Party Games disguised as a Euro or an Ameri-trash Game

1. Board Game: Lord of the Rings [Average Rating:6.91 Overall Rank:341]

Kevin Beckey

(beckeykevin)

United States
Minneapolis
Minnesota

This is not a Euro!!!

Lord of the Rings is described as being a revolutionary co-operative Euro. Um, no. This is actually a revolutionary PARTY GAME for gamers! Players draw a Tile (aka a Card) and perform an action as stated on the card... but before performing the action, they talk amongst each other before giving their final answer.

Is this anything like playing Puerto Rico, Princes of Florence, or El Grande? Um no! This is a highly entertaining experience in which Gamers can play an alternative to Cranium.

sauron

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Edited Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:43 am
Posted Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:30 am

Rob Herman

(Sitnaltax)

United States
Cleveland
Ohio

It's always a party when Dr. K is around.

Posted Tue Oct 23, 2007 6:18 am
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2. Board Game: RoboRally [Average Rating:7.24 Overall Rank:162]

Kevin Beckey

(beckeykevin)

United States
Minneapolis
Minnesota

This is not Ameri-Trash!!!

RoboRally is considered an Ameri-trash Classic. This is Ameri-trash card management, gut intuition, and player elimination at it's finest. Um, no! This is actually a PARTY GAME for gamers in which players play cards in order to get a good laugh.

Players play cards in order to watch something funny take place. The most enjoyable times in this game are usually when something unexpected happens... like when someone's Robot pushes someone elses Robot into a Pit, Laser, Transporter, Goo, etc...

Does this sound like BattleLore, Memoir '44, or Cosmic Encounter! Um, no! This is a highly entertaining experience in which Gamers can play something other than Truth or Dare Jenga and have a good laugh!

robot

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Edited Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:43 am
Posted Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:43 am

3. Board Game: Zendo [Average Rating:7.33 Overall Rank:291]

Kevin Beckey

(beckeykevin)

United States
Minneapolis
Minnesota

This is not an Abstract!!!

Zendo is cool to play in a similar way that playing Go is cooler than playing Chess. It's an exotic Abstract that is very, VERY deep. Um no! This is not an Abstract. This is a PARTY GAME for Gamers!

One player creates a logic puzzle (aka a Picture) and the other players try to guess what it is. Does this sound like a typical top 200 board game! Um, no. This is basically an exotic Pictionary for people who can't draw. Or maybe something Sudoku players do as a social activity.

ninja

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Edited Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:43 am
Posted Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:09 am

4. Board Game: Time's Up! [Average Rating:7.46 Overall Rank:151]

Kevin Beckey

(beckeykevin)

United States
Minneapolis
Minnesota

This is not a Top 100 Game on BoardGameGeek!

Time's Up not only has plenty of Expansions, but it is also in the Top 100 Games on BoardGameGeek! Is this the next Puerto Rico? Um, no! This is a PARTY GAME!

I've actually never played this game before, but it makes this list.

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Edited Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:44 am
Posted Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:22 am

Edward

(Spire)

United States
Irvine
California

There is no disguise at all here, so this game doesn't belong on this list.

Posted Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:50 am
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Travis Easton

(Mutombo)

United States
Casey
Illinois

All this list is proving is that someone has a particular disdain for party games.

I feel that Time's Up is one of the best of the party genre and therefore deserves its high ranking. If anything, that should get more people to try it out. I think you'd see that many "gamers" think the game is great, also.

Edited Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:52 pm
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Kevin Beckey

(beckeykevin)

United States
Minneapolis
Minnesota

Mutombo wrote:

All this list is proving is that someone has a particular disdain for party games.

I feel that Time's Up is one of the best of the party genre and therefore deserves its high ranking. If anything, that should get more people to try it out. I think you'd see that many "gamers" think the game is great, also.

I actually highly enjoy party games. I have never played Time's Up, but I am facinated by the fact that it is in the Top 100 amongst gamers. The only disdain I really have is for Munchkin! The other games mentioned are great.

My purpose for this list was to re-examine why I like RoboRally and LOTR so much. Currently I rate both games as amongst my favorites, but I never would play them during a typical gaming session. I guess they are both so unique from the other games that I usually play that I devote special game nights entirely to either LOTR or RoboRally.

Edited Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:44 pm
Posted Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:28 pm
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5. Board Game: Munchkin [Average Rating:6.03 Overall Rank:2014]

Kevin Beckey

(beckeykevin)

United States
Minneapolis
Minnesota

This is not a Poorly Rated Card Game!!!

Munchkin is considered a poorly rated card game on BoardGame Geek. Players play silly cards that sometimes make other people laugh, depending if they like the text on the card. Players favor certain other players and help them out. Players who they don't like, they spite! Does this sound like a poorly rated San Juan or Twilight Struggle? Um, no! This is a PARTY GAME that is less mainstream than Apples to Apples!

yuk