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What is a good board game for beginners to expand in to? started with Catan, maybe looking to shake things up. (self.boardgames)

submitted 2 years ago by Pyr_Pressure to c/[email protected]

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Hi, me and my cousins had a good thing going for a long time playing Catan but we are looking to shake things up. We have played Catan regularly for over s year, but find that it's getting a little stale. We are looking for a game that requires a lot of strategy, planning, teamwork but also betrayal and backstabbing, yet also not take half an hour to set up and dismantle.

In Catan we love that the board changes every game and therefore the strategy, but found that once we got to the castles and knights expansion there was one strategy that beat out all the rest which sort of deflated the fun (first person to get science bonus seemed to win 90% of the time).

Any other board games out there for beginners that don't take forever to set up and put away? Not huge into role playing, but never say never I guess.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Some other classics I love that I haven't seen recommended yet:

Power Grid
Ticket to Ride
Puerto Rico
Agricola
Viticulture

I agree with pretty much everyone else too! There are a ton of great boardgames to explore and starting with Catan and a regular group is a great place to be in.