The More Than Five Players DilemmaWhen your game night group grows beyond five, picking games to play becomes more difficult. My group has this occur frequently. Let me explain the options as I see them and one of the recent ways that my group managed this situation. Many in the board-gaming community have noticed that there seems to be a bit of a sweet spot when it comes to player count. Most of the more robust strategy and adventure games tend to be created to handle three to four players ideally. Recently we've seen publishers and designers create more game with a player count of up to five or even six. However at six plus, there seems to be a transition to more social or party style games. So what do you do when your game night group is going to be six or more? As more people gather at homes, pubs, game stores and the like, this issue seems to be occurring more frequently. Here are what I believe to be the primary options:
At a recent game night we had seven players planning to attend, so we decided to split into two tables. Since the group had two copies of AuZtralia (which can only play up to four) we set up two tables playing the same game. This turned out to work quite well. Everyone got to play the same game, just at different tables. The games ended within 15 minutes of each other. We even discussed the possibility of taking the highest scorers and pairing them together next time we play this game on two tables. Almost a tournament concept across multiple game nights. Maybe you have come up with a creative way to make six or more players work in a gaming group. If so, please share your experiences in the comments. Shadows of Brimstone: Forbidden FortressRecently I was invited to join in with a group of four others in playing the Forbidden Fortress standalone expansion/game in the Shadows of Brimstone series. Troy, Kurt, Kurt, and Mike were kind enough to let me select a new character and join them in their adventures. Shadows of Brimstone is a cooperative dungeon-crawl board game. It utilizes miniatures, dice and a role-playing foundation that allow players to play as a predefined character that can level-up and gain items along the way. In the original game, characters are based on classic western heroes. These characters encounter all kinds of foes and enemies on their adventures. When traveling through caverns and other locations, the party can encounter a portal. Portals send the group or a portion of the group to another location and/or time. Depending on the expansions you have available, the characters could be transported into a space ship or a fantasy setting. Anything is possible. Forbidden Fortress is a standalone game or can be combined with other Shadows of Brimstone expansions to expand the universe. Forbidden Fortress characters are based on Feudal Japanese heroes, legend and lore. Our party consists of a Sumo, Ninja, Monk, Sorceress and Kitsune. The mission we are currently embarking on is set within an ancient temple. The battles we have had thus far seem to be epic in scale, fighting as many as fourteen enemies at once. Even though its just been this one outing, I am really enjoying playing. I'm excited to build up my Kitsune character with new items and abilities as we complete adventures and level up together. I'll keep you informed with occasional updates and photos of our adventures. If you'd like to read more about Shadows of Brimstone: Forbidden Fortress on Board Game Geek, click here. Other Current Kickstarter CampaignsI occasionally receive requests to share information about current and upcoming gaming-related Kickstarter campaigns. Not all of them make it to my blog, however I do like to help out where I can. Many times I'll supply a little information and a link or even help promote when I can. One such recent request was for a new game called Kittens vs Puppies: The Card Game by Shadows Games. This is a cute deck-building game where teams of kittens and puppies battle it out by gaining items and rolling dice. This is the first Kickstarter project for this company. It's very difficult to get started in this industry and even more so, to gain the confidence of backers when you don't show a track record of past successes. If you're interested in learning more, check out the Kickstarter campaign by clicking here. To see the prototype in action and learn more about how the game is played, I've provided the YouTube video below. Thanks again for reading the King's GameNight gaming blog. I hope you find items of interest in my posts. If you have any suggestions for topics or want to let me know what you think about the site, please use the contact form. Or you can always leave comments after any of the articles. To check out previous posts, click on the archives links in the right column. Have a great time playing tabletop games and...
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