Top 16 Board Games for Competition | World Series of Board Gaming Replacements

[@nicholaslapointe1776]

I was introduced to Dominion 8 or so years ago, and it is absolutely amazing! I am always so disappointed to not see it get the love it deserves online and in competitions

[@boardgametotears]

There is a competitive Dominion podcast you may enjoy called Making Luck. The new app is very good so I'm hoping to host or join a tournament there some day.

[@gillcaz]

Never heard of WSBG, but it sounds fun to try and really compete (for once, I'm such a carebear 😅). What about solo or co-op games? If you take a less lucky one, and play a few times to mitigate bad luck, I could see that being cool, especially with an audience. There are times playing Warp's Edge that my heart is my throat, and I'd love to hear a crowd gasp at my bag draw.

[@boardgametotears]

The WSBG is a great time! Also, I have played in a coop and solo board game competition before. I competed in Pandemic a couple times over Zoom during the pandemic. Everyone had the same cards drawn each round by a moderator. Not sure this in the scope of WSBG but I will research where you can do other competitions this way.

[@boardgametotears]

WSBG just announced the three new games! 2 were on my list and one was an honorable mention. Lost Ruins of Arnak, Earth, and Heat.

[@simonanderson4858]

Tigris & Euphrates is the modern game I've so often wished was globally competitive. Noted for its intensity, variability and depth, and compared to traditional games, I think its suitability for competition is even part of what puts some people off from playing it casually

[@boardgametotears]

Reiner Knizia said in a recent interview that it is getting a reprint. I'm hoping that will help the game become more popular in the competitive scene. They do have it at the World Board Gaming Championships in Pennsylvania though.

[@WhatsDaveUpTo]

How is Twilight Struggle not in the competition? Brian Boru would be another awesome one as would Battle Line

[@boardgametotears]

They got rid of their only 2 player game this year. I think they like to have games with variable player counts so seeding works with a variety of participants. Twilight Struggle could easily be an outer ring event though.