board games

**house rules:**
carcassonne - draw tile at end of turn
betrayal of house on the hill - have peek functionality. You can peek into a doorway, only you get to draw the card and place it face-down where you peeked
catan - robber swaps the number. 
Road placement occurs after everyone has chosen their starting locations, in the same order. This prevents being blocked before you start.
2 and 12 activate each other, making them equal to the 3 and 11 spaces in terms of probability.
No robbers for the first round. 7s are rerolled.
I play with an interesting house rule for Catan. Roll three dice, choose which two actually apply. It changes probabilities, and gives the player some agency over what resources get generated. Plus, you can usually choose to screw someone over with the robber or not. I think it makes it a bit more cutthroat and less random.


**to buy: **
mad king ludwig  48
betrayal at house on the hill  45
cyclades  53
patchwork 20
eldritch horror 60

carcassonne big box 50
ticket to ride eurpoe 40
roll for the galaxy 50
escape: curse of the temple big box
mysterium
machi koro deluxe 40
food chain magnate
splendor
cvstles of burgandy



Viticulture - Essential Edition 
Cosmic Encounter - Incursion, Conflict, Dominion
Saboteur 1, Saboteur 2
Mad King Ludwig

**games**

spectre ops - hidden movement game
letters from white chapel - hidden movement game

betrayal at house on the hill - role play

steampunk rally - dice placement, build, simultaneous play


hive $30
7 wonders $55

deep sea adventure
tsuro of the seas

saboteur / saboteur 2


alternatives

ticket to ride alternatives:
xpowergrid

smallworlds alternatives: https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/23vxmp/wsig_board_games_similar_to_smallworld/
cyclades / kemet
Chaos in the Old World

cosmic encounter
https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/3i20p7/max_number_of_players_in_cosmic_encounter_ffg/cud0z8a
formula d

room 25 + expansions http://www.matagot.com/room25/compatibility/compatibilit%C3%A9%20Room25_EN_BGG.pdf



beginner

xcarcassonne (big box 6)
ticket to ride europe
alhambra
escape curse of the temple
king of tokyo
catan explorers and pirates
- https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/2035/joergs-settlers-catan-ideas

small world
xclue
camel up


Agricola?
xpower grid


xTzolkin the Mayan calendar.



2 player games https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/3s8ve7/mods_are_busy_playing_fallout_4_post_pictures_of/cwvbu77

It's plenty common. I could name at least 20 good 2 player board games off the top of my head. In fact, fuck it, I'm doing it. Keyflower, Trajan, Castles of Burgundy, Bora Bora, Castles of Mad King Ludwig/Suburbia, Sentinels of the Multiverse, Citadels, Dungeon Lords, Agricola/Caverna, Tzol'kin, Among the Stars, Lords of Waterdeep, Galaxy Trucker, Race for the Galaxy, Tokaido, Takenoko, Citadels,Alhambra, Eminent Domain, Tiny Epic Kingdoms, FITS, Blokus, Ticket to Ride.

==filler games

love letter
xcolt express
escape: curse of the temple
xone night ultimate werewolf + daybreak expansion




canadian stores

Best prices are at 401games.ca, quichegames.com, and hitgames.ca, in my experience.
Boardgamebliss.com and greatboardgames.ca have good prices too, but their free shipping threshold is $200. A bit high.