• MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net
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    8 months ago

    Re Catan and Carcassone, my opinion is flipped. Yeah, a new Catan player can screw themselves early, but that’s where having a good group comes in. The first game (or few games) should be helping the newbie understand the rules and strategies. More fun for everyone that way.

    I’ve been playing Carcassone off and on for 15-20 years, and it still feels like the winner is largely determined by who got lucky with their first few farmers. It’s also entirely possible that I’m not a good enough player to really get what’s going on - it’s one of those games that I’ll play if that’s what everyone else wants to do, but never one that I’d suggest. It just never clicked with me.

    • dumpsterlid@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      I don’t loveee carcassone, I agree I especially find it frustrating that you don’t know if there are even any more of the tiles you need left in the pool so it feels extra chaotic.

      Still, it is a game people tend to like and damn it is so much better than old board games I will happily play it over and over again…. but yeah I’d rather play Concordia, Agricola or Dominion tho…