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Extremely simple but fun games (sh.itjust.works)

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When I opened this review for a game called Hundreds of Horses, I expected to have a good laugh about an awful game. The first two sentences:

It’s like a less-complicated Dixit. And all horses.

However, the author is actually fairly positive! It's clearly not a "hobby game" and not meant for hobby gamers, but it works and can be fun. What other games fall into this category? I'll nominate:

Happy Salmon. What's more fun than high fiving and running around a table?
Spot It: Reverse spot the differences. Pure reflex game that can be explained in ten seconds
Time's Up!: Describe something, describe it in one word, and charades. Practically always a hit

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The simplest I can think of is Strike. You are throwing dice into a pit and hope for the best. You do have some control in trying to hit other dice to change their value and you have push-your-luck decisions to make. We sometimes use it to decide the first player in the real game.

Zombie Dice and Martian Dice are some other simple dice games I like. And since OP mentioned Spot It I will throw in Spots which is a newer game, I don't have a physical copy yet but had a lot of fun with it on BGA.

Outside of dice games I like Bandido a lot. If you look at the components you can probably figure out what to do without reading the rules. Works solo or co-op. Another one: Illusion, you are simply comparing which card has more of a given color.