Board Games @sopuli.xyz AwesomeLowlander @sh.itjust.works 4w ago

Only Objective of Complicated Board Game is Accurately Setting It Up

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INDIANAPOLIS — The Cyclopean Cycle, a board game so convoluted that players win by merely assembling it correctly, has become one of this year’s most anticipated…

For something that's satire, I have to say the numbers are surprisingly low. Though maybe that says more about my tastes than anything else 🤔.

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That... actually sounds like an interesting idea for a board game
- They're called "puzzles".
- What does it says about everyone that agrees (me included) ? I would have fun with that and know at least another person who would.
  
  Let me introduce you to jigsaw puzzles. They even come with a picture showing you exactly where every piece should go! :D
Star Wars: Imperial Assault

I was gifted it and still haven't found a group willing to play. It's easier to get a SW5e party together, or Mothership
Made by Fantasy Flight. The only contents are the instructions and 3,007 unsorted 1mm x 1mm cardboard tokens.
Campaign for Africa?
None of the rules mentioned in the article actually sound that convoluted (other than specific names I wouldn't remember). I've played worse.
I am looking at you nemesis.
Not sure I ever even played Mousetrap.
A full fleet scenario for Star Fleet Battles would make this game look like tic-tac-toe.
Small book for a 2.5 hour setup. (25 pages)

Empyreal feels like it's a long of a setup, but it's not nearly that bad.

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