BGTG 144 - Gaming with Regular People (with David Gullett)
Boardgames To Go13 Tammi 2014

BGTG 144 - Gaming with Regular People (with David Gullett)

Have you ever played Bunco? I'm now in a couples Bunco group, a new thing for me. It goes without saying that this is not the kind of gaming group I normally have, and talk about on the show. These are not hobby gamers. They aren't even party gamers. They're just regular folks, all empty nest-ers (or close to it, like me), who get together to talk, have dinner & drinks. That we play a game or two at the end of the night for a few bucks' stakes is purely a social activity, absolutely not intended to be competitive. After Bunco kind of wore off, the group switched to LCR. Yikes!

Here's my Catch-22: I want a game that's more fun for me because it has a little bit of strategy, but everyone else wants a game that is so easy & automatic that it doesn't pressure anyone or limit conversation. Almost by definition, this is a no-man's land since it's looking for a game that has decision-making yet requires no thought.

Well, gamers often make suggestions about titles they think are light enough, but really aren't. Or we consider party games. In this podcast I cover that very topic with Dave Gullett, who is the rare gamer who understands my dilemma! In the show we go through a lot of ideas, and I proceed to basically shoot them all down for one reason or another. Am I the problem? Or is it basically un-solvable with the constraints I've given myself?

Look at all the types of games we consider, and please give me your own ideas. Particularly if you've had some success in similar situations, tell me about the games you played as well as describing that situation and its other players.

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Boardgames To Go 252D - Mark Madness 2026 (Elite Eight with Adam Brocker)

Boardgames To Go 252D - Mark Madness 2026 (Elite Eight with Adam Brocker)

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Boardgames To Go 252C - Mark Madness 2026 (2nd Round of 32)

Boardgames To Go 252C - Mark Madness 2026 (2nd Round of 32)

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Boardgames To Go 252B - Mark Madness 2026 (1st Round of 64)

Boardgames To Go 252B - Mark Madness 2026 (1st Round of 64)

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Boardgames To Go 252A - Mark Madness 2026 (Introduction) with Adam Brocker

Boardgames To Go 252A - Mark Madness 2026 (Introduction) with Adam Brocker

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Boardgames To Go 251 - German Vacation

Boardgames To Go 251 - German Vacation

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Boardgames To Go 250 - This and That Again

Boardgames To Go 250 - This and That Again

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Boardgames To Go 249 - Annual Retrospective & Feedback

Boardgames To Go 249 - Annual Retrospective & Feedback

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Boardgames To Go 248 - Two Game Conventions (with Greg Pettit)

Boardgames To Go 248 - Two Game Conventions (with Greg Pettit)

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