When I opened this review for a game called Hundreds of Horses, I expected to have a good laugh about an awful game. The first two sentences:
It’s like a less-complicated Dixit. And all horses.
However, the author is actually fairly positive! It’s clearly not a “hobby game” and not meant for hobby gamers, but it works and can be fun. What other games fall into this category? I’ll nominate:
- Happy Salmon. What’s more fun than high fiving and running around a table?
- Spot It: Reverse spot the differences. Pure reflex game that can be explained in ten seconds
- Time’s Up!: Describe something, describe it in one word, and charades. Practically always a hit
1·2 years ago- Auction games are amazingly good in delivering simplicity and excitement! High, Society, For Sale, You‘re Bluffing!
- Trick taking games are my close 2nd! High replayability and I love the after-talk: The Crew, Claim, Skat are a few examples.
- But sometimes you want to show off and bring more than a card game to the table, that‘s still simple and fun! King of Tokyo, Camel Up, Cascadia come to mind.