# Board Games **URL:** \ **Category:** Fun & Games\ **Created:** [February 11, 2025, 6:37am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/board-games/248688 "2025-02-11T06:37:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Membrillo](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/membrillo/32/139669_2.png) [@Membrillo](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Membrillo)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 6:37am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/board-games/248688/1 "2025-02-11T06:37:25Z")
This thread is to talk about board games, find players, etc. It comes from a discussion from which I quote the last two comments. > [@Activities and fun things to do Taipei for the young at heart](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/activities-and-fun-things-to-do-taipei-for-the-young-at-heart/225193/45): > > I am what we call in Spanish a culoduro (hard-ass). I tend to prefer long and complex games, mostly euros, so a tough ass is an advantage to endure long games. > > Here are the games I have here in Taiwan. My wife and my daughter have some others, but those are not included here. I also have some more games in Spain, but who knows when I will be able to bring them over here. > > ![1739240956427](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/3X/e/2/e22dd066fdd15f7dbf654915af9be1d57cf34cdf.jpeg) > > ![1739240968103](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/3X/4/0/401d5314e84d54e5420d5d21865935ccde89310a.jpeg) > > ![1739240977410](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/3X/5/d/5dc5a069c66569c4abd00bdc46e7562a36733603.jpeg) > > ![1739240987908](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/3X/a/c/ac713d359253f4f9a1194abeecb7ca35199592fe.jpeg) > > ![1739240997857](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/3X/e/e/ee8e7a341e7dc787d046e61f8d09e565f063f70d.jpeg) > [@Activities and fun things to do Taipei for the young at heart](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/activities-and-fun-things-to-do-taipei-for-the-young-at-heart/225193/46): > > Nice, and fair. We all like what we like. Euros can be fun, but it’s gotta be the right crowd, and often it isn’t good for me until the 3rd or 4th play. And that’s just a lot of time commitment. > > I’ve played or watched played once: Splendor, Hanabi, Concordia > > I’ve played or watched more than once: Tichu and 6 Nimmt. I’d play both again. > > From your games, I’m most curious and would try Hive and LeHavre. > > My games are in the USA, but I enjoy Dominion, Ricochet Robots, and social deduction games (example: One Night Ultimate Werewolf). > > Do you know the card game “No Thanks”? > > Thanks for your DM (just got it). Let’s continue this there so we don’t spam others too much. But if someone is reading, you should DM us if you are interested in this. Maybe keep it public as long as we don´t share private info, in case we gather someone else´s attention. I own a copy of Ricochet Robots… in Spain. I like it but it has the problem of balance between players. A player who finds solutions much faster than others can completely nullify those not so good players, leading to frustration and the feel that you are not really playing. I have tokens inside the 6 Nimmt box to play No thanks. Great little game. Hive is great. If you like Chess and the like, you´ll probably enjoy it. Le Havre is a heavy game. It just happens that I played it yesterday after a long time. My copy is in Spanish. It is not a dealbreaker because most cards are language independent and the others have little text. Moreover, everything is public so one player can translate whatever needs to be translated. Anyway, it adds a bit of fiddliness to a game that already has a fair amount of it. I can´t play games like Tichu, Mü and Mus because one of the group doesn’t like this kind of card games. And we are usually 3 and these games are either 4-player exclusive or best with 4. A pity. ---
**Author:** ![ALL\_DAY](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@ALL\_DAY](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/ALL_DAY)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 7:28am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/board-games/248688/2 "2025-02-11T07:28:25Z")
Holy shit that’s a lot of games I’ve never heard of before. Would be interested in trying all of them out over time though… ---
**Author:** ![Membrillo](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/membrillo/32/139669_2.png) [@Membrillo](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Membrillo)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 7:56am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/board-games/248688/3 "2025-02-11T07:56:36Z")
You’ll definitely need more than all day to play them all 😋 I’m open to suggestions. Sadly I can’t host since the chances of a kid godzilling the board are not zero. ---
**Author:** ![ALL\_DAY](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@ALL\_DAY](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/ALL_DAY)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 8:30am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/board-games/248688/4 "2025-02-11T08:30:52Z")
“Sorry” was a fun game as a kid. Monopoly not so much when siblings kept cheating at the game… ---
**Author:** ![ALL\_DAY](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@ALL\_DAY](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/ALL_DAY)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 8:33am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/board-games/248688/5 "2025-02-11T08:33:18Z")
Some other suggestions would be: \*\*Conquest of the Empire \*\*Axis and Allies (1941 edition is a good one to start with) ---
**Author:** ![Chongman99](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/chongman99/32/246136_2.png) [@Chongman99](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Chongman99)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 8:36am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/board-games/248688/6 "2025-02-11T08:36:01Z")
As a game designer hobbyist, I think all games can be modified to be made more fun for mixed levels and experience. Either simplified or handicapped. Sometimes it’s as easy as letting new players have some “undos”, giving them a head start, or having them play on a team of 2. (For Ricochet Robots, that means that the first player to find it says the number, then the second player on the team also needs to find it.) I know modifying rules horrifies some “purists”, but I think it is fine. ---
