{"id":14141,"date":"2023-02-06T21:13:37","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T21:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccostelloe.com\/ctest\/?page_id=14141"},"modified":"2023-08-29T23:22:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T23:22:19","slug":"games-for-new-players","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iga.ie\/iga\/games-for-new-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Games for New Players"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
In recent years the board game industry has exploded in popularity! These are three board games which have been seen as the primary gateway games; games which are simple to learn, fun to play and include game mechanics which are used in a variety of other very popular games. This trinity of gateway games are Carcassonne, Settlers of Catan and Ticket to Ride. I\u2019m not going to write about these games in this blog post (the internet is full of great posts about why these games are perfect for introducing people to the hobby) but I will instead focus on three other games which I believe are fantastic for introducing people to our wonderful hobby while not necessarily being the first games an aspiring gamer might add to their burgeoning collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While formulating this list I have focused on four primary things; ease of play, ease of setup, game length and replayability. In the end, I have picked three games which I believe are excellent games which can be used to introduce people to board games in various social settings (such as the pub or a lunch break) without being boring for an experienced gamer to play. It\u2019s important to note that this list consists only of the games that I have had experience in using to introduce people to tabletop board gaming. I\u2019m excited to hear about other games which others may have used in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zombie Dice is a quick and simple game published by Steve Jackson Games for two or more players which takes 10 \u2013 20 minutes to play. Players take turns to randomly draw three dice from a zombie-covered container and roll them. These dice can either show brains (which represent victims the zombified player have successfully caught and eaten), footprints (which represent victims who successfully ran away from the player) or shotgun blasts (which represent victims who shot the player). There are three different coloured types of dice (green, yellow and red) with green dice having fewer shotgun blasts than red dice. Players can bank brains between turns unless they roll three shotguns in which case they lose every brain they acquired that turn and must wait till their next turn.<\/p>\n\n\n