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    • #6557 Reply
      jsalbato@cnm.edu
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        Reply with your name, what you prefer to be called, then recommend a video game or board game that deserves more love that we are missing out on.

      • #6559 Reply
        jsalbato@cnm.edu
        Keymaster

          I’m Jeff Salbato (your teacher), but I prefer Jeff. You only need to introduce yourself in one of these sub-topics, but, because I’m the supposed leader here, I’ll post in all of them…

          Video games no one talks about that are genius: XCom2, Train Valley 2, Slime Rancher, Creeper World, Shapez, Defense Grid: Awakening.

          Video games that are popular and deserve to be: Portal, Borderlands 2, Far Cry 3 & 5, Monster Train, Saints Row the Third, Stardew Valley.

          2 player board games my wife and I love: Battle Lines, Targi, Arboretum, Pandemic, Lost Cities, Viticulture, Quest for El Dorado, Wingspan, Santorini.

          3-4 players: The Crew, Azul, Pandemic, Las Vegas.

          For groups: Wits & Wagers, Balderdash, Scattergories, Say Anything, Taboo, Pictures.

          • #27747 Reply
            Christopher Lueras

              I love so many different games on this list and Slime Rancher most definitely needs to be talked more about. I’ve personally sunk so many hours into the game and still haven’t discovered all that needs to be discovered there is so much to be discovered.

            • #27758 Reply
              jsalbato@cnm.edu
              Keymaster

                Thanks Chris! Slime Rancher is such a gem. If you are that person that loves to organize things just right (yes, I’m talking to you, Minecraft and Stardew Valley crazies) you may love Slime Rancher. Getting the right breeds in the right places and making the farm work like clockwork … until the cat ones escape and breed with the wrong slime and go psycho…)

                ooh…I just bought an early access version of Slime Rancher 2, but I haven’t tried it yet.

            • #27749 Reply
              Linnea

                My name is Linnea, which is what I prefer being called. I would recommend a game called Wingspan: The Board Game, it’s a board game about birds. It’s fairly non-competitive and fun to play when you’re looking for a more relaxing game with friends. The experience is sort-of like bird watching, except instead of birds there are cards – and you don’t have to go outside.

                – Linnea

                • #27759 Reply
                  jsalbato@cnm.edu
                  Keymaster

                    Linnea,
                    Yes! Wingspan is loved at our house. When you’re ready for a new one, try Pandemic or Viticulture…they are as good as Wingspan, about the same medium level of complexity, and so satisfying. Modern board games are so so good.

                • #37802 Reply
                  Taylor Lujan

                    Hello! My name is Taylor, but please call me Tay.

                    A few video games I have personally enjoyed (even if they make me want to toss my controller across the room) are;
                    Returnal, Ghost of Tsushima, Superliminal, endling, inside, and limbo.
                    I’ve seen a few of you mention slime rancher and if you haven’t already, I recommend bugsnax!
                    It’s not farming but you do have to catch these “bug snacks” and it can get a bit challenging.

                    As for boardgames I like to play cranium, and taco, cat, goat, cheese, pizza when I am with family. However, when I am with my fellow nerd herd I like to play blokus, Amazed (the game), Azul, Sequence, and scattergories,

                    If you enjoy board games I highly recommend Slice and Dice on Unser and McMahon! They have majority of these games, pizza, and D&D nights.

                    • #37826 Reply
                      jsalbato@cnm.edu
                      Keymaster

                        Taylor,
                        If you have some random/varied personalities in your group, Scattergories is a must, because the fun is when people try to convince the others that one of their answers should count. In our family, my wife is the outspoken and competitive one, and thus she tries to convince everyone her ridiculous answers are right, which is hilarious.
                        Also, my wife and I used to go to Slice & Dice weekly for a couple months and loved it. Good shout.
                        -Jeff

                    • #38231 Reply
                      Emily

                        Hello everyone,
                        My name is Emily, but I also like Em. I have always enjoyed video games, but was never super into them. However, my boyfriend and I custom built my PC almost two years ago and it has been amazing! It was a combination of his old parts that he no longer needed after upgrading his PC and new parts for mine. Anyways, after that I got super into PC games. I always finding myself coming back to popular cozy games like Stardew Valley, Minecraft, and The Sims 4. I am currently really excited for inZOI to come out. I also love a good story-rich adventure game. After the Fallout show came out I got super into Fallout 4. Some of my other all time favorites have been A Plague Tale: Innocence, Mail Time, and House Flipper. I also love a good game of Phasmaphobia every now and then. If you have any other recommendations please send them my way!

                        Talk more soon!

                        • #38287 Reply
                          jsalbato@cnm.edu
                          Keymaster

                            Em,
                            If you like Minecraft and Stardew Valley, then you should check out Satisfactory and Slime Rancher. Satisfactory is Minecraft but with industrialization, and Slime Rancher is Stardew Valley but your chores are collecting and breeding adorable mutant critters.

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