**Author:** ![Membrillo](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/membrillo/32/139669_2.png) [@Membrillo](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Membrillo)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/board-games/248688/7 "2025-02-11T08:47:38Z")
> [@ALL\_DAY](#): > > Conquest of the Empire Conquest of the Empire (2005) is based on Struggle of Empires (2004), which I own a copy. SoE is a better game, if only because it doesn’t need a table the size of a Taiwanese apartment. > [@Chongman99](#): > > I know modifying rules horrifies some “purists” 🫣 I only do it in some very specific circumstances. Usually I’m very skeptical about house ruling. ---
**Author:** ![ALL\_DAY](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@ALL\_DAY](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/ALL_DAY)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 9:24am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/board-games/248688/8 "2025-02-11T09:24:19Z")
> [@Membrillo](#): > > Conquest of the Empire (2005) is based on Struggle of Empires (2004), which I own a copy I had to do a little digging and was surprised to see this game got not one, but two reprints! I still have the 1982 version from Milton Bradley. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Membrillo](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/membrillo/32/139669_2.png) [@Membrillo](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Membrillo)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 9:34am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/board-games/248688/9 "2025-02-11T09:34:38Z")
I think that’s a whole different game. The 2005 edition had two sets of rules, one based in the original and the other in SoE. I would play the old one, but not many of these old games can compete with more modern ones. More often than not they are too long for what they offer. Still a nice game to have, I’m happy you kept it with you. ---
**Author:** ![bingobango](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/bingobango/32/227979_2.png) [@bingobango](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/bingobango)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 10:58am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/board-games/248688/10 "2025-02-11T10:58:54Z")
A game designer hobbyist here as well, though I admit I skew toward simpler gamers. Love house rules and creative modifications that can help mitigate a weak point(s) in a game. Recently purchased a couple sets of Dice Throne. Root is coming in soon. To really showcase how casual of a board game enthusiast I am…I actually enjoy casual party games like Munchkin and Exploding Kittens (well, I guess these are actually card games) 😅 Open to heavier stuff though. I have pretty much exclusively just played these with visiting friends and family, though want to branch out and try to get plugged into a group here in Taipei. ---
**Author:** ![ALL\_DAY](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@ALL\_DAY](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/ALL_DAY)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 11:02am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/board-games/248688/11 "2025-02-11T11:02:28Z")
Could always go for “Cards Against Humanity” 😏😏 ---
**Author:** ![Membrillo](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/membrillo/32/139669_2.png) [@Membrillo](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Membrillo)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 12:24pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/board-games/248688/12 "2025-02-11T12:24:37Z")
> [@bingobango](#): > > Open to heavier stuff though. You better be: > [@bingobango](#): > > Root is coming in soon ---
**Author:** ![bingobango](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/bingobango/32/227979_2.png) [@bingobango](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/bingobango)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 12:30pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/board-games/248688/13 "2025-02-11T12:30:32Z")
> [@ALL\_DAY](#): > > Could always go for “Cards Against Humanity” 😏😏 That game slaps too. Definitely better with more people. > [@Membrillo](#): > > You better be: For sure…read about it quite a bit and have resigned to the reality that it will take at least a game or two to figure out what the heck I am doing. 😅 ---
**Author:** ![ALL\_DAY](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@ALL\_DAY](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/ALL_DAY)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 12:54pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/board-games/248688/14 "2025-02-11T12:54:56Z")
> [@bingobango](#): > > > [@ALL\_DAY](#): > > > > Could always go for “Cards Against Humanity” 😏😏 > > That game slaps too. Definitely better with more people Speaking of which - is there a Chinese version I can find and purchase? ---
**Author:** ![Membrillo](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/membrillo/32/139669_2.png) [@Membrillo](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Membrillo)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/board-games/248688/15 "2025-02-11T13:16:08Z")
爆炸貓 is the Chinese name, published by GoKids. Edit: I thought you were talking about Exploding Kittens. Cards Against Humanity is not the kind of game published here XD ---
**Author:** ![Chongman99](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/chongman99/32/246136_2.png) [@Chongman99](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Chongman99)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 11:26pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/board-games/248688/16 "2025-02-11T23:26:15Z")
I would watch a game of Root, but probably would not play. Because it is fun, but I don’t want to ruin it when I say after 90 minutes, “i think I’m done”. {Smirk} ---
**Author:** ![dominic42](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@dominic42](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/dominic42)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/board-games/248688/17 "2026-06-28T12:47:04Z")
I know this thread is a bit older, but I’d love to find other board gamers to play with. No matter if it’s at board games cafes, I’ll invite, whatever else. Some board games I got here that I’d be happy to share, play, invite for (I live in Xindian): - Cluedo - Ticket to Ride - Exploding Kittens - Forbidden Island - Mysterium Park - Bomb Kittens - Take 6 - and a couple smaller ones ---
**Author:** ![gui](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@gui](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/gui)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/board-games/248688/18 "2026-10-18T13:41:51Z")
Hey I am looking for people to play Tabletop Simulator with on the evenings after work. I also have a couple physical games to play if anyone is near Xinzhuang District: Eldritch Horror, Pandemic, Jaipur, LOTR Duel.