El Grande
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Pros
- El Grande (like a war game without the war)
- Classic area control. Funnily enough, my parents had an easier time understanding this one over Carcassonne but it's slightly higher in complexity. We had a fun 3p game, but should be better at more.
- Not heavy, more like medium, but El Grande is super interactive. In general, area majority games are the most interactive ones
- El Grande would be for when we have someone else as home and from what I’ve read, I like that it’s not multiplayer solitaire (we would hate that). I want interactivity and our decisions affecting other players someway
- El Grande : still a great area control, smart card system.
Cons
- Take an area control game or a high interaction game, think of Root, Chaos in the Old World, El Grande. They all play quicker at 2 players ... but it's just not as fun as with higher player counts.
Sentiment
70 positive (92%) · 4 mixed (5%) · 2 negative (3%)
Trust + time weighted score: +90% · raw score 89%
What redditors said (10 of 76)
El Grande (like a war game without the war)
Classic area control. Funnily enough, my parents had an easier time understanding this one over Carcassonne but it's slightly higher in complexity. We had a fun 3p game, but should be better at more.
Not heavy, more like medium, but El Grande is super interactive. In general, area majority games are the most interactive ones
El Grande would be for when we have someone else as home and from what I’ve read, I like that it’s not multiplayer solitaire (we would hate that). I want interactivity and our decisions affecting other players someway
El Grande : still a great area control, smart card system.
Maybe El Grande? Quite easy to teach and very interactive 😊
From my personal collection, this is what I'd recommend: ... El Grande
-Inis -Concordia -Ankh -terraforming mars -Dune/Rex -caverna -El Grande -Keyflower Those are my favorite 5-6 player games
Out of the top shelf games I would probably say Ultimate Railroads, El Grande and Abyss are the ones I've kept for the longest time because they just never cease to amaze me.
The next step up from risk is small world or an area control games like el grande.
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