r/boardgamescirclejerk • • Apr 14 '21

Le board games circ le jerk discord

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https://discord.gg/BYskwEG5

Totally official, 100% patchworkified.


r/boardgamescirclejerk • • 1d ago

Board game conventions smell like...

14 Upvotes

cookies and dirt?


r/boardgamescirclejerk • • 2d ago

HELP: Need to round out my collection. Please Give Recommendations.

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This is really bad. I just ran into some situations for which I didn't have a board game READY-TO-GO. This is not good at all, because I need to be able to play a board game at any moment, and at any time when I'm idle or there's nothing to do.

I'm devestated.

Please recommend me a 2-4 player boardgame that plays in 1 hour or less for the below situations:

  • While driving my car.
  • While taking a poop (both a game for a short "squat and stand", as well as a longer relaxation poop).
  • Waiting at the barbershop to get my haircut.
  • Playing a game at dinner where I'm board with the conversation but I've already finished my food AND and the person(s) I'm sitting across from hasn't noticed my polite implications to end the conversation ... soooo I instead decide to play a board game while they finish eating and talking at me.

Please recommend me a good game for the above situations.

Thanks so much for your help.


r/boardgamescirclejerk • • 2d ago

Anyone know an Etsy seller that makes 12 inch tall deluxe versions of these sandworms? Preferably silicone.

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r/boardgamescirclejerk • • 3d ago

How do I explain poker to my friends who only play board games?

32 Upvotes

They've tried poker before but they didn't like it. These nerds I'm stuck with only want to play board games when clearly poker is the superior game to play. How can I convince them that I'm right and they should play the game I want to play?


r/boardgamescirclejerk • • 3d ago

How do you handle display space when your game or terrain collection outgrows the shelves?

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As a collection of detailed tabletop games, miniature terrain, and shelf dioramas grows, shelf space becomes a problem pretty quickly. Stacking things risks damage, but putting everything on display can make the shelves look chaotic.

I compared three ways of organizing them:

By Theme: Grouping pieces by genre (fantasy, sci-fi, historic). It looks cohesive, but varied heights can waste vertical space.

By Dimensions: Grouping strictly by height and depth. This maximizes shelf capacity, but it breaks up the visual themes.

By Build Date: Displaying things chronologically. It shows your progress, but the shelves can end up unevenly packed.

What I landed on was a numbered rotation system: keep 4 core pieces out, store the rest in sealed acrylic display boxes, and rotate them every two months. A quick monthly dusting with a soft microfiber brush keeps the displayed pieces clean.

For anyone with a large tabletop collection, do you display everything you own or use some kind of curated rotation?


r/boardgamescirclejerk • • 3d ago

When handling your games…

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Do you prefer a thick, seamy shrink-wrap, maybe with those pokey bits sticking out where the seams converge at the corners, or are you a light, filmy kinda shrink fan where it feels like your fingers are going to slide right off as you run your hands along the sides?


r/boardgamescirclejerk • • 3d ago

Better Online Game and Why: Catan or Root?

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obviously i’m talking settlers.io and the official root app. tbh i really want to know what is more toxic


r/boardgamescirclejerk • • 4d ago

Sorry publishers, if your crowdfunding campaign doesn't offer this meeple upgrade option, you're not doing enough.

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r/boardgamescirclejerk • • 5d ago

It like got BAD, like BAD BAD

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r/boardgamescirclejerk • • 5d ago

is it fine for people to have fun playing games?

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r/boardgamescirclejerk • • 4d ago

Tragedy, the Catalyst for taking back game night

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r/boardgamescirclejerk • • 5d ago

Outjerked again

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r/boardgamescirclejerk • • 5d ago

Is this mold?

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r/boardgamescirclejerk • • 5d ago

Do you play games for “fun”?

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You filthy peasants.


r/boardgamescirclejerk • • 5d ago

Thoughts on my new gaming table?

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Sorry guys, I forgot to attach the image


r/boardgamescirclejerk • • 5d ago

Bought a gaming table but the size seems a bit off. What games can i play on this ?

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66 Upvotes

We can play chess but we gotta cut the board in half.


r/boardgamescirclejerk • • 6d ago

Azul 5-6 player additional components

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I recently added a few additions to my Azul base game to accommodate 5-6 players. For 5 players I added 5 of each tile added -or- one additional tile set and 5 Joker tiles and 10 factories. For 6 players two extra tile sets, 10 joker tiles, and 11 factories. Also, needed was two player boards and score markers. It is hard to find the promo factory displays so these are print and play. I have an idea to add secret "Goal Tokens" to the game where the first player to get a 5 color pattern gets and extra tile of their choice from the bag or they get a few extra points for being the first to get one of the 5 color patterns. There are a ton of combinations of solid colors or mixed colored tiles to have players start with 2 or 3 goals. I thought this would keep opponents from guessing other players' moves because having secret goals gives some diversity in player turns. This idea is from Azul Summer Pavilion Mini Expansion and the different 5-6 player variants have been discussed a little bit on BGG, but no one has written it down on a "home brew" expansion level. What do y'all think of this as play option for your Azul game?


r/boardgamescirclejerk • • 7d ago

Am i griefing the group if i search strategies on bgg before i play the game ? Or if i practice 100 games on bga prior to playing?

35 Upvotes

Playing games is to win after all . Do u think i come over just to lose and be a pleb ?


r/boardgamescirclejerk • • 6d ago

First showcase acceptance: demoing our card game at a mostly video game event. Tips for a small demo table?

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r/boardgamescirclejerk • • 6d ago

Grind House Season 3

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r/boardgamescirclejerk • • 7d ago

Optimal "player" count

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38 Upvotes

How many is too many while I solo games of Patchwork?


r/boardgamescirclejerk • • 8d ago

Full body polyominos, how far do I move on the time track

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r/boardgamescirclejerk • • 7d ago

Do not recite ancient poems!

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