I feel like I could have known this is a Friedemann Friese game…

Yes! I think these also fall in the “can be explained within 1 minute” category

Correct! Definitely in the first, not sure about the second

This seems to be a link to the current thread

Like a glove!

Yes! Oh man the first and last songs, so much raw emotion.

By the way, awesome user name (assuming it’s referencing one of my GOAT albums)!

I like it a lot more than Virus! I feel it’s a lot more melodic, whereas Virus for me fell on the classic prog metal trap of complexity for complexity’s sake. However, The Mountain is still my favorite.

Also check out Charlie Griffith’s solo album. It’s quite a bit heavier than Haken, with thrash metal influences, and tbh I like it more than Haken’s work.

These are my go to games for larger groups:

• Codenames: A modern classic! Works best with 6 or 8 people.
• Decrypto: For a more gamey version of Codenames.
• Wavelength: Fun party game that spikes interesting conversations
• Concept: Don’t play to win, just play to have fun guessing

Although it’s not completely my style, I admire their craftsmanship. What a great performance!

The link doesn’t work for me, is it the same as everynoise.com?

I’ve been mostly using Spotify and some Dutch review sites. I still have a Last.fm account but don’t use it much anymore, Spotify has mostly replaced it.

Sounds fine for now!

Yeah, this article sounds like it’s written by someone trying to justify his purchase

The term “progressive” is a little weird in this context, based on the progressive rock from the sixties. For me, it means music that doesn’t use the standard song structures, has complex melodies or rhythm, and tends to have longer songs. But it’s a hard to define genre!

Awesome!

Symphony X is one of my favorite bands, you might also like Pagan’s Mind. Awesome guitar riffs, great songs, vocals take some getting used to but he’s a great singer. Also one of my favorite bands. Check out the album Enigmatic:Calling.

I tend to like competitive games, but I like my coop games to:

• be difficult, or have a difficult mode. To me, there’s no fun in winning on the first try
• to foster table talk OR a different kind of fun player interaction. That’s why The Lost Expedition didn’t click for me, it felt like just throwing some cards on the table.

That said, I enjoy Pandemic (a classic), Hanabi, Just One, and Magic Maze. I haven’t really tried heavier ones but I’d love to play Spirit Island some day.

And for very young kids, My First Orchard is great!

TIL that Viral is not the only game with this theme!

My Spanish isn’t great, but looks like a nice overview! I haven’t heard of Virus!, I’m guessing it’s a Spanish game?

Anything with tiles works well, like Hive, Hanabi Deluxe, or Carcassonne. Dice games also work well, such as Pickomino. And there’s Crokinole, if your table can fit it