Discussion of games that were played before 1900 or modern variants of those games, as well as some modern games that "feel" traditional.
I just recieved a xiangqi set (higher-quality than this one) that I ordered.
>>47222334
I bought my father in law that game for Christmas, don't know if he ever played it (he's been kind of preoccupied with cancer). Is it a fun game? He is a really big fan of chess.
>>47222397
Well, I've only played one game so far and most of it was my opponent asking me to remind them what the pieces were.
That said, I had fun.
Sorry to hear wbout your father-in-law.
What is the best non-chess, non-go traditional game?
How far back do you define traditional?
>>47222853
Murder, pointed stock variant.
>>47222853
Are you including xiangqi, shogi, makruk etc. as ' chess '?
>>47222853
Seconding >>47222973's question. Are we counting all games that derived from Chaturanga as "chess"? Or just chess itself?
Anyone here play Shogi? I've been learning it slowly the last couple years and I own a board, but trying to get games with anyone is like pulling teeth, and when I do get games it's with people who barely know the game and as such it results in a stomp.
I know about 81dojo and am on there, but I rarely log on since I don't really have anyone around my level.
>>47222853
Depends on what you consider "best" and what you consider "traditional".
If we're talking orthodox normie games, Poker or Mahjong.
>>47222853
Tag. The answer is always tag.
>>47223001
I did mean just chess itself, but for extra challenge let's disqualify its derivatives too.
>>47223443
Okay, considering none of those (Shogi, Xiangqi, etc) are derivatives of Chess but rather of Chaturanga, I choose Shogi.
If I'm going by what you actually intended to say though, then...I dunno. Nothing really comes to mind as being actually fun/engaging. I like Blackjack, but that's not really a board game and most of the depth admittedly comes from cheating.
>>47223443
Then Mahjong.
>bump
>>47222853
Stratego is the game of kings.
Since there are people throwing out non-board games. I'm going to say baseball.
I wish I knew people who play Japanese mahjong in real life, trying to teach everything to friends who have never been exposed to it before is fucking hell.
bump because whatever
>>47222853
Monopoly.
>>47226046
Why not start them off with Classical Chinese Mahjong? That's the ruleset I'm learning Mahjong with.
Have you heard of Minishogi? It's a shogi variant played on a 5x5 board using shogi rules and a reduced set of standard shogi pieces. It's unsolved and it's apparently quite popular in Japan.
>>47224853
Muh african descended spy
I love Stratego.
Anyone here played Go?
Is it good?
Thhinking of buying a Go board.
>>47230324
I've played Go online.
Do you have any questions?
>>47230324
I enjoy it but I never get to play it, in fact my Go board and stones are across the country in my parent's house still. Right now I would probably be super terrible instead of my just really terrible at my peak.
>>47222853
Twilight Struggle.
Because any game where both players simultaneously feel they will soon lose, and feeling physical ill from the stress is the norm, makes for a great experience in my book.