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Good place to play boardgames online? (self.boardgames)

submitted ago by schneeg

Hey, I'm looking for a good place online to play some good board games (specifically Dominion at the moment). I found BSW, but have no idea how it works, and can't really figure it out. Are there any sites out there that have user-friendly online play?

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[–]Jesustron 8 points9 points ago

Brett Spiel Welt Is a good place to start, though it's tough to understand sometimes.

Dominion Isotropic is a good place to play against other humans.

Board Game Arena has a good selection of games to play as well.

[–]swoonfish 1 point2 points ago

BSW doesn't get enough love here. It is the grand-daddy of all the on-line gaming sites, and while a little confusing at first, is pretty easy to get into. Plus, the community is very helpful.

[–]WheresMyElephantDuke 0 points1 point ago

Isotropic is what the OP is looking for. The interface takes a little getting used to, but actually it's pretty good, and they're always improving it. (For instance, in the buy phase it used to be really easy to hit the "play all your money" button without thinking, and you would play Coppers which prevented you from buying Grand Market. But they implemented a fix to avoid this.)

Also they generally get new expansion cards before they go on sale, so that's fun.

[–]rsbrown 4 points5 points ago

I think Yucata is great.

[–]AtomisysPuerto Rico 2 points3 points ago

I made my own for Puerto Rico. It is PBEM-paced.

http://puertorico.atomisys.com/

(example game: http://puertorico.atomisys.com/game.php?game=382)

[–]dtelad11Family Growth 2 points3 points ago

Regarding BSW: you want to dedicate the time needed to figure it out. I know it's a headache, I know it's a huge mess, the interface has issues; but it also has TONS of great games. BSW has Dominion, 7 Wonders, Puerto Rico, Settlers, Pandemic, Trans America, Power Grid, and many others.

More importantly, BSW has some amazing players. Personally, I meet some of the best players I know on BSW.

If you're serious about board gaming as a hobby, learn how to use BSW. It will expose you to new games and improve your game play significantly.

[–]RomoraicTrust me, that's what the wilding card says. 1 point2 points ago

You can play all days of wonder games online from their site.

[–]lelolumad 0 points1 point ago

what he said.

[–]watpantsnawBrb Gone Insane 4 points5 points ago

There is a link from BGG on the side panel that list a ton of online gaming sites

[–]buggg 0 points1 point ago

Also, each game page will have a list of places to play online if there are any!

[–]schneeg[S] 0 points1 point ago

Thanks, those will help.

[–]lyrae 0 points1 point ago

Spielbyweb.com

[–]buggg 0 points1 point ago

It's not as user-friendly, but we play games together all the time through VASSAL on the #boardgames channel on freenode (IRC). See the sidebar for a link. There are also similar things like ZunTzu and Cyberboard, but we haven't played anything through those yet.

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