As per title. I personally really enjoy deckbuilding / engine builders and civilisation games, but most of them understandably end just as you’re hitting the sweet spot of getting your engine up and running. Probably why Through the Ages is my favorite game - has all the mechanics I like, but lasts long enough that I feel like I get a chance to run them.
I’m a tactile person, so I really like minis and tokens. No flat character cutouts though please, I’ll sometimes 3D print minis to replace those.
Recently picked up Moonrakers, which has little starships and metal coins for counters, and it lights my brain up like a Christmas tree.
Agreed. One of my favorite things about the 2016 DOOM board game is these wonderful minis:
Check out little plastic trains.
https://littleplastictrain.com/
I love this so much and I don’t have any games that can use it.
I guess there’s never been a better time for you to be a boardgamer, given the proliferation of deluxe production games :)
And I agree, it’s so nice to be able to pick up and move around something that’s not just cardboard chips!