It was actually kind of difficult to round out this list because I really enjoy playing games in general, but these top 5 really get my metaphorical goat. These are 5 games that you're probably going to have to work to convince me to play, and two that are almost certainly going to be a flat-out NO! But I digress, here's #5 through #1:
Like most hobbies, eventually you run into things you really don't care for that some people rave about. Even more unusual, most board gamers have played all of their least favorite games when they were kids, finding out much later what board games could be. I easily could have made this a list of classic games, but I saved my vitriol for only my least favorite. This is a backwards list, so #1 will be my most disliked game of all time. Honorable Mention: Cargo NoirThe reason Cargo Noir just missed out is because I actually like the game, I just dislike it more. I realize that doesn't make any sense, but my love/hate relationship with this game is complicated. I think it's a fun, albeit tense, game that has stellar component quality but it makes me more angry than any one game should. It has elements of bidding and worker placement, which I love, but manages to make them so stressful the game isn't worth it. It's an extremely mean game where a feud with another player will certainly lose the game for both of you and let someone else win. Good game, but I will usually pass given a choice.
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AuthorScott Marshand: Engineer, Board Game Enthusiast, Roller Coaster Addict. Archives
February 2021
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