Introduce yourself: Video game or board game

[jsalbato@cnm.edu]

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.

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[jsalbato@cnm.edu]

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, Satisfactory, Saints Row the Third, Stardew Valley.

2 player board games: Battle Lines, Spirit Island, Targi, Arboretum, Pandemic, Lost Cities, Viticulture, Quest for El Dorado, Wingspan, Santorini, Slay the Spire.

3-4 players: The Crew, Azul, Pandemic, No Thanks, Gizmos, Quirky Circuits.

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

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[Ella Lent-Koop]

Hello! My name is Ella Lent-Koop, I go by Ella.

I personally do not play video games, but I love board games.

My favorites are ticket to ride, code names, Harry Potter clue, Sorry, and Catan!

Card games weren’t asked for, but I’ll name a few anyway. I love Phase 10, The Chameleon, and Speed!

[jsalbato@cnm.edu]

Woohoo! If I had to choose, I would favor board games as well…I just don’t get to play them often enough.

Ticket to Ride and Codenames are great, and Phase 10 is solid…all three are in my collection. I’ve played the others but gave them away to make room for my growing collection.

If you are looking for a new games, based on your interests, you would probably love Pandemic, Quest for El Dorado, and Cubitos

[Clark Pollard Jr]

Hey, my name is Clark Pollard Jr. You can just call me Clark. I play a lot of video games and a fair amount of board games. Some video games I recommend are Elden Ring, Minecraft, Terraria, Monster Hunter Wilds, and Palworld.

Elden Ring is a pretty challenging game, but if you have patience and can recognize patterns, you’ll do pretty well.

If you want something more laid back you got Minecraft. It’s a fun game where you build whatever you want and/or survive through the night.

Terraria is basically Minecraft but 2D, and has a lot more bosses. Terraria can definitely be challenging at times but it’s a really fun game.

Monster Hunter Wilds is, as you probably guessed, a game where you hunt monsters. You can track down monsters in certain areas where they are causing a ruckus and take the out by either trapping them or eliminating them.

Palworld is similar to Monster Hunter in that you can capture and eliminate monsters, which are called Pals in Palworld. This game focuses more on survival and base building where you can build a base and have Pals help you with farming and crafting. Palworld is also very similar to PokéMon.

For board games, I’ve played a little bit of Chess, Rummikub, Sorry, Monopoly, and Mancala. I haven’t played a board game in while, but I always enjoy playing them.

They weren’t mentioned but I do really like playing card games. More specifically, Magic the Gathering. It’s a pretty fun card that I play with my friends every Friday.

:D

[jsalbato@cnm.edu]

Clark,

The game from my list that you should check out is “Satisfactory”. Think of Minecraft or Terraria but with industry/engineering upgrades.

I’m jealous that you have a weekly game group. I am lucky if we meet monthly.

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