:) And thanks for the other recommendations! I am kinda looking for both, great games in general that I could try to see if I want to pick them up even if the implementations aren't the best, as well as great implementations that are just fun to play online.Ĭlick to shrink.Yeah, true. After the first 30 minutes, it never felt like I did anything relevant in that game, it just felt like the game happened to me, instead of me playing the game and making interesting choices that open up for strategic options.īut it's certainly one on the list I would try again at some point to see if my opinion changes.Īs for Ark Nova, I will definitely give it another try. I also own TTA, Tzolkin and Caverna for example and never realized any of them are on BGA either, haha.Īrnak for example was just not a game I enjoyed at all. Their game search/discovery features are unfortunately a bit lackluster. Yeah, I haven't tried most BGA implementations of games I own yet, I love Canvas and the expansion irl, but I didn't even know it's on BGA. Similarly, I think Photosynthesis is not the same on a screen, but it's a fun game with an unusual theme. Although I think the main gimmick of Canvas is lost when not playing with a physical copy. If you prefer simpler, more abstract and puzzley strategy, try Marrakech. Similarly It's a Wonderful World is a highly ranked game that I struggle to appreciate. I hate the game itself with a passion, but many like it. Beyond the Sun has great BGA implementation. Or Through the Ages? TtA is great, but it can also be very punishing if you don't know what you are doing, so don't just jump in on an online game.Īlso from Czech games, there's Tzolk'in. I've been meaning to try Great Western Trail on BGA but haven't yet. I prefer Agricola but many rank Caverna higher. It's quite simple with interesting push your luck gameplay, and works well online. If you have 200 physical games, you surely know Pandemic, Alhambra, Puerto Rico. It's just so busy that it's hard to see everything that's happening.Īlso looking at your list, Race for the Galaxy and Lost Ruins of Arnak are too low! Both are top tier games and their BGA implementations are good. I'd say the game is 5/5 but playing it on BGA is 3/5. Ark nova is a contender for the best game on BGA, but it's so complicated that learning to play it online and even playing it online when you know it is not very simple. One of the very few subscriptions I pay for.įirst of all, are you asking for good games that run on BGA or games that are especially good to play on BGA? Those are two different things. Here, have some pandas from Takenoko:īGA premium here. Its a full game platform.Īlso you can do live games, or turn based correspondence games over days/weeks for every game and play via phones (though I only recommend the simpler ones for mobile). You can play online against randoms, have leaderboards, leagues, achievements, all the good stuff. You can often learn games while playing them, which is a LOT easier than going through rather dry rulebooks. One of the biggest benefits of BGA are their interactive tutorials. They have a wide array of different implementations for boardgames, most of them fully automated for upkeep (point scoring, round effects, card drawing) and many of their versions feel right how they are played, compared to the awkwardness of something like Tabletop Simulator (Which I also loved, but I would never play a game on TS if its on Boardgamearena) Link: Quick primer: What is Board Game Arena?įirst of all: Its free (with shorter wait times for premium players)Īnd Its pretty much the best platform to play boardgames on that are featured on their site. I am a bit too busy to make a full thread right now, but I need a thread to dump some opinions and recommendations, so there you go :P I have 200 games in my irl boardgame collection and often use BGA to try new games that might be relevant for my collection.
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