Talisman!
Which edition? I have an original 1985 2nd Edition boxed set, dating back to 1989 or so.
Talisman!
I must say I absolutely love that game.Three rounds of Race for the Galaxy last night. I'm still not sure what to think. For a game with so many superficial possibilities (and a welcome return of Puerto Rico-style phases), the main strategy seems to be to wait for an engine card and maximize it and your luck as much as you can. I think I need more time with this before I can wrap my head around it. The idea of cards doubling as infrastructure and currency is too intriguing.
Any recommendations for games for 7 or more players?
Already have 7 Wonders + Munchkin, know Machiavelli/Citadels and Arkham horror.
Anything else which allows a high amount of players?
You might be right about Arkham horror.
The last time we played was with 2 persons, and we got utterly destroyed.
This time we played with 6, and the game was relatively easy. We had for some time only 1-2 gates open and no monsters on the board, at least one of the characters was really damn powerfull, and I think only 1 person went insane at some point (and the whole thing lasted 5 hours ). Was a fun game, but we were obviously winning.
Good to know about the original civilization. I thought about getting a civilization boardgame (because...uh...well...obvious reasons), but the newer version supports only 4 players, if I got that right.
I think Axis & Allies might be too complicated (and it's also expensive, if I remember that right).
Any recommendations for games for 7 or more players?
Already have 7 Wonders + Munchkin, know Machiavelli/Citadels and Arkham horror.
Anything else which allows a high amount of players?
Tales of Arabian Nights is the top of my wish list. I've held off on buying it because I suspect it's a very long game, and I'm not sure if it will appeal to the gorup I play with.
Apparently, Talisman Revised 4th Edition is barely available in the UK. Amazon.com has 30+ copies for around $50; Amazon.co.uk has just five, starting at around £60 + huge P&P.
Raarrrghhh!!
It's a Fantasy Flight game and can be ordered from their website; pretty sure they deliver to the UK, but FFG prices for pretty much everything are astronomical.
I just checked. They were quoting over $50 P&P for a $60 game and explicitly refusing to take any responsibility for additional customs charges. I won't be ordering the game at all, it seems.