Haters gonna hate, but some of you have a shameful secret. Some might call it a badge of honor.
You are a tabletop gamer.
Boardgames, pen and paper RPGs, card games--one way or another, you are in a deeper tier of nerddom than most.
That's a good thing! Let's talk about games played ontop of tables. From D&D to Magic the Gathering to Fluxx to Chess, there's a bevy of games that I suspect some of you partake in.
I've gotten a fair amount of boardgame playing and RPG stuff going on with my non-tabletop gamer friends, and it's fun bringing them into new experiences. I played the card game Dominion with a friend who usually sticks to more non-nerdy stuff and now he likes playing it more than I do.
I'm about to DM a Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition (hater's gonna hate) adventure with some friends with all-but no experience with RPGs. After playing this edition for a while I can safely say I enjoy it far more than the previous D&Ds because it makes the gamey part of the game streamlined and fun. Sure, there are plenty of good RPGs that focus on the roleplay and story-telling (my choice for this is Burning Wheel), but dammit, sometimes it's fun to have a beer and pretzels session.
Tell me about your board game experiences. The good, the bad and the nerdy--all are welcome to hear about.
And some links to the games I mentioned:
D&D
Burning Wheel
Dominion
Magic the Gathering
Fluxx
...Chess
You are a tabletop gamer.
Boardgames, pen and paper RPGs, card games--one way or another, you are in a deeper tier of nerddom than most.
That's a good thing! Let's talk about games played ontop of tables. From D&D to Magic the Gathering to Fluxx to Chess, there's a bevy of games that I suspect some of you partake in.
I've gotten a fair amount of boardgame playing and RPG stuff going on with my non-tabletop gamer friends, and it's fun bringing them into new experiences. I played the card game Dominion with a friend who usually sticks to more non-nerdy stuff and now he likes playing it more than I do.
I'm about to DM a Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition (hater's gonna hate) adventure with some friends with all-but no experience with RPGs. After playing this edition for a while I can safely say I enjoy it far more than the previous D&Ds because it makes the gamey part of the game streamlined and fun. Sure, there are plenty of good RPGs that focus on the roleplay and story-telling (my choice for this is Burning Wheel), but dammit, sometimes it's fun to have a beer and pretzels session.
Tell me about your board game experiences. The good, the bad and the nerdy--all are welcome to hear about.
And some links to the games I mentioned:
D&D
Burning Wheel
Dominion
Magic the Gathering
Fluxx
...Chess