Non-digital Entertainment, AKA Dice, Card, and tabletop games - Shoot'n Craps when the Lights go out

[Rock hard as a Flintstone]

Get this book. Some of the games are actually fun, and most are retarded. Still worth the buy,

I was given the Hoyle's book as a kid (link below), is this better?

https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/hoyle...b-gibson/277638/#edition=2380090&idiq=2738954

 

[jONALD]

lets bring back Caravan! Also Rummy is a good bit of fun with the family.
Bridge
War
Go Fish

 

[TheLostMarxBrotherFucko]

I was given the Hoyle's book as a kid (link below), is this better?

https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/hoyle...b-gibson/277638/#edition=2380090&idiq=2738954

I would say yours is better already. Made in America, Bigger, and older. Again, not made by the Bloodcoats.

 

[Badungus Kabungus]

Learn to play durak, bros. It's quick and fun. Also honorable mention to chess. Fun fact, due to a lack of materials and tools they used to make chess figures out of bread in Soviet prisons.

 

[GungusDingaling]

Still haven’t opened the box tbh

 

[Spoonge]

Card games are you best bet in a SHTF moment. A single deck is light and small and therefore extremely portable.
BUT, if you dont plan to be on the move, there are many elaborate multi hour/multi day board games out there that could eat up weeks or months of your time.
My first suggestion would be this bad boy.

Cool world/lore. Interesting mechanics. Diverse playstyles and methods of victory. Learn to play it and you'll be hooked for years. I know I was.

 

[Captain Wetbeard]

I lucked into a clearance mahjong set at Walmart the other day, which I'm still super hyped about. I'd been wanting a physical set forever, do any of you play? I learned to play when I was bored during 2020 and have been enjoying it a lot ever since.

 

[Flatline]

Card games are you best bet in a SHTF moment. A single deck is light and small and therefore extremely portable.
BUT, if you dont plan to be on the move, there are many elaborate multi hour/multi day board games out there that could eat up weeks or months of your time.
My first suggestion would be this bad boy.
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Cool world/lore. Interesting mechanics. Diverse playstyles and methods of victory. Learn to play it and you'll be hooked for years. I know I was.

I pack two go bags: One with the essentials (food, water, equipment, matches, etc.), the other only for Twilight Imperium. You never know if you'll need to play the Warlords of New Penn to avoid going into slavery.

 

[Gorilla Man]

If you have a medium to large group of family/friends, "social deduction games" can be a fun activity

How it works - everybody has a secret role. You have to lie, bluff and trick the other players to win the game.
It's like the famous internet game "Among Us", but not cancer

Pros

• It's great for bonding and making new friends
• Good to find out which friends you can rely on when SHTF, and which ones shouldn't be allowed to talk to the feds
• Women love this kind of game for some reason. Great excuse to mingle with them.
• You can release your inner sociopath, lie to your friends and take pleasure in watching their horrified faces as they realize you've been tricking them the whole time

Cons

• If you play with the same group of people over and over, you will eventually be able tell who is lying and who is telling the truth. Games can get boring if you don't bring in new people every once in a while.
• Children and low IQ retards are bad liars. Don't play with them as they can ruin the game.

Here are some examples of games I've personally played:

