Fucking sold.
Fluxx is pretty random and doesn't have a ton of strategy. Which is fine, but isn't to everyone's taste, especially if it is a pretty established game group. So I'd definitely suggest just grabbing one set to try it out before going deep on a bunch of themed ones. A quicker version of random nonsense card game that I really like is We Didn't Playtest This At All. For a more strategic variant on the five minute card game Love Letter and it's various editions is good too. That is only four people but it takes five minutes so whateve.
Star Fluxx is also moslty a mix of Star Trek and Star Wars with a few other franchises (Dr. Who, Lost in Space) mixed in for good measure.
This is kind of true, it is pretty random, but particularly in the later versions there is some strategy. That's why I recommended the versions that I did. Star Fluxx has the most strategy, IMO.
King of Tokyo maybe. Been I while since I played it, but I think it dos not take too long.
That's a good suggestion, but I'd just go straight for the sequel and grab King of NY.
Both really solid choices.
I also recommend Battle Wizards: Duel at Mt. Skullfyre and it's sequel, Rumble at Castle Tentakill. It's a card game that revolves around players picking 3 cards to make a 'spell' and kill their opponents. It's pretty simple on its' surface but once you add in different card types, 'combo' abilities, and a couple of other systems it's got a good strategy element to it as well. It's a ton of fun and offers a good amount of strategy but it's getting really hard to find at a good price anywhere. If you can find it cheap I highly recommend giving it a shot.
Edit: Nobody mentioned it yet, but Cards Against Humanity is a good one-off game to play. It wouldn't be a replacement as the main go-to game to play but it's good fun every now and again. It would also depend on your work environment though, it's not very family friendly.
That shark lifts, damn.
Diamonds
Looks like something from spongebob to be honest.
Also, if they're not crazy about Bang, I'm gonna say that these games aren't really too different from that. They're both about drawing and playing cards against each other, and kind of overstay their welcome (especially for a lunch break game).
Definitely. Battle Wizards is one of those games you can pull out every once and a while to play. Playing it daily will wear out its' welcome pretty quickly.
I'll look into it.
That explains it. Figured the artist either worked on the show or just happens to have a super similar style. o:
I really need to check out Steven Universe too. I keep hearing amazing things about it.
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Let Burb look at it, he will tear your game down while you thought it was decently balanced. And then you get sad
Let Burb look at it, he will tear your game down while you thought it was decently balanced. And then you get sad
That is Bear's best feature!
Just for reference, Crab, Ouro, Nin and I already have access to the board, I believe.
And here I thought I found a place of my own, to write down my erotic fantasies without anyone judging me!
There's a separate, secret board specifically where people judge you.
Just do it like me! Send it to a mod during a game! Ourob and Nin can confirm this!
Nice, can I judge the judges?
No, I'd never ever send annoying messages to mods during a game, let alone accusing them of ruining the game. Never.
Lord of Castamere
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Season 4/4.5 is our rebellious phase. We dyed our hair purple, cussed our parents out, and did a lot of drugs.
I'll get to it eventually. Work is picking up so I'm really busy nowadays.
Sorry everyone ! my performance in the last game was atrocious, i think it was due to coming from one game to the other and not having a pause in between. Even worse that i thought i could still play even though after the 1st day phase it was clear i would not be able to play like normal, due to some time restrictions.
Well i will learn from the mistake and i cannot wait to watch over y'all while you play those great looking Season 5 games
Well i will learn from the mistake and i cannot wait to watch over y'all while you play those great looking Season 5 games
Sorry everyone ! my performance in the last game was atrocious, i think it was due to coming from one game to the other and not having a pause in between. Even worse that i thought i could still play even though after the 1st day phase it was clear i would not be able to play like normal, due to some time restrictions.
Well i will learn from the mistake and i cannot wait to watch over y'all while you play those great looking Season 5 games
Well, I for one didn't see any difference in your performance this game compared to the others!
Because you always play atrociously
Joking, Joking......or am I????
Stop it Splinter, there's a new radiohead album imminent.
Don't get me excited I might cause another eruption on the island.
Yeah, blame the guy that had to do the moderators job and explain how the game works to people in order to prevent mass depression