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  • I think that the best one is Arkham Horror LCG by MJ Newman. It really blends together game mechanics and narrative feeling (ludonarrative harmony, as she describes here fo example: https://www.bewaretheblackcat.com/post/behind-the-curtain-enemies ). In short, you are not simply moving cards or pulling out tokens, but you are really living an adventure.

    Then there is War of the Ring, really conveys both for the Free People and the shadow player a super thematic experience, while being a tight and ruthless wargame.

    Those two are the peaks (for us). But I can name many other which we enjoy. Among the new ones, there is a very nice pirate game, forbidden Edit: Forgotten waters (sorry, autocorrector). I also enjoy the games by Jerry Hawthorne (mice and mystics, comanauts, stuffed fables, …).

    And many, many others (dune conquest, for instance, or star wars: imperial assault, …)



  • I understand. Just keep in mind that you don’t need to “do the voices” or to treat it like an “improv theatre”, a perfectly fine way to play is to refer to your character in third person: “so and so knocks quietly on the door and asksis anybody in there?Before kicking the door open with a roaring laughter”… And another player could sigh in first person, rolling her eyes: “oh no! Not again!”.

    As for knowing what to do, that’s the job of the GM, to set up interesting scenes for the table!







  • Hi! This is my first post here so I hope I don’t make some mistakes. If you like Heroquest you could look at other dungeon crawlers, like the dungeons and dragons boardgames (my favourite is “waterdeep: the dungeon of the mad mage”), or my beloved Star wars: imperial assault or Lord of the rings: Journeys in the Middle earth. If you want to expand to other genres, since you like AH you could try Arkham horror: living card game. Absolute masterpiece.

    The latest addiction to my game library is Earthborne rangers and is quite a refreshing take.

    I hope that some of these resonate with you!