	One night ultimate werewolf	It's a fast 10 minute game for 3-10 players. It has high replayability. Each player is given a secret role such as Werewolf, Seer, Drunkard or Villager. The game is divided into two phases: night and day. The game lasts for only one "night" and one "day", during which players use their special abilities to gather information, deceive others, and ultimately decide who among them is a werewolf. The goal is for the villagers to identify and eliminate the werewolves, while the werewolves try to remain undetected.
	Bang the dice game (Note: there is another version of this game with cards instead of dice, but I like the one better)	Quick 3-8 players game set in the Wild West. Players have secret roles such as Sheriff, Deputy, Outlaw, or Renegade. The Sheriff and Deputies need to kill all the Outlaws and Renegade. The Outlaws need to kill the Sheriff. The Renegade needs to be the last one standing. During their turn, players roll five dice up to three times to perform actions like shooting other players, healing themselves, or starting shit with the Indians.
	Don't mess with Cthulhu (Note: I fucking hate the art for this one, but it's still a fun game)	Fast game for 4-6 players set in HP Lovecraft's universe Players are divided into two teams: Investigators and Cultists. The Investigators need to find all the "Elder Signs" to prevent the awakening of Cthulhu, while the Cultists try to ensure Cthulhu rises by finding and revealing the Cthulhu card. Each player receives a set of cards, some of which are kept secret. During their turn, players choose cards to reveal, leading to heated discussions, name calling, accusations, and lies. The game is played over four rounds, with players trying to deduce each other's roles while achieving their team's objective.
	Coup	Somebody already mentioned this on a previous page, but this is one of the most popular ones, so I guess I should mention it again for completion's sake. 2-6 players game set in a dystopian future Players try to be the last one standing by amassing wealth and using their "influence" to eliminate their opponents. Each player starts with two face-down character cards, which grant unique abilities like assassinations, stealing coins, or blocking actions. Players take turns performing actions, which may involve bluffing about their cards' abilities. Opponents can challenge these actions by calling out other player's bullshit. If you are wrong you get fucked, if you are right they get fucked. The last player with at least one character card remaining wins the game.
	Blood on the clocktower	For this game, I suggest just downloading the rules and using pen and paper instead of actually buying the game, since it is so unreasonably expensive for no reason. Also it may take HOURS, depending on how autistic your group is. That being said, it can be VERY fun This is a 5-20 players set in a village plagued by a demon. This game works like "Town of Salem", if you ever played it online Each player is assigned a unique role with special abilities, which they keep secret. The game is divided into two phases: night and day, like werewolf. The differece is that there are multiple nights. During the night, the demon and its minions secretly eliminate villagers, while during the day, players discuss, gather information, and vote to execute someone they suspect of being evil. Just make sure the "narrator" is actually impartial, and not just allowing the cute girl to win because he has a crush on her

 

[Duiker]

I lucked into a clearance mahjong set at Walmart the other day, which I'm still super hyped about. I'd been wanting a physical set forever, do any of you play? I learned to play when I was bored during 2020 and have been enjoying it a lot ever since.

I also have a Mahjong set, only ever played basic games. The more complex betting rules seemed too much for me to learn or to teach others.

Also, for fans of Cridge, look up Costly Colours, the long forgotten sister game to crib.

 

[Taser Confetti]

You can find high quality PDF's of every Dungeons and Dragons handbook ever made for free online. The dice are incredibly cheap anywhere including Amazon and if you're that much of a poor fag you could always make them yourself like inmates do in prison.

 

[Migraine Box]

Several people recommended Cards Against Humanity, gotta add one caveat: hunt down an older edition of the game. The makers are unfortunately fags and have removed a ton of cards over the years, many even top-tier ones imo. My copy is 1.6 and thankfully has like 90% of these included.

Wish I could befriend more people IRL that are tolerant to tism-ey board games. I've had a copy of Risk 2210 AD for years but never get to play it. Risk is hard enough to convince people to play, but 2210 AD is ten times more complicated and batshit insane (with additions such as mechas, nukes, and the Moon).

 

[Casshern]

Several people recommended Cards Against Humanity, gotta add one caveat: hunt down an older edition of the game. The makers are unfortunately fags and have removed a ton of cards over the years, many even top-tier ones imo. My copy is 1.6 and thankfully has like 90% of these included.

Wish I could befriend more people IRL that are tolerant to tism-ey board games. I've had a copy of Risk 2210 AD for years but never get to play it. Risk is hard enough to convince people to play, but 2210 AD is ten times more complicated and batshit insane (with additions such as mechas, nukes, and the Moon).

