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Looking for an awesome pub game for 2-4p! (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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What we‘re looking for:

Easy to learn, hard to master
small footprint
It has to be great with both 2 or more players (up to 5)
exciting (push your luck or take that or similar mechanisms, maybe bluffing? A coop small engine builder tycoon game heavier than Bohnanza maybe?)

What we already have and like, but are bad with 2p

The Crew: Awesome, but sucks at 2p
For Sale
High Society

What we didn‘t enjoy:

Sushi Go Party
Cascadia (also too big)
King if Toyko (awesome but a bit too big, we‘d prefer a game without dice)
Love Letter
Coup

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

These are all great fun with 2-5, and may fit your requirements:

Port Royal

Century: Spice Road

Camel Up

Incan Gold (AKA Diamant)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

On the lighter side i would suggest king of the dice as a yahtzee+ game, or port royal. A little mire involved and a great game is rajas of the ganges - the dice charmers (roll & write with good decisions)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Three Cheers For Master. Struggles a little with the small footprint aspect, board states can get pretty large, but it is small and portable, quick to play, and a LOT of fun.

I often refer to it as the good version of Munchkin, in that its very funny, and features a lot of direct attack mechanics. The key difference is that every attack relies on exploiting a weakness in the opponent's board state. Instead of just feeling like you got fucked, you're always left thinking "Shit, I should have seen that coming. I'll do better next time."

Also, the card art and flavour text are some of the best I've ever seen.