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Re:Simplifying Board Games by drdeadringer on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @01:53PM (#23393879)
About 15 years ago I came across "Cheapass Games". They sell you the bare minimum of what you need to play the given game you're buying on the assumption that most people//gamers already have all the dice, play money, and tchotchkes otherwise needed to fill out what's needed to play the game.

Obligatory "I just bought an item, no other affiliation" notation.

https://cheapass.com/

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Re:Simplifying Board Games by cwilkes on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @10:38PM (#23399089)
I was shocked when playing Tak at the Zoka coffeeshop behind uVillage in Seattle another customer recognized it and said that the inventor lived around the corner.

I really like the game, mainly as the rules are incredibly simple. Also don’t have to keep track of what cards were played and what’s left in the deck.

Hive is another simple rules game that’s really fun to play.

https://cheapass.com/tak/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hive_(game)

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Re:Simplifying Board Games by chris_st on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @04:49PM (#23396138)
And now they're free to print and play!

So go now, and play "Give me the brain", "Lord of the Fries", "Kill Doctor Lucky", "Spree", and "Unexploded Cow".

On the other hand, skip entirely "Bitin' off Heads", "Devil Bunny", and "The Great Brain Robbery".

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Re:Simplifying Board Games by eru on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @11:31PM (#23399382)
"Kill Doctor Lucky" is definitely worth a try. Thematically you might also like "Save Doctor Lucky".
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Re:Simplifying Board Games by drdeadringer on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @05:25PM (#23396487)
The one I bought and kept is "Witch Trail".
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