Reminder that CAH is and always has been free to print’n’play, and that by either using DIY black magicks or fraternizing with our Chinese Overlords, you can get custom cards made to your specifications. Probably won’t be cheaper, but will be more satisfying and in the latter case more durable. 612 cards for anywhere between $118 (S27) to $185 (P10), with S27 being thinner than standard and thus ideal for sleeved cards and P10, as its a thick plastic card, is ideal for sleeveless play and with children. With various thicknesses inbetween for different compromises.

Risk 2210 AD sounds retarded in the best ways, too bad my partner is very much complexity-averse. She does love a good game of Abducktion though.

 

[Flatline]

You can find high quality PDF's of every Dungeons and Dragons handbook ever made for free online.

Where? The Trove used to be the place before it went offline.

 

[Seymour Duncan]

social deduction games

Consider Secret Hitler as well. 5 to preferably 10 people are split into liberals (numerous and clueless), fascists (fewer but know each other and who Hitler is) and Hitler (clueless but can instantly win the game for the fascists).

The President is a role passed around the table who then picks a Chancellor, the table votes on the resulting government (toppling too many governments in a row results in chaos and a random law being passed) and the President draws three law cards in secret, discards one and the Chancellor now has to enact either of the two laws. The deck is skewed towards the fascists and discarded cards are never shown for maximum chaos, it's just your word and trustworthiness against the law you just enacted. Liberal laws are just a victory tracker while fascist laws give the government extra powers like spying or assassination and if/when the board becomes too fascist, Hitler becomes an instant win asset if he's either elected as Chancellor or assassinated via presidential powers.

It's a fun mess of shouty elections, fascist accusations and oops that bleeding heart stalwart liberal you elected as the Chancellor to help you turn the tide against the fascists was Hitler all along and now it's Total Nazi Victory (I played a really bad fascist and had Hitler throw me under the bus, surprisingly effective at bamboozling the table).


e: also it's completely free to print and play, the box set just has fancy full-color card stock and wooden nameplates

 

[Flatline]

Consider Secret Hitler as well.

Great game. It's especially fun playing with people who are "uncomfortable" with the title (it's a board game for Christ's sakes). I make it a point to remove them from the game as soon as possible.

 

[Sebben Crudele II]

I'll come back and expand on this post later, but get a small 3d printer (or ask a friend if they have one), watch one or two tutorials on tinkercad (3d designing software made for literal children) and you can print whatever (missing or not) pieces you need to revive your old tabletop games that are unplayable without them. Cubes/cylinders for the counters in eurogames, animal or character or monster pc or npc pieces, coins, print yourself a set of checkers or chess, whatever really.

Get at least two decks of cheap French playing cards, and at least one deck of Spanish playing cards, now you have double the games you can learn and play. Instructions in English for spanish deck games are widely available online.

If you can't afford cards against humanity just print out the cards yourself, they give the pdf for free. Even normal printer paper works, I didn't want to use money to buy cardstock at the time so I have one of the fan translations printed on literal copy paper that was already used on one side and if you don't play with your hands full of fried chicken grease like a pig then they'll last you just fine.

ETA: if you're bored of uno you can get Red7 which is sorta like uno but the rules that dictate who's "winning so far" change with each color you place on the table on your turn, they are fast matches and very fun. Again if you can't afford the cards you can make them yourself (a lot of these games I made when I was particularly poor so that's why I keep recommending to diy them) Just write the numbers 1 to 7 on rectangles of cardstock and color a part of the card with a marker in the 7 colors (red orange yellow cyan blue green purple from the game) and you're done. I can write down the exact amount of cards you need to make and the rules for each color later.

I'll add more stuff when it comes to mind.

 

[Grub]

I've always enjoyed rummy games. Everyone I've met that plays it uses slightly different rules though. Me and my sister used to get really competitive over it when we were kids after our dad taught us how to play it. It's still probably one of my favourite card games.