What game mechanics do you avoid at all costs?
Are there any game mechanics that you really dislike or just tend to stay away from?
As much as I enjoyed playing games like #The Quacks of Quedlinburg or #Cubitos, I tend to stay away from PRESS YOUR LUCK because I always push it to the limit and I usually always lose miserably...
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nwrex Moderator Level 116 months ago
I was much better at bluffing games when I was a teenager, but I'm not good at them, am a terrible liar, and also avoid them.
compasssion 10 months ago
I'm really bad at bluffing, you could play against me and be certain to win ... said the toaster
theDL Moderator Level 116 months ago
Yep, it just feels bad, not fun. I think that being bad at it kind of goes hand in hand with not enjoying it, haha.
4tsawicki Moderator Level 116 months ago
We don't enjoy most dungeon crawlers, or war games where you have to measure everything. Also don't like one vs all unless it's Hidden movement.
JuneBloom 16 months ago
I love most board games but whenever I play most dungeon crawlers, that is the one time when all I think about is that I would rather be playing a video game. I get the measuring, that is an issue, but the play itself and player progression I think is just better in video games.
4tsawicki Moderator Level 116 months ago
I'd agree with you there. That's the tough thing with designing any RPG style Board game, how do you make it a better than a video game version? I can't think of any that are better if you like video games, but a few might feel ok for a video game.player to play with a non video game player. Destinies comes to mind for me. Certainly not up to par with a video game RPG,.but I find it fun to play (it does have a great app though)
Crazybirdman Premium User10 months ago
Almost forgot: anyting where you have to yell something out on your when you play.
docker37 10 months ago
I stay away from Real Time Games. Games like #Magic Maze or #Escape: The Curse of the Temple just end up being too stressful for what I want in my game night.
nwoll 16 months ago
Push-your-luck
It's an inherently broken mechanic. Two players can make the same decision with the exact same information and exact same odds of success and it can work out great for one person and horrible for the other person. That's an imbalanced game. Unless we have asymmetric player powers, all players should get the same result for the same action. (Or at least close - like drawing cards)
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Comment deleted.lievendv 16 months ago
point salad scoring is kinda meh for me; hard to go with an "eye on the prize" mentality.
JuneBloom 16 months ago
I get it, so many choices that no choice feels special. Instead of different paths to victory, kind of just a random field.
Crazybirdman Premium User16 months ago
Personally, I don't like auction games where you lose the amount you bid even if you don't win the auction. Other than that, there are just games I avoid playing with certain people. Either becasue I know they don't like it, or I don't like playing that type of game with them
JuneBloom 16 months ago
Oh wow, that is so true, I didn't think how much that bothered me until this exact moment but you are so right!
apertotes 16 months ago
I dislike almost all kinds of party games (drawing, charades, social deduction, dixit). I also have a deep aversion to semi-coop games.
apertotes 16 months ago
Pandemic, Hanabi, Robinson Crusoe, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: cooperative
Archipelago, Dead of Winter, Legendary (although almost everyone ignores the competitive part), CO2: semi-coop
Please note that I do not consider games like Battlestar Galactica as semi-coop. They are team games. Two sides compete for the victory and one team wins, and then there is no big winner among the players of the winner team. They all share victory as equals.
nwrex Moderator Level 116 months ago
Thanks for noting the distinction. I haven't played any semi-coop games.
nwrex Moderator Level 116 months ago
I am not good at negotiation, bidding, or any games involving deception and try to avoid them. Player elimination games (like #Risk) have not been to my liking since college. However, I do love something like #Scotland Yard, a hide-and-seek type game. I have not played anything that has an aggressive one-against-all mechanic to know if I would like that or not.
I also tend to push my luck on #The Quacks of Quedlinburg. I find the rat tails somewhat soften the blow of pressing my luck too much.
Sarah Cundari 16 months ago
I know it is about half of the board games out there but I just do not like playing very aggressive games with my group of friends. If anyone targets anyone for anything bad there is all this animosity like "why me, how dare you" and it always creates problems. Maybe I just need new friends..
We tend to do a lot of roll and writes these days and those tend to be the farthing thing from aggression. I am ok with the solitaire with other players type of vibe of games like #Welcome to...
nwrex Moderator Level 116 months ago
I'm not one for aggresvie play either. The ambush cards in #Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale can sometimes come across as aggressive, and sometimes a player minimizes the damage to another player. The effects can be minimized in future turns, but people can take that differently.
Have you played it? If so, how does that fit with your group? It's one of my favorite games, both solo and in a group.
Sarah Cundari 16 months ago
We do like Cartographers. That is exactly what we do when we have to swap maps, no one wants to be the person that is particularly damaging. It is such a small thing that no one really feels like it interferes too much but is still a nice little piece of player interaction that could affect things later.
nwrex Moderator Level 116 months ago
That's great. Have you ordered the expansion or any of the three new maps? I did and look forward to playing them when they finally ship.
theDL Moderator Level 116 months ago
Maybe something like #Wingspan? There are a lot of games where you can't do much to mess with other players beyond roll and writes. My wife feels the same way, so I understand the feelings. A few games that we love to play together are #Orléans, #Everdell, #Kingdomino, and #Cascadia (that one just delivered from Kickstarter). Plus the aforementioned Wingspan.
Sarah Cundari 16 months ago
#Wingspan has been on our list. Now if someone just gets a copy so we can play! I like #Kingdomino, haven't played #Orléans or #Everdell.
Ckneeland 50 days ago
Stock games are an instant no play for me. Not sure why, just lose all interest
theDL Moderator Level 116 months ago
For me it's bluffing. Any game where I'm required to lie is one that I'll avoid like the plague. I do not have fun.