I’ve played a few rounds of digital Daybreak on BGA. It plays pretty nice, though difficulty seems to increase a lot outside the solo version. I worry that fiddling with CO2 tokens could get tedious in the printed version. The QR Code idea is nice.

If they have an account with a game list on boardgamegeek, check whether they have any games wishlisted.

• Show Me Your Sound
• Rock The Beat
• Obscurio

Are all fun language independent easy to learn party games that work for 2-8 or 4-12 players.

No word based games

Does that also include other clue giving games such as the following?

• Top Ten
• Monikers/Times Up
• Concept

I feel like they’re different enough to justify getting them and they’re extremely funny, especially the first three. Top Ten has cards that are open information and can be translated so out of those it would be the best fit, the other ones are language dependent.

Shared 1st place:
Magic Maze
Pandemic: Fall of Rome

Shared 3rd place:
So Clover!
The Shipwreck Arcana
Top Ten

I dislike this way of trying to put people into categories.

I have very few board games (10ish). Occasionally I rent boardgames. But still I’ve played over 200 different ones and know almost all of the games people mention. I know many places with very good collections where I can play board games for free, people often bring many games to events and I have friends who have very big collections as well.

The reason I don’t like buying more boardgames is I’m a fan of shared products. I’ll only buy small games that I absolutely love. That way I can save a lot of storage space. If there’s a game I want to play that I don’t have then I’ll either rent it or ask a friend to bring it. To ensure I’m not a leech I tend to bring snacks to private events or take care of explaining games to newcommers.

My personal favorites that fit your criteria are:

• Honshu - Haven’t played it with just 2p before, but the BGG community says it works.
• Hey that’s my Fish!
• The Shipwreck Arcana
• So Clover!

I also really like Flash Point! The dice rolling can get a bit tedious but the theme and mechanics play well together. A bit like in Spirit Island.

Since Fake Artist is your favourite, do you already know about the games Spyfall, or Suspicious? They’re a bit similar in that you have to try to fit in, but without the drawing aspect.

Awesome! I’ve been playing Spirit Islands frequently for the past three or so months. I’m really enjoying the different thematics of all the spirits, their aspects and their unique powers. The spirits names are quite unique and awesome as well: “River Surges in Sunlight”, “Many Minds Move as One”, “Lure of the Deep Wilderness”, etc., they’re kinda mysterious but still good at explaining the idea behind a spirit.

The artwork you praise so much is a bit overhyped as far as I’m concerned. There’s some really nice pictures, but there’s also some that are just kinda dull. The big variety of scenarios, nations and spirits is more interesting to me. I do feel like the more complex spirits also have the fancier artwork though. Which is a bit unfair haha.

My personal favourite coop game is Magic Maze, followed by Pandemic: Fall of Rome, The Shipwreck Arcana, So Clover and Top Ten. But Spirit Island is also pretty high on my list, especially when I’m looking to fulfill the itch for a longer, more complex coop game.