7: Gateway Games with Gareth H. Graham

In this episode we discuss the games we play when introducing our non-gamer friends to board games, and why we like using these particular games to do it.

What you playing / News
More animé themed boardgames!
http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/jasco-games-to-make-games-based-on-cowboy-bebop-and-dragonball-z/
Tabletopia PC board gaming system. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P6VKoek5PU
Zach:
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game
Senji
Blood Rage
Citadels
Francis Drake
Star Wars Imperial Assault
One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Daybreak
Last Night on Earth
Card Hunter (http://game.cardhunter.com)
Gareth:
Glass Road
One Night Ultimate Werewolf
Elder Sign Solo
Warhammer Diskwars
Topic
Gateway games. What games do you use to get your friends into games?
The classics: Catan, Carcassonne
The new wave: Ticket to Ride, Small World, Takenoko,
The thematic coop(to eliminate fear): Mansions of Madness, Dead of Winter, Pandemic(s), Forbidden(s)
Gateway “Hooks” - Theme v.s. Mechanics

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